Mo Li was very satisfied with Han Jiangxue's mood and attitude at this moment, so it was natural that he would not go too far to reinforce Han Jiangxue's impression. Such an effect would certainly be much stronger than doing it deliberately.

Soon, he stopped mentioning the matter and naturally changed the topic again.

After all, Mo Li also knew that Han Jiangxue had nothing to do with Zhang Haocheng, but just thinking about Zhang Haocheng's lingering desire to provoke his woman made him feel inexplicably unhappy.

It's not that I'm unhappy with Jiang Xue, but I'm unhappy with Zhang Haocheng.

Mo Li has always kept things hidden in his heart. Even if the sky is about to fall down, he has never cared about anything. It is the first time that he secretly competes with someone who is not even a love rival and uses tricks in secret.

Well, even he himself found it a bit funny but he still couldn't help but do it.

The only thing I'm worried about now is that I withheld the letter privately. I don't know what Jiang Xue will think about the matter itself and him if Jiang Xue finds out about it in the future.

Mo Li felt that he had never done such a dishonest thing in his life, especially he had never done such a bad thing with Han Jiangxue. But there was nothing serious in that letter.

, if it’s all messy and useless, I’m afraid Jiang Xue will feel upset after seeing it!

Thinking of this, he felt a little more at ease. He was chasing flies for Jiang Xue, it was nothing. If there was anything serious, let alone Zhang Haocheng's letter. Even if someone came in person, he would

I won't stop it randomly.

Han Jiangxue didn't know what Mo Li was thinking at this moment, and she thought to herself that it was best not to let her know about the nonsense that Zhang Haocheng and Sheng Mengling had done about her, which sounded extremely weird.

Fortunately, Mo Li quickly talked about the disaster relief work for the victims and the court, and her attention was diverted after a while.

Speaking of which, the current Holy Emperor is quite thick-skinned. He had already extended his hand to the Three Kings and Four Families at the beginning of the disaster. Which family didn't donate at least one hundred and eighty thousand? This is just a silver tael, what's the point?

Not counting some of the materials that have been strengthened to collect, looking at the situation now, we have to slaughter again. And I am afraid that this time it will be much more ruthless than the last time.

Just look at what happened in Prince Mo's Mansion today. You know clearly that Prince Mo's Mansion has already voluntarily and wholeheartedly devoted itself to the earthquake disaster. It has spent a lot of money and manpower that is rare in Dongming, but it still dares to threaten the throne.

, the lion opened his mouth and asked Prince Mo's Mansion to open a thousand porridge shacks to relieve the victims. It was really shameless to the extreme.

"Hmph. Why doesn't he just hand over the whole responsibility of disaster relief and peace to the people to Prince Mo's Mansion?" Han Jiangxue said disdainfully: "I'm so embarrassed to treat others as fools. This makes the emperor really comfortable!"

"It doesn't matter. If I really have that ability, I won't mind doing all these things." Mo Li laughed, but this sentence was really a pun.

"You will do much better than him!" Han Jiangxue nodded affirmatively, because what Mo Li had done now had already thrown that shameless old guy off countless streets.

There was no further discussion of matters that had not yet reached that point. Mo Li turned to remind Han Jiangxue: "He can no longer squeeze out the oil from Prince Mo's Mansion. But other families have to be more careful.

Especially you!"

Mo Li's meaning was obvious. The emperor's usual tactic was to take the opportunity to squeeze out more money to relieve the pressure on the court, and at the same time, he also wanted to peel off a layer of flesh from the thorns in his eyes. It would be best if they were all together.

I'm really happy to be able to clean it up.

There is no other way. Now the Prince Mo's Mansion can't make any plans. The emperor's eyes will naturally move to other families in the next step. And the Han family will bear the brunt.

Han Jiangxue knew it, but these things really couldn't be solved by being careful. After all, the situation of the Han family and Prince Mo's mansion were very different.

Mo Li is not afraid of burning money. Even if the emperor does not make any demands, he will seize this opportunity to better let Prince Mo's palace and the reputation of the second young master Mo be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. So he can spread it out generously, and finally

Not only did he win a good reputation, he also thwarted the emperor's other plans, killing three birds with one stone.

But the Han family is far from having the confidence to take such a proactive action. This time, on top of the earthquake disaster money, all they can do is to take advantage of the situation. Generally, the amount they can bear can only be arbitrary.

After all, these silver taels will eventually be used for major world events such as disaster relief. It would be unreasonable for the Han family to care too much about this.

But if the emperor's request again exceeds the normal range, or even involves other unfavorable situations, then some things will be really hard to say.

