Early in the morning, Zhu Youtang was busy gesturing on paper. The demon monk Jixiao and the eunuch Liang Fang were both executed by himself. The imperial horse eunuch was served by his long follower He Ding, and the post of eunuch and eunuch of the East Factory was

It was reserved for Huaien, who was guarding the mausoleum in Fengyang. The Jinyi Guards were temporarily let to Wan Tong, and it would not be too late to replace them when there was a candidate later. The four guards of Tengxiang themselves were reorganized by He Ding, and the Beijing camp was appointed by the British public Zhang.

Zhang Mao was in charge of the army. Zhang Mao was the son of the famous general Zhang Fu. He was also a loyal minister in history, so Zhu Youtang felt relieved that he would be in charge of the military camp in Beijing.

The immediate priority is to solve the problem of his "small treasury." After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, a special institution was set up to manage money for the emperor - the internal fund. This internal fund is the emperor's small treasury, and the internal funds are paid by the emperor himself.

The ministers have no right to interfere with how to spend it, and the money from the treasury is the money of the big guys. Even the emperor cannot take money from the treasury to his own small treasury.

I think of the previous generations of emperors in the Ming Dynasty. After I died, I left some money to my son and successor. But my father, Zhu Jianshen, spent all his money on that prodigal woman Wan Zhen'er. When he succeeded to the throne, his wife

There is not much money left. It is not enough to just recruit people and run the imperial estate. Although you can make a fortune every time you raid your house, this is not a long-term solution.

"Your Majesty, someone from the late Empress Wu's Palace brought you some cakes, saying that they were made by the Queen Mother herself." He Ding reported as he presented a plate of cakes.

"Empress Dowager Wu? It seems that after welcoming her back from the cold palace, she was very grateful to me. She even made the cakes herself." Zhu Youtang picked up a piece and tasted it in his mouth. It must be said that ancient women

The craftsmanship is really great.

He Ding saw Zhu Youtang's expression of enjoyment and said with a smile: "I heard that the late Empress Wu was very grateful to the Emperor and talked about your kindness every day."

"Hmm...I heard that she has an older brother? He works in Jinyiwei?"

"Returning to the emperor, she does have a brother named Wu Ying who works in the Jinyiwei. He used to serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei. Later, because the late emperor deposed Empress Wu, he was implicated and was demoted to a hundred households. Why did the emperor suddenly

Remember him?"

Zhu Youtang was overjoyed that he had just welcomed his sister out of the cold palace. If he was reinstated to his official position, would he not be loyal to him wholeheartedly?

Zhu Youtang did not answer He Ding's question, but said directly: "I have sent an oral order to Wu Ying to come to the palace to see me."

When He Ding saw that Zhu Youtang didn't answer him, he didn't dare to ask more questions. He resigned and went to deliver the order. Based on the experience of previous generations of eunuchs, He Ding learned that when around the emperor, he should do more and ask less questions.

Figure out the holy will.

In order to be able to summon the system, Zhu Youtang worked diligently on political affairs every day, hoping that he could use the system to complete his eternal hegemony. It would be best for future generations to talk about him together with Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

After a while, He Ding brought Wu Ying to the Qianqing Palace. Wu Ying looked at the young emperor, and her heart was full of gratitude. She thought that the Wu family would be lonely, but she didn't expect that the new emperor would welcome his sister out of the cold palace.

, and everything was done according to the standards of the Queen Mother. Thinking of this, Wu Ying's eyes became a little moist.

"Veteran Wu Ying respectfully greets the Holy Ann."

"I'm in peace." Zhu Youtang looked at the kneeling Wu Ying and saw that he had a long face with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square nose. He looked like a loyal and upright man.

"Wu Ying, I have asked your sister to leave the cold palace and support her according to the Queen Mother's standards. Do you know this?"

Wu Ying said frankly: "I know that the emperor's kindness is so great that our Wu family really has nothing to repay."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Why bother to say it so harshly? The imperial court still needs your Wu family."

