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Chapter 179, first use internal funds to buy food

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    Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng, the six senior ministers of the cabinet, had already known the news yesterday, so they all acted calmly and could not tell anything.

    The other civil servants were all filled with righteous indignation, and the generals were furious. As for the generals and nobles, they were as observant as ever, as if it had nothing to do with me, don't ask me, I don't know.

    Emperor Hongzhi saw all the performances of these people in his eyes. With this extra perspective, he suddenly felt that this matter was much more interesting.

    Now he is acting very angry, as if his dead father may not be true, it may just be a superficial disguise, those who behave calmly do not seem to be unusual, or they may have already expected this, which may not mean they are disloyal.  .

    So he chose to continue listening quietly to see if they would agree with what Zhu Houzhao said.

    The ministers were angry for a long time, and then they slowly began to calm down. Some people's faces were red, their ears were red, their eyes were blood red, showing enough anger, and some people were as calm as water, without a trace of ripples.

    "Your Majesty, I think we should investigate this matter thoroughly and find out the whereabouts of this food as soon as possible so that we can recover the food as soon as possible and use it to relieve the victims."

    "On the other hand, the victims are already in dire straits. I heard that in some places some people have exchanged their children for food. This disaster has reached an urgent level. The court cannot just wait and watch the victims ignore it."

    Chen Gong, who was the first to play, stood up again and said.

    "Chen Aiqing's words are reasonable. I wonder if Aiqing has any good advice?"

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded and encouraged him to continue.

    "Now the only ones who have grain in their hands are the major grain merchants, so I think that our court can first requisition their grain from the major grain merchants to help the victims, and then bring it to the south and then repay the grain merchants.  This should solve the urgent need right now.¡±

    Chen Gong thought for a while and put forward his own opinion.

    "What do you guys think of this method?"

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded and then asked everyone.

    "I think this method is very good. Now the only ones with food are these grain merchants."

    Liu Jian stood up to express his support. This method is still good. There is actually a lot of food in the south, it just takes time to transport it, and this period is the most critical moment. As long as we can survive this period, it will be fine.

    "I object."

    As soon as Liu Jian finished speaking, someone stood up and expressed his opposition. This person's name was Wu Kuan, a member of the Hanlin Academy.

    "Since ancient times, a country has been founded on integrity. How can the court expropriate other people's property at will?"

    Wu Kuan acted very righteously, and then said: "What's more, why are the merchants' grains requisitioned alone? You must know that it is not only these merchants who have grain in their hands now, but also big landowners, big gentry, nobles, relatives of the emperor, etc., who  The family has more or less stored a large amount of food, should these people¡¯s food also be requisitioned?¡±

    "Otherwise, how can the world be convinced by just requisitioning grain from grain merchants?"

    Hearing Wu Kuan's words, the expressions of the courtiers present changed slightly. Wu Kuan was right. Not only did grain exist in the hands of the big landowners, gentry, wealthy families, relatives of the emperor, dignitaries, etc., there was also a large amount of grain in the hands of them.  of food.

    Each of the ministers present actually had a lot of grain in their hands. At this time, many of them followed the grain merchants and continued to sell grain, and they made a lot of money.

    Now that they heard that Wu Kuan was involved in them, everyone suddenly became anxious. If the food in their hands was also requisitioned, it would be difficult to make money.

    Even though this grain will be returned later, without famine, this grain will only be worth a few cents per pound, unlike now where a pound of grain can buy more than fifty cents.

    "I second my opinion. Only when the country is based on integrity can we win submission from all over the world. Therefore, I believe that the court cannot requisition grain from merchants. We may be able to purchase grain from merchants in advance to cope with the current crisis."

    Soon, someone stood up and said that the grain requisition was changed to grain purchase.

    "I second the proposal. The imperial court is based on trust and should first purchase food for disaster relief."

    "I second my opinion."

    When other people heard this, they immediately agreed one after another, especially the courtiers who had food at home, and they quickly expressed their support. If the court buys food, they will naturally be able to find ways to sell the food in their hands.  , this usually not very valuable food has now turned into real gold.?, naturally we must seize the opportunity to make a fortune.

    Emperor Hongzhi kept watching carefully, but his heart was full of murderous intent. Everything was exactly as Zhu Houzhao said, and there was no mistake at all.

    "Next, someone should jump out and point at my internal funds."

    At this time, Emperor Hongzhi looked at these civil servants who he had trusted in the past, and felt that these people were like clowns. They were constantly acting here, acting for himself. Fortunately, he had trusted them very much before, and he almost didn't care about their words.  Even if he was pointed at his nose and sprayed with saliva, Emperor Hongzhi compared himself to Tang Taizong and treated these literati like Wei Zheng.

    Now, Emperor Hongzhi seems to feel disgusted no matter how he looks at these civil servants. On the contrary, the military commanders and nobles seem to be much more pleasing to the eye. At least, these people are not lying to themselves.

    "I would like to inform your Majesty, Zhou Jing, that the national treasury is empty and I am afraid there is no extra silver to buy grain from grain merchants. I ask your majesty to use part of the internal money to purchase grain first. When the treasury is sufficient, the treasury will repay it to your majesty."

    At this time, Zhu Papi Zhou Jing stood up and naturally focused on Emperor Hongzhi's internal funds.

    ""

    Emperor Hongzhi was speechless for a while. What Zhou Jing said was very beautiful. Why borrow your own internal funds first and then pay it back to yourself when the national treasury has money? This is the same as the routine of borrowing money in later generations. Lend it to me first for emergencies, and I will do it later.  I will pay you back after monthly salary.

    " If we really believe the old man Zhou Jing, all of Emperor Hongzhi's underwear will be sold. Emperor Hongzhi knows very well that it is easy to lend it out. If you want Zhou Jing to pay it back with the treasury, you are dreaming!

    "Yes, Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty, but Your Majesty's internal funds are very full. The Xishan Coal Industry earns one million taels of silver every year, and His Highness the Prince's glass factory sells hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every day. Jinshan,  Silver Mountain.¡±

    "There will definitely be no problem if Your Majesty takes out part of the money. I also ask Your Majesty to take part of the internal funds to buy food. It is important to rescue the victims first!"

    "Your Majesty has always loved the people like a son, so naturally he will not watch the people of Li suffer."

    The other courtiers suddenly seemed to have found their target, and fell to their knees one after another, crying and shouting to ask Emperor Hongzhi to use their internal funds to buy food for disaster relief.

    "Sure enough, they are not only targeting my internal funds, but also the prince's glass factory. They really want to control both our father and son and control the imperial power."

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s face was expressionless, but the roar in his heart was already burning.

    Everything is exactly the same as what Zhu Houzhao said. At this moment, he is like a dragon whose scales have been touched. Under the calm appearance, there is endless anger hidden.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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