Chapter 488: Li Huan, the Most Corrupt Official in the World
After Li Huan finished speaking, Huang Yu, who was the Minister of Household Affairs, said eagerly: "The words of the champion are wrong. Such distribution is very inappropriate."
When Huang Yu spoke, everyone else also looked at Li Huan.
It can be said that all the important ministers present at this time have the same interests, at least in competing with the emperor for the distribution rights of this terrifying batch of property. Even Wang Yangming instinctively wants to win more property.
transferred to the national treasury.
After all, once it enters the private treasury, it becomes the private property of the royal family. It is unrealistic for the court to use it unless the emperor takes the initiative to take out the property.
Therefore, when Li Huan spoke, it was most appropriate for Huang Yu, who was the Minister of Household Affairs, to speak first. After all, the others had higher status than Huang Yu, so it was somewhat inappropriate to take the initiative to speak.
As Huang Yu is the Minister of Household Affairs and has the lowest status among the ministers, it is natural for him to speak. Li Huan couldn't help but look at Huang Yu with interest and said, "Oh, I don't know, Minister Huang."
Do you think there is anything wrong with it? Or, in the opinion of Mr. Huang, how should this property be distributed?"
Huang Yu said almost as a conditioned reflex: "Then naturally all the property will be put into the national treasury..."
Huang Yu was anxious and spoke out what was in his heart, but before he could finish speaking, he immediately felt the emperor's strange gaze looking at him.
Then he saw Huang Yu and said: "Of course there is no problem in transferring some of it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but things like gold and silver, grain, mines, acres, etc. should be put into the national treasury. Your Majesty only needs to take some of the gold and silver as well as shops, gold, silver and jewelry."
Just wait for something."
Zhu Houzhao just smiled indifferently, but his eyes fell on Wang Yangming, Yang Ting and the others and said, "What do the Qing family think?"
Wang Yangming slowly stepped forward and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, I think what Huang Shilang said is somewhat reasonable, but this matter still requires your Majesty's approval."
Obviously, it is impossible for officials to give up such a large amount of property. Fools all know that if most of this property can be returned to the national treasury, it will ensure that the Ming Dynasty's financial expenditure will be sufficient for at least ten years in the future. There are many things they wanted to do in the past
Things that cannot be done due to financial problems can be put on the agenda.
It is conceivable that their current cabinet will definitely go down in history because of their abundant finances. After all, many things can be done freely as long as they have sufficient financial resources, and they will also win a good name that will be passed down to future generations.
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For literati, the biggest goal they pursue is to leave a name in history. Now that they have such an opportunity, it would be strange if they didn't fight for it.
Yang Tinghe and others also saluted the emperor together.
Zhu Houzhao saw the reaction of everyone in his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "I will leave this matter to Li Qing. After all, these properties were confiscated by Li Qing. As for how to deal with them
I think there is no one more suitable than Li Qing."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "I wonder what Li Qing thinks?" If it had been anyone else, he might have thought that the emperor was diverting trouble from the east and left this hot potato to Li Huan to deal with.
But Li Huan knew very well that Zhu Houzhao really trusted him immensely, even if it involved the distribution of so many property, he would handle it.
This is such a trust, but Li Huan has never worried about offending the civil and military officials above the court.
You must know that Li Huan himself is hostile to most officials. This time he went on a killing spree in Jiangnan, and he offended many people. Those officials in the court who should be hostile to him will remain hostile to him as always, and they will never do it because of him.
What good impression does one have on him by raising his noble hand and transferring more property to the treasury?
Li Huan calmly bowed to the emperor and said, "I will never let down your Majesty's expectations."
Seeing Li Huan's reaction in his eyes, Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly at Wang Yangming, Yang Tinghe and others: "If you have anything to say, just discuss it with Li Qing."
After saying that, Zhu Houzhao stood up and nodded to Qiu Ju. Qiu Ju immediately understood what the emperor meant and went up immediately.
He helped the emperor leave the hall.
As the emperor left and no longer had the emperor's presence, everyone naturally felt a lot more relaxed, and all their eyes fell on Li Huan.
An official looked at Li Huan and said: "Prince Champion, your Majesty has accumulated a lot of property in the inner treasury. Most of the property brought back by the Champion this time should be transferred to the national treasury. As the saying goes, it is taken for civilian use."
