"The first year Xu Mo took over as county magistrate, there were only two more taels. The second year, there were three more taels. The third year, there were four more taels..."
Qin Xiao felt like going crazy after hearing this.
As for Feng Ying, the chief eunuch standing next to him, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and he couldn't laugh or cry.
This kid only gets one or two more love every year.
Chong County is so rich that the emperor seems to have never seen the world. How can he only have this little tax money? ?
Where did the extra money go?
Qin Xiao's anger surged.
Needless to say, it must have gone into Xu Mo's own pocket.
But Qin Xiao learned a lesson and did not rush to make a decision this time.
He swallowed and asked, "What else was found?"
Yang Jingdu shook his head: "Your Majesty, no more, that's all."
Qin Xiao looked at Yang Jingdu in surprise, suspecting that he heard wrongly: "No??"
"You brought so many people and spent a month going back and forth to find out just this?"
When Yang Jingdu saw that the emperor's expression was not right, he made a neat sound and knelt down straight.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my incompetence!"
boom!
Qin Xiao slapped his big hand heavily on the desk.
Feng Ying also quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
How could Qin Xiao not be angry?
What he saw and heard in Chong County was more than what the Imperial City Division could find by deploying so many people.
Fortunately, you are still the agency responsible for the safety of the imperial city.
"Trash! Idiot!!"
Seeing that the emperor was furious, Yang Jingdu trembled like a leaf and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, spare your life. Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"In addition to begging for mercy, what else can you do?!"
Qin Xiao picked up the inkstone on the table and hit Yang Jingdu on the head.
Yang Jingdu's head was smashed and bleeding, and bright red blood mixed with dark ink flowed down from his forehead.
Pathetic and ridiculous.
"Real trash!"
"One acre of farmland in Chong County is worth seven or eight acres of harvest elsewhere. The people are wealthy and live and work in peace and contentment. There are roads, parking lots, and various workshops..."
"Even the waiter at the inn has more knowledge than me!"
"And you, you don't know any nonsense!"
Yang Jingdu was so frightened that he kowtowed as if he were making garlic, fearing that his head would move.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!"
Qin Xiao was so angry that he couldn't help it. He walked down personally and kicked Yang Jingdu down hard.
"Get out!"
"Yes Yes."
Yang Jingdu climbed out backwards as if running for his life.
After a long while, Qin Xiao finally calmed down.
Only then did Feng Ying dare to persuade him:
"Your Majesty, the duty of the Imperial City Department is to protect the safety of the royal family. These people have always only stayed in the capital. Tell them to go to Yunzhou, a place they are unfamiliar with..."
It's unprofessional to ask them to work as spies in other places.
Qin Xiao also realized that it was difficult for people from the Imperial City Division to meet his requirements.
"In this case, a new agency must be established to specialize in spying on information."
…
Another month has passed.
On this day, Qin Xiao returned to the imperial study after retreating from the court, and heard the eunuch's announcement: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess wants to see you."
The eldest princess is Qin Xiao's daughter.
Qin Xiao nodded: "Ask her to come in."
A beautiful woman in palace attire soon came to Qin Xiao.
Seeing the figure of the eldest princess, Qin Xiao asked curiously: "Why is my child coming here at this time?"
She was reviewing memorials in the royal study. If it wasn't an important matter, she wouldn't ask for an audience here.
A smile bloomed on the face of the eldest princess, and she said crisply: "Father, do you still remember the batch of colored glaze you brought back?"
Qin Xiao nodded: "Of course you remember. I am busy with government affairs, so I leave these things to you."
"What? Is there any progress?"
The eldest princess handed him a list and said with a somewhat proud expression: "Father, the income has far exceeded expectations."
"It immediately caused a rush of looting, and the few pieces that were put out are now ridiculously expensive."
Qin Xiao hurriedly looked at the list and couldn't believe his eyes.
Eight pieces of glazed products, with a total price of four million taels!
At that time, when he paid a deposit of 100,000 taels, Qin Xiao was still reluctant to part with it. He never imagined that there would be such a high profit.
However, being able to sell so much silver is a good thing after all.
But soon, his smile froze.
The key is that the list of buyers is basically related to officials from North Korea and China.
Qin Xiao's smile disappeared, showing anger.
"I really didn't expect that."
In the Zhou Dynasty, the salaries of officials were relatively low.
It stands to reason that these officials would not be able to afford such expensive glass even if they had not eaten or drank for a hundred years.
Glazed products with an average price of 400,000 yuan actually caused looting among officials.
The answer is already coming.
Qin Xiao's face became very ugly.
"I didn't expect that I don't understand the ministers around me so well."
The idea that he must quickly set up an organization that could help him gather information came to Qin Xiao's mind.
Qin Xiao thought about it for a while, then looked up and saw that the eldest princess still had a smile on her face.
He couldn't help but said angrily: "The origin of the official's property is unknown. This is a major event that shakes the country. What do you think about this matter?"
He just asked casually, but unexpectedly, the eldest princess smiled slightly: "My daughter actually thought of Xu Mo that your father mentioned."
Qin Xiao loves this daughter the most, and the eldest princess is knowledgeable and stable.
Qin Xiao also trusted her very much, so he left the matter of selling Liuli to her, and even told him what he had learned during his trip to Chong County.
"You said that Xu Mo is a corrupt official, but he doesn't seem to care about ordinary people. He usually seems to be greedy for the money of wealthy people."
Qin Xiao's heart moved after hearing this, and he was thoughtful.
Makes sense.
The eldest princess continued: "Thinking about it this way, my daughter thinks there is nothing wrong with Xu Mo."
"The money of the rich does come faster than the money of ordinary people, and it is easier to fight for."
"Rich people don't care about price. As long as they think it's worth it, no matter how high the price is, people will pursue it."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but looked at the names on the list again.
His expression was complicated.
"It has only been two months, and my eight ministers have collected four million taels of silver. It is indeed easy for rich people to make money."
There are so many wealthy businessmen in the country. If they have enough goods in their hands, their income will be multiplied many times.
Looking back at the beginning, Qin Xiaogang learned that Xu Mo was a corrupt official and wanted to kill him on the spot.
But now.
He tasted the sweetness and really felt happy to cooperate.
I can’t help but wonder, should we continue to cooperate?
The eldest princess analyzed again with Qin Xiao:
"Father, if we ask the ministers to donate money, I'm afraid we won't be able to raise the 400,000 yuan in another year. Now, we have four million."
Qin Xiao was silent for a while and sighed: "Not bad. Who would have thought that this would happen!"
Staring at the names on the list, Qin Xiao suddenly revealed his murderous intent.
"I will keep this account in mind first. One day, I will settle the general account with them."
