I'm really not doing business

Chapter 196

In the long river of history, the main conflict between Emperor Wanli and Zhang Juzheng focused on the word frugality, which is also the fundamental reason why Emperor Wanli hated Zhang Juzheng.

Emperor Wanli was extravagant, but Zhang Juzheng did not allow him to enjoy extravagance.

In the second year of Wanli, the lights on Aoshan began. Emperor Wanli wanted to do it, but Zhang Juzheng stopped him from doing it. The nature of Emperor Wanli's love of extravagance has been exposed. After his wedding in the sixth year of Wanli, just like Emperor Longqing, he continued to take money from the state. If Zhang Juzheng refused, Emperor Wanli refused to listen and insisted on withdrawing it.

After his wedding, Emperor Wanli gradually realized that his power as an emperor was unlimited, and he began to send more people to weave silk. He still ignored the flood in Nanya and continued to send more people.

From the sixth year of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli, the Emperor Wanli, under the pressure of Zhang Juzheng's cabinet, forcibly took 120 million taels of Bibian silver out of the state treasury. Concubine rewards and so on.

This was when Zhang Juzheng was still at the time. The contradictions at that time were already visible to the naked eye, and careerists began to move around. The holy family has accelerated the pace of reform, and wants to finish things before losing the holy family.

Was it Zhang Juzheng who criticized the life of Emperor Wanli?No, the annual cost of gold flowers and silver in the palace is 120 million taels.

A number is too cold. Zhang Juzheng’s Quanchu Guild Hall only needs about 1000 taels a year to maintain normal operation. The one-year cost can keep the Quan Chu Guild Hall running smoothly for 1200 years, and the military salary of a guest soldier is 18 taels of silver. , Only the expenses in the palace can maintain twenty battalions.

The annual 120 million taels of gold flowers and silver are the money that Zhang Juzheng, the cabinet, gave to Emperor Wanli. In less than five years, Emperor Wanli took another 120 million taels of silver from the state treasury.

This means that the cabinet led by Zhang Juzheng and the six ministries had the money to let Emperor Wanli squander it. If Yan Song and Xu Jie could not get so much, let alone the emperor got 120 million in five years.

After Zhang Juzheng left in the tenth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli began to copy Zhang Juzheng's home, and a total of 10 taels of silver property was copied, and the 10 taels were not enough for Emperor Wanli to spend a month.

Back then, when King Lu got married, he spent an additional 30 taels of silver from the state funds to buy gold, silver and jewelry. The Ministry of Accounting played against Emperor Wanli, saying that the money you owed has not been repaid, and now it is dismantled by the Ministry of Accounts. , where's the face!

But at this time, there is no Zhang Juzheng in the court, and the Ministry of Households scolds him, or he doesn't scold him, what can he do?

This is the terrifying expense of Emperor Wanli in the original historical line. When Emperor Wanli built his own mausoleum, 800 million taels of silver were spent on a single tomb.

Zhang Juzheng was very worried that the little emperor would learn from Emperor Longqing's extravagance, and he would be frightened, so when he gave banquets on weekdays, he would be frugal and frugal, and he talked a lot.

Well now, something went wrong!

The little emperor is not frugal now, but stingy.

Feng Bao said one thing, which gave him a huge headache.

Purple means dignity, and it is easy to fade. The emperor was originally a purple robe, but later wearing a purple robe faded and became a blue robe.

Normal people should have people weave purple in the first place, and the clothes will fade after wearing them.

The little emperor didn't think so. The little emperor felt that since the purple robe was fading, why not weave it into blue from the beginning?It saves the process of fading, and the cyan dye is cheap, and it cannot be dyed white, because the white will turn yellow, and if it turns yellow, it must be replaced, so weaving cyan is the best.

Wear it the longest!
Feng Baodu was stunned by the little emperor's strange thinking!

Wearing green and purple, purple is noble and only dyed purple.

But the frugal little emperor was all blue except for the Twelve Chapters, because it did not fade.

Regarding the rebuilding of the imperial palace, the emperor came up with several ideas, all of which were cut corners, and the purpose was to save money. In the words of the little emperor, the strength of the steel concrete is extremely high anyway, and no one can see what is going on inside. The height of the palace can't collapse even if you cut corners, save as much as you can.

