At the end of the Ming dynasty, it was not that the state treasury had no money. Why did Li Zicheng have so much gold and silver when he arrived in Beijing?

Having no money in the national treasury does not mean that civil servants and officials have no money, especially those who had the right to speak at that time, such as Lin Dong, party member and dignitaries. Their financial resources are very abundant. In the national crisis, they would rather lay down their lives than give up their wealth, and finally took advantage of Li Zicheng. No wonder others are completely self-destructive.

Beyond the point, the minister at that time thought that everything in the country was a matter for the Zhu family and also a matter of spending Zhu family's own money. Without you, the first thing Zhu Jiadi did was to spend his own private money instead of forcing ministers to donate. This is completely wrong.