Zhu Yunxi nodded, and the memorial that had just been circulated from the officials was placed on his imperial desk.
"It is the children of the royal family surnamed Chen who have written a letter to ask the Ming Dynasty to uphold justice. They must solemnly inform Annan Li Ji Ya!"
The ministers were still a little confused for a moment, but Li Jinglong, the Minister of the Lifan Yuan, had already said, "What the emperor said is absolutely true. I thought that I should not only inform you solemnly, but also severely reprimand, to show that our court is orthodox to the vassal country and will not tolerate anyone." Confuse and tamper with the heart!”
Zhu Gaochi, who had been silent all this time, also said, "At the same time, I will order the Guangxi Dusi to march along the border..."
"These two bad guys are so damn bad!"
The ministers all thought in unison.
Li Jinglong meant to tell Li Jiyou, you see, the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to your usurping the throne.
On Zhu Gaochi's side, I, the Ming Dynasty, will not wait for your reply, so I will send the troops over first.
Faced with this situation, Annan, who was already a weirdo and not ready to completely break up with Ming Dynasty, had only one choice, to be patient and give in!
You must work hard to sign your credentials and send gifts to your death.
In fact, Daming is also sending a message to Li Jiyou in Annan. If you don't want Daming to take care of your affairs in Annan, it's better to implement those treaties to me as soon as possible...
During the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, he treated the vassal state like a slap in the face with his left hand and sweet dates in his right hand.
As of now, the emperor has a brick in his left hand and a kitchen knife in his right hand!
What a bully!
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"As for the money and food involved in the future expedition to Annan!"
Zhu Yunxi tapped the table with his slender fingers and said, "I have decreed that all autumn grains from Guangxi and Guangdong provinces for the year do not need to be sent to the capital, and all will be used as military rations!"
"For the military expenses, I have raised four million silver dollars from my inner treasury..." He paused, "Li Zhigang is in Jiangnan and will raise another eight million... at least eight million !”
"Hiss!" The ministers gasped.
I was shocked not only by the figure of military expenditure, but also by the emperor's courage.
Not counting food, I spent 12 million in cash alone.
When the officers and soldiers of the three armies learned about it, why didn't they all scream and wash Annan to the ground?
"emperor!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong stood up and said seriously, "I think it's inappropriate!"
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi was slightly surprised, "What's wrong?"
"I thought you shouldn't use the emperor's inner treasury!" Li Jinglong said loudly, "I heard that it was clear that all those were private money left by the Supreme Emperor! Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has almost never asked for money from the Ministry of Household Affairs! On the contrary, Every time you use troops abroad, Your Majesty has financed the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office from your own pocket!"
As he spoke, he spread his hands and said, "As far as I know, the Ministry of Revenue has not reimbursed the money for the previous subsidies from the emperor!" At this point, he glanced at Zhang Yan, the Minister of Revenue.
The latter turned his head directly and let Li Jinglong look at the back of his head.
In Zhang Laoji's heart, it was appropriate for the emperor to give money.
Starting from Emperor Taizu Gao, the Lianghuai salt tax went into the emperor's private treasury every year, as well as the city gate tax of the capital and the balances of various customs. When Emperor Taizu Gao died, the gold alone was enough for the Imperial Household. There are seven golden cellars.
Not to mention those that can’t be seen?
The proceeds confiscated by corrupt officials have been repeatedly investigated, the property of the vassal kings has been reduced during the vassal period, the salt, iron, tea and sugar monopoly in Goryeo, the Yinshan Mountain in Japan...
Letting your emperor pay for it is because he thinks highly of you!
You can pay for it! But if you ask the treasury to give you money, unless I, Lao Zhang, die, otherwise you will be poor if you don’t get the money!
"What do you think?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
Li Jinglong bowed his head and said, "Of course the treasury should pay for it!"
