Chapter 197 I want to be a Mingjun! 【Ask for a monthly ticket】
Chu Yi glanced at the amount and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Although he had expected it, when he actually saw that number, Chu Yi still couldn't help but sigh.
Waving his hand to signal the group to retreat, Chu Yi looked at the letter in his hand, pondered for a moment, then left the East Factory and headed straight for the Leopard Room.
The emperor's mood has become more and more comfortable in the past two days, and he is even considering when to move back to the Forbidden City. After all, the majestic emperor has a huge palace to live in, but he lives in this small leopard room.
Some of them are unjustifiable.
Otherwise, a group of civil and military ministers would not have come to use this point to force him into the palace.
When he chose to leave the palace and live in the Leopard Room, it was because he had no sense of security in the palace. Only the Leopard Room could make him feel that he meant what he said and was a true emperor.
Today is different from the past. With his support, Chu Yi continued to kill people. It can be said that he killed hundreds of people. He also attracted a group of civil servants, suppressed a group, killed a group, and even attracted Wu Xun's side to his side. Zhu Houzhao's
The power can be said to be unprecedented.
Although compared with Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di, the two immediate emperors, there is a big difference, but compared with Hongzhi and Chenghua emperors, the power Zhu Houzhao can control is much greater, at least among the civil servants
Zhu Houzhao no longer has to think about this until the system recovers.
Although I was thinking of moving back to the palace, it was just a thought and I would not put it into action immediately.
Here Zhu Houzhao is practicing Taoist methods of maintaining health and strengthening the body under the guidance of Master Shao Yuanjie.
Lu Wenyang rebelled. Although Shao Yuanjie did not take action, the emperor sent him to plunder the formation for Chu Yi. Regardless of whether he took action or not, this is a credit, isn't it?
Relying on this contribution and the emperor's trust, not long ago, the emperor issued an imperial edict to confer Shao Yuanjie as a Taoist true man.
Those who can be respected as real people must be Taoist masters. For example, Zhang Sanfeng is called Sanfeng Zhenren. Many Taoist masters are named Zhenren by the imperial court. It can be said that the title of Zhenren is of great significance to Taoist monks.
of honor.
Even Shao Yuanjie was not exempt from vulgarity. After receiving the emperor's imperial edict, he became even more dedicated in teaching Zhu Houzhao.
Chu Yi's status in the Leopard Room is quite special. There is no need to pass the rules to enter the Leopard Room, so when Chu Yi saw Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao had just finished his work, and there were some beads of sweat on his forehead.
When he saw Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile at Chu Yi and said: "I haven't seen Daban for a day or two, and just now I was thinking of sending someone to invite Daban here. I never thought that Daban and I would have a good understanding, so he would come here by himself."
Got it!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao motioned for Chu Yi and Shao Yuanjie to sit down. Both Chu Yi and Shao Yuanjie were used to Zhu Houzhao's way of getting along with each other in private without any airs.
Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao have been together for almost ten years, and they have already become accustomed to everything about Zhu Houzhao. Shao Yuanjie stayed with Zhu Houzhao these days, and after getting along with him like this, he realized that the emperor was not as absurd and addicted as the literati said.
Playthings, ignorant of national affairs.
These days, many ministers in the court have been implicated and thrown into jail, which has directly led to a certain degree of chaos in the court. Many government affairs require Zhu Houzhao to make decisions personally. Zhu Houzhao is diligent and diligent. Even if he reviews memorials every day until late at night, he still does not feel tired.
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In Shao Yuanjie's opinion, if people like Zhu Houzhao can be regarded as cowardly kings who ignore national affairs, then most of the emperors in the past dynasties are also cowardly kings.
Shao Yuanjie also had a deep understanding of Zhu Houzhao's generosity and approachability towards people around him. He nodded slightly to Chu Yi, and Shao Yuanjie sat down under Chu Yi.
Taking a cup of hot tea, Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi and said, "My companion is definitely not here to see me. Tell me, is there something going on in the court?"
Chu Yi chuckled lightly, took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this is a report sent by Dongchang from Tianjin Wei on the express horse."
"Oh, Tianjin Guard, where Lu Wenyang's traitor's lair is. I think Han Kun, Bi Heng and the others should have captured Tianjin Guard by now!"
I heard that Zhu Houzhao grasped these major events so accurately. Anyone who says that Zhu Houzhao ignores government affairs is really slandering Chi Guoguo.
