At this time, Yang Sichang has calmed down a lot, at least he no longer sweats. The question he raised was actually a return to the old way.

Why do you have to settle inside before you go outside?

It's not because with the strength of the imperial court, I feel that I can't both fight outside and settle inside. Therefore, the strategy proposed by Yang Sichang is to reduce the burden on the imperial court, and to control the outside must first settle the inside.

However, this strategy was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen after the crossing. As for the reason for the rejection, Yang Sichang admitted it and felt that the emperor was right. But in this way, the old and difficult problem will come back, money and food, how to solve it?

If it is replaced by the original Emperor Chongzhen, it is estimated that he will have a headache and can't sleep. Due to the limitations of the times, he would not have a way, and because of this, he died in the country. However, for the current Emperor Chongzhen, he at least has the vision to jump out of this era, so naturally he has considered it.

Yang Sichang saw that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be thinking, so he glanced at the other two auxiliary ministers, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the Liao salary and the salary are no longer enough. If these two salaries continue to be increased, I am afraid that the face of the imperial court will not exist. But the Manchu army is now wreaking havoc in the pass, and the subsequent aftermath also requires a lot of silver, and the mobilization of the Qinwang army in various places is also inseparable from silver. And the treasury has no silver deposits. ”

After listening to Yang Sichang's detailed words, Emperor Chongzhen remained silent, glanced at the three auxiliary ministers standing below, and then glanced at Cao Huachun, who was serving on the side, and then asked slowly: "Zhuqing is my right-hand man, since you have raised this matter, I don't know what to teach me?" ”

He just kicked the ball back with just one sentence, and because of his identity, the courtiers below couldn't help but take it. After all, the matter of eating the king and being loyal to the king, at least on the surface, this is the righteousness of people and cannot be violated.

However, if there is an easy solution to this problem, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed. Therefore, for a while, no one spoke, and the Wenhua Hall seemed very quiet.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the courtiers quietly for a while, and suddenly looked at Cao Huachun and asked, "Cao Daban, do you have an idea?" ”

When Cao Huachun heard this, he was immediately shocked, he didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen would ask him for his opinion. After a few brain teasers, he hurriedly bowed down and played: "Your Majesty, the slave is ashamed, such a major national event is still not as good as the cabinet ministers!" ”

Apparently, he kicked the ball to the three cabinet ministers.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was not angry, and even his face remained unchanged, and he turned his head to look at the three auxiliary ministers.

Yang Sichang saw that his colleagues were all bowing their heads, and knew that this matter was proposed by himself, so he had no choice but to open his mouth and reply: "Your Majesty, there is no money and food now, and it is absolutely impossible." In that case, the only way to do this is to collect taxes. The minister thought that now the Manchu army was attacking the city in the Guannei and was unstoppable. This situation is due to the lack of local township soldiers. For this reason, the imperial court may wish to take this opportunity to levy training salaries to train the township soldiers in various places, so that there will be no more misery today. In this way, the court will be rich again! ”

The butterfly effect of Emperor Chongzhen was shown for the first time. The proposal of training salary was originally put forward by Yang Sichang in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, that is, next year. But now, in order to save his image in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he said this method in advance.

If it was in the original history, Emperor Chongzhen was sick and rushed to the doctor, so he naturally agreed to his proposal, and there was the so-called "three salaries" in the late Ming Dynasty.

But now, since Emperor Chongzhen is from the next generation and has a plan in his heart, he didn't veto it immediately, nor did he get angry, but just said lightly: "Even if you want to set up another name and tax silver, it is far from quenching your thirst." Ladies and gentlemen, what else do you have to teach me? ”

can hear that the emperor seems to be dissatisfied with this, which makes Yang Sichang, who is full of hope to be praised by the emperor, can't help but be very embarrassed. For a while, he had no other way, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.

Another auxiliary minister, Fang Fengnian, was like an old monk from beginning to end, without saying a word, as if he was thinking, without the slightest intention of speaking.

