After hearing this, Yang Bing sneered and said: "It stands to reason that you can't catch me, and I don't have to bear this responsibility! I just want to get through this together with you this time. From now on, we can train our troops well. The emperor can rely on me." , Aren’t we considerate and considerate ministers? In the future, we will come to Jiubian to gain military glory, so that we can live up to the legacy left by our ancestors!"
Wang Lin took over the conversation and said: "My uncle is saying that you may not have paid attention to the content of the 'Platform Zhao Duilu'. The emperor finally stated his ambitions when he said that he wanted all nine states to unite and embrace the Han style. I Look, when the emperor comes of age, as long as the country can sustain it, this war will be inevitable!"
Several nobles looked at each other, and Marquis of Fengcheng Li Huan, who had been silent for the whole time, said: "We can't see that far, and it's hard to say how many days my body and bones will survive in the future." After speaking, he coughed twice, and then said: "I'll go ahead. Give me 50,000 yuan for a headshot."
Zhao Zuzheng answered: "The Marquis offered 50,000 yuan. I dare not compete with him. I will offer 40,000 yuan."
The two of them took the lead, Gu Huan promised 50,000, Wu Kangbo and Li Yingchen promised 40,000, and Cheng'an Bo Guo Yingqian promised 40,000.
Wu Jijue murmured: "I'm going to go back and ask my mother-in-law, let's settle on 50,000 yuan for the time being." He wiped his sweat nervously and said with a flushed face that he had no say in the family money.
After hearing the promises of several people, Yang Bing calculated in his mind that he was still short of 30,000 yuan, so he didn't get angry. I said in my heart that it has nothing to do with me. In addition to the 2,000 taels that each of you paid to me when I first came here, I still have to pay for 20,000 taels. He looked at Wang Lin with a dark face and said nothing.
The flesh on Wang Lin's cheeks was twisted. He had been the associate minister for only two years, and this group of people didn't take him seriously, and he didn't receive much respect from the general public. But at this time, he was on a boat, and it was impossible not to express it. He hesitated for a long time and said: "I will pay ten thousand."
Yang Bing's face turned darker after hearing this. He always had a dark face, but now his complexion looked like the bottom of a pot. He had attended a private school for a few days. At this time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, I took over this charcoal fire, didn't eat the meat, didn't say much, and made me very angry! But it's all a matter of course." Brother, I won’t say anything else, and I’ll post the remaining 20,000 to someone!”
Zhao Zuzheng listened to Yang Bing's words and responded: "How can General Rong be allowed to bleed like this just after he arrived? I didn't calculate the account just now! I paid 45,000!"
A sinister look flashed in his big copper bell-like eyes, and he said to Wu Jijue: "Master Wu, when we were dividing wages these years, you relied on your own palm prints to eat more and occupy more! Shouldn't there be more blood this time? ? What? Just eat meat and don’t want to get beaten?!"
Wu Jijue's face turned pale, he picked up the teacup and threw it away. Zhao Zuzheng was agile and dodged with a tilt of his head. He leaned forward, grabbed Wu Jijue by the collar, and punched Wu Jijue in the eye socket.
Wu Jijue's body was thin and had long been drained by drinking and sex. After eating this, your eyes are filled with stars. He struggled back with all his strength, got away, pulled out his sword and said, "My surname is Zhao, either you die or I die today!" Zhao Zuzheng laughed ferociously and wanted to draw his sword and put it right.
There was a loud clang, but it was Yang Bing who dropped the tea cup to the ground. The two people facing each other were shocked, but they heard Yang Bing shout: "Come here!"
The door to the custody room opened, and a group of soldiers rushed in. They were all shocked when they saw the situation inside the house.
Yang Bing said: "Drag them two down and give each of them twenty sticks!" Seeing that the soldiers did not move, he yelled: "Why, do you want me to say it again?"
When the soldiers saw that Yang Bing was angry, they came over and wanted to capture him, regardless of their past friendship with the masters.
At this time, the room was in chaos. Li Huan coughed heavily, stood up, knelt down on one knee, and said in military salute: "General, please calm down. This is because we did not think carefully about this matter. We must not blame the general too much. It will chill the hearts of the soldiers." .”
Several others quickly stopped the soldiers and asked Yang Bing for mercy. Yang Bing snorted and said: "I have made a rule today. If I ever act so recklessly in the future, don't blame Yang for being unkind! You go down!" He waved to the soldiers and asked them to go out.
