Not to mention anything else, just managing 15,000 soldiers, the daily food money is hundreds of taels of silver, if you can't have income, then it won't be long before the silver will be spent, and who might work for you at that time?

Sun Chuang took people away immediately after receiving the order, while Zhu Changwu slowly looked at Zhang Jinyan's confession. And at this time, Wang Dehua, who had not spoken much, finally couldn't stand it and had to succumb.

If it weren't for Zhang Jinyan confessing the king's heart, he should have been able to hold out for a while. But now, knowing that the person he can pin on is going to have an accident, what is he still insisting on?

Wang Zhixin knew that something had happened to him, and he should find a way to save himself. But if he is about to have an accident, will he still save himself?

The answer is certain, that is, it will not be saved.

Without any hope, Wang Dehua finally opened his mouth. He really couldn't stand Ling Chi's punishment, so it was really better to give himself a knife.

"I said, I said everything, I did have contact with the Dashun Army in private, but I didn't contact directly, everything was handled by Wang Zhixin, and I was all at his disposal." As soon as he lowered his head, Wang Dehua finally told the secret in his heart, and instantly felt that the whole person was a lot more relaxed.

Zhang Jinyan's arrival became the last straw that overwhelmed Wang Dehua's heart, and he also recruited it, so Zhu Changwu struck while the iron was hot and asked where the money of the two was hidden.

Even confessed to the death penalty, at this time, of course, they did not dare not say it. Because if you don't say it, I believe that the devil in front of you will not let them go easily.

Zhang Jinyan and the two happily explained the place where the money was placed, and Zhu Changwu called a brocade guard and asked him to go to Zhang Ao with this confession. He can see that Zhang Ao is definitely a good hand at the job of raiding his house to find money.

"Keep these two for now, don't let them die, and wait until all the money is found." Before leaving, Zhu Changwu threw down such a sentence, and then went straight to Kunning Palace with the confessions of the two.

At this time, Chongzhen was already ready to sleep.

In the evening, he drank a little wine, and he drank it with Queen Zhou.

Needless to say, just by looking at their eyebrows, you can tell that they are afraid that they are going to have some activities tonight.

Queen Zhou was very happy in her heart, I don't know how many years, the emperor has not been so close to her, and now thanks to the appearance of Zhu Changwu, she feels what her husband's love is.

"Long live the lord, the queen mother, Young Master Zhu is here." Just when the two of them had dinner and thought about doing something after resting, Zhu Changwu came.

"Xuan." Hearing that it was Zhu Changwu coming, Chongzhen didn't even hesitate, so he decided to see it.

"Your Majesty, the concubine will go to the back wing..."Queen Zhou, in line with the idea that the harem must not interfere in politics, is ready to leave.

"Hey, Zhu Qing is not an outsider, besides, I have allowed him to enter the harem, so you don't have to avoid suspicion." Chongzhen smiled and shook his head.

According to the rules of the palace, except for a normal man in the emperor, at night, other normal men are not allowed to enter the harem, otherwise it is disrespectful, and it can raid the family and destroy the clan.

But these are extraordinary times, and some rules are naturally not so important.

"Yes." Empress Zhou nodded happily, and then stayed.

Zhu Changwu came quickly, even one step ahead of Wang Chengen, who led the way, to the main hall, and when he saw that Queen Zhou was also there, he saluted and said: "I have seen Your Majesty, I have seen the Queen Mother." ”

"Zhu Aiqing is here, but what's the important matter?" Chongzhen opened his mouth, knowing that Zhu Changwu was here at this hour, and there should be something urgent.

"There are some things, Your Majesty, you see, this is the confession of Wang Dehua and Zhang Jinyan." More than a dozen pieces of paper full of words were handed to Chongzhen by him.

Chongzhen didn't borrow Wang Chengen's hand, he personally reached out to take it, sat on the side and watched. Empress Zhou didn't go to look at the offering papers, but smiled at Zhu Changwu first, and then brought a cup of poured tea to her.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Zhu Changwu also smiled and took it. This scene was being watched by Wang Chengen, and he was envious.

This is the tea brewed by the queen's mother, and not everyone has the opportunity to enjoy it. can look at Zhu Changwu's appearance, he seems to accept it very calmly, he is really a person who doesn't know the rules, but at the same time, it also makes him envious.

When Wang Chengen's heart was moving, a sudden sound shocked his thoughts, and he saw that Chongzhen was angrily slamming the table with his right hand. "Bastards, all bastards, I'm really blind, I would reuse such a villain."

When he saw that Zhang Jinyan came to ask for a new weapon, and it turned out to be to be transferred to the army of thieves, Chongzhen was angry.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, you're angry with the dragon's body." When Queen Zhou saw it, she hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her.

