Zhu Changwu didn't say it clearly, but Chongzhen understood it. He now believed 70% of the identity of this future person. If he hadn't known about Zhu Chunchen's problem in advance, no one would have dared to attack a prince easily and kill someone directly.
"If there is any problem, check it out." After thinking about it, Chongzhen still chose to believe Zhu Changwu.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." It was rare that Zhu Changwu also flattered him, and then he looked at the Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang and said: "Your Majesty, how can I say that Cao Huachun and the others are also the servants of the palace. In order to prove fairness, the Crown Prince should be allowed to Listen to the trial to show fairness.”
At the Xuanwu Gate, Zhu Changwu did not kill the three eunuchs directly because they were royal ministers. If they were told to kill, they would be killed, fearing that Chongzhen would have other ideas. Unlike Zhu Chunchen, he is considered a minister of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to worry so much about attacking him.
Zhu Cixiang didn't expect that Zhu Changwu would call his name, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Accurate." Chongzhen thought for a moment. He was actually worried that Zhu Changwu would play the trick of subduing and fighting, but he still needed to rely on the other party now, so there were some things he couldn't say clearly. It's fine now. When people took the initiative to mention it, he naturally agreed. "Wang Da will go with the prince later."
"I obey the decree." Wang Chengen bent down and agreed immediately.
When Prince Zhu Cixi saw that his father actually agreed, he knew that he could not refuse, so he quickly agreed.
He still didn't understand why he had to watch by himself when dealing with some eunuchs, but he didn't know that Zhu Changwu had good intentions in doing so.
If the Ming Dynasty wants to continue in the future, it needs a suitable prince to inherit the rule. Zhu Cixiang is the crown prince now, so he is of course the best candidate. If possible, Zhu Changwu wouldn't mind teaching him how to do things?
I don't mind letting him see more of the dark side and the sinister nature of the human heart.
People often mature more quickly only when they have more experiences, with less of a glass heart and more decisiveness.
After Cao Huachun and others finished talking, Zhu Changwu mentioned the army again. "Your Majesty, our Ming army has won the battle this time, so we should be rewarded, but I don't know how much money is available in the treasury now?"
Chongzhen, who originally had a serious look on his face and wanted to show off as an emperor, waiting for Zhu Changwu to report something so that he could make a final decision, immediately lost his confidence as soon as he was asked about money, and his whole person was no longer what he was before. With such confidence, his voice became softer, "Well... I don't know how much money the treasury has. Wang Daban, do you know?"
"This...I remember...it seems like there are still more than 2,300 kilograms left." When Wang Chengen answered this question, his speech became unarticulate.
Well, two thousand three hundred kilograms. According to the Ming Dynasty, one kilogram is equal to sixteen taels, which is only thirty-six thousand, eight hundred taels.
No wonder Chongzhen said he had forgotten it just now. He couldn't remember it. He was obviously too embarrassed to say it.
It’s not even 40,000 taels. In other words, if converted into military pay, the monthly salary of 10,000 soldiers is not enough. It’s no wonder that when the city of Beijing was breached in history, the Ming army did not put up much resistance. Following such a court , if it were me, I'm afraid I would be disappointed.
Chongzhen's face also looked a little unsightly. Ever since he took over as emperor, he had never been rich. But at least in the beginning, he could barely cope with it, but now he has reached the point where he can no longer support himself without money. No wonder he is thinking of committing suicide.
Without money, even if he could escape from Beijing, where would he go?
Without money, which army is willing to listen to your call? Should you let them go to war hungry?
With a slight sigh, Zhu Changwu did not dare to expect to get money from Chongzhen, so he had to find a way by himself. "Your Majesty, don't worry about money. As long as the Ming Dynasty's regime is still there, you can still think of some ways to use money. I request an edict that your Majesty please hand over the power of confiscating homes to the Jin Yiwei. All the money will be used to support military expenses. If there is any leftover, I suggest that we build a research institute, and use the input to make finished products and sell them across the country, and we can make money ourselves."
"etc."
This time, the person who interrupted him was Empress Zhou. When she heard Zhu Changwu said that he wanted to make money by making his own goods, she asked with doubts, "Aren't you competing with the people for profit? I'm afraid the world You won’t agree, right?”
It’s not to blame Queen Zhou for this. She has received such education since she was a child, so naturally she would have such questions?
"Competing with the people? Haha, hahaha." As if he had heard a huge joke, Zhu Changwu laughed in the sky completely regardless of the rules.
