"For those corrupt officials who are extremely greedy, their homes should be confiscated, and they should be investigated and punished. My national debt is not for these corrupt officials. I hereby instruct the Ministry of Justice to handle this matter together!"
"yes!"
"For those from other regions, send imperial envoys to inspect the surrounding areas. Those corrupt officials who voluntarily confess will be given lighter sentences. Follow the clues and I will dig out all those parasites one by one!"
"Your subject obeys!"
...
Up and down the court.
A wave of anti-corruption efforts has been launched.
Grand Tutor Ao's home was raided.
Zou Sikong's home was raided.
Following this lead, countless officials, both high and low, in the imperial court were dismissed.
The entire court was in a state of panic; those who could be seen in the court today might be gone tomorrow.
So much so that after the court session, everyone would bow to each other and say:
"Take care of yourself!"
I hope to see you again tomorrow!
Countless people began to regret that they should have bought the government bonds without hesitation when the regent ordered it.
Why wait until the regent goes on a killing spree before getting serious!
If there really were a "regret pill" for sale, everyone would want to buy a handful and take it.
There was also good news: those honest and upright officials, once found to be truly talented, were all promoted, finally giving everyone a glimmer of hope.
Within a month, more than fifty officials, both high and low-ranking, were imprisoned and their homes were searched, with a total of more than four million taels of silver confiscated.
This shocked the government and the public.
Linghu Lan was also shocked when she saw those numbers.
These court officials were really quite greedy.
She raised the amount she needed in just the capital city, and once the local authorities find out, she'll probably be rich.
Unexpectedly, her way of making a fortune in this world was through ransacking homes...
#The system, facepalming: I never expected this...#
A month later, the ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The imperial court's anti-corruption campaign stopped in the capital and began to sweep across the country.
They are safe.
However, when they realized what was happening, they were all furious.
Enraged but unable to rebel, he gave Linghu Lan a nickname – the King of Three Exhaustions.
Slaughter them all, confiscate their homes, and take all their money.
The nickname quickly reached Linghu Lan's ears.
Linghu Lan simply laughed it off.
I don't care!
The victor is king, the loser is villain. If you've got the guts, come and talk back to me!
What is infamy compared to money?
#System: →_→ Money-grubber!#
Jiang Wujiang was quickly blinded by the sight of all that gleaming silver.
"Grandma, you're really something! This money is enough to fight a war for a while!"
Linghu Lan: "..."
Your Majesty, are you praising your aunt? Yes? Praising?
"The most important thing is to clean up the court. There's a saying: 'Emperors come and go, but ministers remain.' The reason they are so fearless is that they believe that no matter who becomes emperor, they will still be relied upon. There are veteran ministers who have served three reigns, but there is no emperor who lives forever. The emperor's authority is very important. Do you understand?"
What Linghu Lan really wanted to say was that being an emperor is a very dangerous profession, and unfortunately, you are already an emperor.
Even if you want to quit now, you will only face certain death. No new emperor will let the old emperor go.
All I can do is teach you how to fly.
Jiang Wujiang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Many things need to be digested slowly.
...
With ten million taels of silver replenishing the national treasury, Linghu Lan quickly stopped issuing national bonds.
At first, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally free from the worries of their sovereign and father.
But three years later, when many people who had bought government bonds received their principal and interest from the government and were awarded honorary certificates that could be displayed in their ancestral halls to bring glory to their ancestors...
Everyone then regretted it.
It turns out they really missed an opportunity to make money off the country.
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