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Chapter 162 Zhu Family and Dai Family ([-])

In the palace of the Star Luo Empire, the atmosphere was very solemn, as if there was an invisible pressure covering everyone.

The guards cautiously stood aside, not daring to make a sound, for fear of offending their immediate superiors.

Because now their immediate boss can be said to be in an extremely bad mood.

Dai Yucheng was looking at a piece of information that had just been sent from the front line. His face was livid, his brows were tightly knit together, and the fingers holding the parchment subconsciously exerted force. The veins and positives convey the anger of its owner.

Dai Yucheng suddenly raised his head and scanned the circle with sharp eyes, but no one dared to look at him.

For a while, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard, and none of the ministers dared to speak.

After a while, a duke in the front row on the left, relying on his own identity, thought for a while, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the front line has been corrupted to this point, anger is useless, the key is how to preserve strength, the defense line The soldiers are elites that the empire cannot afford to lose."

Dai Yucheng slapped the table hard, and the luxurious table was instantly covered with cracks. The gold and silver utensils and maps and war games on the table all jumped up, making clanking sounds.

Dai Yucheng flung the information at the gorgeously dressed duke, angrily scolded: "Trash! You are all trash, you people only know how to intrigue, and now you can't think of a way to deal with the situation. What use do I need you for!"

The Duke in the audience was ashen-faced.

He is the Duke of the Star Luo Empire, and to be a Duke in Star Luo, apart from power and military exploits, the royal blood is also indispensable.

If we really want to talk about it, he is actually Dai Yucheng's uncle now.

Now in front of so many people in the hall, Dai Yucheng didn't give him any face, which really made this grand duke who had a faint mind of "relying on the old and selling the old" feel a little bit embarrassed to step down.

But although he was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything more in front of Dai Yucheng who was in a state of anger.

He squatted down, picked up the intelligence information on the ground, and looked at it.

The intelligence paper stated that the enemy army was already attacking the defense line, but the rear logistics were still unable to effectively supply manpower and resources. In addition to these, the intelligence showed that there was also a group of mysterious "bandits" who were looting supplies on the supply line in the rear. .

These bandits came out of nowhere. They knew the actions of the empire like the back of their hands, and they could accurately find the location of the supply convoy every time, and then snatched the supplies with lightning speed, without even leaving any traces to track them. Down.

They have been causing chaos in the Star Luo Empire for half a month, and their identities and purposes are still a mystery. Yes, it can be said that the current Star Luo Empire is "riddled with holes" and "precarious". .

The Duke read the intelligence paper, and the original anger in his heart subconsciously dissipated. He understood Dai Yucheng now.

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

My heart moved, but I didn't know what to say. In the end, the Duke could only hold back this sentence.

His high position was not based on his own ability, but mainly because of his blood, the shadow of his ancestors.

Dai Yucheng was even angrier after hearing the Duke's words.

"Calm your anger? If it helps, I can find a piece of ice and sit on it right away!"

"Now the front line is under heavy attack, the rear is not peaceful, supplies and supplies cannot be bought, and the major lords are busy making money, so they don't send out a single soldier."

"Look at how the empire has been made by you guys who only know how to fight in the nest."

He must be furious, and the aura on his body is stirring in the palace like sea waves.

"What are these damn lords doing?"

"Don't they know that the empire is in crisis?"

He growled, murderous look in his eyes.

He wished he could personally punish those greedy and shameless lords, and let them know what loyalty and responsibility are.

At this time, Li Yi, a practical general of the Star Luo Empire, stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the top priority is to eliminate the gangsters first and ensure smooth logistics; then obtain enough funds to maintain the supply of supplies."

Li Yi is one of the oldest and most prestigious generals in the empire. In his early years, he fought for Xingluo and made countless achievements.

Although he is old and frail, he still maintains the demeanor and courage of a soldier.

After hearing this, Dai Yucheng gradually calmed down.

Finally, someone still cares about the real thing.

He tidied up his clothes and sat down again, his face regained some calm.

Dai Yucheng looked at Li Yi, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes. After so many years, Li Yi is still so trustworthy at critical moments.

Another minister took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, General Li Yi's words are really old-fashioned words to seek the country. Now it is the best policy to solve the problem. I suggest that General Li Yi be in charge of the rear military affairs to ensure the safety of the logistics line."

Dai Yucheng agreed to the proposal.

Then he continued: "Minister of the Exchequer, let's talk about how to deal with the military's funding problem, and how much money is still in the treasury now."

Although Dai Yucheng's voice was calm, there was an undeniable majesty in it.

When the Chancellor of the Exchequer heard this, cold sweat instantly flowed from his forehead, his heart beat faster, and his lips were dry.

The funds in the treasury had been exchanged for food and military pay a few days before the start of the war. At this time, except for the immovable private funds of the royal family and the salaries of officials, the treasury was already empty enough to run mice.

