Early in the morning, Zhu Youtang was busy gesturing on paper, and the demon monk Jixiao and the eunuch Liang Fang were both executed by himself. The post of eunuch of Royal Horse Supervisor was held by his long follower He Ding, while the post of eunuch of Si Li Supervisor and Dongchang was reserved for Huaien who was guarding the mausoleum in Fengyang. Jin Yiwei is currently letting Wantong continue to serve, and it won't be too late to replace him when a candidate is available later. The four guards of Tengxiang were also managed by He Ding. The Beijing camp was controlled by the British Duke Zhang Mao. Zhang Mao was the son of the famous general Zhang Fu. He himself was also a loyal minister in history, so he put Zhu You in charge of the Beijing camp. Zang is also relieved.
The immediate priority is to solve the problem of his "small treasury". After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, a special institution was set up to manage money for the emperor - the internal fund. This internal fund is the emperor's small treasury, and the internal funds are paid by the emperor himself. Ministers have no right to interfere with how to spend it, and the money from the treasury is the money of the big guys. Even the emperor cannot take money from the treasury to his own small treasury.
Thinking about the previous generations of emperors in the Ming Dynasty, after I died, I more or less left some money for my son-successor. But his father, Zhu Jianshen, had spent all his money on that prodigal woman Wan Zhen'er, and by the time he succeeded to the throne, he would have very little money left. It's not enough to just collect people and run the imperial estate. Although you can make a fortune every time you raid a house, it's not a long-term solution.
"Your Majesty, someone from the late Empress Wu's Palace brought you some cakes and said they were made by the Queen Mother herself." He Ding reported as he presented a plate of cakes.
"Empress Dowager Wu? It seems that after welcoming her back from the cold palace, she was very grateful to me. She even made the cakes herself." After talking about it, Zhu Youtang picked up a piece and tasted it in his mouth. I have to say that ancient women The craftsmanship is really great.
He Ding saw Zhu Youtang's expression of enjoyment and said with a smile: "I heard that the late Empress Wu was very grateful to the Emperor and talked about your kindness every day."
"Hmm...I heard that she has an older brother? Does he work in Jinyiwei?"
"Returning to the emperor, she does have a brother named Wu Ying who works in the Jinyiwei. He used to serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei. Later, because the late emperor deposed Empress Wu, he was implicated and was reduced to a hundred households. Why did the emperor suddenly Remember him?"
Zhu Youtang was overjoyed that he had just welcomed his sister out of the cold palace. If he was reinstated to his official position, would he not be loyal to him wholeheartedly?
Zhu Youtang did not answer He Ding's question and said directly: "I have given you a verbal order to order Wu Ying to come to the palace to see me."
When He Ding saw that Zhu Youtang didn't answer him, he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he resigned and went to deliver the order. He Ding summed up the experience based on the previous generations of eunuchs. When around the emperor, do more and ask less questions, and learn to understand the holy will.
In order to be able to summon the system, Zhu Youtang worked diligently on political affairs every day, hoping to use the system to complete his eternal hegemony. It would be best for future generations to talk about him together with Emperor Qin and Han Wu.
After a while, He Ding brought Wu Ying to the Qianqing Palace. Wu Ying looked at the young emperor and her heart was filled with gratitude. I thought that the Wu family would be left alone, but I didn't expect that the new emperor would welcome his sister out of the cold palace and handle everything according to the Queen Mother's standards. Thinking of this, Wu Ying's eyes became a little moist.
"Veteran Wu Ying respectfully greets you."
"I'm in peace." Zhu Youtang looked at the kneeling Wu Ying and saw that he had a long face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square nose. He looked like a loyal and upright man.
"Wu Ying, I have asked your sister to leave the cold palace and support her according to the Queen Mother's standards. Do you know this?"
Wu Ying said frankly: "I know that the emperor's kindness is so great that our Wu family really has nothing to repay."
Zhu Youtang smiled: "Why say it so harshly? The court still needs your Wu family."
