The twenty-third day of the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing.

Beginning in the early morning, with the sound of firecrackers exploding outside the palace, the palace and the palace began to be busy, until the seventeenth day of the first month, the palace gate did not stop the fireworks.

The harem concubines all wore gourd-shaped complements, that is, gourd-shaped complements, and the complements were embroidered with auspicious patterns, and Huang Jin and other eunuchs also changed into their own python robes to prepare for the sacrificial stove.

Prison Shang Shan was busy making cakes for various festivals and the Great Dynasty, in addition to stocking up on enough meat for twenty days to stop killing.

As for the sacrificial stove, it should have been the Son of Heaven, but Jiajing didn't even bother to go to the sacrifice to the heavens himself, obviously the face of the Lord of the Stove was not as big as God, and it was sent by Jiajing to sacrifice on his behalf.

What really made Jiajing care was the court push held in the cabinet on the day of the sacrificial stove.

Since the year of Renyin, Jiajing retreated to the West Garden, and the east and west wings of the West Garden Wuyi Hall were set up as the cabinet value house, and the cabinet has two value houses since then.

And the important meeting related to the annual income and expenditure of the imperial court was naturally held in the Wuyi Palace.

On both sides of the two opposing long tables, there were Jiuqing of the two classes of Daming civil and military, but in addition to Jiuqing, Zhou Shangwen, who happened to be in Beijing, was naturally allowed to attend the court meeting.

This is also the first time that Zhou Shangwen has attended a court meeting.

Among the flying fish and python robes, Zhou Shangwen, who was wearing a first-class military attache robe, looked very different, so that he himself was already obviously aware of the discomfort, in order to keep himself from being so uncomfortable, Zhou Shangwen couldn't help but scold Yan Song.

"Old thief."

The sound was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

Yan Song could only pretend to be old and didn't hear anything.

In the corner of the Wuyi Palace, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy were gathered behind Yuan Wei and Zhang Juzheng, the attendants of the East Palace.

After the officials of the outer court waited for a while, Zhang Zuo, Teng Xiang and other ceremonial eunuchs were late, and when they saw Zhang Zuo and others arrive, there was a chime sound behind the Wuyi Palace.

Huang Jin took two small firefighters and carried out two round stools.

"Old General Zhou, Old Yan Ge, Father Jun has a decree to give the seat."

The two stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhou Shangwen sat on the round stool, and then lifted Erlang's legs, and found that the people around him were watching him, so he put his legs down.

The celebrant and the officials returned to their positions, and Huang Jin was only then listed.

"Guys, let's get started?"

After Huang Jin spoke, Yan Song slowly took out the notebook from his sleeve.

"Then the old rule, the cabinet will report and settle the matter first, and then we will discuss the expenditure."

"Last year, a total of 26,160,000 stone of wheat and wattles were recorded, a total of 1,470,000 pieces of silk were recorded, a total of 1,540,000 pieces of cotton cloth were recorded, 115,000 catties of raw silk were earned, 109,200 taels of silver were converted into various treasure banknotes, and 3,240,000 taels of silver were exchanged for silk and cotton cloth."

As soon as Yan Song finished reading, Zhou Shangwen slapped Yan Song's leg with a "snap".

"Yan Song! The imperial court has received so much grain at the age of one year, and you are still holding on to the rewards and pensions of our Ming soldiers? ! ”

was slapped on the thigh by Zhou Shangwen, and the wings of Yan Song's black gauze hat were trembling, and everyone was holding back the smile on their faces.

"Zhou Yanzhang! How can you just listen to what you receive and not what you pay? ”

was interrupted by Zhou Shangwen like this, Yan Song didn't even have the mood to continue to think about expenses.

Anyway, everyone present had an expense in front of them.

"After removing the expenses of the state capitals and the political envoys, the grain and straw that arrived in Beijing were only 4 million stones, and the 4.5 million stones used to supply Jifu and Jiubian needed 300,000 taels of silver, and the military salary expenditure of the Jiubian was 200,000 taels, and the southeast Zhu Kun used troops and needed 300,000 taels of military salaries and shipbuilding."

Yan Song's words came to an abrupt end, and only so far there was only 640,000 taels left in the household department.

It also has to deal with all kinds of expenses in the palace and the Ministry of Industry.