When the door was closed, Gu Huan, Wukang Bo Li Yingchen, and Cheng Anbo Guo Yingqian all said, "General Rong, please calm down. It's us who did something wrong. Brother Zhao is right. We should all take out more." The man promised forty-five thousand, which just settled the account of the last twenty thousand.
Yang Bing had a worried look on his face, nodded slowly and said, "You're going to do it for a few pieces of silver, you don't have to make people laugh!"
Wu Jijue wore a disguise on his face and remained silent when he saw that Yang Bing did not scold Zhao Zuzheng.
Wang Lin smoothed things over and said: "We need to work together at this time! We must not make trouble. It's settled that we will give everyone three days to collect the money. Today is the fourteenth and the seventeenth day, all the money will be sent to the Governor's Mansion. General Rong comes forward to take care of it!"
Seeing that everyone had no objections, he added: "Zongrong, it's getting late. Let everyone go back. Tomorrow everyone will go to their respective camps and quickly start training their troops. After the New Year, Zongrong will still bring everyone together. practice."
Several people agreed, but no one asked to go out for dinner, so everyone went back to their homes.
Seeing that several people had left, Yang Bing smiled bitterly and said to Wang Lin: "Shilang Wang, I made you laugh so hard that my whole intestines turned green with regret!"
Wang Lin also gave a wry smile, cupped his hands and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Rong. These guys have to work hard slowly. Don't be impatient. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
After Wang Lin also left, Yang Bing looked at the messy signing room, sighed, and went home with his head down.
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The next day, the spies arranged by the Jin Yiwei to sit inside Yang Bing's soldiers gathered everyone together, and possibly discussed bribing the ministers. The matter was reported to the intelligence research room. At this time, Zhu Xizhong was dead, and the relationship between the Zhu family and the Beijing camp was not close. The research room had no idea about the commander of the army. He didn't dare to be careless about his movements and immediately played secretly. Zhu Yijun looked at it, snorted coldly, and kept it in his mind. He wanted to see how Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang reacted.
Entering the twelfth lunar month, the Ministry of Household Affairs reports year-end plans. Due to the law taking effect, in the first year of Wanli, the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Revenue received 2,833,858 taels of silver, 465 taels of gold, and 16,150,000 copper coins. Seven thousand eight hundred and sixty-two coins, an increase of nearly half compared to last year.
At this time, the finances of the imperial court were in a mess. Although the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the central finance, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War all had warehouses. They not only collected money, but also collected all kinds of materials and all kinds of additional consumption. The fighting was fierce and chaotic. Not to mention these ministers who do not understand finance and currency, even the veteran accountants of the Ministry of Accounts cannot calculate the total revenue of the central government in a year.
Zhu Yijun made a rough calculation with a pen, adding gold and silver such as Guanglu Temple Treasury, Changying Treasury, Jieshen Treasury, etc., plus a bunch of miscellaneous discounts on wheat, rice, horse materials, silk cotton, etc. collected from the collection. Silver, about 12.5 million taels, plus or minus one million taels.
Looking at the expenses again, Zhu Yijun smiled bitterly. In the first year of Wanli, there were hundreds of expenditures on various industries, soldiers, imperial court, official salaries, etc., with a total expenditure of more than 13 million taels of silver and materials, and the deficit was about 500,000 taels. Of course, it may be flat, or it may be a deficit of 1.5 million taels.
Zhu Yijun, who came from later generations, was not worried about fiscal deficits, but without reforming the fiscal and taxation policies of the entire empire and establishing a monetary and financial system under unified central control, the best way to spend money in the agricultural empire was to live within its means.
After closing the memorial to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhu Yijun calculated the annual expenditure for the inner court. The inner palace does not count the peripheral institutions. There are 12,729 people who specialize in gold and silver. Taicang earns 1 million taels of gold and silver every year. Including other regular silver, the total revenue is more than 2.6 million taels. In He made strict savings in the second half of the year, and in addition to ransacking the homes of Feng Bao and other eunuchs, he ended up with a balance of more than 606,000 taels, and finally no holes appeared.
It’s true that you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are when you’re not a family member. Before Zhu Yijun traveled through time, he had a good job and his family’s income was very high. In addition, the elderly also receive subsidies, so they never have to worry about not making enough money. At this time, he became the home of a great empire. Thinking of his various plans for the future, Zhu Yijun looked up to the sky and sighed. Zhang Juzheng, it’s up to you! Zhang Jing, I am also optimistic about you!
