Li Hengbing glanced at Zhou Yanru and said, "Your Majesty, the capital has not yet been restored, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice has struggled to suppress the chaos inside and outside the capital. The manpower is very insufficient, and there is a shortage of money and food, and it is powerless."
When Zhu Cihong heard that it was another question of money and food, he couldn't help being straight-faced, unable to say a word.
Zhou Kui suddenly coughed violently, looked at Zhou Yanru, and said, "Yuanfu, the salary of the clan is indispensable and must be paid immediately!"
Zhu Cihong woke up, and said in a bad tone: "Shoufu, anyone's salary can be short, but the clan is indispensable, even if the military salary is embezzled, it must be sufficient!"
Watching the transformation of the little emperor, Zhou Yanru glanced at the Jiading Bo, and was silent for a while, and said: "The total tax and silver in the 12th year of Chongzhen was less than 4 million. This year, the Northwest is in great chaos. I am afraid that it will drop by more than 30%. Prince Daming thirty-one and county prince one hundred and forty-one. If they make up all of them, it will cost more than three million taels. The tax for the whole year next year may not be enough."
Zhu Cihong opened his eyes wide and said, "Want so much?"
Zhu Cihong really did not expect that the clan would actually spend so much money!
"That's enough!" Zhou Kui coughed and said loudly.
However, Zhu Cihong hesitated, three million, the three payments that year added up, it was only this number, he hesitated.
Li Hengbing's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this is no small matter, it's about the country, it's better to invite all clan families to Beijing, discuss carefully, and find a proper solution, so as not to always delay for a long time and hinder state affairs."
Zhu Cihong blinked and looked at Zhou Kui.
Zhou Kui gritted his teeth fiercely, swallowed, and said, "Okay. Your Majesty, summon the princes of the world to Beijing!"
There is no reason for Zhu Cihong not to believe in this grandfather. He survived his family. There is no uncle, and the grandfather is unfamiliar.
Zhu Cihong didn't just want to solve the immediate trouble, but also felt that he needed the protection of the clan. Seeing Zhou Yanru didn't speak, he said: "Then, pass the decree, let all the clan enter Beijing."
There was no expression on Li Hengbing's muran face, only cold eyes flashed.
Zhou Yanru frowned deeply, feeling a little tired in his heart.
At first, because of the new emperor ascending to the throne, he was in power, hoping to become Zhang Juzheng's second place, and he dared not obey the order, but it was just the king's claim that he was at a loss.
'To the effect...'
Zhou Yanru sighed in his heart, but there was no flinching color in his eyes. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He must have a way to send Zhou Zheng away and be in charge!
Before long, the cabinet made a decree and sent the clan princes and county princes from all over the country to enter the capital to discuss the salary issue together.
When King Lu and others heard this news, they were overjoyed. If all the feudal kings entered the capital, would the big figures in the court pretend to be deaf and dumb, and not stubborn
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Zhou Zheng and others did not pay attention to the movement outside, and were still staring at the Northwest suppression bandits.
Coordinated by Lu Xiangsheng, all people from all walks of life work together, and Li Zicheng's army is constantly frustrated, it can be said that it is steadily victorious, and constantly compressing the territory of chaos and bandits.
Zhang Heyi kept planting flags on the sand table and muttered to herself: "My lord, according to this schedule, it will be possible to wipe out Li Zicheng by August at the latest."
Zhou Zheng stood by, frowning as he listened.
This is not in line with his plan. The military reform is still in the preparatory stage. If the Northwest is suppressed, he will lose the necessity and justice of the military reform.
At the same time, the extermination of Li Zicheng will also cause drastic changes in the political situation.
Zhou Zheng's bid for Xibo is worthless.
Zhang Heyi continued to plant the flag and said, "Tongguan, Sichuan, Guizhou, there is still trouble..."
The land in the northwest is too large, with many lofty mountains and steep ridges, and critical points. If Li Zicheng blindly resists and does not fight a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers, it may be very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he will not be able to do all the work.
Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment, and said, "Send to Lu Xiangsheng, slow down a little bit, and take it step by step to consolidate."
Meng Hezhou was startled, and immediately said thoughtfully: "Yes."
Zhang Heyi was a little unclear, so, just about to ask, Yao Tongshun came in and said with a smile: "My lord, Bo Jiading has entered the palace, the emperor's imperial edict, all the princes have entered the capital."
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhou Zheng's face, and he said, "Send the order to everywhere, and you must escort these princes, and there can be no mistakes. If there is anything you don't want to come, please come, and be sure to come."
Yao Tong said: "It's about the family salary. These princes are afraid that they will be on the road overnight. Who wouldn't want to come?"
Zhang Heyi snorted and said: "These princes, each with a wealth of wealth, are wealthy to the enemy's country, and it is really enough to fight for tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Ding Qi happened to be there, and he said as he listened: "I have to say, this Jiading Bo is still very good. Li Zicheng forced his wife to death. His son and daughter-in-law were not willing to take money out. Finally, they were forced to be anxious. It took out three million taels! Tsk tsk, it's really an enemy country..."
Zhang Heyi said: "I also heard that Bo Jiading is not ill at all, it's all because of his lack of money, and his anger is attacking his heart. If he has the money, he will be able to get better right away..."
A group of people opened their mouths and looked down upon these noble princesses and clan princes.
Zhou Zheng also shook his head, waited a while, looked at Yao Tongshun, and said, "Gao Hongtu is ready over there?"
Yao Tongshun hurriedly said: "Yes. Gao Shilang has already written a memorial about the family salaries, and only waits for those families to enter Beijing."
Zhou Zheng gave a hum, and said, "We will have a lot more things to do next, so we can allocate some energy to these vassals."
Zhang Heyi only knew that Gao Hongtu’s memorial was intended to drastically cut the family’s salary, but she didn’t know exactly what Zhou Zheng was going to do. She asked: "My lord, now the family has aroused the attention of the ruling and opposition parties. If it is not good, it may cause fire, Yuan Fu. If the side catches the opportunity, he will not hesitate."
Even if Chen Yan, Zhang Sizhi and others' handles will affect Zhou Yanru, but if Zhou Zheng has a bigger problem, Zhou Yanru can definitely break his arm, sacrifice Zhang Sizhi and others, and pull Zhou Zheng off his horse to take the whole thing!
Zhou Zheng’s eyes were full of coldness, saying: "The clan has occupied the world’s most fertile land for millions of hectares. Without paying any taxes, there are still so many salaries and rewards every year! Every year, millions of hectares of fertile land are occupied. , There are still millions of salaries, this situation has to be changed."
Yao Tongshun and the others finally knew what Zhou Zheng was about to do, and they looked solemnly.
Ding Qi thought about it earnestly and said, "Second brother, this matter is very difficult. It is the clan. Moving them is equivalent to moving the emperor. The court will not agree to it."
The clan and the emperor are one body, moving them is to shake the country, and the court will definitely not agree. Once touched, there must be an uproar.
Zhou Zheng had already thought about it. He looked at Yao Tongshun and said, "Call Li Huazhen to my house in the evening."
Li Huazhen, the current admiral eunuch, admiral Dongchang. Chongzhen has abandoned the East Factory and Jinyiwei for more than ten years. Many people have forgotten the existence of these two institutions.
Yao Tongshun was very clear, and said with a solemn expression: "Yes."
Zhang Heyi said: "My lord, even with the help of Dongchang, it is difficult to deal with it properly, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the follow-up, and I can't hold it with my prestige." (End of this chapter)