Xu Jie, who was on the side, hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Old General Zhou, after the imperial court's expenditure last year, the deficit has increased by 150,000 taels, and the total deficit has exceeded 1.2 million taels of silver. ”

Yan Song said leisurely: "When I thought about Emperor Xianzongchun, the expenditure of the nine sides was only 400,000 taels ......."

The meaning of this sentence is obviously to satirize the ineffective conquest of the soldiers of the Nine Sides, Zhou Shangwen's fiery temper understands the wit hidden in Yan Song's words, but he does not save face for Yan Song at all.

"Your surname is Yan, but if you make up the military salary and give out the silver that you should be rewarded, it won't take three years for the military expenses of the nine sides to be reduced, but you will send it."

Yan Shifan, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but say angrily: "Military salary, military salary, the cabinet is responsible for the general affairs of two capitals and thirteen provinces!" In addition to the nine sides of the imperial court, there are also hundreds of millions of trillion Li Shu. ”

"One-eyed thief, if you don't succeed in this battle, you should fight it, you are so loyal to the imperial court, you must not have military expenses, tomorrow I will go to the grassland to compare with me?"

"The court has so much silver, who do you say you won't give it to? Your surname is Zhou, our vote is ready, right? ”

"Qing'er!"

Without waiting for Yan Shifan and Zhou Shangwen to spray, Yan Song directly stopped Yan Shifan.

Zhou Shangwen is like a hedgehog, after Zhou Shangwen stirred it up like this, even a clear stream like Xu Jie's was idle.

Yan Song took a deep breath and glanced at Ding Rukui in the military department.

"That's it, the former household department reserved 600,000 taels of silver, and first took out 200,000 taels of silver to distribute Datong's reward, Zhou Yanzhang, the old man even took out the cabinet's private money."

The cabinet ministers were all stunned except for Zhou Shangwen, and the silver was squeezed out by six departments yesterday.

After Yan Song said this, this silver has become Yan Song's farsightedness in governing the country, and he has prepared the silver in advance.

And this will Yan Song take out the 600,000 yuan and distribute it to Datong, if Qingliu has an opinion later, Zhou Shangwen will bite it directly without dividing so much.

Zhou Shangwen did not attend the imperial court meeting last year, so naturally he didn't know the secret, and it was better than one tael of silver to approve 200,000 taels, so he gave up.

"If Elder Yan Ge said so, it would be ......."

didn't wait for Zhou Shangwen to finish speaking, Zhang Juzheng, who was originally just an observer, smelled an opportunity.

"Yan Ge Lao! This is not possible! ”

Zhou Shangwen's face changed suddenly when he heard this.

"The soldiers of Datong are killing Tartars outside, where did you come up with the reward for exchanging your life for nothing?"

Zhou Shangwen was about to spit lotus flowers.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Juzheng did not play cards according to the routine at all.

Rushed out of the auditorium on the side and came to everyone.

Xu Jie hurriedly glanced at Zhang Juzheng.

"Uncle, step aside."

Where does Zhang Juzheng care about Xu Jie's words, and he bowed his hand to Zhou Shangwen.

"Old General Zhou, the rewards of the soldiers will be issued, but they must not come out of these 600,000 taels!"

"Fart, what's going on with these 600,000 two-tariff cubs? Can he become 1.2 million taels by himself next year? ”

Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath.

"Old General Zhou, this silver was set aside by the imperial court to search for use, and now that the 600,000 taels of silver have been spent, the Hetao will be in trouble day by day!"

Yan Shifan's face changed suddenly when he heard this.

"Zhang Juzheng! The Ministry of War has customized it, and the discussion of searching for the set has been exhausted, why can't the 600,000 taels be moved? ”

After Zhang Juzheng said this, Zhou Shangwen understood that this silver was originally allocated to them for military expenses, but Yan Song was allowed to take it as a favor!

Once he takes the money, he will be a sinner in the nine sides.

"Daming military expenses, you take 400,000 and give 200,000 to the border army, and our nine border soldiers still want to thank you?!"

"Old thief, is your father and son the yin of his *sin or not?!"

After Zhou Shangwen and Zhang Juzheng stirred up like this.

The original imperial court meeting was completely messed up.

The faces of the ministers on both sides also sank.

The matter of the Loop.

Didn't you say it's okay not to mention it?!

How's it up now!