Only by dealing with corrupt officials and squeezing their wealth can we use silver to develop state affairs.

But Zhao Hongxue is a cunning rabbit.

Jin Yiwei searched his mansion, but he didn't get it.

And although Zhao Hongxue lives in a place where he doesn't say that his family is surrounded by walls, it is also empty after all.

This is also very consistent with the Qingliu identity he usually advertises to the outside world.

What about money?

What about the wealth that shocks the eyes of the world?

He hid.

So Zhou Xian wanted him to spit out what he had eaten.

"My lord, Xia Guan has not gained much over the years."

"However, the lower officials want to remind the concubine that throughout the ages, how many holy kings have ruled the country, how can there be any reason to despise and neglect civil officials?"

"What the military general does is nothing more than a killing machine for conquest, and it is the Wenchen Doctor who can really make the country better."

"Zhao Hongxue, you are quibbling. It is clear that civil servants cannot be separated from each other, but is this the reason for the widespread corruption of civil officials? Are you not doves occupying the magpie's nest and thinking yourselves? ”

Zhou Xian smiled and continued: "I will still reuse civil officials, but I will reuse those famous people from poor families who have good policies for governing the country, not corrupt officials who only know how to suck the people like moths." ”

"So, people like you are destined to be kicked out by me."

Zhao Hongxue listened to Zhou Xian's words, and his body was shocked.

Because from it, he felt the ruthlessness of this concubine in the court.

If you put it in half a month, or even earlier.

Zhou Xian, the son-in-law, has no status at all in his eyes.

On the contrary, Zhao Hongxue believes that Emperor Chongzhen, the old father-in-law of the horse master, is the one who is out of the heart of the Donglin Party.

Now it seems that he is thinking too much.

Not only Emperor Chongzhen was alone in Mount Tai, but he was completely out of the matter.

On the contrary, the Donglin Party, which had the most momentum in the court, was shocked by the high-ranking concubine and did not dare to raise its head for a while.

But Zhao Hongxue didn't want to die.

To be precise, he didn't want to be dismissed and investigated by Zhou Xian like this.

He has been in a high position for a long time and has developed a great dependence on official positions.

"My lord, I have a good face Zhang Juzheng in the past, please ask the lower official, isn't he greedy?"

"He is also greedy, and he is the first assistant of the cabinet, but he makes the Ming country rich and the people strong."

Sophistry, or sophistry!

In order to survive for himself, Zhao Hongxue directly withdrew the first assistant of the cabinet to be his shield.

Obviously, it is a pair, only if there are benefits can you be a good official, and when the water is clear, there is no sense of sight.

Without waiting for Zhou Xian to speak, Zhao Hongxue sighed helplessly: "Master Horse, you are still young, you have just been in a high position, and you have not yet comprehended the feeling of being cold in a high place." ”

"But do you know what the Ming Dynasty was like before you married into the princess's mansion?"

"This official might as well tell you that no matter what you do in the past and now, you need to put human feelings and sophistication first."

"You want to accomplish something, and if you don't do it, who will be happy to testify to your success?"

"Horse, you should really keep your eyes open and go to the bottom to see, to the people."

"How do those officials handle things? If you don't give them money, they won't do it. ”

"But as long as you give money, they will make it beautiful for you."

"For example, Xia Guan, I did make some money, but Xia Guan did not kill him by any means because of money. He has not bewitched the people below to confront His Majesty, nor has he fanned the flames above the court. ”

"Speaking of which, the lower official is just greedy for money, and the master of the horse will not let the lower official not be protected, right?"

"In that case, the Donglin Party, which has big roots and deep roots, why don't you completely eliminate it?"

"Presumably, Master Ma should also know that judging from the current situation of the imperial court, if the Donglin Party is gone, the imperial court will not be able to function."

"When the time comes, the Manchu courtiers and workers will feel that they are in danger, which will form a great obstacle to the eunuch country."

"I'm afraid that the master won't be able to explain to His Majesty at that time?"

Zhao Hongxue was like an angry young man, gushing his opinions to Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian stared at Zhao Hongxue intently throughout the whole process without saying a word.

I have to say that this guy can be eloquent and clever in his words.

It is indeed much stronger than Qian Qianyi's kind of corrupt Confucianism who is full of ethics and morality.

Usually this kind of open-minded and logical person can still be given important tasks in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

But what if you can bloom the lotus with your tongue?

If you don't spit out the money you ate today, no one will save you, and Jesus won't be able to save you.

Who made Daming short of money now.

Finding that Zhou Xian didn't speak, Zhao Hongxue thought that his truth had touched the horse.

So he continued: "My lord, it's not that the lower officials don't know the shortcomings of my Ming Dynasty now. But in all fairness, these problems are accumulated over the years, and if you want to change, what is the difference between the situation and the future? You're just a colt and you want to change? ”

The candlelight in the edict was on Zhao Hongxue's face, and a helpless look also appeared on his face.

He, a three-grade master, has been around Vanity Fair for ten years.

Zhao Hongxue is already familiar with the so-called unspoken rules.

Those rules, even if Chongzhen came, couldn't be broken.

He absolutely didn't believe that just a concubine of the prison country could break the original constraints and let Daming glow with new luck.

"Zhao Hongxue, you said too much."

"Actually, I'm not here to hear you say that."

Zhao Hongxue heard Zhou Xian say this, and hung his head depressedly.

He understood that Zhou Xian was going to punish her.

As for the words he just said from the bottom of his heart, Zhou Xian couldn't listen to them at all.

After all, a few days ago, it was the unattractive and honest horse master in front of him who cooled Qian Qianyi in the court.

He's the leader of the Donglin Party.

Compared with Qian Qianyi's official title and influence, he seems to be nothing.

But Zhou Xian's next words shocked Zhao Hongxue's body.

"According to the investigation of the Zhenfu Division, you have embezzled eight million taels of silver over the years. Now that you pay seven million taels, I will not only save your life, but also appoint you to an important position. ”

At this moment, Zhou Xian had only one thought in his mind.

That's to make money!

Mix hard and soft to make money.

Killing a Zhao Hongxue is nothing.

But what about after killing?

Even if all the property of his brother's family was confiscated, it would not be much money.

After all, Zhao Hong has studied for many years, and a lot of wealth is in the dark.

On the surface, those are just tricks.

Therefore, you have to be kind to him to hand over the money.

To live or to pay?

Zhao Hongxue is still very young, not like Qian Qianyi, who has become a sloppy old man.

Is his head hard?

It's obviously not hard.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongxue suddenly looked up at Zhou Xian excitedly.

At one point, he really thought he had misheard.