Li Qian tapped the handrail with his fingers and said slowly, "As you said just now, you can't pick up a gun and mount a horse to charge into battle for me, but I guess your family is quite rich. If you can achieve a big event, you will naturally need financial support."
The expressions of all the officials changed.
This is an idea to take advantage of their family property.
"Marquis Li, we all receive salary from the imperial court, how much property can our family have?"
"Yes, Marquis Li, our salary is barely enough to support our family. How much property can we have?"
Then some officials began to complain.
Li Qian chuckled and said, "Master Zhang bought a glassware item for 50,000 taels of silver in the Zhenbao Pavilion. Our family is not rich, how can we spend so much money to buy an ornament?"
"Master Qi just took in the eighteenth concubine not long ago. Without a rich family property, how can he afford to raise so many concubines?"
"And Mr. Liao..."
As Li Qian came one by one, the officials present broke out in cold sweat again.
It turned out that Li Qi'an had already investigated their family background clearly.
They secretly hate it so much that their teeth itch. Although losing money can eliminate disasters, in this situation, losing money may not eliminate disasters.
"Li Hou, I am willing to give up half of my family property to support Li Hou's great cause!"
When someone spoke, everyone immediately followed suit.
They all expressed their willingness to use half of their family property to support Li Qian.
After all, if you don’t express your position today, the disaster will come now.
Li Qian just looked at everyone with a smile.
Everyone felt numb again. Isn't it enough to give him half of the family property?
"In three days, I hope that all of you will turn 90% of your family property into cash and send it to the Marquis Mansion." After half a moment, Li Qian said with a smile.
Ninety percent?
Each of those officials almost spit out blood.
"Be a good person, I don't want all of your family property. I will leave 10% for you to support your retirement." Li Qian continued, "My lords, don't forget, I know all about your family assets."
Those officials suppressed the urge to vomit blood. Is this called leaving a front line? Leave 10% for them to provide for their retirement? This is simply costing their lives.
"Li Hou, even if we sell our property within three days, it won't be enough time. Why not give us a few more days of grace?"
"Yes, Marquis Li, how can we raise cash in three days?"
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, those officials thought of dragging the word.
Li Qian smiled coldly, "I said three days is three days. If an adult really can't do it, then there is no need to send the money to the Hou Mansion."
After saying that, he stood up and left without giving the officials a chance to talk.
Just his words made those officials shiver.
If they can't do it, they don't need to send the money. Isn't this obviously telling them that if they can't do it, they will be dead.
after a while.
After those officials left the Hou Mansion, they gathered at Cui Mansion as if they had a tacit understanding.
"Uncle Cui Guo, you have to save us, Li Qi'an is really going to become emperor!"
As soon as they saw Uncle Cui Guo, they all howled miserably.
"He wants us to give 90% of our family property to help him become emperor. Doesn't this mean we will bankrupt our fortune?"
"The key is, even if we lose everything, whether we can still save our lives is still a question. He is an emperor, but he is rebelling."
"Uncle Cui Guo, you must save us!"
Cui Guojiu drank tea until they had finished speaking, then he put down the tea cup and said slowly, "You have already supported him in becoming emperor, isn't it normal for him to ask you to help him?"
The expressions of those officials all froze.
"Uncle Cui Guo, you also know that we are forced to have no choice. That day we were invited by the Sixth Prince to use our family as a threat. How can we not obey? Our family is still detained in the palace. What do you think? What can we do?"
"We just talked about it verbally, and let Li Qian bear this reputation. Who would have thought that he would actually mean it."
As they said that, they glanced at Uncle Cui Guo with some resentment. They were forced to become strangers on both sides. Why didn't the Sixth Prince and Li Qian take action against Uncle Cui Guo?
Cui Guojiu seemed to have guessed what they were thinking and chuckled softly, "Because I have already expressed my attitude. I support the fifth prince. No one is more suitable to inherit the throne than the fifth prince!"
"But the fifth prince's current attitude, even if we want to support it, we can't support it."
"The fifth prince may not be ready before, but now, he should be ready!" Cui Guojiu glanced at the officials, "So, if you beg me, why not beg the fifth prince!"
