I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 153 Expansion of the Treasury
"Your Excellency, someone is coming to the palace! It's still the old father-in-law."

"Well, I understand, you can go down."

As the evening approached, Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang finally waited for the imperial court's reward.

The person who came to declare the decree this time was still the old eunuch with a white face and a scarlet dress. Seeing Hu Zongxian leading the officials of the Governor's Mansion out, he was not in a hurry to declare the decree, but looked at Hu Zongxian with a smile on his face .

"Congratulations to Governor Hu!"

Seeing that his father-in-law was so polite, Hu Zongxian didn't know that the court's rewards should be very strong this time, so he quickly responded respectfully: "Recently, I have been taking care of my father-in-law."

Hearing Hu Zongxian's flattery, the visitor was in a good mood, and said slowly: "Everywhere, this is all thanks to Governor Hu yourself."

Then I saw him slowly put away the smile on his face, with a solemn expression, and said loudly: "You two, get ready to receive the order!"

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and many officials in the Governor's Mansion all knelt down, their faces full of respect.

Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an imperial edict: "This time, Hu Zongxian, governor of Zhejiang Province and governor of Zhejiang Province, has made great contributions in suppressing the Japanese. He is now conferred the title of General Jianwei! Commander of Dengzhou Wei and Qi Jiguang, commander of Jizhou, are conferred the title of General Zhaoyong! Responsibilities remain the same.”

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in this battle, as before, will be paid double by the court! Those who unfortunately died in battle will also be given double pensions, and their remaining family members will also be supported by the government. This is it!"

After the old eunuch finished reading out the decree, he looked at Hu Zongxian with a smile and said softly, "Governor Hu, accept the decree!"

"The minister Hu Zongxian greets His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Hu Zongxian bowed again, just now he took over the imperial decree from the old eunuch, this time without Hu Zongxian winking, the subordinates at the side stepped forward very discerningly, and quickly stuffed a large stack of thick banknotes that had been prepared into the old eunuch. In the eunuch's cuff.

"Governor Hu really has a bright future. Not only did he wipe out the Japanese pirates, but His Majesty valued it so much!"

The old eunuch collected the banknote calmly and said a few words of flattery.

"Where is it, the father-in-law is serious! I hope that the father-in-law will speak more kindly in front of His Majesty."

Hu Zongxian handed over the imperial decree to his subordinates to keep it away, and cupped his hands.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, my father-in-law will definitely do his best."

Hearing what Hu Zongxian said, the old eunuch bent over with a smile, and responded like this.

"Since the imperial decree has been delivered, it is inconvenient for me to stay here any longer, so I left first."

After the old eunuch finished speaking, he turned and left, followed by two young eunuchs.

"Father-in-law, walk slowly!"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he led the officials of the Governor's Mansion to see the old eunuch off.

After sending the old eunuch away, Hu Zongxian forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and only returned to his study after dismissing all the officials, including Qi Jiguang.

"Huh~ This officer is now General Jianwei! From a first-rank military officer."

Hu Zongxian breathed a sigh of relief, and said silently to himself.

Before that, Hu Zongxian didn't take the imperial court's award too seriously!In his opinion, the imperial court's reward this time should be the same as usual, accumulating the credit for this time, and rewarding it together after the next meritorious service.

At most, that is to say a few words of encouragement, and some gold and silver rewards.

Unexpectedly, Hu Zongxian's expectations were greatly exceeded this time. The court not only did not accumulate credit, but rewarded himself heavily and appointed him as General Jianwei. This was something that countless military officers in the Ming Dynasty could not achieve in their lifetime high!
Hu Zongxian is very clear that the reason why he can be promoted to two levels in such a short period of time is that His Majesty's support is indispensable behind it!Maybe it was His Majesty who overcame all opinions and made his appointment approved.

"Your Majesty is wise, and my minister Hu Zongxian must swear allegiance to His Majesty to the death!"

Hu Zongxian secretly made up his mind, then kowtowed three times in the direction of the capital.

