Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter [-] Digging

Looking at Xue Guoguan, who bowed his head and bowed his head, Chongzhen looked stubborn and confident, and said slowly: "However, this is a major event. A country's soldiers and grains are a major issue. How can it be normal to use the method of borrowing, and besides, it has never been heard of since ancient times."

"The emperor accepts it."

"You speak."

"In the past few years, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi have experienced severe drought, and the people are worried about hunger and poverty." [

"The imperial court has already waived money and food, and provided relief."

"Yes!"

Xue Guoguan knew that what Chongzhen said about exempting money and food was only exempting some nominal arrears, but the annual tax share of each state capital still had to be handed over, so local officials still had to press for taxes. Otherwise, they will be dismissed from their positions on the spot and removed from the black yarn.

Because of this policy, many poor people were forced to rebel, that is, many wealthy families and the middle class complained about the emperor and the entire court.

At that time, the scholar-bureaucrats could not care what the common people said, but the wealthy and middle-class people were the solid foundation of the empire. If even this class abandoned Daming, everything would be in danger.

But Xue Guoguan didn't dare to say this kind of thing, let alone say that Chongzhen's relief to the people is not even a drop in the bucket, it can only be regarded as a joke.

The lord of a country, all the people in the world are his children, and the emperor is so jealous and ungrateful, he doesn't care about the life and death of the common people. In fact, although the emperor in front of him is very diligent, but On the contrary, things in the world are much worse in his hands.

In this regard, it is incomparable compared to Naizu Zhu Yuanzhang. This is also the sorrow of the emperor who grew up in the deep palace. Emperor, I have never seen what the people are like in my life. Many things can only be imagined and rely on memorials and eunuchs and royal guards' memorials. There are too many inaccuracies!

But this can't be said, Xue Guoguan can only answer yes first, and then kowtow again, playing: "Although the relief is given, the vitality of the place is severely damaged, and there are many refugees. It is the truth. It is difficult to maintain the old Fu today. If we increase the salary, I fear that there will be no peace in the place."

Xue Guoguan desperately criticized Yang Sichang's method of increasing salary, most of it was public interest, because he really saw the danger of increasing salary, and a small part was selfish, they were political enemies, Yang Sichang was too popular, and he made good friends with many internal eunuchs , this aspect is much stronger than myself.If one day this person came to power, his fate would not be good.

"It's true, as you said..."

It's not that Chongzhen didn't know about the situation below, but he always took it for granted, Xue Guoguan's so solemn advice face to face naturally touched him.

But Yang Sichang proposed to increase the training salary, which can increase the income of five or six million silver a year. With this money, Yang Sichang promises to train hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. The Eastern captives in the past year may not be able to make peace with one blow.At that time, he can comfort Grandpa Wanli Emperor and Elder Brother Tianqi, and he can also appease Li Shu, so that he can rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, and needless to say, his image above the Qing Dynasty.

But Xue Guoguan's memorial seems to be easier.

The increase in salary will cause an uproar in the world, and I don't know how many civil officials will object. This was expected by Chongzhen and Yang Sichang.If you follow Xue Guoguan's play, donating from the honored relatives, ministers, and civil gentry will save time and effort, and the use of military pay is not a waste of the royal family. From the looks of it, the honored relatives are the world's benefactors, and they don't know how much benefit they have gained by using the country.