Chapter 133 Opening up
Zhu Biao led his younger brothers to the side courtyard, where there were many people standing densely, and the sound of crying could be heard faintly.
After Zhu Biao walked in, it was as if water drops fell into a hot oil pan, and there was a crackling sound instantly.
The brows of the princes were all frowned neatly, the place was full of noisy voices, and these officials from the household department began to kowtow and cry at Zhu Biao.
"Help, Your Highness, Your Highness, I only took some food, only twenty stones of food!"
"Your Highness, there are dozens of people in this humble minister's house, I can't let them starve to death!"
"The salary of the imperial court is not enough, and the ministers are helpless. Please be kind, Your Highness, please be kind!"
"His Royal Highness, I want to see the emperor, and I am an official of the Yuan court. The emperor forcibly forced the minister out of office. Why can't I even provide food and clothing for my ministers? Is this how the emperor treats me?"
Zhu Biao looked at them indifferently. Some people were already crazy under the pressure, especially the former officials of the Yuan court.
Some people rushed to a place several meters away from Zhu Biao, and were stopped by the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, screaming at Zhu Biao hoarsely.
The pro-army behind Zhu Biao was eager to try, as long as they dared to break free or a word from His Royal Highness, they would immediately slaughter these lifeless things.
The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment rushed over when he heard the movement, and watched those people wave their hands, and the officials who stopped them raised their knives and dropped them. In an instant, more than a dozen court officials fell to the ground, choked up in pain and died.
Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment quickly walked up to Zhu Biao and saluted: "Your Highness is frightened. These people know that their death is approaching, and they dare to offend Tianwei. They should be punished!"
Zhu Biao waved his hands, looked at the panicked crowd inside and said: "Although the imperial court doesn't give you much salary, as long as you save, it must be enough to feed an old family. What's more, you are officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Don't you know how many people in Daming can't even eat?"
Looking at the dejected officials below, Zhu Biao said slowly: "The harvest in the past two years has been pretty good, and this palace has already reported to the father, hoping to increase the salaries of the officials from next year, and the father has already approved it. You haven't heard the news, have you?"
Following Zhu Biao's words, the smarter officials of the household department have already begun to realize that what is the status of His Royal Highness, how can he waste time with them who have committed capital crimes? He is clearly beating them.
The tense mind was relaxed, and the originally confused mind immediately regained consciousness. The imperial court is in short supply of manpower, especially the household department is going to be the busiest time of the year, so they are not dead.
However, according to the character of the Holy One, in order to establish the majesty of the imperial court and to deter corrupt officials, some people must be killed, so there is a way to survive, but it is relatively narrow. It depends on who eats less and reacts quickly enough to have a chance to escape. .
Zhao Jian, the head of the household department, went up to his knees and kowtowed at Zhu Biao, crying: "I am guilty. I failed the expectations of the Holy Majesty and wasted all my efforts. If there is another life, I will definitely be a clean and honest official. I will serve my Majesty and Your Highness." What a waste of time!"
This crying immediately attracted a group of people, and their positions were relatively high, so those who can become officials are generally smart people.
Zhu Biao is also very satisfied with this, but it does not mean that if he behaves well at this time, he will definitely have a chance to survive.
When the night gradually darkened and the account books were almost verified, the officials of the household department actively cooperated, wishing to come out and calculate the amount of corruption for them in person.
Otherwise, even tomorrow night, don’t even think about such a complicated thing. The pro-military captain’s mansion cooperated with the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to search the mansions of those household officials, and their property has already been counted.
Finally, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice handed over two account books to Zhu Biao, one of which clearly recorded the amount of embezzlement of the officials of the Ministry of Households, and after the calculation, it could be compared with the account books of the Ministry of Households.
The other one is to confess a bigger deficit, the amount is far more than the income from corruption of the Ministry of Households. It does not record individuals, but it clearly records the taxes and grains collected by the other five departments, and there are several separate tax payments. A large circle is drawn on Liang, indicating that he is a high-ranking person.
After the handover, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment knelt on the ground, waiting for the result of His Highness the Crown Prince. The checking of the account books was completed under the supervision of the pro-military Duwei Mansion. And the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has long ordered not to deceive the prince, and to report everything truthfully to have a chance.
Zhu Biao looked at the records with a cold face. Among the six ministries, the one with the most tax and food corruption was not the Ministry of Households, but the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment. And Zhu Biao had to guess who the individual tax and grain deficits were, and who was the leader of the court. There are only a few people with high authority.
Zhu Biao threw two account books on the book case and looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and said, "Why, your Ministry of Criminal Justice has no money to support your family? Those who committed crimes did not take care of you, and they even reached out to the Ministry of Finance. It is really greedy!"
The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment kowtowed his head and said: "Your Highness, I said something from the bottom of my heart. The salary of the imperial court is really low. How can these old brothers who follow the Holy One still have a family business? Are you hungry? Arrived."
"Although our ministers have collected these grain taxes, they have basically been distributed to the officials of various ministries, just like the few officials under the minister. Their families are sick and cannot do without medicine every day. The salary can be exchanged for a few days of medicine money, and there are many such people in other ministries..."
Zhu Biao interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said: "If you are greedy, there is always a reason. How many such people can there be? Is there a medicine jar in the homes of thousands of people in the six ministries? Why don't you report the situation of these people? Is it difficult to sow a sum of money and use it to see a doctor for the family members of officials?
Zhu Biao snorted coldly and said: "Isn't it because you want to use these to comfort yourself, and then you take money and break the law with peace of mind. Your salary is not enough to see a doctor, so the people who are oppressed by you will get sick?"
Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment didn’t speak either. He was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, so how could he not know the virtue of being greedy? Under the dim light, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment looked at Zhu Biao and said, “Your Highness, please decide how to deal with it.”
Zhu Biao glanced at him, lit the account book with a candle, then threw it into the brazier, looked at the account book that was gradually turning into ashes, and said: "Forget it this time, but you don't have to be too happy, just keep greedy." Sooner or later, you will have to pay it back, and you all know your father's temper, there will never be another chance to spare."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice agreed and said: "I will convey your Highness's words to other people, and I will always be vigilant when I go back. I will definitely not disappoint Your Highness."
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Two more shifts, (▽｀)
Regarding the evolution into a three-watch beast, I am also working hard,
Let’s do it together（＾ω＾）
(end of this chapter)