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Emperor Hongzhi was speechless for a while, even though he already knew that Zhou Jing came for his own internal funds.
Since Xishan Coal Industry started to make money last year, Zhou Jing is no longer the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. He has become the money rat of Emperor Hongzhi, using various reasons to dig into Emperor Hongzhi's money every day.
Xishan Coal is indeed making money. Emperor Hongzhi knows this very well, and so does everyone. However, making money is making money. This week, Zhou Jing stares at his own money every day, which makes Emperor Hongzhi very unhappy.
Of course, what is even more unpleasant is that in addition to keeping an eye on their own internal funds, the ministers also write to Emperor Hongzhi every day, asking him to be diligent and frugal, abstain from extravagance and be frugal. They constantly ask Emperor Hongzhi to reduce his own expenses and use the money saved. To support the treasury.
Emperors are human beings too. Emperor Hongzhi was already very frugal and had only one wife. The expenses of the harem were reduced to the extreme. Many of the queen's clothes were still patched and mended.
Emperor Hongzhi neither cultivated gardens nor liked extravagance and waste. He had always been very frugal, but he was told to be frugal every day, and then the money saved was taken away by them for various reasons.
This Zhou Jing is the number one money-grabbing rat, and nothing else. He has been so good at crying in front of Emperor Hongzhi for the past three days or so that Emperor Hongzhi even wanted to give Zhou Jing a nickname, Zhou Papi. It is the emperor himself who is peeling off the skin.
"Master Zhou, you can't say that. This clairvoyance can see very far away. It is perfect for military reconnaissance. There is no news now. It only means that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the sea, rivers and rivers are clear. It also shows that I, the Ming Dynasty, are powerful. All over the world."
Xie Qian also stood up and said that he had formulated the regulations for the use of clairvoyance. Now Zhou Jing actually described this clairvoyance as a children's toy. Isn't this a slap in the face? Naturally, he couldn't bear it.
"Master Xie said it well. Since our Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe, and the seas and rivers are clear, there is no need to spend a lot of money on military affairs."
"Using these 20,000 taels of silver to buy 2,000 clairvoyants is unjustifiable in any case. If it can make a great contribution, there is nothing to say. Now that I have not made any merit, my Ming Dynasty has conquered the world, and there is no need to spend more silver. Invest it in the military."
Liu Jian and Xie Qian spoke for Emperor Hongzhi one after another, but Zhou Jing remained unyielding, with an attitude that if you don't give me these 20,000 taels of silver today, I won't give up.
Of course, we can also know from his words that in the Ming Dynasty, the literati were in control of everything, but in the military affairs related to the national security, they were constantly thinking of ways to cut expenses and suppress the generals and nobles. He, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, would find a way when he got the opportunity. Reduce military spending.
This is also an important reason why the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army plummeted. After the Tumubao Incident, civilian officials completely took control of the court's voice and military power.
In order to further suppress the forces of military generals and nobles, these civil servants are trying every possible means and using every possible means, and cutting military expenditures is just the most conventional method.
In the past, the military power of the Ming Dynasty's army belonged to the emperor, and the emperor had the final say on military expenditures. Therefore, every aspect was guaranteed, from weapons manufacturing to all aspects of the army. Before the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty's army Very powerful in combat.
From time to time, you can still go for a stroll on the grassland, kill the Tatars and Walas, flee thousands of miles north, and surrender. However, after the Tumu Fort Incident, the situation immediately reversed.
Although Yu Jin guarded the capital and protected the Ming Dynasty during the Tumu Fort Incident, the military power was completely controlled by the literati, and subsequent emperors did not take all military power into their own hands.
The civil servants came to power, suppressed the generals and nobles, cut military expenditures, and did not have enough funds. The weapons they produced became worse and worse. The artillery and fire blunderbuss of the Shenji Camp that were so popular in the world in the past were so powerful that the soldiers I would rather fight the enemy with a knife than use artillery and firecrackers.
