Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 540
Yang Ming has received a lot of memorials in recent days, most of which are from Liaodong.

There are Pei Ju's, Yang Yue's, Feng An's, and Yu Wenshu's.

Pei Ju and Yang Yue mainly reported some things that the Ministry of War would not report, while Yu Wenshu told Yang Ming that I left a beautiful woman for you, and she is already on the way to deliver it to you, please accept it.

The Ministry of War's review of the entire battle is not over yet, and Li Jing's letter to Yang Ming is still halfway through, so Yang Ming doesn't know the detailed process yet.

But in any case, Goguryeo won. Although it is foreseeable that in the next 20 years, that place will not be too stable, but it doesn’t matter, take your time, and it will take time for the common people of Goguryeo to truly recognize the Sui Dynasty and integrate into the Central Plains. This Don't come in a hurry.

Feng An's letter is about his daughter. Yang Ming has received his father's order here, which means that he should accept Feng Yuzhi and settle down properly.

Feng Yuzhi was originally a guest of the Eastern Palace, and he was neither humble nor overbearing in front of Yang Yinjiang, but now he can't do it anymore, he is the official wife, and you, a concubine, have met the official wife, so it's too much to behave.

Among the female family members of the East Palace, only Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi could argue with Yang Yinjiang, and no one else could.

"Father should be leaving for Beijing soon, but judging by the time, he probably won't be able to come back years ago, so don't we need to be too anxious to prepare now?" Yang Yinjiang asked in the bedroom.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Father is probably going to celebrate the New Year in Jinyang Palace. Li Yuan will ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money soon, so he has to make preparations. Although this year is difficult, it is finally over. There will be more big things.”

Yang Yinjiang smiled, came to Yang Ming's side, knelt down, hugged her husband and said:
"Others don't know your hard work, but I know that you sit in the capital, supervise the country and govern the country, and you take care of all the big and small things. It's really hard for you to worry about and work hard."

Yang Ming took his wife back and hugged him on his lap:
"I've worked hard on you too, but you don't want to mention Xuangan's purchase of land in Shandong, just pretend you don't know about it."

Yang Yinjiang sighed helplessly: "I'm really convinced of him, but I don't warn him now, for fear that he will be more presumptuous in the future."

"It doesn't matter," Yang Ming said with a smile, "it's just buying an acre of land cheaply. It is also a credit, and no one will care about some small things."

"I don't care what other people think, I'm just afraid that you will be unhappy," Yang Yinjiang asked, looking directly into her husband's eyes.

She knows her husband well, but she dare not say she understands her husband completely. Among all the women in Yang Ming, if she really wants to say that she is devoted to Yang Ming, it is actually Yang Yinjiang, Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi. Some political taste.

Yang Ming frowned and said: "I'm not happy, there must be something, but it's not good to blame him. After all, the merits outweigh the faults. Some small mistakes can be tolerated. Since you want to tolerate it, you can't mention it. If you mention it, you will not tolerate it. I understand. ?"

Yang Yinjiang smiled and nodded: "I listen to you, if you need to warn him, you tell me, I will do it."

Yang Ming nodded.

Yang Yinjiang said: "Feng Yuzhi has already been conferred the crown prince Liangyuan by the emperor, I settled her in the Funing Hall of Yiqiu Palace, and all the maids who came with her have also stayed. What do you think of Shuyi moving to live in Yiqiu Palace as a servant of the palace, as the lord of the first palace?"

"Yes," Yang Ming nodded.

The Guanghua Hall in the East Palace is the bedroom of Yang Ming and Yang Yinjiang. The owner of the Yichun Palace is Pei Shuying, Yan Xiaotang, Wei Xianhui, and Li Xiuning are all here, and the Yiqiu Palace is Chen Shuyi. Dugu Fenger and Feng Yuzhi will be settled. it's here.

In fact, Yang Ming doesn't have many women. Of course, he is still young, and there will be more in the future.

Yang Ming said again: "Bring Gao Yue back, it's not appropriate to always leave her alone in the palace."

Yang Yinjiang smiled and nodded: "Yes, but she has a special status and is a bit older, so she is not easy to give birth to."

"I know that," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Gao Yue is the daughter of Gao Wei, the empress of the old Qi Dynasty, so she is not suitable to conceive with the blood of the Yang family. Besides, it is relatively risky to have a child at her age. Regardless of the history, Yang Miaozhi gave birth to a warrior Xun at the age of 44, which is still safe. Three children were born, but this is a very small number after all.

In fact, in the Sui Dynasty, it was very dangerous to have a child over thirty. Of course, it refers to the first child. If you have given birth before the age of 30, then it doesn't matter.

The emperor of the Sui Dynasty personally conquered and conquered Goguryeo, which has spread in the capital.

The advantage of winning the battle is that the civilians who have been oppressed will be very happy and celebrate wildly, even happier than the New Year, especially if there are soldiers at home who accompanied the army on an expedition. Victory means that their relatives are likely to survive Yes, and even made meritorious service.

As long as they can return safely, they will definitely bring back some good things, and life at home will be easier.

This is why, once the Sui army captures a place, they will definitely loot wantonly. People are all for their own families. There is a big gap between the rewards given by the court and those you snatched back by yourself.

