First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 451 Disputes in the Temple
Zhao Yong stared at the big eyes like copper bells and shouted: "The 10,000+ army is waiting in full force, and there are countless people eating horses and chewing horses every day. Do you think the soldiers will stop eating if they don't fight?"

"That shouldn't take so long. It's only been a few months. If you keep asking for it, then the court won't have to do anything. Hmph, as expected, even rough warriors only know how to use force!"

Dongping Hou Hanzheng couldn't help but reply to Chen Liang: "If it weren't for me and the vulgar warriors who fought bloody battles, how could you, a stinky scholar, have the qualifications to live in a temple!"

Zhongshu Youcheng Chen Liang was also unyielding: "When I followed the Holy Majesty to make suggestions, you, Dongpinghou, were still gathering troops in the countryside. What's more, although I am a civil servant, if there is no such thing as me to Anmin to collect food and provide logistics , how do you kill embryos have the money to fight here and there?"

As soon as this remark made Zhao Yong and Han Zheng speechless, Chen Liang was really too old. Before Li Shanchang and others arrived, he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in making suggestions.

If it were other civil servants, they wouldn't be used to it, and they would have scolded their mothers long ago. They always take three points for being unreasonable, and they never forgive others for being justified.

Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, Chen Liang's expression also softened: "There will be no shortage of grain and grass in the north, the Holy Majesty and His Highness are watching, you don't come here to make trouble at this time, and all the government departments have reduced expenditure this year, just to squeeze out money To supply the disaster victims in Shaanxi, Gansu and the northern army, now that you are all fed and clothed, it is unjustifiable to come and rob them!"

The Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, who had been silent for a long time, bowed his hands to Chen Liang and then stepped forward to talk. Fu Youde has a calm personality and a meritorious status far surpassing that of Zhao Yong and Han Zheng.

Although his qualifications are not as good as Chen Liang's, but when it comes to the status of the imperial court and Jane's degree of affection in the emperor's heart, Fu Youde, who is in the limelight now, can be said to be a rare opponent.

Seeing that the troublesome Chen Liang was taken over by Lord Ying, Zhao Yong and others immediately pointed their finger at the Hubu servant who was watching the play, and opened his mouth to be his wife, which made the servant's blood rise and his face turned pale.

In fact, as Chen Liang said, there is actually no shortage of food in the north. Whether it is the military rations allocated by the imperial court earlier or the food transported from the Jiangnan gentry, there is a surplus. .

But no matter how much food is enough, we have to fight. It's not about how much we must get, but the attitude must be clearly expressed. Otherwise, when there is a real shortage of food in the future, it will be difficult to get it.

This is also the tacit understanding among the generals of the military. No matter who stays in Beijing, they must fight for the collective interests of the military. That's why Fu Youde, who has always been calm and silent, took the initiative to come forward.

If it is Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong who are staying in Beijing now, it is impossible to say that there is enough food and grass in the frontier, so let's leave these to other ministries first.

Now the officials in the court know it well, knowing that the military is just asking for a face this time, not really wanting to eat a large piece of autumn harvest grain and tax, so the competition among the civil officials is more intense.

Hu Weiyong, the current prime minister, naturally couldn't take the lead in fighting for it. Speaking of it, the civil servants of all ministries are his subordinates, so they have been mediating in the middle, but secretly they naturally want to give priority to taking care of their confidantes.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Households shouted at the eloquent Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry: "It's really greedy! I only allocated 5 taels of silver to you a few days ago, not to mention that His Royal Highness also allocated 2 taels from his own East Palace. A full 7 taels of silver is not enough, is it possible that what your Ministry of Industry is studying every day is how to use money for food?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was not to be outdone: "All the money will be used to build factories to make coal, and the coal for the northern people and the frontier army must be finished before the severe winter, and the money is not allowed to be burned, not to mention the inner palaces of the palace. , what's wrong with our Ministry of Industry asking for another 5 taels!"

The Minister of Rites on the side also squeezed in and said: "Next month, His Royal Highness will accept the side concubine, and the New Year is approaching. The ancestral temple and imperial mausoleum will have a big sacrifice, and envoys from various countries will also be present. By the way, next year, King Jin and King Chu will have a big wedding. We have to start preparing..."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said in a deep voice: "The salaries of the imperial court should also be paid. Some officials in remote places have delayed their salaries for a month or two. Since the Ministry of Households has income, they should be paid quickly."

The Minister of the Ministry of War tugged at the sleeve of the Minister of the Ministry of Households and shouted: "The salaries of the soldiers along the coast and the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle must also be paid. Last month, Japanese pirates invaded on a large scale. Although I won the Ming Dynasty, the casualties were not small."

Afterwards, the envoy Chen Youzong, Dali Temple Minister Yan Donglai, and the censors at Yushitai were also eager to join in, for fear that they would not even have a mouthful of soup.

These are the important government offices of the imperial court. The chief officials of the other official offices, such as Zhan Shifu, the Guozijian of the Hanlin Academy, knew that they were small in size and couldn't compete with the big brothers on top of their heads, so they all cried poorly at the emperor's prince, for fear that even the bottom of the bowl would be covered. No need to lick.

From this, it can be seen how short of money the imperial court is, and there is no way to do it. Whoever asks Daming to take over is a mess full of devastation and sorrow, and this situation cannot force the people to pay food and taxes.

Therefore, in recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang has been reducing and exempting local taxes on a large scale to allow the people to recuperate and farm with peace of mind as much as possible. As a result, the food resources needed for the operation of the imperial court are a little tight.

This is also a helpless thing. Whoever is going to be the family has to go through this. They can't let the fields grow crops out of thin air, make women pregnant and multiply population out of thin air, let alone let the children grow up instantly to open up wasteland and provide food for Ming Dynasty.

You have to follow the objective laws, but fortunately, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you survive this difficult time, life will definitely be prosperous, the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous and the people strong, and the future can be expected.

It's been noisy for nearly two hours. Although civil servants and military generals are still arguing and disobeying each other, everyone knows it well, and they have figured out each other's bottom line, and know how to allocate the most appropriate.

The most tiring person here is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even Zhu Yuanzhang sympathetically gave him a stool to sit down and drink a cup of tea, otherwise the little old man might collapse and pass out.

Everyone can take turns to fight, but he is the only one who singled out the eighteenth princes. From the beginning of the full-fledged spirit to the later pale and shaky complexion, it can be seen how exhausted he is.

Seeing that it was almost the same, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped it, and then ordered Hu Weiyong to be the master and cooperate with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to allocate expenses. This is also unprecedented. Except for Li Shanchang when he was in power, neither Yang Xian nor Wang Guangyang got this. award.

Everyone looked at Hu Weiyong's back with a calm expression. It seemed that Hu Weiyong was really in the emperor's heart, and after Hu Weiyong looked up at the majestic emperor, he respectfully bowed his head and agreed.

Standing at the top, Zhu Biao looked at Hu Weiyong with a complicated expression, and then looked at the many officials behind him. From today onwards, Hu Weiyong will be in power......

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(End of this chapter)