June 21 of the first year of Daming Jingtai, it is suitable to bathe and take a pick; Don't travel far.

On the fourth watch, it was still dark outside, and Lu Zhen had already gotten up. And under Chu Yunrong's careful care, the whole body was changed into a whole set of brand-new robes, and even the official hat was newly made.

Today will be an extremely important day for him, and whether he can break the original confinement of the imperial court depends only on this court meeting. Therefore, even Lu Shilang, who has experienced countless storms, looks extremely dignified and solemn at this time.

This emotion naturally also affected his wife beside him, and after Chu Yunrong finally sorted out the placket and sleeves for Lu Jin, he couldn't help but look at him again for a while and said, "Lu Lang, you must come back well." Compared with Yun Yan, who was a little ignorant, she obviously understood how difficult it was for her man to do and how many people's interests would be violated.

Lu Zhen showed a smile at this time: "You can rest assured, Wang Zhendu couldn't help me at the beginning, and he was also killed by me and fled in embarrassment, what else can these officials of the DPRK and China do to me?" Wait at home, and I will be back before dark. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and hugged his wife hard, and then he flicked his sleeves and strutted out.

Now, as a squire, Lu Zhen naturally can't walk to the palace to go to the court as before. Otherwise, I am afraid that some well-fed officials and imperial historians will have to use this as an excuse to impeach him, saying that he has no official body at all. However, he was not accustomed to riding in a sedan chair with people as a livestock, so the house prepared a few spacious carriages.

When he reached the front yard, several long men had been waiting with the coachman. After lighting a lantern to illuminate him into the carriage, the crowd slowly went out around the carriage with the Lufu lantern and flag hanging on the head, and soon after, the group mixed with the flow of people in the sedan car that was also heading to the palace.

Lu Zhen leaned against the wall of the carriage, closing his eyes and thinking about what he should say next and how to react in the face of resistance and opposition. After he took all the things into account, a call sounded outside the car to follow the side steps: "Master, you have arrived in front of the palace gate." ”

Lu Zhen opened his eyes at this time, and after exhaling a long breath of turbidity, he reached out and lifted the curtain of the car, and walked down from the carriage quickly without helping anyone or anything. After waving his hand at the people and signaling them to retreat, he walked into the ranks of officials waiting in front of the palace gate with a smile on his face, and bowed his hand to the colleagues around him and said hello.

Of course, these officials who participated in the court meeting knew this young waiter who was the most trustworthy in front of today's son, and whether they had friendship or not, and what they thought of him, they all smiled and greeted him one by one, and they all looked harmonious and loving. If there are people who are not in the Ming Dynasty who see this moment in front of the palace gate, they will definitely think that the Ming Dynasty has truly achieved one heart and one mind, and the ministers are one.

It's a pity that all this is just the surface, and what is hidden under this calm is countless calculations and undercurrents......

didn't wait too long, the bell rang, the palace gate opened, and the ministers solemnly lined up and walked slowly into the solemn palace, and then stood on the Taihemen Square. With the arrival of the Son of Heaven and the meeting of the ministers, the last great court meeting of June also began.

There is no difference from the previous daily court meeting, and today, the most concerned about the monarchs and ministers is still the further situation of the disaster in Henan. Although news kept coming back that the disaster had been brought under control and that the affected people had returned one after another, the emperor still did not dare to take it lightly.

Today's report is indeed satisfying, the gaps in several affected counties have been re-plugged, the flood waters have receded, and everything will be back on track in a few days.

But before the emperor and his ministers could breathe a sigh of relief, a difficult problem was once again placed in front of them. The political envoy of Henan sent a note asking for help, bluntly saying that the silver in the yamen treasury was almost exhausted, and a large amount of silver taels were needed to rebuild the homes of the victims, so he could only reach out to the imperial court.

In the face of such a problem, the household department took the lead in complaining about the bitterness. Shangshu Jin Lian even came forward directly and said: "Your Majesty, now the household department really can't come up with the silver, so you can only let the local people in Henan think of their own ideas." ”

"Can't even take out tens of thousands of taels of silver?" The emperor asked helplessly. What he got was a wry smile from the other party and shook his head: "In order to settle the victims that day, the imperial court has allocated all the money and grain in the treasury." And now it is far from the time to collect taxes and escort money and grain into Beijing after the autumn, so ...... The household really can't come up with the money. ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, the hundred officials of the court have not received their salaries for a month...... "The head of the household also added, and this was nodded and acknowledged by the surrounding officials.