Then, before Wang Chengen, a loyal minister, could say something to scold him, Zhu Changwu had stopped laughing and said: "The so-called fighting for profits with the people is just a means for those ministers to jointly boycott His Majesty. The Ming Dynasty agricultural and commercial tax is 30 If you take one, you will get very little. How can you support the millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty? How can you have money to pay salaries to officials? If things go on like this, the country will no longer be a country, and the army will no longer have an army. How can we avoid chaos? "
Facing Zhu Changwu's question, Chongzhen sighed softly and said: "This is the ancestral system and cannot be changed."
"The ancestral system of farts." Zhu Changwu responded casually after hearing this.
"Presumptuous." It was Wang Chengen, the loyal minister, who suddenly shouted loudly at Zhu Changwu for not following the rules.
"Okay, I just use language that is presumptuous. It is not as good as some people who are sanctimonious on the surface and say the words of saints. But what they do is extremely presumptuous." Zhu Changwu is naturally not afraid of Wang Cheng'en.
Or it can be said that after he came to this world, there was nothing that could scare him.
"Listen to him continue." Chongzhen, on the other hand, had no intention of blaming Zhu Changwu. A country is almost on the verge of extinction. What can't be said at this time? What's the point of talking about truth?
"Your Majesty, your Majesty," Zhu Changwu clasped his fists again and said to Chongzhen. This move aroused the amusement of several people around him.
They finally realized that as long as what Chongzhen said satisfied Zhu Changwu, he would be a sage. Otherwise, it's bullshit.
"Your Majesty, I believe that no principle in the world is immutable, and no principle in the world is absolutely correct."
As soon as Zhu Changwu said this, Queen Zhou said in confusion: "How is this possible? The words of the saint are the words of the saint. How can there be errors?"
"Oh, if the Queen doesn't believe it, then you can just say a few words and see if I can give you an answer?" Zhu Changwu looked at Queen Zhou with a smile. It was just a debate. In the past, in his own army, the rule was that comrades could not take action, it was just to see who was good at talking, and he was really not afraid of anyone in a debate.
"Okay." Queen Zhou became interested at this moment. She had read a lot of saints' words since she was a child, and she considered herself to be somewhat knowledgeable.
After agreeing, Queen Zhou first looked at Zhu Changwu and saw that the other person was staring at her with great interest. There was no taboo that a minister should not look directly at the mother of the country. Then she thought of something and said, " Then Zhu Qing will tell you, what’s wrong with the saying “lord, king, minister, father, father, son?”
"Junjun, ministers, fathers, sons" comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan", which means: A monarch should be like a monarch, a minister should be like a minister, a father should be like a father, Sons should be like sons. This sentence reflects Confucius's idea of "correcting names". Confucius emphasized the importance of the hierarchical status of monarch, minister, father and son in maintaining social order.
"Wrong, what he said is wrong, and the mistake is very big." Before realizing it, Queen Zhou just said it, and Zhu Changwu immediately refuted it.
"Wrong?" Queen Zhou looked puzzled. She really didn't know what was wrong here.
"Of course this is wrong. One of the most critical words is missing in this sentence, the word "reason". Zhu Changwu thought of an article he had read, and said while recalling: "Even if you are a close relative, you must be aware of the word "reason". , otherwise it will be full of mistakes. Well, I guess we are all scholars, so we should have heard the saying that a close relative hides from each other."
After kissing each other, as soon as the four words came out, Queen Zhou, who originally wanted to say something, immediately shut her mouth.
"Hiding relatives from each other" means the most sincere emotion in human nature, protecting and concealing one's relatives, and not reporting the crimes of relatives.
In ancient times, in order to maintain the patriarchal ethics and family system, the concept of "hiding relatives from each other" was interpreted and tested, and then formed a principle of ancient criminal law. Relatives should conceal each other's guilt and not report or testify. Then he will not be judged guilty, but will be judged guilty.
In other words, in the eyes of many people, the country is very important, but it is far less important than the family. Whenever the national interests conflict with the family interests, the first thing they have to take care of is the family interests.
If this is the case, wouldn’t the principles of ruler and minister be inconsistent with each other?
The king wants his ministers to use their family property to support the court. If you agree, it will be contrary to the relationship between relatives; if you don't agree, then you are disloyal to the emperor?
"This..." Queen Zhou was stunned by these four-word rhetorical question. She stood there not knowing what to say.
"Okay, let me show you something. What is this?" Seeing that Queen Zhou was being asked, Zhu Changwu had no intention of striking while the iron was hot. Although he didn't have many opportunities to come into contact with women in his previous life, he still knew one thing. , that is, women are very vindictive, and if you offend them, there will probably be no good consequences.
Taking the initiative to change the topic, he was also stepping down the steps for Queen Zhou, and Zhu Changwu raised his right hand.
