Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Zhu Youjian smiled and asked Wang Han, Minister of the Ministry of War, Didn't I approve the military expenditures you requested?

Wang Han was a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen. He first learned about Hanoi, moved to the imperial censor, and patrolled Henan. In the fifteenth year, he was promoted to the governor of Henan. In February of the sixteenth year, he entered the city to recruit rebels and was killed. He was posthumously awarded the title of Minister of War.

However, the emergence of Zhu Youjian caused some changes in the trajectory of history. Wang Han is now the second-rank Minister of the Ministry of War.

The emperor has indeed approved it, and the veteran has also allocated the money, but it is far from enough...

Wang Han answered honestly, then changed the subject and began to cry. There were too many armies from all over the country asking for military funds. They all cried out that they were short of food and clothing, backward in weapons and equipment, insufficient military pay, unable to recruit new soldiers, and no more funding. I'm afraid there's going to be a mutiny.

Your Majesty, I am in trouble as an old minister.

Seeing the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War crying with snot and tears, all the officials sighed. Even Zhu Youjian also sighed. Wang Shangshu's acting skills are at the level of a movie actor. He will definitely beat Xiao Li Zi and win the Xiao Jin. .

Wang Aiqing, it's difficult for me too. There are only so many taxes every year, and I can't do anything about it. Businessmen are the richest. I have proposed taxing businessmen. I can set an example and be the first to pay taxes, haha. Zhu Youjian looked at the officials of the Donglin Party and said with a smile.

Your Majesty, no.

Donglin Party officials jumped out to object one after another. They were all very puzzled. They were talking about military expenditures. Why did they suddenly involve taxing businessmen?

Businessmen are their big cake, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are forbidden. They act as a protective umbrella for businessmen. Businessmen pay them a lot of money every year, which is mutually beneficial. Anyone who dares to touch their cake will fight to the death, not even the emperor.

I'm just talking, haha.

Zhu Youjian smiled casually and looked at Wang Han. Wang Aiqing, you have seen it. It's not that I don't want to allocate more military funds to you. With so many people opposed, I have no choice. Aiqing, please tighten your belt.

He suddenly remembered something. During the Chongzhen period, there were a total of fourteen ministers of the Ministry of War, Cui Chengxiu, Yan Mingtai, Wang Zaijin, Wang Qia, Shen Yongmao, Liang Tingdong, Xiong Mingyu, Zhang Fengyi, Yang Sichang, Fu Zonglong, Chen Xinjia, Zhang Guowei, Feng Yuanbiao , Zhang Jinyan, this does not include posthumous titles.

Among these dozen buddies, except for Shen Yongmao who was dismissed from his job and returned to Jiangnan to continue living a happy life with his friends, all the others did not end well. The reasons were a bit complicated, but they were all bad luck.

Now that Zhu Youjian is in charge of the world, similar things should not happen. Wang Han is still capable. As long as he is not disappointed, Wang Han should not be fired or beheaded.

I have carefully considered the proposal of the ministers. It is indeed feasible for the new army to be unified under the unified command and dispatch of the Ministry of War. However, please wait until I have trained the new army. Zhu Youjian said calmly.

You collectively deceived me, and I also deceived you. You came and went, which is fair. I will use a delaying strategy to delay the issue of the New Army for a while. By then, it will be no longer up to you, hum.

Your Majesty is wise.

All the officials paid homage together, all of them beaming with joy. Although the emperor had done a lot of things in recent years, he was still easy to fool around in government affairs.

Although the emperor reopened Jinyiwei, Tian Boguang was much worse than Luo Yang. Unfortunately, this guy was like a stone in a latrine, smelly, hard, and difficult to bribe. If you find an opportunity in the future, you will definitely kill him.

However, it must be admitted that the emperor is very good at making money. If he can be tricked into donating all the factories that make a lot of money, it will be very profitable, hehe.

After the dynasty was over, Zhu Youjian returned to Yangxin Hall and frowned when he saw Tian Boguang waiting outside the hall door with an uneasy expression.

Is something wrong?