Yang Ming has received a lot of memorials in recent days, most of them from Liaodong.
There are Pei Ju's, Yang Yue's, Feng An's, and Yu Wenshu's.
Pei Ju and Yang Yue mainly reported some things that the Ministry of War would not report, while Yu Wenshu told Yang Ming that I left a great beauty for you and it is already on the way to you. Please accept it.
The Ministry of War's review of the entire war has not yet ended, and the letter written by Li Jing and others to Yang Ming is still in the process of being written, so Yang Ming does not know the details of the process yet.
But no matter what, Goguryeo won. Although it is foreseeable that the place will not be too stable in the next twenty years, it does not matter. Take your time and it will take time for the people of Goguryeo to truly recognize the Sui Dynasty and integrate into the Central Plains.
Don't rush this.
Feng An's letter is about his daughter. Yang Ming has received his father's order, which means that he should accept Feng Yuzhi and settle down well.
Feng Yuzhi was originally a guest of the East Palace, and he was neither humble nor arrogant in front of Yang Yinjiang, but now it is no longer possible. She is the head wife, and you, a concubine, have met the head wife, and there are too many rules.
Among the female relatives in the East Palace, only Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi can quarrel with Yang Yinjiang, and no one else can.
"Father should be leaving for Beijing soon, but judging from the time, he won't be able to come back years ago, so don't we need to be too anxious to prepare now?" Yang Yinjiang asked in the dormitory.
Yang Ming said with a smile: "My father is probably going to celebrate the New Year in Jinyang Palace. Li Yuan will soon ask for money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs so that we can make preparations. Although this year has been difficult, we have finally gotten through it. I hope that next year will not be the same."
There will be big things again.”
Yang Yinjiang smiled, came to Yang Ming, knelt down, hugged her husband and said:
"Others don't know how hard you work, but I know that you are in charge of the capital, supervising the country and running the government. You are responsible for all the big and small things. You have to worry about it and it is really hard for you."
Yang Ming took his wife over with his backhand and held her on his lap:
"Thank you for your hard work, but don't mention Xuangan's land purchase in Shandong to him now. Just treat it as if you don't know."
Yang Yinjiang sighed helplessly: "He takes advantage of every opportunity. I'm really convinced by him, but if I don't warn him now, I'm afraid he will be more presumptuous in the future."
"It doesn't matter," Yang Ming said with a smile, "I just bought an acre of land at a low price. Wan Shi and Yuan Qing are on the front line, and Yang Yue and Xuangan have also joined the army. This is all meritorious. Besides, Xuangan lent food to Zhang Xutuo.
This is also credit, no one will care about the little things."
"I don't care what others think, I'm just afraid that you will be unhappy," Yang Yinjiang looked directly into her husband's eyes and asked.
She understands her husband, but she dare not say that she fully understands it. Among all the women in Yang Ming, the ones who are really devoted to Yang Ming are actually Yang Yinjiang, Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi, and the others have it more or less.
Some political flavor.
Yang Ming frowned and said: "I'm unhappy, it must be a little bit, but it's not easy to blame him. After all, the merits outweigh the faults. Some small mistakes can be tolerated. Since you want to tolerate them, you can't mention them. If you mention them, you won't tolerate them. Understand
?"
Yang Yinjiang smiled and nodded: "I listen to you. If you need to warn him, just tell me and I will do it."
Yang Ming nodded.
Yang Yinjiang said: "Feng Yuzhi has been granted the title of Crown Prince Liangyuan by his father. I have placed her in the Funing Hall of Yiqiu Palace. All the maids who came with her have also stayed. In addition, I have provided her with enough resources according to regulations.
Shuyi, the female servant of the palace, moved to Yiqiu Palace and became the master of the first palace, what do you think?"
"Okay," Yang Ming nodded.
The Guanghua Hall of the East Palace is the dormitory of Yang Ming and Yang Yinjiang. The masters of Yichun Palace are Pei Shuying, Yan Xiaotang, Wei Xianhui, and Li Xiuning. The masters of Yichun Palace are Chen Shuyi, Dugu Feng'er, and Feng Yuzhi.
it's here.
Actually speaking, Yang Ming doesn't have many women. Of course, he is still young and there will be more in the future.
Yang Ming added: "Bring Gao Yue back. It's not appropriate to always let her stay alone in the palace."
Yang Yinjiang smiled and nodded: "Yes, but she has a special status and is a bit older, so it is difficult for her to have children."
"I know this," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Gao Yue is the biological daughter of Gao Wei, empress of the old Qi Dynasty, and is not suitable to be pregnant with the blood of the Yang family. Besides, the risk of giving birth to a child at her age is relatively high. Don't look at the history that Yang Miaozhi only gave birth to a child for the warrior Xun at the age of 44. It was still safe.
I gave birth to three, but this is a very small number after all.
In fact, in the Sui Dynasty, it was very dangerous to give birth to a child after age 30. Of course, this refers to the first child. If you gave birth before the age of 30, it didn't matter.
The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty personally went on a personal expedition to conquer Goguryeo, which has spread throughout the capital.
The advantage of winning the war is that the civilians who have been oppressed will be very happy and celebrate wildly. They are even happier than the New Year. Especially if there are soldiers at home who are accompanying the army on expeditions. Victory means that their relatives are likely to survive.
, and even made meritorious deeds.
