Ming · Ruler

Wanli Emperor 萬曆帝

Wanli Di

Attested AD 1619

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wanli Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1619 萬歷四十七年前後
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 256, passages 200-201, 215

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 200

Works and attributed material

refused borrowing golden-flower grain; ordered tribute silver from Tianjin, Tongzhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Guangxi applied to military expenses 金花籽粒安得借留；上供稅銀盡充軍費
AD 1619 明年 · Edict · Author · With Li Zhanggeng (李長庚)
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 256, passages 200-201

Events and relationships

ultimately refused to listen to the golden-flower borrowing argument 帝卒不聽
AD 1619 明年 · Political · Ruler · Refused
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 256, passage 215

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 200

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 256Volume 256 Biographies 144: Cui Jingrong, Huang Kezuan, Bi Ziyan, Li Zhanggeng, Liu Zhifeng · 5 passages

帝不悅，言：「金花籽粒本祖宗舊制，內供正額及軍官月俸，所費不貲，安得借留？ The emperor was displeased and said, "Golden-flower grain is the ancestral institution of our forefathers; the regular inner-court quota and officers' monthly pay cost an enormous sum—how can it be borrowed and retained?

是世宗朝金花盡充兵餉，不知陛下初年何故斂之於內也。 Thus in the Shizong reign golden-flower funds were entirely devoted to military pay—one wonders why in Your Majesty's early years they were gathered into the inner palace.

且原數一百萬，陛下始增二十萬，年深日久，顛末都忘。 Moreover the original sum was one million; Your Majesty first added two hundred thousand—with the years passing, the whole story has been forgotten.

此則祖宗舊制，陛下獨不聞耶？」 These are the ancestral institutions—has Your Majesty alone not heard of them?"

帝卒不聽。 The emperor ultimately refused to listen.