Everyone in the hall knew that the words of the cabinet chief were to boost the morale of the army.

Therefore, after the words of the cabinet chief assistant, the solemn and desperate expressions on everyone's faces did not change much.

However, these words sounded to the ears of Emperor Chongzhen, but they were as good as a bosom friend.

As soon as the words of the cabinet chief assistant were finished, a smile quickly flashed on Chongzhen's desperate face.

At the same time, the whole person also became relaxed.

However, this ease did not last long, and was interrupted by the next sentence of the military department.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shoufu is right, in terms of total strength, the Haw Par Army is indeed inferior to us. However, there is one thing that we are far from being able to match the Haw Par Army......"

"The Haw Par Army can attack us, although there are only three corps. However, the number of troops we can use to defend against it is not as many as Shousuke-sama said......"

"The biggest reason is that the Haw Par Army guerrillas operating in our rear are ......."

"A month ago, these guerrillas already had the strength to smash our 30,000 new troops in encirclement and suppression, let alone now."

"If we don't deploy heavy troops in the rear to defend against these Haw Par Army guerrillas, the guerrillas that have become more and more fierce are likely to attack us directly from behind, and together with the Haw Par Army attacking troops, they will flank us from front and rear and eliminate us."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's face changed, he subconsciously shifted his gaze to the cabinet chief.

Then, nervous and expectant, he asked, "Aiqing, do you have a way to solve this problem...... If there are not enough troops, the new army will definitely not be able to stop the pace of the Haw Par Army's offensive......"

Without letting Huang Taiji wait too long, the cabinet chief assistant spoke again: "The strength of the tiger and leopard army guerrillas. It's getting stronger and stronger...... I want to encircle it in a short period of time. There are not enough troops. Absolutely not. ”

"In that case, then we will give up the encirclement and suppression of these guerrillas, and in another way, trap them in their area of activity and prevent them from entering the battlefield......"

"In this way, all problems will be solved......

"The 60,000 people of the new army have just been expanded, although they don't have much combat effectiveness. But let them rely on the city. Surround some guerrillas, they are still competent. Otherwise, the silver that the court spent on them would be in vain......"

"Therefore, as long as the main force of the Haw Par Army dares to attack us, we can dispatch 120,000 well-trained elites of the new army to fight against them, and ensure that the Haw Par Army will not be killed in the Jiangnan ......."

The words of the cabinet chief assistant were a very strong reassurance for Emperor Chongzhen.

Just when many people's faces began to show a smile because of the explanation of the cabinet chief.

He has repeatedly asked the imperial court for his resignation. Hubu Shangshu, who was not allowed by Emperor Chongzhen, stood up without thinking about it.

At this moment. Although Tobe Shangshu had not yet spoken, the atmosphere of the entire hall that had just relaxed became solemn again.

Because, everyone in the hall knows that for half a year, every time Hubu Shangshu speaks in the court, he can cause the wrath of Emperor Chongzhen.

As Emperor Chongzhen's confidant, even if Hubu Shangshu provoked Emperor Chongzhen in the court many times, even Emperor Chongzhen was angry more than once and threatened to kill Hubu Shangshu in the court. However, the final result is that as Emperor Chongzhen's confidant, Hubu Shangshu is still alive and sound, and has always occupied the position of Hubu Shangshu, and he can't retreat if he wants to.

However, as the emperor, Chongzhen's anger aroused by the Hubu Shangshu always had to be vented.

In the absence of a way to vent his anger on the Hubu Shangshu, the other ministers in the hall became the targets used by Emperor Chongzhen to vent his anger.

As a result, every time the head of the household department took the initiative to speak, the same result appeared.

The Hubu Shangshu, who caused Chongzhen's anger, retired unharmed. A minister who was favored by Chongzhen for some reason, with a heartfelt scream, was either directly imprisoned by Chongzhen, or his head was directly cut off by the angry Chongzhen.

Therefore, with the passage of time, Chaotangqiang will appear in front of him.

Every time the head of the household stood up and cried poor, the other ministers stood there without saying a word. Emperor Chongzhen, who was afraid of being provoked, would vent his anger on himself.

Sure enough, as soon as Hubu Shangshu opened his mouth, he was crying poor.

"Your Majesty, the new army is being continuously expanded...... Coupled with the war attrition of encircling and suppressing the guerrillas of the Tiger and Leopard Army...... The taxes collected by the imperial court half a year in advance have been exhausted...... If there is no supplement, let alone fighting, even the salaries of more than 100,000 new troops will not be paid...... Therefore, the current imperial court simply does not have the financial resources to support a large-scale battle......"

"Shut up and ......" did not surprise the courtiers, and as soon as the words of Hubu Shangshu crying poverty and pouring cold water were finished, Chongzhen became angry.

Without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and scolded: "There is silver, this battle will be fought, and without silver, this battle will be fought...... If this battle is not fought, the entire Ming Dynasty will be over...... Do you want to watch me become the king of the fallen kingdom, and you become the minister of the kingdom......

In the face of Chongzhen's anger and the crying poverty of the head of the household, the response that the ministers could make was to keep their heads down and keep silent.

After all, they don't have three heads and six arms, and they are not the God of Wealth, so it is impossible for them to conjure up silver out of thin air.

And speaking without any solution will not only not soothe Chongzhen's anger, but will also make Emperor Chongzhen's anger even stronger.

And just when Chongzhen's eyes were full of anger, he began to patrol back and forth among dozens of ministers, trying to find a target to vent.

Since the failure of the encirclement and suppression of the guerrillas of the Haw Par Army, Zhou Shuyuan, the biggest traitor of the Haw Par Army, who was refrigerated by the imperial court, unexpectedly stood up.

As the biggest traitor to the Haw Par Army, Zhou Shuyuan knows very well what will happen to Da Ming once he is destroyed by the Haw Par Army and falls back into the hands of the Haw Par Army.

Therefore, in order to maintain his current position, Zhou Shuyuan must do everything possible to ensure that the imperial court is not wiped out by the Tiger and Leopard Army.

And in order to ensure that the imperial court is not wiped out by the Tiger and Leopard Army, when the new army still has an advantage in strength, the most important thing to solve is silver.

More importantly, at this time, if you can give advice to the imperial court to solve the problem of silver. Then, as a subordinate, he will definitely be valued by Chongzhen again.

Unlike now, although he is in a high position, he has no rights and is despised by other ministers...... (To be continued......)