Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 707: Allocating internal funds to support the treasury and gritting one’s teeth to support the war
When the ministers heard this, they felt happy. The prince really had the same style as the emperor. This is the father's kindness and his son's filial piety.

Wang Wen did not raise any objection, accepted the prince's order and returned to his position.

Poor Chang'an Nu, he lost his official position just because of the prince's words.

He Wenyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, sent out a report and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Ning, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments and Governor of Jiangxi, died of illness half a month ago."

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then secretly wrote the word "Chen Jian" in Zhu Wenfang's hand.

This great job as governor of Jiangxi was given to Chen Jian, the inspector-general of Shandong, as a reward for his proper handling of the Confucius mansion.

The opportunity to show kindness and win people's hearts was given to Zhu Wenfang.

Zhu Wenfang understood and smiled at He Wenyuan: "Shandong Inspector Chen Jian has outstanding political achievements and can take over as governor of Jiangxi."

Seeing that the emperor had no reaction, He Wenyuan hurriedly accepted the prince's order.

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Let's talk about the war. You insist on convening a court meeting, probably because you are concerned about the war."

Hearing this, Shen Yi was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, our supply of food and grass is still very difficult. Beizhili, Shandong, and Henan are experiencing constant disasters as in previous years.

The number of troops that landed in Japan was close to 20. This does not include the young men who migrated there. It will gradually reach at least 20.

Unfortunately, Japan has not seen much rain or snow since the end of last year, which indicates that there will be a severe drought this year.

In other words, 40 million people in Japan cannot be self-sufficient and rely entirely on the imperial court to transport food and supplies by sea.

If the war cannot achieve a breakthrough this year, the court will really be unable to bear it. "

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, let's do this. You and the household department in Beijing will try their best to survive for another half year. After half a year, if there is not enough food, I will allocate 300 million shi from the internal funds to the household department."

Chen Yi frowned and asked, "Are these 300 million stones lent to the Ministry of Revenue from internal funds, or were they allocated free of charge?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Of course it was allocated free of charge. The reason why I occupy so much fertile land in the imperial village is to hoard silver and grain for national use.

I am not coveting my own enjoyment. Think about it, daily life consists of the four major items of clothing, food, housing and transportation.

I almost never leave the palace, and I don’t spend much money doing this.You can live there, I have Lingyu Palace, and I haven’t built any new palaces or buildings.

That is to say, my only expenses are food and clothing.Including the Queen Mother, they saved as much as they could and did not put any burden on the court.

Our family just spent a little extra money to build this Qi Prince's Mansion, but we didn't squander the rest much. "

When the ministers heard this, they all knelt down.Frankly speaking, the emperor's family is indeed quite aggrieved.

The previous emperors, starting from Taizong, have been moving money from the treasury to the inner treasury.Since the emperor came to the throne eight years ago, he has strictly separated the internal funds and the national treasury, and has not taken a single penny from the treasury for personal use.

Not only that, but countless amounts of money and grain were also taken from internal funds to subsidize the state treasury.It even permanently allocated the largest source of internal funds: gold and silver to the treasury.This amount alone is an annual income of more than 100 million taels of silver.

Everyone can criticize the emperor for acting absurdly, but when it comes to publicity and caring for his subjects, the emperor really has nothing to say.

The emperor didn't even build the imperial mausoleum, and he never had any intention of building it.

And the Queen Mother, regardless of the rules of any dynasty or generation, the Queen Mother should be raised by the world.But Empress Dowager Wu of this dynasty did not use a copper coin from the treasury.

The emperor and the queen mother did this, and the ministers felt really sorry.

Zhu Qiyu smiled at everyone and said: "Everyone, get up. I'm just saying this in vain. I am determined to capture North Korea and Japan. I caused this war. It is only natural that I use internal funds."

As for daily expenses, they are not that pitiful.In fact, there are mountains and rivers in my palace, and I feel at ease every day.Two days ago, I took the imperial concubines to grow vegetables at home.Grow vegetables, raise chickens, ducks, and fish. After raising chickens and ducks, let them lay eggs.

I also planted various fruit trees, including apples, pears, dates, persimmons, mulberries, grapes, etc.

When I get a chance, I'll invite you to try it. "

The atmosphere in the palace became more relaxed as soon as this family member came.

Zhu Qiyu felt that the time was almost up, so he informed his important ministers: "The war in Japan has reached a critical moment.

You don’t have to be too hasty. In three months at most, we should achieve a decisive victory.

Kyoto, Japan has been surrounded on all sides, and the key now is the supply issue for both sides.

Not surprisingly, the Japanese army should launch a surprise attack on Busan in an attempt to rob the supplies stored in Busan.

They grabbed the supplies and arrived in Kyoto, and we were in trouble.

But if their sneak attack fails and we take advantage of the victory to attack and destroy the main force of their navy, Japan will lose its ability to counterattack.

If the weather is on my side and there is a severe drought in Japan this year, their internal conflicts will explode. From the guardian daimyo to the ordinary people, they will rush to surrender. "

The ministers looked at each other, and the emperor came to draw the pie again.

Luo Tong stood up and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, is Busan heavily guarded now?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "It's not called heavy troops. The main force has already landed in Japan. According to my estimate, there are only thirty to forty thousand troops left in Busan, and most of them are improvised.

There is no other way. Without resorting to an empty city strategy, the Japanese Navy would not dare to make a desperate move.

If the main force of the Japanese navy has been huddled in Hakata Port, we can only sit and compete to eat food like the Battle of Changping. How long will it take to break the situation?

According to my strategic plan, the main force of the Japanese navy and the elites stationed in Chikuzen Kingdom were lured out of Hakata Port to launch a surprise attack on Busan.

We divided a part of the Ming army to land in Chikugo Province, and fought along the plain between Chikugo Province and Chikuzen Province to Hakata Port.The Japanese army sneaked up on us, and we attacked the Japanese army sneakily and used the enemy's methods to retaliate.

In more than a month, we will get the battle report from the front, and then the situation will be completely different. "

After everyone heard this, they were still dubious.

Zhu Qiyu patiently chatted with the ministers for more than half an hour before leaving the court and going home.

As soon as he returned to Hehuan Hall, Zhu Qiyu threw off his coat, threw his arms around and fell down on the soft couch.

Lin Xiangyu helped Zhu Qiyu take off his belt and sat down with a smile.

Zhu Qiyu laughed angrily: "You stupid girl, are you a joke sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva? I battled wits and courage with the ministers for a long time, and finally got home. I lay on the bed so that you could give me a massage to relieve my pain. Who asked you to sit down to relieve your fatigue?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu apologized repeatedly: "I see, my concubine must have misunderstood. I thought my husband was angry with the minister and needed my concubine to vent his anger when he came back."

Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly and said: "Just let it go, but I'm tired. I won't move. If you want to move, you can do it yourself. Why aren't Ningxiang and the others there?"

Lin Xiangyu drew a circle with her slender waist as the center and said teasingly: "I am just thinking of your girl Ningxiang. They took our princess to Xishan Tianxiang Garden to see the flowers."

"Oh, why don't you take me with you? I want to go too."

(End of this chapter)