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Chapter 227 Imperial Meeting (Part 1)

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    Just when Cao Ling was escorting the Japanese delegation to Beijing, in the Forbidden City, Zhu Youxiao called Fu Wang Zhu Changluo, Fang Congzhe, Liu Yixuan, Zhang Weixian, Sun Chengzong, and Yang Lian to the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. Sun Chuanting and  Hong Chengchou was accompanying him!

    After everyone saw the ceremony, Zhu Youxiao ordered everyone to sit down and serve tea. After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Youxiao smiled at Yang Lian and said: "Isn't it difficult for Yang Aiqing to be the censor of Zuodu? I have heard that you have offended me in the past year.  There are quite a few people!¡±

    Originally, the Inspectorate had become a tool for the Ming Dynasty's imperial party to make money. However, since Yang Lian took over the Inspectorate, he first vigorously rectified the internal affairs of the Inspectorate, cleaning out those censors with obvious factions, and then cooperated with Dongchang. Within one year,  A group of officials were thoroughly investigated over time.

    Naturally, these officials belong to various factions, so Yang Lian has now offended all the factions in the Ming Dynasty. Now he has become a lonely minister, a person who is not loved by his grandma and uncle, regardless of  No matter where I go, no one even says hello!

    Hearing what Zhu Youxiao said so straightforwardly, Yang Lian also smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still leaned forward and said: "I once told your majesty that I want to be a lonely minister. As long as your majesty trusts me, no matter how other people think of me, I won't care."  not give a damn about!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "You have done what you told me, and I am very satisfied. However, I am not satisfied with what you are doing now, so after the New Year, I want you to do something!"

    Yang Lian stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if you want me to do anything, just tell me, I won't hesitate to do anything to you!"

    Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "It's not that serious. After the New Year, I will order you to patrol the world, mainly to investigate corrupt officials and unjust, false and wrong cases. During this period, Dongchang will fully cooperate with you to handle a few cases."  This is a beautiful big case. When your name as Yang Qingtian is known, I will have people arrange a few big dramas for you. By then, your name as Yang Qingtian will probably go down in history!"

    Yang Lian was startled for a moment. He immediately understood what Zhu Youxiao meant. This was the reward Zhu Youxiao gave him. It was not a high-ranking official or a rich salary, nor gold, silver, and silk, but a name that would go down in history!

    For an orthodox scholar like Yang Lian, this kind of reward is simply something that can only be met but cannot be asked for. But when he thought that Zhu Youxiao could arrange it, Yang Lian felt a little uncomfortable, and the look on his face became unnatural.

    Zhu Youxiao saw Yang Lian's slightly embarrassed expression and knew that this person's stubbornness was rising again, so he advised: "Yang Aiqing, don't feel uncomfortable thinking that this is my deliberate arrangement. If it weren't for you, the inspector would  This important place, the courtyard, has been freed from the whirlpool of party income. Now the Ming Dynasty court will not be so stable. But because of your actions, your way to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister is considered to be cut off, and you are not greedy for gold and silver.  A great generation, so I reward you for leaving your name in history, this is definitely what you deserve!"

    To be honest, although Yang Lian felt a little uncomfortable, who wouldn't want to leave his name in history?  After Zhu Youxiao's persuasion, he turned around and bowed to thank you: "Thank you for your grace. Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to me. I will definitely do my best to live up to your Majesty's trust!"

    After finishing arranging Yang Lian's affairs, Zhu Youxiao looked at Fang Congzhe and asked, "Fang Aiqing, will the finances be strong next year?"

    Fang Congzhe's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he leaned forward and said: "Thanks to your majesty, in the first year of Tianqi, the household department has a balance of 1.2 million taels of silver. Next year, the palace will allocate another 3.7 million taels to the household department to replace the agricultural tax.  Including the commercial tax and the customs duties of the Municipal Shipping Department, I estimate that the Ministry of Household Affairs will have an income of 7.8 million to 8 million next year. This time our Ming Dynasty court can live a relaxed life for a few days!"

    As soon as Fang Congzhe said this, everyone couldn't help but laugh knowingly. The Ming Dynasty's court had always lived a tight life, and it was a good time to balance the balance of payments. For many years, the government had to live on a tight diet, so that even the officials  Salaries cannot be paid out normally!

