Chapter 537 Localization of food and wages in feudal towns


Chapter 537 Fan Town - Localization of food and wages

Lack of violence, Zhu Yijun once again felt his lack of violence.

The last time I felt like this was when the young master was suspicious of the country. Vicious incidents occurred one after another, including assassinating the king, killing the king, and setting fire to the palace. Zhu Yijun clearly realized that he lacked violence, so some people looked down upon him as an emperor. Gu.

The situation at that time was that even if Zhu Yijun was assassinated, there was still King Lu in the capital who could succeed him. As long as the emperor died, the iron triangle of Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and Queen Mother Li would immediately fall apart. If the emperor changed, the old man in the palace would If the ancestors are to be replaced, the chief minister of the current dynasty will also be replaced. The iron triangle not only limits the imperial power, but also protects the emperor himself.

Zhu Yijun struggled through the time of being a young man, and came to the moment of youth. Zhu Yijun thought that he had enough intuitive violence to intimidate the young people, but he still underestimated the huge resistance of the New Deal. Faced with Zhang Juzheng's proposal to restore the fields, Zhu Yijun found that the power in his hands was completely insufficient.

Zhang Juzheng became a conservative regarding the return of farmland and showed strong opposition from beginning to end. Even the memorial itself was proposed by him because the means of production were no longer in use. The turmoil caused by the distribution will hurt everyone in the Ming Dynasty. From the emperor to the poor coolies, everyone will bear the pain in the process of distribution.

The Ming Dynasty simply cannot afford such a risk, and Zhang Juzheng also believes that the current efforts to strengthen military strength are completely sufficient. The Ming Dynasty is strong enough to suppress all disobedient forces that dare to disobey.

The ballast stones must also have a certain degree. If the ballast stones are too heavy, the ship will sink.

In the final analysis, Zhang Juzheng has seen what it will be like if he continues on. It is the distinction between king, father, king, master and king. It is the most severe challenge to the supreme imperial power. It is the disintegration of the imperial system of counties and counties. Zhang Juzheng Unwilling to go to that step, he will ultimately live under the monarchs and ministers he has had for thousands of years. His purpose in implementing the New Deal is not to completely destroy the Ming Dynasty, but to make the Ming Dynasty great again.

He wants to be the leader of Ming Dynasty to become great again, not the gravedigger of Ming Dynasty.

The Central Plains Dynasty has been unified for nearly two thousand years since Qin Shihuang unified the world. The end of the monarchy is too shocking and deviant. Even if he thinks about it, Zhang Juzheng feels that this is a huge challenge to both the Ming Dynasty and the outside world.

So Zhang Juzheng, the founder of the Wanli Reform, became a conservative.

However, the pace of the New Deal is no longer controlled by Zhang Juzheng, because the Ming Emperor is now the center of power.

Zhang Juzheng knew very well that the third and fourth volumes of Class Theory, and even the fifth volume that he could not even imagine, might be written by His Majesty, and then written in his name, and he also It doesn't matter, he must have been dead by then anyway, everyone is dead, and he has no control over what happens after his death.

Zhu Yijun picked up the imperial edict that had been prepared a long time ago, checked it again, picked up the big seal on the table, stamped it on the imperial edict, and said: "The cabinet and the Ministry of Rites will know the next chapter and act in accordance with the edict. . ”

Feng Bao took the edict. It was a very important edict because the paper could not be peeled off the satin surface of the edict. This meant that the Ministry of Etiquette would return to the Ministry of Ceremony in the next chapter of the edict. After being signed, it will be sealed with rosin as usual. Your Majesty is an important document to bring into the mausoleum.

Feng Bao took the imperial edict to Wenyuan Pavilion to announce it. Zhang Juzheng led his ministers to salute respectfully. Wang Chonggu also rarely appeared in Wenyuan Pavilion. He was here to do business. The engineering corps formed in Henan The camp was still expanding. Wang Chonggu went to the cabinet to communicate with Zhang Juzheng. Before communicating, he met Feng Bao and announced the decree.

"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:"

"The ministers of the imperial edict and the Ministry of Rites are to be selected as Chinese-style Jinshi in Jinke. Those who are excellent in arithmetic will be added to the number of fifty people, and they will be selected to be admitted to the Institute of Physical Education. , I admire this.”

