After Chang Feng attended the big banquet, he and the officials and nobles filed out of Qianqing Palace and came to Fengtian Gate.
He did not ride home. Instead, they stayed to wait for Liu Xiaoyan and Tangtang.
Chang Laohou came over and said, "Xian grandson, you have brought glory to our Xing'an family today!"
"Not to mention the jade gift given by the emperor. He also led the horse and whip for Eunuch Huai'en..."
Chang Feng said half-sarcastically: "No. I'm not even worthy of joining the family tree, but I don't dare to climb up to the Xing'an Marquis family."
Chang Lao Houye was disappointed and had to leave in anger.
Not long after, Liu Xiaoyan and Tangtang finished the banquet in Kunning Palace and walked out.
Tangtang swung her little legs and rushed towards Changfeng quickly.
Chang Feng picked her up and said, "Dear Tangtang, have you eaten a lot of good things from Eunuch Huai'en this year? You've lost a lot of weight!"
Tangtang said: "I'm five pounds heavier! I'm not fat, I'm tall!"
Chang Feng kissed Tangtang, turned to Liu Xiaoyan and asked, "How did you get here?"
Liu Xiaoyan pointed to a small sedan: "He came in a sedan."
The Ming Dynasty had a strict sedan chair system. Grandfather Taizu stipulated that only officials of third rank or above could ride in sedan chairs.
Officials of the fourth to sixth grades can only travel on horseback.
As for officials of seventh to ninth rank, they can only travel by donkey or mule.
A junior official who has not yet joined the ranks is traveling on errands. If he does not leave the city, he will have to leave on his own legs.
After the Ming Dynasty was founded for more than 120 years, the rules gradually broke down. First, old officials who are not above the third rank can ride in sedan chairs. Later, seventh-rank officials who reached their prime could also ride in sedan chairs.
Up to now, officials’ wives can also travel in sedan chairs.
Chang Feng said: "Then you and Tangtang ride in the sedan. I will follow on horseback."
Tangtang coquettishly said: "No, I want to ride a big horse."
Chang Feng smiled and said: "Okay. Then you ride with me."
Tangtang shook her little head: "No. I want to ride my brother's big horse."
Chang Feng was helpless. I had to carry Tangtang on my back. Liu Xiaoyan asked the bearer to go back home first. She led the horse and walked home with her husband and sister-in-law.
The late autumn moonlight shines gently on the family.
Chang Feng looked up at the moon. Although he didn't have any big errands, he showed his face in front of the new emperor.
But now he is proud of himself in Jinyiwei, with the favor of Emperor Hongzhi above him and the internal minister as his backer.
The wife and sister were also guests of the master of the harem.
What is there to be dissatisfied with?
Chang Feng is not a fortune teller. He had absolutely no idea that it wouldn't be long before he would take on a big job.
That job was not out of his line of work, it was still a house raid.
It's just that the place I want to copy this time is a little special. It's not an official's mansion, but...a royal palace.
After returning home, Tangtang clamored to sleep with her new sister-in-law.
Chang Feng had no choice but to reluctantly give up Liu Xiaoyan to Tangtang. I went to sleep on my side.
Early the next morning, he came to Jinyiwei Dianmao as usual.
Sun Luan, the new governor of Beizhen, smiled and said: "Brothers, we have to let Chang Qianhu treat guests. Yesterday he received a reward from the emperor."
Fatty Xu made a fuss: "It's not enough to treat us! We have to go to Yihong Tower anyway, he'll pay for it!"
Shi Wenyi said with a smile: "We, Chang Qianhu, are like rakes. If we go to Yihong Tower, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will be punished by holding a candlestick on her head and kneeling on a stone slab."
The room on duty was suddenly filled with laughter and laughter.
The conductor Zhu Ji suddenly walked into the duty room.
This type of leader has existed since ancient times. As soon as he enters the office, the atmosphere in the entire office becomes suffocating and depressing.
Zhu Ji falls into this category.
Everyone quickly stopped smiling.
Zhu Ji said: "Beizhen Fushi's duty room is an important place of confidentiality. What's the point of having a playful smile?"
This time Jinyiwei changed dynasties. All the commanding colleagues and commanding officers were replaced by honorary officials, and they were paid nothing to do anything.
The most powerful ones are the commander, the second is the governor of North Town, and the third is the governor of South Town. Further down is the Badaqianhu.
Zhu Ji ordered: "Everyone else exit. Chang Feng stays."
Everyone left silently.
Zhu Ji asked: "Are the three brothers of the Wan family considered honest in the mansion?"
Chang Feng replied: "Very honest. All I have to do is wash my neck and wait for my head to be chopped off."
Zhu Ji said: "Yes. You will go with Eunuch Li Guang, the official in charge of the internal affairs department, to deliver the decree to Wanfu."
Chang Feng asked: "After delivering the decree, should we directly escort the three brothers of the Wan family back to the imperial prison?"
Zhu Ji shook his head slightly: "The emperor wants to forgive them. The decree says that they will only be sent back to their place of origin."
