Inside the main hall, the air flow became stagnant.

Two million taels of silver, not much to say, not much to say less, but at this juncture, the weak Ming just can't take it out.

It was Wang Chengen who broke the silence first, "Let's not talk about this deficit, Lun is in charge of the important ministers of the country, so I have to get a charter for the emperor." ”

Cheng Jiming, who was named, smiled helplessly, if he had a charter, he couldn't wait to bring it out.

Wang Chengen was unforgiving, and continued to spit and say.

"Besides, how much has the emperor suffered for the country last year? Before dawn, he got up to review the recital, and went to Gyeonggi to inspect the cold wind. The result? The treasury was empty, and the emperor advanced two million taels of silver into it. ”

"Our family doesn't care about you so much, no matter how bitter you are, you can't be bitter emperor. This year's annual income, no matter how you say it, you have to pay back the two million taels of silver owed to the emperor. ”

Cheng Jiming hurriedly responded, "The king is very true, the emperor asked the Taifu Temple to repeatedly reduce the banquet and reduce the amount of money in the palace last year. The officials of the science and technology were greatly moved, and they praised the monarch's father for having the image of Yao Shun. ”

What Cheng Ji's fate doesn't know is that many of the officials on the table are not from sincerity, but from Wen Tiren's wrist.

"It's not just a matter of deducting the amount of money in the palace." Wang Chengen snorted, "I have a Ming system, Taicang not only wants to supply the forbidden China, but also pay wages to Wu Ben who is not in the opposition." ”

"If we use troops again this year, and as a result, Taicang can't get any money, and those rough people will make trouble, who can hold it?"

When Wang Chengen said this, he hit the nail on the head.

In history, whether it was to send Yuan Chonghuan to his post or to order Sun Chuanting to train his troops, Chongzhen gave 100,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury.

Chongzhen nodded unconsciously, even if he didn't pay much attention to these things outside his body, he still wanted to keep some more resources in his hand in case of emergency.

What Chongzhen didn't expect was that he nodded so much, and in the eyes of the ministers, it was a set tone.

The next agenda is to reserve two million taels for the emperor, and the ministers will discuss how to distribute the remaining eight million taels.

National events, only worship and Rong. Funds must be set aside for major military affairs, so the Liao, Yingchang, and northwest frontier salaries must not be cut off.

That's six million taels of expenditure.

The remaining two million taels of budget, just.

The Ministry of Rites is the top priority in organizing the National Talent Ceremony.

This money cannot be saved, at least 300,000 taels will be spent.

Buying a horse from Lin Dan Khan is related to the stability of the northwest, and it also requires 50,000 taels of silver.

The household department bears the disaster relief in the northwest, plus the cost of resettlement of displaced people, which is very expensive, requiring 1.25 million taels of silver.

Although the cost of relocating displaced people in the northwest is very huge at present, in the long run, when the displaced people gradually settle down, they can save military spending in the northwest.

And if Chongzhen's plan to grow tobacco is successful, the already barren northern Shaanxi may also generate huge income.

Not to mention the potential benefits to the Ming Dynasty by extinguishing the rebellion in advance and keeping the two big granaries of the Central Plains and Huguang.

With so many benefits, this money must be spent.

Next, there are only 400,000 taels of silver left, but the Ministry of Industry, which swallows the most gold, has not yet opened.

The first is to repair the walls and castles in various parts of Gyeonggi.

During the period of the Change, Jianzhou captured a number of border forts such as Zunhua, Luancheng, and Santunying, causing some damage to the city fortifications.

Fortunately, the will of the Ming army to resist was very weak, so Jianzhou captured the city without much cost, and Huang Taiji even arranged for Amin and Mang Gurtai and others to defend the city, in preparation for the next entry into Jianzhou.

Now the Ming Dynasty has recovered these military towns, but the repair of the city wall has not been put on the agenda for a long time, and if it is to be repaired, it will cost millions of taels of silver.

Outside of Datong Town, the newly conquered Yingchang City plays the role of an outpost warning.

