"How to deal with the aftermath? How to deal with the aftermath?" Zhu Cihuan held the United States stock in his hand and looked at Luo Zhichen with tears in his eyes, "We owe so much, how can we deal with the aftermath? Unless, unless His Majesty is willing to help pay..."
You fool king! He actually wants the emperor to help reveal the truth...
Luo Zhichen thought to himself: Do you think that if you owe a debt, you must pay it off with interest? Don’t you know that you can repay part of a debt? Do you know how your third brother went from being the “loan king” to the “richest man”? How much did it take for him to repay all his debts? Of course you are not as capable as your third brother, who can sleep with the creditor's daughter while not paying back the debt!
But as soon as you run away, your creditors can't catch anyone, so they can only collect a little bit... It won't be difficult to deal with the aftermath. A debt of one million can be cleared with one hundred thousand. .
Thinking of this, Luo Zhichen sighed, shook his head and said, "My lord, please don't think about such good things. If you don't want to stay in the prison of Zongren Mansion, just pack your things and run away!"
Now there are just a few Pacific sailing ships on the Wusong River that are preparing to go to sea to America... Today there is a northwest wind, and they can go to sea just in time. I have notified the customs tax officer and detained one of the ships. However, the It won't be long before you have to hold on tight. "
"Do you really want to leave?" Zhu Cihuan burst into tears, "But my father, he..."
Luo Zhichen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty! Your father's sons are almost over 100, including one of you... And what he doesn't want to see the most right now is maybe you, Your Majesty! His pension money But they were all tricked by you..."
Your crime of cheating is serious!
"Stop talking, stop talking, I'm an unfilial son..." Zhu Cihuan wiped his tears, "I'm going to ask someone to pack my things right now!"
Luo Zhichen breathed out and said: "I have already sent people to send the things I need to go to the American Mansion to the dock... Your Majesty, just ask someone to pack some soft goods. By the way, the seal of the Prince of Chongqing can be At home in Shanghai?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Cihuan said, "Those guarantees are all stamped with this seal..."
You still have the nerve to say it!
"Bring it with you too!" Luo Zhichen said, "Your prince is not worth much in Yingtian Mansion and Shanghai Mansion, but it will be very valuable in the New World!"
Yeah? Zhu Cihuan thought to himself: How powerful could he be if he went to the New World? Is it possible to not repay the debt?
Thinking this in my heart, I was too embarrassed to ask, so I had to sigh and let my family pack their things.
His family already knew that something was wrong. One of his two concubines had gotten into trouble two days ago, and most of the servants had dispersed. Now there was only one wife, one concubine, guarding a few children, and three children. An old widow who hasn't gone out yet.
When I heard that I was going to the American Mansion, I immediately burst into tears.
Seeing that Zhu Cihuan was upset, he yelled, and then they stopped crying and went to clean up their belongings. Zhu Cihuan, the prince of Chongqing County, was also pitiful. He had always been tight-knit and had little wealth at home. Although he became rich for a while, he did not change his habit of living a careful life. So without even a stick of incense, it was already packed.
Outside the yard where Zhu Cihuan lived, three four-wheeled carriages had been parked. The carriages were prepared by Luo Zhichen for Zhu Cihuan's family and bore the logo of the Taxation Department.
The house that the King of Chongqing rented was not in a busy city, but in a secluded alley. On both sides of the alley were small single-family courtyards. Most of the people living here were businessmen with some assets. Of course when they saw the officials of the Taxation Department, they Gotta stay away.
So Luo Zhichen arranged for a few tax collectors to block both ends of the alley, and the alley became empty...
Zhu Cihuan's wives, concubines, children and old lady got into the second carriage, while Zhu Cihuan and Luo Zhichen got into the first carriage.
Then, the three carriages rumbled towards the Wusong River Pier.
It was a coincidence that the Pacific sailboat that Luo Zhichen sent to seize was the sailboat that Yao Daqiao and his family were riding on. The reason for the seizure was of course tax evasion!
