Tang Ming recalled that on the imperial tomb, those ministers who were appointed as financers, although they were very happy at that time, but if you look back carefully, in fact, they are just forced to smile. Understanding the mystery, Tang Ming was worried about what gift to give later.

It is said that he himself has no money, and the 10,000 taels of rewards are not enough to develop his fiefdom, so where to find money to give gifts now. Originally, I wanted to ask Yao Guangxiao for advice, but it was difficult to say it, after all, it was not suitable to ask others directly for advice on such a thing as giving gifts to the emperor.

Sending Yao Guangxiao back to Qingshou Temple, Tang Ming returned to Zheng's mansion depressed, and immediately wrote a letter to Chen Jialan to inform Fang Xiaoru of the situation, and then ordered Lingyi to be sent to Suzhou overnight.

After bathing and changing clothes, and washing away the fatigue of the day, Tang Ming's depressed mood finally got a little better, but he couldn't make up his mind what gift to give the emperor. The money himself is gone, and he has nothing else to do with him at the moment except money.

Wandering back and forth in his room irritably, Tang Ming's eyes were suddenly attracted by the fact that there was still half a jar of distilled liquor on the table. After a while, there was a hearty laugh in the room, and Tang Ming finally thought of what gift to give.

It is said that the distilled liquor created by himself is definitely still a rare thing in Daming, and it is naturally best to use it as a gift. It just so happened that the eldest brother ordered someone to send more than a dozen altars yesterday, and they are being used at the moment.

The old butler loaded a carriage, Tang Ming only took two guards and rushed to the palace, usually only in the early days of the palace gate will be lively, other times are deserted. But when Tang Ming arrived in a hurry, it was like a vegetable market in front of him, crowded with traffic.

Since tonight's banquet was just Zhu Di's celebration of his accession to the throne, he deliberately asked the monarch and ministers to have fun together, so it was not too formal. Every minister who came to the banquet did not wear court clothes, but all civilian clothes, and the only thing they had in common was that each of them had an extra carriage for them.

As for what was loaded in the carriage, Tang Mingke had no way of knowing. However, judging from the high expressions of those ministers, the contents are definitely valuable. Seeing this, Tang Ming suddenly felt for a moment that he had only brought a dozen jars of distilled spirit, would it be too shabby!

But he has no long things now, only this little thing can be quite handed, although Tang Ming, who is very worried in his heart, can only stubbornly follow the flow of people into the palace gate.

The inside of the gate was flanked by guards with knives, and at the exit of the doorway was a table made of solid wood. Behind him sat a man who looked like a eunuch, burying his head on the desk and writing a book.

It turned out that the gifts brought by everyone who attended the banquet were to be kept here, recorded by the eunuchs, and the people who were in charge of counting and loading and unloading were left here and transported to the palace for storage.

When it was Tang Ming's turn, he quickly glanced at the record copy, and a whole page of paper was full of names and the number of things sent. Because he was in too much of a hurry, Tang Ming only saw more than a dozen people's things, all of which were silver taels.

The most hateful thing is that among the few lists he quickly swept, the least of them gave 10,000 taels of silver. I secretly scolded these officials who harvested the people's fat and anointing. Tang Ming couldn't help but be ashamed of what he brought, especially the person who was recording was actually Li Xing.

It's not that enemies don't get together, he only clarified his position with Li Xing two days ago, but he didn't expect that there would be a handle in his hands so soon. Tang Ming could only pray in his heart now, praying that Li Xing was so busy that he didn't notice his arrival.

"Next, the name, official position and quantity, report it!" Li Xing recorded the last person, and shouted screams without raising his head.

"Weihai Hou Tang Ming, eighteen altars of highly distilled liquor!" Tang Ming quickly answered as soon as he saw the question, and then wanted to take the opportunity to slip over.

never thought that Li Xing, who had never raised his head, stopped writing and looked up when he heard Tang Ming report his home. Li Xing, who thought he had heard it wrong, couldn't help but ask in a daze: "Eighteen altars of highly distilled liquor?" ”

Secretly scolded for his bad luck, seeing that he couldn't slip away, Tang Ming was also single, and replied with a smile: "It is the eighteen altars of highly distilled liquor, and the Admiral did not hear it wrong." ”

When Li Xing heard this, a trace of treachery flashed in his eyes instantly, the person who could come to the banquet tonight, the one who didn't know that the emperor was taking advantage of this to make a fortune. The treasury is now extremely empty, the world has just been peaceful, and there is a possibility of a large-scale war on the northern border at any time. Zheng He's shipyard also includes the imperial palace that is being built in Beiping.

All of this requires a lot of money, and the emperor, who has just ascended the throne, cannot stretch out his hand to the common people, for fear of ruining the popular support that he has won with great difficulty. Then in addition to the common people, the only ones who can blow up oil and water are these court ministers.

The ministers naturally understood what Zhu Di meant, so they all tacitly sent the silver directly. Now is the time of the change of the two dynasties, whether it is a military attache or a civilian official, all of them have made a lot of money from unknown sources during the war.

When civil officials handle cases of rebellion against the party in the former dynasty, they will receive more or less filial piety every time they raid their homes. The military attaché confiscated a large amount of money and materials from the rebel barracks when he captured every city.

Everyone is making a lot of money, and their pockets are bulging like never before, and now Zhu Di just wants them to weigh a little bit out of it, and they naturally don't dare to have any complaints. Give a little silver tael to the emperor, and in the future, their secret income will become legal income.

With such a cost-effective thing, the ministers will naturally be generous, and by the way, show their faces in front of the emperor to show their loyalty. Coincidentally, among the civil and military ministers of the whole dynasty, except for Yao Guangxiao, there is no need to give gifts. The eighteen jars of wine sent by Tang Ming tonight have become the most eye-catching focus tonight.

I saw Li Xing's house, as if he was afraid that the people around him would not hear it, so he raised his voice greatly and said with a smile: "Tonight is the emperor's great day to ascend the throne, and the Hou Ye actually took eighteen jars of wine as a congratulatory gift, which seems a little unreasonable!" I wonder if there is anything special about this wine? Speaking out opened the eyes of everyone present! ”

"Damn old fox, you want to humiliate me in public! Grandma's ....... Scolding secretly, Tang Ming did have a headache for a while.

In terms of value, he believed that the wine should also be worth 10,000 taels. It's a pity that the people on the scene did not understand the value of these liquors, these nearly sixty degrees of distilled liquor, in the Ming Dynasty is unique, such a novel and rare thing, if after their own hype, then its value is immeasurable.