Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 332 No money in the treasury?Neither do I!
In fact, not only Zhu Jinsong, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, didn't care about Liu Dashan and Mr. Qian, Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, etc., even Zeng Cheng and other big bosses didn't care. The four words of immediate execution were simply approved.

In contrast, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs are more concerned about the telegram - although the Ming version of the telegram is still in a very crude and costly experimental stage, it is used to transmit messages, especially for certain For secret information and the like, this kind of simple telegram still has great advantages.

For example, timeliness—Liu Dashan and Master Qian and others pleaded guilty in the afternoon, and Zhu Jinsong got the news in the evening.

Under normal circumstances, it would take a day or even a day and a half to send a message from Songjiang Mansion to the capital, whether it is an urgent courier for hundreds of miles or simply from sea to Tianjin and then to the capital.

In the case of using the simple version of the telegram, it only took one or two hours to transmit the message from Songjiang Mansion to the capital, and the time for sending and receiving, translating and transmitting was also included.

This surprised Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs, but at the same time made up their minds to vigorously develop Daming's telegraph business.

For example, let’s say a general leads troops to start a film with a certain country. Seeing that the fight is halfway through, the opposite country suddenly raises a white flag to express surrender. Then the general has to send someone back to the capital to report to the emperor and the country. The imperial court reported the letter, and then waited for the emperor and the imperial court's approval.

After this back and forth, maybe ten days and half a month passed, and if it was a little longer, it might take a month or two.

And in this process, the ever-changing battlefield dynamics will not be suspended because of the transmission of news, and the word integrity is even more like a bullshit on the battlefield.

If there is a telegram, then these problems will become simple-just as the other country raises the white flag, the court can immediately know and respond, which can not only save a lot of time, but also determine the outcome of a war and the final direction.

This is also the reason why the territory of Zhongyuan Tangkou in the past dynasties will stop after expanding to a part-the biggest problem is the timeliness of information. Once this problem is solved, the biggest obstacle to outward development will no longer exist.

To give another example, the governor of a certain place has rebellious intentions, or a general who leads the army has rebellious intentions. If there is no telegram, the message can be transmitted in days or even months, and the court will know the news before making a response. , maybe the rebel army is almost at the capital city, and with the telegram, the rebellion can be quelled to the smallest extent.

Not to mention that the telegraph can also speed up the circulation of information among the people, and it is more convenient for the Ming Dynasty to relocate people to remote places and other messy benefits.

Therefore, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs went directly to Zhu Jinsong.

"The telegram is a good thing. If it can be spread throughout Daming, it will last forever."

This is what Zeng Cheng and others said.

"The telegram is really good. The Ministry of Industry has made preparations for a full rollout, but it needs funding from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

This is what Song Baocheng, the leader of the Ministry of Industry, said.

"But the treasury is empty, and now it's time to use troops against Ottoman. I'm afraid this mouse will starve to death!"

This is the statement of Liu Huaiwen, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

In a word, the telegraph is very good, and we really want to spread it out, but just in time to release the film to the outside world, so there is not enough money in the treasury to fully spread the telegram.

Zhu Jinsong was almost laughed at by Song Yucheng, Liu Huaiwen and other bigwigs who said that they were singing together.

It would not be wrong to say that these bigwigs are all for Daming, after all, they will be better when Daming is well, and these bigwigs in the court also understand this truth in their hearts.

After all, there is only a lighthouse on the small broken ball, and the remaining countries, large and small, are all barbarians in the eyes of these bigwigs, and no one is thinking about finding a father.

To say that the bigwigs are irritating, it is really irritating-these guys came together this time, just to get the money from the internal funds into the treasury, so that the treasury "has the money to lay telegraphs."

After all, everyone knows that Daming's treasury is now almost taking on the role of the entire Xiaopoqiu treasury. A large amount of real money is constantly flowing into Daming through various channels, most of which have entered the treasury, and only a few Part of it will flow into internal funds.

To say that there is no money in the national treasury... that is really a joke in the world.