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, his heart sank even more: "Is it really to such a point of poverty?" But how is this good? ”

"It's not easy for everyone, so I can only let the Henan local government think more about it, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." Jin Lian said again.

"That's it, Jin Shangshu, you don't have to ask for guilt, it's not your fault." The emperor waved his hand, but the sadness on his face did not improve in the slightest. It is said that a penny is difficult for a hero, but now there is no problem in applying this sentence to a country or a monarch.

At this time, an official stood up and put forward an idea: "Your Majesty, if the treasury is empty now, it is really not my blessing, and I must think as soon as possible." In the humble opinion of the ministers, don't let the people donate as follows. ”

The donation he refers to is to let the wealthy people donate money to buy their birth or official status, such as the prisoner of the Guozijian, or to buy an official position below the fifth grade. This practice has actually existed since ancient times, and often when there is a problem in the finances of the imperial court, they will take it out to each other, so that each can take what he needs - the court can temporarily obtain a large amount of money, and those merchants or those who have money but no status can get the corresponding status.

But as soon as he said this, the emperor didn't react, and he was opposed by many people: "Your Majesty must not set this precedent." Although this can indeed solve the temporary emergency, it will cause endless troubles. Such an approach will only make corruption rampant in the world, especially those who spend money and donate to officials, once they get to the bottom of the problem, they will inevitably take making money as the first priority, and then only the people will suffer, and the reputation of the court will be damaged. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely impossible, how can it be regarded as a business if the court appoints officials? So, how do people in the world perceive us? Where are those scholars who have studied hard for the imperial examination in the cold window? I hope Your Majesty will think twice......"

Hearing that all the officials stood up to oppose it one by one, the Son of Heaven, who was still a little moved, hesitated again: "Do you have a more appropriate idea for Aiqing?" Now that the treasury is empty, we have to think of a way, right? ”

"I think that the only way to do this is to get some inventory from Nanjing first." Jin Lian was still sober enough, and he quickly came up with a correct countermeasure.

Because of the special national conditions, the Ming Dynasty has two capitals, which are located in the north and south of the river. Although Nanjing's status has become lower and lower, there is also a whole set of imperial court teams in it. In addition to the six yamen, there was also a warehouse dedicated to storing the surplus of money and grain in the south. Although the money and grain there are far from being comparable to Beijing's treasury, it can always make a difference.

The ministers also understood at this time and expressed their approval. Of course, many people also understand in their hearts that this is only a temporary solution, and it can even be regarded as tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall. Once something happened in the south, we would have to count on Nanjing to provide money and grain, but now once the money and grain from there are transferred, the future will be not small.

However, everyone is in Beijing, so they can only take care of Jingshi and the present, and other things will be slowly remedied later.

Zhu Qiyu also nodded in agreement, but then frowned and said: "But this can only solve the urgent need for a while, but in the next few years, my life in the Ming Dynasty will still not be easy, do you Aiqing have a good strategy to enrich the country to teach me?" ”

Faced with this problem, everyone in the square became saw-mouthed gourds one by one, and even Jin Lian, the entire God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty, was silent at this time, unable to come up with a solution.

Confucian believers have always valued agriculture over commerce, and in today's Ming Dynasty, this characteristic has been brought into full play. Countless scholars regard making money and getting rich as something that only the people who can't get on the stage think about. In their opinion, as long as they are in high school and in the officialdom, they will naturally be able to live a worry-free life, so why bother thinking about how to make money?

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty can't even do business, let alone come up with any way to make profits for the country.

Seeing the scene deserted, Zhu Qiyu felt helpless for a while. Just as he sighed and was about to change the topic, a person slowly walked out of the minister's class: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has a way, as long as the court can implement it, I dare not say more, within two or three years, the treasury will definitely return to the scale of orthodoxy fourteen years ago." ”

Hearing this voice, Zhu Qiyu's eyebrows were raised, and his heart was raised. Because this person who dared to say such a big thing was Lu Jin, and he clearly knew what the other party was going to mention.

The other courtiers also looked suspicious, obviously a little unbelievable that there was such a good thing. You know, just from the books, there were no less than five million taels of silver in the treasury in the fourteenth year of orthodoxy.

For a while, there was even a whisper in the originally quiet courtiers, and everyone felt that this was impossible, it should be Lu Jin, who said this, was bullying the king. A few even wanted to stand up and refute it immediately, but it was only because of Lu Jin's current status that they put up with it for the time being to see how he fulfilled his big words.

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