Chapter 181 Inside

Chapter 181

After taking a nap at noon, when Liu Jin served Zhengde's clothes, Zhengde asked, "Xiao Jinzi, Wang Yue said that you wanted 500,000 taels of silver to build a leopard house. Is this too much?"

Liu Jin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there are not many 500,000 taels of silver at all. The maidservant will calculate the account for you. The repair of the Guanghan Hall will cost at least 50,000 to 60,000 taels. The maidservant went to see it. The surrounding fences are mottled and the walls are full of traces of wind and rain. How can the emperor live in such a place to play? In addition, the wood to build the fence has to be transported from outside Beijing, which costs 70,000 to 80,000 taels; and where do the emperor's entourage live? We also need to build some houses for the generals and guards who accompany them to rest. In addition, the slaves and maidservants have to collect some flowers, trees and exotic animals, which cost money. Tigers and leopards have to feed them. The labor costs everywhere and the repair of the royal road are not enough for a total of 500,000 taels.

Zhengde was stunned and said, "I wanted to spend only tens of thousands of taels of silver, but I spent so much at once... I think, or forget it."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that our Ming Dynasty is a rich and stable country, and what we lack most is money. Every year, the Ministry of Household allocates millions of silver to spend in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How much do you think we can spend in our palace? There are only five or six eunuchs in total. Outside, ten taels of silver can feed a large family every year, and there are fish and meat. Even if it costs more in our palace, 50 taels per person per year should be enough.

Zhengde was surprised and said, "Can there be fish and meat with ten taels of silver a year?"

Liu Jin said, "Of course, you can buy two stone meters with one taels of silver and 300 catties of two stone rice. A family of seven needs to eat at least two or three months. If you eat alone, four or five taels of silver a year is more than enough, and the rest is more than enough to buy vegetables. By the year, you can pull new clothes for the whole family."

Zhengde said happily, "It turns out that the people of the Ming Dynasty are so rich that they can live well with ten taels of silver a year, and they can earn more than ten taels of silver a year."

Liu Jin said, "That's natural. Do you remember what Song Nan said? His roast duck shop earns 30 taels a year. Think about it, this is not a paradise day."

Zhengde nodded and said, "That's a large sum of money."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Naturally, our palace is not as good as the people outside, but even if each person spends 50 taels a year, it is only 300,000 taels of silver for 6,000 people. The former emperor is very frugal. After so many years, I'm afraid that the internal transportation warehouse has already piled up a mountain of silver, and there is at least three or four without seven or eight hundred taels of savings. One hundred liang, the emperor worked hard and built a leopard house to spend 500,000 taels to relax, shouldn't he?

Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "It turns out that 500,000 taels is really not much. Why did Wang Yue say he couldn't take it out?"

Liu Jin said, "I dare not comment, but Wang Yue can't spend the money on it. The Ming Dynasty is the emperor's. Everything in the world is the emperor's. Why does Wang Yue say anything?"

Zhengde waved his hand and said, "Yes, I don't know what Wang Yue is thinking? If you ask him for it, if he doesn't give it again, he will say it's my will.

Liu Jin bowed and tied the jade belt for Zhengde, knelt down and kowtowed, "But I have one thing to ask the emperor to make the decision."

Zhengde said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Jin said, "Wang Yue said that if the cabinet scholars knew about my construction of the leopard house, they would definitely complain to the emperor, saying that the maidservant would have fun with the emperor. At that time, I'm afraid that the maidservant's head would not be better. The slave maidservant would do things for the emperor, and in the end, she would be scolded by a group of people, or even participate in the slave maidservants, so what would it?"

Zhengde frowned and said, "Will Wang Yue say?"

Liu Jin said, "Wang Yue, the cabinet scholars will also know that they will all know as soon as the project starts."

Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "Regardless of them, I just give them a plan to delay the army. If you build yours, don't care about anything else."

Liu Jin said happily, "With the emperor's words, the maidservant can go to do business boldly. The emperor, the maidservant got two red-crowned cranes from Xuanfu. That's a crane, and it will be sent to the capital in a few days."

Zhengde said happily, "Okay, how can there be no crane in my leopard room? It's done well."

After Zhengde finished wearing it, the outside waiter reported that Li Dongyang in the cabinet wanted to see the emperor. Zhengde said with a bitter face, "Look, I just wanted to loosen my muscles and bones, but Li University Scholar came again, alas."

Liu Jin comforted and said, "The emperor has worked hard, but he still wants to go. I went to find the king's father-in-law for silver."

Zhengde nodded and went out under the guidance of the servant. Liu Jin smiled and sent him off. After the emperor went out, he came to the courtyard and shouted, "Guys-in-law, have you arranged everything?"

After the column, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and others all appeared and said, "All ready."

Liu Jin said loudly, "Okay, gather everyone in the back garden. Dear father-in-law, work harder and get some good guys, so that you can teach these people who can't eat inside and outside to taste."

