According to the "Supplement to the End of the Chronicle of the History of Ming", after Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong personally raided Liu Jin's family property, he obtained a total of "29.87 million taels of gold, 5 million ingots of ingots, and more than 8 million taels of silver", as well as two dou of precious stones, two golden armor, three thousand golden hooks, 4,162 bundles of jade belts, and various fields and properties that cannot be counted.
There is also a record in Jiajing's "Ji Century Wen" in the early years that Liu Jin's family property was "a total of 12,57,800 taels of gold and 25,958,800 taels of silver", that is, 12,057,800 taels of gold and 259 million taels of silver.
There is also a saying that Liu Jin embezzled as much as 2.5 million taels of gold and more than 50 million taels of silver, and other treasures cannot be counted.
No matter which statement is closer to historical facts, it shows that Liu Jin's huge greed is indeed a rich and rival country, rich in the world, rich to the point of flowing oil, and these riches are equivalent to the national treasury income of the Ming Dynasty for more than 10 years at that time. In 2001, the Wall Street Journal of the United States counted the 50 richest people in the world in 1,000 years, and Liu Jin was also selected on the list! He was considered the "richest man in the world" at the time
Liu Jin was a famous eunuch in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, who served as the emperor's personal bodyguard and wielded considerable political influence. He was born during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and his father was an ordinary farmer from a poor family. As a young man, he was sold to the court to become a eunuch. His intelligence and diligence quickly gained the emperor's appreciation. He served as a personal bodyguard to several emperors and wielded considerable political influence. Through his efforts and resourcefulness, he won the emperor's trust and became one of the powerful ministers in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Liu Jin's power and wealth made him arrogant and greedy, and he constantly abused his power, accepted bribes, persecuted dissidents, and also tried to usurp the throne and become emperor. His actions caused discontent and opposition within the imperial court, which eventually led to his downfall.
Liu Jin once served in the East Factory, and he used this organ to suppress dissidents and strengthen his own power, and even tried to usurp the throne and become emperor through the power of the East Factory. However, Liu Jin's power and wealth made him arrogant and greedy, constantly abusing his power, accepting bribes, and persecuting dissidents. His actions caused dissatisfaction and opposition within the East Factory, and the imperial historians in charge of the East Factory began to investigate Liu Jin's crimes and report them to the emperor. In the end, the emperor ordered the dissolution of the East Factory and the imperial historians to arrest Liu Jin.
In the forty years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1561), Liu Jin was designated by the imperial court as one of the "ten evils", he was sentenced to death, and his family was beheaded by the whole house. Liu Jin is considered an extremely corrupt and brutal figure in history, and his actions brought great harm to Ming politics.
Although Liu Jin was regarded as a greedy and brutal figure in history, in the evaluation of later generations, some people considered him to be an intelligent and talented eunuch. Some of his measures and policies had certain positive significance for the political and economic development of the Ming Dynasty.
The East Factory was a secret service established in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, whose main duty was to monitor and combat political dissidents and opponents. Liu Jin once served in the East Factory, and he used this organ to suppress dissidents and strengthen his own power, and even tried to usurp the throne and become emperor through the power of the East Factory. However, the dissolution of the East Factory and the fall of Liu Jin marked a major political turning point in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Jin was an important figure in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and his life was full of twists and turns. His story offers us a profound historical lesson against greed and arrogance in the face of power. At the same time, the story between him and the East Factory also tells us that the power of political institutions and secret services should be limited and supervised in order to ensure political stability and harmony