……

After several days of trekking, the batch of silver confiscated from Wen's family was also successfully transported to the treasury via the Grand Canal.

The cabinet at this time, Xu Jie, who is the Minister of the Household Department, has been shrouded in a deep sense of happiness!At present, the treasury has received another 3000 million taels, plus the 300 million taels that are still on the way, which is a total of 300 million taels of silver.

If the money previously stored in the national treasury is added, even if the imperial court does not receive a penny of taxes from the whole country, it can last for several years!
"There is too much silver at the moment, and the original treasury is almost unable to fit it!"

"So at the next cabinet meeting, I would like to ask His Majesty to expand the treasury! The specific amount has been calculated, and it will probably cost about 100 million taels."

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he handed over the budget report in his hand to Yan Song.

Hearing what Xu Jie said, Yan Song put on his reading glasses tremblingly, and after reading the budget report, he couldn't help saying in amazement: "Mr. Xu Ge, is the amount of money really so much that even the treasury can't put it down?"

"Mr. Yan Ge, I'm the Minister of the Household Department. No one knows the current situation of the treasury better than me! Although I can barely let it go now, what about the future?"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he immediately added: "Mr. Yan Ge, to tell you the truth, the money in the treasury is probably worth hundreds of millions."

"What? So many!"

Even Yan Song, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, was also taken aback by the figures revealed by Xu Jie.

"Well, that's right, and I have a strong premonition that His Majesty will make big moves next!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he got up from his seat and immediately poured himself a cup of hot tea.

"Well, well then, at the next cabinet meeting, I will try my best to persuade His Majesty!"

Seeing this, Yan Song nodded, agreeing to Xu Jie's proposal.

"By the way, the change from rice to mulberry is about to be implemented. How are the grain preparations in Zhejiang's neighboring provinces going?"

Xu Jie suddenly asked Yan Song.

"Well, this time the rice is changed to mulberry. Most of the food needed in Zhejiang is transferred from the neighboring food-rich provinces, such as Anhui Province, Jiangsu Province and so on."

"Although Fujian Province is also on the list, it has just been hit by a war, so you only need to prepare the minimum amount of food!"

When Yan Song heard what Xu Jie said, he thought he was dissatisfied with Fujian Province being on the list, so he explained.

After hearing the answer given by Yan Song, Xu Jie nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Yan Ge is thoughtful, and I thank you on behalf of the people of Fujian!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Yan Song.

"Where is that, Xu Ge's old words are serious! We have been officials in the same dynasty for so many years, what should be sympathetic, we still have to be sympathetic."

Yan Song helped Xu Jie up, with a warm smile on his face.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Jiajing exited the meditation state, he silently said to himself: "It still doesn't work, compared with the set goal, it's far behind!"

Jiajing tried to restore the ecstasy array in the secret book of formations in the state of meditation, but no matter how many times he repeated it, it was always a little bit worse!Helpless, Jiajing had to give up temporarily.

"It seems that before my strength breaks through, this ecstasy formation should not be able to be arranged for the time being."

At this moment, Lu Fang walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation with silent steps.

"Your Majesty, the servants have found out what you asked me to check last time."

"Here is the list of officials who often visit Li Chunfang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the crimes they committed!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she handed it over to Jiajing respectfully.

"Well, you did a good job in this matter, and I will reward you well!"

Jiajing took the list from Lu Fang's hand, nodded and encouraged.

"It is the greatest honor for a servant to serve His Majesty, how dare you ask for other rewards?"

When Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, she knelt down on the ground and said respectfully.

Jiajing immediately opened the list submitted by Lu Fang. After seeing the records of the crimes committed by these officials, he couldn't help frowning and handed it back to Lu Fang.

"The people above here, you can just pick a few to deal with! The property you get, you keep it for yourself, and treat it as a reward from me."

Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang who was kneeling on the ground, and said casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Say it, Lu Fang, goodbye.

(End of this chapter)