Chapter 119 Aunt Datong
"Take, take less?"
This time, even Zheng Yi was a little surprised.
What the hell.
Dayu's total tax revenue in a year is only 40 to 50 million taels.
By simply copying the merger between the Wang family and the Eight Great Countries, I was able to copy the total tax revenue of Dayu for nearly twenty years!
This...
At this time, Zheng Yi was thinking of ways to steal all the remaining aristocratic families!
How much money should he have at that time?
Let alone training 100,000 new troops, it is only a matter of time before we train one million!
Liu Chengen didn't know what Zheng Yi was thinking, but he was minding his own business and said:
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is just the amount of silver collected from their cellars and shops."
"Other gold, jewelry, pearls, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land properties, land deeds, etc. have not been calculated yet. If all these assets are counted, it will take at least half a year."
"Preliminary estimates indicate that the property gained from house confiscation will range from 1.8 billion to 2 billion."
"Among them, the Wang family has the largest property, with more than three million acres of farmland and countless gold and silver treasures..."
"Hiss..."
Zheng Yi was really shocked now. With more than three million acres of farmland, how many refugees would he have to feed?
And the most important thing is that there is no tax on these more than three million acres of farmland!
How much tax revenue does Dayu lose every year just from this group of aristocratic families and officials?
This is true for a simple Wang family, let alone other aristocratic families.
Especially the southern aristocratic families, compared to the northern aristocratic families, there are only more, not less!
"What else?"
Liu Chengen took out a ledger from his pocket and handed it over respectfully.
"Your Majesty, this is the account book written by the old slave. It records all the property that has been confiscated from the Wang family and the Eight Great Mergers, but it does not include their fields, real estate, etc."
Zheng Yi opened the account book and checked it. After drinking tea, he suddenly laughed and said, "I heard that you tricked them all into the military camp in the name of celebrating your sixtieth birthday?"
Liu Chengen said sheepishly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, in order to prevent them from being alerted, I had to prepare them in advance. This old slave had to make this move to catch them all in one go."
"Otherwise, once the house is searched directly, it will not only arouse strong resistance from them, but may also cause a series of changes."
"Almost every house of the Eight Great Mergers has built a high-walled and thick fortress. It is said that it is to resist bandits and bandits, but in the eyes of the old slave, it is completely prepared for rebellion."
"Almost every home has a large number of weapons and armors stored in the warehouse. It is really difficult to defeat them without resorting to extraordinary measures."
"After all, the eight major merchants have been developing in Bingzhou for many years, especially the Wang family. They have penetrated almost all the borders of Bingzhou."
"If General Xu Mujun had not come to support us, an accident might have happened at this time."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "It's hard for you."
"Part of this treasure is a fiftieth birthday gift given to you by the eight merchants."
“Since it’s given to you, I won’t take it away from you, I’ll give it all to you!”
Liu Chengen was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I am loyal to your Majesty, not for these external things..."
Zheng Yi shook his head and said: "If you have merit, you must be rewarded. You have made great contributions to me. If I don't reward you, what will the rest of the people think of me?"
"Will there be anyone who will serve me faithfully in the future?"
"M-Thank you, Your Majesty! The old, old slave is scared..."
He struggled for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I still have something to report."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"The old slave also secretly accepted the women sent by the eight major merchants. They were Datong aunts. There were thirty-two, no, thirty-four of them!"
Zheng Yi casually threw the account book on the table, looked at Liu Chengen with a half-smile and said: "I, I thought you wouldn't say it."
With a "pop", Liu Chengen quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! This old slave is so dim-sighted that he would do such a stupid thing. Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
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"Old Liu, you still lied."
"Your Majesty?"
Liu Chengen raised his head and said with strange eyes: "Old, I don't know...?"
"It's true that you took in the thirty-two Datong aunts from the Wang family and the Eight Great Mergers, but the other two should have been snatched from the Wang family during the house raid."
"Those two people should be the concubines of the king and his descendants. Am I right?"
"Besides them, there seem to be two other women. Did you get them from Jin Yiwei?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Liu Chengen banged his head hard on the ground, making a "dong dong" sound.
"I'm confused! I'm confused! I was seduced by that woman, so I did this..."
"That's all."
Zheng Yi said: "The thirty-two Datong aunts are all poor people. Ask them where they are going. If they are willing to follow you, then stay."
"But if they are unwilling to follow, give each of them a certain amount of money and let them go free."
Liu Chengen pressed his forehead to the ground and said tremblingly: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty!"
"For the other two, find out whether they are pregnant. Those who are pregnant will be thrown into the jail and we will deal with them later."
Zheng Yi said coldly: "Those who are infertile will be identified by Jin Yiwei, and the treatment method will be the same as above."
Liu Chengen's body was shaken, and he kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic: "Your Majesty! I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong..."
"I know very well that you are loyal to me, but I don't want to leave any clues around my people, do you understand?"
"Old slave knows!"
"Go down."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, those two Datong women who came from Jinyiwei are presented to Your Majesty by the old slave!"
Liu Chengen knelt down and said: "Those two women are the best among the aunts in Datong. They were trained by special personnel. They were originally left to win over high-ranking officials, but they were acquired by the old slave."
"Although these two women come from poor backgrounds, their appearance and figure are both first-class and better than those of the later palace concubines..."
"Alas... I really can't stand these poor children, so just stay in the palace."
Zheng Yi waved his hand and said: "After I finish handling your personal affairs, I'll come back to serve you."
"No!"
Liu Chengen kowtowed hard again, then knelt on the ground and kept retreating, like an old dog.
It wasn't until he retreated to the entrance of the hall, kowtowed a few times again, then slowly stood up and staggered out of the hall.
