Chongzhen Chat Group

As for the series of things that happened in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Hu Guang logged into the chat group as soon as he woke up and already understood the development of the matter, and no one else needed to report it.

When Li Fengxiang finished speaking, Hu Guang couldn't help but praise: "Very good, you and Man Qing handled it well, I know!"

When Li Fengxiang heard this, he was filled with joy and quickly said humbly: "Your Majesty knows things like a god, this servant and the Manchu soldiers just did what they should do!"

Hu Guang nodded after hearing this, and then remembered what happened last night, he couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

It would be really difficult for the emperor to do things according to the rules! My own experience as emperor these two days, if I want to do something, there will be a lot of people who will object to the nonsense. Just look at last night, when the Jianlu army was still in the capital, many people were busy making trouble.

Today's morning meeting, the agenda I had set before was to ask them to make suggestions on finance and tax matters. But now it seems that there are a lot of things going on. I don’t know how many people can really make suggestions on finance and taxation.

The party strife in the late Ming Dynasty really lived up to its reputation!

Hu Guang thought so and entered the chat group. See the achievement value is 543. However, he was not in the mood to add people at this time. When he saw that Gao Yingyuan and Liu Wang had left messages, he switched to the working group first.

"Your Majesty, we met the defeated Ming army in Tongzhou on the road, and there were many internal prisoners of war among them. They recognized Obai, and after saying hello, Obai took us to find the Great Khan of the Jin Kingdom."

"My second brother said, never let those defeated troops enter the capital. Jianlu always does this. If you sneak into the internal forces first, they will definitely come to attack the capital in the afternoon."

When Hu Guang heard that this news was very important, he immediately said that he understood it. Then he separated from the chat group and immediately looked at Li Fengxiang who was standing aside and said: "Immediately go and inform Manqing that some troops from Tongzhou are coming to the capital. There are a lot of Jianlu insiders mixed in."

Li Fengxiang was surprised when he heard this. Tongzhou came to defeat the troops, and there were also internal forces from the Jianlu army. Can the emperor figure it out?

To be honest, he didn't believe it. But at this time, the emperor had given an order. Even if it was a joke, he had to take it seriously and do it seriously.

Therefore, he quickly showed surprise and immediately ordered to withdraw.

Hu Guang watched him leave, then re-entered the chat group, went to the elementary group, and clicked on Liu Wang's message to listen.

"Pudu sentient beings, Jianlu seems to be starting to attack the city, and everyone is in a panic. The child's father didn't come back all night, what should I do?"

As the war approached, Prince Liu panicked again. Hu Guang understood her mood and immediately explained: "Don't think too much at this time, just remember not to let Jianlu attack the city and fight with them. Don't think too much about other things!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Liu didn't respond, but Ruhua spoke up. There seemed to be a little tiredness in her voice, but more of it was surprise: "Little monk, you are so amazing! The capital was so chaotic last night. The Nu family told Little sisters, I was embarrassed by their compliments this morning!"

Before Hu Guang could react, she immediately said worriedly: "If Jianlu comes and the capital is still in such chaos, will anything happen?"

"Don't be afraid, nothing will happen." Hu Guang said without hesitation upon hearing this.

"Haha!" Ma Fugui's disgusting voice sounded again.

"Hey, do you want some foot washing water?" Hu Guang said nothing, Ruhua was already hairy, and he felt extremely disgusted with the son of a salt merchant, "Didn't you want to eat shit last night? How about..."

Hu Guang didn't have the time to argue with people like Ma Fugui, but he was still a little depressed when he interrupted him again and again to cause trouble. He immediately asked the system: "System, I am the host, and I don't have any respect for the people in the group. Do you have the authority to punish?”

The currently known permissions are to let people in the group know his true identity to trigger whether to pull or kick people. This limitation is too great. For example, when meeting someone like Ma Fugui, one would be very passive.

"Host, please work hard to increase the number of people in the chat group, provide more features and other host experience."

Yes, it’s useless to ask! Hu Guang thought about it and withdrew from the chat group to concentrate on preparing for his first court meeting.

"Dang Dang Dang Dang" the ground bell rang. Based on Emperor Chongzhen's memory, Hu Guang knew that the civil and military officials should line up to enter through the left and right gates on the Meridian Gate.

Next, civil and military officials lined up according to rank in the south of Jinshui Bridge. After the crack of the whip, they crossed the bridge in order, with the civil servants on the left and the generals on the right. They stood opposite each other on both sides of the imperial road in front of Danbi of Fengtian Gate.

Not long after, Hu Guang arrived and took his seat, and the crackle of the whip sounded again. An official from Honglu Temple shouted in a long voice: "Enter the class..."

Hu Guang coldly looked at the thousands of civil and military officials below, and saw them walking into the royal road, facing him, and bowing once and kowtowing three times. There are more people, but it’s a bit spectacular.

But he knew that these were just etiquette. Although they look like they are worshiping, they actually don’t know what they are planning in their hearts. Wait and see, how many people have the right intentions?

After all the process was completed, Hu Guang said slowly with a cold face: "I said yesterday that today's big meeting is about the empty treasury. I hope you can give me your advice. Where is the Minister of Household Affairs?"

One of the civil servants came to the front of the imperial court and replied: "I am here!"

Hu Guang looked at him and said seriously: "Tell the ministers the current financial situation of the imperial court!"

"I obey the order!" Bi Ziyan accepted the order, then turned to face the civil and military officials below and said loudly: "In the first year of Chongzhen, the annual tax revenue that could really be sent to the capital was 3,964,200 taels under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The silver then went from bad to worse due to arrears, and is now less than 3.8 million taels.”

"In the first year of Chongzhen's reign, expenditures reached 5.2525 million taels, resulting in a deficit of nearly 1.29 million taels of silver. Later, due to the increase in military expenditures for Guan Ning's army, the annual deficit now exceeds 1.5 million taels..."

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, he stepped back. Hu Guang glanced at the civil and military officials below and said loudly with a cold face: "In fact, even if all the annual expenditures of the Ministry of Household Affairs are used for military pay, it is far from enough to pay!"

As he spoke, he turned his head and signaled that Wang Dehua, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies who was waiting beside him, took a few steps forward, took out a memorial and began to read aloud: "The governor of Shaanxi reported: Lin Gongbian pay is in short supply until the seventh or eighth day. Years, the number reached more than 300,000; Jinglubian Fort was short of four to six years; Guzhen Jingyun from the 47th year of Wanli to the second year of Chongzhen owed a total of more than 199,000 taels of silver. All armies At first they were selling clothes and selling arrows, now they are selling their wives; at first they were begging for food on the street, now they are deserting the army; at first they were talking in the sand, now they are shouting openly."

After he retired, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and then said loudly: "Even the Guan Ning Army, which pays the most military pay, is in arrears with military pay. It can be seen that Bi Zisu, the governor of Liaodong, died for his country. !”

Thank you to everyone who voted for recommendation. I have always wondered why there are more membership points than recommendation votes, which is frustrating!