Borrow the day to change the day

In the Wenhua Hall, because the skylight is equipped with glass, the light is still very good, and there is no need to light candles or the like.

There are only three people in the hall, Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Zhong Jinwei, the new Xingguo Duke.Among them, Wen Tiren and Zhong Jinwei were granted seats, sitting on the left and right sides in front of Emperor Chongzhen respectively.

After the three of them were seated, Emperor Chongzhen took a look at Wen Tiren, and seeing that Wen Tiren was also looking at him, he nodded slightly in satisfaction, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, there is no need to hide things from you, Wen Qing and Wen Qing are both here." A headache for the rewards of the generals of the Liao Dynasty."

The reward of about [-] soldiers really stumped the court.For this kind of feat of destroying the country, the rewards for the soldiers will be less, which will inevitably chill the hearts of the soldiers and affect the morale of the soldiers.

If there is too much, the court will not be able to spend so much money.Emperor Chongzhen wanted to directly print Jiusibao banknotes to deal with it, but this would affect the credibility of the court, so he dared not do it!

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when Zhong Jinwei heard this, and quickly explained: "Master Zhong, it's not that the court is not willing to reward, but that the treasury's money has already been used, and there is not so much extra money. I blame you, Master Zhong."

"Ah, me?" Zhong Jinwei couldn't help pointing at himself when he heard this, and asked back in surprise.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "No one thought that Master Zhong would destroy Jianlu in one battle, and the money for the aftermath was not reserved. Do you think you are to blame?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard that Emperor Chongzhen was joking with himself, he couldn't help but also laughed.

At this time, Wen Tiren explained to Zhong Jinwei: "Zhongxing...Xingguogong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, suddenly a tsunami hit the area a while ago, the sea water flooded back, and countless fertile fields were flooded. In addition, last year's hurricane had a great impact, and the remaining money in the treasury, there is A large part has been allocated for disaster relief. There is still some money in the national treasury, but this is reserved for the construction of large supply points."

"Is there anything left?" Zhong Jinwei asked in surprise after hearing this.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhong Jinwei's rhetorical question, and explained first: "There are some, but there are still some, but they are not enough to reward the achievements of destroying the country."

"At the beginning of next month, the state-owned enterprise will have a sum of money handed over to the national treasury, and then it will be relieved. But it is only the beginning of the month. If the court delays the award for a long time, I am afraid that the soldiers will complain." Wen Tiren also added on the side.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he sighed and said, "This money is really not enough!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren resonated in their hearts.If there was so much money in the treasury a few years ago, I would have laughed out loud in my dreams.

But now compared to before, the treasury's money has doubled many times, but I didn't expect it to be still not enough.

Not to mention the droughts in Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places, as well as the floods in the south, they tortured Ming's nerves almost every year.Fortunately, with the money, the disaster relief efforts in these places are still relatively large.Otherwise, according to the previous treasury situation, the people in these places would either starve to death or become thieves.

There is also military expenditure in Liaodong, Southwest and other places in the Ming Dynasty, which is also a large sum.But it's better now, at least Liaodong's burden will gradually decrease in the future.Although the southwest side seems to be fine now, it is actually a factor of instability, and sooner or later a price will be paid to solve him.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and suddenly shook his head, he couldn't think about it anymore, and his mood would get heavy again if he thought about it any more.

"Are there any other questions?" Zhong Jinwei asked Wen Tiren after expressing his emotion.

Emperor Chongzhen had always been paying attention to Zhong Jinwei, and when he saw Zhong Jinwei, he just felt a little bit emotional, without any worry.Immediately he was overjoyed, based on his understanding of Zhong Jinwei, he knew that Zhong Jinwei must have an idea in mind.

Not only did Emperor Chongzhen find out, but so did Wen Tiren.He listened to Zhong Jinwei's words, thought for a while, and then said: "Yesterday, His Majesty just showed the lower officials the memorial of Dongchang investigating the prices of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar in various places. Except for the price of salt, all of them have risen to varying degrees. Among them Especially the price of rice."

Zhong Jinwei frowned when he heard this.If the price of rice all over the country is rising, it means that the stock of rice is limited and the supply and demand are tight.This food is the most important in any dynasty.If there is no food, the foundation of the dynasty will be shaken, even if there is money, it is useless.

Seeing Zhong Jinwei's appearance, the hearts of Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren who had just let go hang again.It seems that Zhong Jinwei is not omnipotent, and is stumped by the food problem.

After a while, Zhong Jinwei, who had just lowered his head in thought, raised his head again, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, are there any other problems at present?"

Indeed, Emperor Chongzhen immediately introduced: "Liaodong was restored, and I have received many memorials, recommending people to serve as officials at all levels in Liaodong."

The officials at all levels mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen are naturally those with relatively high ranks.Because of the low level, the direct official department can make arrangements according to the evaluation ranking of the alternate officials.Of course, the list will eventually be sent to Emperor Chongzhen for formality.

Zhong Jinwei waited for a while, but did not see Emperor Chongzhen or Wen Tiren complaining.Combined with the current situation, after thinking about it for a while, he was confident, and he saw the move and dismantled it.

Just as he was about to speak, a bell rang outside the hall suddenly.Zhong Jinwei didn't know what it meant, so he couldn't help but look outside the hall.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen spoke loudly: "It turns out that the sky has already darkened, and the time has passed so quickly. It's time for dinner, two lovers, how about we chat while eating?"

It turned out that after the last physical examination, Emperor Chongzhen was worried about the health of his courtiers, so he asked his servants to ring the bell to remind him when it was time to eat.In this way, it will not disturb the discussion in the hall, and it can also be reminded in time that it is time to eat.

Zhong Jinwei had traveled for so long, and it was a lot of trouble to return to the capital. For lunch, he took advantage of the gap and had some pastries early. At this time, he was already hungry.Originally, I wanted to hold back and finish talking early, and then go home to see my wife and son.

But now the matter is not finished, and it is a very important matter, obviously it is impossible to go home immediately.Therefore, Zhong Jinwei was not polite to Emperor Chongzhen, and continued to uphold the previous style of eating.

When the dinner was halfway through, there was already something in the stomach.Emperor Chongzhen couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Zhong Jinwei who was still eating and drinking: "Master Zhong, do you have a solution to what you just said?"

When the boss asked, Zhong Jinwei had to stop even if he still wanted to eat.He put down his chopsticks and swallowed the lion's head in his mouth.This was specially made for him by Emperor Chongzhen, because he knew that Zhong Jinwei liked to eat this braised lion head.

"Your Majesty, I do have some ideas. If they can be implemented, these problems should be solved." Zhong Jinwei replied to Emperor Chongzhen with a smile.

When Wen Tiren heard this, he stopped eating, wiped his mouth and listened to Zhong Jinwei.

"Master Zhong, tell me quickly!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait to know what Zhong Jinwei had in mind.