Zhang Yong and others agreed in unison, rubbed their fists and holding bamboo sticks and whips, and drove more than 70 eunuchs serving in the Qianqing Palace to the back garden. The eunuch maids did not know anything and asked each other.

Liu Jin walked into the garden with a whip dipped in water, glanced at the eunuch palace maids coldly and said, "You are all old people serving the emperor. From Wenhua Hall to this Qianqing Palace, I'm afraid we have been together for seven or eight years. I, Liu Jin and the leaders, treat you fairly well on a fair day."

Everyone hurriedly said, "Ae-e-law Liu has nothing to say to us. The little ones are grateful to you and your leaders."

Liu Jin sneered and said, "However, some of you eat inside and crawl outside, and report to outsiders about the emperor's surroundings. Today, the emperor ordered me to find out these guys who eat inside and outside, and I don't want to hurt my harmony. Which one or several people will automatically stand up? Let's discuss it. Otherwise, don't blame me. You're welcome."

The eunuch maids were surprised, and there was a buzz in the scene. Liu Jin shouted, "Don't make any noise. If any of you find that the people around you stop being sneaky or have any abnormal behavior, you can also report it to your face to face. My father-in-law has a heavy reward. After a stick of incense, if no one stands up or no one points out, don't blame me. We are not sentimental anymore.

Ma Yongcheng lit a stick of incense and put it in the incense burner under the tree. Under the scorching sun, a group of eunuch maids sweated all over by the sun. As the incense gradually burned short, no one stood up to admit or identify it.

Liu Jin's face became more and more gloomy, and she gritted her teeth and scolded, "No tears without seeing the coffin."

As soon as he winked, Gao Feng strode over, grabbed a maid's hair and pulled it over. She kicked it to the ground. The maid cried out, "Dear-in-law, I didn't do anything bad. I don't know anything."

Liu Jin picked up her chin and said, "Maybe what you said is true, but who told everyone not to admit it? If you can't find it, everyone will suffer. Don't blame me."

After saying that, she waved the whip and beat the little maid fiercely. In summer, her clothes were thin. When she went down with a whip, a blood stain suddenly reflected outside her clothes. Liu Jin gritted her teeth and waved her whip while cursing. More than a dozen whips were pulled down. The maid had been scratched all over her body, and the clothes were broken, revealing flesh and blood. The blurred back came, and people fainted in pain.

As soon as Liu Jin started, Zhang Yongcheng and Gao Fengqiuju and others also grabbed an eunuch or maid of honor and kicked her down and beat her. Sticks and bamboo pieces covered their faces. Soon seven or eight eunuch maids were beaten in the face.

The eunuch palace maids shrank into a group of fear and panicked. Eight eunuch palace maids were knocked unconscious and kicked by pouring cold water and woke up. They spread out on the ground and moaned. Liu Jin and others's eyes turned to a group of people standing there.

Another eight unlucky people were pulled out. After a violent beating, the number of eunuch women in the shade doubled, but no one admitted it.

Liu Jin was even more furious. He ordered Gao Feng to go to the warehouse and take more than a dozen wooden boards full of nails and threw them on the ground and scolded sharply: "No one can escape today. It's hard for me to beat you. I will take turns kneel on the nail board and kneel for a cup of tea time."

A eunuch cried and hugged Liu Jin's thigh and said, "Duke Liu, I don't know anything. I have been following you to serve you. Thank you for your kindness."

Liu Jin raised his foot and kicked him down, picked up a nail board and smashed it on his back. He nailed it into the meat, poked dozens of places*, and bleed out together. The little eunuch fainted directly. Liu Jin raised his foot and stepped on the back of the nail plate and shouted, "What about following me? I have the intention to spare you, but you don't know how to be praised.

Some of the eunuch palace girls have been scared to pee their pants. Although Liu Gong's fair day is not very kind, and there are many things to do, but it's nothing. Today, as soon as this torture comes out, I really know Eunuch Liu's fierceness. In the palace, the eunuch's maid was killed by the boss can't be put on the stage at all. Many eunuch maids disappeared inexplicably, and no one has the leisure to check their wheres. Even if they are killed today, Eunuch Liu will never be punished at all and there is no way to complain.

Except for the eight people in front of her, the other eunuchs can't even see the emperor, let alone complain.

"One by one." Liu Jin shouted.

Gao Feng and others came forward and lined up more than a dozen nail boards, dragged more than a dozen eunuch maids who were scared to press on the nail board. Suddenly, a maid who shrank behind the crowd fell to the ground and cried, "Mr. Liu, I have something to report."

Liu Jin looked up and saw that she was a little maid named Lotus, who was quite watery. Liu Jin remembered that when the prince ate ** to know people, the lotus flower was selected to be sent to the prince**. Is it her? No wonder he taught the prince to be humane. Things will also be known by Wang Yue.

"So it's you...!" Liu Jin walked over with a whip and a murderous head.

The lotus had already scared her trousers to get wet. She waved her hand and said, "It's not a slave, maybe it's him." His hand pointed to the crowd, and the crowd turned aside, and a beautiful eunuch was exposed to everyone's eyes in panic.