Han Shizu

Chapter 1488 The property of Emperor Liu
Less than 700 million guan, the cautious report seemed to form a wave of sound, which kept drilling into Emperor Liu's ears, and directly penetrated into his ears.

Of course, this was a huge sum of money, but it brought Emperor Liu a sense of disparity.It is not to underestimate such a huge amount of money, but looking at the magnified timeline of 20 years, the remaining internal funds are less than 700 million yuan, which is really unacceptable
"How could there be so little!" With a slightly gloomy expression and a cold tone, Emperor Liu glanced at Yan Tuo: "After 20 years of accumulation, there is only so much left? What's going on? Is there something strange about it?"

Noticing the look in Emperor Liu's eyes and feeling the suspicious tone, Yan Tuo hurriedly explained: "I told the officials, the country's fiscal and tax revenues were insufficient in the early years, and the annual internal funds were less than 300 million yuan. Even so, the annual storage after opening the treasure is less than 400 million.

Therefore, in the past 20 years, the total amount of domestic funds has been about 7000 to [-] million.However, the daily expenses of the palace, the salaries of concubines and palace people, the rewards during festivals and festivals, and the repair of the palace, etc., consume a lot of money every year.

In the past two years, there were still more than 700 million guan, and after excluding the borrowing from the treasury, as well as the two-year entry and exit, there were only less than [-] million guan left in the internal money treasury.”

Hearing Yan Tuo's explanation, Emperor Liu's expression finally softened, but the strange feeling still existed in his heart, he frowned and said, "That's not right, the palace's expenses are so huge, how do you spend the money? "

In recent years, whenever the country's financial situation was not good, Emperor Liu was very sensitive to "money", and he often advocated thrift and reduced royal expenditures at this time.

Therefore, in his subconscious, the palace expenses are still limited. As for the daily expenses, how much can there be?However, this is the era of Kaibao after all. The world is peaceful, society is progressing, and the economy is developing. The so-called thrift, no matter how you do it, can't return to the "hardship and simplicity" in the early days of Qianyou.

Emperor Liu is a person with great perseverance and great will. He can do it, but it is not necessary, and he can't really let the people in the harem, the noble ministers of the Manchu Dynasty be the same as him.

There is a more comfortable life to live, so why bother to be too demanding on yourself, to invigorate martial arts for more than [-] years, conquer a vast country, and create a peaceful, peaceful and happy world, and those who do it will not continue to live that simple or even hard life.

On the other hand, Yantuo's report is still somewhat conservative, at least there are many expenses that are not detailed, such as the construction of dragon boats and dragon palaces, such as the expenses for various banquets for officials during the day, such as sympathy and pensions for deceased veterans Even some timely rewards, such as the wedding expenses of the prince and princess, such as hunting tours, there is an imperial city in Tokyo, and the maintenance expenses of palaces in various places, etc., etc.

If you really want to list it in a single stroke, the various expenses of the court are really not small, among which, the expenditure surrounding Emperor Liu is also a large proportion.

And it seems that maybe it's a habit that has become natural, or maybe it's because he didn't pay special attention to it. Emperor Liu didn't realize it, and when he heard it suddenly, he even felt a sense of surprise.

Naturally, Yan Tuo didn't dare to list these things for Emperor Liu, otherwise he would be implying his extravagance and waste, and slapping him in the face of "simple and thrifty".

But who is Emperor Liu, why didn't he notice it, he noticed Yan Tuo's reaction, felt strangely satisfied, frowned and asked, "How many people are there in the palace besides the guards?"

Emperor Liu asked a crucial point, Yan Tuoxin stepped down from the dark pine, and said in a low voice: "Back to the official house, there are more than [-] people in total including concubines, concubines, supervisors, servants, and maids. "

"There are so many people!" Emperor Liu's voice was slightly startled, his brows raised, and he said, "Where are there so many people?"

Yan Tuo said softly: "In addition to the normal additions, after the settlement of Houshu, Jiangnan, and Nanyue, most of the palace people of the right age were brought into the harem."

Having said that, Emperor Liu understood that, in fact, the current scale of palace people is still under the condition that some overage palace ladies have been released.

However, Emperor Liu felt inexplicably blocked, and his expression did not relax: "What is the annual daily expenditure of the palace?"

"About more than 200 million guan," Yan Tuo replied.

"How much is 200?" Emperor Liu said in a harsh tone.

