Chapter 19 The next one is the Royal Horse Prison
Zhu Houzhao said and looked at Liu Jin and the other eight tigers.
Liu Jin and other Eight Tigers were also eager to watch Zhu Houzhao. Since Liu Daxia, Minister of War, was successfully bombed to death, they are now more and more convinced of Emperor Zhu Houzhao's ability.
As for their next goal of overthrowing the eunuch Zhang Zhao, they are even more excited.
Because killing the Minister of the Ministry of War is just to benefit another civil servant, it is equivalent to making a wedding dress for others. Now, if Zhang Zhao is overthrown, it means that he can be replaced and become a powerful eunuch!
The inner court of the Ming Dynasty was divided into twenty-four yamen, namely twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus.
The Royal Horse Supervisor is a key department second only to the Li Jian, specializing in the Royal Stable Soldier Talisman. The Royal Horse Supervisor is even the direct yamen in charge of the imperial army.
The so-called forbidden army is the Four Guards Battalion and the Warriors Battalion, which are the troops within Suwei Palace. Together with the Twelve Regiment Battalions, they constitute the military system of the capital.
In addition, the eunuchs who supervise the 12th regiment are often the eunuchs of the Royal Horse Guards.
It can be seen that the temptation of the imperial eunuchs to the internal eunuchs is no less than the temptation of the Minister of War to the external civil servants.
And the current eunuch Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, is the eunuch in charge of the 12th Regiment Battalion, and is also the actual leader of the Forbidden Army.
Based on his memory, Zhu Houzhao only knew that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Yu had a close relationship, and they were both promoted by their ancestor Wang Yue, so Zhu Houzhao naturally aimed his gun at Zhang Zhao now.
At this time, Liu Jin only said: "Your Majesty, are we going to blow up this eunuch Zhang Zhao again?"
"This eunuch Zhang Zhao is very honest now and never leaves the palace. The palace is strictly controlled. Moreover, Liu Daxia has just been killed by an explosion. The investigation is very strict and it is impossible to bomb him again." He is responsible for investigating the palace. Gao Feng from the Forbidden Army said something at this time.
Zhu Houzhao nodded: "This time we don't use murder to deal with Zhang Zhao, but we have to create a fake murder case, and it is to murder me! Gu Dayong, you will be responsible for this matter this time, and you must put on a good show." Show the show to our ancestor Wang Gonggong, who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and Liu Jin will cooperate with Gu Dayong!"
As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he pulled Liu Jin and Gu Dayong over and whispered a few words.
Then, Gu Dayong nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the ministers will definitely handle this matter!"
Here, Liu Jin also nodded: "When the time comes, the ministers will definitely come according to His Majesty's arrangements!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then looked at Gao Feng, Zhang Yong and others who were responsible for investigating the internal situation of the army: "How is the morale of the military now? How many honorable ministers and generals are willing to join the Zhongjun Society?"
"Reporting to your majesty, the British commanders Zhang Mao and Xia Ming, as well as the camp's young eunuch Li Tang, the commanders Tian Zhong and Gui Yong, etc. are interested in joining the Zhongjun Society. Zhang Zhao now only pays attention to the camp guards led by the military attaches with whom he has good relations. The rations were issued, and now the military attachés and the soldiers under him, including the Forbidden Army and Tuanying, all owed three months, and they were very resentful."
Zhang Yong replied at this time.
"Li Chun, the eunuch of the Fourth Guards Camp, and Zhang Hong, Jia Jian, Li Long, the right commander of the Warriors Camp, and others intend to join the Zhongjun Society. Like Zhang Yong, the Four Guards Camp and the Warriors Camp also owe Lumi for three months!
Gao Feng replied. Zhu Houzhao knew that the current circulation of silver was not large. The court paid officers and soldiers mostly in kind such as grain and cloth. Of course, there were also treasure notes, just like the payment of silver in the future.
