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Chapter 178, The Crack in Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s Heart

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    As an emperor, as the Ninth Five Supreme Being, it seems that he enjoys all the most honorable things in the world, but Emperor Hongzhi was deeply touched by Zhu Houzhao's words at this time.

    The emperor is really very poor. If he wants to do something, he will basically be reprimanded by the ministers for not having any money. As for using his own internal funds to do things, the ministers are of course happy to hear about it.  , but this money is a bit of the property that Emperor Hongzhi finally saved with great difficulty.

    His cheap father Ming Xianzong completely destroyed the property left by his ancestors. When he first took over, the money could starve a mouse to death.

    Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi also valued the little money he had finally saved, and was not willing to spend it casually.

    There is no money in the treasury here, and there is not much money in the internal funds on the other side. Therefore, the most direct constraint on what Emperor Hongzhi wants to do is money. He is so poor that even as an emperor, he can only be Buddhist, so it's okay for him.  There is only one wife, and if there are three wives and four concubines in the harem, there will definitely be very little money left.

    Now that he heard Zhu Houzhao¡¯s words, his layer-by-layer analysis, and heard that the person behind it wanted to rely on money to control the imperial power, he felt the same way. It felt uncomfortable to have no money.

    Naturally, he didn't want such a thing to happen to his son. Now that Zhu Houzhao was just doing some profitable business, these people had already targeted him and took advantage of the national crisis to make plans for his son, just like him.  Tightly controlled by them and restricted by them.

    This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

    At the same time, an inexplicable anger arose in his heart. Dragons have reverse scales, and Zhu Houzhao is the reverse scale of Emperor Hongzhi. He is his only son and the successor of the Ming Dynasty.

    In order to control the imperial power, these people plotted everything. Zhu Houzhao was just a child now, just doing some profitable business with others, but someone actually plotted against him. Even as a little child, he was thinking about how to deal with it, and he also came up with the idea.  Three strategies: upper, middle and lower.

    However, Emperor Hongzhi was deeply influenced by Confucianism since he was a child. He was closer to civil servants and trusted them very much. After thinking carefully in his mind, he felt that Zhu Houzhao was thinking too much and thinking too deeply about this matter.

    But on the one hand, he felt that he had been constrained financially, and many of his great ambitions could not be realized. On the other hand, he had long-term trust in civil servants. The constant tension between the two made him hesitate and not know how to make a decision.

    "Are you thinking too much about this?"

    "Perhaps this is just some profiteers taking advantage of the country's financial difficulties, and it doesn't mean that they have risen to the level of controlling the imperial power, right?"

    Emperor Hongzhi is really a good person. Many times he doesn't like to think about things in a bad way. Even now, he feels in his heart that Zhu Houzhao is right, but the habit of a good man has happened again.

    ¡°It¡¯s hard to make money if the country develops?¡±

    "If there is no one behind these profiteers, how dare they empty their official positions at this time?"

    Zhu Houzhao was speechless about his father and asked immediately.

    "this¡­"

    Emperor Hongzhi had nothing to say.

    "Father, do you believe that someone will soon write a memorial to you as I said, asking the treasury to spend money to buy food for disaster relief? Then the Ministry of Revenue will definitely say that the treasury is empty and there is no extra money, and then they will definitely ask for  You use internal funds to purchase food.¡±

    "But the price of food is extremely expensive now. A pound of grain costs fifty cents, and one tael of silver can only buy thirty catties. The little money in your pocket will definitely be sucked dry by these people soon."

    "There is no more money in the internal funds. They will definitely focus on the money and property in my hands again. At that time, someone will definitely file a petition and take it back to the national treasury."

    "Father, just wait and see. This matter is absolutely exactly what I said."

    Zhu Houzhao tilted his little head, looking like he was strategizing, seeing through everything and predicting the future.

    "If it is true as you said, then I will let them understand that the emperor's anger will bleed thousands of miles."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and then slowly spoke after thinking for a long time.

    His words also made Xiao Jing on the side couldn't help but shudder, and a hint of chill flashed in his eyes. He has followed Emperor Hongzhi for many years, and he knows the character of this good old emperor very well. Once this good old man is really angry,  , absolutely scarier than anything else.

    Morning morning the next day.

    "If there is something to do, we will start, if there is nothing to do, we will retreat!"??

    As soon as Xiao Jing shouted these words, several ministers stood up in the court and said, "I have something to report."

    The few ministers who stood up looked at each other. Naturally, the one with a lower rank had the sense to stand back first and let the boss above speak first.

    "I would like to inform Your Majesty, Chen Gong, that today the spring grain harvest in the three provinces of Northern Zhili, Shandong and Shanxi has failed, famine has spread, and people are dying of hunger all over the land. I request Your Majesty to order all regions to provide food relief as soon as possible to save the people from the fire and water."

    As usual, this time there was almost no exception. A censor stood up and said that there was a famine in the three northern provinces, and asked the emperor to come up with an effective response plan as soon as possible.

    "Liu Aiqing, please tell everyone what happened at Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse yesterday."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded, indicating that he understood, and then said to Liu Jian.

    Liu Jian stood up and told the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty the reports from Dezhoucang and Linqingcang that he had just received yesterday afternoon.

    "I ask your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly. At such a time of national crisis, it is really hateful that a young person steals food. If we don't kill him, the people will not be angry."

    "I agree that this matter must be thoroughly investigated and food recovered to help the victims."

    "This is so audacious. I request you to issue an order to quickly investigate this case."

    Hearing Liu Jian say that there was no food in the official warehouse, the whole court suddenly felt as if a pot had exploded. Ministers stood up one after another, filled with righteous indignation and wishing they could eat those national thieves who stole food alive.  Everyone seems to have a sworn hatred against these people.

    Emperor Hongzhi watched quietly, but in his mind he was thinking about Zhu Houzhao's words yesterday. With an extra thought, he paid more attention to the performance of the ministers in the court.

    In the past, he had great trust in these ministers in the imperial court, because he had always been known as a man without sages in the wilderness. There were talents everywhere in the government and in the country, and everyone was righteous. Emperor Hongzhi, who had been influenced by Confucianism since childhood, had no regard for the sages in the court.  Civil servants are extremely trustworthy.

    But what Zhu Houzhao said yesterday also caused his trust to be shaken and cracked, so now he has an extra heart and is quietly watching the performance of the ministers in the DPRK.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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