But even if he knew that he had been deceived by Chen Changfeng, the emperor could not regret it now.
And although it was a bit of a loss, the emperor was not too uncomfortable thinking about being able to read the content of the next novel as soon as possible.
Besides, the corrupt money from these hundreds of officials is now being sent to His Highness Taiji's square. It's only a hundred thousand taels, so it's not a big deal.
"Boy, although I don't think you, the so-called member, can gain much, but I think you have made meritorious service several times, so I just spent this money."
"Liu Xi, have you told the prince about that?" After the emperor said this, his eyes fell on Liu Xi next to him.
Liu Xi's face tightened. He had been thinking about not forgetting what the emperor had told him, but in the end he really forgot.
Mainly because he was too immersed in the plot of Journey to the West.
I completely forgot what I was here for.
"If there is another time, I will never forgive you lightly." The emperor looked a little angry.
Do you dare to forget what you told yourself?
Liu Xi didn't dare to speak, he nodded repeatedly.
The emperor waved his hand, and Liu Xi quickly stepped aside.
"I came today to tell you about the meeting tomorrow." The emperor said.
Chen Changfeng remained silent.
The emperor promised to give himself 30% of the corrupt money he found.
Chen Changfeng thought to himself that the old guy came to see him at this time, wouldn't he want to take advantage of his 30% of his money?
When the emperor saw that Chen Changfeng did not answer, he immediately understood what he was thinking.
Although he didn't know what the amount of money handed over by the officials would be, the emperor really wanted to keep all the money in his hands.
There are many places where Ming Dynasty needs money.
If 30% of the money is given to Chen Changfeng, what can he do besides eating, drinking and having fun.
"The Minister of Hubu was beheaded. Now the position of Minister of Hubu is vacant. Many people are eyeing this position."
"I have thought about it for a long time and feel that you are the one who can take on this important responsibility."
"How about it? I want you to take over the position of Minister of Household Affairs tomorrow, what do you think?" The emperor looked at Chen Changfeng.
"Take over as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?" Tang Xueer brought the food and shouted in surprise when she heard that the emperor wanted Chen Changfeng to take over the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
That was the Minister of Hubu, and among the six bureaus, only the Ministry of War could compare with it.
It was one of the most important departments in the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Xueer never thought that one day Chen Changfeng would be so valued by the emperor.
Chen Changfeng was even asked to be the Minister of Household Affairs.
After placing the food on the table, Tang Xueer stood behind Chen Changfeng and gently poked Chen Changfeng's back with her finger.
I want Chen Changfeng to agree quickly.
The emperor was sitting opposite. Seeing Tang Xueer's little action, he didn't say anything. He just picked up his chopsticks and ate with a smile.
The emperor has made up his mind.
If Chen Changfeng agreed, then none of the 30% of the corruption money he had promised him would be lost.
Moreover, the emperor did not believe that Chen Changfeng would not agree to his condition.
Didn’t you see that Tang Xueer was so excited that she wanted to agree on Chen Changfeng’s behalf?
"Old guy, do you insist on coveting my 30% of my silver?" Chen Changfeng said, "Old guy," and the emperor almost choked to death on his rice.
Why did he insist on coveting the 30% of the silver?
Is it useful to put the money in Chen Changfeng's hands?
Furthermore, when the time comes when this kid has more money in his hands, he might get carried away and cause some trouble.
"Princess, what do you think this dignified prince wants to do with so much money? How much money can he compare to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
"This man turns bad as soon as he gets rich. Princess, you should pay more attention to him." The emperor knew that if he tried to reason with Chen Changfeng, it would be a waste of words.
It would be better to let Tang Xueer treat Chen Changfeng.
Even if you don’t want the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, what do you, Chen Changfeng, want to do?
How could Tang Xueer control Chen Changfeng?
Besides, she had no choice but to obey Chen Changfeng's plans.
But Tang Xueer really wanted Chen Changfeng to sit in the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
But I couldn't express my thoughts at this moment, otherwise I would be working with the emperor to force Chen Changfeng!
Chen Changfeng secretly thought that the old guy in front of him was very cruel. If he didn't talk to him, he would talk about Tang Xueer.
At the same time, Chen Changfeng also understood that the emperor must have made up his mind not to let him take the money.
Fortunately, the emperor still had a conscience and gave himself the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
"Xue'er, do you want me to be the Minister of Household Affairs?" Chen Changfeng looked at Tang Xue'er.
Tang Xueer was stunned, then nodded subconsciously.
The Minister of Household Affairs holds the real power, and which prince would not covet this position.
But Tang Xueer felt that Chen Changfeng would not agree to this.
After all, Chen Changfeng had previously said that he planned to use the 30% of the money to spread books in the capital.
"Well, for Xue'er, I reluctantly agree."
"Ah?" Chen Changfeng's agreement made Tang Xueer feel surprised again.
"But there is no money. Prince, you said before that you were planning to open a bookstore..." Tang Xueer looked worried.
"Xue'er, don't worry about that. Didn't you ask me before, what kind of villain would buy a supreme membership worth 100,000 silver?"
"Look, this is the first big enemy of our bookstore." Chen Changfeng pointed at the emperor who was eating.
"Ah?" Tang Xueer was surprised again.
The emperor is the first big enemy of the bookstore?
Did you really buy a supreme member worth 100,000 silver?
"Ahem!" The rice in the emperor's mouth really spurted out from his nose.
What a big injustice?
He knew that he had just been deceived by Chen Changfeng.
What free shipping to your home, it is extremely noble.
This guy is all trying to trick me!
Look, now he admits it himself.
As an emperor, he became the first big enemy of his Chen Changfeng bookstore.
"Father, I have written evidence to prove it. I will send someone to carry the silver at the court meeting tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." Chen Changfeng looked at the emperor again and raised the note in his hand.
The emperor held his chopsticks and slapped them on the table angrily.
…
The next morning, the emperor stood on the steps outside Tai Chi Hall early.
The square in front is filled with boxes of various sizes.
But the emperor's face did not look good.
Liu Xi told him that although there were many boxes, they were not full.
In other words, what officials handed over was not all of their corruption.
Although the emperor also knew that after so much money was corrupted, most of the money was probably spent by these bastards.
There really isn't much left.
But after receiving Liu Xi's calculated figures, the emperor still felt angry.
According to the account books provided by Chen Changfeng, the amount of money corrupted by hundreds of officials in the past three years amounted to 24 million taels.
After Liu Xi's calculation, he only had less than 8 million taels of silver.
In other words, nearly 70% of the corrupt money has been spent by these people.
The officials stood at the entrance of Tai Chi Hall, looking at the emperor with a sinking face. No one dared to speak.
"Go to court." The emperor waved his hand, and then walked into the Tai Chi Hall with great strides.
The officials stood in their respective positions, and no one took the initiative to speak.
After all, no one knows what the emperor is thinking now.
However, what reassured the officials was that Chen Changfeng burned the account books recording their corruption, and the emperor did not know who had corrupted how much.
"I no longer intend to pursue the previous matters. There is only one thing for today's court meeting. To determine the candidate for the new Minister of Household Affairs, please tell me." The emperor spoke, making the Taiji Hall, which was already extremely quiet, quiet again. This chapter has been completed!