The imperial edict is very brief, but the content is quite explosive!

The addition of fifty people means increasing the number of Jinshi from 300 to 350. However, the prerequisite for adding these fifty additional people is that they have excellent arithmetic scores and must be admitted to the Academy of Physics.

This involves all aspects of issues. This is basically a central flowering in the imperial examinations controlled by Confucianism. The imperial examinations test the Four Books and Five Classics, which is Confucianism's monopoly on official positions. The emperor added arithmetic. It's deviant, and now we have to add extra people because of arithmetic.

Moreover, are these fifty people who are excellent in arithmetic willing to enter the Gewu Academy and become doctors of the Five Classics? This is also a question. Is the Ming Emperor wishful thinking?

After accepting the order, Wan Shihe, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, immediately asked: "What if the students refuse?"

"If they refuse, we will not make the records, and we are not asking them to enter. , if none of them go, it will save His Highness King De's worries. If he refuses to move down the row, His Majesty said, if none of our Ming Dynasty officials are willing to do so and all want to be officials, that's fine, then we will take another course. "That's right."

"Originally, you won't be a Jinshi after passing the imperial examination, right?" Feng Baolao said calmly: "If they want to enter, Gewuyuan may not accept them. Well, I have to take the exam again when I get to Gewuyuan.”

Originally, the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang Dynasties included arithmetic, but it was discontinued at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Under normal circumstances, after the examination results are released, the palace examination is just a formality. Basically, the list and rankings have been fully confirmed, but if the palace examination cannot be completed, it is not a Jinshi.

So, after the results of the general examination were released, I asked about the top 50 people in arithmetic. If they didn’t want to go, they moved down the rankings until they had selected fifty positions. More than 5,000 people in one subject of the general examination competed on the same stage. Zhu Yijun didn’t believe this bunch of candidates. If you don’t want to go ashore, is it fun to try? It happens once every three years. If you fail the exam, you have to study hard for another three years. It is even more terrifying than the first year of high school for black students. It is a full three years of suffering.

When you go to the Royal Institute of Technology to apply, you also have to pass an exam, and the difficulty will be much higher. It doesn’t matter if you don’t get into the Royal Institute of Technology. You can teach at the Royal Institute of Technology. If you aspire to the Institute of Technology, you can teach at the same time. While continuing to prepare for the exam.

Feng Bao explained the key in detail.

"I see." Wan Shihe hesitated to speak, and finally did not say anything. The core issue of this imperial edict was not actually whether the students were willing or not.

Everyone has been here before, and if they can go ashore, they all want to go ashore as soon as possible, and continue to study hard in the cold window. The neighbors and neighbors will constantly doubt themselves, and it is also a huge burden on the family, whether in Studying at the Imperial College or taking the exams all consume a lot of manpower, material, and energy, both physically and mentally.

It is absolutely certain that we can go ashore, and the steam engine has already shown its edge and is already being used everywhere.

Zhu Zaiyu was attracted by the sextant when he entered the capital. He has been actively preparing for the study since he entered the capital, and now he has gone from preparation to practice. I want to study for a degree.

In the eyes of Confucian scholars, the revision of the calendar is a major event that shakes the foundation of the country and the country, and is an intuitive manifestation of the magic of evil. However, Qin Tianjian cannot prevent the occurrence of the revision of the calendar at all. Boss, I can only say that this term of Qintian Prison is in bad luck.

Wan Shihe not only did not object, but also praised the virtues, and what he said was very reasonable. Who made the calendar inaccurate now?

Although the Royal Academy of Gewu could not rise to prominence, and he might be a doctor of the fifth grade and the Five Classics in his life, it did not mean that he could not fulfill his ambitions and leave his name in history. Years later, the Ming Emperor held a grand ceremony at the Xishan Coal Bureau. The Ming Dynasty Technology Progress Award was awarded for the first time.

Leaving a lasting legacy can also be achieved from the Royal Gakushuin Academy.

The core issue of this imperial edict is that in this way, the Imperial Academy of Sciences will have completely equal status with the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is a place where talents are nurtured and hoped for. Regardless of the official rank of the Hanlin Academy, Hanlin Academy bachelors have always been the highest social status group of scholars in all dynasties. It is a holy place in the minds of all scholars and a gathering of elites among contemporary scholars. In a place with a superior social status, it is also highly respected.

