readx; "Your Majesty is a minister... Fake rebellion back to Jianju? Liu Xingzuo was shocked and said, "Although the minister does not hesitate to do this, but Huang Taiji is the most insidious and cunning, and this plan may not be able to hide from him..."

"It's not that you want to go back immediately," Zhu Youzhen said slowly while pacing back and forth, "Of course, that will arouse suspicion." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info I will soon make a decree to give you a vacant position and transfer you to live in the capital division. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen stared at Liu Xingzuo like a knife, and said word by word: "Now you have a chance to 'make meritorious contributions'." The spy case is still kept secret, and the map of the location of the Jingshi City Gate and the secret letter to Huang Taiji are in your hands. Either you choose the person who is most loyal to you and would rather die than betray you, or you don't even tell him the truth about this person, and only let him try to sneak back to Liaodong and hand over the secret letter to Huang Taiji. At the same time, you should attach a message saying that you are depressed here, and you still want to return to Liaodong to work for Jianyu. ”

Liu Xingzuo suddenly woke up and said, "The minister understands what His Majesty means. Huang Taiji may not trust the minister, but he must also want to use the channel of the minister to find out more news from the Jingshi. ”

"That's exactly what the Holy One meant." Yuan Keli took over and said, "As long as Huang Taiji continues to contact you, we can first pass on some real, but not very important information to him, and slowly gain his trust." At the same time, you can also get in touch with Jurchen spies in contact. If you have chosen a good subordinate, he can also report to you the movements of the Jurchens in a timely manner. ”

Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly and said, "When Huang Taiji slowly takes the bait, you will pass him some deadly false information." As long as he makes a mistake in judgment and acts rashly, I can take the opportunity to hit him hard, and beat him to hurt and fear! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen said sincerely to Liu Xingzuo: "Of course, we can't underestimate Huang Taiji. Maybe he won't be fooled at all, and the lives of the people you send out will be in danger. Moreover, once this matter is leaked, let the ministers of the DPRK and China seize the handle, and they will definitely point out that you are really guilty. At that time, I will definitely not clarify for you for the sake of secrecy, and you yourself will be wronged at that time, and even go to prison for this, and you will be infamous as a traitor for the rest of your life. So you have to think about it, I don't make it difficult for others. ”

Liu Xingzuo immediately said angrily: "Your Majesty will not give up, entrust such an important task, when the liver and brain are smeared to repay Your Majesty, how can you worry about the honor and disgrace of your personal life!" Since His Majesty asked Lord Shangshu, the minister has a nephew named Liu Zhizhong, who is from the minister's brother. The minister's brother has long since died, and Zhizhong regards the minister as his father, who is loyal and resolute, and if he is allowed to handle this matter, he will never make a mistake. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "For specific matters, you go down and discuss it with Lord Shangshu in detail." But without further ado, the secret letter should be passed on to Huang Taiji immediately, if it drags on for a long time, so that the White Lotus Sect and the Tartars know that something has happened to Jingshi, this strategy will be nullified. ”

After the two retreated, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly invited the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Zaijin in. Wang Zaijin is in his 60s this year, and his body is thinner than when he traveled through Liaodong more than two years ago, because he is busy with official work, and he is also tired with deep eye sockets, and even walks a little unsteadily. Zhu Youzhen was very distressed when he saw it, and he was busy watching the seat, and offered fragrant tea for Wang Zaijin to drink a few sips to relieve the heat.

Wang didn't have the heart to drink tea after Jin thanked him, he only touched his lips for a while, and then said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the silver stored in the Hubu Tai warehouse is already less than 50,000 taels!" The officers and soldiers of the local health posts have been in arrears for more than two months, and they cannot continue to drag on like this; This spring, there was a severe drought in Henan, and a locust plague broke out in the old road of the Yellow River. In the opinion of the ministers, can they be temporarily increased in all provinces except Henan? If one penny of silver is added to each mu of private land, there will be about 4 million hectares of private land in the country, which is 400 million mu per mu. Ten for one penny, ten for one tael, and four million taels of silver. Even if you can't collect so much, there will always be one or two million taels, or it may be a solution to the urgent need. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "No." It stands to reason that the land endowment stipulated by the imperial court is not heavy, but Lord Shangshu should also know that the land annexation situation in various provinces is very serious, and the land of the clan, lords, and scholars does not need to pay grain, and the additional silver can only be distributed to the ordinary people. Now there is a 'three salaries', nominally the field endowment is not high, but in fact it is very high. Coupled with the corruption of local officials, the burden on the people is even heavier. Before these problems are solved, it is really not appropriate to increase the endowment, otherwise there will be a danger of the government forcing the people to rebel..."

Wang Zaijin also sighed bitterly and said, "Your Majesty's holy thoughts are far-reaching, and the ministers are foolish. But if you don't give more, where will the money come from? Unless... Unless he borrows the internal money, the minister also knows that the Shanhaiguan to build a heavy city and expand the outer city of the capital division all use the internal money, which costs a lot of money, and the minister can't bear to open his mouth to His Majesty again..."

"Lord Shangshu doesn't have to worry too much." Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "I have a new way, I don't need to add endowments to make the Tai warehouse into storage for 10 million taels." However, it must be a little difficult to implement at first glance, and it requires the vigorous cooperation of Lord Shangshu. ”

Wang Zaijin looked at Zhu Youzhen in astonishment, and said after a while: "Ten million taels? I really can't imagine it, please make it clear to Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Youzhen briefly said his thoughts, and Wang Zaijin shook his head again and again after hearing this: "No, no, no, no!" ”

"Why not?" Zhu Youzhen asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty's move will be opposed by the ministers." Wang Zaijin was not good at refuting the emperor in person, so he had to say euphemistically, "And this move is tantamount to drinking water to quench your thirst, even if you get through the difficulties temporarily, but when the day comes..."

Zhu Youzhen said confidently: "If you don't try, how do you know if you can't do it." Lord Shangshu, I just want to ask you, if I really did this, would you take the lead in opposing it? ”

Wang Zaijin was stunned at first, and then said angrily: "It is the courtier's duty to share worries for the king. If His Majesty needs it, he will not hesitate to exhaust the wealth of the courtiers. I'm afraid it's a drop in the bucket..."

"That's good." Zhu Youzhen said lightly, "I believe that there are still many officials like Lord Shangshu who are worried about the country and the people, and I will not let you go bankrupt, on the contrary, I will not let anyone suffer." That's it, tomorrow morning, I will officially announce this matter! ”

Although Wang Zaijin was beating a drum in his heart, he felt that what Zhu Youzhen said was difficult to realize, but he really had no other source of income, so he had to retreat with his eyebrows locked.

The next day was the day of the morning pilgrimage. After being promoted to the throne, before the ministers could do anything, Zhu Youzhen said loudly: "The treasury is empty, and everything is sluggish. I want to open the 'Daming Bank', emulate the operation of private banks, and issue treasury bonds. ”