Happy Emperor

Chapter 21 Confiscating the house

"Very good, all of you, my dear ministers, are honest officials! I am very pleased."

Lin Tian laughed and said, "A Qing prefecture official receives one hundred thousand silver coins. My dear ministers, you all hold high positions, yet you can't even afford to eat. This is my incompetence."

Looking at the smile on Lin Tian's face, none of the ministers below dared to respond, and some even felt a chill in their hearts.

"I will give you all an explanation tomorrow. Please return home today."

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he turned and left the hall.

The ministers were left looking at each other in bewilderment. They had no idea how Emperor Li could generate so much silver overnight without touching the military salaries.

As he walked out of the court, a group of officials surrounded Ji Feng.

"Sir Ji, what should we do next?" asked the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in a low voice.

He had not forgotten how the former Vice Minister of War had died tragically after offending Emperor Li some time ago.

If Ji Feng hadn't known that he had embezzled money from the national treasury for so many years, he would never have gotten involved in this mess even if he was beaten to death.

"What are you afraid of?" Ji Feng looked at the group of ministers who were silent as a mouse, his face full of anger.

"As long as you don't violate the laws of Daxia, the tyrant emperor has no reason to do anything to you!"

"But......"

The Minister of Revenue was still a little worried, but before he could finish his words, Ji Feng spoke again in a low voice.

"As long as the tyrant emperor uses the army and money, we can bribe him and it won't take long for us to regain control of Shengjing."

"The most important thing now is to stop the emperor from finding the silver. I heard that Baturin seems..."

Lin Tian stood inside the door of the Golden Palace, looking at the people surrounding Ji Feng as he left, a sneer on his face.

"Your Majesty, should we go to Batu's house and ask him to give us some silver first?"

An Bilie, who was beside Lin Tian, ​​asked in a low voice.

"If we really touch the military salaries, I'm afraid it will..."

Although An Bilie didn't dare to finish his words.

But Lin Tian knew clearly the dangers of military mutiny.

Moreover, failure to pay salaries on time is most likely to lead to military mutiny.

This has nothing to do with the leadership ability of the army general, because even the most loyal soldiers need to eat.

"Do you think Baturin can help me through this difficult time?"

Lin Tian looked at An Bilie and asked back.

"If he wanted to help me, he would have spoken up when those ministers were giving me a hard time just now."

"His Majesty."

An Bilie gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and said, "Some time ago, because of Tang Bo's incident, I accepted 5,000 taels of silver from Baturin. In order to win over the people, I have already distributed it, but...but I can take this money back. After all, it is not a salary, and I believe they dare not say anything. I also have a mansion at home. If I sell it..."

Lin Tian turned his head and looked at An Bilie seriously, feeling a warmth in his heart.

He thought of the teammates in his previous life who had gone through life and death with him, all of them were so simple and loyal.

"No, I have my own way."

Lin Tian patted An Bilie's shoulder and said with a smile: "Gather a small team of imperial guards and wait for me at the Front Qing Gate."

"According to the order!"

Although An Bilie didn't know what Emperor Li wanted to do, as long as the emperor said there was a way, he had no doubts.

......

noon

Lin Tian led more than a hundred imperial guards and appeared outside a mansion in Shengjing.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to confiscate the property?"

An Bilie, who was beside him, did not expect that the method Emperor Li mentioned was to confiscate the property of the deceased, and the first house to be confiscated was the home of the head of the Ministry of Revenue.

The head of the Ministry of Revenue is a direct subordinate of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

He was also one of the old men who made the most noise in the court just now, Wang Shoucai.

"Copy it! Don't they all claim to be honest officials? Don't they all have food to eat? Don't be polite and take all the gold and silver jewelry in their homes. How can a family that can't even eat have so much money?"

Lin Tian looked at the grand gate of the Ministry of Revenue's head's house and laughed coldly.

"Anyone who stands in my way will be killed without mercy!"

An Bilie didn't have time to waste and kicked the door open.

Lin Tian didn't hesitate and strode into the Wang family.

With the sudden intrusion of the Imperial Guards, dozens of servants of the Wang family soon surrounded them.

A middle-aged man who looked like a butler came forward with a smile on his face.

"Sir, this is the residence of Lord Wang, the head of the Ministry of Revenue. Is there any misunderstanding?"

As he spoke, he took out some silver bills from his sleeve and secretly stuffed them into Lin Tian's hand.

Lin Tian didn't hesitate and pretended to be busy without even looking at it.

"fart!"

Lin Tian cursed loudly.

"Your Lord Wang just said in the court that he couldn't even afford to eat. How could he afford such a beautiful mansion?"

"An Bilie, take action! These people must be profiteers who are offering gifts. For the sake of Wang Shoucai's reputation, take them and all their money back to the palace."

"No, no, sir...can you please wait until my master comes back to discuss anything?" The housekeeper looked confused.

He didn't understand a word the young man said.

Not to mention that the palace was extremely wealthy, it was also one of the few wealthy families in Shengjing.

When did I become a profiteer who bribes others?

Just as the housekeeper was about to lead the others forward to stop them, he was kicked away by An Bilie.

Suddenly he also became angry, and in the midst of shock and anger, he only heard An Bilie's cold voice.

"Do you want to disturb His Majesty?"

The butler immediately swallowed back the harsh words in his mouth and looked at the young man in front of him with astonishment.

Those ferocious servants immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy. They no longer had the courage to stop them.

Lin Tian naturally ignored these people, but looked at the group of fat and thin people who gathered around after hearing the sound.

"Damn, this old bastard is really good at playing tricks!"

Not long after, boxes of gold, silver and treasures were carried out by the Royal Guards.

An Bilie showed a happy expression, walked up to Lin Tian and whispered: "Your Majesty, provide 50 vehicles of confiscated silver and countless gold, silver and jewelry."

Hearing this number, Lin Tian did not show much joy.

He is now eager to raid the next store immediately, as they are all fat pigs!

"Send someone to return this gold and silver to the palace, and we will go to the next house."

Just as Lin Tian was about to leave, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

Although Wang Shoucai was old, he ran into the yard at full speed. When he saw the jewels and money being carried away, he shouted angrily.

"Who dares to raid this official's house?"

"I!"

Lin Tian walked out from behind and said coldly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

Although Wang Shoucai loves money like his life, his previous aura disappeared immediately after seeing Lin Tianhou, but he still brought people to block the door.

If Emperor Li really took away this money, it would be like taking his life.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Shoucai spoke immediately after his breath calmed down a little: "Why did you raid the official's house for no reason? Is there still law in Daxia now? Is there still law?"

Lin Tian looked at the furious Wang Shoucai and said with a half-smile, "Sir Wang, are you talking to me about the law?"