"This... Mr. Liu, you are making things too difficult for us!"
"To tell you the truth, we did make a lot of money, but we spent it all. Now you want us to spit it all out, which no one can do!"
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Several people looked embarrassed. The amount of money they had made in the past few years ranged from 100 million taels to 80 million taels. This was done openly. Who among them hadn't made some money in private?
After all, they are willing to spit out all the money, at least more than 100 million taels of silver. Are other officials happy?
Liu Chengfeng felt that if he couldn't spit it out completely, then he could spit out half of it?
"This...sigh! If it doesn't work, you can spit out half of it. Although it's not much, it's barely enough for me to go back and deliver the work. Moreover, with so much money, His Highness the Crown Prince won't be able to trouble you anymore."
Liu Chengfeng said in a deep voice.
He thought in his mind that if he asked these people to spit out half of it, how could he bring back ten million taels of silver? With so much silver, Ni Yuanlu would definitely be jealous.
However, after Liu Chengfeng said this, Zhao Kun and others still gritted their teeth secretly. Half of it was 50 million taels of silver, which was more than the 31 million taels they thought!
"Ahem! Mr. Liu, let us think about this."
Zhao Kun coughed twice and said, and then took a few people to the side to discuss.
"What should I do? This Liu Chengfeng is not a good person. He wants so much money. Should we give it or not?"
Zhao Kun asked.
"Master Zhao, this is fifty million taels of silver. It's no problem for you and I to contribute five million taels each. This can make up half of it. Are the other officials willing to contribute the silver?"
Liu Wenle said solemnly.
"You're right. It's no problem for us to chip in half of it. What we're worried about now is other officials. Asking them to spit out the money will be even harder than climbing to the sky!"
Another person said.
"No matter what, we have to give it a try. After all, if His Highness the Crown Prince is going to liquidate, he will definitely attack us, and those people will never be able to get their turn."
Zhao Kun said in a deep voice.
He knew very well that to capture the thief first, capture the king, and His Highness the Crown Prince would definitely deal ruthless blows to important officials like them.
"That's right. Let's go back and talk to them and try our best to convince them."
Liu Wenle said.
Thinking of this, they came to Liu Chengfeng and said, "Master Liu, we can't come up with fifty million taels of silver at the moment. How about we go back and discuss it?"
Forehead……
When he heard them say the figure of fifty million taels of silver, Liu Chengfeng was dumbfounded. He was thinking of ten million taels, right?
When did it become fifty million taels?
wrong!
These people say that fifty million taels cannot make the decision, which means that if it is two to thirty million taels, they can take it out. These people are too rich!
Creak!
Thinking of this, Liu Chengfeng's fists clenched loudly.
These people are fucking richer than the officials in the capital!
Such people should be taken out and chopped. His Royal Highness is not here. If he comes, he will definitely give them a few kicks first!
Zhao Kun, Liu Wenle and others looked at Liu Chengfeng in fear. They just said they would go back and collect money, but Liu Chengfeng actually got angry.
This matter couldn't be more obvious. His Highness the Crown Prince didn't give him much time. The army outside the city would probably enter the city within an hour or two!
"Haha! Mr. Liu, please don't be angry. We will reply to you within an hour at most!"
"That's right! Within an hour, we will try our best to let Mr. Liu see Yin Zi, and we will personally escort your Yin Zi out of the city!"
Several people said hurriedly.
What!
You can collect 50 million taels of silver in an hour, do you people still have any humanity?
You have so much money, but you didn't give it out when the thieves were wreaking havoc!
However, thinking that she could bring back 50 million taels of silver, Ni Yuanlu would probably kneel down and give up her position as Minister of Household Affairs.
"You better hurry up."
Liu Chengfeng uttered a sentence with difficulty.
Zhao Kun, Liu Wenle and others hurriedly left as if they had been granted amnesty. At this time, Nanjing officials were thinking about how to mobilize the army.
The people they sent to mobilize soldiers were all beaten back, and the army did not listen to their orders at all.
At this time, Liu Wenle, Zhao Kun and others came back, and these people immediately surrounded them.
"Oh! Mr. Liu, you have finally come out!"
"We just wanted to mobilize troops to rescue you, but no one paid attention to us. We don't even know how to save you!"
"Master Zhao, that Liu Chengfeng didn't make things difficult for you! Huh! This person is really hateful. Let's mobilize our troops now and kill them!"
"Master Zhao, we have 50,000 elite soldiers, can't we kill a little Liu Chengfeng?"
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The officials gritted their teeth and said.
Snapped!
Zhao Kun slapped one person on the face and cursed: "Asshole! Is your brain a pig's brain?
Of course there is nothing to be afraid of Liu Chengfeng, but are you afraid of His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"You can't mobilize those 50,000 soldiers. Don't you know what that means?
It has been controlled by His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Even if I go in person, I will only be able to take away a thousand people at most. His Royal Highness's army of tens of thousands is just outside the city and may enter the city at any time!"
"If you want to die, don't take me with you!"
After saying that, Zhao Kun kicked the man in the body.
The man was kicked to the ground and rolled several times before he stopped. Then, Liu Wenle said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Liu Chengfeng is here to get money this time."
"Get money?
Let’s just give it to him!”
One person heard that it was a silver man and said directly.
"Fifty million taels!"
Liu Wenle said again.
"What! With so much money, even if we are killed, we still won't be able to get so much money!"
"He's talking like a lion! Even if His Majesty is here, you can't make random prices!"
The officials immediately said.
Liu Wenle said in a deep voice: "In the past few years, we have deducted more than 80 million taels of royal tax money. I don't need to tell you how much you people have made privately!"
"This... Mr. Liu, what you said is true, but we have spent all that money. Besides, raising so many soldiers requires a lot of money every year."
One person said.
"So, Your Highness the Crown Prince only needs fifty million taels. We will chip in half of this money, and you will have to chip in the rest!"
"Of course, you don't have to join in. In a few hours, the army will enter the city, and we will all be confiscated and exterminated. This money will still be taken away!"
Zhao Kun was impatient and said directly.
"Alas! As the saying goes, losing money avoids disaster. Let's hand over the money honestly. Otherwise, if the person dies, the money will not be kept!"