The Unruly Princess: Regent, please hug me

Chapter 1447 Something Happened
"Qi Zou Junwang, I have something to report."

Seeing Cui Mingxuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Ning Junliang's spirit lifted up a bit. He also thought that he could go to see Chi Mubai after he left the court earlier. After all, he was not very relieved about Shen Qiqi's makeup skills, and she wanted to go there as soon as possible. In case Shen Qiqi's make-up skills were not good enough, he would have to do it all over again.

"Master Cui, if you have anything to say, please tell me." Ning Junliang rarely saw Cui Mingxuan speak out on his own initiative, and at the same time he began to worry that Cui Mingxuan was not the kind of person who would make trouble out of nothing, and what he wanted to say would not be trivial
"I would like to ask why the county king allocated half of the fees allocated to the Ministry of Industry? Last month, an order was issued to increase the production of weapons, and the raw materials needed were much more than usual, but the fees given to us not only did not increase, but It was cut in half. I really can't support it, so I want to know the reason."

Ning Junliang was stunned, before he did order secretly to speed up the manufacture of the weapon Shen Qiqi mentioned.This incident was declared to be a rush to manufacture ordinary weapons. Ning Junliang promised Cui Mingxuan at the time that he would definitely increase the cost to the Ministry of Industry. This should have been the responsibility of the Ministry of War, but the focus of the Ministry of War has shifted to training soldiers. So Ning Junliang gave this matter to the Ministry of Industry.

He understood Cui Mingxuan's character, if he hadn't had to, he wouldn't attack him in public.

"My Lord Cui has already explained what Master Cui said. I think there must be some process that went wrong. This King will definitely check it out personally. Please rest assured, Master Cui." Of course Ning Junliang will not embarrass Cui Mingxuan, after all he is responsible The thing is Qinglan country's secret weapon, absolutely must not let others know.

"Actually, the king of the county doesn't need to be embarrassed. Why don't you just ask why the salary was delayed." Cui Mingxuan actually wanted to ask not Ning Junliang but the Minister of the Household Department. His eyes immediately turned to look at the people present. Shangshu, Liang Ping.

Liang Ping had a pale face, a thin body, and piercing eyes. The household department had always been responsible for distributing the salary. It seemed that he had already prepared for Cui Mingxuan's questions, so his expression remained calm without any fluctuations.

"King Qizuo, the Ministry of Households announced this because of the imbalance of income and expenditure, so the expenditure in the past was very stable, but now it is necessary to increase weapons in the event of a battle, so the additional money has not been allocated. .”

Liang Ping spoke very calmly. He didn't think he was responsible. He was actually waiting for Cui Mingxuan to ask about this matter so that she could complain to Ning Junliang. Ning Junliang also felt strange after hearing it. Why did Liang Ping say that She gave Liang Ping a look and asked Liang Ping to continue talking.

"According to the tax, this year should be able to achieve a balance of income and expenditure for all projects. The tax paid last year was not small, and it was [-]% more than in previous years. However, there is a problem with the seedlings allocated to the people by the household department this year. , so we have to buy three kinds of seedlings for the people in a row, and the expenditure on this point exceeds the budget, and the income and expenditure will be out of balance."

In fact, Liang Ping was also waiting for the opportunity to complain. The mistake did not come from the Ministry of Finance. Although Cui Mingxuan should complain to Ning Junliang, he also waited for Ning Junliang to solve the problem by himself.

Mo Yan was also interested in this matter while lying on the roof beam. He also knew Chi Mubai's previous plan to buy seedlings. This plan was extremely beneficial to farmers. Mo Yan also thought about referring to Chi Mubai's practice before. Now the seedlings When there was a problem, Mo Yan's ears perked up, and if he understood the situation, Tianyue could also avoid buying problematic seedlings in the future.

"Didn't I approve your memorial a month ago to ask the Ministry of Households to buy seedlings and distribute them to the people all over the country? Why did this happen? What does it mean to buy three kinds in a row? How could you buy three kinds in a row?"

Ning Junliang found it incredible that he had approved Liang Ping's memorial a month ago, and he should have done it long ago, so why did he say it now?
Due to the different terrain of Qinglan Kingdom from the other two countries, there are many people who grow rice seedlings, but they have been unable to buy suitable varieties. The rice planted is rarely suitable for scioning, and the grain that the people can hand in every year is also very little.

From the very beginning of Chi Mubai's regency, it was decided that the imperial court would purchase grain seedlings and distribute them to the common people. After the common people harvested, they would just increase the symbolic taxes and pay them.It has been many years since the seedlings were purchased and distributed, and Ning Junliang didn't know why there were three consecutive purchases this year.

"Your Majesty, these seedlings are purchased from the same place as before, but I don't know why the first batch was released to the common people. Many people said that the roots in the seedlings were eaten by insects so badly that they couldn't survive at all."

Liang Ping was also aggrieved. He personally went to see the seedlings planted by the people, and found that these seedlings were bought together with the soil. The people did not plant them in the fields immediately, but carefully looked at the whole seedlings. structure, the roots have been found to be bitten by insects, and not infrequently.

"Then even if the first batch is not good, you can buy the second batch. Why are there three?" Ning Junliang asked immediately. The situation Liang Ping said is actually a very serious situation. Food is the foundation of the people and the foundation of the country. Ben, if there's a food problem, a lot of things are going to be difficult.

Even though it was a matter of Qinglan Kingdom, Mo Yan also became uneasy. After all, it was about the common people, and the common people were innocent. Mo Yan even thought that he would take action when necessary. He listened attentively to the movement below.

"I went to purchase the second batch in person, and the second batch came back with the feeling that it was too late. The people said that this kind of seedlings should be difficult to grow, so I bought the third batch. After the third batch, the people accepted it. After all, each seedling is a tax of ten cents, which is not a small expense for them."

Of course Liang Ping knew the importance of the seedlings, so he went to purchase the third batch in person, and the third batch was relatively small, so the price was very expensive. He wanted to tell Ning Junliang about it, but he didn't think of it. , but Cui Mingxuan talked about it first.

"Why have you never mentioned this kind of thing?" Ning Junliang sat up straight from the chair, leaned forward and held the armrest tightly with both hands. Seeing Ning Junliang's expression, Ouyang Kexiu knew the seriousness of the matter, so he hurried Pretend to be nervous.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know that the matter would be so serious before. I thought I could solve it. Unexpectedly, the matter has been procrastinating. I really can't do it well. I originally wanted to play the King of Ming Dynasty today, but I didn't expect Master Cui to do it first." said."

Liang Ping has been the Secretary of the Household Department for more than 20 years. He is an upright person. He insists on not taking sides in the court, because he knows his important responsibility as the Minister of the Household Department, so both Chi Mubai and Ning Junliang trust him very much. I didn't expect that Liang Ping must not be able to deal with such a mistake now, so he would say it.

(End of this chapter)