Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 123 Apocalypse (2)

Whether it is fighting in the temple or scheming, some people regard it as a model, some people go with the flow, some people treat it as a weakling, and some people avoid it. This all illustrates the complexity of human nature, and also explains the true meaning of birds of a feather flocking together.

For the same thing, if you are in a different position, have a different footing, and think about the problem from a different angle, then the predictions and ideas you analyze will be different.

People are like that.

The snow keeps falling, in Changping, in the capital, and in various parts of the capital. It seems that even God has seen the complexity of the world and wants to drop snow after snow to cool down the temperature.

The Forbidden City, covered with a layer of silver, is endlessly white as far as the eye can see. The cold wind is howling and blowing snowflakes. This year's midwinter is colder than in previous years.

"Remember, the stolen silver from Hejian Prefecture was seized in Huangzhuang Huangdian, and the first batch of silver in Jinghai County weighed 13291 taels~"

"Remember, the Beijing camp was rectifying and confiscating the stolen silver, and the first batch of silver involved in the fifth military camp weighed 7293 taels~"

"Remember, arrest, order, jail and search..."

In the imperial city and the inner transport warehouse, hundreds of young eunuchs are scattered everywhere, busy and busy, with high concentration. The sound of singing, drinking and counting beads is constantly ringing, and figures are constantly coming and going. This is a large place. The smell of sweat can make people who are new to this place feel uncomfortable.

"The movements should be quick and quick. Don't delay using the pen in the accounting department. Pay attention when cutting, and the length should be appropriate."

"Hurry up and grind the ink more quickly. The accounting office and the registration office are in urgent need of ink, so don't delay."

"Look carefully when binding. These will go into the ceremonial office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Anyone who dares to make mistakes will be punished."

"Replace all these empty plates. You guys, put all the pastries in place. Where is the tea? Go and prepare it..."

In addition to this group of young eunuchs who are busy with various practical tasks, there is also a group of pragmatic middle-aged eunuchs who are busy solving various needs and chores. The entire internal transportation warehouse is busy and not chaotic, checking the amount of gold and silver everywhere.

In other parts of the imperial city, the jewelry, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, etc. that were inspected were all running in a busy and orderly manner like an internal transport warehouse. These are all internal funds and cannot be missed!
"Hurry up, the internal funds expenditure documents for nearly two months have been transferred out. Your Majesty wants to see them."

In the Office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the eunuch who was on duty frowned and gave instructions to the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Then he went to a place, pushed the door in, and said: "The various gold and silver in the inner transport warehouse are being inspected. How's it going? Have you handed over all the detailed documents?"

"not yet."

An eunuch hurriedly stood up and ran over, bowed and saluted and said: "According to reports from the internal transportation warehouse, it will take at least a month to fully check out. At present, the seized items from many places are being transported to the capital as fast as possible, mainly... There are not enough local drivers recruited.”

"It's been so long, and I can't even do this little errand."

The accompanying eunuch frowned and said: "In the name of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, I will send a request to the Royal Horse Supervisor to see if we can temporarily use the mules and horses arriving in Beijing to send them to various places to speed up the delivery of the fodder needed during the period. All losses and losses will be borne by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the gold and silver stored in the internal funds must be clearly identified."

"Yes."

The man immediately bowed.

"Who is responsible for the inventory of the fields in Jinghuangzhuang and Caochangchang in Beizhili?" The eunuch of Suitang continued: "Sun Guozhen and his party, who were ordered to leave the capital, are doing an inventory of the fields in various places? What are the various types of fields submitted to the Supervisor of Ceremonies? How are the memorials and documents approved? Your Majesty wants to know about this."

"It's humble."

A man hurriedly came over to salute and said: "In Shuntian and Yongping Prefectures, the land under the control of Huangzhuang and Caochang Ranch has been inventoried and all have been registered. The internal study hall sent out has responded to the letter, and I have received approval to put it into the treasury... …”

"Okay, go get Xiangang."

The eunuch who attended the hall interrupted and said, "Come with our family to Qianqing Palace."

"Here!"

I don’t know since when, the busyness in the inner court has quietly formed in the inner court. Different from the previous busyness, the current busyness in the inner court is really busy. There are various things to be done, all kinds of corrections to be done, and the literate eunuchs and eunuchs of the inner court are gathering together. The eunuchs of the inner court, who were illiterate, were assigned different errands and performed various auxiliary errands.

The will of the emperor is affecting this inner court.

Qianqing Palace.

Dongnuan Pavilion.

"Brother Emperor, since there is so much gold and silver in the internal funds, why don't you allocate it to the outer court?" Zhu Youjian looked surprised, looking at the memorial in his hand, he was still shocked in his heart.

"Why should I allocate money to foreign countries?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and looked at Zhu Youjian with a smile, "These are all obtained by me from searching the Shuoshu. They belong to internal funds and have nothing to do with the national treasury."

Zhu Youjian said subconsciously: "But Brother Emperor, didn't you just say that there are many memorials submitted by foreign ministers, hoping that internal funds can be used to alleviate the difficulties?"

