Chapter 50 A huge amount of stolen money from Shanxi merchants was confiscated, Tianqi was shocked! (Additional updates! Please follow up)

Tianqi fell silent after hearing this.

"The three major halls are related to national ceremonies and must be repaired. Then allocate only 2.2 million taels of internal funds to the Ministry of Works for use. The inner court still has to keep tens of thousands of taels of silver, otherwise how will it live? "

After a while, Tianqi said something.

"Your Majesty! I think it's inappropriate!"

At this time, Wang Ji stood up.

Seeing this, Tianqi asked sternly: "What's wrong?"

"Now your Majesty needs to reorganize the capital camp and replenish the army and horses to strengthen the central government. No matter what, he has to leave two million taels of silver. Instead of emptying his own money, it is better to increase the tax on the people of the world by two cents. He would rather suffer the people. I can’t bear to make my father miserable!”

Wang Ji replied.

Naturally, he didn't want Tianqi to have money to train his troops, but the more he didn't want to, the more he deliberately showed consideration for the emperor in front of the emperor, and even took the initiative to propose suggestions such as raising taxes.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's possible. Just the increase in taxes and levies has already caused hunger and death all over the world and countless refugees. There has even been civil unrest in Shandong. If we continue to impose more levies, I'm afraid the world will be full of chaos!"

Wang Yingjiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, objected before Tianqi could speak.

Wang Ji argued: "It's just an additional two cents, so what's the point? Does it mean that in Da Sinong's heart, he only has the common people and no emperor and father?!"

Wang Yingjiao said: "Your Majesty! Although the additional levy of 2 cents is not much, once it is implemented and the officials arrive at the local area and the officials directly send additional levies to the people, it will become 2 taels!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that the people of the world will understand your Majesty's difficulties. If we impose additional levies now, they can be exempted in the future."

Wang Ji suggested.

Wang Yingjiao asked in return: "Excuse me, Grand Sima, are the extra Liao pay now waived?"

After hearing this, Wang Ji blushed and immediately reported to Tianqi: "Your Majesty! Da Sinong is a metaphor for your Majesty's incompetence. He is deceiving the emperor!"

Wang Yingjiao bowed directly to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, even if I am punished today, I still have to say that if your Majesty does not want the world to be starved and full of war, you cannot increase the salary!"

"An'an is dying of hunger and still wants to imitate the mantis as a chariot?"

Wang Ji asked Wang Yingjiao in reply, and then reported to Tian Qi: "Your Majesty, I believe that the extra two cents will not affect the country, because in the beginning, human beings are inherently good, and most of the people in the world are good people. Even if they starve to death, they will not rebel. Treason, even if there are a few unruly people who want to cause trouble, they can only be suppressed overnight, and His Majesty's soldiers and horses have to be trained. What's more, if the soldiers and horses are well trained, the trouble caused by a few refugees will not cause serious trouble! Now, Da Si Nong To stop His Majesty in this way is obviously for the sake of the people, but in fact it is with ulterior motives and is intended to prevent His Majesty from training troops!"

At this time, Wang Ji immediately blamed him. It was obvious that he intended to prevent Tianqi from training his troops, but he put the blame on Wang Yingjiao in a few words.

For a moment, Wang Yingjiao was like a mute and couldn't explain the pain of eating coptis. He was so angry that he directly asked Wang Ji: "Da Sima, how did I offend you? Why do you harm me like this?"

"Your Majesty! What Da Sinong said is clearly a slanderous statement to deceive you. I am only loyal to your majesty!"

As he said that, Wang Ji looked at Wang Yingjiao: "If Da Sinong doesn't have this intention, he should let your majesty have the money to train his troops, instead of preventing the people of the world from sharing their worries for the emperor and father here!"

"Your Majesty! I have absolutely no intention of doing this! Your Majesty, please tell me clearly!"

Wang Yingjiao replied.

Tianqi glanced at Wang Ji, sneered mentally, and said to himself: "Well, Wang Ji, don't think that I can't see it. You are trying to fool me by speaking for me. Sooner or later, I will let you know what the emperor's mind is unpredictable! It's better to be honest in front of me like Wang Yingjiao than to think that I can be bullied like you!"

Then, Tianqi looked at Zhang Wenda and the others and said in his heart: "You had better spend all my money where it should be used, otherwise I will let you know what will happen if you drown the money I gave to the soldiers and civilians of the world!"

After thinking this way, Tianqi said: "Everyone, please retreat. Just follow Wang Qing's words and don't pay the people any more. I won't train troops."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Wang Yingjiao replied, and then retreated with the other three ministers.

