Kings who are not so greedy will basically take 30%; but if the emperor has no money in the inner treasury and has relatively high expenses, he will take more. Basically, the amount is different every time, and the decision will be made according to the situation at the time, and he will even discuss it with the ministers.
Like Zhu Youxiao, he gave all the confiscated silver to the national treasury, which was something that ordinary emperors could not do because emperors also had to spend money.
Another point is that Zhu Youxiao ordered that the shops and fields confiscated were not allowed to be sold, which is a bit confusing.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao's actions were also an excuse for himself in the future.
Zhu Youxiao planned to keep the fields and shops he had found and do something with them himself in the future.
In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had a very big shortcoming, which was that they always focused their energy on the imperial farm.
Although the output of the imperial farm was sufficient to cover the expenses of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it was actually far from enough and was only enough for the emperor to eat.
When the ministers asked the emperor for money, the emperor actually didn't have much money, let alone use the money to do other things.
As an emperor, you must have enough money, otherwise your kingdom will be unstable and your power will be taken away.
In this world, money makes the world go round. Without money, nothing can be done.
It's no use relying on the ministers' treasury. Often, when you want to spend money, they won't let you. For example, if you want to expand your guards, the ministers won't let you do that.
The money allocated from the national treasury will not be given to your personal army. They will just be short of money for various reasons and then ask you, the emperor, to cut spending.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao always wanted a stable source of funds to support himself, which was very important for his reforms, but he could not think of any good solution.
This time, Zhu Youxiao kept all the confiscated items in order to use them as capital in the future.
In the following days, the court was still in turmoil and chaos, but the overall trend was much better.
After all, there were several cabinet ministers above, and the people from the East Factory were arresting people below. If any students caused trouble among the people, the Jinyiwei would take action. With the cooperation of the three parties, the matter was quickly suppressed.
At the same time, reforms were being carried out in the Ministry of Rites.
Everyone knew that the Ministry of Rites was causing trouble because His Majesty had ordered them to do so.
After Shen Tingyun took office as the Minister of Rites, he had been busy recruiting staff and coordinating internal affairs. The matter previously discussed in the court had not yet been effectively communicated and arranged.
However, Shen Tingyun already has a preliminary plan, and he only needs to discuss it with the Ministry of Rites before he can make his proposal to His Majesty.
But before that, there is one very important thing for the Ministry of Rites, which is to prepare for the wedding of His Majesty.
Fortunately, this is not the first time for the Ministry of Rites. They took out all the information from the old paper pile and made a detailed wedding plan. Once His Majesty approves it, they can implement it according to the plan.
Countless people were arguing in the court, while the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were carrying out various tasks. However, the palace was full of joy, because the wedding of the young emperor Zhu Youxiao was about to take place.
The same Ming Dynasty, the same capital, but a different atmosphere.
While the family of the beheaded official was crying and burying him, the other party was happily preparing for the wedding.
In this situation, different people see different things.
Some saw the new direction of the new emperor's ascension to the throne as the future of the Ming Dynasty. They were burning with a fire in their hearts, even willing to burn themselves to death, and bravely moved forward for the Ming Dynasty.
But some people were different. They were nostalgic, feeling that the Ming Dynasty was beyond salvation. On one hand, there were the wails of loyal and patriotic people, on the other hand, the suffering of the dawn amidst the prosperity, on the other hand, there was the extravagant emperor and the greedy officials. Beneath all this, the Ming Dynasty lay doomed.
All of a sudden, many officials in the capital submitted their resignations, and some officials simply stayed home sick.
Everything seems to indicate that the Ming Dynasty is no longer the same as before.
Will the Ming Dynasty be reborn from the ashes, or will it fall completely into the abyss?
Nobody knows.
Forbidden City.
Zhu Youxiao stood alone on the top of the city wall, gazing out at the capital under the night sky. Looking at the lights of the thousands of houses in the capital, Zhu Youxiao's expression was serious and he did not move for a long time.
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