Chapter 50

The hall instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Hong Chengchou and Zhu Chunchen exchanged glances.

Hearing this interest rate, Hong Chengchou's brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

Suspicion had clearly arisen in his heart.

It is true that sailing overseas earns a lot of silver.

But it is not that much!

You earn all the silver, and they just run errands?

Before Hong Chengchou could ask further.

Zhu Chunchen immediately grabbed Zhou Kui's arm and said excitedly,

"Zhou Guozhang, no, old brother!"

"You must look at your brother me; our eldest daughter has been weak and sickly since childhood."

"Since catching a cold a few years ago which left her ill, the medicine she takes every day costs handfuls of silver."

"You may look down on this small amount of silver, old brother, but for my daughter, it is silver that saves her life!"

Hearing Zhu Chunchen's words.

Zhou Kui couldn't help but fall silent.

His heart was naturally galloping with ten thousand horses.

Your eldest daughter is as strong as an ox, just short of going up the mountain to become a bandit.

How can you have the face to say such a thing!

However, this so-called misery selling.

Is merely a stepping stone for both sides.

Hearing Zhu Chunchen say this.

Zhou Kui could only helplessly smile bitterly on the side,

"Oh, Duke of Cheng, what are you saying? You are the head of the Great Ming's Wu Xun; since you have spoken."

"How about this, tomorrow you just bring the silver over."

Hearing Zhou Kui say this.

Zhu Chunchen was so happy that snot bubbles were about to burst from his nose.

He stood aside, thanking him profusely with a smile,

"Agreed, agreed."

Having said that, both men immediately turned their gaze to Hong Chengchou on the side.

Hong Chengchou helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said,

"Hong is inferior to the two of you; today I originally came to visit Zhou Guozhang at his home. Since Guozhang is in good health, Chengchou is relieved."

Having said that, Hong Chengchou desperately signaled to Zhu Chunchen on the side with his eyes.

At this moment, Zhu Chunchen's brain was full of silver.

How could he possibly see Hong Chengchou's eye signals.

Hong Chengchou could only helplessly let out a long sigh.

Just as Hong Chengchou and Zhu Chunchen were about to leave.

Zhou Kui also added the finishing touch.

"Gentlemen, do not tell anyone else at this time; just say that this old man has matters at home. Remember, remember!"

Once these words were spoken.

Zhu Chunchen immediately patted his chest, looked at Zhou Kui, and laughed loudly,

"Hahaha, Zhou Guozhang, can you not trust me? Just put your heart at ease!"

Perhaps without this sentence.

This news would not have spread so quickly.

But Zhou Kui knew that once he said this.

This matter would spread throughout the entire noble circle of the capital in a matter of hours.

That afternoon.

Duke of Ying Zhang Zhiji, Duke of Ding Xu Yunzhen, Marquis of Wuqing Li Guorui, and others directly dragged carts full of silver to Zhou Kui's residence.

They stubbornly stayed at the Marquis of Retainer's mansion, forcing Zhou Kui to accept their silver.

They were just short of throwing a tantrum and rolling on the ground!

Wang Chengen, hiding in the shadows, seeing this scene.

The corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Good heavens.

When it comes to bluffing, it has to be you, Zhou Guozhang!

That night, Chongzhen received Zhou Kui's memorial.

Seeing the specific numbers, Zhu Youjian completely lost his composure.

In just one day.

The Great Ming's nobles gathered over one million five hundred thousand taels of silver!

I shouted myself hoarse in court, yet these civil and military ministers only gathered fifty thousand taels of silver!

Now Zhou Kui casually bluffed a couple of times.

And one million five hundred thousand taels of silver were produced!

After Zhu Youjian reported this figure to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even Old Zhu, who had long prepared himself mentally, broke down.

So they are just brazenly embezzling?

The Hubuya Sect of the court is so poor that even mice have run away.

Yet these nobles are each wealthier than a nation?

Emperor Sizong Lie:

"Great-Grandfather, what should your son do now!"

"Your son now wishes he could immediately send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to raid these people's homes and exterminate their clans!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows knitted tightly.

How does Old Zhu not want to drag these people out and behead them directly!

But these people are nobles!

If the Zhu family had fought bloodily on the battlefield and held back the Jurchens at the front.

Killing this bunch directly would leave no one in the world able to say anything against it.

But now the Zhu family is still on the road to the capital.

Everywhere lacks silver, and also lacks people capable of handling affairs.

Killing these people.

Before the imperial clan even reaches the capital, the entire capital would likely fall into complete chaos.

Thinking of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows inevitably tightened further.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"Wait, I will go right now to find someone for you to ask!"

Even though it was already midnight.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not care less about such things; he immediately ordered a carriage prepared and hurriedly left the palace.

At Su Qiao's home.

Gazing at the quiet Sihe Academy.

Su Qiao, who had just bought two Jianbing Guozi (Chinese crepes) from Qianmen Street, walked into his home with a face full of melancholy.

As soon as he opened the courtyard gate.

Su Qiao could not help but let out a long sigh.

Then he bit into the Jianbing Guozi (Chinese crepes) with a fierce crunch.