First Prince of Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 451 Temple Disputes

  Zhao Yong stared at the big eyes like copper bells and shouted: "Hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting in full battle, and there are countless people eating horses and chewing every day. Do you think the soldiers will stop eating if they don't fight?"

   "That shouldn't take so long. It's only been a few months. If you keep doing this, then the court doesn't have to do anything. Hmph, as expected, all the vulgar warriors only know how to use force!"

  Han Zheng, the Marquis of Dongping, couldn't help but reply to Chen Liang: "If it weren't for me and the vulgar warriors who fought **** battles, how could you, a stinky scholar, have the qualifications to live in a temple!"

Zhongshu Youcheng Chen Liang was also unyielding: "When I followed the Holy Majesty to make suggestions, you, Dongpinghou, were still gathering troops in the countryside. What's more, although I am a civil servant, if there is no such thing as me to Anmin to collect food and provide logistics , how do you kill embryos have the money to fight here and there?"

   As soon as this statement made Zhao Yong and Han Zheng speechless, Chen Liang was really too senior. Before Li Shanchang and others arrived, he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in making suggestions.

  If it were other civil servants, they would not be used to it. They would have scolded their mothers long ago. They always take three points for being unreasonable, and never forgive others for being justified.

Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, Chen Liang's expression also softened: "There will be no shortage of grain and grass in the north. Your Majesty and His Highness are watching. You don't come here to make trouble at this time. All government departments have reduced expenditures this year, just to squeeze out money. Supplying the disaster victims in Shaanxi and Gansu and the northern army, now that you are all fed and clothed, it is unjustifiable to come and rob them!"

  The Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, who had been silent for a long time, bowed his hands to Chen Liang and then stepped forward to talk. Fu Youde has a calm personality and his meritorious status far exceeds that of Zhao Yong and Han Zheng.

  Although the seniority is also not as good as Chen Liang, but when it comes to the status of the imperial court and the degree of Jian's popularity in the emperor's heart, Fu Youde, who is in the limelight now, can be said to be a rare opponent.

  Seeing that the troublesome Chen Liang was taken over by Duke Ying, Zhao Yong and others immediately pointed their finger at the household servant who was watching the play, and opened his mouth to be his wife, making the servant's blood rise and his face turned pale.

In fact, as Chen Liang said, there is actually no shortage of food in the north. Whether it is the military rations allocated by the imperial court earlier or the food transported from the Jiangnan gentry, there is a surplus. .

  However, no matter how much food is enough, we must fight for it. It is not about how much we must win, but the attitude must be clearly expressed, otherwise it will be difficult to get it when there is a real shortage of food in the future.

   This is also the tacit understanding among the generals of the military. No matter who stays in Beijing, they must fight for the collective interests of the military. That's why Fu Youde, who has always been calm and silent, took the initiative to come forward.

  If it is Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong who are staying in Beijing now, it is impossible to say that there is sufficient food and grass in the frontier anyway, so let these other ministries first.

  Nowadays, the officials in the court know it well, knowing that the military is just asking for noodles this time, not really wanting to eat a large piece of autumn harvest grain and tax, so the competition among civil officials is more intense.

  Hu Weiyong, the current prime minister, naturally cannot take the lead in fighting for it. Speaking of it, the civil servants of all ministries are his subordinates, so they have been mediating in the middle, but secretly he naturally wants to give priority to his confidantes.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Households shouted at the eloquent Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry: "It's really greedy! I only allocated 50,000 taels of silver to you a few days ago, not to mention that His Royal Highness also allocated 20,000 taels from his own East Palace. The whole 70,000 taels of silver is not enough, is it possible that what your Ministry of Industry is studying every day is how to use money for food?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was not to be outdone: "All the money will be used to build factories to make coal, and the coal for the northern people and the frontier army must be finished before the severe winter, and the money is not allowed to be burned, not to mention the inner palaces of the palace. , what's wrong with my Ministry of Industry asking for another 50,000 taels!"

The Minister of Rites on the side also squeezed in and said: "Next month, His Royal Highness will accept the side concubine, and the New Year is approaching. The ancestral temple and imperial mausoleum will have a big sacrifice, and envoys from various countries will also be present. By the way, next year, King Jin and King Chu will have a big wedding. We have to start preparing..."

  The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said in a deep voice: "The salaries of the imperial court should also be paid. Some officials in remote places have delayed their salaries for a month or two. Since the Ministry of Households has income, they should be paid quickly."

  The Minister of the Ministry of War grabbed the sleeve of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and shouted: "The salaries of the soldiers along the coast and the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle must also be paid. Last month, Japanese pirates invaded aggressively. Although I won the Ming Dynasty, the casualties were not small."

  Afterwards, Chen Youzong, the envoy of the general administration, Yan Donglai, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and the censors at Yushitai were also eager to join in, for fear that they would not even have a mouthful of soup.

These are the important government offices of the imperial court. The chief officials of the other official offices, such as Zhan Shifu, the Guozijian of the Hanlin Academy, knew that they were small in size and couldn't compete with the big brothers on top of their heads, so they all cried poorly at the emperor's prince, for fear that even the bottom of the bowl would be covered. No need to lick.

   From this, we can see how short of money the imperial court is, and there is no way to do it. Whoever asks Daming to take over will be a mess full of devastation and sorrow, and this situation cannot force the people to pay food and taxes.

  So in recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang has been reducing and exempting local taxes on a large scale, trying his best to let the people recuperate and farm with peace of mind. As a result, the food resources needed for the operation of the imperial court are a little tight.

  This is also a helpless thing. Whoever is going to be the family has to go through this. They can’t just let the fields grow crops out of thin air, let women get pregnant and multiply people out of thin air, let alone let the children grow up instantly to open up wasteland for Ming Dynasty.

   You have to follow the objective laws, but fortunately, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you survive this difficult time, life will surely be prosperous. The Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are strong, and the future can be expected.

   It has been noisy for nearly two hours. Although civil servants and military generals are still arguing endlessly and disobeying each other, everyone knows it well, and they have figured out each other's bottom line, and know how to allocate the most appropriate.

  The most tiring person here is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even Zhu Yuanzhang sympathetically gave him a stool to sit down and have a cup of tea, otherwise the little old man might collapse and pass out.

  Everyone can take turns to fight, but he is the only one who singled out the 18th princes. From the moment he was full of energy at the beginning to his face turned pale and faltering, it can be seen how exhausted he is.

Seeing that it was almost the same, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped it, and then ordered Hu Weiyong to be the master and cooperate with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to allocate expenses. This is also unprecedented. Except for Li Shanchang when he was in power, neither Yang Xian nor Wang Guangyang got this. award.

  Everyone looked at Hu Weiyong's back with a calm expression. It seemed that Hu Weiyong was indeed in the emperor's heart, and after Hu Weiyong looked up at the majestic emperor, he respectfully bowed his head and promised.

  Zhu Biao, standing in the upper position, looked at Hu Weiyong with a complicated expression, and then looked at the many officials behind him. From today, Hu Weiyong will be in power...

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  (end of this chapter)