"Prince Fu, your family's fortune is quite rich!"
"It's all given by my father's love and reward. In addition, some people in the house are well-run and have earned some family property. Now that it is turned over to the national treasury, it can be considered as a good use."
"Too!"
Chongzhen chuckled and did not ask any more questions. Anyway, they had already entered the treasury.
"The Prince of Zhou's Mansion currently has 3,530,000 taels of silver, 63,000 taels of gold,... 21,643 hectares of fertile farmland. In addition to the fertile farmland, the remaining amount of silver converted into silver totals 6,370,000 taels. .”
"Prince Duan's Mansion has 1,100,000 taels of silver, 54,000 taels of gold,... 15,338 hectares of fertile farmland. In addition to the fertile farmland, the rest is converted into silver, totaling 3,600,000 taels."
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"Prince Lu's Mansion..."
Listening to Prince Lu's Mansion, a murderous intention flashed in Chongzhen's eyes, but then it disappeared, and he slowly listened to Bi Ziyan's report.
It took half an hour to report on the property status of the feudal prince's palace.
"Your Majesty, except for the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Dai, and the King of Jingjiang, there are more than 20 princes with a total of 63.5 million taels of silver and 1.64 million taels of gold.
All kinds of jade, antiques, calligraphy, paintings, fur shops, etc. can be converted into 28 million taels of silver, 2.29 million shi of grain, and 636,000 hectares of fertile land.
In addition to fertile land, the converted cash amount is 110 million taels of silver.
The wealth of the princes and generals is estimated to be around 60 million taels, and the farmland is estimated to be around 210,000 hectares. "
hiss……
Everyone gasped, their eyes full of horror.
They are also people who have seen the big world, big shots with decision-making power for the Ming Dynasty, but now they hear so much wealth, even though they have some estimates, they are also extremely shocked.
Chongzhen just frowned, his expression didn't change much, but he was calculating in his heart.
Previously, the Xuanfu, the Eight Great Locusts, the Three Kings of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and nobles, etc., had confiscated nearly 130 million taels of property and 75 million in silver.
Including those confiscated by the Kong family, Suzhou, Nanjing, and the clan, the total family property is 250 million taels, and 120 million taels of silver. Even if some are spent, the national treasury now has nearly 100 million taels.
The silver in the treasury accounts for one-eighth of the total silver in the Ming Dynasty. This silver is enough to cope with any problem, and this silver is related to the future currency reform and the success of the Ming Dynasty Bank.
Finally, there is fertile land. There are 840,000 hectares of fertile land, which accounts for exactly one-tenth of the Yulin Yellow Book. It is 20% less than the 30% of the cultivated land of the Ming Dynasty estimated by later generations of experts, but it is also shocking.
No royal family in the past dynasties has ever been so wealthy, but these vassal kings are still not satisfied and are still frantically annexing land and making all the money they can.
If these vassal kings could contribute 10% of the family property, the Ming Dynasty could last at least three to five more years and contribute 50% of the family property, and Jiannu might be wiped out directly.
But the Ming Dynasty may still perish, because the Ming Dynasty has been completely corrupted internally, as evidenced by the frequent civil unrest, as well as the two largest natural disasters in the past millennium.
The money seems to be a lot now, but he still has several important plans related to the future natural disasters of the Ming Dynasty and the entire millennium foundation of China. Once implemented, this money will only make a sound.
"Hey...what a disaster!"
Chongzhen on the throne sighed and muttered to himself.
Everyone in the Wenhua Palace was puzzled by this scene. The emperor seemed not satisfied with such a huge harvest?
The current amount of silver in the national treasury is unmatched by any dynasty in history. Is it necessary to collect all the money of the entire Ming Dynasty into the national treasury?
Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, we will wait for the right time to destroy the slaves and create a glorious era for the Ming Dynasty.
"Let's wait until the Jiannu are eliminated and the Mongolian tribes are subdued!"
After weighing the situation, Chongzhen put away his calculations and looked at the ministers.
"Yuan Aiqing, tell me about the situation in western Liaoning!"
"yes!"
Yuan Keli stood up and walked to the map next to him and looked at everyone: "Everyone, in early May, the Jiannu sect Tong Yangxing crossed the Yalu River from Bitong to attack Yizhou, but Yizhou fell in one day.
At the same time, the Mongolian tribes attacked North Korea from Jianchuangou at the source of the Yalu River. Two days later, the Fusang Navy landed from Busan and quickly captured Tongyeong City and Geoje City.
Under the encirclement of three armies, on July 28, Seoul was captured, North Korea fell across the board, King Li Zhu died in battle, and most of the royal family members were captured. "
When everyone first heard about the demise of Korea, they stood up in shock.
Their reaction was much greater than that of Qin Liangyu and others. After all, they were civil servants. They might not know enough about war, but their understanding of destroying a country was definitely farther than most generals could see.
Although the connection between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty was almost severed after Ding Mao's chaos in the past two years, and their stance also changed, they all understood the truth of the relationship between lips and teeth.
After the shock, everyone expressed their opinions.
"Your Majesty, there are several plains in North Korea with hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land. Jiannu, Mongolia, and Fusang jointly conquered North Korea. The purpose is obvious, which is to use North Korea as a granary to alleviate the severe drought. resulting in food shortages.”
"Yes, it not only serves as a granary, but also solves the problem of lack of supplies for the slaves and gives them room to make concessions."
"Your Majesty, it is understandable that Mongolia and Jiannu are short of food and attack North Korea, but it is unreasonable for Fuso to join the war.
I am thinking, will the three of them join forces to completely control North Korea, and then jointly attack us? We must guard against this. "
"The cavalry of Jiannu and Mongolia are very powerful, and Fusang's navy and firearms are not bad either. If Fusang is willing to provide technical support for firearms or sell a large number of firearms to Jiannu,
Jiannu took Fuso's firearms and copied a large number of firearms, which was extremely detrimental to us. "
"Your Majesty, I agree with Hou Shangshu's point of view. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's idea back then was crazy. He wanted to use Korea as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty and then complete the entire unification.
Although they were defeated by us at the time, although they have gone through chaotic battles to seize power over the years, and although the Tokugawa family is not as powerful as the Toyotomi family, after thirty years of recuperation, the overall strength is probably stronger than that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. "
"Your Majesty, what Bi Shangshu and Hou Shangshu said is true, but I think Fusang is unlikely to provide technical support for Jiannu's firearms.
The Jiannu cavalry is very powerful. If they have firearms, Fusang will not have the confidence to compete with them. Then Fusang will become Jiannu's thugs and even be destroyed by Jiannu.
It is very likely that the three formed a coalition, with Fuso using firearms to attack the city, and Jiannu and the Mongolian tribes attacking and killing each other in close combat. Even so, the three of them have an army of 200,000, and we must prepare early. "
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Chongzhen nodded towards Yuan Keli. After receiving the signal, Yuan Keli looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please be patient. Your Majesty has already made arrangements. Please listen to me slowly."