Zhang Juzheng made the little emperor frugal, saving those unnecessary expenses as much as he can. The frugality is beyond the range of 120 million gold flowers and silver a year. Within the range of 120 million taels, it’s not as good as your little emperor make?Don't engage in excessive rewards, 120 million is more than enough.

Feng Bao said helplessly: "A few days ago, the Holy Mother suddenly asked how much silver was left in the palace, and His Majesty said that there were more than 700 million taels, which surprised the Holy Mother, and asked if the ministers of the foreign court were harsh on His Majesty? Your Majesty said : No. It was only used occasionally to reward frontier soldiers, so it was saved."

"No, the Holy Mother likes to pay homage to the Buddha, so His Majesty thought about it, took out 50 taels of silver to build a pagoda, and collected widely. The higher the better, the stronger the better."

"Your Majesty said that it is just time to find a talent in architecture to be in charge of architectural design."

"No, how much money is there in the palace now?" Zhang Juzheng asked in surprise. You must know that the 400 million taels that were confiscated some time ago was split in half, but the expenditure for the construction of the palace was also split in half. There is only 50 taels of silver in the palace.

"More than 700 million." Feng Bao said rather helplessly: "Let's pass on the national funds. If there is an emergency, you can borrow funds from the internal funds. We have been begging each other for so many years, and there are always times when we can't get together."

"I don't know the Holy Mother, have you ignored the money and food in the palace?" Zhang Juzheng discovered the blind spot again.

"Isn't it caused by Uncle Wu Qing? The request for money came to the imperial court, and the Holy Mother was quite worried, so she just ignored it." Feng Bao nodded.

Uncle Wu Qing and Li Wei not only asked for money once, but also asked for 4000 taels to repair the house, and later 3 taels to repair the tomb. The battle is on the point of bankruptcy, so just ignore it.

As soon as the figure of 700 million taels came out, Queen Mother Li was immediately stunned. Her subconscious reaction was that the outer court was advocating frugality and bullying the little emperor.

But the little emperor said that no one restricted him.

"That's it." Zhang Juzheng knew that the Empress Dowager returned to power much earlier than expected.

Lu Tiaoyang reminded in a low voice: "Yuanfu, this can't be saved like this. If you keep saving like this, something big will happen."

The emperor is young now, but he will grow up anyway. If the emperor has always advocated frugality, if the emperor and Yuanfu clash like this, there will definitely be a big mess. Daming has never lacked careerists. Zhang Siwei entered the Jieyuan, but There is no shortage of Wang Shizhen and his like in Ming Dynasty, waiting to see Zhang Juzheng lose his holy family.

Waiting to see Zhang Juzheng being lifted up by him with all his strength, the emperor will counterattack.

"Xiu, Your Majesty, it's finally a luxury, so let's repair it, where is it?" Zhang Juzheng approved of the emperor's idea of ​​building a pagoda, isn't it just a pagoda?It is not a good thing for the emperor to be too frugal. In fact, the economy of this place in the capital is maintained by the palace. For example, the melon and fruit farmers in Wanping are good at drying fruits, and they all rely on the snacks in the palace.

"Dalongxing Temple, this Dalongxing Temple has the most prosperous incense. Your Majesty said that after the Dalongxing Temple is built, the incense money will be used by the Holy Mother." Having said this, Feng Bao's face finally became tense. Can't stop.

Your Majesty is even eyeing the Buddha's incense money!
Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang looked at each other in astonishment. If they had known earlier that they would not be advocating frugality, seeing what was going on, the court might lose all face.

Feng Bao continued: "Your Majesty said: Since you say that Buddhism, Taoism, and Nestorianism are all heresies, but this tricky land means that the gentry take shelter in temples, and each temple can easily cost tens of thousands of acres of land. You must pay attention, Buddhism, Taoism, and Nestorianism often talk about no desires, no demands, and those who have a limit can keep a few acres, and if ten acres are not enough for one person, twenty acres will be allowed, and the rest will be returned to the field at a cleared scale."

