The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Emperor Hongzhi looked as if he was embarrassed, but he became polite.

"It's approved. Yan Qing's family donated silver to fill the national treasury. This is a great achievement. I will pass on my oral order and grant Yan Qing's family a silver belt with a flower pattern."

Yan Chengjin's face was dark, and he only got a skin ornament.

There were clear regulations for officials in the Ming Dynasty. Officials from the first to the ninth rank wore different belts.

First-rank officials wore jade belts, second-rank officials wore rhinoceros flower belts, third-rank officials wore gold belts, fourth-rank officials wore plain gold belts, fifth-rank officials wore silver belts, and sixth and seventh-rank officials wore silver belts.

It was just pieces of jade or gold pinned on an ordinary belt.

It weighed at least half a pound.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Do you still want the jade belt?"

"Of course I do."

"..."

Emperor Hongzhi was in a dilemma. He couldn't give Yan Chengjin a promotion and fiefdom, otherwise, what was the difference between this and buying an official position from the court.

He could only give Yan Chengjin a silver flower belt. The imperial gift was different from the one on the official uniform, engraved with auspicious beasts.

Yan Chengjin was so sad that he couldn't speak.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Although 80,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, it can be used to replace armor and equipment, but it may not be enough to expand the troops of the Beijing Camp."

Li Dongyang nodded: "If it is expanded, it will have to be maintained. 80,000 taels of silver seems to be a lot, but next year, it will be the court's turn to spend money, and where is the treasury?"

The monthly salary issued by the Beijing Camp is naturally paid from the people's taxes, which will increase the people's taxes.

Yan Chengjin was prepared: "In fact, the court has always had silver, but Your Majesty just doesn't know it."

There was a loud laugh, and it was Zhang Yanling who leaned close to Zhang Heling's ear: "Brother, he said Your Majesty has silver, but Your Majesty doesn't know it..."

Emperor Hongzhi was impatient: "Drag them out and beat them with twenty sticks in the court."

The Zhang brothers were so scared that they gradually calmed down after being dragged out.

Emperor Hongzhi was curious: "Where do you think the court has silver?"

Yan Chengjin continued: "Order Wang Shouren to train the three armies, and Wang Shouren will naturally find silver for Your Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi sneered: "Wang Shouren is a Xihanlin, how can he train the Beijing camp, and he is a civilian, how can he be appointed, this is not possible!"

"I also think it is not possible, Yan Chengjin, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Jian advised.

"Among the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Ningxia cavalry guarded by my father, which is brave and good at fighting, the other nine borders have suffered defeats. Wang Gao and others are weak and incompetent. If we want to revive the prestige of the iron weapons of the border army, Wang Shouren must be the one." Yan Chengjin said.

The soldiers trained by Wang Shouren are powerful.

Ning Wang planned for ten years and started a rebellion. The court did not give Wang Shouren a single soldier. He temporarily organized an army to destroy Ning Wang.

It can be seen how magical his use of troops is.

It's just that Yangming's philosophy of mind is too famous, and it is ignored that Wang Yangming is a military master. At present, there is no one more suitable than Wang Yue in the court and the public.

The Beijing camp was very powerful from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the Zhengtong period. At that time, the Beijing camp could march and fight, and dared to enter the desert to cut off the heads of the Tatars.

Today's Beijing camp has planted more fields and can't even fight.

To stabilize the nine borders, the Beijing camp must be rectified, and to rectify the Beijing camp, Wang Shouren must be the one.

Emperor Hongzhi fell into deep thought. This boy has always been cautious, but today he said such a confident thing.

"What if he can't find the silver?"

"I am willing to offer a gold medal of immunity from death." Yan Chengjin said calmly.

Emperor Hongzhi's old face moved slightly. This medal was issued by me. What use do I have for your broken medal...

