At this time, the Yixing Dynasty, although there are only a dozen prefectures under its jurisdiction, but there are already more than a dozen princes, and there are no less than 100 county kings.

Wu Zheng really doesn't understand, how did these princes and county kings who were living all over the country, hearing about the establishment of the Yixing Dynasty and rushing to defect empty-handed, accumulate such a huge fortune in just two years, and want to go to the streets every day to loot, I'm afraid they can't afford to gather such wealth, right?

Wu Zhengzhi paced a few steps with his hands in his hand, and shouted in a deep voice: "Qi Chenghao." ”

"Humble duty."

"You take someone to go with Mo Lao, and according to the list, the whole family will sneak to the Zongren Mansion."

"Yes."

Wu Zheng turned to Mo Zhi and said, "Good life persuasion, be polite...... Don't move the punishment yet, it's better to let them spit it out. ”

Mo was obsessed and smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, people die for money, and birds die for food...... I'm afraid it's not easy. ”

Wu Zheng pursed his lips and said, "Persuade me first, I will enter the palace immediately...... I have to tell Your Majesty the prophet, otherwise, I will have to bear this notoriety. ”

"Yes."

……。

The temple of the body.

"Your Majesty."

"King Wu has worked hard, so you don't have to be formal."

Zhu Yujiao's face was good, and it was also thought that with the signing of the treaty with the Qing court, the most urgent crisis of the Yixing Dynasty was gone, and the monarchs and ministers of the court were relieved.

"Come on, take a seat for King Wu."

Wu Zheng was also not polite, and received a brocade stool to sit opposite Zhu Yujiao.

"Your Majesty, what the ministers have done to deal with the deficit of the household bank, and now everything is done, and only Dongfeng is owed...... According to the minister's understanding, many of the people involved in the case are clan relatives, especially King Jing, King Qin, and King Fu, and the rest of the clan relatives involved in the case are no less than dozens of people. In this way, the minister will no longer pursue the investigation, which can not only save the face of the clan, but also resolve the financial crisis. ”

Zhu Yujiao's face began to be solemn, hesitated for a long time, and said, "Does King Wu have evidence?" ”

"Yes. The money bank account books and silver account books have been sorted out. The minister has already asked all the clan relatives involved in the case to be detained in the clan's mansion, and only wait for His Majesty's will to make them spit out dirty silver. ”

Zhu Yujiao's face changed, and she frowned: "Wu Zheng, you're too anxious to do this, right?" Before I agreed, you had already started to take people, in your eyes, am I a puppet? ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "The minister doesn't dare, the minister is just in a hurry to deal with all the things in the capital and return to Hangzhou...... Your Majesty should know that the minister has been away from Hangzhou for more than a month, and he has accumulated a lot of general affairs that need to be dealt with by the minister. ”

Zhu Yujiao's face softened slightly, "Wu Zheng, I also understand that you didn't mean to deceive the king, but you are good at arresting such a major matter as the clan relatives, if this is known by the government and the opposition, how can I serve the public?" ”

Wu Zheng was a little impatient, yes, he was indeed good at this matter, but this thing was not about being good at all, but chasing dirty.

Listening to Zhu Yu talking about it left and right, Wu Zheng had no choice but to point it out directly, and said: "Your Majesty, there are all the human and material evidence, could it be that Your Majesty wants to connive at the corruption of the clan relatives?" ”

Zhu Yujiao was stunned, and after a while, she sighed lightly: "It's not that I want to connive, but you also know that I have just ascended the throne...... After all, they are clan relatives, and the persecution is too much, so how can the face of the clan remain? ”

Looking at the plain face in front of him, but still beautiful and refined, Wu Zheng was speechless.

These two brothers and sisters are really carved out of the same mold, thrifty and diligent, like their father.

But does it work? Their brothers and sisters never understood that the root of the demise of the Ming Dynasty did not lie in this.

"What ......does Your Majesty mean?"

Zhu Yujiao pondered and said: "It's better to persuade them to return the silver ......." ”

"If they don't comply, what will they do?"

"It's ......."

Wu Zheng stood up and said: "100,000 deceived people, waiting for the imperial court to deal with the strategy, Your Majesty?" ”

"It's ......."

"More than 100,000 soldiers and their families are waiting for the court's reward and bereavement, Your Majesty!"

"It's ......."

"Your Majesty thinks that this world is more important than the clan?"

Zhu Yujiao suddenly looked at Wu Zheng's eyes and said, "Wu Zheng, I beg you something." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty commands." ”

"In this peace talks, the Qing court ransomed the four million taels of silver from the captured royal generals, you borrow me first...... All right? ”

Wu Zheng was really stunned, he looked at Zhu Yujiao fixedly, he really didn't know what to say.

Zhu Yujiao's face flushed slightly, "Don't worry, as long as the taxes come up next year, they will repay you as soon as possible." ”

But the voice of the voice is getting lower and lower, in fact, Zhu Yujiao knows very well in her heart that these four million taels are not a small number, with the ability of the Yixing Dynasty to pay taxes at this time, it is impossible to repay it in the next year, not to mention the large amount of silver that has to be repaid by the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.

Wu Zheng is willing to agree, this is a windfall, which will be used for the people's livelihood in the country, and the people should be rationalized.

But Wu Zheng knows better that this is not a matter of silver, if you don't kill the chickens and make an example, the Qian Zhuang fraud case will be repeated, and it will become more and more intense.

The clan of more than 100,000 people is like a swarm of locusts, which will gnaw every grain of grain and suck up every drop of blood of the people.

There is no way to deal with them, just like the Dashun and Daxi people's armies, killing the royal family one by one, and putting them on the fire to boil oil, but this method is too cruel, Wu Zheng knows that he can't do it, and he has no better way, so he can only close himself in a corner of the Yixing Dynasty and isolate it in order to protect himself.

Wu Zheng really didn't know how to deal with Zhu Yujiao's plea, it stands to reason that he can't refuse, this ransom of silver, the Yixing Dynasty does have a share, the battle is fought together, and as an emperor, he opens his mouth to himself with a low profile of discussion, and it is even more difficult to refuse.

Wu Zheng was not unwilling to give up this silver, but ...... I really don't want to!

This willingness is not his willingness, because it is clear that he can not use this money to deal with the money bank's fraud case, so he chases the dirty according to the list provided by Mo Zhinian, and it is enough to get the last M&A silver he needs.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister doesn't obey the edict ......." Wu Zheng said abruptly, "Pursuing the dirty silver that the clan relatives are greedy for, for them, it is not something that they can't survive, even if they are pursued for nothing today, but Yueyue still has the imperial court, and compared with the officials and the people, they will live a more nourishing life...... But if the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and His Majesty connives, their greed for money will be even more rampant, even if the minister fills all the four million taels of ransom into the treasury, as soon as the minister leaves, the silver will still be greedy by these people in the end...... So how can Your Majesty calm the anger in the hearts of his subjects? And how to appease the anger in the hearts of the soldiers? ”

Speaking of this, Wu Zheng said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty does not allow it, the minister will resign and go back to Hangzhou." ”