Not to mention the tens of millions of silver in the treasury, based on Zhu Houzhao's understanding of Chu Yi, it would be strange if Chu Yi did not go on a massacre in Jiangnan during the Jiangnan rebellion.
By then, Chu Yi was afraid that he would bring back at least tens of millions of taels of grain silver, so Zhu Houzhao was absolutely not worried that the promised reward would not be fulfilled.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic. The Ming court and even the emperor's internal treasury were unprecedentedly abundant. If it were before, the treasury could not even produce millions of taels of silver. Even if Zhu Houzhao wanted to boost morale with gold and silver rewards,
, I’m afraid not many frontline soldiers would believe it.
After all, if the court has money or not, it cannot deceive people.
Is the imperial court rich? In the past, it was true that there was no money, but now it is true that it is rich.
All fools know that Chu Yi is a traitor to his family and has plundered tens of millions of silver coins for the court and the emperor, so no one will doubt the rewards promised by the emperor.
When the emperor's will was conveyed to the army, the soldiers of the three armies rejoiced.
It is the duty of a soldier to eat food and fight for the country, and the reward Zhu Houzhao promised naturally belongs to another emperor's reward. How could the soldiers not be happy about it.
Think about it, on the battlefield, if you kill an enemy soldier, you can get fifty taels of silver reward, which is almost equal to their three or four years of military pay. You can get so much silver reward by just fighting.
I don’t know how many soldiers are gearing up for it.
Even if it is for the reward of silver, when the time comes to go into battle to kill the enemy, you will have to fight tooth and nail to kill the enemy.
It has to be said that with money, many problems are no longer a problem. Morale can be boosted by silver rewards, and the heroic emperor can use money to buy the lives of Tatars.
Hearing the cheers coming from the city, in the palace, Jiao Fang's cabinet officials couldn't help opening their mouths to say something after hearing Zhu Houzhao's heroic reward.
The treasury is indeed richer than ever before, but they are really worried that if this trend continues, the treasury will return to a state of poverty.
Chen Ding, who was in charge of the household department, opened his mouth and sighed softly. At this time, he couldn't stop the emperor from awarding the reward. If he really dared to say this, he would be torn into pieces by the soldiers of the three armies.
Zhu Houzhao noticed the expressions of the elders and guessed what they were worried about. Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, elders. You should know how the Tatars treat me, Ming Dynasty."
The harm is great, let alone one to twenty million taels of silver. If it can really hit the Tatars hard and make the Tatars unable to invade the Ming Dynasty for decades, I will be willing to give it even if it is double the silver reward.
"
Being able to sit in a high position, no one knows the harm that the foreigners on the northern grasslands do to the Central Plains. Not to mention other things, just to defend against the foreigners in the north, the imperial court has arranged hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Nine Borders. Just these, the imperial court
Every year, millions of taels of silver are spent to support Jiubian.
If the Tatars invaded and plundered the country again, including the losses, the Ming court would have to pay at least millions of taels of silver every year because of the Tatars.
Therefore, if the Tatars can really be prevented from going south for decades or hundreds of years in one battle, even they will not refuse.
Jiao Fang and others looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "What your Majesty said is true. I have no objections to your Majesty's decision. I am just worried that the treasury will be empty when the time comes, which will affect many of the originally planned policies."
After all, there is money in the treasury, and many officials in the court also want to do something, so that they can leave their names in history at least in the future.
For example, the construction of water conservancy projects will benefit the present and future generations. If the country's water conservancy projects were repaired during his administration, it will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books.
Why not spend the court's money to make a name for yourself in history?
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but chuckled and said: "Could it be that the elders of the cabinet have forgotten the great companion of Chu? With the great companion here, are you still worried that the treasury will be short of money?"
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Chen Ding, Wang Hua and others were all stunned, with a look of surprise on their faces. They had forgotten that Chu Yi was a money-grabbing maniac with a habit of stealing money.
The treasury of the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly wealthy. In just a few years, it collected tens of millions of taels of silver, which almost exceeded the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty in the previous decades.
Thinking about this time when Chu Yi personally went to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, even a fool could guess that once King Ning's rebellion was put down, those Jiangnan gentry and powerful people who attached themselves to King Ning, with Chu Yi's temperament, would not know
If Yi didn't confiscate these people's homes and exterminate their clans, dig up the ground three feet and plunder them all, that would be a weird thing.
That was the prosperous Jiangnan. There was so much wealth in Jiangnan. As senior officials of the imperial court, it would be strange if they didn't know it.
Chen Ding was the most upright. He stroked his beard and said with a bit of expectation: "I think the chief manager will raid at least dozens of houses this time. If the national treasury can have one to twenty million taels of silver by then, even if I fall asleep
, I can wake up laughing even in my sleep.”
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "My dear friends, you might as well take a guess at how much silver pattern my companion can bring back from Jiangnan this time?"
Everyone looked at each other and Jiao Fang smiled and said: "I think the chief manager should be able to bring back 25 million taels of silver."
