Looking at Chen Yiming, Gao Pei, and Cao Rui with a wry smile, Zhu Kaishan said tentatively: "Three adults, why don't you stick to the military department and the household department first?" ”

Although the treasury was full of silver all of a sudden, Zhu Kaishan also understood that the silver was not spent like this.

If he allocates all the silver of the six parts this time, he is afraid that there will be only one and two, and if this goes on for a long time, the treasury will not be able to withstand such expenses even if there is more silver.

"The affairs of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are important, is it possible that our affairs are not important?"

Seeing Zhu Kaishan say this, Chen Yiming, Gao Pei, and Cao Rui were naturally unhappy.

Especially Chen Yiming, looked at Zhu Kaishan and said: "Zhu Shangshu, don't forget, this time I can get back the 30 million taels of silver from Your Majesty, and the old man has also made a contribution." ”

"Uh......" Regardless of whether Chen Yiming really did his best, he did enter the palace to show his attitude to His Majesty.

If you don't allocate money to the officials, it seems that you can't say anything.

For a time, Zhu Kaishan was in a dilemma.

If you don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, Zhu Kaishan, as the general account of Da Zhou, naturally understands that Da Zhou wants to use silver in the sea.

Not to mention that the current treasury only has 30 million taels of silver, even if there are 30 million taels of silver, it will not be enough.

The eighteen provinces of the Great Monday, the people are hundreds of millions, which place does not need silver?

But the treasury is just a little silver, and it can't resist the urging of other departments.

It's like saying that the Ministry of Industry wants to repair the embankment of the Yellow River, is it something that can be solved by hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?

The military department wants to distribute bereavement pensions and rewards to the soldiers below, and it is not something that can be solved by hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Besides, the amount owed by the officials to the officials below is not a small amount.

Although the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment ask for relatively little silver, it is also relative to several other departments.

The silver needed by several departments is only five million taels combined, and it will not be able to sustain it.

Five million taels, which can occupy one-third of the treasury silver, and it is a one-time request.

Even if Zhu Kaishan is incompetent, he knows that silver is not spent like this.

In the face of the quarrel of several people, even if Zhu Kaishan had a good temper, he played a scoundrel after being forced to be anxious.

Looking at everyone angrily, Zhu Kaishan said: "A few adults, the old man knows your difficulties, but the old man is not in trouble?"

Be!

Now there is money in the treasury.

But can the money be easily moved?

Not to mention anything else, Jiangnan only experienced war at the beginning of the year, can it recover in a year or two?

I am afraid that in the next year or two, the tax revenue of the imperial court will be reduced by at least more than half.

Are the 30 million taels of silver from the treasury just used for expenses at the end of this year?

The old man tells you that this silver is for the next three years.

Now it is good, that you lions have opened their mouths, and at once they have demanded five million taels of silver.

After the household department allocates the money to you, can you do anything in the future?

What if a disaster happens in the place again? The frontier has swordsmen again, and who does the household ask for silver?

Could it be you? ”

Looking at Zhu Kaishan who was huffing, everyone couldn't help but stop arguing, but they sat there motionless, the meaning was obvious: If you don't give silver today, Lao Tzu won't leave!

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Kaishan said: "The old man didn't say that he wouldn't allocate you silver, but the silver you asked for was too much, and the household couldn't take it out."

Two million taels! Zhu Kaishan stretched out two fingers and said: "This time, the household department only allocated two million taels of silver, as for how to distribute it, a few adults will discuss it themselves!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Kaishan shook his long sleeves and left the household lobby very shamefully.

The rest of Chen Yiming, Feng Zuoliang and others, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to say.

But just like that, they left, and it was not easy for them to explain to their colleagues in the ministry after they returned.

Now, the officials of the various ministries are looking at their superiors with a blank eye, hoping that their superiors will come back with the money.

"Ahem!"

Chen Yiming coughed, took the lead in breaking the silence, looked at everyone and said: "The officials have a total of six months in arrears to the officials in various places, this time the old man can take a step, only three months of Yulu is enough, and the rest, a few adults will do it themselves." ”

Feng Zuoliang shook his head and said, "Officials from all over the country, how many people are counting on this amount of money to eat?" From the old man's point of view, Chen Shangshu might as well continue to be in arrears, and they won't starve to death anyway.

But our military department is different, if only half of the silver is returned, then to whom should the silver be distributed and to whom should not be given?

I'm afraid that no matter what you do, the soldiers below will have opinions. ”

"Where did you come from?

In your eyes, is it possible that all the officials in the world are corrupt officials and corrupt officials?

Without silver, are the officials below hungry to do things for the imperial court? Seeing Feng Zuoliang say this, Chen Yiming was not happy.

"Hungry?" Feng Zuoliang sneered: "Everyone in the world can go hungry, but those local officials and masters are afraid that they will never be hungry!" ”

"You ......" pointed at Feng Zuoliang angrily, Chen Yiming didn't know what to say.

Because what Feng Zuoliang said is the truth.

But this can't be an excuse for the officials to owe the officials, right?

Otherwise, wouldn't the officials below have more excuses to apportionment to the people?

Things were noisy and noisy, and in the evening, the matter was not discussed.

The next day, everyone simply brought the matter to the head of the cabinet, Zheng Yongji.

After hearing this, Zheng Yongji said: "All the silver of the Ministry of War is allocated, half of the silver of the Ministry of Industry is allocated, and as for the silver of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment, one percent will be allocated first. ”

Zheng Yongji personally went to the household department and asked Zhu Kaishan for three million taels of silver before suppressing the matter.

Except for the Ministry of War, the other ministries were not very satisfied with this result.

But in the face of Zheng Yongji's toughness, they really have no good way, unless they make trouble in front of Zhang Lingyang.

But once it gets in front of Zhang Lingyang, God knows what he will do?

After all, the six Shangshu knew that their emperor's brain circuits were extremely different.

Once it is in front of Zhang Lingyang, it is very likely that one or two pieces of silver will not be allocated.

It is precisely because everyone understands this that Zheng Yongji can forcefully suppress everyone's opinions.

There is no way to do it.

At the same time, Zheng Yongji also assured everyone that once the gentry who participated in the rebellion in Jiangnan handed over the guilty money, they would definitely distribute the arrears to the subordinates as soon as possible.

It is also because of this that the crowd did not continue to make trouble.

Otherwise, even if Zheng Yongji is the first assistant of the cabinet, no one else will necessarily give Zheng Yongji this face.

After all, this is a matter of real interest to all the ministries......