Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

After rewarding military merit and accepting the throne, this was a real state affairs advisory meeting for the new emperor. For this reason, it took a very long time.

During this period, Lu Mou improved many systems and new policies, but he did not rush to launch any drastic new policy reforms. The entire operation was carried out smoothly and step by step.

This made many old ministers gradually begin to feel relieved as they were worried about the regent who was eager for quick success and reform, and the new emperor who would make rash advances once the power was in his hands.

As for the direct abolition of the two imperial courts in Nanjing, not only did everyone not object, but they even raised their hands in approval.

The two imperial courts in Nanjing not only raised a group of idlers who had nothing to do but consumed a lot of resources from the national treasury, and further exacerbated the division between the north and the south.

In particular, the Supreme Emperor and the ruling emperor have long stated that they will resolutely fulfill the emperor's oath to guard the country, so there is no need for the existence of the spare tire of the two imperial courts.

Not only is it unnecessary to exist, but once it still exists, it will greatly weaken the iron-blooded image of the emperor, making people always have a way out and be lazy. It's really harmful rather than beneficial. It should have been revoked long ago.

Half a month later, the meeting continued, and Lu Mou came forward and announced that Shi Kefa, the former Minister of War in Nanjing, would be dismissed and replaced as the Chief Envoy of Jiangsu Province who had revoked the separation of Southern Zhili.

Everyone thinks this is the right decision. Originally, Shi Kefa really knew nothing about military affairs except for loyalty. He is really not qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. On the contrary, his character is upright, so he is more suitable to be the chief envoy.

Qian Tonghe, who had been left behind in Nanjing, was dismissed, the cabinet was improved, and he was appointed as the Yongwang division. This is compensation for the loyal minister who drove the nail into his butt in the first place.

Li Ankong rejoiced for one year after removing Fengyang as the garrison eunuch in Nanjing, then came back in despair and became Chongzhen's follower again. His status was actually far inferior to that of Wang Chengen.

But fortunately, Chongzhen did not treat him badly and let him be in charge of royal procurement under Wang Chengen.

Other Nanjing officials will be employed according to their talents to enrich various provinces and ministries. Those who were incompetent were originally officials who arranged for them to live in Nanjing for retirement. They were directly treated generously and received a pension to live in retirement.

This also started the feudal dynasty and the first pension system.

This allows veterans who have served the country all their lives to be provided for in their old age, and makes those who are in office more conscientious and conscientious in office, fearing that they will lose their benefits, and not daring to act recklessly.

Lu Mou officially announced that in order to train King Yong, he specially appointed King Yong to supervise the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Punishment, and to be the Prime Minister. He is at the same level as the Chief Minister of the Cabinet and co-ordinates state affairs.

Such reforms made the ministers puzzled, but they also felt that it was natural.

The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Works under the original supervision of the regent were key during wartime.

The current Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment are the foundation for the future development and stability of the Ming Dynasty. Holding these three key points in the hands of the royal family is equivalent to holding the Ming Dynasty in the hands, but he does not directly govern, but supervises the operations.

And making him the Prime Minister and the same level as the cabinet would break the separate confrontation between the cabinet and the imperial power that had always existed in the Ming Dynasty.

From now on, there will never be a fight between imperial power and ministerial power. There must be a dead end of compromise. In this way, the Ming Dynasty truly got rid of the situation that may once again occur in the Chongzhen Year, where the monarch and his ministers directly opposed each other and became enemies, making the court situation truly stable.

For this reason, everyone from Chongzhen to the ministers marveled at the new emperor's foresight.

The new emperor is capable both militarily and politically. You cannot accept it. Clothes.

The conference lasted for half a month, and finally the political matters were sorted out.

It's time to start sorting out your family fortune.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor appeared again, but he was no longer sitting in the main seat, but behind the screen. He was here to care, not to interfere.

Being poor all my life is really scary, so as long as it has something to do with money, even if I don't care, I still want to hear about it.

This group of ministers understood. Lu Mou directly named his younger brother Zhu Cizheng: "Prime Minister Wang, you are in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Come out and say something."

Zhu Cizheng was confused. It was true that I supervised the household department, but I had only been there for a few days. What should I say?