Wan Shihe originally wanted to object, but his rickets prevented him from objecting to His Majesty's decision. The moment this imperial edict appeared, Wan Shihe thought of a terrible problem, the waste of talents.

Is Ming Dynasty short of talents? The shortage is severe. There is a shortage of boat masters, earth masters, doctors, surveyors, and surveyors. The Ming Dynasty needs talents for mapping, road construction, and even the Jiecu Academy. However, there is no talent. Since the second year of Wanli, people have Visitors to the mountains have even opened up the recommendation method, a promotion channel that was abolished in the orthodox thirteen years, and set up a special maritime academy, but the gap is still extremely serious, and one person can't wait to break it in half to use it.

The Shipping Departments of the five hinterland cities of the Ming Dynasty opened five maritime schools, but they were unable to supply the ships going to sea in the Ming Dynasty.

But there is no shortage of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. 5,000 people take part in one examination. These 5,000 people are all candidates. They compete for the 300 places for Jinshi. Five thousand candidates means hundreds of thousands. There are countless scholars, millions of children, and so many scholars. The holy place in their hearts is still the Hanlin Academy and Confucian classics.

The imperial examination system must be changed, otherwise scholars will waste time studying Confucian classics, and the talents of the Ming Dynasty will be wasted.

Xing Yunlu is the most typical example. His favorite thing is to look up at the stars. After the eighth year of Wanli, he immediately entered the Gewu Academy without any hesitation and became a doctor of the Five Classics, which was opposed by Confucian scholars. But he had to read those Confucian classics, otherwise he would not be able to pass the talent selection mechanism, appear in the court, and change the Ming Dynasty's calendar.

There are still a lot of people like this in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, His Majesty’s imperial edict makes the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Imperial Academy of Sciences become holy places in the minds of scholars, which can systematically alleviate similar problems of wastage of talents.

Scholars are wasting their time in the ocean of Confucian classics. Society as a whole values ​​scholars and despises science and engineering, which will greatly delay the process of exploring the infinite truth of all things.

The Ming Dynasty was substantially lagging behind before. Spain and Portugal both completed a circumnavigation of the world. Later, even the tiny England did it, but the previous Ming Dynasty could not do it.

If the imperial examination system does not change, the technology of the Ming Dynasty will still lag behind that of the West and the West. If things go on like this, I am afraid that learning from the East and the West will become inevitable.

Each of Europe and the West is a moral depression. If learning from the East spread to the West, what would the Ming Dynasty be like?

Wan Shihe wanted to speak out to object, but in the end he did not speak out and chose to support him. Anyway, he was a flatterer and everyone knew it. What happened to the flatterer? The courtier is also a bachelor who sits in the Wenhua Palace! It's the assistant minister!

Wang Chonggu looked at the memorial and frowned and said: "Why does this imperial edict feel so much smaller? Shouldn't it be that two people spread it out?"

The official imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty are all One foot, at least two people are needed to pull it apart. The imperial edict issued by His Majesty is two feet long and one foot wide. It is not solemn enough in any way. Wang Chonggu looked carefully and his brows were twisted into knots. The shaft of the imperial edict looked like jade. But it’s actually a glass shaft!

"Well, this is a small-sized imperial edict specially assigned by His Majesty. From now on, instead of issuing imperial edicts nationwide, this small-sized one will be used. Your ministers are busy, so we will leave first." Feng Bao put it down. In a word, he hid his face and walked away, not willing to stay for a moment longer.

The first-grade jade shaft is used for the canonization of princes, princes, queens and concubines; the second-grade black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third-grade silver-centered gold shaft, the fourth-grade and fifth-grade black ox-horn shafts, and the satin surfaces are also different, serious The imperial edict was at least one foot (3.3 meters) long, but Zhu Yijun’s mini version of the imperial edict was only two feet (60 centimeters), which really made Feng Bao, the man who announced the edict, a little unable to hold himself tight.

No one in the world can accuse Zhu Yijun, the emperor, of being extravagant. "Yuan Fu, are you using too much force?" Wang Chonggu said with a complex expression. Although it was not the first time, Wang Chonggu was filled with emotion every time. Zhang Juzheng's monopoly on the feast had instilled in the emperor Something!

