[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter":3,"chapter-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter-great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Ming: I Die Daily Remonstrating, Becoming the Eternal Prime Minister?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2038683,3117,"Chapter 28","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>29, Bribery? Bribery is excellent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao stepped down from the carriage with a look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the carriage had already stopped within the grounds of a private courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was not particularly large, just a standard Sihe Academy compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every detail, from the decoration to the furnishings, exuded an air of elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the modest courtyard, several potted landscapes had been planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the Great Ming, such a residence in Jin Ling could absolutely not be purchased for less than one hundred taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Qiao could fully regain his composure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a young man hurried out from within the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Su Qiao, he rushed out from the main hall to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Lord Su?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao clasped his hands in greeting while asking with a puzzled expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you are...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man immediately smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This humble one is Shen Shen Boding, the proprietor of Hengtong Shipping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Shen Shen Boding began to pour out his grievances to Su Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Su may not know, ever since the court announced the maritime ban, those of us who sail the seas have suffered unspeakably!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Lord Su speaking up for justice in the court a few days ago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Shen Shen Boding could finish his sentence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao had already discerned the visitor's intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at this courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then consider this person's status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this clearly someone coming to bribe him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao's eyes grew even brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've provoked them to this extent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Old Zhu still hasn't killed me, has he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I might as well start raking in the money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in his past life or this one,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao had never experienced what it felt like to be a corrupt official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Su Qiao immediately turned to Shen Shen Boding standing nearby and smiled, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, shall we speak inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Su Qiao made a gesture toward Shen Shen Boding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding looked at Su Qiao with some surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought Su Qiao was a rash youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected that upon seeing such a generous gift, Su Qiao would be frightened out of his wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected matters to proceed so smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding immediately smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good! Let us speak inside right away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao walked into the main hall on his own, carefully examining the arrangement before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Su Qiao plopped himself down onto the armchair in the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he sat down, before Shen Shen Boding could say a word,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao immediately let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding's heart tightened instantly, and he looked at Su Qiao nervously, asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What troubles Lord Su?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao clicked his tongue and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, Squire Shen may not know, but I have had a flaw since childhood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding looked at Su Qiao with confusion and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please instruct me, Lord Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao immediately smiled mysteriously and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When it comes to furniture, I can only use rosewood; nothing else will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Su Qiao pointed to the armchair beneath him, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ash wood chair feels like it bruises my buttocks when I sit on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Shen Shen Boding's eyes immediately lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't afraid of you accepting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only afraid you wouldn't accept it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is easily solved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait, Lord Su!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Shen Shen Boding stood up and shouted to the two attendants outside the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, return to the residence and bring over that set of rosewood furniture I just had brought back from Nanyang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the attendants immediately hurried out of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao, however, could not help but stretch again, sighing helplessly as he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, Squire Shen, look, I truly did not mean that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding immediately laughed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, how could Lord Su possibly mean such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is merely this humble commoner, seeing that Lord Su has just arrived in Jin Ling, voluntarily sending some over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Qiao could not help but frown slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squire Shen, you have misunderstood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was saying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, I am just someone who loves drinking tea; if it is not Zhengshan Xiaozhong, it burns my throat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding immediately slapped his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too hasty. You there, go fetch ten jin of fine tea...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao looked at Shen Shen Boding with a speechless expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after a long while did two words tumble from his mouth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just that little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Shen Boding was instantly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That... little?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty taels is enough to have one's skin flayed and stuffed with straw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That little is already enough to have ten people like you flayed and stuffed with straw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of difficulty inevitably appeared on Shen Shen Boding's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he plopped down right beside Su Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing a finger at the desk nearby, he whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Su, please tell me, how much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao did not mind in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two hundred thousand taels!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The entire hall instantly fell into a deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much silver does the entire Great Ming collect in annual revenue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were an ordinary prefecture,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it might not even produce two hundred thousand taels' worth of grain in a whole year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you, Su Qiao, just open your mouth and ask for two hundred thousand taels?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how much space two hundred thousand taels of silver would take to fill this hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing back this much silver, aren't you afraid thieves will set their sights on you?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Shen Boding's expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao could not help but feel a pang of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I ask for too much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels shouldn't be that much, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heshen embezzled millions of taels of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My request for two hundred thousand taels should be considered quite modest, right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Qiao was wrestling with whether to lower his price,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Su, please wait here; I will go back immediately to raise the silver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, Su Qiao has accepted a bribe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Qiao could even react,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Boding darted out of the courtyard in a single stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Qiao finally managed to breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did Su Qiao begin to inspect his current \"lodging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had been arranged quite properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the bedding had already been laid out on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Su Qiao thought the day would simply pass like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was clear that Su Qiao had underestimated Shen Shen Boding's executive ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mere two hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>four carriages pulled up in front of Su Qiao's home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As several large crates of silver were carried into Su Qiao's courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that two hundred thousand taels of silver\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would amount to so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only four rooms in total,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two hundred thousand taels of silver occupied an entire room by themselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Qiao was still staring dumbfounded at the pile of silver before him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the Shen residence on the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng sat upright in the main hall, sipping tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Shen Wang, the head of the Shen family, rushed excitedly into the courtyard and, looking at Huang Huang Zicheng with great agitation, said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Huang, he accepted it! That young man accepted it all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A full two hundred thousand taels of silver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, that kid is surely going to be stuffed to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Shen Wang finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng immediately began coughing violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Shen Wang, the head of the Shen family, with an expression of utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all his life, he had never seen so much silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I not merely instruct you to slip Su Qiao a few taels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought your Shen family would make such a grand gesture,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>casually handing over two hundred thousand taels of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key point is that this is two hundred thousand taels of ready cash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shen Wang did not even blink an eyelid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just how incredibly wealthy must the Shen family be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Huang Huang Zicheng felt a twinge of envy toward Shen Wang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else fails, I might as well resign from office, return home, and go into business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wang looked at Huang Huang Zicheng with a face full of confusion and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Huang, what is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng waved his hand and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter, no matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Su Qiao truly accept those twenty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wang immediately cupped his fists and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Lord Huang; I witnessed them being transported into that residence with my own eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Huang Huang Zicheng nod slightly, rise, cup his fists, and say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, this official has urgent matters to attend to and must take his leave!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Huang Huang Zicheng about to depart, Shen Wang immediately asked in some panic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Huang, what about the Crown Prince's side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng could not help but sneer coldly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squire Shen, set your heart at ease; His Highness the Crown Prince has not forgotten!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Huang Huang Zicheng say this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the weight hanging in Shen Wang's heart finally settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To buy a favor in Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This money was spent too well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Qianqing Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhu was also devising strategies for his descendant of who-knows-how-many generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Sizong Lie:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great-Grandfather, your grandson has already gone to the streets to investigate this morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coarse rice has already reached two taels and four qian of silver per shi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your grandson dare not arbitrarily impose additional commercial taxes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The court has discussed this several times before; each time the subject was broached, the entire assembly of civil and military officials spoke with one voice. Your subject truly dare not act rashly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reading the news mentioned by Chongzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>",1734,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","a10798e4905069845625d47315f8df9e28c6c74adcef9d2fda14bfc1802f05eb","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-29","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-27",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]