I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 76 Investigate Ouchi
Thinking of this, he asked He Ning and others to call Wang An and Zou Yi, who were still in the office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and asked Wei Zhongxian to sort out the contents of the corruption list.

After a while, Wang An and Zou Yi followed He Ning and the others.Perhaps because he knew the news in advance, he wasn't surprised to see Wei Zhongxian here.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the two old and frail people and ordered:

"He Ning, please give me a seat. My dear friend, I have found a helper for you two. Wei Zhongxian has been able to do things well during this period, so I am thinking of letting him join the Supervisor of Ceremonies to help you."

Wang An couldn't help but glance at Wei Zhongxian again. His original impression of this person was not bad. Zhu Youxiao's first meeting after he succeeded to the throne was arranged by him.

I just didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to be so enterprising. After being appointed by Zhu Youxiao to be the admiral of Dongchang, in order to gain the emperor's trust, he set up a large prison, which made people inside and outside the palace panic. Many people came to him to plead for mercy. Talk about how ruthless Wei Zhongxian is, and persuade yourself to tell the emperor.

But what's the use of telling him, he knows Zhu Youxiao best. The current emperor is extremely determined, and he can't get back what he believes in by his own persuasion.

Then again, what the emperor did was not bad. These corruption cysts inside and outside the palace have really forgotten how Emperor Gaozu punished corrupt officials. Sometimes they did go too far, and Wei Zhongxian needs to be dealt with. A knife can cure it, but just don't go too far. Wei Zhongxian goes too far and is easily susceptible to backlash.

"Ahem, long live my lord, we are the only two old men in charge of this ceremony, and we are both over eighty years old, and our bodies are like wood and have long since died.

We have heard of Eunuch Wei for a long time, and he is very devoted to Your Majesty. Your Majesty now allows Eunuch Wei to come in and share the burden between us. We slaves must be grateful to Your Majesty for being so considerate, and we can only thank Your Majesty for your grace. "

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang An's reply. He had always felt that this person was very sensible, but Wei Zhongxian would not be like this. He was not happy that Wang An kept telling himself what was wrong with Wang An, and Wang Anxin Even if Li didn't like Wei Zhongxian, he would still follow his own words and not say anything bad about Wei Zhongxian.

"Haha, that's good. Wang An, you are indeed sensible. Then you guys can teach Wei Zhongxian more about how to handle things in the future."

"And Wei Zhongxian, you should also ask my companion for advice."

"I called you here today because there is another matter. I think people inside and outside the palace have heard about this matter in recent days. I previously sent Wei Zhongxian to thoroughly investigate the corruption of Shenzong's three gates and three halls.

Unexpectedly, more and more people are involved now. Some time ago, I asked Dongchang to search the homes of Chen Yongshou and his brother Chen Bangyan, the eunuch who was in charge of the matter in the palace at that time. Unexpectedly, I copied out a copy of the two people's gifts to others. register.It contains detailed records of gifts given by the two, including those from the palace.Wei Zhongxian, show the two of them the parts of the roster that are related to the palace. "

After Wei Zhongxian heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing, and silently handed the roster that he had already copied to Wang An and his wife.

The two of them took it over and opened it, and were shocked.

This register records that at that time, most of the eunuchs in charge of the 24 yamen in the inner court had accepted bribes. The large ones had more than [-] taels, and the small ones had as many as thousands taels. Many of them were people who knew each other very well.

Fortunately, the two of them were the personal eunuchs of the crown prince Zhu Changluo at the time. They were inconspicuous and had no chance to accept bribes, so they had no chance to inscribe their names on it.

The two of them looked at each other without saying much. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao picked up the hot tea handed over by He Ning and blew lightly.

"After reading it, tell me what you think."

Wang An couldn't help but think more about it, handed the roster back to Wei Zhongxian, and silently said:

"Some people really go too far when it comes to greed. They even dare to greedy the money for building the main hall. Is there anything they dare not do?

The servant felt that it was time to cure him, otherwise he would not be able to uphold his authority.But now many people have retired, and many have even passed away for many years, so it’s hard to check. "

Seeing this, Zou Yi also echoed: "What the prince said is that it is indeed necessary to investigate, but I am afraid that it will involve too much, and it has been a long time, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to pursue it."

“It’s hard to pursue the case, why shouldn’t we pursue it?

In my opinion, this matter should be investigated carefully. Retiring or passing away are not excuses. My government's punishment for corruption is really too light, which has led to this evil trend getting bigger and bigger, even blowing into the palace. Come on, I can't see if there is no cure, so I will investigate and deal with it from the palace to serve as a warning to others. "

Of course Zhu Youxiao knew what they were thinking. There were definitely many people interceding with them. Although it was all about human kindness, he didn't want to pay attention to it and just handed over the money.

So he turned to Wei Zhongxian and said:

"You have to be the evil person in this matter. Don't ignore it just because some people are gone. You have to recover the stolen money when it's time to recover it. It's my own money!"

Wei Zhongxian quickly knelt down and responded:
"Don't worry, Lord Long Live. I will definitely get Lord Long Live's money back."

Zhu Youxiao also nodded with satisfaction. Judging from Wei Zhongxian's past achievements, he was relieved. Moreover, he was dealing with former eunuchs and eunuchs, so there was not much resistance in dealing with them.

But there was another thing on his mind, which had something to do with the current eunuch on duty.

"My dear friend, I had an imperial edict with the six ministers of the imperial court at the Wenhua Hall a few days ago, and you also accompanied me. I remember that Li Ruhua, the Minister of Household Affairs, suggested that the silk floss, silk, wax tea, and Half of the paints and other items were confiscated in discount (converted into silver) and sent to Taicang together.

I thought that every year a lot of things were no longer used and the warehouses were left unused, so I agreed.

But half of the things will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future, and the expenses in the palace will be tight in the future.Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to sort out the expenses of the palace, warehousing, food and clothing, etc.

The first thing is to plan expenses, and then you have to live a tight life.Secondly, I think that in the future, our palace can’t just live a tight life, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, we must also make money ourselves. "

When Wang An heard it, he thought it was okay, but he just needed to find a way to make money.

What the outer court fears most is that the inner court will personally make money. When Emperor Wu opened an imperial shop, he was criticized by the ministers for competing for profits with the people.

But he did not express his doubts and nodded in agreement. However, since he had to sort out the expenses, he was afraid that many people who committed theft were afraid of being found out, and a lot of things would happen.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this.During this time, he was also thinking about how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in the inner court, but he did not like old tricks such as opening an imperial store. If he imitated the Shenzong to collect mineral taxes, he would also be criticized by the officials.

He also knew in his heart that it was not impossible to open an imperial store and collect mineral taxes, but the time had not yet come, and the method was too direct. He really didn't like it. If he had this idea, he might as well invest in maritime business.

Now that the north and other places have opened their ports to trade, it is completely possible for internal funds and some nobles to invest in maritime trade. Although maritime trade is risky, the profits are so high that it can be fully operated. If the Royal Maritime Trade brand is established, there is no fear of losing business. Do.

In addition, shipbuilding, banks, etc. can also participate, but that is another story.

As long as you make money, you will have a large number of vested interests following you, and there will be much less resistance to reform in the future.

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