e-booksonline Chapter 529 Liu Zongmin
Chapter 529 Liu Zongmin
Capital Silver Warehouse.
This is a warehouse located on the east side of the imperial palace, where the Household Office is located, and guarded by Jingying.
Responsible for collecting tax money sent from all over the country.
Only a month ago, it was empty and full of rats.
The reason is simple, Dali's treasury has been in deficit for three dynasties.
Regardless of whether it was silver or grain that was transported from the north to the capital, there was no chance of entering the warehouse at all. They either went ashore along the canal and sent them to the front line, or they passed through the capital and sent them directly to the border.
Only when the imperial court has "surplus" money and food will it be put into the warehouse.
This is the metaphor of running a mouse in the treasury-financial deficit, unable to make ends meet.
However, the silver warehouse at this time.
When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shines through the hole in the roof of the warehouse, it immediately reflects the yellow glow.
The entire silver warehouse was stained with a layer of gold.
Looking closely, there are a lot of piles on the ground, the white ones are silver, the yellow ones are gold, and they are not packed in a box, they just fell on the ground indiscriminately, among which are mixed with countless kinds of treasures. Pearls, corals, jade... everything.
The thickest part of the stack is as tall as a person, which is magnificent.
In the middle of the silver warehouse is a big bed made of gold bars.
Each gold bar was carefully selected and stacked very evenly, as tall as half a person.
At this time, a bearded and strong man was lying on it holding the wine jar, snoring like thunder, and next to him, a ghost-headed sword exuded a strong evil spirit.
The sunlight was shining on a corner of the big bed.
At this moment, the wine jar slipped from the hand of the strong man, waking him up.
The strong man opened his eyelids slowly, but his eyes were filled with black air, which was particularly frightening.
This person is none other than General Chuangjun, Marquis Ru, Liu Zongmin.
"Come on." The strong man got up and stretched, and his bones and muscles all over his body cracked.
"General!"
The door of the bank vault opened, and a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe strode in, following him closely.
Behind them are several carts full of gold, silver and jewelry.
The soldiers pushing the carts skillfully poured down the gold, silver and jewels, and hurriedly pushed the carts away.
Taking a closer look, the gold and silver jewels were covered with red spots, and the cold wind carried a slight fishy smell, which immediately filled the entire silver warehouse.
"How many are there?" Liu Zongmin glanced at the new gold and silver, and looked at the middle-aged scribe.
The middle-aged scholar's face was full of flattery, and he said with a smile: "Back to the general, including this group, the total is 79.6 million taels."
"Almost 80 million?" Liu Zongmin rubbed his hands, paused and asked again: "After 10 million, what is the number?"
"General, after ten million, it should be one hundred million." The middle-aged scribe laughed.
"100 million?"
Liu Zongmin savored the word carefully, licked his tongue, a flash of extreme greed flashed in his eyes, and said, "Has there ever been a person with a fortune of 100 million before?"
"Absolutely not."
The middle-aged scribe shook his head, with a hint of encouragement in his tone, and said: "General, if you have a fortune of 100 million, then throughout the ages, absolutely no one can surpass you."
"Hahahaha~"
Liu Zongmin's face showed excitement, and he said: "Thinking of me, Liu Zongmin, I used to have enough food and clothing, and I had to look at the face of the landlord Laocai everywhere, but I didn't expect that I, Liu Zongmin, have inexhaustible money today, so good!"
"100 million, right? Then go for 100 million taels. I, Liu Zongmin, must become the richest person!"
"But General, almost all the officials and princes in the city have been donated. It is a little difficult to get the remaining 20 million taels from them." The middle-aged scribe looked embarrassed.
"Um?"
Liu Zongmin's expression darkened immediately, and he said angrily, "Then think of a way."
A gleam flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged scribe, and said: "Going back to the general, there is a way. There are still many wealthy businessmen in the capital. They haven't donated yet, just..."
At the end of the conversation, he hesitated to speak.
"What is it?" Liu Zongmin stared.
The middle-aged scribe suddenly shrank his neck, not daring to keep it any longer, and said: "It's just that the prime minister won't let me..."
"Li Yan? Bah!"
Liu Zongmin was furious, kicked the golden bed down, and said in a cold voice, "Where was he when I followed Emperor Shun to raise troops? Where was he when I followed Emperor Shun to fight everywhere? Emperor Shun and I were beaten Where was he when there were only eighteen horses left? We followed Emperor Shun to bring down the world, and he turned to me, so what kind of onion is he?"
"What the general said is very true."
The middle-aged scribe quickly agreed, and said righteously: "Li Yan is just a poor man. He has never been an official. He dares to be an arrow with the chicken feather given by Emperor Shun, and he doesn't know how to piss. What is yourself."
"But General, you don't need to get angry with him, because he's about to die, bullying the king." The middle-aged scribe raised a cold smile on his face, and then leaned into Liu Zongmin's ear and whispered for a while.
After hearing this, Liu Zongmin's eyes brightened, and he said, "You mean, the body of the dog emperor in Chongzheng disappeared, and Li Yan and Li Daitao were stiff, and deliberately covered it up, trying to do something wrong?"
"Exactly." The middle-aged scribe nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay, Niu Jinxing, this general saw you right." Liu Zongmin pointed at the middle-aged scribe, and said, "You just follow me into the palace, this time I want him to look good to Li Yan."
"This subordinate has exactly the intention."
After saying that, the two went out together.
Only the remaining sound is sent back.
"Where are the richest households in the capital?"
"Back to the general, there are the most merchants on the docks. There must be a lot of gold and silver there, especially the Qingniu Immortal Temple. The subordinates reported that the statues are all made of silver and pasted with gold leaf. The cattle are made of copper, which is very grand."
"What temple?"
"A wild fairy riding a bull is a bit evil."
"This general has never believed in evil. I demolished that temple to Lao Tzu. All the gold in the capital belongs to me."