If we really talk about it, Zhu Jinsong, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is really poor in his internal funds. If Li dies every year, there will be a balance of hundreds of millions.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Jinsong does not want to give the money in the internal funds to the state treasury.

Looking at the group of bigwigs who came to ask for money, Zhu Jinsong said directly, "There is no money in the national treasury? money."

Liu Huaiwen suddenly felt that this statement sounded familiar.

It's like someone asking me to borrow money, as long as I don't want to lend it, I will probably say with regret, "I just spent the money or just lent it out, even if you came a little earlier, I can still lend it to you."

Thinking of this scene, Liu Huaiwen was a little unhappy-this Jiangshan Sheji is surnamed Zhu and not Liu, the old man gave up this old face, isn't it because of your family's country?It's a good thing now, you are so picky and swishy!

After thinking for a while, Liu Huaiwen simply said: "Your Majesty, I haven't heard of any major moves by the Shaofu recently. Neither the palace nor the garden was built. This money..."

Hearing Liu Huaiwen's words, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs immediately gave him an encouraging look.

That's right, you have to piss him off like this and make him stingy!
Seeing that Liu Huaiwen, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs had a posture of not leaving until they could get the money, Zhu Jinsong immediately became anxious: "What are you doing? What is this? We have agreed since the beginning of the morning that the return of the treasury The national treasury, the internal funds are returned to the internal funds, what are you doing? The internal funds that came to rob me are here?"

Liu Huaiwen couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and then began to cry poorly: "Your Majesty, I didn't come to rob the internal funds, but now the national treasury is empty, and there are many places where Ming needs money. If the internal funds refuse to lend money to the national treasury, just I'm afraid it will affect the railway and telegraph plans!"

Zhu Jinsong snorted coldly, and even started to cry poorly: "As I said just now, I have no money!"

"When Heshen and Zhongtang were copied before, the money that should have been given to you from the treasury was given to you. You can't tell me that the forty million taels of silver are gone?"

"Besides, seeing that the third child is about to go to the new Qinzhou to become a feudal vassal, why don't my elder brothers have to give him some money? It will cost a few... a few million taels Bar?"

"There is also the Royal Academy. In the past two years, I have invested tens of millions of taels in the Royal Academy. In addition to the expenditure of the royal family in the past two years, where do you want me to have money for your treasury?"

"And last year, last year you said that the national treasury was empty, and you borrowed 1000 million taels of silver from me, and I haven't seen a penny of money back until now-cooperating with you, this is Liu Bei who borrowed Jingzhou. Not ready to pay it back?"

"Uncle Huaiwen, you don't know. I seem to have a lot of money in my hand, but I, the emperor, have a lot to spend money on."

Hearing Zhu Jinsong's shameless statement, Liu Huaiwen, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs couldn't help complaining secretly.

His Royal Highness the King of Jin is going to the new Qinzhou to be a feudal vassal, what do you mean by being an elder brother?
Oh, don't say that we courtiers slander you old man, it's because your old man is even more stingy than Liu Huaiwen, if you are willing to give King Jin a few hundred thousand taels of silver, you have to be the sun to hit the west Come out, how many million taels?

How many taels have you invested in the Royal Academy?
That's right, your old man has invested tens of millions of taels of silver, but the return that the Royal Academy will bring to you is at least tens of millions of taels!
Returning the treasury and borrowing 1000 million taels of silver?
Look at what you said, the matter between the national treasury and the internal money, can that be called borrowing!

After secretly slandering for a while, Zeng Cheng stood up and smoothed things over: "Your Majesty, you see that Liu Butang has come here, right? Why don't you take a few million taels to express your meaning, so that Liu Butang won't let you down?" Tang went back empty-handed, it doesn't look good in this way, does it?"

Are you here?

A few million two meanings?
Hearing Zeng Cheng's shameless statement, Zhu Jinsong could only helplessly agree: "300 million taels, it can't be more—the folks often say that the landlord's family has no surplus food, but the emperor's internal funds are also There is no food left."

Zeng Cheng, Liu Huaiwen and other bigwigs immediately nodded and agreed. Anyway, the 300 million taels came for nothing, so why do you need a bicycle?

