I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 78 Grandparents and Grandchildren Share Money

Dong'anmen of the Imperial City.

Huang Jin, dressed in a python costume, stood at the city gate with Chen Hong and Teng Xiang, who were dressed in flying fish costumes and bullfighting costumes.

Behind the three of them stood more than twenty eunuchs.

A long convoy of vehicles slowly drove over.

Each cart was pushed by four porters, with four wooden boxes stacked on top, all densely sealed.

There were also Jinyiwei military schools and the Four Guards Camp imperial guards patrolling on the left and right, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.

An eunuch in dark green embroidered clothes and a steel fork hat stepped forward and reported: "Your Excellency Huang, Li Biao, the head of the Dongchang, has been ordered to escort the contraband goods, a total of 164 boxes, a total of 41 carts, all to Dong'an Gate. Please inspect them, Your Excellency Huang."

"Are these all shipped from Shanxi?"

"Yes. First, the soldiers of Hu Bingbu confiscated the property under the supervision of the Jinyiwei Military School and the Dongchang Guards, and then the accounts of the Coordination Bureau recorded the property.

Then it was inspected by the Three Towns Governor's Office, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Coordination Bureau, and proofread by the Jinyiwei and our Dongchang, packed into boxes, sealed, and shipped.

Go through Guguan, exit Jingjing, enter Zhending Prefecture, then transfer to Baoding Prefecture, and finally enter Beijing. "

Huang Jin nodded: "Well, the kids have worked really hard, and there will be a big reward later!"

"Thank you, Mr. Huang."

"Are these for the shipping warehouse?"

"Yes, Mr. Huang."

"What about those entering the Taicang warehouse?"

"Reporting to Mr. Huang, the goods entering the Taicang warehouse have been delivered in Tongzhou, totaling 184 boxes and 46 carts. Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue and Zhao Langzhong of the Ministry of Warehouses personally inspected and signed for them."

"Okay. These are all the money that went into the imperial treasury. Chen Hong, Teng Xiang, you represent the Imperial Household Department and check them."

"Yes, godfather!"

Thousands of soldiers from the Four Guards had already surrounded the area, separating it from a huge open space. Apart from the Imperial Guards, the Jinyiwei Military School, and the Dongchang guards, there were no other outsiders.

Chen Hong and Teng Xiang looked at each other, then Chen Hong stepped forward and pointed at a box at random.

"That's it. Lift it down."

Four guards carefully carried the solid wooden box out of the car and brought it to Chen Hong and the other two.

Chen Hong stepped forward, bent down, and carefully checked the seals on it. He turned around and reported, "Godfather, the seals are intact."

"Well, let's unpack it."

"Yes."

Chen Hong waved his hand, signaling the two eunuchs behind him to come forward, carefully tear open the seal, then take the key from Li Biao and open the padlock on the box.

Chen Hong waved his hand again, signaling the eunuch to retreat. He took two steps forward, pulled the lock on the lid of the wooden box, took a deep breath, and opened the lid.

In an instant, Chen Hong's face was reflected into silver-white by the dazzling light.

Teng Xiang, who was standing behind, was stunned and couldn't help but take two steps forward.

A box full of silver.

Dozens of silver ingots were neatly stacked in the box, shining with a dazzling silver-white light.

Chen Hong was stunned by the dazzling light for more than ten breaths. Finally, he calmed himself down, opened the wooden box completely, and reached out to take out a silver ingot.

In the shape of a horseshoe, with an inscription on it.

"Twenty taels".

"The 40th year of Jiajing".

"Qixian Hengyuantai".

Chen Hong weighed the silver ingot in his hand, waved his hand, and signaled the waiting craftsmen from the Neichengyunku and the Silver Bureau to come forward.

"Test the quality of the silver."

"Yes!"

The four craftsmen worked for a while, and one of them stepped out and reported to Chen Hong, "To reply to Eunuch Chen, they are all pure snowflake silver. We have checked the color and it is correct." "Okay."

After counting the amount, Chen Hong indicated that all the silver should be put back into the box, and then he closed the lid, locked it, and asked the eunuch to put two covers on it.

One is the Silijian, and the other is the Neichengyunku.

"Godfather, I have checked it. There are a total of one hundred silver ingots of twenty taels, totaling two thousand taels of silver. The number and quality have been counted and inspected and are correct."

