"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
In the Qianqing Palace, after hearing the emperor's words, Shen Yi and Yu Qian spoke almost at the same time.
After the painful lessons of the civil war, the elders in the court now have little chance of forming a conditioned reflex to the words "Northern Inspection" and "Northern Expedition".
Even though they knew that the emperor was speaking out of anger at this moment, they still did not dare to take it lightly.
The civil war destroyed hundreds of thousands of elites and nearly half of the civil and military ministers of the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty really could not withstand another setback.
Even after finishing speaking, Shen Yi glanced at Yu Qian dissatisfied, as if to say, look at what you have caused!
Relatively speaking, Zhu Qiyu was much calmer.
Unlike his unlucky brother who had great ambitions but little talent, Zhu Qiyu had always known how much he weighed. He had never practiced martial arts since he was a child, let alone led an army, let alone compared with Emperor Taizong. Even his father had no idea. There is no comparison.
Therefore, if the border is not really stable, he will not have any idea of patrolling the north. But, on the other hand, if everything is really stable on the border, then there will be no use for him to patrol the north.
He just said this to make Yu Qian give up.
So, Zhu Qiyu continued unhurriedly.
"Don't worry, gentlemen, I'm just making an analogy. However, the pace of rectifying the army has just begun. Although the many problems that have arisen require capable ministers to take charge, they are far from being handled by Shaobao yourself. The point.”
"Moreover, after the news of the redemption is announced, there will surely be more gains, so there is no need to rush. In the past few days, gentlemen, you can select the most capable people among the third-rank officials in the court to go!"
This was considered the final word. Yu Qian frowned and seemed to want to say something more. However, he was stared at closely by Shen Shangshu next to him and did not say anything more.
As a result, Mr. Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but only for a moment, his face turned bitter again, he rubbed his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, I know that the method of redemption is a major matter of the imperial court. However, the Ministry of Revenue has really spent a lot of money in the past two years. If you want to take out so much money at once, I am afraid it will affect many projects. I can't say no. That’s right, we still have to use the peppermint method to reduce the salary.”
"In order to avoid turmoil in the court, and in order to carry out the big policy of reorganizing the military settlements, I thought, why not announce the policy first and let the gentry everywhere declare excess acres, and the court will issue vouchers, but there is no need to rush to allocate silver. It will be cashed out after the reorganization of the military camp is completed."
"In this way, the pressure on the national treasury can be greatly reduced. What do you think?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shen Shangshu and had to say that this great Situ had made great progress and finally wanted to steal money from the inner treasury without changing his tactics.
However, rather than believing that Shen Shangshu had changed his true nature as a miser, Zhu Qiyu was more inclined to believe that the old man wanted to understand the pit he had fallen into.
Again, the imperial court will not spend money for no reason. The so-called redemption policy is actually to promote the progress of reorganizing the military settlements.
This redemption policy may seem tempting, but in fact, it is just to show the kindness of the court to the people of the world, and at the same time, it is used to divide and disintegrate the die-hards who invade and occupy the military camps.
Otherwise, the court should redeem all acres of land instead of letting the gentry and officials report to the court on their own.
The advantage of doing this is that some people will continue to hide it with a sense of luck, and even most of the gentry who declare the redemption will be untrue, hiding half and paying half.
However, this is not important, because this actually suits the imperial court's wishes.
First of all, when this policy is announced, some timid people will take the initiative to report it, or some people who think they can get through it will report part of it and hide part. However, no matter what, a large amount of land can always be deceived, saving the court most of its energy.
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At the same time, if the carrot is thrown out, then the stick will naturally follow.
That's why Zhu Qiyu said that now is not the best time for Yu Qian to appear.
Play out all the cards right from the start, and when the hardest part comes, you will be at your wits end, because by that time, these people must have figured out how to deal with it.
The imperial court first conducted a round of investigation, then used the redemption policy, and then made another round of retribution. This method was considered mild. If there are still people who continue to hide (meiyoucaiguai), then the court uses thunderous power. They should be punished and confiscated.
Without copying, these people have nothing to say.
From this perspective, many of the obstacles encountered in the first two rounds were not insurmountable, but were deliberately indulged.
Otherwise, wouldn't the imperial court have lost such a large sum of silver in vain?
Zhu Qiyu originally thought that this kind of strategy was insidious enough, but now Shen Yi's idea has reached a new level.
