Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Upon hearing this, Prince Jin was immediately shocked and quickly covered his son's mouth and began to lecture him in a low voice.

"Xuan'er, don't talk nonsense! If you dare to hide something, you are deceiving the emperor! Do you think the Jinyiwei are vegetarians? Once we find out, it will be a crime of extermination of the whole clan!"

"I warn you, do not have such thoughts again! If you want to preserve my lineage of Prince Jin, you must give away all the money, grain and property in the Prince Jin's mansion, and do not keep a single cent for yourself!"

Zhu Qiugui had already decided to leave nothing unturned when he made his choice earlier. Since he couldn't keep anything, he might as well put on a good gesture and leave a good impression on the emperor.

"There's nothing we won't give them, only what they don't want! Understand?"

Zhu Shenxuan had no choice but to nod.

After a while, he came out and took Sun Kangwang and other Jinyiwei to the accounting office, warehouse, granary and other places to take over.

Prince Jin ordered overnight that all the belongings in Changshou Palace be moved out.

No matter valuable or worthless, without reservation!

They were busy from the hour of You to the hour of Chen the next day, and mobilized five hundred Jinyiwei and one thousand Shenjiying to count all the money, grain and treasures in the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

"See Your Majesty!"

"No gift."

After breakfast, Zhu Youxiao hurried to the gate of Changshou Palace and saw Sun Kangwang checking the account list.

He asked, "How is the receipt of money and grain?"

"Your Majesty, the inventory has been completed and the total received is:

Four million, two hundred and thirty-seven thousand, three hundred ounces of gold and silver,

The grain and rice were 2,485,710 dan.

Land deeds for 2.96 million mu,

There are eighty-six shops.

Ninety-two boxes of jewels."

"The number is the same as what Zhen Beiwang found out through his secret investigation. Even the prince of Jin has taken his subordinates to take over several secret treasure hiding places."

"Very good! It seems that Prince Jin is very cooperative."

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with the result.

He pointed to the piles of debris in front of the Changshou Palace and asked curiously.

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, the King of Jin has taken out all the items in the palace except for the daily necessities, saying that he doesn't know what items will be useful for disaster relief, so he is offering them all to Your Majesty for disaster relief."

"I see! That's thoughtful of you."

He picked up the nearest object.

It turned out to be a book, with "Jin Ping Mei Cihua - Wanli Dingsi Year Edition" written on the cover.

If it were in the past, he might have been willing to take a look at it.

However, the miserable conditions of the people he had seen along the way made him unable to think of anything else, so he just threw it back.

Just then, hurried footsteps were heard behind me.

"Old minister Guo Yunhou pays respect to His Majesty!"

Guo Yunhou was old and was tired after traveling all day yesterday. After entering the city, Zhu Youxiao asked him to rest first.

I had just gotten up when I was summoned. I had no idea what happened last night.

When Zhu Youxiao saw him coming, he spoke immediately.

"Lord Guo, you have arrived just in time. I'll trouble you to take care of the disaster relief work in Taiyuan Prefecture."

"This is my duty as an old minister, and I must do my best."

Guo Yunhou said with some embarrassment: "It's just that... only 40% of the relief grain from the imperial court has arrived so far, and the rest is still being allocated. I'm afraid it will be difficult to take care of the disaster victims in Taiyuan counties for the time being."

"It's okay. I already have a solution for this matter."

Zhu Youxiao immediately waved to Sun Kangwang.

Sun Kangwang understood and immediately stepped forward and presented the money and grain accounts.

"Sir, here are the money and grain that His Majesty has raised from the Prince of Jin's Mansion. You can allocate them at will. The Jinyiwei will fully cooperate!"

Guo Yunhou took it in surprise, and his eyes widened when he took a closer look.

"Your Majesty! There is so much money and food here!"

After being shocked, he was overjoyed: "With this money and grain, Taiyuan Prefecture will have no worries about disaster relief! I will arrange it right away!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

But just as he stepped out of the Chengyun Gate, he suddenly heard footsteps chasing him from behind.

I looked back subconsciously and found it was Youtong!

The two looked at each other, and seeing the meaningful smile on Youtong's face, Guo Yunhou's heart skipped a beat.

Completed........

If this eunuch catches up with me, it must be bad news...

Sure enough, before he could speak, he saw Youtong bowing to him.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Lord Guo?"

"Although His Majesty is in a bad mood and has not explained some things, we hope that Lord Guo can understand!"

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it over.

Guo Yunhou wants to cry!

It's an IOU again...

"Eunuch Yu, this, this, this......"

Yutong chuckled: "What's this? These grains and money are presented to Your Majesty by the King of Jin. Could it be that the Ministry of Revenue wants to eat for free?"

Guo Yunhou:........

