Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 887
After the two generals of Heilongjiang and Jilin left, the emperor was relieved.

There is no doubt that Jilin has always developed the fastest, and Heilongjiang can only rely on military reclamation.

On the side of the cabinet, Wang Yingxiong, who succeeded Zhao Shu as the chief assistant, was old-fashioned, looking at the gap, and hurriedly came to ask for an audience.

"Let him in!"

Zhu Yixi waved his hand, and Liu Afu hurried out.

The emperor has a different way of getting along with each capital assistant.

Zhao Shu respected and added a little respect, after all, he is both a teacher and a friend, and belongs to the level of a guide.

However, Wang Yingxiong came here when he was in Sichuan, and the emperor's attitude was more gentle. Naturally, there was no respect, but there was mutual respect after all.

Not to mention anything else, this age is enough to soften the emperor's attitude.

The white-haired Wang Yingxiong was in good spirits, and his steps were slow but firm: "Your Majesty, the land of northern Liaoning is now on the right track."

But in this case, considering the cost of suppression in the later stage, there is no tens of millions that cannot be won.

If it didn't surprise him, the emperor took the initiative to leak this matter.

In other words, he hoped that the emperor would not take any more risks as he did before, and be cautious as usual, not to act too hastily.

Qin Wang smiled and said: "Brother Thirteen, we have such a relationship, don't let others see you."

This sentence means that for the future summer harvest, it is not enough to retain all of these four provinces, and the imperial court has to transfer the payment and allocate money and food from the Ministry of Households.

After seeing those numbers, Zhu Yixi shook his head helplessly.

The customs here refers to the water customs on the canal. In the past, this was the main source of internal money for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Later, Zhu Yixi took a fancy to the customs and replaced it.

Not long after staying there, someone announced that King Qin was visiting.

"What's a little money? I'm rich in the world, and my people are tens of millions, what's the difference?"

Even though he only wears a baron, he has had no complaints over the years, which is especially appreciated by the emperor.

After Zhu Jing swore her promise, she returned home with a heavy heart.

Liu Afu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "It's not too expensive. As always, it's just that the Chengde Palace was built this year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs mobilized tens of thousands of people and cost millions of dollars..."

Such a huge sum of income, if the civil servants know about it, I am afraid they will not be staring at it every day and trying to empty it out in different ways.

"At the same time, this is also a good opportunity for you to make meritorious deeds."

The internal funds and the Ministry of Household Affairs are two systems, and the income of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is even more closely linked. If it is easily leaked, few of them will survive.

After a while, Liu Afu sent some documents over.

Exhortation is indeed a technical task.

One word, Frontier Army.

In the past few years, the income of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been rising steadily, which made the emperor a little terrified.

"Why does it take three to five years, one year is enough."

The emperor nodded and showed a smile: "You are older than King Qin, so he will listen to what you say."

"This is not going to happen. If the emperor finds out, he will definitely scold me again."

"Go, ask the Ministry of Finance for the specific amount of last year's tariffs."

"My request is not high, just strive to win Annan in three years."

At this time, Zhu Yixi suddenly reacted: "It's happened, I was tricked."

"really--"

Zhu Jing was silent at first, and then her face was full of excitement: "Don't worry."

The emperor frowned.

Good guy, for a little money, he made such a big detour.

Soon, Zhu Jing came to the palace in a daze.

Although this set of flattery was a bit blunt, Zhu Yixi accepted it and was very happy.

But Wang Yingxiong became more cautious as he got older, and he was very tactful.

But some things are too hasty, but counterproductive.

Therefore, considering the cost of war, small-scale war is the most suitable.

Moreover, in the feudal era, the economy was unstable, so you should leave more money for your children and grandchildren for emergencies.

"Sure enough, if you spend a little money, the civil servants will know."

Suddenly, he understood that Wang Yingxiong had made up his mind from the very beginning to let the emperor's internal money come out instead of using the user's savings.

"Isn't the imperial court too conspicuous?"

"Although the three-year period is a bit tight, it can be won in the end."

"but--"

If it is Zhao Shu, he will directly state the chariots and horses, and let the emperor choose after explaining the pros and cons.

Excessive military occupation is the best way.

Just like traditional Chinese, the emperor liked to save it for other uses.

"Your Majesty, the subject is already 30 years old."

Good guy, a group of people.

The income from other Huangzhuang, shops, sugar, etc. together is about 500 million, of which sugar accounts for the majority. The plantation plus the sugar house, plus the opening of the mainland market, the annual income is 200 million.