Zhu Houzhao took the letter and glanced at the content on the letter. Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but swallowed a sip of tea and then coughed violently.
Gu Dayong on the side was startled, and he quickly stepped forward and patted Zhu Houzhao gently on the back. Zhu Houzhao was obviously choked. He coughed violently for a while, took a breath, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and didn't think anything of it.
Shao Yuanjie turned to Chu Yi and said with a smile: "It made my companion and the real person laugh."
Shao Yuanjie glanced at the letter curiously. Apparently Shao Yuanjie was very curious as to what the content of the letter was that could make an emperor like Zhu Houzhao react like this.
However, Shao Yuanjie himself did not have much pursuit of power. He was a true master who was dedicated to the Tao. This can be seen from the fact that Shao Yuanjie will remain honorable and disgraceful by the side of Emperor Jiajing for twenty years in the future. Upholding integrity is the foundation of his life.
Therefore, no matter how curious Shao Yuanjie is, Shao Yuanjie will not look at or inquire about any affairs that may involve the DPRK and China. He will just do what he should do.
Zhu Houzhao placed the letter on the coffee table, and sighed with an expression on his face: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would really have found it unimaginable that Lu Wenyang had greedily squandered a total of thirty million taels of silver."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Chu Yi knew that Zhu Houzhao had removed tens of millions of taels of dirty silver from Jiangnan that Lu Wenyang had robbed.
If we do the math, the amount of gold and silver brought to Beijing this time is as much as 35 million taels. The total tax and silver collected from the national treasury is only a few million taels, plus a few
The proceeds from the first house confiscation barely exceeded ten million taels.
As a result, tens of millions of silver coins were confiscated this time, which was almost equal to the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty for several years.
Even Qing Xiu such as Shao Yuanjie couldn't help but frown and look shocked after hearing Zhu Houzhao's words.
It was really beyond Shao Yuanjie's expectation that a governor of water transportation could covet so much gold and silver. However, considering that Shao Yuanjie dared to do such treacherous and unethical things as Qing Jun, what else could he not dare to do? Such a person was so covetous.
It seems understandable that there are too many grains of silver.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao who had a sigh on his face and said, "Your Majesty, has your Majesty ever thought about how to arrange this money?"
The Ming Dynasty had an inner treasury and an outer treasury. The outer treasury naturally belonged to the Ming Dynasty and was managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The inner treasury was equivalent to the royal private treasury and belonged to the emperor's small treasury. It was passed down among the emperors of the past dynasties, so it is generally speaking.
He said that if the emperor wanted to do anything private, he would draw silver from the internal treasury instead of using the national treasury. Even if the emperor wanted to do it, the cabinet would probably not agree.
If this large amount of silver went into the national treasury, then as the emperor, it would not be so easy for Zhu Houzhao to use it.
It was precisely because of this distinction between inside and outside that Chu Yi asked Zhu Houzhao whether he meant to send the confiscated Wen Yin to the capital before sending it to the emperor's private treasury or to the state treasury.
There was a bit of hesitation and struggle on Zhu Houzhao's face. Even if he is the emperor, he claims to own the world, but no one who is not the emperor knows that the emperor's seat is not that easy to sit in. The so-called wealth in the world is a bit exaggerated.
Neither Chu Yi nor Shao Yuanjie bothered the emperor at the moment. Before the silver was put into the treasury, the emperor still had a choice. Once the decision was made, there was no choice.
I don’t know since when, Zhu Houzhao also imitated Chu Yi when he was deep in thought, tapping the coffee table gently with one hand, and heard Zhu Houzhao look at Chu Yi and Shao Yuanjie and say: "As the saying goes, take it from the people.
To use it for the people, most of the silver that Lu Wenyang came from greedily is the people's fat and the people's anointing, if I put it into my private treasury, how would I feel at ease!"
Gu Dayong on the side heard the words and couldn't help but said anxiously: "Your Majesty, there is not much savings in the royal treasury..."
Zhu Houzhao glared at Gu Dayong, obviously not happy that Gu Dayong interrupted at this time.
Looking at Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao said: "I wonder what choice I should make, my companion?"
Chu Yi was stunned for a moment and chuckled: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and loves the people, which is a blessing to all people. In my opinion, the property brought back this time includes gold, silver, jewelry, jade, etc. It is not difficult for Your Majesty to take the jewelry.
Jade and other property were put into the inner treasury, while gold and silver were put into the national treasury.”
