According to the current system, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country's money, grain, taxes, population, land, and powers equivalent to some of the 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 Industry and Industry is responsible for the construction of civil engineering, the use of utensils and harbors, and the provision of billions of yuan. All the national civil engineering, water conservancy projects, machine manufacturing projects, mining and smelting, textiles and other official industries are all comprehensive, and they are in charge of the minting and unified weights and measures of part of the financial currency. These are departments with abundant oil and water, and they can be said to be like flowing water.

So, let alone intentionally embezzlement, even if the fingers are slightly wider, the money will not be spent. Therefore, Chen Yizhong was very dissatisfied with the hesitant attitude of Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong. The money in his hand was also very nervous. He bought a yard earlier and spent almost the same amount. The huge amount of money was not only for the comfort of living, but also because this was Jia Sidao's private house. At that time, this area was almost occupied by him, called the "Jia Pingzhang" house. He didn't dare to look up when passing by a boat. He bought the Shuizhu courtyard to make a good fortune.

The position of "Pingzhang Military and National Important Affairs" was first established in Yuanyou, Zhezong of this dynasty. He was above the prime minister and was dedicated to being a virtuous old minister to show his favor. He would not go to the capital for five or two days, and Wen Yanbo and Lu Gongzhu were successively appointed. However, this official position was only a highest honorary position, and there were not many "military affairs" to manage.

After the southward transition, the situation changed. In the first year of Kaixi of Emperor Ningzong, Han Tuozhou served as Pingzhang's military and national affairs, "whoever predicted was widespread" and "whoever was dedicated" and was only good at government affairs. During the reign of Emperor Lizong, Jia Sidao was promoted to "Taishi, Pingzhang's military and national affairs", and his favor grew more and more, and he was above the prime minister. Therefore, Pingzhang's military and national affairs monopolized the military and national affairs, and his government was of great power, and the military and political unity emerged. The prime minister was appointed as the deputy position. Therefore, Pingzhang's military and national affairs can be said to be second only to the emperor.

Wei Tianzhong's words just now aroused Chen Yizhong's concerns again. To achieve this goal, it is impossible to have no money. Not only do we have to support the expenses here, recruit visitors, contact all kinds of righteous men, gather old subordinates, buy officials from the court, etc., there are no money! There are only three or four hundred people in the yard, and it costs a lot of people to feed horses every day. Most of these people are worried about being chased and leaving their hometowns to join. How much money can they have depends on him.

The future is bright, but now life is still there. Chen Yizhong has no money, and it can only be maintained by some old friends. Of course, he also has to make benefits, which means that he has started selling the house before he has dug the pit. But this money can't last long, so he can only beg for alms by two "Gods of Wealth". But judging from their bitter face, they obviously don't want to give it to them.

"My husband doesn't know that the day before yesterday, more than 40 officials in the Fujian Guangzhou Prefecture, including Qin Linfeng, and other more than 40 officials involved in the case were sentenced to the Ming Zhengdian. All officials above the fifth rank in Beijing went to watch the sentence. Some of those who were executed were only a thousand stalemates involved in the case, and those who were not enough were all exiled to Qiongzhou and sent to various salt fields to serve hard labor. Life there was worse than death!" Wei Tianzhong saw that Chen Yizhong's face was not good, and said carefully.

"Hiss... Qian Guan was executed after being involved in the case?" Chen Yizhong frowned.

"Yes, the little emperor once set eight iron laws when the commander's office was first established. Those who violated one will be killed." Yao Liangchen said in fear, "When he first arrived in Qiongzhou, he also started a massacre. Those who embezzled hundreds of truant officials were dealt with, and their family property was confiscated."

"Those officials of the state were also sentenced to death?" Chen Yizhong said in surprise.

"Of course, all of them were executed by gunfire. More than 40 people were completely killed with a loud bang, and their heads were blown away. They were really dead! Some of the people who watched the punishment were so scared that they could not move on the spot." Wei Tianzhong said with lingering fear.

"Among the more than 40 people executed, four of them were from the General Administration Army like Qin Linfeng, and ten officials selected from Qiongzhou. These were all the teams of the little emperor back then, but he was ruthless. With a gunshot, the entire Jiangnan officialdom was trembling, afraid that no one would dare to be greedy again." Yao Liangchen sighed and said.

