Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 316
Cao Wenzhao and the others left, leaving Qianqing Palace full of fighting spirit, preparing to return to the Xiyuan Lecture Hall where they had been away for a long time, and everyone was gearing up for a big fight.

The emperor's expectation.

Emperor's approval.

Tell them not to waste their time.

According to the secret order, he went to Xuanfu Town, and then rushed to Shanxi to start the deployment of operations to eliminate thieves.

This special experience deeply touched their hearts.

The various disadvantages, hardships, and difficulties in the border town area.

Intertwined interests.

The eight thieves who should be Ling Chi.

That scene appeared in their minds, making them want to graduate from the martial arts hall as soon as possible, and be able to be led by the emperor Enzhun alone like Zhou Yuji.

"This gang of powerful generals looks like they have high fighting spirit. I really didn't misread them."

Looking at the backs of the people who left, the Emperor Chongzhen standing outside the Qianqing Palace smiled and said: "When they finish their mission in the Xiyuan Lecture Hall, they will be able to do more things for me."

"The emperor knows the pearl with his eyes. Jian Ba, these powerful generals, are really the luck of our country, the luck of the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Chengen bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "My servant believes that with these generals at His Majesty's command, the decadence of our Ming army will definitely be swept away."

"Haha~"

Wang Chengen's words made Emperor Chongzhen laugh out loud.

It is not easy to change the atmosphere of the entire Ming army.

He will be satisfied if he can organize the three major battalions that defend Gyeonggi, the ministries of the Jimiyong Sanxie, the Dongjiang Army, the Yongwei Battalion, the Tianxiong Army, and the Zhongyong Army.

Wait until the Armed Forces Academy in Xishan, together with the Bureau of Military Warfare, Bureau of Ordnance and other departments, can establish a complete military production system, develop new types of firearms and artillery, and realize real mass production.

It is definitely not a problem to rely on these troops that have been organized and reorganized to suppress the Jian captives who ravaged Liaodong and suppress the rogues fleeing in Shanshan and Shaanxi.

"Wang Banban, how much money do you have in the internal money?"

Emperor Chongzhen lifted his robe sleeves, looked at Wang Chengen and said, "Since I have plenty of internal money, I should allocate more money to the Armed Forces Institute, Tianjin Shipyard, etc."

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, no matter how much money was stolen from the house.

If you don't take them and use them, build an industry under your control, and build a foundation under your control, it will be of no use at all.

"My lord, counting Cao Wenzhao and the others, the silver that was escorted back, and a rough estimate, there are more than 100 million taels of silver in the internal treasury."

Wang Chengen thought for a while, and said: "There are a lot of silvers that are not of good quality, and the fixed silver needs to be melted again, which will consume a lot of fire.

On the other hand, the West Factory under Fang's eunuch can deal with many matters before returning to Beijing, and the money here will probably increase a lot. "

It was the first time that Wang Chengen had seen so much silver in all these years of serving the emperor, and it was also the first time he had seen internal money that could store so much silver.

With this huge sum of money, no matter how many problems Daming encountered, his own emperor would be able to deal with them calmly.

"Wang Banban, there are a few things that I want you to do immediately."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, stretched out his hand and said: "First, ask the Armed Forces Institute, Agricultural Science and other departments about the progress of the current work, and I want to add more internal money.

Second, according to the Huangzhuang under the jurisdiction of the factory, the specific cost of building water conservancy facilities around those Huangzhuang in the prefectures and counties under the Beizhili administration, I will first improve the silting of some rivers under the Beizhili administration.

Third, the construction of various factories determined by the internal factory should be accelerated accordingly. If the money is not enough, the money should be declared according to the rules and procedures.

Fourth, speed up the progress of the preparations for the convenience store and the carriage and horse shop. I have allocated 300 million taels of silver to specialize in this matter, and it must be implemented as soon as possible.

Fifth, select some reliable and loyal eunuchs from the inner factory, and send them to the southeast coast, take money to hire Western shipbuilders, bring them all back to Tianjin Shipyard, and give an additional 50 taels of silver to the shipyard.

That's all for now, arrange these things as soon as possible, do a good job in monitoring matters, and report to me in time if there is any progress. "

"Here!"

Wang Chengen took the order immediately.

With the money, Emperor Chongzhen was able to spend more generously and work more efficiently. Even without the treasury of the foreign court, many of the affairs he planned could be steadily advanced.

One of the eight great thieves who betrayed Ming Dynasty and secretly communicated with Jianlu was able to confiscate so much money, as well as many land properties, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc.

What kind of astonishing wealth did the officials, gentry, landlords and other groups all over the Ming rule, including the suzerain and vassal forces in various places?

food!

After explaining these matters, Emperor Chongzhen's first reaction was to store as much grain as possible, and even buy grain overseas to cope with the disaster that would occur in Chongzhen in three years.

If they can solve the two important problems of money and food, and they are good officials who are loyal to themselves, and they can implement their own policies in their respective positions, then the situation in Ming Dynasty will not be chaotic.

"The Emperor... Elder Xu Ge, Sun Shangshu, asked to see him at the Qianqing Gate."

Han Zanzhou hurried over, and cupped his hands to Emperor Chongzhen who was standing outside the hall.

"Oh?"

Emperor Chongzhen heard the words and said, "Xuan!"

In my heart, just as I was thinking about food, Xu Guangqi and Sun Juxiang, who were in charge of the warehouse affairs, ran to Qianqing Palace. Could it be that something happened?

Could it be that there was a thunderstorm in some places on Jingtong Second Warehouse?
Knowing the current administration of officials in Ming Dynasty, what kind of Emperor Chongzhen is, and his attitude towards the officialdom of Ming Dynasty has never been very friendly.

There are too many corrupt officials.

There are too many mediocre and lazy officials.

Even if you want to rectify the administration of officials in Ming Dynasty, you can only do it step by step.

It is impossible for him to kill corrupt officials with complete will like Emperor Taizu Gao. The Jinling River he killed has been dyed red for countless times.

The situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not as much as that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that all parts of the Ming Dynasty in the Chongzhen Dynasty would fall into a state of standstill, and the trouble would only be greater.

After all, I don't have so many quasi-officials in my hands.

"Meet Your Majesty..."

"Excuse me, tell me, what do you want to tell me?"

Looking at Xu Guangqi and Sun Juxiang, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted, "But what's wrong with Jingtong Ercang?"

The two looked at each other, with worry and solemnity on their brows.

Xu Guangqi's heart was hardened, he took a few steps forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's guess is correct, it is indeed Jingtong Second Warehouse that has found out the problem.

According to the inspection documents of the Tongzhou Grain Office, in the actual inspection of the Xicang, Zhongcang, and Nancang of the Universiade, all the sub-warehouses under its jurisdiction, serious cases of grain theft, food exchange, and even empty warehouses were found!
After the minister and Sun Shangshu learned about this matter, they knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to be arbitrary, so they came here to report this matter to the imperial court, hoping that His Majesty will issue an order to strictly investigate the corrupt officials hidden in the Tongzhou warehouse! ! "

(End of this chapter)