Chapter 349: Liu Jin is greedy for 380 tons of gold, 17,000 tons of silver?!

Chang Feng took people to Liu Jin's mansion.

Zhang Yong said to Chang Feng at the gate of the mansion: "You are here." Let's take a look at the gold and silver copied out of Liu Jin's mansion, it's spectacular. ”

Copying Liu Jin's mansion is far less difficult than copying Cai Shilang's mansion twenty-five years ago.

Because Liu Jin never thought that he would fall one day. The gold and silver treasures obtained by taking bribes were not hidden at all, but were openly piled up in the sixty-eight treasury of the palace.

At this moment, Jiang Bin came to the gate of Liu's Mansion with three hundred armored soldiers of the Four Yong Battalion.

Zhang Yong was a little strange: "Why is Jiang Bin here?" And brought the armor soldiers? Liu Jin has already been arrested, and the servants in the mansion are all honest Jiang Bin, even if he steals the merit, there is no need to transfer the armor to come here. ”

The armored soldiers are the heavy sergeants in the Four Yong Battalion, all wearing leaf heavy armor. It is the elite of the elite of the Ming army.

Chang Feng said: "I asked Jiang Bin to bring them over." ”

Jiang Bin arched his hand towards Chang Feng: "Master Chang Shuai, the person has already been brought." Please order. ”

Chang Feng nodded. Shouted: "Remove your armor!" ”

Changfeng sex men love women, there are no strange fetishes.

He let the three hundred armor-clad soldiers remove their armor, not for favor, but for planting.

If Liu Jin can't be completely killed tonight, then he will die.

Three hundred armor-clad soldiers obeyed, put their swords and spears on the ground, and took off their armor.

Chang Feng instructed a thousand households: "Take them back to the barracks." In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese Governor Wuchen would order that they would arrest the eunuchs for meritorious service, and each of them would be promoted to one level and rewarded with twenty taels of silver. ”

Qianhu was a little embarrassed: "Master Chang Shuai, Ye Zijia and knives and guns. Knives and guns are nothing. But if Ye Zijia is lost, according to the military regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the robes will be dismissed, punished, and confiscated. ”

Chang Feng said: "Liu Jin's henchmen have been operating in Beijing for many years. Nature has bred many outlaws. ”

"Wouldn't it be reasonable to arrest the eunuchs and encounter some resistance?"

"In the course of a fierce fight, it makes sense to lose some armor, right?"

"I'll call you the shots. Go back to the barracks and wait for your promotion and your reward. ”

Chito arched his hand: "Yes." Let's go back to camp. ”

Chang Feng stopped him: "Wait." I've got my word in the first place. If there are many people among you who have many mouths and tongues, they can't be promoted, and if they can't get the money, they will be unlucky. ”

Qianhu said: "Chang Ye rest assured, I understand." ”

Zhang Yong was confused by Chang Feng's operation: "Master Chang Shuai, what do you want three hundred pairs of leaf armor and a bunch of knives and guns?" ”

Chang Feng roared: "You Jingwu! ”

You Jingwu asked, "What does the righteous father command?" ”

Chang Feng pointed to the armor, knives and guns: "These are all copied from Liu Jin's mansion, right?" ”

You Jingwu nodded: "Back to my father-in-law, exactly!" ”

Zhang Yong and Jiang Bin particularly admired Chang Feng's ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open.

Chang Feng said again: "Then what are you doing in a daze?" Affix each pair of leaf armor to the seal of our brocade guard. These are all evidence of Liu Jin's rebellion! ”

Zhang Yong gasped: "My Chang Shuai, you are ruthless enough." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, it was a felony to possess armor. Keeping a pair of armor in your own possession is equivalent to hiding an 81 bar with hundreds of bullets and an 82 recoilless gun at home in the future.

This is an act of sitting in prison and even losing one's head.

Chang Feng directly arranged three hundred pairs of armor for Liu Jin.

Chang Feng turned his head and looked at Jiang Bin again. Although Jiang Bin has long been secretly allied with Chang Feng. But Chang Feng always felt that he was separated from him.