Wang Hua raised his eyebrows. He had stayed in Nanjing City for several years. He knew the wealth of Jiangnan very well. He pondered for a moment and said, "I think that the general manager should be able to bring back thirty million taels of silver."
Chen Ding couldn't help but glance at Wang Hua, widened his eyes and said: "This... this is impossible, unless the general manager confiscated all the powerful and wealthy people in Nanjing City!"
Wang Hua glanced at Chen Ding lightly and said, "Do you think the chief manager doesn't dare?"
"ah……"
When Chen Ding heard this, he couldn't help but stop, and wiped out all the dignitaries and gentry in the entire Nanjing city. If it were anyone else, he would definitely not have the courage, but if it were Chu Yi, Chen Ding couldn't guarantee it.
There are probably not many things that Chu Yi dare not do in this world. As for killing all the powerful people in Nanjing City, for some reason, Chen Ding feels that the more he thinks about it, the more likely it is.
While Chen Ding and others were discussing Chu Yi, in Nanjing City, Chu Yi, as always, left all matters to his subordinates, unless the matter was of major importance and he had to make the decision. Otherwise, Chu Yi
I will never interfere.
Lin Pingzhi hurriedly walked into the study, presented an urgent letter to Chu Yi and said: "Master Governor, Your Majesty has an urgent edict!"
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows, took the letter, and after opening it, his expression changed slightly.
After pondering for a while, Chu Yi said to Lin Pingzhi: "Send Xu Tianzuo, Sun Qiu and other generals to come see this governor."
Soon Xu Tianzuo, Sun Qiu and other generals rushed over. These people had been training their soldiers in the camp these days and did not dare to slack off at all.
Although King Ning's rebellion has been put down, and the rebellions in various places in the south of the Yangtze River have also been put down by Wang Shouren, it seems that they are not needed at all, but Xu Tianzuo, Sun Qiu and others clearly know that in the north, the Tatars are confronting the imperial army.
It is possible to break through Xuanfu, Datong, Taiyuan and other important border towns at any time and break into the Central Plains.
The pacification of King Ning's rebellion did not mean that they could release their troops to Nanshan and put their troops into storage. Therefore, the generals did not dare to relax at all and seized the time to train their men and horses in preparation for heading north to face the Tatar army.
"I've seen the chief steward! I wonder if the chief steward, General Zhao Mo, is here. What orders do you have?"
Chu Yi glanced at a few people and said slowly: "Urgent report from Beijing, a hundred thousand Tatar army led by Tatar Prince Balsbrot has broken through Taiyuan and is approaching the capital city!"
"What! How is this possible!"
"God damn the Tatars, they actually came to the capital!"
"Are the defenders of Taiyuan City useless? How could the Tatars break through so easily?"
When they heard that the Tatar troops were approaching the capital, all the generals present were stunned. That was the capital. How many years had it been? The Ming Dynasty had been founded for hundreds of years, and only the Tumubao Incident, Oala, and the Tatar army had
When they had the opportunity to invade Beijing, in the decades since then, the Tatars were rarely able to cross the nine-border town.
Now Chu Yi told them that the Tatars actually came to the capital. For the Ming soldiers, this was definitely a great humiliation.
As soldiers, they allowed foreign troops to invade the capital. This is their incompetence.
"General Manager, give me the order. I will wait for Yuan Qianli to return to the army and fight against the Tatars. Even if I die on the battlefield, I will never let the Tatars underestimate our Ming Dynasty."
"General Manager, please give me the order!"
Immediately, all the generals came forward and prostrated themselves before Chu Yi's seat. They all asked for battle with high fighting spirit and no fear.
Chu Yi nodded slightly, looking quite satisfied. As a general, if you hear the enemy but have no intention to fight, then you are not worthy of being a general.
After looking at the crowd calmly, Chu Yi slowly stood up. A tyrannical power spread from Chu Yi, and he heard Chu Yi say: "The Tatars think that I have no one in the Ming Dynasty, so they are so rampant.
Although His Majesty has decreed that the governor does not need to rush back to help, but the capital is in danger, how can we sit here peacefully, the governor has made up his mind, and everyone will obey the order!"
All the generals suddenly looked solemn and looked at Chu Yi with burning eyes.
Then Chu Yi said solemnly: "Where is the commanding officer Wang Li!"
Immediately, a general stepped forward, cupped his fists and said, "The last general is here!"
Chu Yi looked at Wang Li and said: "Commander Wang, I will leave you 10,000 troops, and you will take charge of Nanjing City!"
Wang Li was slightly stunned. Although he said that he wanted to return to Beijing to fight against the Tatars, but seeing that Chu Yi had made up his mind, he knew that even if he spoke, he could not change Chu Yi's mind. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "
The final general will definitely live up to the expectations of the general manager. The city is still there and the people are there. Even if the final general dies in battle, the city of Nanjing will not be lost."
The large group of rebels in Jiangnan have almost been put down by Wang Shouren. Even if there is a small group of rebels, it is really impossible to say that they can break through the well-prepared Nanjing City. However, Nanjing City is not without strength.
After all, no one can guarantee when the rebels will come to Nanjing.
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