"Does there be no objection to the civil and military officials in the court?" Chen Yizhong was also extremely shocked. He executed so many officials in one go, which was extremely rare since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

"The little emperor issued an edict to conduct three trials. Both officials and the people can be tried. Who dares to violate the law? He will testify against the suspects in full view of the public. Those who have doubts can defend themselves in court, but they also confessed on the spot. What do others say?" Wei Tianzhong spread his hands and said helplessly, "After the verdict, Qin Linfeng repented in court and was willing to act as the law. He only asked His Majesty to see the merits of the past and not to harm his family."

"The little emperor has agreed, and no one has pleaded for mercy anymore?" Chen Yizhong also sighed inwardly that the little emperor's move is really high. Public trial not only makes it difficult to hide his personal opinion, but also plays a role in intimidating the officials, but he still asked unwillingly.

"Of course there is, especially the generals in the army who wrote to His Majesty, hoping that their lives could be spared because of the merits!" Yao Liangchen said, "But everyone was rejected, saying: merits are merits, and faults are demerits. Moreover, the merits have been rewarded, and the faults should be punished, and they cannot be confused. And his faults should be borne by him and will not harm his family. I am with you and will take care of the family."

"It is said that Qin Linfeng cried bitterly when he heard this, and even called for his gratitude. On the eve of his execution, the young emperor specially sent Ni Liang to visit him on his prison, and gave him wine, food and a new military uniform. He was allowed to do not wear prison clothes when he was executed. He saw him off in the past robes and gave him a coffin to his hometown to be buried with a grand funeral. It was also considered a complete friendship between the king and the minister." Wei Tianzhong said with sigh.

"I didn't expect this guy to be like this!" Chen Yizhong also sighed. He wanted to use the trial of Qin Linfeng and others to cause trouble. If he made a judgment according to the law, he could ridicule his ruthless tyrant and kill his meritorious officials indiscriminately, so as to provoke his relationship with military generals, and take the opportunity to win over him for his own use. If he let him go, he could be called favoritism and abuse his power, and was unfair and unworthy of being the king. Now he can't find any problems, so he has no way to start and can only give up for the time being.

"Oh, yes! After this incident, the General Office will have a more strict review of the departments. It is impossible for us to do it!" Wei Tianzhong sighed repeatedly.

"What is the General Affairs Department? Can they still manage the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works?" Chen Yizhong asked in confusion.

"My husband, the General Office was just the money and grain of the General Office at the beginning. After moving to Qiong, they stepped down and took charge of the internal treasury. However, they also have a function. The allocation of money and grain required by each department and army needs to be reviewed by the General Office, and they allocated the needs directly from the national treasury to various places and also managed the flow. Even military pay was directly distributed to the level of each army to ensure that it could be used in practice, so as not to take the opportunity to exploit and tap. This time, the incident in the Weisheng Army may be that they discovered the clues, which led to the incident." Yao Liangchen explained.

"Then what else can your Ministry of Revenue do?" Chen Yizhong asked.

"Not only our Ministry of Revenue, but also all departments and local prefectures are under the supervision of the General Department. They can view their accounts at any time and submit the review results directly to the imperial court." Yao Liangchen said, "Our Ministry of Revenue is only responsible for collecting taxes and then handing them to the official warehouse. If necessary, it will be reported to the budget list. After approval by the government department, it will be handed over to the General Department for review. It will be allocated from the official warehouse of each department. We only see the approval documents but not the money."

"Haha, the same is true for our Ministry of Works. The General Department will only give money after verification, and will directly allocate it to the supervisory department. There will be no money or food." Seeing Chen Yizhong looking at him, Wei Tianzhong said with a smile without waiting for him to ask.

"In this way, you are all passing God of Wealth, so don't you have any savings?" Chen Yizhong said with a disgust.

"It's not that we don't want to contribute, but that our salary is limited and our family spends a lot. We also want to buy a house in Beijing. We are really short of money!" Wei Tianzhong frowned.

"You are so short-sighted. To defeat the little emperor in the future, you will be the left and right prime ministers of the current dynasty. Then, let alone a house, even if there is any problem in ten places. Now we need to think of more solutions, and it will always be solved!" Chen Yizhong said angrily, and drew a big cake for the two of them again.

"Yes, it's up to your husband!" The two of them said with a smile on their faces.