Wu Ying was confused. She was already over fifty, what use was she?
"I don't know what your Majesty needs me to do. As long as I can do it, I will do it for your majesty even if I risk my life."
"I want to set up a new yamen. This yamen lacks a governor, and I want you to take over. What do you think?" Zhu Youtang made it clear. He first asked your sister to come out of the cold palace, and then talk about it. The implication of letting you serve as governor is that any normal person can understand that it is time to think of the imperial court and be loyal to the imperial court.
"But the old minister is old and may not be able to bear the heavy responsibility." Wu Ying had lived for most of her life and could only hold a fourth-rank official position, and she still relied on her sister to be the queen. Now that my sister has grown old, and the first emperor has been deposed, the Wu family has long lost all its power. If he agrees to Zhu Youtang and the emperor asks him to do something that offends the ministers, gentry and dignitaries, wouldn't he be in danger of losing his old age?
Hearing Wu Ying's answer, Zhu Youtang was obviously displeased and snorted coldly: "Wu Ying, you just said that you would risk your own life to do things for me. What? You regretted it before I even said what you were going to do. Are you there? Do you want to go back to your hometown to retire in despair?"
Wu Ying saw Zhu Youtang's face suddenly became serious, and said tremblingly: "Thanks to your majesty for trusting me, I am willing to serve as the governor. I wonder what your majesty's plans are for setting up this new yamen?"
"Go to Dongchang and Jinyiwei and mobilize some people. First, divide them into two teams. One team will find out how many shops there are in the capital and the income of each shop. Give me a detailed list. Then charge fees according to the type of business. Those operating luxury entertainment stores will receive 20%. The rest will receive 15%, and those small stall vendors will receive 50%. Of the 20% collected by luxury entertainment stores, you will keep 10% as operating expenses. Leave the rest to me."
When Wu Ying heard this, she felt a little embarrassed. The emperor wanted to ask her to collect some pocket money for him? Wu Ying hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, this is really difficult to handle. What if... some shops are owned by relatives of the emperor."
Zhu Youtang slapped the dragon case and said, feigning anger: "Who is the master of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course it is you, Your Majesty."
"Isn't that right! You don't care who he is, as long as he is from the capital, he will be accepted. Anyone who refuses to pay or refuses to pay will be sent to jail. Of course, this can also be used as their protection fee. In the future, any gangsters will When the people make trouble, the court will help them solve it.
Wu Ying said again: "Then what if the civil and military ministers of the imperial court impeach the minister and say that this is to compete with the people?"
Zhu Youtang sneered and said: "I just want to ask businessmen, they are not ordinary people. Businessmen can make money so quickly, so what's the harm in spilling some blood? If we don't suppress them, everyone in the world will go to business, who will still be willing to serve the people?" If someone dares to gossip in the court, I will check his home to see if the money in his home is consistent with his official position. Wu Ying, just go ahead and do it, I will support you."
With the words "I will support you", Wu Ying instantly felt more at ease. To be honest, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were spoiled. When Emperor Taizu Gao had such severe criminal laws and killed many people, there were still scholars who broke their heads and clamored to become officials.
When the Forbidden City was breached, Li Zicheng seized a lot of money from the homes of those powerful people. However, when Emperor Chongzhen Zhu You asked them to borrow money, they all said with sad faces that they had no money. Zhu Youtang must not let this kind of thing happen to him, and he has to cut some oil and water from them.
After Wu Ying left, Zhu Youtang ordered He Ding: "Go to Beizhen Fusi to see how the Wantong trial is going. In addition, part of the money from the confiscation of the house will be left for their Jinyiwei as funds, and the rest will be given to them." Hand it over to me. There is also a way to let Wantong watch it in prison. Anyway, we can't let Li Zisheng, a monster, live comfortably. I want to see if there will be such a treacherous and sycophantic behavior in the court in the future. minister.
He Ding felt in his heart that Zhu Youtang was very talented and powerful, and he must be similar to Taizu Emperor Gao and Emperor Yongle.
