Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 451 The Foresight of Civil Officials
"Liu Ge is always known to be stingy in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. It's not like you don't know about it, Your Majesty," Song Yingxing said.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing when he heard Song Yingxing's words. He naturally didn't care if Liu Wanchun, the minister of the household department, was stingy or not, let alone all the people in charge of finances in the world were like this.

Now what he wants to do when he comes to the Ordnance Institute is to mobilize the people in the Ordnance Institute, to let these civil officials who only know how to chase fame and fortune see what the real public opinion is.

"Go and tell all the artisans here, let them send representatives to the capital to petition, saying that the imperial court will cut production quotas, a large number of artisans can only be laid off, and the captives can only be executed directly and no longer serve! Can go to the capital to petition, petition the emperor!"

When Zhu Youjian said this, Song Yingxing hurried to do it.

Not long after, the craftsmen in the entire Ordnance Institute also knew the inside story, and began to pass it on one by one. After a few days, tens of thousands of representatives gathered and entered Nanjing City with a group of students from the industrial school.

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"Miss Yuan, when will His Majesty recover from his illness? It's been almost a month."

Gao Hongtu asked Chen Yuanyuan through the lintel.

"It will be cured soon. It's just that this disease is a hidden disease. You can't see outsiders until it is completely cured. Your Majesty said that the government will have to work for the first assistant."

Chen Yuanyuan replied inside.

Gao Hongtu would come every few days, and she had to deal with it.

Now, she doesn't remember how many times she had a conversation with Gao Hongtu.

And Gao Hongtu didn't dare to ask any more, said yes, and then returned to the Wenhua Palace full of suspicion.

"Why, Your Majesty, he still says he's sick?"

When Hua Yuncheng saw Gao Hongtu coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask a question.

Gao Hongtu nodded helplessly.

"What's going on here? A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and a country cannot be without a master for a day. Your Majesty has been ill for a long time, and what should be done if the court can't decide on major issues in the court? Is this peace negotiation counted?"

Wang Siren became a little irritable.

"Tell me, will Your Majesty have already lost his temper!"

At this time, Liu Wanchun said something inappropriate.

After hearing this, Ruan Dayue slapped the table on the spot: "Old Liu Ge, pay attention to your words, even if you are gone, His Majesty will live a long life!"

Liu Wanchun regretted his slip of the tongue and had to shut up.

"From Gao's point of view, His Majesty's illness is probably a heart disease. He is not sure about the hearts of the people in the world and dare not draw conclusions. After all, His Majesty has already lost the Northern Capital. If he abandons the North now, he will inevitably be punished by future generations. Poke the spine, so we have to carry this matter."

Gao Hongtu said again:

"Everyone also knows that the reason why we are willing to negotiate peace is not because we are unwilling to unify Ming Dynasty by the Northern Expedition;
But it's just for the sake of the power of the people, and now that the generals are getting bigger, if we continue the Northern Expedition, there will be no place for our civil servants in the future;

Besides, after the Northern Expedition, if Gao Mou's expectations are correct, if His Majesty wants to innovate again, he can only attack us. Thoughtful about this. "

"What Shoufu said is very true. The Northern Expedition can be completed by the king of later generations! But we can't be Qin Hui, and your majesty won't stand up to be Song Gaozong." Liu Wanchun, Minister of the Household Department, slapped the table and became irritable again.

"What Qin Hui, what Song Gaozong, what Wang Ge said!"

Gao Hongtu has to admit that there are fewer and fewer people who are officials in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone speaks without hindrance:

"We are just following the will of the people of the world. Now that His Majesty claims that he will not be sick, we can only do our tricks first. In the end, I, Gao, stood up and took the charge of this peace negotiation. Now, Mr. Wang Ge, as the Minister of Rites You can first get in touch with the envoys of Jianlu, and come up with a draft, such as changing the title of emperor from Emperor Shunzhi of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the title of king, presumably His Majesty will also accept it."

"Wang feels that since His Majesty can't save face and agree to negotiate a peace, we might as well ask His Majesty to change the Yuan Dynasty, so that it will be the same as my Ming Dynasty starting from the new Yuan Dynasty, and Your Majesty is also the first founding emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty like Song Gaozong. It's all right."

Wang Siren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said.

"This is a good idea. Gao did not expect it. In this case, your Ministry of Rituals will first submit a memorial to ask His Majesty to change the yuan, and at the same time contact the envoys of Jianlu. In addition, the Ministry of Households will do a good job of accounting and report disasters everywhere. Also allocate more money, so that His Majesty can see that the excess money in the treasury has been used."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Liu Wanchun, Minister of the Household Department, laughed and said:

"Don't worry, Chief Assistant, our household department has already let the chief ministers and envoys know the news, and they are all scrambling to report the disaster situation to the top;

We have to find a way to deduct some of the armory. These people spend all day researching guns and cannons, and even make steam engines. They also want to build carts that don’t need horses and oxen. They have to buy tens of thousands of catties for gun cotton cotton;

The imperial court has wasted a lot of money and food in order to feed these people and support these people. Not to mention that it has not earned a penny. flowers;
It just so happens that the Northern Expedition is no longer in place, and research on steam engines, lathes, etc. should be stopped. "

"You are the Minister of the Household Department. You have the final say on this. These are His Majesty's hobbies, but they are not useless after all. Almost all the main battle weapons of the Guards come from there. Be careful when Song Ge knows about it. I have to argue with you."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Liu Wanchun laughed again:

"Song Yingxing, what is he worth as a man? If His Majesty hadn't loved and trusted him with strange skills and ingenuity, he would have been able to enter the cabinet based on his ability? Although he is unparalleled in miscellaneous learning, he can at best be a minister of the Ministry of Industry. What is the difference between Li Youzi in the dynasty, but he is a sycophant, so His Majesty takes him seriously!
Besides, my lord, once the peace talks are concluded, and we cut down the unnecessary large expenditure on ordnance, we can justifiably ask His Majesty to reduce taxes. Now, to mention commercial tax is to touch His Majesty's inverse scales. But if the state’s expenditure is reduced, isn’t there a reason for us to reduce business taxes?”

"Elder Liu Ge is far-sighted. Your Majesty is now as fond of these strange techniques as Xi Zong. The ministers of the court and the central government have also criticized this a lot. It would be a good thing if you can really curb one or two to benefit the people. If you can really reduce one or two business at that time Taxes, Liu Gong's virtue is enough to win the world."

Gao Hongtu couldn't help but praise Liu Wanchun when he heard this.

"Let's settle the matter like this. However, His Majesty can't keep hiding behind his back like this and let us courtiers go out for activities. We have to find a way to make His Majesty recover from his illness."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Hua Yuncheng said: "I have an idea, I can ask King Ding and King Hui to help tell the empress, and ask to see your majesty on the grounds that the father is seriously ill. Do something."

"If this is true, then there will be Old Laohua and Old Liu."

Gao Hongtu said.

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(End of this chapter)