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Chapter 74 Emperor Xuanhe: Lying on gold bricks, dreaming of having his home confiscated!

Time moves forward.

Yue Jinyu was ordered by Emperor Xuanhe to search the home of the Duke of Lu, and the search lasted for three hours.

There was no way around it; the Duke of Lu's family simply had far too much gold and silver.

Even the common people were dumbfounded.

"The Duke of Lu's mansion truly deserves it! They embezzled so much silver; they deserve to have their property confiscated!"

It wasn't until midnight that Yue Jinyu returned to report to Emperor Xuanhe.

Because there was so much gold and silver jewelry, it was impossible to count it all in one go.

"...This needs to be calculated by the Emperor when he has time. They are all currently stored in the national treasury."

"Good, good." Emperor Xuanhe smiled with satisfaction upon hearing that there was a lot of gold and silver.

"Jinyu, thank you for your hard work this time."

Yue Jinyu shook her head. "Uncle, this is what Jinyu should do."

"Is taking the little princess to a brothel part of your job?"

“Yes…no, it’s not.” Yue Jinyu replied subconsciously, but fell into Emperor Xuanhe’s verbal trap.

He immediately gave a wry smile, "Uncle, the Ancestor insists on going, and Jin Yu has no choice."

"You know how our ancestors were."

So please don't blame me.

Please forgive me, considering I searched the Duke of Lu's mansion for you.

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at him, "This is a one-time exception!"

Yue Jinyu nodded vigorously, "I promise, there won't be a next time!"

Emperor Xuanhe nodded in satisfaction, "As for the two women that the little princess brought back, the little princess can arrange them however she wants. If there is anything she needs, you can go and help."

"Yes."

"Alright, you've been busy all night, you must be tired, go and get some rest."

"Yes, then Jinyu will take her leave."

Yue Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief as she left the Imperial Study.
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In the dead of night, outside the national treasury, eunuchs stood guard and guards patrolled.

Just then, they suddenly noticed a figure ahead.

"Who goes there!" the guard shouted.

"It is I!" The figure emerged from the shadows, revealing his face.

It turned out to be Emperor Xuanhe, who came alone wearing a cloak.

The guards and eunuchs never expected that Emperor Xuanhe would arrive in the middle of the night.

He knelt down and saluted.

"Open the storeroom, I want to go in and take a look."

"Yes."

Soon, the door to the storeroom was opened, and Emperor Xuanhe went inside.

Emperor Xuanhe had entered the national treasury countless times before.

This place is very large, but it is empty.

Emperor Xuanhe had been troubled by how to fill the national treasury.

No, even if it's not completely filled, filling half of it would be good.

But never.

Even the 100 million taels confiscated from the home of the Minister of Revenue only filled a small corner of the problem.

And he quickly used it to make weapons.

And now...

As Emperor Xuanhe gazed at the national treasury, which was almost completely filled with boxes, he felt as if the piece of his heart that had been missing had been filled as well.

He stepped forward, like a child who had discovered a treasure.

They opened each box one by one.

"This is a chest of silver."

"This is a chest of gold!"

"It's a box of warm jade!"

"These are actually gold bricks!"

Emperor Xuanhe was getting old, and there were too many boxes for him to open all by himself.

last of the last.

Emperor Xuanhe lay on a pile of gold bricks, holding two gold bricks in his arms.

He burst into tears. "Waaah, I'm not poor anymore! I'm rich! Daqing is rich! It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"

Emperor Xuanhe was truly moved to tears.

"It seems that cutting costs is not very effective. The best solution is to increase revenue."

This act of raiding property can be considered a form of open source.

Emperor Xuanhe thought: "This is just the confiscation of the Lu State Duke's mansion, and the national treasury is almost full. If we were to confiscate the mansions of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, then..."

At this moment, the heads of the powerful families who were still having a secret meeting in their studies in the middle of the night all shivered and had a bad feeling.

Even though Emperor Xuanhe wanted to confiscate the property of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers in the storeroom, he still told himself that he had to take it slowly.

There is no rush.

However, if he confiscated too much property, wouldn't the historical records describe him as an "emperor who confiscated property"?

Emperor Xuanhe murmured, "Although being called an emperor who has his property confiscated doesn't sound very good, it's still better than being a ruler who has lost his country."

He confiscated the property of these wealthy sheep—no, he confiscated the property of these treacherous officials—all for the sake of Daqing's development.

He did it for Daqing's own good.

Emperor Xuanhe calmed himself down.

That night, Emperor Xuanhe did not leave the national treasury.

Seeing so much money for the first time, he couldn't bear to leave.

So he lay down on the gold bricks, wearing his cloak, hugging two of them, and fell asleep.

He had a dream while he was asleep.

In his dream, he confiscated the homes of all the high-ranking officials and nobles.

Countless gold and silver treasures were carried out of their homes, exceeding the capacity of the national treasury.

With a mixture of helplessness and delight, they had no choice but to open another national treasury.

In the end, Emperor Xuanhe woke up laughing.

"Haha, uh, Liu De, what are you doing here?"

Emperor Xuanhe was awakened from his sleep by laughter and saw Liu De standing beside him.

Emperor Xuanhe: Did Liu De see his silly grin just now?
But it doesn't matter, Liu De is like his shadow, and Emperor Xuanhe's feelings for Liu De are extraordinary.

Liu De's face was full of helplessness. "Your Majesty, do you know how worried I was about you, and how long I've been looking for you?"

"You must inform this servant if you are coming."

"You weren't asleep, were you?"

Last night, Emperor Xuanhe suddenly decided to visit the national treasury. Usually, Liu De accompanies him when he goes out.

But at that time last night, Liu De was asleep, and only one of his godson was attending to him.

Emperor Xuanhe did not allow him to follow.

When Liu De woke up this morning and heard his godson's report, he almost went crazy.

However, because of his understanding of Emperor Xuanhe, he quickly guessed that Emperor Xuanhe was with the national treasury.

I came over and asked, and sure enough, it was there.

So he didn't go in, but stayed outside to keep watch.

Right now...

"Your Majesty, it's time to prepare for court."

"Alright, I understand."

"Liu De, you see, so much silver was seized from the Duke of Lu's mansion. Now, Daqing will have no shortage of money."

"Yes, Your Majesty can rest assured now."

Liu De was also deeply moved.

He knew how much effort his emperor had put into the Great Qing Dynasty.

He also knew that His Majesty often suffered from sleepless nights because he wanted to raise more money for the national treasury.

Liu De looked genuinely heartbroken back then.

fortunately.

Fortunately, the problem has been temporarily resolved.

Liu De was genuinely happy for his emperor.

"Let's go, Liu De, help me change my clothes. As for the national treasury, have the Ministry of Revenue send someone to calculate the specific amount."

"Yes, Your Majesty."
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Today's court is destined to be different from the past.

None of the court officials expected that the Duke of Lu's mansion, which was the maternal family of the previous emperor, would be gone just like that during the Flower Festival.

(End of this chapter)