Chapter 102 The Two Emperors' Reactions
Jia Cong smiled. This kind of thing was not uncommon at all. It would be strange if Shi Ci did not have this awareness.
"You didn't keep 10%?" Jia Cong said with a smile.
Shi Ci's face suddenly changed, and he knelt on the ground. "Sir, my father told me when I came here that I should accept what you gave me. It is your reward, but if you don't ask for anything and I take even a penny, I will break your legs!"
Jia Cong patted his shoulder and said, "Well, uncle is sensible. You should keep his words in mind!"
"According to the rules, we can keep half of the proceeds from the confiscation of property to the military treasury, but now the treasury is empty and Your Majesty is in a difficult situation. You should keep 30% of all the confiscated items and hand over the rest to the Ministry of Revenue! In addition, since you are following me, I am not a Keller."
"You and Hou Jing, each take 1,000 taels, Jia Yun takes 300 taels, and the rest of the lieutenants who followed you take 100 taels each, and all the soldiers take 10 taels! In addition, the riot in Diaoshan just now was simply the fault of your North City Military Division, so the rewards are also paid here, 50 taels each! Take out 2,000 taels for Qian Huai and Yun Mingliang alone."
In this case, it would be appropriate to take out about 10% as a reward.
Shi Ci was overjoyed when he heard this. One thousand taels of silver was not a small amount of money.
"Also, pick some exquisite trinkets or ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, etc., regardless of whether they are valuable or not, and keep some of them appropriately, and don't put them on the account."
Jia Cong never thought of being a pure person. He never thought of hiding these things in the Military Department from the emperor and the emperor emeritus. Moreover, he could not hide it. Appropriately exposing some of his shortcomings and preferences would make the emperor and the emperor emeritus feel more at ease.
Otherwise, if you are not greedy for money and lustful, why do you need such a good reputation? Do you still want to be an emperor?
Moreover, some things are also routine. It is true that he wants to rectify the various military divisions, but if he directly cuts off everyone's financial resources, who will work for Jia Cong? At that time, he will not be able to sit firmly in this position.
Jia Cong worked a full day and did not return home until sunset. As the saying goes, he came with nothing but returned with sleeves full of gold and silver!
Jia Cong was carrying a total of 30,000 taels of silver notes, and at midnight, Shi Ci would personally deliver a box of things to him...
It is said that power is the key. The Xue family is a wealthy imperial merchant, but now they can only make tens of thousands of taels of profit a month. With power, they can do it with a wave of their hands...
In the Dragon Head Palace, Emperor Longxing was dealing with memorials. He wanted to be a wise ruler, so he would spend almost the entire night dealing with memorials from all over the country.
"Your Majesty, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has a secret report!" Xia Shouzhong walked in quickly.
Emperor Longxing put down the memorial, rubbed his forehead, looked at the perfectly sealed bamboo tube, asked Xia Shouzhong to open it, and then held it in his hand to look at it!
"Haha, this kid is really ruthless. On his first day on duty, he killed more than a hundred people, and even beheaded Diao Shan and confiscated his property. However, Diao Shan really deserves to die. He took human lives lightly, embezzled military pay, and gave away 700 yuan in empty pay. Any of these crimes deserves death! Well... This kid is somewhat filial. He knows that my treasury is short of money. He is a sensible person."
"Hahaha, this kid is really greedy. About thirty thousand taels? But it doesn't matter. It's just some silver. As long as he can do something for me, why would I be stingy?"
After thinking for a while, Emperor Longxing said, "Send this secret report to Fang Yao. I think there will be many people impeaching this kid in the court tomorrow. As his master, he can't just sit there and watch!"
At the same time, the emperor in Daming Palace was also looking at a secret report.
"Yes, this kid is quite ruthless! Good job! In troubled times, we should use severe punishments, and we really shouldn't hold back. Eh? Humph, this kid is also greedy, and he doesn't care about a few tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
Dai Quan stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I think it's harmless! Besides, this Master Jia is a bastard. Not to mention the Rongguo Mansion's property, he was also quite poor when he was young. Your Majesty, doesn't you know that Jia She is the father? Master Jia is both civil and military, and he likes some yellow and white things, which makes him look like a true character."
"Humph, Jia She? He deserves to be killed!"
"Alright, I don't think the emperor will care about these trivial matters. Hmm... Greedy for money? This little monkey almost deceived me. Although the means were a bit crude, it was effective!"
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"Meet the Third Master!"
In the courtyard, Xiao Jixiang and Xiao Jiaoer bowed to Jia Cong and then pulled open the curtain!
"Master is back?" Several little girls hurriedly came forward happily.
"Greetings, Third Master!" And Yuanyang was also in the room.
After helping Jia Cong clean his face, hands and change his clothes, Yuanyang said, "Third Master, the old lady asked me to wait for you and said that I would come over after you come back!"
"Oh? Is there something wrong, old lady?"
Yuanyang hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I think it's not a bad thing. Before the Third Master came back , the Duke Xiu's Mansion and the Marquis Dingcheng's wife came, and the two masters of the Shi family also came, saying that they were grateful to the Third Master for his support of the children in the mansion. There were also some other Dukes and Marquis' Mansions who came, but they didn't say much, just chatted with the old lady and left."
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong immediately understood what was going on.
The more powerful these families are, the more realistic they are. Today, he promoted the two brothers of the Shi family, Hou Jing and Xie Yun, so they would naturally come to express their gratitude. As for other families, they also saw Jia Cong's methods and favors, and came to get close to him. After all, their own children are also under Jia Cong's command, so it would be best if they could promote one or two in the future.
When they arrived at the back hall of Jia's mother's courtyard, they saw that not only Jia's mother was there, but also the three ladies from the two mansions, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Qin Keqing, as well as Baoyu, Jia Lan, and a group of sisters were all there.
Jia Cong knelt down and saluted the old lady, and then saluted Xing and Wang. Then he heard the old lady calling out, "You monkey, come here quickly!"
Baoyu sat on the left side of Jia's mother, and Jia's mother pulled Jia Cong to sit on her right side.
"The people who came today didn't explain clearly. Come on, tell me what big thing you did today!"
"The commander of the North City Military Department committed a serious crime. I found out that he wanted to let his troops rebel, so I beheaded him and confiscated his property!" As Jia Cong said this, he felt the old lady's grip on his hand suddenly tightened.
Jia Cong patted the old lady's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, old lady. All the evidence is solid. He has dozens of lives on his hands, and hundreds of thousands of private property has been confiscated. All of it has been reported. It's not my grandson's doing it recklessly. Moreover, those cowards are no match for my grandson. I was taught by you, old lady. It's easy for me to deal with some rebellious soldiers, right?"
After hearing this, Grandmother Jia finally felt relieved.
