Although the Ministry of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty did not have that much silver, the operation of the entire country was no problem, and it was even better than the Qing Dynasty in one aspect. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
Even if the Ministry of Household Affairs spends half of the year's tax revenue, it will have little impact on the entire Ming Dynasty. This is why the Ming Dynasty's finances have always been tight, but there have been no changes in the state machinery.
Min Yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, thought that the Empress Dowager would think twice about seeing such a huge amount. However, the Empress Dowager Sun did not know much about finances. One million taels and two million taels were just a small sum for her. After seeing the number, he immediately ordered the eunuch in charge of the seal to seal it with a jade seal, and issued an imperial edict in the name of the emperor to change the soldiers' pension.
Empress Dowager Sun was still very determined and decisive in winning the hearts and minds of the people and the military for her grandson.
When the matter was finalized, Zhu Jianshen raised his head and looked at Yu Qian and said: "Yu Shangshu, can you carve a stone tablet for the people who died in the battle at the place where they died, and record all their names on it? When the children grow up, they will have somewhere to follow, and it will also help people not forget where the heroes and martyrs are."
After hearing this, Yu Qian's eyes lit up. He erected a monument and passed down his name through the ages. Wouldn't this be a better relief for the soldiers who died in battle?
If you have your own list, this method is feasible.
But after hearing this, Min Yuan was shocked.
Who the hell gave the little emperor this idea? It must be Yu Qian. He came in earlier than me.
This is not the future, the transportation of stones is a big project, plus recruiting craftsmen, and a series of expenses, two to thirty thousand taels of silver flowed out of the household department warehouse like running water.
And Orthodoxy has fought too many battles in the past fourteen years.
If you want to erect a monument to praise your merits, you can't just erect one under the city of Beijing. You have to erect it in Datong, Xuanfu, Liaodong, and even more civil forts. This can cost hundreds of thousands of taels.
The military attachés including Zhang Fu and Zhu Shou were even more excited.
Historians mostly extol the biographies of loyal civil servants and generals, but give only a number to the ordinary soldiers who died in battle.
The nobles came from the military, and they knew what kind of impact it would have on the Ming Dynasty if they could erect monuments to praise their merits.
The status of the warrior will be greatly improved. After dying in battle, his family will be supported and his reputation will be passed down through the ages. Then the combat effectiveness of the Ming army will be greatly increased.
While Yu Qian was still thinking about the benefits, Min Yuan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. The money and food received by the Ministry of Household Affairs every year will be empty by the end of the year. If there is any increase in expenditure, I'm afraid that , I’m afraid there will be a deficit, and once the deficit is not alleviated, the consequences will be extremely serious.”
Zhu Jianshen nodded, then raised his head and looked at Empress Dowager Sun and said: "Grandma Huang, sell my little wooden horse to this adult."
Zhu Jianshen didn't know Min Yuan's name, but he only knew that he was the minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Empress Dowager Sun smiled. What grandmother wouldn't like her well-behaved and smart grandson?
"Since the emperor has said that he wants to erect a monument and is seeking the opinion of the minister, it is due to the minister to make a report first to see if it is feasible, and then talk about the silver."
After listening to the words of Empress Dowager Sun, Min Yuan had no choice but to respond and return honestly.
"The emperor's idea is really shocking to me. If it is implemented, our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be more brave when killing the enemy." Yu Qian said quickly.
Zhu Shou also said: "I also feel that the emperor's idea not only embodies the saintly virtue of compassion for the emperor, but also the foresight of the emperor. It is indeed a contribution to the present and will benefit the future."
"I second the proposal." Zhang Fu also said in line.
What Zhu Shouyu Qian and others said made Empress Dowager Sun a little confused. When her son wanted to do something, all the officials tried their best to dissuade him, as if the son was a foolish king, but the grandson's childish words were regarded as He was praised by the words of the sage.