"Tax evasion? You tell me how much it is. Can't I make up for it? I'm waiting to go to sea...what? Wait for the deputy accountant to come to estimate? Are you kidding me? The deputy accountant is so busy! Can he take care of this? What's the matter? Besides, there are invoices for the iron and copper blocks on the ship, and export taxes have been paid according to the invoices. The silver coins have also been counted and paid. There are only some silks, porcelain, tea leaves and some daily sundries left. , these things have tax-free quotas. How many of these are loaded on the ship? How can it be that the quota is exceeded? Besides, you don’t need to pay much if you exceed the quota! I will give you 1,000 taels, is that enough?
What? You can’t accept it, you have to estimate it... Well, then I don’t want it anymore, I don’t want it at all, is that okay? What? Not yet... must be appraised? Do you need to estimate the price if you want to throw it away? You, you..."
Yao Daqiao has been a businessman for half his life, and this is the first time he has encountered such an unreasonable tax collector - he wants fines, taxes, and bribes, but Yao Daqiao doesn't have any objection!
But the other party didn't want anything, so they had to wait for the deputy accountant to come and appraise the small amount of silk, tea, and porcelain shipped on the ship... These things together are not worth 1,000 taels, and they are exempt from tax as usual, even if they are required. The tax amount is only one or two, how can he be the deputy accountant of labor? Why don't you ask the Minister of Household Affairs to make an estimate?
Okay, Boss Yao doesn’t want these things, is that okay? The result still doesn’t work!
While they were still arguing, someone had already boarded the boat, and then a voice came that made Yao Daqiao scared: "Hey, aren't you Yao Daqiao?"
This is the voice of Chongqing County Prince Zhu Cihuan!
"I, I, I..." Yao Daqiao looked at Zhu Cihuan, and his heart felt cold. He was really afraid of what would happen!
Zhu Cihuan sighed: "Daqiao, I didn't expect you to lose all your money and run away... We are really miserable!"
escape? Yao Daqiao's eyes widened. You, a county prince, actually want to run away to escape your debt? Your father doesn't want you anymore?
Luo Zhichen was not surprised when he heard Zhu Cihuan's words. During this period of time, many people in the Shanghai stock market went to America - I guess Zhu Cihuan would meet many acquaintances when he arrived on the other side.
So he immediately smiled and said to Yao Daqiao: "Are you also from the stock market? Don't worry, you will be fine when you get to the American Mansion... If you are caught and brought back, you will be sentenced to exile. You all go there on your own. , the government can still send people to arrest you?"
Yes, it's just not paying back the debt, it's not murder and arson, and it doesn't require chopping off the head. The most is exile... People have gone on their own, so what else does the government have to do? Catch it and send it back? How much trouble is it to go back and forth? And it costs money!
Zhu Cihuan and Yao Daqiao looked at each other and sighed!
The two of them co-authored "Conscious Exiled Prisoners". They didn't need to bother the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and just went to exile themselves to the New World!
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"Your Majesty, I have received a letter from Quanzi, saying that everything is well with the King of Chongqing and that he has now fled to sea..."
Yingtian Mansion, Laoshan Palace. Grand Duke Luo stayed after the noon court and informed Emperor Zhu that Zhu Cihuan had left the country.
Zhu Cixi also sighed, with some emotion, "Someone will always lose money when playing stocks..."
"That's right," Grand Duke Luo smiled, "Everyone has to make money in this matter. Who else will farm the fields, who will do the hard work, and who will open up new territory for the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, that’s the truth!
"A lot of people have gone to America these days, right?" Emperor Zhu asked again.
"A lot of people ran away," Luo Dagong said. "There were twenty to thirty thousand people who left Shanghai... I didn't expect that this matter could promote colonization."
"I didn't expect that either!" Zhu Cixiang smiled bitterly.
Grand Duke Luo added: "Your Majesty, there is no need to feel sorry for the King of Chongqing... The trees will die and the people will live. When the Chongqing County King was in Nanjing, he was nothing, but when he went to Shanghai, he made such a big noise. If you go to America Mansion, you may have great potential!"
"That's right!" Zhu Cixiang laughed, "The dragons and grandsons of Yingtian Mansion are nothing. Now that you have gone abroad, you are the only one! Maybe you are regretting it now. I didn’t leave the country earlier.”
