In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Youjian was furious. He thought he had been humiliated by Zhang Haogu. He was joking. As a dignified emperor, did he still need Zhang Haogu to teach him how to govern the country?

"You all tell me, do I still need Zhang Haogu to teach me?!"

Zhu Youjian, who was still furious, looked directly at his cabinet ministers.

Qian Qianyi, the first assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong, the second assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, Liu Hongxun, Qiao Yunsheng, Yang Changsi and Shi Fenglai, all the cabinet bachelors, looked at me and looked at you, but none of them dared to speak out.

Your Majesty, do you still want us to tell you whether you know how to govern the country?

What rank is Zhang Haogu? What rank is your Majesty?

Why would a stubborn brass jump up and hit the strongest king's wave cap?

When it comes to governing the world, in the more than 260 years of the Ming Dynasty, there are only a few people who can compare with Zhang Haogu. He really managed the army from horse to horse, and managed the country with one hand, and managed the government with the other hand. At the same time, he could develop the economy and stabilize people's livelihood.

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As for our Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, it can only be said that he has confidence. Having confidence is a good thing, but being too confident is another problem.

Emperor Chongzhen was still angry. Seeing that the ministers were silent, he became even more angry: "When I was a prince, a master said that I didn't understand military strategy and didn't know how to govern the country, so I could only be an Anle vassal king. At that time, I

I accept that he is just a prince.

When my elder brother succeeded to the throne and I became a prince, although I was concerned about the country and the people, I was only a prince at that time. My article and discussion were said by my elder brother that I could not be a king and could barely be a prince in the prosperous age. I also accepted what my elder brother said.

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But now, I have ascended to the ninth position and am the supreme emperor of the world, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Do I still not know how to govern the country and the world at this stage?! "

Qian Qianyi and others were speechless.

There are a lot of idiots who feel like they know more as their official positions get bigger.

But I really feel that as my official status rises, I understand everything, so it’s not surprising that I’ll make some jokes in the end.

Even Qian Qianyi, when he reached the position of chief minister of the cabinet, he did not feel that he knew everything. Instead, he felt that he knew nothing. The higher he was, the more trepidatious he became.

But then I thought about it, it didn't seem like a bad thing to have such an emperor, at least it would be easier for everyone to fool him.

Therefore, everyone bowed in unison and said, "Your Majesty is a wise man, and only Your Majesty can do great things and bring blessings."

Well, we should all agree with whatever you say, Emperor. Considering that we work so hard to be admired, it’s not too much to give us an extra share of the money in the treasury, right?

Seeing that all the ministers agreed with him, Zhu Youjian felt that he was capable enough, so he immediately ordered: "In this case, let's work hard. I will train a tiger and wolf army, and then go to attack that traitor Zhang Haogu!"

The emperor ordered to train the tiger and wolf divisions, so naturally the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies would not be idle.

The Grand Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, sat at the head, and a group of distinguished nobles sat on both sides. The nobles of the Ming Dynasty began to discuss how to train the army.

Nowadays, 180,000 rural warriors have been recruited from various places. After training these rural warriors, they can be used to make up the numbers.

You also said that this is just a make-up. When the war actually breaks out, who will go up against the Datong Society's army? Count on these local warriors? Thank God if they don't collapse directly."

If you don't count on these country warriors, why don't you count on the guards in various places? Those guards can't even fire three shots in front of the battle. If the country warriors are well trained, they will at least dare to fight hard.

Speaking of which, we still have 200,000 new troops, can we train these 200,000 new troops?"

To put it lightly, how much money does it cost to train these 200,000 new troops? How much money can we live in for 400,000 to 500,000 taels per month? During the Tianqi Dynasty, nearly 400,000 new troops were trained every year, which cost 4 to 5 million a year.

Two taels of silver. If the Tianqi Dynasty had this kind of money, would the Chongzhen Dynasty have it?"

Some people were puzzled after hearing this: "Isn't it said that there are more than one billion taels of silver and piles of gold in the treasury? How could the imperial court have no money to rake Liyu?"

After hearing this question, all the nobles were speechless. Zhu Chunchen looked at the noble who asked the question, and someone on the side quickly explained in a low voice: "Big

Governor, don't be surprised, this boy has just entered the Governor's Mansion not long ago, he is from there.

Zhu Chunchen looked at the direction it was pointing, and immediately understood which noble's son he was.

So Zhu Chunchen said: "We are all a family and there is nothing to hide. Let's talk to him about the situation."

Ge Xungui said: "There is indeed a lot of gold in the treasury. To be precise, there is no less than 1.8 billion taels of silver and a full 350 million taels of gold. This gold and silver is the bank's confidence to issue treasure banknotes."

"Part of this money was deposited in the Ming Dynasty Bank as a reserve for banks and local governments to exchange gold and silver. However, the silver has been taken to Liaodong, and now there are about 1.5 billion taels of silver and 300 million taels of gold in the treasury.

"And this money cannot be touched."

The new man didn't understand even more: "Now the imperial court is in a critical moment. There is an overflow of local treasure banknotes, and the people have asked to exchange them for gold and silver. The treasure banknotes are no longer valuable. And there are many complaints in the army. They have not been paid for a long time. The local guard office

There are also many contradictions and the world is about to be in turmoil. If we don’t pay at this time, when will we pay?”

Another gentleman said helplessly: "Boy, do you think we are fools?"

