Seeing Sanang talking about giving birth to a child, Tianqi said earnestly: "Being able to give birth to a child at least means that there are goods in the belly, and it is not uncomfortable to say that it is not uncomfortable, and it will be happy to give birth to a doll and hold it in your hands for a lifetime. And the discomfort of no money is really uncomfortable, I heard that Emperor Jiajing spent all the money in the palace back then, and Emperor Longqing wanted to buy some jewelry for his wife after succeeding to the throne and had no money to please him. The emperor is so unbearable, how can ordinary people live without money? ”

At this time, the queen asked: "The emperor has the backbone and is unwilling to lose face in front of the minister for the sake of silver, but what are you going to do next?" ”

Apocalypse waved his hand and said, "Do it yourself, have plenty of food and clothing!" ”

The queen nodded and said, "It seems that the emperor is ready to do a great job, and the concubines will tell the emperor about your current family background, and the emperor will live within his means to see what to do." ”

After the queen finished speaking, she turned around and took out an account book from the small box next to her, opened it and read: "All the food and clothing in the palace are provided for the outer court, in addition to the 1.2 million gold and silver flowers that are released into the palace every year, of which about 200,000 are to be paid to the military ministers in Beijing, so there are one million taels every year; The emperor later came up with the idea of selling the title, and he could get 30% of the total silver sold in the country every year; Hotels, jewelry, garments, hospitals and other imperial stores are estimated to be up to 700,000 taels a year based on May profits; The emperor in the Qian Zhuang and the Road Merchants Bureau had a total of three percent of the shares, and there should be two million six hundred thousand taels according to the two cents; I heard that the emperor still has 20 years of taxes in Liaodong and Liaoxi. ”

Sanang said happily when he heard this: "I didn't expect the emperor to be so rich, we are really lucky, at least better than Emperor Longqing's concubines." ”

Apocalypse smiled proudly and said, "Do you think I've been busy this year? Now that you have thrown out the affairs of the court, you can find a way to make money, and when the time comes, you will all change your cups, plates, and bowls to make them with silver, and you will not be poor at any time. ”

Feng Siqin asked: "The emperor can really let go, I thought you were just talking." ”

Tianqi said: "People are self-aware, many emperors think they are omnipotent, and some people are overconfident when they know a little bit of skin, thinking that there is nothing in the world that they don't know, and the result is that all his subordinates don't want to use their brains to ask for orders when they have something, and they are tired and panicked all day long. In fact, none of the ministers in this court are simple, whether they are experts in managing affairs or in whole people, and I have promised them, unless there are special circumstances such as wars and large-scale disasters, or they do not cooperate and break the rules and can't play, I will not interfere and let them play slowly. ”

Feng Siqin asked, "Then what do you say that emperors should be diligent in government?" ”

Tianqi said: "This is another form of diligence, Lao Tzu said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, buying vegetables, cutting vegetables, preparing condiments, cooking and stir-frying according to the recipe I have all found it, just sit on the side and watch them don't want them to burn down the house, this is the true meaning of doing nothing!" ”

Zhang Chunying said at this time: "Then will the emperor be able to pass through us in the future?" ”

Tianqi said: "That's natural, not only do I have time to accompany you, but I also want to make a lot of money and make a fortune with you, and when the world is peaceful, I will accompany you everywhere in the country." ”

The queen smiled and said: "The emperor is lazy and steals justifiably, but don't be too happy to make money. ”

Apocalypse said, "I know that there is a false account, but how much is the real account?" ”

The queen said: "Let's say the same, first of all, gold and silver, originally 1.2 million taels, in addition to the 200,000 to the military attache in Beijing, there should be 1 million left, who knows that the emperor said a while ago that the military attache will be subsidized in other names in addition to the Yulu, and this supplement will make up another 200,000." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Civil officials can sell their titles to increase their income, and military generals will have less income if they don't eat empty money, and the strength is not enough to rob the enemy, so their income will drop greatly." And two months ago, I felt that cutting off the enemy's head was too bloody, and it was forbidden to exchange the head for silver, and the generals didn't say anything in their mouths, but they were a little uncomfortable in their hearts, and doubling their income could also improve their morale. ♀ ”

