Obviously, Sun Chengzong did not bring up this matter in order to be able to make this thing happen.

Everyone knows that the new army is now the lifeblood of the emperor, and reaching out to the new army at this time will definitely annoy His Majesty. Sun Chengzong would not do such an unwise thing, he just wanted to mess up Xu Guangqi's affairs.

Xu Guangqi wanted to share more money for His Majesty to raise soldiers, and Sun Chengzong would say that it was better to give the soldiers to the military department to raise them. Once things get up, neither side can do it, and the money will not be divided.

Xu Guangqi glanced at Sun Chengzong quietly, hating this old guy in his heart.

However, Xu Guangqi also knew that this was suppressing himself. If he had to do it, the remaining two guys present would definitely not stand idly by, and would step on himself with Sun Chengzong.

Even if His Majesty pampered himself and wanted to agree to his own conditions, I am afraid that he would not be able to do it.

Xu Guangqi also snorted coldly, and said directly: "Let's discuss these things in front of the emperor, let's discuss them in private is not the way to be a minister." ”

After saying this, Xu Guangqi stood up, flicked his sleeves and walked into the back room.

His meaning is obvious, he doesn't want to discuss it with me, and you don't want to discuss it, everyone will break up.

Huang Kezhang and Han Yi looked at each other, and they both smiled.

As for the struggle between Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi, the two of them are happy to see it succeed. But now is not the time to reach out, or the two old foxes might join forces and bite themselves.

"Then I'll talk about it tomorrow in front of the Emperor." Han Yi stood up and said with a smile, "Now let's go and do something else." There are so many things in this cabinet, all of them are done by a few of us, so we have to be careful. ”

Sun Chengzong smiled, also stood up and walked into the back room.

didn't let Xu Guangqi get things done, it was enough for Sun Chengzong. As for such a stupid thing as fighting with Xu Guangqi to the death, he wouldn't do that. If you do everything, wouldn't it make Han Yi take advantage?

You can fight these people, but you can't fight too much. If it really angers His Majesty, no one will have good fruit to eat.

At the same time, the news that the money was about to be divided also spread all over the yamen of all sizes in the capital in an instant.

For the officials who are tightening their belts to get by, this is a great piece of good news worth raising a glass to celebrate, and everyone's hands can finally be relaxed.

Now that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is staring at the people of the General Administration Department, coupled with the secret music system, everyone does not dare to be as greedy for money as before. But when the money passes through the hand, it can always be stained with some soup and water.

Sharing money is a good thing for everyone, so that everyone can have a full meal.

"It's not easy to live in the capital" is not just talking, and it is not easy to live in a city with a population of one million like Beijing.

Even for officials, it is already difficult to live in the capital with their cheap money, let alone live decently. If you want to live a decent life, you can't do it without extra money.

If nothing else, honest and well-behaved people can't solve it with just one house.

So everyone is looking forward to it, hoping that the people above them can get more money to give everyone a point.

Again, this is also a matter of fierce competition in the imperial court. If you can't get the money, the people below will complain. When people's hearts are scattered, the team will not be easy to lead.

In such an environment of public opinion, the pressure on every high-ranking official is relatively great. Whether it is a cabinet scholar or a scholar of the six books, everyone is pondering this matter in their hearts, and they are also hostile to each other.

On this morning, the cabinet scholars and the six scholars all entered the palace.

Also entering the palace were the people from the staff office, as well as the six squires and the general secretary, and so on. Even Dali Temple and Shuntian Mansion have arrived.

Everyone laughed at each other, but in their hearts they were wondering how to kick each other.

When the hour came, everyone entered the palace without smiling.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair and looked at the courtiers below, and his head was also big for a while.

Although a lot of money was brought back this time, more than 17 million yuan was brought back in the early stage, and there will be more income in the future.

This money sounds like a lot, but it's actually a lot, and if it's just given to one person, it's a lot of money. But in such a big country, if the money is sprinkled, I am afraid that it will splash a ripple of water on the surface of the lake, and it is still a drop in the bucket to do what he wants to do, and Zhu Youxiao can't help but have a big head.

The most important thing is that the wolf has more meat and less meat, and how to divide this money is a problem.

"Everyone, please excuse me." Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone and said slowly.

When everyone stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued: "I brought all Aiqing over today, presumably all Aiqing also know what it is for. I won't go around the bush, and each department will report the silver they need, and let's discuss it. ”

"Let's start with the Ministry of Rites. Shen Tingyun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, you say. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Shen Tingyun agreed, he hurriedly walked out of the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, there are not too many things in the Ministry of Rites, and the silver taels required will not be too much, only three million taels are enough." ”

Hearing Shen Tingyun say this, everyone's eyes fell on him. Butterfly

Isn't that too much?

You're a complete lion's mouth! It's just a fatal general law!

