"Everyone, we have talked about this, you all should also express your position, do you want to give money?"
Zhao Kun said in a deep voice.
"Master Zhao, what if we don't want to give up the money?"
One person said in a deep voice.
"Haha! You don't need to ask my opinion. We are all in the same boat. If you don't want to spend money, I will fight with you until the end."
"Of course, of the 50,000 elites we had previously, the ability to mobilize 5,000 is now the limit. If His Highness the Crown Prince's army presses the border, there is absolutely no way we can resist it."
Zhao Kun said with a wry smile.
"Alas! It's not like you don't know what happened recently. This is not the first time that the Ministry of Rites in the capital has framed our Ministry of Rites!"
"The imperial court has no intention of stopping it at all, which already shows the problem."
Liu Wenle said solemnly.
"Alas! Nowadays, all the literati in the world think that our officials are cancerous. It is justifiable for His Highness to send troops at this time..."
Another person said in a deep voice.
Everyone present was not a fool. In their current situation, there was no possibility of negotiating terms with Lin Fan. They could only choose to hand over the money or die.
"Alas! Mr. Liu, we agreed to raise the money!"
"Yes! If you can raise the money now, you can still save your life. If you can't raise the money, then you will really have to die!"
…
The officials all said in a deep voice. Zhao Kun and Liu Wenle nodded with satisfaction. The officials collected the money very quickly. In just half an hour, they collected 50 million taels of silver.
When hundreds of carriages appeared in front of Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng was stunned. He had collected fifty million taels of silver so quickly?
"Go check it out and see if there's anything wrong with the money."
Liu Chengfeng still didn't believe it.
Jin Yiwei hurriedly went to check the silver and found that the 50 million taels of silver were all real, and the amount was exactly the same. Liu Chengfeng not only took a breath of air.
These people can really make money!
If His Highness hadn't asked him to pull the money, he might never have seen so much money in his life.
Liu Chengfeng looked at Zhao Kun and others and said, "Everyone, now that the money has been collected, it's time for me to leave."
Then, he left the city with 50 million taels of silver. Zhao Kun and others could only watch helplessly. This time, their family fortune was completely wiped out.
"Alas! Mr. Zhao, I see so much money being taken away by Liu Chengfeng, why do I feel so uncomfortable?
My heart hurts so much!”
An official said solemnly.
Zhao Kun looked at the man and said, "Do you think you are the only one who is heartbroken?
My heart aches even more, without money, I will completely lose the army!"
Without the army, would he still be the Minister of War?
Liu Wenle now wanted to die. He had less than one thousand taels of silver left in his family, and he had two to three hundred servants at home.
His concubines spent money lavishly, and a thousand taels of silver might be spent in three days. By then, he would have nothing but dirt to eat.
"Alas! Don't mention this matter again. The money is gone. Let's just find a way to make more money."
Liu Wenle sighed.
"Everyone, we may have fallen into a misunderstanding. Didn't the officials over there get a good end when they opposed His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Later, they stood together with the prince, and now they are living quite comfortably. They did such dirty things as framed us, and no one punished them."
"Therefore, why can't we stand with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
One person suggested.
kindness!
As soon as this person spoke, everyone present was stunned. Why didn't they think of this?
If they stand unswervingly in the same boat as His Royal Highness, they can also benefit!
"That's right! Mr. Zhang hit the nail on the head. We can stand on the same boat as His Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe, we can also go on some serious errand."
Another person spoke up, directly denying their status.
"That's right! His Highness the Crown Prince is now employing people, and we are all among the best. Why don't we leave for the capital and ask His Highness the Crown Prince to give us a job."
Another person said.
"What a great idea! Especially Mr. Zhao. As Minister of the Ministry of War, he has the ability to fight. If he continues to stay here, he will be underestimating his talents!"
One person said.
"Yes! With Mr. Zhao's talent and knowledge, if he joins His Royal Highness the Prince, he can at least become a general. By then, it will not be a problem to command tens of thousands of soldiers!"
Someone else said.
Zhao Kun was moved by this man. Although he was a civilian minister of the Ministry of War, he actually had a heart to go into battle to kill the enemy.
"Since you all think that following His Highness the Crown Prince is the best way out for us, then we might as well go to the capital together. What do you think?"
Zhao Kun suggested.
"Okay! Anyway, our family is empty. If we stay here, we can only wait to starve to death. When we go to the capital, His Highness the Prince will not care about us having a full meal!"
One person said.
After discussion, these people decided to go to the capital to find Lin Fan. Hundreds of people followed Liu Chengfeng out of the city. When the people of Nanjing learned about this, they were shocked.
"Did you hear that?
Master Zhao and the others have all run away!"
"Yes! I heard about it too. It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince sent people here, and they took the initiative to donate tens of millions of taels of silver before His Highness the Crown Prince's people left!"
"His Royal Highness's people are gone, what does it have to do with them?"
"I don't know about this. Maybe they ran out of money and were worried that His Highness would liquidate them later, so they chose to leave."
…
The common people had different opinions, and the literati did not believe it at first. However, when they came to the Penal Department Yamen, the Li Bu Yamen, the Rites Department Yamen, etc. to see it, they all believed it.
Because, at this time, apart from some servants and old servants, there was no official left in these yamen.
On the other side, Liu Chengfeng was driving back with two thousand Jin Yiwei escorting Yin Zi, when he heard the Jin Yiwei coming to report.
"Master Liu, Master Zhao and the others are following us right now. They are less than a mile away from us."
Jinyiwei reports.
"What! One mile of land, isn't that five hundred meters?
Are these people regretting it? How many people did they bring with them?"
Liu Chengfeng asked.
The Jin Yiwei replied: "Master Liu, they are not leading anyone, but more than a hundred officials, some on horseback and some in carriages, following behind!"
"Damn it! These people just want their money back, but they are worried that bringing too many people with them will cause a sensation. No, let's speed up and don't let them catch up!"
Liu Chengfeng said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Mr. Liu, our Jinyiwei are not vegetarians either. They will never be able to catch up!"