Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

V My lords, have you ever thought of a solution to the matter I proposed last time? Zhu Youjian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the officials below with a smile. Although he had dark circles under his eyes and even yawned, he was in a good mood. But quite good.

Last night, when Wang Chengen came back, he presented 110,200 taels of gold and silver in cash, which he said was donated by Ruan Dacheng to fully support the military expenses of the emperor's new army.

Why is there any leftover?

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with what Wang Chengen had done this time, but why was there still a fraction?

He thought for a moment and then figured out that one hundred thousand was the military expense sponsored by Ruan Dacheng, ten thousand was the benefit for Wang Chengen to reveal the Sacred Heart, and two hundred was the benefit for the meeting.

Of course, if Wang Chengen doesn't do what he wants, he won't get any more than 10,000 yuan in addition to the two hundred taels of benefits.

Although Ruan Dacheng was also corrupt, he was at least a hundred times more generous than all corrupt officials. According to historical records, in order to raise military expenses, Emperor Chongzhen mobilized hundreds of officials to donate money, and all the officials acted recklessly and cried for poverty. Finally, they donated two or three taels of silver to fool Emperor Chongzhen.

Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, took the initiative to donate a year's salary, which moved Emperor Chongzhen so much that he was promoted because he was the official who donated the most.

Emperor Chongzhen, who had laid off his imperial guards, was deaf and blind. He allowed his officials to deceive him, and a great defeat turned into a great victory. It was not until Li Zicheng led his army to the gates of Beijing that he was shocked. It was strange that the Ming Dynasty was not destroyed.

Zhu Youji, who had read a lot of historical materials about the late Ming Dynasty, had a clear mind. However, he could only endure it and silently collect all kinds of dirty information from officials. Who made him too weak now?

This morning, he brought up the issue of taxation again, with the purpose of filling the hole, using retreat as advance, and realizing his plan step by step.

Your Majesty, no.

Your Majesty, I object.

Your Majesty, I also object.

emperor……

As expected, almost all the civil servants in the palace stood up to object with a lot of reasons. Zhu Youjian yawned repeatedly, his eyelids trembled, and he almost fell asleep on the spot.

Taxing businessmen is a big deal for the civil servants. It would be strange if they don't oppose it desperately. Anyway, they are the fat ones. It is Chongzhen who bears the eternal infamy. He is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. That is nonsense.

Then let this matter be put aside for the time being. There is still a shortage of secondary ministers in the cabinet. I think Ruan Dacheng is very capable. What do you think?

Zhu Youjian's face was dark, and his voice was cold, and seemed to contain a sense of anger and murderous intent.

You can act, and so can I, hum.

As soon as the words fell, most of the officials' expressions changed suddenly, only a few people showed surprise, and then ecstasy. It was known without checking that they were Ruan Dacheng's friends or supporters.

The power of the court was controlled by officials of the Donglin Party, and the officials of the Ruan clan were helpless and were suppressed miserably. Now that Ruan Dacheng has made a comeback, they finally have a backer.

What's rare is that the emperor seems to have the intention to support Ruan Dacheng. People from the Donglin Party and Fushe will not be able to survive for a few days, hehe.

I support it.

I also support it.

Several big guys from the Donglin Party exchanged glances, and then came out to support the emperor's proposal in a tacit understanding.

There are some things where you can't just be tough. You still have to compromise when it's time to compromise. If you piss off the emperor, things won't be easy to handle.

Anyway, the power of the government has been controlled by the Donglin Party, and it is useless for Ruan Dacheng to join the cabinet. In terms of official position, he is just a secondary assistant. In terms of Shilin's reputation, it is not as good as Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party bosses, Ruan Cifu, It's just a joke.

Zhu Youjian nodded with satisfaction. The hole dug in front was finally filled, and the back-up moves he had prepared were no longer needed.

He had been mentally prepared for a long time. If the Donglin Party strongly opposed Ruan Dacheng's entry into the cabinet, he would not mind using some tough measures. If necessary, he would even remove a few die-hard guys from their official positions and take the opportunity to bring in some relatively loyal officials to strengthen them. His right to speak in the government.

It's a pity that these old guys from the Donglin Party are too clever.

By the way, I canonize Chen Yuanyuan as a noble concubine. At the end of the court, Zhu Youjian stood up from the dragon chair and suddenly thought of something, turned around and said to the officials.

All the officials held their hands in congratulations, with false smiles on their faces, and congratulated the emperor on getting another beauty and giving birth to a son soon.

There are also some officials who often hang out among flowers and have heard about Chen Yuanyuan's beauty. They feel pain in their hearts. Oh, beauty Chen is still a flower that has been taken over by pigs after all.

Oh, by the way, also, I have reopened Jinyiwei.

What?

The faces of all the officials changed.

Chapter 12 The last trump card