Those Wenchen, hide behind and play some tricks, okay.

But I really saw the five Wenchen, who were killed in an instant, looking at those heads, seeing the crimson blood, and seeing He Xuan's indifferent expression after the killing, but I was really afraid.

Moreover, what is even more terrifying is that He Xuan's murderous actions are too fast.

He obviously started on the third floor.

In a blink of an eye, I reached the first floor.

The third floor must be more than two feet high.

If a normal person falls from such a height, he will be injured if he does not die.

But he can come down in an instant and kill people.

Terrible!

These courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were frightened one by one.

"Qiang!" He Xuan put the sword into the sheath, walked back to the original place unhurriedly, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it deliciously: "I'm not in a hurry, and you don't have to be in a hurry." After paying the money, you can go home. ”

These courtiers, you look at me, I look at you, very helpless.

They can be regarded as a show to meet soldiers, He Xuan didn't give them a chance to reason at all, and they couldn't explain politely.

However, if they are so happy and take out the money, it is absolutely impossible.

So, one by one, they all fell silent.

He Xuan was not in a hurry, drinking and waiting.

Time passed minute by minute.

After an hour of stalemate, an official finally noticed that something was wrong. They came to the dinner hungry, but He Xuan didn't prepare a dinner party for them to eat at all, and let the people in Yueyue Tower go away.

That is, they are hungry and stalemate, and they have nothing to eat.

Time passes minute by minute.

In the second half of the night, among the hungry and sleepy officials, there was finally an official about 30 years old who couldn't bear it: "I admit the punishment of this silver, but He Shenjiang, this is called the guilty silver, which means that my past sins are all paid." ”

"Wrong, it's just a sin of embezzlement. He Xuan said unhurriedly.

The officer, who was about thirty years old, thought for a moment: "Okay, I'll ask the housekeeper to go to the house and get it." ”

The young official had to pay 20,000 taels of silver.

After an hour, the silver ticket of 20,000 taels of silver was delivered.

People have a herd mentality.

When one person begins to pay the guilty money, the other officials also begin to pay the guilty silver.

Even the strongest person only lasted until the next night, when he was about to faint from hunger, but in the end he honestly handed over the silver for the crime, and finally gathered it together to see that he had made up 31 million taels of silver.

He Xuan couldn't help but sneer: "Everyone, don't be too corrupt in the future, otherwise, don't blame my sword for not knowing you." ”

......

He Xuan strode towards the palace.

In the palace, Emperor Chongzhen was already waiting anxiously.

Regarding this matter, He Xuan discussed it with Princess Changping earlier, and in fact, it was also through the mouth of Princess Changping that he discussed with Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen really had no money, and there was no way to take these officials, and when he heard He Xuan's general approach, he acquiesced.

Emperor Chongzhen is most curious about what He Xuan can squeeze out of now.

I can squeeze one or two million taels of silver.

The annual income of the entire imperial court is three or four million taels of silver.

If there are 12 million taels of silver, 500,000 taels can be distributed to help the victims in the northwest, and more than 1 million taels can be distributed to the army at the border pass. Those armies are shouting for money and food every day, and if they don't give money and food, how can they deal with the Tartars.

Emperor Chongzhen himself had made similar donations before, what was the result?

He set the standard, which is 30,000 yuan, and hopes that everyone can donate more or less.

But, huh.

First of all, let's talk about Zhou Kui.

At that time, Chongzhen sent the eunuch Xu Gao to Zhou Kui's house, explaining that the situation is critical now, everyone is closely related, and Zhou Kui, as the national abbot, should set an example and take out 50,000 to 100,000 taels to the imperial court to help the emergency.

In the end, Zhou Kui agreed to donate 10,000 taels of silver as an example, but when it came to the end, he was still reluctant, and finally donated 13,000 taels of silver, of which 5,000 taels were given by Queen Zhou, in fact, he donated a total of 8,000 taels.

Zhou Kui is not bad.

