Chapter 144: Battle Results
Qu Qingze is very smart, when he raided Kuang Siming's mansion, he also arranged for more than a dozen people to participate, of course, he also asked that if anyone dared to fill his own pockets during the raid, he would definitely be beheaded.
Su Tiancheng's thoughts, of course he knew that so much gold and silver, if he stayed some, wouldn't Jiangning County be able to do bigger things, in his heart, he also thought that he could turn a blind eye, but reason told him that he would never be able to do this, this is harmful to Su Tiancheng, such a big thing, who doesn't know the way, if the gold and silver are hidden and the news is leaked, Su Tiancheng will be impeached, or even go to prison.
Behind Kuang Siming, there is an unusual relationship, these people will not say anything at the moment, but they are all staring closely, hoping that if Su Tiancheng has a problem, there is only a trace of flaw, and he will do it immediately.
Jin Yiwei participated in the raid, including the interrogation, and there would be no trouble.
As for the thirty-seven truckloads of supplies, Qu Qingze may have forgotten it.
At that time, Kuang Siming hanged himself in the prison.
Su Tiancheng learned the news and hurried to the county jail.
Not long ago, it was a noisy prison, but now it seems a little quieter, and you can hear the crying, all of which are low sobs. Su Tiancheng, Lu Tianming, Qu Qingze, Liu Zhongji and others walked into the cell.
Kuang Siming had already lost his breath, and the suicide note he had written was placed on the table.
Su Jun, who was waiting on the side, saw Su Tiancheng coming, and thought about what to say, but was stopped by Su Tiancheng.
Su Tiancheng looked at Kuang Siming carefully, but Kuang Siming's eyes did not close.
"My lord, my subordinates and everyone tried their best, but Kuang Siming's eyes didn't close."
Su Tiancheng nodded and spoke to Kuang Siming's corpse.
"Kuang Siming, what the official said counts, it must be done, you can save it with peace of mind."
Kuang Siming's eyes miraculously closed.
The matter of raiding the secret room has already begun.
Not to mention the gold and silver treasures hidden in the secret room, just the ordnance and materials made Su Tiancheng gasp.
Inside the chamber, he saw a firearm for the first time.
Firearms were strictly controlled by the imperial court, that is, to prevent them from leaking.
1,000 shotguns, 500 kidnappers, 200 three-eyed guns, 20 Furlong guns, 20 Tiger squat guns, 10 general cannons, and 5 redcoat cannons.
There are also countless ammunition.
These firearms are fully equipped with two battalions of divine machines.
There were two thousand pairs of good armor, a thousand bows and arrows, and countless steel knives and spears.
Qu Qingze looked at these things, he was speechless, he couldn't imagine that Kuang Siming was so bold and reckless, and dared to trade these firearms with Houjin, no wonder he was rich enough to rival the country.
"Master Qu, are these ordnance materials for the sergeants of the Inspection Division?"
"My lord, the stakes are very high, and the lower officials really don't dare to make decisions on their own."
"I think about it this way, all the gold and silver treasures here are all handed over to the emperor, as for the ordnance materials, including grain, arable land and mansions, the county government directly seizes them, and they all belong to the county government.
Qu Qingze blinked, he learned this action from Su Tiancheng.
"My lord, the sergeants of the inspection department are not allowed to be equipped with firearms, armor, bows, arrows, knives and guns and other ordnance materials, needless to say, as for food, cultivated land and mansions, there is no need to make a clear report, but these firearms, dare not play."
"Hey, how can this work, these firearms, even to transport, also need to consume a lot of financial resources, besides, such a major event happened in Jiangning County, the sergeant of the inspection department must be expanded, then a large amount of ordnance and materials are needed, where can the county government bear it, this nearly 10,000 salt, you have also seen, they are all good sergeants, they have entered the yamen of the inspection department, it is impossible to be empty-handed, and the houses of the inspection department are not enough, I plan to build a new camp in the suburbs, which needs to consume silver taels, When the time comes, I will have to ask the emperor for silver. ”
"My lord, the lower officials really don't dare to call the shots."
Qu Qingze simply lowered his head and didn't say anything, and he couldn't answer anymore.
When the time came, the gold, silver and jewelry were basically counted, and the gold and silver seized from the secret room were worth six million taels of silver, that is to say, the gold and silver seized from Kuang Siming's mansion reached 16 million taels, which was equivalent to half of the annual financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty.
The cultivated land purchased by Kuang Siming reached 10,000 hectares, 150,000 acres of cultivated land, and the grain stored in the mansion reached 120,000 stones.
This can no longer be described as ordinary affluence.
Just 120,000 stone of grain would fill the grain depot in Jiangning County, and it would take several days to move.
Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang and Luo Chang arrived at the third hall.
