Domineering Daming

These Sun Chuantings naturally knew that one of his main tasks in Liaodong for many years was to reclaim wasteland and accept victims of disasters.But what does this have to do with Bi Ziyan's "withholding" of money and food for the disaster victims in Bei'annan?Shouldn't it be strongly supported?

Bi Ziyan saw Sun Chuanting's doubts, and his expression was gloomy. He said: "During the middle of the year, the emperor used more than 600 troops to conquer Annan. As a result, they successfully deterred the vassal states in the southeast. They paid a large amount of money and food. The exact figures alone included 700 million shi of grain and 50 million taels of silver. In addition to rewarding the army and making up for Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, the rest will be given to them. After leaving North Annan, it is reasonable to say that it will be enough until the middle of next year, and the imperial court also allocated 20 shi rice grains and [-] shi sweet potatoes from Dacang, Yunnan..."

Sun Chuanting understood, and said thoughtfully, "My lord is worried that King Ping will use the money for other purposes? Did you send someone to check? Didn't King Ping give a detailed report?"

Bi Ziyan glanced at Sun Chengzong, and said: "Yes, it is complete, without any flaws, and there is a big gap. The person sent is already on the way, and it is expected to arrive on the [-]th day of the first month."

Sun Chuanting looked at Bi Ziyan and then at Sun Chengzong, knowing what they meant.

The more impeccable King Ping did, the more uneasy they were. Northern Annan was far away from the emperor, he had enough money and grain, and he also had military power in Yunnan and Northern Annan. With an army of 16, how strong is this?

Sun Chengzong seemed to see what Sun Chuanting was thinking. He shook his head and said, "We are not worried about Prince Ping. This person is not a hero, but we are worried that he will be confused, controlled, and involuntary. If the south forms a feudal town, the consequences will be disastrous."

Sun Chuanting understood, but disagreed, and said: "My lords, King Ping has a great responsibility in North Annan, just like he was in Liaodong a few years ago when he was appointed as an official, so there must be no restraint. Besides, the emperor probably already knew about it."

Bi Ziyan looked calm, and said: "Although my Daming's finances are in constant danger of decreasing, overall they are still far ahead of Tianqi. They have already caught up with the Jiajing period. In addition, the ten warehouses established by the emperor over the years, if it is not for the large sum of money The use of pens, even if the disaster lasts for another three to five years, a little savings can survive. Although the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War have tried their best to reduce it, they will not be greatly reduced within one or two years. Therefore, the only thing that can be saved is North Annan."

Sun Chuanting said: "However, the six provinces of Shaanxi, Xi'an, and Gansu are in a state of disaster, and the victims must be removed as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be another civil disorder. I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be spent to quell it. The emperor's emigration policy should not be suppressed." Break, even if it is a restriction."

"I know this."

Bi Ziyan explained to Sun Chuanting very patiently, saying: "The top ten warehouses cannot be moved lightly. They are our foundation, life-saving food, but the imperial court's taxes are decreasing, so we must go through the buffer period of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. Once the expenditures of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are reduced on a large scale, I can free up more money and food, even if it is all given to North Annan, it doesn’t matter, but now I can’t spend more.”

Sun Chuanting understands Bi Ziyan's difficulties. Although Daming is no longer threatened by Liaodong, it is difficult to return to the internal situation. To turn the situation around, you need to pay enough patience and stable enough taxes, both of which are indispensable.

Although the taxation of the Ming Dynasty was severely rectified by the emperor, and the salt tax, tea tax, mining tax, and commercial tax were all taken into the hands of the court, the disaster situation was changing drastically. Only less than 600 million, tax exemption, disaster relief, and expenses everywhere are a huge astronomical figure.

If it was in other places, Sun Chuanting would not object, but he, the former prime minister of Liaodong, felt uncomfortable with the withholding of money and food from Bei Annan.

Sun Chuanting's eyes moved slightly, he looked straight at Bi Ziyan, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, this matter is considered inappropriate by the officials, no matter what the specific situation of Bei'annan is, it is not appropriate to reduce it if it is not clear, and, Your Majesty I'm afraid there will be other ideas over there."

Sun Chuanting has not been in the cabinet for a long time, but he also vaguely felt that there was a rift between the emperor and the cabinet, and the mutual trust was very fragile. Once the emperor thought that the cabinet had done something wrong and stepped in forcefully, the cabinet would be extremely embarrassed. Very unfavorable!

Bi Ziyan naturally knew this, looked at him and said: "This matter is my own concern, you don't need to worry about it, and when the emperor wakes up later, we will go together."

Bi Ziyan had clearly made up his mind, so Sun Chuanting didn't persuade him much, and said, "Okay, by the way, Zhang Bingwen wrote several letters to the subordinate officials in Shandong, accusing some local yamen of cheating and defrauding the government for disaster relief. The governor’s office in Shandong is suspected of not reporting what he knew.”

"This is not only in Shandong, but also in the whole country."

This time it was Sun Chengzong who spoke, and said: "I have already noticed that the governor's office needs more money and food from the imperial court to do things. It is already their tacit agreement to turn a blind eye to the disaster reported by the lower levels."

Sun Chuanting looked surprised, looked at Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong, his expression remained calm, but his heart was greatly moved.

The water in this cabinet is much deeper than he expected. How many things does he not know?

Zhu Xu sleeps until the sky is about to fall, and the man presses down on him.

While Zhu Xu was drinking tea and snacks, Cao Huachun waited for a while before saying, "Your Majesty, Prince Jing is asking to see you while you are fast asleep."

