On the first day of January in the fourth year of Hongxi (1411).

Before going to court today, officials came a quarter of an hour earlier than usual, because the emperor began to blow the wind in December last year, and he wanted to implement a new policy, the cabinet system.

So everyone is discussing this matter, the palace gate has not opened today, and there has been a lot of noise outside, and then it was Zuodu Yushi Li Mo who shouted, quiet, outside the palace gate, everyone was quiet, and the scene was slightly better.

After waiting for the court, of course, the emperor is not in the position of the imperial case, under normal circumstances, the emperor will appear for a while, and then everyone will shout long live, and then one of the eunuchs Zhong Xian or Yishu Ha will sing, and there is nothing to play and retreat from the court.

But today the situation has changed.

As soon as everyone stood in their respective positions, a large number of eunuchs and palace maids suddenly poured out all around, and then they were all moving tables and stools.

After a while, in the stunned eyes of everyone, the eunuchs placed three tables and stools in front of the imperial case, and then a row on the left and right, surrounded by a crescent moon, wrapped the hundred officials, and put a total of seventeen sheets.

When it was ready, he appeared and sang, "Please take your seat." ”

Brush, Huang Fu's face flushed, and he was a little unaccustomed.

On the table in the middle of the straight line with the emperor's imperial case, there is a seat card with the word Huang Fu.

That position was on the same line as the emperor, with his back to the emperor, Huang Bao was really dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

If it weren't for the emperor's high case, Huang Fuzhen wouldn't dare to sit still.

"Lord Huang?" Second assistant Hou Hai patted Huang Fu with a smile at this time: "Please take a seat." ”

"Ahem" Huang Fu raised his head and looked at Yi Shuha: "Isn't Your Majesty going to court early today?" ”

"Your Majesty has something to do, come later, Your Majesty has a message, please go to the court first, and Your Majesty will come later." It is also lost.

Huang Fu couldn't help it, he walked over hard, and when he sat down with his back to the imperial case, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles at first, but after a while, a very refreshing feeling came to his heart.

At this time, he was facing the ministers and sitting high, and he really felt good.

After Huang Fu sat down, the other sixteen cabinet members also sat down, and Jin Yiwei commanded Mao Xin to be in the outermost area.

Everyone had a table with pens and paper on it, and the eunuchs served them tea one after another.

The hundred officials below were dumbfounded.

But at this moment, another eunuch stepped forward, all with small benches, and each of them was given one.

Everyone, let's sit down?

In fact, after the Qin and Han dynasties, until the Northern Song Dynasty, the ministers sat in the court, and now the emperor has given everyone a small bench, and everyone has to be grateful to Dade.

But it's not that the cabinet is treated much worse, only stools, no tables, no pens and paper, and no tea.

Despite this, everyone sat down suddenly, and they were still a little unaccustomed.

"If something starts, stand up first, and many people will start playing, and Lord Huang will choose first." He also lost Ha Xian's New Deal discipline.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up: "The lower official has something to do." ”

The emperor is not there, this person does not say ministers, but subordinates.

Everyone looked up, and it turned out to be Tang Zong of Dali Temple.

This Tang Zong had done Beiping as a chacha before, and in Beiping, Zhu Gaoxu knew him, but he was not familiar with him.

Before the Jing disaster, Tang Zong impeached Chen Ying, the then envoy of Beiping, Cao Yu, the political envoy of Beiping, and Zhang Lian, the deputy envoy, for accepting bribes from the Yan Palace.

Unexpectedly, after Zhu Dijing succeeded, Chen Ying was reused and impeached in turn.

But Zhu Di used "the emperor is only useful, why bother talking about old suspicions" as the reason, so Tang Zong escaped the catastrophe.

But not long after, Tang Zong was still found a reason to be guilty, demoted to the criminal department Langzhong, and then served as the prefect of Suzhou, Suzhou was originally a high tax, and when he was in office, Suzhou floods for many years, people were displaced, fled seriously, and the arrears of taxes amounted to more than 1 million stones. The wealthy businessman in Suzhou knew that he loved the people, and he paid it in less than three months.

Therefore, the rich businessmen in the early Ming Dynasty were a bit righteous.

But not long after, Zhu Di demoted him to Luzhou General Judge.

