To eliminate all evil, but only the corrupt officials in the world are killed in endlessly. Even if there is a strict law, some people still dare to commit crimes against the wind.

In fact, Zhu Cilang also knew that corrupt officials could never be killed. The officials were clear and the people lived in peace. Human nature had weaknesses, and it was okay to accept bribes privately to do things for the people.

What I fear is these fish and meat people, exploiting and exploiting dog officials. Such lazy and incompetent officials who are rampant and illegal are the ones who deserve to die.

Shangshenjian, a department of imperial chefs in the palace. Shangshenjian, signed by the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, was one of the twelve supervisors. They were the eunuchs in charge of seals and the governor of Guanglu, the prime minister, the subordinates, the assistant secretary, the chief secretary, the writing supervisor, and the supervisor of various cattle and sheep houses, and the supervisors of the emperor and the palace meals and banquets.

Zhu Cilang never expected that a department like Shangshenjian would be so corrupt.

There are three departments in charge of imperial meals in the palace, and these three departments are independent. For example, the Shang Food Bureau, a palace diet management agency under the control of female officials.

The Shangshi Bureau is like the Shangshi Supervisor, which is responsible for the diet of the palace. However, the Shangshi Bureau is controlled by a female official, while the Shangshi Supervisor is managed by a eunuch.

In addition to the Shangshenjian Monk Food Bureau, there is another department that is Guanglu Temple. However, Zhu Cilang would not easily let Guanglu Temple be responsible for the meals. The reason is that the food in Guanglu Temple is too unpalatable.

Guanglu Temple is like a canteen in the palace, making big pot meals. Even the meals prepared for the emperor are not quite as good as the foods. Emperors of all dynasties seem to have no good feelings for the foods in Guanglu Temple. Therefore, Shangshenjian Monk Food Bureau was basically responsible for the foods in the palace.

Only when encountering major events in the palace will Guanglu Temple be responsible for it. For example, if there are thousands of people in the diet, there will be special personnel to coordinate the diet.

Most of the time, the emperor's diet was supplied by Shangshenjian. As the emperor's dietary department, Shangshenjian was actually a fat department.

In fact, the expenses of the harem are astronomical, historical records record, "In the Ming Dynasty, the money for cosmetics reached 400,000 taels of food, and the use of firewood and charcoal in the house is cleverly established, and the cost is even more serious."

It means that the cost of the women in the harem in the court only spends 400,000 taels on makeup a year, and other expenses are countless. Therefore, the stronger the national strength, the larger the scale of the harem will be.

Just like during the prosperous period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, there were as many as 40,000 people in the harem alone. However, even in the prosperous period, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang felt quite heavy in raising so many women.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang first used the financial expenditure of the court, and then built private treasury, and ordered people to go down to collect wealth and paste in the people. In the "Old Book of Tang: Food and Message", it was recorded that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang tried every means to make money and increased the land tax by checking land outside the household registration.

During all dynasties, the expenses in the palace were a huge burden. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, the military mobilization channels and financial tightening were reduced, and the expenditures in the harem were even cut. The concubines even asked the insufficient military expenditures to make up for the lack of military expenditures. Without money in war, the emperor saved the expenses of the harem, and could actually make up for the military expenditures.

The Forbidden City Palace consumes taxes from the entire Ming Dynasty. Although the court is now strong in its national strength, Zhu Cilang still has no extravagance and waste.

Even so, the annual expenditure of the harem was a huge amount. Originally, the expenditure of the harem was under the charge of the Queen Shen Shishi. First of all, Shen Shishi was not interested, and the Queen Zhou, who is now the Queen Zhou, felt that Xiao Shishi was too young. The expenses in the palace were decided by Zhu Cilang's biological mother, Empress Zhou.

Emperor Chongzhen was not extravagant, nor did he have many beauties in the harem. The harem's cosmetics expenses were not too much, and the only big deal was Shangshenjian.

After all, Shangshenjian was in charge of the entire royal meal. For example, during the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong did not eat an egg, so the price given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs gave him was as high as 30 taels of silver. One tael of silver in the Qing Dynasty was about 220 yuan today, which is 6,600 yuan per egg. During the Daoguang period, because the emperor lived a relatively frugal life, he rarely ate eggs. However, the price given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was still more than 20 taels of silver, which is more than 4,400 yuan, which is still outrageous. During the Guangxu period, the price of an egg was set at 34 taels of silver by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is 7,480 yuan per coin today.

Of course these are roughly estimated numbers, but an egg costs several thousand yuan, so where does the money go?

Naturally, they were exploited by the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to fill their personal pockets. These officials in charge of the emperor's diet are all fat, and they have long been used to eating and getting chews.

After Zhu Cixuan came to power, he vigorously and vigorously fought against corruption. Especially the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, there was almost a major reshuffle. The bad policies of the officialdom were eliminated, and officials also had a complete system of supervision. It can be said that under Zhu Cixuan's governance, the officials' affairs began to gradually become clear.

However, there are always dark places where dirt is hidden, and in some places where you can't see, there are still people committing crimes against the wind.

For example, when Chongzhen was in power, the national strength was weak and the court was unable to make ends meet. However, the expenses of the palace were still huge. Among them, the officials of Shangshenjian took the opportunity to fill their pockets.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand why he repeatedly reduced the expenses in the palace. He and Empress Zhou even had simple meals for three meals a day. Empress Zhou even planted mulberry and silkworms in the harem, but the expenses in the palace were still huge. Emperor Chongzhen also asked about this matter, and the officials below said that they were all necessary expenses and the expenses in the palace could no longer be reduced.

After Zhu Cixuan came to power, the officials below found that the emperor was not so easy to fool. So they began to restrain themselves a lot.

Everyone knows that the emperor Zhu Cilang is a decisive emperor and never lenient in dealing with corrupt officials. Moreover, this emperor is extremely terrible. No matter how difficult the case is, it can be easily solved when it comes to the emperor.

Shangshenjian also really restrained himself for a while, at least he did not dare to be as blatant as before.

What does it mean to be hard to fill? Once a person's desire is opened, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance. It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. These Shangshenjian officials who are full of their own pockets have become accustomed to making money and taking kickbacks, and suddenly interrupt their wealth. They are naturally as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Over time, these people began to get ready to move. Fangshan White Duck Egg, as an imperial tribute, is just a microcosm of it. When these people taste the sweetness, they will become more and more powerful.

Hundreds and thousands of taels of silver could no longer satisfy them. Although they were also afraid, afraid of the day when the truth was revealed. But facing the white silver, all fears were replaced by desire.
Chapter completed!