Chapter 262: She wouldn’t be so naive as to think that Minister Yan could give her money, right?Yun Shu's decision to establish a public college in Tiansheng Dynasty was not a sudden decision, so she considered every detail very carefully. After such a long and rambling speech, Emperor Xuanwu was completely silent. The content sounds good, but it's really expensive to listen to it! It feels more expensive than building ships and establishing a navy! After all, many of those selected to join the navy were originally from various military camps. They have to spend military pay wherever they are. The 10 million taels of silver that Yun Shu had asked to withdraw from the Ministry of Revenue, which had made Minister Yan cry out in pain for a long time, were actually used for shipbuilding and subsequent training losses, and did not include expenses such as food and accommodation. But this so-called college is different. According to Yun Shu, the academy would even provide food and lodging for teachers and students from poorer families! From buying land, to building the buildings needed for the academy, to paying the monthly fees for hiring teachers to teach, There are also various tables, chairs and books to buy, especially the various "experimental items" needed for the Gewu Innovation course. Add to that the problem of feeding so many people... a lot of money is needed everywhere! Emperor Xuanwu made a rough estimate of the scale of each college based on Yun Shu's expectations, and concluded that at least 30 million taels of silver would have to be invested in the next year. No wonder this kid never mentioned this before. This amount is equivalent to more than half of the national treasury’s annual income in the past! If she hadn't had the confidence brought by the commercial tax this year, I'm afraid that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would be scolded by that old fellow Minister Yan! Even now, Emperor Xuanwu could not guarantee that after hearing what he had heard, Minister Yan would not return to his previous state of fighting with Yun Shu whenever he met her. Emperor Xuanwu hesitated for a moment and said slowly: “If you want to run a college, you can. But you also know that it is not easy to get Minister Yan to pay money.
I can give you two choices. Either I can ask for it first and force Minister Yan to pay the money. In this way, the matter of establishing the academy will be confirmed and it will be much smoother. But the downside is that Minister Yan will definitely feel resentful in his heart, and it is possible that he will deliberately delay the payment later. Another option is for you to find a way to convince Minister Yan to agree to pay the money. But this won’t be easy, and the establishment of the academy may take some time before it can be officially put on the agenda.” "Your son chooses the second option!" Yun Shu said without hesitation: "I want to leave the palace right now and talk to Minister Yan!" "..." Going right now? Could it be that this brat thought that Minister Yan's attitude towards her had become much better recently, and so he naively thought that it wouldn't be difficult for him to ask for money? Even though the national treasury had just received more than 180 million taels of commercial tax, But as far as he knew, up to now, the officials from the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites and many other officials who had gone to Minister Yan to ask for money had not received any of the money! In the words of Minister Yan, if you don't have money, you have your own way of planning, and if you have money, you naturally have your own way of planning. He can't just stop taking money seriously and give it away to anyone who asks for it because he has money now. He still wants to spend every penny as he did before. Not even a penny more! As for that stingy old man, would he agree to give Yun Shu 30 million taels to open a "public welfare academy"? Impossible to think about! Emperor Xuanwu was not optimistic at all. But he thought it was good to let Yun Shu, this brat, hit a wall. This would save her from not knowing how good her father is to her day by day, and even running over to join the Sixth Brother in figuring out how to make him fall into trouble! With a small-minded snort in his heart, Emperor Xuanwu nodded without changing his expression: "If you want to go, go ahead." "Then I will take my leave first!" Not knowing his father's "evil intentions" at the moment, Yun Shu ran to the Shangshu Mansion without looking back after getting Emperor Xuanwu's approval. As for Emperor Xuanwu, after calmly reviewing a few more memorials, he suddenly called Li Dehai: "Is Lao Liu in the study room today?"
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is taking a day off today and should be in Yaohua Palace." Yun Chuhuan had just squatted outside the imperial study waiting for his fifth sister a few days ago, so Li Dehai could still calculate his rest time clearly. He glanced cautiously at Emperor Xuanwu's expression and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to summon the Sixth Prince?" "No need." Emperor Xuanwu put down his red brush and stood up: "Go to Yaohua Palace." Xiaowu just told him not to bring up the old incident of Laoliu tripping him over cement. But I didn’t say that I can’t find other trouble with Lao Liu! He still remembered the picture on the screen of the life selection simulation system that did not allow him to obtain any information. You like to sleep with your head covered, right? Ah…… …… The petty Emperor Xuanwu finally went to Yaohua Palace. At the same time, Yun Shu on the other side had also appeared outside the Shangshu Mansion. At that time, Minister Yan, who was arguing with the Minister of Rites in the main room, was a little impatient when he saw the servant running in from outside. He asked directly in front of the Minister of Rites: "Who's here to ask for money again?" Boy: "..." Why has his master always been so brave? It’s different today! Facing Minister Yan's extremely unhappy look, the servant gritted his teeth and whispered: "Master, it's Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess who has arrived." "Prince?" Accustomed to being chased for money by various officials, big and small, Yan Shangshu almost didn't react at first. He wanted to ask which princess it was. The words came to his mind belatedly, and he was so shocked that he stood up immediately, without even having time to straighten out the wrinkles on his clothes, and hurriedly started to walk out: "Why did Her Royal Highness come here suddenly? Did she say what she was here for?" "His Highness only said that he had something important to discuss, and I didn't dare to ask any more questions!" The servant hurriedly trotted beside him to lead the way and said: "But judging from the expression on Her Royal Highness's face, it shouldn't be a bad thing." "What can facial expressions reveal?" Even if Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess didn't come here in anger or with a gloomy face, what does that mean? What if this ancestor has all sorts of ideas and comes to ask him for money again? This ancestor is not comparable to the Minister of Rites or the Minister of War. The national treasury was so poor before, but she just asked for 10 million taels casually!