He didn't know how to explain to Dai Yucheng, worried that the furious Dai Yucheng would directly behead him for public display.

I wanted to find a suitable statement, but my mind went blank.

After a few seconds, the Minister of Finance said in a trembling voice: "Your majesty is ashamed, the treasury is already, already..."

"There is no more funds!"

When the ministers heard this, their eyes became unnatural, and they subconsciously avoided Dai Yucheng.

This matter is fundamentally related to everyone in the court.

Dai Yucheng said in a dignified and undeniable tone: "Look up and tell me honestly, where did the money go?"

His eyes were like sharp swords, piercing the heart of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

"Your Majesty, a few days before the start of the war, the military department wrote a letter to actively prepare for the war. It was His Majesty who personally stamped the redemption and asked the Ministry of Finance to fully cooperate. All the funds in the treasury have been turned into military rations and military salaries."

It is true that the chancellor is not lying, but there is more to it than that.

The Minister of Finance did not say that the request of the military department far exceeded the capacity of the treasury. At this time, the prices of the Star Luo Empire had already been out of control due to the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. With court officials.

The minister did not say that in order to meet the needs of the military, he had to pay taxes to the local tax officials in advance, and even embezzled part of the maintenance funds of the royal hunting grounds.

The minister didn't say this because he knew that Dai Yucheng would not forgive him for his incompetence and weakness.

The minister can only hope that Dai Yucheng can trust his loyalty and not hit him hard.

At this time, Dai Yucheng was not angry with the Minister of Finance, he just wanted to hear a name from the minister, a name that everyone present today avoided talking about, that was Zhu Tianxiang, the head of the Zhu family.

Zhu Tianxiang is Dai Yucheng's cousin and his most trusted partner. They grew up together, supported each other, and maintained the glory of the Star Luo Empire together.

As the second family of the Star Luo Empire that lived with the country, the Zhu family and the Dai family can be said to be of the same spirit. The Dai family represents the ruler of the empire and a symbol of force outside, and the Zhu family manages the empire's finances and balances the court. church power.

The Zhu family has worked hard for the Star Luo Empire. Back then, they were able to sit on the throne without bloodshed because they voluntarily surrendered to the Dai family. Therefore, the royal family always turned a blind eye to the small actions of the Zhu family. But now, the Zhu family Overdone.

In the bio-bracelet bond incident, the Zhu family used their influence and reputation in the business world to promote this bond, attracting countless investors and making huge profits from it.

But with the withdrawal of Qibao Glazed Tile Sect, the bio-bracelet bond has changed from an ordinary means of making money with bonds to a nationwide financial turmoil.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's withdrawal of funds and resources caused a shortage of physical currency reserves in the Star Luo Empire, and directly made the Golden Soul Coin Stored Value Card stink in the Star Luo Empire.

The Zhu family was very shrewd and cautious in this crisis. As the first agent of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the empire, they have a lot of resources and information, so the Zhu family can easily benefit from it.

When the Zhu family issued the bio-bracelet bonds, they had foreseen the risks of this financial tool, so when collecting debts and interest, the Zhu family insisted on paying with physical currency instead of the Golden Soul Coin stored value card .

As for the huge loopholes and risks behind the Golden Soul Coin stored-value card, the Zhu family is also well aware of it, and they don't want their wealth to suffer any loss or impact.

The Zhu family used these physical currencies to buy and manipulate lords and businessmen in various places, expanding their power and influence, and even deliberately competed with the Dai family in an attempt to gain more voice in the court.

But the Zhu family didn't want to touch the Dai family's throne, because as businessmen, they understood that political instability in the empire would affect their income and life, and they just wanted to keep their own interests and status.

At this time, the empire is facing an unprecedented predicament. Wars on the front line require a large amount of physical currency to purchase military rations and salaries, and people's livelihood in the rear also requires a large amount of physical currency to maintain order and stability.

But the physical currency in the national treasury is running out, while the Zhu family is sitting on a huge amount of real currency, and has been silent and indifferent to this.

Not only did the Zhu family not help the empire, but they also used the real currency in their hands to bribe and threaten those ministers who bought the bio-bracelet bonds out of greed.

The Zhu family promised to exchange the original price with those forces that are friendly to the Zhu family to buy the bio-bracelet bonds, which made those ministers wary of offending the Zhu family.This made Dai Yucheng feel extremely angry and helpless.

Dai Yucheng wants the Minister of Finance to name the Zhu family himself, so as to give him a reasonable reason to punish the Zhu family. This will not only obtain the urgently needed physical currency purchases and stabilize the market, but also restrain the Zhu family ambition.

Dai Yucheng will not take the initiative to say the name of the Zhu family, because this will make the ministers and various lords think that the Zhu family of the dual-core imperial family and the Dai family of the royal family have begun to disagree, which will make them ready to move, especially at this moment when the empire is being attacked by foreign enemies However, the Zhu and Dai families must ensure unity, even if it is only an illusion of unity.

