If it was in the past, it was the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty to perform the recital, and the master of ceremonies generally did not take the initiative to come forward.

But this time, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words fell, he saw Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the Si Rite Supervisor's palm seal, the first to come out of the ranks, and said with a compliment: "Your Majesty, the grain from the south has been transported to Beijing last month, and the original Si Rite Supervisor and the outer court were ready to repay the grain borrowed by the previous imperial court. As a result, the people all said that they entrusted His Majesty with great blessings, and the extermination of Jianyu was just around the corner, and they donated the food at that time, and there was no need to pay it back! ”

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen listened and pretended not to know.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xue Guoguan hurriedly followed the line and said, "Originally, it was only some of the people who said it explicitly, but when the news of His Majesty's victory came, no matter the officials and the people, whether rich or poor, they all said that they didn't need to pay it back. Even some of those who had already received grain returned it one after another. ”

As if it was rehearsed, Cao Huachun and Xue Guoguan glanced at each other, and then invariably played to Emperor Chongzhen: "The people are so knowledgeable, thanks to Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, and the teaching is meritorious, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

When the other courtiers saw it, they all came out one after another, followed closely behind the words of the first person in the inner and outer courts, and saluted respectfully together: "My emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

When the matter of borrowing grain happened before, many people actually had opinions about this practice in their hearts, but they were forced to lend it due to the growing prestige of Emperor Chongzhen. Even if there was a chain reaction caused by the scene when Emperor Chongzhen bumped into ordinary people on the street, there were still many people who felt that the matter of the imperial court borrowing grain was a powerful move to force the people (officials). How is this possible! It's all in my mouth, and it's weird to be able to spit it out!

In the history books of later generations, there must be people who will criticize the imperial court's forcible borrowing of grain, and they will also criticize Emperor Chongzhen. This kind of thing, it can almost be said, has not been seen since ancient times, and even if there is a similar one, it is absolutely notorious.

However, before Emperor Chongzhen left, he made a decree, to take the lead of the celebrant and the cabinet, and to supervise the factory guards, the queen and the prince to control the overall situation, and to fulfill their promises as soon as the grain arrived.

In this way, when the imperial court really repays the grain, those who used to maliciously characterize the previous act of borrowing grain in their hearts will have nothing to say. If it was just this, maybe Cao Huachun wouldn't have rushed to say this as soon as possible.

The imperial court wanted to repay the people more grain according to the bank interest, but the people knew that they were grateful and rejected the court's kindness. It's not just one or two, it's all the people who ask for it. Then this matter will definitely leave a mark in the history books, called a beautiful thing of the Ming Dynasty that has been passed down through the ages.

With such a result, the emperor's sage is so popular with the people, and the evaluation in the history books must be very high. It's a good thing, it's strange not to rush to say it!

Of course, secretly, it's not that no one has an opinion, but not the emperor, but others.

"They only lent a little bit of food, and it was a question of whether there was a stone or not, of course they were generous, and if they didn't pay it back, they wouldn't pay it back!"

"No, they were generous, but we lost much food. Originally, I thought there was interest, but I made a fortune, but the result was good, and the chicken flew and the egg was beaten! ”

“……”

Those who say these things only dare to hide in their own houses and say them.

They have one thing, but they never think that those people who only lend one stone of grain may still be saved by them from between their teeth. I don't know how many times I have to go hungry to save these foods. As for them, even if they lend out a hundred stone of grain, it may only be a drop in the bucket for them. Whether they have this hundred stone of grain or not have this hundred stone of grain is just a change in their number in the account book, and it will not have much impact on their days at all.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy when he heard these courtiers mention this matter. In the easy-to-understand words of later generations, the people of Jingshi only looked at his face to make such a thing happen. It shows that he has high prestige, good popularity, and is supported by the people, and he is definitely a good emperor to be treated like this.

Seeing that the emperor was very happy, the courtiers at the bottom had already expected it. Longyan Dayue, this is the happiest thing.

Taking advantage of the emperor's pleasure, Hubu Shangshu also wanted to express himself, so he immediately played loudly: "Your Majesty, the alliance between the Wa State and the Jianyu not only invaded our Korean Province, but also coveted the entire Ming Dynasty. Teaching the Japanese nation is a sure thing to do. Now there is no need to return the grain, so it is just the right time to save it for the war against the Japanese. ”

Ying Erdai was escorted back to Beijing one step ahead of the army, and at the same time, the alliance between Jianyu and the Japanese State had also been made public, which caused a very strong reaction in Beijing.

At this time, whether it was the Ming officials or ordinary people, they had all been cultivated by Emperor Chongzhen with strong self-confidence. If you dare to have malicious intent towards Da Ming, then you will be beaten! can happen without having to return the grain, in addition to being grateful to Emperor Chongzhen for destroying the Liaodong Jianyu, or there is also the meaning of letting the imperial court fight the Japanese country.

