So amidst the approval from the civil servants, Zhang Juzheng said calmly: "Uncle Wu Ning, even if the court does not allocate pay and silver, you can find a way to pay double pay to the soldiers. Then you can get some money." It shouldn’t be a problem!”
Zhang Juzheng's words caused a burst of laughter from the civil servants, and their eyes were full of teasing when they looked at Liu Haojia! Liu Haojia became furious and said, "Mr. Zhang, this is different! This time I got a lot of money by ransacking the homes of many pirate den owners, but how could there be so many pirate den owners who confiscated their homes for Xia Guan? !」
Zhang Juzheng pretended to be helpless and sighed and said: "But your double pay issue is not easy to handle! We can't give your navy double pay and let other people watch helplessly, right? Wouldn't that cause more problems? Contradiction!"
The civil servants were even more secretly proud when they heard this! I feel like Zhang Juzheng has cornered Liu Haojia now! If he insists on paying double pay to navy soldiers, he will definitely not be able to do it over time! He can't just raid homes every day, right?
If double pay is not paid, the soldiers below have already tasted the benefits and will definitely make trouble! By then, let’s see if your Liu family can secure its position as the head of the navy? You might even cry and call Qiu Chaoting for help, then you will have something to look at!
Liu Haojia said with a wry smile: "Mr. Zhang, you know that double pay is a measure of rights and interests and cannot be done accurately! Moreover, during this period, pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers also require money, and a lot of guns and cannons have been purchased. We have recruited a lot of new soldiers, all of which cost money!"
In this way, Liu Haojia was nagging and crying desperately, while Zhang Juzheng steadily refused all his requests. Even Emperor Wanli was beside him and beat the drums, but Zhang Juzheng was not moved! This made most of the courtiers very happy, and they all laughed at the joke!
But only a few courtiers knew that Zhang Juzheng was furious at this time! Especially Zhang Siwei and others who stayed with Zhang Juzheng all day long felt the anger under his calm face!
They knew that Zhang Juzheng seemed to be arrogantly rejecting all the requests made by Liu Haojia and firmly gaining the upper hand. However, this was tantamount to acknowledging that the navy was completely separated from the court and out of civilian control!
And with the addition of the navy, the Royal Family will be even stronger! More than two hundred years of efforts to limit imperial power actually regressed in the hands of Zhang Juzheng. This is simply a stain on his life! So what he is doing now is just making up for it!
And they also knew that Zhang Juzheng was not to blame for this matter, but as the chief assistant, he had no choice but to take action when it was time to wipe his ass! The only thing he can do now is to make some fuss about food and salary, paving the way for the court to take back the navy in the future. But when the whole thing is over, some people will definitely pay the price! .
At the end of the discussion, Liu Haojia gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zhang, let's do this. Let's count the number of naval personnel now, recalculate the consumption, and then the court will issue pay according to the actual number of people. Is this okay?"
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "That won't work! You just heard that the money distributed in previous years was only 70% of the full salary, which shows how difficult it is for the court to use it! Moreover, you recruit personnel and purchase equipment, which are all expenses! If you let others follow your example, the imperial court’s annual income won’t be enough for your army!”
At this time, Liu Haojia looked like he was at the end of his rope, his eyes were red and he was breathing heavily! His appearance was a good object of admiration in the eyes of civil servants. Especially the one who tried to torment him was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, which made the civil servants not only happy but also a little proud! The chief minister of the dynasty can teach you a lesson in person. This is your blessing after practicing for several lifetimes!
At this time, Liu Haojia stamped his feet and said, "Mr. Zhang, let's each take a step back! I don't want to add more money, I just need to allocate the amount of money according to the previous salary, and the difference will come from the internal treasury. Is this okay with the head office?"
Emperor Wanli said loudly from the side: "I didn't agree to this! I don't have that much money in the inner treasury!"
Although he shouted loudly, his momentum was very low. He was obviously shouting for the sake of shouting. Not to mention Zhang Juzheng and several cabinet ministers, even many court officials could see it! So many courtiers began to lower their heads and think.
When Zhang Juzheng heard what Liu Haojia said, he thought quickly in his heart, and then said: "Since this is the case,
So, let’s settle it! "
Upon hearing this, the courtiers immediately let out a chorus of sighs, as if they were lamenting that the melodrama ended a little too early! But now that the discussion is over, there's nothing left to see. Then Zhang Juzheng gave the order, and naturally someone drafted the decree, used the seal, and then spread it to the world! But from this moment on, it can be considered that the navy has come under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family!
At this time, Liu Haojia was already wiping the sweat from his forehead in the middle of the hall, Emperor Wanli looked angry, and Zhang Juzheng still looked calm! So this made the civil servants smile even more, as if they had won!
In their view, the importance of the navy is indeed beyond doubt, and they can understand what Liu Haojia said. But who is holding this knife is the most important! And they simply don't believe that Liu Haojia has the ability to make up for the military pay later!
When he could no longer make ends meet, the imperial court could not only continue to draw money from the internal treasury openly in the name of raising the navy, but it could also take back control of the navy. Therefore, the double act performed by Emperor Wanli and Liu Haojia today was just a villain in vain!
Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had finished decorating, it was Emperor Wanli's turn to show his sincerity. He said directly: "Where is the Minister of Dali Temple?"
After hearing this, the minister of Dali Temple went out and knelt on the ground and said, "I am here, please give me your orders!"
Emperor Wanli drew a circle in the air with his finger, circled all the civil servants, and said, "Take back those people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War and investigate carefully to see if there is greed or lack of greed in this matter. Or are there other reasons? Come back and give me a detailed memorial!"
Deshenglouqing naturally agreed immediately, and the ministers were relieved after hearing this. They all knew that the matter fell into the hands of Dali Temple. These people probably had a close call and were able to get away with it! But my future career is hopeless!
Although they are all already highly respected ministers, which civil servant does not have the dream of joining the cabinet? Not to mention a few ministers, lieutenants and the like, just two big bosses at the head of the six departments are only one step away from joining the cabinet! Now these two people have no hope of joining the cabinet, and I don’t know what they feel in their hearts?
