Cui Shixue pretended not to notice the look in his eyes, making a joke of it. Fifty thousand taels should all go into the national treasury, especially when there's a war. If they don't manage to collect more Silver, they'll surely be pulling their hair out.
He wished the Saint would expose more corrupt officials and confiscate more properties; he was familiar with confiscating properties.
Prince Zhao wanted to say that the Ministry of Revenue need not trouble themselves, as he would personally supervise, indicating he would not associate with traitors of the state.
However, the Saint agreed.
Compared to the Liu Family, he valued Silver Coin more. Who knew if the second would spare the Liu Family and leave something with one eye open? Cui Shixue would be just right to oversee this.
As for the lost city, he decreed that Dian Quanjing be the commander to dispatch troops to Yang Pass and reclaim the city.
