Let's say that Chang Feng finished the banquet and walked out of the Qianqing Palace with the officials and nobles and came to the outside of Fengtian Gate.

He didn't ride home. Instead, he stayed and waited for Liu Xiaoyan and Tangtang.

Chang Lao Hou Ye walked over: "Virtuous grandson." You have added glory to our Xing'an Hou Gate today! ”

"Don't say that you have got the jade jue given by the emperor. Return the whip to Father-in-law Wynne......"

Chang Feng said half-sarcastically: "Don't." I don't even deserve to be in the genealogy, but I don't dare to climb the Xing'an Hou family. ”

Chang Lao Hou touched his nose and had to leave in a huff.

Not long after, Liu Xiaoyan and Tangtang ended the banquet in Kunning Palace and walked out.

Sugar Candy swung her two little legs and quickly pounced on Chang Feng.

Chang Feng hugged her up: "Good candy, I have eaten a lot of good things from Father-in-law Huaien this year, right?" It's sunk a lot! ”

Tangtang said, "It's five pounds heavier!" I'm not flesh, I'm a son! ”

Chang Feng kissed Tangtang, turned his head and asked Liu Xiaoyan, "How did you get here?" ”

Liu Xiaoyan pointed to a small sedan chair: "Come by sedan chair." ”

Daming once had a strict sedan car system. Grandpa Tai stipulated that only officials above the third rank could ride in a sedan chair.

Fourth-rank to sixth-rank officials can only ride horses.

As for the seventh-ninth rank officials, they can only ride donkeys and mules when they travel.

If you don't go out of the city, you can't live there, so you can only go on your legs.

More than 120 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the rules gradually broke. First of all, the old officials who are not as good as the three grades can take a sedan chair. Later, the seven-rank officials who evolved to the prime of life can also take a sedan chair.

Up to now, the wives of officials can also take a small sedan chair when traveling.

Chang Feng said: "Then you sit in a sedan chair with Tangtang." I rode along. ”

Sugar Candy coquettishly: "I don't, I want to ride a big horse." ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Okay." Then you ride with me. ”

Sugar Candy shook her little head: "No." I'm going to ride my brother's big horse. ”

Chang Feng is helpless. I had to carry sugar candy. Liu Xiaoyan asked the sedan chair man to go home first. She led the horse, accompanied her husband, and the sister-in-law went home.

The moonlight of late autumn is gently sprinkled on the body of the family.

Chang Feng looked up at the moon. Although he didn't have any major errands, he showed his face in front of the new emperor.

But now he is proud of the spring breeze in Jinyiwei, with the blue eyes of Emperor Hongzhi and the inner minister as a backer.

The lady and sister are also the guests of the lord of the harem.

What is there not to be satisfied with?

Chang Feng is not a fortune teller. He would never have counted it, and it wouldn't be long before he would take on a big errand.

That errand did not leave his profession, but still raided the house.

It's just that the place to be copied this time is a little special. It's not the mansion of any official, but ...... Palace.

After returning home, Tangtang clamored to sleep with her new sister-in-law.

Chang Feng was helpless, so he reluctantly gave Liu Xiaoyan to Tangtang. I went to sleep on my own.

Early the next morning, as usual, he came to Jinyiwei.

Sun Luan, the new envoy of Beizhen, said with a smile: "Brothers. We have to let Chang Qianhu have a treat. Yesterday he was rewarded by the emperor. ”

Xu Fatzi coaxed: "How can you have a treat!" I have to go to Yihong Mansion, and he pays for the silver! ”

Shi Wenyi said with a smile: "Our Chang Qianhu is a rake ear. When I went to Yihong Mansion, I was afraid that I would ask my sister-in-law to punish the candlestick and kneel on the slate. ”

The room was filled with laughter.

The conductor Zhu Ji suddenly walked into the duty room.

There has been such a type of leadership since ancient times. As soon as he enters the office, the atmosphere in the entire office becomes suffocating and depressing.

Zhu Ji belongs to this category.

Everyone hurriedly restrained their smiles.

Zhu Ji said: "The Beizhen Fu envoy is an important place. What is the body of a hippie smiley? ”

This time, the Jinyi Wei changed the dynasty. The commanders and commanders have all been replaced by honorable nobilities, and they don't care about their salaries.

The most powerful is the commander, the second is the northern town envoy, and the third is the southern town envoy. Further down are the eight thousand households.

Zhu Ji instructed: "Everyone else withdraws." The wind remains. ”

The crowd withdrew silently.

Zhu Ji asked: "The three brothers of the Wan family are still honest in the house?" ”

Chang Feng replied: "Honestly." I almost washed my neck and waited to be cut off. ”

Zhu Ji commanded: "Hmm." Once you followed the father-in-law Li Guang of the internal official prison, you went to Wanfu to deliver the decree. ”

Chang Feng asked: "After passing the decree, will the three brothers of the Wan family be escorted back to the edict?" ”

Zhu Ji shook his head slightly: "The emperor wants to forgive them." The decree says that they should be returned only to their place of origin. ”

Chang Feng was a little angry: "What? That's too cheap for them too! ”

Zhu Ji said angrily: "This is a holy decree, and it is not your turn to make irresponsible remarks." ”

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Yes." ”

Zhu Ji said again: "The emperor still has an edict. This oracle is not to be written on paper, not on the decree. It needs to be passed on orally. You're near. ”

Chang Feng stepped forward, and Zhu Ji whispered a few words to him.

