It could be seen that Chongzhen was very happy.
These self-proclaimed civil officials paid the most attention to their reputation. The country's father had donated 800,000 taels. Although they would not donate hundreds of thousands, it should be reasonable for each of them to donate tens of thousands, right?
Luo Yangxing bowed behind him.
"Imperial Lord, it is true that the heavens are helping my Ming Dynasty. The contribution of His Highness the Crown Prince is also not small! The Crown Prince was so insightful at such a young age that even the ministers in the court were ashamed of their inferiority.”
Luo Yangxing, who was well versed in the ways of being an official, knew that the more he praised the Crown Prince, the happier the Emperor would be.
The Crown Prince would also treat him as one of his own. How could he miss out on this kind of free bootlicking? He just had to brag about the Crown Prince to death.
"Ci Xin, you did a good job. I will give you whatever reward you want.”
Hearing someone praise the Crown Prince, Chongzhen was even happier than when someone praised himself.
However, considering that his son was still young, Chongzhen could not grant him any official position.
When his son was older, he would have to participate in government affairs and gain experience.
But Zhu Ci Xin knew that there wasn't much time left for the Darming Dynasty. Since the matter was urgent, he might as well say it directly.
"Imperial Father, your son wants to take charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
" What did you say?!"
Chong Zhen looked at his son in shock. He couldn't believe that these words had come out of Zhu Ci's mouth.
A twelve-year-old crown prince to take charge of the Jinyiwei?
One had to know that the Brocade Guard was a private organization that was above the laws of the Ming Dynasty and under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor.
To put it bluntly, he was just cleaning up the emperor's mess and taking the blame.
The cases that the emperor could not handle with the laws of the Ming Dynasty or the laws of the country were handed over to the Jinyiwei.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei had been the scapegoat of the Emperor.
Who knew how many Embroidered Uniform Guards commanders had ended up like dead rabbits and dogs being cooked. The emperor had killed too many officials. In order to appease the anger of his subjects, he could only kill the commander in the end.
If Zhu Ci Xin became the Commander of the Brocade Guard, who knew how many officials he would offend. This would be extremely disadvantageous for him to inherit the throne in the future.
Of course, Chongzhen couldn't agree, but Zhu Ciao raised his head and said.
"Imperial Father, your son will be bold enough to ask you this. Now that our Great Ming Dynasty is plagued with internal and external troubles, what do we lack the most?”
What did he lack the most? Silver, of course!
The national treasury was empty, and there was no silver to support the war. They could only risk their lives to plunder from the people. The result was that the commoners could not survive and rebelled.
Of course, Chongzhen knew that this was an endless cycle. It was not that he had not thought of collecting business taxes from merchants.
However, it could not withstand the opposition of the civil officials in the court. Collecting business taxes was competing with the people for profit. As for whether or not they could be collected, that was the emperor's business. It had nothing to do with us officials.
"Of course it's taxes. Why are you asking this?”
Chong Zhen looked displeased.
"Your son is willing to contribute ten million taels of silver to the Imperial Court within three months.”
Ten million taels!
The Chongzhen Emperor's breathing quickened. He knew better than anyone else what 10 million taels meant to the Great Ming Dynasty.
No one dared to say that Emperor Chongzhen was a fatuous ruler. In comparison, Emperor Chongzhen had all the potential of a wise ruler, except for being a little suspicious and headstrong.
However, what was thrown to him was a rotten royal dynasty. No matter how great Chongzhen's ability was, there was nothing he could do.
A clever housewife can't cook without rice, and there was only one word in front of the Darming Dynasty-no money.
Now, his son had opened his mouth wide and asked for ten million taels of silver in three months. How could Chongzhen not be excited? How could he not tremble?
According to records, the Ming Dynasty's annual financial revenue during the Chongzhen period was only 4 million taels.
Just this, could it incite so many people to revolt? Of course not. The income of the national treasury was four million taels, and the various taxes that officials used to line their pockets were an astronomical figure.
A mere country magistrate, Zhou Kui, was able to make a fortune of three million taels. With his salary, he wouldn't be able to save up for a hundred years.
Where did the money come from? It was just as Zhu Ciyao had said, buying and selling official positions, and privately accepting bribes. Zhu Ci's words alone made Zhou Kui's liver tremble.
Chongzhen didn't believe it, but news quickly came from the palace. A young eunuch hurried to the warm pavilion with small steps.
"Emperor, the country's ruler Zhou Kui offered eight hundred thousand taels of silver, saying that it was to donate silver to the soldiers of Liaodong. The money was sent by the capital's four major money houses in carriages and had already arrived outside the noon gate.”
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes widened. He really did get silver.
"Quick, set off!"
Chong Zhen could not believe it even if he was beaten to death. He had personally seen carts of silver being pulled in at the palace gate. The bank seal on the box in the car was not torn, and Chongzhen was very anxious.
"Open it, open it all for me."
Wang Chengen hurriedly instructed several young eunuchs,""What are you guys waiting for? Open it!”
The young eunuchs were flustered. They tore off the seals of the boxes one by one and then opened the wooden boxes.
The white silver came into view. Eight hundred thousand taels of silver, one tael was not lacking.
Even Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. He was not only shocked by the generosity of Zhou Kui, but he also turned to look at his son, Zhu Ci.
Zhu Ci Xin shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, implying that he wasn't lying to him about eight hundred thousand taels of silver. If you trust me and give me the Embroidered Uniform Guards, I will bring ten million taels of silver to the court within three months.
With this ten million taels of silver, the country would have enough money to exterminate the rebels. With this ten million taels of silver, he could defend against Slave Jian.
"Crown Prince, listen up!"
Chongzhen was so straightforward now that he could not help but believe it.
It was as if a ray of light had appeared in the darkness, or as if a person who had fallen into the water had really found a straw.
The haze that had shrouded Chongzhen's head for the past few days was swept away. He even cried out in excitement.
"It is ordered that the Crown Prince Zhu Ci be appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. He will be in charge of the prison and will be given the power to patrol and arrest.”
Looking at his young son, Chong Zhen was still a little worried, so he only gave him the position of deputy commander. The main commander was still under Luo Yangxing's control.
However, this was no longer important to Zhu Ci Xin. Even the position of deputy commander could allow him to show off his skills. He hurriedly knelt down.
"Your son thanks Imperial Father for your grace!"
Ever since Taizu started the court, it was unheard of for the Crown Prince to be in charge of the Jinyiwei. Today, I, Zhu Ci, will show you what it means to act first and report later.
The Jinyiwei, who could make children stop crying and make civil and military officials tremble in fear, was about to set off a bloody storm in the Forbidden City.
Didn't your Donglin Party dominate the world? Alright, then I'll make a move on you first. Zhu Ciyan decided to let the world see that the Ming Dynasty was still the same!
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