Chapter Ninety-Four: Opening the Sea VI

Life in the world depends on acting skills.

Zhu Qizhen looked like he regarded Yang Rong as an elder and asked Yang Rong for help.

Yang Rong has been rolling in officialdom for so many years, and Zhu Qizhen's acting skills may not be good and impeccable. But Yang Rong will never debunk it.

First, Yang Rong knows more about the deceit between people than Zhu Qizhen, and there is no need to distinguish between the true and the false.

Second, there are still some differences between the ancients and later generations.

Zhu Qizhen also found out that the identity of the emperor seems to have its own aura, and the other functions of this aura do not seem to have been clarified, and the first thing to find out is the aura of reducing wisdom.

And the farther away from the imperial court, the more effective it is.

For these old foxes who are always around, it doesn't work much, but more or less, it still has a little effect.

Yang Rong said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, there are old ministers here, and your Majesty will be safe." ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "Nonsense, even if there is no you, I am fine." "Zhu Qizhen understands very well that his throne has been determined, the Ming Dynasty is not the Han Dynasty, and Sanyang is not Huo Guang.

His throne is not as stable as Mount Tai, but it is by no means easily shaken.

Yang Rong seems to be loyal, but there is room for it.

"Old fox." Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart.

Zhu Qizhen said: "When my father was here, everything was undecided, I asked Mr., and asked Mr. to give me guidance. ”

Yang Rong said: "The minister is not able to do his best, so I will explain the situation of the court for Your Majesty." ”

"Today's early court, yesterday there was an undercurrent, His Majesty's desire to go to the West came out, it can be said that the crowd is excited, and the following officials have long had the intention of admonishing."

Zhu Qizhen said: "So is it Mr. Li with them this time?" ”

Yang Rong said: "No. As Yichen knows, this matter is Li Shimian's alone. And it also has the meaning of relieving His Majesty. Because it was Wang Zhen who was impeached. ”

Zhu Qizhen's heart moved, and he said: "Could it be that those officials still dare to impeach me?" ”

Yang Rong said: "They naturally know that they are ashamed of His Holiness, but they are just words of advice, and they will not be without. ”

Zhu Qizhen understood one point, he ignored the influence of going to the West on hundreds of officials. He said, "Why is this so? ”

Yang Rong said: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the imperial court's Yulu has already had a lot of money, and now there are many discounts, half money and half Lu. It has been unbearable, and when Emperor Taizong was in power, it was still discounted with Western fragrant wood. It is one of the unbearable officials. ”

"Even the old minister has palpitations."

Zhu Qizhen asked, "Is the imperial court so low?" ”

Yang Rong said: "Emperor Taizu ordered a hundred officials, which is not low, and the old ministers have the grace of the first emperor and eat three salaries. It is enough to support the family, but it is difficult for the hundreds of officials below. ”

"It's difficult for Beijing officials, it's not much, and half of it has to be discounted, and if the remaining half is Western spices and the like, I'm afraid some people won't be able to eat."

"Although the imperial court gave officials preferential exemptions, there were not many preferential exemptions. Even officials can't even afford to hire soap laborers. Let the soap servants be exempted with silver, which greatly damaged the dignity of the court, but it had to be done. ”

Zhu Qizhen also understands what soap labor is, that is, an official travels, and the imperial court gives him his entourage, if it is placed in modern times, what secretaries, guards, drivers, etc. are counted.

However, the Ming Dynasty did not give money directly, but assigned people to work for you. Similar to conscription.

And the officials directly asked these people to pay the money, and after paying the money, they would not use it.

Logically, this is not legal.

But the imperial court also acquiesced, and slowly became legitimate.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I never knew that hundreds of officials were so poor! ”

This sentence is true.

Zhu Qizhen knew that hundreds of officials were not rich.

But people who are really not rich, Zhu Qizhen doesn't know.

For example, his usual cabinet of five people.

Needless to say, Zhang Fu is a British prince, and he has a lot of money, and there are a lot of rewards, and he is rich. Even if you don't talk about these, as the person at the top of the health system.

Zhang Fu may not have annexed the land of the guard, but many of his subordinates did, and even took it for granted. Zhang Fu sheltered them, and there was really no filial piety.

