The Inspectorate has two chief and second-rank censors, the left and right censors, and two third-rank censors, the left and right deputy censors.

Shi Bangzhao is currently the censor of the right capital, and the censor of the left capital is vacant. Li Banghua is currently acting as his temporary deputy.

Tang Shiji, the deputy censor on the left, was successful. A little while ago, Zhu Cixiang was beheaded while he was beheading. Cao Rui was the censor on the right.

After the Jiannu were exterminated, the gentry in the Gyeonggi area focused on the National Protectorate Army's interception of the Jiannu's money, food and supplies.

He also made a fuss in Miyun for a while, but was suppressed by Zhu Cixiang.

So interested people united with the gentry in other areas of Gyeonggi and had patrons in the court to jointly submit a letter to the Inspectorate.

They asked the Inspectorate to write to Emperor Chongzhen to return their money, food and supplies.

Zhu Cihong had just returned to Beijing after winning the victory. Cao Rui originally did not want to offend the crown prince and was prepared to suppress the matter for the time being.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince showed off his power in the court today and went beyond the emperor's right to ban the censor's hearing and report.

For the sake of the future of his family, Cao Rui did not dare to bring up the matter of the petition to be banned, so he brought up the matter of the gentry's petition.

Even if the Crown Prince acted rogue and refused to pay, he believed that at least the Crown Prince's prestige would be ruined.

What is the Ming Dynasty lacking most now? Of course it is money and food. After hearing that the crown prince left money and food plundered by the slaves, the officials immediately showed greed in their eyes.

Emperor Chongzhen also looked at his prince in surprise. No wonder, early this morning, the prince's personal bodyguard gave him and the household department a total of one million taels of silver.

Zhu Cixiang immediately understood what was going on when he heard this. He glanced at the faces of the officials and found that all the civil and military officials in the court were looking at him, obviously waiting for his answer.

If Zhu Cihong said that he had food looted by the slaves, the officials would definitely offer to return the money and food to the gentry in the capital or put it into the national treasury. If he denied it, he would be characterized as competing with the people for profit.

Zhu Cixi smiled lightly and said:

"Sir Cao, what does this palace have to do with the money and food that the Jiannu slaves robbed the gentry in the capital? One hundred thousand Jiannu have been wreaking havoc in the capital for more than two months. Do you know how much food and grass they have to eat?"

Cao Rui didn't know how much food and grass it would take to build one hundred thousand slaves in two months. He hesitated for a long time before saying:

"Your Highness, I am not a military commander, and I don't know much about military supplies!"

Zhu Cixiang's tone suddenly turned cold:

"If you don't know, stop farting. To build 100,000 slaves and raging in the capital for two months, at least 600,000 dan of grain and 80,000 dan of fodder and fine beans and grains for the war horses were needed. They entered the customs without bringing any grain and fodder, so they had to plunder all the way.

I would like to ask Mr. Cao, do you think the money and food that the Jiannu robbed the Gyeonggi gentry will be enough for two months? They should go to the dead Jiannu for money and food, and do their own thing with the National Guard Army?"

"this……"

Cao Rui originally wanted to disgust Zhu Cixiang, but was silenced by Zhu Cixiang.

At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also suddenly realized that the consumption of one hundred thousand slaves was so huge, and the money and food plundered by the gentry in the capital must have been consumed long ago.

The military attaches in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion have long disliked these censors, and usually they would not dare to offend Yan Guan.

Seeing the Crown Prince criticizing Yan Guan like this today, a nobleman raised his hands to Cao Rui and said with a smile:

"Master Cao, what your Highness said makes sense. The money and food of the gentry in the capital has long been eaten by the slaves and turned into shit. Let those unreasonable squires find the shit!"

This Wu Xun's words made some generals almost burst into laughter, but they were afraid that the officials would impeach them and roared in the court, so they all covered their mouths to hold back and almost choked to death.

The civil servants all glared angrily at Wu Xun who was swearing. Cao Rui was so angry that he opened his mouth and pointed at Wu Xun and stammered:

"You... are disgraceful to elegance, disgraceful to elegance..."