This thing is so obvious, this is a waste of money!
According to the original discussion, the silver used to redeem the land will be mainly paid by the national treasury, and the shortfall will be made up by the internal treasury. This was Master Shen's initiative at the time. The starting point was simply to feel sorry for his wallet.
However, at this point, Zhu Qiyu tricked him and said, to put it mildly, since the inner treasury was required to pay, then of course the inner treasury would take a large portion when the accounts were finally divided.
For the Ministry of Finance, this is a truly loss-making business!
The redemption money has gone out, and when the butcher's knife is raised, the stubborn resistance of the gentry families will be caught and punished to death. Naturally, they will be able to recover their money.
However, if you want to share the accounts with the emperor's inner treasury, there will be no return.
Although it is said that Shen Shangshu often stalked the emperor to complain about his poverty, he was, after all, a dignified minister of the six departments, a minister of the seven ministers, a chief minister of the household department, and the mainstay of the imperial court (crossed out). He was always ignored by the emperor every time he entered the palace.
When asking for accounts, Shen Shangshu also wants to save face?
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened, after Shen Shangshu came to his senses, he started to fight with his little ninety-nine, and finally came up with a way to not split the accounts with the emperor on the premise that the treasury could support it.
It's just that this method...
"Mr. Shen, do you listen to the truth?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shen Shangshu and smiled.
This tone was wrong, but now that the words had been said, Shen Shangshu naturally couldn't say anything else, so he could only bite the bullet and said.
"Your Majesty, please give me a lesson."
"Um……"
Zhu Qiyu nodded, with a smile on his face, and threw out three words without mercy.
"bad idea!"
The fake smile on Shen Shangshu's face froze, he stroked his beard in embarrassment, and quickly turned to look at Yu Qian, that means, you should say something!
So Yu Shaobao spoke, but he was also rude and said.
"Your Majesty is right, Shen Shangshu, your method is a bad idea!"
Unlike the emperor's words, which were concise and concise, Yu Shangshu seemed to be afraid that the emperor would also be tempted, so he briefly concluded and then continued to explain.
"Since the redemption policy is a decree of the imperial court, it should be implemented. This represents the authority of the imperial court. If it is just used as a bait to induce the gentry to admit their crimes and then suddenly attack, this is tantamount to the behavior of bandits. Liuer."
"Major affairs of state affairs are not something to be trifled with. A mere tael of money, food, and silver is nothing compared to the trust of the common people and the support of all the people. The national treasury is not sufficient. The imperial court can save food and clothing to tide over the difficulties together. But if the imperial court breaks its trust with the world, the country is in danger of overthrowing. !”
These words immediately made Shen Shangshu's face turn black.
He had long expected that Yu Qian, an old man, would not sound nice, but he did not expect it to be so unpleasant.
Forget about the "robbers and likes" comments and "mere money, food and silver". You are so powerful at Yu Shaobao, then you come and get the money!
Are you really afraid that the label is not big enough or is it something else?
However, Shen Shangshu just slandered, but did not open his mouth to refute. Instead, he swallowed what he wanted to refute, and only had a long face, looking unhappy.
However, Yu Qian was not a person who could read people's faces. He kept talking for a long time and then said:
"What's more, although the purpose of redeeming a government is to implement the great policy of reorganizing the military and military settlements, it is also because His Majesty upholds the benevolence and forgiveness and is willing to give the gentry and common people who have made mistakes a chance to reform. It is also to improve the hearts and minds of the local people. Stability, this is the way of the sage."
"Although Shen Shangshu's method is a last resort, it is tantamount to trapping His Majesty in injustice and making the court lose its trust in the world. Therefore, it is definitely not feasible!"
The words still didn't sound nice, but they were finally said.
At this time, Zhu Qiyu also spoke.
"Mr. Yu's words are reasonable, but he is a little too worried. Mr. Shen is just bringing up an idea, and he doesn't say it won't be implemented. It's just that it will be delayed for a few days. It's not that serious."
"However, it will indeed damage the prestige of the imperial court!"
Although this was said with a bit of blame, the tone was much more relaxed.
Therefore, Shen Shangshu quickly raised his hands and said as if he had escaped from the catastrophe.
"Your Majesty is wise, I am not thinking carefully and almost made a big mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Mr. Shen is exempt from..."
