Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 110 The Financial Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty
"The imperial store in Huangzhuang is rotten, and the grassland under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Prison is also rotten." Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, staring at the memorial in his hand, and said in a bad tone: "The inner court in the past was rotten to the core. , unless all of these imperial rats are killed, I will not be able to calm down the anger in my heart!"

Wang Tiqian, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse, had their heads lowered and stood there without saying anything. They could all feel the emperor's anger.

"Wang Chengen!"

"The servant is here."

Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Wang Chengen who was bowing and saluting, "Send someone to tell Fang Zhenghua that the arrested group of rats will be escorted to the capital and transferred to the imperial prison for interrogation by the imperial guards. The Xiji Police Factory under his command will quickly inspect the grassland in the northern Zhili border."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen hurriedly lowered his head and responded.

Corruption is everywhere!

Zhu Youxiao's mood is very complicated. Up to now, the inner court's investigation has involved more levels, and the bigger the problems have been found. In the Huangzhuanghuangdian and Caochangchang in the north of Zhili, how many giant rats have been found , and these giant rats are colluding with many local snakes in various places in Northern Zhili.

Zhu Youxiao was thinking, in the areas outside Northern Zhili, in areas related to the internal funds of the inner court, how much of the taxes and money that needs to be paid into the inner transport treasury, especially in the southeastern provinces, has been hijacked?

I dare not think about this at all.

The inner court is like this, so what is the appearance of the outer court and localities?
"How is the imperial horse supervisor sorting out the fields in Shandong, Henan, and Northern Zhili?" Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly and continued to ask.

"Still checking."

Wang Chengen's heart tightened, and sweat began to break out on his forehead, "Just what we have now, I'm afraid that the grass in the fields in Shandong, Henan, and North Zhili will turn yellow, and there are..."

"Then keep checking."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and interrupted: "I want detailed information, without any water mixed in. The truth is true, the false is false. After thorough investigation, I will submit a memorial to the emperor."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen did not dare to hesitate, but he felt fear in his heart. He was afraid that after the inspection of the land involved, a group of people would lose their heads. After all, the Royal Horse Supervisor did not actually urge the collection of this part of the land, but The collection will be collected by local government officials.

"Wang Tiqian, how is the drafting of the new system of raising integrity silver designated by the inner court?" While Wang Chengen was thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Tiqian and said.

"Your Majesty, we have already made a preliminary draft."

Wang Tigan bowed hurriedly and said: "According to the emperor's decree, groups of all ranks in the inner court will be given an additional amount of money to support integrity in addition to the monthly principal money. At the moment, the Chief of Ceremonies is calculating this expenditure. Once the detailed expenditure is clear, The Supervisor of Ceremonies will submit them to the emperor together."

"Do it as soon as possible."

Zhu Youxiao said in a calm tone: "It is not easy to be an errand in the inner court. You must be given enough money. But now that you have received the Yanglianyin, there is nothing else to say to anyone who dares to violate the palace rules again."

Corruption cannot be eradicated. Wherever there is power, this phenomenon will inevitably exist.

The inner court is different from other places. It is not enough to blindly adopt a high-pressure policy. It must be a combination of kindness and power, otherwise big problems will occur.

The position of the inner court is a carrot and a pit. The group of eunuchs in charge must be well won over, and the group of middle and low-level eunuchs must be well won over, even the palace maids.

If you want to make the horse run, you have to feed the grass frequently. You have to give hope and benefits. If you only have power but no wealth, over time, hidden dangers will arise in the inner court.

Of course, the temporary establishment of a new system of clean silver in the inner court was also due to Zhu Youxiao's political planning.

There was too much gray income in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. This was related to the low salaries set in the early Ming Dynasty. This forced many people, forced by reality and livelihood, to slowly start to get involved, ranging from petty theft to petty greed. Once you have behaved, it is impossible to stop.

Zhu Youxiao knows that corruption cannot be eradicated.

Even if the new system of maintaining integrity is gradually implemented in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, people who should be corrupt will still be corrupt. However, by that time, the court will be famous for catching corruption and eradicating corruption. No matter how many corrupt officials are killed, it will not matter. Anyone who dares to criticize this matter must have a crooked butt!

Corruption is like cancer in the human body. If you don't control it, it will affect other people. If you dare to slack off at all, it will rebound. Therefore, we must always keep a close eye on combating corruption and upholding integrity. If we find any group, we will kill them. If you have the ability, you can hide it well. , then pray that he will never be found out. If he is found out, he will be severely punished!

