Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 88 Let's start!

Night, as quiet as water.

Zhu Houzhao was wearing a cloak and standing on the steps of Xianyang Palace. Although the weather was slightly cold tonight, the night was fine, and there was not a single cloud in the sky.The sky is full of stars, and the moon is as big as a jade plate. Zhu Houzhao is staring at the big moon in the sky, feeling neither happy nor sad.

"Your Highness, Zhang Yong is here!" Liu Jin stood behind Zhang Yong, her voice was very low, and her tone was a bit worried.

Everyone around the prince knew that the prince had been in a bad mood for the past two days. As the accounts of the eight bureaus were calculated one by one, the prince's face turned dark.It's no wonder the prince, these accounts books are really shocking, among which the Bank Bureau is the most corrupt.

Not only did they buy privately and make false reports, but they also sold inferior goods as good ones, and stole takeaways. This is how many gold and silver wares in the palace flowed out.

Last year, the Bank Bureau spent a total of 16 guan, and as a result, nearly 11 guan fell into the pockets of these people, which can be described as frenzied.

Not to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even the emperor was alarmed by this matter, the government and the public were in an uproar, and the Eighth Bureau was immediately pushed to the forefront.It seemed that there was no clean place in the entire Eighth Bureau, but the voice of praise for Zhu Houzhao in the court was loud, and the Ming Dynasty set off another wave of praising the prince.

Zhu Houzhao felt good about this, but he still couldn't be happy because the eighth round was really bad.

Zhu Houzhao sighed, glanced at Liu Jin, and then ordered: "Let Zhang Yong come over!"

Not long after, Zhang Yong walked in from the outside. For the past two days, Zhang Yong was very excited, but also nervous and scared.I was excited because I was reused by His Royal Highness, and the eunuch of the Bingzhan Bureau would soon be my own. How could I not be excited?

I was nervous and afraid because the situation in the military battle situation was beyond people's expectations. This is not just something that was found out in the account books!

"My servant has seen His Highness!" Zhang Yong came to Zhu Houzhao's side and said respectfully, with a trace of apprehension in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and looked Zhang Yong up and down. Zhang Yong has been busy with the military affairs for the past few days. I didn't sleep well either.Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao's tone softened a little.

"Let's talk about it!" Zhu Houzhao said with a wry smile, "I've heard about the matter of the military battle bureau, how bad it can be."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Yong agreed, and then said cautiously: "Your Highness, the items in the warehouse are less than [-]%, and more of them are reported as losses or scrapped. In fact, there are no scrapped or scrapped items. All losses were resold."

"Shoddy goods, inflated quotations, this kind of situation basically exists in the entire war situation."

While talking, Zhang Yong looked at Zhu Houzhao cautiously. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao didn't intend to lose his temper, he breathed a sigh of relief. He held up an account book with both hands, and said, "This is the battle for slaves to register." Bureau account book, please look over it, Your Highness!"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Yong, and then he didn't go to pick up the account book. As for looking through it, of course he didn't have it.

In fact, what Zhu Houzhao was thinking was not the Bingzhao Bureau or the Eighth Bureau, but the Ministry of Industry, which was Daming. In the Eighth Bureau, this situation was so serious, so what about the Ministry of Industry, the local yamen, and the army?Is there such a thing?too much?How far has it reached?

Zhu Houzhao didn't dare to think about it anymore, but Zhu Houzhao had a clear answer in his heart.

Not only did such things happen, but there were many. The officials and the army were all corrupted. In history, Emperor Zhengde cleaned it up and he could see it a little bit.But after Emperor Jiajing changed back, the situation got worse. Look at the officials of Ming Dynasty when Emperor Jiajing was in power, and look at the army of Ming Dynasty when Emperor Jiajing was in power.

During the Zhengde period, Daming was still hanging and beating the little prince. During the Jiajing period, he was beaten to the foot of the city of Beijing. The Japanese pirates also made troubles in the south.

In fact, at this time, Daming had already begun to rot and rot, and it took Zhu Houzhao a long time to recover from his contemplation.Glancing at Zhang Yong, Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Zhang Yong, you have been with me for a long time, and you have seen what the military situation looks like. If there is more, I won't say more."

"If the military battle situation becomes like this one day!" Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and patted the account book that Zhang Yong handed over: "Then you have really failed my trust and my cultivation, and you are the last Please don't do this!"

Zhang Yong trembled when he heard Zhu Houzhao's words, and then fell to his knees directly on the ground: "Your Highness, don't worry, this servant is doing things for His Highness, and is willing to be smashed to pieces. This servant will definitely help His Highness keep an eye on the battle situation, and will not let His Highness down!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands, and then said: "Get up!" Zhu Houzhao sighed softly, "I am watching you."

Zhang Yong left, and with Zhu Houzhao's new appointment, he was calm and even a little excited, but Zhu Houzhao's mood could not be calmed down for a long time.Glancing at the account book in his hand, Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, and then handed the account book to Liu Jin: "You keep it first, and I will bring it to Father tomorrow." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the bedroom: "It's time to rest!"

When Zhu Houzhao went to rest, the weather in Yangzhou did not have a big moon, but rather gloomy.

The pier was brightly lit and shouted loudly. Many people were busy shirtless on the pier. Bags of salt were lifted from the boat and unloaded on the pier.The salt boats were scattered throughout the pier, and groups of people were busy. It was obvious that none of these salt companies belonged to one family, but each family was busy with work.

Yang Lian stood in a shadow watching this scene, her face was expressionless, but her eyes radiated a strange light.

Glancing at Yang Bin beside her, Yang Lian smiled and said, "Yang Qianhu, can we start?"

Yang Bin breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and told a middle-aged man beside him: "Chen Gong, take people to surround these people, withhold all the salt, and arrest them all."

"Yes, Lord Qianhu!" Yang Bin agreed, then turned and headed for the pier, holding up the torch as a sign.

As the torches were held high, the people around seemed to have heard the order, and countless figures rushed out. This scene obviously frightened the people on the pier. They never expected this scene. After all, Yangzhou has not seen such a scene for many years. up.The people in charge are not very panicked. What is this place? This is Yangzhou. No matter what happens in Yangzhou, they firmly believe that the master can settle it.

(End of this chapter)