Zhu Qiyu subconsciously wanted to say that it didn't have to be like this, but he stopped mid-sentence.
This is wrong...
Based on his understanding of Shen Yi, this Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is, among other things, very thick-skinned. When he went back to the palace to ask for money, he was not only confident and confident, but also had to pay even if there was no reason. He was usually very sharp-tongued. Yes, no one can say that to him.
Why is it that this time, he just stood and was scolded without any rebuttal, and he admitted his mistake so simply?
After giving Shen Yi a meaningful look, Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian aside, made a plan in his mind, and said.
"Since Shen Qing knows that he is wrong, I will not be polite. Well, since Shen Qing is the Minister of Household Affairs, he will punish himself with three months' salary to set an example!"
"ah?"
Shen Shangshu blinked his eyes and couldn't help but feel dazed for a while.
This is different from the script he thought...
However, when he raised his head and saw the emperor's interesting eyes, he knew the reason, and immediately smiled bitterly and said.
"Your Majesty, I also have a large family to support. Rice in the capital is very expensive these days. For the sake of my loyalty to you, can you... not punish me?"
Good guy, the one who dares to negotiate terms with the emperor is Shen Shangshu.
After all, he is used to asking for money, and other people, even if they are as favored as Wang Wen, may not dare to speak like this.
Of course, the more important thing is that Shen Yi has already figured out that the Emperor has already understood his Xiao Jiujiu. At this time, he is making fun of him instead of really punishing him.
Otherwise, no matter how brave he is, he wouldn't dare to speak like this.
However, Zhu Qiyu seemed to be interested at this time and continued to "make things difficult".
"Loyalty is true, but rewards and punishments are clearly defined. Since Shen Qing admits that he made a mistake, how can he not be punished?"
Well, Shen Shangshu has finally figured it out. The emperor is probably having fun now. It seems that this time, his salary for the past three months will not come back.
At that moment, he had no choice but to bow his hands in despair and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I obey your decree..."
It's just that his tone was somewhat reluctant, as if he was regretful.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu shook his head, changed the subject and said.
"Mr. Shen, you don't have to look like this. I don't take advantage of the Ministry of Household Affairs. You deserve to be punished for your salary for the past three months, so I will certainly punish you."
"However, with punishment comes reward. Mr. Yu has been working very hard during this time to organize the army. I will give your salary for the past three months as a reward to Mr. Yu!"
What the hell?
After hearing the emperor's words not to take advantage, Shen Shangshu thought that the emperor was going to give him some compensation, but the result...is this?
There are punishments and rewards, so is it to punish others and reward modesty?
Your Majesty, you are going too far!
Shen Shangshu felt indignant and was about to open his mouth to argue. When he raised his head, he met the emperor's eyes, and then... he swallowed his words.
Different from the teasing look just now, this time the emperor's eyes were obviously serious and there was no hint of joking.
As a result, Shen Shangshu immediately calmed down. At the same time, he finally noticed the complicated look on Yu Qian's face.
"Your Majesty, minister..."
Finally, during the brief silence, Yu Qian opened his mouth to speak.
But this time, he was interrupted by Shen Shangshu just halfway through his sentence.
"Yu Shaobao, let me tell you, this time I was punished by Your Majesty just to stop you. Your Majesty punished me, and I accept it, but you can't ignore me. In the next three months, you have to Take care of the food of my whole family!"
Looking at Yu Qian who was stunned on the spot with his eyes widened, Shen Shangshu didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed, but looked confident.
Yu Qian looked at him helplessly, and then looked at the emperor who looked like he was watching a good show. In the end, he didn't say anything more, just nodded lightly and said.
"Brother Ke Jing, you're so polite. If you are willing to come to my humble home, I will definitely sweep the bed to welcome you!"
As a result, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became inexplicably relaxed. Yu Qian and Shen Yi looked at each other and smiled, and Zhu Qiyu, the leader, nodded with satisfaction.
However, at this moment, a chamberlain suddenly walked in from outside, then walked to the side of the imperial steps and said a few words to Wynn. Then, Wynn's expression changed, he hesitated for a moment, and returned to the front of the imperial palace. He also said two words in a low voice.
After listening, Zhu Qiyu's originally smiling face suddenly darkened and he asked Wynn.
"really?"
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