My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 36 Shocking the Court
After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao was silent for a long time.

After a while, he spoke out.

"During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the Seven Kingdoms were in chaos. King Liu Bi of Wu boiled the sea for salt, chiseled copper and cast money. He became extremely wealthy. All the people of Wu State did not pay taxes, and all soldiers were given commissions. When Liu Bi rebelled, he supported More than [-] soldiers."

"Learning from the past and providing guidance for future events, minting coins privately is tantamount to conspiracy!"

Zhu Youxiao sighed as he spoke.

"Emperor Sejong is so kind after all."

"Your Majesty's wisdom."

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan cupped his hands and said.

"Of course, since the Ming Dynasty's ban on treasure banknotes, the money shortage has been unable to be solved, and the court is also powerless to deal with private coinage."

"Huh, minting coins is the power of the government, the power of the Ming Dynasty, and my power. I am not as kind as Shizong. Anyone who dares to mint coins privately will die!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, turned to Liu Shimin and ordered.

"I issued an express decree to order the Procuratorate, Jinyiwei and Dongchang to strictly investigate private money making among the people. Anyone who dares to make money privately will have his head beheaded and his whole family will be exiled to Qiongzhou."

"The servants lead the order."

Hearing this, Liu Shimin quickly agreed and sent someone to convey the order.

Seeing Liu Shimin leaving, Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Ziyan again and asked.

"Bi Aiqing, why are you here today?"

"Back to the Emperor, I'm here because of the silver reward given by the late Emperor."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was stunned and asked curiously.

"What about the reward silver the late Emperor gave to the soldiers of Liaodong? Is it too little?"

"Back to the emperor, the reward silver was sent directly to Liaodong."

"What did you say? Sent directly to Liaodong?"

As soon as Bi Ziyan said these words, the expression on Zhu Youxiao's face froze instantly.

"This bunch of trash!"

Zhu Youxiao asked after throwing the silver coins in his hand on the table.

"Li Ruhua, the Minister of Household Affairs, has no objection to this matter?"

"Go back to the emperor."

Startled by the emperor's action of throwing silver coins, Bi Ziyan paused and said.

"Li Shangshu doesn't agree to issue the silver directly, but the Hu Ke and the Bing Ke have been urging me."

"Pujiao returns to the palace, rings the Jingyang bell, and starts the court meeting!"

Sending 100 million taels of silver directly to Liaodong is not saving Liaodong, it is destroying Liaodong!
With that said, Zhu Youxiao walked out the door.

The carriage galloped all the way towards the Forbidden City.

"Dong dong dong."

Accompanied by the heavy ringing of Jingyang Bell, the civil and military officials in Beijing were stunned when they heard the sound, and then they gathered towards the palace without even bothering to change into court uniforms.

The emperor issued an edict to stop the morning court. The daily memorial was approved by the Chief of Ceremonies and sent to Nanhaizi. The emperor read it and sent it back.

Now that the emperor suddenly rang the bell to summon the courtiers, something big must have happened.

"Fang Fu."

"Han Fu."

Officials from various ministries entered the palace quickly, and then lined up outside the Wenhua Palace. After meeting, they greeted each other.

Holding the wat board in his hand, after paying attention to the surroundings, Li Ruhua, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, approached Fang Congzhe and asked.

"Fang Fu, do you know why your Majesty called all the ministers?"

"I don't know."

Hearing this, Fang Congzhe, who was closing his eyes to rest, shook his head, opened his eyes and glanced at Han Xu, who was frowning and talking to the people around him, shook his head and said.

"But it's certainly not a good thing."

"The civil and military classes will enter the palace in order~~~"

Following the eunuch's shout, the door of Wenhua Palace opened, and hundreds of civil and military officials entered the palace one after another.

After the ministers entered the hall, they saw Bi Ziyan already standing in the hall and Zhu Youxiao sitting on the dragon chair.

After the class was in order, everyone bowed in unison to say hello.

"I respectfully send you your holy greetings." "I am uneasy. I am very uneasy."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

"The Minister of the Household."

"The minister is here."