At present, Man Gui has repaired the city wall fortifications that were damaged by the siege, but if he wants to convert it into a military fortress, he will have to spend millions of taels of silver.

As for Yuan Chonghuan's new proposal to build a city on the Great and Small Ling Rivers and build it into a fortress at the level of Tongningyuan and Jinzhou, it would cost two million taels of silver.

At that time, Wang Zaijin's evaluation of Ning Yuan was, "Ask for millions of dollars to build the key points of one party." Therefore, he did not approve of repairing Ningyuan City, but proposed to rebuild Balipu.

As a result, his old man's eight-mile shop was also "asking for 970,000 taels of gold." ”

In the end, the Emperor of the Apocalypse only allocated 200,000 taels to him from the inner treasury, and Wang Zaijin's Bali shop was gone.

The head of the household department Shangshu Bi Ziyan picked up this matter and brought up the old matter again.

"Since Wanli, I have spent tens of billions of dollars on the bricks and stones of the fortresses in western Liaoning?"

"The result? In addition to Ningyuan and Jinzhou, the rest of the forts in western Liaoning, such as Qiantun, fell at every turn. ”

"If it is not kept, the grain, grass and firearms will accumulate or be plundered or burned."

Bi Ziyan's face turned red and he faced the cabinet minister Sun Chengzongdao.

"Now that the Great and Small Linghe Forts are being rebuilt, who can guarantee that it will not be useless again?"

Sun Chengzong was slapped in the face, and his face was not very good-looking.

"How can you chatter about military affairs like a city settling accounts?"

"The situation in Liaodong is like this, and nearly half of the annual income is consumed on it, and there is already a sense that the old man has exhausted his wealth. If we don't take action step by step and gradually curb the establishment of the state, when will we kill the troops and when will we be able to rest with the people? ”

Sun Chengzong actually pointed out why the Ming Dynasty wanted to invest in the western Liaoning region like a moth to a fire.

To put it bluntly, this is the only way to win.

It's like an RTS game, where you've been crushed by others head-on, but your economy is okay.

So how do you play to your strengths? can only build a tower to protect the mine, and then slowly explode troops.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty in history didn't have time to explode the army, and the mining farmers rebelled, resulting in the final death of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Sun Chengzong's words came out, and he was blessed by the former emperor, cabinet minister, etc., Bi Ziyan could only turn his back and stop speaking.

But at this time, another person said, "Have you forgotten that the imperial court is still going to pay money?" ”

It is the original secretary of the ministry, and the current cabinet member Wang Yongguang.

"The old man has a lot of tea and light food every day, and he doesn't have to socialize, even if he doesn't take this money, he can make a living."

"But my lords, and the Beijing officials in these four or nine cities, can they also bring their own dry food carts and horses to work?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone woke up. It turned out that there was a temporary shortage of officials and scholars, and everyone forgot about the affairs of the hundred officials.

Good fellow, if you calculate it this way, even if the bricks are not transported to the two front lines, there will be a deficit of two million taels.

Cheng Jiming sighed, "The state affairs are difficult, and I am willing to ask for a reduction in my salary." I will also go to the hundred officials. ”

"Military salaries will be paid according to the urgency of the war. If you really can't do it, you will be in arrears until next year. ”

"I'd rather suffer a little harder, and those of us who are courtiers must take care of our monarch in place."

Wang Chengen couldn't hold his face, "Lord Shoufu, aren't you squeezing the monarch with words?" ”

"You said so, can the emperor still be able to hold this money?"

Only then did Cheng Jiming realize that the occasion in which he said this was not quite right.

Although this is indeed what he thinks in his heart, he is just loyal to Chongzhen, and there is no problem in saying so.

But speaking out in front of so many people is indeed suspected of moral kidnapping of the saint.

"Your Majesty, the auxiliary ministers have no such intention." Cheng Jiming hurriedly argued.

Chongzhen behind the curtain suddenly stood up.

"What you Aiqing said has been considered. Bi Ziyan and Sun Shao kept it, and the others went home to drink porridge first. ”