Chapter VIII Rectification
Zhu Cilang's eyes were cold. He looked at the Jinyiwei under his seat and continued, "If you follow me, you will show your tiger and wolf spirit. Among my people, there are no cowards or wastes. What you investigate is all cases that others cannot investigate, and what you manage is all military affairs that others cannot manage. Dead first and then report, and the imperial power is granted!"
It was so fucking passionate that everyone felt that their blood was rising and they had something to eat with the prince.
Of course there is food, Zhu Cilang stepped on the big box with one foot: "This is the salary that the court owes you. From today on, the court will not owe you a penny again. If the officials' salary is not paid, they will have to give you first. Relying on the reign of Taizu and Taizong, the emperor will regain the responsibility of the inspection and arrest of our Jinyiwei! This prince is your backstage, and your emperor is your backstage. Follow this prince, you will have enough food and clothing, and your salary. Those who have made meritorious service will be rewarded! If you are a good man, your family will be resettled and your children will inherit your legacy."
They are crazy, they are crazy. The good days of the Jinyiwei are back. Everyone is full of their blood and tears. The first one is to pay the salary of these thousands of households. Everyone makes up for the arrears of their wages at one time. Holding so much money in their hands, it seems like they are dreaming.
Two hundred thousand taels of silver were enough to pay the salary owed to the Jinyiwei in the capital. These days, the Jinyiwei was as excited as the New Year. They carried meat and wine, and went home to enjoy it with their wives and children.
Next, we will rectify the Jinyiwei, expand the troops and make up for the positions that have been paid for by empty wages. Then, Zhu Cilang was ready to take action.
Let the Jinyiwei collect evidence of the officials' corruption and abuse of power first. In fact, there is no need to investigate. Those officials who later surrendered to Jiannu and the thief were searched one by one. It would be fine to plunder 10 million taels of silver in less than three months. This is Zhu Cilang's first plan, to make money first.
The second step is to solve the problem of domestic bandits, which is more difficult. The main focus is on Zhao'an, the premise is how to Zhao'an and how to resettle the bandits after recruiting them so that they will not rebel again. Zhu Cilang has not yet thought about this.
The third step is to deal with Jiannu. Jiannu’s cavalry has a strong advantage. The only way to fight them is to improve the firearms. The development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty has been quite mature. As long as it is slightly improved, it will be enough for the Jiannu in Liaodong to drink a pot.
This takes time. What Ming Dynasty lacks the most now is time. So Zhu Cilang was a little anxious, and Daming had already fought the critical survival and death. There was not much time left for him.
Emperor Chongzhen was also very happy in the Forbidden City. Donating silver to help pay was very effective because Zhou Kui, the father-in-law, set an example. The total amount of silver that the ministers raised was 370,800 taels.
This was great news for Chongzhen. Not only was the issue of Liaodong's military pay temporarily solved, but the money for suppressing rebels in the country was temporarily alleviated to a certain extent.
Although it can't last for a few months, it's better than nothing. What Chongzhen didn't know was that the 370,000 taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket for the officials of the Forbidden City. In this way, many people were still clamoring that they had already eaten the earth and drank the wind.
Chongzhen was very moved and praised his ministers. However, these people fooled Chongzhen, but they could not deceive Zhu Cilang. Because Zhu Cilang knew that the gold and silver that the thief Li Zicheng later went to Beijing, the gold and silver that had been plundered from them reached 70 million taels.
What does 70 million taels mean? It is the total income of the treasury in the 14th year of Chongzhen dynasty. Of course, the consequences of doing so are extremely serious, which indirectly led to Li Zicheng's lack of support from the big landlord class, and the Dashun regime was soon over.
Although Zhu Cilang would not be able to deal with him tens of millions of taels, he would make these officials desperate, and they could afford to deal with tens of millions of taels.
In the harem, Emperor Chongzhen was so happy. Empress Zhou felt relieved when she saw Emperor Chongzhen’s rare happiness: “What happy thing happened to Your Majesty today? Did the front line win the battle?”
Empress Zhou, who is completely opposite to the father-in-law Zhou Kui, has a stingy personality. Zhou Kui is a miser, but her daughter, Empress Zhou, is a kind and virtuous woman. After taking charge of the harem, she is particularly frugal, reducing unnecessary expenses, and not begging for her relatives to beg for grace from the emperor. Even during festivals, ministers ordered their wives to come to the court to congratulate, and the rewards she gave were completely in accordance with etiquette and never imparted indiscriminately.
Moreover, the Empress Zhou was extremely beautiful. The "Chenzhen Palace Ci" records her: "The Empress is beautiful and does not serve Tu Ze." The "Old Beijing Lie" records: "The Holy Essence of Empress Lie is calm and stable." "The Empress's jade body is calm and stable. At first, there is no gold and Zhang's heart of the four natures. Before entering the supreme, the gods and men helped him, and the country was in full bloom. Those who see him know that he is noble of Feng Huo." Chen Wenzhuang Renxi once left to the family of the Zhou emperor. When the Empress was young, he met Renxi and was surprised by his appearance and said to his father, "The king's daughter, the noble man in the world!"
When Emperor Chongzhen was still the King of Xin, because she was poor, she lived in the vassal palace of Xinwang for a period of time and always maintained her common character. In "The Book of Shikui", this describes the Queen Zhou: she often wore cloth clothes and vegetarian food in the harem, and promoted frugality with the emperor, and did everything like female red textiles and other matters by herself.
Although Chongzhen was irritable, he still respected the queen quite well: "The happy event was that since the father-in-law donated 800,000 taels of silver to support the military pay of Liaodong soldiers, the ministers in the court followed suit. When the scattered dynasty, the treasury had received 370,000 taels of silver. With this money, the military pay owed by Liaodong soldiers was settled."
Empress Zhou was stunned when she heard this: "Your Majesty, my father has always been stingy. Where did he get the 800,000 taels of silver pattern?"
Emperor Chongzhen's face darkened, 800,000 taels. Zhou Kui had gained many benefits over the years. If the money was not clear, it would be enough for him to drink a pot.
Chongzhen sighed: "It was Ci Yang who asked for it. The child didn't know what method he used. The father-in-law had taken out so much money at once. No matter how the money came about, I feel very relieved that the father-in-law could have such a heart, so I don't have to pay attention to the others."
Empress Zhou was shocked when she heard this. What was wrong with the child Ci Yang recently. She had been in a mysterious and mysterious manner all day long, and her personality suddenly changed. In the past, Zhu Ci Yang was honest and honest, just a child who was ignorant of the world. Now, she suddenly became strange and had a maturity that was inconsistent with this age.
Chapter completed!