[{"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-49":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},2038704,3117,"Chapter 49","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>\"Easy enough. You're watching all the accounts here. If they don't match up, just have the Father of the Empress go and pay the interest to those nobles then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I acknowledge the silver I received; as for what I didn't receive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them go find whoever they want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this just shifting the blame?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other matters, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian might not perform well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it comes to shifting the blame...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a traditional skill that has been rigorously practiced since the generation of Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian's great-grandfather, the Seeing Seeing Jiajing Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian cannot even figure out something this simple...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he might as well just abdicate immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian's words...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Wang Chengen's eyes suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty is wise! This old servant is impressed, truly impressed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian's plan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last stone weighing on Wang Wang Wang Chengen's heart finally settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One month later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that carriage after carriage loaded with silver was slowly entering the Earl of Retainer's residence completely shook every noble and scholar-official in the Great Ming Empire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>51, Hong Hong Chengchou: This official will absolutely not succumb to such temptation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Earl of Retainer's residence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kui, dressed in a python robe, stood personally outside the gate of the earl's residence, holding Zhu Zhu Chunchen by the hand, bowing with clasped fists and smiling as he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duke of Cheng, come, come, please enter. Have the servants in your residence count out this silver quickly, and let us go to the main hall to drink tea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the boxes upon boxes of silver in the courtyard...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of the city's powerful elites instantly turned red with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, amidst the crowd, Hong Hong Chengchou hid inside his sedan chair, chanting repeatedly to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not be envious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not be envious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all a deception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These few fools will sooner or later lose their entire investment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hong Hong Chengchou was chanting this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, exclamations of surprise from Marquis of Wuqing Li Li Guorui, Duke of Britain Zhang Zhang Zhiji, and Duke of Dingguo Xu Xu Yunzhen came from outside the sedan chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Father of the Empress, our silver arrived a day later than that sent by the Duke of Cheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Zhou Kui's cheerful voice drilled clearly and distinctly into Hong Hong Chengchou's ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, no matter, no matter, one day makes no difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, now that everyone's silver has been transported here, what difference does it make whether I settle the accounts tomorrow or today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhou Kui speak thus...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhang Zhiji and the others actually felt somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These nobles were originally military men from the armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one, upon seeing the silver, smiled until their eyes narrowed into slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, the Great Ming had suffered disasters year after year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harvests everywhere had been poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the income of the court's nobles had decreased significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they all had family fortunes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long been living off their accumulated capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly finding such a path to wealth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could these people not be happy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young book attendant standing nearby, looking at Hong Hong Chengchou whose expression was nearing distortion, asked in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, why do you not go and deposit some...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Hong Chengchou immediately roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you know?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even a fool can see that this is a trap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They claim they will settle the silver payments, but do you think these few fools will be able to take any silver home today?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old master has seen through such tricks countless times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will just stay here and watch; wait until these few idiots come out empty-handed in a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gnashing his teeth, Hong Hong Chengchou plopped back down into his sedan chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhang Zhiji, Li Li Guorui, and the others walked out of the earl's residence with faces glowing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kui even walked out personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bowing with clasped fists to the few people before him, he smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take care on your way; send someone ahead to your residences to make arrangements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, with so much silver, it is not safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Hong Hong Chengchou's gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the retainers from Zhu Zhu Chunchen's residence drove carriage after carriage, heading straight for the Duke Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing this scene, Hong Hong Chengchou was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did those boors actually manage to earn silver?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless talented scholars from Jiangnan fail to earn a single tael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On what grounds do these few martial men make money?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What pained Hong Hong Chengchou most of all was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Zhu Zhu Chunchen took the silver to find Zhou Kui, Hong Hong Chengchou had been standing right beside him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Hong Hong Chengchou should have effortlessly pocketed over a hundred thousand taels of silver today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere thought nearly made Hong Hong Chengchou spit out a mouthful of old blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, outside the residence of the Earl of Retainer, the noise had already reached a fever pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princes and high officials from every quarter—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this Marquis, that Ministry Head, this Grand Secretary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were all crowded at Zhou Kui's gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shared a single, identical goal:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to beg Zhou Kui to accept their silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Zhou, Imperial Father-in-Law! You are imperial kin, and so are we; by any reckoning, we are relatives. You cannot forget us when such a favorable opportunity arises!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! Is this business still open? My residence still has some silver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Imperial Father-in-Law! Back in the days at Qianmen Street, you and I were bosom friends!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Kui played the game of feigned reluctance with masterful skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles and dignitaries of the entire capital immediately found themselves unable to cope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his sedan chair, a voice suddenly arose in Hong Hong Chengchou's mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already missed one opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you intend to miss this one as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it is a scam, so what? Just withdraw in time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have seen such tricks countless times; as long as we join early enough, profit is guaranteed and loss impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheap gains delivered right to our door! It would be foolish not to take them! What are you still waiting for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","3e2bec41a12b218a548fdaca9882cbe3e7d1304898b55b0bb021f55d5766027b","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-50","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-48",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]