It has been five months since Yang Chengying left Liaodong.

Chongzhen received a note from Cao Wenheng, the Liao scripture of Ji, which mentioned Jizhen, Baoding and Tianjin, but did not mention Liaodong.

Yang Sichang, the governor of Shanyong, mentioned it, but Chongzhen couldn't understand the content in it.

It's not that Chongzhen is illiterate, it's that it's hard to understand.

So, he urgently summoned the head of the household department to enter the palace.

Bi Ziyan looked at Yang Sichang's recital, and said: "Your Majesty, this is Liaodong living within its means. ”

"I know that there is a record in the Book of Rites and the Imperial System."

Chongzhen said: "What I asked is, the specific operation steps. ”

"Combined with Governor Yang's performance, I learned from the investigation with the ministers."

Bi Ziyan knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "In February every year in Liaodong Town, Liaodong Town formulates an expenditure plan from top to bottom. Settle in November and verify the year's expenditures. ”

Chongzhen nodded, thinking that this method was very good.

He said: "I think it's good, how about implementing it in the household department?" ”

"This ......" is a matter of self-sufficiency.

"Humph!" Chongzhen was angry, "What? Don't you want to share my worries? ”

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers are unwilling to carry it out, but that there is no one available. ”

Bi Ziyan hurriedly explained: "The reason why Liaodong Town did this is because there is a special agency called Audit Cao in Guangning City, which is in charge of this matter. ”

"What kind of reason is that!"

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister intends to shirk. However, if the household department sets up an audit, it will require a lot of manpower, but there will be no corresponding talents. ”

"It's just stupid, there are audits in Liaodong Town, and I can't find a group of auditors in a big country!"

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan chose to remain silent.

He didn't dare to say bluntly, he really didn't.

Silence, deafening.

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked suspiciously: "Really not." ”

Bi Ziyan gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Why?" Chongzhen asked in shock.

"Auditing means working with a lot of numbers, and you need people who are proficient in arithmetic, not one, but many."

Bi Ziyan replied: "Liaodong Town can succeed because since the first year of the Apocalypse, Yang Chengying has been promoting culture and education in the local area. He compiled books himself, and the content was very extensive, including arithmetic. ”

Counting from the first year of the apocalypse, this year is the ninth year.

For a long time.

"I don't believe it, there are no corrupt people under his command."

Chongzhen was a little depressed.

"Yes. However, according to Yang Sichang, in the past, anyone who violated the law would be expelled from Jinzhou Town after confiscating their property. ”

Bi Ziyan replied: "Now, all of them will arrange lifelong mining. The coal, copper and iron mines in Liaodong Town are all owned by Liaodong Town. The people of Liaodong respect and fear him, and there are few people who are corrupt and pervert the law. ”

Chongzhen rubbed his temples and had a headache.

Really, when encountering this kind of courtier, everyone feels a headache.

He couldn't help but think of his brother, the late Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The elder brother left him two major inheritances, one was Lin Dan Khan, who was fed by the reward, and the other was Yang Chengying, who was de facto separated from the Guanwai.

Lin Danhan was beaten by Yang Chengying and lost his armor, but in turn he was able to bully He Huchen, the general soldier of Ningxia.

Yang Chengying left Liaodong Town for five months, and Liaodong Town was in good order.

It is a much bigger hidden danger than Lin Dan Khan.

"Forget it, naturally Yang Sichang is staring at it, alas!"

Chongzhen sighed in his heart and regained his spirits.

He talked about another thing: "Nanju Yi's report on Nan Zhili's donation of silver, how is the matter going?" ”

Nan Juyi was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he proposed to let the gentry and the common people donate money to help them. For the donor gentry, a number of honorary positions were awarded.

Gentry with children were allowed to study in the country.

"Well...... "Bi Ziyan stammered again.

Chongzhen's face was instantly ugly: "Say!" What the hell is going on? ”

"The minister has just received the report, and the officials of Su, Song, Chang, and the four prefectures of Daozhou County, as well as the township Jindian household, donated a total of ...... Donate Silver ...... Nine thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight taels! ”

Burst......

Chongzhen almost vomited blood out of anger.

As the saying goes, Suhu is ripe, and the world is full.

Now the richest four prefectures in the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, only took out such a small amount of money, who would believe it!

"No, I listened to Yang Sichang's report, led by Huizhou businessman Wu Kongxiu, a large number of wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan gave Yang Chengying silver taels and grain."

Chongzhen was completely anxious: "Why can they donate to Liaodong, but I only get this silver." ”

Bi Ziyan chose to remain silent again.

He didn't dare answer.

Chongzhen was really anxious: "Say!" Say not, but I will cure your sins. ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... The minister said, begging His Majesty for forgiveness. ”

Bi Ziyan was frightened, and his body was trembling.

"Just say, I forgive you not guilty." Chongzhen waved his hand impatiently.

"Most of these people are salt merchants. With the salt issued by Liaodong Town, they can go to Daningwei to do business.

Tea and other supplies were sold to the Mongols, and horses were bought from the Mongols.

In addition to the tea and horse trade, high-quality and low-cost salt can also be obtained through salt introduction, which can be sold to Jingshi and Shandong and other regions.

In order to gain a foothold, they naturally have to donate money, and some even buy houses in the local area and live there for a long time. ”

"Speaking of which, I regret it. I really shouldn't refuse Yang Chengying's request, if I send the salt lead, I can still collect taxes from it to supplement the military. ”

Chongzhen sighed deeply, still too impulsive.

Bi Ziyan was silent again.

If he shouldn't take it, he resolutely refuses to take it.

As the monarch and the minister were talking, Wang Chengen walked in quickly, holding a note in his hand.

This matter is a tacit secret between Chongzhen and Wang Chengen.

Whenever there is an emergency military situation, Wang Chengen must send it to him as soon as possible.

Chongzhen took the music and glanced at it hurriedly, his pupils dilated!

As soon as he finished reading it, Chongzhen threw it at the imperial case: "What are the cyclamen doing to eat, they actually let the thieves invade Shanxi and capture Xiangling, Jizhou, Taiping, and Quwo." ”

Cyclamen was the governor of Shanxi.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this just shows that Hong Chengchou is able to do things, forcing the thieves to have to move to Shanxi."

Bi Ziyan hurriedly comforted the emperor.

Chongzhen felt that there was some truth, and his fingers knocked on the table, "This cyclamen is so ineffective in doing things, and he is a member of the people." Song Tongyin, the envoy of Shanxi, served as the governor of Shanxi to suppress the thieves and the people. ”

"Your Majesty, with the few soldiers in Shanxi, it is not enough to quell the thieves."

Bi Ziyan suggested: "The minister thinks that another general must be sent into Shanxi to pacify the thieves." ”

"Makes sense." Chongzhen turned his head to Wang Chengen and said, "Immediately order the cabinet to select a famous general and enter Shanxi to suppress thieves." ”

"Yes." Wang Chengen stepped back.

Chongzhen stared at Bi Ziyan and said very seriously: "Although the Tartars are blocked, there are many rogues in the country, and Lin Dan Khan is a disaster for Ningxia.

I am in dire need of silver right now, and you must scrape together enough money for me anyway. ”

"Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to increase the land endowment, by three percent per mu, and you can get silver every year, which is roughly estimated to be six million eight thousand taels."

"Quasi-play!"