Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

the next day.

Zhou Chen was flipping through the memorial about the severe drought in the four northern continents when a young eunuch walked in with a bow.

"Your Majesty, my lord Taishi is asking to see you." The little eunuch reported.

"Teacher please come in."

The little eunuch backed away, and within a few minutes the Grand Master Wen Zhong walked in.

"The old minister has seen the emperor." The grand master Wen Zhong said respectfully.

"You don't need to be too polite, the grand master, just give me a seat."

Zhou Chen closed the memorial, looked up at Grand Master Wen Zhong; "Is the Grand Master coming to see me for something? I wonder how the preparations for disaster relief and counter-insurgency are going?

"Back to the emperor, this old minister is here today for this purpose."

Grand Master Wen Zhong took out a memorial; "This is the specific amount of silver that the veteran needs for disaster relief. The household department told the veteran that there is no money, so the veteran can only come to the emperor."

The Ministry of Finance has no money?

Zhou Chen frowned, took the memorial handed over by the servant next to him, and glanced at it.

Five million taels?

The first batch of disaster relief silver needed.

That's not too much!

Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Grand Master Wen Zhong; "It's impossible for the Ministry of Households to not even get out this mere five million taels!"

You know, Dazhou's annual tax revenue is tens of millions of taels.

Although five million taels is a lot, it shouldn't be a problem for the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Your Majesty, the household department told the old minister that the Taifu had already taken away three million taels for disaster relief, and the household department currently has less than three million taels of silver left, which is still reserved for emergency use." Grand Master Wen Zhong said .

What?

Less than three million taels of silver?

Zhou Chen was startled.

For ordinary people, less than three million taels of silver may be an astronomical amount of wealth that is unimaginable in a lifetime.

But this is the treasury of the Ministry of Households of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

What is the difference between less than three million taels of silver and hundreds of copper plates in ordinary people's homes.

Even with the three million taels taken away by the Tai Tuo before, it is still pitifully small.

After all, the household treasury has gathered all the wealth of Da Zhou.

Zhou Chen's face was extremely ugly.

He didn't expect that the household treasury of Da Zhou was so empty.

It seems to have fattened a group of mice.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is disaster relief and chaos, and other things can be done slowly in the future." Grand Master Wen Zhong saw Zhou Chen's ugly face and reminded him in a low voice.

He was afraid that the emperor would get hotheaded and go straight to the household department regardless of anything.

This is something that affects the whole body.

It is not a good time when the drought is raging and the civil uprising is in chaos.

If one is not careful, it will cause internal and external turmoil.

"I understand."

Zhou Chen nodded, suppressing the anger in his heart.

I am afraid that only a veteran of the three dynasties like Taishi dared to remind him of the emperor so bluntly.

"Grand Master, the relief money will be taken from my internal treasury in advance for three million taels, and the other two million taels will be taken from the household department. I will approve it for you immediately."

Zhou Chen thought for a while and said.

Disaster relief is like putting out a fire, and this matter cannot be delayed.

A second late may have immeasurable consequences.

Zhou Chen immediately approved the grand master's memorial for the disaster relief money, and even stamped his seal on it.

With this big seal, Grand Master Wen Zhong can go directly to the internal treasury and the household department to withdraw money.

"Are there any other questions?" Zhou Chen returned the approved disaster relief memorial to Grand Master Wen Zhong, and asked again.

Grand Master Wen Zhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister will leave for the four northwestern prefectures as soon as the relief money arrives, but the two princes seem unwilling to go."

"Don't want to go?" Zhou Chen smiled coldly; "Don't worry, Grand Master, leave this matter to me, and they will go to Grand Master later."

These two princes are nothing more than relying on him as the emperor not daring to do anything to them,

That's why he was so unscrupulous.

But when they know that the emperor is no longer the same attitude as before, they will know what to do.

"The grand master wants to go to the four northwestern mansions in person?"

Zhou Chen frowned.

Originally, he thought that Grand Master Wen Zhong had sent other ministers there, but he didn't expect that he would go there himself.

This surprised Zhou Chen a little.

"Others don't worry about going to the old minister, it's better for the old minister to go in person."

Grand Master Wen Zhong said bluntly.

The lack of disaster relief before was because the people sent by the center were ineffective.

He won't make the same mistake this time.

Zhou Chen nodded after hearing the words; "That's fine, I can rest assured that the Grand Master will go there in person."

You know, Grand Master Wen Zhong is the elder of the three dynasties, the most prestigious and experienced among the four auxiliary ministers, in charge of the Six Guards of the Northern Camp of the Great Zhou Shenwu Twelve Guards, and is the only pillar of the Great Zhou that worships heaven.

It can be said that the Da Zhou is still able to keep up with the sunset, and half of the reason is because of this grand master who is the veteran of the three dynasties.

Zhou Chen was extremely relieved to have this grand master personally go to the four northwestern prefectures.

Afterwards, Zhou Chen specially gave Grand Master Wen Zhong a secret decree to act cheaply.

After all, although Taishi Wenzhong was the elder of the three dynasties and had great power, he had to have the court's will if he wanted to have full power to control the place.

After Grand Master Wen Zhong left, Zhou Chen pondered.

The state treasury of the household department of the Zhou Dynasty actually has less than six million taels of silver.

Where did all the money go?

This is probably not as good as the family property of a court official!

It is ridiculous that a country's treasury does not have as much property as a royal official.

There was a coldness in Zhou Chen's eyes.

First, the inner guard existed in name only, and someone reached into his hand.

Now the national treasury is so empty that it can't even match the family property of a court official.

It seems that the situation he is going to face is worse than imagined.

"Fengxian."

Zhou Chen shouted.

"The end will be here."

Lu Bu walked in quietly.

"You take someone to deliver the decree to the two princes, and let them prepare to assist the Grand Master in disaster relief."

"If they dare to disobey the order and disrespect it, I don't need to teach you how to do it!"

Zhou Chen looked at Lu Bu with a cold look in his eyes.

Maybe others will be jealous of the identities of the two princes.

But Lu Bu will definitely not.

This is also the reason why Zhou Chen sent Lu Bu to deliver the decree.

"I will understand in the end."

Lu Bu nodded expressionlessly.

"Go!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

"I will retire at the end."

After Lu Bu left, Zhou Chen remembered that today's sign-in opportunity had not yet been signed.

I don't know what to check in today?

"system."

"Start to sign in."

Zhou Chen immediately muttered in his heart.

【Ding……. 】

[Sign in successfully. 】

[Congratulations to the host for gaining the allegiance of twenty Bingzhou wolf riders. 】

Twenty Bingzhou wolf riders?

Zhou Chen shook his head in disappointment.

Although the Bingzhou wolf riders are not bad, the number of them is too small.

For the first time before, one hundred people could be signed in, but this time, only twenty people could be signed in.

It seems that this usual daily check-in, can't check out any good people.