Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 9 Dilemma, Daming is too empty
"My lord, let's take a break with some tea."

After Sun Chengzong and the others left Dongnuan Pavilion, Wang Chengen held a cup of tea and respectfully handed it to Emperor Chongzhen, persuading him, "My lord, you have to take care of your dragon body, you..."

"Okay, Wang Daban, don't talk about this anymore."

Emperor Chongzhen took the teacup, drank it in one gulp, chewed a few pieces of tea leaves in his mouth, and said, "How can I sleep in the current situation."

Since he never went to the Wenhua Palace to govern, during the few days in Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen never left here. Qianqing Palace is planning how to win this battle with Jianlu.

The special establishment of the Military Aircraft Department is just the beginning. How to gather military decision-making power and expand the power of the Military Aircraft Department is the follow-up work of Emperor Chongzhen.

During the discussion just now, Emperor Chongzhen was still a little dissatisfied with Wang Qia and Li Banghua's performance. Obviously, they didn't set their positions correctly, and didn't realize the meaning of their establishment of the Military Aircraft Department.

"My lord, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, asked to see him outside the gate of Qianqing."

Gao Qiqian walked into Dongnuan Pavilion respectfully, bowed his hands to the slightly frowning Emperor Chongzhen.

"What do you want to see?"

Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Returning to the emperor, it is the government affairs of the household department's money and grain expenditure."

He jumped up and dived back.

This is to complain to me!

Daming's treasurer seems to be in a bad situation.

"Announce it."

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said.

Bi Ziyan, in the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties, both served as Shangshu of the transfer department, in charge of the Ming Dynasty's finances. In the Tianqi Dynasty, he was also the governor of Tianjin, and was responsible for supervising the Liao pay. He is a rare talent. The party has some origins, but only some origins.

Being able to stabilize Daming's precarious finances during the turbulent period of the late Ming Dynasty is already a remarkable existence.

But speaking of it, the size of the current Donglin Party in the court hall is really too big. The check and balance of the court hall is completely a display. Taking advantage of this Jianlu invasion of Daming, we must plan this matter carefully up.

"Your Majesty, I am strict with myself, and greet Your Majesty!"

An energetic voice sounded, interrupting Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts.

"Bi Qing, there is no need to be polite."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, and said to Bi Ziyan, who bowed to him, "Bi Qing, you are here to see me, but you have some government affairs to attend to?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Bi Ziyan looked at Emperor Chongzhen with a look of worry on his eyebrows, and said: "This time, the border of the barbarians was built, and Da'ankou, Longjingguan and other places were successively breached, which made people in the capital area panic.

Right now, food prices in Gyeonggi are soaring, and His Majesty has issued an edict to suppress chaos and save the country, and wants to order soldiers and horses from Tianjin, Denglai, Dongjiang and other places to enter Beijing.

Even the reinforcements led by Yuan Chonghuan needed money and food from the court.

It's just that there is not much money and food that can be spent on the Ministry of Households, and it will become a big problem when the money and food are spent. "

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was an eternal topic, which was actually silver.

During the Little Ice Age, the finances of the Ming Dynasty shrank. In order to solve the endless disasters, bandits and rebellions, high military salaries, and various expenses, the imperial court could only continue to apportion three salaries. , which intensified social conflicts.

But is Daming really short of money?
There is no shortage!

The national finances are short of money, but the folks have a lot of money hidden, especially the officials of the Ming Dynasty, nobles, and vassal kings, all of whom are extremely rich!

"It's for this matter."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Bi Qing, I have thought about this matter. You don't need to think about it now. The Military Aircraft Department will try to solve it."

"This……"

Bi Ziyan was a little unbelievable. Looking at Emperor Chongzhen, he felt astonished. The Ministry of Household Affairs couldn't solve the problem. Could it be that a temporary military aircraft department could solve it?
"Alright Bi Qing."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up and said to the stunned Bi Ziyan: "What you need to do now is to control the affairs of the household department, stabilize the situation in the capital, and don't let the price of food soar.

Now that I have to deal with the important affairs of the military aircraft, you should step down first. "

Knowing the fundamentals of finance in the late Ming Dynasty and the virtues of court officials, Emperor Chongzhen did not intend to use the Ministry of Households to engage in any shameful fundraising.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen did this in the original time and space, but the result...

Affected by the incident of building the barbarians and bandits, the price of food in Gyeonggi has skyrocketed, and many merchants have participated in it. Emperor Chongzhen has no intention of letting go of these people who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make money in the country.

Before Daming's financial revenue was allocated to the right track, Emperor Chongzhen was going to adopt some unconventional means to increase the revenue of the treasury.

It's not that after losing face and liking, no practical problems have been solved!
"...The minister will leave!"

Seeing the Son of Heaven like this, Bi Ziyan could only hold back the surprise in his heart, the worry on his brows remained undiminished, and he cupped his hands and bowed.

The treasurer of Daming can only neglect you now.

I don't have extra energy, and I am disturbed by these trivial matters in the court. For the affairs of the foreign court, let the cabinet maintain it for the time being. I must hurry up and strengthen the imperial power.

Looking at Bi Ziyan's slightly bent back, Emperor Chongzhen felt emotional in his heart, but he wanted to do what he wanted to do, so he didn't say anything else.

"Wang Daban, how much money do you have in the internal money?"

After Bi Ziyan left, Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes and asked Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen replied immediately: "Go back to the emperor, there are still more than 290 million taels of silver in the money here."

"My big son, I'm really poor enough."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The establishment of the barbarian frontier at the moment has shaken the country, the hearts of the people in Gyeonggi have fluctuated, the treasury of the foreign dynasty is empty, and the income and expenditure of the household department are out of balance.

Even the army rushing to aid Gyeonggi cannot afford the money and food they need in the future, and I have to find a way to solve it. I don't believe that Daming is really short of money! "

"My lord, you can no longer pay for the treasury's needs with the money from the internal money."

At this time Wang Chengen stepped forward to persuade: "In the past two years, how much money have you spent from internal funds, but the group of ministers in the court did not mention this matter.

Since you have been in power, you have been self-restraining and thrifty, even..."

When he was talking about this, Wang Chengen's eyes were slightly red, and he was a little agitated, so he couldn't continue.

"Okay, okay, Wang Daban, I know what you mean."

Seeing Wang Chengen like this, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "I will not use the money in the internal money unless it is absolutely necessary.

The affairs of the foreign court will ultimately need to be resolved by the foreign court. It is not a long-term solution for me to blindly use the money from the internal money to subsidize the foreign court. "

This inner money is the private property of the Emperor of Heaven, and there are many places to spend. Among other things, the Forbidden City alone supports so many eunuchs and court ladies, and revolves around him, the Emperor, as well as members of the royal family. The amount of silver that needs to be spent is not a small amount.

If you take the money from the internal money and post it to the treasury of the foreign court, the civil officials in the court will not say anything, and they will even sing praises to the emperor, but you can try it with a tael of silver from the treasury, and you will not be scolded to death!

(End of this chapter)