Borrow the day to change the day

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he handed Zhong Jinwei's memorial to Wang Chengen, and then sat on the throne and thought about other things on the memorial.

Wang Chengen quickly browsed through the memorial, and was really shocked when he saw that there was a treasure worth 1000 million grains of silver hidden somewhere in the palace.

When he congratulated Emperor Chongzhen before, most of the time he followed the wishes of Emperor Chongzhen.I didn't expect it to be as much as 1000 million. This is the fiscal revenue of the central government of Ming Dynasty for two years.

Wang Chengen excitedly congratulated Emperor Chongzhen again: "Your Majesty, 1000 million taels, I don't know what to say to be so happy for Your Majesty!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen who was smiling, and calmly shook his hand and said, "My companion is too impatient. If you continue to look down, the big head is still behind."

Wang Chengen's smile instantly condensed on his face, and his expression remained motionless for a while. Is this 1000 million taels still a small head?Zhongxing Houna found so much money.

Questions arose from the bottom of Wang Chengen's heart, and he immediately read the memorial again and read it all in one go.

The wealth of the eight major Shanxi merchants began to accumulate in the early years of Wanli.After so many years, it has become a smuggling business again, a business of collaborating with the enemy, betraying the country and killing heads.As the saying goes, the higher the risk, the higher the return, and you can imagine how much wealth they have accumulated.

There was a saying in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it was said that if the Hegent was ruined, Jiaqing would be rich.Now it can be said that he has copied the eight major Shanxi merchants and enriched Chongzhen. [

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen's face, wondering if he would be frightened.Unexpectedly, after Wang Chengen finished reading it, he stayed for a while, and suddenly burst into tears with a "wow".

Emperor Chongzhen was surprised. Isn't this a good thing? Why did he cry in fright? Could it be a relative with a big companion among the eight Shanxi merchants?

Thinking of this, he suddenly became a little unhappy, and asked Wang Cheng'en, "Big companion, why are you crying?"

Wang Chengen's knees softened, and he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is crying happily! This servant watched as your majesty was forced by those officials to use all the money from the honeysuckle in the palace to the outer court, and even melted the gold in the palace. Silver utensils, Your Majesty wears patched clothes, which have never been seen in all dynasties! Now that Your Majesty has money, this servant implores Your Majesty to take good care of your body."

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he still lowered his head and wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was also moved with emotion.But he quickly came back to his senses, and kindly said to Wang Chengen: "Come on together, this is a happy thing, so don't cry."

After Wang Chengen got up, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "I have money now, but there are still many places for Ming to spend money. Master Zhong told me to build a special zone to revitalize the economy of Ming. There are also disaster relief in various places, war Expenses and so on are all places where money is spent like water. I have suffered from no money in the past few years, and I have to save the money. It doesn't matter if I suffer, the important thing is that I can have the face to see my ancestors in the future , I have not lost my ancestors, I want to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty!"

When Wang Chengen heard it, he knew that Emperor Chongzhen was referring to what Marquis Zhongxing said about the loss of the Ming Dynasty in the hands of the emperor.

He didn't dare to mention this matter, but knelt down again, and said to Emperor Chongzhen with a moved face: "Da Ming has His Majesty, it is really a blessing for the people, and this servant will thank His Majesty on behalf of the people of Daming."

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen who was kneeling on the ground again, and suddenly thought of Zhong Jinwei.There was a hint of deep thought on his face, and he said to Wang Chengen: "Don't say flattery words. I let my companion take charge of Dongchang because of my trust in my companion. These things in the memorial should have been detected by you Dongchang and Jinyiwei. I have arrived. I don’t know if you can help me discover these things if Master Zhong hasn’t come.”

Wang Chengen's body froze there, he didn't flatter him well.He immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty please punish me for not doing a good job."

"Get up, I'm just talking, and I must do things seriously in the future." Emperor Chongzhen didn't mean to pursue responsibility, but just thought of this and reminded Wang Chengen.

