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Chapter 854: Money Should Be Spended or Saved
"The Theory of the Barbarians Recognizing Their Fathers" and "The Theory of the Barbarians Always Winning" were written by two great ministers of the Ministry of Rites. It is an imprecise, slightly crude and even unsystematic methodology.

Because Wan Shihe and Shen Li had dealt with these barbarians so many times, they were unable to use their existing knowledge and experience to explain the fundamental logic of their behavior, so they came up with this crude explanation, which is a violent theory.

Brutal remarks are not acceptable in high society and cannot be put on the table as classics to be passed down, but they can explain many problems.

Just like during the Chenghua period, the eunuch Lin Xiu, who was in charge of the inner treasury, wrote a book called "The Book of Making People Angerful" to teach the eunuchs in the inner office how to make ministers in the outer court angry and how to quarrel with them. The book would certainly not be printed on a large scale, but every eunuch in the inner study had read it.

The two outrageous theories of the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan are highly realistic. The reason why they are reasonable is that they are theories summarized by officials from the Ministry of Rites after observing the various strange behaviors of the barbarians.

The emergence of these two basic theories made it easier for the Ming Dynasty to explain the behavior of the barbarians.

Only by winning will a problem that has appeared in the Ming Dynasty before appear, that is, arrogance.

If you tell a lie ten thousand times, everyone will think it is true, and self-deception will win. If you tell a lie too much, you will become arrogant, and finally destroy yourself in arrogance.

Finally, Shen Li came to a conclusion in "The Barbarians Always Win": In order to avoid the arrogance caused by the theory of winning, the Ming Dynasty must admit "loss". Only by acknowledging the existence of loss can the victory be more real.

We must have a clear understanding of our weak areas, such as where we lag behind, where we are advanced, where we need to catch up, where we still need to work hard, where we are controlled by others, etc.

In the 16th year of the Wanli reign, since the Wanli Reform, the Ming Dynasty had acknowledged the following disadvantages: disadvantages in navigation and astronomy, disadvantages in insufficient knowledge of the earth, disadvantages in shipbuilding, disadvantages in woolen craftsmanship, being controlled by others in the inflow of silver, disadvantages in high morality during the colonial process, etc.

This is a way of thinking based on the theory of contradiction. The antonym of winning is losing. Winning never exists alone. Only by admitting defeat can one truly win. Declaring oneself the winner is a false victory and has no use other than deceiving the ignorant masses.

As for the barbarians, they cannot admit the existence of losing, because for them, the antonym of winning is not losing, but death.

The Ming Dynasty must build its own true school of victory, rather than a false school of victory. This is what Shen Li wanted to say in this memorial.

Expanding territory and gaining submission from the king was originally a joyous event. Even the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty took this opportunity to raise their heads and publicize the justice of winning through benevolence and righteousness!
Even Dao Lansheng, Dao Shigong and others from Laos were very happy. The days of living in uncertainty were finally over.

Amidst all the peaceful and joyful sounds, a pen jumped out and disgusted everyone, including the civil officials who had been suppressed for a long time.

In the sixteen years since the Wanli Reform, Wende finally won this one time! He was also scolded by these pen masters.

The theories of these writers are quite interesting. They oppose the annexation of Laos from three aspects: warmongering, bloodshed on the border, Emperor Wu's continued intention to expand borders, and actuarial calculations.

It is believed that this annexation of Laos was not a small win or a small victory, but a huge loss.

The Ming court should have restricted the trend of continuous expansion, otherwise it would have easily followed the old path of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty recruited nearly 300,000 warriors for the Long March to open up the Western Regions, which led to the emptiness of the interior. The final result was the Anshi Rebellion in the hinterland, which directly interrupted the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty expanded at sea because of cheap sea transportation, and the expansion on land could be put on hold.

The Ming court had to consider whether the stability of the hinterland or the expansion of borders was more important. The historical lessons of the Anshi Rebellion are worth learning from.

The border was flooded with blood. The war lasted for sixteen years during the 16th year of the Wanli Reform.

He successively launched wars against Tuman Khan, Altan Khan, Toungoo, the Governor-General's Office of Goa, Luzon, Nagasaki, and Korea. During these sixteen years, there was never a year without war. The wars killed a large number of soldiers and civilians, exhausted the people's financial resources, and the country's wealth was empty and depleted. The people were displaced and death was always around.

