At this time, Yang Sichang had already calmed down a lot, at least he stopped sweating. The question he raised was actually a problem that had returned to the old path.

Why should we settle the country first when fighting against foreign countries?

Isn’t it because of the strength of the court that I feel that I cannot resist both foreign countries and to stabilize the country. Therefore, the strategy proposed by Yang Sichang is to reduce the burden on the court, and to resist foreign countries, I must first stabilize the country.

However, this strategy was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen after traveling through time. Yang Sichang recognized the reason for denial and felt that the emperor was right. But in this way, the long-standing problem came back, how to solve the money and grain?

If it were the original Emperor Chongzhen, he would probably have a headache and couldn't sleep. Due to the limitations of the times, he would not have any solution, and therefore the country was destroyed. However, for the current Emperor Chongzhen, he at least had a look beyond the times, so he naturally had considered it.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be thinking, Yang Sichang looked at him with the other two auxiliary ministers, and then replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Liao pay and suppression pay are no longer enough. If these two pays are continued to be increased, the court will probably not have the face. However, the Jianlu army is now raging in the pass, and the subsequent aftermath also requires a lot of money. The mobilization of the royal army in various places is also inseparable from silver. The national treasury has no silver."

After hearing Yang Sichang's detailed explanation, Emperor Chongzhen calmly glanced at the three assistant ministers standing below, glanced at Cao Huachun who was serving next to him, and then asked slowly: "You are my right-hand man. Since you have raised this matter, I wonder what strategy can I do?"

He kicked the ball back with just one sentence. Because of his identity, the ministers below could not accept it. After all, eating the king's fortune and loyalty to the king, at least in the open, this is the righteousness of a human being and cannot be violated.

However, if there was an easy solution to this problem, the Ming Dynasty would not have destroyed the country. Therefore, for a moment, no one spoke, and the Wenhua Palace seemed very quiet.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the ministers below quietly for a while, and suddenly looked at Cao Huachun and asked, "Cao Daban, do you have any ideas?"

When Cao Huachun heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen would ask him for his opinion. He made a few brain teasers and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am ashamed. Such a national event is still not as good as the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet!"

Obviously, he kicked the ball to the three cabinet assistants.

Emperor Chongzhen was not angry when he heard this, and his face did not change for a moment. He turned to look at the three auxiliary ministers.

Seeing that his colleagues were all bowing their heads and knew that this was his suggestion, Yang Sichang had to reply: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to have no money and food now. Since that is the case, he can only collect taxes again. I think that the Jianlu army is now invasive to conquer cities and territory in the pass. This situation is probably because the local and rural soldiers are not good. For this reason, the court might as well take this as an opportunity to collect salary to train local and rural soldiers, so that they will no longer be as miserable as they are today. In this way, the court will be rich again!"

The butterfly effect of Emperor Chongzhen was first shown. The proposal to train wages was originally proposed by Yang Sichang in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, which was next year. But now, in order to restore his image in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he has spoken out this method in advance.

If Emperor Chongzhen was in his original history, he would naturally agree with his proposal, which led to the so-called "three salaries" in the late Ming Dynasty.

But now, since Emperor Chongzhen came from later generations and had plans in his heart, he did not immediately reject it or get angry. He just said lightly: "Even if you want to establish another name and add taxation silver, it will not be able to relieve your near thirst. What are the plans for me to teach you?"

It can be heard that the emperor seemed to be dissatisfied with this, which made Yang Sichang, who was full of hope to be praised by the emperor, feel very embarrassed. For a moment, he had no other way, so he had to lower his head and keep silent.

Another auxiliary minister, Fang, went from year to year, was like an old monk entering into meditation. He didn't say a word, and seemed to be thinking without any intention of opening his mouth.

The remaining assistant Xue Guoguan seemed to have an idea, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at his two colleagues and saw that they all bowed their heads and remained silent. Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the East Factory Admiral and the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, also did not speak. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and he seemed to have a look of giving up.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen say, "My Ming Dynasty was nearly three hundred years old. The longer it was, the less wealth the Ming Dynasty would have, so it would be impossible to deal with internal and external wars? There is no other way, let's collect money and food that the court urgently needs?"

