Hearing that King Hui meant that if you set up a toll card, others can take a detour without giving money, Tianqi said: "Therefore, if you want to build a market, those who pay the toll at the toll office will be protected in my market, and anyone who dares to extort them, whether it is an official or a citizen, will be arrested and punished." I have calculated that they usually have to pay an additional 3 to 50 percent to go out to pay, and I only charge 20 percent of the tolls and market management fees. ”

Zheng Guifei asked: "It takes money to build roads, build markets, and open money villages, how much money does the emperor have?" ”

Tianqi said: "I don't have any money to pay from you now, I only have tens of thousands of eunuchs who have nothing to do and tens of thousands of uncomfortable Jinyi guards who obey orders, I don't know if Old Concubine Zheng thinks it is enough?" ”

It is reasonable to say that you have no money to partner with a rich man, and this is the advantage of being an emperor.

King Fu said with a smile: "The emperor's two ideas are temporarily agreed, the land can be sold to the firm or the shares, the minister believes that the emperor will be able to do it." ”

Seeing that King Fu said this, the other kings all agreed, and the apocalypse was overjoyed: "Several uncles are smart people, I like to deal with smart people, come, everyone have a drink to celebrate, and we will come to the Three Uncles' Mansion to celebrate after making money in the coming year." ”

After drinking, Tianqi looked at King Fu and said, "I heard that Uncle Sanwang is willing to come to Beijing to live for a long time?" ”

King Fu said: "The minister has lived in Henan for ten years, and he thinks it is better to be in Beijing. It is the emperor's kindness that the emperor agrees that the minister will come to live in Beijing, and the minister can often see his mother. After speaking, tears flashed in his eyes again.

Tianqi sighed and said: "If Uncle Sanwang is willing, he can take Old Concubine Zheng to live in the mansion for a few days, don't sensationalize now, he will go back to Henan to preside over housework when he becomes a prince in the new year, and Uncle Sanwang will stay in Beijing and find something for Uncle Sanwang to do?" ”

King Fu said, "Although the emperor is sending. ”

Tianqi said: "The three kings and uncles are also the right sect leaders of the right sect of the Zongren Mansion, and they specially contact the kings of the whole country so that they can withdraw from the fields. Of course, in order to avoid things that everyone does not want to see, the correspondence and travel between the three uncles and the kings need to be accompanied and informed by internal guards. ”

Tianqi said this because King Fu had the idea of competing with Emperor Taichang for the crown prince, and as he was forced to go to the country of Henan, this slightly ambitious idea gradually died out. Although after many years, if his extinguished ambition is revived, there will be a life-and-death situation, everyone understands the power, and King Fu also said: "That's nature, the minister's decree is grateful." ”

Seeing that everyone was more satisfied, Tianqi said: "The concubines in the palace still want Old Concubine Zheng to talk about it, just tell them that the silver will become less and less valuable in their hands, and they will join more and more business houses." ”

Zheng Guifei smiled bitterly: "The emperor has tried his best to find money in the past few months, first copied Wei Zhongxian, and then copied more than a dozen homes in various parts of the south, and now he has to make up his mind in the palace and court officials, so the emperor is still saying that there is a shortage of money, where is the silver?" ”

The Apocalypse said, "This country is like a man, and silver is the blood of a man, and where there is much blood, flesh grows." In the past six months, I have taken out the money from the palace and big families to train and immigrate to the army, which is like turning the fat on people's bodies into muscles. If you have more fat, you will get sick, and you will be healthy when you have more muscles. ”

King Fu said: "The minister also feels that he is panting and weak at any time now, and it seems that he has to turn the fat on his body into muscles. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard it, and then Yang Gongchun came in with a solemn face and presented a letter saying, "Your Majesty, the military situation in Liaodong." ”

As soon as they heard that it was the military situation in Liaodong, everyone stopped laughing and looked at Tianqi, who opened the letter and looked at it and said to Yang Gongchun: "Immediately notify the Military Affairs Yuan, let them discuss countermeasures immediately." After Yang Gongchun left, Tianqi said to everyone: "If the Jurchens have any changes, I have to go to someone to discuss, and the matter of retreating from the land and the people depends on a few uncles, and only when the internal stability is in front can we concentrate on killing the enemy." ”

King Fu said: "The emperor can rest assured, the ministers are all descendants of the Zhu family, and they understand the importance of it. ”

Hearing that there was an unusual movement in the Jurchens, Tianqi immediately drove back to the palace to listen to the opinions of the Military Affairs Yuan. In addition to Sun Chengzong, Zhang Weiying, and Wang Yongguang, there were also Wang Zaijin, who had just returned to the dynasty from patrolling, the four ministers of military aircraft, plus Ni Yuanlu, Chen Qiyu, Sun Chuanting, and Zhang Xiangan of the Military Staff Department, as well as Sun Yunhe of the Military Intelligence Department and Tian Ergeng of the Military Justice Department.

