Zhu Cixi smiled, looked at Li Banghua in front of him and said.
"Divide these bean sprouts into many small portions. Take them to the city wall and eat them as pickles!"
"That's a good idea!"
Li Banghua nodded.
Soon, Zhu Cihong ordered some maids nearby to carry the salty and bitter bean sprouts up the city wall.
It can be regarded as an extra dish for the soldiers on the city wall.
Although these bean sprouts are salty and bitter, they are not unpalatable. The taste of poor people is stronger than that of these dignitaries.
These bean sprouts mixed with rice are still a delicious side dish for these poor people.
It can be considered a surprise for them.
Zhu Cixiang looked at the account book in front of him.
At this time, Li Banghua hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked: "Your Highness, you have calculated against those people this time. Can you really collect the money they pledged?"
"It would be better not to be able to collect it!"
The corners of Zhu Cixiang's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at Li Banghua in front of him calmly and said: "If you can't take it back, can you just choose to confiscate your home openly?"
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Li Banghua had a wry smile on his face, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Your Highness, it would be better if you do less violent things like confiscation of homes... After all, there are some things like this.
It’s too cruel…”
"cruel?"
Zhu Cixiang's face turned cold for a moment. He looked at Li Banghua in front of him with cold eyes and said: "Aren't they cold to my court? They are not cold to the people! The reason why our court has become what it is today is because of the problems of these people.
How much? Li Banghua! You are a smart man! You should be very clear about what I said!"
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Li Banghua opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he could only sigh silently.
He had no way to refute Zhu Cihong's words.
Because what His Royal Highness the Prince said is all true.
"These powerful officials are still dreaming, thinking that if the intruders come in, they can still rule the world together with the intruders! Hahaha! What a big joke! If the intruders really come in, and the power in their hands is gone, how can they keep their money?"
Can you live in it?
I’m afraid I can’t even save my life! These people are good at fighting in the court, but they really seem to have no intelligence at all and are incredibly weak-minded!”
A hint of sneer flashed in Zhu Cixi's eyes.
Next to him, Li Banghua stood in the audience, not daring to express his anger.
"Okay! Mr. Li, let's continue to work on the city defense!"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Li Banghua nodded, as if he was being pardoned, and quickly turned around and left.
Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Banghua's back and narrowed his eyes slightly, although officials like Li Banghua were indeed smart and had certain abilities.
But after all, we are traditional bureaucrats, and we cannot always change some of the habits of traditional bureaucrats.
But there is no other way, I can only use it first, and after the intruders are over, I will find a way to train my own confidants and train some officials with a little bit of modern consciousness.
We can only look at these later.
Zhu Cixiang's eyes flickered.
When Li Banghua walked out of Duke Chengguo's mansion, he felt that his back and forehead were covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat.
His Royal Highness and His Majesty gave him completely different feelings.
If His Majesty is the kind of maniac with a kind of gentleness, then His Highness the Prince is a kind of calm extreme, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals!
Li Banghua even had a feeling that His Highness the Crown Prince in front of him gave him a glimpse of what it was like when Taizu was alive.
Although he has never seen what Taizu looked like.
It seems that from now on, all officials in the world will not be able to be as relaxed as before!
Thinking of this, Li Banghua smiled bitterly for a while, with a worried look in his eyes.
He is in a contradictory state. He hopes that the officialdom can be reorganized, but he also hopes not to use too harsh methods.
But in fact, he is still very clear in his heart. If very drastic measures are not used, there is no way to clean up the current officialdom of the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of this, Li Banghua sighed slightly, shook his head, turned and walked towards the wall on the side.
Zhu Cixiang became the official residence of the Duke of Guo.
At this time, the imperial guards were asked to take the numbers signed by them and lead some civilians to go directly to these powerful and wealthy merchants to collect the money.
Most of the people were very cooperative. After all, they had seen His Highness the Crown Prince's methods today. Although these people did not want to give the money, they were more afraid of giving His Highness the Crown Prince an excuse.
Ming Dynasty, inside the Forbidden City.
Because of the siege by thieves, some government news from the outside world could not be conveyed to the capital.
As for the city defense, His Royal Highness is now entirely responsible for it.
Therefore, the city now has fallen into a situation where there is absolutely nothing to do.
"Wang Chengen, I heard that His Royal Highness invited you to come over last night to raise funds?"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen in front of him curiously and asked.
"Yes! Last night, His Highness the Crown Prince not only invited the ministers, but also other eunuchs from the palace, as well as more than 90% of the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in Beijing!"
"what's the result??"
When talking about fundraising, Emperor Chongzhen showed a smile on his face.
"This kid has never felt such frustration! How can those corrupt officials donate their money?"
As he said this, Emperor Chongzhen's face became a little ugly.
"Everyone knows how to make money. The country really needs money. When I want these people to spit out some money, these people shirk their excuses more and more! They even talk about selling their houses and selling off their property! They really deceive me like a fool.
ah!"
As he spoke, Emperor Chongzhen's voice rose a little higher, and an angry look flashed across his face.
When Wang Chengen on the side heard the emperor's words, his expression became a little strange, and there was a trace of hesitation and evil in his eyes.
"call!"
Emperor Chongzhen let out a breath, smiled, looked at Wang Chengen in front of him and said, "How about it? You palace officials should not embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince so much, so donate more!"
"Your Majesty, all the royal officials in the palace have donated a lot more!"
Wang Chengen quickly said to Emperor Chongzhen in front of him.
After hearing Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction.
He smiled, looked at Wang Chengen in front of him and asked: "What about the donations from others? How is the situation?"
"others……"
Wang Chengen had a hesitant look on his face.
"Haha! Just say it! Anyway, it's not just a matter of a day or two for these people to fool me! Even I can fool me, but I can't fool a fifteen or sixteen-year-old prince. It's so normal!"
"It seems that the amount of donations is quite large..."
After Wang Chengen hesitated for a while, he gritted his teeth and said this sentence silently.
