"No, no, how old is Zhu Bingbu? He's almost 70, right? How can he supervise divisions at such an old age? What if the superintendent fails? Now all the intruders have entered South Zhili. If they can't be exterminated in time, the prosperous land in the southeast

, my ancestral mausoleum is about to be ravaged by intruders, and it is possible that it will not be preserved! Therefore, I want to go to South Zhili to suppress the thieves!"

Beijing, Xiyuan, Wansheng Palace. Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty shook his head and rejected the request of Zhu Xieyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, to supervise the division and suppress the bandits, and also proposed that the imperial commander should personally go out to suppress the bandits!

It's just that when this long-lived master proposed to conquer in person, why did he have such a greedy expression on his face?

Several Shangshuge elders, six ministers, and Kedao officials who were present looked at Zhu Youjian's face, and they all understood in their hearts that this thief who had escaped to Nanzhili was not worth millions or tens of millions.

Military expenses are immortal!

The question now is, where did this military expenditure come from? The Ministry of Revenue has no money, and even if it does, it can’t take it out!

"Lao Bige!"

Just as everyone was thinking, Zhu Youjian had already named Bi Ziyan, who was also in charge of the household department.

"I'm here!"

Zhu Youjian looked at him and said: "The expedition to South Zhili will definitely cost money! This intruder Gao Yingxiang is very good. Even Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong can't catch him. It seems that he must send out a large army to besiege on all sides and attack steadily.

Yes! I plan to send 50,000 troops and be prepared to capture it for three years. Can you calculate for me how much military expenditure it will cost?"

"Need" Bi Ziyan is a smart man, and of course he understands what Zhu Youjian, the "greedy king", is planning.

Now the Ministry of Revenue has no money, and there is no money in the internal funds. The emperor Zhu Youjian still owes Concubine Wu Liangha 8 million and has not paid back. How can he get the military expenses to suppress the intruders?

But the intruders had to be suppressed, so Zhu Youjian had no choice but to charge the gentry and common people in the southeast!

Suppressing bandits has now become a paid service for the Ming Dynasty!

The emperor personally went out to help the gentry and landlords to exterminate the intruders. Can they still let the emperor post a copy? They would definitely have to pay for it!

And it can’t be given less! There are no bandits worth hundreds or tens of millions. I guess the bandits in the Dabie Mountains will never be wiped out in this life, right?

In addition, the emperor's proposal to send 50,000 troops to suppress the war for three years seems a bit too slow... How many people can Gao Yingxiang have? How powerful can they be? Huang Taiji's 70,000 troops were defeated miserably by Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, and Hong Chengchou. Gao Yingxiang was defeated.

It still takes 50,000 people to fight for three years? Can it be sped up a little bit?

"Your Majesty," Zhang Fengyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, said tentatively, "If we capture the prosperous hometown of South Zhili for three years, it will be desolate. Can we move faster?"

"If you want to be faster," Zhu Youjian squinted his eyes and calculated, "then we have to send more troops at once, and the cost will be more!"

Yes, if you want to kill the intruder quickly, you have to pay more!

This is an urgent bandit suppression, so you have to pay an urgent fee!

"Your Majesty," Zhang Fengyi made some calculations and said, "To send 50,000 troops and capture it for one year, we will have to spend an additional 2 million taels or 6 million taels in three years. If we need to rush, 10 million will be enough?"

How is it possible for 10 million?

Zhu Youjian was dissatisfied when he heard this number!

Now the treasury is empty, the internal funds are also empty, and after 10 years of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty will still have to go through a disaster. If there is not enough 100 million stones, he, the emperor, will be panicked!

How much is stored in Xiangyang Cang and Nanyang Cang now? Some of the 30 million shi have been returned! We are still 70 million shi short of the small goal of 100 million shi!

And now it has been eight years since Chongzhen and ten years since Chongzhen, and there are only two Spring and Autumn Periods left. If we don’t make some windfall and just rely on accumulation in Huguang, we can only have 40 million more shi at most. In addition to the 30 million shi that we saved before

, which is only 70 million stones.

This is not rice, but millet. After the rice is milled, it will cost more than 50 million shi. With the grain storage of more than 50 million shi, how can it cope with a 7-year disaster?

It’s not enough! It’s really not enough!