"The incense money is locked in a locked box to prevent it from being stolen, and it will be used as national treasury. The local people are crying for poverty every day, and they don't know how to find a way."

"Okay, let's go."

After Feng Bao finished speaking, he got up and left. On the surface, the emperor wanted to build a pagoda, but in fact, the little emperor wanted to collect religious taxes. To be honest, Zhu Yijun really had to handle this matter, because Empress Dowager Li believed in Buddhism, and the old Zhu family The emperor claimed to be the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu, and the two families collected taxes, so the little emperor had to come in person.

One end built a Buddhist pagoda for Empress Dowager Li to make her happy, and the other end was ruthless. Qingzhang even returned Buddhism, Taoism, and Jingjiao to the fields, and returned the incense money to the court.

Whoever objected would smash the temple. The Mughal Empire even destroyed the Buddhist family. Zhu Yijun wanted to see how many steps the Buddha had.

Zhang Juzheng finally saw the horror of the little emperor. The courtiers complained about him every day. !Your Majesty has a good way of making money, but he is much more vicious than Zhang Juzheng!This is focusing on incense money!

His Majesty has a decree, Zhang Juzheng can only do it, and the pagoda and the palace will be built together.

The next day, when the court meeting was held, Zhang Juzheng took out several memorials and started the court meeting. The first Qingzhang should include Buddhism, Taoism and Nestorianism, and anyone who was not willing to Buddhism, Taoism and Nestorianism should be admonished.

"Yuan Fu is really teaching well." Wang Chonggu said in amazement when he heard the little emperor's methods.

This secretiveness is simply jaw-dropping. Everyone knows this strange thing about sending the fields.

But limited by the empress dowager's worship of Buddha and the emperor's declaration, it was difficult to handle.

I don't know exactly how Zhang Ju moved the little emperor. When the Qing Dynasty was in full swing, the little emperor directly added fuel to the fire.

"Okay, okay!" Tan Lun said cheerfully, "Oh, let's see who doesn't have eyesight jump out and make an example to His Majesty! Qingzhang is so lively, the more lively the better!"

Tan Lun highlighted the idea of ​​watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things, the little emperor, and Tan Lun was very much in favor of it.

Wang Guoguang had no objection. The local government complained every day that they had no money, but they couldn't think of a way. The emperor came up with a way. If he didn't implement it well, he couldn't blame the emperor.

As for Ma Ziqiang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he has no opinion. He also specially added Islam, and everyone came together to clear the tenure.

"If you don't object, then do it." Zhang Juzheng looked around, no one objected, and began to write floating notes on the memorial, and then submitted it to the imperial court.

Zhang Juzheng clearly knew what the little emperor was doing, which was to exert extreme pressure, to see where the lower limit of the tolerance of the powerful was, and even to force the anti-power rich and wealthy gentry to plow the plow again and dare to resist the tax.

"Wang Shizhen, the governor of Yunyang, is here to announce his appointment." Zhang Juzheng held the memorial in his hand and didn't know what to say.

Wang Shizhen made a big oolong by himself. A governor, a local official, was tricked by a student. Of course, the student was also deceived by his father, but the governor of Huguang, the inspector, and the governor of Yunyang, I was also cheated, which makes people feel ridiculous, but also a little sad.

"Wang Shizhen's father, Wang Ying, was also a ruthless man. When Yan Song was in power, Wang Ying ignored Yan Song and his son, and financed Yang Jisheng's funeral. In the end, he was persecuted to death by Yan Song and his son. This Wang Shizhen was actually deceived by a child." Tan Lun was quite emotional. Said.

The relationship between Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and Wang Yan can be traced back to Pingwo. In the 31st year of Jiajing, Wang Yan went to Zhejiang to supervise military affairs and appointed Yu Dayou. , The result of the concerted efforts of the civil and military forces of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Of course Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou also played a decisive role.

"Tiger father and dog son." Qi Jiguang didn't talk much, but he didn't think highly of Wang Shizhen. Wang Ying was wronged. Qi Jiguang didn't know what to say.

