Finally, Xiayan Gusi was defeated. In order to cut off Zhou Jian's wings, everything was worth it. He said decisively: "Your Majesty, I am willing to contribute to the court and sell my ancestral home to raise two thousand taels!"

Gu Si also said: "Weichen's family is poor, so he had to sell a pair of blood emeralds left by his old mother to raise a thousand taels!"

Hearing this, Zhou Jian almost vomited out his dinner. This Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is so fucking shameless. He comes from a poor family and has turned into a fat pig!

"Your Majesty, as well as the ministers, sell the antiques in their homes to raise..."

"..."

Hundreds of people opened their mouths to raise money, and all of them said they were selling houses and land, one by one, to serve the country and the people.

Zhou Jian was unmoved at all. They were just wolves in sheep's clothing! He said calmly: "Very good, go ahead. The money will arrive within tomorrow. I will urge Qin Zhenhuoen to complete the task as soon as possible."

"..."

Not long after, he dismissed the court meeting and returned to the Zijin Palace, accompanied by Huo and Qin.

"Now that the money pit has been obtained, the military power is about to arrive, and some posts in the central government are also about to arrive, your Majesty can say that it is a bumper harvest!" Qin Zhen rubbed his hands, very excited.

Zhou Jian smiled bitterly and frowned: "That's conditional. I'm not worried about the Pingma bandits. General Qin, you are so powerful that you will succeed immediately. What I'm worried about is the problem of money and food."

After saying that, his eyes suddenly lit up: "By the way, has that old guy Song Yuan's house been ransacked?"

Huo En and Qin Zhen looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time: "Return to Your Majesty, not yet, but it has been sealed by the Ministry of Punishment."

"Fang Jie!" Zhou Jian shouted quickly.

Fang Jie, wearing powerful armor, knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty!"

"You immediately rushed to seize Song and Yuan's mansion for me. All the gold, silver, jewelry, grain and grass inventory were brought directly into the palace without any help."

"We can't let those corrupt officials take advantage of us!"

Fang Jie was stunned: "It's Your Majesty!"

He left quickly and led the imperial army to ransack the house.

At this moment, Horn frowned and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Song Yuan is also a corrupt official. There should be a lot of gain after confiscating the house, but it may still be a drop in the bucket."

"This statement was made by the old minister. It's up to the old minister to find a way. Even if he has to risk his old face, he can still make up for this hole."

Zhou Jian laughed and scolded angrily: "Excuse me? If you don't embezzle your little salary, it will take you thousands of years to pay it back, right?"

Hearing this, Horn smiled awkwardly.

Zhou Jian thought for a while, then looked at Qin Zhen: "General Qin, go and accept the Beida camp first, and then focus on quelling that den of horse bandits."

Qin Zhen was worried, one million taels, two hundred thousand catties of grain!

He said thoughtfully: "Yes, Wei Chen will take over the Beida Camp first."

Zhou Jian looked back at Huo En: "Huo Aiqing, it's me who takes care of the money and food matters. After all, I asked you to do this in Haikou."

"I plan to find someone to raise funds for!"

Horn felt warm in his heart, and then asked in surprise: "Fundraising?"

"Yes, there are many wealthy businessmen in the capital. Please invite them in my name. As long as they are willing to donate now, I will repay them a hundred times in the future!" Zhou Jian said forcefully.

Horn pondered, then cupped his hands and said, "It's feasible. How about I go and invite you for your majesty?"

"Yes." Zhou Jian nodded.

Following his departure, the Zijin Palace fell into a long period of silence.

...

Zhou Jian waited patiently and sat there from morning to afternoon, but only a few businessmen came. They were all scared to death and said that they were bankrupt and could only donate a little money.

They cried for their parents and begged Zhou Jian not to be angry. Zhou Jian didn't want to rob them, so he just let them go.

In the evening.

Zhou Jian's patience was exhausted, and he became even more furious when he heard about Horn's return!

boom!

He overturned the table and cursed loudly: "It's ridiculous. If you don't come, you won't come. If you're not sick, you're keeping a vigil. If your leg is broken, you're cold. Do you think I'm a fool?"

"Okay, okay, the wealthy businessmen in the capital are not even willing to enter the palace. Prince Xiao Qing and the others are really good at it!"

"Blatantly oppose me!"

He was pacing back and forth angrily, breathing heavily, but he knew he couldn't be impulsive, otherwise the emperor's reputation would only become worse, and then everyone would really fall down.

Horn sighed upon seeing this, with a sad look on his face: "Your Majesty, they moved too fast."

"Bastard!" Zhou Jian kicked the inkstone over again, making everyone in the Zijin Palace tremble.

In the dead silence, suddenly a soft voice came, like a spring breeze.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, it's not worth it."

Qin Huairou was dressed in red palace clothes. She was elegant and elegant. There were decals on her forehead, making her whole body more beautiful. She came quickly and hugged Zhou Jian quickly.

In an instant, Zhou Jian's anger dissipated a lot. Looking at the beautiful wife in his arms, he couldn't bear to be angry.

Qin Huairou's beautiful eyes winked, and she quickly asked everyone to leave, and then pulled Zhou Jian to sit down.

When Horn and others saw this, they left immediately.

Qin Huairou spoke softly, like a virtuous wife: "Your Majesty, it's not worth getting angry with these businessmen. If they don't take refuge with you now, they will regret it in the future."

"Isn't it just money? I have it!"

As she said that, she took out a thick stack of banknotes. Zhou Jian glanced at it and was shocked. One hundred thousand taels?

"Where did you get so much money?"

"No, how did you know about this?"

Qin Huairou smiled softly and said with a foxy face, "Your Majesty, it was my father who told me that the Qin family sent all the money, as well as my concubine's dowry. Taken together, it amounts to one hundred thousand taels."

"Besides, I have informed my mother at home that ten thousand kilograms of food should be fine."

Hearing this, Zhou Jian felt mixed emotions in his heart. If the original owner of the body hadn't been a bastard, he wouldn't have been so disdainful to the emperor that even the rich businessman wanted his own woman's money.

"I can't ask for this money. Don't worry, I have my own way to make money."

Qin Huairou's eyes turned red and she said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, are you treating my concubine as an outsider?"

"why are you crying?"

Zhou Jian had a big head and quickly held her on his lap. She was as beautiful as jade, but she was about to cry, which was heartbreaking.

"Then your majesty will take the money. The country is in trouble and the court is short of money. I can't just sit back and ignore it. I have to bear the burden with your majesty." Qin Huairou was extremely firm and looked at him directly.

Zhou Jian felt warm in his heart and hesitated: "Okay, but I will pay you back."

Qin Huairou's beautiful eyes were stunned for a moment, and she said in astonishment: "Then... then there is a reason for a husband to repay his wife. Doesn't everything that I have as a concubine belong to His Majesty?"

Zhou Jian himself was stunned for a moment, and realized that this was ancient times. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, hugged her fiercely, and greedily breathed in her body fragrance.

Then his eyes slowly became sharp, like a lion raising its head.

No! Money is still not enough. How can I, a modern man, choke to death because of money? If I can't fight against these traitorous officials, how can I talk about having three wives and four concubines, hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, and protecting my own woman?

Got it!

An idea suddenly struck him and he blurted it out.
Chapter completed!