Constructing the canal is an extremely costly affair. If not for the significant earnings from tea in recent years, the national treasury would not have any extra funds for canal construction.
"How much money is in the treasury, do you think I don't know?" The Emperor pointed at the Minister of Agriculture and scolded, "You're like a pixiu, taking in but not giving out."
"Your Majesty, it's been hard to accumulate some money over these years, you mustn't squander it recklessly." The Minister of Agriculture did not want the treasury's funds to decrease again, spending is easy, earning is hard. Fortunately, there is His Highness the Tenth Prince, otherwise the treasury would still be waiting to be filled. "This canal construction's duration and cost are unknowable, thankfully His Highness the Tenth Prince helps to earn money. He truly is Great Zhou's God of Wealth."
"Your Majesty, I propose we should increase the tea tax," Grandmaster Liu suddenly suggested.
