Chapter 121: Poor Ghost Zhu Youzhen

However, the gains are not small, at least the new muskets can already be mass-produced. In order to keep it secret, the craftsmen in the workshop are also divided into batches, one batch is responsible for one process, and finally goes to Zhao Jinrong's workshop to assemble.

The assembly personnel were all brought by Zhao Jinrong personally, and the credibility is still there.

Once the costume change is completed, these bird guns can be eliminated, and when the time comes, these bird guns will be resold casually, and it will be a lot of money.

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At the beginning of November in the first year of Chongzhen, the weather was slightly cold, and when everything began to hibernate, the Ming Shuntianfu spread bad news again.

Jizhen, which had been calm for a few months, had a resurgence of turmoil, and Shitang Road in Jizhen Town was due to a shortage of silver, and Chen Wenyuan, the capital secretary, and He Tong, the garrison, gathered troops and horses to make trouble and asked the court for silver.

As soon as this incident came out, Jizhen was unstable, and the chief soldier Zhao Shujiao hurriedly wrote to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to send silver to appease the army.

Jizhen border army salary, in fact, is not the first time, as early as August, Jizhen Eighth Road has a collective military salary. Later, the governor of Shuntian, Wang Guosheng, transferred the military salary of Xuanfu, first issued three months' military salary to Jizhen, and sent Zhao Shujiao as the chief soldier of Jizhen, which suppressed the mutiny.

The imperial court previously repaid the military salary of Jizhen, and in the past less than three months, Shitang Road was paid again. The weirdest thing is that there was no rumor at all before, and it was the local capital and garrison who led the trouble.

As the chief soldier of Jizhen, he didn't want to suppress the rebellious soldiers, so his first thought was to ask the court for money. It can be said that Zhao Shujiao will not end up with anything good in doing this.

The key question is why there is a shortage of salary, and where did the money sent by Jizhen to Shitang Road go before?

Officers and men are not paid, and when the Chinese New Year is approaching, they will inevitably have to be paid. Everyone has a family, everyone has to eat, and what is the great principle of loving the country and the people is nonsense at this time. To solve the problem is also very simple, just give money.

But the key problem is that the court has no money!

In the Forbidden City, after Emperor Chongzhen received the official document sent by Zhao Shujiao, he scolded angrily. Zhu Youzhen just couldn't understand why the money sent to Jizhen Eighth Road was only missing from Shitang Road? That's more than 200,000 taels of silver, and this money will disappear out of thin air?

Zhu Youzhen strictly ordered Jinyiwei and Dongchang to investigate, this matter is not a big secret in the Miyun area, Jinyiwei sent someone to inquire a little, and he knew a rough idea.

The officials on the Miyun side intercepted the money and distributed it to some gentry in Miyun.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't figure it out, this was the military salary issued to Shitang Road, how could the Miyun officials have the courage to intercept it openly and distribute it to some gentry?

But in the end, the results of the investigation poured cold water on Zhu Youzhen's angry heart, and in the end he couldn't scold anything.

A few years ago, there was a catastrophe in Shaanxi, and the imperial court did not have enough money for disaster relief, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse ordered Wei Zhongxian to raise a large amount of money and grain from the Miyun gentry. said that it was fundraising, but in fact, the court borrowed money like some gentry.

Since it is borrowing money, it has to be repaid, not to mention that the court borrows money, so it is even more creditworthy.

The Miyun gentry began to put pressure on the yamen last year, but how could the imperial court have money at that time. Later, Zhu Youzhen personally issued an edict that as long as the imperial court had money to distribute Miyun, he would first pay back the money owed to the Miyun gentry.

Because of this hand-written edict, the Miyun gentry no longer tossed.

It was precisely because of Zhu Youzhen's edict that the Miyun officials had the courage to intercept the military salary and distribute it to the gentry. Zhu Youzhen intended to arrest people and ask them for the crime, but those people also acted according to the instructions, at most they did not say anything in advance before doing the work.

Things were investigated and investigated, and the problem was with him Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen couldn't accept this fact for a while.

The imperial study was quiet, and only Wang Chengen was by Chongzhen's side.

Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside, Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes a little bitterly, "How dare they?" 200,000 taels of silver, I didn't even know it. Jinyiwei, Dongchang, what do you eat? ”

Zhu Youzhen was still very angry, although the problem was himself, but what made him even more angry was that he didn't know about it before.

What makes Zhu Youzhen even more puzzled is that when the imperial brother was in power, those people didn't make trouble to pay back, why did they make trouble as soon as they took office?

Wang Chengen's brows moved, he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a moment, and swallowed back the words in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen sulked for a while, and had to find a way to solve the matter of military salaries on Shitang Road. But the question is, where is he going to get the money?

This year's taxes and internal funds were almost all thrown into Liaodong to support Yuan Chonghuan, and now there are less than 30,000 taels of internal funds left, what is this money enough for? Moreover, the internal money can't be empty, and the palace has to use money.

The treasury may still have some money, but if you want to empty the treasury, you have to pass through the household department.

Zhu Youzhen really couldn't find money, in order to save money, he, the lord of a country, wore a lining with patches. But even so, there is still trouble in various places, scrambling for money.

Zhu Youzhen became more and more puzzled, when the imperial brother was in power before, he didn't see how diligent he was, but he never bothered about a mere 200,000 taels of silver.

The next day, the court was deliberating, and Zhu Youzhen was counting on the ministers to help find a way to raise military salaries, but before he could speak, someone went to the road.

After reading the content of the excerpt, Zhu Youqi's hands trembled slightly, and his face became iron-blue.

It's a mess again, and it's approaching the end of the year, and the soldiers and horses in Ningxia Guyuan and Kaifeng are now starting to make trouble because of the lack of pay for many months.

To put it bluntly, it is asking for money.

"Your Majesty, it is very important for Guyuan to guard the border passes, face the Warat people, and prevent the Liukou from advancing westward. It is also necessary to pay the military salary as soon as possible to reassure the army. ”

Closing the fold, Zhu Youzhen slapped the dragon chair fiercely, glared at the ministers in the palace, and shouted coldly: "As soon as there is something, find me to find a way, you eat the king's Lu, this is how you share my worries?" ”

"The ministers are stupid, Your Majesty is angry!"

The ministers hurriedly bowed their hands and bowed, looking sincerely frightened.

Seeing them like this, Zhu Youzhen became even more angry.

"I'm angry at what? I'm here to figure you out! ”

At this time, the imperial historian Gu Qilin came out and said: "Your Majesty, now the treasury is empty, and the military salaries required for Guyuan, Kaifeng, and Shitang Road are at least more than 1.3 million taels. In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to urgently raise a military salary with the gentry near Gyeonggi. ”

Chongzhen was suddenly angry, and after thinking about it for a long time, he came up with this idea? Rob one's belly to cover one's back?

Before he had time to sarcastically say two sentences, he saw Li Biao, Qian Longxi, Qian Qianyi and others echo and said: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

Seconded? Chongzhen was slightly stunned, "I don't know where Aiqing thinks he should raise military salaries?" ”

Qian Longxi arched his hand and said: "I have heard that there are many wealthy businessmen in Shanxi, and near Gyeonggi, they may be the only ones who can take out millions of taels of silver in a short period of time." ”

"Then I don't know which Aiqing is willing to take a trip to Shanxi for me?"

Chongzhen asked softly, but no one in the hall answered, and they hung their heads one by one.