C3466 The Minister of Finance
C3466 The Minister of Finance
Dongfang Qingyu was slightly disappointed when he saw the Minister of Finance. He was a small old man with a goat beard. If he was wearing a small hat, he would look like an old scholar.
It was not shocking. This was Dongfang Qingyu's first impression of him.
"City Lord Dongfang!" The Minister of Revenue bowed.
"I don't deserve it. Minister, please come in!" Dongfang Qingyu recalled the information about the Minister of Finance, but it was too little. The Minister of Finance usually had a low presence.
He vaguely remembered that he was a very stubborn person. He did not know how to be flexible, so he had the chance to improve. However, he had been suppressed. However, it was precisely because of his stubbornness that... The Yan Huang Empire's finances didn't collapse. He was under the pressure of the Emperor, otherwise, the treasury would have been empty.
The Emperor didn't spend a lot of money.
"The East City Lord's decorations are even more beautiful than the Chong Yang Hall!" The Minister of Revenue's turbid eyes were actually shining brightly.
"The times are improving. A Roman pillar like this weighs close to 50 tons. In the past, it took a lot of time and effort to erect it, but now, using scientific means... Using the principle of a lever, a few wheels to form a Dragon Gate Donger... There was also a beam of 30 tons that could easily be erected. I remember that Chong Yang Hall also had a few. Back then, in order to measure one, Chong Yang Hall sent it up. It took more than 300 people, and it took seven to eight hours. There were even a few people who died, right?" Dongfang Qingyu said casually, "Do you know how much time and manpower it will take to send this beam up?"
" I don't know! " The Minister of Finance shook his head.
"12 people, 30 minutes." Dongfang Qingyu said.
"So little?" The Minister of Revenue was shocked. He thought about it. If he used money to save manpower and time, a beam could save at least 50 gold coins.
"Cutting and polishing the stone slab, designing and adhesion, etc. The Minister of Revenue saw that this place was bigger than the Chongyang Hall, but the construction cost was less than one-tenth of it. The construction cost is only one-thirtieth of the Chong Yang Hall. " Dongfang Qingyu said.
"The times are improving, we are really old." The Minister of Finance's face showed signs of ending.
"The places that can be improved, we should improve them appropriately. We should preserve and promote good things. The mortuary structure is a great invention created by our seniors." Dongfang Qingyu said.
"What tea is this? The taste is very wonderful. " The Minister of Revenue replied.
"This is flower tea, White Jasmine. If Minister likes it, bring some with you when you go back. I have a lot here." Dongfang Qingyu said.
"Thank you very much, City Lord Dongfang. I have started from the moment I entered the Black Tortoise City. I didn't find any water in the city until I arrived at City Lord's Mansion. Could it be that the City Lord of the East had expected today's rain when he was building the Black Tortoise City? " The Minister of Revenue asked.
"No, the Black Tortoise City was destroyed in the volcano. The Black Tortoise City was built with a lot of volcanic rocks. Volcanic rocks absorb water, and the Mage in the Black Tortoise City keeps blocking the rain in the sky. The amount of rain in the Black Tortoise City was less than one-tenth of that in other cities, so there was no water. " Dongfang Qingyu said.
"Making the Mage work on top of your head all the time, it must cost a lot of money, right?" The Minister of Finance asked.
"About 5,000 gold coins a day." Dongfang Qingyu said.
"Black Tortoise City has the least number of influenza patients today. It's all because of the Eastern City Lord's good treatment." The Ministry of Revenue replied in a book.
"It's all thanks to everyone's cooperation, just me alone is not enough." Dongfang Qingyu was very modest.
"Now, the influenza is on the way. What can the Eastern City Lord teach me?" The Minister of Revenue asked.
"The Minister of Finance is much more experienced in dealing with the plague and influenza than I am. The Imperial Court has countless capable people. How could a junior like me dare to say anything?" Dongfang Qingyu said.
"That's not it. Those who are capable will go up, and those who are mediocre will go down. Age doesn't mean anything, but the result can explain everything. The Black Tortoise City does the best in all the major cities. It means that the Eastern City Lord's method is good, and that the Eastern City Lord is capable." The Ministry of Revenue replied in a book.
"The Minister of Revenue is trying to kill me. It's all luck that the Black Tortoise City can control influenza. I don't dare to claim credit for it." Dongfang Qingyu said.
"The influenza is coming at us menacingly. Everyone is at a loss for what to do. I hope City Lord Dongfang can lend me a hand." The Minister of Revenue said in a book.
"If I have the ability, I will naturally be duty-bound. However, the current situation is that Black Tortoise City is powerless." Dongfang Qingyu was not stupid. If he rushed up at this time, he would definitely not be able to do anything.
He now understood the purpose of the Minister of Finance's visit. The influenza. Azure Dragon City could not do anything about the influenza. The Minister of Finance was here to ask for help. He was most likely here for the antibody medicine.
However, if he wanted to ask for help, he had to have the attitude of asking for help. He wanted to take away the antibody medicine that he had spent a lot of money to get with his bare hands. It was too obvious.
The Minister of Finance was a cunning old fox. He looked honest and honest. If it were any other young man, he would have agreed to it. Dongfang Qingyu did not. He was calm. He even put on his hat. However, he didn't make any promises. He just wouldn't let go.
After more than ten rounds, the Minister of Finance had drunk three cups of tea. He finally lost his patience. "City Lord Dongfang, tell me what I need to do to give the antibody potion to Azure Dragon City."
"Minister, you must have heard of it. In order to get the antibody potion, I almost lost my entire fortune and became my wife. I'm penniless now, with nothing in my pocket, and I still owe a lot of money. Every day when I go out, I will be stopped by the debtor. Life was difficult, and he hoped that the Minister would consider the current situation of the Black Tortoise City... Give me some financial compensation. " Dongfang Qingyu said.
The Minister of Finance was stunned. He thought he was thick-skinned, but Dongfang Qingyu was even more thick-skinned. He could say something like penniless and empty pockets... Wasn't he lying through his teeth? How could someone who paid more than 5000 gold coins a day for Mage not have money?
Even though he knew that Dongfang Qingyu was lying, the Minister of Finance couldn't expose him. This feeling was too uncomfortable. He sighed and said, "The empire is in trouble now. I think Black Tortoise City is good too. Personally, I want to compensate for Black Tortoise City. But now, the national treasury is running out of money, and after a few days of rain, many houses have collapsed. The civilians have been exiled and the epidemic has spread. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works are chasing them for money every day. But how can I have money? Officials below Rank-5 have not been paid for three months. "
"I can understand the Minister's feelings. As the City Lord, the management of Black Tortoise City hasn't paid for half a year." Dongfang Qingyu said.
... "" The Minister of Revenue regretted being poor. He would never be able to catch up to Dongfang Qingyu on this shameless path.
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