Chapter 53 The wind rises in Tongzhou
Cao Wenzhao and the others left, left the Ganqing Palace with fighting spirit, and prepared to return to the Xiyuan Martial Arts Hall where they had been away for a long time, and each one was ready to do a big fight.
The emperor's expectations.
The emperor's approval.
Tell them not to waste their time.
He went to Xuanfu Town under a secret order, and then rushed to Shanxi to take action to eliminate the thieves.
This special experience was deeply touched by them.
All kinds of bad things, hardships and difficulties in the border town area.
Intricate interests.
The eight thieves who are the ones who are going to lingchi.
Those scenes came to their minds and told them to graduate from the martial arts lecture hall as soon as possible, and to be led by the emperor as the emperor.
"These tiger generals look very motivated. I really did not see them wrong."
Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Emperor Chongzhen, who was standing outside the Ganqing Palace, smiled and said, "When they complete their mission in the Xiyuan Martial Arts Hall, they can do more for me."
"The emperor's keen eyes recognize the pearls. It is a blessing for our country and the great Ming Dynasty."
Wang Chengen bowed slightly and said with a smile: "I believe that with these tiger generals for your Majesty, the decadent momentum of our Ming army will definitely be wiped out."
“Haha~”
Wang Chengen's words made Emperor Chongzhen laugh endlessly.
It is not easy to change the atmosphere of the entire Ming army.
If he could rectify the three major camps that guard the capital, the three divisions of Jimiyong Sanhui, the Dongjiang Army, the Yongwei Army, the Tianxiong Army, the Zhongyong Army and other divisions one by one, he would be satisfied.
When the Military Preparatory Institute in Xishan is in conjunction with the Military Bureau, Military Weapon Bureau and other departments, we can establish a complete military production system, develop new firearms and artillery, and achieve real mass production.
It is definitely not a problem to rely on the rectification and arrangement of these troops to suppress the Jianlu who were rampant in Liaodong and suppress the bandits who flee in Shanxi and Shaanxi.
"Parent Wang, how much money is there in the treasury right now?"
Emperor Chongzhen lifted his sleeves and looked at Wang Chengen and said, "Since my treasury is abundant, I should allocate more money to the Wubei Academy, Tianjin Shipyard and other places."
In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, no matter how much money the house was confiscated.
If you don't use them, build industries under your control and lay a foundation under your control, it will have no effect at all.
"The emperor, including Cao Wenzhang and others, the silver escorted back will be roughly estimated. There are more than 31 million taels of silver in the treasury."
Wang Chengen thought for a while and said, "There are many silvers that are of poor quality and need to be re-melted to settle the silver, which will cause a little bit of fire consumption.
In addition, the Western Factory led by the eunuch, who can handle many matters and return to Beijing, may the money from the treasury increase a lot."
This is the first time Wang Chengen has seen so much money in the past few years of serving the emperor, and it is also the first time he has seen the treasury that can store so much money.
With this huge amount of money, no matter how many problems the Ming Dynasty encountered, his own emperor could handle them calmly.
"Parent Wang, there are a few things that I want you to do immediately."
Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and reached out and said, "First, ask about the progress of the existing work of the Military Preparatory Institute, Agricultural Science and Technology Department, and I want to add additional money to the treasury."
2. According to the imperial village under its jurisdiction, the Imperial Factory is located in the prefectures and counties under the rule of Northern Zhili. The specific cost of building water conservancy facilities is to be improved under the rule of Northern Zhili.
3. The construction of factories designated by internal factories should be accelerated at the corresponding construction speed. If the money is not enough, the money will be declared according to the rules and procedures.
4. Accelerate the progress of the construction of convenience shops and carriages. I allocate 3 million taels of silver to specialize in this matter and must be implemented as soon as possible.
5. I screened out some reliable and loyal eunuchs from the inner factory and rushed to the southeast coastal area for me. I used the money to hire Western shipbuilders and brought them all back to the Tianjin Shipyard, and added 500,000 taels of silver to the shipyard.
There are only so many things for the time being. Arrange these things as soon as possible and do a good job in supervision. If any progress has been made, report to me in time."
"Here!"
Wang Cheng'en immediately received the order.
With the money, Emperor Chongzhen became generous and efficient in his work. Even without the treasury of the foreign dynasty, the many matters he planned could be steadily advanced.
A thief who betrayed Daming and secretly communicated with Jianlu could find so much money, as well as a lot of land, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc.
What kind of amazing wealth does the officials, gentry, landlords and other groups scattered under the Ming Dynasty, including the vassal forces in various places?
food!
After explaining these matters, Emperor Chongzhen's first reaction was to store as much grain as possible, and even purchase grain overseas to deal with the disaster that occurred in the third year of Chongzhen.
If you can solve the two main points of money and grain, it is called a good minister and general who are loyal to you. If you can implement your own policies in their respective positions, then the situation in the Ming Dynasty will not be chaotic.
"The Emperor... Mr. Xu, Secretary Sun, asked for a meeting at Qianqing Gate."
Han Zanzhou hurried over and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen who was standing outside the hall.
"oh?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he spoke: "Xuan!"
In my mind, Xu Guangqi and Sun Juxiang, who were in charge of the warehouse affairs, ran to the Qianqing Palace. Could something have happened?
Could it be that some places in Jingtong Second Warehouse have exploded?
It is clear about what kind of Emperor Chongzhen is in the current administration of the Ming Dynasty, and his attitude towards the Ming Dynasty's officialdom has never been very friendly.
There are too many corrupt officials.
There are too many lazy officials.
Even if we want to rectify the administration of the Ming Dynasty, we have to do it step by step.
He could not have killed corrupt officials like Emperor Taizu Gao, who was completely determined by his will. The Jinling River was dyed red several times.
The situation in the late Ming Dynasty was not as many as in the early Ming Dynasty. I was afraid that all parts of the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen Dynasty would fall into a state of suspension, and the trouble would only be greater.
After all, there are not so many qualified officials in my hands.
"Meet Your Majesty..."
"No politeness, tell me what should I tell you?"
Looking at Xu Guangqi and Sun Juxiang, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted: "But what is wrong with Jingtong Second Cang?"
The two looked at each other, and their eyebrows were filled with sorrow and solemnity.
Xu Guangqi became ruthless, walked forward a few steps, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is right, it is true that the problem was found in Jingtong Second Warehouse.
According to the case of inspecting the Tongzhou Grain Hall, in actual inspections of the Xicang, Zhongcang and Nancang of Dayun, the sub-warehouses under the jurisdiction of the National Yun Xicang, Zhongcang, and Nancang, they found serious cases of stealing grain, changing grain, or even empty warehouses!
Chapter completed!