Zhu Changwu also opened his mouth, "Your Majesty, don't be angry with these villains, it's not worth it." Besides, is it completely unnecessary to punish yourself for someone else's mistakes? ”

"Oh, punish yourself for someone else's mistakes. Well, that's a good thing to say, it's so right, I'm not angry, not angry. Zhu Qing, what are you going to do next? Chongzhen suddenly felt justified after hearing this, and immediately suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Zhu Changwu.

"Of course it's the killing that should be killed, and the killing that should be caught. As for the full amount of their property, as well as some other people involved in the case who they confessed, they should also be arrested and brought to justice as much as possible. Oh yes. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, I have sent someone to send 300,000 taels of silver, which will be brought over in a moment, and these silver will be used to improve some conditions and food in the palace. To be honest, life is only a hundred years, don't be too wronged yourself. ”

Zhu Changwu would say this, and he was also moved.

When I saw Queen Zhou before, she only appeared when she was dressed, unlike this time when he appeared in Kunning Palace, which was a little sudden. This also gave him the honor to see Queen Zhou's private side, for example, the robe he is wearing now, one of which has been opened, and a corner of it is patched.

Oh my God, this is the mother of a country, and she is dressed so far, so you can imagine how poor life in the palace is.

After looking at Queen Zhou, thinking of the corrupt officials below, isn't this a stark contrast?

Thinking that he had been raiding his house for a while, he had some silver in his hand, so he was ready to take out some and give it to the palace, so that the palace could improve it.

As soon as he heard Zhu Changwu say that he would send 300,000 taels of silver into the palace, Chongzhen was moved at first, but then shook his head and said: "There is no need to be like this, if you have silver, you should recruit soldiers first." Didn't Zhu Qing say during the day, the current strength of the Beijing division is seriously insufficient, is it too dangerous? ”

"Your Majesty, it's only 300,000 taels, and we've gained much more than that from a few raids, for the time being, the silver can still cope with the situation. Besides, when my research institute comes out and makes the goods, the silver will be in full supply, and this money will be nothing. ”

"But..."Chongzhen still wanted to refuse. But Zhu Changwu directly interrupted him, "Your Majesty, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the relatives in the palace." There are also those eunuchs and the 1,000 forbidden troops just sent today, they always have to eat and drink, if Your Majesty has no money here, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to sell their lives willingly. ”

"This..."Chongzhen hesitated a little when he heard this.

Before, because there was no money, when the danger came, many forbidden soldiers and eunuchs and even palace maids ran away, and if there was money, the situation should not be so bad.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Zhu is sincere, you can accept it." Empress Zhou had been listening, and finally couldn't help but open her mouth at this time.

She didn't want this silver, but felt Zhu Changwu's sincerity, plus there was indeed a shortage of silver in the palace now, so she said that those imperial concubines had not issued money for several months, she could bear it, and she could sell some jewelry, but those concubines were afraid that not everyone thought like this.

"It's... All right. By the way, what's going on with the research institute that Zhu Qing said? "Chongzhen wanted to ask about this matter yesterday, but he always forgot because of other things, and now he finally asked.

"Anyway, it's a place to study things, similar to the manufacturing bureau of the Ministry of Industry, but it's a little different because our products don't appear. Well, let's do it, when it's ready, I'll ask Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to take a look. As for now, it's so busy that I don't even have a factory yet. ”

Zhu Changwu smiled and said disapprerovingly. He must earn money, but now he still has to protect the safety of Jingshi first, otherwise how much money he has will just be a wedding dress made for others.

"Oh, that's good, I'll go and see after you set up the institute." I know that what Zhu Changwu said is right, now is indeed not the time to say this, and ensuring the safety of Beijing is the top priority now.

Zhu Changwu came over, and the main problem was to explain the situation of Wang Dehua and Zhang Jinyan.

The latter is secondary, but it is just a military secretary, and it is not wrong to say that he is also an important minister. But looking at the period of Chongzhen's administration, only the elder of the cabinet does not know how much has been changed, that is, the first assistant has changed as many as eighteen in seventeen years, not to mention a mere military department book. When he came here, he still wanted to talk about Wang Dehua.

To be able to become the factory of the East Factory, the factory minister in Chongzhen's eyes is undoubtedly highly trusted and valued. Something happened to this person, and Zhu Changwu had to give an explanation.

Don't look at Zhu Changwu's actions, it seems that he is reckless, when he encounters those who are not convinced, he usually arrests them without saying a word, and even kills them directly. But if you look closely, you will find that for Chongzhen's close ministers in the palace, that is, those eunuchs, he has a lot of methods to deal with.