Don’t we know what’s important? As long as we can protect the Ming Dynasty, we can protect ourselves. How can we use gold and silver at this time? But the gold and silver in the treasury cannot be touched at all. It is there, but we can’t touch it.

Understand?

Are you gentlemen stupid?

The honorable nobles are not stupid. They know very well how they got their current status. If the Chongzhen Dynasty collapses, then none of them will end well.

Therefore, although these nobles are corrupt, drink the blood of soldiers, and oppress the people, they also know the importance of the army.

As for the treasury, which had been accumulated by the Tianqi Dynasty for many years, there was a mountain of gold and silver. It could be said that even if the Chongzhen Dynasty was allowed to squander it for a hundred years, it would not be able to finish it all.

But although this gold and silver is in the treasury, no one can touch it.

It is said that the Donglin Party members went to the treasury for inspection immediately after accepting the Ministry of Household and National Treasury. There was indeed so much gold and silver in the treasury. At that time, looking at the mountains of gold and silver in the treasury, the Donglin Party almost

People were so blinded that these Donglin Party members thought they were going to get rich.

But whoever wants to go to the treasury to inspect it again will find that the gold and silver are gone!

Gone!

More than one billion gold and silver are gone at the drop of a hat!

The big bosses of the Donglin Party almost went crazy at that time. Shi Fenglai, who was the Minister of Household Affairs, rolled his eyes on the spot and almost went after the late emperor.

So much gold and silver is gone!

Gone!

Who dares to spread this news? The Donglin Party members issued a hush-hush order at that time, and no one dared to reveal this matter.

It was only later that nobles like Zhu Chunchen learned that the gold and silver were still there, but had been taken to a secret vault by people from the Datong Society.

Those people from Datong Society have been running the imperial court for so many years, and the treasury has been built to be invulnerable to water, fire, and bullets, and it is divided into underground and above-ground treasury and hidden treasury.

Nowadays, what is displayed on the surface are all treasures, such as precious jade, jewelry, and antique materials. These things are very valuable, but they cannot be exchanged for gold and silver for a while. This kind of thing is valuable in prosperous times, but it is really valuable in troubled times.

Nothing anymore.

The gold and silver of the Ming Dynasty are now in secret vaults. Where the secret vaults are and how to open them are not known to the Donglin Party members. After all, when the Datong Society withdrew, they left nothing behind.

At present, the gold and silver in the treasury are still there, but I just don’t know where they are.

At the beginning, the Donglin Party people planned to hide this matter, but the nobles all knew about it, so how could the emperor not know about it?

The emperor pretended not to know even if he knew about it, so naturally the nobles would not dare to act rashly.

Everyone knows that the gold and silver must have been hidden by the Datong Society, but if this news does not spread, the people of that day still have hope in the imperial court, knowing that the imperial court has money and can solve all problems at any time.

But if this news spreads and everyone knows that the imperial court is out of money, the turmoil in various places will immediately intensify. Not only will the people be in chaos, but many troubles will also arise in the army. As for those who are ambitious, they will inevitably jump out to cause trouble.

It can be said

This gold and silver in Schrödinger's state is the confidence of the Chongzhen Dynasty. As long as this gold and silver does not move, no one will know the true details of the court.

And if we go to war with Liaodong at this time, aren't we waiting to be exposed by Liaodong?

What's more, what configuration does Zhang Haogu have on his side? What configuration does he have on his side? What should he use to fight Zhang Haogu? Do you want to use his mouth?

Zhu Chunchen looked at the stunned newcomer and nodded helplessly: "Everyone in the court who should know about these things knows what they shouldn't know, and they don't know either.

You have to know sooner or later. I am telling you today just to keep your mouth tight and not to reveal anything you shouldn't say. Another noble said: "My lord, what should we do now? Your Majesty can wait."

We are training an army.

Zhu Chunchen said: "In this situation, we can only ask for money from under the formation."

Do you want money to train an army?" someone asked. Zhu Chunchen shook his head: "No, we want the money to be divided among ourselves."

As he said that, Zhu Chunchen reluctantly raised his hands in the direction of the palace: "We are all your Majesty's ministers and nobles of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, we have to share your worries and solve problems for your Majesty and the court."

In this situation, once the war breaks out, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably fall into fire and water, the world will be in turmoil, all life will be in ruins, and the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be in danger.

The plan for now is to prevent the war from starting.

Since Your Majesty has money, he feels that he can fight to the death with Liaodong, but Your Majesty does not know the military affairs, so what is the use of simply having money? We can only ask Your Majesty to take out all the money. When Your Majesty has no money, he will naturally give up the idea of ​​​​going to war.

Only then will the world be at peace."

"What about this money?" A distinguished noble asked tentatively. Zhu Chunchen patted his chest: "As nobles, we naturally have to shoulder this responsibility. We will temporarily save this money for Your Majesty until the national strength of the imperial court increases in the future."

Once you are able to fight the war, I will return the money to Your Majesty.

When these words were said, the eyes of all the distinguished officials were brightened: Yes, the imperial court cannot fight now, and if we fight, we will definitely lose, and the Ming Dynasty may also be lost.

At this time, if they want to eat and drink, they are not ruining the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, they are saving the Ming Dynasty.

As long as the war does not break out, Liaodong will not come over. If Liaodong does not come over, the Ming Dynasty will still be the Ming Dynasty. The court will still be the court. Naturally, they will still be high and noble, and His Majesty will still be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, is taking the emperor's money at this time called corruption?
To be continued...