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Chapter 206 Is Old Zhu Crying Poor?
After Zhu Biao left for a while, Yu Yi came to report that several officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Officials had an audience in the imperial study.

Lao Zhu pondered for a long while, he just sent off the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites yesterday, why did the Ministry of Industry come here again today, as if they had agreed to rush over.

In the imperial study room, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and said with a smile: "Lack of money?"

"Isn't Jiang Shangshu also short of money?" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled at Jiang Huanhai.

"The Ministry of Industry needs silver taels to help build the Weaving Bureau and the Salt Bureau these days. Besides, half of the Navy and Army Academy establishment a few months ago also needs to be consumed."

Taipu Siqing said with a smile: "Two people, people need money for food and clothing, and so do those horses. Those horses that come from the north have to spend a thousand catties on fodder alone, and harvesting fresh grass from farmers is a big waste."

"I heard that His Majesty raised his salary yesterday."

"Yes, we have increased our salary." Lao Zhu quietly appeared outside the door, and laughed at them: "Let's discuss with the crown prince to increase the salary by [-] shi every month, and the treasure money will also increase accordingly."

Lao Zhu went to the desk and sat down, and said to them: "Before, the first rank was paid 87 shi per month, now the first rank is paid 74 shi per month, and the second rank is given 61 shi per month... Now add [-] stones per month. We will distribute the corresponding amount of treasure notes according to the grade, which should be enough for you."

"Enough is enough." The whispers of several officials were overheard, and if they dared to speak nonsense at this moment, it would anger His Majesty.

An increase in salary is a good thing, especially an increase in food.After all, this food is their main salary.

"What's the matter, whoever has the turn to speak can speak." Lao Zhu opened the memorial.

"The Ministry of Industry..."

"The Ministry of Industry is at the back, and the Ministry of Officials and the Taipu Temple speak first."

Jiang Huanhai looked at Lao Zhu puzzledly, and retreated behind him.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials glanced triumphantly, walked to the front, and said: "Your Majesty, this year the Ministry of Officials will be reorganized, and officials will be promoted... 7000 taels of silver will be required."

"We know, after reviewing this matter, let it be released. Let's go back."

Yesterday the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household came here to deal with the salary, and today the Ministry of Officials also came, and so did the Taipu Temple.

Old Zhu turned his head slightly and glanced at them. This group of guys couldn't see that the treasury was full, and they all came to cry for poverty.

"What's the matter with Taipusi?" Lao Zhu leaned on the chair and looked at Taipusi.

"Your Majesty, it is now late autumn, and fodder consumption is huge. In the first ten days of this month, there is not much horse fodder except barley and black beans. It took half a month before I dared to report this to Your Majesty."

Old Zhu propped his chin, so you, the Taipusi who is in charge of chariots and horses, also came to join in the fun.

However, he still approved it readily. In order to ensure that the horse is fat and strong, it is impossible to only eat a single horse feed.

When all the officials were gone, Lao Zhu looked at the Minister of Industry and said, "Don't worry, this year the Yellow River will be repaired, the Navy and Army Academy, and the Salt Bureau and Weaving Bureau will need money, right? Draw up a list for us. Time to dial the silver."

"According to the order."

Afterwards, memorials about farming, places and resettlement from Taiyuan, Xi'an, Gansu and Fengyang were sent up.

Lao Zhu had a headache after reading the memorial. He knew that some people like to do these things, and that is Li Shanchang and the others.

It's just that for an emperor like him, it's more secure to have the power in his own hands.

When the imperial study room quieted down, Lao Zhu asked Mao Xiang to check what these guys said.

……

The boundary of Sichuan, the Kingdom of Daxia.

A beggar got off an ox cart and walked towards the city gate with disheveled hair.Then he was immediately led into the city gate by the city guards.This person was Wen Shujiang who had escaped from Nanjing in disguise.

Wen Shujiang brought the court map and treasure map he got to see Emperor Mingsheng of Xia.