"Brother Your Majesty, if I hadn't run away from home last time and got two yuan as a hairpin, I have never seen what money looks like since I was a child. What did the Emperor ask me to say?"

The ministers smiled kindly.

Lu Mou covered his face and said, "Brother is worried. Well, listen carefully to He Shangshu's report. Learn more, listen more, read more, and hurry up to help relieve brother's worries."

Chongzhen was pleased: it was a good thing that San'er was not wary of his brothers and had high expectations for them.

Zhu Cizheng was sitting at the table, picking up his pen and preparing to record.

This time, because of his merits in arranging logistics supplies, He Fugui, a son of a merchant, was the only person in the entire Chinese history, besides Lu Buwei, to be awarded a knighthood.

This is enough to show Lu Mou's supportive attitude towards business.

He Fugui, who used to look fat, is now as thin as an old dog.

When he stood up to reply, he was a little wobbly.

"He Aiqing, sit down and talk." Lu Mou asked him to sit back down distressedly.

After thanking the emperor, He Fugui reported: "Originally, our Ming Dynasty Household Department had a lot of savings. However, after an unprecedented war between the north and the south, our treasury was completely emptied. Coupled with the supplementary reorganization and training of each group army, we died in battle. Pensions for wounded soldiers, soldiers who participated in the war, rewards from all the officials and colleagues who contributed, the construction of the late emperor's mausoleum, the emperor's enthronement ceremony, all these things are added up. According to the official's calculation, even at the end of this year, the land tax and commercial tax will be the same as the previous year. , excluding the service money that cannot be used for other purposes, our treasury will still be in deficit by no less than five million. "

Boom, the officials became commotion.

In the past few years, the ministers have become accustomed to the abundant treasury, and things go smoothly. As a result, the treasury suddenly experienced a huge deficit, which made the ministers feel at a loss.

In the past, the treasury had collapsed, and the ministers were accustomed to living a hard life.

But I won’t say here that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. To put it simply, at that time, the treasury had no money, but there was still internal funds to support it.

I think back then, as long as the state treasury had no money, the ministers would habitually ask for money from internal funds.

At that time, the internal funds of the family and the state were not divided, and "all sixty-seven percent of the country went into the internal funds." Not counting the annual 30% contribution to the national treasury, the various tax burdens that were separately classified as internal funds were particularly large. From salt and tea, to silk and iron materials, and even to shipping companies, even import and export duties, all belong to internal funds.

Later, Wanli desperately scraped money and hired mine supervisors and miscellaneous supervisors. Wei Zhongxian was desperate for money, so he came up with Dingkouqian and Pingtouqian (which turned into the gentry's share of the land). It was because the state treasury had no money and the internal funds had money, that it supported Chongzhen's squandering for seventeen years.

Now, the family and the country are separated, and everything that belongs to the country belongs to the country. The national treasury is out of money, which means that the Ming Dynasty is really out of money. If you reach out to the internal funds, the new emperor has even cut the salary of the chairman to 20%. You Do you still have the nerve to care about the chairman’s family’s money?
Could it be that despite the revitalization of the Ming Dynasty, it went back to the old path?
While the ministers were in astonishment, He Fugui coughed for a while and continued to report: "In order to make up for the five million shortfall, prevent the soldiers from lacking money and food, prevent the officials from being short of salary, and allow the entire court to operate, I have transferred the royal family to the government. Various gardens were handed over to the state, and future income was used as collateral. I borrowed three million from the bank to maintain the current operation, but there is still a shortfall of two million to support the tax payment into the treasury this autumn.”

Lu Mou grinned bitterly at that time. Back then, he told his father that he would mortgage his royal garden if he really had no money. Now his words have come true. I have a crow's mouth, so I have to stop talking nonsense from now on.

"But even this can only meet the needs of this year's operation. Before the entire summer grain tax next year is collected in June, all the country's expenses will be lost. Therefore, I ask the emperor to make preparations in advance."

You asked me to prepare early, what should I do to prepare?
I haven't even warmed up to the throne yet, and as a result, I'm financially bankrupt. Isn't this back to the old path?

In the past, I could still blame my dad or my brother for anything, but who could I blame it on now? I can only go into battle shirtless.

It’s really hard to be this emperor. (End of chapter)