Zhu Youxiao has always had a clear idea about the management of the Imperial Household Department.

The Imperial Household Department would become a massive entity in the future, and knowing its potential and the scale it would reach in the future, Zhu Youxiao naturally wouldn't give it any more power. Especially when it came to domestic power, the Imperial Household Department absolutely couldn't be allowed to get too involved.

Later, when going abroad, the Imperial Household Department would form a huge alliance, or organize a huge alliance, the basic definition of which was a foreign colonial group officially supported by the Ming Dynasty.

Led by the Imperial Household Department, in conjunction with the Ming Dynasty's military, Jinyiwei, Tongzhengsi and other government offices, wealthy businessmen, gentry, nobles and relatives from all over the country were invited to invest and jointly carry out foreign colonization.

An organization of this scale and with this much responsibility naturally needs its own intelligence agency, but it's just not suitable right now.

When the Korean situation unfolds, the intelligence agencies in this area will also be put on the agenda. Of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also do their best to attack Japan this time.

In this regard, the Imperial Household Department has a natural advantage. After all, it is much easier to use money to pave the way with two gold cakes hanging on the body.

"So what did you find out?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhao Changgeng and asked calmly.

"To be honest with Your Majesty, I haven't found anything." Zhao Changgeng said helplessly.

"What do you mean?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhao Changgeng and asked with some confusion.

"This matter was assigned by His Majesty. The people in charge have naturally done their best and have done an excellent job. I have tried my best but still cannot find any flaws."

Zhao Changgeng did not hide anything and said directly: "So I will help to clean up the beginning and the end and do some work on the scraps."

"They had previously sent people to spread the word, but the local people didn't believe it very often. They were skeptical. I took advantage of their tendency to believe rumors and had someone spread the truth in the form of a rumor."

"I didn't expect the effect to be so good, but we encountered some problems along the way. As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and the news got a little distorted as it spread."

"Fortunately, the people at the Ministry of Public Security reacted quickly and stopped it in time. This time I return to apologize. I have exceeded my authority."

Looking at Zhao Changgeng, who had a wry smile on his face, Zhu Youxiao said, "It is true that you have exceeded your authority. But since you are ready to go back and surrender yourself, I will not say anything. Just deal with it as you should."

"Do you know anything about other places?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhao Changgeng and asked again.

After hearing this, Zhao Changgeng thought for a moment before saying, "I don't know much. It seems that the Tongzhengsi and Eunuch Chen have teamed up to go through the entire six northern provinces."

"It's said that a strict order has been issued to the Jinyiwei yamen in all regions. Anyone who knows about the incident but fails to report it, or anyone who is complicit in the corruption, will be dealt with according to the Jinyiwei's family rules. Now those Jinyiwei are almost going crazy, raiding everywhere, both openly and covertly. It seems quite scary."

"Eunuch Wang from our inner court said that with such a large-scale mobilization of these people, it's inevitable that some of them will secretly disobey and do something that harms the people. If that happens, it will only damage your Majesty's reputation. So Eunuch Wang asked us to keep a close eye on it, not only in various places, but also on the Imperial Guard."

"In fact, I only found out after I got to the lower levels that the higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously. The Jinyiwei Southern Pacification Division has already dispatched many people. In addition to monitoring various places, they have also sent out many spies in secret."

"It's the same with the Tongzhengsi. On the one hand, they monitor the local areas, and on the other hand, they also keep an eye on the Jinyiwei."

Liu Xian looked at Zhu Youxiao from the side with a strange look on his face.

He didn't expect that the emperor had made so many arrangements, and the people who did the work were monitoring him back and forth, which he felt was not very good.

As an emperor, he should trust his ministers. However, Liu Xian also knew that these ministers were not necessarily trustworthy. Having so many people watching over him could largely ensure objectivity and fairness.

But there is one issue that Liu Xian is still very worried about, and that is the issue of administrative costs.

The term "administrative cost" has appeared in the Ming Dynasty for quite some time. Its meaning is very simple, which is the cost of time, manpower, etc. required to do something.

This time, Your Majesty not only mobilized local officials, but also the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ministry of Public Administration, the Eastern Depot, the Censorate, and even the Imperial Household Department. This is a large-scale operation.

In this case, the administrative costs are quite high. Not to mention other things, just the labor costs and the travel allowance alone are not a small amount of money. You can imagine how expensive this matter is.

Liu Xian felt a little distressed.

"What do you want to say?" Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile, looking at Liu Xian, who looked painful.

Liu Xian stood up with a wry smile.

He didn't expect that His Majesty would notice such a subtle expression of his.

Liu Xian could only say, "I'm worried about the money. If we continue like this, it will cost a lot."

"Don't worry, you can earn it back." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said casually.

Zhu Youxiao never cared about the money spent on this.

It's no big deal if it's spent. And the money can be recovered through the confiscation of property, so it's not a problem at all.

"It's Ming Dynasty money, and it's going to be wasted eventually." Liu Xian said helplessly: "If these administrative costs were used for other things, we would definitely be able to achieve great results."

After saying that, Liu Xian sighed helplessly.

"Then you think we shouldn't do this?" Zhu Youxiao said hesitantly.

"No." Liu Xian suddenly became serious and said directly, "Your Majesty has thought deeply about this matter, and I also think that this is the right thing to do. This way, we can ensure fairness and justice as much as possible, so that the people of the world can feel the emperor's grace."

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