Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 280

Withdrew from the chat group, Emperor Chongzhen thought about North Korea. In fact, it was still a food war in the final analysis.Whether it is the original intention of Jianlu to enter North Korea, or the reason why North Korea resisted Jianlu, or the reason why Lu Xiangsheng had to fight, food is a key word.

At present, domestically, there is actually a food war going on.To solve the civil unrest in the Northwest, there must be enough food to allow the people in the Northwest to survive.The same is true in the land of Gyeonggi, there must be food.There are also disasters in various places, which are actually caused by food shortages or not.

However, it is still in the Little Ice Age and will last for more than ten years.The abnormal climate has a great impact on the reduction of food production.It is conceivable that there will always be food shortages in the future.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but worry about the situation in Nanyang, how many countries can transport food!Hehe, if the food is not given, believe it or not, I will start a war for the food and grab it first. At least we can't let the country rebel on a large scale because of the lack of food!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen naturally thought of Shaanxi, the hardest-hit area.It is time to allocate the money that the court promised Yang He, the governor of the three sides.

Now there are almost 3000 million taels of silver in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Cao Huachun copied the Ma family from Suzhou and related people from the magistrate and county magistrate, and there are almost 1000 million taels.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but secretly sighed. Compared with a big smuggler like Fan Yongdou, the big salt merchants of Ming Dynasty even had more wealth, which is really enviable!
In the existing national treasury, depending on how many years the silver will be the most, there are also many places to use it!Among them, at least 3000 million taels will become the share capital of China Construction Bank.This is a chicken that can lay golden eggs. The more money the better, I hope to use the bank as a financial tool to fully promote the internal affairs of Ming Dynasty.But only 3000 million taels can be given.The rest of the money must be urgently needed.

Thinking of the word "emergency", Emperor Chongzhen's head hurt again.As far as Shaanxi is concerned, disaster relief is relatively easy. According to the previous agreement, we will give money, buy food in the surrounding area, use it in a centralized manner, and gather the power of the victims to build water conservancy infrastructure.

But what about the salary of the frontier army!Is it money or food?This problem is actually a very difficult one.

In the very beginning, apart from being self-sufficient, the frontier troops were sent by the imperial court at their own expense, that is, to provide food and so on.However, due to the long distance and steepness of the journey, the consumption was too much, and later it was changed to discounted silver, that is, directly issued silver taels.

However, in the ninth year of Jiajing, many officials, such as officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, discussed the servant Zhang Lian, the general manager Wang Qiong, Zhang Runshen and Chen Kan and others in the matter, and pointed out that in the famine year in Shaanxi, if you change the silver, there will be silver but no food. Therefore, the officers and soldiers are not allowed to use it, and the method of folding silver should be abolished.

What is even more radical is that Mao Yuanyi, whom Emperor Chongzhen met a few days ago, is worthy of being the person who wrote "Wu Bei Zhi", and he has a good set of military theories.When talking about this issue that day, Mao Yuanyi believed radically that the method of folding silver was the culprit for the serious shortage of military salaries of the Shaanxi frontier army, which caused many problems for soldiers.

Emperor Chongzhen remembered very clearly that at that time Mao Yuanyi played excitedly: "Today, the method of storing at the foot of the foot, such as opening up farmland, Zhongyu salt, urging the democracy movement, and strictly collecting the warehouse, there is also a method of converting silver. Feng Qing, the servant of the Zhengde Jian household department According to the change, the grain and grass in Xi'an, Yansui, Qingyang and other prefectures all collected two pieces of color and silver to solve the border. The husband paid three yuan and one stone for grain, that is, three taels and one stone, and silver is not edible. After all, grain must be as expensive as four taels. Two, that is, less than four, two, five, and the dead who are dressed in gold and jade are comparable, and the one who made the figurines should be chased after!"

Emperor Chongzhen did not agree with his point of view.As far as the nature of collection is concerned, there are many inconveniences and disadvantages such as reporting to the ox cart, starting the husband's service, giving the warehouse, and making things difficult for the collection.From the perspective of the historical process, it is also a historical trend to change from physical objects to currency payment.Zhang Juzheng's whip method is undoubtedly in line with the historical trend.

But in the year of famine, Mao Yuanyi was right.This is a contradiction, Emperor Chongzhen thought, and couldn't help but get a headache.In the final analysis, Daming's productivity is still underdeveloped!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of going to work, so he walked out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside, it's still..." Gao Shiyue, the eunuch on duty, remonstrated respectfully.

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, facing the cold wind blowing towards his face, he said: "It doesn't matter, if he is cold, his mind will be clearer!"

As soon as Gao Shiyue heard it, he knew that His Majesty had encountered a problem.He hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't speak. He just asked his subordinates to bring a cloak and put it on the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about him, thinking about the affairs of Shaanxi, he just walked slowly and arrived at the Imperial Garden.

Standing by the frozen lake, looking at the Royal Garden under the ravages of severe cold, I don't feel angry at all, what a horrible weather!
Emperor Chongzhen was sighing, when suddenly the sound of light footsteps came from a small path in the distance, and the voices of two court ladies came at the same time.

"Sister, use your hand stove for my sister, my sister's hands are almost frozen!"

"Who made you lazy, I don't know... ah, you still want to grab it! You stupid girl, do you think my sister can't beat you..."

While they were making a noise, the two court ladies walked out of the alley, and suddenly saw the emperor standing there, and the eunuch Gao Shiyue beside him stared at them coldly. It just fell to the side, rolled and didn't move, but it wasn't broken.

Naturally, Emperor Chongzhen would not blame others for such a trivial matter. Just as he was about to signal to flatten his body, his eyes stared at the hand stove and suddenly stopped moving.

"You two sluts, who taught you, making a lot of noise, what do you think this is..." Gao Shiyue scolded loudly with a cold face.

The two maids lay there, their bodies trembling a little, obviously terrified.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen strode forward. His abnormal behavior made Gao Shiyue unable to react and had to shut up.

Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, picked up the hand stove, felt warm in his hand, then looked at the two maids, and said with a smile: "Get up, it's not a big deal!"

"..." Gao Shiyue was a little speechless when he heard it.The emperor had already said that, so he had no choice but to follow suit, "I don't want to thank you yet!"

After hearing this, the two maids quickly thanked and got up, but they were still very nervous, and they dared not look at the emperor with their heads down.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, reached out and returned the stove to the older maid, and then said with a smile: "I don't like the palace to be too serious, as long as it is within the scope of the palace rules, it is good to have fun. Go on, today's journey Don't take things to heart."

Gao Shiyue was speechless again, but looking back, it seems that the emperor has changed a lot since December last year, and it would not be surprising to have such a change.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Emperor Chongzhen smiling and said to him: "The Minister of the Ministry of War will come to the Wenhua Palace immediately!"

　The next chapter is in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)