In addition, the treatment of soldiers is getting worse and worse, especially when the Hongzhi Dynasty changed the "Kailiang Nazhong" to "Kaiyin Nazhong", salt merchants only need to pay silver to the court to obtain salt, and no longer need to transport grain to Only after the salt is introduced can the border town be obtained.
The entire border town system of the Ming Dynasty began to completely collapse. The troops in the border towns often did not even have enough to eat, the merchant villages were abandoned, and the military supplies in the border towns were tight and could not be guaranteed. In the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty directly fell into an even more dire financial crisis.
Of course, this crisis has not yet fully manifested itself. Civil servants like Zhou Jing are still trying to find ways to reduce military expenditures.expenditures to construct their dream Confucian concepts of governing the country by virtue and governing the country by filial piety.
"The 20,000 taels of silver will come from inside"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhou Jing, then looked at several other ministers, and sighed helplessly in his heart. As an emperor, he didn't know whether it was a success or a failure.
But before he could finish his words, a little Huangmen hurriedly came over with a memorial and said: "Your Majesty, a great victory in Bianzhen, a great victory in Bianzhen~"
When everyone heard this, they all immediately became energetic. Emperor Hongzhi also quickly changed his words and said: "Nian~"
"Your Majesty, Li Jie, has recently gathered 200,000 cavalry and marched south to the border. The troops were divided into two groups, and they pretended to attack Datong all the way. They camped for 20 miles, and the sky was full of beacons. However, it was all false. Fortunately, we have the magic weapon of clairvoyance. , seeing through the little prince¡¯s plan, I sent out many night-watching scouts to conduct a large-scale reconnaissance, and relied on the artifact clairvoyance to finally discover that the little prince¡¯s main attack direction was Taiyuan.¡±
"The general will follow his plan, lure the enemy deep, set up an ambush, severely injure the little prince, and kill tens of thousands of enemies"
This is a good news memorial from the border town. As Xiao Huang doorman Li Jie read out the memorial, everyone present could not help but smile, and at the same time, everyone was in false alarm.
The little prince is the overlord on the grassland. He has always been resourceful and used troops like a god. Last year, in May of the 10th year of Hongzhi, he also withdrew from Datong and even camped for dozens of miles. The capital was shocked.
Unexpectedly, not only did he return without success this time, but he also lost his troops and returned defeated. An invisible crisis was also resolved.
"Otherwise, once the little prince opens the gap and enters the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, we don't know how many people will die and how much property will be lost. You must know that it is the most difficult winter, and the little prince must have gone south to plunder supplies for the winter.
¡°That¡¯s great~¡±
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help clapping his hands happily. Throughout the winter, Emperor Hongzhi had been worried about this matter and was always worried about things in Bian Town. Now he finally heard the good news first.
"This little prince was seriously injured. He can finally sleep peacefully this winter."
Emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief. The colder the weather, the more worried he was about the northern nomads going south. In the past, he heard a lot of bad news every year.
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"This Li Jie is very good. He stabilized the Xuanfu last year, and now he has made great achievements. He must be rewarded~"
"Your Majesty, Li Jie really deserves a reward. However, Li Jie's memorial mentioned clairvoyance many times. He said that it was precisely because of clairvoyance that he was able to see through the little prince's plan and find the real main force of the little prince. In the end, he devised the plan. Only by laying an ambush can we seriously injure the little prince."
"It can be seen that clairvoyance is also indispensable and plays a huge role in the military."
Xie Qian looked at Zhou Jing and said very loudly.
The meaning of his words was very clear. At the same time, he kept looking at Zhou Jing when he said this, as if he was saying to Zhou Jing, is the money worth it?
Is this clairvoyance a children's toy?
As for Zhou Jing, he had lost all the arrogance he had just now. He lowered his head and remained silent. His old face was red, as if he had been slapped several times, and his whole mind was still buzzing. . (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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