Before Jia Yuan could even list the Ministry of Revenue's needs, Xiang Yun suddenly raised his voice, asking loudly and clearly, "If you can't hear what I'm saying, I'll cut off your ears. They're useless anyway!"
Jia Yuan immediately knelt down and reported, "The Ministry of Revenue needs 18.3 million taels of silver."
"Hahaha!" Xiang Yun pointed at all the ministers and laughed wildly, angrily saying, "So, you all bully me? Do you all think I'm a fool?!"
Xiang Yun's anger startled all the ministers, and they all knelt down, not daring to utter a sound. At this moment,
Jia Yuan was inwardly groaning. The national treasury now held a large sum of silver; as the Minister of Revenue, it was impossible for him not to be envious. The other officials from various ministries were naturally a