"My lord, the thirty-seven carriages seized, a total of 100,000 taels of gold, 500,000 taels of silver, and some leather and other materials, have all been stored in the mansion.
"Well, this is the seventeen salt merchants in Jiangning County, did they get it in one transaction?"
"The salt has been interrogated, and it is indeed owned by seventeen salt merchants, of which Kuang Siming's share is the largest."
"Okay, these gold and silver, don't enter it into the account for the time being, General Sun, the inspection department will receive 500,000 taels of silver, and be responsible for expanding the soldiers of the inspection department to 15,000 people, is there any problem."
"My lord, you don't need so much silver."
"You can't think about it according to the old way, the sergeant's salary must be guaranteed, and the monthly salary of each sergeant must not be less than five taels, and the 500,000 taels of silver can last for more than half a year."
Sun Yuankun and the others looked at Su Tiancheng and were speechless, not knowing what kind of army Lu Dao was going to build.
"Arrange for the sergeant, starting tomorrow, to Kuang Siming's mansion, transport 50,000 stone of grain, to the inspection department, this year the county government will no longer consider the food and silver of the inspection department, in addition, take all the sergeants' families and come to Jiangning County, and move quickly."
didn't sleep for a day and a night, Su Tiancheng was still very excited.
Raided Kuang Siming's mansion and achieved unexpected results, although most of the gold and silver were to be handed over, but the property left behind was enough to last for a period of time, and now the biggest problem facing it is the problem of expanding the sergeants of the inspection department, I don't know what the Emperor Dao will think, this is a very sensitive issue.
Tang Shiji and Wang Daozhi will never be idle, including the eunuch Wang Zhen, who guards the town, such a big thing has happened, they are about to interrogate, it is easier to deal with Wang Zhen, send some gold and silver treasures, and they will be able to fool the past, but Tang Shiji and Wang Daozhi are not so easy to deal with.
In the prison, there were still sixteen salt merchants, and after Kuang Siming committed suicide, they were all silent, probably thinking that a catastrophe might be coming.
But Su Tiancheng wouldn't deal with it like this.
Business needs someone to do, kill all the chickens and eggs, what to do in the future, the remaining salt merchants, he must make the most of it, of course, extortion is indispensable.
If you want to do things, if you want to get silver, you must have a spokesperson, you must make the most of the businessmen, the so-called combination of government and business, to achieve a win-win situation, the economy can develop, with the fastest speed, the development of the economy of Jiangning County, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, it is possible to do other things.
Qu Qingze had already done his best, and he didn't ask about the materials in the thirty-seven carriages, as if he had forgotten it, and the gold and silver that could be seized from Kuang Siming's mansion did not dare to hide it in the slightest.
The most advantageous thing is that Kuang Siming hanged himself, which reassured many officials.
In Su Tiancheng's hands, there is a roster, which is top secret.
This roster, with a list of people related to Kuang Siming, including how much gold and silver is honored every year, is clear, this roster, no one else saw it, Su Jun handed it over to him directly.
The first reaction to get the roster is to destroy it, and this roster must not be revealed, otherwise it will cause a new round of chaos, including the capital, the six departments of Nanjing, Yingtianfu, Shangyuan County, and Jiangning County.
There are ice cubes in the house, which are used to cool down.
This kind of treatment is not something that anyone can enjoy, that is, Zhu Youzhen in the capital, in order to save money, also removed the ice cubes and endured the heat, the big deal is that the palace maid is fanning the wind on the side.
Wang Furong was wearing thin underwear and was bathing Su Tiancheng.
Her underwear is almost the same as if she wasn't wearing it, and through the thin underwear, you can see Miaoman's body.
In front of the young master, Wang Furong is not shy, but these days have passed, and she has not been able to get pregnant, she is a little anxious, if she can conceive the young master's flesh and blood, it will be very different.
Soaking in the tub is very pleasant, but I also feel tired.
After taking a bath, looking at Wang Furong, who was sweating profusely, Su Tiancheng's heart moved.
"Fleur, I'll bathe you and see if you're sweating profusely."
Before Wang Furong could open her mouth to refuse, Su Tiancheng divided five by two, stripped off Wang Furong's underwear, picked up Wang Furong, and put it in the bathtub.
In this era, soap and soap were not yet available, and soap horns and green salt were used for bathing.
Stroking Wang Furong's smooth skin, Su Tiancheng suddenly felt a little unreal.
It's been more than a year, and in my mind, I always think of big things, including future development, but I just neglect to enjoy life, which is also a thing that can't be helped, and the woman next to me, that is, Wang Furong, the two have very little time together.
Wang Furong's face was flushed, although she had a skin-to-skin relationship with the young master, but this bath, the young master was serving herself for the first time, she closed her eyes, enjoying such warmth and happiness, after being by the young master's side for a long time, she felt the countless advantages of the young master, which she had never dared to imagine before.