Chapter 46 Forming a New Cabinet

"Your Majesty, Weichen deserves to die for his crimes, I just ask the emperor to forgive our family if Weichen did not betray the Ming Dynasty.

Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu and others, all prostrate in front of Zhu Youzhen, kowtowed again and again to confess, and there was an example of Wei Zaode in front.

Now these Ming loyal souls don't dare to pray for their lives, they only hope that the emperor can let their family go.

Compared with those treacherous people, Li Banghua and others are much more rational than Wei Zaode and others.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the ministers in front of him coldly, he didn't believe that he couldn't conquer the hearts of these people, what is the combination of grace and power, and today Zhu Youzhen wants to let them know.

waved his hand again and slammed the table, but Zhu Youzhen suddenly found that the dragon book case had already turned into pieces, so he could only slap it on the dragon chair:

"Bang, it is said that the income of Ming officials is not high, compared with other dynasties, they are far behind, and if they are not greedy, they will not be able to eat, in my opinion, it is a fart.

Not only do you have official reputations, but you also have land, are you really that poor? If it weren't for the fact that you are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty, I would have exiled you all for 3,000 miles. ”

Zhu Youzhen's words instantly made many officials collapse to the ground, and they almost had little hope for their family's survival.

They know very well that the current emperor has completely changed, he has become strong, not perfunctory, for the sake of family safety, it is best to admit guilt and fight for the lightest punishment.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is ignorant, ask the emperor to punish, Wechen has no complaints."

Seeing that the ministers were frightened by him, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but secretly laugh:

"Let's all be even, spread my will, the previous things have passed, from today onwards, if you find that you have done something harmful to my Ming and the people, you will go to accompany Wei Zaode and the others.

I will not pursue your past, and it is also conditional, within two days, I will give 50% of the silver taels you have embezzled, and hand over all the land that you have occupied.

I also made some concessions, raising all officials by 20% from the original level, and I hope that this will not happen before. ”

"Did you hear it all?" ”

The loyal souls of the Ming Dynasty, who thought they would definitely die, were completely shocked by the emperor's sudden announcement, and they all suspected that something was wrong with their ears.

In the main hall, you fell into a short silence in an instant, and at this time, a needle fell to the ground, and you could hear the sound, and they were all looking at me and I looked at you, and soon asked each other for verification.

"What? Just now, the emperor said to let us go, I heard you right. ”

"Yes, the emperor seems to say that he will not pursue us, let alone involve my family."

"It seems that you have to hand over half of the embezzled silver taels and all the land, this ......"

"Your brain is in water, if the emperor picks you up and fills the grass and kills the three clans, you will be happy, right?"

"That's right, compared to silver, of course, a small life is more important, and besides, the silver is not ours in the first place."

"The emperor Shengming, he not only let us go, but also let our whole clan go, and also increased the official voice, compared with Wei Zaode, we ministers are really lucky."

After a while, all the ministers touched the ground and burst into tears, and Zhu Youzhen made them feel the taste of hell to heaven.

As long as they can live, as long as their families are not punished, the ministers are grateful and swear to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

"The sinner heard clearly, Emperor Xie for not killing the grace, my emperor Shengming, absolutely comparable to the Qin Emperor Han Wu, may I be a great Ming dynasty for thousands of years, I wish my emperor long live."

The ministers were grateful, and shouted in unison, long live, long live, and the roof of the earthquake hall was buzzing.

Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied with the effect of his grace stick, he could see that everyone was sincere, and no one was perfunctory, so he raised his hand and said:

"All flat, wear less high hats for me, and do more practical things in the future."

"Thank My Lord for His Grace"

"Since all the Aiqing have no opinions, they will do what I want, and now I announce an appointment."

After the ministers were leveled, Zhu Youzhen immediately announced a series of appointments:

"Spread my will, appoint Li Banghua as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Jingwen as the secretary of the household department, Ni Yuanlu as the secretary of the ministry, Meng Zhaoxiang as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Sun Chengzong as the secretary of the military department."

"Qi Jiguang is the governor of the five armies, commanding the national army, Sun Chuanting is the governor of the right army, Li Cunxiao is the governor of the left army, Qinglong is the commander of Jinyiwei, and the other personnel remain unchanged."

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live"

Qi Jiguang and the others hurriedly knelt down again to thank him, especially the newly appointed Shangshu.

They were grateful to Zhu Youzhen in their hearts, and they couldn't express it in words, so they could only do their best and die.

The appointment of the main officials of the Ming Dynasty has been completed, and the positions of those officials who are now in office remain unchanged for the time being, and all the bosses who were killed today have deputy positions temporarily on top.

All departments in the DPRK and China have begun to streamline, all unnecessary positions have been removed, and all those redundant personnel have been dismissed.

As long as the officials of various departments fulfill their duties, the personnel are almost enough now, but they will work harder for the time being, and when the country settles down, they will open imperial examinations to replenish them.

Zhu Youzhen's appointment, not only everyone is very happy and satisfied, but he himself is also very satisfied, as for the appointment of the eunuch of Zhangyin Bingbi, he does not need it for the time being.

Looking at the newly appointed bosses of various departments below, Zhu Youzhen asked:

"What is the situation in Jingshi now, you must be conscientious, any difficulties and requirements, you can put forward, and solve everything you can solve by yourself, but remember, you must be fair and honest."

"Obey the order, Weichen will never disappoint the emperor."

"Well, I believe you, corrupt officials and traitors are almost executed, and those I hope to stay behind are elites, and the future development of my Ming Dynasty depends on your joint efforts."

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's voice fell, Fan Jingwen, the head of the household, stepped forward to give a salute:

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music."

Zhu Youzhen laughed:

"Okay, I'm getting used to it so quickly, play!"

Fan Jingwen also smiled secretly:

"According to the order, the plague is rampant in the capital city, the people are infected a lot, and there are still a large number of displaced people, people are living in great difficulty, starvation and disease death are innumerable, the minister asks the emperor to be gracious and allocate silver two for disaster relief."

Regarding this situation, Zhu Youzhen had seen it in history in his previous life, and he wanted to see for himself how serious the situation was.

Seeing that the emperor was in deep thought, Li Banghua, the new cabinet assistant, thought that the emperor was short of silver, so he hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute and report:

"Your Majesty, the old minister knows the difficulties in the court, and the old minister and the cabinet are willing to take out two pieces of silver for disaster relief, hoping to solve Your Majesty's urgent need."

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing."

"Your Majesty, Weichen is also willing."

……

Without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to speak, all the ministers stepped forward to give gifts, and they were all willing to donate generously to decompose for the emperor, which made Zhu Youzhen feel a little emotional.

Thinking of Chongzhen's call for everyone to donate silver in order to raise military salaries, the performance of the ministers today has undergone earth-shaking changes.

He waved his hand and smiled:

"No, I am not short of money, all the money you should hand over to the treasury, and the silver for disaster relief, I have my own way."

"Obey, my emperor Shengming."