"Slave must do a good job." Wang Chengen stood up after expressing his opinion again.

"Go and take out your belongings and report to me after you have finished counting."

After Wang Chengen bowed out of the palace, Emperor Chongzhen asked his servants to pass on Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet. [

During this time, everyone was very busy. Emperor Chongzhen saw that Wen Tiren looked a little tired, but he was in good spirits.He was worried that Wen Tiren was getting old, and it would be bad if he was exhausted.So when Wen Tiren came, he asked his servant to move a stool for Wen Tiren to sit and discuss things.

"Mr. Ge, I have decided to start the battle of revenge tomorrow. Follow-up matters will also be carried out. How are the preparations for the cabinet?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren looked at Emperor Chongzhen and asked, "Your Majesty, has there been news from Marquis Zhongxing?"

"Yes, I almost forgot, Mr. Ge, let's take a look at Master Zhong's memorial first." After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he ordered his servants to transfer to Wen Tiren the memorial that Wang Chengen put back on the imperial table after reading it.

Wen Tiren finished browsing quickly, and like Wang Chengen, he stood up and smiled to congratulate Emperor Chongzhen for his fortune, and then he said the business: "Your Majesty, all the things explained in advance have been completed, but the promotion of Zuo Yingxuan, the former magistrate of Changli County, has not yet been decided. conclusion."

Emperor Chongzhen was surprised when he heard that, for such a major event as sending troops to the grassland, the cabinet passed it without much controversy, and how the promotion of Zuo Yingxuan encountered hardships.

He asked curiously: "Why is there no conclusion on such a trivial matter?"

Wen Tiren frowned slightly, and explained to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Zuo Yingxuan, who was previously promoted from an acting magistrate to a fifth rank because of his contribution to defending Changli, is a soldier in Jizhou who is serving as a judge in Shandong Province. That's enough. What's more"

When Wen Tiren said this, he hesitated for a moment, and did not finish in one breath.

Emperor Chongzhen felt that the promotion of Zuo Yingxuan was almost the same, but after comparing with other counties, especially Yongping, he felt that he should be promoted again.

Because of Yongping's surrender, the city was massacred by Jianlu, and everything had to be rebuilt from the ruins. Whether it was manpower, material resources, etc., it was an unbearable amount.

Zuo Yingxuan temporarily took over the post of county magistrate. It took only three days, but he was able to hold on to the small county.Needless to say, his talent, if he was allowed to take charge of a wider area, maybe the loss of the capital would not be so heavy.

Seeing Wen Tiren's hesitant look, Emperor Chongzhen comforted him, "If you have something to say, please speak up."

Wen Tiren stood up and said back to Emperor Chongzhen: "The cabinet believes that Zuo Yingxuan is just a juren after all, and such a leapfrog promotion is already too much grace for him. If you want to be promoted now, where are the people with Jinshi background?"

"Whose meaning is this, you or someone else in the cabinet?" Emperor Chongzhen's face darkened.

Wen Tiren was silent for a while before replying, "It means all the members of the cabinet."

After Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he fell silent, and the hall was suddenly quiet.

In the Ming Dynasty, by passing the provincial examination and passing the examination, one had already obtained the qualification to serve as an official.However, generally speaking, Juren in the Ming Dynasty could only serve as low-status local officials or local academic officials.With the increase in the number of Jinshi, it was even more difficult for those who raised people to become officials in the late Ming Dynasty.

It is commonplace for officials with Juren background to be discriminated against by officials with Jinshi background.It is precisely because of this that scholars in the Ming Dynasty worked hard to take the exam, and even those in their [-]s and [-]s were still taking the exam, and they would not stop until they got a Jinshi.

The current cabinet members are all Jinshi backgrounds, including Wen Tiren.

