Emperor Hongzhi also wanted to know that if he could really produce silver out of thin air, there would be no need to worry about the military salaries in the nine sides, and the Jingxiang refugees would also have silver to settle in, and there would be no harvest from drought and flood in the government, and there would be spare energy to open a warehouse for grain relief.

"Tell me, how do you conjure up money out of thin air?" It was none other than Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Ningshou, who spoke.

The brothers slept for a long time, and when they heard that they could conjure silver out of thin air, they suddenly woke up like a dream, and their eyes lit up.

Yan Chengjin also felt that his words were too conclusive, so he said again: "Your Majesty, can the minister take back Fang Cai's words?" ”

The officials were stunned.

Emperor Hongzhi's old face twitched slightly, thinking that this guy had some ability, and he could really conjure silver out of thin air.

No wonder this kid always has to brew for a long time before he speaks.

The Zhang brothers' faces were even more uncomfortable than eating Xiaoqiang, and they finally fell asleep, but the kid woke up.

Ma Wensheng's brows soothed: "The minister has been the secretary of the military department for many years, and I have never heard of the saying that I went to Beijing to find silver, but the Weiyuan guards are empty, and the minister agrees." ”

"Please also ask Your Majesty to wait for news from Wang Shouren." Yan Chengjin said after careful consideration.

If he changed to someone else, he wouldn't dare to mess around like this, but Wang Shouren has the aura of a saint.

After the court, the hundred officials dispersed.

Emperor Hongji and the cabinet of three remained in the Mukden Temple.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, thinking about it, he always felt that Yan Chengjin dared to admonish if he was sure, but he couldn't think of where the silver came from.

He instructed Mu Bin: "The factory guards have been staring at Yan Chengjin for the past few days. ”

The news inevitably reached Jingying, causing a lot of panic.

In a barracks in Beijing, more than a dozen people were standing or sitting, all with sad faces, scratching their heads and thinking about a question: How did Yan Chengjin conjure up silver?

"Do you think this matter has anything to do with us?"

"Impossible, this son is not a ghost or god, how can he know about us, and no one has come to Beijing in the past few days, I must have been too worried."

"Don't mess with yourself, and if anyone comes to investigate, kill him."

But after waiting for a few days, they didn't even see a ghost, and a few people were sure that they were too careful.

Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi became more and more confused.

The factory guard came to report, Yan Chengjin was on duty as usual, his life was extremely regular, and when he was on duty, he would never stay in the room on duty for a moment, and when he was on duty, he would never delay for a moment.

I couldn't find out anything.

On the fifth day, the princes almost forgot about it.

Yan Chengjin was still standing in the corner of the side hall, and Emperor Hongzhi was about to announce his retirement from the court after discussing the affairs of the court.

At this moment, a small eunuch walked in from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Wang Shouren, the chief bookkeeper of the Criminal Department, said that he found silver in the Beijing camp." ”

The faces of the officials were different, some were stiff, and some were suspicious.

Emperor Hongzhi was surprised: "Let him in!" ”

Wang Shouren walked into the hall quickly, holding a thick stack of classics in his hand, and Emperor Hongzhi looked at him with straight eyes: "What is this?" ”

Wang Shouren lowered his head, neither humble nor pitiful: "Back to Your Majesty, it is a military member." ”

Everything in the capital camp was top secret, including the number of troops and the location of the station, which only Emperor Hongzhi and the military department Shangshu knew.

The military registration can find out the number of troops in the Beijing camp.

Therefore, the military registration is classified and is controlled by the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces.

But it is Wang Yue who is in charge, and Wang Yue is now wearing a pair of pants with Yan Chengjin.

He sorted out all the vacancies in the military and pointed out a clear way for Wang Shouren.

In the previous dynasty, Wang Yue also ate empty sound, is the originator of this line of people, no one knows better than him, how the military salary is sent to the minister's pocket, the Beijing camp has been left over from the previous dynasty, almost unchanged, there are many old generals in the Beijing camp, naturally there is no need for Wang Shouren to go to the Beijing camp.