"Your Majesty really allocated all the internal funds?"

As soon as Wang Ji came back, he told Hou Xun that Tian Qi had spent all his money. Hou Xun was very surprised after hearing this.

Wang Ji nodded: "Not only that, we will also kill Wang Yingjiao's army!"

With that said, Wang Ji told Hou Xun what he had said in front of the emperor.

After hearing this, Hou Xun said: "Da Sima's plan is clever. Wang Yingjiao has surrendered to the treacherous minister Zhang Gui. If His Majesty can be made dissatisfied with Wang Yingjiao, he may be able to implicate Zhang Gui in the future by persecuting Wang Yingjiao!"

"This is exactly what I mean! Now maybe Tianqi will only think that it is Wang Yingjiao, not us, who prevents him from training."

After Wang Ji smiled and said, he added: "The next thing is the same sentence, what should be disposed of is disposed of, what should be appropriated is misappropriated, we can't really let the world's ministers live only on their salaries."

"What Grand Sima said is that after the Jiliao area is destroyed, they will be left with only 20% of the money they should allocate for payment. After all, we civil servants are in charge. At Mao Wenlong's place in Pidao, a military official, only 10% of the money will be left."

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"Wei Zhongxian, does the inner court really only have more than 60,000 taels of internal money left?"

After the four ministers left, Tianqi asked about Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian said with a tearful face: "Your Majesty, we really only have more than 60,000 taels left. Finally, the inner court can live a more generous life, but now we have to live a tight life."

"It's okay to be tight. The key is that troop training has to be postponed."

Tianqi sighed, and then suddenly looked at Wei Zhongxian with a solemn expression: "Your Dongchang needs to keep an eye on it. If you spend some money, you can get it back in multiples!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Wei Zhongxian understood what Tianqi meant, so he pursed his lips and replied.

Then Tianqi asked Wei Zhongxian: "Do you know who I don't want to see the most right now?"

Wei Zhongxian replied: "Uncle Guo!"

Tianqi nodded and said: "Yes, I promised to give him a coal subsidy, and also adopted his proposal to establish the Department of Industry and the Department of Ordnance. I promised him that if he wants to do things that benefit the country and the people, he can come to me for money, and he also asked me for money. I agreed to train troops and prepare a military training school, and let him do it. Now I am afraid that he will come to me for money for doing this, but in the end I don’t have any! He is a down-to-earth person and high-spirited. If he knew that I would get money from him, If he doesn't get money, won't he lose his will?"

After saying that, Tianqi asked again: "Do you think if he knew that I gave all the money to civil servants from other dynasties to do business, would he complain about me?"

Wei Zhongxian thought to himself: "Don't talk about Uncle Guo, I'm already complaining!"

Of course, Wei Zhongxian did not dare to say this on his face, so he forced a smile and said, "Uncle Guo will understand your Majesty."

"Your Majesty! I wish to see you, Your Majesty!"

At this time, an eunuch from outside came in to report.

"Cao Cao will be here soon!"

After hearing this, Tianqi stood up and ordered Wei Zhongxian with some embarrassment: "Go and see him! Just tell him that I'm not here and think of a way to send him away!"

After Tianqi finished speaking, he hid in the Nuan Pavilion.

He was now instinctively embarrassed to see Zhang Gui.

Because of some childhood life experiences, Tianqi doesn't like to see people around him disappointed in him.

Therefore, he is now also afraid that Zhang Gui will be disappointed because he has no money.

"yes!"

Wei Zhongxian actually didn't want to see Zhang Gui now, but he had no choice but to walk out.

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian ran back quickly: "Your Majesty! Uncle Guo is here to study."

Tianqi said angrily: "Didn't I ask you to take him away?! No matter what his background is, you can't let him in!"

Wei Zhongxian handed the title book to Tianqi: "Your Majesty, it's silver!"

"Ask me for the money question book?!"

After Tianqi asked, he immediately kicked Wei Zhongxian: "Don't you know that I have no money?!"

Wei Zhongxian touched his thigh and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, it's my uncle who has sent me the money!"

"Send money?!"

After hearing this, Tianqi hurriedly took the question book from Wei Zhongxian's hand. When he opened it, he couldn't help but read: "I... was ordered to crack down on smuggling all over the world... and more than 18 million taels of silver were confiscated and entered into the officialdom."

"so much?!"

Tianqi looked at the title book with trembling hands.

I wrote two chapters this afternoon, and I have updated them all. I am adding more chapters, and I am asking for further reading. I hope you can give this book more recommendations.
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