"Wang Shizhen was traveling in the mountains and rivers in Yunyang. He didn't know how to keep a low profile and save money. He was not happy to act elegantly. He traveled around the mountains and rivers. He didn't make any achievements in politics. He claimed to be a native of Yanzhou, and he was arty all day long. It really can't be reused. "Hai Rui sentenced Wang Shizhen to death politically.

There are four manuscripts of Yanzhou Shanren, with a total of more than 180 volumes. This book is all the credit for Wang Shizhen's one year and eight months in Yunyang. He wrote and engraved the book himself, mainly to maintain his status in the literary world.

Being a governor is very busy, especially at the moment, if you want to preside over the Qingzhang, you will be even busier. There are so many governors in Ming Dynasty, but Wang Shizhen has nothing to do every day, arty, reciting poems and writing a tome.

According to Hai Rui's appraisal, this person has no bones and integrity, and the governor is affiliated to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is usually held the position of the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Beijing, that is, the chief constitution is going out to be the governor. It's nothing more than investigating robbers, observing people's sentiments, dredging waterways, and reassuring the herdsmen. What's the point of reciting poems all day long?
Wan Shihe sighed and said: "I have read a few volumes of the four manuscripts he wrote. They are all printed and sold books. They are all clichéd old-fashioned theories. He said that the literature in Xijing is solid, and the literature in Tokyo is weak. Literary travel in the Six Dynasties is far from reality; Tang’s literary mediocrity is not far from superficiality; Song’s shabby literature is far from superfluous. Yuan has no literature. That is to say, to read literature and poetry, it is enough to look at the Western Han and Tang Dynasties. Don't look at the rest."

This kind of comprehensive negation is not too common in the retro school. After "Spring and Autumn", there is no great history, only the ears of the record. Fry over the past.

But thinking about it, Wang Shizhen is the head of the Seven Sons of Fufu, what is he talking about if he doesn't talk about Fufu?It can only be said that Wang Shizhen is behind in the version. Since Emperor Xiaozong, he really likes to talk about retro, but now the atmosphere in the court is changing.

Now everyone is discussing the theory of contradiction, even if they are not discussing the theory of contradiction, they must show the full version of the unity of knowledge, action and conscience, otherwise it is impossible to argue with contradictions.

"Then let him go home and stay idle." Zhang Juzheng wrote the memorial, and both the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Officials gave opinions on the appointment and dismissal of personnel.

"Governor of Yunyang, I nominate Xu Xuemo, the Zuo Buzheng of Huguang, as the right deputy capital Yushi Fuzhi. What do you think?"

The governor of Yunyang is in charge of the military and civilian affairs of five provinces and eight prefectures and nine states in the adjoining areas of Hubei, Henan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. Yunyang, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Anlu, Nanyang, Xi'an, Hanzhong, and Kuizhou, All belong to the governor of Yunyang.

There are many refugees in this place, and there are often rebellions and civil unrest. It is a very important position. Wang Shizhen is in such a key position, traveling around the mountains and rivers. Zhang Juzheng can't be blamed for disregarding the friendship of his peers.

Both Wang Daokun and Ling Yunyi were governors in this place, but Wang Shizhen obviously failed Zhang Juzheng's expectations of him.

This Xu Xuemo is not from Zhang Juzheng. When the King of Liao expelled the country, Xu Xuemo said in a memorial that the King of Liao could not rebel. The King of Liao was finally expelled from the country by Emperor Longqing. political envoy.

Now it is considered a promotion.

The governor of Yunyang was in charge of Zhang Juzheng's hometown of Jiangling, so it was impossible for Zhang Juzheng to arrange for his own people, so he promoted a white man with no party or affiliation.

The courtiers did not have much opinion on this successor.

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households worked together to calculate the food and payment of the Jiubian Border Town of Daming, and prepared a form to submit to His Majesty. In addition to the cost of last year, there is also the cost of last year, and the difference is calculated, and the year-on-year growth rate is calculated, and negative numbers are also used in the table.

Zhu Yijun looked at it for a long time. In the four years of Wanli, the nine towns of Daming spent 6705478.24 taels of silver and 2700641.02 stone grains a year.

