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Where is the face of the Ming Dynasty?

This made Shang Kexi confused!

This is for the so-called face of the Ming Dynasty.

Don’t you care about the life and death of the refugees?

Besides, the Ming Dynasty court was rotten from top to bottom.

There are rampant corrupt officials and refugees everywhere, there are more and more private enterprises, and there are powerful enemies eyeing the country from outside.

A good country has been turned into this state.

Do you still have any shame?

Is this the legendary party struggle?

Then another minister said: "Mao Wenlong is just a traitor, what qualifications does he have to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty?

Unless Mao Wenlong surrenders and submits to the Ming Dynasty, we can discuss other matters."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the motion..."

Then a bunch of people jumped out to agree.

This caused chaos in the court.

But all those who jumped out were civil servants.

The nobles and generals said nothing.

The officials from Wang Huazhen's faction looked at Wang Huazhen without saying a word.

But I didn't jump out with him...

In fact, Shang Kexi and his companions had already arrived in the capital for a few days.

This time, Mao Wenlong sent Shang Kexi and others here for a purpose.

Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Huazhen, and cabinet ministers all knew about it.

Wang Huazhen and Emperor Chongzhen.

After discussing it privately, I felt that there was nothing wrong with this matter.

Although Chongzhen made a fortune from the confiscation of property.

But there are also many places to spend money.

Mao Wenlong and his men were willing to accept a large number of refugees.

It is indeed as Shang Kexi said, it is a mutually beneficial thing for both parties.

They can even take advantage of this opportunity.

Arrange people to go to Liaodong.

Gather intelligence from all aspects of Liaodong...

But senior officials from the cabinet and six ministries did not think so.

Therefore, there was no consensus on this matter within the Ming court.

Then today I went to the court.

Many people suddenly jumped out to sing a different tune.

This reminded Shang Kexi of a sentence Mao Wenlong said: "It is obviously a good thing, but some people oppose it; it is obviously a bad thing, but some people support it.

What does this show? This shows that those guys are either fools with mental problems or saboteurs with ulterior motives! "

At this time, looking at the chaotic court.

Shang Kexi truly felt that the Ming Dynasty court was truly beyond salvation!

Look at this court.

What the hell are these?

So Shang Kexi was not in a hurry at all.

Instead, he stood there quietly watching the performance of the court ministers.

You continue to play music and dance.

Ha ha……

……

Wang Huazhen and Emperor Chongzhen.

It was expected that the opposition would definitely do this.

And they didn't try to stop it.

They just want to borrow the power of these opposition parties.

See if we can put more pressure on Shang Kexi, Mao Wenlong and others.

Then they can gain more benefits from negotiations and cooperation.

But now it seems that Shang Kexi is particularly calm.

He didn't look like he was under any pressure at all.

Instead, there was a hint of mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

This obviously did not achieve the effect they wanted.

So Emperor Chongzhen gave a signal.

Wang Chengen shouted: "Silence, silence..."

Then Wang Chengen shouted a few times.

The ministers in the court gradually calmed down.

Emperor Chongzhen: "Shang Kexi, what do you think of what you have said?"

Shang Kexi sneered, "Haha! Our prince is not a traitor. The real traitor is in the court. The reason why our prince proclaimed himself king was because he had no choice..."

Shang Kexi hadn't finished speaking yet.

The ministers in the court were furious again: "How dare a traitor slander us?"

"You are such a traitor! How dare you slander the court and the emperor in public? Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to execute the traitor."

"Nonsense, I beg Your Majesty to drag this lunatic out and chop off his head, to serve as a warning to others..."

"Your Majesty, please execute these traitors who have no respect for the emperor or father immediately..."

The court immediately fell into chaos again.

It’s even noisier than a vegetable market!

Wang Chengen quickly spoke again: "Silence, silence..."

Wait until the court becomes quiet again.

Shang Kexi glanced at everyone with a half-smile.

Since you are so shameless.

Then I will overturn the table and expose your true colors!

Shang Kexi then continued, “In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, the imperial court and the Ministry of War allocated 30 taels of silver for military pay. However, as soon as it left the capital, it had already become over taels. As much as % of it was taken away by the ministers in the court!

Then, the officials of all ranks who were involved along the way took advantage of the situation and exploited the money at every level. By the time the original 30 taels of silver were transported to Pi Island in Dongjiang, only more than taels were left!

