Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 184
Under the system of the feudal dynasty, the emperor is the most dangerous profession, and there is no way out. This is the obligation to control the power of life and death in the world. Unlike civil servants and generals, unless they make policy mistakes, they generally will not die. of.

In addition to emperors who are greedy for pleasure such as foolish and mediocre emperors, if they want to govern the world well and do their job well as emperors, they need to be proficient in various fields of knowledge, strengthen their own way of governing the country, and fight around this core.

"Qi Zuo Your Majesty!" Bi Ziyan looked a little excited, held the court wat, and exclaimed in the court class: "Please forgive my crime, I have something to say!"

When Han Zanzhou finished reading the will, Bi Ziyan couldn't bear the surprise in his heart, and under the watchful eyes of the officials, almost running, he came to the front of the court and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

What sin can you be guilty of?
You're guilty if you don't come out.

The Emperor Chongzhen, who couldn't tell the joy or sorrow, looked at the agitated Bi Ziyan, but secretly said in his heart, if you don't come out to divert attention, there will inevitably be some disputes about awarding rewards.

"Bi Qing, what's the matter?" The Emperor Chongzhen who pretended to be puzzled stretched out his hand and said, "Bi Qing is not polite. If you have anything to say, just stand up and say it."

Bi Ziyan didn't stand up, but took the imperial wat instead, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "It's what your Majesty and the court should do to reward those who have made contributions to our court.

However, I would like to ask your majesty to read the foundation of the country and suspend the distribution of reward money and food, or allocate reward money and food in batches. The treasury will not be able to provide so much money and food for a while! "

Bi Ziyan, who is the Minister of the Household Department, knows the current situation of the treasury better than any minister in the court. As far as Cao Huachun and the others read out the reward decree, Bi Ziyan made a rough calculation in his heart, at least to allocate 150 million Two taels of silver, where does the Ministry of Households get it from?

At this time, many officials who looked at Bi Ziyan were attracted by Bi Ziyan's words, which also caused some ministers to start worrying about Bi Ziyan.

"Bi Qing gets up first."

Emperor Chongzhen's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "The money and food rewarded to the meritorious people should not be less than one tael of silver.

In this battle, in order to repel the following criminals, how many athletes and brave men died in the battle?How many disabled?If I don't send it to them, what do they think of me in their hearts?What do you think of the imperial court? "

"His Majesty……"

Bi Ziyan looked worried, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "I... know that His Majesty has a heart of benevolence, and I don't want to chill the hearts of these heroes and soldiers who have made contributions to the country.

But...but the treasury really can't afford that much money..."

What Bi Ziyan said, how could Emperor Chongzhen not understand in his heart that the current financial situation of Daming is considered to be out of balance, and he is living a life of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

Often the previous hole was not filled, and then a new hole burst out. This is not counted, due to the influence of the party struggle, which led to the corruption of the Ming government, and caused waves.

Against this background, the three major rates apportioned by the Ming Dynasty continued to increase, and the local exorbitant taxes also increased. Keep digging.

While thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen observed the ministers in the imperial class. Through the changes in their expressions, he could clearly see that many ministers were distracted by Bi Ziyan's words, and the rewards were given by the other party instead. personnel, and no particular concern.

If he only paid 2 million taels of silver in exchange for his own political goals and would not be questioned by the ministers of the court under this grand court meeting, then Emperor Chongzhen was willing to pay the money.

Wasn't it just for this moment that the establishment of Dainaihang Factory and Xijishi Factory and asking them to purge Huangzhuang under the name of the inner court, dig deep into the gang of thieves and rats, and copy their homes?

When he saw some ministers wanting to get out of court and tried to persuade himself, Emperor Chongzhen felt that the time was almost up, and said: "Since the treasury can't get it out, let's allocate it from the internal funds."

Bi Ziyan was stunned.

The ministers who wanted to stand up and persuade were all stunned.

The cabinet ministers headed by Han Yu, the military ministers headed by Wang Qia, and the Yuanbusi headed by Liu Zongzhou were all stunned, and many of them showed unimaginable expressions.

So much money, all allocated from internal funds?
Under the amazed and unbelievable gaze of the crowd, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "This time the Guochaomeng was invaded by Jianlu, although it was caused by mediocre ministers, but this time against the Jianlu who committed the following crimes, after all, I have played my Ming Dynasty's majesty." .

Against the heroes and soldiers who have made military exploits, they must not be chilled. I also know the difficulties of the Ministry of Households. The treasury must not make mistakes, which will affect the stability of the country.

After the Inner Factory and the West Factory have been purged of Huangzhuang, the money and food allocated by the inner court will be assigned to the Xiji Factory to handle this matter, and will be distributed to every meritorious official, soldier and family member.