Emperor Chongzhen pretended not to hear it and still lowered his head to read the memorial, but Zhu Cixiang secretly said:

"Nima, this guy is really talented..."

One hundred thousand Jiannu slaves had not been out of food for two months after entering the customs. In addition to the food they looted, there must be profiteers secretly providing them with food and grass. Zhu Cihong had no doubt about this.

Zhu Cixiang let them go for the time being, and will settle the old and new accounts together after a while!

Seeing that the ministers no longer wrote the manuscript, Emperor Chongzhen put down his hand and wrote:

"It is proposed that the memorial tablets of the soldiers and officials who died in the Ming Dynasty will be enshrined in the Zhonghun Temple in three days. Officials from the six ministries will be present to offer sacrifices. From now on, every year during the Qingming Festival, the royal family and the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty will send people to offer sacrifices. The immortal incense of the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Before Chongzhen finished speaking, the military attachés in the court immediately knelt down to express their gratitude. Even Zhu Cixiang bowed and bowed deeply to the emperor.

The civil servants in the DPRK couldn't help but twitch their faces. They knew that the Ming Dynasty's era of emphasizing culture over military affairs was over. All this was thanks to the crown prince!

"Retreat!"

Seeing no one objected, Chongzhen nodded and stood up to leave.

Seeing Li Banghua and other cabinet ministers turning around, Zhu Cixiang said hurriedly:

"Several cabinet ministers are staying!"

Hearing the crown prince's words, several cabinet ministers hurriedly stopped, raised their hands to Zhu Cihong and said:

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"How was the disaster situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty during this period? Did the imperial court transport food to the disaster areas for disaster relief?"

Li Banghua:

"Your Highness, the drought continues in Henan, Shaanxi and other places, with almost no crops harvested. The Ministry of Household Affairs has allocated food from Jiangnan for disaster relief, but there are too many victims. Relief from the imperial court alone is only a drop in the bucket."

Cheng Guoxiang:

"Your Highness, in order to relieve the victims, Ming Dynasty has exhausted its national treasury. Fortunately, Your Highness has replenished the treasury with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver today. Otherwise, we would have to watch the victims starve to death..."

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"The disaster will definitely continue. We cannot rely solely on the imperial court for relief. We must find ways to build water conservancy projects for disaster relief. Otherwise, there will still be no harvest in the coming year. How is the cement development progress of the Ministry of Industry?"

Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly raised his hands and said:

"Your Highness, cement has been developed and can be produced if needed."

Hearing that cement had been developed, Zhu Cixi smiled happily:

"Okay, very good. The Yellow River has not stopped flowing. Most of the riverbed is higher than the land. Immediately use cement to build sluices to divert water from the Yellow River for disaster relief. This matter cannot be delayed. The cabinet must cooperate with the Ministry of Industry to build a water diversion and disaster relief project!"

"As you command!"

Meng Zhaoxiang and several other ministers in the cabinet hurriedly accepted the order.

But Cheng Guoxiang, the Minister of Household Affairs, handed over his hand and said:

"Your Highness," the construction of sluices and canals is a huge undertaking, and the money from the treasury is just a drop in the bucket. Your Highness, you should think of other solutions!"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Silver is not a problem, I will find a way to solve it. If you don't exploit it at all levels, one million taels of silver will be enough.

Sirs, I would like to declare today that if anyone is found to have embezzled a tael of silver for building a canal, I will exterminate their three clans!"

There was not a single corrupt official among the officials present. Seeing what the Crown Prince said, they hurriedly raised their hands and said:

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the cabinet will never withhold even a tael of silver. In order to prevent other officials from embezzlement, it is recommended to send the censor of the Supervisory Council to supervise."

Zhu Cixi shook his head:

"None of the censors in the Inspectorate have a clean butt. They will only move the money from building canals to their homes. I'd better send the Jin Yiwei to supervise!"

Li Banghua's old face turned red:

"Your Highness, veteran minister, have never been greedy for a tael of silver..."

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