The cabinet, in addition to supervising the whole army outside Beijing, the military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao, the left and right secondary assistants, and the five Shangshu, all gathered.
Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Xu Dahua, Shen Xun, who was transferred to the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Wenda, who was the new secretary of the Criminal Department, sat around the table.
Even if these seven people are the cabinet, they also represent the 'imperial court' and are considered the top management of the Ming Dynasty.
There were teacups in front of all seven people, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.
However, there is a problem in front of us at hand, and we can't get around it.
Bi Ziyan looked up at Shen Xun and said, "Lord Shen, what is the trouble of the current imperial examination?"
” Shen Xun's expression remained unchanged, and he was slandered in his heart, the matter was obvious, wasn't it?
He still thought for a moment and said: "Lord Hui, there is no problem at present, 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 and making them 'unsuccessful for life' will force these people and the people behind them to 'go crazy'!
All of you here are born through the imperial examination and understand the importance of the imperial examination to a person, and this 'ban' of the emperor and the imperial court is equivalent to 'murder', bloody cruelty!
Zhou Yingqiu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said in an extremely indifferent tone: "Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and there is an extreme lack of young people who reclaim wasteland. ” Zhou Yingqiu's words are murderous, and his attitude is firm and abnormal: use heavy codes in troubled times!
When Xu Dahua saw it, he hurriedly followed: "What Lord Zhou said is right, the 'Nine Rules' have been two years, and they despise the laws and discipline of the imperial court, and they should be severely punished without discrimination, without exception!"
” Shen Xun glanced at Fu Changzong, hesitated slightly, and said: "It's okay to say that Beizhili is only worried about the south, and the emperor is in ...... after all."
The people here didn't know that Zhu Xu had gone south, and when they heard this, their hearts jumped, and there seemed to be something in their throats, and they couldn't vomit it if they didn't vomit unpleasantly.
If the emperor is provoked and stabs these scholars, the consequences will definitely be far greater than when the Donglin Party was cleaned up!
At this time, Fu Changzong raised his head expressionlessly, and said lightly: "Don't worry, if the scholars make trouble, 'ignore it', and all the officials in the court and the local government will 'not be silent'." ” Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard Fu Changzong's words, and then they thought about it.
Either he doesn't speak, and as soon as he speaks, it will have an impact on the entire rhythm of the proceedings, after all, his identity is too sensitive, and it may be the emperor's meaning behind it.
Bi Ziyan's expression remained unchanged, and he felt pressure in his heart.
Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Xu Dahua, Shen Xun, these four people are all considered 'imperial parties', Sun Chengzong only cares about 'military affairs', Zhang Wenda has a bit of a 'lonely minister', and his 'hidden head assistant' seems to be hollowed out.
Fortunately, he still has the title of 'imperial teacher', and everyone still respects him, there is no fierce controversy, let alone party strife, but he is still a little uneasy in his heart, the emperor holds all the power tightly in his hands, which is not conducive to the authority and governance of the cabinet.
Bi Ziyan's heart flashed, thinking about Fu Changzong's words, Orr nodded and said: "This is indeed a good way, the Ministry of Rites will do this, the patrol battalion will send some generals, Nanzhili's side, the cabinet will also ask Fu Zonglong to personally supervise to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ” "Thank you, sir!"
Shen Xun said, exhaling in his heart, and the pressure was greatly reduced.
'When did the official of the Ming Dynasty become so difficult...... ' He has been doing Shangshu for a few months, and he feels that the pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and he is almost out of breath.
The matter of the imperial examination passed like this, Bi Ziyan looked at Zhang Wenda, and said in a gentle tone, "Lord Zhang, how did the Criminal Department do to finish it?"
” The reason why Zhang Wenda was able to be transferred to the secretary of the Criminal Department, in your opinion, is nothing more than for the people of the world to see, especially the remnants of Donglin, after all, Zhang Wenda was also the backbone of Donglin.
Zhang Wenda's qualifications are older than Zhao Nanxing, not his age, but his resume, the book of the Criminal Department, the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his influence in Shilin are all better than Zhao Nanxing.
Zhao Nanxing has been in the opposition for more than 20 years, and he only came out of office after raising enough 'hope', and Zhang Wenda happened to be a master at that time, which gave Zhao Nanxing a chance.
Zhang Wenda was born in the third year of the Apocalypse, Zhao Nanxing was out of office, and the four years of the Apocalypse created the Donglin Party 'Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty'.
Without Zhang Wenda's foundation, he couldn't do it at all, these two people don't seem to have anything to do with each other, but within Donglin, it is a 'handover', the order of seniors.
It has been ten years since the third year of the Apocalypse.
Zhang Wenda is still 'slippery and doesn't leave his hands', but the current situation has changed dramatically, and he is no longer the one he is familiar with, where he is allowed to turn over the river and the sea, there are hard walls everywhere, and he can only act within the framework.
Zhang Wenda has been in office for a while, looking at these familiar and unfamiliar colleagues, there is a feeling of right and wrong in his heart, but his expression does not move at all, and he said: "It's almost the same, the scheduling order of Dali Temple has been decided, and it will be concluded as soon as possible." ” Bi Ziyan nodded slightly, Zhang Wenda's means and ability are beyond doubt, the key depends on whether he is willing to do it, after all, even if they are resistant to many things, they are forced to do it, not to mention Zhang Wenda.
