On September 23 of the 17th year of Yuan Heng, Yuan Heng died of the Son of Heaven.

On September 24, the crown prince ascended the throne and changed the year name to Tianyou, which was the first year of Tianyou.

On the second day of his accession to the throne, the Son of Heaven issued an edict, ordering Luo Qihua to re-enter the Cabinet Military Aircraft Department and replace the scholar Lu who had been ill for a long time. Luo Qihua became the de facto chief university officer of the Military Aircraft Department.

The head of the household department, the acting secretary of the household department, the former Hanlin academy attendant Luo Hanlin Luo Musheng took over the position of the household department secretary.

Li Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was awarded the title of prince because of his meritorious service in recruiting and training the new army.

Xiao Daozong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate played, the King of Jin plotted against him, trained his private army in Shanxi, hid weapons, and made dragon robes privately, and was suspected of plotting rebellion.

The king of Jin intended to rebel and committed a great crime, but thinking of his brotherhood, Tianyou couldn't bear to kill him, so he gave Bai Aya a zhang and made him commit suicide.

The king of Chu and the king of Jin have always been good friends, and he didn't know about the rebellion of the king of Jin, so he should have been guilty of the same crime as the king of Jin. Confined in the house, the Jiaozong Mansion is strictly controlled.

A month later, the king of Dongping, the king of Nan'an, and the king of Xining jointly signed a concert, requesting the removal of the three feudal domains.

Ten days later, Xiao Daozong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate played, received the report of Jiangxi Province, and stationed in the Tengjing camp of the prince in Jiujiang, there was no war for several years, and the military salary was consumed in Jiujiang, and some soldiers often went out to harass the local people.

Li Yuan, the secretary of the military department, and Luo Musheng, the secretary of the household department, played a performance, and at present, the imperial court taxes are tight, and the Beijing camp is stationed in Jiujiang, which costs a lot. Jingying should be transferred back to the imperial capital and resume the duty of defending the imperial capital.

The military aircraft department Luo University scholar played, and the Beijing camp festival made Wang Ziteng loyal and commendable, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, so he should be promoted to the military aircraft department and served as a cabinet scholar.

Prince Zhongshun, Yin Jiayu Village of Shuntian Mansion and others seconded the proposal, and God blessed the Son of Heaven to play. Ordered Jingying to return to Beijing, and Wang Ziteng immediately set off to return to the dynasty and became a scholar.

Yin Xiu, the former Shuntian Mansion, was the same noble, verified the corruption and exiled Bu Kui.

The king of Beijing was soluble, inactive, the corpse was vegetarian, stopped inspecting and training soldiers and horses, recited the merits of his ancestors, and ordered him to go home to reflect, and he was not allowed to leave the imperial capital without an edict.

Sun Tongren, the commander of the Jinyi Army, was promoted to general and commander of Jiumen when he was meritorious in North Wendula.

He Jialin, the former general of the Beijing camp, was transferred to the prefect of Yulin.

Luo Fengshan, the former general of the Beijing camp, was transferred to the prefect of Datong.

A month after the evacuation of the camp in Beijing and Jiujiang, bandits broke out again in Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong.

Heaven bless the three feudal clans to send troops to suppress the bandits. Because of the huge cost of sending troops, the three feudal lords asked the imperial court to allocate 1 million taels of silver.

After the deliberation of the Military Aircraft Department, God blessed the Son of Heaven to play, and allocated 1 million taels of silver.

Due to the floods in Zhili and Jiangnan, some flood-stricken areas were originally exempted from some taxes. Due to the lack of revenue, it is requested that the original tax reduction and exemption policy in the flood-stricken areas be stopped and the tax will be levied as usual.

After the discussion of the military aircraft department, God bless the Son of Heaven to play.

In order to stabilize the northern frontier, Bukui was reassigned to the control of General Ningguta.

The tribes of North Wendura owed the imperial court tribute for 70 years, and ordered them to pay it within a time limit. If it is overdue, it will be defeated by General Ningguta.

