The pale yellow light is very soft, and there is a dragon bed in the bedroom.

Because the weather has turned cold, every night before going to bed, the palace maid will be arranged to warm the bed, so that the quilt of the dragon bed always has a different aroma.

It's just that the woman who warms the bed today turned out to be Beifei Yikexi, a woman who usually likes to ride horses and shoot arrows, and now she is here to obediently warm her bed.

Concubine Bei has a beautiful goose egg face, and after just washing her body, she wrapped her body in a silkworm quilt and sent it directly to the dragon bed by two eunuchs.

She had jet-black hair, and her eyes were large and insightful, even revealing a kind of savannah wildness. Perhaps because of the usual exercise, the exposed collarbone looks particularly sexy.

Bang bang......

When Zhu Youzhu saw the beauty on the bed, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, but she liked the exotic liveliness and little naughtiness of this beautiful woman.

Yi Kexi saw Zhu Youji's initial surprised reaction in his eyes, his eyes flashed with a flash of successful excitement, and his whole face smiled sweetly and innocently.

Liu Jin saw that the two people had obviously called, and immediately sent the unrelated personnel away, but he knew that the dragon bed would not be too calm tonight.

Zhu Youzhu had already taken off his outer clothes and walked towards Yi Kexi on the dragon bed.

Unlike the intelligent Qingyue and Han Youying, and also from the eccentric Fan Jinling, this Mongolian girl is a rectum, and her body doesn't seem to hide a secret.

Although there are many unsatisfactory things for me, it is also a sense of accomplishment to see this woman who was canonized as a concubine by herself living happily every day.

If Concubine Bei could let her give birth to a prince or princess, then it would be even more perfect, but God has never allowed her to be happy in this regard.

Faintly, he always has a worry, even if his life has gotten rid of the original tragic color, but he has never been able to get rid of the fate of the heir.

"Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind?" Yi Kexi saw Zhu Youzhu lying on the bed, so he took the initiative to lean over and ask with concern.

Zhu Youzhu smelled the body fragrance on her body, and also felt the burning of her skin, and reached out to hug her body lightly and sighed: "The government has always been like this!" If something happens here, there is a day where I need to fix the problem, and there is not a day that I don't worry! ”

"The concubine's mother is the same, the Mongolian tribes are constantly fighting, and they often fight for the pasture, so the concubine often sees her frowning!" Yi Kexi thoughtfully put his ear to Zhu Youji's chest and said.

Zhu Youji's heart moved slightly, and he asked seriously: "Aifei, what kind of person is your mother?" ”

"The concubine's mother gives me the feeling of a father, and she has been very strict with the concubine since she was a child......" Yi Kexi liked the smell of Zhu Youzhi very much, so he said his impression.

When Zhu Youzhu heard Yi Kexi's confession, he was even more sure that the history books greatly underestimated Manduhai, so he made a decision: "I recently got the news that your Mongolia has suffered a great cold snap, and nearly half of your cattle and sheep have been killed or injured!" ”

"Huh?" Yi Kexi's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhu Youji with great surprise and worry.

Zhu Youzhu met the girl's gaze, but revealed a little warmth and said: "Since you are my concubine, I can't ignore it completely, so I plan to donate two thousand brocade clothes to your headquarters in your name!" ”

"Really?" Iksi propped himself up, looking very serious and asked.

Zhu Youzhi couldn't help but swallow and spit secretly, knowing that this girl still cared about the life and death of the clansmen in her heart, she reached out and pinched her fleshy face: "You have no jokes!" ”

"Your Majesty, now the concubines are already your concubines, you ...... Why are you still so kind to your concubines? Ixsy's nose soured, and he asked with emotion.

Zhu Youzhu met Yi Kexi's eyes and said seriously: "Although we are a political marriage, it is precisely because you are my concubine that I naturally want to be good to you!" ”

"Your Majesty, lie down!"

"What?"

"Don't ride tonight, let the concubine move!"

……

Although Yikexi has married to the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to completely break up with the Mongolian side.

Now I suddenly learned about the disaster in Mongolia, and learned that my people were struggling to survive in the wind and rain, and even some familiar people died in this cold snap. Because she has personally experienced the cold snap on the grassland, she understands the difficulties of her clan better than ordinary people.

Now, Zhu Youzhu took the initiative to send 2,000 cotton clothes for disaster relief, how could she not be moved?

Ikxi knows the best reward, and naturally gives this man what he wants most.