People, if the national treasury has money and materials, it can naturally benefit the people. I wonder what the champion thinks?"
Li Huan just smiled lightly and said: "That said, these properties are not a small amount. Your Majesty handed them over to Li, how could Li fail His Majesty?"
For almost a whole morning, Li Huan and more than a dozen important ministers were arguing in the main hall, and it could be said that they were arguing like quarrels over the ownership of the property.
It can be said that both sides hold their own opinions, and the public has its own reasons and the mother-in-law has its own reasons.
As noon approached, the hall, which had been filled with quarrels, finally returned to silence. On the desk in front of Li Huan, Wang Yangming and other officials, a cursive handwriting listed the general division of the property in detail.
The first is the more than 100 million taels of silver and more than 8 million taels of gold, 30% of which was put into the emperor's private treasury, and 60% was put into the national treasury. However, 10% of it was specially set aside by Li Huan. As for its use, Li Huan
Huan did not disclose it, which made Wang Yangming, Yang Tinghe and others think about it for a long time before finally agreeing.
Although the amount of gold and silver is terrifying, compared to the whole, it is only a part of the property confiscated from the house, and the value of the rest of the property far exceeds that of gold and silver.
Regarding jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc., according to Li Huan's wishes, some of the fine products were selected and sent to the inner treasury of the imperial city, while the rest that were not considered fine products were handed over to the imperial court for sale and processing, and were exchanged for gold, silver, grain and other items.
into the treasury.
As for mines and shops, the same approach was followed, with some allocated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and some sold by the imperial court.
The most important thing is millions of acres of fertile farmland.
You must know that these fertile fields amount to nearly ten million acres, and because these acres were confiscated from the homes of nobles, officials, powerful men, and gentry, it is conceivable that the acres occupied by these people are definitely the best in the area.
of fertile farmland.
If we consider its value alone, these nearly 10 million acres of fertile land, if converted into gold and silver, is probably no less than hundreds of millions of taels of silver.
Therefore, it is normal for the cabinet to keep an eye on these nearly 10 million acres of fertile land. This is the finest fertile land. It can be said that the distribution of these fertile lands is the most fiercely contested.
According to Li Huan's wishes, these fertile fields were directly returned to the inner treasury, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs came forward to lease them to local people.
It is conceivable that if these nearly ten million acres of fertile land were leased to the common people, as long as the rent was slightly lowered, at least millions of poor people could survive.
After all, according to the cabinet's intention, these fertile fields should be returned to the national treasury and then sold for money.
One can imagine what kind of people would eventually fall into the hands of these fertile fields after they were sold by the imperial court.
Originally, Li Huan planned to deepen the influence of the court and the royal family on the land south of the Yangtze River to a certain extent by controlling these tens of millions of acres of fertile land.
How could Li Huan watch the farmland he had stolen from the local powerful finally return to the hands of these people?
It's not that Li Huan didn't trust the character of local powerful people. There may be some powerful people who would not exploit the people through land, but such powerful people are definitely very few.
If the royal family controls tens of millions of acres of fertile land, it can definitely increase its control and influence over Jiangnan to a certain extent.
Therefore, Li Huan attaches great importance to the nearly 10 million acres of fertile land. No matter what the cabinet and the important officials of the court say, Li Huan will not let go. Even if he makes a slight concession in the distribution of other property, Li Huan insists on allocating the fertile land to
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao, who had been hiding for a long time, watched Li Huan and several cabinet elders walk in. He couldn't help but smile a little and said: "It seems that several members of the Qing family have already discussed how to let everyone
An acceptable result.”
Wang Yangming took a deep breath and presented the memorial on the division of property to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, please read it."
Zhu Houzhao took it and looked through it with some curiosity.
After a while, Zhu Houzhao looked at it, his face was filled with a smile, he nodded slightly and said: "That's very good. I don't have any objections, so let's allocate it accordingly."
Wang Yangming and others couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.
a few days later
On the Grand Canal pier outside the capital, hundreds of large ships were densely packed, almost covering the surface of the Grand Canal. At this time, groups of elite soldiers had already blocked the entire pier.