Li Ruhua's heart skipped a beat when he heard Zhu Youxiao looking for him as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Before the death of the Divine Ancestor, he left an edict in which he ordered 200 million taels of silver to be taken from the internal funds and distributed to Jiubian and Liaodong to reward the army. Do you still remember?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I remember."

Hearing this, Li Ruhua said quickly.

"This matter is coordinated by the Ministry of Household Affairs and issued by the Ministry of War. I have already reported it in a form, and the late emperor has approved it."

"Do you know what will happen if you go to a town in Liaodong and get a million dollars in silver?"

"Your Majesty, if one million taels of silver arrive in Liaodong, the price of goods in Liaodong will skyrocket and the people will have a hard time making a living. However, all the officials in the court fully agree, and I have no choice but to do anything."

Just as Li Ruhua finished speaking, a censor stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, Li Ruhua is talking nonsense. He wants to misappropriate military pay for other purposes, so he made such disrespectful remarks. The late emperor's reward will be sent to Liaodong, and the morale of the army will be greatly boosted. The annihilation of the Eastern captives will be just around the corner."

"Your Majesty, Li Ruhua is an incompetent person. He has been in office for five years and has done nothing. I ask that he be removed from the position of minister."

"boom!"

As soon as he heard that Li Ruhua knew the consequences of sending millions of silver to Liaodong, before Zhu Youxiao expressed his position, he heard two censors jumping out. Zhu Youxiao was shocked and said.

"Did I let you guys speak? Twenty palms."

"His Majesty!"

"Yes!"

With a few uniform responses, the Jin Yiwei stepped forward and stood up the two censors.

After hearing that the emperor was about to slap the two censors for saying a few words, more courtiers immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

But unfortunately, Zhu Youxiao turned a deaf ear to their words.

The imperial guards guarding the emperor were all elite men personally selected by Zhu Youxiao. They had eaten in the same pot with the emperor and only listened to the emperor's words.

Two more people walked out of the guards, holding wooden boards in their hands, and slapped the two censors on the face.

Accompanied by the sound of snapping, all the courtiers looked at it with fear.

After twenty strokes, the two censors' faces were covered in blood, several of their teeth had been knocked out, and they were trembling and afraid to move.

"Your Majesty, why are you so humiliating to your courtiers?"

Looking at the two censors with bloodstained faces, Han Xu knelt on the ground with a look of grief.

"I insulted the courtiers? Which of your eyes saw me insulting the courtiers?"

Hearing Han Xu's words, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, stood up on the dragon chair, pointed one finger at Han Xu, and asked aloud.

"What kind of place is this? This is my Ming Dynasty. Every word and deed here determines the rise and fall of our Ming Dynasty, and the life and death of countless people. Is this a place where I can talk casually?"

"In their eyes, do they still have me, do they still have this great world, do they still have this country and the country?"

"What's your motive in speaking out for these lunatics?"

"His Majesty."

Captured by Zhu Youxiao's momentum, Han Xu trembled twice and lay deeply on the ground.

"I...I am scared."

"The minister is terrified."

As Han Xu knelt down, the courtiers below also knelt down.

"Afraid, you all still know how to be afraid, you are all ignorant, incompetent and useless!"

With a flick of his sleeves, Zhu Youxiao walked down from the Dan Palace and walked in the main hall of the Wenhua Palace. He looked at the courtiers who were kneeling and yelled.

"In the capital, one stone of coarse rice is worth one tael of silver. 30 taels is enough for a Ming Dynasty and a family of five in Guizhou Province to need for a year. 100 million taels, converted into food, is enough for 15 people for a year."

"Send 15 people a year's worth of money to Liaodong at once. Where do the things needed for this year come from? Did they fall from the sky?"

"Once the money is distributed, commodity prices in Liaodong will inevitably skyrocket, and food prices will skyrocket. The people will not have enough food to eat, and they will not have enough clothes to cover their bodies. The government and the head of Guizhou will inevitably be disloyal. If the Eastern captives come again, by then, everyone will not be a captive!"

"If the situation in Liaodong becomes like this, tell me, how can Liaodong be defended?!"

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