After solving the problem of prisoners of war, there are still a series of problems before Zhao Xiaole.
And Zhao Xiaole would never have imagined it.
One day, I will actually become such a person.
The military and political powers were seized.
Although, the prince and Qin Sining are still nominally in power.
But everyone knows.
Zhao Xiaole, who is in charge of the military power, is the one who really speaks the truth.
Even if Zhao Xiaole disagrees.
He has now become a powerful minister.
Even if Henghou returns to the capital now and sees the current situation, he can only remain silent.
no way.
In the past, he might have criticized Zhao Xiaole.
But now?
It may be Zhao Xiaole who has the final say on whether to change the dynasty or not.
But Zhao Xiaole was very disgusted with this.
Be an emperor?
Are you kidding me?
Just what happened now was enough to give him a headache.
If you become emperor.
Why don't you kill him?
The reason for the current situation is just because he wanted to pick up girls in the first place.
That's right, just to pick up the prince.
But the prince has not yet gotten involved, and he has become a powerful minister first.
If there is no law, the powerful ministers should be the powerful ministers.
Since you want to pick up girls, you must first overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles.
Therefore, Zhao Xiaole confiscated all the property of the royal family in the capital.
Almost no one was spared.
Prince Rui and others rebelled, and these people have already been punished with death.
Zhao Xiaole was extra merciful by not killing them all.
Just ransacking your home is nothing.
As a result, a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, precious stones, ancient jade and other items were all added to the national treasury.
In addition, the jewelry collected from the purge of hundreds of officials and the cleaning of the third prince's residence, all added together, are almost impossible to store.
After learning about this incident, Zhao Xiaole finally understood why the Dongyue people and the King of Zhenbei were so obsessed with attacking the capital.
This is not a city at all. The treasury alone contains half of Jingyang’s wealth!
The East Vietnamese have been plundering the north for so long.
There may not be many royal family members and those nobles who brought them to the capital.
Because this is the wealth accumulated by their ancestors over the generations.
Before leaving the north, these private armies also plundered.
Now, these wealth belong to the imperial court.
A large amount of treasure was also found in Liucheng and Xuewang Town, except for part of which was left as military expenses.
The rest were sent to the capital.
How much wealth are these?
Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining accompanied the prince to take a look, and the three of them were stunned on the spot.
They are not the kind that have never eaten or seen before.
But after seeing so much money, I still feel like a stupid old hater.
At first, just to rebuild the official library, the court could not even get out two million taels of silver.
Unexpectedly, all the money is here.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said: "It's great. With so much money, why worry about the land reform not being implemented?"
Qin Sining also sighed, "How long did these people search for before they robbed so much money?"
"How much blood has this money been stained with?"
No one could give her an answer.
Zhao Xiaole didn't think about it at all, because he knew that the money would be stained with more blood.
Immediately, he asked Qin Sining to allocate part of the treasury to him for military expenses.
The prince and Qin Sining are inseparable.
The money is just kept in the treasury for watching. Compared with expelling the East Vietnamese, the choice is clear at a glance.
As a result, the money was quickly received.
Zhao Xiaole began to purchase iron and steel in large quantities, which were used to build artillery and muskets.
At the same time, he also purchased grain on a large scale for storage.
There is plenty of money now, and according to his current way of spending it, he won't be able to spend it all in a few years.
The money was distributed quickly.
Zhao Xiaole also asked the firearms factories in Beijing and Xunyang to increase their power and rush to produce firearms.
In addition to those in the capital, Liucheng and Xuewang Town also need firearms to defend their cities.
And the musketeers were only a thousand men.
In Zhao Xiaole's opinion, it is still too little.
He plans to expand to 5,000 first.
Now that he has money, he doesn't worry about this problem at all.
Not enough gunpowder?
Then go and do it for me!
Not enough iron?
Do you sell your pots?
In short, it feels good to have money.
Not only ordinary people feel this way, but a court and a government also feel the same way.
No one or anything is not afraid of poverty.
Zhao Xiaole became busy in Beijing.
However, things have already exploded all over Jingyang.
The Dongyue people, Prince Rui, King Zhenbei and Xing Zhang, with nearly 400,000 troops, besieged the capital, but failed.
And it was a huge defeat.
Still failed miserably!
This is hard for many people to accept.
The reasons why it is difficult to accept are very complicated.
Some people think that there is nothing wrong with Prince Rui winning.
Some people think that it would be better if the prince wins, but judging from the current results, neither Prince Rui nor the prince wins.
The winner is Zhao Xiaole.
Yes, he was the traitor who made the whole country feel angry.
That dead eunuch.
Why on earth is he?
Regardless of whether it is Prince Rui or the Crown Prince, they all have royal blood. If they become the emperor, their accession to the throne will be reasonable and legal.
And what about Zhao Xiaole?
Just a eunuch.
He not only became the generalissimo in charge of the world's troops, but now he also became the person who actually controlled the situation in the north.
All princes will submit to his lustful power.
Is it tolerable or not?
Opposition to Zhao Xiaole is getting louder and louder among the people.
Especially under the guidance of some royal families and gentry, opposition came one after another.
Among the people, Zhao Xiaole was scolded bloody.
All the bad things about Zhao Xiaole were added to the story and made up out of thin air, and were compiled into romances and novels.
To be despised by the world.
Some of these legends have not only become unofficial history, but some have actually become irrefutable evidence for later generations to slander Zhao Xiaole.
This is what the noble family and the royal family are like.
Because almost all literati and poets are in their hands, allowing them to completely drive public opinion.
Wantlessly smear and defame anyone.
The most important thing is that people have knowledge and wisdom, and the lies they make up can be flawless and reasonable.
So that no one can question it later.
And this is not because Zhao Xiaole really made so many mistakes, but because his identity has attracted too many people's dissatisfaction.
If Zhao Xiaole was not a eunuch, but a normal man.
Perhaps, more people will think that this is a hero in troubled times, and some may even think that.
Zhao Xiaole will take the destiny instead.
Become the founder of the next dynasty.
There will also be many careerists who will take the initiative to gather under his wings.
It's a pity that he is the eunuch.
It is also under the influence of this trend that even some people are afraid of Zhao Xiaole's power and dare not slander him face to face.
But behind his back, he would also curse, "Die eunuch!"
