The current US had only obtained nearly half of the world's gold and silver, and it was already very impressive, let alone the rich country at that time.
Sigh, Ye Xin pondered. If one looked at it from this angle, my Darming Dynasty was definitely rich. However, looking at how poor he was, whose pocket did so much money end up in?
The army definitely had no money. Zhu Youjian had owed the army wages for several years and the soldiers were in a mutiny.
The commoners definitely did not have money. Otherwise, they would die of illness because of the plague and would not have the money to eat and see a doctor.
Outside, Li Chuang, Zhang Xianzhong, and the others definitely didn't have money either. Otherwise, they wouldn't have rebelled and robbed. F * ck, these peasant soldiers looked powerful, but they were actually extremely poor. When they fought against the Ming army, they did not even have a complete set of weapons. Li Chuang and Zhang Xianzhong had even worn women's clothes before. How could such peasant soldiers be rich?
So where did the money go? Heh heh, this is very simple…The money has all entered the pockets of the officials of the Imperial Court of the Darming Dynasty.
Yes, the money had been embezzled by the officials of the imperial court.
These Ming Dynasty officials were corrupt to the bone. Each and every one of them used their power to go around embezzling, making themselves fat. However, they did not care about the lives of the people, and they did not care that their Emperor Ye Xin was so poor that he ate dirt.
Later on, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing and tortured the officials in the capital. He actually managed to get nearly 100 million taels of silver…One had to know that in the later stages, the Qing Dynasty rarely compensated the foreign powers with more than 100 million taels of silver. From this, one could see how rich these officials were.
"System, check how much money I have in my palace.”
"Alright, host. According to the information, you still have 7000 taels of silver in your palace!”
7000 taels of silver was indeed a lot for an ordinary person, but for a country, it was really poor. Relying on this little money to raise an army to fight against foreign enemies? Sigh, stop dreaming…
"Emperor, you can keep ChenQie's jewelry first! I'll think of another way when I get back!”
"Empress, come here!"
"Empress, don't worry! I will definitely resolve the country's crisis as soon as possible and give you a happy life as an empress! Definitely!"
"Ah?" Zhou Mei 'er's face turned red, unable to believe that Ye Xin had said those words.
Zhou Mei 'er stared blankly at Ye Xin's departing back, her mind recalling the sweet words Ye Xin had said to her just now, and she instantly felt a wave of gratitude in her heart.
When did he become so warm and confident?
Of course, Zhou Mei 'er did not know that the Emperor before her had become a completely different person. The current Zhou Mei' er could feel the Emperor's powerful confidence and charm in his words. This made her heart feel warm, and a sweet love surged into her heart.
The Emperor has already changed. I believe that you will definitely be able to lead the Darming Dynasty out of the crisis!
No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, Mei 'er will always be by your side!
"Emperor, it's already morning court time, let's go!”
This Wang Chaoen would hang himself in Mei Shan with Emperor Chongzhen in the future, which was enough to show his loyalty to Emperor Chongzhen.
When Li Zicheng came to Beijing, Cao Huachun had already retired and returned home. Could it be that the old man was dragging his crippled body to open the city gate and cause trouble? These Qing court people really went all out to smear my name. It was no wonder. They were good at writing.
When Ye Xin heard their words, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Putting everything else aside, just from the fact that they could starve and save on military expenses, these two fellows were quite loyal to him. However, if Ye Xin couldn't eat with him, that would be too unlucky.
"Chaoen, Huachun, don't worry! From today onwards, we won't go hungry anymore! I will soon lead you to restore the Ming Dynasty!”
Although Ye Xin's tone was very calm, it carried an unquestionable prestige. Cao Huachun and Wang Chaoen could not help but feel shocked when they heard it.
What a powerful emperor's prestige…Was this person still the last emperor they knew, Zhu Youjian?
Seeing Ye Xin walking in front of them with a majestic gait, a sense of hope inexplicably rose in the hearts of Cao Huachun and the other two. They saw a trace of anticipation in Ye Xin's tone just now. They felt that if Ye Xin continued like this, it was really possible for him to save the Great Ming Empire…
"Chaoen, Huachun, let's go! Now, let's go to the main hall and meet those officials who have been sitting in their positions for nothing!”
Emperor Chongzhen might not deal with these officials, but Ye Xin was not Emperor Chongzhen.
Now that it's Ye Xin's turn to be in power, the good days of you guys who live on empty positions are over!
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