It didn't take long after Mo Li's words reminded him. The next day, the palace sent edicts to each house. There was nothing else but asking for money!

But this time, the old emperor was indeed even more shameless. Last time, he summoned all the heads of the families into the palace in a pretentious manner, and asked them to pay for it in a discussion-like tone. This time, it was just a matter of force.

The decree was issued, with the excuse of saving the people from disaster, and directly asked each family to contribute money.

The amount last time was reasonable and normal, but this time the lion really opened his mouth. Except for Prince Mo's Mansion, which could not find any reason to pluck out its hair, all other families, regardless of their family background, had to donate unconditionally within ten days.

Come out with one million taels.

"Another one million taels?" Han Jing said angrily: "The emperor really likes this number. The last time he sent someone to rob Brother Qing to redeem his silver, it was the same amount. He is really addicted to robbing.

, open your mouth and you’ll get one million taels, and all of our hard work is for him to charge the treasury!”

Behind closed doors, Han Jing naturally had nothing to worry about. He felt too uncomfortable if he didn't say some words.

Han Jiangxue was not in a hurry to complain, but asked her father: "Within ten days? We also set a special deadline. What if we don't lose so many silver taels within ten days?"

Han Feng shook his head: "This is not very clear. The imperial edict did not mention it specifically. I am afraid it was deliberately vague. I will definitely not miss such a good opportunity to rectify the various families."

"He is clearly robbing, which is worse than a robber. If he can't get it, he will use other methods to intimidate and persecute him. Does he want to force people to rebel?" Han Jing sighed and said, "These days are getting more and more unbearable.

, I guess it won’t be long before the world is really in chaos!”

Although Han Jing was still angry at the moment, his ideas and rhetoric were not extreme. Now that natural disasters were happening all over the place and the people were in dire straits, the entire Dongming Dynasty had already been in chaos. In addition, the emperor was still focused on the three kings and four families. Not only that,

Do your best to do something practical for the people and the country. In the end, it will be strange if the people do not rebel!

"So the more this happens, the more we have to make thorough preparations." Han Jiangxue comforted his brother: "Forget it, don't think so much. Apart from being good at yourself, other things can only be done with tricks for the time being.

Already."

"But how can we break this one million now? Can we really offer it with both hands honestly?" Han Jing looked at his sister and asked.

"Yes, Xue'er, what do you think?" Han Feng also looked at his daughter, habitually wanting to hear her daughter's opinion first.

Han Jiangxue thought for a while and said: "Father, in my opinion, you should discuss it with the other family heads, unify the opinions of each family, and come up with a feasible response plan. The emperor's purpose this time is obvious.

In addition to asking for money, I also want to provoke conflicts between several families. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cut them all down to one million taels without considering each family's actual situation."

"Well, this is indeed a big pit. With so much silver, there is not much pressure on the Zhang family and Prince Meng's Mansion. If you take it out, it will not affect the family's operation. But for

Our Han family, especially the Zheng family, and the Wang family have less business and a lot of fixed assets. Taking out such a large amount of cash within ten days will definitely have a big impact on other aspects of the family."

Chao Feng nodded and said: "What's more, if the emperor gets used to asking for money, things like this will not happen in the future. No matter how rich each family is, it will not be enough to sell off their wealth and they will always be squeezed."

Of course, this kind of thing is not a matter for the Han family. It is related to the interests and situation of the entire three kings and four families. Therefore, Han Jiangxue is right. It is best to discuss it with each family behind closed doors.

They just mentioned that they were going to find the heads of each family, but the Zhang family actually sent someone to invite Han Feng to come over, saying that they had something important to discuss.

Naturally, Han Feng didn't waste any time and quickly took Han Jing out of the house.

It was not until evening that Han Feng and his son came back.

"How is the matter?" Han Jiangxue followed her father and brother who had just returned home to the study again. After they sat down, they asked what the Zhang family had said.

"Don't mention it, I'm so angry when I mention it!" Han Jing habitually grabbed the tea cup and wanted to drink tea. In the end, he drank too much and couldn't hold it down anymore, so he had to put it down in frustration.

Although he was annoyed and displeased, he didn't really refuse to reply to his sister's words. He sighed and continued: "Everyone has gone, everyone is there, even Mo Li went. The Zhang family did a good job this time.

The first thing I thought of was to discuss countermeasures with everyone. But there are a few people who are really nothing. They have good intentions and think about them, but it seems like they are dragging them together to rebel and die!"

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Han Feng's face became ugly. He took over the words and said: "Oh, I really didn't expect that the Zheng family and the Wang family would become so timid and fearful now. They really put their ancestors' faces on the line."

It’s all lost!”

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