I am the carpenter king

Putting his thoughts down, Emperor Tianqi took the memorial presented by Wang Chengen in his hand and read it slowly.Emperor Tianqi's brows gradually frowned, until after reading it, Emperor Tianqi didn't speak.

Everyone in the hall held their breath, and the sound of breathing was suppressed extremely low.After a long time, Emperor Tianqi asked in a deep voice, "Liu Aiai, have you finished collecting this year's grain?"

Everyone was taken aback, no one expected that Emperor Tianqi would ask about grain grains, but Liu Yijing immediately went on to say: "Return to the emperor, this year the grain grains of the whole country have been collected, totaling 800 million tannins."

Nodding his head slowly, the Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "It is already October, and according to the annual progress, it is still in time. But now it has started to snow, and the grain must enter Beijing as soon as possible. The cabinet on this matter Arrange it as soon as possible, and we must dare to transport the grain to the warehouse in the capital before the canal is closed."

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will make arrangements as soon as I'm ready!" Liu Yijing nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice.No one knows the importance of Cao Liang, and all the expenses of the imperial court next year will be on it. [

Glancing at Liu Yijing, Emperor Tianqi asked again: "Liu Aiqing, how much Lumi do the princes and nobles from all over the world need this year?"

Several people were stunned again, lowered their heads and thought for a while, Liu Yijing said in a deep voice: "Going back to the lord, about 840 dans of Lumi are needed in the palaces and honors of various places! This is for this year, and there may be more for next year." A little more." The palace of the Ming Dynasty had many nobles, and Lumi increased every year, because new nobles were born every year.

Emperor Tianqi frowned tightly again, these people really became the moths of the country.There are 800 million dans of grain per side, of which more than 800 million dans are to be made into Lumi for them.The remaining [-] dan is the food for the imperial court to support the army, as well as disaster relief in various places, etc. How can the imperial court not have enough food.

But now is obviously not the time to deal with these people.After pondering for a while, Emperor Tianqi handed the memorial in his hand to Wang Chengen, and said in a deep voice, "Let's discuss it in the morning next time! Let's see what the ministers have to say, I won't act arbitrarily on this matter."

"Your Majesty is holy!" Several people saluted Emperor Tianqi and said respectfully.

Gently waving his hand, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Go down!"

"Yes. Your Majesty! I will take my leave!" After several people saluted, they left respectfully.

Feeling the snow falling in the sky, there was a hint of coolness, but Liu Yijing and the others didn't care about it.Emperor Tianqi asked General Xiong Tingbi to discuss it in the early court, which already represented a certain trend.If it is to stay in China and not send it, it means that Emperor Tianqi does not agree, and now at least Emperor Tianqi is hesitating.

A few people didn't speak, each character lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, after leaving the palace gate.After saying hello, they each boarded their sedan chairs.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of October, the day of the morning court.

Since the last time it snowed, even though it wasn't very big, now I can see snowflakes, but the whole capital seems to have entered winter.For everyone, this kind of weather can only be described in one word, that is cold.

It was still dark in the morning.All the ministers are about to come to court, but everyone is wearing thick fur clothes.After a series of etiquette.The ministers all walked into the hall.Some ministers were still stamping their feet lightly, because it was so cold that day.

"The emperor is here!" Accompanied by Wang Chengen's shout, Emperor Tianqi walked slowly into the main hall and got behind the dragon chair.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After everyone paid homage, Emperor Tianqi signaled everyone to stand up, and the whole set of etiquette was completed.

He glanced at the ministers who were panting white below.Emperor Tianqi felt that it was a bit cold in the hall, so he couldn't help but said with a smile: "The weather is not so good! You are embarrassing all your loves! Come, close the door of the hall and get some braziers."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" This sentence of thank you, Your Majesty, came from the heart of the ministers, and Emperor Tianqi felt sorry for them.Of course they know.

Smiling and nodding, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "It's so cold, dear dears, please tell me what you have to say!"

"Your Majesty, I have this report!" The first person to stand up was a supervisory censor, and it was obvious that this person had discovered something.

Seeing the supervisory censor standing up, all the ministers in the hall frowned, don't talk about yourself!These supervisory censors are not big, and no one dares to offend them, but no minister really likes them. [

Looking at the censor standing up with a smile, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Speak!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! I want to impeach Li Ao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Li Ao blatantly ordered his subordinates to build a garden for him, and wantonly exploited his subordinates. Please punish him!" .

Hearing that it was the Chancellor of Dali Temple who participated in the impeachment, many people frowned, looking for trouble for nothing.I don't know who this Li Ao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, has offended.

