Silence fell into the lobby again.
Yuan Keli, who was sitting in the first seat, looked gloomy.
Everyone sitting below did not dare to express their anger, for fear of offending Yuan Keli.
In fact, Yuan Keli was secretly happy in his heart. He really couldn't find anything after wearing iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it.
He was still worried about how to find a reason to deal with those gentry and wealthy businessmen who were kind and unkind, but unexpectedly they came to his door.
I was thinking secretly in my mind whether it would be better to confiscate it directly, or to be punished ten times, or to do both together, or even to directly confiscate the house.
These gentry and wealthy merchants must have a lot of land in their homes. If they didn't have any at home, that would be a stupid thing to do, and the government is not stupid either.
Even if there is collusion between government and businessmen, the face-saving project must be done well.
After more than half an hour, several Jinyi guards walked into the lobby carrying several small boxes: "Mr. Ge, these are white deeds. According to the above calculation, there are a total of four thousand and three hectares."
Yuan Keli took the land deed and looked at a few of them, then put them aside.
PS: There are three types of land deeds in ancient times: absolute sale, white deed, and red deed. Absolute sale refers to the complete transfer of land ownership. The difference between white deed and red deed is whether the government has stamped it and whether the government recognizes it.
Just when everyone thought the investigation was over, Yuan Keli suddenly said: "Wang Biaofeng, how much money are there in the inner treasury?"
"Mr. Hui Ge, we estimated at the beginning of the year that the inventory of the eleven warehouses above would be equivalent to about 4.3 million taels of cash."
"Only 4.3 million taels?"
Yuan Keli repeated it softly, frowning.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion belongs to the lineage of Taizu, the first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. The Prince's Mansion has been in existence for more than 250 years, and the current King of Qin is the fourteenth generation of King Qin.
The accumulation of more than two hundred years is only less than five million taels? And there is only more than 800,000 yuan in cash?
According to the calculated data, excluding the holdings, the Prince of Qin's Mansion has 24,000 hectares.
For more than two hundred years, it was calculated as 15,000 hectares per year, which is 1.5 million acres. The average yield per mu is two shi, which is 3 million shi of grain per year. Based on 30% of the rent, the palace has 900,000 shi per year. .
In the Ming Dynasty, the price of grain ranged from one, two, four, to one, two, and one stone. Based on the average of one, two, and two stone, the annual income was 450,000 taels. Even if 10% was retained every year for more than two hundred years, the Qin Palace would also At least tens of millions of assets.
This is just the income from the fields. If you include restaurants, markets, mountains, rivers, etc., it will be even more.
In addition to fixed assets, there are at least four to five million taels of cash available. This is just the worst and least estimate.
"Wang Biaofeng, I would like to ask you if there are any other warehouses in Prince Qin's palace?"
"This is the only one I know!"
After Wang Biaofeng responded, he asked doubtfully: "Mr. Ge, do you think the palace's property is not worthy of it?"
"you know?"
"I don't know, but the lower official is in charge of the inner treasury, and every year during the Chinese New Year, the King of Qin will withdraw a sum of money from the inner treasury and say it is given to each clan, ranging from ten thousand to hundreds of thousands taels.
It is unknown whether it reached the hands of the clan below or how much was obtained. "
"When did this custom begin?"
"I don't know. It's been sixteen years since Xiaguan came to Prince Qin's Mansion. It's been there since before Xiaguan came."
Yuan Keli raised his eyebrows. There were a total of 15 princes in the Qin Prince's family lineage from the founding of the palace to the present. However, due to other reasons, only one prince, Yongshou, was passed down.
But there are more than a hundred generals, lieutenants of Zhenguo and auxiliary states below.
During the Chinese New Year, each family will be rewarded with a thousand taels. Isn’t that much?
If you follow this statement, it is really right.
But he always felt that there was something wrong with it. A majestic prince's palace that had been inherited for more than two hundred years had only this little cash. He would not believe it to his death. There must be other tricks.
