When the news of the victory at the front came, the entire city of Nanjing fell into a carnival. For the cabinet located in the Imperial Gate, it is a mixed bag.

While a big victory is welcome, it comes with a heavy burden.

After nearly half a year's consumption, the grain and salary collected in the autumn harvest were almost exhausted, and the front-line salary was demanded every day, which made the cabinet elders and cabinet members anxious.

The cabinet, the first assistant Shi Kefa, the second assistant Lu Zhenfei, and Qian Qianyi and Wang Yin are discussing the matter of food and salary.

"Yuanfu, all the elders, everyone has seen the performance of King Qi's urging, the food on the front line is only enough for one month, even if you don't reward the meritorious soldiers first, at least you have to let the frontline food worry-free before you can continue to march into the army. Now that our army has won a great victory and the Qing army has been defeated, it is a good opportunity to beat the water dog to recover the Beijing division. Wang Yin, a bachelor in charge of the military department, introduced the situation on the front line and finally said.

Qian Qianyi was puzzled: "Is Elder Wang Ge alarmist, didn't he say that he annihilated 50,000 Eight Banners, and the total population of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was only what was there?" Where are the soldiers to fight? It's not a matter of time before the Jingshi is recovered, so it's not a matter of failure! ”

Wang Yin said: "Don't forget that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is weak, but there are still Mongols, if the Manchus are invincible, what if they lead the Mongols across the Great Wall?" ”

Luring the Mongols across the Great Wall? Everyone in the cabinet looked at each other, and their expressions changed drastically. For more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols occupying the northern steppes have always been a nightmare for the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the absolute advantage of the Mongols in the face of the Mongols in the face of the five expeditions of the steppe during the Chengzu period, after the change of the Tumubao, the Ming Dynasty could only passively defend in the face of the Mongolian cavalry, and no longer had the ability to take the initiative to attack.

If the Manchus led the Mongols across the Great Wall, it would be another disaster for the Ming Dynasty!

"The soldiers are fast, there is nothing to say, we must attack Beijing as soon as possible and control the front line of the Great Wall!" Shoufu Shi Kefa said categorically.

"But now the treasury is empty, and the money and food have not been able to be raised." Qian Qianyi is in charge of the household department, and he knows the situation of the treasury best, "For this war, everything else has stopped, the Huaihe River embankment was originally going to be repaired, and it is about to be summer, if it breaks again, it will be a disaster for the people of the two Huai, His Majesty has moved south for more than three years, but only repaired a Qianqing Palace, that is, the imperial concubine can only live in the dilapidated palace, originally said to repair the palace this year, because the war has also stopped, the capital of the hundred officials has not received the ....... for half a year"

Qian Qianyi said aggrievedly about the difficulties he faced, but he was short of money everywhere, and the treasury was already impoverished.

Lu Zhenfei sighed: "This war did start in a hurry, but there is nothing to say, no matter how hard it is, we will grit our teeth and hold on, until the recovery of the capital division completely drives away the Manchurians!" ”

Shi Kefa said: "Old Qian Ge, how much silver is there in the household?" ”

Qian Qianyi said: "There are only 180,000 taels of silver left, this silver was originally used to repair the palace, except for the Qianqing Palace, which is better, that is, the Chuxiu Palace where Concubine Zhang Xian lives leaks rain every summer and has to be repaired." ”

Shi Kefa said categorically: "These will be suspended first, and this silver will be used to buy grain and be transported to the front line immediately." I will go to the princess of the Scrivener Kingdom and explain the matter.

In addition, you elders, you should still think about how to raise food. “

Wang Yin said: "Yuanfu, I suggest that the distribution be increased, and the method of promotion can be used to order the rich households in Jiangnan to help them." There are many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are countless people with 100,000 family assets, and there are also many people with millions of family assets.

Now the imperial court is in a difficult situation, and the Northern Expedition is about to be completed, and it is the time for these rich families to contribute. I suggest that the imperial court hold a showdown according to the property of the wealthy households, and the households with 100,000 yuan will be apportioned 1,000 taels of silver, and the households with 10,000 yuan will be apportioned 10,000 taels of silver. In this way, only in the south of the Yangtze River, you can raise tens of millions of taels of silver, not to mention the Northern Expedition, even if you do a big thing, you can complete it. “

Before Wang Yin finished speaking, Qian Qianyi's expression changed greatly, "No, if the imperial court acts like this, what is the difference between robbing the people's wealth?" I'm afraid I won't be able to raise money by then, not to mention, the land south of the Yangtze River has been in chaos, Wang Ge Lao, if there is chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, Nanjing is inevitable, can you afford this responsibility? ”

Wang Yin sneered: "During the Jiajing period, in order to resist the Japanese, Hu Zongxian, the governor of the southeast, implemented the law of promotion and raised funds from large households to fight against the Japanese. It was okay during the Jiajing period, why not now? ”

Qian Qianyi said: "The situation was different from now, during the Jiajing period, the Japanese invaders caused chaos on the southeast coast, and in order to resist the Japanese and defend their hometowns, the local gentry in the southeast had to give silver and grain. Now that the southeast is stable, three-quarters of the imperial court's taxes come from Jiangnan, if it is apportioned again, how can they be willing? ”

Wang Yin sneered: "They're not happy? I'm afraid that your Qian Ge is not happy, your Qian family is also a huge rich man in Jiangnan, and his family assets are more than one million! ”

Qian Qianyi was furious: "Wang Ge, you ...... old"

"Alright, stop arguing!" Shi Kefa hurriedly stopped it: "The law of the compilation is very important, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and now the front-line food and salary are only for one month, so let's discuss how to raise money as soon as possible." ”

The second assistant Lu Zhenfei said with a smile: "Time is urgent, so I can only start the matter of selling land and raising salaries again." Some time ago, a big war was about to start, and I was afraid that our army would be defeated and the money would be wasted, and many people who originally wanted to buy land in the north were hesitating. Now that our army has won a great victory, the expulsion of the Manchu Tartars is just around the corner, and we can restart the sale of land to raise salaries, presumably those who wait and see will not wait and see again! ”

Wang Yin also said: "Now that our army's victory has been decided, buying land at this time is a matter of great profit." The city of Beijing fell, and the princes and nobles in the north were empty, and there were many idle and ownerless fields. I suggest that the imperial court can let the wind out, and after recovering the capital division, the imperial court will move to Beijing, so that the fields in the north will be very valuable, and the fields can be sold for a better price. ”

Lu Zhenfei said happily: "This is a good idea. In this way, the land price can be increased somewhat, and the original pre-sale silver of one tael per mu of land can be increased to two taels, and it is not too difficult to raise one million taels of silver in a short time. ”

Qian Qianyi said: "I think that the matter of moving the capital still needs to be considered, after all, my Daming Jiangnan is a place of taxation, and the imperial court is much better in Nanjing than in Beijing." ”

Shi Kefa waved his hand: "The relocation can be postponed, but in order to sell land and raise salaries, you can release the rumors first, all for the Northern Expedition!" ”

"Yes, Motosuke!" Qian Qianyi didn't say more.

The cabinet reached an agreement, and the sale of land to raise money was started again, and sure enough, once it started, it was completely different from the previous time. Many people rushed to the yamen of the household department with silver taels and tried to buy the land, even if the imperial court raised the pre-sale silver from one tael to two taels.

Many people are very well calculated, the Mantar will definitely be driven away, the north is already very safe, the current land price is much lower than normal, buy some land as an investment, and wait for the world to be peaceful in a few years, it will be doubled, it is really cost-effective. (https:)

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