In the Hall of Light, Emperor Longzheng looked at the expressions of the civil and military ministers and felt very interesting.

In the past few years on the throne, it is still rare to see this group of courtiers show such an appearance. Thinking of what to do next, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Longzheng's mouth.

Jiuquan Hou, the chief military aircraft minister Qin Ye was reporting on the army expansion plan they had sorted out on behalf of the military at this time.

Lin Ruhai, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Ning Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sun Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, all felt twitching in their hearts when they heard this plan.

Especially Sun Cheng, as the most hardcore Yiping henchman except for the cabinet bosses, he lacks a good impression of the army that has gradually leaned towards the army of the Son of Heaven.

Although Sun Cheng is fat, he is very smart. He knew very well that even Emperor Longzheng would not be able to sit still without military support. Not to mention Yiping, a prince who is just trying to take the heir.

Therefore, he has been making suggestions to Prince Yiping, asking him to win over important members of the Dazheng military and win the support of the military.

But the naïve prince thought that Jiuhua Palace was alive, and it was impossible for the Daming Palace to get the support of the military.

However, what about the current situation, since the victory in the Northern Xinjiang War two years ago, although the Emperor Taishang suppressed it in many ways. But Daming Palace's tentacles against the military still stretched out.

Qin Ye is the spokesperson of Daming Palace in the military.

He has also fulfilled his role well. In addition, in the past few years, the Son of Heaven has consistently insisted on supporting the army.

Now, Daming Palace finally dares to make a big move against the military.

Because of Emperor Longzheng's intentional indulgence, the military's expansion plan was basically known to passers-by at the top of the imperial court.

Three corps were reorganized, two corps were expanded, and a new main corps was to be created. At the same time, the three major Beijing Guards were expanded at the same time. I have to admit that this plan of the Military Aircraft Department is very scary.

"Your Majesty, this is the army expansion plan jointly made by the Minister and the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War. To complete His Majesty's strategic vision, this is basically enough. ”

Emperor Long Zheng nodded: "Okay, Marquis Qin and the military aircraft department have worked hard." Let's talk about it. ”

There was no sound on Wu Xun's side. First, the plan of the Military Aircraft Department has basically been communicated with the important figures in the martial arts, and after decades of tight days, the Dazheng military is very moved by the idea of expanding the armament made by the Heavenly Family.

Today's group of generals is going to the court, first, to stand for this plan, and on the other hand, they are eyeing a large number of important military posts that are about to be added.

So naturally, the generals will not say anything. Civilian officials are different.

"Your Majesty, Taiwei Qin's plan is very good, but the treasury has no money. This year is nearing the end of the year, and the treasury has almost spent its money. ”

Sun Cheng saw that Prince Yiping, who had come to the court today, had no intention of speaking, so he jumped out in advance.

There are certain rules for the military to expand the number of military personnel. The civil departments that need to be involved are mainly the military department, the official department and the household department.

The Ministry of War is responsible for arranging conscripts, appointing officers, and arranging ordnance. The Ministry of Officials is responsible for arranging civilian personnel in the army.

But none of them are as effective as the household department. Because no matter what you do, you can't run out of money, that's the point.

So although the military seems to be in the chest, they are all watching the reaction of the household.

As a party of the Son of Heaven, Qin Ye knew very well that the household department had never been Emperor Longzheng's territory. Although he cooperated with the emperor to settle the Wuxun generals, he proposed this ambitious plan to expand the army. But he was not sure whether the household department would support him.

Now it seems that the household department is really going to drag its feet.

Sun Cheng was also very confident when he said this, although he was fat, he was not a loyal minister. But after more than ten years of working in the household department, he is still clear about Da Zheng's financial situation.

Since Taizu, the state has set a strategy of paying equal attention to agricultural taxes and commercial taxes. It should be said that Emperor Taizu really doesn't look like a hero who has risen in a hurry in this regard.

If it weren't for the courage of the first commoner after Henkel, he set the principles of collecting commercial taxes and determined the implementation rules.

In the time of the Holy Ancestor, it would be very difficult to collect commercial taxes.

With the later period of the Holy Ancestor Jingning, the large-scale wars gradually stopped, and the country's financial situation improved day by day. In the 20 years of Jingning, Dazheng's annual financial surplus reached as much as 10 million taels of silver.

But since the twenty-second year of Jingning, Rongguo Jia Daishan died. Things are changing.

Because of the special relationship between Rong Guogong and Emperor Shengzu, although he nominally could not interfere in literary affairs, his old man's eyes full of wisdom were enough to ensure that many gangsters would not move.

Jia Daishan died, and the Holy Ancestor was old and lacked energy. Some people in the country began to put the idea of the national treasury.

Tax evasion has reduced the revenue of the state treasury. They will not let go of the money that has already gone into the treasury.

In the beginning, it was the clans who borrowed money from the treasury using various blatant purposes. And then there's the honor.

After the death of the Holy Ancestor and the accession of the Emperor Taishang to the throne to start the Year of Yong'an, the situation became even more corrupt.

The Emperor Taishang has always wanted to practice benevolent government in the country, so he is open to ministers with "family difficulties" borrowing some silver from the national treasury.

Anyway, the Emperor Taishang has been in charge of the East Palace for nearly 20 years, and his protégés are all over the world. The ministers of the East Palace are not only the governors of the provinces of the frontier, but also the big merchants of the rich side.

Most of these people have received the favor of the Emperor Taishang and have been protected by him. So every year it contributes a lot of gold and silver to the inner treasury.

Once the treasury was empty, the Emperor Taishang allocated funds from the inner treasury to fill it. Not only did it solve the problem, but it also got the name of a benevolent and holy king.

Therefore, in the era of Emperor Longzheng, the annual income of the treasury met the necessary expenses, and the rest was basically borrowed by the ministers of civil and military affairs and the nobles of the clan.

Sun Cheng believed that this point was clear to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, including Emperor Longzheng.

The ministers of the Imperial Party all showed a worried look, and Qin Ye was not easy to speak. So Han Feng planned to come forward.

But Emperor Long Zheng waved his hand to stop him, looking at his own brother who was gloating, Emperor Long Zheng smiled coldly: "I don't care about this, you are the head of the household and not me."

In short, I want money. How you find money is your business. If you can't do it, in short, this plan must be completed by April of the eighth year of Longzheng. If you can't do it, you will automatically resign from the court when the time comes. ”

Sun Cheng's face changed, and Prince Yiping was also surprised.

When Emperor Longzheng was a young prince, he had a rather mean reputation. Among the government and the opposition, he has the title of "King of Cold Noodles".

But after succeeding to the throne, whether it was for the sake of the monarch's physique or because of the pressure of Jiuhua Palace, Emperor Longzheng still paid attention to himself.

However, the expression I see now is exactly what this brother often showed back then.