Although they do not have the concept of economy, these top figures in the pyramid naturally know that the wealth of the Ming Dynasty today is far from comparable to that of the beginning of the country. Just one population is only one, and it is unknown how many times it has increased. The luxurious life of the Chinese people and the number of places of love are enough to prove it.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, Xue Guoguan suddenly felt aroused in his heart, raised his head, and carefully observed Emperor Chongzhen's face. He suddenly showed a little determination, stared at Cao Huachun fiercely, and then ignored his colleagues and immediately responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have a countermeasure to solve the urgent shortage of money and food in the court!"

His voice immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving looked sideways.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very interested. Cao Huachun secretly called him Xue Manzi, and he was stinky. Could it be that there was really a way to do it? Could it be that he would want to go with him?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face, encouraging Xue Guoguan and said, "Xue Qing has a good idea, just report it!"

Just now, Cao Huachun saw Xue Guoguan's glaring eyes. He faintly felt something was wrong. Could it be that Xue Manzi's idea was related to him?

Even Yang Sichang and others, after hearing Xue Guoguan's words, had a bad feeling. They felt that this Xue Manzi seemed to be a messenger.

Xue Guoguan made a decision in his heart, so he did not hesitate anymore. He immediately said loudly: "As Your Majesty said, the wealth of the state dynasty is naturally much greater than the founding of the country. However, the wealth of the state dynasty is earned by corrupt officials, so that the national treasury income is far less than the expenditure, so he has today's worries. If the factory guards get the right candidate, who dares to be greedy?"

He spoke firmly and powerfully, just like a bolt from the blue. He was so scared that Cao Huachun was sweating profusely in this big winter. No matter how he thought, he didn't expect Xue Guoguan to point the finger at him in person. Suddenly, he cursed in his heart, Xue Manzi, you stinky shit, our family killed you...

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's face turned cold and turned to look at him, Cao Huachun quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am diligent and never have been careless for a moment. Master Xue Ge impeached me like this, or if I am not capable enough, please give up your crime!"

He avoided Xue Guoguan's accusations, changed the subject, and became that even if there was something wrong, it should be a problem with his ability. I have to say that he is also a cunning person, taking retreat as an advance, and finding a way out for the future.

In his original history, after Xue Guoguan served as the chief minister, he became a ill person and returned home.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said lightly: "Xue Qing didn't say that his companion was corrupt, so he got up and waited."

When he heard this, although he was not angry and punished, Cao Huachun's cold sweat fell again. It was unresolved, which made Cao Huachun the most worried. What made Cao Huachun even more worried was that he could not guess what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking at this time.

At this time, Cao Huachun was very frightened inside. He stood up as he said, stood with his hands down, lowered his head and said nothing.

Yang Sichang and Fang Fengnian, who were standing next to him, watched all this happen, and cold sweat came out behind them. They all thought that Xue Manzi was indeed Xue Manzi. If they couldn't defeat Cao Huachun, then wait to die!

They were thinking in their hearts that Emperor Chongzhen spoke again, and only heard him say to Xue Guoguan: "Reorganizing the administration of officials has always been the top priority of the court. When Taizu was in the past, peeling the skin and warning others was one of the means. But now the Jianlu army is raging in the pass, the people's livelihood is in decline, and the national treasury is empty. Does Xue Qing have any good plans to teach me?"

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen did not deal with Cao Huachun immediately, Xue Guoguan was very disappointed. He was not a fool and knew that he had offended the Admiral of the Dongchang in this way. He had thought that the emperor would definitely have to express something when he reported it in person, but it was not the case.

However, since he had already given up anyway, he ignored this. When he heard Emperor Chongzhen's second question, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, now my rich families in the Ming Dynasty are all civil servants and military generals, royal relatives and nobles. If the court is anxious to use money, it is better to borrow money from them for emergency response. The loans of the cadres outside are borne by the cabinet; the loans of the royal relatives included must be decided by the emperor."

As soon as he said this, Yang Sichang and Fang Fengnian were sweating profusely. If he had known that Xue Manzi was so chaotic today, he would not have come with him. This would have offended all his colleagues, the internal officials and the royal relatives to death!
Chapter completed!