Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 653

"My lord, the cabinet is strictly strict, Han Jisi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, please see me outside the hall." Wang Chengen walked into the hall with his head bowed, and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Xuan."

Emperor Chongzhen did not raise his head, and frowning, he read the memorials. The governor's offices for river regulation, especially the Yellow River, the Grand Canal, and the Huaihe River, were not enough to meet the needs of this year's river administration. , Submitted a memorial to the court, trying to get more food and pay.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that river governance was costly, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive. It's just that after the river administration construction started, there was no turning back.

If the construction of the river administration is abandoned halfway, not only will the money spent earlier be in vain, but it will even threaten the stability of various places. This is definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see.

"Bi Qing, how much money can the Ministry of Household provide at the moment?" Emperor Chongzhen held the memorial, looked at Bi Ziyan and Han Jisi who entered the hall, and said with a frown.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Households can't get any money now." Hearing that the emperor asked for money, Bi Ziyan said without hesitation: "Putting away the war bonds due to be paid, and..."

"have a look."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the words, he held up the memorial he was holding, and said, "The governor's yamen for river control that we have set up have all asked me for money in various places, at least 200 million taels of silver.

Especially the Yellow River, the Canal, and the Huaihe River. Many matters related to river administration must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise all the previous efforts will be in vain. "

This……

Bi Ziyan and Han Jisi glanced at each other, showing different expressions, and they all knew the special governor's yamen for river control.

Holding the memorial book in his hand, Wang Chengen walked up to Bi Ziyan and the others, handed it over, glanced at Han Jisi beside him, and Bi Ziyan stretched out his hand to take it.

The construction of river administration is a major matter involving the national economy and the people's livelihood. No matter how much money is involved in food, it must be squeezed out to ensure the stability of river administration in various places.

Ever since the powers and scope of river administration were re-defined by Emperor Chongzhen, under the gradual implementation of Nan Juyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, the official team of Daming River has undergone a major change.

Especially for the Yellow River, which is full of disasters and disasters, it is the most thorough to exchange blood. After all, in the past, this mother river had too frequent embankment breaches, breaches, and floods.

The key to managing the river administration well is an efficient and clean administrative team. If you can't even guarantee this, then don't even think about managing the river administration well.

"Since the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to investigate the deficit, people in the government and the opposition are in panic."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at Bi Ziyan and the others, "I know what they think, and I also know what the Qing family wants to say this time. If such a movement is made, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the society, but I will never stop investigating the deficit. These are all Daming's money. Whoever makes the deficit, I will make it up for me no matter what method he uses! "

Bi Ziyan was silent.

indeed.

When he entered the palace for an audience this time, he deliberately blocked Han Jisi together, just to persuade the emperor whether he could let the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigate the deficit, so that there would be less noise.

After all, since Han Jisi led the team and started to do this work, there have been many turmoil caused by the Department of Government Affairs in the court, especially the Department of Cleaning Officials under the Ministry of Household Affairs.

If the situation in the court cannot be stable, it will affect the local area. If there is too much noise, it may be detrimental to the rectification of the salt administration.

In the final analysis, the stability of the Ming Dynasty at this stage is hard-won and fragile, and any disturbance will have an impact.

What's more, the Jiangnan assassination case and the Yanshenggong mansion case have not progressed accordingly. If there is too much noise, it will cause a lot of threat.

"Your Majesty, can you sell another batch of bonds to alleviate the urgent need of the river government?" Bi Ziyan was silent for a moment, holding the memorial, and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

"It is indeed correct to check the deficit, and it must be done, but this movement involves the Department of Government Affairs, can it be narrowed down..."

"Bi Qing, do you think that when I ask you whether the Ministry of Households can provide you with money, it is only limited to Hezheng?" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile, looking at Bi Ziyan.

"This is the memorial presented by the Disaster Relief Administration, this is the memorial presented by the Tianjin Shipyard, this is the memorial presented by the Xishan Armed Forces Academy, this is the memorial submitted by the Beijing Camp to pay the food and salaries, this is the memorial submitted by the Shanhaiguan, and this is presented by the Henan Disaster Relief Office. Memorial...

This does not include the food and salaries allocated by Liaodong, Northwest and other places. Even if my internal funds are abundant, I can't afford such construction, right?

Bi Qing, you are the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty. You know how much food and salaries I have allocated from internal funds since the second year of Chongzhen. It stands to reason that these are all debts owed by the treasury. Have you ever asked the Ministry of Accounts to clear the accounts? "

Bi Ziyan was silent again.

Indeed, in the past few years, when the DPRK and China encountered many urgent government affairs and needed to allocate food and salaries, the state treasury took some and internal funds allocated some, so that the problems could be solved.

Speaking of which, the national treasury doesn't know how much money it owes.

Han Jisi at the side glanced at the silent Bi Ziyan, but secretly felt that the emperor's trust and reliance on Bi Ziyan was unmatched by others.

Just like these words, if another person said it, I'm afraid that according to the emperor's temper, he would have already uttered words and reprimanded him.

"Han Qing, are the deficiencies found by the Metropolitan Procuratorate true?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Han Jisi and asked.

"It's... true."

Han Jisi, who was named, hurriedly collected his mind, bowed and saluted and said: "As far as the current shortfall has been found, it is as high as more than 460 million taels.

Part of it is shortfall, because when the remnants of the eunuchs were searched, there were some unspoken..."

"Don't tell me about these dirty things."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Transfer all the documents found by the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Dongji Factory, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will continue to carry out the investigation of deficits.

The matter of debt collection is left to the inner court.

I don't care how these shortfalls are formed, as long as I have these shortfalls of silver, whoever caused them will make up for me.

Even if it is a resigned courtier, if there is a deficit formed during his term of office, he must be asked to make up for it. "

This is about to happen again.

The emotions of Bi Ziyan and Han Jisi became emotional at this moment.

The emperor's attitude towards the deficit is that he will never tolerate it, and even asked Dongji Factory to collect debts, which seems to have no intention of taking it lightly.

At this moment, whether it is Bi Ziyan or Han Jisi, there is a little worry in their hearts. The next court situation will cause many turmoil and even a lot of influence because of the inner court's order to collect debts.

(End of this chapter)