Half an hour later, Wanfu.

The three elders of the Wan family, last night on the beam of the boss's study, hung three white silks.

In order to escape the pain of Ling Chi, the three of them prepared to hang themselves.

But they didn't have the courage to kill themselves. He looked up at the three swaying white silks and spent the night.

Chang Feng followed Li Guang into the mansion to pass the decree. The three brothers of the Wan family knelt down to obey the order.

Li Guang said sharply: "There is an edict. Remove all official positions of Wantong, Wanxi, and Wanda. Repatriated to their places of origin within three days. Chin this. ”

When Wantong heard the will, he was about to cry with joy.

Repatriation? Not Ling Chi?

O heaven, O earth! The three of us dying are back alive!

The three brothers kowtowed and kowtowed: "The grass people are grateful!" ”

Li Guang was too lazy to take care of the three of them. After the decree was made, he left.

Chang Feng stayed: "Pass on the emperor's message." Wantong, when you were the commander of the Jinyi Guard, there were many prisoners who spent money to buy their lives, but right? ”

Wantong was stunned. At this point, there is no need to deny it. He replied: "Back to the emperor's words." Be. ”

Chang Feng attached to Wantong's ear: "The oracle has been transmitted." The drum does not need to be hammered. Vantone, you should know what to do, right? ”

Wantong hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand." The three of us entered Beijing alone 23 years ago. Now when you go out of Beijing, you have to be alone. ”

Chang Feng sat on the chair and crossed Erlang's legs: "You are my old boss." You should know what kind of errand I do. ”

"I advise you, don't look forward to keeping some of the gold and silver for yourself. Even if you don't hand it in, I have a way to copy it. ”

Wantong arched his hand: "Don't dare, don't dare." I'll let the bookkeeper write an inventory of the property, and let the people carry the gold and silver. ”

Two hours later, Chang Feng deeply realized the words "magnificent".

The servants carried chests of gold and silver treasure to the front yard.

Xu Fatzi flipped through the property inventory and sang loudly with foam: "A box of gold cakes, a total of eight hundred and twenty taels; ten boxes of twenty taels of silver ingots, a total of eighteen thousand taels; seven boxes of fifty taels of silver ingots, totaling fifteen thousand taels; six boxes of copper coins, totaling 75,000 yuan; Sixty silver winter melons, a total of 12,000 taels ......."

"The number of gold vessels is one hundred and three; six hundred and seventy-five pieces of sterling silverware; 39 East Pearls; Twenty-three strings of pearl bracelets......"

"Ten Golden Buddhas; 480 high-quality tiger skins, white fox skins, and wolf skins; sixty-eight ivory ornaments; One hundred and twenty pieces of high-grade Song ink; jade Ruyi thirteen handles; Jin Ruyi 28 handles ......"

"Nine coral trees; eighty-three large gems; Ninety medium stones; Sixty-three inferior stones......"

"Fifteen boxes of antiques, calligraphy and paintings; 981 pieces of jewelry......"

"There are also sixty-eight deeds; The total number of land deeds is 93,000 acres; 2,000 stones of pepper in the warehouse of the user department; 180,000 stone of grain; Sumu 4,000 catties ......."

Chang Feng's bookkeeping banner was busy making calculations. After two moments of effort, the total was calculated.

Chang Feng asked: "How much is the property of ten thousand families?" ”

The bookkeeper said: "The gold and silver vessels are not weighed. Can only be estimated. ”

"The total amount of net gold in Wanfu is about three thousand six hundred taels; the total amount of silver is about 137,000 taels; Seventy-five thousand copper coins were deposited. ”

"With the addition of land deeds, pepper, sumac, and grain storage, these can be estimated. The property of Wanfu is folded, and the total is about 420,000 taels. ”

"Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, jade, gemstones, coral, etc., cannot be estimated. Only a separate list can be made. ”

Chang Feng gasped: "Four hundred and twenty thousand taels? ”

The Ming Dynasty fiscal tax is a tax in kind and monetary income in parallel.

The bulk of taxes paid in kind are rice, wheat, silk, silk, cotton, forage, cloth, salt, and tea.

In terms of monetary taxes, last year, all the monetary income of the imperial court was discounted, and there were about 550,000 taels of silver.

(Don't spray the figure of 550,000 taels, this book involves the financial figures and prices of the dynasty during the Chenghua and Hongzhi periods, and there are historical books and dry goods figures as a basis)

The three brothers of the Wan family have been in power for 23 years, and the money they have amassed is more than 70% of the annual monetary income of the imperial court?

Chang Feng sighed in his heart: This is really a fall of ten thousand families, and Hongzhi is full!