This is the first time in 16 years that the Empress Dowager presided over the meeting of the Prince and Ministers in the Ganqing Palace, and it was held late at night.

After entering the pass, only three men presided over the meeting of the princes and ministers, one was Dorgon, one was Shunzhi, and the other was Prince Zheng Jirhalang. Jirhalang presided over that time because Ajige, who wanted to seize power after Dorgon's death, was sentenced to unanimous punishment by the kings and imprisoned.

Under the plaque "Zhengda Guangming" written by Shunzhi is the throne of the emperor. Bumubutai did not sit on this throne, but asked someone to set up a chair under the imperial stairs. She sat there, with Su Malagu standing beside her, and in front of her were the princes and ministers kneeling in the hall, wearing flower feathers and dragging their braids behind her head, all dressed up in a full face.

"You must know everything. The Ai family does not care about the government affairs, but for such a big thing, the Ai family must ask a few questions. Let's talk about it, what should we do now."

Bumubutai raised his hand to signal everyone to get up. Although she is a Mongolian woman, her nails are also covered with long and sharp armor that the girl in Manzhou likes. Speaking of which, Bumubutai is also a rare beauty among Mongolian women. She is 48 years old this year. Because she is well maintained, she looks like she did more than ten years ago.

There are three princes in the hall, two princes and one prince, namely Prince Xian Fushou, Prince Kang Jieshu, and Prince Min Ledu. Fusui was 18 years old, Jieshu was 17 years old, and Ledu was 21 years old. Except for these three princes, the other princes, the princes were either too young or had insufficient qualifications and could not attend the meeting.

In addition to the three princes, the Minister of Revenue Che Ke, the Minister of Rites Jueluo Langqi, the Minister of War Ming Andali, the Minister of Personnel Durma, and the Minister of Works Yitu, there were also Dorobelmanshan, the fourth son of Taizong Ye Bushu, the sixth son of Gao Sai, and the seventh son of Tao Sai. The Han officials were Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng, and the Grand Secretary Jin Zhijun, Feng Quan, Cheng Kegong, Wei Zhouzuo and others. According to the system, these bachelors in the cabinet were not qualified to participate in the meeting of the princes and ministers of the government, but because the cabinet is now in the contact between the camp and the capital, there are many situations that they know more than the princes and ministers, so Bumubutet ordered them to attend. In addition, there were ministers of the Interior headed by Suksakha and Ebilong and the governor of the Eight Banners. There were more than 100 people in all sizes.

The Empress Dowager asked everyone what to do. However, the Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese civil and military ministers, including the prince, did not say a word. The Secretary of the Ministry of Households Che Ke came forward to me and said, "Report to the Empress Dowager, I think the emperor should go back to the capital immediately!"

"return after victory?"

BumuButai was stunned. Is Che Ke so confused? Now that the emperor is returning to Beijing, wouldn’t everyone in the world think that the Qing Dynasty was afraid of the Taiping bandits and the thief scholars?

Before Bumubutai could agree or disagree, Yitu, the Minister of Works, stepped forward and said to Che Ke, "If you ask the emperor to work, do you want Jiangnan?"

"If the emperor doesn't teach, it's probably not a matter of Jiangnan."

Che Ke smiled bitterly and told his reasons. He told Bumubutai and the princes and ministers in the palace that the money, grain and taxes in Jiangnan could no longer be collected in Nanjing. The emperor personally emptied and emptied the treasury and finally saved the silver. At present, the army was stationed in Yangzhou and the Taiping Army confronted each other across the river. They spent money like water every day. The camp successively urged the Ministry of Revenue to prepare for the money, but the Ministry of Revenue had no money to support the war.

"Not only does the emperor need money and grain, but also King Xin also needs money and grain. The taxes in northwest of Shaanxi and Gansu are already small. If you collect a little, you will be allocated to Li Guoying to send them to the southwest. But I can't deliver much. Huguang, which could have collected some money and grain, was also lost. The slave really has nowhere to raise the money and grain, but the army is outside. If the money and grain cannot be supplied, the Queen Mother should know what the consequences will be. There is really no way for the slave to make this decision. I have to come up with this bad plan. I ask the emperor to come back first and then make a decision."

If you don’t be a leader, you don’t know how expensive it is to be a family. If you don’t be a leader, you don’t know how difficult it is to be a family. Che Ke looked sad and no one knows how embarrassing the Qing Dynasty’s finances are to the point of being a part of it. To be honest, the treasury of the Qing Dynasty is no different from the Chongzhen Dynasty back then!

The Minister of War, Ming Andali, agreed with Che Ke's opinion, and said: "Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were so fierce back then, so they were defeated in the end? Since the treasury had no money to conquer, it would be better to invite the emperor to work hard to save the north, and accumulate strength, and then send troops south after the treasury is enriched."

The words of Andali of the Ming Dynasty were approved by the royal families and the Manchu officials, and the Han officials did not finish their words. Their responsibilities were only to make a preface when the Empress Dowager asked questions, otherwise they would not be able to speak. Only those who could express their opinions were Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan, two old ministers who entered the Han army flag.

Seeing that there were many people who agreed with the emperor's army to return to Beijing, Bumubutai was a little confused. She looked at Ning Wan and asked him: "What do you think of the Grand Tutor?"