Zhu Youzhu lay quietly on the dragon bed, watching this exotic beauty serve him hard, and his heart felt a little empty. It's clear that his motives are not pure, but he turns out to be the object of gratitude.

It's just that the sheets carried everything, but they were almost torn by Zhu Youji.

The moon is very round tonight, and the Qianqing Palace in the snow is like a picture scroll, but there is an intermittent voice of an exotic woman who is not very coordinated.

In the winter, the pace of life seems to slow down suddenly, but time does not stop there.

As the snow in Beijing gets thicker and thicker, the time has come to the end of the year.

Compared with the people of Beijing, the officials in Beijing have become more busy, because there are too many things to accumulate until the end of the year, and they have to start looking forward to the three years of Hongzhi.

West Garden, Imperial Study.

As the weather in Beijing gets colder and colder, Zhu Youzhu is now dressed very thickly, but he came here to preside over a supreme meeting.

As an emperor, sometimes it is better not to say than to say, and it is better not to express one's position than to express one's position, so as to create greater psychological pressure and produce stronger majesty for the courtiers below.

Zhu Youzhu was well versed in the way of the emperor, so every time he held the highest meeting, he would sit in the attic above and drink tea quietly, leaving the courtiers below to make noise.

Wan An and other important ministers had already arrived, and they were sitting on the chairs below, and most of them were familiar faces. Since today is about next year's budget, the face of Li Si, the head of the household, has been tense.

There were a few more age spots on the face of Wan An, the first assistant of the cabinet, and he seemed to set the tone with sincerity: "Where the imperial court should cut expenses, which can increase revenue, and how much money each yamen will spend next year to do things, everyone will discuss it here!" ”

"The Ministry of Rites is the Qingshui Yamen, but next year's meeting and palace examinations will be held, plus various sacrificial activities, it is expected to cost one million taels!"

"The imperial court has already set the tone to strengthen the army earlier, and next year's goal is to achieve the upgrading of weapons, so the budget is at least three million taels!"

"Our Ministry of Industry has stopped many projects that are not urgently needed, but it is urgent to harness the Yellow River and develop the state, with a budget of at least five million taels!"

……

This supreme meeting had just begun, and several yamen asked for money one after another, and each of them asked for more than one outrageous money, and the first three yamen alone were already as high as 9 million taels.

Since overseas silver has not yet poured in on a large scale to plunder the high-quality and inexpensive commodities of the Ming Dynasty, the value of silver is now very high, nine million taels or even higher than the next nine million taels.

It's just that no matter what the actual valuation is, it is impossible for Daming's Taicang to get so many silver taels at once.

Hubu Shangshu Li Si is a good-natured little old man, but at this moment, his face instantly darkened: "Do you really think that Hubu is a golden mountain?" Even if it's a mountain of gold, it's not enough for you to ask for it! ”

"Li Shangshu, won't you do next year's talent ceremony?"

"Li Shangshu, updating weapons is the tone set in June this year!"

"It is urgent to control the Yellow River, and the development and establishment of the state are even more effective!"

……

The person who can sit in this position is naturally not an ordinary person, and it is better to throw the problem to others than to leave it to himself, and immediately express his attitude aggressively.

The officials present looked at each other, and then silently looked at the attic.

No one thought that this was just the beginning of the discussion, and the result was directly a dead end.

Han Youying's long legs were kneeling towards Zhu Youji, and she delivered a cup of freshly brewed tea to Zhu Youji, also curious about how Zhu Youzhu would express her position.

Zhu Youzhu crossed Erlang's legs, picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly, as if the dispute below had nothing to do with him.

For a while, the entire imperial study seemed to be audible.

Cough......

Wan An didn't hear the emperor in the attic speak, so he knew that the emperor didn't intend to participate in the topic, so he coughed lightly, and then said in a tone of lessons: "Don't patronize and ask for money, let's discuss first, how can we increase our financial revenue!" ”

This......

Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who had just made the most noise, suddenly closed his mouth and silently turned his head to look at the person next to him.

This problem is undoubtedly a headache, the salt administration has been sorted out, the grain tax has also achieved great results, and even the city has a good harvest this year.

On the contrary, the empire's tax revenue is obviously far better than that of the Chenghua Dynasty, but now the government's finances are stretched.

Under this premise, it is undoubtedly difficult for the imperial court to increase fiscal revenue now, and it is even impossible to accomplish it.

Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, and Jia Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, exchanged a look, but shook his head bitterly and gently, and there was no good way to increase financial revenue in his heart.

This is simply an inexplicable solution, who made you so happy to fight for two years in a row?

When did the secretary of the criminal department look at everyone's brows tightly, but he smiled coldly in his heart, but he knew that the crux of the problem was the one in the attic.

Conquest has always been a money-burning game.

The result? This emperor has only been on the throne for two years, conquering the Annan Li Dynasty in the south and Jianzhou Jurchen in the north.

Now it can be said that he has eaten the bitter fruit, and now he does not know how to recuperate, and he even wants to develop the weapons and equipment of the Ming army to build a state and update it.

Wu Yu, the right attendant of the household department, noticed the new abnormal reaction, so he stood up and said seriously: "The grain tax and salt tax are related to the people's livelihood, and it is the best way for the imperial court to deal with them today, so the lower officials think that they must not act rashly!" However, the Chongwenmen tariff revenue was less than 10,000 taels last year, why is it? After the secret investigation of the lower officials, it was the common law of the tax officials of the Chongwen Gate who did not dare to offend others, and acquiesced to the passage of the goods of the powerful. Therefore, the Chongwenmen tax officer should be upgraded to the six yamen to be directly responsible, and the righteous Langzhong or the waiter will be responsible, which can ensure that the Chongwenmen tariff is not damaged! ”

Hey?

Zhu Youji, who was drinking tea, couldn't help but light up and found that this right waiter of the household department was indeed a young official who worked hard.

Chongwenmen tax customs is the general authority of the Ming Dynasty capital to collect taxes, because Chongwenmen capital nine gates in the door of foreign goods into the most door, so the imperial court here to collect tariffs on goods into the city.

If the tariff management of Chongwenmen can be strengthened, and at the same time, the goods entering the city from the other eight gates can be strictly managed, then the collection of tariffs on goods in the capital can indeed be completed.

"Chongwenmen's tariff revenue is indeed too small!"

"With so many commodities entering the city every day, why can't you even collect 10,000 taels?"

"The situation here is exactly what Wu Shilang said, how can a small tax official stop the goods of the powerful?"

……

Although officials such as Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, did not want to find a way to increase fiscal revenue, they undoubtedly had the vision, and now when they heard the topic of Chongwenmen tariffs, they expressed their opinions one after another.

When the emperor is silent, Wan An often takes the initiative to guide the direction of the meeting, so he asks seriously: "Wu Shilang, which department do you think is suitable?" ”

"Lord Motosuke, doesn't the military department want to update its weapons? Then leave it to the Ministry of War, right? Wu Yu, the right attendant of the household department, had already made up his mind in his heart, and he threw out the plan.

Hey?

Li Yu and other officials realized that this arrangement was very ingenious, but they turned their heads to look at the officials of the military department.

Now the Ministry of War is crying for money to update weapons and equipment, and now the imperial court has given Chongwenmen the right to be responsible for the tariff, and if they can't collect the tax money, it is their own responsibility.

This kid really has two brushes!

When did the Shangshu of the Criminal Department feel the hostility of Wu Yu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Households, to himself, and now seeing Wu Yu's brilliant performance, he looked uncomfortable and disdainful in his heart.

Zhu Youzhu gently put down the teacup in his hand and directly participated: "Do you have any objections?" ”

"The ministers have no objections!" Li Yu and other officials knew that this was a good way to increase the financial revenue of the imperial court, and they responded in unison.

Emperor, it is better for the officials below to make decisions together, and then hammer the hammer themselves. Even if something really happens in the future, it will be borne by the monarch and the minister.

Zhu Youzhi saw that everyone agreed, and he felt that this plan was feasible, so he said conclusively: "Quasi-play!" The Ministry of War recommends candidates for tax officials, and the Ministry of Officials conducts verification, and then submits them to the cabinet for discussion! ”

Even if it is a tax officer, the best thing to do is for all the yamen to be involved, so that there are fewer mistakes in decision-making. In particular, the Chongwenmen tax gate is related to the tariff of goods in the entire capital, so it is natural to be cautious in the selection of people.

"Obey the order!" Wan An and other relevant officials immediately said respectfully.

Zhu Youzhi couldn't be happy in his heart, but he knew that Chongwenmen's tariff was actually a drop in the bucket, so he asked seriously: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you still have a good way to increase the income of the imperial court?" ”

(End of chapter)