The queen said: "This also makes sense, the emperor should also be gracious to the emperor for the general's money, and others dare not come to buy people's hearts." However, when the emperor heard that there were veterans begging on the streets, he was moved by compassion and decided to set up a fund with 200,000 yuan every year, and the interest was used to subsidize the veterans who were in difficulty, so he went out another 200,000 taels. ”

Tianqi said: "If the problem of veterans is not solved, it will not be easy to recruit recruits who are willing to serve the country, and they have made great contributions to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and they cannot be allowed to shed blood and tears when they are young." ”

The queen said: "That's why it is said that the emperor is merciful, and only 600,000 gold and silver in a year of this mercy are left in 1.2 million ♀ gold and silver, which are solved by season, so now there are only 150,000 taels." Besides, the money from the sale of the title, it is said that for every ten taels of silver sold, three taels belong to the emperor, and it should not be a small amount for so many people in the country. However, we haven't seen what this title silver looks like, and I heard that it is now gone, saying that the emperor took his own thirty percent and forty percent of the imperial court and set up a fund, saying that he would give a subsidy to retired ministers above three grades. ”

Tianqi said: "There is no way, the old ministers have worked hard all their lives, and their income is low, if they are not corrupt and bribery, it is really sad, I can't let honest people suffer." Many officials are usually honest, but when they are about to retire, they work hard, and I can't bear to watch them lose their old age. ”

Sanang said at this time: "Why is the emperor in charge of the military ministers and the ministers, so you won't be their big butler?" ”

Apocalypse said: "Do you know what it means to be a family and a country? I am the king of a country, the country is the family, the family is the country, you don't care about their pockets, they don't care about your feelings, they will take care of themselves to get money, and when the time comes, it will be even more troublesome if there is no official and no greed. ”

Sanang said, "Why don't you know? The concubines have also heard two lines of poetry, what's 'Forty years of family and country, three thousand miles of mountains and rivers.' It was also written by an emperor. ”

Feng Siqin said: "Sister Sanang, don't talk nonsense, it was written by the king of the dead country." ”

Tianqi said: "If the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team, and the civil and military ministers in the country will not help you, then this monarch should also die in the country, and you will end up with a 'weeping to the palace', right?" ”

The queen said: "The emperor is both benevolent and wise, it will not only make the country stronger and stronger, let's talk about money, don't talk about those words that add blockage÷ open a few imperial stores for a month, and earn nearly 60,000 taels a month, and one into three shares of the money bank, first issued 200,000 yuan to make everyone happy, and the next time it will be issued at the end of the year." Now we have about 400,000 dollars in cash. ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Let Tan Jing give Xu Guangqi of the Bo Academy 30,000 taels tomorrow, and I promised him to set up a grain crop development company, and first take the money to erect the brand, and 30,000 yuan per month will be out of the imperial store." ”

The queen nodded and said: "The last item, I heard that the emperor used seven million to buy the taxes of Liaoxi and Liaodong for 20 years, and it seems that I haven't seen any silver released to the palace in the past year, and the concubine is trying to ask the emperor if there is still a need to set up this account?" Why don't you wait until Liaodong is recovered? ”

Tianqi scratched his head and said, "Stand there first, and talk about whether you can collect it or not." In fact, a while ago, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, played on this matter, saying that the grain production of the Liaodong Military Region in the first half of the year was about to be settled, and according to my one-percent tax, I also had an income of tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”

The queen asked, "How long will the emperor tell him to come here?" ”

Tianqi said: "He also submitted a report with him, saying that 3,000 people had died at the mouth of the two rivers, and there were still tens of thousands of taels of silver left for the pension. ”

The queen said: "The concubine understands, there was no money in the court at that time, and the emperor was too lazy to trouble and let Yuan Chonghuan turn around on the spot, right?" ”

Tianqi said: "Yes, it's not because I'm lazy and afraid of trouble, but I think that tens of thousands of taels are nothing, and there are more taxes on land as big as Liaodong, and I'm preparing to wait for the envoy of the new Jurchen Emperor Taiji to come and talk about the tax issue, who knows that the earthquake has not been negotiated, and I must say it next time, he will send an army to collect it if he doesn't pay taxes!" ”