Is it really necessary to take over these places, other than satisfying the king's selfish desire for glory and success?

The ministers in the court only knew how to flatter and never dared to refute the orders of His Majesty or the Prime Minister.

Actuarially, Laos does not have enough value to make it worth the Ming Dynasty's effort. Even if the Ming Dynasty does not make a large investment in royal rule, there is no need to annex it. The Ming Dynasty only needs the Jingjue Salt Mine in Laos. No matter who rules that territory, the Jingjue Salt Mine will be sold to the Ming Dynasty in the end.

Being able to get what you want and minimize investment is actuarial and rational.

"Interesting." In the Wenhua Palace, the Ming Emperor finished reading several miscellaneous newspapers in his hand and said to the court officials: "I feel that what these pen masters said is still very reasonable."

"That does make sense." Zhang Juzheng said, "Your Majesty, it makes sense, but can the Ming Dynasty take all the good things in the world? If you give up, you will gain, and if you gain, you will give up. No one can have both. It is impossible to have the Jingjue Salt Mine and the stability of the border without any investment."

"They can express their opinions freely, but when making decisions, they still have to weigh the pros and cons."

"I still think that there is nothing wrong with establishing the Laos Province."

Zhang Juzheng initially opposed the incorporation of Laos into the Ming Dynasty, mainly because he was afraid that the emperor would pity the suffering of Laos and invest a large amount of money like Wang Hua Suiyuan did. That would be too expensive and not worth the cost. When His Majesty promised not to invest a large amount of money, Zhang Juzheng changed from opposition to support.

Just like Liu Bei's conquest of Yizhou, there is no need to dwell too much on the debate. Just take what you should take. Even if you don't care about it after taking it, just get it in your hands first.

What the pen ministers said are all right, but they do not need to make decisions on national policies. Of course, they can have both, but when the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty discuss and make decisions together, they must be rational. If they want more, they must also pay a little.

Many times, even though objections are affirmed, they are not adopted.

Zhu Yijun put down the newspaper and said to the court officials: "After all, money should be spent or saved."

"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers stood up together and sang praises in unison.

Since the more important and urgent things are the Jingjue Salt Mine and the stability of the southwestern border, it is natural to spend some money.

The Ming army is fighting Toungoo, and the Ming army is unwilling to give Laos any status. If it does not win over Laos, won't the Ming army be attacked from both sides in the southwest battlefield?

The Ming Dynasty always kept its word. Having made a security promise, it would not allow the Toungoo, Burmese bandits and Annan to bully Laos. After all, the Jingjue Salt Mine was also on Laotian territory.

In fact, if Toungoo wanted to end the war, it would be very simple: just defeat the Yunnan border troops.

The Yunnan border troops were forced to ask the court for help. The court had to circulate half of the world's food and wages, spend a huge amount of money, and consume huge manpower, material and financial resources, but ended up with a bunch of rotten land that was not worth developing. Naturally, the court would call a halt.

This is also the reason why the small southwestern states provoked the Ming Dynasty in the past, because it was not worth the Ming court's effort.

Just like at the beginning of the war, Toungoo took advantage of Qian Guogong's trust in the Miao people to open a gap and forced his troops to Dali. The Han army in Sichuan and Guizhou had no choice but to enter Yunnan under the leadership of Liu Jing.

If Toungoo could win a few more great victories like this, the border areas would be unable to defend themselves and would have to seek help from the imperial court. Then Toungoo would get everything it wanted.

This was also the usual practice of the small southwestern states in the past, taking advantage of the time, place and people, and negotiating peace by taking advantage of any advantage. But now, Toungoo can't even defeat the Yunnan border army, so it can only keep getting beaten.

The Ming Dynasty had only three guest camps on the southwest front, with a total of only 9000 guest soldiers. This is also the reason why Yunnan’s finances could fully support it.

Foreign soldiers are useful, but they are also extremely difficult to deploy. Foreign soldiers who can do nothing but kill people are not easy to deploy. Continuing the war like this can actually reduce the cost of maintaining stability. Therefore, the southwestern front became so suffocating for Toungoo.

