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Chapter 172 Eight million taels of silver

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    direct!

    Very direct!

    too direct!

    "Li Jinzhong's words stunned the nobles present so that they did not dare to say anything. Those nobles were not stupid. They knew the meaning behind Li Jinzhong's words.

    That means if you don¡¯t want to follow the emperor to get promoted and get rich, just wait for the emperor to confiscate your family and exterminate your clan!

    However, although it is good to be promoted and make a fortune, it is necessary to spend all the wealth in exchange for it. None of those nobles are heartbroken. After all, it is the family property accumulated by their ancestors for generations. Even if the origin is not right, they are not willing to let go. So they are thinking about how to let go.  Use the least cost to get the greatest benefit!

    Li Jinzhong couldn't help but sneered secretly in his heart when he saw that these distinguished nobles were still playing tricks at this time, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Our family knows that the land and shops in your family have been accumulated by generations, so it is natural to give them away.  I am extremely heartbroken, but we should say something that should not be said. Those things will become less and less valuable in the future. If you offend His Majesty for the sake of a small profit in front of you, then the gain is not worth the loss!"

    "Eunuch Li, our ancestors are all the heroes who founded the country. Now, although we have lost the glory of our ancestors, we can only rely on the merits of our ancestors. We eat good things and use good things. Your Majesty cannot help but miss this old friendship. You must insist on  Push us to a dead end!" As soon as Li Jinzhong finished speaking, someone at the table said sadly,

    "Hmph!" Li Jinzhong didn't want to waste any more words with them, and said with a contemptuous smile: "Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao granted 150 meritorious officials. How many are left now? Please remember one thing.  The thing is, grace is given by the royal family, and the royal family can naturally take it back. I am not afraid to tell you that the two thousand Guards cavalry outside the city have your majesty's imperial edict in their hands and can enter the city at any time. If that time comes, you may be afraid  Isn¡¯t it unbearable?¡±

    Faced with such a naked threat, even Xu Hongji's face didn't look good. Someone among the nobles shouted: "Since we are all heroes, if His Majesty kills people at will, I'm afraid it will be hard to cover up everyone's opinions!"

    Li Jinzhong smiled nonchalantly and said: "I'm afraid you are not all innocent in Nanjing. If we really want to investigate carefully, who has not done anything that can't be wiped clean? If His Majesty is really forced to take action,  I am afraid that if you are killed, the people all over Nanjing will only applaud in applause. Will there be anyone to redress your grievances?"

    Li Jinzhong's words were so sinister and cruel that no one in the room dared to refute them. These people have been in Nanjing for more than two hundred years. It is not necessarily true that there are some treacherous and evil people, but they are indispensable for doing evil things. It's really true.  If we tighten it carefully, no one will be able to escape!

    "Everyone, we are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty. Now the imperial court is in trouble internally and externally. If we can't even part with some of our possessions, how can we have the dignity to enjoy this honor? Besides, His Majesty is not unkind and has already found a way out for everyone.  , as long as you are willing to let go of the world and shops in your hands, there will naturally be a lot of money waiting for everyone to earn!" Although Xu Hongji was also dissatisfied with Li Jinzhong's words, it can be seen that the two sides only came out to make peace for the sake of their words.  Sir, please give me some words of comfort!

    "The Duke is right. In His Majesty's eyes, silver is just earth and stone. Not to mention anything else, just those glasses. As long as they are sent to Yuegang and sold to the Folangji people, one shipload of glass can be exchanged for three shiploads of silver."  No problem, and there are seaports in the north. If you stick with His Majesty, His Majesty will only open a port in Tianjin, and glass, porcelain, silk, and tea can be boarded in Tianjin. By then, not only Nanjing, but also the entire Southeast will be out of the question.  No more money from the sea!" Li Jinzhong's tone was contemptuous and his expression was cold, as if he didn't even take the dozens of nobles in front of him seriously!

    "What Eunuch Li said is huge. Even if His Majesty can open the Tianjin Port, the grain supply will still be directed to Nanzhili every year. I don't believe that we nobles can starve to death with so much land!"  There were some in Guizhong who were dissatisfied, and some immediately choked back!