Chang Feng said: "General Jiang." Li Dongyang and I will testify to you. You have been secretly making enemies of the traitorous eunuch Liu Jin for the past few years. You have contributed a lot to the fall of the eunuchs. ”

Jiang Bin is very familiar with current affairs: "Thank you Chang Shuaiye." Ah, this Liu Jin is really a wolf ambition. Hiding so much armor. Sure enough, there will be a rebellion! ”

"Fortunately, Chang Shuaiye's mastery of copying the house is perfect, and these armors can see the light of day. Liu Jin's conspiracy to rebel was revealed. ”

At this moment, You Jingwu lowered his voice: "Father-in-law, the little lady is here, just over the side door." ”

Chang Feng said: "Gonggong Zhang, General Jiang, you wait a while, I will come when I go." ”

Chang Feng came to the side door.

The Ninth Lady was sitting in the gatehouse with a baggage.

Chang Feng walked in with You Jingwu.

Chang Feng asked, "What did you bring?" ”

The Ninth Lady nodded and opened the baggage.

In the baggage is a jade seal, a carved dragon jade belt, and a fan.

Chang Feng picked up the jade seal. The jade is a high-grade Wada beautiful jade. The inscription is "the emperor's treasure". And these four words, it is not a seal but a seal.

Chang Feng asked: "What about the craftsman who carved the jade seal?" ”

Mrs. Nine replied: "Half a month ago, I watched him get on the boat at Tanggukou with five hundred taels of gold. Soon he should be able to go to Nanyang to become a rich man. ”

In order to bring down Liu Jin, Chang Feng can be said to do everything.

Mrs. Nine has a wide range of connections in the green forest road in the capital. What a mess of people recognize.

Chang Feng sent someone to bring her a secret letter on the way back to Beijing. Let her find someone to fake the emperor's jade seal.

This is also one of the means to frame Liu Jin.

Chang Feng picked up the carved dragon jade belt again. The Ming system, the civil and military are a product, the prince and the prince, the vassal king, and the emperor all use jade belts.

But only the emperor's jade belt is carved with a dragon. This is also a violation of the law.

Chang Feng said: "The carving of the jade belt is average. But I can make do with it, too. ”

In the end, Chang Feng picked up the folding fan.

Mrs. Nine said: "This is the folding fan that Gonggong Liu used to take. The emperor should have seen this folding fan many times. ”

"When our brother-in-law was promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Father-in-law Liu gave him a folding fan as soon as he was happy."

Chang Feng bowed his head slightly and opened the folding fan.

This folding fan was drawn by the Ninth Lady and was transformed by a secret weapon master in the green forest road in Beijing. There is a mechanism on the handle of the fan. One press can actually eject two knives.

Chang Feng said: "Liu Jin carries a folding fan with a hidden weapon all day long, serving the emperor in the leopard room, this is the intention of assassinating the king!" ”

"Jingwu, hurry up and put the jade seal, jade belt, and folding fan into the property confiscated by the Liu Mansion."

You Jingwu arched his hand: "Yes, father-in-law." ”

Mrs. Nine got up: "The matter is done, I'll go back to the house." Oh yes, our sister is still in Liu's mansion. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "Tangtang is still in Liu's Mansion?" ”

Mrs. Nine replied: "I heard Huang Yuan say that she was guarding Liu Jingxiang's spirit in the hall. Father-in-law Zhang and Huang Yuan both came to persuade her, but she just didn't leave. ”

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas, she is a person who values love and righteousness." It's a pity that in the capital, women can talk about love. Not with men. Talking about righteousness will lose righteousness. ”

This night, Chang Feng showed the ruthlessness of "Chang Butcher". It seems that he doesn't talk about old feelings at all, and he has put his old acquaintance to death. He is a ruthless and unrighteous person.

Not really.

Zhang Yong showed Chang Feng a copy of the "Book of Yama" copied from Liu Jin's mansion.

The so-called "Book of Yama" refers to the list of officials who Liu Jin has killed and exiled through framing over the years. It is a real account of blood and tears.