After receiving the salary, the three feudatories sent troops to Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, and began to suppress bandits.

In the first year of Tianyou, Han Tiandou, the king of Dongping, led an army of 50,000 into Guangdong and stationed in Gwangju.

Gwangju is the capital of Guangdong, which has been open for decades, and the thirteen trading houses approved by the imperial court have been operating here for decades, and are the main foreign trade center of the Dade Empire.

The tax silver paid by the thirteen banks accounted for a quarter of the imperial court's annual revenue, second only to the Jiangnan region.

At this point, the three feudal lords controlled the first important source of wealth.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the ministers were very diligent one by one. None of those who should have gone up to court were left behind.

Even if some are not in good health, they have dragged their sick bodies to come, and none of them have taken leave.

Anyone can count this account. If you don't behave positively at this time, the emperor thinks that you are deliberately slacking, and you won't be able to mix it up in the future.

However, the taste of the upper dynasty does not seem to be pleasant. Because now as soon as the court is in power, there is almost no good news to talk about.

The center of today's early discussion is one word: "money."

The imperial court is now very short of money.

The bandits in the south are spent, and the silver is spent like flowing water. Although a lot of money has been spent, it seems that the banditry has not been eliminated, but is getting worse.

Originally, it was only two provinces, Hunan and Jiangxi, and now the banditry has begun to spread to Hubei and Anhui. Yesterday, the military headquarters received a report that there had also been banditry in Fujian.

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there were also bandits from the Red Lotus Sect, who began to gather.

Today, more than 300,000 of the more than 400,000 soldiers and horses of the three feudatories have begun to attack and suppress bandits everywhere.

These bandits appeared in a strange way, almost overnight, in various places at the same time, and the more bandits were suppressed, the more serious the banditry became.

The speed of spread is also very fast, and the territory is also very large.

The armies of the local governments are basically helpless against the bandits that have emerged in their localities. Only when the soldiers and horses of the three feudatories arrived, they could control the situation a little.

"Zhong Aiqing, now that you all know about the troubles, let's talk about how to solve the matter of salary?"

For money, God bless the Son of Heaven also has a headache.

Ministers, look at me, I look at you, and they don't want to squeak.

"Tobe, what should you do?"

Tianyou began to point to the head of the household department, and Luo Mu was born.

"Back to the emperor, the minister thought about it day and night, and came up with two ideas."

"Oh, got an idea? Okay, let's talk about it. ”

"First, now the imperial court has insufficient revenue, and the cost of suppressing bandits in various places is huge, but in the imperial capital and in various places, there are many rich businessmen and wealthy families, who have been operating for generations and have accumulated huge wealth. These people, who have received the emperor's grace in the world, should serve when the imperial court is in danger now. Under the nest, how can there be eggs, and the skin will not have hair? The emperor can issue an order to call these people to offer money and goods to solve their urgent needs. ”

Luo Hanlin said this, and the ministers discussed it in private. In the Taihe Palace, there was a buzz all of a sudden.

"Well, this move is also a way, Zhong Aiqing, who has any objections?"

Who has objections? Many people have objections, but who can stand up for them at this time.

"All Aiqing are people who know the general situation, and this move is in line with heavenly reason, in line with public opinion, and accurate. However, Luo Aiqing, how much are you going to come up with your idea? ”

"Back to the emperor, although the ministers are surrounded by walls, they are also willing to contribute to the emperor. The minister planned to pawn and sell several ancestral houses and some land for 10,000 taels. ”

"Okay, Luo Aiqing is so high-spirited, others will definitely follow suit, just according to your number, 10,000 taels per family, that's it. Your second idea. ”

"Back to the emperor, this second idea is that the minister heard that some big families are tired of receiving the emperor's favor and do not want to repay the emperor's favor, but instead use their power to bully others, do many illegal things, bend the law for bribes, and loot money. Such a person has failed to live up to the grace of God, and the people are extremely angry, and they should be investigated and punished. First, it can support justice, and second, it can confiscate their lawless talents and make up for the lack of military spending. ”

"yes, that's right. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Shuntian Mansion, you have to be more attentive in this matter. Zhong Aiqing, who has any objections? ”

Will anyone have objections this time?