As a result, Dai Yucheng changed his strategy, and his face became calm.

Dai Yucheng said in a calm and mocking tone: "So that's it, you just followed my order. Then tell me, what is my order?"

The Minister of Finance was taken aback, wondering what Dai Yucheng was going to do.

After thinking about it, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty's order is to fully cooperate with the military in preparing for war."

Dai Yucheng nodded, "Then can you tell me how you cooperated with the military to prepare for the war?"

The Minister of Finance was taken aback again, feeling a little bad.

"The minister is purchasing all the materials on the list provided by the military department with the funds in the national treasury and then transporting them to the front line."

Dai Yucheng stood up from the throne, his tall body seemed to cover the Minister of Finance who had shrunk into a ball.

Dai Yucheng said, "You are right, can you tell me about the specific process of purchasing materials?"

The chancellor became even more nervous. He felt that he had fallen into an inescapable trap.

He said in a low voice: "The minister is buying materials with money according to the market price."

Dai Yucheng walked down from the high place of the throne, he walked down the steps slowly step by step, every step seemed to step into the heart of the Minister of Finance.

Dai Yucheng continued to nod, "Very well, then tell me, what was the market price when you purchased the supplies?"

The Minister of Finance was unable to answer anymore, the cold sweat gushing out had already soaked his back, he knew that Dai Yucheng had caught him.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer knew that when he purchased supplies, he not only failed to save money, but wasted a lot of money.

In the process of collecting military resources, not only did he fail to contribute to the empire, but on the contrary, he brought more benefits to the Zhu family.

The chancellor knew he had made an unforgivable mistake, one that cost him his life.

He could only kneel on the ground, kowtow and beg, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Dai Yucheng gently patted the finance minister's shoulder, and every slap made the finance minister tremble even more.

Dai Yucheng changed his aggressive posture just now and said softly: "Minister of Finance, oh no, Mr. Torston Durham, I know that you are loyal to the empire, and you have worked hard to complete the tasks I entrusted to you. Even In order to complete the task, you, the tax officer, paid taxes in advance and embezzled the maintenance fees of the royal hunting grounds, etc. I know."

Although his tone was gentle, it revealed an unquestionable authority.

The string in Toston's heart was completely broken when Dai Yucheng talked about taxation and hunting grounds. If it weren't for his noble qualities over the years, he would have collapsed in court.

Toston felt that he was firmly controlled by Dai Yucheng. No matter what he said or did, he could not change his destiny. He was deeply seen through by Dai Yucheng. .

But Dai Yucheng's next sentence lifted the Minister of Finance's heart that had already fallen to the bottom.

"Mr. Torston Durham, I can understand what you do, and even give rewards. The enjoyment of the royal family should not override the safety of the country. I was taught by my father when I was a prince. Yes. Not only did you have no faults, you even had merits, but I need to know why the price in the market has risen so much. As the Minister of Finance, you must know it, right?"

His eyes were like sharp swords, and Tosten felt an unavoidable sharpness.His question was like a trap, making Torsten feel an unanswerable dilemma.

His voice was like poison, making Torston feel an irresistible fatality.

Just before Torston Durham was about to open his mouth, a loud voice came from outside the palace: "There is no need to force poor Torston any more, Your Majesty, everything is my fault, Zhu Tianxiang, and I mistrusted the Tiandou Empire." People's bewitchment has caused huge losses to the empire, and the Zhu family will do their best to help the empire complete its war preparations."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was completely relieved when he heard this voice that sounded like the sounds of nature to him.

As soon as the words fell, a man in a luxurious robe came in from the door.

He has a handsome face and a noble temperament, followed by several followers in black.

Seeing the appearance of the head of the Zhu family, the ministers began to discuss in private. They didn't know what Zhu Tianxiang who appeared at this time was going to do.

Zhu Tianxiang walked up to Dai Yucheng, bowed respectfully, then straightened up, looking at Dai Yucheng.

At this moment, Zhu Tianxiang was thinking about the previously planned rhetoric. Instead of letting Dai Yucheng find a reason to criticize, it is better for the Zhu family to take the initiative to break this boring riddle. In any case, the prosperity of the Zhu family depends on the Star Luo Empire and the Dai family. With the cooperation, taking the initiative to attack is the best strategy.

Seeing that the person who came was Zhu Tianxiang whom he was thinking of, Dai Yucheng had mixed feelings in his heart. The protagonist in the script appeared on stage, but the script didn't seem to go on according to Dai Yucheng's imagination.

Zhu Tianxiang turned against the guest and took the initiative to admit his mistake, which allowed Zhu Tianxiang to seize the initiative in an instant.

But Dai Yucheng didn't care that much anymore, many things can be settled after the event, the most important thing now is the war with the Heaven Dou Empire.

(End of this chapter)