In fact, this matter is easy to investigate. Just arrest the clan below for interrogation, and then compare it with the expenditures on the account books.
But gathering these clans together would take at least half a month, and he didn't have the time to waste it here.
"Let's go see King Qin!"
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he walked outside. In nearly half a quarter of an hour, everyone arrived outside the round hall where King Qin was imprisoned.
As soon as I arrived, I heard yells from the round hall and the sound of things being smashed.
"You bastard, are you going to give this prince something to eat that even dogs won't eat?"
"Where is Yuan Keli? Ask Yuan Keli to come over. I want to see him."
"Open the door and let me go out. I want to see His Majesty!"
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Yuan Keli stood outside the hall, his eyes flashing with cold light. He had reached this point and still didn't know how to restrain himself. How arrogant he was.
Cui Ming waved his hand, and the door of the round hall slowly opened, and the noise stopped abruptly.
"Come here, bring the Prince of Qin out!"
Several Jinyi guards rushed in, held up Prince Qin's crown prince, and headed outside.
When King Qin and others were about to stop him, they heard Yuan Keli's voice.
"Prince Qin, I would like to remind you that if you make trouble again, you may lose your title as a prince.
At that time, the Prince of Qin's Mansion, which has been passed down for more than two hundred years, will be cut off in your hands. What appearance will you have to meet the first Prince of Qin after your death? "
"Why don't you take a bet on whether His Majesty will do this?"
With one sentence, King Qin was shocked. He stood on the spot, his face so gloomy that water could drip from his face. He could only watch helplessly as his son was dragged out.
"Yuan Keli, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Since the King of Qin has asked, I would like to ask you by the way, with so much income every year, why does the Prince of Qin's palace only have so much cash and the rest?"
Yuan Keli said and took two steps forward: "You don't have to deny it. Although the accounts of Prince Qin's Mansion are well done, it's not impossible to check. It just takes more time."
"The Crown Prince has been taken out. You should know the methods used by the Jin Yiwei to imprison you. You don't want to experience it on the Crown Prince!"
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he was silent for a moment and continued: "Now that your Majesty wants to revive the Ming Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian is dead and the eunuchs have been eradicated.
Now the court is full of ministers who want to do practical things, and His Majesty is training troops again, so the future is promising. "
"When the soldiers and horses are strong, the Jian slaves are exterminated, and the surrounding areas are unified, and the Ming Dynasty comes, your Majesty will forgive you.
When the time comes, it would be better to be an idle prince in Beijing than to fight and drag nearly a thousand people from Prince Qin's house to death! "
"As the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty, don't you want to see His Majesty create a prosperous age that is even more powerful than that of Taizu?"
"Since you were born, the furthest you've ever been is to visit graves outside the city. Ming Dynasty is so big, don't you want to go out and visit it?"
Beat a stick and give a date to eat, first to threaten and then to comfort.
King Qin was silent. After waiting for a moment, Yuan Keli saw that King Qin did not speak and turned around to walk outside. After only taking a few steps, he was stopped by King Qin.
"Mr. Yuan Ge, are you so sure that His Majesty can revive the Ming Dynasty?"
"When His Majesty sent the white-pole soldiers to Beijing to eliminate Wei Zhongxian, I firmly believed that,
Success or failure is not something that I should consider. Since Your Majesty has this ambition, I will help Your Majesty even if I die. "
Yuan Keli said, looking towards the direction of Beijing City, and whispered: "All the land in the Qin Prince's Mansion will be sold to the people after the New Year!"
King Qin's eyes were full of disbelief, and then his pupils narrowed and his eyes were filled with sadness.
To become a prince, although family background is very important, you are definitely not stupid.
He saw the emperor's plan very clearly. Once implemented, public opinion will definitely reach its peak.
"That's it!"
King Qin sighed and seemed much older for a moment.
"You come with me, and I will tell you a secret that only the kings of Qin in the past know!"
