Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 198
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing. Jianghu is about human relationships. Only when you are good and I am good can everyone be good. When certain changes occur, new variables will inevitably arise. After all, everyone is under this general trend.

Ministry of War.

Shangshu Department.

"Da Sima, I can understand your worries about the division of the country, but things cannot be done this way."

Zhao Yan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, looked serious. He was sitting on the official hat chair. He looked at Wang Xiangqian, the minister of the Ministry of War, and said: "Let's talk about the current situation in the court. It is so complicated. Affected by the flooding of the old Taicang and the shipping warehouse, the court situation has changed. There are different opinions about Zhongyousi, and both the Ministry of Revenue and Cangchang are the targets of public criticism."

"This is definitely not an excuse for the subordinates to evade. In fact, under the current situation, it is somewhat inappropriate for our Ministry of War to respond to their Ministry of Household Affairs to clearly eliminate redundant soldiers and redundant service and to check the fictitious military pay."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of finance and taxation, and the Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs. If there are any mistakes anywhere, the impact will be huge."

"Yes, the situation of his Ministry of Household Affairs is difficult. The imperial court's various expenditures are very large, and the fiscal and tax money of the national treasury is often unable to make ends meet. However, the situation of the Ministry of War is also difficult. Previously, His Majesty had to have a department to check the deficit, but it has not been sorted out yet. Find out something, Da Sima..."

Wang Xiangqian sat on the official hat chair and listened quietly to what Zhao Yan said.

Not in his place and not in his own affairs.

Since he took the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, not to mention how the situation in the court has changed, just talking about the matters under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War has often made Wang Xiangqian feel worried.

There are too many things.

Too many questions.

These were not formed in a short period of time, but started in the middle and late period of the Wanli Dynasty. During this period, many things happened. In addition, some officials were not replenished in time, not to mention the intensifying party disputes, which gradually evolved into today's situation.

Why didn't Zhu Youxiao shout the slogan of reform and raise the banner of the New Deal in Ming Dynasty after he ascended the throne in Yuji?

The roots are here.

After the death of Emperor Wanli, he left ample internal funds for his successors, but he also left a lot of troubles and even more messes. Emperor Taichang who succeeded him wanted to stabilize the situation. After all, If the situation continues to be chaotic, his throne will not be stable.

It's just that we don't fully understand the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, and some people say it's taking advantage of it or calculating it. In short, the Donglin Party has gained power in the government, and the party struggle has further intensified. This has led to an even more undercurrent in the government, and in the unexpected collapse, A lot of money has been spent on internal funds, but the trouble is still there and the mess is still there. If Zhu Youxiao does not consider the reality and chooses to make drastic changes, the result will only become more chaotic.

Parties are united against each other, each has his or her own agenda, officials are corrupt, morals are corrupt, and each is trying to sweep away the door... These are all objective facts.

Things are difficult to handle here.

"I think Zuo Sima is right."

Zhang Heming, the right minister of the Ministry of War, said at this moment: "For our Ministry of War, the top priority now is to check the deficit, and we must do this first before talking about anything else.

After all, affected by the events in Cangchang, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Wang Ji, the Minister of Cangchang, were implicated, not to mention all the officials in Cangchang.

Even if the investigation into the Cangchang matters is transferred to the Integrity Council by His Majesty's decree, we still have to pay attention to the public opinion and concern between the government and the public..."

"Then if I go by what you two said, can I understand it this way?"

Wang Xiangqian frowned slightly, looked at the two of them and said, "Our Ministry of War has to consider these and other things. Let's just stop doing anything. After all, doing too much will make you wrong, and not doing anything is good." Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming fell silent. , Wang Xiangqian's words were too straightforward, which made them not know what to say.

"Just now you all mentioned checking the deficit, okay, then let's talk about the Ministry of War's deficit."

Wang Xiangqian continued: "Not to mention the three major battalions under the nose of the Ministry of War, as well as the guard posts under the jurisdiction of Beizhili, many of the decisions made by Your Majesty in the past were said by both the government and the public to be arbitrary, so I asked Just tell me, is it a fact that he pretended to receive military pay? Is it a fact that the armaments are lax?"

"Yes, at that time, I had not yet come to Beijing to take up this post. Zhao Shilang was still serving as governor of Shandong, but Zhang Shilang was in the Ministry of War, right?"

"Since the Ministry of War is in deficit, I would like to ask you two about the situation that you know about the various post offices under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The imperial court directly allocates 10 taels of silver every year. This does not include the sales of official posts in various places. Who can tell me why the imperial court spends so much money and food, but the performance of Yi Chuan is always so unsatisfactory!"

Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming showed different expressions.

Wang Xiangqian knows better than anyone else the current situation in the officialdom. Just because he keeps silent about it doesn't mean he doesn't know.

Although the current situation in the court is in chaos, Wang Xiangqian is not worried, and even has a fighting spirit in his heart. If you don't open some thick sores, they will always exist. It is not only painful, but also disgusting, but once you choose to open it, It may hurt at first, but as long as you take care of it, it will be resolved.

"What the Ministry of War does is not done based on who's face, but what should be done."

Wang Xiangqian leaned forward and said to Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming: "Reducing redundant troops and redundant service, and checking the fraud of military pay are not only related to the Ministry of War itself, but also related to the country, the country, and the country. If I do these things, it will only be for the sake of peace." Judging from the face of the Ministry of Finance, it’s okay if the Minister of the Ministry of War doesn’t do it!”

"Liaodong urgent report!"

Wang Xiangqian had just finished speaking, and when Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming didn't know what to say, a rapid voice sounded outside, but Wang Xiangqian immediately became alert.

The emergency military affairs of Jianlu's large-scale invasion of Liaozuo were belatedly delivered to the capital and to the Department of War.

"How is this possible~"

After Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming saw Wang Xiangqian's slightly changed expression and heard those words, they couldn't help but become nervous.

Damn it!
But at this moment, Wang Xiangqian felt angry in his heart. Urgent military affairs such as Jianlu's invasion of Liaozuo, even though Liaozuo were far away from the capital, they didn't send them until now!
"Baoding Urgent Report!!"

However, under this situation, another voice sounded, which made Wang Xiangqian's heart beat faster. Everything was because of the word Baoding.

What happened?

Seeing Wang Xiangqian walking quickly out of the hall, Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming looked at each other, secretly surprised and suspicious, and followed Wang Xiangqian away.

At that time, the Ministry of War office was not peaceful.

"This is something big!"

Wang Xiangqian, who grabbed the urgent report, only took one look and felt that the world was spinning. If Zhao Yan hadn't had quick hands and quick eyes, he stepped forward to support Wang Xiangqian, and he might have fallen to the ground.

"Follow me to the palace." Wang Xiangqian tried his best to calm down, glanced at Zhao Yan and Zhang Heming, and said in a slightly trembling tone, but his hands were trembling slightly uncontrollably...

(End of this chapter)