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The first to speak was Wang Xuan, the head of the household, but he was not talking about this policy, but asking why Wang Tong appeared on such an occasion.

Hearing Wang Xuan's inquiry, Emperor Wanli frowned, and replied indifferently: "Wang Tong is still an officer of the forbidden army camp, and he has several experiences of winning big victories in the village.

Hearing the emperor say this, Wang Xun glanced at Wang Tong and stopped talking, Wang Xun was promoted by Zhang Siwei to be the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, so he had the qualifications to enter Beijing as the secretary of the household department, needless to say, he is naturally a party of Yan Qing and others in the Ministry of Officials, and naturally Wang Tong will not have a good face.

Wang Xuan said such a sentence, the atmosphere in the side hall began to be a little tense, such a thing, it was Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who was in charge, his face was even more ugly than others, and when Wang Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Xueyan got up and played: "Your Majesty, do you know how many silver taels are in the treasury now?" ”

This should have been asked by the talented Wang Xuan, but the Wanli Emperor was most concerned about such matters, and after a little hesitation, he replied: "In yesterday's report, there are still five million two hundred and twenty-three thousand taels in the treasury. ”

Shen Shixing, Zhang Xueyan and Wang Xun looked at each other, all with surprised looks, I didn't expect Emperor Wanli to know the amount in the treasury so clearly, Zhang Xueyan paused, and continued: "From five years later to the beginning of last year, these five years are the five years when I was the most taxed in the Ming Dynasty, since the time of Taizu, there has never been a situation in these five years......" Hearing Zhang Xueyan say this, Emperor Wanli was often stunned, and then his expression sank to do better than the dozen emperors of Taizu so far, this is indeed a compliment, but in those five years, It was not Emperor Wanli himself who presided over political affairs, but his teacher Zhang Juzheng.

At that time, the world did not know that there was a son of heaven, only that there was Zhang Ge Lao, and Emperor Wanli was still haunted by it, and Zhang Xueyan mentioned this matter, and Emperor Wanli was naturally unhappy.

However, Zhang Xueyan said to himself: "...... In the past five years, the annual income of the treasury has reached nearly 10 million taels, and His Majesty Qingming has not been cautious about working the people and hurting money, and he does not dare to abuse the state funds, but why is there only more than 5 million yuan accumulated now? ”

When this question was asked, Emperor Wanli frowned and said: "The accumulation of the treasury is not to leave it there, it will cost money everywhere, and these five million and 200,000 taels of silver will cost a lot in another month." ”

The expressions of everyone in the room were different, Shen Shixing was slightly surprised, Wang Xun's face was gloomy, and Zhang Xueyan was surprised and relieved.

Wang Tong understands that Emperor Wanli is so familiar with the details of the financial number, which is only known to the palace and his cronies, Shen Shixing has always been indifferent, and rarely takes the initiative to inquire and understand, so he is naturally surprised, that Wang Xun is the head of the household department, but he listened to the Wanli Emperor and the military department Shangshu discussing the treasury and revenue and expenditure there, he couldn't interject, how could he feel comfortable, as for this Zhang Xueyan, but unlike other people in the court, he was promoted by Zhang Juzheng to the position of the head of the household department, and Zhang Siwei changed him to the position of the head of the Ministry of War, but he did not belong to any place.

To be precise, Zhang Xueyan came up step by step because of his diligence and diligence, all depending on this person's practice, not political skills and standing in line, this person is a rare practical bureaucrat in the Ming Dynasty, although he went to the military department, but he has been close to 30 years in the household department, and he is naturally clear everywhere, and now he hears that the Wanli Emperor is so clear about the practice, Zhang Xueyan naturally has a sense of relief.

"Even if the Holy Heaven is why Your Majesty is so high, the treasury revenue is the highest in the history, but there is no surplus, it is not because the expenses everywhere are too heavy, Zonglu one, military expenses one, this is already nearly eighty percent spent, and the rest, there is no need to explain it one by one."

Emperor Wanli frowned, leaned on the back of the chair, Zonglu is the prince of the clan of the vassal everywhere, since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, there have been canonization from generation to generation, these imperial relatives are encircled in the city, and the reproduction of offspring is more, and the children of the Zhu family are more and more, and the imperial court is responsible for putting Lu rice, which has become a great burden.

Zhang Xueyan didn't finish his words, and continued to say loudly: "Zong Lu doesn't mention it, there are places on the nine sides, but taking last year as an example, the military expenditure of Liaozhen was 1.3 million taels, Jizhen was 980,000 taels, and Xuanfu was 860,000 taels...... A total of more than 7.7 million, the allocation from the treasury alone is still insufficient, and there is also the salt law, and the self-financing of the Tartar market, Your Majesty, it is still the case in peacetime, if it is wartime...... The minister just arrived at the military department, the practice is not deep, but also feel that this policy is exquisite, can be the general often regardless of the treasury of the real reality, the minister does not care about this victory or defeat, only on the military expenses, this is a national war, I answer the department is than the year of the thorn, than the little prince of Tartar shoes is not inferior at all, strong and prosperous, Horqin is located in the northeast, and the foreign barbarians to help, such a war, how many soldiers, how much silver spider to cost"

The hall was quiet, Zhang Xueyan looked solemn, and continued in a solemn voice: "At present, the northern border is peaceful, in order to seek a temporary success, do your best to make the world's strength, needless to say if you lose, what if you win, the barren land in the north, you can't cultivate, you must have soldiers and horses to garrison and maintain, the victory of the steppe Tartar cavalry will not be annihilated, it is very easy to regroup after defeat, and it will make a comeback, at that time, not to mention the north, the officials in the world have no money, the generals have no salary, if the tax is raised, the people are chaotic, if the tax is not increased, the official mutiny......"