At this time, in the Wenhua Palace, other officials listened to it and echoed it, praising the emperor for being so good, just without the need for the court to pay extra food or anything.

Hearing them speak, Emperor Chongzhen only listened for a while, and found that it was all this opinion, so he stretched out his hand to signal quiet, and then smiled and said seriously and seriously: "I said that I borrowed grain before, and that is borrowing grain. My people said that they did not need to pay it back, but it was their heart, and I was very happy and received this heart. But since I've already said it, there's no reason not to pay it back. In this matter, the secretary and others can explain to the people, don't make me lose my trust in the people! ”

Hearing this, there was silence in the Wenhua Hall for a moment. When these courtiers looked at Emperor Chongzhen again, there was more respect in their eyes.

They are all from Jinshi, and the officialdom has been mixed to their current high positions for many years, and after a little thought, they understand that the emperor insisted on paying it back, announcing to his people and their subjects that Emperor Chongzhen is definitely a man of his word.

Whether it is a common man or a courtier, with such an emperor, he is naturally very willing! It will also be very respected by them!

So, Cao Huachun was the first to come out again, and said respectfully: "It's the slave and maid who is not thoughtful, the emperor is sage!" ”

When the other courtiers heard this, they also followed suit, and for a while, in the Wenhua Palace, there were endless voices of self-blame, compliments, and so on.

This kind of statement is necessary for them, and it is also necessary for Emperor Chongzhen to let them express it.

After waiting for a while, after the Wenhua Hall was quiet, Emperor Chongzhen smiled again and said to them: "As for the Wa Kingdom, he has repeatedly coveted the Ming Dynasty, such a wolf with ambition, I will never spare it, and when he arrives, he will definitely drive the expedition again." ”

Although he spoke with a smile, his tone was resolute, conveying his determination to these courtiers.

Don't say that there is already a voice of crusade against the Japanese state in Jingshi now, but without this, with the current prestige of Emperor Chongzhen, as well as his great military exploits, no one dares to oppose it.

After glancing at them, Emperor Chongzhen revealed slightly: "Before my class, I have already made arrangements for the Japanese army that invaded and occupied the Korean Province, and I believe that there will be good news in the future, so I will wait and see it." ”

What he said was the matter of sending the naval division led by Zheng Zhilong to cut off the Korean Strait. Through the eavesdropping system, he already knew about the great victory. But there is no need to say it at this time, just let Zheng Zhilong pass on the good news by himself.

At this time, when the courtiers heard Emperor Chongzhen's affirmative words, based on their previous experience, they were all overjoyed. At the same time, I also suddenly realized in my heart that the emperor was wise and martial, and those would-be robbers still wanted to grab food, of course they would react. It is estimated that it is a little trick, and those Japanese robbers will suffer a big loss!

Hehe, let's ask who else in today's world can win a battle better than the current emperor?

When they thought like this, Emperor Chongzhen saw that he had already talked about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom, so he discussed the matter of the future conquest of the Wa Kingdom, which probably made these courtiers have a bottom in their hearts, and then he looked at the sky and felt that it was okay, so he asked again: "Zhuqing, what else do you want to play?" ”

Hearing this, Xue Guoguan, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, finally took the lead and immediately re-entered the ranks: "Governor Zhang has good news, now Jiangnan has basically completed the verification of the preferential exemption of the gentry and the collection of arrears, and the money and grain obtained are used in the local area, which greatly relieves the pressure on the imperial court. The Cabinet and the Ministry of Ceremonies and the Ministry of Celebrants have already made preliminary calculations that the state treasury should be able to increase its revenue by more than 5 million taels this year. ”

Cao Huachun, who was on the side, heard this, and immediately followed: "Your Majesty, there will be no military spending in the future, and a lot of money has been saved, and the treasury income at the end of the year is definitely the largest since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

This is another great thing, naturally everyone rushed to say it.

In other words, the emperor has just returned from the imperial expedition, unless there is something terrible and there is no way to hide it, then he will tell him as soon as possible, otherwise, no one wants the emperor to be disappointed, and he will take the unhappy thing to play at this time.

Hubu Shangshu couldn't stand anymore, when he played just now, it seemed that the horse's fart slapped on the horse's feet, and the emperor still had to return the grain. The matter in front of you will definitely not be wrong again. So, he also followed behind Cao Huachun and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen also went to verify, this year's glass factory profits have skyrocketed again, and this part of the income, by the end of the year, is definitely a very surprising amount!" ”

Wang Chengen saw that they were talking lively, and couldn't help but follow along: "Your Majesty, there are also banks, and the slaves and maids have reported under the overseers in various places, saying that the bank has made a lot of profits this year!" ”

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Listening to the good news of the courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy. As he listened, he began to think about it.

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