Chongzhen was angry... and very angry...

There is a saying that goes: When a king is angry, blood flows into a river, when a villain is angry, blood splatters three feet...

In addition, the internal treasury has become more and more abundant, and Chongzhen, who has the capital, has begun to make arbitrary decisions step by step...

Therefore, when facing the angry Emperor Chongzhen, everyone's first reaction was to keep silent. No one could guarantee that if they angered Chongzhen in front of them at this time and held the power of life and death, would they take him down in one sentence?

So, in just a blink of an eye, the lively court meeting just now became quiet. Except for Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the imperial throne, the constant panting sounds of his anger, he could no longer hear any other sounds.

As time passed by little by little, none of the court officials kneeling in the court spoke. The anger on Chongzhen's face was replaced by disappointment without realizing it.

Just as he was about to speak again, Luo Yang, the commander of the Jinyiwei who had gained more and more trust, was moved.

Under Chongzhen's expectant eyes, Luo Yangxing said, "Your Majesty, I have an idea..."

"What thoughts? Luo Aiqing, say whatever thoughts you have... No matter what thoughts you are, I will forgive you for not guilty..." Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and he ordered with an anxious face.

At this time, dozens of eyes in the court seemed to have been discussed, and they gathered on Luo Yangxing at the same time, waiting for Luo Yangxing to come to the following article.

Luo Yangxing, who was kneeling in front of Chongzhen, did not make everyone wait for too long. After quickly sorting out the ideas in his mind, he answered as detailed as possible: "Your Majesty, the Governor of the Guard repeatedly requested the court to allocate enough firearms to support the Tiger and Leopard Army. This shows that the Tiger and Leopard Army must have a very urgent need for this batch of firearm equipment."

"Since the court cannot meet this request, even if we allocate enough silver to the Tiger and Leopard Army, the silver cannot be turned into firearms and equipment in a short period of time to help the Tiger and Leopard Army repel the Shaanxi rebels and the Mongolian army..."

Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully and replied: "Luo Aiqing said it well. Although silver can be used to inspire the morale of the army. However, I also know that no matter how much silver you really get to the battlefield, it will never be able to turn into firearms or equipment."

Speaking of this, Chongzhen changed his sentence and asked Luo Yangxing directly in front of him: "Since that's the case, I don't know if Luo Aiqing has a specific solution... The Tiger and Leopard Army was attacked by Shaanxi rebels and Mongolian army in such a difficult situation. If the court does not provide support to the Tiger and Leopard Army, I am worried that the Tiger and Leopard Army, commander of the Governor of the Guard, will not be able to block the two armies..."

"At that time, not only will Shanxi face the risk of being occupied by Shaanxi rebels and the Mongol army, but even the capital where I am will be in a military disaster again..."

He did not disappoint Emperor Chongzhen. Luo Yangxing directly gave Chongzhen a full of affirmative answer.

"Your Majesty, I do have a solution here..."

"My thought is that since we cannot allocate firearms and equipment for the Tiger and Leopard Army, why don't we transfer people to the Tiger and Leopard Army... I have never drawn some craftsmen who built firearms to Datong, and directly built firearms for the Tiger and Leopard Army in Datong Mansion."

"As far as I know... Shanxi where the Tiger and Leopard Army is located does not lack iron ore and coal mines... One of the very important reasons why there are still so many firearms and equipment is that the Tiger and Leopard Army lacks craftsmen who can build firearms..."

"If the court allocated some craftsmen to the Tiger and Leopard Army, and when the raw materials were sufficient, these craftsmen could build firearms in a short time, equip the Tiger and Leopard Army, resist foreign invasions, protect Shanxi, and protect the capital..."

"In addition, allocating a group of craftsmen can not only solve the urgent needs of the Tiger and Leopard Army, but the court does not need to spend two silver. In addition, I also heard that because of insufficient funds and raw materials, all tens of thousands of craftsmen under the Ministry of War have been idle. Here, let these tens of thousands of craftsmen eat the court's food and wages all day long, so it is better to send them to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"In this way, the pressure on the Ministry of War and even the court to support these craftsmen can be alleviated to a certain extent."

In the eyes of these important officials of the court, those lowly craftsmen were the lowest-ranking untouchables. In addition, these untouchables are now idle, so the Ministry of War did not pay them food and wages according to the system...

However, even if they are given food that is not hungry every day, tens of thousands of craftsmen, plus their families, have to eat almost tens of thousands of taels of silver in a month.

Of course, some people have mentioned letting these craftsmen be left alone.

However, this opinion was rejected by the cabinet just now. You should know that these are not hundreds of people, but tens of thousands of people... More importantly, these tens of thousands of people still live in the capital.

Once the court forces these tens of thousands of people to a dead end, the cabinet dares not imagine what kind of chaos these tens of thousands of hungry craftsmen would cause in the capital.

Therefore, even if we know that these craftsmen are idle, the court will provide them with food to prevent them from being in chaos.

However, as time goes by, these craftsmen have already unknowingly become a thorn in the court, a thorn that they had long wanted to pull it off.

Especially in the Ministry of War, I had long wanted to drive these almost useless craftsmen out of the capital and let them make their own way.

You should know that the imperial court allocated money to the Ministry of War every month. Faced with limited silver, no official wanted to distribute this money to craftsmen with low status.

Therefore, after Luo Yangxing finished speaking, the eyes of the Minister of War became brighter and his heart quickly became active.

Once these craftsmen are transferred from the capital, no, even if they are only half transferred... The Ministry of War can still have at least 5,000 taels of silver in a month, 5,000 cars a month, and 60,000 taels a year. Even if they only take 50,000 of them, it will be a total of 30,000 taels of silver...

Thinking of the white silver, the Minister of War, whose eyes shined, directly spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister supports Lord Luo's opinion... Instead of leaving these craftsmen to waste the court's food and salary in the capital, it is better to transfer them to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

The Minister of War had just finished speaking, and several generals who worked in the Ministry of War and could gain benefits from it. As if they had been negotiated, they stood up and loudly supported Chongzhen.
Chapter completed!