Huangdian, this institution began in Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong, and is mainly located in cities and regions with many merchants in the north and convenient transportation.

The management of the imperial store is generally directly appointed by the emperor.

The purpose of opening the royal shop is mainly to make profits, and the specific business is either a tea hotel, or a tooth shop (intermediary), a store, or a flower wine shop where prostitutes live, and some are used to collect commercial taxes.

During the Zhengde period, only the "Baohe Six Stores" in the imperial store, the tax levied in a year amounted to tens of thousands of taels.

However, the capital of the imperial store management officials relied on their power to intercept merchants at will, expropriate and extort money.

During the Jiajing period, the imperial shops inside and outside the capital were once eliminated, and the evildoers were severely punished, but in the later period of Wanli, due to the continuous wars, the imperial shops continued to increase, and the harm to the people became more and more serious.

In Zhu Youzhen's view, this is a good way to earn a lot of money by managing it.

In the Qinqin Palace, Lu Wenzhao handed out the account book, and said in his mouth:

"Wang Zhangyin asked people to check the emperor's shop, a total of one hundred and fifty-seven."

"Among them, there are 23 teahouses, 27 restaurants, 39 tooth shops, 21 warehouses, 22 flower and wine shops, 5 gold and silver shops, and 20 tax shops."

"Most of the accounts of these imperial stores have been manipulated, but fortunately, there are many people in Nanzhen Fusi who are proficient in doing accounts, and they quickly investigated and dealt with the cats."

"These eunuchs who manage the imperial store earn more than 80,000 taels of silver from it every year, which is really hateful."

"If no one is greedy for ink, the silver in his hand can be received every year, which should be about 170,000 taels."

"Although the accounts of Huangzhuang, pasture, and cultivated land have not yet been completed, they still have a lot of income."

"The grassland should be no less than 400,000 mu, the cultivated land should not be less than 500,000 mu, and the Huangzhuang should not be less than 1.5 million mu."

"In addition, the Imperial Horse Supervisor supplies more than 200,000 taels to the inner carrier warehouse every year, but at present, the actual income is about 600,000 taels."

Lu Wenzhao said cautiously, looking up at Zhu Youzhen who was drinking tea from time to time, for fear that His Royal Highness would be angry.

"Cut down those corrupt eunuchs."

What Lu Wenzhao didn't expect was that Zhu Youzhen was not happy or sad on his face, and said such a sentence lightly, as if killing a chicken.

He had long known that the eunuchs of the Imperial Horse Prison were corrupt, and he didn't feel strange at all the amount Lu Wenzhao said.

The amount of silver collected by the Imperial Horse Prison was 230,000 taels, which was very stable from the beginning of the Hongzhi period, and suddenly rose to more than 300,000 taels during the Zhengde period, and then continued to become more than 200,000 taels.

However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a large amount of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty, running on goods, forming inflation.

It stands to reason that the income of the Imperial Horse Supervisor should be doubled, but he doesn't want to reduce it to more than 100,000 taels.

Now it seems that it is not that business is not good, but that there are too many greedy insects.

Since there are many bugs, it is normal to kill insects.

Thinking so, Zhu Youzhen glanced at the account book handed over by Lu Wenzhao, and then said:

"Did the money go to the people below?"

"Uh...... This, not yet. Lu Wenzhao was a little embarrassed.

Because Zhu Youzhen asked them to contain each other, no one dared to take the lead in talking about the division of silver.

After all, such a large amount of silver, if it is divided, according to the Nanzhen Fusi, there are only a few hundred people, even if it is only one percent, they can divide one or two hundred taels of silver per person.

This is not a small amount, you must know that at this time, a big house with three entrances and three exits in the capital is only six or seven hundred taels.

If it is really converted, these two hundred taels of silver will be at least equal to four or five million in the future.

However, for this silver, Zhu Youzhen drank tea and said:

"Okay, just as I said before, you and Cheng En and Hua Chun will be divided into two percent, and the rest will be divided into one percent."

"Of the remaining seventy percent, two percent are left in the Imperial Horse Prison, and the remaining fifty percent are ready to be escorted into the carrier warehouse."

"These account books, you will go to the Qianqing Palace to tell the imperial brother later, the matter of the silver, that is, only 600,000 taels were copied, and 170,000 taels were left for the imperial horse supervisor."

"The remaining 430,000 taels should be regarded as my help to the imperial brother next month, remember to tell the imperial brother and ask someone to send me some tribute tea, the tea in the palace is not delicious."

"Your Highness?" Hearing Zhu Youzhen's words, Lu Wenzhao was stunned.

This is a naked distribution of pork, but Zhu Youzhen distributed the pork to them, not to mention the responsibility, and gave all the silver to the imperial court.

At this moment, Lu Wenzhao almost thought that this was Bao Qingtian.

But in the next second, Zhu Youzhen reacted, and said by the way: "By the way, the fraction of the silver, ask someone to send it to the Miaoqin Palace, I don't have any silver to eat." ”

"......" Lu Wenzhao was really a little speechless, he was not greedy for big heads and greedy for small heads, his Royal Highness was really a bit ......

For a while, he didn't know what words to describe, and Zhu Youzhen also glanced up at him and said:

"Why are you keeping it? There is no food in the palace today. ”

"Uh...... Retired from his humble position...... Seeing Zhu Youzhen say this, Lu Wenzhao hurriedly got up and picked up the account book and withdrew from the palace, leaving only Zhu Youzhen, who was drinking tea, and some other little eunuchs.

When he withdrew, Zhu Youzhen raised his head and said:

"The people of the Miqin Palace, when the odd sum of silver arrives, each person will go and pay a hundred taels, and someone will give you a gift in the future, tell me."

"It's not that you won't be allowed to accept it, but you can't take it without telling your master, right?"

"Slave thanks!" Hearing this, the six eunuchs and five palace maids of the Miaoqin Palace immediately knelt down to thank him, while Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said:

"Let's all go out, remember to wake me up tomorrow morning to get breakfast first, I haven't eaten for several days, and my stomach is hungry."

"Slaves and maids retire...... Zhu Youzhen's words came out, and eleven eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly withdrew from the palace with a smile.

Zhu Youzhen was blowing tea, drinking it slowly, happy in his heart, and humming a little song.

Giving money to your royal brother and increasing affection is a small thing, but not making a big mistake is a big thing.

Zhu Youzhen believes that with the current strength of Jinyiwei, it is too simple to figure out the matter of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Rather than being told by others, it is better to be honest with yourself.

The more than 200,000 taels of silver that were withheld and divided were regarded as eating by themselves.

Even if it is reported, it will not be a big deal.

I don't see the second uncle of Zhu Youzhen Luoyang, who eats hundreds of thousands of taels and hundreds of thousands of taels every year......

What's more, Zhu Youzhen also left 170,000 taels of silver in the Imperial Horse Prison in a dignified manner, and his own royal brother was thin-skinned and must be reluctant to ask for it.

"Hmph......" Thinking of the happy place, Zhu Youzhen hummed again.

The song was melodious, and it was rumored that Lu Wenzhao, who walked out of the Qingong Palace, also quickly took people back to Nanzhen Fusi, changed the account book overnight, and asked someone to escort 430,000 taels to the imperial city early tomorrow morning.

Zhu Youxiao, who was having a headache for the nine-sided salary in the Wenhua Palace, didn't know that Zhu Youzhen was silent, and directly gave him a big gift.