Ning Wan, I had obviously thought of a response policy for a long time. He walked forward staggeringly and said, "The old minister thought that the emperor was in charge of the training, not only did the emperor want to train, but also the king of faith."

Upon hearing this, Bumubutai was shocked: "Why wouldn't I throw Yungui back to Zhu Youlang if I say that Wang Ye is the only one who is in charge of his master?"

Ning Wan, I nodded and said, "That's what the old minister means. Queen Mother, you think that the thief scholar Zhou Shi embraced the pseudo-Tang King's Kingdom. Now that he has Nanjing, the pseudo-Tang King will definitely be the emperor. If he calls himself emperor, how can Zhu Youlang, the pseudo-Emperor? As far as I know, the Ming army in the south is not only Taiping Kou. Although the straitor Zheng Sen was defeated in Nanjing, he still has countless troops. There are also many remnants of the Ming army in Huguang and yn. These people may not necessarily hold the pseudo-Tang King. Therefore, if Zhu Youlang returns to his country, the Ming army in the south will not be able to fight within the country."

Bumu Butai seemed to understand what Ning Wan said, but if you do so, the price would be too high. Let’s talk about it from Jiangnan. There is nothing to say about Huguang and J., but the Qing Dynasty finally conquered it. I gave up and gave up. Moreover, the empress dowager agreed to this matter, and the emperor of Yangzhou could agree?

The Manchu and Han ministers in the palace were shocked by Ning Wan's advice and realized that this might be a good way, but most people thought that if they did so, the Qing Dynasty would pay too much, and the emperor would never be able to pass it.

"No, the method of the Grand Tutor is not good! Now it is not the time, the emperor will never retreat! I think that King Xin may be able to train, but the emperor must not train, otherwise it will cause a disaster. The southern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang are still in the hands of our Qing Dynasty, and there are also troops in the south of the Yangtze River. If the emperor works, Zhou Shixiang will definitely be able to free up his hands to attack Jiangnan and Fujian and Zhejiang. At that time, Zhou Shixiang and his family will have the wealth and wealth in the southeast, and the three provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zhu Youlang will return to the country, and the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces will be the same as Zhu Youlang.

How to fight against Zhou Shixiang. If our Qing Dynasty sits and watch Zhou Shixiang attack Yunnan and Guizhou and capture Zhu Youlang, the Ming army in the south will inevitably be unified. The momentum has been achieved. How can our Qing Dynasty still shake it! Only now, the court grits its teeth and insists on it, and it will also supply the army with money and food. The emperor will lead the army south long ago, otherwise there will be no place to regret the empress dowager in the future. The old minister is old and may not be able to serve in front of the army as usual during the reign of Emperor Taizong, but the old minister is willing to donate money to make the south clear!”

Fan Wencheng's words were stunned by Ning Wan, which also made the Manchu and Han officials stunned. Bumu Butai was even more moved: What a good old man, he is truly a veteran of the three dynasties and a loyal minister of a generation. Unlike some people who know how to retreat, right now, the emperor can really retreat, can the Grand Halal retreat?

Che Ke shook his head and said, "Taibao's words are very impressive, but Nanjing is lost, Jiangnan's money and grain cannot be collected, and the national treasury is empty. How dare you ask Taibao what to do to support this battle? Does Taibao think that we ministers alone can supply the money and grain needed by the army?"

Fan Wencheng glanced at Che Ke and said, "After the army crossed the river, the money and grain from Jiangnan can be collected, and then it will be able to alleviate the national treasury."

Ebijiang suddenly said, "Empress Dowager, I think the emperor is trying to find a way to raise money, not asking the servants to discuss whether to withdraw the troops."

Che Ke snorted slightly: "Then Suksaha said, where did this silver come from?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Wencheng hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "The court has no money, but some people have it."

"Who?" Chek asked.

"Eight Great Imperial Shangs." Fan Wencheng said four words.

"Eight Great Imperial Merchants?"

This time, not only did Suksaha's bright light flash, but Ebilon also felt energetic.

The eight imperial merchants mentioned by Fan Wencheng refer to the eight merchants of S, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa. These eight families often traveled back and forth between the inner and outer gates of the pass before entering the pass, secretly transporting military supplies to Manchuria and providing various information within the pass. After the Qing army entered the pass, Shunzhi did not forget to establish a great achievement in the Central Plains, and personally summoned these eight families in the Forbidden City and gave them clothes.

At the banquet, Shunzhi wanted to grant officials and reward titles to the eight families. The eight families were flattered and tried their best to refuse. So Shunzhi named them "Imperial Shang" (residual office). In addition to these eight families, there were Cao, Qiao, Qu, and Chang, and the four families who also served the Qing Dynasty. Or it can be said that all the merchants of S were traitors. If the Ming army arrived, every family could be punished.

From the end of Wanli to the present, for decades, although outsiders have no way to know how much wealth these merchants have, they conservatively estimate that there are tens of millions of taels.

Ning Wan, I was very angry at Fan Wencheng's bad idea. He said angrily: "S Merchants have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but you want their money. Isn't this killing chickens to get eggs? It's a cold heart? Who dares to serve me in the Qing Dynasty in the future?"

Fan Wencheng didn't say anything, but he hesitated about the matter. He didn't say anything, but the empress dowager spoke.
Chapter completed!