"Not enough!" Zhu Youjian shook his head repeatedly and said, "How can 10 million be enough? Even doubling it is not enough!"

What? 20 million is not enough? Your emperor’s heart is too dark, right?

Zhu Youjian looked at the stunned ministers and explained: "Now there are only 30 million shi in the country's preparedness warehouse, and natural disasters are getting worse every year. If there were not 100 million shi in Chongzhen ten years ago,

I can’t even sleep well.”

In fact, even if Zhu Youjian saved 100 million shi of grain, it might not be able to help the people of Ming Dynasty survive the famine safely. 100 million shi of millet can only grind more than 60 million shi of rice, and an adult needs to

If you eat three shi of rice, more than 60 million shi is just a yearly ration for 20 million people.

If the famine only lasts for one year, these grain reserves will be more than enough, but the Chongzhen drought will last for a full 7 years!

As for the hardest hit areas, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili, Shandong and other provinces have 20 million victims.

If he wants everyone to survive the famine safely, Zhu Youjian must save at least 700 million shi of millet!

Even considering that relatively cold-tolerant sweet potatoes can be promoted as life-saving food in the disaster-stricken areas of Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili, Shandong and other provinces, a food reserve of 300 to 400 million tons is still needed.

Therefore, during the 10th year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty encountered great difficulties. It is not an exaggeration to say that it overcame disaster.

After crossing over, the Ming Dynasty would be able to pacify the Liao Dynasty and eliminate the slaves, take over the Nanyang and open up the Western Regions, and continue another wave of prosperity.

If you can’t get through it, there may be no future!

Zhu Youjian's tone was heavy, he looked at the ministers in Wansheng Palace, and said slowly: "Since I became emperor, I have thought that my martial arts and martial arts can be ranked among the top three in this dynasty. However, God always gives me problems.

ah!

In the northwest and Zhongzhou, the famine is getting more serious year by year. Last year there was severe drought and locusts, and this year there is spring famine in many places. I am the Son of Heaven and the Father of the King, and all the people in the world are my subjects. I

I can't ignore them, but I can't do anything without rice!

What I, the king and father, can do, besides leading the people who have no food to eat, to beg for food from the homes of the people who still have food to eat, is to take advantage of the good times to reserve more rice to survive the famine.

Now the Central Plains and the Northwest cannot be counted on. The only ones in the world that can rely on are the Southeast, Huguang, and Sichuan. They bring some rice to the people in the Central Plains and Northwest who have no food to eat. They are not only saving people, but also saving themselves. Because the Central Plains, Northwest

If people have nothing to eat, they will go to grab food from people in Southeast, Huguang, and Sichuan.

And Gao Yingxiang is the one who leads the way for the victims of the disaster in the Central Plains and Northwest China!"

All the courtiers present sighed deeply in their hearts! What Emperor Zhu said is really crooked.

If the emperor Zhu Youjian is worried that natural disasters will become more and more serious, he should restrain himself, return to etiquette, be sincere, and be a wise emperor who truly conforms to the way of heaven.

In view of the current situation of disasters every year, he should also issue an edict to apologize to the people of the world and Huang Tianhou Tu. This is the Confucian worldview of the unity of man and nature!

To put it more simply, God is watching when people do what they do! If the person does not do well, God will send disasters as punishment.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has suffered from disasters for many years, and the disasters are getting bigger and bigger, and they are all gone. Can the emperor say that he has no responsibility? Can he not issue a self-incriminating edict to admit his mistakes to heaven?

In fact, many people have told Zhu Youjian openly or secretly about the sinner's edict. But Zhu Youjian didn't listen!

How could he admit that he was wrong? He has been studying with Nizi for decades, how could he still make mistakes?

Besides, if Tianli really thinks that Zhu Youjian is not good, can he let him come back?

In this life, Zhu Youjian is the son of destiny, he can't be wrong!

Zhu Youjian said firmly: "I am the king of destiny, and I have my own senses. I know that the current natural disaster is actually a catastrophe for the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years. If we can successfully cope with the disaster, the Ming Dynasty will be able to extend its reign for another three hundred years."

If we can't survive this catastrophe, then the Ming Dynasty will have to stop at the threshold of three hundred years. And the three hundred years of catastrophe is not so easy to cope with. The strange disasters from heaven have not yet begun! I have a premonition that the ten years of Chongzhen
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