Chang Feng is the first time to read the Yama book. The name of a person on the top, with a red tick, is a loss of life. Roughly speaking, there are as many as six or seven hundred.

These are all honest officials who are unwilling to rely on Liu Jin.

Liu Jin really regarded himself as the king of Yama. The reason for the killing is also recorded after the person's name.

For example, the prefect of so-and-so arrested a son of a rich family who forcibly humiliated the people's daughters. The rich man took money all the way to open the way, and spent more than 100,000 taels of silver to ask for a little apprentice under Liu Jin.

The little apprentice Sun took advantage of Liu Jin's bathing time to speak for the rich man.

Liu Jin said casually: "Let the prefect release him." ”

The prefect enforced the law impartially and was unwilling to release the people. Within half a month, he was arrested by the inner factory and tortured to death. As for the charges. I'm sorry, Father-in-law Liu didn't even bother to make up the charges for murder.

Chang Feng took a cursory look at this book of blood and tears. Liu Jin is doing this in the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no more upright officials in the future, and sooner or later he will die in the country.

He handed the "Book of Yama" to You Jingwu: "This is important evidence of Liu Jin's crime, put it in the box and paste it with a seal." I want to meet Emperor Chen. ”

Next, Chang Feng came to the backyard.

The backyard has been piled up into a mountain of gold and silver, a sea of silver tickets.

Zhang Yongdao: "Time is too rushed. Roughly calculated, Liu Jin's family wealth has 6.2 million taels of silver and 210,000 taels of gold. There are also land deeds and treasures that are not counted. The color of all family properties should be about 10 million in silver. It's sensational. It is simply the first silverfish since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. ”

As an aside, what Zhang Yong said is seriously inconsistent with the amount of Liu Jin's family wealth recorded in the history books.

The reason for the serious discrepancy lies in the constant wind.

Chang Feng said: "The account is wrong! In my opinion, Liu Jin's family wealth has 12.17 million taels of gold; 27,800,000 taels of silver. ”

Zhang Yong suspected that something was wrong with his ears: "Master Chang Shuai, how much do you say?" ”

Chang Feng repeated: "12,170,000 taels of gold; 27,800,000 taels of silver. ”

Zhang Yong squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Are you crazy?" ”

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "I'm not crazy. ”

Zhang Yongdao: "I, like you, want Liu Jin to be doomed." But even if it's a false accusation, at least you have to rely on it! ”

"Last year, the total revenues of the state treasury were only 32 million taels of silver."

"But you want to make up that Liu Jin's silver in his house is nine times the annual income of the state treasury? The entire Ming Dynasty, from the imperial court to the people's homes, adds up to 278 million taels of silver, which is unknown. ”

Zhang Yong is telling the truth.

Modern economists hundreds of years later have made estimates. In the 16th century, large silver mines were discovered in South America by Western countries. Massive amounts of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty. The process of inflow of silver lasted for more than a hundred years.

Until the end of the Chongzhen Dynasty, the total amount of silver in the whole country of the Ming Dynasty was only 800 million taels.

And Zhengde Chao is still a whole Jiazi away from the Longqing switch. The silver inflow is not serious. Later generations deduced from some Ming Dynasty monographs that the national silver deposits in the Zhengde Dynasty would not exceed 150 million taels.

Chang Feng directly asked Zhang Yongbao to copy out 278 million taels of silver from Liu Jin's house. This fool, right? Gathering all the country's silver into Liu Jin's house is not enough for this number.

As for the gold, 12,170,000 taels is even more nonsense. According to the Ming Dynasty gold and silver sixteen taels, this number is converted into a unit of measurement of 380 tons in later generations.

You must know that until 2023, the country's gold reserves are 2,200 tons.

Even if the gold of the whole Ming Dynasty is piled up at this time, and all the gold of the vassal states and the Nanyang countries are put together, it will not be able to make up 380 tons. fraction of the head.