"Yes!" The emperor sighed and said excitedly: "If things go on like this, the imperial court will add two new provinces, and the day of the Han and Tang Dynasties will not be far away."

As he spoke, he put his arms in, looking extremely affectionate.

And such a busy customs, with several times the number of ships, will inevitably lead to more taxes, all of which can be guessed.

Hearing this request, Zhu Jing smiled wryly.

Faced with such flattery, Zhu Jing was neither humble nor overbearing, and said with a slight smile: "Although I have little talent and learning, I have seen it after all. Your Majesty asked me to take Saigon first, and then go to occupy the city step by step."

After all, although sea transportation is fast, the risk is also high, so there is no inland safety.

He took the lead and walked ahead.

Take down Annan and become a vassal for the King of Qin. At that time, an earl will definitely be pinched.

Zhu Yixi had no choice but to bow his hands and said: "In the future, you must keep a low profile. As a royal family, you must be diligent and thrifty with virtue. Extravagance is not the way of a sage."

Where's the time?

"I never thought that it would be Brother Thirteen who went with me. It must be a matter of course."

Liu Afu even took off his coat for the emperor, so as not to panic in the heat.

In this case, it is logical to build a Chengde other palace.

"But—" Wang Yingxiong hesitated to speak.

Zhu Yixi nodded: "I believe in you, but the first batch can only give you 5000 people. After you take down Champa, I will add troops to you. Take your time."

The emperor shook his head, then suddenly turned around and said.

Without it, the House of Internal Affairs runs the business, and those who manage the accounts are basically domestic servants. Once they are known, the emperor doesn't need to do anything at all, and the eunuchs can clean up properly.

"What do you mean?" Zhu Jing understood, but felt a little unbelievable.

Zhu Jing is so talented, he immediately knew that His Royal Highness King Qin was impatient.

"Do you want to make meritorious service?"

"This time the troops are dispatched, the money and food will be provided from the internal funds, and the deposits of the Ministry of Households will not change at all, which is not included in the budget prepared by the Ministry of Finance."

The situation there is complicated. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, we can only quickly turn it into a county.

Zhu Cunhao shouted very affectionately, at the age of 16, he brought the intimacy of an adult.

The emperor continued: "Don't talk about suffering, the elite soldiers under your command are all from the Beijing camp. Moreover, I will ask the South China Sea Division to help you. No matter it is soldiers, horses, money and food supplies, there will be no shortage."

The emperor waved his hand: "I repeat, this time it is not for the purpose of occupation, but also for the naturalization of the vassal state and saving the people of Annan from the fire and water. This is what the heavenly kingdom should do."

"Humph--"

As soon as he asked, he felt a little silly.

"really--"

In the 14th year of Shaowu, the tariff revenue reached 600 million yuan, which is also a record high.

"Why?"

Before he knew it, he was also 36.

Although Zhu Jing was younger than the emperor, she was nearly [-] years old at this time, with a beard, and she looked very mature and stable.

In fact, it is very simple to win Annan in a short time.

Hearing the emperor's words, Wang Yingxiong's face remained unchanged: "The matter of Annan, the old minister should not have said anything, but the lesson from the past is the lesson from the past, and the lesson from the past is not far away. Your Majesty—"

"At that time, I was stunned, so I could only hesitate for a while, and chose Annan."

After all, there will be a lot of consumption in the future. For example, if the prince becomes a vassal, his son must give money, right?
If a daughter wants to get married, the dowry must not be less.

"You mean Annan, right?"

"That's right, you are here to lead the army."

Zhu Yixi was silent.

"it is good."

"Let Zhu Jing come to see me."

But that's what he said, but Wang Yingxiong's focus was not on money and food, but on euphemistically admonishing him to be cautious.

"This Mr. Wang Ge is different from Mr. Zhao, because he will be angry with the emperor..." Liu Afu said cooperatively while bringing another cup of tea.

"If you can't take it like this, then it's really useless."

"I see."

"Brother Thirteen—"

After removing the burden of water transportation, the thousands of miles of canals have now become the fastest and fastest north-south passage, with countless ships passing by.

There is a very obvious screen here, which can be seen directly when you walk in.

"Go, go to the study."

He didn't care about that either.

"Is this all right? So that you don't have to work around."

Zhu Yixi was annoyed: "Stop talking, don't you just want to talk about money and food?"

Of course, Zhu Yixi is making a crime for himself, and under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Households is responsible for repairing the mansion.