The rest of the auxiliary ministers, Xue Guoguan, seemed to have an idea, but he didn't speak, just looked at his two colleagues, and saw that they all bowed their heads and were silent. And Cao Huachun, the eunuch of Dongchang and the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor on the side, also did not say a word. I couldn't help but feel angry in my heart, and faintly, as if I had a look of openness.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen saying: "I have been founding the Ming Dynasty for nearly three hundred years, could it be that the longer this time, the less wealth the Ming Dynasty will have, so that it will not be able to cope with internal and external wars?" There's no other way to collect the money and food that the imperial court urgently needs, right? “

Although they don't have the concept of economy, these people at the top of the pyramid naturally know that the wealth of the Ming Dynasty today is far from being comparable to that at the beginning of the founding of the country. I don't know how many times the population has increased alone. The luxurious life of the Chinese people, and the number of places in Fengyue are enough to prove one or two.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, Xue Guoguan's heart suddenly moved, raised his head, and after carefully observing Emperor Chongzhen's face, he suddenly showed a little determination, stared at Cao Huachun fiercely, and then regardless of his colleagues, he immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has a countermeasure, which can solve the urgent shortage of money and food in the imperial court!" ”

His voice immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even the palace maids who were waiting to serve on the side looked sideways.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very interested, Cao Huachun secretly called him Xue Manzi, stinky shit, shouldn't there really be any way? Do you want to go with yourself?

Thinking like this, a smile appeared on his face, encouraging Xue Guoguan and said: "Xue Qing has a good plan, just play it!" ”

Xue Guoguan's glaring just now, Cao Huachun saw it, and faintly, he had a bad feeling. Could it be, Xue Manzi's idea is related to himself, right?

Even Yang Sichang and the others, after listening to Xue Guoguan's words, had a bad feeling in their eyes. They felt that this Xue Manzi seemed to be going to be a-stirring stick.

And Xue Guoguan made a decision in his heart, so he didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately played loudly with full of energy: "As Your Majesty said, the wealth of the dynasty is naturally far more than the founding of the country. However, the wealth of our dynasty was all obtained by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so that the revenue of the state treasury was far less than the expenditure, so we are worried about it today. If the factory guard gets the right person, who dares to be greedy? ”

He spoke firmly and forcefully, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and he was suddenly frightened that Cao Huachun was sweating profusely in this winter. No matter how much he thought about it, he didn't expect Xue Guoguan to point the finger at him in person. Suddenly, he scolded wildly in his heart, Xue Manzi, you stinky shit, our family will kill you......

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's face turned cold and turned his head to look at himself, Cao Huachun hurriedly knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are consciously conscientious and conscientious, and there has never been a moment of neglect, Xue Ge Lao impeached the slave and maid like this, or the slave and maid are incompetent, please condemn Your Majesty!" ”

He avoided Xue Guoguan's accusations, changed the topic, and became that even if something really happened, it should also be a matter of his ability. I have to say that he is also a cunning man, taking retreat as advance, and by the way, he will find a good way out in the future.

In the original history, after Xue Guoguan served as the first assistant, he said that he was sick and returned to his hometown.

Emperor Chongzhen listened and said lightly: "Xue Qing didn't say that the companion was corrupt, and he got up and waited." ”

Hearing this, although it was not angry and punished, Cao Huachun's cold sweat came down again. Hanging in the balance, this is the most frightening. What worried Cao Huachun even more was that he couldn't guess what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking at this time.

At this time, Cao Huachun was very frightened in his heart, stood up according to his words, stood with his hands down, bowed his head and said nothing.

Yang Sichang and Fang Fengnian, who were standing on the side, watched all this happen, and a cold sweat also broke out behind them. They all thought in their hearts, Xue Manzi is really Xue Manzi, if they can't defeat Cao Huachun, then wait for death!

Thinking in their hearts, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again, only to hear him say to Xue Guoguan: "Rectifying the rule of officials has always been the first priority of the imperial court. Back then, one of the means was to warn others by peeling the skin and grass. But now that the Manchu army is raging in the Guannei, the people's livelihood is withering, and the treasury is empty, Xue Qing, can there be a good plan to teach me? “

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen did not deal with Cao Huachun immediately, Xue Guoguan was very disappointed in his heart. He is not a fool, he knows that he has offended the Admiral of the Dead East Factory by doing this. Before, he thought that if he played the right thing in person, the emperor would definitely have to show something, but he didn't.

However, anyway, he has already been released, so he doesn't care about this, and when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's second question, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, now my rich family in the Ming Dynasty is a civil and military general, and the emperor is noble. If the court is in a hurry to use the money, it is better to borrow money from them for emergencies. The loans of the bureaucrats and officials outside the country shall be borne by the cabinet; The loans of the emperor's relatives must be decided by the emperor. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Sichang and Fang Fengnian broke out in a cold sweat. I knew that Xue Manzi was so messy today, so I didn't come with him, which simply offended all my colleagues, as well as the internal officials and relatives of the emperor!

In the original history, Xue Guoguan did propose these two methods to Emperor Chongzhen, but only after he became the first assistant. In this plane, because of Emperor Chongzhen's crossing, karma coincided, and he burst out the two methods buried in his heart in advance.