This is about the history of the North.

The most important territory of the Tianming Dynasty within the Great Wall was divided into two capitals and thirteen provinces. Outside the pass was the northern region, and the outer Xing'an Mountains and Lake Baikal were both within the sphere of influence, but emperors of all dynasties did not manage it well.

It’s not that I don’t want to manage it. The key is that the Tianming Dynasty was established after defeating the Yuan Empire. Although Emperor Taizu took over the territory of the pass, after the other party withdrew from the pass, it had a huge force in the north and was difficult to clear it in a short time. In addition, there was also the threat of the Oirat.

Although the remnants of the Yuan Empire collapsed, there were later Tatars. Therefore, no provincial administrative regions were set up in the north, but two military institutions were set up.

There was no problem at the peak of the Tianming Dynasty. The ruled tribes did not dare to have any disagreement. The invincible Ming army pointed to by the military front was a powerful existence that could destroy any obstacles.

However, with the weakening of the Tianming Dynasty, especially the Zhu family, the emergence of a group of emperors who could be regarded as alien. Coupled with its own corruption, the struggle between the civil servant group and the eunuch group gradually became unable to control the North.

Although the noble group was excluded from the army, its influence was still there. The civil servant group used civil servants to rule the military generals. The conflicts between the two sides were sharp, and the upper and lower levels could not be united, and the situation became worse.

The weakening of the imperial court's control over the north has caused a lot of problems. The army has been paid for empty wages, reselling military supplies, extorting merchants and civilians, and its military preparations have gradually become loose.

Among the original Jurchen tribes in the north, the Ming army commander Nuhaci took the opportunity to raise an army to resist the Tianming Dynasty. The weak Ming army in the north had long been broken sieves with air leakage from all sides. They were soon driven to the vicinity of Beijin in the north of the capital, and more than 100 cities were lost.

At the beginning of the Tianming Dynasty, the military pay for the entire nine-sided important town was only more than 200,000 taels. However, with the establishment of the Great Jin Empire, wars in the north occurred frequently, and the military expenditure had increased to more than 4 million taels since the previous generation of emperors.

It is true that the Tianming Dynasty had no money, and the commercial tax was set very low. The civil servant group opposed increasing taxes to merchants, giving a "reason" that it was impossible to seize profits from the people. Therefore, land tax was the main source of finance.

However, the land mergers in various parts of the dynasty were serious, and the land tax was reduced only but not increased. The fiscal revenue dropped from more than 20 million taels of silver during the founding period to more than 7 million taels of today. In addition to military expenditure, the royal family expenditure was also a large sum.

"What are the good plans for the family of the ministers to get this military pay?" Emperor Sheng Long asked. He was obviously unwilling to take out the money happily.

There is a big idea!

These are the annual taxes of the court. Where can we go to make money for the court?

"Your Majesty, the military situation in the north is important. If the soldiers cannot receive military pay for a long time, it is very dangerous. I believe that you are asking Your Majesty to temporarily use the inner treasury silver to overcome the difficulties. When the situation of the imperial Ministry of Revenue improves, then supply the inner treasury." Sun Dongqing bowed and said.

If you have to use the internal treasury income to the army in the north, it will definitely make the emperor unable to open the river, but Sun Dongqing has no choice. Others can pretend to be deaf and dumb. He is the chief minister of the Cabinet of the Tianming Dynasty, so it is absolutely impossible not to speak.

The Ministry of Revenue is equivalent to the Ministry of Finance. No money here means no money in the treasury. The only way to solve this trouble is the emperor's inner treasury.

Although the Tianming Dynasty is owned by the royal family and belongs to the Zhu family, it is not just about spending money as much as you want. The income in the palace is basically divided into two major parts.

After the land tax is deposited every year, the Ministry of Revenue allocates one piece, accounting for about 30% of the finance, which is a fixed source. The other part is the transaction between the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau and foreign merchants, and they also receive two or three million taels of silver a year.

In this way, the income in the palace was more than four million taels of silver, and the emperor would definitely be able to take out the military pay of 800,000 taels of silver.

The Tianming Dynasty belongs to the Zhu family, so it is natural for you to use the money to support the army!

"After you retire from the court, I will discuss this matter with the cabinet before handling it. If all the officials make a report, please leave the court!" Emperor Sheng Long felt a little angry.

The censors looked at each other and the performance was about to begin. Of course, the Zuodu Censor Zhou Xia was the one who took the lead!

At this time, the students of the Imperial College who gathered outside the gate of the imperial city also began to cheer, forming a semicircle, kneeling on the ground and blocking the gate.

"Your Majesty, the King of Song has forced his wife to rob him. Please punish him severely!" Zhou Xia stood up and knelt on the ground, saying in a firm tone.

"I haven't asked you to explain it yet, but you are still entangled. In two days, officials from various yamen impeached King Song. What are the Censorate and the Sixth Department trying to do? Explain to me why they have to delay reporting? What are you planning?" Emperor Shenglong became even more angry.

"Your Majesty, the official Kedao did make mistakes in this matter. It can find out the truth and maintain the reputation of the royal family. This is what we need to do, and time will inevitably be delayed!"

"But the behavior of King Song is also a fact. Please punish Your Majesty. If you let it go, the royal family will follow suit and the royal reputation will be damaged. How can our dynasty maintain the ethics and morality?" Sun Lian, the clerk, left the squad, and knelt on the ground.

"If Your Majesty is a big mistake in protecting King Song, the scholars in the world will feel humiliated, for fear of being disunited from our dynasty and shaking the foundation of the royal rule. Please drive King Song out of the capital and go to the fiefdom!" The officials and officials said kneeling down and said.

During the morning court this morning, he always felt something was wrong. Last night, Su Jingping, the director of the left school, accidentally suffered from a stomachache and asked for leave. It seemed that it was not a good sign.

With a huh, more than 20 people knelt down from the Censorate and the Sixth Department. Emperor Sheng Long angrily slapped the Long Shu case and stood up. Is this going to force the palace?

"Do you still have me like a father in your eyes?" Emperor Sheng Long said gritting his teeth.

He was about to order the Jinyiwei to pull the censors to the court outside the Meridian Gate, but at this moment, he was stunned! Because the cabinet members and officials of the six ministries all knelt down.

Sun Dongqing, Xu Shuo and others were also forced to do so. They were escorted by Zhou Xia and others. If they did not agree, they would be criticized by Shi Lin and their standing would be destroyed.

"How dare you..." Emperor Sheng Long trembled all over his body in anger, and he held Long Shukan with his hands before he could not fall.

"Long lively, I agree first, and then make a long-term plan!" Sun Anbo whispered.

What can even be done with the current situation?

He dared to arrest all civil and military officials and chop them up and cut them off? Or would he drive them away and dismiss them? Will the Tianming Dynasty still operate? Will the Zhu family still have their own country?

The northern region was threatened by the Jin Dynasty, the court had no money and food, and the cumbersome government affairs in various places. What should we do? Rely on the emperor himself or on the eunuchs to do this?

The Qianhu, the Jinyiwei guards outside the gate of the Imperial City, looked at the gathering of students from the Imperial College, and listened to the slogans they shouted, and immediately turned pale and ran towards the Huangji Palace.

Students of the Imperial College blocked Chengtian Gate and denied the Song King Zhu Ruisheng forcibly robbed the wife of the ancestral wife and humiliated Shilin. There was no such thing in the history of the Tianming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!