If you snatched a bunch of gold necklaces and haven't been searched by your boss, then your family can enjoy a good meal.

No matter how difficult it is for the imperial court, some money has to be allocated right now to reward the people in the city with wine and meat, so that they can celebrate well.

"How much money is left in the account of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" Yang Ming asked Cui Zhongfang at the court meeting the next day.

Cui Zhongfang said: "There are still 400 million, of which 200 million will be used for the celebration after His Majesty returns to Beijing, and the rewards and pensions for the soldiers this time are expected to be around 500 million, that is to say, there is already a deficit of 200 million, Li Yuan There was a deficit of 70 yuan in the construction of Jinyang Palace over there, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has not allocated money to him yet."

According to the system, the national treasury must keep at least 700 million yuan as an emergency reserve every year, and it cannot be moved. However, the expedition to Goguryeo cost too much, and half of the guaranteed money was spent.

Yang Ming said with an ugly expression, "When will this year's tax be collected?"

Cui Zhongfang said: "It varies from place to place, the sooner the end of the year, the slower, it can be paid before March of the next year, but this year's situation is special, I'm afraid the tax will be very unsatisfactory."

"There is an urgent need to allocate money to reward the people of the capital," Yang Xiong interjected, "Can't we allocate some money first? Your Majesty will probably not be able to come back at the end of this year. First, embezzle the money from the celebration."

Cui Zhongfang looked at Yang Ming: "The crown prince should nod."

"Your Majesty has made all the contributions to the conquest by himself. It is the great celebration of the country. This money must be paid," Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "Use the 200 million yuan, and remind Guanzhong to collect this year's tax so that the magistrates below can collect it as soon as possible." Come up."

"Yes," Cui Zhongfang nodded.

"It's not right," Wei Jin, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty will go to Jinyang when he returns to the south. I'm afraid Li Yuan will ask the imperial court for money soon. Where can I get this money?"

Yang Xiong and Cui Zhongfang immediately drooped their faces.

Don't the two of them know that Li Yuan will ask for money?That's why the prince spent all the money early and let Li Yuan figure out a way by himself.

As for the celebration, it is enough to hold it in the capital, there is no need to hold it in Jinyang, and you don't want to see how much money is left in the treasury?Is there still extravagance and waste at the moment?

But the money rewarded to the people of the capital must be spent.

So no one mentioned Jinyang's matter, they just planned to spend the money first by pretending to be deaf and dumb, but when Wei Jin opened his mouth like this, the money couldn't be spent.

There was no sound in the hall, and Wei Jin's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, it was over, and he was about to say the wrong thing.

Li Yuan asked for money to entertain the emperor, and Yang Ming spent money to reward the people, which one is more important?

Of course, the emperor is important, so you have to prepare for the money that Li Yuan is going to ask for right now. You don't need to prepare because Li Yuan hasn't spoken yet, but Wei Jin said it first.

Yang Ming said helplessly: "Set aside 100 million in advance, and wait for Li Yuan to ask for the money."

Cui Zhongfang glanced at Wei Jin and nodded: "This money really needs to be prepared in advance."

Yuan Shou of Taifu Temple said: "In this way, the money to reward the people of the capital is still short of 100 million. The refinery on the other side of the river should be able to solve this problem."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "Right now there is no use for soldiers. The output of Hedong has already been reduced, and in the next few years, refined steel will not be sold outside. Where will the money come from?"

Yuan Shou said: "Military affairs are useless, there are civil affairs. Now the output of military equipment is shrinking, but the mass production of civilian equipment is being stepped up. Many businessmen from the south have gone to Hedong, hoping to purchase a batch of tools and agricultural tools. Yunding Xing is talking to them, but the crown prince has to make up his mind."

The refinery is supervised by the government, run by the government, sold by the government, who can sell it to, and who can't sell it to.

According to the law, the rich and powerful are not allowed to own ordnance, but any family has it, this cannot be stopped, and Yang Guang can't control it.

It is not impossible to sell to merchants, but they must be supervised not to melt the purchased tools to forge weapons. Although the refinery in the Sui Dynasty was run by the government, isn't there a private refinery like Yun Dingxing?There must be one in the South too.

Yang Ming pondered for a moment, and said: "The Ministry of Officials would like to say hello to the people below, and strictly order the county guards from all over the country to inspect the areas under their jurisdiction. Once a private kiln is found, it will be confiscated immediately. Catch whoever deserves to be killed."

It is equivalent to the imperial court monopolizing the ironware market. If the people want to buy it, they can only buy it from the imperial court, and they cannot use it indiscriminately.

The imperial court not only made money, but also played a role in maintaining stability.

Of course, someone like Yun Dingxing is fine, because his kiln is in Guanzhong, and the court is watching him closely, so he dare not mess around.

With Yang Ming's words, I don't know how many people will fall to the ground, and he has long been numb to this.

"Tell Yun Dingxing to raise the price," Yang Ming said flatly, "Let him quickly collect the money and send it to the capital."

Yuan Shou nodded: "The minister will send someone to notify immediately."

(End of this chapter)