In previous years, Emperor Chongzhen would not have any objection to the negotiated result. Because it was negotiated according to the rules set in advance, and he was a very rule-oriented person.

At this time, all departments and departments were very happy. After all, the dividends this year have increased several times compared to before.

However, this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not answer the words of the prime minister, but said coldly, "I remember that I was not wrong with splitting the shares at the time, right?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned. They didn't understand why the emperor suddenly mentioned this at this time?

"Your Majesty, it's for the six ministries and the inner palace." Wen Tiren had already stood up and replied with a firm answer.

These people in Wenhua Palace are all human spirits. At this time, they felt a vague feeling in their hearts: the emperor seemed to have something wrong!

Sure enough, they immediately heard Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raise his voice and shouted coldly: "But why didn't I realize that the previous equity dividends were given to the six government offices?"

"..." Wen Tiren was stunned when he heard this. No matter how smart he was, he could not react for a while. The emperor had never communicated with him about what happened today. He thought about the past dividends, and he had indeed handed over to the six ministries!

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the six ministers on the side.

The six ministers did not understand what was going on. Seeing the chief minister's gaze, the Minister of Rites Xu Guangqi first stood up to testify and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has indeed received dividends, no problem!"

Li Changgeng, Minister of Personnel, also made a comment: "The Ministry of Personnel has also received dividends, no problem!"

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The six ministers of the Ministry of Justice have made a statement that there is no problem with dividends.

Hearing their words, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sneered and turned to command Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei standing beside him, saying: "Send each of them a copy of these and let them see if the six ministries have received dividends from previous years!"

"I will obey the order!" Liu Xingzuo immediately agreed with a fist and picked up a stack of memorials from the imperial desk. He seemed to know what the content was. He walked down and sent a copy to the people below.

Wen Tiren got it first and quickly opened the memorial and read it. But after a look, he immediately understood why Emperor Chongzhen said that the past dividends were not given to the six ministries' yamen, and what it meant!

So he turned to look at the Minister of Personnel, and saw that Li Changgeng also opened the memorial and started reading it.

Li Changgeng's face, which was rosy just now, suddenly became very pale, and even his hands holding the memorial were shaking faintly.

The ministers of other yamen also disappeared from the excitement they had just now, and a few of them also turned pale.

The only eunuchs on the Silijian and the pen on the pen on one side were calm because the dividend matter had nothing to do with them.

They looked at the memorial in their hands and saw that the six parts of red in the past were written on it, the specific places of the silver. Looking at the name of Li Changgeng, the Minister of Personnel, was in the most conspicuous position, and the amount that fell into his pocket was also the highest amount in his personal pocket, which was very dazzling.

Among them, Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, was most proud. Among these Shangshu, there were many cunning people. Some of the money was transferred and used various names, and finally fell into the pockets of these Shangshu's personal pockets. These were not hidden from the eyes of the foreign soldiers he sent out. The only regret that he had not known why the emperor asked Liu Xingzuo to share the matter, which seemed to be the result of these investigations being done by the Jinyiwei!

Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound, and there was a lot of noise. This sound made Li Changgeng, the Minister of Personnel, tremble his hand, and the memorial fell to the ground.

When everyone heard the sound, they saw that Emperor Chongzhen slapped the imperial case suddenly, his face was full of anger, and he shouted loudly: "You are all the officials of the Ming Dynasty and are important officials of the court. I have always trusted you very much, and even changed your previous practice. The court earned you and gave you all the reds. As a result, did these dividends and silver be distributed to the six departments?"

When he heard this, even the stupidest person knew what the emperor was referring to.

Li Changgeng, the Minister of Personnel, weakened his legs and fell to the ground. He lowered his head, his voice was not loud, and he even said with a slight trembling sound: "I am guilty!"

Minister of War Shen Yongmao also knelt down and bowed his head to confess his guilt.

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Only Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, did not kneel down because in this memorial, only the dividends from the Ministry of Rites did not make a penny into his personal pocket.

No one dared to deny it. Because they knew in their hearts that the contents of this memorial were so detailed that the emperor absolutely grasped the ins and outs of dividends.

More importantly, after just experiencing the military parade, the mighty army was impressive, and all of this, especially the new army formed and devoted to the efforts of the emperor himself! Anyone who participated in the military parade could understand that no matter those soldiers who had become part of the Beijing camp or the people in the capital, they all admired the emperor. The emperor's prestige was at its peak!

For civil officials, in addition to this, the emperor suddenly wrote lyrics improvised at the military parade. The so-called Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Emperor, Song Zong, and Song Zong, all had the spirit of not taking it seriously. This poem is heroic in Qinyuanchun, rooted in people's hearts. The so-called poems express feelings, which made these civil officials see what kind of feelings Emperor Chongzhen had! This shock to civil officials will definitely not be less than the shock of regaining Liaodong!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was already an emperor with both civil and military power in their eyes! His current prestige firmly suppressed the civil servant's desire to resist.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was angry, and the ministers and senior officials of the Ming Dynasty knelt down and bowed. For a moment, the atmosphere in Wenhua Hall was very tense, and it was completely out of place with the festive atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.

"I know that some of you may disagree with this. Isn't that the case in the past? Every time the silver issued by the court was given by the court, hehe, fire was consumed, right..." Emperor Chongzhen said, and sneered again, "It's so impressive to find excuses. Every time you stretch out your hands, have you ever thought about Confucius and Mencius's words? If you are an official for thousands of miles, you really only need to make money?"

"Do you think that such a thing has been a custom for hundreds of years. I have made a big deal about this matter?" In Wenhua Hall, only Emperor Chongzhen's words were echoing. Even Wen Tiren or the Silijian side, they all lowered their heads and endured the emperor's anger: "If according to the ancestral system, how many ministers of the Six Ming Dynasty could be exempted from the punishment of skinning and filling weeds? Do you want me to peel and fill all the second-rank officials of the court and put them in the Six Ministry's Office to warn those who were later?"