"The second shipload of gold sand has arrived at the Jinchi Governor's Office this year. This year, the inflow of gold into the Jinchi Governor's Office is 430,000 taels, and next year it is expected to be 800,000 taels of gold. If there are no accidents in the Jinchi Governor's Office, the Ming Dynasty's goal of storing 10 million taels of gold in ten years for issuing banknotes can be realized ahead of schedule." The Minister of Revenue Zhang Xueyan talked about the situation of the Jinchi Governor's Office.

Wang Chonggu's eyes lit up, and he said, "In this way, the problem of slowing silver inflows from the West has been completely alleviated! These red-haired foreigners have said a lot of nonsense over the years, relying on the fact that they occupy the rich silver mines. Let's see how arrogant they can be in the future!"

"How dare you threaten the Ming Dynasty!"

The Ming Dynasty captured the Governor-General's Office in the Philippines and established the Governor-General's Office in Luzon. Not to mention the conquest of cities and territories, the Ming Dynasty also supported the Portuguese King Antonio, sold salt to the Dutch, and even sold five-masted ocean-going ships to the French. This weapon was enough to change the situation on the battlefield. It was clearly the Ming Dynasty that was aggressive during these sixteen years.

But in Wang Chonggu's mouth, it became the red-haired barbarians' nonsense and arrogance.

The inflow of silver was completely dependent on external inflows. However, as Japan was conquered by the Ming Dynasty, the mines were occupied by the Ming Dynasty, the Jinchi Governor's Office was established, and the Ming Dynasty had more and more commodities, the adverse effects finally became negligible after the issuance of banknotes.

This was a great success of the Wanli Reform.

Zhang Xueyan continued, "We checked the account books of banks across the Ming Dynasty. After several months of calculations, we found that the cashing rate of silver bills was less than 20%. Only taels of silver bills were exchanged for silver coins. Moreover, the more developed the places, such as the capital, Songjiang Prefecture, etc., the lower the exchange rate. The Ministry of Revenue believes that it is reasonable to have % of the reserve for over-issuance."

"One million and two hundred thousand taels of gold, six million strings of banknotes are actually issued. According to the 20% reserve requirement, it is reasonable to issue million strings of banknotes this year."

In the view of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ming Emperor was a bit too cautious in issuing banknotes.

"The credit of Baochao has not been established yet, so we must not act hastily. Before the Tonghe Palace treasury is fully built, we must not over-issue it. Grand Tutor, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." After hearing the Ministry of Revenue's opinion, Zhu Yijun expressed his attitude first without waiting for other officials to express their opinions.

Baochao will not be over-issued within ten years. The future is a matter for the future. Now is the critical time to establish the credit of Baochao.

Zhang Xueyan hesitated to speak, and finally bowed his head and said, "I obey your order."

Zhu Yijun was certainly against over-issuance. Every Wanli treasure note had to be redeemed with gold from the treasury!
Even though the gold in the treasury only went in but not out, and the court used silver to redeem the treasure notes, the treasure notes would be returned to the emperor to repay his debts. Therefore, the credit of the Wanli treasure notes was linked to the emperor's personal credit.

As an emperor, it is certainly impossible for him to allow over-issuance now.

The Ministry of Revenue's desire to over-issue funds was once again firmly suppressed by the emperor. Zhang Xueyan was very helpless because the emperor was not particularly aware of how strong His Majesty's personal credit was among the people.

As long as it can cope with bank runs, the credit of Baochao will not collapse. The 20% reserve is completely sufficient to cope with bank runs.

Felipe II's gold bonds went bankrupt three times, but Felipe was never dragged to the guillotine and beheaded.

This is also the reason why Yang Wei, Wu Shilai and other lowly scholars took risks. In the court, the emperor often appeared as a conservative and blocked any policy that seemed radical.

Even the foreign barbarian Legashi believed that the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes could be over-issued, because the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes were anchored not only to the gold in the Tonghe Palace, but also to the goods made by the people of the Ming Dynasty with their own hands. These commodities also constituted the credit of the treasure notes. Over-issuance was justified and beneficial to stimulating the economy.

Unfortunately, the Ministry of Revenue failed to convince His Majesty on this matter. His Majesty agreed to issue Baochao only because the inflow of silver dropped sharply. Otherwise, the issuance of banknotes would have to wait for seven or eight years. Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Xueyan and knew that Zhang Xueyan was unwilling to accept it. After thinking for a while, he said, "Grand Tutor, paper money is a debt. The court has to write an IOU to borrow money from my treasury. This debt must be repaid."

