Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 756 Zhou Kui Can't Take It Anymore
Jiadingbo Zhou Kui is a man who loves money like his life, which may be related to his background.

Zhou Kui was just a very ordinary mason back then. If his daughter hadn't married Chongzhen, how could he be in the current scene?

It may be that he was used to living a hard life before, so now he is very keen on money.

Zhou Kui sat on the ground, patting the ground with his hands, like a child acting like a baby, yelling, "General Song, you can't, this is the property of my Zhou family, you can't do this, I The Zhou family are obedient citizens, you can't do this!"

Zhou Kui's reaction was noticed by Song Hu. Song Hu didn't respond to Zhou Kui, and still asked his subordinates to move the belongings of Jiadingbo's mansion into the yard.

When the time came to noon, a large number of boxes and various things were piled up in the front yard, all of which belonged to Zhou Kui's family.

Song Hu led a few soldiers around these properties non-stop, checking them.

Soon, Song Hu realized something was wrong.

That is, these things are basically antique calligraphy and paintings and some antique jewelry. As for the real gold and silver, they are extremely rare.

After Song Hu checked these things, he frowned tightly.

"It's impossible for Jiadingbo's mansion to only have such a few things. According to my investigation before, the cash in Jiadingbo's mansion is at least a million. It's impossible to only have this few things!" Song Hu looked at the things in front of him and muttered to himself. speaking in language.

Previously, Jiadingbo Mansion was Song Hu's key care object.

Song Hu used a lot of manpower and material resources when investigating Jiading Bo's Mansion. Although he didn't know how much cash was in Jiading Bo's Mansion, he could get an approximate figure.

There are various indications that the amount of cash in Jiadingbo's mansion is at least one million taels, and it is impossible to only have these antique calligraphy and paintings in front of you.

Song Hu turned his head and looked at Zhou Kui, "You say you are an obedient citizen? Then tell me, where is your bank? Tell me!"

When Zhou Kui heard this, he was slightly taken aback.

At this moment, Zhou Kui finally realized that Song Hu brought his troops here not to investigate the so-called chaotic party, but because of his family's money.

Zhou Kui gritted his teeth tightly, but didn't say where his family's money was.

Zhou Kui was used to living a poor life and was very accomplished in hiding money.

Moreover, only Zhou Kui knew where the silver in Jiading Bo's mansion was kept, even his own son didn't know where the Zhou family's silver was.

Zhou Kui's mouth was tightly closed, no matter how intimidating Song Hu was, Zhou Kui would not speak.

"That's really nice, you have such a hard mouth. Do you really think that I don't know where your money is kept without you? It's so funny!" Song Hu said to Zhou Kui a few times with a gloomy face, and then Let the soldiers and horses in their hands start to rummage in Jiadingbo Mansion.

This time, Song Hu almost used all his strength to nurse.

The soldiers and horses brought by Song Hu lasted until dark, but no deposit silver from Jiadingbo Mansion was found from Jiadingbo Mansion's home.

This made Song Hu very surprised. Song Hu and Zhao Wen had raided the homes of Shanxi merchants before, and the local rich men of Shanxi merchants had a way of hiding money, and none of them escaped Song Hu's eyes. But this time Song Hu was defeated by In the hands of a small Zhou Kui.

I have to admit that Zhou Kui is not comparable to those Shanxi merchants in the matter of hiding silver.

In history, Liu Zongmin led a thief who was very good at ransacking homes to find money and dug three feet in Jiadingbo's mansion, but they couldn't find Zhou Kui's money, let alone Song Hu?

The sky gradually darkened, and Song Hu gradually lost his patience.

Song Hu squatted in front of Zhou Kui, looked at Zhou Kui coldly, "Will you tell me, where is your family's money? If you tell, your life can be spared, but if you don't tell If so, then I can’t guarantee it.”

Regarding Song Hu's threat, Zhou Kui remained silent.

At this time, Zhou Kui was like meat on a hob, no matter what Song Hu said, he looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.

Zhou Kui's mouth was very hard, and in history, he only revealed the whereabouts of his money when he was tortured by Liu Zongmin and almost died.

"General Song, my family is all obedient citizens, you can't do this!" Zhou Kui avoided the serious and began to beg Song Hu.

Song Hu was very upset when he heard Zhou Kui's voice.

Now Song Hu just wants to get Zhou Kui's money out.

