I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 12 The Situation in Liaodong ([-])
At present, there is serious party strife in the imperial court, and it is difficult to simply ban party strife.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao could only divide and conquer and make use of it.

As the largest opposition to the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party has always been a potential target of Zhu Youxiao's use.It's just that the Zhejiang Party is now more powerful and has its own clear political ideas, so it is more difficult to fully rely on itself.

So now they must be weakened.When Fang Congzhe retires and returns to his hometown, and Yao Zongwen is arrested, the remaining Zhejiang Party forces can only rely on themselves, otherwise they will be eliminated, and he will also give the Zhejiang Party a chance to suppress Donglin.

The real situation in history is similar. They finally attached themselves to Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party.

"Stop kneeling, this matter is over for now. The matter in Liaodong is urgent. I feel that the success or failure of Liaodong is not in Liaodong, but in the court. If the court works together, it doesn't matter who is in charge of Liaodong.

If the imperial court attacks each other and keeps holding Liaodong back, it will be useless to send anyone. "

The two people nodded in agreement. Fang Congzhe seemed to be still deep in thought and seemed a little silent, while Liu Yishen looked a little energetic. Indeed, he was one step closer to becoming the first assistant.

Zhu Youxiao actually had a good impression of Liu Yishen. Historically, Liu Yishen was quite wise when he acted as the first assistant. If he could always fulfill his duties, Zhu Youxiao wouldn't mind letting him work for a few more years.

Liu Yishen seemed to understand Zhu Youxiao's thoughts very well.Then he said:
"Your Majesty, now that the matter has come to this, I feel that it is better to change the patrol to express condolences, and send ministers to Liaodong to reward Xiong Tingbi and the soldiers of Liaodong. Let Xiong Tingbi know your determination, and he will definitely shed tears of gratitude to repay the emperor's favor."

After Zhu Youxiao heard this, he thought it was feasible. He stood up and thought for a while and said:
“This is feasible, but it cannot just be a simple condolence, but also requires internal funds and rewards.

Today, I saw that Xiong Tingbi had submitted a letter in the past few days. He needed ordnance, gunpowder, money, food, etc., and I saw that this time he could get approval for all the things that had not been approved in the past.The most important of these is money and food. "

Then he turned to Fang Congzhe and Liu Yishui and asked:
"How much money does the imperial court allocate to Liaodong every year?"

Fang Congzhe knows this well.

"Your Majesty, from the 46th of the leap month of the 25th year of Wanli to September of the first year of Taichang, a total of 890, 560 taels of silver have been issued."

"So much, a three-year allocation of 800 million, which is equivalent to an annual allocation of about 630 million to Liaodong."

"How much is the annual salary quota?"

"Since the 46th year of Wanli, in order to cope with the military needs of Liaodong, except for a few areas such as Guizhou, an average of nine cents of silver per mu of land has been levied for Liaodong, with a quota of 520 million, 62 taels."

"Wouldn't that mean there is still a gap of more than 100 million every year?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, in the past, when there was a shortage of salary in Liaodong, it was diverted from other expenditures. Among them, Shenzong and Guangzong used more than 180 million taels of salary from internal funds to make up for the gap. But now there is still arrears, and now there is still arrears of 120 taels of Liao salary. More than ten thousand taels have not been issued."

At this point, Fang Congzhe's meaning is very obvious, that is, he hopes Tianqi will continue to take money from internal funds to help with salary.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while.

Do you have money in your internal funds now?There is indeed money.Although Emperor Wanli had a bad reputation and caused public dissatisfaction by sending mine supervisors, he had been saving money. In the mining tax alone, he earned more than 25 million taels in [-] years.

Although later, for the wedding of King Fu, Shenzong and Guangzong spent a lot of money on paying, building palaces, and funerals.

But when Colonel Zhu You first came to the throne, he had seen the data of Wang An and the Ministry of Household's internal funds and various treasury. Now the total internal funds of each treasury is about 660 million taels.

This family background is indeed solid.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and said:
"Then let's put it all together. I'll allocate more than 130 million yuan in subsidies from internal funds."

Spending money like water!

Zhu Youxiao knew that the finances in the late Ming Dynasty were extremely difficult.This is only Liao's salary. The other nine-side salary, officials and clan salaries are all a big expense, and there is a deficit every year.The courtiers probably kept an eye on the money and were used to living a tight life, but Emperor Wanli was stubborn and Guangzong died quickly, so now they hope to open the floodgates and let the water flow.

If it doesn't work, you should quickly develop financial resources, if you follow this flower method.I'm afraid that it won't be long before my own money will be drained.

This is indeed the case in history. Not counting the Guangzong Dynasty, from the time Tianqi succeeded to the throne to December of the first year of Tianqi, the internal fund expenditure reached 600 million taels.In the second year of Tianqi's reign, another 400 million taels were spent.

This made Zhu Youxiao in history couldn't help but complain: "Since my heir, the slave atmosphere has not been peaceful, recruitment has been carried out from all directions, the national curriculum is almost empty, and tens of millions of internal funds have been issued in addition to the official salary, but there is still no money."

Therefore, the internal funds were completely insufficient. By the Chongzhen period, there was not much money left in the internal funds, and little money was given to the court.

But to develop financial resources, we cannot rush it for a while. If we cannot rush, we must work together.

When Zhu Youxiao said this, the cabinet ministers were free to do anything.

"Your Majesty, if the Liaoning salary is fully paid, Xiong Tingbi's urgent need will be solved. But Yao Zongwen, who was originally on patrol, is now going to jail, so who should be sent to comfort Liaodong now."

Liu Yishen then asked, now that Yao Zongwen of the Zhejiang Party has been prepared for review, the best candidate is of course the best candidate from the Donglin Party.

"Who does Ai Qing think is appropriate to appoint?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, now each of the six subjects is assigned to Shizhong and Yushizhong. There are many criticisms of Xiong Tingbi, but the only one who holds a neutral attitude is Yang Lian. He is a man of integrity and integrity, very calm in discussing things, and peaceful with others.

Sending Yang Lian to Liaodong can not only express condolences to the soldiers on behalf of the imperial court, but also comfort Xiong Tingbi.He can also be asked to investigate the actual situation and report the actual situation in Liaodong to the court. "

Yang Lian, as Zhu Youxiao knew, was a famous "Zhengchen". After he succeeded to the throne, he also contributed a lot.Zhu Youxiao trusted him as a person.

"Well, let's just leave Yang Lian. I remember that he is currently in charge of the military department. The cabinet will draft an order later and make him the deputy censor of Zuodu. When ready, we will set off quickly to Liaodong."

Liu Yishui and Fang Congzhe quickly accepted the order.

Today's victory of the Donglin Party made him a little overjoyed and wanted to go back quickly, but Fang Congzhe did not show any depression at this time.

"Okay, then you can go down. Just do these two things quickly. I'm tired too."

The two of them immediately left.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the two of them leaving.

I thought to myself that the emperor was really not a man, he had to work hard, and the courtiers did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, and they were thinking about how to plot against you every day.

The incident in Liaodong has always been a major event that Zhu Youxiao has cared about since he traveled through time. History has fully proved that Xiong Tingbi is a very talented person. With his current ability, I don’t know if he can defeat Hou Jin, but he can defend Liaoyang and ensure Liaodong. It's okay if the situation doesn't collapse.

Zhu Youxiao only wants this result now to stabilize the situation in Liaodong.

Now that the support is given, it depends on whether Xiong Tingbi can defend Nurhachi's offense next year.

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