Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Your Majesty is wise! Some things really should change."

Wei Zhongxian, who was kneeling on the ground, bowed and echoed: "At the beginning of Emperor Yuji's accession to the throne, in order to fight for power, the Donglin Party ignored the safety of the country and frequently stirred up troubles in the government, which led to changes in the government and an increase in the emptiness of the national treasury, especially Ye Xiang Gao replaced Fang Congzhe as the chief minister of the cabinet, and there were many mistakes when it came to Liao affairs and Liao's salary..."

This is to take advantage of the situation and continue to attack the Donglin Party.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at Wei Zhongxian who was kneeling and bowing, but he was secretly thinking in his heart that the chaos in the middle and early stages of the Tianqi Dynasty was indeed inseparable from the Donglin Party.

Regardless of the fact that Wei Zhongxian is now in power, countless people in the government have joined his sect. In order to gain Wei Zhongxian's favor and then have a prosperous official career, many sycophants called him nine thousand years old. However, until last year, Wei Zhongxian had been criticized more than once They wanted to make good friends with the Donglin Party to ensure that they would no longer be impeached frequently. However, the Donglin Party members headed by Yang Lian did not abandon Wei Zhongxian at all, and only wanted to bring Wei Zhongxian down.

However, for Zhu Youxiao, the majority of Donglin Party, whether in the government or in opposition, is not worth reusing at all.

Because most of them are good at profiteering and speculating, they are good at uniting the party and opposing differences, they are good at empty talk to mislead the country, they are good at talking nonsense, but they are not good at governing the country!

Regardless of how far it is, let’s talk about Liaodong.

The key areas of the Liaozuo, headed by Shenyang and Liaoyang, were captured by the arrogant Jianlu. Yuan Yingtai, who took over as the manager of Liaodong, had an unshirkable responsibility!

Everyone in western Liaoning led by Guangning fell, and Wang Huazhen's tricks were even more maddening. In less than a year, Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses in Liao, lost all strategic depth, and lost countless powerful generals. Countless elite athletes died in battle, and were forced to turn to a defensive posture to ensure that the only remaining strategic maneuvering space would not be captured and occupied by the rampant rebels!

As a result, the Ming Dynasty spent a huge amount of money and food, guarding the Liao and protecting the border at the pace of building captives, and even lost any strategic focus...

"Wei Banban, when you tell me so much, do you mean to say that all the additional taxes and rations allocated to the Liao people were corrupted by the Donglin Party?"

Zhu Youxiao calmed down and looked down at Wei Zhongxian in front of him. What he said made Wei Zhongxian shut up.

Although Wei Zhongxian wanted to say this, which could at least divert the emperor's anger, Wei Zhongxian did not dare.

Wei Zhongxian knows better than anyone that what he hates most today is someone being deceived.

Many of the things he did at the beginning were taken advantage of when the emperor was in a happy mood, and he would tentatively ask and talk about it. After receiving the corresponding reply, Wei Zhongxian dared to do things according to the holy will.

"Slave..."

Wei Zhongxian stuttered a bit and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhu Youxiao was well aware of the tricks and unspoken rules hidden in the additional Liao salary balance, including the food and salary allocated to the Liao region.

When officials are corrupt, everyone wants to get something out of it.

So the root still lies in the administration of officials.

Those scandalous things done by the Donglin Party only acted as a catalyst, and what Zhu Youxiao wanted to do was to ruthlessly kill this unhealthy trend!

"How much money do you have in your internal funds now?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to waste words with Wei Zhongxian on this matter. He now wanted to find out how much money his family still had, and this internal money had nothing to do with the foreign treasury.

A penny can stump a hero, even the emperor.

If you want to do something, you can't do it without confidence.

"Your Majesty."

Wei Zhongxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed and reported: "Today, the internal funds still have more than 1100 million taels of silver and more than 57 taels of gold. There are several gold and silver coins from the southeastern places that have not been delivered to Beijing. According to the calculation of the Secretary, There are more than 70 taels, and in addition to the construction of three main halls, with the permission of the emperor, the internal funds must be allocated 200 million taels of silver and 10 taels of gold for..."

The family's financial resources are quite substantial.

Zhu Youxiao raised his brows slightly, and felt a little joy in his heart. If he had money, it would be easier to do things. Even if he bypassed the external officials, he could support himself for a long time with internal funds alone.

"The gold and silver required for direct transfer to the three major camps are temporarily suspended."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and interrupted Wei Zhongxian.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not good."

Wei Zhongxian's heart tightened, and he hurriedly spoke to persuade: "The construction of the three main halls is related to the stability of the court. If the required gold and silver are stopped at this time, I am afraid that the number of non-parliamentaries between the government and the public will increase. Then..."

"Don't I know this?"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and said: "The Imperial Horse Prison found out by the West Police Factory is in deficit. The gold and silver copied were used for the construction of the three main halls. I have my own arrangements for the gold and silver reserves in the internal funds!"

Wei Zhongxian did not dare to say anything else now.

From Zhu Youxiao's personal point of view, it doesn't matter if the three main halls are built a few years late. However, if one stands at the height of imperial power, the three main halls must be built. After all, they represent different political meanings.

The reconstruction of the three main halls was originally planned, but a lot of troubles occurred in the court. Not to mention anything else, but a minister reported that it would cost more than 30 million taels to build the three main halls. This forced Emperor Tianqi to do it himself. Wei Zhongxian and others personally supervised the construction, and so far they have spent only a few million taels.

This shows how much water is in it.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that with such a low cost, there must be countless lower-class groups who would be exploited and squeezed at all levels.

Therefore, in Zhu Youxiao's heart, it became clear at this moment that the construction needs of the three major camps from now on will be offset by the confiscated stolen money!

"Issuing a decree to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to allocate 200 million taels of silver directly from the internal transportation treasury and transfer the full amount to Lu Xiangsheng to use it to organize the capital camp."

Zhu Youxiao flicked his robe sleeves, looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "If you dare to let me know that the military pay received by Lu Xiangsheng is short of a tael of silver, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly kowtowed in response.

The abundant internal funds of gold and silver reserves gave Zhu Youxiao the confidence to train troops. The key to organizing the Beijing camp was to have sufficient food and salary. Otherwise, no matter how capable Xiong Tingbi and Lu Xiangsheng were, they would not have sufficient food and salary. That is, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

This is how Zhu Youxiao employs people. He doesn't doubt the people he employs and doesn't use them. Since he chooses to trust and reuse Xiong Tingbi and Lu Xiangsheng, he must give his absolute support.

indecisive,

Be suspicious.

These behaviors are absolutely unacceptable in the current special situation.

Whether the military power of the Beijing camp after reorganization can be firmly grasped by Xiong Tingbi and Lu Xiangsheng is related to many future plans and deployments.

If you can't even gain military power, do you want to be a tyrant?

Then wait until you fall into the water again!

Zhu Youxiao doesn't want this to happen again, so he has to do a lot of things first, so as to ensure the stability of the situation, and then effectively implement all his thoughts and ideas one by one under this cruel reality!