The prefect's yamen prison.

More than a dozen wealthy gentry were held in solitary confinement, and Li Qing did not give them the opportunity to collude at all, one by one they were tortured, and one by one was interrogated.

These people are pampered, where can they withstand torture, and they confess one after another after a while, but they are not stupid and know what it means to confess, so after the punishment, they immediately retract their confessions.

insisted that he was wronged, he was beaten into a trick, and shouted loudly about Li Qing's bribery, wanting to make Li Qing throw himself into a rat trap.

But who is Li Qing, he doesn't care about this at all, he dares to accept gifts, how can he be afraid of being threatened.

The letter to Zhu Di has been written clearly, and he is not afraid at all.

As for retracting the confession, it doesn't matter, just continue to use the torture.

The rich gentry were tortured for a day, completely lost their temper, and honestly signed and drawn, and then thought about Wang Lin's words, they all regretted their intestines.

So, they sold the prefect Wang Lin.

Li Qing said with a smile: "Don't worry, he can't run." ”

Soon, Wang Lin, who was sick at home, was also arrested and taken to prison, and after a big punishment... During the interrogation, Wang Lin confessed and was guillotined with the rich gentry.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, these Su. The rich gentry of the state, all the heads of the landing.

Xia Yuanji saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and said to Li Qing: "Yongqing Marquis, killing officials is equivalent to rebellion, and the rich gentry are also considered to be common people. ”

He suggested, "It's better to sentence his family to exile to the border, which is also beneficial to the country, don't you say?" ”

He was right, but not entirely, Li Qing was not an ordinary official, but a chincha, representing the emperor.

Killing Qin Cha is much heavier than killing an official.

However, Li Qing didn't want to kill on a large scale, the goal of raiding the house to fill the treasury had been achieved, there was no need to kill them all, so he nodded and agreed.

Li Qingdao said, "I won't get involved in the matter of raiding the house, there are still a lot of things to be busy with in the Weaving Bureau." ”

"Xia Shangshu, Xincheng Hou, and Commander Ji, you supervise each other... No, cooperate with each other, copy out the specific amount, and tell me about it. ”

Xia Yuanji was delighted, Zhang Fu was indifferent, Ji Gang's face was not very good-looking, and the three of them hugged their fists and agreed.

……

In the following days, Li Qing was busy, supervising the construction of the Weaving Bureau, training weavers, and precautions for production by process.

A month later, the Weaving Bureau was completed, and at the same time, the eunuchs in charge of managing the Weaving Bureau also rushed over.

A large number of looms were moved into the weaving bureau, and the trained weavers quickly got started, and Li Qing began to take the eunuchs.

After working for more than half a month, Li Qing finally became idle.

At the same time, Xia Yuanji and the others also sorted out the details of the raid.

More than a dozen rich gentry's cultivated land, gold and silver, grain, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, mansions, restaurants...... These ancestors have been old and wealthy gentry for generations, and all the family assets have been added up, and the amount is appalling.

-- A year and a half of taxation in the Ming Dynasty.

However, many of them are real estate, such as restaurants and mansions, which are difficult to resell for a while, and only more than 23 million taels can be used for the imperial court immediately.

The people who participated in the raid were shocked.

Everyone knows that Suzhou and Hangzhou are rich, but no one expected that they would be so rich, and they are so rich that their farts are flowing oil.

Now it has entered the wax moon, but Jiangnan is not cold. After the state affair, Li Qing took his three daughters to Hangzhou. State.

……

Li Qing arrived. When the state was three days away, the New Year was over, and the ancients attached great importance to the New Year's Festival. The governor took the initiative to come to the door and brought all the local rich gentry.

The word "Zhongkou" expresses full support for the imperial court.

What happened to Wang Lin and more than a dozen rich gentry, they already knew, compared with the beheading of the house, heavy bleeding is not unacceptable.

Li Qing is naturally happy to accept it, but the New Year is coming, and the people are busy celebrating the New Year, and he doesn't want to deprive the people of their short-term happiness.

Just let the prefect and the rich gentry go back to prepare, and start work after the Lantern Festival.

After settling down, Li Qing took the three daughters to play in the mountains and rivers to make up for the situation in Su. state indebtedness.

The three girls are dressed in a small jacket, with a little fat powder, the youngest Wanling is thirty-seven, and her youth is no longer there, but Xu is because of Xi Shi in the eyes of her lover, Li Qing still looks beautiful.

At this time, the West Lake is relatively deserted, but a few people are very interested, and they rent a small boat to swing in the middle of the lake.

Not far from the boat, there were more than a dozen small boats, and there were four guards in the center, who were responsible for protecting Li Qing.

Jinyi Baihu sighed and muttered: "What are you running around blindly during the New Year, it's better to go back and drink a little wine." ”

In winter, the West Lake has an average scenery, and these rough men lack aesthetic bacteria, which is called boring.

Li Qing is very good, talking and laughing with the three daughters, telling the love story of Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, and the three daughters who listened to it burst into tears......

After swimming in the West Lake, they went shopping again, and it was not until near evening that the four of them returned happily, and the brocade guards were relieved.

They suddenly felt that it was more tiring to travel in the mountains and rivers than to take people from his mother's case.

During the Chinese New Year, Li Qing gave each Jinyi Wei a red envelope, not much, but enough for them to eat and drink beautifully.

After receiving the benefits, Jinyiwei also showed a smiling face, and even worked harder at night to patrol the night.