After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he first looked for someone who had been degraded by Zhu Di, and then under the recommendation of Huang Huai, he saw the information of this person, and saw that he knew that he loved the people in Suzhou and asked the rich businessmen to pay taxes for the people, so he knew that he was a good official, so he immediately reused it and let him be the secretary of Dali Temple.

The original history Tang Zong was also recommended by Huang Huai to enter Dali Temple in the eighth year of Yongle, and later also achieved the high position of Dali Temple.

Tang Zong played next year's Dali Temple with silver, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine taels.

Tang Zong's request for self-expenditure was the official funds approved by Zhu Gaoxu to the various yamen after he ascended the throne, and according to the number of personnel and busy affairs of each yamen, it was reported at the beginning of each year, and if it was not used up at the end of the year, it would be accumulated until next year.

Tang Zong of Dali Siqing reported 10,000 taels last year.

Truth be told, that's not much.

It is equivalent to a department like the Supreme Law and the Yuan in later generations, and the annual expenditure is only 10,000 taels, which is really too little.

This year, the new policy was changed, and the household department Shangshu could decide to be less than 10,000 taels, so Tang Zong made his eyes and reported 9,999 taels.

brush, everyone in the audience instantly looked at the door of the door to the door of the book Xia Yuanji.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't give up power last year, that is, one hundred taels of silver were approved by Zhu Gaoxu, and this year he has given power, and everyone wants to see what will happen.

Tang Zong thought that he had a good relationship with Xia Yuanji, so he underreported one or two.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yuanji immediately rolled his eyes when he heard this: "I remember that you still had 1,2827 cents and six cents last year that you didn't use up, right?" ”

“。。” Tang Zong's face flushed, you, you remember it too clearly? He didn't remember it himself, he only remembered the remaining more than a thousand, and as for how many thousand, he didn't remember it at all.

"Xia Shangshu, this has nothing to do with this year, right?" Tang Zongdao.

"Why can't you do it, you only used more than 8,000 last year, and you still have money left, and this year you will be approved for more than 7,000 at most." Natsuhara Yoshimichi.

“。。” Tang Zong was immediately ashamed and angry.

Lao Xia, it's good when we usually drink, you are too much, really use chicken feathers as an arrow?

He looked at Shoufu Huang Fu, Huang Fu looked at his nose and his uncle looked at his heart, and he was looking at the paper on the table, and he didn't snort.

"Your Majesty has arrived--" At this moment, Zhong Xian's voice rang out.

Tang Zong was immediately overjoyed, the emperor is very talkative, and it was approved by the emperor last year.

Zhu Gaoxu was late.

Everyone in the audience got up, Huang Fu and they also turned around, first greeted the emperor, and shouted three long live.

After they finished worshipping, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved his hand: "Zhong Aiqing is flat, continue, continue." He sat down on the royal case, intending to take a look at it first.

Tang Zong immediately said: "Your Majesty, please pay 15,000 taels of silver for your own expenses." ”

He directly raised five thousand taels, because if it was more than ten thousand taels, it was not Xia Yuanji who had the final say.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled: "It's useless for you to talk to me, the cabinet will deal with it." ”

When it comes to more than 10,000 taels, it is discussed by the first assistant, two secondary assistants and four people of the household department, and there must be the consent of the first assistant or the household department, if only two secondary assistants agree, it is not possible.

Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, immediately said: "I still say the same sentence, and I will criticize you for seven thousand five hundred taels." ”

Tang Zongqi was half dead, and could only stare at Hou Hai, Yang Pu and Huang Fu.

This Tang Zong is more upright, Huang Fu had a wrong relationship with him before, after thinking about it, he turned his head to the emperor and wanted to speak, but the emperor directly shook his hand: "Your cabinet does the affairs of your cabinet, you don't need to ask me about everything, so what do I want you to do?" When I want to speak, I speak. ”

Huang Fu turned around, sat down in the right position first, and said in a deep voice: "The affairs of Dali Temple will change a lot from this year, according to the new policy, more than 7,000 taels used last year, and this year will definitely not be enough." ”

"And Tang Siqing is an upright person, and he never pretends to be public and private,-—— and he thinks that 15,000 taels this year is appropriate."

Many officials around nodded their heads.

After Xia Yuanji listened, his face was also hesitant.

Because he didn't expect the new deal to start this year, officials below the fourth grade will have Dali Temple to participate in the trial, and there will be a lot of things.

And according to the new policy, if the people are involved in homicide cases, Dali Temple must also participate in the review.

