Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1530

Chapter 1530: Chapter 1525: Marriage Arrangement

After all, throughout the dynasties, the person most known for lamenting poverty is the Minister of Revenue. Commandant Lu thought Wei Bugong would be no exception...

Wei Bugong knelt behind the table, shook his head, and tucked his hands in his sleeves: "Silver coin is not really the issue; soon, Lord Yinghui and the Bai family army will be escorting back the first batch of compensation from the Dongyi Kingdom. In the short term, our Zhou Kingdom will not be lacking silver. However... I feel that our Zhou Kingdom can seize this opportunity to promote national bonds more vigorously, so the citizens know that Zhou national bonds are trustworthy."

Upon hearing this, Commandant Lu nodded: "Indeed! If Zhou national bonds circulate, it will prevent the Ministry of Revenue from being troubled in case His Majesty enacts any major moves in the future."

Bai Qingqi, seated behind the desk, rubbed his fingers for a while, then looked up at Commandant Lu and Wei Bugong. With a calm demeanor and unhurriedly, he spoke: "Since His Majesty has gone to the Yan Kingdom, it shouldn’t be in vain! The citizens of the Zhou city should know their monarch. Due to an epidemic in the Zhou city of Yan, ventured to the Yan. He shares in joys and sorrows with the Zhou citizens living far away in Yan. In this way, His Majesty wins the hearts of Yan’s citizens and lets the Zhou under Yan’s jurisdiction understand the goodness of their own Emperor!"

Wei Bugong found this plan brilliant and quickly added: "Also, regarding the Zhou national bonds, we should send people to the Zhou cities within Yan for proper promotion! Best if merchants who have already benefited from Zhou national bonds publicize it profusely."

"I’ll handle this matter!" Bai Qingqi spoke steadily, his eyes calm, "Matters entrusted by His Majesty, I will rely on Master Wei."

After exiting the hall, Wei Bugong took the grey mantle handed by the young eunuch and draped it over, rubbed his hands, standing beneath the majestic eaves of the grand palace. He looked up at the fluttering snowflakes that had covered the red walls and green tiles of the Imperial Palace with a layer of pure whiteness, feeling a weight on his heart; indeed, their Zhou Emperor is too bold. With the Yan Kingdom ravaged by the epidemic, many wish to flee to Zhou, yet their monarch went to Yan.

He watched the swirling snow and, for some reason, felt that Zhou’s prospects looked increasingly hopeful...

Well now, His Majesty has indeed embarked on the venture, entrusting heavy burdens on him, the Minister of Revenue. He must find ways to fulfill all of His Majesty’s orders somehow. Sending medicine, food, and silver to the Zhou of Yan doesn’t seem all too challenging.

Just as Wei Bugong gathered the silver taels, medicine, and food to send to Zhou in Yan, thinking they could at least bridge a period, Bai Qingyan’s royal edict arrived again.

Their Monarch approved Qin Shangzhi to widen the river channels, demanding Wei Bugong allocate silver as Qin Shangzhi requires.

After the morning court, Wei Bugong, anxious, stopped Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingqi: "King of Zhen, Guardian King, this humble servant just prepared silver to send to Zhou in Yan, but His Majesty again wants this humble servant to gather silver for the widening of the river channels; this... this humble servant manages Zhou’s Ministry of Revenue, but I can’t conjure silver out of thin air with just two hands!"

Bai Qingyu, seeing Wei Bugong’s troubled look, glanced at his third brother, smiled, and said: "It’s said that no one cries poverty better than the Minister of Revenue in the whole realm. I never believed it, but today, Master Wei showed me what that truly means."

Wei Bugong heard Bai Qingyu tease him and simply spread his hands: "King of Zhen... you... you’re just mocking this humble servant, but this humble servant still can’t conjure silver!"

"Master Wei, stop trying to fool us!" Bai Qingqi, standing with his arms behind him, maintained a serious demeanor, yet there was a faint smile in his eye, "His Majesty instructed Lord Yinghui and General Cheng Yuanzhi to lead the Bai family army to escort Dongyi Kingdom’s compensation back, all into the treasury, and Master Wei, you happily received it. All the silver sent to the Zhou of Yan is from Zhou national bonds."

Wei Bugong couldn’t help but feel a toothache: "But in the coming month, it’s due, and I’ll need to distribute interest to the citizens holding the bonds, and that needs silver. Failure to distribute will break trust with the people, making it difficult to promote Zhou national bonds! Moreover... the treasury must not be emptied, for if any urgent matter arises, what would we do? Guardian King, King of Zhen... you don’t know the hardships of being a Minister of Revenue!"

"Otherwise, how could Master Wei Bugong be suitable to be Minister of Revenue?" Bai Qingyu clapped Wei Bugong’s shoulder, "A servant exists to alleviate His Majesty’s burdens! The imperial edict is out... Master Wei, as Zhou’s Minister of Revenue, how can you dare to pick only the easy tasks?"

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