"Shut up, hurry up and tell me where your money is stored, otherwise, I'll make you look good!" Song Hu questioned again.

"How can there be money? Although I am the father-in-law of the country, my family is very poor. With so many people in my family, the daily expenses are a huge number.

Although my daughter is a queen, General Song also knows that the emperor cannot have only one woman, so my daughter is not favored in the palace..."

Zhou Kui babbled for a long time, crying to Song Hu non-stop.

Song Hu looked at Zhou Kui, who didn't like oil and salt, and was full of anger.

Over the years, Song Hu has seen many people who are desperate for money, but this is the first time Song Hu has seen someone who is so desperate for money like Zhou Kui.

The situation suddenly became stalemate, and Song Hu wanted to find out where Zhou Kui's family's money was kept.But Zhou Kui didn't want Song Hu to know where his family's money was kept.

"Okay, okay, don't say yes, don't say yes!" Song Hu gritted his teeth and stood up, and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Take these belongings and Zhou Kui back to me and keep them under strict supervision. I will return them to you." I can't believe it, how hard Zhou Kui's mouth can be!"

Song Hu said and walked outside with his personal guards.

Song Hu's men escorted Zhou Kui and the things they got out of Zhou Kui's house and went outside.

Not long after, Song Hu came to the Hall of Zhonghe to return to his command.

Song Hu stood in the main hall of Zhonghe Hall and said to Zhao Wen: "Your Majesty, this Zhou Kui's mouth is really hard. No matter how I threaten him, he won't say where his family's money is kept. Today at His family has been busy all day, and only some antique calligraphy and paintings were brought out from his house."

Song Hu looked helpless, he never thought that Zhou Kui's mouth would be so hard.

"Haha!" Zhao Wen chuckled twice, not surprised at what happened to Song Hu.

Zhao Wen knew what this Zhou Kui was like, he was not afraid of death for money, let alone the current Song Hu.

"Normal, normal, this is really normal. Zhou Kui is a person who wants to get a piece of oil when a fly flies past him. How could he easily tell you where his family's money is?" Zhao Wenyun said lightly. Said lightly.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, what should we do? Just let Zhou Kui go on like this?" Song Hu asked hastily.

Zhao Wendao: "This matter is not difficult to solve. Do you know how to boil an eagle? After today, you will use the method of boiling an eagle to keep him alive. I still don't believe that Zhou Kui can endure it forever!"

"Your Majesty means that Zhou Kui is not allowed to sleep?" Song Hu asked.

"Yes, just don't let him sleep. We have plenty of time now. To deal with this kind of person, we have to use this method to treat him." Zhao Wen said.

The method of boiling the eagle is a bad move. Although this method is not as cruel as those tortures, it is not a good method.

Zhou Kui in history withstood Liu Zongmin's torture, but he might not be able to withstand the boiled eagle.

Song Hu also knows about boiling eagles, and has tried this method before.

Although this method has no physical harm to the prisoner, it is not that simple mentally.

Song Hu walked out of the Hall of Central Harmony and came to the cell where Zhou Kui was imprisoned.

The prison where Zhou Kui was held was in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, which had been taken over by Zhao Wen, so Song Hu detained Zhou Kui's family here.

Because of the cold weather, and there was almost no heating in the cell, only a thick straw and a thin quilt.

Zhou Kui curled up in the straw, shaking constantly.

Although the current environment is very bad, Zhou Kui has no regrets.

Song Hu stood outside the cell where Zhou Kui was, quietly looking at Zhou Kui in the cell.

"Speak or not?" Song Hu shouted at Zhou Kui who was curled up inside.

Zhou Kui raised his head and looked at Song Hu.

"General Song, our family is all obedient citizens!"

Zhou Kui didn't tell where his money was, but kept begging for mercy.

"You are so stubborn, I hope you can persevere!" Song Hu said lightly, and said to the soldiers behind him: "Boil the eagle, let him feel it!"

After Song Hu finished speaking, he turned and left.

The soldiers following Song Hu looked at Zhou Kui with excitement in their eyes.

"Hehe, Uncle Jiading, I advise you to speak up, otherwise, there will be no good fruit to eat!" the soldier threatened.

"Our family is all obedient citizens!"

Zhou Kui only answered this sentence.

"Okay, you don't have to drink a toast!" The soldier scolded coldly.