    "Hahahaha!" Li Jinzhong laughed instead of being angry when he heard this. After laughing, Li Jinzhong raised his fists to the sky and said: "Your Majesty has a clever plan. He has known for a long time that someone will threaten the imperial court with grain, so he sent people to collect new grain seeds at the beginning of the year. Those  The yield of the new grain can reach five dan per mu, and it is cold and drought resistant. As long as the new grain variety is popularized, you will be able to harvest the grain in South Zhili by yourself. Let¡¯s see how many years you can save it!¡±

    Xu Hongji saw that these nobles were still so ignorant of praise, and his face became gloomy, and he said dissatisfied: "The so-called king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land, we are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty  Your Majesty¡¯s ministers, let alone asking you to vomit out the occupied military land and pay taxes on your family¡¯s shops, even if he directly kills your heads, do you still dare to rebel?¡±

    Zhongxun Gui hasn't woke up from the new grain breeding, and was drank by Xu Hongji as a lane.Only then did I realize that the little emperor in Beijing didn't even spare his relatives. How could he be polite to these outdated nobles? Otherwise, there would be no need to send two thousand guards over!

    Suddenly everyone was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. A noble man with white beard and hair stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Master Guo, Eunuch Li, it's not that we don't understand your Majesty's intentions. It's just that we are all members of a large family, and we all rely on these properties.  Shops support the facade. If His Majesty takes over the land and then makes the shops pay taxes, we may not be able to maintain even the basic dignity!"

    Li Jinzhong couldn't help but feel angry and funny when he saw that these nobles still only valued money. He gave up the idea of ??chatting with them and slapped them three times. Immediately, three young eunuchs touched the box filled with membership cards.  Come out!

    Li Jinzhong pointed to the membership cards and said: "We won't talk nonsense to you. These are the membership cards of the Royal Commercial House. With this brand, you can get goods at the Royal Commercial House at a 20% discount. And His Majesty said, the Royal Commercial House goes south.  The goods transported by Li will only go to Nanjing. I think you can understand the pros and cons of this, right?"

    clear!

    Of course I understand!

    Since Li Jinzhong has said all this, if all the nobles do not understand, they are asking for trouble. So in a strange and harmonious atmosphere, the nobles and Li Jinzhong have reached a consensus!

    The nobles agreed to hand over the occupied military land. This matter will be handled by Wei Guogong in the future. The shops under their names will also pay taxes at a 30% ratio. This matter will be taken over by Lu Qingping!

    Li Jinzhong sold forty membership cards to the distinguished guests present at a price of two hundred thousand taels of silver each!

    That¡¯s right!

    Li Jinzhong directly doubled the price of membership cards, but the nobles in Nanjing were really unambiguous. The forty membership cards were sold out, and Li Jinzhong got eight million taels of silver in one fell swoop!

    Li Jinzhong did not hide it from them. He bluntly said that the membership card in Beijing only cost 100,000, but things in Nanjing were difficult to deal with. He said that it took a lot of effort, so the price of the membership card doubled. Although Nanjing Xungui was secretly thinking about this,  I hate it, but there is nothing I can do!

    The rest of the matter was easy to handle. The Nanjing Jinyi Guards and the Ministry of War jointly dispatched 5,000 elite soldiers. Under the leadership of the young prince Xu Wenjue, they escorted 8 million taels of silver and headed for Beijing by land!

    Li Jinzhong stayed in Nanjing for a few more days, and after scraping a layer of land, he slowly went to Suzhou!

    Nanjing is less than 500 miles away from Suzhou, but the water network in the south of the Yangtze River makes it difficult for cavalry and carts to travel. Therefore, this distance of less than 500 miles takes ten and a half days.  Moon!

    However, on the day that Li Jinzhong and two thousand Guards cavalry left Nanjing, the news was already sent to Suzhou by someone who was interested. When they heard that Li Jinzhong was about to arrive in Suzhou, the whole atmosphere in Suzhou became weird!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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