Chapter 124 [Donate your property and receive the title of Taifu!] 】

No one dares to underestimate Ao Bai anymore, he is much tougher than Wei Zhongxian. **UC e-book provides free txt e-book download**

A few words of Ao Bai shocked the ministers, he did not dissociate himself from Wei Zhongxian, but listed some good things that Wei Zhongxian had done, and directly overturned the case for him, and no one present dared to come out to confront him.

What bad things has "Huang Peng" done? They can't give examples. On the day of the night banquet, if it weren't for "Huang Peng" protecting the emperor and capturing Tian Ergeng with one blow, the consequences would be unimaginable. He turned over the matter of the night banquet, and the emperor was angry, and if he was not careful, he would cut them off on these unescorted ministers.

As a result, Ao Bai and Wei Zhongxian were not only guilty, but also reflected their qualities of knowing how to repay their kindness, being upright, loyal and patriotic, all of which were advantages. The ministers who impeached him were like a group of villains who forgot their righteousness for profit, saw the wind and steered the rudder, and bullied the weak and feared the hard. They can't even refute it, aren't they acquiescing? It's not a villain, why didn't you speak when the six gentlemen of Donglin were killed, and now that Wei Zhongxian is dead, you stand up and talk nonsense? Chongzhen directly despised them from his heart.

Temperament is something that is innate, and it's hard to cultivate. Aobai's height matched his voice, not angry but mighty. It's just the first time he went to court, and he embarrassed a group of old ministers.

If I can be like him, I don't have to look at the faces of the ministers, perhaps, this is the temperament that the emperor should have. Thinking of this, Chongzhen startled himself and said: "I think so too, what Huang Qing said is very reasonable, Gonggong Wei was at fault before, but he also had merit, and now that others have been buried, why are you talking about this?" Is there anything else you want to start? ”

The ministers are all old fritters, and when they see that the emperor intends to end the topic, where will they mention it again.

Cui Chengxiu stepped down, and the secretary of the military department was replaced, but this was a mess, Yan Mingtai, who had just taken office, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, on the seventh day of the first month of October, the fire in Qiantun in Ningyuan burned down more than 6,300 houses, burned 249 civilians, and the gunpowder equipment was wiped out. The military salary at the border pass will be released at the end of the year, and it has not yet been in place, and Weichen wants to discuss how to get the military salary as soon as possible. ”

When Chongzhen asked, he actually needed 1.6 million taels. At this time, the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was in shambles. In fact, as early as the early years of the apocalypse, the country's financial problems were already very serious. The income is only 3.3 million taels, plus the tax arrears for many years, the actual income is only more than 2 million taels, and the expenditure has reached more than 5 million taels. **UC e-book provides this book for free txt e-book download**If it weren't for Wei Zhongxian forcing businessmen to pay taxes, it would be even more serious. Even so, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty's finances still had a deficit of more than one million taels.

The military expenditure of 1.6 million yuan for border passes is already equivalent to more than half of the state's annual income.

War is money, Ao Bai has always believed that the Ming Dynasty first collapsed economically, and then the political collapse, it is not surprising that the army owes salaries, not to mention the army, even the annual salaries of the Ming Dynasty royal family are also in arrears for a long time, but the military salaries in the Liao border cannot be in arrears, if the soldiers there mutiny, it is not a joke.

Now when His Royal Highness talks about the ministers of the King of Liaodong, Chongzhen hates itchy, if this idiot hadn't sent someone back to escort him, there wouldn't have been so many things, and he just wanted to remove him as soon as possible. After he succeeded to the throne, he also knew the situation of the treasury, the eunuch party was defeated, and the Jinyiwei needed money to rebuild, where to touch the silver? He always thought that being an emperor was a great thing, why was he so poor as an emperor?

The ministers discussed how to raise the military budget. Ao Bai stood in the crowd and said nothing. Although he had an idea in his heart, he didn't intend to say it. said that it was good for the Ming Dynasty that was about to collapse, but it was not for him.

The people of the Donglin Party stood up and spoke. An old minister said: "Weichen suggested increasing Liao's salary. ”

Chongzhen knew that the salary was already too high, and sighed: "If the salary increases, how will the people live?" If there is no war in the south, why can't we increase commercial taxes to increase tax revenue? Now is a time of crisis, Jin Guo does not know when it will come back, and everyone should contribute to Daming. ”

Yang Jingchen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "There are also Japanese pirates in the south who harass them from time to time, and the border wars, if the merchants are allowed to pay, the price of goods will increase at that time, which may not be conducive to the people and arouse the anger of the people, so it is absolutely impossible to increase the commercial tax." ”

This reason sounds high-sounding and convincing. If the merchant tax is collected, the merchant will raise the price of goods, which is not good for the common people, so it is better to exempt the merchant tax and only collect the land tax. In this way, even if the merchant does not raise the price, even if the price is reduced, the common people who farm the land will not be able to afford it. The price of goods is cheaper, the income of the people is lower, and the price is cheaper than that of Jinguo, is it interesting? Isn't this foolishness*?

Ao Bai listened funny, but he didn't say anything. Only by adding more salaries can the common people be forced to revolt, which is also what he wants to see. If he persuaded Chongzhen to raise the commercial tax, he would only completely offend the Donglin Party and the Wenchen, although he was not afraid of them, but it was annoying enough to be impeached by this group of people all day long. It's better to let the Donglin Party be arrogant, and when the time comes, they will directly destroy their homes and just deposit the money in the bank.