But it's no wonder that in the past few years, the Ming army has been defeated again and again in the hands of the Jurchens, and in normal times, it is like facing a great enemy, and it is impossible not to be nervous when you hear that the great enemy is about to arrive. Tianqi smiled slightly and said: "The enemy is not here to visit relatives, he is here to kill people and steal things, let's talk about what preparations there are." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, this military intelligence department estimates that the Jurchens are about to attack according to the enemy's movements, and the specific number, route, and purpose of the enemy are still unclear. ”

Tianqi nodded and asked Sun Yunhe, "Is the person who reported the news the person who personally obtained the information?" ”

Sun Yunhe said: "No, a few months ago, according to the emperor's decree, the Military Intelligence Department set up an office on Phi Dao, stationed 200 people, and every ten years they have to take turns to send people out to inquire about the news. A few days ago, a hundred households received a report from his subordinates who went out on patrol that the slave chieftain Nurhachi asked the Jurchen officers and soldiers to prepare ox carts, climbing plows, shoes, and dry food, so he judged that the Jurchens were about to invade. This hundred households asked his subordinates to continue to investigate the specific situation, and sent people to Beijing to report, and it is estimated that there will be a follow-up report next. ”

Wang Zaijin said: "Preparing shoes and dry food is to prepare for the march, and preparing ox carts and climbing plows is to grab things." North Korea's roads are dangerous and difficult to drive, and besides, North Korea has nothing to offer, and the Jurchens will not rob it, and the Mongols in the north themselves are so hungry that they are panicked and want to rob people, and the possibility of the Jurchens robbing the Mongols is not very large, and the only thing left is to rob us. ”

Wang Yongguang smiled and said: "The minister has been in the military department for many years, and according to experience, it is judged that this Jurchen person will come in half a month as soon as he prepares something, and he will come in a month. After speaking, they smiled and nodded to Tianqi and Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong, who was very satisfied with Wang Yongguang, a person who did not forget to respect the leader at all times, turned his head and looked at him with approving eyes, and both of them smiled knowingly.

Tianqi asked Sun Yunhe at this time: "What is Mao Wenlong's attitude towards the military intelligence department stationed on Phi Island to garrison two hundred brocade guards?" ”

Sun Yunhe said: "General Mao is very polite, according to the brothers below, every time they go out on patrol, General Mao has to send someone to escort and greet them, and there is no prohibition on the island for them to move, but they did not go to the barracks, warehouses and other important places to inquire without the emperor's will." ”

Tianqi nodded and said, "In this way, it seems that Mao Wenlong respects the imperial court at least on the surface. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, the minister means that the Military Affairs Yuan will first make a rough plan to resist the enemy, and send it to Liaodong for the generals to decide and then report according to the follow-up information and specific circumstances, I don't know what the emperor wants?" ”

Tianqi nodded and said: "Sir's words are very true, but this time I want two people, one is Zhang Xiangan from the Military Staff Office, and the other is Ni Yuanlu from the Military Staff Office. ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The emperor has an order, and the ministers dare to disobey his orders? Besides, the minister has long looked forward to being able to go to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. ”

Ni Yuanlu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister has long wanted to try the killing power of the grenade, and the emperor sent the minister to the minister because he couldn't ask for it." ”

Apocalypse smiled: "I know what you mean, as long as you verify that the grenade is indeed effective in the war, I promise you three thousand taels of silver and the official position from the fifth grade, but you don't want to take it alone, the people who assist you must have equal benefits, otherwise others will not be so happy to help in the future." ”

Wang Zaijin also said: "Yes, this is also what you promised your own official, and when the time comes, you will invite everyone to drink." ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "As long as you get the money, all the officials here who can afford it will be invited." ”

Seeing that it was still early, Tianqi asked the people of the Military Affairs Yuan to continue to discuss, and he went to the Yangxin Palace to summon the king of letters, as well as Li Qiyuan, the head of the household department, and Zuo Guangdou, the head of the household department, to come to the discussion. King Xin came in and said, "I heard that the imperial brother went to the Three Kings' Uncle's Mansion today, I don't know how things are going?" ”