Daming Palace, Zichen Study Room.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing.

As Jia Lan said, there is no money in the treasury.

Interestingly, maybe it is a cycle of cause and effect, and the retribution is unhappy.

Emperor Long Zheng flew up his home in the first half of the year, watching the sea of ​​gold and silver treasury, and he felt so good.

But the "retribution" comes in a blink of an eye. In the battle of the Western Regions, no matter how it was won, the list of military achievements can be paved half a mile along the street.

The number of people who want to be awarded titles is so much that Emperor Longzheng is troubled by seeing it.

Although I felt uncomfortable, the Huangsha Legion did conquer the Western Regions.

Besides, we will be split up soon, so we must give some sweetness, right?

So, I pinched my nose and accepted it.

This recognition leads to a big problem.

It costs millions of taels of silver to prepare for the new military honors.

In addition to other meritorious generals and soldiers who were not awarded titles...

Emperor Longzheng really wanted to cry.

However, he dared to be harsh on civil officials, but he did not dare to be harsh on meritorious and military achievements.

What Jia Huan said makes sense. The so-called martial arts honors are all holding their heads and serving the country for life.

If there is no reward for merit, who will work hard for the court in the future?

And this item alone, the court had to pay nearly eight million taels of silver reward.

In addition, the relief from the affected provinces in the next few months, refugees migrating to the Western Regions, and other messy things were inseparable from none of them.

As a result, the money Zhang Tingyu raised in Jiangnan was almost overwhelming.

Speaking of which, it was also the failure of Emperor Longzheng.

Like when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he almost never worried about money.

It’s not that he is good at making money, but that there are many people who respect him for money.

In the twenty-three provinces in the world, every governor will give the Supreme Emperor a big red envelope after entering Beijing.

It sounds ridiculous, but it's really happening.

Moreover, the amount is quite considerable.

The single denomination is all 10,000 taels.

In addition to the filial piety of other officials and the money saved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on weekdays.

Every time when the national treasury is in a difficult situation, the Supreme Emperor will allocate silver from the inner treasury.

Not only can it solve problems, but it can also gain the reputation of the Holy Lord.

In contrast, Emperor Longzheng was in trouble.

He asked for the administration to be honest and honest. The salary of a local governor was only 2,000 taels per year. Who would dare to honor Emperor Longzheng with 10,000 taels? Wouldn't that beg for death?

With this profit cut off and time-saving relief for disasters, Emperor Longzheng had already exhausted all the sea and rivers that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already been paid.

In this way, now, there is only helplessness.

Although the Yuyin retained by Zhang Tingyu can be maintained for a month and a half, or at most two months of turnover, if something happens again, the court will really lose even a little emergency money.

But in such a big world, no accidents will happen one day?

In addition, the sacrifice to heaven had just finished, and such a thing happened, if the court's finances went bankrupt immediately...

This year Emperor Longzheng really lost all people.

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault that I am incompetent and have been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. I'm so far. Please punish Your Majesty."

Zhang Tingyu knelt down and apologized.

If it were someone else, Emperor Longzheng would not say that he would be full of depression and fire.

But Zhang Tingyu...

Emperor Longzheng looked at him with frosty white hair and slightly hunched waist, and his eyes were a little sore after just half a year.

Zhang Tingyu was a gentle and gentle minister who was famous for being gentle and gentle at the time, but now...

"Get up, how can you blame it on you? Anything is a money that has to be spent. If you hadn't raised the 20 million taels in Jiangnan, the court would not even be able to hold on now."

Emperor Longzheng said in a gentle manner.

Zhang Tingyu didn't say anything. When he knew it wasn't nonsense, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you still have to find a way to raise money as soon as possible, otherwise... it's about to end the year."

Later generations have the habit of giving year-end bonuses. In fact, in this era, even if we go back two hundred years, we will also reward "civil servants" at the end of the year.

Shops need dividends, and yamen also need to pay the New Year’s money.

This expense is indispensable, because it is the grace of the heavenly family and the decency of the court.

I used to publish every year, but if I didn’t publish this year, the reputation of my family and the court would probably be even more unpleasant that day...

Seeing Emperor Longzheng's gloomy face and frowning, Zhang Tingyu knew that the emperor had no choice but to do anything. Not everyone could do it, nor could the emperor have the ability to turn stones into gold.

He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I have some thoughts before, but..."

"But what?"

Emperor Longzheng asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Tingyu smiled bitterly and said, "Ninghou's theory of banking and treasury bonds gave me great inspiration.

The government bonds... After raising tens of millions of silver, the effort was exhausted.

But banks still have great potential, even more so in government bonds.

Gathering people's wealth, paying for examples, and temporarily making turnaround can greatly solve the dilemma.

I believe that the court will be in trouble, but it will only be in trouble this year for one year.

This year, the world is suffering from disasters and rivers are flooding.

If the disaster has calmed today, the weather will surely be good next year.

Furthermore, seeing peace in the world, there will be no more wars, and military expenditures will inevitably be greatly reduced.

So I believe that next year will definitely be a good year.

As long as you hold on until next summer tax, the situation will change very well.

The imperial court temporarily borrowed the bank's silver and returned it to the public. Even if the money is paid for the money, it will be returned to the people.

Kill two birds with one stone!

It's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

Emperor Longzheng's eyes were lit when he heard it, but when he heard the word "What a pity", his thin eyebrows flipped and asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Tingyu smiled bitterly and said, "I have no such ability, and Ning Hou is now unwilling to be involved in the banking affairs. He is determined to think about his mistakes in the closed door... and he will return..."

"What else?"

Emperor Long Zheng's face became more and more gloomy and asked.

Zhang Tingyu said: "I know that the economic path is far less than that of Ning Hou, so I am shameless and asked my disciple Jia Lan to ask for advice.

Ning Hou flatly refused, no longer involved in foreign affairs, and asked me to repay the Jia family's 5 million taels of silver within three years..."

"This bastard! What does he want to do? What does he want to do?"

Emperor Longzheng was furious and gritted his teeth.

On the side of the imperial case, Prince Zhongyi Ying Xiang looked up at Emperor Longzheng, and then looked at Zhang Tingyu with a strange look.

Zhang Tingyu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Ning Hou collects debts... It's nothing wrong. After all, it's natural to pay back debts."

When Emperor Longzheng heard this, his face stagnated and said with hatred: "I remember that he could have said that he would invest these five million taels of silver, like a treasury bond, or as a capital in the bank. Now that he has gone back on his word, what is the point of talking about?"

Ying Xiang laughed from the side and said, "Jia Huan is still using his nature. With his temperament, he still thinks about his mistakes behind closed doors?

I think he can't hold on for a few days. He is young and he is very active again..."

When Emperor Long Zheng heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Thirteenth brother, you are really wrong. This bastard is living a life of ease every day now.

In the Jia family's garden, I am addicted to wine, sex, and proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun. I am very free and comfortable.

I have a moment of free time and say bad things about me..."

"Hahaha!"

Ying Xiang laughed loudly when he heard this. Seeing Emperor Longzheng glaring at him, he quickly apologized and said, "I remembered a memorial I read before. I impeached Jia Huan to join the army and wanted to plot against him. I thought I should really let him see what Jia Huan lives now."

When Emperor Long Zheng heard this, he twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "No, I can't let that bastard be so comfortable. I'm so busy all day long that I can't even sleep for a few hours. The Thirteenth brother and Zhang Aiqing turned white, just like a god.
To be continued...