Who has objections? Do you have objections? What do you mean? Are you scared? Is there something unsightly about yourself? Afraid that people will check you?

At this time, whoever dares to jump out and oppose it may be the first to take you under the knife.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have objections."

Hey? There are still people who dare to come out to oppose it, who is so bold.

It turned out to be Yang Kui, the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate.

"Oh, Yang Aiqing, why are you opposed?"

"Back to the emperor, there are some rich businessmen and wealthy families. However, some families have long since declined, and they are just barely making ends meet and are respectable, and it is really difficult to ask them to hand over their money. ”

"Besides, these are extraordinary times, and if someone really has something wrong, they should be investigated. But I am afraid that some people will take this opportunity to exclude dissidents and declare personal vendettas. If there is something wronged, it will inevitably chill people's hearts. At this time, it is time to work with one heart and one mind to go to the crisis together, so I am afraid to shake the fundamentals, and the emperor must think deeply. ”

"Well, I've thought about it. This is an emergency strategy, only this once, presumably everyone is willing, don't they give me this little face? ”

"Your Majesty, it's not that there is no way to pay for the military. Today, the thirteen banks in Gwangju account for a quarter of the imperial court's annual tax silver. Han Tiandou is now in Gwangju, and the emperor can issue an order for him to use the tax money there for military expenses. You don't have to open up another source of money. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister disagrees with Yang Yushi's opinion. There is some tax silver in Gwangju, but now it is very small, and the silver there has been paid by the bandits of the three feudatories, and it is still not enough for military consumption. Yang Yushi is loyal, but this discussion is empty talk. ”

Luo Musheng stood up against Yang Kui.

What he meant was that although Yang Kui was an imperial historian, he didn't understand the economic affairs of the imperial court, and he was just a layman talking empty words.

"Luo Musheng, you don't want to use rhetoric to deceive the saint. The three feudal clans repeatedly asked the court for money, and the court gave them so much money to suppress the bandits, but there are more and more bandits, how did this bandit suppress? ”

"At the beginning, the prince Teng's Beijing camp was in Jiujiang, and there were only 10,000 people, and as soon as the soldiers and horses arrived, the bandits were eliminated. For several years there was peace everywhere. Why is it that as soon as the Beijing camp is withdrawn, bandits are everywhere? Hundreds of thousands of people in the three feudatories suppressed bandits, but these bandits are suppressing more and more, such a strange thing, isn't it suspicious? Among them, please ask the emperor to find out. ”

The more Yang Kui spoke, the more angry he became, and in the end he almost burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, Yang Kui has no vain speculation, evil words to confuse the public, there is a suspicion of provoking the saint and the three feudatories, and the intention of dividing the monarch and the ministers, besides, he is old and delirious, please impeach Yang Kui."

Xiao Daozong had already seen Yang Kui unpleasantly, how could he let go of this opportunity.

"Well, Yang Aiqing, how old are you this year?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister is fifty out of sixty this year."

"Yang Aiqing is known as a clear name, and he has been loyal since the time of the first emperor. Although you have no words now, you are delirious and old. The matter of impeachment is abandoned. Please beg for bones. ”

"Your Majesty ......."

Yang Kui also wanted to say that Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry next to him dragged him down.

"Hurry up and thank you, do you really want to anger the emperor and be impeached? Don't think about your family? ”

"The ministers will be grateful, the ministers will retire, long live my emperor, long live."

Yang Kui knelt down and thanked him for going out, out of the Forbidden City, standing on the Jinshui Bridge, looking back at the Forbidden City, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again.

Everything that should be said has been said, and it is worthy of the emperor. The wolf ambition of the three feudatories is now known to almost passers-by, why can't the emperor understand it?

What the hell was he thinking? Don't you even want your own country?