After all, people who take money and don't do things are so rare and tasteless.

Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year's Watch.

The four of them chatted about melon seeds, just like back then.

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Qing began to travel the mountains and rivers again, Jinyiwei complained bitterly, but he did not dare to slack off, and dutifully protected Lord Qincha in the crowd.

The happy and leisurely time always passes quickly, and Li Qing feels that before he has fun, it is the Lantern Festival.

Jin Yiwei, who has been living like a year, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally didn't have to wander around the streets, and their legs were going to be broken in the past half a month.

After eating the Lantern Festival and appreciating the lanterns, Li Qing, who had a lot of fun, threw himself into work.

The prefect and the rich gentry were quite cooperative, and it can even be said that they helped each other, and the weaving bureau was built in only two months.

As soon as Li Qing said this, the rich gentry over there obediently sent silkworms, looms, and weavers, for fear that the service would not be in place and make this Qin cha unhappy.

With this cooperation, Li Qing was embarrassed.

He really wanted to say, "Don't be afraid, I'm a good person." ”

In mid-March, the weaving bureau operated smoothly, and Li Qing wrote to Zhu Di to send eunuchs, and then brought eunuchs for half a month.

After everything was on the right track, Li Qing did not leave in a hurry, but took the three girls and continued to play in the mountains and rivers.

At this time, it is the time when the scenery is good, and Li Qing, who is busy with official business, is completely happy, and has no intention of going back at all.

Jinyi is unloved, and they have no temper at all when they have such a thing.

Li Qing is a Qincha and a Marquis of Yongqing, they don't dare to put forward their opinions, they are unhappy, but they have always done their duty.

At the beginning of May, someone finally cured him.

Zhu Di saw that the matter was done, and this guy just didn't come back, so he immediately sent an edict ordering him to return to Beijing immediately without delay.

After hearing the will, Jin Yiwei almost cried with joy, looked up at the sky, and shouted in his heart: "The emperor is sage! ”

……

In mid-May, Li Qing returned to Beijing, rested for a day, and then entered the palace to resume his life.

The Imperial Study.

Li Qing elaborated on the matter of the Weaving Bureau, and Zhu Di nodded frequently when he listened.

Xiaopang spoke for Li Qing and said, "Father, Brother Qing... Li Qing has made such a great contribution, should he be rewarded? ”

It has to be chubby...... Li Qing said reservedly: "The prince is overrated, and the prince's fortune is worried about the king, these are the duties of the courtiers." ”

"Merit is still rewarded." Zhu Di smiled, "Say it, I don't allow anything you want." ”

Li Qing thought for a while, "Why don't you give the minister half a year off?" ”

"This ......" Zhu Di coughed lightly, "You change one, I don't allow it." ”

Nothing is a fart...... Li Qing was speechless: "The emperor looks at the reward, and the ministers have nothing to do." ”

"Hey, you ......" Zhu Di was about to go crazy, but he heard Xiao Huangmen come in and report: "Your Majesty, Bachelor Xie, Yang Xiu, Xia Shangshu...... Ask to see. ”

Zhu Di suppressed his anger, "Ang, let them in." ”

In a few moments, more than a dozen Wenchen came in, and Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, who had the least qualifications, walked behind, carrying a box.

And Xie Jin, who is also a member of the cabinet, walked in front of everyone arrogantly, and his face was full of pride.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is there something wrong?"

Xie Jin's face was happy, and he took the lead in bowing: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, the book has been completed." ”

"So fast?"

"So fast?"

Li Qing and Zhu Di spoke out almost at the same time, and they were all surprised.

Zhu Di was in a mood at the moment, and he didn't bother Li Qing to think about it, so he hurriedly stepped forward to open the box and looked at it.

After a moment, he slowly closed it and asked, "Is that all?" ”

Xie Jin arched his hand, "The emperor is wise, it's all here." ”

He said reservedly, "The literature is a collection of more than 100 scholars, imitating the style of the two books of "Yunfu Qunyu" and "Huixi Historical Rhyme", which lasted ......."

"What's that?!"

Zhu Di threw the "Literature Dacheng" into the box, and said with a gloomy face, "What did I say before?" ”

The joy on Xie Jin's face stiffened, and he said, "The emperor said that he would repair the first strange book of the ages." ”

"This is also the first strange book of the ages?" Zhu Di snorted coldly, "I said that it is necessary to include all the classics and articles of ancient and modern times, such as scriptures, histories, children, collections, interpretations, Taoist scriptures, medical skills, and yin-yang mathematics...... As long as there is, they have to be summed up, but what are you? ”

Zhu Di roared: "Go back and rebuild!" ”

Xie Jin's face turned white, he thought he could be rewarded, but unexpectedly, in exchange for a scolding, the whole person wilted.

He snorted, "Your Majesty, in that case...... More than 100 people are not enough at all, but I am afraid that thousands of people will be... Also, the money spent collecting books is ......."

"Talents, books are not a thing." Zhu Di said angrily, "You can do it, I fully support it, but you have to repair the book for me." ”

Xia Yuanji's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is tight!" ”

"You fart!" Zhu Di said angrily, "I copied so much money from my family, and the taxes for the first half of the year will be shipped to Jingshi soon, and you tell me that I have no money?" ”

Xia Yuanji smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this money, it can't be spent like this, you heard the ministers say, this day, you have to be careful ......"

"I don't listen!" Zhu Di scolded: "You will cry poor, can I know if there is money in the treasury?" ”