Large trucks carried large boxes unloaded from large ships one after another. One group headed towards the treasury controlled by the Ministry of Revenue, while some headed towards the imperial city.
In order to ensure the safety of these properties, Li Huan even mobilized a battalion of elite soldiers to escort them along the way.
Even with the escort of soldiers, there were still huge crowds of people along the way. There were really too many people who had heard the news early and came to watch the fun.
In fact, it had been circulated a few days ago, after the imperial court's plan for the distribution of that property came out.
It can be said that in the huge capital, tens of millions of people heard that Li Huan had brought back hundreds of millions of property, and everyone felt as if they were in a dream.
The number was so astonishing that they never dared to dream that Li Huan could bring back so much property.
As the news spread, the rumors gradually became more and more exaggerated. Among the rumors, Li Huan confiscated more than one billion taels of gold and silver in Jiangnan, such as jewelry,
There are countless antique calligraphy and paintings.
Anyway, according to rumors, Li Huan seemed to have plundered all of Jiangnan.
Naturally, there was no way to hide such a big movement on the pier, not to mention the groups of large vehicles escorted by soldiers and horses carrying large boxes into the city. Even a fool could guess what was going on.
In two days and two nights, Li Huan even sent out a battalion of soldiers to help, and then he was able to transfer the property carried by hundreds of large ships to the national treasury and the emperor's inner treasury.
In the evening, a carriage slowly stopped in front of Li Mansion.
Several servants guarding the door of the mansion couldn't help but look at the carriage curiously. After all, the carriage was carrying a huge box. The box was surprisingly big at first glance, and they didn't know what it contained.
However, just looking at Li Hu and a dozen of Li Huan's personal guards and Li Huan beside the carriage, one could tell that the contents of this box were not simple.
Squeak, squeak, an extremely heavy sound came. The carriage stopped. Li Huan turned over and dismounted. Following Li Huan's order, the door of the house opened. Li Hu and several others stepped forward and worked together to lift the car.
Carrying that huge box into the house.
Everyone in the Li Mansion who had been alarmed now looked curiously at the huge box in the hall.
Li Fengshi, Zhu Lin, Zhang Jin and others looked at the box placed in the hall in surprise, and heard Li Fengshi say to Li Huan: "Huan'er, what did you bring back!"
When Li Hu and the others carried the box in, they could see the struggle. To be honest, Li Feng and the others were quite curious about what exactly was in such a big box.
Even Zhu Lin, Zhang Jin and others also looked at Li Huan.
Li Huan smiled slightly and said, "You'll know if you open it and take a look!"
While speaking, Li Huan stepped forward, clapped his hand, and immediately opened the box. Jewels and jewels came out immediately, and he saw that the box was full of gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and other items.
Back then, Li Huan picked out a box of property in Jiangnan, and the person who handled it was none other than Chen Ke and other Jin Yiwei's cronies. It is conceivable that the value of the same box of jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings may be very different.
Otherwise, and Chen Ke and others personally selected it for Li Huan, the value of this box of jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings can be imagined.
A box of jewelry, antiques
No matter what kind of calligraphy and painting they are, they are absolutely exquisite things selected from thousands of people. Many of them are even worth more than some of the treasures selected and sent to the emperor's inner treasury. It is said that whether it is Zhu Lin or Zhang Jin, they are all born.
The direct young ladies of the most elite royal family have been dressed in rich and luxurious clothes since they were young. What kind of rare treasures have they not seen? Ordinary possessions really cannot make them moved.
But now, when Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin saw the rare treasures in the box, they just stayed there, with faces full of astonishment and shock.
Even the two well-informed and extraordinary people reacted like this, not to mention the other people present. For a moment, everyone stayed there, staring stupidly at the strange things in the box.
Rare treasure.
Suddenly, Li Fengshi exclaimed. Instead of showing any joy on her face, she looked at Li Huan with a bit of worry and said, "Huan'er, where did these things come from? You must have obtained them through corruption!"
After Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin came back to their senses, they couldn't help but look at Li Huan with worried faces. With their knowledge, they could tell at a glance that the value of this box of rare treasures alone was probably at least several thousand.
One million taels, if Tan Mo comes here, that would be too scary.
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