The cabinet, except for the Minister of War Shen Yongmao, who inspected the entire army outside the Beijing, all gathered together. .

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Xu Dahua, Chen, who was transferred to the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Wenda, who was newly appointed Minister of Justice, sat around the table.

Even if these seven people are cabinets, they represent the "morning court" and are considered the highest management of the Ming Dynasty.

There were tea cups in front of the seven people, and the atmosphere was quite relaxing.

However, a problem is right in front of you and you can't even get around it.

Bi Ziyan looked up at Chen and said, "Mr. Shen, what's the trouble with the imperial examination cadets now?"

Chen's expression remained unchanged, and he complained in his heart, what was obviously not true?

He still thought for a while: "Sir, there is no problem at the moment. The Ministry of Rites can deal with it, but once it starts, trouble will be indispensable."

Keeping most of the scholars out of the door makes them "not serving for life". Such a ban will force these people and the people behind them to "crazy"!

Everyone here understands the importance of the imperial examination to a person through their imperial examinations. This "ban" by the emperor and the court is equivalent to "murder", and it is bloody and cruel!

Zhou Yingqiu's eyes were filled with cold light, and he said in an extremely indifferent tone: "Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and there is extremely lack of young and strong people who have cultivated wasteland. I ordered the government offices of various places to prepare, and at the same time, I ordered the immigration offices to prepare, so that some can be added to Liaodong."

Zhou Yingqiu's words were murderous and his attitude was extremely firm: use severe punishments in troubled times!

When Xu Dahua saw this, he hurriedly followed: "Mr. Zhou said it well. The 'Nine Regulations' have been two years. If you despise the court's laws and regulations, you should be severely punished and treated equally without exception!"

He looked at Fu Changzong, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's okay to say in Northern Zhili, but the lower officials are only worried about the south. After all, the emperor is..."

The people here didn't know that Zhu Xu had gone south. When they heard this, they felt a sudden heart. There seemed to be something in their throat. They couldn't vomit it out even if they didn't vomit it.

If the emperor is angry and attacks these scholars, the consequences will definitely be far beyond the cleanup of the Donglin Party back then!

At this time, Fu Changzong looked up expressionlessly and said lightly: "Don't worry, if a scholar makes trouble and 'ignoring', all officials in the court and local areas are 'not allowed to speak out'."

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard Fu Changzong's words, and then they thought about something.

This person either doesn't speak, and once he opens his mouth, it will have an impact on the entire rhythm of discussion. After all, his identity is too sensitive, and it is possible that the emperor's intention is behind it.

Bi Ziyan's expression remained unchanged and felt pressure in his heart. Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Xu Dahua, and Chen, these four people were all considered "imperial party". Sun Chengzong only cared about "military affairs". Zhang Wenda had some meaning of "spoiled minister". He, the "hidden chief minister", seemed to be undermined.

Fortunately, he still had the title of "Imperial Master", and everyone respected him. There was no fierce debate or party dispute. However, he was still a little uneasy. The emperor held all his power tightly in his hands, which was not conducive to the authority and governance of the cabinet.

Bi Ziyan thought for a flash of thought, thinking about Fu Changzong's words, and he nodded and said, "This is indeed a good idea. The Ministry of Rites will do this. The patrol camp will send some soldiers and generals. In the south of Zhili, the cabinet will also ask Fu Zonglong to inspect it personally to ensure that everything is foolproof."

"Thank you!" Chen said, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, and the pressure was greatly reduced.

‘When did it become so difficult to be an official in the Ming Dynasty…’ He had been a Shangshu for a few months and felt the pressure was getting stronger and stronger, and he was almost breathless.

The imperial examination was over, so Bi Ziyan looked at Zhang Wenda and said in a gentle tone, "Mr. Zhang, how did the final work of the Ministry of Justice do?"

The reason why Zhang Wenda was transferred to the Minister of Justice is for everyone to see it, especially the remnants of Donglin. After all, Zhang Wenda was once the backbone of Donglin.

Zhang Wenda's qualifications are older than ** Star. It's not his age, but his resume, the Minister of Justice and the Left Censor of the Censorate, and his influence in Shilin is better than ** Star. ** Star is in the wild for more than 20 years and has been in full force before he becomes an official. At that time, Zhang Wenda happened to retire, which gave ** Star a chance.

Zhang Wenda retired in the third year of Tianqi, and was promoted to the officialdom of **xing. In the fourth year of Tianqi, he created the Donglin Party’s “Zhongzhengxiang Dynasty”.

Without the foundation laid by Zhang Wenda, he could not do it at all. These two people seem to have nothing to do with each other, but within Donglin, there is a "handover" and the order of the previous and younger generations.

It has been ten years since the third year of the Apocalypse. Zhang Wenda is still "sliding without stopping", but the great changes in the current turbulent situation are no longer the ones he is familiar with. Where he lets him turn over, there are hard walls everywhere, and he can only act within the framework.

Zhang Wenda has been in office for some time. Looking at these familiar and unfamiliar colleagues, he felt a sense of change in his heart, but his expression was not moved at all, and he said, "It's almost the same. The order of schedule in Dali Temple has been determined and will be concluded as soon as possible."

