Zhang Hong was quite astonished and said hurriedly: "Back to the emperor, yes, ministers above the fourth rank can only receive half salary since the time of the late emperor. Although those below the fourth rank have full salary, their salary will be half; those without rank will only receive a 30% discount." Sex. Even if this is the case, hair loss is often delayed for several months."
"Then on the next day when the monthly salary is paid, all the salary arrears will be paid. It's all good! Use the money gained from the confiscation of Feng Bao."
Since Zhang Juzheng gave him as the emperor only the opportunity to show more kindness and benefit the country, Zhu Yijun decided to start with showing kindness in the inner court and make up for the arrears first.
The Ming court suffered serious losses.
Affected by the Japanese invasion in the south and the Andan invasion in the north, in order to increase military expenditures and train new soldiers, the deficit problem has continued from the middle and late Jiajing period to the present.
One of the most direct phenomena caused by this is the general lack of salary for officials and civil servants.
The inner court is no exception.
Zhu Yijun didn't want to strangle him in the middle of the night because the eunuchs and palace maids worked too hard and were not paid enough.
Naturally, after enriching the internal funds by confiscating Feng Bao, he first rushed to make up for the salary arrears of the inner court.
Although Zhu Yijun is not sure whether the coup launched by the palace maids during the Jiajing period was related to Jiajing's choice to wrong the inner court and the harem when the financial pressure was too great.
But at least that's what it says.
What's more, Zhu Yijun also knows that as a boss, if you want your employees to work hard, the most basic ethics should be to pay them enough wages, and then you should consider making others believe in your picture.
Of course, Zhu Yijun thought of repaying the salary arrears to the people in the inner court first, because he also came from the bottom in his previous life.
Otherwise, he would not have noticed how much impact the salary arrears had on an ordinary eunuch and maid below.
Because the chance of intersection between Zhu Yijun, the emperor, and the eunuchs and maids at the lowest level is very small.
And the senior eunuchs around him, the eunuchs, did not have to rely on their salaries to live, so they naturally would not take the risk of making the emperor angry by asking for money from the emperor on behalf of ordinary eunuchs and maids. Even many senior eunuchs did not notice how big a deal it was to owe salary.
Therefore, Zhang Hongcai was quite shocked.
"And it just so happens that I have received so much money now, which is enough to make up for my salary arrears."
"As the restructuring progresses, the situation of domestic and foreign money treasury will definitely improve next year. Your inner court is also passing the examination in accordance with the requirements of the outer court. You must strictly implement it and strive to have enough salary and reward silver next year."
Zhu Yijun continued.
"What the Emperor said is true. The inner court will strictly enforce it. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, things like the Weaving Bureau will not happen again. If it happens again, Lao Nugan will end up like Feng Bao."
Zhang Hong replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "I'm not disappointed with you, but you also need to know how to give me a good face and don't let me speak for you even in front of foreign ministers. After all, the princess is used as a tool to make money, and the inner court's property is resold, piece by piece. They are all giving excuses to the foreign court. Don't expect that when the time comes, the foreign court proposes to reset the Young Mansion and hand over the royal palace to the civil servants of the foreign court to take care of it. I only ask you to clean the toilet and wash clothes. It is difficult for me to refuse. .”
Zhang Hong said: "I remember the emperor's instructions carefully."
Zhu Yijun said: "You can't just remember it, you have to let them all remember it! You can't just think that you are one of my people and you can do whatever you want!"
"yes!"
Zhang Hong agreed humbly.
"In addition, the palace attendants of the two empress dowagers will receive double pay at the end of the year, which is regarded as a reward from me for their filial piety. This will be the case every year in the future."
Zhu Yijun said.
"Old slave, I would like to thank the Emperor for his kindness to all the people in the inner court!"
Zhang Hong knelt down and kowtowed as he spoke.
"Get down!"
"Old slave, please resign!"
Zhang Hong smiled brightly after leaving Zhu Yijun's place, and said to the two eunuchs in front of him: "You have heard it, why don't you hurry up and pass on the good news?"