Seeing that the two agreed, Chen Yizhong's expression was slightly slower. Then he began to discuss how to introduce a letter to the Empress Dowager, thinking about how to promote peace talks, and at the same time usurp power, support the prince of Yiyang, and deposed the young emperor. Until the curfew was about to be held, Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong returned to the city one after another, and returned to their homes...

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The moonlight was low, and the candles were bright in the study room of Wuhu Palace, and the warning sentry was three feet away. In the room, Zhao Bing and Zheng Huchen sat opposite each other across the coffee table, with a few plates of snacks and tea on it, but their faces were very relaxed, and they were worried about the increasing tension in the current situation.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yizhong obviously wants to use the Mongolian Yuanhe to do something wrong. It is better to make a quick decision to get rid of it!" Zheng Huchen secretly came to Wuhu and personally reported the results found to the little emperor, and said slowly.

"Blind killing cannot solve all problems, and it also requires a brain to use it." Zhao Bing smiled. He wanted to kill these people more than anyone else. This was the easiest way, but he also knew that killing indiscriminately would backfire.

All Chinese dynasties have had physical punishments on opponents in power struggles, and the invention of various methods of corporal punishment in ancient times can be said to be the best in the world. As long as the human body can be cut, all involved are involved without exception. The method of using physical punishment to manipulate the other party can destroy the other party's fighting spirit, make the other party succumb to our will, and act according to their own wishes.

I think everyone is familiar with the allusions of physical punishment. When Empress Lu died of Liu Bang and killed King Zhao Ruyi, she killed Concubine Qi and became a human pig. The method was one of the methods of physical punishment. If Concubine Qi could live again, I believe she would never use the harsh amount of time to deal with Empress Lu, causing such a disaster to herself. Empress Lu turned Concubine Qi into a human pig, but not only punished Concubine Qi, but also intimidated the ministers. Similarly, after becoming the queen, Wu Zetian threw the former Queen and Concubine Xiao into the wine jar, which was not only a means of venting anger, but also a means of punishment.

But in addition to corporal punishment, of course, there are other punishment measures, economic punishment, reputation depreciation and political delisting, which can also be regarded as methods of punishment. Among them, political delisting is the most severe. Depriving his official position is equivalent to ending the political life of his opponent; but all of this is ultimately directed by economic punishment, because everything a person in the power struggle is based on interests; and reputation depreciation is an indispensable means connecting political and economic punishment.

To punish the other party, these methods are often intertwined in power struggles. First, they must lose their legal status in reputation, and then they can reach ten thousand feet. Otherwise, the people will suddenly be unable to understand and accept the political struggle level of the people in power.

Chen Yizhong was also a former prime minister. Whether he was willing or unwilling at that time, he supported the prince to succeed to the throne when the country was in decline, formed the Xingchao, and led the Xingchao to fight in the southeast. Although he left behind the emperor in the later period, he did not become a traitor, but he still made great contributions to the country. From a personal point of view, he was still kind to preserve the Song Dynasty and the Zhao family's throne. If Zhao Bing rashly killed Chen Yizhong, he would be really accused of killing heroes. It would be very unfavorable to stabilize Jiangnan, so he should act cautiously.

"Master Zheng, in addition to closely monitoring, he also needs to try to cut off their financial path and not act recklessly." Zhao Bing sipped.

"Subordinate to obey the order!" Zheng Huchen politely said.

"At present, the Mongolian Yuan has sent peace envoys to try to figure out their bottom line!" Zhao Bing asked him to sit down and continue.

"Your Majesty, the news from Dadu said: I want to surrender to them, divide the two provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, and they will send Daluhachi to collect taxes, issue troops, and send royal families to Dadu as magistrates." Zheng Huchen said.

"Haha, I really think they are the Supreme Emperor, and I don't have the awareness of the defeated one at all. It seems that I have to teach them a lesson first and let them recognize the situation." Zhao Bing smiled after hearing this.

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

"They want to talk, what's the point of talking? We need time now. It's okay to send a few people to talk to them!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"No wonder people say that Your Majesty has great ambitions and good plans in his heart!" Looking at the little emperor's smirk, Zheng Huchen immediately understood the meaning, "The rainy season will be coming in two months. If the enemy wants to fight again, it will take more than half a year. At that time, our new army has completed training and has received two seasons of taxes. By then, the soldiers are so talented that they will not play with them."
Chapter completed!