Zhang Yong felt that Chang Feng was crazy: "I said Chang Shuaiye, if this number is reported, the emperor will not believe it." The poor gold and silver, should we take our lives to make up for it? ”

"You don't know the emperor's temperament. As many numbers as he reported, he shall see as much silver and gold as he sees in the inner treasury. ”

"Let's put it this way, tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty have not eaten or drunk for 20 years, and they all go to mining, and they can't make up so much gold and silver."

Chang Feng said: "You don't have to worry about this. According to the number I said, it will be recorded in the account. The emperor's side, I have my own way to deal with it. Moreover, this ridiculous figure of falsification will make me peaceful at the border of the Ming Dynasty for several years. ”

Zhang Yong was confused: "What does Liu Jin's family wealth have to do with the border peace?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Change the number, let's enter the palace." In half an hour, you'll understand what I mean. ”

Half an hour later, before dawn, the leopard room.

Half of the officials in the imperial court were attached to Liu Jin. Half of the officials were arrested, and today's imperial gate could not be opened.

Emperor Zhengde yawned and asked Chang Feng and Zhang Yong, who were kneeling in front of him, "How are things going?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Your Majesty." Liu Jin and his henchmen were wiped out last night. When Liu Jin's mansion was raided, the ministers and others found several pieces of evidence of Liu Jin's rebellion. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Oh? What evidence? ”

Chang Feng replied: "First, Liu Jin has 300 pairs of leaf armor in his house, and there are countless knives and guns; Second, Liu Jin's family secretly hid a fake jade seal, the big book 'Emperor's Treasure'; third, Liu Jin's home privately hid a carved dragon jade belt; fourth, Liu Jin's commonly used Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum Siyou folding fan, hidden hidden weapons. ”

Emperor Zhengde was surprised: "That folding fan with sandalwood fans? ”

Chang Feng nodded: "Yes." When Liu Jin served the emperor, he often carried the folding fan. He has the heart to assassinate the king! ”

Emperor Zhengde burst out with a dragon roar: "Tibetan armor, swords and guns, jade seals, jade belts, and the heart of the assassin king." Deceitful! ”

After the dragon roar, Emperor Zhengde asked about the topic he was most concerned about: "How much gold and silver is in Liu Jin's house?" ”

Chang Feng replied: "12,170,000 taels of gold; 27,800,000 taels of silver. This is the book number. ”

Emperor Zhengde looked at Chang Feng in confusion: "Chang Feng, do you think I'm stupid?" What is this number? There is not so much gold and silver in the whole world. ”

Chang Feng shouted: "Your Majesty, Shengming! The book figures are indeed fake. The real figure is 6,200,000 taels of silver and 210,000 taels of gold. ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "I know that you are determined to kill Liu Jin. But you have to be at least more reliable in making up numbers. With such a figure, which official of the DPRK and China can believe it? ”

Chang Feng said: "Go back to the emperor." The officials of the DPRK and China all want to eat Liu Jin's flesh and blood. They will not dispute this figure. ”

"The most important thing is that it doesn't matter whether the officials believe it or not. Tatar barbarians can believe it! ”

"In the past few months, the minister has learned that the little prince of Tatar has continued to annex various tribes in the steppe and develop his strength in recent years. Recently, there has been a lot of movement. Prepare to go south. ”

Ruochen released the news through the secret pile, and Daming got 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver and more than 10 million taels of gold by copying Liu Jin's family wealth. The emperor also decreed that all this wealth should be used for military expenses."

"Borrow a few guts from the little prince, and he won't dare to act rashly!"

Emperor Zhengde suddenly realized: "So that's the case." But can these two numbers fool the little prince? Mongolian people have also sat in the world for decades, so they should know the approximate amount of gold and silver in the world, right? ”

Chang Feng said: "It has been more than 150 years since the Mongolian people sat in the world. The little prince is more than brave, but not resourceful. There are very few Mongolians who are familiar with the economic affairs of Han China. ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded: "Okay." Then according to this figure, it will be announced to the public. ”

Chang Feng manipulated the numbers, not just to scare the little prince.

There is another layer of purpose. Once Emperor Zhengde recognized this number, Liu Jin would become the first giant beetle in the history of China.

Even if the gods descend to earth, they can't save Liu Jin.

(End of chapter)