The soldier turned and left, and it didn't take long before he brought a bucket of cold water mixed with ice cubes.

Zhou Kui curled up in the straw, looking at the soldier carrying the bucket with a puzzled expression.

Just when he was puzzled, the soldier picked up the bucket in his hand and poured it directly on Zhou Kui.

The icy cold water poured Zhou Kui a chill, and even the straw under him was wet by the cold water.

Zhou Kui stood up abruptly, trembling non-stop, trying to shake off the ice water on his body.

However, the padded jacket on his body absorbed the ice water, and it was not so easy to throw the cold water out.

Zhou Kui took off his drenched padded jacket, but it became colder this time.

Zhou Kui squatted beside the pile of straw, wrapping the straw that was not soaked.

Not long after, Zhou Kui started sneezing non-stop.

The cold pierced into the bone marrow, and Zhou Kui kept shivering.

At this moment, the soldier from before came in with a load of firewood.

A fire rose in front of Zhou Kui, and after the soldiers walked out, Zhou Kui hurried to the fire to keep warm.

Even the cotton-padded jacket he was wearing was baked by the fire.

Under the warmth of the fire, Zhou Kui fell asleep.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, a bucket of icy cold water poured over his head.

With a jolt, Zhou Kui woke up from the cold.

The soldiers made the fire in the cell more vigorous, and Zhou Kui continued to warm himself by the fire.

Just when he was drowsy, another bucket of icy cold water was poured over his head.

Zhou Kui woke up from the cold again.

Week after week, Zhou Kui persisted for a total of four days.

On the fourth night, Zhou Kui finally couldn't hold on anymore.

At this time, Zhou Kui had already become inhuman, and the surroundings of his eyes seemed to have been wiped with black charcoal.

The skin on his body turned purple, his hair completely lost its luster, and his mind was a little unclear.

Song Hu stood outside the cell, quietly looking at Zhou Kui in the cell.

"General Song, I said it, I said it, I said it, I said it all!" Zhou Kui knelt in the cell, trembling all the time, and shouted at Song Hu with a face full of fear.

"Why did you go so early? If I had said it earlier, it wouldn't be what it is now!" Song Hu sneered.

……

After Song Hu got accurate information from Zhou Kui, he brought soldiers and horses to Jiadingbo Mansion again.

This time it went very smoothly, and it didn't take long to get out the silver from Jiadingbo's mansion.

After counting, there were a total of 110 million taels of silver, 5 taels of gold, and some copper coins of outstanding quality.

All these things were sent to the palace.

So far, all nobles and officials have been cleaned up.

More than 9000 million taels of silver were cleaned up, which is similar to the previous investigation, and the difference is only a million taels.

In addition to silver, there are more than one hundred thousand taels of gold.

Adding up all the gold and silver, it is no problem to exceed [-] million.

This is not counting those antique calligraphy and paintings, if these are added, it will be an astronomical figure.

Sitting on the throne in the Hall of Central Harmony, Zhao Wen looked at the books Song Hu had sorted out, his face full of disbelief.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect these nobles and officials to have so much silver in their hands!" Zhao Wen was also taken aback by the huge amount of gold and silver.

"Let Song Hu come to see me!" Zhao Wen shouted at His Highness's personal guards.

Not long after, Song Hu came to the Hall of Zhonghe.

Zhao Wen looked at Song Hu standing in the Hall of Central Harmony, and said, "Starting today, you will be responsible for mobilizing vehicles and escorting the gold and silver to Xuan Town.

Remember, after being escorted to Xuanzhen, store it in the treasury first, don't move it for the time being, and make plans after I go back.

By the way, notify Xuanzhen at the same time, and then go to the capital to mobilize a batch of firewood cars, as many as they can.

When you come, bring more food. Now that the capital is full of waste and there is not enough food, first solve the food problem of the people in the capital.

As for those captives, they will be locked up here for the time being, and then make plans when everything is handled well. "

"Obey!" Song Hu saluted Zhao Wen and walked out of the Hall of Zhonghe with Zhao Wen's order.

The next morning, Song Hu gathered all the wood-burning cars in the capital, and moved the gold and silver that had been cleaned up to the cars.

At noon that day, Song Hu led the motorcade to Xuanzhen.

The gold and silver escorted by Song Hu were only a drop in the bucket, and a large amount of silver remained in the palace.

(End of this chapter)