He still vaguely remembered that in 1628, there was a mutiny in Ningyuan because of unpaid wages, which was a good time to encircle the Guan Ning army, and he was already thinking about how to take advantage of the fishermen. He is supported by the Lu family's business behind the scenes, and he is not afraid of running out of money. As soon as Wang Zhichen stepped down, he pushed Mangui to become the Liaodong Economic Strategy, and when the mutiny was suppressed, Guan Ningjun would definitely treat him as his own. It is not impossible to fund some military supplies from time to time, and turn the Guanning Army into a warlord organization in a few years.

Thinking about the Lu family's transaction in Zhangjiakou, it can almost begin. In order to ensure that he is not exposed, he will use all the people of the Salt Gang and Heishizhai to manage, and the officials in Shanxi will gradually try to replace them with their own people, making Shanxi the largest underworld organization in the country, and from there. There is no competition in Zhangjiakou, and the Jurchens can only buy grain at a high price, and the prosperity of the whole country is just around the corner. At that time, he will send his men to remote Ningxia towns and other places to appease those officers and soldiers who have been owed wages for a year or two.

Yuan Chonghuan said that five years of peace in Liao, see if I can level the world in five years. Ao bowed to yy, and suddenly heard someone call him.

Chongzhen said: "Huang Peng, do you have any good suggestions about military salaries?" ”

This is a good opportunity to send charcoal in the snow, Ao Bai stood up, and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen doesn't know how to make money, as for how to make up the military salary, I don't have any suggestions, but if the court is in difficulty, the military salary can't be made up, it will affect the overall situation, Weichen is willing to donate the property that was sealed a few days ago as a military salary." ”

As soon as this remark came out, some people who didn't like it began to suspect that he was such a person who took the initiative to donate? When I became a brocade guard, I had never heard of Aobai's wanton corruption, and now I am willing to donate the reward.

Chongzhen saw that his tone was sincere, and frowned: "Huang Qing, how can this be done?" Since you have been an official, you have made many meritorious contributions, and the reward you have received is deserved, if you donate it, alas, ......"

Ao Bai Zhengse said: "Whatever is beneficial to the country, Weichen is willing to do it." I'm used to living in He Mansion for a long time, the emperor gave me Tian Ergeng's mansion, and I have been empty, and those restaurants and properties, it is better to take them back and sell them, and I can also contribute to the border pass. ”

Having said this, no one present doubted Aobai's determination anymore. However, no one was willing to donate their family property to pay for their military salaries. The quieter the other ministers, the more they set off the glorious and lofty image of Aobai. Chongzhen was moved and almost cried, and said lightly: "Huang Qing is patriotic and meritorious, and he is ready to play." ”

"The Emperor's Wisdom"

Ao Bai is not demented with such a proposal, he wants to be a wealth boy. He is now rewarded with land and taverns in the capital, and he makes a lot of money, but once the opportunity comes, he chooses to rebel, and he can't stay in the capital. He also wanted to find an opportunity to send his family out of the capital. made such a show, and gave away the things that couldn't be kept, but changed it back to a good name.

The benefits are not only these, Chongzhen continued: "Huang Peng stepped forward to listen to the seal. ”

Ao Bai knelt down and said: "The minister is here." ”

Chongzhen Zhengse said: "From today onwards, I will appoint you as the prince of the dynasty, and the official will worship a product." ”

"Huh?!" Just now, "Huang Peng" took the initiative to donate money, everyone still thought he was stupid, and now he thinks that Emperor Chongzhen is even more stupid, and he actually named "Huang Peng" as the Taifu Taifu and the Prince Taifu are completely two concepts, which means that "Huang Peng" has become the emperor's teacher, although he has no real power, but when the imperial teacher is vacant, he is actually ranked among the three princes.

Zhang Ruitu was only named Taibao at an age, half a level lower than Aobai, how could he stand it, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, although Lord Huang is young and promising, he is only twenty-two years old, how can he take on this great responsibility?" ”

Actually, I'm only eighteen, won't I scare you to death if I say it? Ao Bai smiled in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen said: "Huang Peng has long been my master, and he is also the person I trust the most, what's wrong with me giving him this title?" He teaches me martial arts, not the Four Books and Five Classics, if any of you have higher martial arts than him, I can also make him a Taifu. ”

No one spoke again. The four elephants in brocade clothes, now Ao Bai is recognized as the strongest, how can a group of Wenchen compete with him? Some people began to regret it, knowing that donations could win the emperor's trust, and they also donated some just now. Many people look at Aobai differently. Today, the first time he went to the court, he made so many things that he couldn't speak to refute the old minister, and he was also named Taifu. He is obviously the number one celebrity around the emperor, unmatched.

The people who wanted to classify Ao Bai as a eunuch and drive him out of the court have now begun to think about how to win him over and tie him down. Twenty-two-year-old Taifu, if he makes meritorious contributions in the future, what else can the emperor give him? Can you only seal the territory and be the king?

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Ao Shaobao was upgraded and became Mrs. Ao. At this time, no one will ask why Aobai has not established his power yet, right? The method he uses is step-by-step. Instead of being like many gods of war, who led thousands of people against a million army, he actually won......

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