Alright, let's continue reading the will. "

After hearing what the emperor said, many people came to their senses. Didn't the Inner Factory and the Western Factory, which they had paid attention to earlier, join hands to clean up Huangzhuang?
I'm afraid that during the purge of Huangzhuang, the Inner Factory and the West Factory copied a lot of money, which will be filled into the internal coffers. If this is the case, then they really don't have to worry about rewarding money and food.

But after this incident, how can they persuade the emperor not to reuse the factory guards? After all, the matter of rewarding money and food has been handed over to Xiji Shichang, and it won't be over in a while.

Seeing the changes in the demeanor of the officials, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood. Through Bi Ziyan standing up to persuade himself, he achieved several layers of political goals.

Some of the deployments planned by one were buried, but the courtiers did not notice them, and then they opposed them at the court meeting, doing gossip.

One established a firm foothold for the Dainaihang Factory and Xijishi Factory, and made corresponding preparations.

The money and food rewarded this time are all distributed by the Xiji Factory with full authority, without the hands of officials and generals at all levels.

If the Xijishi Factory has done a good job this time and there are no mistakes, then the Emperor Chongzhen will gradually clarify the mechanism for the distribution of rewards or food and salaries that involve the army, and send the Xijishi Factory to supervise the distribution throughout the process. During this period, if there is any explosion of embezzlement of food and salaries, kill the Xichang factory fan and internal officials who are in charge of the batch.

Of course, this matter needs to be gradually improved. First take Liaodong, Jimiyong Sanxie and other places for the time being, and after the corresponding results are achieved, it will be extended to the nine border towns. The emperor doesn't care too much.

After all, if the distribution of food and salaries in the border towns and provinces in the north is strangled to ensure that the bottom-level soldiers can actually receive the food and salaries, then the situation will not collapse in a bad direction.

Emperor Chongzhen is playing a big game of chess, so you have to be patient enough to do these things a little bit. As for other things that will happen during the period, you just have to deal with them a little bit at that time.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:..."

While the ministers were still digesting what Emperor Chongzhen had said, Li Fengxiang held the reward decree and stepped forward to read it out.

This decree on supporting widows and orphans, ordering some meritorious officers and men to serve in the guards under the rule of Beizhili, dismissing the guards officers, selecting relatives of those who died in battle to replenish the brave guard battalion and loyal army, and erecting a monument to the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, is called the emperor's decree. The officials inside and outside the Ji Palace were highly focused, especially regarding the third and fourth articles, many ministers had doubts.

There are already three major battalions in Gyeonggi, and now we want to expand the Yongwei Battalion and the Zhongyong Army. Isn't this a waste of time and money? !

More importantly, the Yongwei Battalion and the Zhongyong Army are not affiliated to the Ministry of War. The former directly belongs to the emperor, and the latter directly belongs to the nine admirals. If it is expanded, will the emperor's military power not increase?
Didn't the corresponding imperial power also increase?
There is also an expanded loyal and brave army. Wouldn't the Ministry of War have to pay for the money and food needed?

As for the monument to the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of many ministers, it was even more unbelievable. The country and the court paid all their money to reward them. How could a group of Qiu Ba erect a monument outside the Chengtian Gate? !

Involving the political ecology of "the gentlemen are noble and the military are cheap" made many ministers become excited. After Li Fengxiang finished reading the will, many of them jumped out.

"His Majesty, the expansion of the Yongwei Battalion and the Loyal and Valiant Army is superfluous in the eyes of the minister. There are three major battalions in the country to defend the capital. There is no need to do such things. If Your Majesty is merciful to the relatives of those soldiers who died in battle , they can be selected to join the army in Jimiyong Sanxie and other places with priority."

"Qizou Your Majesty, I feel that since the admirals of the nine sects have been in charge of the defense of the capital, it is too important to lead the sects and then control the military power of the Zhongyong Army. I request an order to abolish the Zhongyong Army and organize the soldiers into the three major battalions."

"Qizou Your Majesty, since the imperial court has already rewarded the soldiers who died in battle, there is no need to waste people's money and waste money. There is no precedent for this matter in our Ming Dynasty, and Chengtian Gate is the imperial city. Important places, including the important places of Sheji Altar and Taimiao, how can they be disturbed!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Dozens of agitated ministers ran out of court with wats in their hands, and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen one after another, exhorting them and opposing what they did not want to see.

Ministers like Han Yu, Li Biao, and Zhou Yanru, let’s not mention any changes in their expressions or what they think in their hearts, but Wang Qia, Li Banghua, Minister of Military Aircraft, and Sun Zushou, the admiral of the Nine Gates, have dignified expressions on their faces, because What the courtiers advised and opposed involved them.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had no expression of joy or sorrow. He stared at the group of agitated ministers in front of him, bursts of fighting spirit surged in his chest. If he can achieve the political goals he seeks, it will not only rub off the arrogance of the civil servants, but also lay a solid foundation for his subsequent plans, so he must not give in at all, which is related to the consolidation of the imperial power. Every step is a failure.

(End of this chapter)