Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

"In the past few months, many things have happened in the court, and the cabinet has indeed shared a lot of worries for me." Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, looked at the memorials piled up in front of him, and said to the cabinet members.

"Things such as Bi Qing's jurisdiction, some adjustments to the tax and service system, and the operation of the Zhangjiakou Customs have provided a lot of relief for the treasury's income.

However, in some matters, it is not good enough. Don't be impeached by some officials and censors. "

The cabinet ministers Han Yu, Wen Tiren, and Bi Ziyan all showed different expressions after hearing what the emperor said, and the current changes between the government and the opposition caused the situation in the court to undergo corresponding changes again.

Especially on the side of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it actually started to second the corresponding officials from the six divisions, so that the six divisions were involved in the matter, including other officials.

Unexpectedly, these submitted memorials seemed to have disappeared without any disturbance.

"I still say that, the cabinet is to help me share my worries, and it is to prove for me."

Emperor Chongzhen patted his eyes and said indifferently: "You are not the cabinet of the officials and censors, not the cabinet of other courtiers, but my cabinet!

If you don't even have the courage to take responsibility, submit your resignation to me as soon as possible. This time, I won't hold back anything.

Han Qing, facing the impeachment of the official Yushi recently, you seem to have become restrained. Even I have never doubted you, and you have begun to doubt yourself? "

"The minister is guilty."

Han Yu was startled, and hurriedly saluted.

"That's not what I want to hear."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned, and said: "Suppression of rebellion, disaster relief, various expenses, you come and tell me, such a huge food and salary needs.

Can it be solved by saying these words?

If it is possible, then I go to the ancestral temple every day, in front of my ancestors, to accuse them, saying that I have no ability, so I can only pray with this? "

Cold sweat broke out on Han Yu's body.

The emperor said these words in public, and he knew what was going on. On the one hand, it was because of the affairs of the Zonghe Government Office, and on the other hand, it was because of the public opinion in the court.

"Your Majesty, I have been thinking for the past few days. There are many official vacancies in the government office. Can the official department be allowed to select a batch from the local government?"

Wen Tiren stepped forward at this time, bowed and saluted and said, "In this way, the memorial presented by Nan Juyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, can be eased accordingly when it is actually pushed by the court.

Especially on the side of the Ministry of Industry, more people have been dismissed from official positions recently..."

Hearing what Wen Tiren said, Emperor Chongzhen showed a smile on his face. This Wen Tiren, after all, is a good player in drilling, and he wanted to use this to shift the point of conflict.

However, it is indeed possible to make up for the lack of officials in the court.

When a group of local officials can come to the capital, there will be more court bureaus, which will have many benefits for checking and balancing the court.

Moreover, at this time, Han Jisi, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, has already led a team to leave Beijing to start corresponding inspections in Beizhili. Lazy government officials must all be abolished.

The bigger the official vacancies, the more he can take advantage of the opportunity to open a special Enke. If he can select a group of good talents from among them and add them to the Hanlin Academy, he can try to win over a group of disciples of the emperor.

At this stage, Daming does not yet have the direct connection between abolishing the imperial examinations and entering an official career. Even if he wants to change it, he will have to wait for the internal and external conflicts to be initially alleviated, including the basics he has mastered.

When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about these things, the hall fell into silence, especially Wen Tiren, who had finished speaking, couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"On this matter, the cabinet will draft an official letter to the Ministry of Officials."

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "Call the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Yongguang, to come to the palace to have an audience at that time. I will give you an order on what to do."

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone responded immediately.

Compared with the second year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen has greatly enhanced his control over the entire court. Although it is still far from what he thought, this matter cannot be rushed.

The three-year temporary stabilization period has only passed, and everything has to be done step by step.

"Recently, the situation in various places has eased, but I don't want you to be slack in your heart."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, glanced at everyone and said: "Don't forget, the Ministry of Households still owes 10 million war bonds, and these must be repaid.

Moreover, the gap in various expenses is still not small.

I don't want to increase income and reduce expenditure. I don't want this to be an empty talk. If the previous financial crisis recurs, don't think that I can win a tael of silver from my internal funds.

Now my internal money is even poorer than the national treasury!
I feel that the tax and labor adjustments that Bi Qing had drawn up before should be gradually implemented. If something happens, just tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall. "

After saying that, regardless of what everyone thought, Emperor Chongzhen flicked his robe sleeves and walked out of the hall.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Ignoring the voice behind him, Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts at this time drifted to the placement and abolition of the soldiers of the Beijing camp. Although these guys are not qualified, if they can't be properly arranged, there will inevitably be chaos in the capital area.

"Wang Banban, is the inner factory ready to accept the batch of dismissed soldiers from the Beijing camp?" Emperor Chongzhen walked forward quickly and said to Wang Chengen who was accompanying him.

"These people must be properly arranged, including their family members, and there must be no troubles. Otherwise, some people in the court should use this as an excuse."

"Report to the emperor, everything is ready."

Wang Chengen said as he walked: "Those who have residences in the capital will be arranged to work in the factories nearby, and the corresponding treatment will be the same as that of the original people.

As for those who do not have a place to live, they will be distributed to Huangzhuang in Beizhili. Strict management will be carried out on the inner factory side to ensure that no trouble will arise for this group of people. "

"Ah."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded his head and said: "This is the last gift I gave them. If you don't even want to use up your strength and just want to eat and wait to die, then kill them all!
If during this period, someone dares to instigate trouble, they will be deterred by killing.

At the beginning, he was paid by the court for nothing, but he couldn't do anything. Those good days are gone. "

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen bowed immediately.

In recent days, under the influence of Emperor Chongzhen, the atmosphere in the entire court has become depressed. Many ministers are even a little uncomfortable with this relatively efficient situation.

However, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the group of civil servants in the court, one by one, made such racketeering calculations, purely because they did too little, otherwise they would not have made such troubles. Since this is the case, then Add burdens to them, and those who can't do things, get out as soon as possible.