People are always worried not about scarcity, but about inequality.
Zhu Qiyu chose to treat these three hundred young eunuchs differently.
Most people work as first-class hard workers in the Xixin Department, a few people work as second-class hard workers in the Bell and Drum Department, and a very few lucky ones enter the inner library to study.
From time to time, some young eunuchs will lose their balance and do extreme things.
I don’t believe there is no one like Xi Ning among these young eunuchs.
After arranging these young eunuchs, Zhu Qiyu called Zhang Yong and Wang Qin to him, gave instructions about the house search, and then let everyone go.
On that day, the house raid was in full swing.
Shu Liang, the admiral of Dongchang, led the Jin Yiwei to search the house.
Zhang Yong and Ruan Xi were responsible for counting the property and making records.
Hao Yi and Wang Qin were responsible for strict supervision throughout the entire process.
Zhu Qiyu divided the people into three groups, each with its own duties, to prevent anyone from enriching his own pockets.
Although these eunuchs are all his cronies, they are generally divided into two factions: Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin, who came from the Prince's Palace, belong to one faction.
After so many years of troubles with the entire King Xi family, the only ones left to Zhu Qiyu were these four little eunuchs.
Others are either dead or not reusable.
Zhu Qiyu was granted the title of king at the age of eight, and lived in the palace after he was ten years old.
Although Zhu Qiyu was so pitiful that he didn't even have a wet nurse, he was served by eunuchs before he moved into Prince Xi's Mansion.
Like Hao Yi and Ruan Xi, both were eunuchs who started their careers from Zhu Qiyu, and their emotional intimacy was obviously greater than that of Wang Cheng and others.
These two groups of cronies were mixed together, cooperating with each other, supervising each other, and jointly taking charge of the inner court. In this way, Zhu Qiyu could safely control the inner court in the western suburbs.
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In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Qiyu took a long nap before going outside to manage politics.
No important ministers came today, only He Yi and the people from Zhongshushe were working on the memorial in the pavilion.
Zhu Qiyu leaned on the soft couch and called everyone over.
It's time to arrange some important errands for these people in the Middle School.
Zhu Qiyu first asked He Yi: "Xingyi, the inspection of Wang Zhenyu's party started yesterday. Is there any reaction from the government?"
He Yi nodded and replied with a smile: "It's true. Lin Cong, the official in the criminal department, impeached the Minister of Household Affairs and Naiheng, the official of Guanglu Temple. He was a treacherous villain and attached to Wang Zhen to get the position. Yaliu Dear Sir, I am destined to have my son become Zhongshu.
He is also good at supplying Wang Zhen with food from the royal kitchen, and does many illegal things. Please punish him for his evil deeds. "
Zhu Qiyu was a little helpless when he heard this: "The impeachment of Wang Zhenyu's party must have come too soon. Removing the official and confiscating the family is not enough? After all, he is a minister, why does Lin Cong insist on killing him?"
He Yi replied: "Last year, Heng was old and sick, but he refused to become an official. He was afraid that others would say he was old, so he dyed his white hair black.
One of the cooks, Du Qing, snickered and angrily attacked Du Qing. He also framed Du Qing and sent him to prison for treason.
Hengzhi is a person who is attached to the powerful and willful, and will attack, criticize and frame him at every turn if he is given the slightest hint of his will.
Lin Cong thought that killing such a person would not be too much. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "If your character is so bad, then there is nothing I can do. Let the Ministry of Punishments and the Metropolitan Procuratorate confiscate your property, and you will be jailed or sentenced to death."
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu added with a smile: "This is a big fat sheep, right? If his house is ransacked, the household department must not have hundreds of thousands of taels of income?"
He Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the three-year batch tax exemption and corvee exemption formulated by your Majesty, as well as the actual salary for all officials, which will be doubled within five years, has caused great mental pressure on the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Fortunately, I finally got through this year by raiding every home in Shanxi.
How we will spend next year is still unclear.
Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity to increase income, the Ministry of Accounts can only choose to rush forward. "
Zhu Qiyu replied calmly: "It's okay, don't worry about it next year. Shanxi is far from being completely squeezed, and next year I can also make plans for the Weaving Bureau and give the profits to the court.
Then we will restart trade with Southeast Asia and the West next year, so that we can see benefits the year after.
I won’t fight any more in two years. If I keep everything simple, I can get through the first three years of the Jingtai Dynasty. "
Xu Zheng, who was listening silently, suddenly answered: "Completely reform the salt policy, control large-scale copper and silver mines, and comprehensively suppress Buddhism. As long as one of these three is achieved, the Holy Spirit will no longer have to worry about money. .”
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Xu Zheng in surprise. There were really hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the people in his family. I want to do all three: salt administration, mining, and suppressing Buddhas. This Xu Zheng has predicted my thoughts clearly.
But Zhu Qiyu still shook his head vigorously: "None of these three items is easy. After thinking about it, it is relatively easy to mine and make money.
As for suppressing the Buddha, what excuse was used to initiate it? The emperors who destroyed the Buddha in history did not end well. "
Hearing this, Xu Zheng bravely replied: "The Holy One can choose to partially destroy Buddhism. The Buddhist sect in Shanxi is probably not too involved in external affairs.
The Holy One can choose to start from Shanxi, and then expand the scope to eliminate the extravagant trend of Buddhism in North Zhili.
Respect Zen and ascetic monks instead, and send those evil monks who lie on the people's anointing to suck blood and send them to the Meng Yuan and Wusi Zang tribes. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I have written down Xu Aiqing's suggestion. I will have to think about it carefully later."
In order to change the topic, He Yi continued to ask: "Your Majesty, now we should decide on the candidate to greet the Supreme Emperor. After all, before the Supreme Emperor arrives in Beijing, he should draft the edict and send it to the capital first."
Zhu Qiyu nodded again, there was nothing wrong with what he said. He had to ask his trusted ministers to greet the Supreme Emperor, and on the way home, he persuaded the Supreme Emperor to issue an edict of sin, agree to formally abdicate, and retire as a respectful emperor.
The civil servants sent must not only be their own confidants, but also must be eloquent and good at persuading the emperor. At the same time, they must be good at writing and be able to draft decent edicts.
The most important thing is that this person must be upright and have a superior temperament.
Because not only did he have to face the Supreme Emperor himself, but also the powerful people around him such as Chen Mao and Sun Jizong.
People with weaker auras would probably be overwhelmed by these people, let alone 'persuade' the Emperor.
Zhu Qiyu had been busy doing business with his beloved concubines before, so he really didn't think deeply about this issue, so he had to look at He Yi.
He Yi smiled and said: "Brother Ji Fang, isn't he just right? Together with Chen Jian, the two of them can handle various situations together."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized, isn't it? The Yue Zheng in front of him just met the requirements.
Yue Zheng was the initiator of Empress Hu's restoration. He was upright and clear in his position, and it was impossible for him to move to the camp of the Supreme Emperor.
Chen Jian, another member of Zhongshushe, also offended the powerful because of his uprightness and was imprisoned and sentenced to death during the Zhengtong Dynasty.
Therefore, these two people are both upright and upright, but they are also unlikely to rebel.
So Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "After the New Year and the Lantern Festival, you two can set off again. There is no need to be particularly anxious about this matter. I believe Jing Yuanbo will not welcome the Emperor back so early."
(End of chapter)