This is Zhu Youxiao's attitude towards eradicating corruption, but everything must be carried out slowly, and you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Yang Sichang and the others would like to see you."

Not long after Wang Chengen left, a eunuch walked in outside the palace, bowed respectfully and said: "They have begun to prepare the troops in Northern Zhili..." "Announcement."

Zhu Youxiao interrupted, then picked up a memorial and said to Wang Tiqian: "I will personally go there and send this memorial submitted by the cabinet to the minister of household affairs and send it to the cabinet."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Tiqian hurriedly took it with both hands, but doubts arose in his heart. There were obviously two copies of the memorandum submitted by the cabinet to the emperor, so why was it only recommended by the Ministry of Household Affairs?

The court recommendation with ulterior motives came to an end in a noisy manner. The recommended candidates for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs were also drafted by the cabinet and submitted to the imperial court. Many people were eagerly waiting.

cabinet.

"Brother Yuchen, who do you think your Majesty will select for the candidates for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Liu Yishen was a little nervous, and looked at Han Xu and said: "There is no news at the moment, and I am a little worried in my heart. "

"Is the Second Assistant afraid that His Majesty will ignore you?"

Han Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, "That court meeting attracted a lot of attention in the court. The Jin Yiwei killed so many people in the West City before, and the public opinion has not ended yet. If your majesty really ignores this meeting, I am afraid that the court will The bureau will fall into new chaos."

"Bensuke thinks so too."

Liu Yishen nodded and said: "Fortunately, this court recommendation went as expected. The people recommended by Sun Ruyou and others are not as qualified or famous as the ones recommended by us. If the people selected by His Majesty are not I had thought beforehand that the official censor would submit an impeachment memorial."

"Hope everything goes well."

Han Xu's expression was a little complicated, and he narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Those people are still too impatient. The current situation in the DPRK is so chaotic. I'm afraid even if someone does take those two positions, I don't know what kind of disturbance will happen in the future. I'm waiting for you." Wait for me."

"At this point, it's useless to talk about it."

Liu Yishen frowned and said, "Fortunately, the reply from Lord Jin Qing (Ye Xianggao) is not as firm as before. If Lord Jin Qing is willing to come to Beijing as an official, then the court will be able to stabilize."

Speaking of this, Liu Yishen felt a little more relaxed.

Han Xu remained silent. For some reason, he felt a little more uneasy in his heart at this moment.

"Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Han Ge."

A member of the Zhongshu House hurriedly walked in. When he saw the two of them, he bowed and said, "Yuanfu invites the two cabinet ministers to come over. The Chief of Ceremonies has sent your Majesty to select the candidates for the Minister of Household Affairs."

Ok?
Liu Yishui and Han Xu had different expressions when they heard this. Why were there only candidates from the Minister of Hubu and not the Minister of Libu?

In order to attract enough attention, including some internal differences and exchanges of interests, Zhou Jiamo, the official minister, withdrew, but the Donglin Party was determined to win this position.

"Who is the Minister of Household Affairs chosen by Your Majesty?"

Liu Yishen was alert, looked at the people in the middle school and said, "But who are the top ones?"

"No."

Zhongshu Sheren hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's Bi Ziyan who ranks last."

"!!!"

Liu Yishui and Han Xu's expressions changed slightly. They had not expected this situation. Why was the emperor's selection of Minister of Household Affairs not at the top, but Bi Ziyan at the bottom?
This was not within their expectations.

Bi Ziyan, who was the Minister of Taipu Temple at that time, although he was secretly friendly with some Donglin Party members, most Donglin Party members never regarded him as their own faction.

Be it an official of the Ming Dynasty or a scholar, who doesn’t have some personal friendship?If the relationships between classmates, same year, teachers, and mentors were divided in such a general way, none of them would be clean.

Zhu Youxiao, who was handling important matters in the Palace of Qianqing, did not know at this moment that the cabinet he had selected was to submit the candidates to the imperial court as Minister of Household Affairs, which caused quite a stir in the court.

No one expected that Bi Ziyan, who lived in a relatively marginalized area, would be selected as the new Minister of Household Affairs. Although he was among the officials of the capital, the Donglin Party did not expect it, nor did the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang Party and other factions. Even other court officials did not expect it, and Bi Ziyan, the person involved, did not even know about it...

(End of this chapter)