Of course Zhang Yanyu has seniority, but it is debatable that Emperor Wanchang was the first to speak to him. Why? It's not because there are four famous pavilion elders in front of him - according to the habits of the pavilion elders, they usually have to wait.
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals will only make a "summary" after they have almost said it - but because he is the Minister of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites has almost nothing to do with Zhou Ye's request for money, food and soldiers from the emperor.
Can't hit the edge
However, Wanchang just asked, which was a bit playful.
You know, there are many famous people in this court. Since the emperor asked such an unusual question, he must have expressed some attitude. As for the specific attitude, it is up to the courtiers to figure it out.
Although Zhang Yanyu is a favorite minister of the pavilion, he is still a courtier. What's more, he is from a poor family and cannot be neglected, so he has to carefully speculate on the holy will.
Emperor Wanchang was definitely not happy to give Zhou Ye money, food and soldiers. There is no need to think too much about this. However, according to the practice of the Wei Dynasty and the current situation, it is obviously unjustifiable not to give any money. So the key to the problem is how much should be given.
Judging from Zhou Ye's inventory report, excluding grain and grass, there is still a shortage of this in several large warehouses of the Wei Dynasty, but those soldiers and armors alone are equivalent to 6 million or even 8 million guan in silver. This is
What is the concept? It is almost equivalent to about one-third to one-tenth of the annual fiscal revenue of the Wei Dynasty!
Zhou Ye really dared to say that!
Zhang Yanyu's heart skipped a beat. No wonder Yu Zhongle, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, turned blue. He didn't mean "Zhongle" at all. He replaced someone else as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, but when he heard a person who was not very obedient in the first place, he started to talk to him.
If you want to take such a big sum of money, I'm afraid your face will be uglier than him
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Liao army invaded our territory for no reason, invaded our Wei territory, and robbed and killed our Wei people. This is the behavior of beasts! Our Wei army and people should rise up to fight back, be brave enough to die, and drive the Liao people back to Mobei!
Therefore, it is reasonable for Duke Zhou to need money, food, and soldiers. The court can understand it, but..." His tone changed from high-spirited to calm, and he said slowly: "The court also has difficulties. The dredging of the Yellow River requires money, and the two lakes
It costs money to build academies in Guangdong, Guangxi, Liangjiang and other places, and the construction of Changling has reached a time when it is about to cost a lot of money... and so on, and so on, the imperial court may not be able to come up with so many supplies for a while. In short, the veteran thought,
The court will give the money, food and soldiers requested by Duke Zhou, but how much is needed and how much can be given has to be discussed."
"Well, what Mr. Zhang Aiqing said is a mature way of planning for the country. It is very reasonable... What do you think?" Emperor Wanchang asked with a smile as the clouds turned clear.
You, the emperor, are right. If we have any objections, wouldn’t we be suspected of being beaten? The ministers slandered in their hearts.
Wanchang had expected that no one would talk to him, so he glanced at Yu Zhongle and said, "Yu Zhongle, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry. You know best about the money and food of the Ministry of Husbandry. Please tell me."
How much food, fodder and military pay should be given?" Without waiting for Yu Zhongle's reply, he asked Fang Qianran, Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Fang Qianran, how much inventory of soldiers and armor do you still have in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry? In addition to Guandong 36
In addition to the spare equipment needed by the Wei Jing Army, how much is left that can be used?"
Yu Zhongle and Fang Qianran looked at each other, and Yu Zhongyue, who was asked first, said: "Your Majesty, the food stored in the four warehouses of the treasury is enough, but it must also be prepared for the coming year.
Leave some aside. In this way, we can probably provide Duke Zhou with the three to four levels of military pay he requested..." Yu Zhongle's mind quickly changed, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "The surplus from the treasury was able to provide Duke Zhou with all he needed.
Seventy to eighty percent of what is needed, but a few days ago, troops were deployed in the Northeast. Although the list and report from Duke Yun have not yet arrived, as the war drags on, they will definitely ask for help from the imperial court. This is why the imperial court has no choice.
Consider it in advance; moreover, Duke Jiang Guo of Guangdong and Guangxi has sent two reports, saying that the current Nanyang maritime trade is becoming more and more prosperous, so that piracy is rampant and the Nanyang Navy is struggling to cope with it.
The imperial court applied for a large amount of shipbuilding expenses..."
When Emperor Wanchang heard so many requests for money, instead of being angry, he smiled more and more happily, waving his hands and saying: "Okay, okay, I know all these difficulties. Tell me, how much military salary can you provide to Zhou Ye?"
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"Yes, your majesty has made a preliminary estimate that the national treasury can collect approximately 200,000 guan as the additional military pay allocated by the imperial court to the Duke of Zhou. Please give me your guidance."
"Oh? So few?" Emperor Wanchang looked embarrassed: "How can this be done? The Liao people have already attacked, how can this military salary be enough?" Before the rest of the people could say happily, "I deserve to die for my crime."
", Emperor Wanchang had already made a decisive decision, with a serious look on his face, and said resolutely: "No matter how many difficulties the household department has, I must spare 300,000 yuan to send to Zhou Ye... If it is really not enough,
250,000 guan is fine! The remaining 50,000 guan will be allocated to him from my inner treasury! That’s it, no more pushback!”
Yu Zhongle laughed heartily, thinking that I was planning to raise five or six hundred thousand for Zhou Ye, but the emperor saved half of it with just one sentence! Haha, the emperor is really wise!
"I obey the decree. I will do my best to collect 300,000 yuan as soon as possible and send it to the northwest front. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Although Yu Zhongle was very happy in his heart, he looked extremely embarrassed but gritted his teeth and agreed.
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"Well, that's very good. Fang Qianran, what's the situation in your Ministry of Industry?"
Fang Qianran was a tall and thin man in his early forties. He took two steps forward when he heard the words and said in return: "To tell you what the emperor is saying, the soldiers and armors stored by the Ministry of Industry have all been destined for a long time ago, not to mention those from the four major frontiers."
For the town, even if the Thirty-six Guards of the Kwantung Army needed it, the Holy Scripture Cabinet had to issue an explicit edict one year in advance, and then the Ministry of Works would supervise its construction. Only in the following year could the needs of Duke Zhou be prepared and the amount was so large.
, it is really difficult to transfer out of the Ministry of Industry”
When Yun Zheng heard Fang Qianran's words, he secretly admired him. This guy named Fang is really awesome. He just said straight up that I don't have it here. Do you like it? He is really not afraid of Zhou Ye scolding her in Chang'an?
Although Emperor Wanchang did not like to send equipment to Zhou Ye, after all, the central court provided soldiers and armor to the border towns, and the border towns fought for the court. This was the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty and could not be messed up. So he listened to Fang Qianran
If so, he couldn't help but frown: "Is there nothing you can do?"
Fang Qianran raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and considered: "It's not that there is nothing we can do... This year, there are two batches of soldiers who have already gone, but they have not yet been sent out, and one batch is for
Among the 36 guards in Guandong, there are 12 guards in Jinan, and one batch is for the Zhending guards in Hebei. These two batches of soldiers are still in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry. If the Holy Emperor insists on transporting them to Zhou Guogong, it is not a problem.
It can’t be changed all of a sudden..."
What originally belonged to the Beijing Army and the Yun Family Army, is now being transferred to the Zhou Family Army? There was a momentary silence in the court hall, and the entire Jinluan Palace was audibly quiet.
Yunzheng's eyelids twitched, his eyes rolled slightly, and he looked towards Emperor Wanchang. He was also a little curious, how would His Majesty the Emperor choose?
