"Father, the No. 1 village in the world has been snatched away by Dongchang! The emperor personally issued the order."
The aloof and courageous Hou Zhu ignored his eyes and put down the ink pen in his hand. He raised his head and looked at Shangguan Haitang and asked calmly: "You are blatantly robbing businessmen of their property, and no one from the DPRK ministers has objections?"
"The No. 1 village in the world was originally the property of Wan Sanqian. I don't know who spread the news of Wan Sanqian's death. Since the Wan family has no heirs, the emperor naturally became concerned about the Wan family's billions of wealth."
"It's a pity that this time the emperor actually ordered that the property of the Wan family be directly transferred to the national treasury! Naturally, no one in the DPRK and the Central Government would object to such a good thing."
Zhu Wuwu stood up and slowly walked down the steps of the hall.
"Directly deposit it into the national treasury. This nephew of mine is really sensible!"
Shangguan Haitang carefully looked at his foster father's face and asked, "Then foster father, do we want to hand him over?"
"Ownerless property should be returned to the national treasury. I was ordered by the late emperor to build Hulong Villa to protect the country and the people. Naturally, I cannot break the law or violate discipline."
"Cooperate with Dongchang and remember to hand over all Wan Sanqian's property to the treasury!"
Shangguan Haitang smiled confidently when he heard his adoptive father emphasize the word 'all'.
"Haitang understands that he will never let Dongchang take advantage of even one tael of silver!"
Then Shangguan Haitang's delicate brows curved, and he said with a grimace: "Father, the emperor and Dongchang have changed so much this time, could Mo Yu be behind it...?"
Zhu Wuwu looked into the distance with his hands behind his back.
"If something goes wrong, there must be a monster, go and investigate!"
"yes!"
...
Dongchang, in the room of the famous Governor Cao.
Yi Bai happily ate the delicacies sent as tribute from various places, stuffing things into his mouth with his two paws without stopping. Cao Zhengchun who was watching aside was hungry.
Trying to force a smile from his face, he made an unpleasant sound.
"Uncle Moyu, this Wan family is really rich. Our Dongchang has confiscated almost ten million taels of property. The national treasury has never had so much money!"
"Some of the ministers in the court even issued a memorial to confiscate the homes of all the merchants across the country. By then, the court will have money for whatever it wants to do, and the border troops will not be short of money for wars, droughts, and floods!"
When Yi Bai heard this, he almost choked and rolled his eyes.
"Which fool is submitting this memorial? Go out and ask around. How many of the ministers in the DPRK do not do business in their homes? Otherwise, there will be no place for them to go to Baihua Tower to have a romantic relationship, and to have all kinds of "courtesy exchanges"."
Cao Zhengchun thought the same thing. That big businessman didn't have the support of the powerful people in the court. Just like Wan Sanqian, how could he not have made so much money if it weren't for the support of Hulong Villa. This time, Hulong Villa has cut off an arm. Thinking about it,
happy.
A chrysanthemum bloomed on Eunuch Cao's face.
"Little friend Moyu, do you have any other good ideas? Although Hulong Villa has suffered a lot this time, the Holy Emperor's inner treasury has not made any money either!"
After sweeping away the food on the table, Yi Bai stretched out and stood up straight and comfortable.
"Eunuch Cao doesn't care about his own wealth and life? How many eunuchs in the past dynasties have died?"
Cao Zhengchun's smile immediately dropped and he glanced at him lightly.
"Everything I have is given by the Holy One. The Holy One asked me to be a sword. Our family will use white knives in and red knives out, and don't consider anything else!"
Yi Bai sneered in his heart, maybe he didn't dare to consider it!
The most ruthless emperor's family often did things like killing people and killing donkeys! The most important thing is that eunuchs can only rely on the emperor. Eunuchs without the support of the emperor will only die.
"Eunuch Cao, now that the treasury is rich, why not consider cleaning up the imperial guards in the capital? The emperor's safety is the most important thing. I believe those loyal ministers and righteous men will not object!"
Cao Zhengchun looked confused. The imperial guards in the capital were said to be powerful, but others didn't know it, and he didn't know it yet.
He was eating empty pay, drinking soldiers' blood, and probably sold some of his weapons in exchange for wine. His combat effectiveness was probably not even 100% of that of his subordinates.
Why spend money on them?