Just like the thirteen million taels of property that Chu Yi brought back from Jiangnan, it is impossible that all of them were cash, and some were jade, jewelry and the like.
Also confiscated from Lu Wenyang's mansion were many priceless jewelry, jade and other properties.
Chu Yi's suggestion is quite good. The gold and silver should be put into the national treasury to provide relief to the victims, build water conservancy projects, etc. to govern the country and bring peace to the people. The jade, jewelry and the like should be put into the national treasury, which can enrich the royal private treasury.
After listening to Chu Yi's suggestion, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he said: "What the great companion said is very in line with my heart. In that case, according to the great companion, all the jewelry, jade, etc. will be put into the royal treasury, and the gold and silver will be filled into the national treasury!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said to Chu Yi with a little worry, "Daban, if I do this, will I be accused of being a coward?"
Obviously, Zhu Houzhao has the desire to be a wise king in his heart. Otherwise, if he has a choice, a faint king will definitely put so much property into his inner treasury. But Zhu Houzhao is able to suppress the desire in his heart.
Considering so many things, choosing to deposit gold and silver into the national treasury still shows the appearance of a wise king.
The Shao Yuanjie people on the side didn't know that an inspector said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I shouldn't interrupt, but I can't help but say that what your Majesty has done can be called a wise king!"
After spending some time together, Zhu Houzhao got to know Shao Yuanjie roughly as a scholar. He knew that Shao Yuanjie was upright, cautious, and never said much. This was probably the first time Shao Yuanjie took the initiative to speak after he came to his side.
Because of this, Zhu Houzhao was very happy to receive such praise from Shao Yuanjie, and the smile on his face could not help but flow out.
There were more than 30 million taels of property, including goldfish, jewelry and the like worth tens of millions of taels, and about 25 million taels of cash. In other words, so much property went into the emperor's private treasury.
There are only tens of millions of taels of property in it.
Even after all the civil and military ministers in the court knew this, they were absolutely speechless, because Zhu Houzhao's choice was completely speechless.
While they were talking, a chamberlain hurriedly came over and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty's guard commander Han Kun has arrived in Beijing and sent someone to see your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. Since Han Kun had arrived in Beijing, it meant that tens of millions of taels of property had been successfully escorted into Beijing. This also made Zhu Houzhao breathe a sigh of relief.
Although I knew in my heart that after Lu Wenyang's rebellion, there would never be any more trouble in the capital, but after all, it was tens of millions of taels of silver, and I felt a little uneasy after not entering the capital for a day.
Now that Wen Yin has entered Beijing, Zhu Houzhao immediately said: "Xuan!"
Han Yu, the official of Qianhu, was brought over by the chamberlain. He prostrated himself before the emperor and said, "General Han Yu pays homage to your majesty, Mr. Chu!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "General, please get up and answer without courtesy!"
Han Yu is Han Kun's nephew. Although it is said that some of them have taken advantage of Han Kun, if Han Yu is an incompetent person, Han Kun will not leave such an important opportunity to face the emperor to Han Yu.
Chu Yi glanced at Han Yu, nodded slightly and said, "Are you the nephew Han Yu whom Commander Han often praised?"
Feeling panicked, Han Yu quickly said: "Report to the manager, he is the last general!"
Chu Yi looked at Han Yu, and he had to say that Han Yu really looked like a general, with a tall and tall figure. From the looks of it, he should have practiced the military horizontal training method. Although he was not as good as Hu Yi, the commander of the Forbidden Army, he definitely
Wu Bocheng, like Wu Na, can fight against the best players in the world by relying on his horizontal kung fu, but it is not bad. At least he can rush into the battle to kill the enemy, and there is no problem in beheading the general and seizing the flag.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Han Yu. If Chu Yi hadn't mentioned it, he really didn't know that Han Yu was Han Kun's nephew. However, Zhu Houzhao was not surprised by this because Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor, established the guards.
The system establishes military status and passes it from generation to generation, so phenomena like Han Yu and Han Kun in the military are very obvious.
"He does have the demeanor of a general."
After praising Han Yu, Zhu Houzhao said: "Commander Han sent you here, but do you have anything to do with me?"
Han Yu took a deep breath and said with a straight face: "Reporting to Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, has escorted and confiscated Lu Wenyang's family property from Tianjin Guards and successfully arrived in Beijing. Please tell Your Majesty what to do with the many properties on board."
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