May I ask you, gentlemen, where did the rest of the silver go? Whose pocket did the silver go into? And this incredible thing is not an isolated case, but a common phenomenon.

It was not only the Dongjiang Town Army at that time, but other border troops as well. By the time the food and wages arrived at the border, only about 30% or even 20% was left!

And if the generals at the border were to collect empty salaries and exploit the blood of the soldiers, they would be considered lucky if the actual food and salaries distributed to the soldiers could reach 10% of what the court allocated!

And even such a pitiful amount of food and wages was often delayed and rarely paid on time. The soldiers fought bloody battles at the border, and this was the result they got?

In the end, they were forced to not be able to survive, so they had to find another way to make a living. This is the government forcing the soldiers to rebel, so our prince left the court and took us to find another way out, and our prince wanted to establish himself as king..."

Emperor Chongzhen knew about his court.

They are basically corrupt officials.

But I didn’t expect those guys to be so cruel!

The border troops' food and wages had just left the capital, and already only half of them were left?

Then I thought about the huge military spending in recent years.

Emperor Chongzhen was so heartbroken that his heart was bleeding.

The murderous intent in my heart couldn't be suppressed at all!

Shang Kexi went on to say: "In fact, it is not just the food and wages for the border troops, but also the money and grain used for disaster relief, etc., all the funds allocated by the court.

All the funds will be exploited by officials of all ranks, and one would be very lucky if 20% of the total allocation could be actually used!

So just now, you all said to appease the refugees. What are you going to do to appease them? Just your mouths? Are you going to let all the refugees starve to death so that there will be no more bandits?

As for suppressing the bandits, the soldiers can't even get enough food, and the weapons they hold are all broken copper and rotten iron. How can they suppress the bandits?"

Emperor Chongzhen could no longer suppress his anger.

He shouted loudly: "Wang Chengen, Zhang Guobing, what do you Dongchang and Jinyiwei do for a living?"

Wang Chengen: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The East Factory has found some evidence, but I didn't expect the situation to be so serious. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Zhang Guobing: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Royal Guards will investigate as soon as possible and give you an explanation within 10 days at most..."

Chongzhen: "I give you three days to find out the truth. The court is adjourned..."

Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking.

He walked away angrily.

And the officials of all ranks in the court.

I was wailing in my heart, knowing that many people were going to be unlucky again!

You have to find a way to protect yourself quickly.

The best strategy is to let my friend die but not me...

Shang Kexi and his companions returned to the posthouse.

Watch the changing situation in the capital of the Ming Dynasty...

……

The Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard took full action.

He was busy searching day and night for evidence of corruption and bribery among court officials.

Then three days later.

There was another large group of officials in the court.

Because of corruption and bribery, his property was confiscated and his family was exterminated.

Emperor Chongzhen cleaned up a group of corrupt officials and gained a lot of money.

Then he summoned Shang Kexi and others.

This time no one in the court dared to object.

Mao Wenlong and his men successfully reached a cooperation agreement with the Ming court.

It is easy to open up cross-border trade.

The Ming imperial court was directly outside Shanhaiguan and outside the city of Jinzhou.

Set aside an area as a venue for trade.

Then just get the message out.

Naturally there will be merchants and businesses, big and small.

Carrying gold, silver and various materials, they spontaneously flocked to the places where trade was opened...

Emperor Chongzhen was also very cunning.

If you know you want to collect business taxes.

It will certainly be opposed by all civil and military officials.

After Emperor Chongzhen discussed with Wang Huazhen and others.

Since there are too many people who oppose the collection of business taxes.

Then just change the name.

——Set up checkpoints directly outside the border market and collect entrance and exit fees.

The corresponding fees will be charged according to the quantity and value of the goods.

The collected fees were divided into three parts: one part was used as military pay for the border troops, one part was added to the national treasury, and one part was added to the inner treasury…

And it is just such a move.

From now on, it will bring millions of taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty every year...

After reaching cooperation with the Ming court.

Shang Kexi and the others don't need to worry about the trade.

Shang Kexi quickly led his team to the Shanxi, Gansu and Shaanxi areas where the largest number of refugees were.

To recruit a large number of refugees.

At this time, people were in Jiexiu, Shanxi and other places.

The rise and fall of the local nobles is unfolding...