In reorganizing the barracks, Yan Chengjin was cautious and cautious, considering all links.

Wang Yue is his real backhand.

It was Wang Yue's gladly agreed, and Wang Shouren's saint halo.

Yan Chengjin dared to admonish Emperor Hongzhi.

Wang Shouren said: "This is the military registration of the Beijing camp, the original 140,000 people, the number of fleeing as many as 80,000, in fact, there are only more than 60,000 people, the number of sergeants has decreased sharply, and the imperial court is still paid according to the old amount, so the money and silver are missing." ”

Wang Shouren's words were like thunder in the sky, and every word split into Emperor Hongzhi's heart, and he was so stunned that he almost fell off the dragon chair.

There are only 60,000 left in Beijing?

The ministers were in an uproar.

Yan Chengjin really wanted to comfort Emperor Hongzhi, Your Majesty, the remaining 60,000 are still waste.

"The Biography of Liu Jian" records that in the summer of the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, the little prince conspired against Datong. Jian Yan, the Beijing army was cowardly and did not allow the battle, and begged to be ordered to quit its service in order to raise its spirit.

Jingying was originally the most elite force among all the armies of the imperial court.

However, Chenghua to the Hongzhi Dynasty almost never fought, long-term waste and training, day and night in the tuntian, has long become a peasant, even the soldiers of the border guard post are not as good.

Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the Chenghua Dynasty, is powerful, and the governor of the capital regimental camp, he alone has the final say, and this trend is caused by him.

Jingying Tuntian was originally a very normal thing.

However, the soldiers changed from cultivating the military fields and imperial farms to cultivating the private fields of the powerful ministers, and they did not practice all year round and did not receive wages, causing the soldiers to flee back to their hometowns.

Wang Yue and Wang Zhi called themselves brothers, and the two fought together in the border fortress, and they were familiar with everything in the army.

Although Emperor Hongzhi was in power, he never took the initiative to reorganize the Beijing camp, and the military equipment of the Beijing camp was secret, and the ministers could not touch it, giving others an opportunity to take advantage of.

led to today's situation.

Li Dongyang gasped.

The imperial court spends the military salary of the Beijing camp every year, which is more than that of the nine sides, and how much is the military salary of these tens of thousands of people in a year?

Emperor Hongzhi opened his mouth, so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Mu Bin submitted the military registration, and after reading a few pages, Emperor Hongzhi's mind was a little unstable: "I don't believe it." ”

Wang Shouren said: "The minister invited some beggars, and the marquis was outside the noon gate, and hoped that His Majesty would allow them to enter the palace to face the saints." ”

The ministers didn't know what Wang Shouren was going to do.

Even Yan Chengjin didn't know what he was going to do next.

Fu Han, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, scolded: "The land of the temple, how can you let the beggars defile!" ”

How did the Ming Zhu family get rich, you forgot, look down on beggars?

Yan Chengjin sneered in his heart.

Emperor Hongzhi naturally knew the history of Emperor Gao's family, and the Ministry of Rites commented on it, which made him a little unhappy, and this matter was very important, so he instructed Xiao Jing: "You go and pick it up in person." ”

Xiao Jing responded.

There was silence.

After a while, three beggars were brought to the main hall.

Xiao Jing was puzzled: "Your Majesty, there are thousands of beggars outside, and the slaves and maids only dare to bring back three for safety." ”

A while ago, the rebels intended to rebel, and they had to guard against it, and thousands of beggars were brought into the palace, and the factory guards could not control it.

"Grass man Zhang Peng knocks to see Your Majesty."

The three beggars fell to their knees tremblingly, only the leader dared to answer, and the other two were so frightened that they couldn't even speak clearly.

I don't know what Wang Shouren is going to do.

Wang Shouren said to the three beggars: "If the official asked you last night, you can say it again. ”