If Zhu Cihong hadn't kept adding money to Chongzhen's internal funds, Emperor Chongzhen's internal funds would have starved to death long ago.

He thought that everyone around him was as poor as him, but he never expected that the eunuch around him could donate one hundred thousand taels of silver without saying a word. After Chongzhen was shocked, he became furious and cursed at Wang Chengen.

Lao Wang was so frightened that he knelt at Chongzhen's feet:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This slave is not corrupt. It's all money given by the officials on their own initiative. I can't accept it if I don't want it!"

"Release... How could you think that I was a three-year-old child before?"

There's no reason why you can't give up. Could it be that someone else would put money on your neck? Chongzhen wouldn't believe it no matter what. He just wanted to scold you for farting, but felt it was inappropriate and hurriedly took the fart back!

Lao Wang hurriedly kowtowed to Chongzhen and said:

"Your Majesty, you don't know. Nothing can be done in the entire Ming Dynasty without money. If you don't take one hundred taels from your servant today, people think it's too little. Tomorrow it will be five hundred taels. If you don't take it, it will become two thousand taels..."

"roll……"

Chongzhen kicked Wang Chengen to the ground. He sat back on the dragon throne weakly. For a moment, his head was as big as a fight and his heart was as confused as numb. He was really confused, how to govern the world...

Picking up the donation list and taking a look at it, Chongzhen discovered that Cao Huachun had donated 100,000 taels. He immediately shouted angrily:

"Tell Cao Huachun and the others to die!"

Soon Cao Huachun and other eunuchs arrived one after another. When they saw Wang Chengen kneeling at the feet of the emperor, they immediately realized that there was something wrong with the donation, and they all knelt in front of Chongzhen and did not dare to raise their heads.

The eunuchs never imagined that they would loyally serve the emperor and donate half of their savings over the years, only to get the emperor's thunderous anger in return.

Didn’t I say to let bygones be bygones? Could it be that this was all a lie? If I had known I could have donated a few thousand taels, I would have avoided having no one to rely on in my old age...

Seeing these rootless people under his command, Chongzhen no longer had the strength to get angry. He murmured:

"Tell me, are you extorting money by force, or are you relying on your power to seize other people's property..."

Cao Huachun glanced at the emperor secretly and said:

"Your Majesty, it's all sent by officials on their own initiative, so don't do it..."

Chongzhen was outraged again:

"Hahaha... I can't do it again. Do you think I'm a fool?"

Wang Dehua murmured:

"Your Majesty, the cashier doesn't have to do anything, but if you refuse money from some people many times, they will find a way to get rid of the irritating person..."

"you……"

Chongzhen gasped in anger. He knew that officials in the Ming Dynasty were corrupt, and the eunuchs praised them too much.

In fact, the eunuchs really didn't lie, especially when they were serving as supervisors, those generals gave money and recognized their godfathers, and they couldn't accept it...

This kind of thing is not unique to the Chongzhen Dynasty. Eunuchs in any dynasty have ways of amassing money. In the Qing Dynasty, when the old witches came to power, the eunuchs became even more unscrupulous. When the feudal officials saw them, they had to show filial piety.

Although everyone looks down on eunuchs, eunuchs who do well will have much higher rights than ministers and earn more.

Mainly because eunuchs are the closest people to the emperor. Although every dynasty has promulgated many policies to prevent eunuchs from taking over, there always seem to be a few eunuchs who stand out.

As the inseparable people around the emperor, the eunuch's gray income was much more. After all, sometimes it was more effective to go to the eunuch than to go to the minister when it was necessary to say good things to the emperor or do some things.

Chongzhen originally wanted to punish the eunuchs around him, but when he thought of their great contribution to the donation, he stopped pursuing it. He pointed at several eunuchs and said:

"Corrupt officials, you are all corrupt officials. Kneel down here and reflect carefully. I wish you the best for the prince to see me!"

As soon as Erxi went out, she saw the young master arriving and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him:

"Young master, the emperor has summoned you!"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"lead the way!"

In order to see the donation figures, Zhu Cixi left the Longteng Army training ground and came directly to see the emperor. He wanted to see if the emperor was satisfied with the donation figures.