"I obey your order." Zhang Xueyan bowed his head again and stopped discussing the issue of over-issuance. The nature of Baochao is still a gold bond, not a credit currency, and there is still a long way to go.

"The Ming Dynasty sent a special envoy to Japan, Gao Qiyu, who brought back a memorial describing the madness of the Japanese Paradise Cult." Minister of War Zeng Xingwu handed the copied memorial to all the court officials with an extremely grim look on his face.

The Japanese Keukakushin followers had previously launched the White Chicken Feather Movement. Some samurai who fled from the battlefield would be humiliated by these Keukakushin followers with white chicken feathers. The samurai who could not bear the humiliation went to the battlefield again and died on the battlefields of Korea and Tsushima Island.

After the signing of the Treaty of Kyoto, Qi Jiguang continued to launch attacks and had basically completed his combat mission. The coastal areas from Nagato Province to Izumo Province were all captured by the Ming Army. Now the Ming Army is carrying out the final cleanup, eliminating some stubborn Japanese pirates, cleaning up future troubles, and ensuring that the silver mines of Iwami Silver Mine can flow smoothly into the Ming Dynasty.

In the hinterland of Japan, the Paradise followers are not humiliating with white feathers, but have launched a 'capture them' campaign. In short, they are cooperating with some Japanese daimyos to capture all males over the age of thirteen and make them participate in the battle to recover the lost territories in the north, including their own families.

If all the males were sent to the battlefield, all the family inheritance would be inherited by these Pure Land believers, so all the Japanese males who hid and refused to go to the battlefield were reported.

After he died on the battlefield, all his property went to the followers of Paradise.

"These Japanese finally realized that their families, beliefs, morals, and samurai spirit, which they cherished, were worthless, so they began a counterattack, a counterattack called the Glorious Killing, which was carried out on the Japanese mainland. Any member of the Pure Land Church who had the word "Ming" tattooed on their ankles, behind their ears, or behind their necks would be gloriously killed." Zeng Shengwu finished telling this story.

During the 'Pale Feathers' campaign, the Japanese males showed no resistance and instead went to the battlefield out of shame, but during the 'Catch Them' campaign, the Japanese finally reacted, with weapons in their hands.

Glorious killings are becoming more and more frequent in Japan.

Minister of Rites Shen Li said with lingering fear: "In just one month, twelve murders broke out in the streets of Osaka Castle in Japan. The means were extremely cruel. Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked the Ming Dynasty to cooperate in suppressing the Pure Land Sect."

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a little helpless about this situation, mainly because it was difficult to judge the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to ask Gao Qiyu, who lived in Ying'en Hall, to think of a solution.

Zhu Yijun frowned and said in confusion, "No, why does the Jile Cult, which originated in Japan, have to be associated with the Ming Dynasty? Why do they have to tattoo the word Ming on their bodies?!"

Shen Li immediately said, "There is indeed no origin. The Ming Dynasty has determined it as an evil spirit. I think we can cooperate with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's shogunate to wipe out the Pure Land Sect. As long as the Ming Dynasty's Nagasaki Governor's Office does not accept any Japanese slaves or women with tattoos, the Pure Land Sect will lose its foundation and can be effectively contained."

According to the teachings of the Pure Land Sect, the Ming Dynasty is the paradise of their sect, and everything is done for the purpose of reaching the other shore of the reality of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Ming Dynasty and the Overseas Governor-General's Office no longer accept any members of the Paradise Cult, the Paradise Cult will lose its foundation, and its scale will immediately shrink and become controllable.

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi acknowledges that the line from Nagato Castle to Matsue Castle in Izumo Province belongs to the Ming Dynasty." Shen Li informed all the court officials of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's bargaining chip.

Wang Chonggu sneered and said, "If he doesn't cede it, then it doesn't belong to the Ming Dynasty? It was conquered by the Ming army! Even his entire country of Japan is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it all belongs to the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Juzheng thought for a while before speaking: "You can agree to it. I'm afraid that the Jile Sect will spread and flood the Ming Dynasty."

