Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Yangzhou.

Yangzhou Yamen, Shi Kefa is already in charge here.

However, at this time, the governor of Jiangbei in Nanming looked sad.

"The country is not a country!"

Shi Kefa was sitting on the main seat, holding a cup of tea in his hand. The tea was already cold, but he didn't drink a sip.

Just the day before yesterday, the imperial court returned to Yangzhou, stating that there was no money in the national treasury, and asked him to write a letter as appropriate and raise it himself...

Emperor Hongguang even sent a stern oral edict.

Oral:

“Southeast’s salary (annual) is less than 500 million, and Jiangbei has given 360 million (in five months). How can we use limited wealth to provide for endless demands?

Tian Yang and Liu Zeqing must not appeal for everything! "

Tian Yang is the right minister of the Ministry of War, deputy censor of the capital, governor of water transportation, and governor of Huaiyang.

When Shi Kefa was the governor of Jiangbei, Tian Yang was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War and was responsible for the task of garrisoning the Huaihe River.

Emperor Hongguang's imperial edict was to criticize Shi Kefa by scolding Tian Yang, Liu Zeqing and others.

Tian Yang was the local governor and Liu Zeqing was the local military town. Both were under Shi Kefa's command.

You can imagine who Zhu Yousong's imperial edict is about.

Shi Kefa smiled bitterly.

How could he not know the virtues of courtiers?

Emperor Hongguang allocated the 360 million taels of silver to the four towns in Jiangbei.

Before it left the Ministry of Household Treasury, it was less than 200 million.

By the time I get on the boat ready to cross the river, I'm afraid I won't even have 50 left!

——In his hand, he only got a mere 10,000+ taels.

Even so, a large amount of it was converted in kind such as food and ordnance.

This is the official practice of the country and the dynasty!

Is it floating as usual?

There are regulations on how much you should get at each level.

Who is the person being issued by the imperial court? Does he have any backers? His origins in the north and south, whether he is a party member, whether he belongs to a big family, whether he is someone else's disciple or in-law...

Due to these different backgrounds, the proportion of salary and silver received is also different.

Just because he is the boss of Donglin, he can get one-tenth of the highest salary.

If it were someone else, it would be difficult to get even one-fiftieth of it!

(This is the so-called Donglin non-corruption~!

Oh~~~I just drifted away.

It's not corruption, it's bad officialdom...

Pooh! )

Just these three 10,000+, Shi Kefa can’t give out all of them.

Because he is not corrupt and does not use this shabby money, he cannot cut off his subordinates' financial path.

Shi Kefa knew that the imperial court issued 360 million taels of silver, but when he got it, he was left with only silver and goods worth about 36 yuan worth of military supplies.

If it is really distributed to the front-line soldiers, only the materials worth about 12 yuan will be left.

As for the rest...

Bad officialdom rules!

Whoever dares to care will die!

Including Shi Kefa, the big boss of Donglin!

This is the current situation of officialdom in the Ming Dynasty. It will not work for anyone who comes!

Is Yuan Keli awesome enough?

However, he had to go out into the field!

During the Apocalypse, Mao Wenlong's tribe, which he single-handedly supported, was able to obtain the total amount of military pay from the imperial court - a total of 105 million taels of silver, 93.5 shi of grain, weapons, etc.

(Zese: In order to facilitate corruption, the Zese system in the Ming Dynasty was gradually designed to be very complicated.)

This is the total amount of food and salary that Dongjiang Town received during the Tianqi Years!

And how much did the imperial court issue?

In the seventh year of Tianqi alone, Dongjiang's salary increased from 57 taels of silver per year to one million taels of silver.

In other words, under Zhu Youxiao's rule, Mao Wenlong could get about one-third of the total issued by the court.

Of course, this must be taken into account that Yuan Keli was forced to leave in the fourth year of Tianqi.

Therefore, if we only count the Yuan Keli period, the proportion of salary and silver that Mao Wenlong could receive would definitely be higher!

——By the time Mao Wenlong was killed, the salary received by Mao’s Ministry accounted for about one-tenth of the total issued.

This is from a holistic perspective.

This data is all the result of Yuan Keli!

As soon as Yuan Ke took office, Mao Wenlong immediately ran out of food and salary.

Why is Mao’s army underpaid when the imperial court issues more and more military pay?

Just because there is no support from Yuan Keli, he can't even get one-tenth!

Yuan Chonghuan ruled that Dongjiang's grain rates were 47 taels of silver and 16.8 shi of grain.

At first glance——

What the hell!

so much!

However, in the early days of Chongzhen, it was Donglin Zhongzheng who dominated the court!

Chongzhen, who had been taught by Dong Lin, foolishly thought that Dong Lin was "not corrupt".

After asking clearly about the food and salary data and how many troops could be supported without corruption, I felt that it was too much.

Anyway, if our government is "upright and prosperous", Donglin will not be corrupt.

Then Mao Wenlong cannot be allowed to be corrupt!

Good guy, the salary that could barely survive was changed to 23.52 taels of silver.

Okay, then let’s pay 23.52 silver!

Even if you give one-tenth, that’s still 2.3 taels per year!

This is why I have always said that Mao Wenlong’s death was a conspiracy!

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), on August 22, Zhu Youxiao was killed.

Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, and the following year was the first year of Chongzhen.

As of June 1629, the second year of Chongzhen ([-]), Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan beheaded him.

A total of 22 months. (If there is no leap month)

Two whole years.

Calculated according to Mao Wenlong's self-defense in April of the second year of Chongzhen.

Dongjiang Town, which was supposed to receive more than 50 taels of silver, received only about 1 taels of salary.

As for food, there are only 21 shi.

Good guy, this ruling stipulates that 16.8 shi of grain and 23.52 taels of silver will be paid every year...

In two years, they only had 21 shi of food and 1 taels of silver!

All the big heads are fed to the dogs!

Is this all there is to the conspiracy?

No!

At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan blocked the Bohai Sea and prohibited Denglai merchant ships from sailing.

You know, Mao Wenlong is "doing business according to orders."

In order to solve the pressure of payment, Tianqi acquiesced to Mao Wenlong's tax collection from business travelers - that is, the so-called permission for Mao Wenlong to do business.

The royal court's food and salary were cut off, and the "tax revenue" on the trade routes was cut off. Mao Wenlong was furious.

This is the reason why Mao Wenlong sent troops to plunder Denglai merchant ships.

In the first year of Chongzhen, a year before Mao Wenlong's death, a caravan suddenly headed towards North Korea.

Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong fell into the trap.

Robbed this caravan...

This created the basis of interest that even though Mao Wenlong was killed, no one dared to cry out for him!

After all - the imperial court does not sail, and our aristocratic family has plenty to eat.

If Mao Wenlong dared to rob my Zhang San’s caravan, he would dare to rob your Li Si’s.

Yuandudu kills well!

Kill the chicken and the monkey!

Once Mao Wenlong dies, no one will dare to rob our caravan again!

……

This is still the Chongzhen Dynasty!

Now, it's Hong Guangchao!

Although the party of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dajue relied on Zhu Yousong's trust and occupied high positions, there were too few party members.

The power of Hongguang Dynasty was in the hands of Donglin and Fushe.

The "gentlemen" of Donglin and Fushe once again dominated the court after being suppressed for more than ten years!