After Huang Fu finished speaking, he looked at Hou Hai and Yang Pu on the left and right.

Of course, Hou Hai knew the emperor's intentions, and he must be on the emperor's side, so he didn't think about it: "The lower officials seconded the proposal." ”

Tang Zong was overjoyed, as long as two people agreed, and there was a first assistant.

Yang Pu didn't have time to speak, he smiled bitterly: "Appropriate, appropriate." ”

Xia Yuanji rolled his eyes and didn't object again, after all, it was useless to object.

As soon as Tang Zong sat back, he was all asking for a start.

Huang Fu took the roll call in the order of standing up, and the second one was actually Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong was the Governor of the Left Army of the Five Armies during the Hongwu period, and he was still in charge of the Left Army Governor's Mansion when he was Jianwen.

Yongle was still in the Left Army Governor's Mansion.

This time, when Zhu Gaochu restructured and newly established the three departments of the Ming army, the department order, the logistics department, and the staff department, he was the deputy commander-in-chief of the headquarters, (the commander-in-chief was Emperor Zhu Gaoxu. ）

Under the headquarters, it is divided into infantry division, cavalry division, naval division, and artillery division.

The functions of the three departments are somewhat similar to those of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, but they are not the same, the headquarters is mainly to transfer and promote Ming officers and soldiers in peacetime, and select soldiers and generals in wartime (and training, conscription and retirement arrangements are returned to the Ministry of War).

The logistics department is responsible for logistics support and materials, including ordnance building and storage. (The functions of the former Ministry of War and Industry were unified into the Logistics Department)

The General Staff Department is responsible for the development of operational plans, intelligence analysis, and the investigation and punishment of criminal officers and soldiers.

Li Jinglong said, this year, the sailor wants to add 20 large warships of 2,000 materials, and asks for 60,000 taels of silver.

This is a bit of a Tang Zong.

This will be the cost of the Ming army's 2,000 warships, processing prices, and supporting artillery, etc., with a total cost of about 3,000 taels.

Li Jinglong reported 60,000 yuan, which happened to be on the agenda of the cabinet, and he didn't need the emperor to decide, and he directly put aside Xia Yuanji, who was slamming the door.

Xia Yuanji heard sixty thousand taels or three words, his face darkened, and he quickly turned his head, Song Li of the Ministry of Industry sitting on his right, and Li Mo, the second assistant, was sitting on his left.

"Don't agree, don't agree, it's so expensive, Li Jinglong knows a fart master, and my Daming water master is already very strong."

He persuaded others not to agree in court, and one mouthful, my Daming Sailor is already invincible in the world.

Huang Fu was also stunned, it seemed that there was no one who could fight in the last four weeks, why did he build so many two thousand warships? Could it be the Emperor's meaning?

There is no reason, the emperor wants to build it, and he mentioned it last year.

He also turned his head to discuss with everyone, and the scene was suddenly in an uproar.

But the emperor said before that one thing should be decided as soon as possible, not to be delayed.

As soon as Huang Fu and the others met, they quickly vetoed: "Daming is now invincible in the sailors, and Hou Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry said that there are two thousand material ships, and now there are sixty-eight ships in total, and they can't be rebuilt." ”

Li Jinglong's face turned red when he heard this, but he didn't expect that it would be unfavorable for him to become a teacher.

Before coming, he patted his chest against some of the generals of the naval division in the headquarters, but he didn't expect to be refuted.

He suddenly thought of what Tang Zong had just done, and hurriedly said: "That minister applied for 110,000 taels, including twenty 2,000 warships, 500 heavy artillery-—— " He overreported a lot of things in one breath, just to raise the price, and ask the emperor to decide.

More than 100,000 taels, the emperor can call the shots.

Suddenly, brushing, everyone looked at Emperor Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "I also think it's inappropriate, it's better for Cao Guogong to think clearly and then talk about it." ”

Li Jinglong's face was even more ugly.

The emperor continued: "There is a lot of money involved, it is better to make a list, details, use, and then report, you talk emptyly, how do I know what you want 500 guns for?" Hit the Kyoshi? ”

"Hahaha." There was laughter in the hall.

"Is there so much artillery that works? What to do with the ships eliminated by the sailors? Have you all thought about it? ”

"If you want to use 100,000 taels locally, can you just talk about it?"

As soon as the emperor spoke, everyone nodded their heads, feeling a little reasonable.

(End of chapter)