But after all, after serving in front of the emperor for many years, his mind was racing with thoughts, and he instantly understood what Mo Yu meant.
The knife will be abandoned by the owner, so when I hand the knife to others, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Now that Dongchang was sent by the emperor to fight against Hulong Villa and the civil servants who supported Hulong Villa, why not win over the military officials?
Since the "Tumu Fortress Incident", the backbone of military service in the DPRK and China has been completely broken. Those border generals who want food and grass have to first make the DPRK and China ministers happy with gifts before they can get it.
Not to mention, any little censor dared to yell at the powerful general who commanded the army. Wu Xun had been bullied miserably over the years.
And those military honors and titles were all earned by their ancestors during the Jingnan period, and they died with the country. Now they need this sword the most.
After understanding what was going on, Eunuch Cao was ready to leave.
Yi Bai's voice continued to come.
"It's useless for your father-in-law to ask for so much money. If you don't bring it with you during your lifetime, you won't take it with you even when you die."
"The character of the current Holy Father is the same as that of his father, kind and nostalgic. As long as you can control your own hands, there will be no problem in enjoying your old age. There is no need to taint yourself and give others the leverage!"
"You know, if the upper beam is out of alignment and the lower beam is crooked, those little brats of yours have a really bad reputation! Let's just deal with it! It's easy to dodge an open gun, but it's hard to prevent a hidden arrow. Why doesn't Dongchang make a hidden arrow and wait for the opportunity?"
After a pause, Eunuch Cao said nothing, but straightened up a lot.
"Thank you!"
Seeing his partner leaving, Yi Bai quickly stood up and prepared to go to the Jiaofangsi to watch the cute girls playing the piano and dancing.
"I'm so tired! Thinking about this kind of thing is really not suitable for a nerd like me. It feels like most of my brain cells are dead. I need to eat well to make up for it! Fortunately, I read more novels in the past and learned a lot about intrigues!
"
…
Time is like a big river, flowing endlessly, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The imperial court underwent earth-shaking changes.
In the first year, in order to protect the emperor and ministers, the emperor began to organize the imperial army in the capital.
Some people opposed it, some supported it, but in the end it was implemented smoothly, because several ministers who objected fiercely were killed by so-called thieves.
Emperor Zhengde established the Zhenguo Palace and joined forces with Wu Xun and royal relatives from various places to enter into business.
This matter was fiercely opposed by the ministers. Later, many ministers in the DPRK invested a lot of money in it to make peace and make money.
Zhen Guogong established a training base for hundreds of workers and started assembly line operations, which greatly reduced the cost of goods. The senior officials of the imperial court were all smiles about their earnings. The employment system made the lives of ordinary people much easier.
The emperor personally invested two million taels of silver to build a new city and buy the surrounding land.
The new city uses cement, glass, and floor heating on a large scale. Its grandeur completely conquers the wealthy people who make money from the town government, and the real estate development around the new city makes a lot of money.
Begin to issue banknotes, establish bank low-interest loans and interest storage businesses, and encourage commercial loans.
After the vassal reduction, King Ning was dissatisfied and rebelled.
In less than a month, Emperor Zhengde was sharpening his sword and the imperial army in the capital had not yet assembled. Wang Yangming, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, suppressed the rebellion and captured King Ning.
The remaining vassal princes obediently returned to the capital with their families. The clever ones bought land, invested in business, and became rich. The stupid ancestors spent all the money they saved and became commoners. The court reduced the support of the vassal princes by several million taels every year.
Afterwards, the emperor decided to cancel the system of raising people and land without paying taxes. The ministers in the court were furious and cursed Emperor Zhengde as an unworthy son and a coward.
It is also introduced that the juren can receive a fixed salary. Those high-ranking ministers and Wu Xun have made a lot of money. Naturally, they don't care about the land tax. They only need to give the juren an explanation.
So many ministers agreed, so some big landowners naturally couldn't say that my family had more land and disagreed, so they had no choice but to agree.
The ranks of the imperial army began to expand, martial arts began to become popular among the army, and the emperor's authority increased day by day.
In the East Factory, Jin Yiwei entered the dark place.
There are fewer and fewer famous scholars and ministers coming and going in Hulong Villa. They are all busy earning a family fortune for their children and grandchildren. The mortgage is too expensive.
Yi Bai looked at the information on his claws with a smile. It was comfortable to cut people with a blunt knife.