Chapter 32 Who said His Majesty only built Qianqing Palace
At that time, Wang Hua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, also left. Before, Wang Hua only served as a Qingliu official regardless of the Ministry of Revenue and did not know the financial situation of the imperial court. Now when he took office at the Ministry of Revenue, he discovered that the imperial court was really poor.
For a moment, Wang Hua couldn't help but think of some contents in the "Outline of Governing the Country" given to him by Zhu Houzhao. Suddenly, he felt that some of the contents in the "Outline of Governing the Country" were indeed correct. For example, with the rise of the royal family, gentry and other privileged classes If it increases, the court's expenses will become larger and larger, so the court can't just think about reducing expenditures but also find ways to increase revenue.
Wang Hua, the Minister of Household Affairs, also wanted to go back and take a good look at the "Outline of the Governance of the Country" instead of burning it.
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, did not pay attention to Wang Hua, the Minister of Household Affairs. He only looked at the figure of Xu Jin, the Minister of War, and snorted coldly.
"If Liu Gong had not died, it would not be his turn to be in charge of the military department. This Xu Jin would almost not take our cabinet seriously," the second assistant Li Dongyang said at the side.
"A lunatic who burns the Four Books is simply a scum of the Confucian sect. Letting such a person serve as Minister of War is simply an insult to the court etiquette. If His Majesty hadn't been stupid and had been impeached and removed from office long ago, how could he be allowed to be so arrogant!"
Xie Qian, the third assistant, also had a bad impression of Xu Jin, the Minister of War, and spoke angrily to the side.
Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War, was originally a foreign official from a border town. He had always been looked down upon by Qingliu Jing officials and cabinet officials who were born in the Han Dynasty. This was because in the eyes of Qingliu Jing officials, these border town civil servants were infected with the vulgar habits of warriors, so they were despised by Qingliu Jing officials. The official looked down upon him.
Fortunately, Xu Jin has always been non-partisan and remains neutral. The last recommendation for the new Minister of War forced the cabinet to select him as one of the candidates for Minister of War in order to prevent Ma Wen from being promoted. Now, Zhu Houzhao has selected him as Minister of War. Shangshu.
Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers originally thought that Xu Jin would win over Xu Jin if he became the Minister of the Ministry of War, but they did not expect that Xu Jin would make the shocking move of burning the four books as soon as he became the Minister of the Ministry of War. The civil servants of the Qing Dynasty who adhered to Confucian etiquette greatly hated Xu Jin's behavior.
Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers now want to expel Xu Jin from the court.
"If something really happens between the Tuan Ying and the Imperial Guards this time, there will be a reason to force him to resign!" Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said with a cold smile.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also laughed.
"But the most important thing right now is to let His Majesty return to the palace!" Liu Jian said again at this time.
"What the First Assistant said is true. The emperor should stay in the palace and leave the government affairs to our civil servants. Otherwise, he will be an unruly king!"
Xie Qian agreed.
"Whether His Majesty is outside the palace instigated by Liu Jin or His Majesty wants to be outside the palace himself, His Majesty cannot be allowed to leave the palace at will in the future and must be kept in the Forbidden City!"
Li Dongyang also said something, and Liu Jian and Xie Qian both nodded.
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Xu Jin, the Minister of War, returned to the Ministry of War helplessly, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mediocre ministers harm the country, mediocre ministers harm the country!"
The mediocre officials Xu Jin refers to are naturally Liu Jian and others in the cabinet, but at this time he can only curse a few words and have nothing to do against Liu Jian and others.
Even Xu Jin himself guessed that if he could not pay the arrears of Lumi to the Beijing troops this time, he, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, would probably be the end of it, and he would even use his head to appease the anger of the officers and soldiers. , if the officials and the people cause trouble because they owe Lumi.
Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, sighed. He wanted to make a career in the Ministry of War, but he did not expect to face the end of being punished.
At this time, Zhang Mao, the commander-in-chief of the British Army's Governor's Mansion, also came to the Ministry of War with a group of military officials and nobles.
As soon as Zhang Mao found Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, he hurriedly asked: "Sir Xu, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War. Do you care about Lumi of our 12th Regiment Camp? We are owed for three months!"