Emperor Tianqi also laughed. Today, Dali Temple is different from before. Without Jin Yiwei, Dali Temple is responsible for arresting and judging court officials.But in the Ming Dynasty, Dali Temple did not have this function, because it had been replaced by Jinyiwei.

As for other criminal cases, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge, and Dali Temple has no right to intervene.Unless the case reported by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple has the power to review, or the case is a case ordered by the emperor to be heard by the three courts, otherwise this Dali Temple is just a decoration.

The rank of Dali Sicheng is not high, but it is the fifth rank, and this fifth rank is not as prestigious as the cabinet scholar.Taking out such a matter and participating in the impeachment of an important Dali Temple Chancellor is obviously a personal grievance.

Slowly nodding his head, Emperor Tianqi said angrily: "It's really audacious to wantonly exploit the subordinates, where is the Prime Minister of Dali Temple?"

"My minister, Li Ao of Dali Temple, see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Li Ao was already in cold sweat at this time, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart, who wants to punish himself!

"Is there such a thing?" Emperor Tianqi lowered his face and asked loudly.

Li Ao quickly shook his head, only a fool would admit such a thing!Besides, I really haven't done it myself!

"Since someone is impeaching, we have to investigate." Turning his gaze to the other side, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Commander of Jin Yiwei!"

"My minister Luo Sigong is here!" Luo Sigong quickly stood up and replied respectfully.Luo Sigong was also very dissatisfied with that censor in his heart, he was really looking for trouble for nothing.

Glancing at Luo Sigong, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "I will leave this matter to you Jin Yiwei, remember to check it carefully, and make sure there are no omissions."

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will definitely do my best!" Emperor Tianqi said seriously, and Luo Sigong looked like he was facing a formidable enemy.Those who knew he was going to investigate Dali Sicheng, but those who didn't know thought he was going to catch the rebels somewhere!

After that, Emperor Tianqi dealt with a few more things. Seeing that the situation was almost the same, Emperor Tianqi said to Wang Chengen on the side: "You read it!" Then he turned his head and said: "Here is a copy of Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong. , the matter is of great importance, all dear ministers, discuss it!"

People who don't know the inside story have a look of worry on their faces at this moment. Is there something wrong with Liaodong?Those who knew the inside story had a solemn expression on their faces, and finally said it.

Wang Cheng'en didn't have any worries, it didn't matter to him how things felt, and Emperor Tianqi asked him to read it, so he naturally wanted to read it.Taking out the memorial and gently opening it, Wang Chengen read it aloud.

The ministers were all listening attentively. At first they thought that something happened in Liaodong, but they didn't expect to talk about this matter.The ministers all looked at each other in blank dismay, abolished the Weisuo system in Liaodong, canceled the military registration of soldiers, and changed them all to household registration.The fields of the original guards were distributed to the soldiers, and the recruitment system was implemented in Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi's memorial shocked everyone, but many ministers didn't take it seriously.How to change it has nothing to do with them, and it has nothing to do with them anyway.Or if the Weisuo system is abolished, can the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty win the battle?Maybe it's a good thing too.

However, the faces of many ministers have become very ugly, especially some officials from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Officials.Every year, part of the military salary allocated by the imperial court to the guards would be withheld, and they naturally got the money.In order to exploit the soldiers, the generals below often deal with these officials.

But the officials of the Ministry of Industry don't care much about it now. Although they are also involved, it's not direct.What they are worried about now is the matter that the Ministry of Industry will be the supervisor, and they are deeply involved in it.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors cannot be abolished. Moreover, the guards are the foundation of the military system of the Ming Dynasty. If the guards are changed to the recruiting system, the imperial court's annual military expenditure must be doubled. After all, the soldiers under the guards have money and food. Self-sufficient, what the imperial court needs every year is only part of the military pay and equipment. Now the imperial treasury expenditure is huge, and the guard system must not be changed!" A doctor from the household department stood up and quickly expressed his opinion. [

Glancing at the doctor, Emperor Tianqi's expression darkened, and he said with an unhappy expression: "Jiangling Chancellor Zhang Juzheng's reforms have filled the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and this is already a clear indication of the problem. Don't talk about the law of the ancestors in the future. As the saying goes, times have changed, the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, and many things have changed. Today, we only talk about whether this matter can work, and don’t talk about the method of the ancestors.”

The ministers were all stunned, what is Emperor Tianqi going to do?Is it necessary to redo Zhang Juzheng's reform?Many ministers have already begun to beat drums in their hearts.If that's the case, then you're in trouble.What happened in Liaodong has nothing to do with them, but the real reform has something to do with them. (to be continued...)