The first wind and rain drifted away

Emperor Chongzhen is looking for Lao Wang, and there will never be anything good.

Because of the factory guard in charge of Lao Wang, the nature of his work was determined.

It's an institution that does the dirty work and gets tired.

"Slave maid to meet the emperor!"

Soon, the old king came in a hurry and entered the temple to bow down.

It is estimated that he came too quickly, the hem of his shirt was soaked, and the official boots on his feet were replaced with a new pair of shoes.

He was a eunuch in the inner court and had his own residence in the palace.

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, let Lao Wang get up, and asked in a deep voice, "How is your income recently?" ”

are all old acquaintances, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay too much attention to it, so he asked it very bluntly and simply.

What was Emperor Chongzhen's main concern?

Money, of course.

It is beneficial to everyone if the finances are abundant, and the treatment of the soldiers in the Jiubian and Beijing camps can be improved, so as to solve the risk of the soldiers losing money, fleeing, or even mutiniing because they cannot eat.

And in the palace, Queen Zhou and Tian Guifei can also live a decent life.

The eunuchs and palace maids were rewarded, and there were smiles on their faces, and the entire palace was much more relaxed and harmonious.

In a word, money is very important in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, who has been forced to come over, very important!

Because this is related to the life and death of Daming!

"Emperor, I'm so happy, I've gained a lot!"

Lao Wang grinned, his red eyes were full of relief, and his usual calmness was less when he spoke, and he even said with a painting:

"Zhang Fengxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, has a family fortune of 1.5 million, Li Mingyu of the Ministry of Household Langzhong has a family wealth of 1.8 million, and Yu Dacheng, the staff of the Ministry of War......

A total of 112 people were involved in the three ministries, of which the Ministry of Industry had the largest number of people, followed by the Ministry of Households.

The old slave roughly estimated that the total wealth was 31 million taels of silver, which was divided equally among each person, just about 300,000 taels.

In addition, the officials involved in the prison are still continuing to bite, and there is already a tendency to expand, and many courtiers are begging the old slaves to ask the chief assistant to stop, so as not to ......"

"I'd rather kill the wrong one than let it go!

First, they will all be put into prison for investigation, and we will talk about the future later. ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly, put down the tea cup in his hand heavily, and threw it on the solid wood table beside him with a "bang".

In the ice-like bowl, the green tea that can withstand such a force has been spilled a little.

To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen knew that there was a small amount of wrongs in this.

Many officials in the Ming Dynasty were born as eunuchs for generations, and they were big landowners or big businessmen, and they did not live on their fortunes at all.

But so what?

Just because they're not greedy, doesn't it mean their elders aren't greedy?

For more than 200 years, the Ming Dynasty's Yulu has been placed on the bright side, and the officials in the court have ranged from sixty taels to two hundred and twenty taels per person per year.

Let's talk about the governor of Caoyun, who is at the same level as the six Shangshu, they are all positive and second-grade, but the silver for a year is only one hundred and eighty taels.

And the officials who can get two hundred and twenty taels are only a very few.

On average, each official's annual income is only about 100 taels.

But even so, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Chongzhen period, were rarely able to pay them in full and on time.

This is an indisputable fact.

This is very similar to the officials of the Celestial Empire, whose salary cannot afford to buy a house even if they do not eat or drink for a hundred years.

But the result?

Hehe...... The doorway in this is known to all adults.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen also knew.

To be honest, he allowed corruption, especially under such a low level of the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, he would not have confessed to the corruption of cabinet members such as the first assistant Wen Tiren and the second assistant Wang Yingxiong.

It is not okay to want the horses to run and not let the horses graze.

When an official cannot survive without corruption and bribery, then corruption and bribery become inevitable.

Emperor Chongzhen knew this.

But with Daming's current financial situation, he can't solve it and doesn't have time to pay attention to these.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen implemented double standards.

But there are two prerequisites for allowing corruption.

One, you have to be able to do things.

The world is so big, there must be someone to enjoy the benefits. Now that you've enjoyed the benefits, you're going to do what you have to do.

I don't expect you to be a public servant, that's a bit unrealistic.

Especially when the duty of the Ming official is so serious.

As long as you are worthy of your conscience and worthy of the people.

Eat and drink as much as you want!

Second, don't go overboard.

Don't let yourself get drunk and dream to death, but let others starve to death.

This is absolutely not allowed by Emperor Chongzhen!

And now, Emperor Chongzhen is going to take advantage of this opportunity to accomplish two things.

First, the property of corrupt officials should be confiscated to complete the redistribution.

After all, there are always some Qing officials from poor backgrounds, as well as those young but poor scholars, who need to live on their already meager income.

Just like Yan Yingyuan, who is preparing for martial arts, and Wu Chengfeng, who is in Bazhou, the two are forced to work hard, and they don't have a job, how will they live in the future?

If the imperial court can't even pay the full amount of officials' salaries, how can it require these officials to clean themselves and fulfill their duties?

Second, vacate official positions and place officials who can and want to do things.

In the final analysis, the political crisis of the Ming Dynasty is, to a certain extent, the financial crisis of the imperial court.

Emperor Chongzhen saw this very clearly.

Therefore, no matter what resistance there is, he can't shake his determination to make money as soon as possible.

At least, at present, if you want to improve in a short period of time, there is no better way for Emperor Chongzhen to do so than this method.

"Whoa!"

The angry look on Emperor Chongzhen's face made Lao Wang's heart tighten, and the emperor's murderous aura really became more and more serious.

"Companion, this is also an expedient measure!

If these silverfish are not removed, the court will not be able to operate, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to prosper! ”

For Lao Wang, Emperor Chongzhen still has something in his heart.

"The old slave saved!

Please rest assured that the emperor will always follow the footsteps of the emperor in this life. ”

Lao Wang leaned over and showed his loyalty with a firm expression.

Then he continued: "Emperor, the old slave wants to ask for two people in order to help manage the East Factory. ”

"Who?" Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

With Lao Wang's power today, it is easy to recruit personnel, and it seems that there is no need to pass through me, right?

"The emperor, it's Wu Chengfeng and Lu Xinrong from Bazhou.

The old slave is old, and some things are not as sharp and powerful as young people, and Dongchang urgently needs such talents! ”

Lao Wang smiled and told Wu Chengfeng and Lu Xinrong about the elimination of county tyrants in Bazhou, and then said:

"These two boys are really bold, and they have already done their work in advance without waiting for the old slave to agree.

If it weren't for the fear that Governor Sun and Governor Lu would not agree, the old slave would have recruited them under his command a long time ago.

After all, the reputation of the East Factory ......"

"What happened to the reputation of the East Factory?

It's all for me, how can there be high or low?

I'm right, you can arrange it! ”

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

This is a good thing, Lao Wang really needs young people to be helpers, so that he can open and close and run rampant.

As for Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng, they are not pedantic people.

After entering Jinyiwei, you must listen to the assignment of the East Factory and listen to my orders, and no one is an exception.

There is a saying that a brick of the revolution needs to be moved?

That's what you want!