The total is only more than 17 million taels, even if the six parts are divided equally, one family will not be able to share three million, not to mention some to the emperor. And Shuntianfu and Dali Temple, these yamen should also get some rain and dew, right?

Shen Shangshu said cautiously. Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the ministry, couldn't stand it anymore, took a step forward, and said in a deep voice: "Why does the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites want so much silver? ”

Shen Tingyun was not angry, but said with a smile: "Zhou Shangshu, don't worry, please listen to what the official has to say." ”

"It's true that the Ministry of Rites doesn't need so much silver in normal times. But now it's different, there is a place under the Ministry of Rites that spends a lot of money, and this yamen is the Royal Academy. ”

"The Royal Academy in the capital is just a pilot, and all the ministers present must know it. It's been almost a year, and you must have seen the effect of the Royal Academy in Beijing. In this imperial examination, the imperial court admitted a total of 296 people, and 76 people were selected from the Imperial Academy in Beijing. It can be seen that the indoctrination of the Royal Academy in the capital also shows the merit of His Majesty in establishing the Royal Academy. ”

"Since the effect is so good, it is natural to open more. The Ministry of Rites decided to establish a royal academy in the Ming Dynasty and the 13 provinces of Beijing, with one more in the capital, two in Nanjing, and one in each of the other provinces. ”

"The two royal academies in Beijing and Nanjing are based on the old practice now, and a total of sixteen royal academies need to be built. The construction of the academy, the purchase of various goods, and the hiring of teachers all cost money. Three million taels, the official is already too little. ”

Everyone looked at Shen Tingyun and was very helpless.

There's a reason for this. However, this time the matter of the Confucian family in Shandong broke out, and His Majesty must value the Royal Academy more. If it is expanded, it will definitely make His Majesty very willing. So the reason Shen Tingyun found really made everyone speechless.

But three million taels is too outrageous! Why do you want three million taels of silver?

It's just to build a few royal academies, why do you need so much silver?

This shows that the lion has a big mouth!

However, everyone also knows that Shen Tingyun is giving the court room to cut down. Obviously I need one million, then I want three million, even if the court cuts two million, it is enough; If the court had cut a million, I would have earned it.

"I'm afraid this matter isn't so urgent, is it?" Sun Chengzong took a step forward and said: "Now that there are frequent natural disasters in various parts of my Ming Dynasty, and the border passes in the north are not stable, the money of the imperial court is still used more for this. ”

"In the land of Liaodong, wild boar skins are even more rampant, and how long has it been since the border has not paid military salaries in full? Bian Junjun is cold, you can't let them go hungry to fight, right? This time in the Northwest earthquake, many passes have been damaged, and this must be repaired, right? In my opinion, the construction of the Royal Academy can be done one by one. ”

"Sun Ge Lao's words are not right." Feng Congwu, the head of the household department, took a step forward and said: "This time there was a rebellion in Shandong, and hundreds of people followed, what is the reason? ”

"The reason is because they actually believe in the Smelling Fragrance Sect, which shows that the education in various places is insufficient and the people's wisdom is not open."

"If the enlightenment is enlightened, and the people know the etiquette and righteousness, they will naturally not do such a thing and will not fall for them. In this way, how much silver can be saved for the imperial army? Indoctrination is the top priority, how can it be considered light? ”

Everyone turned their heads to see that it was Feng Congwu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who was also the dean of the Royal Academy.

This time the matter was very beneficial to Feng Congwu. Once the Royal Academy was expanded, his power would increase greatly. In such a situation, he naturally has to support.

Naturally, there were a lot of people who supported Sun Chengzong, so the two sides quarreled.

This incident caused a loud noise, and the chickens and ducks talked about it, and there was a big quarrel for a while.

Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly, the competition for money involved in everything is really fierce.

"Okay, stop arguing." Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone and said in a deep voice.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao's authority is getting heavier, and naturally it will not be the same as before. Now as soon as he spoke, there was an instant silence below.

Everyone took a step back, waiting for the Emperor's decision.

"What the two Aiqing said makes sense, but Elder Sun Ge, what is being discussed now is the matter of the Ministry of Rites, and the matter of the Ministry of War will be discussed later. Don't get two things together and it's a mess. Zhu Youxiao said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, looked at Shen Tingyun again and said, "As for what the Ministry of Rites said, it should indeed be done." However, three million taels is too much, and you can't always keep an eye on money to do things, you have to find a way. If you have money, you have to do things, and if you don't have money, you have to do things. ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone and said slowly: "Which Aiqing has a way to solve this problem?" I will not be stingy with rewards. ”

After this sentence came out, everyone fell silent.

Everyone understands that if you want to succeed in this thing, you have to spend money; If you don't want to spend money, then you have to use some bad tricks.

But this kind of damage trick is not easy to think of, and even if it does, no one may dare to say it.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a plan."

At this time, someone still stood up.