Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 597: I keep my word (Additional update 55 for the leader, Wind Rises and Leaves Fall V)

If it was in the past, it was always the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty who came out to play the role, and the supervisor of ceremonies generally didn't take the initiative to come forward.

But this time, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words fell, Cao Huachun, the eunuch with the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies, was the first to come out, and said with a compliment: "Your Majesty, the southern grain has been transported to the capital last month. The Ceremony Supervisory Committee and the Outer Court were planning to return the food borrowed by the previous court. As a result, the people all said that they would entrust His Majesty with great blessings, and that the extermination of the Jian captives would be just around the corner. They donated the food at that time, and there is no need to return it!"

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen listened and pretended not to know.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xue Guoguan hurriedly followed up and played, "Originally, it was only some people who said it clearly, but when the news of His Majesty's great victory came, no matter the officials or the people, rich or poor, they all said that they don't have to pay it back. Some of them have already accepted it." Those who bought food also returned the food one after another.”

As if rehearsed, Cao Huachun and Xue Guoguan looked at each other, and then they said to Emperor Chongzhen in unison: "The people are so knowledgeable, it is all thanks to your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, and your meritorious teaching. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

When the other courtiers saw it, they all came out one after another, followed closely behind the voice of No. 1 in the inner and outer courts, and respectfully saluted together: "My emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

When the matter of borrowing food happened before, many people actually had objections to this practice in their hearts, but they had to borrow it due to the growing prestige of Emperor Chongzhen.Even if there was a chain reaction caused by the scene where Emperor Chongzhen bumped into ordinary people on the street, many people still felt that the court’s borrowing of food was an act of power to force the people (officials). Will it be repaid, or will it be repaid according to bank interest?How can this be!I ate it all in my mouth, it would be strange to spit it out!

In the history books of later generations, there must be some people who will criticize the court's act of forcibly borrowing food, and they will also criticize Emperor Chongzhen.It can almost be said that this kind of thing has never happened since ancient times, and even if there is a similar thing, it is definitely notorious.

However, before Emperor Chongzhen left, he made a decree that the supervisor of rituals and the cabinet should take the lead, the factory guards would supervise, the empress and the crown prince would control the overall situation, and the promise would be fulfilled as soon as the food arrived.

In this way, when the court actually returns the food, those who previously had malicious intentions in characterizing the previous borrowing of food will have nothing to say.If it were just this, maybe Cao Huachun wouldn't rush to talk about it as soon as possible.

The imperial court wanted to pay back more food to the people according to bank interest, but the common people knew how to be grateful and rejected the court's kindness one after another.This is not just one or two, but all the people are asking for this.Then this incident will definitely leave a mark in the history books, and it will be called a beautiful event of the Ming Dynasty that will last forever.

With such a result, the emperor's sage and wisdom are so popular among the people, and the evaluation in history books must be very high.It would be strange not to rush to talk about such a good thing!

Of course, secretly, it is not that no one has an opinion, but it is not about the emperor, but about other people.

"How much food they lent, it's a question of whether a stone is available or not. Of course they are generous, and they won't pay it back if they don't!"

"No, they were very generous, but in the end, we lost a lot of food. I originally thought that there would be interest and we would make a fortune, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise!"

"..."

Those who say these words only dare to hide in their own homes and talk.

They have a little bit, but they will never think about it, those people who only lent a stone of grain may have saved it grain by grain from their teeth.I don't know how many times, you have to be hungry to save these grains.As for them, even if they borrowed a hundred shi of grain, it might be just a drop in the bucket.Whether there is this hundred shi of grain or not, it is just a change in their account book, and it will not have much impact on their life at all.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was certainly happy when he heard these ministers mention this matter.To put it in the easy-to-understand terms of later generations, the people in the capital did this because of his face.It shows that he has high prestige, good popularity, and is supported by the people. He is definitely a good emperor and is treated like this.

Seeing the emperor was very happy, the courtiers had already expected it.Longyan Dayue, this is the happiest thing.

Taking advantage of the emperor's joy, Hubu Shangshu also wanted to express himself, so he immediately played loudly: "Your Majesty, the alliance between the Wa Kingdom and Jianlu not only invaded our Korean Province, but also coveted the entire Ming Dynasty. It is a must to teach the Wa Kingdom. .Now there is no need to pay back the grain, so it can be saved for the war against Japan."

Yingerdai was escorted back to the capital first by the army, and at the same time, the covenant between the Japanese and the Japanese had also been made public, which aroused a very strong reaction in the capital.

At this time, both Ming officials and ordinary people had developed strong self-confidence by Emperor Chongzhen.If he dared to have ill intentions towards Daming, he would beat him up!The reason why there was no need to pay back the grain was not only to express gratitude to Emperor Chongzhen for annihilating the Liaodong rebels, but also to allow the imperial court to attack the Japanese state.