Yan Tuo was startled, and continued to bow his head and said: "The little one only knows a general idea, and the specific amount needs to be checked in the account records."

"That's a lot!"

Glancing at Yan Tuo, he didn't give up, but fell into a moment of thought. After a while, he lifted his spirits and raised his voice: "That's not right either!"

Emperor Liu said in a positive tone: "I still remember that after Chengdu, Jinling, and Panyu were destroyed, a large amount of goods were shipped back. What about these?"

At this time, Emperor Liu seemed to have a mentality of seeking compensation, as if he had discovered some problem.Seeing this, Yan Tuo remained cautious, and replied unhurriedly: "The officials, the gold and silver jewellery, jade calligraphy and paintings, precious armor and famous knives, silk brocade and satin, etc., are all stored in the palace treasury, but all the money in the house The remaining money is indeed less than 700 million.”

In fact, the property used by Emperor Liu or the royal family is naturally impossible to be so few million. 20 years of accumulation, wealth and property, are a huge fortune, not to mention the rare treasures, gold and silver imperial wares, famous wines and BMWs stored in the palace, which are the palace gardens, temple supervisors, etc. managed and operated by the Shaofu. Land is a comprehensive industry, which also contributes a lot of income to the royal family every year.

There are more than a hundred of various types of Huangzhuang around the two capitals alone, not to mention others.The annual income of the royal family is not just the tax that is shared with the imperial court. There are also a lot of tributes from foreign vassals and foreign envoys, and contributions from various places.

Emperor Liu didn't ask any more questions, thought for a while, and suddenly raised his hand to indicate: "Notify the envoys in the palace and the young mansion to check and check all the palace treasures and royal properties, and then give me the account details of these years. Check it out, I want to check it out!"

The officials want to check the accounts?Yan Tuo was startled, but he didn't react slowly, and he quickly agreed and took the order to go.

It's just that when he retreated, Yan took off his fat face and looked even whiter, with an extraordinarily dignified expression.Yan Tuo naturally had reasons to be worried, of course, not because of himself, although his hands and feet are not so clean on weekdays, but he is very measured and never touches taboos.

The key lies in the people under him. As the chief eunuch in the palace, although his authority comes from Emperor Liu, the support of his subordinates is also inevitable.

Among the palace servants working in the palace, there were naturally many of his confidantes, who held important positions in various supervisory bureaus, and whether these people had any problems, Yan Tuo naturally had an affirmative answer in his heart.

The huge expenses of the Han court are not just the extravagant enjoyment of the emperor and concubines.In the past, Emperor Liu didn't pay much attention to it. Naturally, there were some hidden corners of the sewers and flies camping among the magnificent palaces.

However, when Emperor Liu paid attention, it was the light of the Holy Light, which could at least bring light for a certain period of time.As for Yantuo, it was almost certain that as long as he checked, he would definitely find some problems, some problems that caused the emperor's anger.

Once this is the case, I am afraid that there will be another disturbance in the palace. For Yu Yantuo, what he is worried about is getting himself burned.Moreover, he was not worried about not being able to find out the problem at all. Yantuo knew this very clearly.

How to solve it, how to escape from danger, will inevitably give him a headache.Serving by Emperor Liu's side, it's hard to stay mentally ill for a long time, and Yan Tuo couldn't help using his brain, but after thinking about it, he still felt powerless in the end.

At most, he would take into account the situation that may involve him, and take precautions. As for other things, it is inconvenient to do it. It is a stupid move in front of Emperor Liu. Yan Tuo thinks he is still a smart person, so naturally he will not would be stupid.

And being able to be the chief servant for more than ten years, what Yan Tuo has always insisted on is to serve Emperor Liu wholeheartedly.

Emperor Liu naturally didn't know that a simple decree would cause so many thoughts and calculations from the head servants around him. He was just bored there, obviously in a bad mood, feeling depressed.

Through this question and answer with Yan Tuo, he once again felt enlightened, and the result surprised him very much. This is a kind of instinctive vigilance as an emperor.

Before I knew it, I was drifting away from my past style of work.Previously, Emperor Liu often felt worried about the pursuit of enjoyment by the nobles and ministers of civil and military affairs, but when he suddenly looked back, he seemed to have no essential difference from them. Realizing this, Emperor Liu even felt a sense of hesitation and even horror in his heart.

(End of this chapter)