1. According to the current system, the household department is in charge of the country's money, grain, taxes, population, and acres of land, and its powers are equivalent to some of the functions and powers of the modern Ministry of Land, the State Administration of Taxation, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. The Ministry of Engineering is in charge of the system of civil construction, the use of utensils, the method of ditch weir dredging, and the mausoleum for 100 million. All the civil and water conservancy projects, machine manufacturing projects, mining and metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries in the country are all in charge, and they are in charge of the minting of a part of the financial currency and the unified weights and measures. These are all oily and watery departments, and handling money and food can be described as flowing water.

So don't say that you intend to embezzle, even if you open your fingers a little wider, you won't be able to spend all the money, so Chen Yizhong is very dissatisfied with Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong's hesitant attitude. The money in his hand is also very tight, the earlier money only bought a yard, and it has been almost spent, and the huge amount of money is not only for the comfort of living, but also because this was Jia Yidao's private residence, this piece was almost occupied by it, called 'Jia Pingzhang' house, the cruise ship passed by and did not dare to look up, he bought this water bamboo courtyard is also to ask for good luck.

The post of "Pingzhang Military Affairs" was placed in the Yuanyou of Zhezong in this dynasty, and his position was above the prime minister, and he was dedicated to the old ministers of high virtue to show his favor, and he was not in the capital for five or two days, and he was appointed one after another by Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong. However, this official position is only a position of the highest honor, and there are not many "important military affairs" to manage.

After the southern crossing, the situation changed. In the first year of Ningzong's opening of the Jubilee, Han Yanxuan was appointed as an important military affairs in Pingzhang, "the foreshadowing is wide", "the person who is appointed is specialized", and he is good at government affairs. During the time of Li Zong, Jia Rudao stole the throne for a long time, and was also promoted to "Taishi, Pingzhang Military Affairs", and his grace was rising, and he was above the prime minister. As a result, Pingzhang monopolized the military and political power, and there was a custom of the integration of military and government, and the prime minister was relegated to the position of deputy, so Pingzhang's important military affairs can be said to be second only to the emperor.

Wei Tianzhong's words just now aroused Chen Yizhong's heart, and to achieve this goal, it is impossible to do without money, not only to support the expenses here, recruit customers, contact righteous people from all walks of life, gather the old department, buy officials in the court, etc., where is it not costly! At present, there are as many as three or four hundred people in the yard, and the cost of feeding the horses every day is very huge. And most of these people are worried about being hunted down, so they left their hometowns to defect, and they can have a few dollars on them, all of which they rely on him to raise.

The future is good, but the present life is also passing. Chen Yizhong doesn't have any way to make money, he can only maintain it by relying on some old help, and of course, he also has to promise benefits, which means that he has not dug the pit yet, and he has begun to sell pre-sale properties. But this money can't last long, it can only be turned into a fate by the two 'gods of wealth', but looking at their bitter faces, they obviously don't want to give it.

"Xiang Gong didn't know that the day before yesterday, Qin Linfeng and more than 40 officials of Fujian and Guangzhou Prefecture involved in the case were all sentenced by the Ming Dynasty, and all the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing went to watch the punishment. Some of the executed were not more than a thousand cases, and the inadequacies were all exiled to Qiongzhou and sent to various salt factories to serve hard labor, where life is worse than death! Wei Tianzhong saw that Chen Yizhong's face was not good, and said carefully.

"Sizzle...... Qianguan was executed in connection with the case? Chen Yizhong frowned.

"Yes, the little emperor once set eight iron laws when the Shuaifu army was first established, and those who violated one will be beheaded." Yao Liangchen said fearlessly, "When I first arrived in Qiongzhou, I also went on a killing spree, and those who embezzled were all dealt with, and all family property was confiscated, whether they were dead or alive. ”

"Those state officials were also sentenced to death?" Chen Yizhong was also very surprised.

"Of course, they were all executed, and more than 40 people were all finished with a bang, and their heads were blown up, and there were really no dead bodies! Some of the people watching the execution were so frightened that they couldn't move on the spot. Wei Tianzhong was still apprehensive.

"Among the more than 40 people who were executed, there were four generals from the Shuaifu Army like Qin Linfeng, and ten officials were selected from Qiongzhou, all of whom were the team of the little emperor back then, but he was merciless, and the entire Jiangnan officialdom trembled when a gunshot rang out, but I am afraid that no one will dare to be greedy again." Yao Liangchen sighed and said.