"No, it's earmarked for its own use. Dingjian's money will be allocated separately, and Yueshi's servant and Yueshi Bianfang will give it to Shizhong, who will be responsible for supervision and review." Minister of the Ministry of War Tan Lun replied.

The money spent by Jiuzhen in one year is equivalent to Zhu Yijun's two palaces.

"Xuanfu Datong spent 250 million taels of silver alone in the same year." Zhu Yijun tapped his fingers on the table. The cost of these two towns was equivalent to that of Ji Town, Yongping Town, Miyun Town, The sum of Changping Town, Yizhou Town, Jingxing Town, and Liao Town, the military pay of Xuanfu Datong is twice that of the three sides of Shaanxi.

"The reason for so many is that the horse price silver is included in the accounting. If the horse price silver is removed, it is probably comparable to other towns." Wang Chonggu tentatively answered His Majesty's inquiry.

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs have really done a big job!
This account cannot be settled, once it is calculated, it will be exposed, and even the last fig leaf has been ripped off.

Anyone who sees this watch and sees that Xuanda's food and salary far exceeds that of other towns must ask, why are there so many?Then I thought of the tribute of I Da, and finally I thought of the matter of the old coins of the two Song Dynasties.

Daming, you did the same thing, reduced to the point of spending money to buy peace?
"So, some courtiers said that this tribute city is different from the old coins of the Song Dynasty. What is the difference? I bought some nasty horses at a high price. The third lady is not afraid of the sweat of the soil. With a million taels of silver, how could Tuman Khan be the opponent of I Da Khan?" Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong to send the report to the [-]th screen of the Dushu bypass, and hung it on it.

Zhu Yijun clearly knew that if there was no tribute from me, the Northwest of Ming Dynasty would still be fighting, and the annual investment would be far more than 250 million taels of silver. The war would skyrocket food and wages, especially in unwinnable wars.

"How much has the Beijing camp spent in the past four years?" Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and asked.

Qi Jiguang rolled up his sleeves, took out this memorial and bowed his head and said: "A total of 92 taels of silver and 84 stone grains are accounted for by the household department every year. This is the account of the Beijing camp in six volumes."

The Jingying battalion is powerful and well-equipped, with only about [-] people, but the food and salaries are extremely sufficient, and the sergeants of the Jingying battalion are selected from the nine sides, so the money was not spent in vain.

Zhu Yijun finally stopped tapping his fingers. The account of Xuanfu Datong should not be so muddled. He said to Ma Ziqiang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites: "Decree to General Zhaoyong that Han Naji and the three The lady came to Beijing to renegotiate the matter of horse price and silver."

"Does Da Sikou have any objections?"

Before the clan party was cleaned up, Ma Zhiyin was ambiguous, and after the clan party was cleaned up, Ma Price silver was still so unclear. Isn’t that cleaning up the clan party for nothing?

The general tone of the mutual market remains unchanged, but the left wing of Altan Khan, the object of negotiation has changed from the Jin Party to the Ming Dynasty.

During the Longqing period, the ministers of the imperial court were unwilling to lose face when negotiating peace and paying tribute, and Zhu Yijun was not afraid of losing this person because of the infamy of the old coin.

"No!" Wang Chonggu said loudly immediately, and he was even a little relieved. He finally didn't have to carry on the job of horses and silver. It used to be a huge profit, but now it's a thunder. The business of 21000 horses a year is really true. Not as profitable as the wool business.

The court wind has changed.

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Continue with the court discussion."

If San Niangzi came to Beijing again this time, it would be clear that Daming would be able to save a lot of expenses. The horse price of more than 100 million taels of silver this year is really a bit much.

Some accounts cannot be reconciled. Zhang Siwei, Wu Dui, and Fang Fengshi have already gone to understand the court. The reconciliation this time will inevitably reveal the fact that the imperial court’s more than 100 million taels of horse-priced silver is spent every year. How much has flowed into the grassland.

The court discussion was still going on, and Zhang Juzheng said with a frown: "Engineering is given to Zhong Liu Xuan and Shanxi Dao Yushi Jia Rushi, who handed over the famous words of the chapter couplet: the people are short of resources and the supply is plentiful. Beg for a gift to stop weaving in Suzhou and Hangzhou, saying that there are many places. One thing, one thing will be disturbed; one point of leniency, one point of reward."