After solving the money problem, Zeng Cheng coughed slightly, and changed the topic to the more serious matter: "Just now His Majesty mentioned the matter of His Royal Highness King Jin's going to sea, and it is precisely for this reason that I came here this time."

Zhu Jinsong was taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong?"

what happened?
Zeng sincerely said that you, old man, have such a big heart!

His Royal Highness King Jin naturally needless to say, he grew up with your old man since he was a child, and he was beaten by your old man when he was young. Even if His Royal Highness Jin Wang has any thoughts in his heart, he will probably have the psychological shadow of being beaten since childhood. Nothing to worry about.

It's like when your ancestor Emperor Cheng Zuwen cheated King Ning, King Ning didn't rebel.

But what about the descendants of His Royal Highness King Jin?

Although there has been a discussion before, it is said that the prime minister and the Taiwei of a vassal state should be appointed by the emperor and the court, but the above has never been afraid of this kind of thing, just in case—what if?What if the prime minister or Taiwei is strong enough to accumulate capital for rebellion?Or what if there is a hero in one of the vassal states, causing chaos in the vassal state?

Of course, what kind of things will happen to the descendants of His Royal Highness King Jin and King Qin, or whether there will be any bullshit problems in the future, this matter has nothing to do with us big men in the court, but your old man He also promised that those of us can also go overseas to get some fiefdoms, and this matter has something to do with us.

What if the trouble happened to be his descendant's vassal state?

After thinking about it, Zeng Cheng still considered it carefully and said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that you promised me that you can go to sea to buy fiefdoms after you retire?"

Zhu Jinsong nodded and said, "Of course I remember, why, Zeng Qing is planning to retire and return home, and then buy a fief?"

Hearing what Zhu Jinsong said, Zeng Cheng was taken aback immediately, waved his hands again and again and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I didn't say that I would tell my old man to return home to buy a fief, and neither did my colleagues. Your Majesty, the reason why I came here this time is to persuade His Majesty to take back the order?"

Zhu Jinsong asked curiously: "Take it back? Why? Is it not good to face the south and call him lonely?"

Zeng Cheng said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the reason why the ministers agreed to sue their old age and return home to buy fiefdoms was because the telegrams were not perfect at that time, and our Ming Dynasty occupied more territories overseas. If we simply rely on Kuaima After all, it is somewhat inconvenient to convey news with the sea.”

"It's just that the telegram is almost complete now, and the transmission of news will no longer be an obstacle to the imperial court's rule overseas. Therefore, the ministers want to ask His Majesty to take back the order."

"Also, because overseas land is limited after all, there are a lot of fiefdoms that can be bought when ministers are old, but when the ministers, chief assistants, or military governors later, how many fiefdoms can be purchased overseas? ?”

Zhu Jinsong probably understood what Zeng Cheng meant.

However, after careful consideration, Zhu Jinsong still shook his head and said: "There is a saying in the folks, it is called Jinkouyuyan-since I have allowed the Qing family to buy overseas fiefdoms, naturally I will not Repent."

He tapped his fingers on the table, and Zhu Jinsong went on to say: "Overseas land is not too big, but it is not too small. It is always no problem to draw thousands of counties or even thousands of states." .”

"There are only a few people in our court who are qualified to buy fiefdoms. Even after a few generations, it is only a few hundred. Compared with the number of thousands of states, it is not even enough."

Of course Zhu Jinsong knew what Zeng Cheng and the others were worried about.

In fairness, Zhu Jinsong may not have such worries in his heart.

But again, the meat had to rot in the pot—the area of ​​the overseas land was really not enough for the Ming court to directly rule.

It's not just a matter of communication.

If it’s just a communication problem, it’s really not a big problem. In ancient times, when there was no telegraph, you can still come up with games like Duhufu and Dusi, as long as there is one who can have the final say That's fine, and that's where the name of the Great Official of the Borderlands comes from.

The real core problem is that no matter what the system is, it must ultimately be implemented by people!
(End of this chapter)