"Is there no objection to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?" Chen Yizhong was also extremely shocked, executing so many officials at one time, which is extremely rare since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

"The little emperor issued an edict to be tried in three halls, both officials and ordinary people can observe the trial, and who dares to bend the law, and cross-examine the suspect in front of everyone, and those who have doubts can defend themselves in court, but they also confess on the spot, and what do others say." Wei Tianzhong spread his hands and said helplessly, "After the verdict was announced, Qin Linfeng repented on the spot and was willing to be the law, just asking His Majesty to look at the past merits and not to harm his family." ”

"The little emperor has agreed, and no one has pleaded again?" Chen Yizhong also secretly sighed that the little emperor's hand was really high, and the public trial not only made it difficult for people to hide their secrets, but also played a role in deterring officials, but he still asked without giving up.

"Of course there is, especially the generals in the army have written to Your Majesty, hoping to spare their lives for the sake of merit!" Yao Liangchen said, "But everyone's was dismissed, saying: merit is merit, and fault is fault." And its merits have been rewarded, and they should be punished, and they should not be mixed up. And his fault should be borne by him, and he will not harm his family, I will take care of my family with you as a robe. ”

It is said that Qin Linfeng cried bitterly when he heard it, and even shouted that he had lost the emperor's grace. On the eve of his execution, the little emperor sent Ni Liang to visit the prison on his behalf, and gave him food and drinks, as well as a new military uniform. He was allowed to be executed without prison clothes, but was sent off in his former robes, and was given a coffin to be sent back to his hometown for burial. It can also be regarded as the friendship of kings and ministers. Wei Tianzhong also said with embarrassment.

"I didn't expect this to be like this!" Chen Yizhong also sighed, he originally wanted to use the trial of Qin Linfeng and others to make trouble. If it is judged according to the law, it can ridicule its ruthless and unrighteous tyrants, kill heroes indiscriminately, so as to sow discord between him and his generals, and take the opportunity to win them over for his own use; If he is let go, he can be called a favoritist and unjust, unworthy of being a king. Now he can't find anything wrong, so he can't do it, so he can only give up for the time being.

"Alas, yes! After this incident, the review of the departments will be more stringent, and it is impossible for us to get rid of it! Wei Tianzhong sighed repeatedly.

"What is the Total Division, can they still manage the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry?" Chen Yizhong asked suspiciously.

"Xianggong, at the beginning, the total division was only the money and grain of the commander's mansion, and after the move to Qiong, he retired and took charge of the inner treasury. However, they also have a function, the allocation of money and food required by the various ministries and armies is subject to the approval of the General Bureau, and they allocate the needs directly from the treasury to the various departments and control the flow of money. Even military salaries are directly distributed by them to the level of each military capital, so as to ensure that they can be used in a real way, so that no one in the middle will take the opportunity to exploit and take advantage of it. This time, the Wasion Army had an accident, maybe they found the clue from it, which led to the case. Yao Liangchen explained.

"So what else can you do?" Chen Yizhong asked.

"Not only our household department, but also all ministries and local state governments are under the supervision of the General Division, and they can check their accounts at any time and submit the audit results directly to the Imperial Palace." Yao Liangchen said, "Our household department is only responsible for collecting taxes, and then handing them over to the official treasury, and the budget list is reported everywhere if needed, and then submitted to the general division for review and approval by the court, and the allocation is made by the official treasury of each ministry. ”

"Hehe, the same is true of our Ministry of Industry, the total department will only give money after verification, and it will be directly allocated to the supervision departments, and it will also not be able to find money and food." Seeing Chen Yizhong looking at him, Wei Tianzhong said with a smile without waiting for him to ask.

"So you're all passing gods, so don't you have some savings?" Chen Yizhong was a little depressed.

"It's not that we don't want to contribute, but that we have limited money, our family spends a lot, and we want to buy a house in Beijing, so we are really short of money!" Wei Tianzhong said with a frown.

"You are really short-sighted, in the coming day, you will bring down the little emperor, you will be the left and right ministers, don't talk about one mansion at that time, even if there are ten problems. Think of more ways now, it can always be solved! Chen Yizhong said angrily, and drew another big cake for the two of them.

"Yes, it's all up to the minister!" The two listened to Shi Li, who smiled widely.

Chen Yizhong saw that the two of them agreed, and his face softened slightly. Then he began to discuss how to enter the Ten Thousand Words Letter to the Queen Mother, pondering how to promote peace, and at the same time usurp power, support his Yiyang County King, and depose the little emperor. It wasn't until the curfew was about to be curfew that Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong returned to the city one after the other and returned to their respective homes......