"How can there be money in the treasury? The Xuzhou ancient road construction, the Yellow River construction, the Huaihe River construction, the military pay, money and food in Jiubian, the new policies in each province are coming, and now is the lean season again!" Zhang Yan immediately retorted, "Last year, taxes were exempted from Zhili Gyeonggi and Huaibei.
, as well as the construction of customs terminals in various places and the dredging of water transportation, there are big holes for spending money everywhere..."
As he spoke, the old man blew his beard and glared, "Cao Guogong, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't become a householder! Otherwise, you can become the Minister of Household Affairs!"
"I fucking want to be one, but I'm afraid you won't!"
Li Jinglong cursed in his heart and turned to Zhu Yunxi and said, "No matter how much money I have, I can't just ask you, the emperor, to pay for it! You are out this time, what about next time, what about the next time?"
As he spoke, he sighed, "It is the duty of ministers to serve the country. Since Zhang Butang said that the treasury has no money, then we ministers can be more filial!"
"Oh, you're such a bastard!"
Countless people cursed in their hearts, "You, Li Jinglong, are rich, but you show filial piety to the emperor every now and then. We are all so poor that we pee blood, so why should we show filial piety?"
"Just take the past few times as an example!" Li Jinglong said again, "Forget it, civil servants!" After saying that, he looked at the ministers and smiled, "Haha!"
The ministers immediately cursed in their hearts, "What do you mean by hehe? Who are you looking down on?"
"When we were fighting against Goryeo and Burma, all the noble families donated their money to serve the imperial court!" Li Jinglong continued, "I think it should be the same this time!"
Logically speaking, asking someone to pay for something is offensive.
But all the princes and princes present here became happy after thinking about it for a short time.
"What Duke Cao Guo said is absolutely true!" Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen said first, "I and other noble people can always close the gap in military expenditures..." After saying that, he glanced at Zhu Yunxi, "
Take Chen’s family as an example, no matter how much it is, they can still afford two to three hundred thousand!”
"You old fool, why aren't you dead yet?"
The civil servants yelled in their hearts, "Shameless, extremely shameless!"
Who doesn't know what these warriors have in mind?
At the beginning, these honorable nobles asked for money and people to help the emperor personally conquer Korea. In return, they were fully reimbursed and returned the military expenses afterwards, and also gave various monopoly rights to Korea.
The same is true for Myanmar. The ports in Myanmar are now filled with ships belonging to the princes and princes, who have a monopoly on Myanmar's timber, mines, furs, medicinal materials, etc... It is said that there are also gold mines!
They are quite good!
Annan is multiple times as rich as Burma and Goryeo, and their family is now spending hundreds of thousands to serve the country. When the war is over, the court will have a large area of land, which not only needs people to manage, but also has various expenses.
But all the benefits were taken by these warriors!
These warriors, even if they are now princes, cannot change their robberish nature!
"No!" Zhang Yan said sternly, "This matter is absolutely unacceptable!" As he said that, he looked at the princes coldly, "In the past, the noble families did have some results, but..."
As he said that, the old man suddenly became angry, "But you will benefit tenfold! Since the land of Annan is going to be fought, counties will be set up in the future, and the finances will belong to the center..."
"Isn't there no money in the national treasury?" Chang Sheng said, "We also have good intentions!"
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Zhu Yunxi waved his hand, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
He rubbed his temples and said, "The hearts of the princes are good! You and the Ming Dynasty share weal and woe, and we are both prosperous! However, this time involves the Battle of Annan, and we cannot continue to ignore public and private matters!"
If the nobles were willing to donate money, he would naturally be willing to accept it.
But now it seems that if this situation continues to be indulged, it will be out of control in the future.
The country is developing in the direction of its own economy, but it cannot create such a powerful consortium unconsciously!
Once power and money are equated, it will be terrible!
The empire can allow the powerful to spearhead the expansion of territory, but it must never allow them to become behemoths.
Li Jinglong's mind was spinning, and he thought to himself, "The emperor seems to think that each family's benefits are enough! You can't indulge any more!"
Then, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have other ideas!"