"Your Majesty, although North Korea is barren, it has reached a point where it cannot give up."
Zhao Shu cupped his hands, his loose official robe showed his majesty, his eyes were lively, and his words were even more powerful.
"Why is this?" Lu Daqi was not afraid of the reputation of the chief assistant and asked with his chest raised.
"Losing a North Korea is not even as good as a county in our own country. Why is it so difficult to let go?"
Such words were no different from questioning, and everyone was taken aback.
It seemed that Lu Daqi was really angry.
I saw him spitting and saying in a fierce manner: "To the northwest, Shanxi is eyeing the Hetao. Liu Tingjie has asked to send troops more than once; Gansu Province is also suffering from intruders, and Gao Yigong can only defend himself."
"Sun Kewang of Yunnan has been entrenched for several years. The people wailed and heard no news about Master Wang for a long time. Hundreds of officials from Yunnan jointly signed a letter asking Master Wang to move westward, but they were all blocked from returning."
"If they knew that the imperial court did not go to the northwest and Yunnan, but instead went to North Korea and sent the Beijing camp, wouldn't public opinion be boiling?"
These words are true, and they also reveal the difference in thinking between the middle- and lower-level bureaucrats and the people at the top.
For example, the gentry and officials in Yunnan wanted to return home as soon as possible, but the imperial court wanted to weaken the Qing Dynasty as much as possible, so the two naturally conflicted.
"Yunnan and Gansu are not in a hurry."
At this time, Zhang Shenyan, the second assistant, suddenly stood up, faced Lu Daqi and other ministers, and said seriously:
"Sun Kewang and the intruder are just biting bees. They look ferocious, but are actually vulnerable. But Jiannu is not like that. He is a poisonous snake. If you beat the snake, it will not die, but it will be disturbed."
"The people are ignorant and the gentry are short-sighted. How can you, sitting in the center, be influenced by them?"
Yan Chongxin also stood up at this time and said sternly: "There is no distinction between severity and priority. No matter what, North Korea must rescue, and the Manchus must fight, no matter what the cost."
After repeated scolding, the six ministers refused to accept it, but stopped verbally.
The winter sunlight refracted through the window, and dozens of bright candles made the hall extremely bright. The atmosphere in Wenyuan Pavilion was particularly strange at this time.
There are three people in the cabinet and six ministers, and they seem to be in opposition.
However, the emperor sat on the dragon throne and paid no attention to the two sides who were at war with each other.
With the stability of the country, the division of power among the three cabinet members has also been completed. The power of the cabinet has grown day by day, and the pressure on the six ministries has naturally increased.
Therefore, using this excuse, the six departments started to argue. It seemed that they were talking about the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but in fact they were fighting for the right to speak.
However, for the emperor, a court must have only one center, and the strength of the cabinet is inevitable.
There were many disputes over decision-making power. From the Shangshu Province in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, to the Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the decision-making power had been flowing between Zhongshu and Menxia until the early Ming Dynasty, when the decision-making and execution of the six ministries were combined into one, and the power was unprecedentedly powerful.
But now, as the cabinet is in charge of six ministries, the greater the power of the cabinet elders, the more shrinking the power of the minister, and no one is willing to accept it.
However, the six ministers could only have a sense of existence in the Ming Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, they were completely reduced to tool men.
"Okay." Seeing that the noise was almost over, the emperor stopped it:
"The affairs in North Korea must continue. Since Pyongyang is holding on, we will use refueling tactics and continue to increase troops. After all, I am not afraid of money and food."
Although the northern provinces are exempted from money and grain, food from the south is transported by sea, which really makes Tianjin Port a lot busier.
The key is that Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places also began to use sea transportation, which saved a lot of losses and brought a large amount of grain storage to Taicang.
The autumn grain is nearly 8 million dan in the warehouse, and the commercial tax is about 6 million silver yuan. He can pat his chest and say that the treasury is full.
In addition, according to the words of the governor of Guangdong, after the opening of the shipping department, a large amount of grain from Annan was also imported. Although it was a bit unpalatable, it was still sufficient.
If you use Shibosi's banknotes to buy grain, adding hundreds of thousands more dan will be a trivial matter.
"The Ming Dynasty's communique must also make it clear that the hatred of the country and the family must not be forgotten, and the Manchus must be eradicated. Let the people of Yunnan suffer for a while, and then all the hardships will be rewarded!"
After saying this, the six departments gave up.
Then came Shaowu's three-year budget.
Due to the benevolent policy of tax exemption for one year and half tax for three years in the north, most of the money and food for the imperial court still came from the south, and the north's contribution was minimal.
According to estimates from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the summer grain, autumn grain, and commercial tax, the local and central government will receive a total of about 20 million dan and 21 million silver yuan.
At the disposal of the imperial court were 14 million stones of grain and 16 million pieces of silver.
"The salt industry occupies the largest part. The salt stamping method has spread to the north and south. It is expected that six million silver dollars will be obtained next year. Tea, iron, wine, etc. are included in the commercial tax, which is inseparable from salt."
"Most of the rest is half-share of local taxes and banknotes."
Zhu Mouxi introduced with a smile.
"The northern provinces were newly returned, and Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Gansu and other provinces were newly divided. A large number of officials were added. Coupled with the annual salary reform, the civil service department required six million yuan of silver."
Wang Yingxiong, the Minister of Personnel, opened his mouth and said, which made Zhu Mou speechless: "You are really like a lion."
Zhu Mou elaborated and said: "Nowadays, the six offices of the county government and other officials are all paid for by the local households. The Ministry of Personnel only has to support the officials who sit in the hall. There are only a few people in a county who can make judgments, teach, and patrol..."
"The official department only needs one million yuan."
"Nonsense -" Wang Yingxiong said angrily: "There are 1,600 counties and more than 300 prefectures in the world, how can one million yuan be enough?"
"You really want a lot." Lu Daqi said bluntly.
"Since Chongzhen, how much salary has the imperial court owed to local officials? In order to show your majesty's benevolence, it must be made up, right?"
"Let's make up for three years at once!"
Zhu Yixi thought about Yin's habit of eating grain in the Ming Dynasty, and could only wave his hands and said: "Repay one year every year and pay off in three years."
"In this case, up to two million yuan."
"The Ministry of War is in charge of soldiers and horses from all over the world. There are 60,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp. They need to spend 3 million yuan every year on wages, firearms and gunpowder, clothing, etc. The local garrison of troops and horses also costs 2 million yuan. Now there are more Korean troops. , and another million.”
"A total of six million yuan."
Lu Daqi was honest and told everything in detail.
Zhu Mou agreed.
"Today, we need three million yuan to repair official roads, dredge canals, repair border towns, and protect the Yellow River..."
"No, although there is nothing wrong with the Yellow River, we must be cautious. We can allocate 500,000 yuan to build the official road in Beizhili first, 500,000 yuan, and 300,000 yuan for the canal..."
"Only 1.3 million."
Jiang Yueguang was so angry that he stamped his feet. He looked at the three cabinet members and saw that they remained calm, so he had no choice but to give up.
The Ministry of Rites rarely spoke: "All provincial Gongyuan, government schools, county schools, Imperial College, etc. must be renovated. The late emperor's mausoleum must also be maintained. Sizong (Chongzhen) and Daizong must be rebuilt..."
"At least five million yuan."
"No -" Zhu Mou refused directly: "The late emperor's mausoleum must be repaired carefully and slowly. It can be divided into years. This year, each can be worth 500,000 yuan."
"As for the Gongyuan, county schools, etc., how can we leave all the places to the imperial court? Let them raise donations from the gentry, but the imperial court only contributes half..."
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