Although Chen Xiaoting didn't have much research on tea, he had to admit that this tea tasted really good at the moment.

But when he finished drinking the tea, Chen Xiaoting put the teacup on the table.

With a "snap", Chen Xiaoting put the teacup very heavy, which was particularly harsh, which naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Everyone stopped talking, and then they all swept their eyes to Chen Xiaoting, but saw that his expression had become serious at the moment.

"Everyone, I listened to the song and drank the tea...... It's time to get down to business! Chen Xiaoting said calmly.

Hearing this, the smiles on everyone's faces gradually faded, although this was a bit sudden, but after all, it was something that could not be avoided.

Knowing what Chen Xiaoting was going to say next, he only heard Liang Jirong smile and said, "Lord Chen, let's take a look at the gifts we are waiting for first!" ”

Chen Xiaoting smiled, and then said, "I don't think I need to!" ”

Tan Zengqing also said at this time: "It's better to take a look, if Lord Chen likes it, we can send more!" ”

"Oh? Then I'm going to have a look! Chen Xiaoting said with a smile, what treasures were in the box, he was really curious.

Immediately, Liang Jirong waved his hand, and a maidservant girl picked up the tray and took some gift boxes placed on it from the table in the center of the hall and sent them over.

After the gift box was delivered to Chen Xiaoting, a maidservant opened it one by one, and then revealed the silver ticket and note inside.

The content on the note is written that so-and-so is how many taels of silver, and there are no less than two thousand in a dozen gift boxes in a row.

These people are really rich, Chen Xiaoting said secretly in his heart.

Looking at the boxes on the table in front of him, Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is not tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Although Chen Xiaoting is not short of money now, his savings are less than 20,000 yuan, which is his savings for more than ten years.

"Okay, okay, I already know your hospitality!" Chen Xiaoting waved his hand, his expression was very serious at this time.

Hearing this, this made everyone's hearts sink, is this because there is less silver?

But Chen Xiaoting's words directly dispelled their doubts.

I only listened to Chen Xiaoting: "Everyone, I came to Jiangnan this time, in addition to investigating the assassination of Tian Yuanxi, I also want to urge you to pay all kinds of taxes!" ”

"As far as I know, not only the tax forfeiture in the first quarter, but also the ...... in the previous quarter There are still people who maliciously default! ”

When he finished saying this, everyone's eyes were gloomy, and Chen Xiaoting chose to pierce the window paper.

"You are all the leading figures in Jiangnan, so I won't say who they are, but ...... Please pay all the taxes you owe! ”

"There are Hu people in the northwest, the displaced people in the Central Plains need to be appeased, and there are Japanese robbers in the southeast, plus there is a great drought in the north this year...... The imperial court is struggling! ”

"To put it mildly, if the situation continues to erode, my Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"

Only Chen Xiaoting dared to say this, after all, he was the one who had the intelligence, and he was the only one who gave people a hat.

At this time, Chen Xiaoting's tone softened a little, and then continued: "Now the imperial court collects taxes...... It is also to deal with these difficulties, you are all sensible people, and you must also be willing to share the worries of the imperial court! ”

He was speaking alone in the hall, and no one responded to Chen Xiaoting, which made Chen Xiaoting a little embarrassed, and at the same time made him feel a fire in his heart.

"Those who don't understand the reason and try to go against the court and the emperor are destined to end badly!"

The hall was still silent, and even a pin drop could be heard.

"Everyone, whether you succeed or not, you have a word!" Chen Xiaoting's tone was dissatisfied, he didn't want to spend too much time here.

Everyone present was still very quiet, speaking responsibly, and it was also about everyone's money bags.

At this moment, there are only four people who are qualified to talk to Chen Xiaoting, so Chen Xiaoting's eyes are swirling on them.

In fact, Chen Xiaoting still has a hope in his heart, hoping that these people can see the general trend clearly and take the initiative to give the money that should be paid.

For these people, paying taxes and silver only makes them earn less, and it will never make them break their muscles and bones, and even fall into the middle of the family.

But Chen Xiaoting still underestimated the greed of people's hearts, and no one would take the initiative to give up the meat in their mouths, especially when these people thought they were strong.

Finally, Liang Jirong spoke: "The court is difficult, and those of us who are subjects should share the worries of the court!" ”

Hearing him say this, most of the faces of the people at the scene became ugly, could it be that Liang Jirong was directly cowardly?

Just when Chen Xiaoting was full of hope, he saw Liang Jirong's right hand reach into the left cuff, and then took out a silver ticket from it.

Does this guy still have to pay the tax money on the spot? Even if you want to kneel, you can't kneel so thoroughly, right? Don't want face at all?

Just when the people in the Hao clan were secretly cursing, they only heard Liang Jirong say: "Lord Chen, here is three hundred taels of silver, even if it is a little bit of the old man's heart, donate it to the imperial court for disaster relief and recruitment!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene became dead silence again, and Liang Jirong's turn was too big.

Everyone in the Hao family breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't talk about paying taxes, everything was fine!

Liang Jirong put the audio on the coffee table beside Chen Xiaoting, and then glanced at the people in the room: "Everyone, Lord Chen has a point, you should also express it!" ”

"Brother Liang is right, we should say it...... I'll give two hundred taels! An old man in a blue brocade robe on the left said that he was following the Liang family.

In fact, Liang Jirong's three hundred taels means that everyone's bids cannot exceed this number.

So these wealthy families donated one after another, two hundred and fifty taels, one hundred taels and ...... There are even fifty taels for them.

Soon, there was a stack of silver tickets in front of Chen Xiaoting, but they never added up to more than five thousand taels.

It was 5,000 taels when it was full, and it was donated to the court by these people in front of them, but the money they used to bribe Chen Xiaoting was as much as tens of thousands of taels, which I have to say is very ironic.

At this moment, I only heard Liang Jirong say: "Lord Chen, these are all our sincere hearts, and I bother you to hand them over to the treasury for us!" ”

Of course, Chen Xiaoting can also use the money himself.

From beginning to end, Chen Xiaoting watched these people's performances coldly, and he finally understood that he should lose his illusions, and he couldn't talk to these people.

So, Chen Xiaoting grabbed the silver ticket on the coffee table gloomily, then got up and walked outside.

Could it be that this person is planning to take the money and leave? Everyone speculated and looked forward to this, so that their biggest trouble would be solved.

But when Chen Xiaoting crossed the table with gift boxes in the center of the hall, he suddenly stopped, and then turned around suddenly.

Chen Xiaoting's eyes were extremely sharp, and after he glanced at the people in the hall, he pointed to the tens of thousands of taels of silver tickets on the table and said, "These ...... You gave it to me Chen Xiaoting! ”

Immediately, I saw him raise the silver ticket in his hand, and then his voice became louder: "These...... You gave it to the Ming Dynasty! ”

I saw Chen Xiaoting throw out the silver ticket in his hand, and then said angrily: "If the Ming Dynasty collapses, what is the use of you giving me this silver?" ”

The silver ticket was thrown into the air, scattered throughout the hall, and then swayed and fell.

After saying this, Chen Xiaoting turned around and walked directly out of the hall, leaving only everyone in the hall looking at each other.

At this moment, they all have some concern in their hearts, and there is always a feeling that they have run into a big disaster.

And Liang Jirong and the other four people, their faces have also become extremely ugly, and this time they have completely torn their faces.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver were placed in front of him, Chen Xiaoting said that if he didn't want it, he didn't want it, they really thought it was incredible, could anyone really treat money as dung?