The Japanese invasion in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty was an overflow of the Japanese invasion in Japan, which was caused by the endless wars in Japan during the Warring States Period, when wandering samurai became pirates. If the Ming Dynasty did not suppress the Pure Land Sect, it would probably be hit by this boomerang one day.

"What are your opinions, gentlemen? Should the Ming Dynasty agree to Toyotomi Hideyoshi?" Zhu Yijun began to ask the court officials for their opinions.

In the end, Zhang Juzheng, Shen Li, Zhang Xueyan, and Wang Daokun believed that it could be banned, while Wang Chonggu, Zeng Shengwu, and Lu Guangzu believed that the Pure Land Sect could be used as a knife to destroy Japan. After court discussions, it was finally decided to agree to Japan's request and ban the spread of the Pure Land Sect.

Zhu Yijun did not object, but stamped the seal of Emperor Wanli. He looked at the crowd and said, "I think it should be suppressed to prevent it from flowing back into the Ming Dynasty and causing harm for eternity."

The Ming Dynasty could no longer watch the excitement of the Paradise Cult, because if it continued it would only bring disaster upon itself.

The Ming Dynasty is in the process of transforming into a commodity economy. The spread of this extreme hedonistic thought is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. If its scale is not curbed, I am afraid that this evil wind will blow across the entire Ming Dynasty.

After the court approved it, Gokuraku was not allowed to continue to spread, which allowed Toyotomi Hideyoshi to let go. Part of the reason why the shogunate was helpless against Gokuraku was that the war required Gokuraku to force these samurai to go to the battlefield, so they tacitly condoned their activities.

Moreover, because the Pure Land of the Gokul Sect is the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to associate the popularity of this sect with the Ming Dynasty. Kyoto can no longer afford the Ming Dynasty to release the sacred fire crows. Once the Ming Dynasty approves the ban, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will have no scruples.

It's just like the Ming Dynasty's ban on drugs in the areas under Japan's actual control. These harmful things must be eradicated so that the Ming Dynasty can be more peaceful.

The worship of evil spirits was also something that the Ming Dynasty had to guard against. The art of calling souls caused such a big mess in such a prosperous place as Songjiang Prefecture that even Shanghai County Magistrate Yao Guangqi had to start an intermittent fasting therapy for treatment.

"Some time ago, the Ministry of Rites reported that it wanted to train medical students. How is the progress?" Zhu Yijun asked about the purpose of the Ming Dynasty's initial banknote issuance. It was for the purpose of training medical students that such a sum of money was borrowed.

Shen Li bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, 'Health Prevention and Simple Prescriptions' has been published. Currently, 10,000 copies have been printed and distributed to Huimin pharmacies in various counties for the use of the people. We plan to print another 2,000 copies for education and training."

"A system of specially assigned medical students is being drafted. Jiekui Hospital, Imperial Hospital, Huimin Pharmacy, etc. plan to train 1,000 medical students, who will be selected from Huimin Pharmacies in various counties."

Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said, "Present here the book "Health Prevention and Simple Prescriptions."

"I obey your order." Shen Li whispered to a ceremonial officer twice. After Zhao Mengyou nodded, the ceremonial officer went to the Ministry of Rites to get the sample book and the receipt for printing from the Sanjing Factory.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the books were delivered to the Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Yijun held two books and asked in confusion, "You used the worst paper and the worst ink?"

The Ministry of Rites presented the emperor with two medical books. One was printed extremely beautifully and even had the smell of ink. The other was crudely made, with thin and yellowed paper, a bit like straw paper, and the ink smelled a bit stinky. Zhu Yijun randomly picked out seven or eight pages, and the contents were exactly the same.

"Your Majesty, what is expensive is the words on it. If you sell it to a country doctor, no one will buy it if it is too expensive. The lower the cost, the lower the selling price, and more people will buy it. These inks are iron gall inks from the West, and they are very cheap." Shen Li explained the origin of the cheap ink.

Le Ya Shi translated many volumes of Western books, one of which introduced the method of making iron gall ink. After Ming Dynasty got it, it found that it was cheap and easy to use, so it used it directly.

"Grand Master of the Imperial Clan is right. The words on it are valuable." Zhu Yijun agreed deeply. He flipped open the book and read a little before nodding his head. "The rules formulated by the Ministry of Rites are very good. I am very satisfied. Rural doctors should learn "Health Prevention and Simple Prescriptions". The chief doctors of the county Huimin Pharmacy should read "Discussion on Exhumation" and take regular exams."

