"Master Ni, your household department is in charge of money. As a result, you are not as rich as a royal guard now! This must be discussed with His Majesty!"
"Master Ni, we are definitely on your side in this matter!"
Seeing that Ni Yuanlu was silent, the officials started talking one after another.
Ni Yuanlu still frowned and said nothing. At this time, Lin Fan walked into the hall, and all the officials also fell silent.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen, served by Wang Chengen, walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. After sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the civil and military officials below and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, do you have anything to do today?"
Started?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan came today and has been urging for food and wages, but the Ministry of Revenue has no money. Please ask Your Majesty to find a way to solve it!"
"Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan is the most important barrier to defend the slaves. Zhang Xianzhong is guarding Shanhaiguan to guard the country of the Ming Dynasty!"
"At this time, Zhang Xianzhong is indeed asking for a lot of food and salary, but we have to give him money. If he withdraws his troops and leaves, who will guard Shanhaiguan?"
"Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong has many elite soldiers and generals. If he joins forces with Jian Nu, he will definitely become a formidable enemy of ours!"
When all the officials saw Chongzhen, they all came forward one after another.
They were smart. No one asked Lin Fan for trouble, but they directly put the pressure on Chongzhen's head, forcing Chongzhen to ask for money.
Chongzhen frowned and looked at Lin Fan, who also turned his face away and thought to himself: "What the hell do you mean by looking at me?
These officials dare to cause trouble for you, but they dare not cause trouble for me. Think about the reasons for yourself!"
"Alas! It's just a pity that of the two million taels of silver previously, only less than one hundred thousand taels were delivered to Shanhaiguan, and the rest were detained by these people!"
kindness!
Hearing Lin Fan's cry, Emperor Chongzhen was petrified on the spot. He allocated two million taels of silver himself, but in the end, only less than 100,000 taels arrived at Shanhaiguan?
this!
is this real?
These people can't be so courageous! How dare they keep so much money?
"My dear friends, I feel there is something fishy about this matter!"
Emperor Chongzhen was dubious, but decided to verify it himself.
"Your Majesty, is there anything else strange about this matter?
The news about Shanhaiguan demanding food and wages is absolutely true!"
"Your Majesty, whether Zhang Xianzhong is really short of money or fake, we should give him money!"
The officials said one after another.
"What you really mean is that I gave them two million taels of silver one after another. Logically speaking, it is enough for the soldiers of Shanhaiguan to consume for a year, and it is more than enough!"
"Why did it run out so quickly?
I don’t think that Zhang Xianzhong is deliberately asking for money, so I suspect that this batch of money was secretly taken away by someone in the middle!”
"I will send Jin Yiwei to investigate this matter. If it is found that someone dares to embezzle this money, his family will be confiscated and his family will be destroyed. We will kill as many people as there are. We will never tolerate it!"
Emperor Chongzhen said coldly.
Ahem!
At this time, all the civil and military officials present were stunned. They were all involved in this batch of money!
From the Dali Temple to the Sanfa Department, from the Criminal Department, the Dao War Department, and the Military Aircraft Department, everyone is involved. After all, everyone wants to share a little bit, and after this, there will not be much money left.
If Emperor Chongzhen investigates carefully, none of them will be able to escape the fate of having their families confiscated and exterminated!
"Well! Since when did this old guy become so smart?
I can actually think that there is something wrong with the middle link, hehe! Let’s investigate, chop off all these people’s heads, and at least tens of millions of taels of silver can be found!”
"At that time, the imperial court will become richer, and then some new officials will be appointed and slowly raised. These officials will fatten themselves up and then kill them again."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
After hearing this, Chongzhen looked at the expressions of these officials and knew that what Lin Fan said was true. Of the two million taels of silver he had appropriated, only less than one hundred thousand taels actually reached Shanhaiguan.
The rest were left behind by these people, and the combined wealth of these officials was no less than tens of millions of taels of silver!
"Ahem! Your Majesty, this matter is completely unnecessary!"
"Your Majesty! It is obvious that Zhang Xianzhong is asking for money! This is deliberately making things difficult for us. We must not encourage his arrogance. We will not give him this money!"
"That's right! Your Majesty, we should refuse this money!"
The officials said one after another.
Chongzhen knew that these officials were worried that their affairs would be exposed, so they said such things. However, Zhang Xianzhong must also be stable.
Moreover, since I am Lin Fan's father, I should learn from this kid's underhanded tactics.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, you have also said that we must give this money. Otherwise, what will happen if something happens at Shanhaiguan?"
"If Zhang Xianzhong cooperated with Jian Nu, wouldn't it mean that Jian Nu was given an advantage?"
"However, now that the imperial court has no money, I have decided to send 10 million taels of silver to Shanhaiguan at a time. How about all of you, dear friends, make a donation and collect 10 million taels of silver for me?"
hiss!
After Chongzhen said this, all the officials present took a breath of air-conditioning, and Ni Yuanlu didn't dare to breathe. He finally understood the matter. These father and son are more pitiful than the other!
"Ahem! Your Majesty, we can't raise so much money!"
"Your Majesty, we are all penniless! Moreover, the Ministry of Household Affairs has been short of money recently, and our salaries have not been paid yet!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lin happens to have ten million taels of silver on hand. Why not let Mr. Lin use it to solve his urgent needs first?"
The ministers all said that they should pull Lin Fan forward to carry him.
"Your Majesty! I suggest you check it out. I also think there is something wrong with the two million taels of silver. Maybe not all of it was sent to Shanhaiguan!"
Lin Fan said.
this……
All the officials present were dumbfounded. Lin Fan's operation was equivalent to sending them all to the guillotine!
"My dear friends, what do you think?"
Chongzhen looked at the officials present and asked in a deep voice.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I think it's better to join in!"
"Your Majesty, I know some merchants, so I can find a way to borrow some money from them. As for how to repay it, we will talk about it later!"
"Your Majesty, I can also borrow some money!"
"Your Majesty, we will try our best to raise ten million taels of silver!"
The officials gritted their teeth, and at this time they could only agree to raise ten million taels of silver.