He really wanted to say that this was taking advantage of the situation.

But if you think about it carefully, if the Ministry of Revenue had started to rectify commercial taxes and confiscate temples two years earlier, it would not have ended up like this.

Thinking from another perspective, if His Majesty had not forced me to sign the notes again and again, I might not have had the courage to ask for commercial taxes and temples.

In that case, sign it!

Anyway, the Ministry of Revenue has already started working on these two things, so there is no need to worry about not being able to pay it back.

Just thinking about the three percent compound interest made his heart bleed...

Chapter 396 Take it! Don't bother me anymore!

However, when he thought about the more than 10 million taels of silver confiscated from just a few temples in the capital, Guo Yunhou straightened his back instantly.

"Humph, I am not the kind of person who refuses to pay my debts! I'm telling you, it won't be long before my Ministry of Revenue will pay off all the IOUs!"

Yutong said with a smile: "Then I congratulate the Ministry of Revenue for making money."

"Bring it to you!"

Guo Yunhou took the note and pen from Youtong, filled in the specific amount of money and grain borrowed, and finally signed his name.

【IOU】

I am now borrowing 4,237,200 taels of silver from the Western Factory, with an annual interest rate of 3% (compound interest); and 2,285,700 dan of grain, with an annual interest rate of 5% (compound interest); I am required to repay the loan within three years. If I default, an additional penalty of one tenth of the total amount unpaid will be added each year as penalty interest.

Borrowing department: Account Department

Person in charge: Guo Yunhou

July 26, the eighth year of Tianqi

After signing, Guo Yunhou confirmed the amount again and again and handed it to Youtong.

"Take it! Don't bother me anymore!"

Yutong glanced at the IOU, then bowed and smiled.

"Sir, walk slowly."

Guo Yunhou pretended not to hear and walked away quickly without looking back.

Youtong quickly returned to Zhu Youxiao and presented the IOU to the emperor for his review.

Zhu Youxiao only took a look and nodded: "Well, well done."

Hearing the praise, Yutong was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and clasped his hands: "I accept all the credit for your Majesty's instructions!"

Wei Zhongxian watched from the side and felt a little sad.

This kid is quite clever!

Oh, right! I almost forgot that he is our adopted son.

He is favored by the emperor, and our family is also honored to share in it.

When Wei Zhongxian thought about it this way, his thoughts suddenly became clear.

"Let's go, call Yuepin, and we'll go out of the city to see what's going on."

"According to the order."

Zhu Youxiao spoke and soon Liu Yue arrived and they left the Prince of Jin's Mansion together.

When he entered the city yesterday, it was already late. The King of Jin and other officials came out of the city to greet him. He did not have time to take a closer look at the resettlement of the disaster victims outside the city.

Now as we exit the South Gate, we see a bustling scene.

Every porridge stall was steaming hot, some were cooking porridge, some were distributing porridge.

Soldiers from Taiyuan Prefecture were maintaining order, and rows of victims lined up in an orderly manner to receive porridge.

These disaster victims can be divided into two groups based on their appearance.

Some of them were dressed in rags, unkempt, and without even a pair of shoes. When they walked, one could clearly see the calluses and new blisters on the soles of their feet.

These people should have fled here from the vicinity of Taiyuan.

As for the other part, although they still looked pale and thin, their overall condition was much better than those before.

Wei Zhongxian saw that Zhu Youxiao was staring at these people, so he smiled obsequiously.

"Your Majesty, many of the victims here look fine, and it's obvious that they have eaten for several days."

Zhu Youxiao was slightly relieved: "Well, I saw it too. It seems that the disaster relief work in Taiyuan City is much better than that in Datong City when we first moved in."

Yutong echoed: "It is all thanks to the great blessing of the emperor that the people have been able to escape from the disaster and live a safe and prosperous life as soon as possible."

As they were talking, several officials suddenly stopped what they were doing, hurried over and bowed down to him.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Everyone else, whether it was soldiers, disaster victims or officials distributing porridge, were shocked when they heard that it was the current emperor who had arrived. They all knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Some of the victims even shouted excitedly.

"Thank you, Emperor, for allocating food to save millions of people like me!" (broken voice)

These words were like a huge rock falling into people's hearts, stirring up their tragic memories of the famine.

They endured hunger for countless days and nights until the relief grain from the imperial court arrived, and they were able to have a full meal.

At that moment, gratitude towards His Majesty the Emperor surged in everyone's heart.

Today they finally got to see the benefactor who saved them. Some were choked with sobs, some were in tears of excitement, and all of their expressions turned into shouts of gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life. Long live the Emperor!"

......

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao was very excited. His chest felt like it was blocked and his eyes were wet.

A bowl of porridge! Just a bowl of porridge could make them so grateful.