Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 37

But those are things for later. If I really can’t wait until my lifespan is longer in the future, I’ll just get a computer to use it!
This morning passed quickly, because he had breakfast a little late. Zhu Tianqi didn't eat much at noon. After eating a few bites, he sat on a chair and drank tea with a thermos cup in his arms.

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War also sent the files over one after another. Zhu Tianqi did not go over to look through them in advance because Zhu Tianqi was not used to Ming Dynasty documents and could not understand them well.

Fortunately, Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong arrived without waiting long.

The two of them entered the palace, and after Du Shi worshiped and met Zhu Tianqi, Zhu Tianqi led them to a large desk filled with files and said straight to the point: "Here are the files on taxes from the Ministry of Household Affairs and military pay from the Ministry of War in recent years. You have now taken over the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of War, so I have brought you here to sort out the old accounts first, so as to facilitate your next work!
First of all, the first thing is to count the salaries owed by the imperial court to officials in various places and the amount of salary arrears in various places, and then after careful verification, distribute them as soon as possible! "

Zhu Tianqi was eager to clear the court's salary and salary arrears as soon as he came up. It was not because he found some money by ransacking his house and felt that the money was hot and had to spend it in a hurry, but because he had carefully studied the historical records in his hand. .

The reason why the peasant uprisings in various places can become large-scale and popular is mainly because there are many rebels from the imperial court, especially several well-known leaders among them, such as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, who have served as frontier soldiers in the northwest!

The border troops frequently mutinied because of lack of pay. Some soldiers and generals had no choice but to rebel. These regular troops coerced the local farmers into revolting, so they became increasingly difficult to deal with. If it were a pure peasant uprising, how could it be possible? Can you beat the regular army?

Therefore, we must not only appease the people and prevent civil uprisings, but also appease the army and prevent mutinies. Both hands must be grasped, both hands must be hard, and they must be fast. Next year will be a year of high incidence of peasant uprisings and border army mutinies in the northwest. It must be done in the beginning of next spring. We need to send the disaster relief food and unpaid wages beforehand.

The same goes for the salaries owed by the imperial court to officials from various places. Officials can't even get their salaries, let alone be loyal to the imperial court, and they can't expect them not to be greedy or exploit the people. It's no wonder that they established slaves. After entering the customs, many cities surrendered without a fight. As a boss, you cannot always expect others to be of high moral character and loyal to you, and you must also fulfill your obligations!
Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong were both smart people. They did not rush to look through these files. Instead, after looking at each other, Xu Guangqi took the lead in saluting Zhu Tianqi and said: "Your Majesty, after all your hard work, I can do it." What I understand is that the salary and military pay owed by the imperial court is no longer a gap of one or two years. It is a backlog of seven or eight years at least. Now if you want to make up for the gap of nearly ten years, such a large amount of money will be needed. Silver, I’m afraid… it’s a bit difficult!”

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but said: "Also, whether it is the salary of officials from various places or the salary arrears of the army, there are cases of false claims and false claims. There are many officials involved. It would be very difficult to find out within a period of time. It’s difficult to do, and many officials have resigned or been transferred. Isn’t it a little... inappropriate to go over these old scores now?”

Zhu Tianqi was not angry after hearing what they said. Instead, he was very pleased because the two people were willing to tell the truth to him, namely Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong. Although what they just said sounded a bit euphemistic, But it was actually very straightforward, especially Sun Chengzong's words, which were a bit offending and brought many things to light.

Zhu Tianqi nodded slowly, and first said: "You don't have to worry about the money, I will just figure out a way, if the current money is not enough, I have to make a plan to distribute it in batches, anyway, this bad debt can't be kept forever dragged on.

There are also the questions you mentioned just now, teacher. I know what you mean. The new official is taking office. It would offend people, so this bright and beautiful appearance was retained from one term to another, but inside it was getting worse and worse! "

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but smile after hearing this, secretly thinking that the emperor was also very good at speaking!Zhu Tianqi said seriously: "This matter is easy to handle. Aren't we just afraid that the court will hold us accountable, or that we will become a 'sage' and offend our colleagues?
You can rest assured to check the number of officials and soldiers in various places, and truthfully report false claims. I can guarantee that as long as they report honestly and actively cooperate, the court will never hold them accountable. In this way, you will be missing. There are a lot of concerns, and the people below should be more cooperative! "

"This..." After hearing this, Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi couldn't help but look at each other, but they still had some doubts, because this false report of false claims is a serious crime of corruption. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, is the emperor really willing to hold him accountable? ?

Zhu Tianqi glanced at them, couldn't help but smile, and asked, "Why, are you afraid that I will go back on my promise?"

After hearing this, the two people hurriedly saluted and said, "I don't dare!"

Sun Chengzong immediately said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Even if I can believe your Majesty's words, will all the officials in the world be willing to believe it? Especially those with more serious cases, they must not dare to use their own heads. Gambling, and besides, this matter violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty. I’m afraid even if Your Majesty doesn’t want to pursue it, those imperial officials won’t agree, right?”

Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Officials from all over the country will not easily believe what I say, so we have to use some means to show them a few scenes to resolve their worries. After being typical, they will naturally know what to do.

As for the censors and officials in the court, you don't need to worry about them. I have ways to deal with them. You can just go about your work without worries! "

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong had no choice but to bow his hands to Zhu Tianqi and said: "Since your Majesty has already made a plan, I will naturally follow your orders!"

Naturally, Xu Guangqi had no objections. After all, the big bosses here were owed salaries to the armies from various places. It was a matter for Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War. The amount of money owed to officials in various places was not too much, so he had less work to do. .

Seeing that they had no objections, Zhu Tianqi asked directly: "Since you two have no doubts about this matter, I have to ask one more question. If I want to verify the salary and salary arrears across the country, How much time does it take in total?”

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