The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 87 Good News

"Lu Ge Department, please." Zhu Yujian raised his hand and smiled, "What news do you have?"

Lu Zhenfei stood up, bowed his hands and said: "The minister once asked the Holy Majesty to temporarily press down all the records of King Chenzhou's military exploits, pretending to compromise with the Zheng family, fortunately His Majesty agreed with the minister's plan.

"Recently, I have sent someone to contact Hong Xu, and there have been results. Today he received a reply from Zheng Zhilong, saying that he is willing to restore the monthly payment to the household department."

"Really?" Zhu Yujian let out a long breath, "In this way, the imperial court will have to take a break!"

"It's just," Lu Zhenfei seemed a little unnatural, and his voice was a little softer, "Zheng Zhilong said that His Majesty will stop driving in Yanping in the near future, and can't continue westward..."

Long Wu's face turned dark in an instant, he got up angrily, pointed at Lu Zhenfei and said, "Are you trading me with Zheng Zhilong?! What kind of good news is this? Do you want me to be ashamed?!"

Lu Zhenfei was so shocked that his face turned pale, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare! The good news I said is that the Jiangxi frontline soldiers will be able to work together to conquer Nanchang .”

He continued: "Last night, the cabinet received a petition from Yang Tinglin, claiming that Zhang An, under his command, owed his soldiers wages, so that they looted the people near Nanchang, which almost caused a serious disaster..."

Zhu Yujian regained his composure in an instant, and slowly sat back on the chair, feeling desolate in his heart.That's right, without Zheng Zhilong's money, not to mention that Jiangxi's great achievements in battle will be in vain. In less than a month, the entire imperial court will collapse.

Sometimes, forbearance is the most difficult hurdle for an emperor to overcome.

He asked Lu Zhenfei again: "How is the situation with Yang Tinglin now?"

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Chenzhou punished the rebellious soldiers in time and sent people to maintain them near Nanchang. The situation has stabilized." Lu Zhenfei hesitated for a moment, then continued, "It's just that King Chenzhou whipped Zhang An in public, which attracted many Jiangxi soldiers. Please discuss the crime of unauthorized punishment in the official memorial."

Long Wu nodded, but did not continue the topic, and instead said: "When the household department gets the money, send it to Jiangxi immediately!"

"Sir, obey the order."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Huang Daozhou and He Kai walking quickly, all of them were happy.

After the two saw the big gift, Huang Daozhou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I bring you good news!"

"Mr. Huang Ge, please tell me." Zhu Yujian just passed Lu Zhenfei's "good news", this time his face was very calm.

"Jiangxi just sent the memorial of His Royal Highness King Chenzhou." Huang Daozhou took out a roll of brocade cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Pang Tianshou, who then handed it to the emperor. , specially donated 10 taels of silver to solve the urgent needs of the court. He also said that there are good strategies to solve the financial constraints, and the shortest is four months, and the longest is half a year.

"You, what you say is serious?!" Zhu Yujian leaned forward, with an expression of disbelief on his face.It is only natural for the imperial court to allocate salaries to the frontline troops. If there is a slight delay, the generals will complain. This has always been the case since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.It was definitely the first time that a frontline general gave money to the imperial court for emergency.

"It's absolutely true!" He Kai was very excited. As the Minister of the Household Department, because he didn't have a single penny in his pocket recently, he was urged by the court to resign twice, but was rejected by Long Wu.

This time, the king of Chenzhou took out 10 taels to subsidize it, which made him look like a person who was dying of thirst and saw the oasis. It was a kind of happiness of regaining life.

He Kai continued: "His Royal Highness the King of Chenzhou was worried that the imperial court would lose the silver for a long time, so he sent a fast horse to send 800 taels of gold first, and it has now been credited to the account of the Ministry of Accounts."

Not only is he very good at training soldiers and fighting, but he is also so generous in his shots. Now even if Zhu Lin swears to the sky that she has not received the true biography of the immortal, Zhu Yujian will not believe it at all.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Long Wu stood up again, clapped his hands excitedly and said: "My good nephew, with this 10 taels, I don't have to look at Zheng's face anymore!"

His eyes flashed brightly, and he said in a deep voice: "He won't let me go west? Humph, I will set off tomorrow, and go to Jiangxi immediately! Let's see how he can stop me!"

He unfolded Zhu Linming's memorial and watched it carefully, only to see that the previous paragraph was indeed, as Huang Daozhou said, a matter of donating 10 taels of silver for the imperial court.

It was mentioned later that he had a successful strategy to completely solve the financial problems of the imperial court within four to six months, but he did not specify the specific plan, but judging from the lines of his words, he was full of confidence, and he thought that the imperial nephew must have a very reliable method.

At the end of the memorial, it is mentioned that the people in Jiangxi have suffered from repeated military disasters recently, and they should focus on self-cultivation. It is suggested that tax collection should be postponed, or other taxation strategies should be considered.He has a way to restore the life of the people in Jiangxi to normal within half a year, and it will be appropriate to discuss taxes at that time.

Zhu Yujian was held back by the financial affairs of Zheng Zhilong's user department for nearly two months. Because the royal driver's trip was very quiet, there was nothing in the accompanying chariots, equipment, and palaces that did not require money.Therefore, when Shengjia came to Yanping, he really couldn't make any progress.

With the current 10 taels, plus what King Chen Zhou said would be settled within half a year, he was finally able to let out the breath he was holding in his chest, and he felt refreshed.

He turned his head and saw the stack of Jiangxi Tang newspapers on the case, he felt relieved, and laughed loudly: "Why do I have to fight with that Zheng Shixu now? Lin Mi should have been rewarded for her many military exploits. yes!"

He said in a loud voice: "The cabinet is drafting an edict. The emperor's nephew Zhu Linming, the king of Chenzhou, has repeatedly destroyed and built captives in Jiangxi, and regained Fuzhou, Jianchang, and Guangxin. He recruited the volunteers who broke the barracks and made them take Raozhou , the prefectures of Nankang. The grand military exploits can be called the head of our Longwu Dynasty, and it can be an example for all the officials. From now on, I will be named King Chen..."

After he roughly stated his will, Huang Daozhou, He Kai, and Lu Zhenfei immediately said in unison: "My emperor is holy!"

After finishing the matter of awarding Zhu Linmi, which had been in his heart for a long time, Long Wu asked He Kai again: "What do you think about the taxation in Jiangxi that King Chen said?"

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