Zhu Cixiang was not surprised by this scene.
In fact, before Li Zicheng led his army to besiege the capital, Emperor Chongzhen had called on the officials of the capital and the Jin gentry to donate money to encourage the soldiers to defend the city with rewards.
As a result, all these national leaders who usually talk about being loyal to the emperor and patriotic began to cry.
Even Zhu Cihong's grandfather, Zhou Kui, Marquis of Jiading, was only willing to give out 10,000 taels.
Empress Zhou couldn't stand it anymore and gave 5,000 taels of private money to Zhou Guozhang.
As a result, Zhou Kui actually embezzled two thousand taels from it and only donated another 10,000 taels.
Out of three thousand taels Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to raise a million taels, but in the end he only raised a fraction.
In the end, the wealth of these ministers, gentry, nobles, and relatives could not be saved, and they all benefited from Li Zicheng, who had destroyed the city and imposed high wages.
How sad, how hateful "Your Majesty, I still have this memorial."
Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong spoke out again.
"speak."
Zhu Cixi said in a neutral tone.
He wanted to see what other flowers Zhao Zhilong could name.
"When the late emperor ordered his ministers to conquer Nanjing and take charge of the Jingying camp, they worked hard and trained the soldiers day and night to report back to the court.
When His Majesty ascended the throne, he recruited new soldiers to practice military strategy.
However, the barracks and school fields were all used in the Jingying camp, and the daily training of the soldiers in the Jingying camp was greatly affected.
Impact.
I sincerely request your Majesty to allocate an additional 200,000 taels of silver to improve the expenses of the capital camp."
At this time, Zhu Cixi almost cursed out of anger.
Well, I haven't settled the matter with you about eating empty wages and drinking soldiers' blood.
You can jump out on your own first and don't worry about me asking for money.
"Oh, as far as I know, there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the Beijing camp now.
What's the problem with using the extra barracks for the soldiers of the Shence Army?
As for the school grounds, does Xin Chengbo think that a thousand people can stand full?"
Although Zhu Cixiang's tone was not high, it revealed an unquestionable majesty.
"Chen, Chen" Zhao Zhilong was asked incoherently and didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Cixiang sneered in his heart.
Honorable ministers have been favored by the country for generations, but in the end they are a bunch of weaklings.
If Zhu Cixiong remembers correctly, when Duduo's army went south, it was the Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others who guarded Nanjing who opened the gate to dedicate the city.
Although in this time and space, Zhao Zhilong has not made any move to dedicate the city, it does not prevent Zhu Cixiang from being disgusted by his character.
And judging from his current performance, this person's ethics are extremely low.
If the situation is really like the original history, this guy will definitely give up the city of Nanjing to join the Manchus without hesitation.
"If I remember correctly, Uncle Xincheng has 50,000 acres of farmland outside Nanjing, and they are all good paddy fields.
There are also about a hundred shops under the name of Uncle Xincheng, including silk and satin shops, rice shops, Rouge shops, restaurants, tea shops and even brothels, It’s almost everything.
I’m afraid the bank in Uncle Xin Cheng’s house is too full.
How about I allocate some money from my own funds to help Aiqing build a new one?
Let me take a guess.
I’m afraid the silver is no less than one million taels.”
Zhu Cixiang's sudden attack made Zhao Zhilong stunned.
He could never understand how His Majesty the Emperor could know so clearly about his family background.
Could it be that His Majesty has long been suspicious of him?
Thinking of the recently restructured factory guards, Zhao Zhilong felt his scalp numb and his eyes black.
It must be the two eagle dogs, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, it must be them Now that Zhao Zhilong had figured it out, he knelt down on the ground without hesitation, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I know my mistake, I know my mistake.
I am willing to donate all my family wealth to the court." too late Since Zhu Cihong had decided to use Zhao Zhilong's head to establish his authority, he naturally would not hesitate.
He stood up in a flash and shouted angrily: "Come here, take down this wolf-hearted, ungrateful worm for me."
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When the emperor was angry, all the ministers fell to the ground and bowed their heads, not daring to look at the emperor.
Two Han generals from the Imperial Guard immediately walked to Zhao Zhilong, picked him up and dragged him out.
Zhao Zhilong didn't react until he was dragged outside the Fengtian Palace.
He shouted and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life.
I am willing to dedicate all my family wealth to Your Majesty."
However, the Jinyi guards would not give him a chance to beg for mercy.
As Zhao Zhilong's voice became weaker and weaker, the prostrate ministers trembled even more.
Even Wang Duo, who was high-spirited in front of him, was trembling all over and his beard was trembling.
"I know what you are thinking.
You must think that everyone in the court is corrupt, so what if there is one more person?
But you have forgotten that you are the imperial officials, and you should be loyal to the country and ask for orders for the people.
What you read is sage Books, how do the books of sages teach you to establish your mind for heaven and earth, to establish your destiny for the people, to inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations?
What did you do?
What you eat is the salary of the imperial court.
Every meter and millet is the people's fat.
I used to If a family is benevolent, a country will be prosperous; if one person is greedy and ruthless, a country will be in chaos.
But now I understand that I was wrong.
But Ming Dynasty They are still completely poor, but they were all wiped out by your gluttony.
The Emperor Taizu made a rule about peeling off stolen goods, and those who corrupted more than sixty were peeled off and made into straw.
I think it is very feasible to make a scarecrow."
When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses and bled for thousands of miles.
At this moment, the civil and military officials in the palace really felt the truth of this sentence.
They buried their heads one by one, fearing that the Holy Emperor would call their names next.
Zhu Cixiang glanced coldly at the kneeling ministers in the palace, and then said: "I will give you one last chance to register your property after the court today.
I will determine the amount of your donation as appropriate.
I remind you, Don't think about cheating or deliberately concealing it.
I will order Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to check one by one.
If there is any discrepancy, you will be peeled off."
Zhu Cihong flicked his sleeves and walked away.
All the civil and military officials still knelt on the ground in fear of the remaining power and did not dare to move for a long time.
After returning to the inner palace, Zhu Cihong once again summoned Zhao Xin, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Liu Chuanzong, the eunuch of Dongchang.
"Your Majesty, why don't the court leaders take down all these corrupt officials?"
Zhao Xin has already arranged many Jinyi guards outside the Fengtian Palace.
As long as Zhu Cixiang gives an order, they can rush in immediately to arrest corrupt officials.
But in the end, Zhu Cihong chose to give these corrupt officials a chance, which greatly puzzled Xin Zhao.
"Do you think I don't want to?"
Zhu Cixiang shook his head and sighed: "Ruling a big country is like cooking small dishes.
It is not easy.
If I take down and execute all the corrupt officials in the name, how many people are left in the court and who can work for me and build slaves now?"
The situation is great and it is the time for the imperial court to employ people.
These officials They still have the ability.
As long as they can spit out the money they embezzled and don't offend me again, I will never let them go.
Even if I don't kill them in the future for the sake of stability, I won't let them go.
One day they will be put to death."
Zhu Cixiang checked off the list.
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These people were the pillars of the imperial court who originally sacrificed the city of Nanjing and took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty
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