"Royal brother, this is your question for my examination."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said to Zhu Youjian: "Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

"My brother is stupid and has not figured this out." Zhu Youjian looked serious, bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said, "Brother, please give me some advice."

"Hehe~"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and put down the tea cup, pointed at Zhu Youjian and said: "You, you just believe too much in one-sided words. Let me ask you something, do these memorials for asking for money to be transferred have detailed instructions for each transaction?" Purpose of expenditure?
Each item of the internal funds expenditure of the inner court is clearly marked.

An official from a foreign court wrote eloquently in the memorial: 10 taels, nearly a million taels. How to judge whether it is true or false?Can you ensure that the internal funds requested are really allocated to them? Will these internal funds be put to practical use?Instead of going into private pockets? "

"Brother~"

Zhu Youjian didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Internal money is internal money, and the national treasury is the national treasury. The two cannot be confused."

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "In the past, some people had hidden evil intentions and wanted to confuse the two. The money appropriated from the internal funds was never returned, and it was very difficult to transfer money from the treasury to the internal funds. Difficult things, even serious ones, can cause trouble in the government.

Does this mean anything?

It represents some people who want to limit the financial power under the imperial power. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if you don’t even have the control to allocate financial power, do you know what this means? "

"Puppet~"

Zhu Youjian subconsciously replied, but when he was halfway through speaking, he didn't dare to say it out.

"That's right, it's the puppet emperor."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked at Zhu Youjian with approval, "In front of me, just say what you think in your heart. You don't have to hide it. You are my imperial brother, and even you don't dare to If you tell me the truth, who in the world will tell me the truth?"

"Brother Emperor, I understand."

Zhu Youjian raised his head and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs would like to report that all the confiscated fields should be returned to official fields in various places. Do you also want to..."

"Concrete matters must be analyzed in detail."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and interrupted: "Fields are different from internal funds. This involves land tax and capitation tax. The amount collected from official land goes to the state treasury, while the amount from the imperial village goes to internal funds.

Bi Ziyan is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the purpose of reporting this matter is to increase the tax revenue of the treasury. This is understandable, but I have no intention of allowing this matter.

In Shuntian and Yongping Prefectures alone, more than 17 acres of land were newly discovered. Of this extra land, nearly four percent belonged to the Imperial Mansion. The reason for the occupation has been changed. How much more land will there be after the inspection of the seized acres in the northern Zhili border is completed?

Should the privately held acres of land be converted into official land, or should it be returned to the imperial village? It has a great reputation. Who would not be jealous when seeing such a big piece of fat?Does the emperor know why I don't allow it? "

"First, it can increase domestic tax revenue."

Zhu Youjian said without hesitation: "Furthermore, even the eunuchs assigned to be in charge of the village dare to embezzle these extra acres of land, so no one can guarantee that if they are all transferred to the official fields in various places in Beizhili, will there be anyone left?" These are the ideas.”

Zhu Youxiao showed an expression of approval.

"The emperor's brother is right, everything in the world comes from profit."

Zhu Youxiao said: "People die for money and birds die for food. Bi Ziyan's memorial is not bad. It's just that taking advantage of the situation to investigate the official fields, it is probably a matter of thunder and rain. Since the eunuchs in charge are all If you dare to be greedy, then the local officials will not be greedy?
Everything in this world is not that simple as long as it is touched by greed.

It is unrealistic to ask them to spit out the fat they eat.

Bi Ziyan can manage the Ministry of Revenue well and wants to sort out the accounts of the treasury. This does not mean that all localities must listen to the Ministry of Revenue. After all, some of the finances in various places in the Ming Dynasty are directly under the central government, but many parts are doing their own thing.

If you want to inventory official land, you can do it in the name of the Ministry of Revenue. Don't use the meat of the inner court to distribute to others. The extra land will be used by me to resettle the Liao people who fled into the customs, gather the fleeing refugees, and call them Will they be able to effectively alleviate the conflicts in Northern Zhili by farming the land and building workshops?Can it effectively increase domestic income? "

Zhu Youjian said with some worry: "It's just that the emperor brother... If the imperial village under the jurisdiction of the inner court is still sent out to manage the eunuchs, will the previous bad governance appear again in the future?"

"Who said I would send a eunuch to take charge of the village?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "From now on, the Imperial Village, Huangdian, and Caochangchi under the jurisdiction of the Inner Court will be completely separated from the Inner Court Yousi. I will select another group of talented people to govern. The Inner Court Yousi only has the power of supervision. Who can take over the share?" If you do your job well, I will reward you heavily. If anyone fails, or even has thoughts that you shouldn't have, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Can you do this?

Zhu Youjian was surprised. If this is the case, then anyone who wants to be greedy must think carefully before they want to be greedy. Especially those who are specifically responsible for the Huangzhuang Huangdian and other places will be supervised by the inner court. Even if they really want to be greedy, they can be A group of eunuchs and eunuchs are watching, and they probably don’t dare to be greedy, right?

"Let's go, follow me to the Ancestral Temple."

Zhu Youxiao stood up with a smile and looked at the thoughtful Zhu Youjian, "You and I are both descendants of Huang Ming. We must do the worship personally, and let our ancestors know what the descendants of my Zhu family are like!"

(End of this chapter)