When the Ming Dynasty was poor, that was it. The Ming Dynasty is now extremely rich, with millions of silver deposits in its internal funds all year round. It is really detrimental to the face of the country to keep asking questions like this.

Zhang Juzheng looked at the small imperial edict and was really speechless. He was already a little sweaty. He swore that this was definitely not taught by him. He just asked the emperor to save some money. He also gave it to him in the third year of Wanli. The emperor added two hundred thousand taels of pocket money!

The province saves money that should not be spent, and does not spend a penny more. Spend money that should be spent, and will not save a penny. The dividends from the government, factory, and group are only Xishan Coal In the game, nearly 300,000 taels of silver were thrown down, and Zhu Yijun didn't even blink.

"This is a great thing. In this way, the third-level schools of the Engineer Regiment will have some advantages in participating in the imperial examination." Wang Chonggu fully agreed with the results of His Majesty's rude and rude interference in the imperial examination. He was not based on his family background. The purpose is to select more scientific and engineering talents. This point coincides with the views of the Labor Party. As the leader of the Labor Party, Wang Chonggu will certainly give his full support.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and nodded and said, "I think so too, what does Master Situ think?"

Wan Shihe and Wang Chonggu supported it, Zhang Juzheng agreed, and only one minister, Wang Guoguang, was left. Opinion.

"Isn't this great? The Ministry of Accounts is short of accountants. When the world's accounts are audited in October and November every year, if it hadn't been for the Five Classics Doctors from the Gewu Academy to come and support, I'm afraid the accounts wouldn't have been audited until next year. Of course I agree with your majesty’s approach of specifically selecting science and engineering talents in the imperial examination.” Wang Guangguang has been leading the Ministry of Household Affairs, which has been both painful and happy in the past few years. Happiness is naturally due to the wealth of the government. You can straighten your back wherever you go.

When the Ministry of Finance has no money, it is worse than the grandson. It ranks at the bottom of the six ministries together with the Ministry of Industry. When the Ministry of Finance has money, it is the boss wherever it goes!

It hurts to audit huge accounts. Even if it is only one account in six books, it is still a massive project. Doctors of mathematics from the Royal Institute of Geosciences have to come to audit every year. This can be regarded as guaranteeing the results of the audit.

Now that the emperor wants to expand his family of mathematical talents, he naturally needs to give full support.

"Then let the Ministry of Rites take care of the matter in the next chapter." Seeing that the ministers had reached a consensus, Zhang Juzheng chose the next chapter. In the face of the emperor's foolish imperial edict, the cabinet and the Sixth Section can refute the matter. Of course, this kind of refutation In fact, it is of no use. The emperor's holy will has been decided, and the imperial edict can still be issued, but whether it can be implemented is another matter.

When the ministers and the emperor stand together, this matter will be carried out, because among these four ministers, which one is not covering the sky with one hand in the court? Even Wan Shihe leads a group of pen masters. Whoever dares to offend Wan Shihe will be scolded by the pen masters so that Wan Shihe can't leave the house.

"My visit to Wenyuan Pavilion this time is about the Henan Ground Engineering Corps camp. Why is it stuck again?" Wang Chonggu frowned and said: "It's not like the Beijing camp promoted generals. If you let Tan Lun pass the list, he will be stuck. Then all the people on the promotion list are from Jin. "

"What's the reason for the Henan ground engineering regiment battalion to be stuck now?"< br>
"Ling Yunyi and Yin Zhengmao are both your Zhang Juzheng's people. How can Ling Yunyi have no problem with you holding him back like this? It's a time of competition on the opposite side of Henan. You holding him back like this is equivalent to pinching Ling Yun. Wing's neck, don't let him work."

Each battalion of the Engineer Regiment has 12,000 people. The establishment of this battalion requires a designation from the Ministry of War, but now the cabinet has been reluctant to give a reply. Wang Chonggu came to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Cifu has not been working in Wenyuan Pavilion for nine years. Except when Zhang Juzheng was seeing a doctor, Wang Chonggu did it for a month, and Wang Cifu was too lazy to come the rest of the time.