The treasure map he took was actually the gold and silver jewels buried in his hometown in Shanxi, and the map dedicated to the Xia Dynasty was also an important place under construction in the Ming Dynasty.

Wen Shujiang was not taken to the Xia Palace, but to a bamboo forest.The bamboo leaves were lush, he was dressed in rags, and stood there waiting with his bundle in his arms.

A man behind him, wearing Xia's court uniform, walked behind Wen Shujiang: "You are Wen Shujiang?"

The person who spoke was a local city guard official who had been in contact with the Wen family for many years, and traded food, tea and salt.

"Exactly, exactly." Wen Shujiang immediately handed the things he had prepared to the city guard official and said, "This is the topographic map of the Ming court, and this is the gold and silver of the Wen family. I am sure you will take me in Da Ming." summer."

"Where is there, how is shopkeeper Wen?"

"My father and my second uncle were ransacked by that dog thief Zhu's house, please take me in, and I will lead you into Nanjing..."

"Haha, the Ming court is really as vulnerable as you said. Then Nanjing is the capital of the empire, so we can break it?

Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da was brave enough to seize the area of ​​Shaanxi. As far as I know, this treasure map is guarded by famous generals in Taiyuan Prefecture. How can the gold and silver be transported out.

If you can betray Da Ming today, you can betray me Da Xia tomorrow, and you will be disgraced for me and bring you into the palace, that is a disaster, get out immediately. "

After the city guard collected the treasure maps and blueprints, he ordered people to drive Wen Shujiang out of the big city.

Wen Shujiang hugged his broken baggage, glanced at Daxia's city gate and said, "The ungrateful dog official has taken tens of thousands of taels of silver from my Wen family in the past few years, and now he turns his face and refuses to recognize anyone.

I, Wen Shujiang, will avenge the revenge of my Wen family. "

Wen Shujiang was lying on the riverside. These days he ran away overnight, hiding from the officers and soldiers. Now that this face goes back, he will naturally be caught.

But this Great Xia Kingdom doesn't even open the city gates for him... To escape the capture of officers and soldiers, he must escape capture and live.

Thinking that his distant cousin is in Fengyang, Wen Shujiang has a goal, he will go to Fengyang to join his cousin.

He took out the dagger from his bag, which he had used for self-defense all the way, and it happened to come in handy now.

The escape these days and the drastic changes in his family made him become vicious.

As long as his face changed, no one would catch him, and then he pointed the tip of the knife to his face.

The Wen family was killed at Caishikou Wendao in the north of Nanjing City in October, including the women of the Wen family. The only thing that made Lao Zhu angry was that Wen Shujiang, who had escaped, was not caught.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Mao Xiang knelt in front of Lao Zhu.

"Get up, I didn't blame you." Lao Zhu walked up to him and knelt down, "We came out of the sea of ​​blood, and we know the truth that if we cut the grass, we will have endless troubles."

"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang understands."

"Get up."

Walking near Qianqing Palace, Lao Zhu saw several court ladies and eunuchs following Zhu Xi and Xia Yuanji.

"Zhu Huan, come here."

"Father."

Glancing at Zhu Huan, Lao Zhu then glanced at Xia Yuanji next to him. This Xia Yuanji is a bitter child.

He patted Zhu Wei and said, "Where's your fourth brother?"

"Go back to father, the fourth brother has gone to General Xu's house."

Old Zhu's face was slightly startled, and he said to Yu Yi next to him, "Zhu Di went to Xu Da's house?"

"I went on an autumn outing with the eldest daughter of the Xu family. It's been a few days. Chongba, why are you asking this?" Empress Ma walked behind him at some point.

"So that's how it is, hehe. You see, Zhu Di is enlightened, and we are not as good as our fourth child. He doesn't care about girls from the Chang family."

Looking at the person next to her pillow, Empress Ma knew very well what her husband was thinking just now, so she stepped forward and explained.

Old Zhu smiled apologetically at Empress Ma: "Sister, let's go, we will accompany you to the Imperial Garden."

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