Chang Feng was a little angry: "What? That's too cheap for them!"
Zhu Ji said angrily: "This is an imperial decree, it's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks."
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Zhu Ji added: "The emperor has another oral instruction. This oral instruction cannot be written in ink and paper, and is not part of the imperial edict. It needs to be transmitted orally. Come closer."
Chang Feng stepped forward and Zhu Ji whispered a few words to him.
Half an hour later, Wanfu.
The three oldest members of the Wan family hung three pieces of white silk on the beam of the eldest brother's study last night.
In order to escape the pain of Ling Chi, the three of them prepared to hang themselves.
But they don't have the courage to commit suicide. He looked up at the three dangling white silks eagerly and spent the whole night.
Chang Feng followed Li Guang into the mansion to deliver the order. The three brothers of the Wan family knelt down to listen to the order.
Li Guang said in a sharp voice: "I have an edict. I will remove you from all official positions in Wantong, Wanxi, and Wanda. I will send you back to your place of origin within three days. I appreciate this."
When Wantong heard the decree, he almost cried with joy.
Deported to place of origin? Not Lingchi?
Heaven, earth! We three dying people are alive again!
The three brothers kowtowed and kowtowed loudly: "The common people accept the decree and thank you!"
Li Guang was too lazy to talk to the three of them. After announcing the decree, he left.
Chang Feng stayed and said: "The emperor's decree was passed down. Wantong, when you were the commander of the Jinyi Guards, many prisoners in the imperial edicts paid for their lives, is that true?"
Wantong was stunned. There is no need to deny it at this time. He replied: "In response to the emperor's words. Yes."
Chang Feng whispered to Wantong's ear: "The oral instruction has been transmitted. There is no need to hit the drum with a heavy hammer. Wantong, you should know what to do, right?"
Wantong said quickly: "I understand. We three brothers entered the capital alone twenty-three years ago. Now when we leave the capital, we have to be alone."
Chang Feng sat on the chair and crossed his legs: "You are my old boss. You should know what errands I specialize in."
"I advise you, don't expect to keep some gold and silver privately. Even if you don't hand it over, I can still find a way to copy it out."
Wantong held up his hands: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I will ask the accountant to write the property inventory and let the servants carry the gold and silver."
Two hours later, Chang Feng deeply understood the words "spectacular".
Servants carried boxes of gold and silver treasures to the front yard.
Fatty Xu flipped through the property inventory and sang loudly: "One box of gold cakes, totaling 820 taels; ten boxes of 20 taels of silver ingots, totaling 18,000 taels; seven boxes of fifty taels of silver ingots, totaling Fifteen thousand taels; six boxes of copper coin deposits, totaling 75,000 taels; sixty silver winter melons, totaling twelve thousand taels..."
"A total of one hundred and three gold vessels; a total of six hundred and seventy-five pure silver vessels; thirty-nine Eastern beads; twenty-three pearl bracelets..."
"Ten golden Buddhas; four hundred and eighty top-quality tiger skins, white fox skins, and wolf skins; sixty-eight ivory ornaments; one hundred and twenty top-quality Song inkstones; thirteen jade Ruyi handles; twenty-eight gold Ruyi handle......"
"Nine coral trees; eighty-three large gems; ninety medium-sized gems; sixty-three minor gems..."
"Fifteen boxes of antiques, calligraphy and paintings; 981 pieces of jewelry..."
"There are also 68 house deeds; the total number of land deeds is 93,000 acres; the occupied warehouse stores 2,000 shi of pepper; 180,000 shi of grain; 4,000 kilograms of hematoxylin..."
The accounting manager under Chang Feng was busy making calculations. After two moments of effort, the total was calculated.
Chang Feng asked: "Approximately how much property does Wanjia have?"
The accounting officer said: "The gold and silver vessels are not weighed. They can only be estimated."
"The total net gold of Wanfu is about 3,600 taels; the total cash silver is about 137,000 taels; and the deposit of copper coins is 75,000 taels."
"Including land deeds, pepper, sappan wood, and grain reserves, which can be estimated. The total wealth of Wanfu is about 420,000 taels."
"It is impossible to estimate the price of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, jades, gems, and corals. We can only make another list."
Chang Feng took a breath of cold air: "Four hundred and twenty thousand taels?"
The finance and taxation of the Ming Dynasty was a combination of physical tax and monetary income.
The major categories of taxes paid in kind are rice, wheat, silk, silk, cotton, fodder, cloth, salt, and tea.
In terms of currency taxes, all the currency income of the imperial court last year was approximately 550,000 taels of silver.
(Don’t spray the figure of 550,000 taels. Everything in this book that involves the fiscal figures and prices of the imperial court during the Chenghua and Hongzhi years is based on historical figures)
The three brothers of the Wan family have been in power for twenty-three years, and the money they have amassed is more than 70% of the imperial court's annual monetary income?
Chang Feng sighed in his heart: This is really a fall for Wanjia, Hongzhi is full!