As long as you can return safely, you will definitely be able to bring back some good things, and your family's life will be easier.
This is why, once the Sui army captures a place, they will definitely loot it. Everyone does it for their own family. There is a huge gap between the reward given by the court and what you snatched back by yourself.
If you rob a bunch of gold necklaces and your boss hasn't taken them away, then your family will be rich and prosperous.
No matter how difficult it is for the court, it must allocate some money now to reward the people of the city with wine and meat so that they can celebrate properly.
"How much money is left in the Ministry of Civil Affairs' account?" Yang Ming asked Cui Zhongfang at the meeting the next day.
Cui Zhongfang said: "There are still four million, of which two million will be used for the celebration after His Majesty returns to the capital. The rewards and pensions for the soldiers this time are expected to be around five million. In other words, there are already two million
Li Yuan's construction of Jinyang Palace has incurred a deficit of 700,000 yuan, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has not allocated any funds to him."
According to the system, the national treasury must keep at least 7 million as an emergency reserve every year, which cannot be touched. However, the expedition to Goguryeo was too expensive, and half of the guaranteed money was spent.
Yang Ming said with an ugly face: "When will this year's taxes be collected?"
Cui Zhongfang said: "It varies from place to place. It can be paid as quickly as the end of the year, or as slow as before March of the next year. But this year's situation is special, and I'm afraid the tax payment will be very unsatisfactory."
"There is an urgent need to allocate money right now to reward the people of the capital," Yang Xiong interjected: "Can't you allocate some first? Your Majesty will probably not be able to come back at the end of this year, so we should use the money for the celebration first."
Cui Zhongfang looked at Yang Ming: "The prince nodded."
"Your Majesty personally collected all the merits, which is the great celebration of the country. This money must be obtained," Yang Ming said solemnly: "Use the two million to collect taxes for this year in Guanzhong, and ask the local officials below to pay them as soon as possible.
Collect it."
"Okay," Cui Zhongfang nodded.
"That's not appropriate," Wei Jin, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said quickly: "Your Majesty will definitely go to Jinyang when he returns south. I'm afraid Li Yuan will ask the court for money soon. Where can I get this money?"
Yang Xiong and Cui Zhongfang suddenly dropped their faces.
Don't they know that Li Yuan will ask for money? That's why the prince spent all the money early and let Li Yuan figure out a solution by himself.
As for the celebration, it's enough to hold one in the capital. There's no need to hold it in Jinyang. Why don't you check how much money is left in the treasury? Can we still be extravagant and wasteful now?
But the money given to the people in the capital must be spent.
So no one mentioned the Jinyang matter, just pretending to be deaf and spending the money first, but when Wei Jin opened his mouth like this, the money could not be spent.
There was silence in the hall, and cold sweat broke out on Wei Jin's forehead. Damn it, he almost said the wrong thing.
Li Yuan asked for money to entertain the emperor, and Yang Ming spent money to reward the people. Which one is more important?
Of course, the emperor is important, so now that Li Yuan is about to ask for money, you have to prepare it. You don't have to prepare it because Li Yuan hasn't spoken yet, but Wei Jin did it first.
Yang Ming said helplessly: "Set aside one million in advance and wait for Li Yuan to ask for the money."
Cui Zhongfang glanced at Wei Jin and nodded: "This money really needs to be prepared in advance."
Yuanshou of Taifu Temple said: "In this way, the money to reward the people of the capital is still one million short. The training field on the east side of the river should be able to solve this problem."
Yang Ming frowned and said: "There is no use for troops now. The output in Hedong has been reduced. Moreover, in the next few years, refined steel will not be sold outside. Where will the money come from?"
Yuan Shou said: "Military matters are useless, as are civil affairs. Now the production of weapons is shrinking, but mass production of civilian equipment is being stepped up. Many businessmen in the south have gone to Hedong, hoping to purchase a batch of tools and agricultural tools. Yun Ding
Xing is talking to them, but the prince still has to make up his mind."
The refinery is supervised by officials, run by officials, and sold by officials. There are rules for who can and cannot be sold to.
According to law, wealthy families are not allowed to own ordnance, but every family has it. This cannot be stopped, and Yang Guang cannot control it.
Selling to merchants is not impossible, but they must be supervised not to melt the purchased tools and use them to cast weapons. Although the refinery in the Sui Dynasty was run by the government, weren't there private refineries like Yun Dingxing?
There must be some in the south too.
Yang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "The Ministry of Officials would like to send a message to the people below and strictly order the county guards from all over the country to inspect the areas under their jurisdiction. Once a private smelting kiln is discovered, the government will immediately confiscate it. Those who open the smelting kiln privately will be beheaded. Those who secretly forge weapons will be beheaded. That's right.
Catch those who deserve to be arrested and kill those who deserve to be killed."
It was like the imperial court had a monopoly on the ironware market. If people wanted to buy it, they could only buy it from the imperial court, but they could not use it indiscriminately.
The court not only made money, but also played a role in maintaining stability.
Of course, Yun Dingxing is fine because his kiln is in Guanzhong, and the court keeps a close eye on it, so he doesn't dare to mess around.
With Yang Ming's words, there was no telling how many heads would fall to the ground, and he had long been numb to it.
"Tell Yun Dingxing to raise the price," Yang Ming said calmly, "Tell him to gather the money quickly and send it to the capital."
Yuan Shou nodded: "I will send someone to inform you immediately."