Shi Kefa and Wei Zaode were stunned. No one had expected this.
"This…"
Jiang Feng was stunned.
Damn it.
Chongzhen had learned to be smart and didn't play by the rules.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid?" Chong Zhen's face darkened as he scrutinized the situation.
"Your Majesty…"
Wei Zaode took two steps forward, looking like a doddering old man. He muttered,""The national treasury is tight, and the salaries of the officials in the court have not been paid for three months. If we recruit grain again, I'm afraid…I'm afraid it will cause public anger.”
"Hehe, according to Lord Wei, are you going to wait for the Manchu wild boar skin to come?”
Everyone knew that Shi Kefa and Wei Zaode didn't get along.
"That's not what I meant."
Wei Zaode snorted coldly and faced Chongzhen, advising,""I think that Duke Ji has extraordinary talent. He can pacify the drought in the Central Plains and provide some rations to help the Ji Liao army.”
“……”
Jiang Feng's heart trembled when he heard that, and his eyes bulged.
"Minister Jiang…"
Chongzhen old man was very good at climbing up the pole. He said faintly,"What do you think of Minister Wei's words?”
"Your Majesty, Lord Wei is really amazing.”
Jiang Feng rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue. He said thoughtfully,"A few days ago, I killed Qian Qianyi and raided Zhou Yanru's house. Didn't I already deposit the silver into the national treasury? Why did Lord Wei say that it's gone today?"
"Duke Ji makes it sound so easy. Do you know about the plague and drought in Shandong, Hebei, and other places? Disaster relief and compensation naturally required a large amount of money.”
Wei Zaode's meaning was obvious. The money was already used for disaster relief.
"F * ck…"
"When Qian Qianyi and Zhou Yanru were in charge of the government, I didn't see any of you propose to confiscate the family property." The silver that this official had painstakingly accumulated for the Imperial Court after being in the limelight was actually spent so easily now?”
"Is State Duke Ji blaming His Majesty?”Wei Zaode started to lead the way.
"Stop framing me.”
Jiang Feng was furious. Damn it, these idiots. I planted the tree and they took advantage of it, and they even accused me.
He definitely wouldn't do such a sad thing.
"Your Majesty…"
As he spoke, Jiang Feng suddenly turned around and cupped his fists."The Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a disaster comparable to the Mengyuan Empire. It is enough to cause the fall of the Great Ming Empire. Your Majesty, please watch…"
Jiang Feng didn't hide anything. He quickly walked to the map and said,"Manchu, starting from Nurhachi, the Eight Banners descendants like Huang Taiji and Duo Ergun have a huge race, and most importantly…they have a unity that the Ming Dynasty never had.”
This was indeed true.
The Manchu Dynasty was able to establish a country mainly because of the unity of the Banner People. This kind of national cohesion was something that the Han people did not have at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
"Minister Jiang, continue."
Chong Zhen's interest was piqued, and he narrowed his eyes.
"Fan Wancheng, Zu Dashou, and other important officials of the Ming Dynasty have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty willingly. It is enough to show that the Qing Dynasty is very capable of winning the hearts of the people. Ambitious, winning over the Han, using the Han to control the Han, standing in one place and governing one city. Such a grand plan was incomparable to the rebels of the Central Plains like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.”
Jiang Feng was right.
In the end, Li Zicheng and the others only cared about hard power. They were short-sighted and ignored soft power.
This kind of person was not to be feared.
But the Manchu Qing were different. They wanted to subdue the Han people from the roots.
"The dead must be clear."
" That's why…Your Majesty, you should use all the power of the country and hand over all the assets of the officials and generals in the court to prepare for military supplies. Then, you can destroy the Eight Banners in one fell swoop." Even if they couldn't exterminate them in the end, they had to dampen their spirit so that they couldn't attack the border of Ming Dynasty for decades. This was enough to give Ming Dynasty a chance to revive.”
"What do you mean by handing over all the assets of the civil and military officials?”
Before Chongzhen could speak, Wei Zaode couldn't help but say.
"The Manchu Dynasty is not only threatening the Ming Dynasty, but also the survival of the Han people in the world.”
Jiang Feng was no longer in the mood to joke. His pupils constricted."Do you still remember the Five Chaotic Berserkers? If Ming died, did Lord Wei still think that he could live?”
Chong Zhen fell silent.
"Isn't State Duke Ji being too alarmist?”
Wei Zaode was obviously a typical Donglin Party member. The emperor's empire was gone, so what did it have to do with me?
It was nothing more than changing someone to be the emperor. With his literary talent, he could continue to be an official and still be successful.
"Lord Wei is truly heartless.”
Jiang Feng smiled coldly and said disdainfully," The Five Revolutions wreaked havoc on the Chinese and Yuan Meng. The Battle of Yashan in the Southern Song Dynasty was a bloody scene in the history of the Han people. If other races ruled the Central Plains, what would be the status of the Han people? Does Lord Wei know? For his own benefit, could Lord Wei really sleep while watching the country fall?”
"You…"
Wei Zaode choked. He wanted to curse, but he felt embarrassed in front of the emperor.
"Minister Jiang."
Chong Zhen slowly sat on the chair. He was not in the mood to listen to them quarrel. Instead, he was thinking about what Jiang Feng had just said.
As the emperor, he had the most direct feeling.
"Your subject is here."
"In your opinion." Chong Zhen lowered his head and raised his eyes."How should we collect the money and grain for the Manchu crusade?”
"In the entire country, with His Majesty as the leader, we will donate money and food to the army according to their grades.”
As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Wei Zaode became anxious again."Duke Ji, do you know how much the salary of a first-grade official is?”
"So what if we sell our houses and land?”
Jiang Feng retorted without thinking and said sarcastically,"If Lord Wei can't take it out, I suggest that Lord Wei think about Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi.”
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