Liu Jian shook his head: "It is true that the nine frontiers are weak, but the Beijing camp is the foundation and lifeblood of the court. How can it be handed over to a Hanlin? Although Wang Shouren is good at learning, he is still a young boy."

If the people in the Ministry of War are there, I am afraid they will not agree.

Yan Chengjin thought for a while: "Then hold a review ceremony. Now the most brave and warlike in the nine frontiers is the Ningxia Guards guarded by my father. Each of them takes 500 elite soldiers and bets that the Beijing Army will be better than the Ningxia Guards during the review."

"The Beijing Army is my personal army, so it is naturally better than the Ningxia Border Army. Why should I bet with you?"

Li Dongyang and the other two nodded.

The Beijing Army is the backbone of the Ming Dynasty, and it is worse than the border army. That is a matter of course.

"I think this is not necessarily the case. Your Majesty does not believe it. Why not let Wang Shouren find the silver hidden in the Beijing Camp first?"

Emperor Hongzhi did not believe that Wang Shouren could find the silver: "Okay, if he can really find it, I will consider it."

Coming out of the Fengtian Hall, Yan Chengjin was ready to go off duty, and Zhu Houzhao also left the Fengtian Hall.

"Old Gao, you are so cruel that you even betrayed your own father."

"Your Highness, the same as mine."

"Let Wang Shouren, a big fool, train the Beijing Camp. What do you think?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile.

Yan Chengjin corrected him: "Your Highness, Wang Shouren is still very smart when he is not studying things. Please don't insult him."

Zhu Houzhao really couldn't think of how Wang Shouren was smart, but when he thought of competing with Wang Shouren, he grinned. Wang Shouren's IQ didn't seem to be very stable.

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When Wang Shouren received the imperial edict, he was completely stunned.

He came to the Censorate from the Ministry of Justice and found Yan Chengjin: "Brother Gao, why did you recommend me to go to the Beijing camp to find money?"

Yan Chengjin said nonchalantly: "You said that you want to establish a life for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the past sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity. You must seize this opportunity."

Wang Shouren shook his head in shame: "How can I find this money?"

"The situation in Weiyuan Garrison is no different from that of the Beijing Army. Whatever Brother Bo'an saw in Weiyuan Garrison, he can also see in the Beijing Camp. The limit is one month. I have bet a gold medal of immunity from death. If Brother Bo'an cares about my gold medal of immunity from death, don't let me down." Yan Chengjin bet his life on him.

Wang Shouren's face was dark, and he thought it was strange again. How could Brother Gao know what he saw in Weiyuan.

In the morning court,

all the officials stood in the court, and Emperor Hongzhi sat on the throne, quietly listening to the ministers of various departments report their work. Yan Chengjin was among the crowd of censors, and he didn't say a word.

Ma Wensheng stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I heard that yesterday, Your Majesty issued an imperial decree to go to the Beijing camp to find silver?"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know what Wang Shouren was capable of, and he trusted Yan Chengjin purely, so he asked: "Mr. Yan, come and speak for me."

Yan Chengjin looked normal: "It's for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue."

The ministers looked surprised, why did they bring up the Ministry of Revenue.

"I have something to say, I don't know..."

"You kid, if you have something to say, just say it quickly!" Ma Wensheng was impatient.

Yan Chengjin said honestly: "The Ministry of War often asks the Ministry of Revenue for extravagant expenses due to insufficient military pay, and the Ministry of Revenue refuses to pay because the treasury is empty. I asked Wang Shouren to come here just to let him create this money out of thin air."

Creating this money out of thin air, kid, what are you talking about in your sleep?

Ma Wensheng's face turned green, and he wanted to stand on Yan Chengjin's head and pee to wake him up.

The civil officials laughed as if they were listening to a joke.

Ma Wensheng blushed: "Let's not talk about the rest for now. Let me ask you, how can silver appear out of thin air? You need a stone to turn a stone into gold!"

Thanks to the book friend Da Yu Deng Er for the reward