"Your Majesty, you don't believe me?" Ma Mingluan said, twirling his fingers, "Let me calculate it for you. I will reissue the Qin Wang Shizi's annual salary of more than 1.2 million yuan, buy 300,000 flintlock guns, and purchase a total of 700,000 yuan in silver. I will also buy a 4-inch red barbarian cannon with 500 yuan."

A total of 300,000 yuan was paid to the door, a total of 1.5 million yuan was paid twice before and after the establishment of the Naval Academy, and a total of 300,000 yuan was paid twice before and after the establishment of the medical school. In addition, rations and cattle were allocated to Xuzhou, Guide, and Kaifeng.

Agricultural tools and seeds were exchanged for 3 million yuan in silver, and the first and second one-year bonds have matured, with a total payment of principal and interest of more than 12 million yuan. This is not the largest expenditure, and there is also the purchase of houses in the inner and outer cities for 20,000 yuan.

There are more than 100,000 houses, homesteads and gardens in total, and a total payment of more than 18 million taels..."

Only then did Chongzhen remember that he had asked Ma Mingluan to buy houses and land in the city.

"You said this, it's nothing." Chongzhen said with a smile, "How much money is there in the account now?"

Ma Mingluan said: "Not counting the 30 million taels confiscated from the Duke of Wei's Palace, Duke Bao's Palace, etc., there are still more than 46 million taels in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Look, the money has increased, hasn't it?"

Chongzhen smiled and said: "The more money you spend, the more money you spend, so what do you have to worry about?"

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Wait until next year, the investment in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will start to make a profit, and the deposits in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will only become more and more. Then you will really have a headache, and how to spend the money if you have a headache.

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Ma Mingluan smiled and said: "If this is really the case, I would be willing to die from a headache."

"That won't work. If you die, who will be my housekeeper?" Chongzhen laughed loudly after hearing this.

Prince Qin who was present also laughed. There were more and more deposits in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and their assets were also growing. This meant that their annual salary would also increase next year. How could they not be happy?

Chongzhen liked this kind of atmosphere very much. He could talk and laugh with his ministers at ordinary times.

But once you lower your face, you can quietly force a cabinet minister to commit suicide.

Thunder, rain, and dew are all the kindness of the emperor. This is how an emperor should be. He should not make his ministers fear him like a tiger, but he should also not make his ministers lose their distance.

At this moment, the laughter in the lobby suddenly stopped.

Immediately, the princes of Qin on the periphery moved to both sides.

Chongzhen looked up in surprise and saw Li Xiangjun walking in handsomely.

"General Li?" Chongzhen said, "Looking at the expression on your face, it seems there is something big going on?"

"Back to Your Majesty." Li Xiangjun bowed his head, stood up and said, "I accidentally learned of important news that someone or a group of people is secretly planning an assassination."

"Is someone assassinating you?" All the princes and scholars present changed their expressions.

Chongzhen was not surprised. Ever since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, the things he had done had attracted a large number of people, such as the diligent princes and scholars in front of him, who were his die-hard fans. But correspondingly, he had also offended a large number of people.

For example, Duke Wei, Duke Bao and other ten distinguished nobles and their families have enough reasons to assassinate the king.

"What's going on?" Chongzhen asked, "Where did you get the news?"

Li Xiangjun told the story about Kou Baimen's visit, and said: "Your Majesty, although Kou Baimen is just a singing prostitute, he is quite chivalrous, so I think this matter is credible."

Gao Qiqian said: "Whether this matter is credible or not will be known by arresting Luo Hechang and interrogating him."

"Don't worry yet." After hearing this, Chongzhen's heart moved, thinking that this was a better opportunity, a good opportunity for Li Ruolian to break into Jiannu without any flaws.

But there is no need for too many people to know about this kind of thing.

At that moment, Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go back first."
Chapter completed!