But after Zhu Houzhao heard what Zhang Yong and Gao Feng said, he was quite surprised. The lack of salary from the imperial court, especially for the army in the Beijing camp, was a common phenomenon when the dynasty was in financial difficulties. It was also the same as the salary of all officials, let alone the generals. Soldiers' pay.
But what Zhu Houzhao doesn't understand is that it is the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, which has just ended in the Hongzhi and ZTE era! The Ming Dynasty in the age of ZTE couldn't even afford the lumi of its officers and soldiers? Is the empire's finances really that bad?
In this case, it is no wonder that the armaments are depleted and the little Tartar prince is making trouble in the border town as if he were returning to his own home. If the imperial court does not pay the soldiers, why should they work hard?
But in any case, Zhu Houzhao also knew that this was a good opportunity to win over the military and regain military power. He decided that he, the emperor, would take the initiative to ask for Lumi for the soldiers who defended the capital and the palace for the Ming Dynasty.
The Ministry of War was in charge of the distribution of military rice, and now Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was a reserve member of his Zhongjun Society. Zhu Houzhao could also intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of War, so he decisively told Liu Jin: "Liu Jin, go and ask Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War." , How long will we, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who defend the capital and the palace, owe their money?”
Liu Jin went to the Ministry of War with Zhu Houzhao's order, and the other seven tigers also retreated one after another.
Zhu Houzhao began to think about how to use the lack of lumi of officers and soldiers to achieve his purpose of controlling the army.
Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, has now put his seat at the top of the list. Just when he was about to reorganize the Ministry of War, he saw Liu Jin coming and asked: "Did Eunuch Liu come with a message from the organization?"
"Yes, the organization hopes that you can help your Majesty win over the army and overthrow the current eunuch Zhang Zhao. Because of this, your Majesty also issued an oral order asking me to ask you how much Lumi the Ministry of War owes the officers and soldiers. When?" Liu Jin asked.
Xu Jin, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, sighed and explained: "I would like to ask Eunuch Liu to tell your Majesty and the organization that it is not that the low-ranking ministers are unwilling to pay Lumi, but that the low-ranking ministers do not have Lumi silver to pay. The Ministry of Revenue said that now the Qianqing Palace and the Grand Palace are being repaired. The money for the emperor's burial has not yet been raised, and His Majesty still has to spend money for his wedding. We at the Ministry of War can only wait. In short, the court has no money."
After Liu Jin listened to Xu Jin's explanation, he told Zhu Houzhao Xu Jin's original words. Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh: "Tell Xu Jin that the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot afford the money, so leave this matter to me. No, Just two hundred thousand taels of silver, is it worth being so poor?”
With that said, Zhu Houzhao asked Wei Bin: "How much money does Royal Industrial Company make now?"
"Your Majesty, it's tens of thousands taels. Now the order quantity has declined and the growth has been slower," Wei Bin replied.
Zhu Houzhao nodded. Tens of thousands taels is already a huge sum of money for ordinary people. What's more, silver has not depreciated yet, but for the emperor Zhu Houzhao, it is indeed a little less, and the Royal Industrial Experimental Base He doesn't want to touch the money he has saved yet. After all, he still has to rely on this money to support the development of his Ming Dynasty's industrial base.
What's more, this money was collected by the "Eight Tigers" around him, and the purpose was not to spend it but to make money. Zhu Houzhao felt that he needed to continue to increase the ways of making money. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had to change the lack of money in the Ming Dynasty. money situation.
"Qiu Ju, take out all the handicrafts currently in stock at the Royal Industrial Experimental Base and give them to Wei Bin! In addition, Ma Yongcheng and Gu Dayong are now going to build a high platform at the Qipan Street outside Damingmen. I will go there tomorrow. A royal expo! Tomorrow’s expo will be hosted by Liu Jin.”
Zhu Houzhao explained in detail what an expo is.
(End of chapter)