The ministers present could see that this little emperor was not easy to deal with.
He is very serious and will never turn a blind eye after discovering a problem.
Although it is not in line with the Confucian theory of quietness and inaction, which is close to moderation, it is not a bad thing for the ministers that the emperor takes the situation so seriously. It shows that the emperor is very diligent, but it will make the ministers feel very tired.
"Well, I want to know how big the gap in money and grain will be for northwest military supplies before the spring famine ends at the end of this year and next year. It can take up to half a month to give me specific figures so that I can make reasonable allocations after the autumn grain collection is collected.
… Let’s move the household department and warehouse.”
Zhu Si looked serious, but he also knew in his heart that he was not strong enough. The group of ministers in front of him would not fully cooperate. He could only issue a decree and let the ministers summarize the figures first.
To Yang Tinghe and others, the emperor's move was obviously calculated in advance of their next move.
Don't you want to embarrass me with the money and food dispatch? I will first unite you! Let you check it out on your own and report the figures.
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The meeting dispersed.
Tang Yin stayed in the palace and was called by the emperor to go to Qianqing Palace for a talk.
As the head of the Household Department of the sixth rank, this treatment is comparable to that of a cabinet minister like Yang Tinghe, which makes ordinary ministers look at him with incomparable eyes. It is a bit like the situation when Tang Yin first entered Prince Xing's palace... Prince Xing did not ask the palace's subordinates anything
Official, I only consult Tang Yin.
How can others not be jealous and dissatisfied?
Jealousy will naturally lead to various behaviors of wearing small shoes. However, although Tang Yin is currently in the court, he does not seem to be within the orthodox civil service system. Even if the civil servants want to wear small shoes for him, they cannot find Tang Yin's heels for the time being.
"Mr. Yang Ge, the current situation is that the autumn grain storage situation in many places in the northwest this year is not yet clear. We will not know until after the autumn is reported together... If we have to come up with a summary in such a hurry, I am afraid there will be huge gaps.
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After the court meeting, Qin Jin, the Minister of Household Affairs, took advantage of the opportunity to leave the palace and hurriedly caught up with Yang Tinghe to talk.
Yang Tinghe asked curiously: "Don't the Ministry of Household Affairs have any experience in this matter in the past?"
Qin Jin smiled bitterly.
In the past, did the ministers of Emperor Zhengde not know the urine properties of Emperor Zhengde?
Zhu Houzhao is too lazy to take care of those nonsense!
Zhao Huang, the new minister of the Ministry of Industry, was nearby. Hearing this, he said: "In the past few years, the northwest has been under the right minister of the Ministry of Hubu... Now Huang Butang of the South Ministry of Hubu is in charge, and there has been no problem with the court's dispatch, that is, he left.
After the Xuanfu moved to Nanjing, expenses in the northwest began to become tense."
Jiang Mian turned his head and looked at Zhao Huang: "Why didn't you say anything in the court earlier?"
Because Jiang Mian was choked by the emperor before at the court meeting, and he was very angry. You knew what was going on, but you didn't tell me, causing me to be disparaged by the emperor?
As Minister of Industry, Zhao Huang would naturally feel humiliated by being taught such a lesson by the Second Assistant to the Cabinet.
There is no affiliation between Zhao Huang and Jiang Mian. Although they both know that they must obey Yang Tinghe's orders in court affairs, there is no explicit rule saying that I must listen.
"Huang Gongxian?"
Yang Tinghe seemed to be thinking of something.
The purges in Nanjing's officialdom have always been met with loud noises but little rain.
So far, the positions of the six ministries and nine ministers of the capital, ministers of various ministries, and young ministers have been basically changed, and there are only a few people left. However, the Nanjing officialdom has not yet officially started purging.
Huang Zan was considered to be a member of Wang Qiong's party and had some unclear relationship with the emperor. However, because Huang Zan was transferred from the local government to the Ministry of Revenue for his meritorious service in the salt administration, he had been the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue before.
The government managed military pay and had no direct conflict with Yang Tinghe.
In addition, when Huang Zan was in Xuanfu and Nanjing, he had always had a reputation as a capable minister in terms of managing military pay and supporting the army's supplies. However, Huang Zan was transferred to Nanjing as the Minister of Household Affairs on the recommendation of Yang Tinghe...
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As a result, it is difficult for Yang Tinghe to define whether Huang Zan is considered a political enemy or one of his own.
Mao Jidao: "Since Zhi Tong has always disagreed with the errands of the household department, why not transfer Gongxian back to the capital? With such a capable minister filling an important position, the court may not have to worry about this."
Yang Tinghe looked at Mao Ji.
Even if Huang Zan is capable, it seems that he can solve the current troubles. Yang Tinghe has no intention of transferring Huang Zan to the Northern Hubu Department as Shangshu for the time being. He also wants to use the shortfall of money and food in the Hubu Department to attack the new emperor and make the new emperor restrain his enthusiasm.
His arrogant and domineering attitude made him obey the orders of his ministers.
At this time, the capable Huang Zan was transferred back to the capital to help the emperor solve the problem?
Qin Jin noticed that the people in front of him were walking faster and faster, and hurriedly caught up with him, not forgetting to express his attitude: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is only responsible for tax collection in various places, and involves the storage of money and grain. As long as it is an impartial ministry, it has never been here."
There have been problems... now we should decide on the candidate for the right minister of household affairs as soon as possible."
As if they couldn't hear Qin Jin's words, they continued to move forward quickly.
In this impromptu meeting held when people are leaving the palace, the only requirement for the participants is to be concise and to the point.
Also, speak with weight!
You, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, still want to talk nonsense here? Can you decide this kind of thing? Should the Minister of the Ministry of Industry be reprimanded or not? Do you really take yourself seriously?
Qin Jin's opinion is to find a capable right minister of the Ministry of Revenue to take care of the Xuanfu's military pay, so that there will not be a major gap in military supplies in the northwest, instead of making a fuss about the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, an administrative official who sits in the government office.
"I'm afraid that the amount of money and food expenses won't match up, so I'll overreport it and write it off next year! That's it..."
Yang Tinghe didn't want to discuss this issue anymore, so he casually dropped a sentence, which was equivalent to ending this brief civil affairs discussion.
Qin Jin stopped immediately and suddenly realized that the trouble fell on him.
Didn’t the emperor ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to report the gap in the northwest before next summer’s grain storage?
Yang Tinghe's over-reporting is tantamount to increasing the budget. To a certain extent, this is preparation in advance to prevent unpredictable results, but to put it bluntly, he is the emperor of Hunong.
In order to avoid not being enough, we reported more and asked the court to tilt the Taicang budget to the northwest this year. This would lead to a significant increase in the court budget and make the emperor very worried.
Because the expenditure in the northwest alone accounts for nearly 50% of the total expenditure of the Ming treasury, which is equivalent to 2.5 million taels of silver. If the cost of the northwest is increased by just 10%, it is equivalent to 250,000 taels of silver, which is enough for the treasury.
Overstretched.
What's more, Yang Tinghe will only increase the budget for Northwest China by 10%?
Qin Jin stopped because he felt that he was being used as a weapon.
He finally understood why Sun Jiao did not want to join the court. It was because it would involve him in the conflict between the emperor and his ministers. Even he, the left minister of household affairs, was almost unable to hold on anymore.
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Tang Yin came out of the palace and went to Yuan Zonggao's house to visit him on behalf of the emperor.
Yuan Zonggao has been in poor health recently and has been bedridden from time to time. Even if he can go to the ground, it is difficult for him to attend court meetings. He has not even been to the cabinet for many days to attend meetings.
The imperial doctor came here to diagnose Yuan Zonggao almost every day, but he didn't diagnose what the disease was. It was probably an old man's disease... He knew you were dying, so he didn't say any clichés about yin deficiency and yang deficiency. Chinese medicine would give you a diagnosis.
There is a deficiency of yin and yang. As for what the disease is and how it is caused, you can figure it out for yourself.
To sum it up, you are going to die and we cannot cure this disease.
"...Bohu, I am very pleased that you can come. From now on, the important responsibility of assisting His Majesty Zuo will fall on your shoulders."
Yuan Zonggao probably also knew that his life was not long.
In order to welcome Tang Yin this time, he even struggled to get out of bed. Tang Yin quickly helped him sit down at the table.
Not long after autumn began, Yuan Zonggao was already covered with heavy clothes and looked very weak. He coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, what troubles have you been having recently?"
Tang Yin said: "Everything is fine. Don't worry, Mr. Yuan. He will recover slowly and return to the court after he recovers. Your Majesty is still waiting for your advice."
"hehe."
Yuan Zonggao shook his head helplessly, "I know this body very well, I'm afraid it will never be the same as before... no longer have the ambition of a young man. Bohu, what trouble did you have recently when you were in the household department, taking care of the affairs of the household department? What trouble did you have with the old man?
Talk about..."
Yuan Zonggao now no longer wanted to pursue fame and fortune.
The reason why he was fine in Prince Xing's Mansion but faced death when he arrived in the capital was because he had fulfilled his lifelong ambition and could become the elder of the cabinet when he was old. In addition, he himself could see that he could not help the new emperor's wife.
Duo Busy was suppressed by Yang Tinghe in the court.
On the one hand, his wish was fulfilled and he would die without any regrets; on the other hand, the King of Assistant Zuo was powerless. Once his Qi decreased, his body's aging accelerated.
Tang Yin briefly talked about the official duties he was responsible for in the Ministry of Revenue, especially the problem of settling the staff of Prince Xing's palace, and the emperor's urgency for Sun to be handed over to the court.
Yuan Zonggao coughed twice and said, "I heard from Eunuch Zhang that your Majesty is always asking Zhu Hao if he has anything to do, right?"
Tang Yin didn't want to admit it, but he still nodded: "Yes."
"well!"
Yuan Zonggao sighed, "This is also what I worry about. Although Zhu Hao is a young hero and can be said to be a genius, he is too scheming. If he can be guided well, he may become a good minister in the world, but he is afraid that the young man will gain power.
It will be so huge that it will be out of control in the future... we have to guard against it."
Tang Yin thought for a while and realized that there was nothing wrong with what he said.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Hao was quite eager for power, but he didn't believe it if he said it would harm the country and the people.
Tang Yinxin said, this guy studies money and gunpowder there every day. No matter how you look at it, he is a practical person. This guy is quite good at playing tricks, but he is also sincere to the emperor. You have to beware of him a long time ago.
To put it bluntly, Mr. Yuan is still motivated by jealousy, right?
"Um."
Tang Yin finally wanted to give Yuan Zonggao face, so he nodded as if he agreed with the other party's statement.
"I will rely on you from now on. You are the counselor whom the late emperor relied on when he was still alive. The late emperor once told me alone that if you can rule the world with peace of mind, you will be an excellent counselor. It is a pity that the late emperor did not have the chance to see this day, but he did not see it after all.
You're wrong. With you here, the new emperor can achieve great things."
Perhaps because the deadline was approaching, Yuan Zonggao finally put aside his prejudice against Tang Yin and praised Tang Yin.