Chapter 104: The minister has a way to solve the problem at hand
The emperor's heart skipped a beat.
Originally, as long as Chen Changfeng admitted his mistake and reprimanded him, there would be nothing to pursue.
Who would have thought that this reckless boy would say that he did it on purpose.
What's the meaning?
Do you think your emperor will not deal with him?
The tail is raised to the sky?
The emperor's hands were tightly clenched on the armrests on both sides, and his expression was terrifyingly gloomy.
The third prince and the second prince looked at each other, and both of them felt happy.
Chen Changfeng really doesn't know how to write the word "death".
Do you really think that delaying military spending is just a trivial matter?
He would be punished just because he dared to admit that he delayed military expenditures, let alone Chen Changfeng did it on purpose.
If Chen Changfeng could walk out intact today, his third prince would stand on his head and have diarrhea.
Yao Xiaoren and Tang Mingren both had their mouths open.
They felt that their brains were not sufficient, or there was something wrong with Chen Changfeng's own brain.
Why do you think he did this on purpose?
You don’t have to be so impatient to seek death, right?
Tang Mingren somewhat regretted agreeing to Chen Changfeng's appointment as Minister of Civil Affairs.
"Father, did you hear what the sixth brother just said?"
"He did it on purpose!"
"Sixth Brother, as the Crown Prince of my Ming Dynasty and the Minister of Household Affairs, he actually regards the safety of my Ming Dynasty as child's play."
"Please, Father, Holy Judge!" The third prince found a good opportunity and knelt down in the center of the Tai Chi Hall.
He did not tell the emperor how to deal with Chen Changfeng.
Otherwise, the emperor would see that his third prince was deliberately targeting Chen Changfeng.
If he didn't say it himself, the emperor would think that he was doing it entirely for the Ming Empire, without any personal grudges.
The more this happens, the angrier the emperor will be towards Chen Changfeng.
When Chen Changfeng is taken care of later, it will definitely not be all thunder and no rain.
The third prince's kneeling immediately attracted the response of all the generals. Half of the court knelt on the ground, but did not say a word.
The emperor looked at Chen Changfeng, ready to wait for his explanation.
"Father, please calm down and ask Rong Erchen to explain why he did this on purpose." Chen Changfeng held his hand and did not look as panicked as the third prince expected.
The emperor said nothing, having already made up his mind.
If Chen Changfeng's explanation does not satisfy him, I will first take his position as Minister of Household Affairs today.
The Ming Empire's army is of vital importance. No matter who it is, if they want to endanger the Ming Empire's society, the emperor will not take it lightly.
"Among the military expenditure details sent by the third prince, more than 30% are intended for the generals of the Ming Army."
"This time the third prince sent people to ask for a total of three million taels of military expenses. In other words, 900,000 taels of them are to be paid to generals above the rank of captain."
"The annual salary of Ming Dynasty generals is about three hundred taels. The number of generals in the army is not the largest. We put the average military salary at five hundred taels."
"In other words, our Ming Dynasty's frontier army has three thousand partial generals, and our Ming Dynasty has as many generals as there are, 500,000."
"Father, ministers, please tell me, if a partial general leads less than two hundred soldiers, is this a partial general or a Quhou?" Chen Changfeng's voice sounded in the Tai Chi Hall.
The expressions of many generals changed slightly.
They speculated that Chen Changfeng might be preparing to take action against their general group.
Otherwise, how could I have said this so well?
"Father, even if this is the case, the names and resumes of those generals are well documented, and no matter how many people there are, Sixth Brother cannot deliberately delay military expenditures. What will happen if something happens?" Third
The prince felt a little anxious.
Aren't they talking about Chen Changfeng deliberately delaying military spending?
Why is Chen Changfeng still talking about the issue of military generals?
"The third child is right. Even if the military expenditure is quite expensive, you cannot delay the military expenditure." The emperor nodded and looked at Chen Changfeng.
Chen Changfeng's reckless behavior cannot be tolerated.
Otherwise something will happen sooner or later.
"Then Father, do you think the current situation of our Ming army is reasonable?"
"Furthermore, have you ever thought about it, if our Ming Dynasty treasury has no money today and there is so much money that should not be spent, where are you going to get it from?"
"Finally, the third brother said that I delayed military expenditures, and I did do so on purpose. If I hadn't done this, how would my father know that 30% of my Ming Dynasty's military expenditures were all spent on these three thousand people."
"And among these three thousand people, how many of them actually became generals by their own ability?" Chen Changfeng's voice continued to ring in the Tai Chi Hall.
The emperor's brows were tightly knitted together.
What Chen Changfeng said was reasonable, but the emperor had no way to cure this situation.
Everyone has a family, as well as relatives and friends. When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, this is the most true portrayal in the Ming Empire.
As long as you have someone in the court, you can be a minor official.
As long as you have someone in the army, you can be directly promoted from a soldier to a senior soldier.
These are all undisclosed secrets.
Today, Chen Changfeng brought it to the forefront by delaying military expenditures.
The atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall is a bit depressing.
The Ming Empire did not have a formal system for selecting and appointing officials, and all officials relied on recommendations from others to enter their official careers.
Chen Changfeng talked about redundant generals in the army, and there were also redundant officials in various places.
Many people are worms in the Ming Empire.
But no one will mention it.
Because those standing here are basically those with vested interests.
Tang Mingren stood in the queue, and he suddenly understood the purpose of the pamphlet Chen Changfeng gave him yesterday.
But if I follow what Chen Changfeng wants, I am afraid that I will immediately become the target of public criticism.
This was obviously a strategy in which Chen Changfeng took the lead, and then Tang Mingren took the main attack.
Tang Mingren was worried that if he said it, he would be torn apart by the Ming Dynasty officialdom.
But if he didn't say anything, Chen Changfeng might not be able to end today.
Looking at Chen Changfeng, Tang Mingren clenched his fists, but still didn't know how to speak.
"So, Lao Liu, what do you want to do?"
"You want to get rid of those generals, don't you?"
"Aren't you afraid of arousing the anger of the Ming generals by doing this?" the third prince said angrily.
He finally understood that what Chen Changfeng did was just waiting for him here.
If the generals in the Ming army were abolished, wouldn't the power of the third prince be greatly reduced?
What a man who builds plank roads openly and spends time in Chen Cang secretly.
The second prince's expression also darkened.
If Chen Changfeng is really allowed to do this, the power of his second prince will also be reduced a lot.
This is absolutely not okay!
"Father, the generals in the army have hard work even if they have no merit. If the sixth brother's wishes are followed, the generals in the army will definitely complain. We must not act like this." The second prince also said quickly.
This time he must stand with the third prince.
"Your Majesty, you can't listen to the prince, otherwise the Ming Dynasty is afraid of chaos!"
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
All the officials shouted.
The emperor looked at Chen Changfeng, and Chen Changfeng's words spoke to his heart.
But the emperor knew even more clearly that if the Ming generals were cut off in such a simple and crude way, it would definitely cause great panic.
I'm afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will be in chaos by then.
"Prince, I don't think so..."
"Your Majesty, Tang Mingren, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has something to report!" The emperor was about to reject Chen Changfeng's statement, but Tang Mingren finally walked out with the determination to die.
"Your Majesty, I have a way to solve the problem at hand." Tang Mingren walked to the middle of the Tai Chi Hall, cupped his hands and said.