"Your Majesty, I dare not accept the order."
Jiang Yueguang raised his hand to Zhu Cixiang and said righteously: "If this national debt is issued, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos."
What he said was so serious that Zhu Cixiang was also a little surprised.
"Why did Jiang Aiqing say that?"
"Your Majesty, the sage has said that the king is the guide for the ministers, the father is the guide for the son, and the husband is the guide for the wife.
These are the three guidelines.
If the guideline is always in chaos, the king will not be a king, the ministers will not be a minister, the father will not be a father, and the son will not be a son."
Jiang Yueguang finished speaking in one breath without breathing, and stared at Zhu Cihong with a pair of eagle eyes: "May I ask your majesty, is this not a sign of disaster?"
Zhu Cixiang almost lost his breath.
Why is it so easy that the issuance of national bonds is related to chaos?
Jiang Yueguang was not polite at all, and continued: "How can a minister become the creditor of the emperor's father?
Doesn't this completely destroy Gang Chang's ethics?"
That's it, debating general issues with the Donglin Party is not Zhu Cixiang's strong point.
In his previous life, he studied history, not general education.
"Jiang Aiqing, don't be anxious, I just said it."
Zhu Cixiang only felt a headache.
In fact, he does not necessarily have to issue government bonds.
In the final analysis, it is because the world situation is unclear, and the people do not dare to place all their bets on Ming Dynasty.
If Zhu Cihong wants to sell the national debt well, he must provide enough collateral to make the people believe in the court's ability to honor the debt.
Otherwise, if the Manchus and Qing dynasties take over the world in the future, won’t the national debt in their hands become a pile of waste paper?
This is what Zhu Cixiang is really worried about, rather than the ordinary issues of monarch, minister, father and son.
But since Jiang Yueguang said it so righteously, Zhu Cihong just got off the slope.
It seems that the concepts of ancient people and people of later generations are still very different.
It was too difficult for Zhu Cixi to take one step forward.
Then take your time.
"Since Jiang Aiqing objects, I will take back my order."
Like a victorious rooster, Jiang Yueguang raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Cixi said helplessly: "Does Jiang Aiqing have anything else to do?"
"Your Majesty, I think the salary of the court ministers should be increased."
Zhu Cixiang opened his mouth in shock.
This is a clamor for a salary increase.
"Oh why did Jiang Aiqing say that suddenly?"
Jiang Yueguang was obviously prepared.
He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the salaries of court officials were set by Emperor Taizu Gao during the Hongwu period, more than two hundred years ago.
Prices during the Hongwu period were very different from today.
Ju, how can the ministers of the court support their families with just this salary?"
Jiang Yueguang's ability to cry when he was poor was exceptional, and he only had to wipe two tears.
An ordinary person might have been fooled by Jiang Yueguang.
But Zhu Cihong knew that these officials did not rely on their salaries to support their families.
Local officials relied on fire to intercept the flow of water.
The officials in the capital relied on the charcoal sent by the local officials to pay tribute.
Otherwise, how could these officials live in the Zhumen Courtyard one by one and live a life of ecstasy?
It's just that these can't be said openly, so Jiang Yueguang's crying about poverty is somewhat reasonable.
Zhu Cixiang was not in a hurry to give Jiang Yueguang an answer.
Instead, he stood up and walked to the palace door to take a look and said, "What does Jiang Aiqing think of me as the emperor?"
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Jiang Yueguang's heart thumped.
I thought to myself, we were just chatting about the salary issue, but suddenly it got brought up here.
"His Majesty is wise and mighty, and he is the emperor of the ages."
Jiang Yueguang didn't blush at all when he flattered him.
"I want you to tell the truth.
Don't tell me from afar, how can I compare to the late emperor?"
Zhu Cixiang suddenly turned around and stared at Jiang Yueguang closely.
Jiang Yueguang swallowed his saliva and hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Your Majesty is as frugal as the late Emperor."
"You are telling the truth."
Zhu Cixiang smiled bitterly and said: "The late emperor often warned me that every grain of rice is hard-earned and is the blood and sweat of the people.
The emperor has a noble status and should be frugal and set an example for all people."
Emperor Chongzhen may have mediocre political abilities, but one thing is not surprising, that is, he is extremely frugal.
A dragon robe can be worn for several years and will continue to be worn even if it is patched.
The queen even led her maids to weave cloth in the palace to reduce costs.
After Li Zicheng captured Beijing, he found that there was less than a hundred thousand taels of silver in the treasury, and the emperor's internal funds were even empty.
"It's no use relying solely on the emperor to be frugal in this world."
Zhu Cixiang said with emotion: "I am the trunk of the tree, and all of you, dear friends, are the branches.
No matter how straight the trunk grows, if the branches grow crookedly, the tree will not grow well."
Why couldn't Jiang Yueguang hear what Zhu Cixi was saying?
He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I'm scared and can't share your Majesty's worries.
I'm guilty."
Zhu Cixi walked to Jiang Yueguang and helped him up, and said quietly: "If the emperor wants to revive, it is not enough to rely on me alone.
The emperor and his ministers must work together.
I have written down the salary matter, and it is not impossible to increase it.
But I still I would like to ask Jiang Aiqing, if the salary increases, will all of you, my dear friends, stop taking money from your filial piety?"
Jiang Yueguang's face turned red when he saw that the emperor had made his words clear.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty" Zhu Cihong pushed his hand and said: "I know this is not Jiang Aiqing's problem alone.
But since Jiang Aiqing raised it, I also made it clear.
I can increase the salary of all officials, but I require them to have corresponding abilities.
Absolutely We can’t wait to die.
And since their salaries have increased, I will never allow them to be greedy in any form.
Once discovered, I will never tolerate it.”
Zhu Cixiang's tone suddenly rose, which startled Jiang Yueguang.
Only now did he understand that His Majesty the Emperor was like a mirror in his heart, but he just didn't say it with his mouth.
If there are any common mistakes, who in the DPRK has not taken them?
Most people may not have hundreds of thousands of taels of property like those who were ransacked and beheaded.
But if you accept the filial piety of several thousand taels a year, you will not run away.
Just say that Jiang Yueguang also took more than five thousand taels of silver from various places in a year.
Your Majesty just turned a blind eye.
Even though today's emperor is a senior official, he has a clear understanding of the situation in the court.
Jiang Yueguang has no choice but to accept it.
Now the problem is pushed to Jiang Yueguang.
If he doesn't answer well, he will be doomed.
A group of colleagues can drown him.
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Seeing Jiang Yueguang's troubled face, Zhu Cixiang was not in a hurry to force him to express his position, and said calmly: "Jiang Aiqing might as well go back and think about it first, and then come to me after thinking clearly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty.
I will take my leave."
Jiang said that Guangru had been granted amnesty, bowed deeply to Zhu Cixiang and respectfully withdrew.
After Jiang Yueguang left, Zhu Cixiang was also filled with emotions.
He was not as harsh as Chongzhen, and Zhu Cixi would allow any reasonable request.
It's just that he can't allow these courtiers to eat both ends.
If they ask for a salary increase, then they will never be greedy for money in the future.
High salary and integrity are not empty words
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