Of course, it is not that Zhang Fu is a first-class embezzler, at least the nobles at this time still attach great importance to the combat effectiveness of the army, but those nobles who have been passed down to later generations are only left with the ability to eat empty salaries, drink soldiers' blood, and embezzle armaments.

It is a product of Sanyang's official residence, with a thousand stones every year, not to mention the treatment of eating three salaries.

In the Ming Dynasty, when calculating the Yulu, generally speaking, there was no additional official, that is, if there were several official titles, even if the highest official rank was the Yulu, these additional officials were just some honors.

However, Emperor Xuanzong gave Sanyang the idea that all of their three highest official titles could receive Yulu, that is, three points of salary. If you get a year's money, you will need one or two thousand stone of grain.

It can't be counted less.

Not to mention, the royal family's reward for ministers, for the head of civil officials, that reward can't bypass them.

It is the low-level officials who are really sad.

Yulu is not high in the first place, but if it is really implemented according to Zhu Yuanzhang's formulation, he will be able to support his family. Of course, it is not possible to put on any pomp.

It's even a little better than the average person. After all, there are many conveniences in being an official.

But as soon as it is discounted, something goes wrong.

The treasure money is not worth much, and it did not start today.

Now it's almost waste paper.

Emperor Xuanzong also knew that it was not easy for a hundred officials, but on top of the treasure money, many people also had disputes. Someone wants to abolish the treasure money. Someone wants to change the banknote law.

There is no unanimous opinion.

Naturally, this matter is dragged down. Emperor Xuanzong rewarded hundreds of officials several times, which is the proof. Every reward is from top to bottom, and there are many civil officials.

This is one of Emperor Xuanzong's countermeasures, the salary is not enough, and the bonus will make up for it.

Therefore, hundreds of officials are extremely sensitive to matters related to their wallets.

In fact, when you go to the West, you don't necessarily have to give him these things, even if you give him fragrant wood and spices, it may not be worthless, but let them sell these things on the street, it can be difficult for them.

Therefore, they are particularly sensitive to this, and this is the only impression these officials have of going to the West.

"Your Majesty, of course, the hundred officials are not just focusing on Yulu." Yang Rong said: "When Emperor Taizong, the Jinyi Weidong Factory Discipline Gang palpitations made hundreds of officials reluctant to appear such a minister, but now Wang Zhen has this sign. ”

"Early this morning, Li Yu, a squire of the military department, was imprisoned. Your Majesty also knows that Li Yu is also a member of the national dynasty, and the cabinet should have some decency, but after I discussed it with Yang Shoufu, I did it so decisively. Does Your Majesty know why? ”

Zhu Qizhen already had a premonition in his heart and said, "Why? ”

Zhu Qizhen only looked at Li Yu's charges. I didn't think about the procedural issues.

The so-called protection of officials and officials, for civilian officials, to be a servant of the military department, under normal circumstances, it will not be too humiliating, but Li Yu went from playing to going to prison a little too quickly.

"Because the palace handed a note to the cabinet to save Li Yu's life."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was simply furious. But today he has already been angry once, and now he has restrained his anger, but the corners of his mouth can't help twitching slightly.

The people who can call the shots in the palace are him and the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager's trust in Sanyang is far above the Empress Dowager's trust in him. Naturally, it will not interfere easily, and even if it does, it will not use such a method as handing a note.

And Zhu Qizhen didn't do it.

So who's the person who handed the note? Do you still need to ask?

What made Zhu Qizhen even more uncomfortable was that. Wang Zhen concealed himself and handed a note below, is it the first time? How many times have there been before.

"Sure enough, it's a lonely person." Zhu Qizhen sighed lightly in his heart, disappointed to the extreme, but he didn't have the heart to get angry.

It doesn't matter whether it is a civil official, a military general, a eunuch, or a relative. Aren't they all the same? 、

It's just that Zhu Qizhen was angry again, and he also knew that he was leaving Wang Zhen at this moment, and said: "So what happened to the early dynasty today, was it acquiesced by a few pavilion elders?" ”

Yang Rong said: "The minister just heard the rumors, Li Shimian acted so decisively. ”

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment and said, "Does the Empress Dowager know about this matter?" ”

Yang Rong said: "The minister doesn't know that the Empress Dowager knows, or she doesn't know." Or maybe the Empress Dowager wants to know, or she doesn't want to know. ”