Wu Ying was confused. She was already over fifty, so what use was she?

"I don't know what your Majesty needs me to do. As long as I can do it, I will do it for your majesty even if I risk my life."

"I want to set up a new yamen. This yamen lacks a governor, and I want you to take over. What do you think?" Zhu Youtang made it clear. He first asked your sister to come out of the cold palace, and then talk about it.

The implication of letting you serve as governor is that any normal person can understand that it is time to think of the imperial court and be loyal to the imperial court.

"But the old minister is old and may not be able to bear the heavy responsibility." Wu Ying lived for most of her life and could only hold a fourth-rank official position, and she still relied on her sister to become the queen. Now that her sister is old and yellow, and the late emperor has been deposed, the Wu family has long lost all its power.

.What if after agreeing to Zhu Youtang, the emperor asked him to do something that offended the ministers, gentry and dignitaries, wouldn't he be in danger of losing his old age?

Hearing Wu Ying's answer, Zhu Youtang was obviously displeased and snorted coldly: "Wu Ying, you just said that you would risk your own life to do things for me. What's wrong? I haven't even said what you're going to do, and you're regretting it."

Are you ready? Do you want to go back to your hometown to retire in despair?"

Wu Ying saw Zhu Youtang's face suddenly became serious, and said tremblingly: "Thanks to your majesty for trusting me, I am willing to serve as the governor. I wonder what your majesty's plans are for setting up this new yamen?"

"Go to Dongchang and Jinyiwei and mobilize some people. First, divide them into two teams. One team will find out how many shops there are in the capital and the income of each shop. Give me a detailed list. Then charge fees according to the type of business.

Those operating luxury entertainment stores will receive 20%. The rest will receive 15%, and those small stall vendors will receive 50%. Among them, the luxury entertainment stores will receive 20%, and you will keep 10% as operating expenses.

Give all the rest to me."

When Wu Ying heard this, she felt a little embarrassed. How dare the emperor ask her to collect some pocket money for him? Wu Ying hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, this is really difficult to handle. What if... some shops are owned by relatives of the emperor?"

Zhu Youtang slapped the dragon case and said, feigning anger: "Who is the master of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Of course it is you, Your Majesty."

"Isn't that right! You don't care who he is, as long as he is from the capital, he will be accepted. Anyone who refuses to pay or refuses to pay will be put in jail. Of course, this can also be used as their protection fee. In the future, any gangsters will

When the people make trouble, the court will help them solve it.

Wu Ying said again: "Then what if the civil and military ministers of the imperial court impeach the minister and say that this is competing for the interests of the people?"

Zhu Youtang sneered and said: "My question is, businessmen are not ordinary people. Businessmen can make money so quickly, so what's the harm in spilling some blood? If we don't suppress them, everyone in the world will do business, who will still be willing to serve the people?

If someone dares to gossip in the court, I will check his home to see if the money in his home is consistent with his official position. Wu Ying, just go ahead and do it, I will support you."

With the words "I will support you", Wu Ying instantly felt more at ease. To be honest, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were spoiled. At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao, the criminal law was so severe. How many people were killed, it will not be known later.

Are there still some scholars who are banging their heads and clamoring to become officials?

When the Forbidden City was breached, Li Zicheng found a lot of money from the homes of those powerful people. However, when Emperor Chongzhen Zhu You asked them to borrow money, they all cried and said no. Zhu Youtang would never let this happen to him.

You have to cut some oil and water out of your body.

After Wu Ying left, Zhu Youtang ordered He Ding again: "Go to Beizhen Fusi to see how the Wantong trial is going. In addition, part of the money from the confiscation of the house will be left to their Jinyiwei as funds, and the rest will be given to them."

Hand it over to me. You can also let Wantong watch it in prison. Anyway, we can't let Li Zisheng, a monster, live comfortably. I want to see if there will be such a treacherous person in the court again in the future.

minister.
Chapter completed!