I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 61 The Lord of ZTE
October [-]th, Wenhua Hall.

When Zhu Youxiao arrived at the Wenhua Hall in a dragon boat, dignitaries from the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers had been waiting here for a long time. After a brief salute, they each reserved their seats.

Today, there are three people from the cabinet and more than [-] officials of the third rank and above from the six ministries and nine ministers. These are the core of the operation of the Ming Dynasty Central Committee.

Among them, in addition to the cabinet ministers, there are six core people, namely:

Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is a capable member of the Donglin Party and is in charge of the election.Xiong Tingbi has a good relationship with him.

It was with his strong recommendation that Xiong Tingbi was able to take office in Liaodong.In the case of moving the palace, he also worked together with Liu Yishen, Yang Lian and others to jointly promote Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne.

Li Ruhua, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had no party affiliation and was an expert in financial management. He had independently managed the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years. After the Liaodong War, the court was really short of money, so he proposed to increase Liao's salary.

Huang Jiashan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was a man without any political party. He once stabilized the northwest and made outstanding achievements.He believed that Xiong Tingbi used all the guest troops in Liaodong and wasted a lot of money to win, and he was extremely difficult to deal with Xiong Tingbi.

Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, was a member of the Zhejiang Party. He was an official and deeply trusted by Fang Congzhe. He was also the minister of Gu Ming appointed by Zhu Changluo before his death.

Huang Kezuan, the Minister of Punishment, had no party, but he was at odds with Donglin and shared the country's worries. He once introduced the Luzon General's cannon.

Wang Zuo, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has no party affiliation and is currently responsible for the construction of Dingling Tomb (Shenzong) and Qingling Tomb (Guangzong) of Ming Dynasty.

Of these six, two are from Zhongdong Lin, one is from the Zhejiang Party, and the remaining three are not affiliated with the Party.But they all had their own thoughts, and they had been preparing for today's edict for a long time, knowing that it would be a war of words.

Everyone present had already heard about the turmoil caused by Zhu Youxiao in the past few days.

First, they test-fired artillery in the imperial city, and it is said that they even shot blunderbuss themselves. This has already made some officials gear up, write the topic book, and prepare to persuade the emperor that he must follow the right path and never imitate Wuzong's story.

Of course, Xu Guangqi and others could not escape being involved. I heard that he was also entrusted with important tasks by the emperor and was promoted to Minister of Industry.This made people in the Zhejiang Party, especially Shen Guan, extremely unhappy when they found out about it, and they thought they would take this opportunity to ask Yan Guan to write a letter to eradicate this traitor.

This is good news for Liu Yishui and other Donglin people. Xu Guangqi, the Western French Party, has a close relationship with Donglin. If they can support each other, Donglin will not have to fight alone in the DPRK.

Especially now that Wang Zuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has reached the age of retirement. If Xu Guangqi can make new contributions and gain the emperor's trust, with their help, it may not be a bad idea to be promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.Coupled with Wang Yingjiao, who is about to take over as the Minister of Hubu, Donglin will have four of the six.

It’s not like the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang Party didn’t expect this possibility, so they were also prepared this time to ensure that Dong Lin wouldn’t gain power today.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair and looked at Wang An next to him. Wang An was not in good health, but he still held on and asked to accompany Zhu Youxiao to attend the imperial edict. Zhu Youxiao saw that he insisted I agreed.

I saw Zhu Youxiao nodded to Wang An. After Wang An understood it, he coughed lightly and stepped forward and said:
"You are all ministers of the imperial court. Since your Majesty has been in power, you have been worried about the affairs of the country. The wars have been fierce, and a lot of money has been spent. The expenses of the imperial court are insufficient, and the salary has been poor year by year. You have been vacillating here and there, and this has led to this.

Therefore, Your Majesty works hard at night and sleeps, eating and sleeping, thinking about good strategies to benefit the country. However, you do not want to add more land to the people. It is your duty as a minister to share your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty also wants to ask your ministers about the strategies to increase revenue and reduce expenditures to govern the country. , if you have any suggestions, you can submit them to me, speak freely, and do not add guilt to your speech. "After saying this, everyone present stood up and said yes. When Zhu Youxiao saw that he was here, he also nodded and said loudly:

"As my great companion said, I would like to seek advice from you all, and I hope you can speak freely and without incriminating others.

However, I often think that since I want to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, as the king of a country and an example for all people, I should set an example by first proposing some techniques to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and practice them.

So I will start today and ask you to listen to it. If you have any objections, you can raise them and say it again. Speak freely and do not add guilt. "

When everyone heard this, they wondered what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in the gourd. They didn't inform them in advance. They said it first, and then the emperor made a decision.

Could it be that His Majesty already had a plan in mind, and this imperial edict was just a formality. Combined with the Di newspaper that the emperor specially ordered to be published in the past few days, the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was right. He also started to think about it, but he still listened first. Listen to what the emperor has to say.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he took out a folder from his sleeve and handed it to Wang An.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say hello to Wang An beforehand. Wang An was also curious about what Zhu Youxiao meant, so he took the book with both hands, opened it and started reading.

"I often think about ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but I don't want to impose taxes on the people, nor do I want to harm the people with harsh government. After thinking about it, I remembered the sage's saying: If you fail to hit the target, you don't blame those who are better than yourself, but just seek benefits from yourself.

I also think that the way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure can only be achieved by myself, so I am determined to do the following things:
First, since the 30th year of Wanli, the imperial court has spent tens of millions on building the three main halls and the three gates. Now the three main gates have been completed, but the construction of the three main halls has not yet started. I don’t want to waste a lot of money, so I decided to stop the construction of the three main halls. When will Liaodong When the war subsides, when will it be repaired again?
Secondly, after I came to the throne, the cabinet made a request to choose a virtuous and virtuous person to marry. I think that the emperor's wedding will cost a lot of money, but the country cannot live without a mother for a day.

Therefore, I decided that all expenses for my wedding will be halved, and my future expenses will also be halved to set an example.

Thirdly, nowadays, the expenses of the foreign court are very high, and the cabinet has repeatedly submitted letters that the funds are insufficient. Therefore, in addition to the 130 million taels previously provided for the Liao Dynasty, I also put another 200 million taels from the internal funds into Taicang to support the state.

The above three are all about saving money. I thought about it again and decided to use the method of increasing revenue, but I don’t have the magic touch to turn stone into gold.Therefore, it was decided to change the previous rule that half of the income from Qianguan Guan went to internal funds. From now on, all the income from Qianguan will go to the household department, and not a cent will go into internal funds.

I am still young, and after thinking about it, this is all I can do. I have made this decision and will never change it. I also ask all ministers to come up with more good strategies and relieve the worries of the country! "

When Wang An finished reading, everyone in the palace was shocked. In the 250 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there had never been such an emperor.

In the past, the inner court would cry and ask for money from the emperor, hoping that the emperor's small treasury could allocate some funds, but getting money from the emperor was even harder than going to heaven, especially since Zhu Youxiao's grandfather, Ming Shenzong, even married his own son They all have to ask the Ministry of Accounts for money.

What's more, the emperor now has to be frugal, spending half as much on food and clothing, half as much on weddings, and not building a palace yet. Compared with his grandfather, Emperor Shenzong, one is in the sky and the other is in the earth.

This strong contrast made everyone in the hall put aside their worries and couldn't help but think, our Ming Dynasty finally has the master of ZTE!
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