A few days after the scene of "a thousand cuts" was staged, Chongzhen was listening to the speeches of Wen Zhenmeng and Huang Daozhou.

The so-called lecture banquet refers to the special imperial chair set up for the emperor to lecture on the scriptures and history since the Song Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty paid special attention to it.

The original intention of the feast was to allow the emperor to improve his ability to govern the country by studying the Four Books and the Five Classics. Over time, it gradually became a ceremonial activity.

Chongzhen was listening to the lecture without a ride, when he suddenly saw Wang Chengen stumbling in.

"Your Majesty, the military department urgently reports to you."

After hearing this, Chongzhen did not panic, but signaled Wang Chengen to hand the Tang Bao to him, and then retreated first.

He was not in a hurry, and waited until the minister who lectured on the history of the scriptures finished speaking, and then he gently proposed to leave, and signaled him to take the wine and rice given by the emperor later.

Seeing the emperor pacing away, Wen Zhenmeng and Huang Daozhou looked at each other speechlessly, revealing different colors.

"Brother Wen, have you noticed that the emperor seems to have gotten much better in recent days?"

"The old man doesn't dare to say anything, but with such an urgent military situation, the emperor is so light, and he does have the atmosphere of a wise man."

The two didn't know that Chongzhen had long been prepared for this emergency military situation.

I can't say that if it doesn't come, it will be a big loss of proportion.

Unfolded a look, and sure enough, the reported military situation was that Jiannu heard that Chongzhen had killed Yuan Chonghuan, and he had already gathered in the suburbs of Beijing, waiting for an opportunity to attack the city again.

Chongzhen's expression was excited, and he couldn't help but pat the table and shouted, "Okay!" ”

This shocked Wang Chengen, who didn't know the inside story, and almost thought that the emperor was angry and confused.

Chongzhen didn't have time to pay attention to Wang Chengen's expression, and ordered directly. "Hurry up and summon the cabinet and Qiqing and go to the palace to deliberate."

The so-called Seven Qings, that is, the six Shangshu and the Imperial History of Zuodu, are all second-grade civil officials, and these 7 people plus the cabinet bachelors are the top civil officials above the court.

When everyone came to the hall, they saw that Chongzhen was already waiting here, and hurriedly walked to their seats and looked at the Tang newspaper.

Chongzhen took a sip of tea, waited until everyone had finished reading it, and reminded, "Let's talk about it, what are your views and coping strategies?"

The ministers looked at each other, what can we think of Jianzhou coming back, it was all picked by you, the emperor.

Everyone looked at Shoufu Han Yi, although this person who was recently implicated by his protégé Yuan Chonghuan is likely to be in a bad position, but at the moment, after all, the head of Wenchen has to come out first to say a few words.

Han Yinian was Gao Deshao, and now he was being held by everyone, so he had to say a few words.

However, it is just some politically correct nonsense that will be able to turn evil into good fortune. There is no mention of the most critical response.

After Han Yi finished speaking, the pressure was given to the current military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao here.

In the second year of Chongzhen, the original secretary of the military department was Wang Qia, and this gentleman looked heroic and extraordinary, like a door god, but there was no urgency.

After Huang Taiji entered the Kou, Wang Qia was imprisoned by Chongzhen for poor reconnaissance, and he was replaced by Shen Yongmao, the left attendant of the military department.

Shen Yongmao is the son of Ming Xiang Shen Shixing, and he has served in the military department for many years, but now he is also dying.

He said with a bitter face, "Tell Your Majesty that this army is making every effort to dispatch troops and urge the border soldiers to serve the king, and when the army is encircled, it will definitely have the effect of deterring the slave chieftains." ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he suddenly remembered that Yuan Chonghuan could not use one of the soldiers in the edict prison, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop it. "There are already 50,000 troops in the city. The reinforcements from other border towns have to travel more than a thousand miles, and even if they get to the city, they may not be able to go into battle to fight, so what is the benefit of recruiting the military department? ”

Some people on the side agreed, "It is better to quickly survey the empty salary, the old and weak in the army in the city, and allocate the surrounding people to be brave, which can be more effective." ”

Chongzhen nodded, and suddenly thought of the two things that Yuan Chonghuan said in prison that soldiers were unavailable and Liaozhen could not be moved.

It is not known whether logistics and military spending will be able to keep up.

He directly turned to the head of the household, and Bi said strictly, "The household deploys the soldiers and horses of the King of Liqin, how is it arranged now?" Did the defenders of the city have enough rations? ”

Bi Ziyan has been working overtime in the household department since the enemy army entered the blockade, and at this moment he has already put two big black circles under his eyes.

He said unhurriedly, "There are 52,000 infantry troops, artillery troops, and horse troops in the city, and all the households have been paid military salaries and military rations have been transported from Tongzhou. ”

He changed his words, stared at Shang Shushen of the military department, and said, "Even if the border towns come to defend the Beijing Division in the future, the military food will be enough, but I don't know where the salary for them will come from!" ”

Shen Yongmao knew that the other party was coming at him, but he didn't pick up the stubble, but just smiled.

"It's a big deal, it's a big deal!"

Bi Ziyan also sighed when he saw this, and no longer delved into it.

When Chongzhen saw the interaction between the two, he immediately understood the cattiness.

From the perspective of the Ministry of War, no matter how high the cost of shaking people is, as long as there are more people, the greater the possibility of winning the battle.

From the perspective of the household department, Lao Tzu has to manage the food and housing of these people, and once they are in place, they will have to pay additional military salaries. Of course, I don't want to shake people like this.

But the problem is that the military department occupies the moral high ground. Do you interfere with me now, and you will be defeated in the future?

It is on this basis that, although everyone understands the irrationality of the policy, no one will come out to stop it, and they will only hang it high.

Sighing, Chongzhen immediately arranged, "The military department immediately applies for the reinforcements who have not reached the Beijing Division to report the distance, and if the distance is far away, return to their hometown." If you are close to arriving at the Beijing Division, continue the march as before. ”

He looked at Bi Ziyan again, "King Qin's soldiers and horses must be paid in full, and if there is any shortage, the internal money can be adjusted temporarily." ”

Bi Ziyan was waiting for the emperor's words, and he was immediately overjoyed.

Chongzhen sighed, the inner treasury was his small treasury as the emperor.

At the moment, I paid out of my own pocket, which is considered to have passed the current level, but what about the next level?

Although the Wanli Emperor was happy to gather sexually, he also spent money like running water. His cheap brother Tianqi didn't build much, but he also spent a lot of money for the Liaodong war.

Although it was rumored in later generations that when the dynasty fell, Chongzhen's small treasury still contained tens of millions of taels.

But his family knows his own affairs, and Chongzhen understands that now he has three million taels left in his internal money, less than a year's income.

And the most important challenges in the future, such as Li Zicheng and flood and drought disasters, have not yet jumped out.

Therefore, when Jiannu is defeated, the most important task is to make money! Chongzhen secretly made up his mind.

But I found that the people around me suddenly became a lot noisy, and the ministers who had been stunned were all refreshed and talking.

Chongzhen still doesn't understand what the idea of these people is, obviously seeing that the saddest hurdle has passed, they will start to play freely and show their personality again.

He interrupted with an ugly face, "Today's court meeting has ended, and the meeting is dismissed!" ”