This kind of situation is indeed shocking and appalling, and what Zhang Xueyan said is also very detailed, and Emperor Wanli almost forgot about his previous unhappiness and pondered bitterly there.

Zhang Xueyan's words were not finished yet, this person was indeed a square person, and he opened his mouth again: "What the minister just said, everything is calculated according to the taxes of the past few years, Your Majesty knows that so far this year, the taxes collected everywhere are less than seventy percent of last year, and I am afraid that next year will be even worse." ”

After saying this, Zhang Xueyan returned to his seat, Emperor Wanli looked gloomy, knocked on the armrest and said in a deep voice: "What Zhang Aiqing said is true, and I also know the situation of taxes, a whip law has been abolished in various places, but this is also helpless, although a whip law will be converted into silver taels, but many places will convert this miscellaneous labor into silver taels as a tax increase, it is indeed a good law, but it has gone out of shape below, there have been many civil uprisings in Henan and Shaanxi, and I have no choice but to abolish it, as for the tax performance evaluation policy." , the officials of the world are naturally unwilling, and I have no choice but to do anything about it. ”

In the end, it has become a sneer, although Zhang Juzheng was extremely sad after his death, but the attitude of Emperor Wanli towards the children of the Zhang family is in the eyes of everyone, coupled with Zhang Siwei's liquidation, Zhang Juzheng's policy has made the officials and the high-ranking gentry below resist, there is such an attitude in the court, and the people below will naturally abolish Zhang Juzheng's policy, whether it is good or bad, Emperor Wanli is helpless.

Zhang Xueyan said so much, Wang Xun felt that he was sitting there with no face, and there was no room for speech, Shen Shixing groaned, and also got up and said: "Your Majesty summoned the ministers and others to come today, there are military departments, there are household departments, nothing more than to ask whether they can fight or not, how to arrange the war, but what Zhang Shangshu said His Majesty has also heard, what the ministers want Chen to play is that this kind of war with the strength of the country, victory is of course the merit of thousands of generations, what if it fails, the society is turbulent, and even worse, the Tartars re-enter the Central Plains, and the lives will be ruined." In any case, the survival of the country is the most important thing, and Your Majesty must be cautious! ”

Wang Tong lowered his head, but his mind was turning quickly, Shen Shixing's meaning should be the consideration of benefits and risks, and Zhang Xueyan's statement is the cost.

"Your Majesty, you must not be bewitched by the villain of the martial arts, and put the great country and country laid down by the ancestors and ancestors in danger, whoever makes this strategy for Your Majesty, who bewitches Your Majesty to consider this matter, the minister thinks that he should be severely punished and punished to set an example!!"

Seeing that the conclusion had been reached, he just wanted to bring the disaster over so that he could get rid of it, but this Wang Xuan speculated wildly when he saw that Wang Tong was present, but he didn't know that Wang Tong was just listening to testify and presenting what Qi Jiguang said.

What Zhang Xueyan and Shen Shixing said, Emperor Wanli both showed a contemplative look, but when this Wang Xuan said this, Emperor Wanli was obviously a little disgusted, but he didn't do it, just waved his hand and said: "What you Aiqing said, I will consider it carefully, let's disperse first."

Everyone got up as a salute and retreated in order, and after walking out of the door, Wang Tong's status was the lowest, so he naturally had to fall behind everyone, Zhang Xueyan and Wang Xun ignored him at all.

However, when Shen Shixing passed by him, he looked ahead and said indifferently: "You are now in a high position, you are prosperous and rich because of Your Majesty, because of this Ming Dynasty, don't break your foundation and go to the dead end, Wang Tong, you are so self-sufficient!" ”

Wang Tong smiled bitterly and bowed his head, that Shen Shixing had already gone far, and he hadn't gone too far, Zhao Jinliang had already run out of the side hall and shouted: "Long live Lord Wang Tong to ask questions, please come back!" ”

The three people in front looked back and continued to go, Wang Tong shook his head, turned around and entered the hall again, Emperor Wanli frowned and looked at the scroll in his hand, but his expression was quite disappointed, after a few glances, he threw away the scroll, and said to Wang Tong: "Qi Jiguang, I don't worry about him in Jizhen is one thing, but this person dares to give me this strategy, it will definitely not be harmful to the country, but what Zhang Xueyan said is also reasonable." ”

"Your Majesty can remember the secret conversation between Qi Jiguang and the minister in Tianjin Wei after the victory of Gubeikou, and the minister had a secret explanation of that ......"

Wang Tong bowed and asked.