Speaking of this, Luo Xin smashed it and said: "Everyone knows that during the period of the first emperor, the scriptures were stopped. ”

Everyone nodded their heads, and the beginning of this scripture was to let some well-educated ministers tell the emperor about learning and how to govern the country. But what is Confucianism best at?

It's a sense of ceremony!

So, as you go, you come up with a complete, grand, cumbersome set of rituals.

Since it's done, grand, cumbersome, what does that mean?

It means spending money, spending a lot of money, and being extremely luxurious.

After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he continued the scriptures, and spent nearly 400,000 taels of silver for the first time. Then Emperor Jiajing stopped.

It's too expensive, with this money, how good it is for Emperor Jiajing to use his cultivation!

Emperor Jiajing didn't even go to the court, isn't it normal to stop a prayer? Who dares to say anything?

This stop is more than 30 years, the original purchase of those ceremonial things, long ago lost, bad, now reopened, it is bound to be re-purchased, which requires a lot of silver.

So, Luo Xin continued: "Such a reopening of the prayer basket must require a large amount of silver, and everyone will discuss it for a while. Let's talk about the crown prince canonization. His Majesty has decreed that it will be held solemnly. That's another big sum of money. I wonder if you have a number of how much you spend? ”

Chen Yiqin had already made preparations, and now he had decided to follow Luo Xin closely, not wanting to give up the opportunity. And he and Luo Xin have worked together in Yuwang Mansion for a period of time, and they also have a basic understanding of Luo Xin. Knowing that Luo Xin was definitely not an idle person, he would show his fangs in the Ministry of Rites sooner or later, so he was ready for everything these days, and as soon as Luo Xin's words fell, he immediately spoke:

"My lord, the lower officials have checked that when the first emperor appointed the eldest son of the emperor as the crown prince, he spent 1.3 million taels of silver. Now, more than 30 years have passed, and prices have risen, and it is estimated that it will cost more than 1.6 million taels. ”

"Tsk......" Luo Xin rubbed his teeth and said, "How much silver do you need to buy a scripture?" ”

"It's estimated to be 600,000 taels." Chen Yiqin said: "But this is the first time, so I have to buy a lot of things. When you wait for the second time, you won't need so much, and it is estimated that 250,000 taels will be about the same. ”

"One million six hundred thousand plus six hundred thousand is two million two hundred thousand taels of silver." Luo Xin frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid there isn't so much silver in the household department now, right?" ”

"Not at all!" Tao Xingyan sighed and said: "Originally, the household still had more than five million taels of silver, but the first emperor died, and now the saint ascended the throne, it cost more than three million or four hundred thousand taels of silver, and now the household department only has more than one million taels of silver. This is still the case of the household department. The first emperor's internal money was completely wiped out by the first emperor's construction of altars, alchemy, etc., especially in the last period of the first emperor......"

Speaking of this, Tao Xingyan was silent, but all the people in the room understood that Emperor Jiajing had fallen into madness in his last days, spending money like crazy, as long as it could help him prolong his life, help him cultivate immortal things, crazy acquisitions. It was enriched by those Taoist priests, but it gave the essence of the inner flower and a clean inner treasure to Emperor Longqing.

In fact, today's Daming is not short of money. There is a mutual market in the north and a port in the south, and millions of silver will be sent to the capital every six months. Moreover, this silver will be divided into two parts, a small part is the emperor's internal money, which is the agreement reached between Luo Xin and Emperor Jiajing when he established the city and the mutual market. In this way, the household is still rich, but Emperor Jiajing's madness has left the inner treasury without money. And the lack of money is also temporary, that is, wait another four months, and the silver from the city and the mutual market will be sent again.

But that's going to be four months from now?

Don't look at the household, there are still more than a million silver, but there are more places to spend it. More than a million is simply not enough. Since Luo Xin established the city and the market, the household department has really lived a comfortable life for a few years, but now it is stretched, which is nothing, and it is not enough, and the city and the market will send silver after four months.

However, the household can wait, but Emperor Longqing can't wait!

Now that he is an emperor, he must reward his concubines, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace must also be rewarded. This is not a small amount of silver, it is really an expense, and it must also be rewarded to show the status of the emperor.

But......

I don't have any money......

Everyone in the palace knew from top to bottom that after the new emperor ascended the throne, he would definitely be rewarded, which was a necessary process. If the emperor does not give a reward, then the dignity of the royal family is lost.

Everyone is waiting!

Emperor Longqing had no choice, so he discussed with the cabinet, not to ask for money from the household department, but to borrow! Emperor Longqing promised that as long as the silver from the city and the mutual market was sent over after four months, he would immediately return it to the household department.

The cabinet naturally will not refute Emperor Longqing's face, because whether it is Xu Jie, or Gao Gong, they all know that in four months, Emperor Longqing will be rich. can be repaid, just borrow it, what else does this courtier say?

Let's tighten up first and transfer some silver to Emperor Longqing from the household department. The emperor must not be allowed to lose his dignity.

However, the bad thing is that after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, the contrast with Emperor Jiajing is too great.

Emperor Jiajing acted arbitrarily, but Emperor Longqing was indecisive.

In the past, those officials were all broken by Emperor Jiajing and were scared. No one dared to impeach Emperor Jiajing. But after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, these officials found that the times were different!

Emperor Longqing is a noodle melon!

Emperor Longqing doesn't understand anything!

Emperor Longqing has a good temper!

The golden age of our speech officials has come!

At this time, we don't want to win fame, when will we win it!

Therefore, before His Excellency ordered the household department to transfer the silver to Emperor Longqing, the officials who heard the rumors were like flies that smelled the smell of rotten eggs, and they wrote on the ground to impeach Emperor Longqing, impeaching Emperor Longqing for extravagance and waste, and even told Emperor Longqing the story of King Xu. It is because of a pair of exquisite chopsticks that it starts, and finally the kingdom. And the silver that Emperor Longqing asked for at the beginning was much more expensive than chopsticks......

Emperor Longqing was wronged, and he was angry.

I'm borrowing, but I'm not not going to pay it back?

However, when the official heard Emperor Longqing's explanation, he became even more turbulent. said that His Majesty's internal affairs should be reduced, and this time Emperor Longqing was really angry, but those officials were even angrier and more arrogant, as if Emperor Longqing was angry, so they had opponents, and their spirits were even more excited.

And then......

Emperor Longqing, who has a cowardly personality, is cowardly! He no longer mentions borrowing money, let alone rewards, but just hides in the harem and sulks. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites is now also worried about whether the degree and cost of reporting the scriptures and the canonization of the crown prince will usher in the impeachment of the current mad dog-like officials?

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