"Liu Chengen..."
Zheng Yi murmured: "After all, he is just an ordinary person, and he is already fifty years old and has only a few years to live."
"Let him enjoy his old age in the palace." It was night.
Zheng Yi visited two Datong aunts in Baiyujing.
It has to be said that Aunt Datong, who is known as the "first of the four famous prostitutes", is more enthusiastic and moist than ordinary women, which makes Zheng Yi linger.
It’s New Year’s Day in the seventh year of Zhengyong.
The emperor led his officials to worship heaven in the Ancestral Temple. It snowed heavily that day and the people were all jubilant.
The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, which is auspicious!
In the seventh year of Zhengyong, it was the tenth day of the first lunar month.
Following the emperor's decree, Liu Cheng'en ransacked the homes of the Wang family of Datong and the eight merchants who merged with them.
I got 860 million taels of silver, 30 million taels of gold, antique calligraphy, paintings, gold, silver and jewelry.
Order, there are still a large number of fields, forests, real estate, shops, etc. waiting to be inspected.
A total of more than 60 officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Rites were dispatched to inspect the property, which was monitored by Jin Yiwei. It is expected that it will take about three months to complete the inspection.
In the seventh year of Zhengyong, it was the fifteenth day of the first month.
On the Lantern Festival, the emperor personally granted the Lantern Festival to enjoy the Lantern Festival with the people.
That night, a total of 72 fires broke out in the capital, burning 235 military and civilian houses, and causing 52 resident casualties.
The imperial family was furious, reprimanded the military commanders of the five cities and the governor of the capital, and ordered a thorough investigation.
At the same time, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works were ordered to repair residents' houses and provide relief to the victims.
In the seventh year of Zhengyong, it was the 30th day of the first lunar month.
Great dynasty.
Twenty-one officials of fifth rank or above impeached Liu Chengen, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, accusing him of accepting bribes, suppressing dissidents, and killing loyal people.
In addition, in the merger case, seven women received bribes from the merger, enriched their own pockets, and embezzled domestic products. They should be executed!
Liu Chengen angrily looked at the more than twenty ministers standing in front of him, his eyes almost killing people.
He is working for His Majesty!
Your Majesty has promised to give those treasures to our family.
And those seven women all voluntarily followed our family, and our family are good people.
Let them go back. They have no skills and can only serve men. Wouldn't their final destination be the streets and willow lanes?
So, why not follow him and still have some peace and stability?
Even though I can't do anything with people, I'm still very good to them.
How come in the eyes of these officials, she turned out to be a woman from a good family?
It's really...unjust!
"Your Majesty..."
Liu Chengen turned around with difficulty, his life and death were in Zheng Yi's control.
Zheng Yi wanted to kill him, but it was just a matter of words.
Only then did he understand the terrifying power of power.
Zheng Yi said quietly: "I already know everything Liu Chengen did, and it was also my idea."
In one sentence, these officials suppressed the words of impeaching Liu Chengen.
Many officials had no choice but to retreat.
At this time, Xu Mujun suddenly turned sideways and said: "Your Majesty, I have a starting point."
"Oh? What's important for Xu Aiqing?"
Xu Mujun said: "I have been back in Beijing for more than a month. Now the two states of Manghuang have been initially settled, but there are also a large number of spies and bandits from the Wu Kingdom in the state. I would like to have returned to the two states of Manghuang to suppress the unrest in the two states."
Zheng Yi said: "Xu Qing, don't be in a hurry, I still have something important to discuss with you."
He didn't want Xu Mujun to leave the capital so soon. The matter with Xu Xuanwu had not yet been resolved.
Xu Mujun said: "I wonder if your Majesty has anything important to do?"
Zheng Yi was moved in his heart and said: "I intend to establish the Dayu Military Academy, select suitable young officers in the army and those who intend to develop in the military to study in the school, and teach young officers like the Imperial College."
"Huh?"
Not only Xu Mujun, but also other ministers were confused by Zheng Yi's sudden attack.
Military academy...
What is it?
A place dedicated to training soldiers?
But I, Dayu, have invaded the two states of Wu State, and the rebels in Dayu have been suppressed, so there is no place to fight.
Why does Your Majesty still want to train generals?
"As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace. We, Dayu, have occupied the two states of Wu State. We will never let go of our hatred of Wu State."
Zheng Yi said: "When the new king of Wu Kingdom is appointed, he will definitely counterattack the two states of Manghuang. For this reason, we, Dayu, should pay more attention to cultivating young generals to enrich the army."
"My dear friends, do you have any opinions?"
This...
Many ministers were talking and looking strange.
Establish a military academy?
At the same level as the Imperial College?
Aren't those warriors who only know how to fight on par with their civil servants?
The eyes of many ministers were all looking at the cabinet at the front.
Now, there are only three people left in the entire cabinet, and their power is not as powerful as before.
Lu Xiangqing hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, all the scholars in Dayu are proficient in the Six Arts of a Gentleman, and they are all proficient in rituals, music, archery and imperial books."
"From the humble minister's point of view, when the country is in danger, we civil servants can also go into battle to kill the enemy. I hope we will consider this matter in the long term."
Li Yuanhao also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Lu said is true."
"Our top priority is to complete the "Five-Year Plan" established by Your Majesty."
"Among them, the Yongzhou Grand Canal has not yet started due to the rebellion, and the Jing'an Grand Canal has just started. These two projects require millions of civilians."
"The imperial court's energy is really limited."
Another assistant minister, Zheng Zongbing, did not speak, but was thinking about something.
"Uncle Bing Wang, what do you think?"
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