Wang Guoguang also smiled and said: "They mean to compete with the people for profit, the silk weaved in Suzhou and Hangzhou is sold to Hongmaofan, stop, can't they weave it for Quanhao?"

"They themselves don't pay the weavers and weavers enough, and they don't pay the right price for the raw silk, and they don't want to buy the looms. Oh, do you blame the imperial court for grabbing the business? The rich and powerful control the tenants themselves, and the tenants secretly If the raw silk is sold to the imperial court, they will not be happy, and they will vent it, so don’t pay attention to it.”

Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "I think we need to pay attention to it. These powerful people are likely to restrict the common people from selling raw silk to the imperial court, and make it clear to the weaving comprador who collects the silk. If anyone is in trouble, they can go to the Weaving Bureau for help. .”

"The Weaving Bureau can't do anything, but it can go straight to Tianting."

Suzhou-Hangzhou weaving used to be used exclusively for the palace, but now it has changed, and it has become a specialized export trade. Even the Minggongs don’t have much silk to use, and they are all bought by the Hongmaofan.

The Suzhou-Hangzhou weaving in the Ming Dynasty had a group of weaving compradors who specialized in collecting silk through the streets and alleys in the countryside. Otherwise, in the current situation where silk is hard to find, no silk can be received at all. This is due to Yu Dayou’s suppression in Nanya The bandits make the ground much more peaceful.

This year the situation will be even more serious.

As the price of raw silk rises, so does the price of silk.

What Wang Chonggu said was to prevent powerful people from using strong personal attachments to force people not to sell to official factories, so the court cannot be blamed for being rude.

"Well, what Da Sikou said is reasonable." Zhang Juzheng nodded, and wrote the floating ticket. Wang Chonggu reminded him very timely and in place. Everyone was eating in the same pot. If you insist on smashing the pot, the court's knife is not good. Rusted on a knife holder.

"Does this mean that part of the mulberry planting is used to return the field? In case the rich and powerful play tricks, it will be better than the situation of no rice." Wang Guoguang put forward an idea, generally speaking, changing rice to mulberry .

"To change rice into mulberry, it is advisable to ask the governors of Yingtian, Songjiang and Zhejiang." Zhang Juzheng thought about it for a while, but still felt that he should ask the opinions of the local officials.

Sometimes the imperial court thinks about wonderful decrees, but when they think too much, they often end badly.

Zhang Juzheng was in Beijing, and he didn’t understand the main contradictions in various places. Changing rice into mulberry, where can it be changed, where can trees be planted, how many years can be expected, how much it can be changed will not affect the price of food, where are the mulberry seedlings, and what kind of silkworm seedlings can be used Wait, you need to get a charter, just slap your head, and change all the rice in Zhejiang to mulberry, so what kind of country is it?

After the court discussion was over, Zhu Yijun stood up abruptly, and said with a smile, "Qi Shuai, let's go, let's go to the Beijing camp to inspect the military horses!"

Zhu Yijun used to inspect military horses once every five days. Zhu Yijun was too young at that time, but now he can finally inspect military horses, and he can go every day, so he can practice martial arts in the afternoon.

The little emperor was looking forward to this day day by day, and the Beijing camp finally returned to the camp from the northwest.

"Today, I cut up five catties of pork belly and ten catties of potatoes for each of the sergeants, and brought a bottle of Guojiao to each of them. The Ming Dynasty's Beijing camp has been traveling for a year, and I have returned to Beijing. I also went to the northwest. Today I am inspecting military horses. When you're done, reward the three armies!" Zhu Yijun was looking forward to the parade of military horses in the Beijing camp.

Zhu Yijun used to inspect the military horses before, but the soldiers knew that the emperor was coming, and every time the emperor arrived, he would bring a lot of meat as a reward.

"Yu Shuai is going with me, sir, let's go too!" Zhu Yijun wants to travel, especially when he goes out of Beijing, the battle is indispensable!

Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "I obey the order."

　As far as history is concerned, it was Mr. Zhang who made the wrong payment after all.Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
　　
　
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