Zhu Xu flipped through the notebook in his hand and said without raising his head, "What is it?"

"No." Cao Huachun said.

"Tell him to come to see me." Zhu Xu said, reviewing the memorial.

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded, and just as he was about to turn around, an inner eunuch walked in from outside the door and said, "Report to the Emperor, Elder Bi Ge, Elder Sun Ge, please see me."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "Please, if there is no important matter in the future, the elder Ge only needs to knock on the door to enter here, and there is no need to report."

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting listened, each feeling comforted in their hearts.Although the emperor was "willful", he still respected them and never criticized them harshly.

Chapter 912

"My minister sees the emperor."

Standing in front of Zhu Xu's table, Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting saluted together.

Zhu Xu put down the potato cake in his hand, took a sip of tea, and said, "What's the matter, you want the two adults to come together?"

Sun Chuanting stepped forward, handed over two things, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the score of the national anthem, and this is the national flag. Please have a look at it."

"Oh."

Zhu Xu's face showed joy, and he stretched out his hands.

In fact, he doesn't understand music scores at all. Compared with the current education, his foundation is pitifully poor, and he only read a few more books on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which are still miscellaneous books, so he is like reading a book from heaven.

Zhu Xu put the sheet music aside calmly, picked up the national flag to look at it, and immediately frowned.

He looked up and down carefully, this national flag upholds the consistent style of the Ming people, and everything that asks for answers and secrets has a profound meaning.

But in Zhu Xu's view, this is too fancy and complicated enough for people to remember at a glance. Compared with the flag of a country, it should be simple and clear, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and has an invisible hypnotic effect.

After watching for a while, Zhu Xu looked up at the two people in front, and said, "I still need to find a chance to play this national anthem and listen carefully. The national flag...I think it is too complicated, it must be simpler, my idea,' The word "Ming" must be there, and it must occupy at least a small half. In addition, it is a sickle and a sharp sword... My Ming's land was obtained by our ancestors with sharp swords. It is the place where the people of our Ming Dynasty live. The sickle is the sharp sword of the people , To support the world, this is a cycle, the two are indispensable, as for the rest, you can discuss it again, try to make it before the end of the year, and everything must be used in the grand ceremony..."

Sun Chuanting listened to Zhu Xu's words, thought silently in his heart, raised his hand and said: "Yes, after I go back, I will discuss it and finish it as soon as possible."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, then looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "In addition to the national flag and the national anthem, the cabinet should also strengthen national education in the imperial examination questions and the newly compiled subjects. Shameless surrender, mainly lowly barbarian people, kneeling down to worship, humiliated me, this kind of thing can't happen again, the fourth and fifth halls are compiling the record of loyalty and rape, and it will be announced to the world at that time..."

Bi Ziyan pondered Zhu Xu's words for a while, raised his hand and said, "Observe the order."

Just as Zhu Xu was about to pick up the potato pancakes at hand, seeing that the two had no intention of leaving, he put them down again and said, "What else is there?"

Sun Chuanting did not speak, but glanced at Bi Ziyan.

Bi Ziyan groaned, and said: "Your Majesty, I have reduced the money and food for Bei Annan, please approve it."

In fact, Zhu Xu was well aware of this matter, and there was a reason why he didn't say anything or mention it.

After many years of civil strife, Annan was already vulnerable. Facing Dorgon's vanguard cavalry, followed by hundreds of artillery, and the navy's internal and external cooperation, these small warlords had little resistance and were quickly defeated. Cross push.

Among them, there are still a lot of Annan's money, gold, silver and treasures. Some of these were hidden and taken away by Dorgon, and some of them fell into the hands of the then commander Yang Sichang. Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier in Yunnan, accounted for less than one-fifth, and the rest went to Yunnan Dacang.

Later, the offerings of other countries were also handled in the same way. Therefore, in fact, King Ping did not have a lot of money and food in his hands, and most of them still relied on the imperial court to allocate them.

Zhu Xu has never made it clear to the cabinet that he needs the cabinet to remain tense and self-motivated. If he knows the specific situation of the ten warehouses, he will inevitably develop "laziness".They still think that the disaster lasted for three to five years is already a big deal, and they never thought that there will be a ten-year, more severe and long period!

——He wants to hide some supporters, help the cabinet when it is unable to deal with it, and give them confidence.

Ten years is really a long time, enough to make many people powerless and even hopeless!

Zhu Xu's fingers tapped the horse's hooves on the table, and the whole room could hear the sound of needles falling.

After a while, Zhu Xu said: "In the past three years in North Annan, a total of 1000 million shi of grain and 2000 million taels of silver have been invested, but I'm afraid it's not enough to resettle the 300 million victims. The ten major granaries can't be moved yet. By the end of the year, the treasury has been closed. Empty, it takes a long time to transport from the capital to North Annan, both by water and by land, so let’s take money from the inside and allocate 200 million taels of silver to the governor of Yunnan, and order them to buy food and replenish it to King Ping as soon as possible. Immigration must not delay for a moment In the future, there will be no such thing as reducing money and food, and people's hearts are easy to lose and hard to redeem!"

Bi Ziyan was taken aback, and looked at Sun Chuanting with a thoughtful expression.

If it was the reign of Tianqi, if the emperor took out the internal money, they would be very happy, but the emperor in front of him, they are not happy at all-this is not in line with the purpose of reform, the requirements of the "New Deal", everything should be institutionalized, and cannot be arbitrary Out of internal money, interfere with the normal order of the country!