"We are all from the imperial court. How can we say that we are your people and mine." Wan Shihe immediately expressed his objection. Although the formation of a party is a fact, on the surface, some things still have to be discussed. A fig leaf.

"Ling Yunyi has recruited four engineering regiment battalions in Henan. Do you know how many battalions he wants? Eight battalions." Zhang Juzheng frowned and said: "Ninety-six thousand people, this The number is really huge, which is why I have been hesitating."

Wang Chonggu made an eight sign with his hand, paused hard and said, "Eight? He is eighteen, he can hit it. Have you ever been to Jingying? A group of farmers who don’t even have enough to eat, what are you worried about?”

Zhang Juzheng rubbed his brows and said: "I don't have enough to eat now, but the engineering regiment camp can produce, and I will eat slowly. After eating, I will still obey the rules and be obedient. What am I worried about? I am worried about the feudal town! All over Henan Fortunately, even if he formed 18, he could actually pacify the vassal and town divisions, but Henan was not the only one in the Ming Dynasty that needed engineer regiments and battalions."

Wang Chonggu was stunned. Isn't this the logic behind Zhang Dingsi's criticism of Sang and Huai?

But Zhang Juzheng's considerations are much more comprehensive than Zhang Dingsi's. Zhang Dingsi is stirring up trouble, while Zhang Juzheng is worried about the transformation of local vassal towns in the Ming Dynasty. If that really happens, each of the four ministers in the cabinet will count. They are all sinners!

“Hey, we have it!” Wang Chonggu clapped his left hand and said with his right hand: “If the elite soldiers from the Beijing camp are retired, they can go to the engineering regiment camp to pick them up. This not only solves the problem of placement of the elite soldiers, but also solves possible problems. The issue of vassalization can kill two birds with one stone."

Wang Guoguang's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "This is a good idea."

Anyway, the revolving door of the Beijing Engineer Corps Camp and the Beijing Camp existed before. This revolving door expands to include the local engineer regiment camp. Wouldn't this solve the dilemma?

Wang Chonggu thought for a moment and shook his head and said: "No, the Guangrui soldiers are not enough."

"Isn't it enough?" Wan Shihe asked with a frown. Is this still enough? not enough?

“Not enough.” Wang Chonggu sighed and said, “You will become a local after one or two years. People will change, but don’t think I am being alarmist.”

What Wang Chonggu did not say was: This is all based on experience!

When he was the governor of Xuanda, how did he turn enemies into friends and turn officials at all levels sent to Xuanda into his own? Wang Chonggu had done it himself, so he knew that it would not work to rely solely on the revolving door of sharp soldiers to carry out duties and promotions.

Engineers are also soldiers. This is what Zhang Juzheng is worried about. The Anshi Rebellion is a lesson for him. Zhang Juzheng is stuck and refuses to approve Ling Yunyi because Ling Yunyi has 1,500 guest soldiers. These 1,500 guest soldiers are all Ling Yunyi from Guangzhou. He was brought to Shandong and then to Henan. It can be said that he fought thousands of miles and never lost a hundred battles. He even had a collision with the Beijing camp. Without using firearms on a large scale, it was just a narrow defeat.

Even if the probability of becoming a vassal town is very small, Zhang Juzheng must be cautious.

"The dilemma of localizing food and wages." Zhang Juzheng said with emotion. Back then, he was guarding against Wang Chonggu and Li Chengliang, but now he is guarding against Ling Yunyi. In fact, the core of this problem is not only military and political, but also There is the issue of taxation and localization of food and wages.

Sometimes they get separated while walking. It is not a matter of Ling Yunyi's personal ethics, but the big wave of the current situation pushing him forward.

The essence of localizing food and wages is a fiscal and taxation issue, which is inevitable under the current productivity background. With the current productivity and transportation speed, it is simply impossible to carry out professional military logistics for any military unit except the Beijing camp. This This resulted in localization of food and wages, and local armies must rely on local support.

Since the Pre-Qin Dynasty collected all the troops from the world and gathered them in Xianyang, all dynasties faced this problem, focusing on the internal and external, and strengthening the weak branches.

“I have a way!” Wang Guoguang looked at the three ministers and said: “Build a Chi Road from Jingtang to Kaifeng, and the problem that Yuan Fu is worried about will no longer be a problem.”

