As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, and then a strong look of greed flashed across their faces.
They are all veterans in the business world, and everyone knows what this news means to them.
The people at the bottom have no money, but the taxes from the court and the money needed for daily life are inevitable.
In order to live and survive, these people must find a way to live, and the best way is to mortgage the heaven and earth house in their hands.
As long as they start mortgaging, wealthy people like them will take the opportunity to acquire large amounts.
At any time, these homes are the foundation of their lives, and in troubled times, they are the most important thing.
Miao Yutang looked at everyone's expressions and knew that their thoughts were the same as his own, but he couldn't say these words.
"Since everyone understands, I don't have to say it clearly. This time, as long as the four of us work together, the court will not really be able to take action against us."
"As for the money, as long as the court wants it, what if I give it all to them?"
"I also heard that there is a capable person in Xianyang City who has made refined salt. If you can get this refined salt, you will not care about these extraneous things."
These words obviously spoke to everyone's hearts, and everyone present also turned their attention to Miao Yutang.
Li Gaoyi sat there lazily, with a mocking smile on his face.
The look in his eyes when he looked at Miao Yutang was not so kind, and he even looked a little unconvinced.
"Master Miao's words are correct. Everyone knows about the refined salt."
"Will the court give it out so easily?"
"This time I was asked to wait for Xianyang City, and a decree was issued, which means that I was asked to wait for the salt fields in my hands. What should I do with it then?"
"Don't forget, although we merchants are rich, we are still lowly people in Great Qin."
The meaning behind his words was clearly inciting these people to rebel against Da Qin.
Although some people had no credibility in his words, the timid Rong Ming disagreed.
He retorted in a low voice: "Presumably His Majesty cannot offend us like this, but it just depends on our attitude towards the court. As long as we satisfy the court, then Your Majesty will not make things difficult for us."
"Why don't we each take five thousand gold and send it to Xianyang, so that His Majesty can see our sincerity."
"In this way, we can protect your family business."
One gold in Da Qin is about 588 gold, and one thousand gold is worth more than fifty thousand gold. Six thousand gold is not a small amount.
Spending so much money at one time is a cut-off for each family. Everyone's face showed some embarrassment. Not only were they reluctant to part with so much money, but more importantly, it was difficult to put it all together at the moment. .
However, if you can really exchange five thousand gold for a piece of property and peace of mind, no one will refuse it.
But now, everyone has their own ideas, and no one agrees immediately.
Finally, Miao Yutang said: "Everyone, please go back and think about it."
"We will set off in less than three days. You'd better make your decision as soon as possible. Otherwise, when we get to Xianyang City, the decision-making power will not be in our hands."
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Now that the corruption case has been resolved, the things done by the officials who were sent to Xianyang Prison by Zhao Gao have also been clearly investigated by the Tingwei Mansion.
Although some people were not involved in this corruption, everyone has more or less problems in their hands.
As for those officials who colluded with Zhao Gao and participated in embezzlement of disaster relief funds, they were directly imprisoned again.
Naturally, these things could not be hidden from Ying Zheng, and he lost his temper in the palace.
Unexpectedly, the officials supported by the imperial court with annual salary were actually a group of people with deer heads and rat eyes.
Feeling very depressed, Ying Zheng came to Xianyang Prison alone again.
Seeing Ran Fangzheng sitting there writing leisurely, with a pot of peonies in full bloom next to him, it was truly a peaceful time.
Ying Zheng had a bit of envy in his eyes, envious of Ran Fang for being so natural and not disturbed by anything in his heart.
"Ahem."
Hearing Ying Zheng's intentional cough, Ran Fang moved his hands, sighed and then raised his head, only to lower his head again the moment he saw the person coming.
There was no respect at all, and there was even a hint of disgust in his movements and eyes.
This made Ying Zheng feel a little embarrassed. He didn't understand why Ran Fang had this attitude towards him.
However, he didn't care at all, and took the initiative to step forward and sit across from Ran Fang, without looking at Fusu who was standing there stiffly.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
"Widow...where did I offend sir?"
After hearing his words, Ran Fang raised his head and glanced at Ying Zheng, who was a little confused.
He glanced at Fusu who was standing, and did not miss Fusu's careful movements and nervous eyes.
However, nothing showed on his face, and he still looked calm.
"No."
"It's just that there are a lot of people in the prison these days, and it's really noisy."
"I can't help but miss the days before. This prison was a quiet place, but now it has become a bustling city."
After saying that, without waiting for Ying Zheng to express his position, he asked, "I wonder why Uncle Su came here today?"
Ying Zheng knew what Ran Fang meant. In the past few days, in order to investigate the arrested officials, the Tingwei Mansion came to Xianyang Prison every day, taking away some people for investigation, and then sending them back again.
Xianyang Prison, which was originally unnoticed, has people coming in and out every day, and there are even sounds of torture, which makes it really noisy.
Even so, Ying Zheng looked completely unaware and asked, "What do you mean by this, sir?"
"This Xianyang Prison is an important place, why do people come here so often?"
Ran Fang couldn't help but glance at him. There had been a lot of fuss over the investigation of officials these days, and he often heard news from other people.
Qi Cao also came to tell him that everyone in Xianyang City was paying attention to this matter and wanted to see the fate of these officials. Some people even started a bet on which official could not get out of Xianyang Prison.
But the person in front of him seemed to have no knowledge of this matter, which was too fake.
Ran Fang looked at him a few more times and asked bluntly: "Don't you know, Uncle Su?"
"Uncle Su is a businessman. He should pay more attention to the important affairs of the court. Why does he seem completely unaware of this matter?"
Ying Zheng originally knew, but for a moment he was afraid that Ran Fang would see the clues, so he lied.
He didn't expect that this matter would cause such a big disturbance in Xianyang City, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.
Helpless, he could only smile awkwardly, "Haha, sir, you were joking."
"I've been too busy with things at home these days, so I didn't pay attention to the affairs of the court."
"However, officials in the DPRK actually behave like this. They are not only corrupt but also colluding privately. This is definitely not a good thing for Da Qin. I wonder how Your Majesty will deal with it?"
"If we just let these people go, I'm afraid the country of Da Qin will be in danger..."