The Empress Dowager Sun did not react for a moment, but Zhu Jianshen continued: "Since the soldiers are fighting for me and fighting the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, the silver they spent will be given to me. I will use all the little wooden horses in the palace." Sell it, then go find some mothers and get some gold and silver for her.”
After listening to Zhu Jianshen's words, Empress Dowager Sun immediately laughed out loud, then touched Zhu Jianshen's head and said: "The emperor has said that the Ministry of Household Affairs will not be allowed to give out money, but his mother does not have that much silver. If If Yu Shangshu and the two princes feel that the matter is feasible, they will provide the silver from the inner treasury."
The mother Zhu Jianshen mentioned was Concubine Zhou, but the empress dowager Sun mentioned was Empress Qian.
The major things that the Ministry of Rites did were to give titles to the emperor's empress and the emperor's biological mother, and to determine the reign name for the next year.
The Emperor was young, and the Empress Dowager Sun had never been able to decide on the titles of his mother and empress. She was afraid that the Emperor would blame herself when he grew up and became wiser, so she kept putting it off.
Min Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the Ministry of Revenue would not be allowed to withdraw the silver.
According to his seniority, even if he takes up a new position, he will not be able to become the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but he will not be transferred from the Ministry of Revenue. Most things will still have to be done by Min Yuan, so he is afraid that he will not have any money in his hands. , there is a disaster over there, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is helpless, that is really dereliction of duty.
Under the decree of the Empress Dowager, Li Xian concurrently served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and was awarded the title of Bachelor of Dongge.
Then Li Xian recommended two people to the cabinet, and Yu Qian recommended three people to the cabinet, and they were all agreed by the Empress Dowager.
The people they recommended to the cabinet were just ordinary cabinet ministers, without any other titles, and only had fifth-grade official positions.
Because the emperor was young and could not govern, it was inconsistent with etiquette to use Zhu Qiyu to supervise the country.
Perhaps because Zhu Qiyu had served as a superintendent of the country, the Empress Dowager found him distasteful, so she urged the Ministry of Rites to arrange for Zhu Qiyu to join the feudal clan as soon as possible and leave the capital as soon as possible.
He was probably scolding the cook after eating too much, but Zhu Jianshen was very happy.
With Zhu Qiyu gone, he has one less threat.
Although he has inherited the throne of the emperor, his words are still too small. The young master will be suspicious of the country, and his father will definitely offend the noble generals. If before Zhu Qizhen comes back, the honor will be The nobles were afraid of being liquidated, so they went to pieces and rebelled directly to depose themselves as the little emperor, and it was also possible to install Zhu Qiyu as emperor.
Although looking at the British Duke Zhang Fu and Zhu Shou, they are relatively decent and would not do such a thing.
But Zhu Jianshen disagreed. These were real people.
Zhu Jianshen's understanding of them only comes from history. Everyone has a dark side in their heart, and this dark side will not come out until the moment of life and death.
The evening court was much simpler than the morning court. After only discussing for less than an hour, they retired.
Then Zhu Jianshen began a life like raising pigs.
It seems that many things require the little emperor to stamp and wear red, but the real situation is that it is very idle, the eunuchs stamp the seals, and many affairs are presided over by Qian, Li Xian and others.
After the war ended, there was much to do.
Yu Qian and others requested that the court meeting be changed from once a day to once every three days.
Empress Dowager Sun, who felt sorry for Zhu Jianshen, immediately agreed.
Zhu Jianshen felt completely at ease.
Every day I just eat milk, sleep, and then go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to check in for work three days later, and then attend a simple evening court.
A large number of generals such as Shi Heng and a group of censors stationed at the pass such as Sun Xiang were also promoted.
Above the court hall, a gust of wind blew for some reason, saying that although the new emperor was young, he was like a virtuous emperor from ancient times.
She shed tears in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, promoted pensions and reforms, sold her favorite toys, and built merit monuments and immortality temples for the soldiers who died in the battle, and this wind blew farther and farther.
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