Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 786 Game (4)

"Your Majesty, the current financial deficit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is too great a pressure." Huang Daozhou held a stack of memorials and told Emperor Chongzhen emotionally.

"As far as the various bonds due to be redeemed this year, the gap reached more than 1400 million silver dollars. Although it involved the early needs of the Jiangnan provinces to counter the rebellion, the Ministry of Internal Affairs tightened its belt to solve it.

However, in the next few months, the ordnance, firearms, artillery, etc. required by the provinces will require a large amount of money and food. In order to balance the internal budget deficit, the silver deposited by the military industry in various places was borrowed.

Under the current situation, everyone needs silver support, if this matter cannot be resolved as soon as possible, there will be a serious run..."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair and felt a headache after listening to what Huang Daozhou said. The current stalls are too big, and silver is needed everywhere.

silver.

silver.

For the vast Ming Dynasty, without sufficient gold and silver reserves, various things would come together, which was also the most difficult thing for Emperor Chongzhen to handle.

Although it is said that Ming Dynasty has continued to open the sea in recent years and searched for a lot of gold and silver from Liaodong, North Korea, Nanyang, Wadao, etc., there are too many things to do.

The Ming Dynasty is currently in the small peasant economic system, which is steadily leaning towards the industrial economic system. No matter how much gold and silver is searched, it cannot support the fact that some groups of people hoard part of the circulating gold and silver. After all, this is more realistic things.

Accumulating wealth is an instinct engraved in the bones.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen thought about issuing a batch of banknotes more than once to alleviate the increasingly serious money shortage problem in Ming Dynasty, but he suppressed this idea every time.

Although it has been a long time since the lessons learned from the Daming Banknote, it is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If you want to change from the gold standard thinking to the national credit guarantee thinking, this is not something that can be solved by talking about it casually.

The law of development behind this plays a very important role.

If Emperor Chongzhen dared to disregard the facts and issue banknotes hastily, a little carelessness would cause the bankruptcy of Ming Dynasty's reputation and even lead to a serious financial crisis.

If it really gets to that point, the vitality accumulated with great difficulty in the past will be wiped out overnight, and even shake the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule.

"Give me another two months."

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were stern, and he looked at Huang Daozhou and the others, "In two months at most, gold and silver from North Korea, Nanyang, Wa Island and other places can reach the capital.

No matter what method you use, you must ensure the stability of the domestic fiscal deficit.

In such a situation now, no matter how much I say, I won't be able to change the money for you, but the situation must be stable for me.

How many pairs of eyes are staring at me and the imperial court. As long as the situation dares to have any turmoil, not to mention the progress of the counter-insurgency in the south of the Yangtze River, but the northern provinces will cause a series of problems. "

Huang Daozhou, Qian Sule, Li Changxiang, Zhang Kentang, Shen Tingyang, He Tengjiao and the others all showed different expressions.

For the current situation, they know better than anyone else.

They are also very aware of the pressure facing Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, this is a joint memorial from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Your Majesty is requested to suspend the payment of official salaries for three months. Under the current situation of the country, as ministers of the Ming Dynasty, I should help your majesty share the worries and the society."

"Your Majesty, this is a memorandum from the Department of Money and Grain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please allow your Majesty to dismantle some of the silver from various banks to pay for various bonds that are due."

"Your Majesty, this is a memorandum discussed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please allow your Majesty to issue another batch of construction bonds in the name of developing the military industry for the needs of the military industry in Henan and Shandong."

"His Majesty……"

Thinking of this, Qian Sule, Li Changxiang, Zhang Kentang, Shen Tingyang and other ministers of the House of Internal Affairs all took out the memorials they had prepared in advance and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

Although the current Ministry of Internal Affairs is under severe financial deficit pressure, the reputation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past was excellent, which also makes it possible to overcome the immediate crisis.

It's just that if you want to coordinate and do these things well, you must grasp the timing and ensure that the situation in some areas is stable, so that you can complete the money in and out.

"I will absolutely not agree to the suspension of the official salary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Looking at the people in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen said clearly: "Even if the country is facing some problems, I cannot do such things.

No matter how economical the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are, they still need to eat, support their families, and need human relations.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs itself is under great pressure, and it is unfair to suspend official salaries for several months at once, especially for officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beijing.

As for other matters, the Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must draft a detailed memorial as soon as possible and submit it to the imperial court to ensure the stability of the current situation. This must be done right now. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed to each other immediately.

At present, the size of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very large. The number of officials in Beijing alone reaches a rare number of more than [-]. These officials are working in various government offices.

If you count the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in various places, the scale will be even larger.

These are the backhands left by Emperor Chongzhen. When the counter-rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River comes to an end, and the initial stage of the reformation is implemented, a rectification of the power framework of the Ming Dynasty will be gradually promoted.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is just a special product of a special period.

"My lord, please eat something."

After Huang Daozhou and the others left, Wang Chengen showed a worried face, and stepped forward to persuade him: "You haven't eaten breakfast or lunch, it's not good for the dragon if this continues..."

"Bring it in."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looking a little tired, "Wang Banban, order Jinyiwei and Zhuchang to investigate secretly to see if there are other intentions behind the actual redemption of the bond. Zodiac Zhou would not lose his composure so easily, there must be someone secretly fueling the flames, and there have been some runs.

The more urgent the situation is, the more people want to take advantage of the chaos to disrupt the situation. Since they dare to do this, don't blame me for being ruthless. "

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen hurriedly bowed in response.

The struggle between the old and the new will always arise in any period. Even if the reformation of the Ming Dynasty can really achieve a breakthrough, then even among the reformers, there will inevitably be a group of conservative forces.

Reform is also cyclical.

A group that was able to act as a vanguard in the previous period may not be able to maintain such high momentum in the next period.

After all, people don't live in a vacuum, and there are human relationships. Once they are contaminated with these, it will inevitably breed benefits.

Emperor Chongzhen had already thought of this.

Therefore, in his conception, even the reformist groups cultivated are hierarchical. After a group of reformist officials lose their fighting spirit, a new group of reformist officials will take over. During this period, whoever offends Daming law, lost their original heart, the fate waiting for them is to be investigated and characterized.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a lot of pressure. There was no turning back for reform. Since he chose to do it, he had to go on firmly no matter how many difficulties he encountered. Otherwise, no matter how many achievements he had made before, the After all, it is futile.

(End of this chapter)