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- After Zhu Shangwu learned about the situation in Liaodong, he immediately summoned the Minister of War, the Cabinet Secretary and others for discussion.
Although the imperial treasury is now empty, everyone still reached a consensus on this issue. That is to quickly send troops and pay to stabilize the already corrupt situation in Liaodong.
"If there is a loss in Liaodong, then the capital will be in danger.
If the Jurchens occupy Liaodong, then the capital will be directly exposed to the Jurchens' iron cavalry. The Jurchens can come whenever they want, but it will really be like visiting.
Such a thing is not a good thing for Ming Dynasty.
¡°If something like this really happens, then the Ming Dynasty will be in danger, and the capital will have no guarantee.
Therefore, in the face of the Liaodong War, the Ministry of War and the cabinet elders quickly reached an agreement, and for the first time, there was no arguing. This surprised Zhu Shangwu, but he was also happy to see such a good thing.
Although Zhu Shangwu was very strange and not very concerned about government affairs, he was still the supreme chosen one of the Ming Dynasty. If the Jurchens occupied Liaodong, would he still be able to secure the throne?
Of course, whether the Jurchens will occupy Liaodong is a question that will be considered later. Now the Liaodong emergency report made it very clear that the Jurchens already had several large armies, with a strength of 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses, and were rushing towards the capital.
If the Jurchens really reach the outskirts of the capital, it will be very dangerous for the capital.
Zhu Shangwu doesn¡¯t want to see something like this happen. He also wants to climb the peak on his ¡®artistic¡¯ path, so he must resolve this dangerous situation. Only in this way can he feel at ease.
Except for Zhu Shangwu, the elders also don¡¯t want such a thing to happen.
After all, they and their families all live in the capital.
If the Jurchen soldiers are allowed to reach the capital, it will be very dangerous for them and their families.
?????????????????????? If the Jurchens attack the city, it¡¯s unclear whether the people in the city can save their lives.
Therefore, at this critical moment, they reached an unprecedented agreement, and there was no longer the quarrel and blame-shifting like in the court.
It can be seen that when things involve themselves, they can still let go of some interests and conflicts.
Although everyone has reached a consensus, Zhu Shangwu still faces this big problem. If this problem is not solved, then everything they discuss will be in vain.
That means there is no military pay!
Yes, although Zhu Shangwu was the king of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't have much money.
This may seem unbelievable to outsiders, but it is actually the case.
Zhu Shangwu didn¡¯t have much money in his hands, and Daming¡¯s income was all controlled by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
But the Ministry of Household Affairs also has no money, because Ming Dynasty¡¯s tax revenue has always been beyond its means.
?????????????????? In this case, they will encounter a problem.
If they want to solve the problem in Liaodong, they must first have money. If there is no money, there will be no way to send enough troops to Liaodong to assist the troops there.
At the same time, if you don¡¯t have money, you can¡¯t buy food. If an army doesn¡¯t even have food, let alone go to war. This is simply unrealistic, so the money problem must be solved.
And while aiding Liaodong is very urgent right now, recruiting troops to defend the capital is also very important. After all, the emergency report made it clear that the Jurchens might come near the capital.
If the capital does not have enough defensive troops, then in the face of the wolf-like Jurchens, wouldn¡¯t the capital become an undefended city?
This is simply unimaginable.
Once it happens, the consequences will be disastrous.
¡°And if the capital is surrounded, it will become inevitable to ask the surrounding armies and the generals with military authority to rescue the siege. But if you let these people come to rescue the capital, you must give them some benefits once the war is over.
After all is said and done, money is still needed, a lot of money.
Without money, nothing can be done.
But the problem is that what Ming Dynasty is short of now is money. There has been no military pay in Liaodong for a year and a half. Otherwise, there would not have been a pay incident in Liaodong before the Jurchens invaded.
Originally, the big bosses in the DPRK and Zhu Shangwu thought that this matter could be resolved slowly.
But they never thought of it and haven¡¯t solved this problem yet.When the incident happened, the Jurchens invaded.
This is not the time to accept your bad luck and even drink cold water until your teeth are blocked.
You know, the soldiers were very emotional to begin with, because they worked hard in Liaodong and the court did not give them the pay they deserved.
Under such circumstances, if the Jurchens attacked Liaodong, how could these soldiers really sacrifice their lives?
Therefore, failure in the battle at Yehuling became inevitable.
Of course, this is just wishful thinking by Zhu Shangwu and the big guys in the DPRK, so they feel that in order to solve the affairs in Liaodong and stabilize the corruption in Liaodong, they must spend a sum of money.
In other words, the arrears of military pay should be paid to those soldiers, and at the same time, more should be given to boost their morale.
