Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 36
Just listen to him ask: "What do you think of this?"

Chen Yan, the chief assistant, saw the emperor's gaze directed towards the cabinet, so he went out and said: "I thought we might give it a try!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, other officials followed suit, all thinking they could give it a try, but Jiang Dejing, whom Emperor Chongzhen noticed, did not speak.

So Emperor Chongzhen asked: "What do you think, Mr. Jiang Ge?"

When Jiang Dejing heard the roll call, he raised his head and looked back at the emperor, hesitated for a moment, and finally replied: "Your Majesty, I think this method is inappropriate!"

In the original history, he did not dissuade, but spoke eloquently after Emperor Chongzhen implemented the proposal to refute the absurdity of the memorial.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to know what he was thinking at that time.Why not stop it at the beginning, but stop it later?
At this time, after he finished playing, Chen Yan turned to look at him and asked: "So, does Mr. Jiang Ge have a magic way to bring in money to solve the problem of the empty treasury?"

When Jiang Dejing heard this, he was speechless.

Another cabinet minister, Wei Zaode, also followed suit and said: "This method is better than increasing taxes. Buying and selling is voluntary and will not waste people and money. If it can be done, it will be a great blessing for the country!"

The other royal family members, civil and military officials heard this, and all of them agreed.If the emperor agreed, he would not force donations from them. If he did not support it, he would be a fool!

As a result, a ridiculous proposal, driven by their respective interests, was praised by everyone, and it seemed to be a good way to truly solve the problem!

Emperor Chongzhen used to think that this period of history was ridiculous and mentally retarded. What kind of brain did he have to implement this national policy?Looking at this scene now, he suddenly understood.

If the original emperor had seen the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty, most of his officials would have thought he could give it a try. With the three of them becoming tigers, he would probably have believed it and thought he could really give it a try.

And the few sober officials find it difficult to oppose under such a general trend.Jiang Dejing should be like this. He even had trouble getting along with Emperor Chongzhen because of his quarrel with the emperor. He did this so often that he was dismissed from his post and left the court.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen showed a sneer and immediately shouted: "Since all the ministers have agreed to this method, I am very relieved. Starting from the ministers, reserve how much treasure money to support state affairs!"

As soon as he spoke, there was silence in the Jinluan Palace.Everyone lowered their heads and stopped talking.

However, Emperor Chongzhen obviously would not let them go. He looked down and said, "Let's start with the royal relatives and chief ministers. As the heads of officials, you should take the lead and set an example! "

Originally, he did not intend to force donations and ask them to donate as in history, but to borrow money with an IOU.But now that they all think it's good to print treasure banknotes, they don't even need IOUs, just use the treasure banknotes as an excuse.

Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, stood at the front and bore the brunt of the attack. In desperation, he had no choice but to report to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, my family has a big business, their expenses are not small, and they don't have much money left. But this is a state matter, and I should do my best." , you can collect 500 taels of silver!"

The prince Zhu Cixiang, who had been listening, opened his eyes wide when he heard this. He really didn't expect that the hereditary prince would only be given 500 taels?Are you sending beggars away?

The father was indeed right, the national crisis was looming, and they didn't take it seriously at all!
Emperor Chongzhen listened and asked calmly: "Seriously?"

"Seriously!" After hearing this, Zhu Chunchen replied without hesitation, as if that was the fact and there was no need to think about it at all.

Emperor Chongzhen did not get angry immediately, nor did he show disappointment. Instead, he turned to look at the next person.

The second is Dingguo Gong Xu Yunzhen, a descendant of the founding hero Xu Da. He belongs to the only dual-gong family in the Ming Dynasty, and he is also the kind of family with an extremely prominent family background.

At this time, seeing Emperor Chongzhen looking at him, he went out and said: "I don't have any spare money, but I will collect 500 taels to buy treasure notes." After hearing this, Zhu Cihong stared at him again, feeling quite disappointed.

Then, after answering one after another, Zhu Cixiang found that the three princes all had 500 taels, and the excuses were the same. They had a big family, a big business, a lot of expenses, and no money left.

When Jiading Bo Zhou Kui, his grandfather, answered, he immediately stared at him with perked ears. The scene of his mother's grief flashed in his mind. He didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy.

He finally knew that his mother had paid 5000 taels of silver. At this time, if Zhou Kui paid 5000 taels, he would be able to stand out from the crowd at this time. No matter what, for the sake of his mother's face, he would reluctantly recognize him.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Zhou Kui playing: "Your Majesty, I have no money left, so I should collect 100 taels for the national use!"

Earlier, the duke offered 500 taels, the marquis offered 300 taels, and the earl offered 100 taels. He really followed this method and only offered 100 taels!
Zhu Cixiang thought he had heard wrongly. When he realized that he had heard wrongly, he became furious and shouted: "How dare you..."

He was so angry that he wanted to expose on the spot that Zhou Kui had embezzled all his mother's 5000 taels of silver. This was really intolerable!

But before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand to stop Zhu Cihong from exploding.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen stared at Zhou Kui and said coldly: "You said it was 100 taels?"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Kui felt a little uneasy. He turned around and looked at the Dukes in front of him, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I remember, I can raise a little more and pay 150 taels!"

When Zhu Cihong heard this, his eyes widened with anger and he wanted to explode again.

But at this time, Emperor Chongzhen spoke first and said: "Next!"

According to the relationship and title, the father-in-law of Emperor Tianqi is behind him, and he can be regarded as a relative of the emperor who has passed away.Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji stood up, seemed a little hesitant, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to contribute 2 taels to supplement the national needs!"

As soon as he said these words, he was immediately shocked and the whole court was in an uproar. Everyone turned to look at him.

Some are surprised, some are dissatisfied, and some hate him...

Emperor Chongzhen looked at this scene and remained calm. He just asked: "You said it was 2 taels. This is a lot of money. Are you serious?"

"Seriously!" Zhang Guoji didn't dare to look at anyone else, he just lowered his head and responded.

At this time, an unknown person among the civil servants behind him said in a low voice: "People who are seeking fame and reputation!"

The voice was very low, just enough for Zhang Guoji to hear, but it was impossible for the emperor above to hear it.

Zhang Guoji's body trembled slightly, but he quickly stabilized.

Emperor Chongzhen said above: "Can you tell me why the entire civil and military dynasties did not have more than 500 taels, but you were able to produce 2 taels?"

　Thanks to Brave Pipi for the tip!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)