"So, there are still 2.2 million silver in the treasury. I will allocate 1.2 million silver to build a medical school next to the Royal Polytechnic Institute, which will be used exclusively for the medical officers of Huimin Pharmacy to study."

"In the future, we will allocate another 200,000 silver coins to the medical school every year, specifically for the training of medical officers."

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty exploded gold coins again.

The Ming court officials knew the emperor's treasury situation very clearly, including 1.63 million taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver.

The 1.2 million silver coins that the emperor had just allocated were the 1.2 million gold and silver coins that the Ministry of Revenue had just delivered to the treasury. Even after they were entered into the accounts but not yet transferred to the warehouse, they were used to build the medical school.

You should know that in the 13th year of Wanli, the treasury had 30 million silver dollars in cash. Since the construction of Longkai Chidao in the 13th year of Wanli, the deposits of the treasury have never exceeded 10 million silver dollars. Wang Qian was in charge of a part of the gold stored in Yanxing Tower.

Zhu Yijun signed the check, used up the seal, blew dry the ink, and handed the check to Feng Bao. When he looked up, he saw that all the court officials were looking at him.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Yijun asked with some confusion.

Zhang Juzheng did not take the check from Feng Bao, but stepped out and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, should we keep some silver in the treasury as a backup? This is less than one million silver coins. If there is any emergency, I am afraid I will not be able to handle it. Your Majesty intends to tour the south next year, and this tour will not be a small amount of money."

"The Ministry of Revenue still has a lot of silver. This year, the old inventory of one million silver has been deposited into the warehouse, and the national treasury still has 7.3 million silver in reserve, which is enough to build a medical school." Zhang Xueyan hurriedly stood up and bowed his head and said.

The silver reserves in the old treasury have exceeded 10 million, and there are still 7.3 million silver reserves in the account. The Ministry of Revenue is now very confident.

Zhu Yijun was also amused when he heard this, and shook his head and said, "Before, the Emperor Shizong asked the national treasury for 2 million taels of silver to build the Yongshou Palace. The national treasury argued with Emperor Shizong for four years, and finally only gave 200,000 taels. When the late emperor was alive, he asked for 300,000 taels of silver, but you obstructed him in every way and submitted three consecutive memorials. In the end, only 100,000 taels were given, so the late emperor issued an edict to reprimand him."

"I have enough money, so it's not necessary. Just do as you command."

After so many years of fighting wits and courage over silver, the emperor now emptied the treasury and used all the money on state affairs, and the ministers began to feel a little scared.

Your Majesty's exchanging silver for gold in preparation for issuing banknotes is also for the sake of state affairs.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng still didn't take the check, Zhu Yijun had no choice but to continue, "If I really don't have money, I will borrow some from a wealthy family. Don't worry, how can I make myself suffer?"

"I just hope that there will be fewer tragedies like brown sugar eggs and amputation with branding irons. One less case would be a good deed."

"Your Majesty, please use the national treasury to handle it." Zhang Xueyan bowed his head and requested again.

If there is too little money in the treasury, problems will easily arise, and they will be big problems. The emperor is supreme, and his economic status determines his political status. Once the emperor is poor, or even unable to make ends meet, the imperial system will have problems. If the imperial system has problems, the sky of the empire will collapse.

Many times, I have made up my mind and I want money to speak the truth.

"Your Majesty, it would be better to use the national treasury to undertake this." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and requested.

It is a very dangerous thing for the empire that the emperor has no money. Before, the national treasury was empty, and His Majesty had to empty the treasury for the sake of state affairs. It was a helpless move. Now that the national treasury is becoming more and more abundant, the emperor, as the supreme ruler of the world, will easily make some wealthy businessmen look down on him if he exhausts the treasury to do things.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment before signaling Feng Bao to take back the check and destroy it. He smiled and said, "Since the ministers have strongly advised me to do so, I will take it back, but the annual allocation of 200,000 silver coins must still be given as a token of my appreciation."

"Your Majesty's grace is boundless." Zhang Juzheng and the court officials received the order.

For sixteen years, Zhang Juzheng knew that His Majesty always had the people of the country in his heart.

(End of this chapter)