These military ministers and nobles were all the governors and commanders of the twelve regiments of the imperial court. They were either princes or princes. Xu Jin, the Minister of War, did not dare to neglect, so he had to explain patiently: "Everyone! It's not that Xu is unwilling to receive a salary. Rice, but the court has no money and food. Xu has already approached the cabinet, and the chief minister has promised that he will be able to provide all the officers and soldiers of the battalion with rice before the end of the year! The court also has difficulties, and I hope you can understand!"
"Master Xu, we can wait, but our brothers below cannot afford to wait. They live on this small salary, and their wives and children rely on this small amount of money to eat and dress. Does the court really not care whether we live or die? You civil servants are all eating delicacies from the mountains and seas in brocade and satin, but now you won’t even give us half a pound of rice. Do you really think that we are nothing?”
Taiping Hou Zhang Jie could not help but complain for a while.
"Well, Mr. Marquis, let's see how much Xu is worth. You can cut Xu up and sell it, that's it!"
Xu Jin, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was also a grumpy person. He was in a bad mood and started talking nonsense.
Seeing this, Zhang Mao couldn't help but persuade: "Okay, Taipinghou, why are you making noise!"
With that said, Zhang Mao comforted Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War: "Master Xu, it's not that we have to force the court, but we can't ignore the life and death of the nearly 100,000 brothers below. They guard the capital for the court. If this happens, Neither you nor I can afford the accident!”
"To tell you the truth, the only money the imperial court currently has is temporarily allocated to the Ministry of Industry to build the Qianqing Palace. Now we can only wait. Don't worry, I, Xu, will definitely find a way to get Lumi for you!"
Xu Jin sighed and said.
"How dare your Majesty only think about building the Qianqing Palace and not want to support the brothers in the regiment?"
Taiping Hou Zhang Jie couldn't help but say something at this time, and he was beginning to feel dissatisfied with Emperor Zhu Houzhao.
Zhang Mao glared at Taiping Hou Zhang Jie: "Taiping Hou, what are you talking about? Your Majesty can decide these things. The court has always had no money, and you are not clear about it. Even if His Majesty wants to build Qianqing Palace, we can't say not to build it." , I just feel sorry for the brothers below, Many of these are veterans who have killed the Tatars, but now they have been reduced to leaving the military camp to work as bearers or even doormen, and some are working as coolies. These are all veterans of hundreds of battles! If the Ming Dynasty has another Tatar attack in the future! , How can the capital defend itself against the enemy?”
Zhang Mao also sighed as he spoke.
"Who said His Majesty only wants to build the Qianqing Palace?"
At this time, the eunuch Zhang Yong came to the Ministry of War. When he saw the British Duke Zhang Mao and the Minister of War Xu Jin, he bowed first: "My lord, Grand Sima, you are all here. Our trip is not in vain. Your Majesty. Oral Oral! ”
When Zhang Yong said this, the British Duke Zhang Mao and the Minister of War Xu Jin were busy preparing to listen to the order.
"The British Duke Zhang Mao will lead the officers and generals of the battalions, and the Ministry of War Shangshu Xu Jin will lead the officials at all levels of the Ministry of War to come to the regiment camp immediately to discuss matters. I will personally pay the lumi owed to the regiment camp and the officers and soldiers of the forbidden army!"
As soon as Zhang Yong finished reading out the decree, Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War, was stunned and secretly said in surprise:
"Your Majesty, how much is your money? But your Majesty doesn't have much money!"
As a civil servant, Xu Jin, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, knew better than anyone that the internal funds of Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao had been dug up by the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs until tens of thousands of taels of silver were left. Otherwise, the cabinet would not have returned the internal treasury to the emperor so easily. His Majesty.
The British Duke Zhang Mao also didn't believe it. Although he didn't know how much internal money the new emperor had, he also knew that if the emperor really had that much internal money, he wouldn't let the officers and soldiers lose money until now.
But no matter what, Zhu Houzhao said something. The British Duke Zhang Mao and the Minister of War Xu Jin and others had to believe it, so they could only lead their people to the regiment camp with a skeptical attitude.
Zhu Houzhao had already arrived at the regiment camp at this time and began to order the battalion officers of each department to immediately assemble the officers and soldiers of each department.
This time, Zhu Houzhao wanted to personally let the army in the Ming capital know who their real commander was by distributing Lumi.
Many thanks to book friend Bei Mingzheng for his reward of 100 book coins. Many thanks to book friend Wandering Passerby for his reward of 100 book coins. Many thanks to book friend Ignorant Ant for his reward of 100 book coins
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