In the second year of Chongzhen, there was a great drought in the northwest, and there were thieves from time to time, and more than 20 anti-thieves made rebellion in the sky, and the northern part of Shaanxi was eroded, Chongzhen urgently sent Yang He to serve as the governor of the three sides to appease the victims, and all the traitors surrendered.

Chongzhen three years, the northwest is still a big drought, this time the scope of the spread is wider, Shanxi and Shaanxi are the whole territory of a red soil, the imperial court has been unable to pacify, so, Shen Yikui and others rebelled again, the power is more powerful, the court spent 100,000 taels of silver last year all the water.

Hurriedly delivered to Chongzhen, Chongzhen called Xun Yu and Gongsun Zan without thinking about it, and everyone's first reaction was: Xun Yu's probation period has arrived.

In fact, anyone who has read a little history of the Ming Dynasty knows that if you want to explain that the dynasty was destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that it will not be possible to say it anyway, as for the Liukou, it is even more fantastical, and there is only one reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, that is, poverty.

God doesn't rain, the officials are too greedy, and the scholars hide countless silver coins in their homes but don't give a cent to the court, so the people can't afford to eat and rebel one after another, the more they rebel, the more chaotic they are, the poorer they are, and finally they can't go back to the sky.

Now, the Ming Dynasty has been ruined, and the northwest civil rebellion that has not been extinguished for more than ten years has finally lifted the corner of the skirt with infinite shyness.

Although Chongzhen and Xun Yu did not have long eyes and did not know that this great drought lasted intermittently for 14 years, the basic political level still saw the seriousness of the matter at a glance, and the spark could start a prairie fire.

A mess that is not handled well is a big mess!

The key to the Northwest People's Revolution is actually not soldiers, but food, in history Zhang Xianzhong or Gao Yingxiang, or even the famous Li Zicheng, in fact, can be solved with food, as long as there is food in hand, tens of millions of thieves can be turned into obedient people again in minutes, and now the evil situation is just beginning and is not too bad, as long as it can be handled well at the beginning, maybe the result can be completely different, it depends on Xun Yu's ability.

"Xun Aiqing, how many stone grains can the imperial court squeeze out with all its strength now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the grain in Beijing can still be squeezed out of 200,000 stones, and the minister has sent people to collect 300,000 grains from Jiangnan, and in addition, in the name of the imperial court, he has borrowed 500,000 yuan from wealthy private businessmen, and he is confident that he will make up 1 million, although it is not enough, but it is enough to solve the urgent need."

"Private loan of 500,000?" Chongzhen is not a faint gentleman who doesn't understand anything, he knows too well what it means to borrow 500,000 yuan from the people.

"Yes, a little means were used when borrowing grain, the so-called troubled times used heavy codes, and a little extraordinary means were used in extraordinary times, Weichen borrowed with salt quotations, 500,000 stone of grain, mortgaged 500,000 salt quotations."

This brazen statement made Qin Hao pout for a while, salt is an absolute hard currency in all dynasties and generations, but salt leads... In the Ming Dynasty, it was basically not much stronger than a piece of paper.

The Ming Dynasty seems to have always been a dynasty that does not study finance at all, stipulating that all merchants who transport military rations to the army can exchange the salt of the imperial court as a reward, and exchange a stone of grain for a salt quotation, fair and fair, Tong Suo is not bullied, relying on this regulation, Taizu Chengzu was invincible in the early Ming Dynasty, and never worried about the supply problem in the rear.

But the distribution of this salt introduction and the output of salt seems to have little to do with it, the salt introduction that can almost be used as a currency circulation in the early Ming Dynasty is basically useless in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, because no matter how much salt you have in your hand, you can't redeem the salt, the salt production is so much, but the salt introduction is like a piece of paper casually opened, want to change the salt? Wait, grandpa waited until his grandson guarded the salt and couldn't change the salt.

Now if this salt is to be exchanged for salt, they will have to queue up until three hundred years later, which seems to be no different from Ming Grab.

Qin Hao was dumbfounded and said, "Brother, let's play such a trick, it's a bit tyrannical." ”

"It's better for the rich to earn less than for the poor to starve to death, I borrowed all the big businessmen in Jiangnan, when the country is in danger, I should also let them pay a little, and besides, I'm not robbing."

"Uh... Wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan? Behind them ... ”

"It's the Donglin Party, it is estimated that the folds that participated in me have been handed up like snowflakes, Your Majesty had better rest and rest recently, hide, don't go to court."

"This... Xun Aiqing, this matter is very important, or let's think about it in the long run. ”

"Your Majesty, the current situation has reached the point where it is imperative, if it is done a few years later, I am afraid that it will be too late for the world to be in chaos, and the minister, as the head of the cabinet, has the unshirkable responsibility, and there is still an excerpt here, please Your Majesty."

"Xun Aiqing, what is this?"

"This is the excerpt of the minister's proposal to re-establish the mine superintendent."

"Mine... Mine supervisor? "Don't talk about Chongzhen now, even Qin Hao is not calm.

Hurriedly said: "This... Wen Ruo, don't you still understand what the word mine supervisor means to the Ming Dynasty, this head is not easy to open, you robbed 500,000 stone grain in the south of the Yangtze River, although this will make them heartbroken, but their family's big business is at most to scold you, but you set up a mine supervisor... That's endless, I'm afraid even the emperor can't protect you, this really has to be considered in the long run. ”

"It's too late, it's not that the ministers are fighting with them, but the Donglin Party has been fighting with the court, the people, and even the world.

For a while, Chongzhen and Qin Hao were a little shocked by Xun Yu, but who would have thought that his painting style would change but said: "Of course, when it is really impossible to do anything, it would be good if the immortal could sell me again." ”

Poof! Qin Hao didn't hold back and sprayed the tea in his mouth on the spot, big brother, the second half of your sentence is ruined.

Xun Yu may also be a little embarrassed, but he was not from the Ming Dynasty, and it had nothing to do with the generosity of the emperor or something, and explained, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, the chaos in the world is first in the rule of the officials, and the rule of the officials remains unchanged, and my Ming Dynasty will be in danger of overturning. ”

Chongzhen's big eyes were cold and sweat flowed down, and his eyes stared straight at Xun Yu's gaze as if he was going to pierce him, he didn't think about the possibility of becoming the king of the dead country, but he was said by a courtier in person, and it was said categorically, this is the first time.

"Xun Aiqing... It's a bit alarmist. Even Qin Hao could feel it while he spoke, murderous! Belongs to the murderous aura of Chongzhen, the emperor!

But Xun Yu was still calm, there was no panic on his face, the gaze of his two eyes was as firm as a mountain, and Chongzhen did not back down at all, and said categorically: "Back to Your Majesty, no." ”

Seeing Chongzhen's pale face and his legs trembling slightly, the two strong and powerful big hands were full of green tendons, clenching their fists tightly, but he took a deep breath and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "Aiqing thinks... Don't I dare kill you? ”

"Ahem, uh-huh... You two talk well, Your Majesty, Wen Ruo doesn't mean anything else, he has no roots in Daming, isn't it for His Majesty and for the court, Wen Ruo is the same, Jin Yan, more or less euphemistically, you said that he has to burp every two years, and no emperor can stand it, and he is not Li Shimin. ”

Chongzhen slapped the table and shouted: "There is no need for Tang Taizong to tease me, although I dare not compare myself with the sages, but I still have the bearing to admonish!" Xun Yu, I asked you for the last time, are you determined to set up a mine supervisor? ”

"Yes, and the minister has a hunch in the dark, this is the minister's probationary test."