Wei Zaode, the first assistant of the cabinet, donated five hundred taels.

Most of the other ministers also donated, ranging from tens of taels to hundreds of taels, and there were not a few who broke a thousand.

In the end, after a count, hehe, a total of 200,000 taels were obtained.

This is still the result of Emperor Chongzhen's begging grandfather and grandmother.

Basically, it can be described in one sentence: "The emperor's relatives and relatives are not pulling out a dime, and the Manchu Dynasty is crazy and stupid." ”

Don't think that these 200,000 taels are all donated by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the relatives of the emperor.

In fact, most of them are donated by ordinary people.

When the country is in trouble, it has the money to contribute and the strength to contribute. After Emperor Chongzhen issued a call for donations, an old man in his sixties came to the household department, burst into tears, and donated four hundred taels of silver that he had accumulated all his life. When Emperor Chongzhen learned about it, he immediately rewarded him with the name of a thousand households in brocade clothes.

These are those fucked civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor and the country.

The Ming Society in history died because of these civil and military officials who pretended to be crazy and stupid, and the emperor's relatives who did not pull out a dime.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw He Xuanda stepping in, he immediately asked, "How much donation did you get this time?"

He Xuan stretched out three fingers.

"30,000 taels?" Emperor Chongzhen asked, as the emperor of a country, he donated for a long time and scraped together 200,000 taels of silver, and He Xuan went to donate for two days and got 30,000 taels, which is also normal.

He Xuan shook his head.

"300,000 taels?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be angry, He Xuanzhen wouldn't donate more than himself, that is, he had the ability.

He Xuan still shook his head.

"That's three thousand taels. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, if it was three thousand taels, it would really be useless: "Three thousand taels is three thousand taels." ”

He Xuan still shook his head.

Chongzhen was confused at this moment: "Don't tell me, you donated three million taels of silver, right? This is unlikely, a year's court income is only three or four hundred taels of silver." ”

If it was three million taels, Emperor Chongzhen would be directly frightened.

He Xuan still shook his head.

Emperor Chongzhen was even more confused at this moment: "How many taels of silver did you donate? It's not 3,000 taels, it's not 30,000 taels, it's not 300,000 taels, and you say it's not 3 million taels." ”

"Thirty-one million taels, silver. He Xuan finally reported the answer.

And Emperor Chongzhen was directly stupid: "What are you talking about? 31 million taels of silver? Are you kidding, those courtiers have so much money?"

"Hehe, of course they do. In fact, their net worth should be more than this, I estimate that their net worth should be between 70 million taels and 80 million taels. He Xuan smiled.

"How is it possible? How is it possible?" Emperor Chongzhen kept shaking his head, and the income of the dynasty in one day was three or four million taels. Then tell him now that his ministers in Beijing City have donated more than 30 million taels this time. It is equal to almost ten years of imperial court income.

It's scary!

Is his civil and military officials so rich?

Is his civil and military officials so greedy?

"They should be killed, these civil and military officials should all be killed. Emperor Chongzhen said hatefully.

"Yes, these civil and military officials are too greedy. However, these are times of turmoil, and it is not appropriate to change. So, for the time being, we can't touch them as a collective. They can only be asked to pay the money first. He Xuan said.

"These civil and military officials really deserve to be killed. If it weren't for you to threaten you, I'm afraid no one would be able to squeeze out the money. Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "With this money, I can use it for disaster relief in the northwest, and it can be used for the grain and grass of the soldiers at the border gates, and I can also loosen some taxes, so that the people's taxes can be loosened a lot, so that they can live a better life." ”

No matter what Emperor Chongzhen's ability to be an emperor is, he really wants to be a good emperor.

In history, he has forced the officials below several times not to increase the taxes of the common people below.

In history, when the city of Beijing was broken, he also shouted that he wanted Li Zicheng to slaughter his body and not hurt his people.

This is also the reason why He Xuan is willing to help him.

This person is stupid, but not bad, and there is still salvation.