The current Ming ministers are very awesome and very noble and arrogant. In the past, it was normal to kneel three times and nine times to the emperor, but since they ruled the world with officials, these ministers have turned over and sang serfs.

He rarely performs the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times. When he sees the emperor, he only bows to show his noble status as a scholar.

So today Yang Sichang gave this great gift and made such a bold statement. He thought the emperor would be moved by this, but who knew that the emperor was expressionless and just said a word.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen is also very distressed and very painful. At this point in the country, as the emperor, he is unforgivable. Thinking about his grandfather, Emperor Wanli, who did not attend court for 28 years, only ate, drink and have fun. The world is very stable and there is no problem at all.

He is diligent in his work and loves the people. He goes to court every day and never dares to eat, drink and have fun. However, the government is worse than the day. He feels like he is hanging himself. The more he struggles, the faster he dies. He doubts himself and life.

Why do the harder I work, the worse the government will be, and why do I work harder and the lazy ministers will be.

This group of ministers is like a hair attached to pork. If the meat does not exist, the hair will be attached to it? These people just don’t understand these principles?

Emperor Chongzhen also understood one thing now, that is, the court might be poor, but the nobles of the Ming Dynasty were really endless. This time, he only used the strength a little and got so much silver from the capital in a short time.

Don’t he know these people, do you know the reason why the trees fall and money scatter? If the Ming Dynasty is gone, where will those who live with the Ming court go?

When the late emperor was alive, although he was lazy and made the government chaotic, the country was still calm. However, after he ascended the throne, a bandit rebellion swept across the country. This battle took nearly ten years. It was finally wiped out their two leaders and the Liu family emerged.

The Liu family is the biggest difference between him and the bandits. The bandits are all hungry mobs who take risks without having enough food. In other words, if the court can take their hands out, let them eat enough food and make them dress well, they will probably stop and stop causing trouble.

But the Liu family is different. They have been officials for generations and have accumulated a lot of money. This outbreak is shocking. Once the Liu family makes trouble, the entire Shandong will become enemies in an instant. They are actually stronger and more awesome than the She family and the An family in the southwest.

Such forces cannot be dealt with easily, nor are they bandits. As long as they give them money, grain and land, they can be bought and divided and let them be disarmed and returned to the fields. Liu Zhe wanted to seek the world of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen understood this very clearly, so even though the Liu family did not promulgate the world and announced the rebellion, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the other party had a bad ambition.

Moreover, this is also reflected in the form of the government army dealing with the Liu family. The government army fights the bandits in a variety of battles, and can basically suppress the opponent and chase the opponent. However, when dealing with Liu Fu, they were blind and easily defeated by the opponent. This shows that the Liu thief's army has become extremely powerful.

At least the power of destroying Liu Zeqing's 100,000 troops in one fell swoop was not something the court's official army could do easily, and it also gave great threats to the court. You must know that Liu thieves were so powerful that it would not be easy for the court to destroy them, so they could only adopt heavy army groups and attack heavily. Their plan was also greatly damaged, and they lost the iron generals of the Tianxiong Army and Lu Xiangsheng, such as Jun Paiguo.

He felt very heartbroken when he thought that tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tianxiong Army were not allowed to return home. He said loudly: "How should we posthumously posthumously named Lu Qing?"

After the emperor said this, the ministers and others had no objection and were discussing the posthumous title. What should be the posthumous title?

After the proposal of the ministers, he was added as the crown prince and the minister of the Ministry of War, and was posthumously awarded as the Zhonglie Temple. He also ordered the local government to build a Zhonglie Temple. In the spring and autumn, there were constant sacrifices. This was a very high treatment and evaluation. A civil official could do this, which was also a role model for others. The ministers in the court were very pleased to see that they could win such treatment for Lu Xiangsheng from the emperor.

Lu Xiangsheng was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. There were many Jinshi in this year. Now they are young and strong people in various departments in the court. At such a young age, they have become the governor of the five provinces and have died gloriously. There are really few ministers who are proud of such a colleague.

Because Lu Xiangsheng refused to surrender and died gloriously, the court had a very high evaluation of him, and included it in the ranks of loyalty and martyrs, and wrote a lot of books and praised it, hoping that everyone would learn from him and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty like him.

But when the emperor asked, "How should the more than 20,000 Tianxiong Army who died in battle be compensated, everyone remained silent."

