"Eunuch Mu, how is the harvest of Huangzhuang this year?"
"Your Majesty, this year's harvest at the Imperial Mansion is 20% less than last year." Eunuch Mu's forehead was dripping with sweat, "but it is enough to provide food and clothing for all the masters in the palace."
[How many acres of land is there in the Imperial Mansion? It’s only enough to feed and clothe the master in the palace? Is it possible that the palace maids and father-in-law have to spend money again to buy outside? 】
Astonishment flashed in Eunuch Mu's eyes.
Emperor Yunwu looked at him silently.
"Have you brought the account books of Huangzhuang?"
Eunuch Mu's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
But he still stumbled and replied, "Old slave, I will arrange for someone to get it right now."
"No need, just go and see Mr. Lin'an."
Seeing his panic, Emperor Yunwu didn't understand anything.
Eunuch Mu fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, I know my mistake."
Eunuch Mu directly admitted it.
He kowtowed and begged for mercy, "It's not that this old slave wants to cheat. It's really helpless."
"What are you helpless about? You have the nerve to accuse me of being wronged by Tanmo Huangzhuang's output?" Emperor Yunwu laughed angrily.
The grandson said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, although the old slave manages the food in the palace and delivers it to the palace, the imperial kitchen always makes it difficult for the old slave. He always chooses. He feels that ordinary food is not up to standard. Send it to the palace."
"The imperial kitchen threw away all the food that was left after sorting. They also said that they wanted to tell the emperor that it was the old slave who acted unfairly, so they sent the inferior old food."
"But what the old slave brought is already the best quality food."
Emperor Yunwu's eyes fell on him.
"You mean, the food produced in my imperial village is not as good as that produced outside?"
Eunuch Mu swallowed his saliva, but in the end he nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, they are all useless old slaves..."
[Tsk, the father-in-law’s words in this scene are really artistic. If I hadn’t known that he even had more than twenty maids to eat with him, I would have really believed his nonsense. 】
[Since you are in charge of the imperial village, why don’t you even know how to grow food? 】
[Not only did they not know how to grow food, they also exploited the tenants who worked in Huangzhuang. Those people did not have enough to eat or wear, and they lived in straw shacks, which were inferior to the stables of Mu Gonggong, which were all made of bricks and tiles. 】
[Cows have to resist this kind of oppressive treatment, let alone humans. 】
[Since you don’t regard people as human beings, I think Eunuch Mu is also suitable to be a tenant and suffer the hardships of farming! 】
Eunuch Mu's face turned green.
Emperor Yunwu smiled.
"Since you are useless, go farm."
"From now on, I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on your farming."
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..." As soon as Eunuch Mu said this, he realized that he had made a mistake.
Isn't this a confession that he knew he was being mean to the tenants but still did it, and wasn't he deliberately bullying them?
really.
Emperor Yunwu snorted angrily.
Guards came in on the spot and dragged Eunuch Mu directly.
"Let me interrogate you, don't let anyone die."
Eunuch Mu's forehead was dripping with sweat.
Subconsciously, I want to look around to find my people.
He was quite lucky and found someone who made good friends with him.
"Little Lizi, go and inform Concubine Xian..."
As soon as Eunuch Mu finished speaking, the young father-in-law who was being pulled looked up at him in shock, "But, Concubine Xian has already been executed."
"What?" Eunuch Mu's voice became sharp.
Just at this moment.
He seemed to have seen his miserable life in the future.
Eunuch Mu was taken away in embarrassment.
Eunuch Lin'an arrived at the Imperial Manor directly with Emperor Yunwu's order.
The first thing to do is to ransack the house.
"Someone, take everything away!"
The Royal Forest Army rushed into the house where Duke Mu lived in Huangzhuang.
When you see something valuable, put it in the box.
"Be gentle and don't take it randomly."
"We are here to ransack the house, not the bandits here to rob. Don't break anything that can be sold for money. Whoever breaks it will pay the money."
"The only thing you have to do now is to obey the emperor's order and don't be too careful. Otherwise, the Zajia family will not care about your life or death."
Father Lin'an's voice was high-pitched and deep, with a warning.
The Royal Forest Army, who had been rough in his movements at first, immediately became more steady in his movements.
They work as servants in the palace.
Of course I know a lot of people have died recently.
The emperor seems to do things based on his mood.
In this situation.
How dare they act recklessly? They were always on guard, for fear of offending the emperor.
The imperial guards searched more than thirty boxes of previous gadgets directly from Eunuch Mu's house.
The father-in-law of Lin'an also arranged for his disciples who knew arithmetic to count all the money clearly.
The remaining imperial guards lifted up the ground three feet and plundered everything inside, not even letting go of the money in the cave.
"Master, a total of more than 20,000 taels of silver and hundreds of various items were found, which are worth tens of thousands taels. The books are all here."
Eunuch Lin'an sighed after hearing this.
"I've heard that the old man's hands are dirty. We, the palace servants, dare not tell the emperor in order to survive."
"Now it seems that the previous survival method can no longer be used. In the future, the palace and court will start to become cleaner."
"Master, how is the meeting going this time?" the young father-in-law asked curiously.
"Why are you asking this?" Eunuch Lin'an glanced at him.
The young father-in-law smiled flatteringly, "Master, I think it is too difficult to survive in the palace. Now there is a replacement in the palace, and I don't know who will come."
"If it's someone who obeys the rules, the younger one would like to apply to come and work in Huangzhuang."
"This is not what you should think about." Eunuch Lin'an narrowed his eyes and reminded kindly, "When you are working for the emperor, you can't have too many thoughts. If you want to live, you just need to be obedient."
"Master, I'm just worried that I'm too stupid and will be tricked..." the little father-in-law said sadly.
Father Lin'an patted him on the shoulder and said, "Listen to me, read more and talk less, and you will be saved."
"Shut up now."
The little father-in-law didn’t dare to ask.
This way.
The commotion in the house attracted many tenants to come and kneel outside.
This look.
The tenants were almost all in rags.
I don’t see anyone who doesn’t have scars repaired.
Father Lin'an saw this and his face turned dark.
Without saying a word, he turned around and walked out, walking around the entire Imperial Manor.
have to say.
The palace is very wide.
It took Lin'an father-in-law two hours to walk around, and his legs were weak from walking, but he persisted and recorded everything he saw and heard.
It's getting late.
Then he hurried back to the palace.
At this moment, Emperor Yunwu was still in the Qinzheng Hall.
Waiting in the hall was Xiao Shoufu.
"Xiao Aiqing, what do you think about publishing official reports?"
It was outside the palace that Xiao Guiqing heard some discussions among scholars about the emperor asking for money from Cao Guoshi, the second assistant, and felt that Emperor Yunwu was stingy, and some said that Emperor Yunwu was extravagant.
All in all, not a single good word.
In this situation.
Xiao Guiqing hurriedly entered the palace.
Emperor Yunwu informed the newspaper about it.