However, the words of the Minister of Revenue who attended the meeting at the end put a bucket of cold water on everyone's heads.
That means the Ministry of Revenue only has 130,000 taels of silver left.
And this year¡¯s taxes, salt tax and other taxes have not yet arrived in the capital. In terms of time, it will take at least another three months to get money.
But in three months, God knows what Liaodong will look like.
Therefore, this problem must be solved immediately.
As the emperor, Zhu Shangwu did not have to worry about food and clothing. He had never worried about money since he was born.
Even every time they go to court, the ministers will say that there is a disaster somewhere, there is a flood somewhere, and there are refugees somewhere. When asking the court to allocate funds for disaster relief, the cabinet elders and the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs will argue with each other. He doesn't have to worry about it.
Therefore, Zhu Shangwu has always lived a very free and comfortable life.
But this time it¡¯s different.
The naked real problem was placed in front of him, waiting for him to solve it.
?Silver!
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¡°I have never felt that money is so important, and Zhu Shangwu, who has never worried about money, is really worried this time.
Fortunately, in the end, a certain pavilion elder¡¯s proposal solved this problem, at least in a short period of time.
This made Zhu Shangwu breathe a sigh of relief.
Finally, several decrees were issued, and then a series of fast horses rushed towards Liaodong.
The officials in the capital also began to work intensively one by one, preparing for the war in Liaodong and the war that would most likely break out in the capital.
As for Zhao Hongyu, who is still waiting for news from the Lifan Yuan, it is obvious that no one cares about their existence at this time.
After all, in the eyes of the Ming officials, no matter how important the envoys from the small foreign countries were, they could not be as important as the affairs in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty today.
So, the Lifanyuan has long forgotten about Zhao Hongyu, the American visitor.
Even though Mrs. Wang goes there every day to inquire about news, most of what she gets are just perfunctory words.
" Zhao Hongyu and Mrs. Wang are not very clear about this situation yet¡ª¡ª
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The palace was in a state of distress, but Zhao Hongyu was living a leisurely life in his newly bought house.
People in Beijing are panic-stricken, and the people are extremely afraid.
There are all kinds of news coming out now. Some say that Liaodong has been occupied by Jurchens, and others say that Jurchen cavalry has been seen in Tongzhou. In short, rumors are flying everywhere now, and I don¡¯t know who to believe. .
Mrs. Wang was also outside asking for information, but he also felt that the information was not very reliable.
And the butler of the Minister of War, who can provide accurate information, does not know what has happened in recent days, and it is rare to see him anymore.
Therefore, Master Wang has no way to obtain accurate and true information.
Unlike the panic among people outside, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s life was very pleasant.
Zhao Hongyu would never be able to live in a large house with six entrances and six exits in modern times.
But now, he actually has such a residence of his own, and the whole house is antique, which is different from the flip-top houses in later generations.
Throughout the house, Zhao Hongyu purchased many servants, and 70% of these servants were maids.
As for why he bought so many maids, Zhao Hongyu was also a little helpless, because this was all suggested by Emma and Sara.
Sarah lacks maids, and those knights cannot always be by her side. This is very unrealistic.
There are some around EmmaMohawk's maid, but the problem is that Emma has also become very interested in oriental girls.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Zhao Hongyu could only buy so many maids.
Fortunately, the whole house is large enough to accommodate so many people.
Even so, it doesn¡¯t seem crowded.
And these maids bought by Zhao Hongyu seemed very happy to see that they were bought by such a rich, good-tempered, and young master.
¡°After all, compared to being bought back by those bad old men, Zhao Hongyu, a young man, made them willing to buy it back from the bottom of their hearts.
These maids were all bought from the market in the capital. They had been carefully trained by the maids before they were bought back, so they knew the etiquette and rules very well.
This is very different from girls bought from refugees.
Just like Emma, ??she felt very comfortable having an oriental maid by her side.
Little Emma thinks they are too smart, considerate and understanding.
Around Zhao Hongyu, there are also several maids arranged by Emma.
At this moment, the maids who were busy clearing snow in the yard were selected by Emma.
These maids are not very old, they are all around eighteen or nineteen years old.
While they were sweeping the snow in the courtyard, they peeked at the owner who was lying on the lounge chair and holding a small heater from time to time.
The corners of the eyes of many girls are filled with a rich spring color.
"However, Zhao Hongyu doesn't care about these at all.
"Old Wang! Go down and let everyone prepare. Once the Jurchens really come to the city, we must use our strength."
Zhao Hongyu thought about it over and over again, and he felt that he could not be alone.
Since he has come to this era, of course he also wants to have a personal encounter with the Eight Banners cavalry to see if they are really as he said, with less than ten thousand Jurchens and invincible? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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