As soon as Zhu Cihong entered, he found Wang Cheng'en, Cao Huachun and several other eunuchs kneeling in a row. He looked up at the emperor and found that he was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back.

He walked up to Cao Huachun with his short legs and saw Cao Huachun had a bitter look on his face. When he looked at Wang Chengen again, Lao Wang lowered his head and said nothing. Zhu Cihong had already guessed the general situation.

He walked up to Chongzhen and bowed:

"See you, Father!"

Hearing the voice of the crown prince, Chongzhen turned around slowly;

"No courtesy, sit down!"

"Thank you, Father. The donation is over. I wonder if Father is satisfied?"

After Zhu Cihong thanked him, he sat down and Erxi hurriedly made him tea.

When the prince asked about the donation, Chongzhen showed a happy smile on his face:

"This donation has reached more than 4 million taels. My father is even pleased. All this is the result of the emperor. If you want any reward, just ask, and my father will not be stingy with what he can give you!"

"Father, I don't want rewards for my sons and ministers. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, it is my duty to do what I can for the Ming Dynasty. I only hope that the emperor father will send officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to personally go to the disaster areas to provide relief, so as to prevent money and food from being embezzled again.

There are nearly 3,000 officials of seventh grade and above in the capital. Excluding those who donated more than 10,000 taels, many people just donated a random amount, fishing in troubled waters to make up the money.

However, many nobles and relatives have retired with the country, and they have nothing to lose. I suggest that from today onwards, we will be awarded titles based on military merit. Except for the Prince Consort, we should ban all titles granted to relatives, and those who have the ability to kill the enemy and make meritorious service will be awarded titles."

Chongzhen hesitated for a while before nodding:

"Your Majesty, if you think it's unreasonable, then ban it. You have the power to supervise the country and do whatever you want. Just issue an order and let the cabinet promulgate it!"

Zhu Cixiang was speechless:

"I'll go, the emperor is being a good guy again, and the blame will be put directly on my head, but I like it!"

"According to the order!"

Just after putting a big blame on Zhu Cixiang, Chongzhen blamed Zhu Cixiang for the eunuch's corruption and bribery:

"Your Majesty, Wang Chengen and the others are all corrupt officials. How do you think they should be dealt with?"

Hearing that the emperor asked the prince how to deal with them, the eunuchs headed by Wang Chengen immediately pricked up their ears. They wanted to know whether the prince was true to his word and that he had promised to let things go.

Zhu Cihong looked back at the senior eunuchs and said, he might as well be a good guy:

"Father, it is clear that almost everyone in the Ming Dynasty is corrupt and accepting bribes. Do you want to deal with them all? Wang Daban and the others have already used all the bribes they received in donations.

As long as they know their mistakes and will no longer accept bribes from today on, I think it is better not to deal with them. When the donation was made, I personally said that as long as they show enough loyalty, let's forget the past!

Father, please take a look at the donation records. The eunuchs in the palace have donated as much as 1.3 million taels. They have donated almost all of the bribes they received. They are far more loyal than most officials."

Chongzhen was originally a wallflower. After hearing what Zhu Cixang said, he immediately felt that Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen and other eunuchs should not be dealt with, so he immediately waved his hands to several senior eunuchs:

"If you don't do this next time, everyone will step aside!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Several eunuchs led by Cao Huachun hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor to thank him, and then kowtowed to Zhu Cihong:

"Thank you for your kindness!"

Zhu Cihong stretched out his hand to help Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun:

"My dear companions, please be fine soon. I will do what I say, and the bribery will stop here. You don't have to worry about your pension. Daming will build a nursing home to support you in the future!"

"Thank you, young master, I will leave!"

Zhu Cixiang would never allow the eunuchs around him to accept bribes.

But Wang Cheng'en and others are exceptions because they are his father's people. They are neither greedy nor bribery. How can the father save money?

Chongzhen himself lived an extremely frugal life, and he must have defaulted on paying his palace maids and eunuchs. It is normal for eunuchs to collect money from corrupt officials. I like the Ming Dynasty. In the prosperous period, the prince began to supervise the country. Please collect: (https://www.myxls.net) In the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous period started from the prince supervising the country.
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