"Huh?!" Wang Chonggu's eyes lit up, he looked at Wang Guoguang and said: "Yes! This method is good! Very good!"

The shortened transportation time means that the court has more control over the ground in Henan. Strong intervention, rather than a flimsy piece of paper, means lower counterinsurgency costs. In this way, the problem of localization of food and salary has also been solved, and there is no need to worry too much.

Zhang Juzheng immediately retorted: "What's so good? From Jingtang to Kaifeng, it's 1,400 miles. One mile of the road adds up to 9,800 silver, which is 13.72 million silver. Where does the silver come from? To put it simply, press three Calculated in years, it’s nearly five million silver a year, to put it lightly.”

Wang Chonggu said in a low voice: “Why don’t you borrow some from your majesty? In early February, your majesty was in Wenhua. Your Majesty, tell the minister that now I have more than seven million taels of silver in my internal fund. This business is suitable. Yuan Fu, think about it, this Ling Yunyi is the one who set the precedent. The guest soldiers he led are like no one else has. "

"As long as the Henan Engineering Corps Battalion can be dealt with, it will be a success. As long as Henan is difficult to win, no one from other places will dare to take it. I thought so wildly that I could exchange 13.72 million silver for the engineering corps camp to be fully deployed in the 15th and 15th provinces of the Ming Dynasty. This deal is worth it!”

“Let me think about it for a moment.” Zhang Juzheng was obviously convinced. He knew very well that if the Chidao from the capital to Kaifeng was built, there would be countless Chidao lining up waiting for the court to repair it in the future. How to recover the cost was something that the Ming Dynasty had to consider. The investment was really too huge. .

The expected benefits are extremely attractive, not to mention the water pumping by the Chaoguan Branch on Chidao. Just because this engineering regiment and camp can be implemented, it is worth doing. The engineer regiment and camp are not returning the land, but It can house the people.

"I put up the floating notes to report to your majesty. The household department is really struggling with the turnover, so I'll ask your majesty to borrow some." After Zhang Juzheng thought twice, he decided to follow the opinions of Wang Chonggu and Wang Guoguang, and the revolving door of the Beijing camp should be radiated to At the same time, Chidao must be built in the local area.

Anyway, the Chidao from the capital to Kaifeng needs to be repaired. It needs to be repaired in the morning and in the evening. It is better to take advantage of this critical time to get this matter done.

“Count me in.” Wang Chonggu saw that Zhang Juzheng had written the floating ticket and took out his own seal, which was regarded as a joint signature. Wang Guoguang and Wan Shihe had no objections, and they all signed the seal together, which was regarded as a unified cabinet. opinions.

When Zhu Yijun received the floating ticket, he was a little confused. He always felt that Zhang Juzheng had lost the spirit of the past. Back then, he wanted to take the exam, punched Gao Gong, kicked Yang Bo, and the world would give up on me. The sharpness of his bones is no longer visible, but he has become more conservative and cautious. Even Ling Yunyi, his direct descendant from Zhang Dang, can't believe it.

As for Ling Yunyi's reputation as a murderer, Ling Yunyi would have been impeached a long time ago if it wasn't for Zhang Juzheng who protected him in the court, and Zhu Yijun who sidestepped him. How could he go to Henan to show off his power?

Zhang Juzheng is cautious because the Ming Dynasty is getting better. Zhang Juzheng does not need to risk everything to win a possible future. This is the fundamental reason why Zhang Juzheng is conservative. If the Ming Dynasty is still in the turbulent mess of the late Longqing and early Wanli years, Zhang Juzheng is now It will only be sharper than before.

“They want to borrow seven million taels of silver from me. Tsk tsk, it’s really national money. They even ask for more than others!” Zhu Yijun fiercely criticized the memorial and said, “You know I lent it to the country. There is no interest on the money, so come here to raise funds!”

Zhu Yijun borrowed money from foreign countries, and the interest rate was often 24%, and the interest rate would even increase due to the risk of war, but the money Zhu Yijun lent to the state was all It is interest-free, and the world is ultimately his, Zhu Yijun's.

Zhu Yijun approved the money and explained to Feng Bao: "Let the eunuch Cui Min keep an eye on it. If there is any part of this money that is not used properly, I will take it from the household department. Ask!”

(End of this chapter)

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