Huang Han generously said: "Your Majesty, the five-year Pingliao is not a minister's big talk, but a confidence.

In the past few years, Jiannu has pacified Chahar, destroyed Korea, taken Jinzhou, and recruited 40,000 or 50,000 former Ming Guanning troops below Zu Dashou, and expanded its strength several times.

If I don't give a fatal blow to the Ming Dynasty, it will be more difficult in the future, and as time goes by, it is very likely that the wolf ambition of Jiannu will seize the Daming Dynasty. ”

As soon as Huang Han spoke, the noise in the court automatically disappeared, and the civil officials and military generals were all listening to Huang Hanjun's prelude with bated breath.

Chongzhen said: "Dongnu has repeatedly invaded the customs to take my people, it is not surprising that there is a mind to kill my Ming, I am eager to live in five years of Pingliao, Aiqing has this pride I am very pleased, Aiqing may as well talk about the conditions." ”

Huang Han took out the written note and said loudly: "The first article is to ensure that the Liao salary is 4.8 million taels every year, and the household department must allocate 400,000 taels of silver before the tenth day of the first month of each month to send it to the general number of the Beijing Sifang Qianzhuang. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately stopped whispering, and the emperor couldn't help but move forward, hoping to hear more truthfully.

Huang Hanyu was not shocked, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he went straight to the point, threatening that it was enough for the imperial court to give 4.8 million taels of Liao.

The emperor and the ministers all knew the origin and use of Liaoyu, which had developed from an average of nine cents of silver per mu of land in Wanli years to an average of one and two cents of silver per mu of land in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

Is it much? To be honest, Huang Han himself thinks it's really not much! What is the concept of a penny?

Calculated with one tael of silver as copper coins of 1,000 wen, it is an average of 12 copper coins per mu of land.

Based on one stone of wheat and one tael of silver, the average acre of land is less than one kilogram of wheat.

In fact, what forced the people to desperate was definitely not the Ming Dynasty's taxes, but the endless apportionments and harsh taxes, and the most important one was that the richest group of people did not need to pay taxes.

When Huang Han was tuntian, he used to take half of the harvest of the tun people and peasants and contract all the expenses such as land rent, taxes, apportionment, forced labor, etc., so that the common people could really get half of the harvest at their disposal.

The rigid rule of only half of the harvest also made the people and farmers grateful for the unprecedented polarity of production, which shows how much the burden of the small people should be in the last years of the Ming Dynasty?

In the fourth year of Chongzhen's Liao salary, more than 6,670,000 taels of silver were paid, and more than 5,220,000 taels of silver were levied in addition to tariffs, salt taxes and miscellaneous items, totaling 7,488,298 taels of silver.

It is now the eighth year of Chongzhen, and the price of grain has soared, the price of goods has remained high, and the depreciation of silver has been quite severe.

Huang Han opened his mouth and paid according to the 4.8 million taels of silver that Chongzhen had obtained from the soldiers and horses of Liaoxi, Jizhen, Tianjinwei, and Denglai in the fourth year, which made many scholars and doctors who knew that firewood and rice were expensive secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Chongzhen had a hard time, and he was always worried about food, and when he heard the price offered by Huang Han, he felt better.

Huang Han didn't kneel down at all when the prelude to the Emperor was right, and he didn't even want to bow down, he straightened his waist and paced on the main hall, his eyes swept at the ministers, and said very seriously:

"How small is the salary of 4.8 million taels, and how much can be used for military salaries after the cost of engineering, equipment, standard food, and training?

Is it enough to pay more than 100,000 soldiers? Without more than 150,000 warriors who dare to fight, is it possible to level Liao in five years?

The minister must use every penny of silver for Liao affairs! Therefore, Benjue said hello to all of you in advance, and he is not to blame for all the past!

After Benjue took over the Liao affairs, it is impossible for the Liao salary to be lost by anyone!

In the future, the Ministry of Household Affairs will adopt the mode of direct and 'Sifang Qianzhuang' to transfer the accounts, and there is no need for officials to transfer cash and money.

Whoever dares to bother to eat and take the card again, Benjue naturally has an account to check, and the ink greed will be revealed to the world! ”

There was no sound of discussion, the needles in the Jinluan Palace could be heard, too many important ministers of the court who could reap the benefits of the Liao salary widened their eyes, and more Qingliu petty officials were overjoyed!

Huang Han's recital continued, and he cleared his throat and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister can guarantee that the 400,000 taels of silver received every month will be distributed to every soldier, and will be used to buy and build armor, weapons, gunpowder, fortifications, cities, and fortresses.

If it is found that the minister has one or two pieces of silver to fill his pocket, the minister will voluntarily lead the neck to be killed.

The civil and military generals under the jurisdiction of the ministers dare to waste their salaries as unscrupulously as before, and the ministers will not only kill them, but also confiscate their property, so that the criminal officials will have to lose their heads after they go bankrupt!

In order to prohibit it, and for the sake of justification, the minister has to talk about the second condition at this time. ”

Chongzhen has been deeply attracted by Huang Han's domineering first article, and the annual salary of 4.8 million taels of silver is very normal, and Huang Han has no sky-high asking price at all.

In recent years, the imperial court has actually spent more than so much on Liao, but it is just that it has been deducted at all levels, and it is unknown whether half of the Liaoyuan will be used for Liao's affairs in the end.

The emperor hated corrupt officials and wanted to kill them quickly, but unfortunately it was really difficult to investigate corruption.

The officials all worked together to deceive the emperor, and the civil officials and eunuchs sent out received benefits and assimilated eight times out of ten, and some people resisted corruption and never got wet, but they were not only unable to do things, but they also became sinners through the ages.

Huang Han threatened to deal with the civil and military generals who dared to stretch out their hands to Liao, Chongzhen thought that Huang Han could do it, and he even expected Huang Han to kill the corrupt officials and corrupt officials all over the place, which was very happy.

Hearing Huang Han's request to correct his name, Chongzhen urged: "Aiqing will continue to talk about the second condition. ”

At this time, Huang Han came to Chongzhen and stood about ten steps in front of him, then bowed down and saluted, and said cheekily:

"The minister implores His Majesty to treat the meritorious heroes well, this time the ministers should be decently ordered to be in danger, and ask Your Majesty to grant the minister the hereditary title of Duke of Liao.

Appoint the minister as the general of the conquest, and the minister should command the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of Jizhen, Liaozhen, Dongjiang Town, Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Yongping, Zunhua, Tianjin Wei, and Denglai, and ask the Son of Heaven to give Shang Fang the sword.

The ministers will use their power to kill all the civil and military generals who dare to drift and are greedy for money, even the nobles and the royal family cannot be spared! ”

It's so shameless, the Marquis of Dongping has Long Wangshu, and he actually openly asked the emperor for an official position and a duke of the country!

At this time, no one answered, even the emperor was silent, and many high-ranking ministers in the main hall were panting, and it was obvious that they were on the verge of an attack.

This son-in-law is too unconscious, too shameless, the emperor has to give a reward half-push, how can there be a reason to ask for a knighthood in front of Zhu Zi in the Ming Dynasty?

Zheng Guochang felt that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were peeking at him, and he only felt ashamed at this time, and he couldn't wait to find a hole to get into.