Zhu Ci was sincere. The 800,000 taels of silver that he had given to the border guards were compressed into 200,000 taels.
Even so, Chong Zhen was still hesitating.
It's urgent everywhere, and it's not just about you at the northern border.
Isn't the situation of the domestic rebels urgent? Wasn't disaster relief urgent?
The salary of an official…Hmm, it seemed that the salary of the officials could be postponed for a while.
Perhaps Zhu Ciyao's sincerity had moved Chongzhen, or perhaps Chongzhen had his own ideas. He also felt that if the border did not give the soldiers their salaries, it would probably cause a mutiny.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen leaned over to help his son up.
"Alright, my son, on account of your sincerity, I will agree to pay the border soldiers two hundred thousand taels of silver.”
"However, you don't have to go to Liaodong personally! That place is dangerous. If something happens to you, what should I do?”
Zhu Ci said proudly,
"No, your son wants to go. Imperial Father, your son will only be able to boost the morale of the soldiers if I go.”
Chong Zhen smiled and patted his shoulder.
"You're still young. If you want to go, zhen will go personally.”
Zhu Ci Mo shook his head.
"No, Imperial Father, there are so many things in the court. How can you be distracted? It's better to let me go. There's a Songjin defense line at the border, and it's impregnable. The Guanning Cavalry are also very good at fighting."
"Your son is only going to console the soldiers. This way, it also shows that we have not forgotten them.”
Chong Zhen's heart skipped a beat. That's right, this was a good idea.
He let the Crown Prince go to the border to greet the soldiers and bring the military pay along the way. This way, it would appear that the court had not forgotten them and show the emperor's great kindness.
However, Chong Zhen was still a little worried.
"Ai, my son, I'm afraid your mother won't agree.”
This was also true. Zhu Ci Xin's mother, Empress Zhou, would definitely not agree.
What if something happened to such a young child going to the border to console the soldiers at the front line?
"Imperial Father, the Son of Heaven guards the gates of the country, and the Emperor dies for the country! As long as our Ming Dynasty is stable, what about personal safety?”
"Although this son is the crown prince, I am willing to imitate my ancestor. I hope that father will allow this son to go to the border to greet the soldiers!”
Looking at his son's impassioned words, Chong Zhen couldn't help but feel his blood boil.
"That's right, my son. The Son of Heaven guarded the gate of the country, and the king died for the country! I order you to supervise the army of Ji Liao and set out today.”
Emperor Chongzhen meant that since the Crown Prince had gone to Liaodong.
Then he should be given a very big official position. Only then would it appear grand.
Anyway, Zhu Ci Xin was just a child. Even if he held an important position, he would not interfere in military affairs.
For example, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the status of generals had been raised. In order to prevent local generals from becoming too big, the tradition of civil officials supervising the army was also restored.
Every troop that was mobilized for battle would be supervised by the Imperial Court's Imperial Censorate.
Depending on the size of the army, some were supervised by censors, while others were supervised by judges, deputy envoys, and Qian officials.
They could report military intelligence to the Imperial Court at any time, and they could also impeach the generals.
During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, eunuchs began to supervise the army.
Later on, they often let the central supervisory officials inspect the local military situation to stabilize the central government. Under this background, the imperial censor supervision system was formed.
The imperial censors of the Ming Dynasty had a lot of power. They could check the military pay and recruit refugees.
Of course, the most important thing was to monitor the local generals to strengthen the control of the central government over the local areas.
Zhu Ci Xin was the crown prince, so it was normal to give him the position of military supervisor.
Although in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, this was just to show the emperor's great kindness, in fact, it gave Zhu Ci a huge authority.
And Zhu Ci was a restless fellow. Once he took the position of military supervisor, he would be like a bird flying in the sky and a fish leaping in the sea when he reached Liaodong.
Without Emperor Chongzhen's restraint, Zhu Ciao could even redeploy his forces in Liaodong and fight to the death with Huang Taiji. The tragic defeat of the Battle of Songjin could not be repeated in his hands.
However, with Zhu Ci Xin's departure, the plan to raise ten million taels of silver within three months would be in vain.
However, it didn't matter. These dog officials couldn't run away anyway. He would let them be greedy first. When he returned, he would deal with them one by one.
As for why Zhu Ciao only asked for 200,000 taels of silver from Chongzhen, Chongzhen would not give it no matter how much. Secondly, Zhu Ci Xin was going to defy his superiors.
Don't forget, the Embroidered Uniform Guards also confiscated the 670,000 taels of silver from Chen Yan, Wei Zaode, and Wang Zhixin. They didn't turn it over to the national treasury, but kept it in the North Town Administrative Office.
Chongzhen wanted to use this money to suppress the raiders and pay the officials, but Zhu Ci wanted to use it for himself.
The Jinyiwei was still in his hands. When the Chongzhen Emperor appointed him as the supervisor of the army, Zhu Ciyan would bring the 200,000 taels of silver north along with the 670,000 taels of silver from the Jinyiwei.
This was a capital crime for disobeying his superiors. Chongzhen would probably be so angry that he would pass out.
However, Zhu Ci Xin didn't care. He just did it.
As for the consequences, he could do whatever he wanted.
Aren't you afraid that Chongzhen will stop you when you take these 670,000 taels of silver to the border to pay the army?
Don't be afraid, Zhu Ci has his own way.
Although the imperial court will allocate 200,000 taels of silver for the military pay, Zhu Ci will send a courier to Liaodong to report that the imperial court has brought you 800,000 taels of silver for the military pay.
Moreover, it was in the name of the Imperial Court.
When the time came, Liaodong would know that it was 800,000 taels of silver. It would be too late for Chongzhen to go back on his word. He could only gnash his teeth in hatred towards Zhu Cizao.
At this moment, Zhu Ci Nai was already the supervisor of the Ji Liao army. Even if he wanted to kill his son, he would have to wait until he returned to the capital.
After all, the soldiers at the front line were all waiting for the crown prince!
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