"Okay. Teng Xiang, you go check it out too."

"Yes, godfather!"

Teng Xiang walked up to a box and randomly selected one. He tore open the cover and checked it to make sure it contained exactly two thousand taels of silver. He then locked the box and sealed it.

The rest did not need to be checked personally by the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Household Department or the eunuchs in charge of the pen. They only needed to stand by and watch their subordinates and the people in the Neichengyunku check one by one.

It took a full hour to finish the order. Then Huang Jin asked Chen Hong and Teng Xiang to follow the escort to Neichengyunku, and he went to Xiyuan.

Entering the Wanshou Palace, Emperor Jiajing was the only one sitting on the altar in the main hall.

Zhu Yijun went to Xi'anmen Academy to study.

Huang Jin stood quietly for a while, and after receiving a hint from Li Fang, he knew that Emperor Jiajing had completed a great circulation, so he spoke.

"emperor!"

"Yes, Huang Jin." With the help of Li Fang, Emperor Jiajing stood up and slowly walked down the altar. "The job is done."

"Your Majesty, the mission is completed. I have carefully counted it with you. There are forty-one carts, one hundred and sixty-four boxes, and each box contains two thousand taels of silver, totaling three hundred and twenty-eight thousand taels. I have checked the quantity and quality, and it is correct."

Huang Jin looked up and found that Emperor Jiajing had his hands in his sleeves, his eyes slightly narrowed, and was listening attentively.

"Your Majesty, this is the first batch. Later, another 4.19 million taels of silver were delivered one after another."

“How much should the warehouse be divided into?”

"Four million three hundred and ninety thousand taels."

Emperor Jiajing nodded with satisfaction: "50-50 between the inner treasury and the national treasury! Good!

These old guys are really rich, no wonder there are so many Jinshi in each northern list, and they are on par with the Jiangzhe party. "

Huang Jin said quickly: "These guys have received the emperor's grace for generations, but they have no intention of repaying it. They actually dared to collude with the enemy and sell out the country for their own selfish desires. They really deserve to die."

Emperor Jiajing snorted, "Were they all killed?"

"In reply to the emperor, Chen Xixue's family of 21, Wang Deyun's family of 37, You Zhigui's family of 17, Bian Shiqi's family of 15, and 15 other families including Wang Lin, Cen Yong, Li Fuyong, Xiang Lin, totaling 246 people, were beheaded at the Meridian Gate the day before yesterday.

The remaining 1,647 border generals, local gentry, and merchants were beheaded in Taiyuan and Datong, and the heads of 356 of them were sent to the border and other places.

Emperor Jiajing sneered a few times: "You are a bastard who has no loyalty to your father and no respect for your father. In order to open a horse market and make huge profits, you dare to collude with the invaders and sell out your country, and even throw dirty water on me!
Another decree was issued, that all the family members of those involved in the case for five generations would not be allowed to take the imperial examinations."

"According to the order!"

At Xi'anmen Academy, Zhu Yijun, after finishing his class, was settling accounts with Zhao Zhenji, Xu Wei and Nangong Ye.

Nangong Ye held up an account book and reported: "Your Highness, the Coordination Bureau has taken over a total of 1.16 million acres of good farmland, all of which have been handed over to Hu Butang. In accordance with the instructions of the prince, he established a farm to accommodate the eliminated border troops.

We have also taken over 47 businesses of varying sizes, with a total of 467 buildings, 70% of which are shops, warehouses, and warehouses. We have 3,567 shopkeepers, clerks, and porters, all of whom are experienced.”

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Sell all the businesses related to Jiechi Salt Administration. We will not touch the salt from Jiechi. The rest of the businesses, big and small, will be merged into Hengyuantai, Fengshengrui and Taihongsheng. We will stick to the old rules and choose our strengths as our main business and concentrate our resources on it."

We will transfer some staff from Xingruixiang, Deshengmao and Lianshengxiang to strengthen the management and accounting here. If there are not enough staff, well, the Coordination Bureau will open a training institute to train management and accounting talents.

Well, let's include craftsmen. After Ji and Liao are stabilized, we will start to develop Yongping Prefecture, and what we will need then is craftsmen."

"Yes!"

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