Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 169 Mr. Shen complains
Although it was already winter, the earth dragon in the Hall of Martial Arts was burning very well, and the whole hall was very warm, without feeling the slightest bit of cold.

However, at this moment, no matter how warm the stove is, it can't warm Shen Yi's cold heart.

If you are not at home, you do not know that diesel, rice, oil, and salt are expensive.

Ever since he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War had to prepare the city defenses, and the armies from all over the country needed weapons, food and grass, and money rushed out.

Shen Shangshu, who is in charge of the family, really thinks that the household department is simply not a human job.

There were people asking him for money everywhere, but there was also a blind and generous emperor.

Some time ago, the situation was tense, and the money should be spent on military affairs.

Shen Shangshu is not proficient in matters such as city defense arrangements and army mobilization, and the situation is critical, so he naturally tries his best to cooperate.

But now, he feels that it is necessary to have a good reasoning with the emperor, and he must put a stop to the emperor's bad habit of wasting money.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. Since Yexian launched a large-scale attack, the court's money consumption has been very serious. The city defenses have been strengthened everywhere, the people have been recruited, food and grass, military equipment, armor, cotton clothes, and the household department have spent no less than 150 million silver taels."

Shen Shangshu simply began to settle accounts with the emperor.

"During this battle, His Majesty has ordered that the compensation be doubled for the officers and soldiers who died in the battle at Daomaguan. For the rest of the officers and soldiers who died in the battle, His Majesty will pay more generously. The pension alone costs nearly a million taels."

"In addition, rebuilding the city defense, building Daomaguan, recruiting craftsmen, people, and purchasing materials will also require 10 taels."

"Just these two sums will empty out one-third of the national treasury."

"There is also the Southwest Miao chaos..."

Seeing old man Shen counting with his fingers, Zhu Qiyu felt dumbfounded, waved his hand, and said.

"Okay, okay, Shen Qing, how do you say, she is also one of the seven ministers, and this sum of money is settled, just like I am a prodigal son."

Shen Shangshu's expression is obviously that you have a pretty clear self-awareness.

But it must not be said that way, Shen Yi arched her hands and said in a muffled voice.

"I don't dare, but I just report the truth."

After a slight pause, Shen Yi couldn't help but said again.

"Your Majesty, I know that your majesty cares about the country and cares about the soldiers and the common people. However, the imperial court has been fighting for years, and the treasury is already empty and insufficient. The so-called priorities, the imperial court still needs to operate, and money needs to be saved."

There was no one around here, and Zhu Qiyu didn't put on airs outside.

Shen Yi had always been steady and thoughtful, it was really rare to see him nagging and complaining like this today.

However, it can also be seen from this that these days, it may not be easy for him to be the Minister of the Household Department.

Intimately ordering the servant at the side to refill Shen Shangshu's cup of tea, Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Then Mr. Shen thinks, in the current situation, what is the most important thing, what is the least important thing, what is the urgent thing, and what is the slowest thing?"

Shen Yi who asked in one sentence immediately stopped nagging.

Looking up at the emperor's modest and studious gaze, Shen Yi instinctively realized that he couldn't speak casually at this time.

After all, he is a person who has been in the officialdom for decades. At this moment, Shen Yi has quickly broken free from the dissatisfaction just now, and calmly analyzed the current situation.

Being an official to his level, basically there will be no loss of emotional control.

Although he was complaining to the emperor on the pretext of being dissatisfied, he was actually in control of the situation.

As a courtier, sometimes you have to show a little "true temperament", and you have to let the emperor know your hard work.

That's what Shen Shangshu just did.

Obviously, the emperor was not angry because of this, on the contrary, through this method, the distance between him and the emperor was shortened a lot.

At least in terms of address, the popular Shen Qing has quietly changed to the somewhat intimate Mr. Shen.

If this title is not the emperor's teacher, then it will only be called on the close servants.

However, Shen Yi only felt complacent for a moment, and wisely did not continue to speak.

Because the question raised by the emperor is both easy to answer and difficult to answer.

Priorities, everyone has different considerations in mind.

In normal times, Shen Yi might be able to pass the test by saying something big and simple, but he intuitively felt that today is different.

Although the emperor had a friendly expression, he had a vague feeling that if he said this sentence incorrectly, his previous efforts would be in vain.

After pondering for half a cup of tea, Shen Yi opened his mouth to speak.

"Your Majesty, I think that among the few things that should be done now, strengthening the city defenses is the most important thing, repairing the collapsed Maguan is the least important thing, paying for the war dead is the most urgent thing, and the artisan household restructuring is the last thing to do. It is both urgent and important.”

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows, he really had the intention of taking the school exam just now.

This is actually not difficult to understand. After the Civil War, Yexian's army was staring at it, and the court naturally focused on military affairs.

But now that the war is over, it is natural to repair government affairs internally.

After this battle, the imperial court exposed many problems.

On the side of the Xunqi military generals, the frontier generals were slack, their armaments were slack, their honors were corrupt, and their soldiers suffered heavy losses.

The civil servants are not much better here, they suppress the nobles, take the opportunity to hook up, invite direct buyers, and attack each other.

Although all kinds of problems were covered up by the war, after the end, there were urgent matters to be dealt with.

However, for Zhu Qiyu, among so many problems.

The most important and the core is the financial issue!

The country's finances are the lifeblood of the entire country. To put it more bluntly, whether it is to straighten out the military, clean up the officialdom, or recuperate, a lot of money is needed.

So although there are many problems, what Zhu Qiyu will spend the most energy on in the next period of time is the financial problem.

So of course, Zhu Qiyu must know, as the head of the household department, Shen Yi's views on many major political directions.

It should be said that Shen Yi's intuition is quite sensitive.

In fact, Zhu Qiyu's questioning now was just a coincidence and he followed the trend.

But Shen Yi was keenly aware of the significance of this question.

Moreover, he also gave an answer that made Zhu Qiyu relatively satisfied.

Nodding his head slightly, a smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face, and he spoke.

"I thought that Mr. Shen would say that it is urgent to strengthen the city defenses everywhere, the most important thing is to repair Daomaguan, the less important thing is to pay for the war dead, and the matter of craftsmen's restructuring is the last thing."

Seeing the emperor's expression, Shen Yi let out a long sigh of relief in his heart, he knew that he had passed this test.

If Shen Yi hadn't thought about this question carefully and just answered along the way, it should indeed be this answer.

After all, they had discussed for so long just now, and they were all centered on strengthening the city defense and resetting Daomaguan, followed by the restructuring of craftsmen and households. As for the compensation for the war dead, they didn't mention it.

So if it was a different person, I am afraid that they would subconsciously put the two matters of city defense and Daomaguan in an important position, and push other matters back.

But since Shen Yi realized the deep meaning behind this question, he would not answer so rashly.

Facts have also proved that his caution is correct!

But so far, the matter is obviously not over, because immediately after, the emperor continued to ask.

"Since this is the order, Mister, can you explain to me why in Mister's mind, it is more important to strengthen the city defense than to build a new city, it is more urgent to pay for the war dead, and it is more important to restructure craftsmen?"

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