Li Changgeng was greedy for the most money in his pocket. When he heard these words from the emperor, even though it was the cold winter lunar month and there was heavy snow outside the hall, his sweat could not be stopped and kept flowing downwards.

"For the sake of money! You can be shameless! But I want shame!" Emperor Chongzhen's anger filled the Wenhua Hall. His name for his ministers had been changed from "Qing" to "you", without realizing it. "What kind of example did the dignified second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty set for all officials in the world? I have been waiting for someone among you to wake up! But until today, no one wants to reform! Now it is a new time to pay dividends, no wonder I am so excited to see you!"

In fact, as long as he has mastered the real evidence, Emperor Chongzhen would not have to do such a thing so much, and directly issue an order to the factory guards to take down the corrupt and abused power. No one would say anything about this kind of thing, because in theory, it is tenable on the surface.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's purpose was not so simple. In addition to taking the equity dividend back to the treasury, his purpose also wanted to touch on the unspoken rule of "pulling the feathers by geese" formed over the past few hundred years in the Ming Dynasty. This is not as simple as punishing a few corruption and severing the atmosphere of a yamen.

Emperor Chongzhen said this, paused for a moment, slowly staring at the ministers below, watching them sweat profusely, trembling, or bowing silently.

Suddenly, he calmed down a little tone, took his anger away, and said to the ministers below: "I am not an unreasonable person! I know that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the salaries of the officials in the Ming Dynasty have not been high. Especially the lower-level officials are only enough for the officials' own lives. If there are welcomes, exchanges of favors, or the population is prosperous, relying solely on the salaries of the officials will definitely not be enough. It should be because of this reason that the unspoken rule of "pulling the feathers by the geese" in various departments has gradually developed... "

When they heard the furious emperor just now, they suddenly said such reasonable words, and suddenly, these ministers couldn't help but feel secretly grateful to the emperor and his understanding.

In fact, all the people in the Wenhua Palace knew that Emperor Chongzhen said this to save them face. If it were to be said according to the facts, the reality might become very cruel. A large number of officials, even if their salaries are sufficient, those officials who reach out to make money will still reach out to make money.

In this case, Taizu did not save face at all and was severely punished. He used torture to embezzle a little silver and used skin and fill grass, but he could not stop the corrupt officials from succession. Now Emperor Chongzhen obviously did not take such measures like Taizu back then.

As a result, the atmosphere in Wenhua Hall became less nervous as Emperor Chongzhen spoke.

"...However, these unspoken rules are very harmful to our Ming Dynasty! How many of the military pay assigned to the border army actually fell into the hands of the soldiers of the border army? In the past, did the low combat power of the Ming army blame those soldiers who were hungry, or were others responsible for it?"

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, his tone became a little more severe, and he raised his voice: "Therefore, the unspoken rule of 'pulling the geese' is absolutely unacceptable. It is also for this reason that I decided to split the equity in the treasury income and send it to the six ministries. I hope that my Ming officials, regardless of their official position, can benefit from it and no longer bend down for life..."

At this time, all the officials in Wenhua Hall understood that the emperor gave the equity dividend to various departments, which was to improve the lives of all the officials of the six ministries. In other words, if the money was obtained by everyone in the yamen, it was divided by the yamen, and that was okay. But when all the equity dividends were entered into the pockets of the main officials of the first and second leaders of the yamen, that would not work! The emperor was furious because of this.

When the chief assistant Wen Tiren heard this, he thought about the emperor's intention and realized something in his heart. At this time, he had already remembered that the emperor had actually talked with him about this matter. After understanding this point, he immediately stepped out to report to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty's good intentions, I believe that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are grateful to the emperor for their great kindness! I believe that the income from the equity dividends should be returned to the national treasury, and then paid together with the salary, which is a supplement to the Ming officials in addition to the salary. It also informs the world that all officials who are honest and honest and have outstanding political achievements can receive this share dividend."

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this. He was worthy of being the chief minister he chose, and he was really the worm in his stomach. He knew what the purpose of this meeting was. He even gave a very avant-garde proposal, which was actually a form of bonus!

It has to be said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty should also be a profession. If they want to serve the people wholeheartedly, it seems that it is not in line with human nature. Although this form of bonus has never been heard of before, it sounds good, or can be implemented to see how the effect is!

Emperor Chongzhen was considering this matter, and Cao Huachun, the eunuch in another column, also made a comment: "Your Majesty's benevolence is something that has not been seen in all dynasties. I think the proposal of the chief assistant is reasonable. The dividends of the capital come from the national treasury, which is the kindness of Your Majesty, not the gift of the ministry. This is a natural and righteous act. Therefore, I will discuss it!"

Although he said it a little stingy, it represented the meaning of the eunuch who was in charge of the seal. When the eunuchs with their pens saw it, they all stood up one by one, followed them and flattered the emperor.

The foreign ministers, the Censorate, the Minister of Rites and others who have no connection with today's corruption, or those who have no concern for the money themselves, have also discussed it. They feel that the dividends of equity should be attributed to the treasury, and the gratitude should be given to the superiors, rather than the division of the ministry, which is responsible for distribution. This consensus was soon found in the Wenhua Hall.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded and said, "In this way, I will report it to you. In addition to this salary, in addition to being honest and honest, and excellent political achievements, those who are willing to go to remote places in the Ming Dynasty and go to places with difficult conditions and harsh environments to become officials, they can pay more attention to rewards!"

It is not possible to resume on-time updates on weekdays, so you can only update Chapter 2 after you come back from get off work in the evening. I hope to restore on-time updates on weekends.
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