In early April, the temperature was slightly cool.

It's still the Ganqing Palace!

The angry but helpless Chongzhen was still the one who was still angry.

"You told me that the food you bought was robbed halfway, so you didn't keep moving forward and just came back like that!

What are you going to do when you come back?

Is it difficult for me to hang myself, or do I want me to leave you a complete body?"

"I am waiting for thousands of deaths, I hope your Majesty will forgive you!"

The five ministers who were kneeling below the Lord, trembling slightly, and even looked slightly worn all over their bodies, were kneeling here without missing a single one.

They did have good food and drinks all the way, and although most of the money did buy food.

But before he could leave Hebei, even Handan had arrived, he was robbed and robbed by bandits halfway. The three hundred soldiers followed him were also seriously injured, and only about one hundred came back in total.

If they can walk back all the way, they still have a good official position. They can knock on some food and money all the way to the county government.

Otherwise, I would probably starve to death halfway through the way.

"Your Majesty, it's not their fault for encountering bandits on the way. It's all because of the local county government's inaction and failed to save the bandits!"

Because four of the people who went to appease were from their Ministry of Rites, the Minister of Rites had no choice but to pinch his nose and plead for them to plead for mercy.

It’s not okay to ask for anything. What do you think if you don’t ask for other officials of the Ministry of Rites?

Everyone is one.

"What should you do if you let the local county government do if you fight 300 elite soldiers into such bandits?

As far as I know, how many soldiers can be dispatched in the county government and how much combat effectiveness can it have!

However, the county magistrates of the local county government are indeed held accountable. If there are bandits in their place, can't they handle it themselves and cannot report it?

Can't you report it?"

Since he ascended the throne, except for his second and third years, he has never had a few good days since.

I went to court every day, and every time I went to court, the internal organs that were not qi hurt and then went to court.

So over time, Emperor Chongzhen was used to it, at least he would not be so angry that he was so upset by this.

Still sitting on the dragon throne, his voice angrily and quickly scolded.

After a while, Wen Tiren stood up and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!

The important thing now is not how to deal with their useless ministers, but how to quell the rebellions in Shandong, Shanxi and Henan!

According to Weichen, the rebellions in these three places were all rebellions, and the rebellions were not far apart.

It's basically within half a month.

The minister was worried that the rebels in these three places knew each other, and they might even join forces.

In this way, the rebels in these three places must not ignore them.

As far as the ministers know, the total number of people they each engulfed has exceeded one million.

I am worried that after their rebels conquered the three places, they are likely to come straight to Hebei. After passing Hebei, they will be Kyoto!"

Wen Tiren didn't know much about the relevant situation at the beginning, so he didn't care much about the situation there, and just thought he could find a way to comfort him soon.

After all, the local garrisons in those three places should not be underestimated, and they will not be defeated in a complete defeat.

But as time went by, he learned more and more news, and finally felt a little panicked.

If his speculation was good, the three rebels could really unite at any time.

Then, if you don’t deal with it, there may be real danger in Kyoto.

"hiss……"

Chongzhen took a breath, and then began to think about it for a while, and then he connected some of the previous memorials for a while, and then he felt that there was indeed some possibility.

"Your dear said so much, it is indeed possible!

But now that the treasury is empty, how should we dispatch troops and generals?"

The empty treasury is really a headache for both Chongzhen and the court officials.

In fact, if the money and food are enough to use, there will be no such problems now.

There is no need to argue in the court at all.

There is a saying among the people that a good woman cannot cook without rice, and the same is true for the court.

No matter how powerful the general is or how smart the civil servants are, without food or money, it is useless to say that it is useless to say it out loud.

Because in war, governing the country cannot be handled by just a few military generals or civil officials.

At most, they can only play a leading role in coordinating, and what they really play is the power of the group.

As expected, when the treasury was empty, no ministers below dared to speak.

This is impossible to answer.

When the news came out, the people were not allowed to curse them to death, and they said they were asked to use the treasury, but the emperor still did not hold grudges.

Therefore, this kind of thing is really hard to say, and everyone can stop talking without saying anything.

If the people below didn't speak, Chongzhen could only order, and the cabinet staff would be given priority.

But no matter how many points they say, they are talking back and forth, and they don’t dare to say tax increases directly anyway.

Occasionally, one or two people were asked anxiously, so they could only kneel down and ask Emperor Chongzhen to use the treasury!

There is no way, if you offend the emperor, you will be wearing small shoes or something in the future.

But if the tax increases and offends all the people, it may be a matter of being infamous for thousands of years. They are unwilling to bear such dangers.

Although many ministers in the late Ming Dynasty were indeed not a thing and had no backbone at all.

But there are still many ministers who would rather die than have their reputation tainted.

What's more, offending the emperor may not necessarily die.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen asked around and finally got only a few suggestions to ask him to open the treasury.

What can I do?

Could it be that he can still say he has increased the tax himself?

This is obviously impossible. Which emperor who wants to be a wise monarch is willing to increase taxes by himself?

Although the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil now, Emperor Chongzhen never felt that his Ming Dynasty would perish, but he just felt that it was a temporary difficulty.

Therefore, in the end, in order to protect his country, Emperor Chongzhen could only frown, pinch his nose, endure his heartache, and withdraw another 500,000 taels of silver from the treasury.

Leave it to the Ministry of Revenue, and they were responsible for negotiating with the Ministry of War and sending troops to suppress the White Lotus Rebels in Shandong, Shanxi and Henan.

The ministers below were relieved and smiled sincerely to congratulate him, praising the emperor's wisdom and so on.

The Ministry of Revenue received the money, so of course it began to scrutinize and touch it. Go to the Ministry of War and then go to the Ministry of War and pass by some senior officials of the Ministry of War. The 500,000 taels of silver was a little less.

It is estimated that by the end, the number of 200,000 taels distributed to ordinary soldiers is a great thing, and the biggest possibility is less than 100,000 taels.

But don't think that this is impossible, it is quite common among some armies of the Ming Dynasty.

It is not rare for an officer to eat the salary of ordinary soldiers, or even to directly eat the salary of empty workers!

What's the fuss?
Chapter completed!