As soon as the ministers heard this, they immediately exploded: 20,000 sets of armor, does the emperor really know how many 10,000 taels of silver 20,000 sets of armor are worth?

In the face of everyone's doubts, Jiang Yuan was very considerate to make up for the new monarch: "Your Majesty means that these 20,000 sets of armor will be transferred to the Nara Governorate in a half-pasted manner, so as to enhance the military strength of the Nara Governor's Academy, and encourage Nara to fight with Yexian."

If this can trigger the internal strife in Warat, wouldn't it be much more cost-effective than our Ming army going into battle to slash and kill in person. ”

"Yes, yes, Jiang Aiqing understands me, and that's what I mean. Now there are Yexian, Boyan Timur and Arazhiyuan left, and let them cut each other down.

Otherwise, we can only send a large army to the grassland to fight in person, the grassland is so big, wouldn't we follow the old path of Emperor Wu if we fight.

Wasting money and wasting national strength is not what I want. No matter how we take military action in the future, it is always the first thing to let the people recuperate. ”

Zhu Qiyu paused, and then added: "The cabinet will now issue an order that in the first year of Jingtai, all taxes and forced labor in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi will be exempted.

In the second year of Jingtai, Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou were exempted from taxes and forced labor throughout the year.

Jingtai was exempted from tax and servitude in Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, and Jiangxi for three years.

In short, the two capitals and 13 provinces will be exempted from taxation and forced labor for one year, and they will be implemented in three years in turn. ”

When the ministers heard this, their attitudes immediately changed. Wenchen generally did not like to fight, but loved peace and ease, and liked to recuperate.

With such a huge reduction policy, the ministers naturally welcomed it with both hands and feet. Even the nobles agreed with such a policy, after all, the nobles had more fertile land than the ministers, and who would object to the emperor giving tax exemptions.

Only Chen Xun, the head of the household, asked with some concern: "Your Majesty, you have reduced all the taxes and servitude, so what about the expenses of the imperial court?"

Didn't you still say that in the first five years of Jingtai, you would give the ministers a 20% increase every year, and scrap the Daming treasure banknotes, and distribute all the money according to silver and rice, where does the money come from?

After the war, where did the money come from, to pay for the fallen soldiers and compensate the people affected by the disaster? ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hand: "Chen Ge Lao doesn't have to worry, we are rich, you didn't look at the queen mother for a few days, and you collected 600,000 taels of cash from the harem."

In short, I won't make it difficult for you, the head of the household, to do my best to implement my policies. If the money is not enough, the internal money will be out.

Even if the money in the house is not enough, I will smash the pot and sell iron, sell my sons and daughters, and I will make up the money. ”

When Chen Xun and Wang Wen heard the story of selling their children and daughters, they couldn't help but smile, and the atmosphere in the hall was much more relaxed.

If the emperor can reap the benefits, the ministers will not be dissatisfied. As for the emperor's willingness to fight, then fight well. After all, now that there is a civil fort blockade there, which minister dares to openly oppose the war, the emperor can easily send him home to pick up the child.

Xu Hui, who opposed the resistance to Warat and advocated moving south, is an example, if it were not for the emperor's kindness, this person's career would have ended completely.

Zhu Qiyu continued to instruct: "I have already made a prince to Boyan Timur and Alazhiyuan, and now since I am making peace first, it is not good to favor one over the other, so let's give it a prince first."

Wang I have already thought about it, so let's 'respect the king'. Then I gave each of them two more concubines as a token of heaven's grace. ”

When Chen Xun heard this, he hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, Prince Feng is okay, but it is not good to give a side concubine." According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, it is not possible to kiss.

This also involves the majesty of the emperor and the dignity of the court, and the Han girl must not be given to foreign people. ”

Zhu Qiyu teased when he heard this: "My eldest shoufu, you are still a super talent in the third yuan, why can't your brain turn around."

Who told you that I was going to send Han girls to Wara, and there were so many high-ranking officials and soldiers in Mongolia who submitted to my Ming Dynasty, so you can't find a few daughters from their families? ”

When Chen Xun heard this, he suddenly realized that he was really concerned about the chaos, and the woman who returned to the official family was not a Han girl, and she was a Mongolian with the Wara magnates, and there was nothing to say about intermarriage between Mongolians.

After figuring out this, Chen Xun hurriedly took the civil and military officials and called the Son of Heaven Shengming.

Zhu Qiyu instructed again: "To redeem the money of the Emperor Taishang, the Empress Dowager and I have made up a total of 700,000 taels, and the remaining 300,000 taels will be raised throughout the capital.

I know that you are all clean officials, and you don't have that much money, so I won't be embarrassed for you.

The war may resume in the next few days, so don't slack off. Alright, let's all disperse. ”

When the minister heard this, he bowed and was about to withdraw.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly opened his mouth and stopped everyone: "I'm sorry everyone, I forgot to say something." What I just said about ransom to the Arazhiyuan is just an ordinary soldier of the fugitive army of Xuanfu.

Those guards who abandoned the city and fled, such as Yang Jun and others, let the Arazhiyuan take me into custody first. The court collects taxes from the people's hard-earned money, and I can't use this money to ransom a bunch of thieves, so I can't explain it to the people and the Ming soldiers who fought bloodily in Beijing. ”

Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others hurriedly agreed, everyone had long wanted to slaughter Yang Jun's gang, but now that Yu Qian is not there, no one is interested in interceding for them.

After sending the ministers, Zhu Qiyu went back to sleep in the backyard.

Zhu Qiyu was startled as soon as he entered the room, seven or eight women, not wearing an inch, only covered their faces with scarves, and knelt on the carpet with brushes. As soon as they saw themselves coming in, they smiled coquettishly together: "Please ask the husband to choose a maid to sleep." ”

Zhu Qiyu made a steady stride, and then asked, "Which is the princess, you go and do something serious for me first, and we'll play later." ”

Lin Xiangyu, who was kneeling on the far left, lifted her veil and asked with a smile: "What is the matter with the master, just tell the slave family." ”

"In another four or five days, we will have another fight with Warat. Starting tomorrow night, I will hold three night banquets in the palace in a row, respectively to entertain the nobles, military generals, and civil and military generals who are close to our family, and give them a good pre-war mobilization.

Now you go and write the invitation and let the guards send it down. You tell them that if they are on official business or if they are unwell, they can not come. It's just a family feast, not forced or compulsory. ”

When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she hurriedly agreed, stood up and said with a smile: "The husband chooses three to stay in the bed, and the rest of the people go to write invitations with the slaves." ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled and lifted the veils of three women, namely Xian'er, Ning Xiang and Duyu, who were lucky, and they happened to be the ones he favored.

Lin Xiangyu asked again: "Is the husband all invited or specifying an approximate range?" ”

"If you want to come, send invitations to all the people in Beijing, including all your relatives and nobles, and if you want to come, you will come, and if you don't want to come, you will be pulled down.

If you are a military general, please only ask for a military general of the second rank and above in Beijing. ”

(End of chapter)