At this time, other officials in the Wenhua Palace listened and echoed one after another, praising the emperor's sageness, it was such a good thing, and it happened that the court did not need to pay extra for food or anything.

When he heard them talking, Emperor Chongzhen just listened for a while and found that they were all opinions. He stretched out his hand to signal for silence, then put away his smile and said solemnly and seriously: "I said before, we were borrowing food. Then It's just borrowing food. My people said that they don't have to pay it back, which is their intention. I am very happy and accept this intention. But since I have said it, there is absolutely no reason not to pay it back. Regarding this matter, please wait. You can explain to the people, don’t make me lose their trust in the people!”

Hearing this, Wenhua Hall was quiet for a moment.When these courtiers looked at Emperor Chongzhen again, there was more respect in their eyes.

They were all from Jinshi background, and they have been in high positions in the officialdom for many years. After a little thought, they understood that the emperor's insistence on paying back was to announce to his subjects, and their subjects, that Emperor Chongzhen definitely kept his word.

Whether it is to be a commoner or a minister, with such an emperor, naturally everyone is very willing!You will also be highly respected by them!

Therefore, Cao Huachun was the first to come out again, and said respectfully: "It's the servant who didn't think carefully, the emperor is wise!"

When the other courtiers heard this, they also followed suit. All of a sudden, in the Wenhua Palace, voices of self-blame, compliments, etc. were heard endlessly.

This kind of statement is necessary for them, and it is also necessary for Emperor Chongzhen to let them express it.

After waiting for a while, after the Wenhua Palace became quiet, Emperor Chongzhen smiled again and said to them: "As for the Wa Kingdom, who has repeatedly coveted the Ming Dynasty, I will never forgive such a wolf-hearted and ambitious person. Once again, the imperial conquest."

Although he spoke with a smile, his tone was very firm, conveying his determination to these courtiers.

Don't say that the capital already has the voice of crusade against the Wa country, even if there is no such thing, with the current prestige of Emperor Chongzhen and his illustrious military exploits, no one dares to object.

After glancing at them, Emperor Chongzhen revealed a little more: "Before my class, I have already made arrangements for the Japanese army who invaded North Korea. I believe there will be good news in the future. You will wait and see."

What he said was the matter of sending the navy led by Zheng Zhilong to cut off the Korean Strait.Through the eavesdropping system, he already knew about the victory.But there is no need to say it at this time, just let Zheng Zhilong deliver the good news himself.

At this moment, all the courtiers were overjoyed when they heard Emperor Chongzhen's affirmative words based on their previous experience.At the same time, it suddenly dawned on me that the emperor is wise and mighty, and those Japanese pirates are still thinking about taking food from the tiger's mouth, so of course they will react.It is estimated that it is a small plan, and those Japanese pirates will suffer a big loss!
Hehe, in today's world, who else can win battles than the current emperor?
When they were thinking this way, Emperor Chongzhen saw that the matter of the Japanese kingdom had already been mentioned, so he discussed the matter of enlisting the Japanese in the future, which probably gave these courtiers a bottom line. Then he looked at the sky and felt that it was okay, so he asked Said: "Zhuqing, what else do you want to play?"

After hearing this, Xue Guoguan, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, finally took the lead and immediately went out again to report: "Governor Zhang has sent good news. Now Jiangnan has basically completed the verification of the exemption of officials and gentry and the payment of arrears, and the money and grain obtained will be used for local use." , which greatly eased the pressure on the court. The cabinet and the six ministries of rites and rituals have made preliminary calculations, and the state treasury should be able to increase revenue by more than 500 million taels this year."

Cao Huachun, who was standing next to him, heard this and immediately followed suit: "Your Majesty, there will be no more military expenditures against the captives in the future, and a large sum of money will be saved. The treasury revenue at the end of the year will definitely be the highest since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!"

This is another great thing, so naturally everyone rushed to talk about it.

In other words, the emperor has just returned from his personal expedition. Unless there is something terrible and bad that cannot be concealed, he will report it as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one wants to disappoint the emperor and will report unhappy things at this time.

Hubu Shangshu couldn't stand up anymore. When he played just now, it seemed that the flatterer had slapped the horse's foot, and the emperor still had to pay back the food.The matter in front of me will definitely not go wrong again.Therefore, he also followed Cao Huachun and said: "Your Majesty, I have also gone to verify. The profit of the glass factory has skyrocketed again this year. This part of the income will definitely be a very surprising amount by the end of the year." !"

Seeing how lively they were talking, Wang Chengen couldn't help but follow suit: "Your Majesty, there is also a bank. The slaves sent to supervise people in various places reported that the bank has made a lot of profits this year!"

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Hearing the good news from all the courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy.As he listened, he made some calculations.

　Today's lithotripsy should be considered smooth. I'll take the medicine for a week and check again on Sunday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)