In fact, Zhu Youxiao's sudden attack on fiscal expenditure was expected by these civil servants.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that the Ming Dynasty's financial system was indeed very bad.

Because the powerful and powerful gentry are exempt from taxes.

The manuscripts of the development of the commodity economy have not yet reached the hands of the court.

This has led to the increase in the income of the court not only due to the development of the commodity economy, but also due to the expansion of the duty-free class.

Now that internal and external troubles have intensified, the court's expenses have increased, but the court's income has decreased, so it can only increase the tax on the people, which eventually makes the court and the people become poorer and poorer.

therefore.

Some civil officials who are loyal and loving the people will try their best to ask the court to save money to avoid excessive burdens on the people.

The selfish civil servants also hope that the court will try their best to save money and never have to collect taxes from them in the end.

In the end, whether loyalty or treacherous or not within the civil servant group, political propositions became consistent, and they all hoped that the court would save money and spend less money if they could.

However, in Zhu Youxiao's view, governing the country is not just about saving money, because some things can be done by saving money, and even things can be worse because they are too stingy.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to choose to back down and compromise because these four ministers wanted money.

Because Zhu Youxiao already had a solution to the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty.

There is even the most direct, simple and effective way.

It was just that in order not to let the world go too turbulent and not to think that the emperor was too risky, Zhu Youxiao chose to train troops first and cultivate his confidants and slowly change the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty.

But if Zhu Youxiao really forced Zhu Youxiao to act like he threatened Sun Chengzong.

The second day.

Li Ruhua, Minister of Personnel, Minister of Revenue, Wang Yingjiao, Minister of Revenue, Zhang Heming, Minister of War, Wang Zuo, Minister of Works, and Minister of Pavilion Minister Fang Congzhe, Han Yu, and Wang Xiangqian all came to Zhu Youxiao.

Originally, the four ministers thought that after so many days of the title book, the emperor would stay at home like Wanli and ignore them.

But the four ministers did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly summon them.

The four ministers were naturally very happy because of this. They all believed that the emperor still cared about the lives and death of the military and civilians in the world, and also about his own country and country. As long as he cared, he knew what to do in Liao affairs.

As soon as the four ministers arrived at the Qianqing Palace, they saluted Zhu Youxiao first. Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Heming: "The Ministry of War first said, how much silver is the court owed the world military salary?"

Zhang Heming was a little surprised. He thought the emperor would teach him a lesson, trying to persuade him to support Xiong Tingbi's strategy or directly dismiss him from office, but he did not expect that the emperor would ask him directly how much money he owed.

Zhang Heming had no choice but to answer the truth: "Since the temple court, he has owed more than 5.64 million taels of salary."

Zhu Youxiao pointed his head and looked at the cabinet ministers and the eunuchs of the Ministry of Lishu: "Immediately draft an order to approve the dividends, and allocate 5.8 million taels of silver from the treasury to the Ministry of War to pay the wages owed. Most of them were used for road damage and should not be short-lived to the border army."

Zhang Heming was shocked. He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would directly allocate the treasury and had to reply: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Then, Zhu Youxiao asked the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wang Yingjiao: "Wang Aiqing, how much silver will be required to transport grain in Liaodong next?"

Wang Yingjiao replied: "Report to Your Majesty, it will take more than 3.12 million taels."

Zhu Youxiao asked again: "How much is the current deposit of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Wang Yingjiao replied: "There is still a loss of more than 678,000 taels!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and he did not blame Wang Yingjiao for the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue.

Because Zhu Youxiao knew that Wang Yingjiao was promoted to the position of Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, not long after he was transferred to the position of Minister of Revenue, this deficit was not caused by him.

The Minister of Revenue before Wang Yingjiao was Li Ruhua.

Li Ruhua replaced Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Personnel, who was found to have been corrupt because of his resignation, and became the new Minister of Personnel.

But Zhu Youxiao also knew that Li Ruhua had solved the problem of officials' embezzlement of military capital and land reclamation in Gansu in history, and was considered a minister who could do it. The Ministry of Revenue deficit started in one million taels before, and Li Ruhua was able to reduce the deficit to hundreds of thousands of taels during his tenure as Minister of Revenue.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to blame Li Ruhua.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to reward Li Ruhua for this.

Because as far as Zhu Youxiao knows, Li Ruhua's method to solve the shortage of silver in the Ministry of Revenue is just to blindly impose on the people.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, although Li Ruhua was able to do it, he was just a civil servant who dared not betray his class. The solution to the finances that he could think of was only to cut off the people, rather than to attack the powerful and noble gentry.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao still ordered the cabinet and the rank of the Ministry of Revenue: "Allocate 4 million taels of treasury to the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Your Majesty's wise!"

Wang Yingjiao hurriedly replied, feeling relieved, thinking that His Majesty is really generous.

Zhu Youxiao just sneered and said to himself: "When I give you money, I am naturally wise! When I ask you for money, I don't know what I scolded me!"

Then, Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Zuo, the Minister of Works, again: "Wang Aiqing, how much silver is needed for projects such as the imperial tomb and the three halls?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, you still need more than 3 million taels of imperial tombs, and the three halls also need 3.4 million taels of wood collection and manual transportation!"

Wang Zuo, the Minister of Works, replied.

"Allocate the treasury!"

Zhu Youxiao replied.

"Abide by the order!"

Fang Congzhe and others immediately replied.

Zhu Youxiao continued to ask Li Ruhua, Minister of Personnel: "How many officials have owed their salary?"

Li Ruhua replied: "Report to Your Majesty, you have owed a salary of 1.06 million taels."

"I still plan to use the treasury to send money to you! You will never give up until you empty my treasury!"

Zhu Youxiao said something.

"Your Majesty is as kind as the heavens, I thank Your Majesty for the sake of the world!"

Li Ruhua replied with some embarrassment.

At this time, when Wang Yingjiao saw that His Majesty the Emperor was so generous, he stood up boldly: "Your Majesty! I still have something to report."

Zhu Youxiao waved: "Tell me."

"Before the Guangyuan earthquake and Henan's severe drought, the disaster relief silver is required to be no less than 2 million taels, but His Majesty just allocated 4 million taels of treasury to the Ministry of Revenue, which is still a bit insufficient."

Wang Yingjiao replied tremblingly.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but stand up.

He really wanted to say whether you civil officials want the emperor to live? Now that the emperor wants to support the new army and increase the strength of the factory guards, it all costs money. If you continue like this, the emperor will not have much money!

But Wei Zhongxian finally stood back and decided to see the emperor's reaction first before acting.

Seeing this, Zhang Heming raised his eyebrows and laughed in gloatingly, saying to himself: "Your Majesty, you don't really think that you are enough to spend a few families on the court, Mr. Wang is really a loyal minister who dares to plead for the people!"

Fang Congzhe felt that Wang Yingjiao was indeed a bit too much, thinking that you can't only have the people but no His Majesty in your heart.

In order to avoid Wang Yingjiao being blamed by the emperor, and to avoid too many conflicts between civil officials and the emperor.

Fang Congzhe stood up and said, "Your Majesty! In my opinion, the treasury has been allocated enough. If you add it out, it will make the emperor suffer and it will make us civil officials incompetent! It is better to suffer the people first, let the Ministry of Revenue use the remaining 200,000 taels of money first, and then find a way to move from another place."
Chapter completed!