"Hey! No one thought that the emperor would think of us first."
"If you ask me, your Majesty is the real Bodhisattva. How pitiful is the Lord? I finally found a master who cares about us servants."
The two ordinary eunuchs agreed and murmured to each other as they walked.
Zhang Hongze called out to the two of them at this time: "Having said that, don't think that the emperor is deceitful because he is young and kind-hearted. Don't forget Feng Bao's fate! Of course, if you make a mistake, you will There is no need for the emperor to clean it up, our family will not spare you for now. People should be grateful, but they must not forget the rules!"
"I know, father-in-law, please don't worry."
Zhang Hong left with satisfaction, and after arriving at the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he told Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng about the matter.
Zhang Jing was also quite surprised: "Why did the emperor think of this first?"
Zhang Cheng also smiled and said: "That's right, who still has the energy to care about the life and death of the people below? Cats and dogs are the same, if they have the opportunity to enter the inner study hall and learn a lot, if a person is smarter and recognizes a good godfather, he will naturally be able to Just like the princes from other dynasties. Those who have no chance will not die of hunger, and there will still be no shortage of leftovers in the palace."
"This shows that the emperor is more benevolent than you! He knows how to extend kindness. Be lucky to meet such an emperor. As the saying goes, when you climb high, you will fall hard. Maybe when you fall down, it won't be too miserable!"
Zhang Hong smiled and added: "But this shows that the emperor has listened to Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang's words."
"What did Mr. Zhang say?"
Zhang Jing asked.
Zhang Hong then told the story about Wenhua Palace.
After hearing this, Zhang Cheng said: "No wonder, we are in a prosperous age. The emperor and Yuan Fu of the outer dynasty are both understanding. I thought that after Hai Rui and Zhao Zhenji came, more than one Feng Bao would be in trouble."
Zhang Hong smiled slightly: "That's true."
"I'm going to go do my duties in the Qing Palace first."
Zhang Jing also nodded, said something immediately, and then picked up the three-mountain hat and coat on the case and left the ceremonial supervisor.
After Zhang Jing came to Zhu Yijun, he hurriedly took off his cloak, walked to Zhu Yijun with a smile, showed Zhu Yijun the charcoal in the fire, and said with a smile: "You guys, you should change the fire more frequently." , it must be all thanks to the emperor’s kindness.”
"The raid on Feng Bao's house was also carried out in a timely manner, which gave the Xixin Division a lot of money."
After Zhu Yijun said that, he saw Zhang Jing going to close the window: "Don't close the window, let some ventilation flow."
Zhang Jing raised his hands and said yes.
Zhu Yijun rubbed his hands, stood up, and asked Zhang Jing: "What's new recently?"
Zhang Jing replied: "Hu Kedu learned from Shizhong Yu Mao the memorials on the five matters of admonishment, namely Chongdun Da, Qin Jianwei, Be cautious of famous weapons, Be careful of confusion, and Beware of flattery. And he was in Chongdun. During the first event, he directly criticized the examination law, saying: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, he has established the rules for passing the examination, the rules for reinstatement of long-term appointments, the rules for applying for the constitution, and the law of strict deadlines. All ministers, big and small, have worked hard to serve. However, Strict government will cause hardship, and Dharma secrets will cause disturbance. This is not the way to cultivate vitality and maintain the general body. And he hopes that the emperor can be based on peace and loyalty, and should not count the edicts of strict responsibilities, but focus on the reality of engraving and verifying, and should be lenient and strict. Government is based on harmony.”
"This is because he is dissatisfied with the New Deal. But he doesn't know that Mr. Yuanfu Zhang is already very tolerant. He doesn't follow the tempers of Hai Rui and Zhao Zhenji, and even tries to persuade me! But it's obvious that the officials don't understand Mr. I didn’t understand him, and I didn’t accept his favor.”
Zhu Yijun sneered and said, "Let's wait for the cabinet vote."