    Since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has confiscated several princes, dealt with many profiteers, and snatched a lot of things from Mongolia, Houjin, and North Korea. He even opened the sea and increased business taxes.  Coming to the Ming court was a huge guarantee of income, and made Fang Congzhe the richest chief minister in the history of the Ming Dynasty!

    After laughing, Zhu Youxiao said again: "In this case, can the court pay all the military expenses for next year?"

    When Zhu Youxiao mentioned military expenses, Fang Congzhe and Zhang Weixian's expressions changed. Fang Congzhe was really unwilling to bear this expense. After all, military expenses were a big deal. If they were allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs, they would have to spend at least three times a year.  One hundred to four million taels of silver. As a result, the newly abundant finances may become tense again!

    Zhang Weixian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is naturally even more concerned about this matter. Now the local army at each garrisonThe reorganization has not yet begun, and the military pay for the frontier troops in the Nine Towns is settled through mutual trading. Now that Zhu Youxiao has proposed that the imperial court contribute military expenses, it must involve mutual trading, the old hen that lays golden eggs, and Zhang Weixian can't help but be interested!

    Fang Congzhe pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem with the military pay of each guard station, but the military pay of the nine-town frontier army is too high. The old minister thinks that the current method of replenishing military pay through mutual trading is more appropriate. Why doesn't Your Majesty continue to use it?  "

    Zhu Youxiao did not answer Fang Congzhe's question, but looked at Zhang Weixian and said, "What does the old Duke think of this?"

    When Zhang Weixian saw Zhu Youxiao asking questions about him, he thought in his mind: "Since the emperor proposed to pay the military from the imperial court, he must take back the mutual market from the Ministry of War. Although this is not good for the Ministry of War, it is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court.  It seems we can¡¯t keep this mutual market!¡±

    Having made up his mind, Zhang Weixian smiled and said: "Your Majesty used the mutual market to supplement military pay. It was originally a stop-gap measure. Now that the national treasury is abundant, military pay must naturally come from the imperial court, and the mutual market on the nine sides should also be managed by the imperial court.  Otherwise, I'm afraid that if things go on like this for a long time, those bastards from Jiubian will spend all day thinking about doing business and forget about their own ability to eat!"

    Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that Zhang Weixian, an old fox, had seen through his thoughts, so he did not tell the truth. He just nodded and said: "Old Duke is worthy of being a lifelong soldier. He can see through the harm of this matter at a glance. The soldier's  Our responsibilities are to protect our country and expand our territory, so it¡¯s definitely not enough to focus on doing business all day long, so after the New Year, the Ministry of Revenue should send someone to take over the Jiubian Mutual Market!"

    Fang Congzhe didn't expect such an unexpected benefit. You must know that Jiubian Mutual Market has made almost more than five million taels of silver this year. After taking out Jiubian's military pay and the share for the palace, the Ministry of Revenue also collected almost 100,000 taels of silver.  More than one million taels of silver. If the Ministry of Revenue has overall control over the Jiubian mutual market, the Ministry of Revenue will probably have an annual income of nearly four million taels from this item alone. With this amount of silver, Jiubian's military pay is really not a problem!

    Thinking of this, Fang Congzhe said quickly: "Your Majesty, if the Nine-Border Mutual Market is handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the salary of the Nine-Border Army will naturally not be a problem!"

    Zhu Youxiao sneered and said, "Don't just look at the benefits, Mr. Fang Ge. Everyone knows how much money Jiubian Mutual Market has made in the past year. Don't mess things up after the Ministry of Accounts takes over next year."  !¡±

    Fang Conzhe's heart suddenly trembled, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He really only saw the benefits just now, and forgot about the virtues of the uncles in the Ministry of Revenue. If the Ministry of Revenue takes over, the income of the mutual market will jump.  It's a cliff-like decline. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he is so full of words that he can't explain it clearly!

    However, Fang Congzhe has been in the officialdom for decades. He just thought about it briefly and came up with an idea. He bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty is very worried. I kindly ask your Majesty to send Dongchang to the mutual market to monitor the mutual market."  situation!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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