"Mr. Ge, I think you can still understand my intention of promoting Zuo Yingxuan. If there are Jinshi who are capable of serving as a shepherd, I will not skip the promotion. After all, the imperial examination system is a national policy." Emperor Chongzhen In the end, the silence was broken first, and Wen Tiren's address was changed back to "Ge Lao".

Wen Tiren didn't respond, but just looked at Emperor Chongzhen silently, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"The land of Gyeonggi is in ruins, and everything needs to be rebuilt. However, Jianlu doesn't know when he will invade on a large scale. I can no longer use mediocre people to guard the land of Gyeonggi. I can't afford to lose, and Ming can't afford it. You understand What?" Emperor Chongzhen continued to fight for Wen Tiren earnestly, and he needed the support of the chief minister of the cabinet.

Wen Tiren actually understood everything, but when he proposed to promote Zuo Yingxuan again in the cabinet, he was unanimously opposed by the cabinet ministers headed by Zhou Yanru, including Wen Tiren's own teacher, Qian Xiangkun.

Wen Tiren himself was also a member of Jinshi background, and he also experienced the hardships of being admitted to Jinshi after he was awarded the Juren, so he didn't insist on it anymore.

"Master Ge, do you still remember the world map presented by Master Zhong? When Da Ming was struggling and faltering, the Westerners were encroaching everywhere and staring at Da Ming. Time is waiting!"

Wen Tiren thought of the content marked on the world map and the current situation of Westerners attacking everywhere. If Daming still followed the old ways, followed the rules, and did things step by step, it might be too late.In my lifetime, I'm afraid I won't be able to see Daming making a name for itself overseas.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren cheered up, and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "Thanks to your majesty for reminding me, the old minister is in trouble."

Compared with other people, one advantage of Wen Tiren is that he is not cronies, he is a lonely minister.Therefore, he doesn't pay much attention to the relationship network of Jinshi origin.

Emperor Chongzhen was relieved to see that Wen Tiren was persuaded by himself, and then asked in detail about the situation of the cabinet at that time.

Wen Tiren had already changed his thinking, so naturally he would no longer keep it, and told Emperor Chongzhen the whole situation of the cabinet at that time.

Zhou Yanru's reaction was the most intense, and the reason for this was actually related to him.Because Zhou Yanru became a Jinshi at a young age, this is the capital he relies on to survive in the officialdom and is superior to others.Now if everyone can get a high-ranking official, then who cares whether Jinshi is a Jinshi or not.

In history, after Zuo Yingxuan served as the inspector of Shandong Province in Jizhou, he was eventually instigated by Zhou Yanru, who was already the chief assistant at that time, to instigate Zhili inspector Gan Xuekuo and Shuntian governor Fu Zonglong to impeach Zuo Yingxuan. Although Tang Kaiyuan, an official of Henan government, sued him, he was finally banished to Fenzhou government.

Jinshi's resistance to raising people to be high-ranking officials is not just Zhou Yanru's attitude, it is an unspoken rule in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen has repeatedly issued edicts to officials at all levels to recruit talents, but scholars have many concerns, so that there are only a few applicants.

One of the examples is that Liu Cheng, styled Bozong, was born in Guichi, and he was as famous as Wu Yingji.

His friends persuaded him that the country's affairs were difficult, and the emperor asked for talents to let him go out of the mountain.But Liu Cheng directly refused, the reason being that he was just raising people, competing with Jinshi for an official position, he would be stumbled in doing things, and he couldn't do it with them, it would be better to go out of the mountain to do things.

Liu Cheng is a generation of talented scholars with high reputation and high reputation. Even if he is unwilling to work with Jinshi as a Juren, the embarrassing situation of ordinary people who are not from Jinshi is even more conceivable.

It can be seen that by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the exclusive status of the Jinshi group in the entire bureaucratic system was quite serious.

Wen Tiren thought about the situation of the cabinet, thinking about how to open the gap for the cabinet's Jinshi group.