After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 215 The imperial commander’s personal expedition
Ji Yunzhang looked at the crowded heads below and said in a loud voice, "My Lords, I believe you are already very familiar with me."

"Since we are all acquaintances, the rest of the conversation will be easy."

Many officials below secretly looked up at this man who was not favored by anyone when he was young, but now overthrew the king of the previous dynasty in one fell swoop.

"As long as the Western Jin Dynasty is not eliminated, we will be in turmoil. This hidden danger of the Western Jin Dynasty has been a worry for decades since the previous dynasty!"

The Ministry of Revenue official below lowered his head. He knew that since His Majesty, who was born a military general, had overthrown the Qi Dynasty, how could he not attack the Western Jin Dynasty!
But where would the money for the war come from? The national treasury had long been empty, and in recent years, many places couldn’t even collect taxes.

This new dynasty has just been established, is it going to be dragged down by the war?

"My grandfather and father both stayed in Yanhui for their entire lives."

"The peace and stability of the past few decades were bought with their flesh and blood. Now it is gone. If we don't fight now, when will we fight?"

However, none of the officials below responded.

These were all the wealthy and idle people of Yanjing, and the aristocratic families accumulated from the previous dynasty.

People who spend huge amounts of money to support them every day.

The former Emperor Qi Chongguang once promoted reforms, but was strangled by the aristocratic families. Not only did the reforms end in a hasty manner, but he also lost his life.

How could Ji Yunzhang not know what these people were thinking? They were eager to get promoted and make money the fastest, but they did things and took people away without saying a word.

He looked at the people below and snorted coldly, "Abolish the position of Prime Minister and divide the power among the six ministries."

Immediately there was a heated discussion among the people; no one had expected that the prime minister would be deposed.

The evil prime minister of the previous dynasty brought disaster to the country, and the imperial power was squeezed by the prime minister's power.

With such precedents as these, it is natural to implement a new system.

The happiest people were the officials of the six ministries. The decentralization of the prime minister's power to the six ministries actually raised the power and status of the six ministries.

Now that there is no prime minister, the six ministries are in charge.

Ji sat on a wide chair and looked at the officials bustling about below.

"Who is Miao Shaoliang?"

A name I have never heard of.

Everyone looked at each other, and then looked at the king on the podium.

A middle-aged man in green official uniform walked out from the end of the team.

"Your Majesty, I, Miao Shaoliang, pay my respects to you."

Ji Yunzhang squinted his eyes but couldn't see him, "Come forward, I can't see you."

A middle-aged man with an unremarkable appearance walked straight up to him.

Ji Yunzhang looked him over and said, "I have looked through the examination papers of all the candidates who have served as officials in the court over the years of the previous dynasty."

"Your exam paper impressed me the most. While others are still talking nonsense, you have already written 18 theories on governing a country."

"Although you don't seem to have made much progress over the years, I will still give you a chance."

Miao Shaoliang looked up in a daze, he even forgot to thank him.

"What? You don't want it?"

"No, no!" Miao Shaoliang immediately knelt down to thank him, "Your Majesty, I will never refuse even if I die!"

Ji Yunzhang, "You don't have to risk your life, just use your strengths."

"The Wenhua Palace was established, and Miao Shaoliang was granted the title of Fifth Rank Grand Secretary, in charge of the Judicial System."

Being promoted from the seventh rank to the fifth rank is not a high official position.

Is this a promotion or just... a show?

Miao Shaoliang didn't care. He had graduated from high school when he was young and had taken Mr. Rong as his role model. However, after entering the officialdom, he found that it was not as easy as he had imagined.

He has been sitting on the bench for more than 20 years. Now that he is promoted by the new emperor, he doesn't care about his rank. Just like Your Majesty said, he just needs to give full play to his strengths.

Ji Yunzhang still had something on his mind, the military ration case from that year, he couldn't keep such a corrupt official like that any longer.

"Where is the Minister of Revenue?"

The Minister of Revenue, whose name was called, immediately put on a sad expression.

He thought that His Majesty was asking him to take money to fight the war, but he didn't expect that the next sentence would frighten him so much that he collapsed to the ground. "Drag him out and behead him."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

He didn't understand why he was being operated on!

"Your Majesty, what have I done wrong?"

Ji Yunzhang waved his hand, and the eunuchs beside Eunuch Qian immediately carried several large boxes and placed them next to the Minister of Revenue.

"This is the account book of corruption during the reign of the former Emperor Qi Chongguang. Please take a look at it yourself, sir."

The Minister of Revenue's hand trembled. He was not the main person in the case, but the main person in the case was dead, so he was now the big one.

He glanced at the account book briefly, but there was no name mentioned in it, and he immediately felt a surge of courage in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this account book has no name or surname..."

Ji Yunzhang laughed before he could finish. "Your Excellency, you don't think that we are still in Daqi now, right? I can kill scum like you if I want to. Do you still want to threaten me?"

It is still a new dynasty, and His Majesty is still a slippery new emperor. He is not like the previous dynasty who can be manipulated.

Ji Yunzhang stood up and pointed at the people below, "I'm telling you, half of you are going to die."

"Those who are guilty and have bribes, I will give you a chance to report others. Then Lord Miao will sort them out. Those with serious crimes will be killed, and those with minor crimes will be left for investigation."

Then he looked at Miao Shaoliang again, "Master Miao, can this be done?"

Miao Shaoliang bowed his head, "I will definitely live up to your majesty's great grace!"

Your Majesty, this is a wise move. At the beginning of the new dynasty, all the civil officials are from the old dynasty. I wonder if they can gain the trust of the new emperor.

Reporting others means that everyone is guilty, and it just depends on whose crime is more serious.

In order to survive, these people will just fight each other madly.

Ji Yunzhang snorted softly, "Wei Chi, Wan Lie."

Two men in armor came in.

"The minister is here."

Ji Yunzhang, "How is the matter I asked you to do?"

The two men knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, it has been done."

Wei Chi took out a list from his arms, "These are all copied from the residence of the former Prime Minister Chen Siwen."

"I have copied the above writings and searched the homes of 142 officials from the Secretariat, Privy Council, Three Departments, and Six Ministries."

"We seized a total of six million taels of gold and ninety million taels of silver."

The people below were kneeling on the ground in scattered groups.

Ji Yunzhang knew that there would be a large amount of embezzled money, but he didn't expect there would be so much!

Five treasuries can’t be filled!

How could Qian Qi not perish? How could the court afford to support so many corrupt officials?
Ji Yunzhang's face darkened. "It turns out that the national treasury is in the homes of all the gentlemen."

"It seems that I not only have money to fight the war, but also have money to continue to produce firearms."

Fighting wars and making firearms were the two things that former Minister Qi opposed most, because they cost a lot and produced little results.

No one spoke just now, and no one dares to speak now.

Now all the generals are your Majesty’s confidants. Whoever dares to say no will be the next to lose his head.

Ji Yunzhang took a deep breath, and it was time for him to show his skills.

"Rong Lingkuan."

"I'm here." A face that was too young looked very similar to the Queen.

"All the confiscated goods shall be recorded in the register."

"Take inventory of military needs. I will lead the army in person!"

(End of this chapter)