Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 125, the matter of 2 silver

In the imperial palace of the capital, Emperor Hongzhi was reviewing the mountain-like inscriptions and memorials. As an emperor, he enjoyed the most supreme honor in the world, and he also bore a burden that ordinary people could not bear.

Among other things, the number of memorials reviewed by Emperor Hongzhi every day is at least several hundred, sometimes thousands. Emperor Hongzhi gets up early every day to prepare for the morning court, and after the morning court, he will leave important ministers to continue the meeting , to discuss state affairs.

In the afternoon, Emperor Hongzhi would open the late court, once again convene his ministers to discuss state affairs, and review various memorials at night. Many times, he would have little or no rest time at the end of the day.

Although he is only in his 30s, he will be the golden age for seven times in one night in later generations, but the current Emperor Hongzhi is already aging frequently, and coupled with his poor health since he was a child, Emperor Hongzhi looks like he is in his fifties people.

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his eyes. He had been working hard all year round, and his myopia was already quite serious. He often had to look very close when reading memorials, and his eyes were very tired.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Xiao Jing, who was always by Emperor Hongzhi's side, also came over to remind him in a low voice.

"Hey, why haven't I read so many memorials? If I take a break here, what may be delayed is a major event related to the people of one side."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi sighed and shook his head. He also wanted to rest, but when he thought of the responsibilities on his shoulders, he cheered up and continued to read the memorial.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me read it to you?"

Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi. He had served Emperor Hongzhi for many years. He had to admit that he was a qualified and good emperor. .

"Alright~ My eyes are becoming more and more blurred."

Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes and nodded, then he suddenly thought of a magnifying glass, that kind of magical thing that can magnify objects. When thinking of a magnifying glass, he thought of clairvoyance, and immediately asked: "There is no border town these days. any news?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I haven't heard any news from Border Town in the past few days."

Xiao Jing is the personal secretary of Emperor Hongzhi. The memorials from all over the country are basically sorted by his hands first. The important things and the things that the emperor cares about are naturally placed at the top and the most conspicuous place, so he is very careful. Clear memorials from all over the world.

"No news yet?"

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, then got up and came to the window, ordered someone to open the window, and suddenly a sharp cold wind blew in, making Emperor Hongzhi shiver uncontrollably.

Emperor Hongzhi looked outside, the sky was groggy, very gloomy, very cold, the cold wind was howling, and when it blew on his face, it hurt like a knife was being cut.

"It's snowing again~"

Soon, the drowsy sky began to snow. At first, it was a little bit of snow, but it soon turned into heavy snow. In an instant, the world between the sky and the earth became a vast expanse of whiteness.

Emperor Hongzhi's vision was gradually covered by white, becoming blurred and monotonous. Looking at the heavy snow in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi didn't have any mood to write poems and lyrics, and his mood became heavier.

He knew that the heavier the snow fell, the colder the weather would be, and the more difficult life would be for his people. More importantly, the neighbors in the north would definitely not be safe and would definitely go south frequently. There has been no news yet. This made him very worried.

"Your Majesty, cabinet scholars Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, Minister of the Household Department Zhou Jing, and Minister of Military Affairs Ma Wensheng are already waiting outside the hall."

Just when Emperor Hongzhi was staring at the heavy snow outside in a daze, a little Huangmen came in to report.

"Xuan~"

Emperor Hongzhi came back to his senses and said immediately.

Soon, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, and Ma Wensheng came to the warm pavilion of Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi also asked people to give him a seat and hot tea.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if there is any news about Border Town recently?"

Several people drank a cup of tea to warm up their bodies, and Zhou Jing was the first to ask.

"No~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhou Jing and said.

"Your Majesty, the matter of border towns is an important matter for the military and the country. Since ancient times, the place where soldiers die and die, the way of life and death, should not be treated lightly. But that day, His Majesty insisted that I spend 2 taels of silver to buy the so-called clairvoyance."

"Almost a month has passed, but there has never been any relevant news. It can be seen that the 2 silver is in vain."

"The national treasury is already empty, and there are many places that need money all over the country. If the 2 taels of silver were used wisely, I would naturally not have a single complaint, but now, there is not even a sound."

As soon as Zhou Jing came, he mentioned the matter of clairvoyance. He opened his mouth and closed his mouth, and it was 2 taels of silver. Treasury funds to buy what clairvoyance.

This is also a common phenomenon in the Hongzhi Dynasty. Emperor Hongzhi was a good old man with a good temper and a very kind person. These ministers had already clearly grasped Emperor Hongzhi's character.

So when it comes to some major events, these courtiers are all upright and confident, and they are not afraid of offending Emperor Hongzhi. Sometimes they even scold the emperor in front of the emperor like this Zhoujing, especially when they think they are justified. It's an unforgiving attitude.

Hearing Zhou Jing's words, Emperor Hongzhi's complexion suddenly became ugly. This Zhou Jing, he scolded himself bloody last time, and now he is here, as if he is the only one who cares about this country. Just like a prodigal son.

"Master Zhou, it's only been a month now, isn't it too early to say it's useless?"

Liu Jian looked at Zhou Jing, then at Emperor Hongzhi, thought for a while and said.

The purchase of clairvoyance was not only approved by Emperor Hongzhi, but also by him, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, three cabinet ministers. After talking about this matter over and over again this week, the faces of the three of them were also not good.

"Too early to say?"

"I don't think it's too early. It's been more than a month. If this clairvoyance is really useful, there should be good news."

"With 2 taels of silver, it can buy 6 shi of grain and more than 2000 pieces of cloth, but it only buys [-] so-called clairvoyance eyes that don't have any effect. The money spent is really worthless."

"Your Majesty, no matter what, this money must come from His Majesty's internal funds. The treasury's money must be used for state affairs. Using it on this kind of children's toys is an insult to the people of the world."

But Zhou Jing shook his head and objected, talking and talking, and finally asked Emperor Hongzhi to pay the money from his internal funds.

(End of this chapter)