TPITWOHEF

Chapter 85

Xiao Yunzhou looked at the dazed Minister of Revenue Jiang Li in front of him, and lightly cleared his throat.

He glanced towards the direction of the warm chamber of Chonghua Palace, where his beloved daughter had already been carried away by her nursemaid to be breastfed and lulled to sleep.

Xiao Yunzhou could now begin his act!

He scanned the three officials from the Revenue Ministry and the four senior ministers of the Grand Secretariat, and then closed his eyes.

"Jiang Li, are you the Minister of Revenue, or am I the Emperor?"

Xiao Yunzhou now gave these ministers a major test every ten days and a lecture every five days.

He had become addicted to it, no, he was doing it for the national strength of Jing Country, to whip these ministers into shape!

"When I ask you about matters of the Revenue Ministry, why are you staring at me in a daze?"

Minister of Revenue Jiang Li felt like he had been wronged. "Your Majesty, you said... matters of the Revenue Ministry?"

He had never heard of those terms before!

What cash flow, what return on investment?

What were those?

He had been in the Revenue Ministry for twenty years, having just been promoted to Minister three years ago. This was the first time he had heard of such things!

"Hmph!" Xiao Yunzhou wanted to slam the table again, but this time he restrained himself, looking towards the Grand Secretariat ministers, especially Prime Minister Fucha.

"Why am I even the Emperor? I might as well be the Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue myself!"

"..." The officials in the study room twitched their mouths.

"I'll take care of the Ministry of Works' matters myself."

"I'll take care of flood control and epidemic matters myself."

"And now, even the Revenue Ministry's accounting matters, I have to handle personally!"

"Jiang Li, can you sleep at night?"

Minister of Revenue Jiang Li opened his mouth, then closed it again, his face reddening as he suddenly knelt down. "It is my incompetence, I humbly request Your Majesty to enlighten me, what is cash flow..."

Xiao Yunzhou sighed, "I have to manage everything, with countless matters of state, and still have to teach you all."

"What a sin, being this kind of Emperor..."

"..."

Jiang Li, Prime Minister Fucha, and the other senior ministers all felt their temples throbbing.

The Emperor was becoming more and more arrogant by the day, what was going on!

Just a few days ago, he was quite happy when eating the roasted duck.

But now, after such a short time, he had another outburst.

And yet, no one could stop him.

Because the Emperor now... had some capabilities!

"Ahem, Your Majesty, this old minister has also never heard of the terms you just mentioned," Prime Minister Fucha decisively cut off the Emperor's arrogance, urging him not to beat around the bush anymore. "If it is beneficial to the Revenue Ministry, the common people will likely have a good year next year."

"Mmm," Xiao Yunzhou followed the flow and felt relieved, nodding as he turned to Jiang Li. "Wei Zheng, read to Minister Jiang what I've written."

Saying that, Xiao Yunzhou returned to his desk and sat down, picking up his tea cup and sipping it slowly.