Chapter 550 Huang Degong's New Mission
"Seeing that you two want to know so much, I won't make a puzzle for you. Even their property and land are included, totaling 19.62 million taels of silver."
When Li Yunbao said this, the two of them were indeed stunned. They both knew that the families of Nanjing officials were very rich, but they did not expect that they were rich to this extent.
When they were in the capital, those officials were probably not so rich. Compared with these Nanjing officials, some of the officials in the capital were indeed honest.
Nanjing Inspectorate.
Since Huang Degong retreated from the battlefield, this guy has found a new job, which is to work in the Inspectorate.
After fully witnessing the power of the Ming army on the battlefield, and with his admiration for His Royal Highness, Huang Degong knew how he should work.
Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince also told him in private that the money this guy had made in the past didn't matter. As long as he did it well from now on, it would not be promoted slowly than those in the army.
So after receiving the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this guy was not idle for a moment and immediately ordered his subordinates to collect evidence. When the evidence was conclusive, he immediately ordered the Feng Jiajia, the yamen runner of the Inspectorate, to arrest people.
"Come here for me. Don't these officials have several outdoor rooms in Nanjing? They sent all the people to seal them off."
When sorting out these cases, Huang Degong found that many imperial officials had raised wives outside, and when they were searching the house, they only searched their own family.
He didn't do anything to their little wife's house, but the family didn't have that much money, so Huang Degong understood what was going on. He had done a lot of things to keep his little wife, so he naturally knew that there was money there.
"Mr. Huang is probably a bit inappropriate. After all, the outdoor room is different from the home. If you go to search the house, you must have a suitable reason.
According to the Ming Dynasty Law, if an official commits a crime, the property of the whole family will naturally be confiscated.
But if you have a wife who is kept outside, you may not be able to do it. After all, they have not registered in the court and there is no so-called legal basis.
"I... Since I have spoken, you guys will do things honestly. If something goes wrong, I will take responsibility for it. I will take care of it if you do it. But if some people get the news and run away in advance, don't blame me for not paying attention to the feelings of my colleagues. I will go to your house for a few walks tomorrow."
Huang Degong looked fierce and evil. In this guy's eyes, Bao Xiao's wife's money was also corruption and abuse of power. Why can't the court recover it?
The officials of the Inspectorate present smiled bitterly. Since someone dared to take responsibility, there was nothing to say. Just take people down and quarrel. This period of time, it exceeded 20 million taels of silver. They were also generating income for the court.
"You all know. No one can give me the conditions for what we should do. We are going to search the house. If I know the remaining disgusting things, don't blame me for being rude. Let me also explain it clearly to the boys below. When it is time to protect them, I will naturally stand up. But if someone does something wrong and loses my face, I don't need the prince to speak, and I will chop off his claws first."
There were a total of 860 yamen runners in the Nanjing Inspectorate, and Huang Degong planted fifty people in it.
At present, what we did is still very good, but we must also warn them frequently. If we don’t warn them, these people’s black fingernails will grow out soon.
Several officials looked at each other, then went down to do things with a wry smile. It turned out that there were unspoken rules when the house was searched.
The big head naturally reported it to the court, and the people below were not allowed to work in vain. They had to do it anyway. Who knew that after Lord Huang came, all the unspoken rules were smashed.
They were puzzled. When General Huang was a general, his hands and feet were very unclear. He had greedy for so much money at home, so he has become so honest now?
Someone gave money to Lord Huang, but was beaten up and shot out.
In fact, this matter is easy to explain. Huang Degong is not without greed, but for so long with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he naturally knows what kind of person His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is and what kind of goal he is in his heart.
Although that money is good, is it more important than the lives of the whole family?
"Please pay tribute to Lord Huang."
As soon as these people who were doing business went out, Huang Degong saw Cao Renli coming in from outside.
"What's Eunuch Cao doing? I should be paying you a favor. I just came back from the capital?"
Cao Renli is a celebrity around His Royal Highness, and the entire court does not deny this. Although Huang Degong is now an official of the Censorate, if we talk about the status between Cao Renli, even eight Huang Degongs are not as good as Cao Renli.
"I just returned from the capital. This is the handwritten letter from His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince. I know that General Huang has made a fortune recently, so His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince ordered me to take four million taels of silver from you and then transport it to the capital."
Cao Renli took out a letter and said that the amount of silver was relatively large, so Cao Renli personally escorted it. The four million taels of silver could make many people lose their minds.
"No problem, let's go down and make arrangements. You will definitely be able to load all ships within two days. After occupying the capital, have you seized a lot of gold and silver? Why do you still need to be mobilized from the south?"
Huang Degong said with some confusion that although he was not in the army, there were still many friends in the army. After taking the capital, those friends told him that there was too much gold and silver in the capital.
"Although I get a lot of money, I spend more money. On the one hand, I have to reward the three armies, and on the other hand, I have to develop people's livelihood. The most important thing is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to restore transportation in various places to set up post stations. In short, there are more places to spend money."
When Huang Degong heard what Cao Renli said, he knew that it was all true, and everything spent a lot of money on it.
Take rewards to the three armies as an example. The troops around the capital were nearly 200,000, and each person would have 10 taels of silver, not to mention that some of the officers received more.
"Why is Lord Hou here?"
While the two were talking, Huang Degong saw Hou Fangyu walking hurriedly from outside.
"You ask him why he is here, he still wants the reply from His Royal Highness..."
Cao Renli said with a smile...
Chapter completed!