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The moonlight was low, the candles were bright in the small study room of the Wuhu Palace, and the guard post was placed three zhang away. In the room, Zhao Yu and Zheng Huchen sat opposite each other across the coffee table, with a few plates of snacks and tea on them, but their faces were very relaxed, and they were not at all worried about the current increasingly tense situation.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yizhong obviously wants to take advantage of Meng Yuanhe to do something wrong, why don't you get rid of it immediately!" Zheng Huchen came to Wuhu secretly, reported the results to the little emperor in person, and said after a while.

"Blindly killing people can't solve all problems, you still need to use your brains." Zhao Hao smiled and said with a smile, he wanted to kill these people more than anyone else, this was the easiest way, but he also knew that indiscriminate killing would be counterproductive.

All Chinese dynasties have inflicted physical punishment on opponents in power struggles, and the invention of various methods of corporal punishment in ancient times can be said to be the most in the world. As long as the part of the human body that can be cut, it is involved without exception. The use of physical punishment to manipulate the opponent is enough to break the opponent's fighting spirit, make the opponent bend to our will, and act according to your own will.

The allusion to physical punishment is not unfamiliar to everyone. Back then, Empress Lu survived Liu Bang to death and killed Zhao Wang Ruyi, so he cut off Mrs. Qi's hands and feet and made her an adult, and his method was one of the methods of physical punishment. If Mrs. Qi could live again, I believe that she would never use such vicious tactics to deal with Empress Lu back then, and incur such a disaster for herself. And Empress Lu made Mrs. Qi a person, but not only punished Mrs. Qi, but also deterred the ministers. In the same way, after Wu Zetian became the queen, he threw the former queen and Concubine Xiao into the wine vat, which was not only to vent anger, but also a means of punishment.

But in addition to corporal punishment, of course, there are other punishments, such as economic punishment, discrediting and political expulsion, which can also be regarded as methods of punishment. Among them, political expulsion is the most severe, and depriving him of his official status is tantamount to ending the political life of his opponent; But all of this is ultimately directed by economic punishment, because everything in the power struggle of people is based on profit; Reputational disparagement, on the other hand, is an indispensable means of bridging political and economic punishments.

To punish the other side, these methods are often intertwined in power struggles. It must first be delegitimized in honour before it can set foot on 10,000 feet. Otherwise, for a person who has always been on the top, and suddenly knocks him to the ground, the masses of the people will suddenly be unable to understand and accept it, and it will also show the inferior level of political struggle of those in power.

Chen Yizhong is also a former prime minister, whether he was willing or unwilling at the time, he also supported the prince to succeed to the throne when the country was lost, formed a dynasty, and led the dynasty to move to the southeast. From a personal point of view, it is still gracious to the preservation of the Great Song Dynasty and the Zhao Emperor's throne. Now if Zhao Yu rashly kills Chen Yizhong, he will really have the notoriety of killing heroes, which is very detrimental to stabilizing Jiangnan, so he must act cautiously.

"Director Zheng, in addition to close monitoring at present, we must also try to cut off their financial routes, and we must not act recklessly." Zhao Yu drank saliva.

"Subordinates obey!" Zheng Huchen said.

"At present, Meng Yuan has sent a peace envoy to try to figure out their bottom line!" Zhao Hao asked him to sit down and continued.

"Your Majesty, the news from Dadu says: I want to declare myself to them, draw the two provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian as the boundary, and they will send Daru Huachi to supervise the country, collect taxes, issue soldiers, and send the clan as hostages to Dadu." Zheng Huchen said.

"Hehe, it's really that they are too emperors, and they don't have the consciousness of the defeated at all, it seems that they have to teach them a lesson first, so that they can recognize the situation." Zhao Yu smiled after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, do you intend to make peace with them?" Zheng Huchen frowned.

"They want to talk, so what's the point if we talk, we also need time at the moment, and it's not bad to send a few people to talk to them!" Zhao Hao smiled.

"No wonder people say that Your Majesty has great ambitions and good plans!" Looking at the little emperor's wicked smile, Zheng Huchen immediately understood the meaning and said, "The rainy season will come in two months, and the enemy army will have to wait for more than half a year if they want to fight again. ”

"You only see the superficial benefits, and there are big benefits to come!" Zhao Yu said......