Especially Liu Qingshi, the Minister of Revenue, heard that he wanted money, immediately lowered his head and looked at his toes, and did not dare to look at the eyes of the ministers and emperors in the court.

The emperor was full of hope. He hoped that the ministers could come up with a proper method of pension. You should know that the Tianxiong Army was very heroic, but their entire army was destroyed. If such a person did not give much pension, it would make the loyal and righteous people in the world feel disappointed, and no one would be willing to learn from them anymore.

But seeing that all the ministers of the court were making a sound, and no one was willing to pay money to provide pensions to these people, the emperor was very disappointed. He said: "If such a loyal and righteous man is not good at pensions, who else in the world is willing to be loyal to the court."

The emperor asked repeatedly, and Yang Sichang said: "I will draw a list to provide proper pensions to the generals and soldiers who died in battle. However, there are too many people and it cannot be completed in the short term. Please wait. Please come up with a proper method."

When the emperor heard this, he sighed.

Because the court has no money, it is not realistic to take out a large amount of money and land to pay for these soldiers who died in battle. Their pensions can only be at most at the level of the generals. These generals will give them a very good posthumous title and then order the local government to join the Martyrs' Temple for commemoration. As for a large amount of money and food, it is a bit unlikely, because the court has no money, and even if it has money, it must be used on the blade, and it cannot be used on these dead people.

Even so many civil and military officials in the entire court, as well as officials in the clear stream of speech, they remained silent, which means that everyone has acquiesced to this approach.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that this approach was inappropriate. If the soldiers who died in the battlefield would not receive any pensions, the soldiers would die in the battlefield, wrapped in vests and bones would not return home, and even the people in the family would not receive any pensions.

From then on, who would be willing to serve the court and who would learn from the Tianxiong Army? Even if all these generals were rushing to learn from Lu Xiangsheng, his soldiers were unwilling to learn from the Tianxiong Army, and all this would be useless.

You should know that they are the imperial army. If the imperial army has no laws, who else in the world will be loyal to the court?

Emperor Chongzhen knew that many civil officials and generals under him were loyal to the court and were willing to serve the court to the death, but the people below them did not cooperate and were unwilling to work for the court, so they picked them up all without fighting at all, with both sides of the rat and two sides.

So when I saw the court officials silent, the emperor was very angry. He rose from his heart and said loudly: "No matter what method I use, I will squeeze out a piece of money and food to give the hands of the soldiers who died in the battlefield. This matter will be supervised by the Dongchang of Eunuch Wang. If someone refuses to obey the order, he will reach out and embezzle the burning silver of the soldiers who died in the battle, don't blame me for being ruthless and turning against others."

After the emperor said this, Liu Qingshi, the Minister of Revenue, turned into a bitter gourd. He said with a frown: "Please accept the resignation of the minister."

Liu Qingshi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was also a capable minister, but to the present day, the most difficult thing to do was the Minister of Revenue. There was no money in the treasury. However, he, the Minister of Revenue, had to maintain the expenditure of the empire, which became the hardest job. He was frowning about where to get a sum of money and food every day.

He had no money at all. The emperor had to spend a lot of money and grain in just one word. He, Liu Ming, was not Bai Yun's real person. He was able to generate silver out of thin air, but the emperor strictly enforced it. Wherever he went to generate silver, he might as well just resign. Go home and play with his grandchildren and leisurely see Nanshan.

The ministers quit their jobs in public, which made Emperor Chongzhen very unhappy. He said, "Liu Aiqing, you are a capable minister, and I also admire your talents very much. For the expenses of the court these days, Xiangshen has been exhausted and cannot sleep at night. I comforted him very much, and he has added the title of scholar in the Dong Pavilion and entered the cabinet to participate in military operations."

In order to get a sum of silver from the cracks of his teeth, Emperor Chongzhen made a big promise. If the Minister of Revenue could get him this sum of money, he could enter the cabinet.

But Liu Qingshi was not fooled by him and said, "It's not because the old minister is unwilling to obey. In fact, he has no money in his hands, and he is unable to take on the position of planning. This always disappoints the emperor, so he will submit a memorial to beg for permission, hoping that he will beg for permission."

Liu Ming was extremely anxious. He had no money at all, but his various expenses were a lot. The emperor always asked for money. With such a squeeze, he, the Minister of Revenue, was extremely frustrated and helpless. Since he was so sad, it would be better not to do it.
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