Bi Ziyan nodded slightly. Zhang Wenda's methods and abilities were beyond doubt. The key was whether he was willing to do it. After all, even they were resistant to many things and were forced to do it, let alone Zhang Wenda.

Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said, "In this way, call Wu Chunfu over next time. Dali Temple is an important part of the 'New Policy', and we have to keep a close eye on it."

Sun Chengzong had no objection. In fact, he never spoke very little in such a cabinet discussion unless it was involved in military affairs.

Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Bi Ziyan, pondered and said, "Yes." He is the Minister of Personnel, and such changes require him to nod.

Wu Chunfu was the Minister of Dali Temple. He joined the cabinet meeting. On the surface, Dali Temple had not changed anything, but in fact, he had already raised Dali Temple to the same height as the Six Ministry.

No one else had any objection, and Dali Temple had no say in government affairs.

In this way, the matter in Beizhili was completely concluded, and everyone could focus all their energy on the "New Policy".

Bi Ziyan was quite satisfied with the current cabinet atmosphere. He looked at the documents in front of him and said, "Summer harvest is coming soon. As the official said before, everyone present took turns to go out of Beijing to inspect provinces and supervise government affairs. He also took a look at it on the spot. This year, there are more and more disasters reported in various places, and they are becoming more and more serious, and they need to be taken seriously..."

Everyone here knows that since last year, the Ming Dynasty, north, east and south, except for the southern Zhili, almost all other provinces have reported disasters and requested the court to distribute disaster relief funds. The situation seems to be even more serious this year, which makes everyone here uneasy.

"Mr. Fu, what is the Ministry of Revenue estimate for this year's tax and grain?" Zhang Wenda said.

Fu Changzong frowned, calculated silently in his heart, and said, "In the past three years, the tax grains of the imperial court have been decreasing, and the more are increased by 'accident'."

Everyone would think that it was nothing more than the emperor's big moves "robbery" and they were waiting for him to continue talking.

Fu Changzong narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "According to the Ministry of Revenue, the national tax grain this year is about 16 million shi, which will decrease every year in the future. However, if the new policy is properly promoted, it may increase by 500 to 10 million shi. This is also a short period of time, perhaps only one or two years..."

These are the gentry's parts.

Bi Ziyan looked motionless and turned to look at Sun Chengzong and said, "Mr. Sun, how much does the Ministry of War need in a year?"

Sun Chengzong knew very well, looked up at everyone, and then said in silence for a while: "There are 18 million silver or 13 million grains, which can be mixed. I won't say in detail about the complexity."

Bi Ziyan had known that the army was a big hole, but he didn't expect it to be so big. This was also the first time Sun Chengzong spoke.

In other words, the Ming Dynasty's army consumed nearly a year of taxes and food for the imperial court!

Zhang Wenda, Chen, Xu Dahua and others were all shocked. This was an astonishing number! Zhou Yingqiu, who knew the inside story, said nothing.

Before Bi Ziyan could speak, Sun Chengzong said again, "Before the emperor left, he ordered the Ministry of Revenue to mobilize nearly 10 million stones of grain, and he didn't care about silver. I'm afraid that it would be a war."

The war is a matter of self-discipline. After all, the Red-haired man has been doing things for Annan for a day or two, but there is no need for so much money and food, right?

Bi Ziyan felt that Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others had something to hide from him, or that the emperor was deliberately hiding it from him.

The emperor held all the power and all the resources, including money and food, which were outside the power and control of the cabinet.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, unconsciously expressing the same emotion as Chen: Why are the officials of the Ming Dynasty so tired?

At this moment, everyone, including Sun Chengzong and Fu Changzong, had similar thoughts.

That is, it is too difficult and tiring to follow Emperor Jing Zheng to do the facts, because they are completely at the pace. Looking back, the emperor always has rules and regulations and comes according to the plan, but when he is in the game, he feels very stressed. They really want to tell the emperor, stop and everyone will take a breath, okay?

These words can only be thought about in my heart. Bi Ziyan sighed in his heart, and drank a sip of tea with a calm expression, saying, "Now the imperial court is spending more and more. While opening up the source, we must also find ways to reduce expenses. If we can, we can save as much as possible..."

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. They were all used to spending money and spending money like soil, so they were not willing to be restrained.

Fu Changzong suddenly looked slightly and looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "Sir, how many have you moved to Liaodong now?"

Fu Changzong's words were a bit leaps, but Bi Ziyan did this matter in a coordinated manner. He said in confusion: "Immigration is mainly young and strong. By last month, there were already two or three million. Now there is almost 200,000 yuan per month. Too much, there is some pressure in Liaodong..."

Fu Changzong nodded thoughtfully and said, "Sir, you can make some preparations. Not only the six southwestern provinces, but all those who are affected by disasters can register and prepare for large-scale immigration..."

Bi Ziyan's heart moved and looked at Fu Changzong deeply.

This sentence should be the emperor's message.

At the same time, does this mean that the "new policy" that was previously restricted can now be relaxed and promoted strongly?
Chapter completed!