Bi Ziyan thought for a moment and said, "In this way, next time I will call Wu Chunfu over, Dali Temple is an important part of the 'New Deal', and I have to keep an eye on it over there." ” Sun Chengzong has no opinion, in fact, in such cabinet discussions, unless it involves the military, he has always rarely spoken.
Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Bi Ziyan, groaned, and said, "Yes."
"He is a secretary of the ministry, and such a change requires his nod.
Wu Chunfu is the secretary of Dali Temple, he joined the cabinet meeting, on the surface Dali Temple has not changed anything, in fact, Dali Temple has been raised to the same height as the six departments.
No one else has an opinion, and Dali Temple has no say in government affairs.
In this way, the matter of Beizhili is completely over, and everyone can focus all their energy on the 'New Deal'.
Bi Ziyan was quite satisfied with the current cabinet atmosphere, looked at the documents in front of him, and said, "The summer harvest is imminent, as the official said before, everyone here has taken turns to go out of Beijing, inspect the provinces, supervise government affairs, and also take a look on the spot, this year there are more and more disasters reported in various places, and they are getting more and more serious, and we need to take ...... seriously."
These people here know that since last year, the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the south of Zhili, almost all other provinces have been reporting disasters, asking the imperial court to release disaster relief food, and this year the situation seems to be more serious, which makes everyone here feel uneasy.
"Master Fu, what is the estimated amount of tax grain this year?"
Zhang Wenda said.
Fu Changzong frowned, calculated silently in his heart, and said: "In the past three years, the tax grain of the imperial court has actually been decreasing, and the more ones have increased 'accidentally'. ” Everyone will know that it is nothing more than the emperor's big action of 'robbery', waiting for him to continue.
Fu Changzong's eyes narrowed, and he said slowly: "According to the estimation of the household department, this year's national tax grain is about 16 million stones, and it will decrease every year in the future, but if the new policy is promoted properly, it may increase by 500 to 10 million stones, which is also a short time, maybe only one or two years......"
These are the gentry's pieces.
Bi Ziyan's expression did not move, he turned his head to look at Sun Chengzong, and said, "Lord Sun, how much does the military department need in a year?"
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” This Sun Chengzong was very clear, looked up at everyone, and was silent for a while before saying: "Eighteen million silver, or thirteen million grain, can also be mixed, I won't go into detail about the complexities." ” Bi Ziyan had long known that the army was a big hole, but he didn't expect it to be so big, and this was also the first time Sun Chengzong had spoken.
In other words, the army of the Ming Dynasty consumed nearly a year's tax grain of the imperial court in one year!
Zhang Wenda, Shen Xun, Xu Dahua and others were all surprised, this is an amazing amount!
Fu Changzong, who knew the inside story, Zhou Yingqiu didn't say a word.
Without waiting for Bi Ziyan to speak, Sun Chengzong said again, "Before the emperor left, he ordered the household department to mobilize nearly 10 million stone grain, regardless of silver, but I am afraid that there will be a war." ” If you want to fight, you must be strict and clear, after all, the red-haired man, Annan's affairs are not a day or two, but you don't need so much money and food, right?
Bi Ziyan felt that Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others had something to hide from him, or the emperor was deliberately hiding it from him.
The emperor had all the power in his hands, as well as 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, and unconsciously expressed the same emotion as Shen Xun: Why are the officials of the Ming Dynasty so tired?
At this time, everyone, including Sun Chengzong and Fu Changzong, had similar thoughts.
That is, it is too difficult and tiring to follow Emperor Jingzheng, because they are completely fundamentally rhythmic.
What the emperor did, looking back, was all in accordance with the plan, but at this moment in the bureau, they all felt pressure, and they really wanted to tell the emperor that they would stop, and everyone would take a breath, okay?
These words can only be thought about in my heart, Bi Ziyan sighed in his heart, took a sip of tea without moving, and said, "Now the imperial court is spending more and more, and at the same time, we must find ways to reduce expenditure, and save ...... if we can."
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they are all used to spending money lavishly, 'spending money like dirt', where are they willing to be restrained.
Fu Changzong's expression suddenly moved slightly, and he looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "My lord, how much has you moved to Liaodong now?"
” Fu Changzong's words were a little jumpy, but this matter was indeed done by Bi Ziyan in a coordinated manner, and he opened his mouth in confusion and said: "Immigration.
They are mainly young and strong, and by last month, there were already two or three million, and now they are almost 200,000 transferred every month, and there is some pressure on the Liaodong side too much......"
Fu Changzong nodded thoughtfully, and said: "My lord, you can make some preparations, not only in the six southwestern provinces, but also in all the affected provinces, the poor people can be registered and prepare for large-scale migration......
Bi Ziyan's heart moved, and he looked at Fu Changzong deeply.
This sentence should be passed by the emperor.
At the same time, does this mean that the 'New Deal', which was tied up in the past, can now be let go and strongly promoted?
—— Recently, I have written a little scattered, mainly about the chaotic state under the New Deal, and the formation of reformers, which grew ~7446