After entering the seat and serving tea, the King of Qin said in a calm manner: "My father said to me before, whether I want to stay in the capital and be a carefree prince, or go to Annan and be a prince with power and authority." Powerful vassal."

Wang Yingxiong sighed, shook his head, and left.

Zhu Jing was taken aback, and immediately replied decisively: "Of course I do."

Soon, came to the study.

In other words, unless some secret matter requires secrecy, ordinary news will spread quickly in the court.

After the Ministry of Accounts is divided into three parts, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for specific taxes and the budget for the coming year, the Ministry of Accounts is responsible for storage and collection of accounts; and the Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for household registration and other matters.

A part of it was summarized earlier. Sure enough, everything was just foreshadowing. After the turning point here, Wang Yingxiong said:
"According to the Ministry of Household Affairs, this spring in Suiyuan, Anxi, Gansu, and Ningxia, it is difficult for them to get all the money and food. At the same time, the imperial court has to allocate 300 million silver dollars to allow themselves..."

"His Royal Highness King Qin, please hurry up."

A total of about 2000 million pieces.

For Zhu Jing, the emperor has a compensatory mentality.

Coupled with the abnormal climate in the past two years, it will naturally lead to poor harvests in these barren lands, which will require transfer payments.

Of course, the Western Regions are different.

Seeing his aged figure leave, the emperor drank the tea brought up by Liu Afu in one gulp, and his strength still persisted.

The emperor thought to himself: "It seems that their coveting of the customs is not for a while."

"Since you think about it, it's easy to handle."

This is an all-time high.

The [-] army rushed down like a tiger descending the mountain, and Annan's little people would definitely not talk about it.

"The other generals will inevitably have their hands tied when the time comes. Only if you go, will he be obedient. There will be no constraints, and the war will go on smoothly."

"Since His Majesty insists on this, the old minister has nothing to say—"

For so much money, the emperor didn't have anything else to spend. One million yuan was enough for the entire harem every year, and the rest was left over.

There is no way, the ambitious monarchs in ancient times basically liked to take risks and get everything done in a short period of time, for example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to take down the Xiongnu in his lifetime; Emperor Taizong of Tang wanted to quickly solve Goguryeo...

Moreover, the people of Guangdong and Guangxi will also bear the cost of the corvee service of the army, and the vitality of the locality will be greatly damaged, and it will not be able to recover in less than ten years.

"Subsequently, my father spoke about the Annan War."

"Then gradually go north, eat up Champa, go north again, swallow the Ruan family and the Zheng family in one bite, and then a Qin kingdom will be born directly."

Wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

"However, His Majesty took steps one step at a time. He never took the risk to lightly set up prefectures and counties. The general's mansion was too much. It is really a holy candle. The ancient wise king is not as good as..."

This is the map that the emperor regarded as a treasure.

The princess mansion, the prince's mansion, twenty or thirty children, the cost of which is difficult to measure.

Suddenly, the emperor asked an inexplicable question.

"Who said it wasn't?" the emperor said angrily, "Although Mr. Zhao is also hard-headed, he is not very annoying, but this guy has a needle hidden in the cotton, which makes people very angry."

"Yes!"

The customs alone earned 500 million yuan last year, which is such a huge sum.

"Han and Tang are not as good as Your Majesty." Wang Yingxiong shook his head: "Northern Liao was just a prison in Tang, and even occupied by the Bohai Kingdom. Now the imperial court has set up a general's mansion, and civil servants guard it. It can be said that it is strong."

The emperor took three steps and two steps, pointed to the position below Zhancheng and said: "This is the foothold that will be prepared soon."

"Although Annan once went out independently during the Xuande period, his armor, firearms, or the level of fighters are not as good as ours."

Zhu Jing hurriedly bowed to greet him: "Your Highness can just call me to rest."

Zhu Yixi stood up directly, walked in front of him, looked at the head taller than her own, and was deeply moved for a while.

Zhu Jing followed suit, her mind was full of fog, but her steps were not too late, and she followed closely.

Suddenly, the emperor asked.

But I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and three years will change into one year, which is simply fatal.

Therefore, step by step, steady and steady, is the principle he pursues.

After hitting a soft nail, King Qin was not annoyed, and continued to smile: "This time we will send troops, we can give priority to the selection of soldiers and horses. Brother Thirteen is proficient in military affairs, it must be you."

"Your Highness, don't worry." Zhu Jing said seriously: "I must choose elite soldiers who have fought a hundred battles, and I will never let anyone fish in troubled waters."

(End of this chapter)