Zhu Cilang was not surprised by this scene.

In fact, before Li Zicheng led his army to besiege the capital, Emperor Chongzhen called on the capital officials and gentry to donate money to reward and inspire the soldiers to defend the city.

As a result, these countries who are full of loyalty and patriotic in daily life all cry poor. Even Zhu Cilang's grandfather, Zhou Kui, was only willing to give out 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,000 taels of 10,00

Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to raise one million taels of donations, but in the end he only raised a fraction of the money!

In the end, the wealth of these ministers, gentry, nobles, and relatives was not preserved, and all the money was cheaper than Li Zicheng who was tortured by the city.

How sad and hateful!

"Your Majesty, I have this memorial."

Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong spoke again.

"speak."

Zhu Cilang said indifferently.

He wanted to see what else could Zhao Zhilong say?

"As the late emperor, I ordered my ministers to settle Nanjing and take charge of the Beijing camp. I devoted myself to train soldiers day and night to serve the court. Your Majesty ascended the throne and recruited new soldiers to train the Shen Ce Army. However, the barracks and schoolyards were all used in the Beijing camp, and the daily training of the Beijing camp soldiers was greatly affected. I beg Your Majesty to allocate 200,000 taels of silver to improve the cost of the Beijing camp."

Zhu Cilang almost cursed out of anger.

Okay, I haven’t calculated to be empty salary with you yet and drink blood from soldiers. You can jump out by yourself and care about my money.

"Oh? As far as I know, there are only more than one thousand soldiers in the Beijing camp now. What's the problem with the extra barracks for the soldiers of the Shence Army? As for the school grounds, does Xin Chengbo think that one thousand people are full?"

Although Zhu Cilang's tone is not high, it reveals an unquestionable majesty.

"My minister, me..."

Zhao Zhilong was asked incoherently and didn't know how to answer.

Zhu Cilang sneered in his heart.

The heroes received the favor of the country in the world, but in the end they were a bunch of corrupt bones. If Zhu Cilang remembered correctly, when Duoduo's army headed south, it was the gate opened by the Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others who guarded Nanjing.

Although Zhao Zhilong has not made any move to offer the city in this time and space, it does not prevent Zhu Cixuan from feeling disgusted with him.

Moreover, judging from his current performance, this person's ethics is extremely poor. If the general situation is really like the original history, this guy will definitely give up Nanjing City without hesitation to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

"If I remember correctly, Xincheng Bo's farmland outside Nanjing City has 50,000 mu, but it is all good paddy fields. Xincheng Bo's name also has more than 100 shops, silk shops, rice shops, rouge shops, restaurants and tea shops, and even brothels. They are all available. The treasury in Xincheng Bo's family is probably full and can't be filled, right? Do I want to allocate some money from the treasury to help my dear new one? Let me guess, the deposit of Xincheng Bo's family is probably no less than one million taels, right?"

Zhu Cilang's sudden attack made Zhao Zhilong confused. He could not understand why His Majesty the Emperor could touch his family so clearly. Could it be that His Majesty had long been suspicious of him?

Recalling the recently re-established factory guard, Zhao Zhilong felt his scalp numb and his eyes turned black.

It must be the two hawks, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, they must be them!

After Zhao Zhilong had figured it out, he knelt down on the ground without hesitation, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I know my mistake, I know my mistake. I am willing to donate all my money and give it to the court."

Too late!

Since Zhu Cilang has decided to use Zhao Zhilong's head to establish his authority, he naturally will not hesitate.

He stood up and shouted angrily: "Come here, take down this wolf-hearted dog-dog, and you are full of yourself!"

When the emperor was angry, all the ministers knelt down on the ground and bowed their heads and dared not look at the emperor.

Two great generals of the Jinyiwei immediately walked to Zhao Zhilong, raised him up and dragged him out.

Zhao Zhilong didn't react until he was dragged outside Fengtian Hall, and shouted loudly and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare me. I am willing to give all my wealth to Your Majesty."

However, the Jinyiwei would not give him a chance to beg for mercy. As Zhao Zhilong's voice became smaller and smaller, the ministers crawling on the ground were even more trembling.

Even Wang Duo, who was full of energy in Fang Qian, was trembling all over and his beard was shaking.

"I know what you think. You must think that everyone in the court is greedy, so what if there is one more person? But you forgot that you are the officials of the court, so you should be loyal to the country and ask for your orders for the people. You are reading the books of sages. How do you teach you? Establish your mind for the heaven and earth, establish your destiny for the people, carry forward your unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to all generations! How do you do it? You eat the salary of the court, and every meter and a grain of rice are the fat and ointment of the people! My

I used to think that a family of benevolence will be prosperous; a family of benevolence will be prosperous; a family of benevolence will be prosperous; a person of greed and violent will be in chaos. But now I understand that I am wrong. The late emperor is kind and thrifty, and even the dragon robe has been repaired. But the Ming Dynasty was still poor and it turned out that they were all greedy and greedy. When Emperor Taizu set a law on corruption and skinning, those who embezzled more than 60 taels of skinning will be peeled and turned into scarecrows to show their public. I think it is very feasible!"

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses and bleed thousands of miles away.

The civil and military officials in the palace were truly feeling the truth of this sentence at this moment. They buried their heads one by one, fearing that the Holy Emperor would call their names next.

Zhu Cilang coldly glanced at the kneeling ministers in the hall, and then said, "I will give you another last chance. I will register the property after I go to court today. I will set your donation amount at your discretion. I remind you not to think about cheating and hiding it on purpose. I will order the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang to check one by one. If there are any differences, you will wait to peel the skin and leave the court!"

Zhu Cilang shook his sleeves and left. The civil and military officials were still intimidated by his power and knelt on the ground, and did not dare to move for a long time.

After returning to the inner palace, Zhu Cixuan summoned Zhao Xin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Liu Chuanzong, the governor of the East Factory.

"Your Majesty, why don't the courtroom take down all these corrupt officials?"

Zhao Xin has arranged many Jinyiwei lieutenants outside Fengtian Hall. As long as Zhu Cixuan gives orders, he can immediately rush in to arrest corrupt officials.

But in the end, Zhu Cixuan chose to give these corrupt officials a chance, which made Zhao Xin very puzzled.

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Zhu Cilang shook his head and sighed: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman. It's not easy. If I take down all the corrupt officials in the name and execute them, how many people will be left in the court? Who else can do it for me? Jiannu is now in a great situation and the court is employed, so these officials still have the ability. As long as they can spit out the embezzled silver, they will spare their lives if they don't offend me again in the future. However, some of them will never let go. Even if they don't kill them now, they will be punished one day."

Zhu Cilang selected the list. These people were the "pillars" of the imperial court that originally dedicated Nanjing City and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history.

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Chapter completed!