Chapter 943

"This official can accept a fifty-five percent share, or even fifty percent. However, this little bit of money is too little."

Sun Daoning pursed his lips and looked at the silver notes on the table.

Chen Guanlou:...

Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!

He asked: "Old Sun, what do you mean..."

Sun Daoning picked up his teacup and blew on it; a few tea leaves floated and rose and fell on the surface of the water.

He said slowly: "Since you have the ability to squeeze money out of the pockets of criminal officials, then squeeze out more. I don't want much from this batch of prisoners, fifty thousand taels."

"Are you robbing me?" Chen Guanlou shouted. "Not every criminal official has requests."

"This official can create opportunities for you; the rest depends on your ability."

"You can let the people from the Six Shanmen do this."

Sun Daoning said with extreme disdain: "That bunch of rough men from the Six Shanmen do things crudely and are hated by people. But you are different; when you squeeze money from the pockets of criminal officials, they even turn around and thank you, saying you are trustworthy and make people feel at ease. On this point, all the people in the Six Shanmen combined don't equal you. A bunch of idiots who only know how to threaten people by relying on force and power, completely ignorant of what soft methods are."

Chen Guanlou was a bit embarrassed; was he praising him, praising him, or praising him?

He felt Old Sun was very sinister.

"Even if you praise me, I still say the same thing: you want too much."

"Is a mere fifty thousand taels too much? Among criminal officials, there are many people similar to Zhao Jinming. Why don't I point them out to you one by one, and you go talk to them one by one. As long as the talk is successful, follow the price you set at the beginning, fifty percent, how about that? Don't think about being lazy, and don't think you can lie flat just because you have enough money. As long as you are a Prison Warden for a day, you must share the worries of the Ministry of Justice and share the worries of this official for a day."

Chen Guanlou was thoughtful.

He suddenly realized, "Old Sun, oh Old Sun, you are brainwashing me. You are too much!"

Sun Daoning's mouth twitched, his face unable to bear looking at him, "Can you focus on the point and not go off track? Even if this official is brainwashing you, you tell me, is this official being reasonable enough, being generous enough?

Go outside and ask around, which yamen only takes fifty percent? Taking eighty or ninety percent is common. It is only this official who is willing to give you the greatest room to display your talents.

Look through the account books of the Heavenly Prison; in the past, it was always in debt, but now it not only has no debt but also has savings. This is not only due to your ability to gather wealth but also due to this official's tolerance and indulgence. If someone else came, they would have long since drained the money in the Heavenly Prison's account books and made the Heavenly Prison owe money instead."

Chen Guanlou was speechless.

He couldn't refute it!

Because what Sun Daoning said was all the truth.

It was only under his management that the Heavenly Prison lived a wealthy life with savings. In the past, there was never money in the Heavenly Prison's account books; everyone tried every possible way to gather wealth, but the money was taken away by those above, and it was always in a state of poverty and destitution.

Sigh, speaking of it, it's all bitter tears.

The Heavenly Prison being a lowly profession makes sense.

"Fifty thousand taels is too much." He remained unmoved in the end.

Sun Daoning was anxious, "As long as you aren't so lazy, you can earn fifty thousand taels in half a month, let alone a month."

Chen Guanlou just wanted to be lazy.

He didn't lack money to spend, yet he wasn't allowed to slack off.

"A little less, a little less. Adding this ten thousand taels, I'll give you another twenty thousand."

"Fifty thousand taels, not a single cent less. I will urge the people below to interrogate the remaining criminal officials as soon as possible, and use torture on all of them!"

"Is that appropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. The progress is too slow; without using some means, everyone thinks the Ministry of Justice is easy to bully." Sun Daoning's anger flared up, and he decided to use thunderous means to shock people's hearts.

"My request..."

"As long as the silver is in hand, this official will issue the official document; those who should be released will be released, and changing the death penalty to exile is not impossible. But not at this price!"

"Old Sun, are you very short of money now?" Chen Guanlou showed a little concern, "Your state is not right!"

"Who isn't short of money? Officials are all short of money." Sun Daoning said angrily, "You don't need to worry about this official's affairs; gather the silver as soon as possible. You also don't need to worry about this official practicing favoritism and breaking the law. Those who should die must die; this official will never indulge them. It is mainly those who can die or not die, their lives, perhaps they can be spared."

Clearly, he had a bottom line in his heart long ago, operating flexibly so that no one could catch any handle.

If they can die or not die, of course, they can be spared from death. All procedures are legal and compliant, the process is complete and correct, and no one can pick out any mistakes.

The premise of all this is that the silver is in place.

He couldn't possibly go and talk to the criminal officials and their families; as long as there was contact, a handle would be left behind.

With Chen Guanlou coming forward, and in that environment of the Heavenly Prison, it is simply a natural trading place, and there is no need to worry about making mistakes and being investigated by others.

The Heavenly Prison asking prisoners for some money is a matter of course. Even if the Emperor came, he couldn't say it was wrong. It has been operated this way since ancient times; there is no reason to change the rules in this dynasty.

If you want to change the rules, that's fine; please make up the outstanding money and grain.

Prison guards and laborers need to eat; don't the prisoners need to eat? Doesn't the prison need maintenance? Don't knives, guns, swords, halberds, and uniforms cost money?

Calculate it item by item; as long as the imperial court makes up the money and grain, the Heavenly Prison can also guarantee not to ask the prisoners for a single cent. However, who can guarantee it? The court officials can't guarantee it, the Prime Minister can't guarantee it, and even the Emperor can't guarantee it!

Alright then!

It's still the old rules: tacitly allow prison guards to extort money from prisoners, which is reasonable and legal; no matter who comes to investigate, they won't find anything.

Chen Guanlou was a bit bald; fifty thousand taels is a long and arduous road!

"Must it be so urgent? Can't we take it slowly? You know that no matter what happens, I will definitely support you and stand on your side. Now that you are in urgent need of money, I will definitely share your worries. Could it be that you offended someone and need money to buy peace?"

Sun Daoning glanced at him sideways, "If you can't speak, don't speak. Fifty thousand taels, as soon as possible!"

"You give me a list first, those who can die or not die, those who can be exiled... identify them one by one. Only when you put some pressure on your side can I act. To ask people for money, there must be a reason, right."

Sun Daoning directly pulled a list from a stack of documents, clearly prepared long ago.

"You just squeeze money according to this list; whoever dares not give, send them directly to the execution ground to be beheaded. This official doesn't believe that there are still people who aren't afraid of death these days."

Look at him, his temper is very big. There is a kind of crazy energy of wanting to die together.

"Old Sun, who exactly offended you? Why don't I take revenge for you?"

"No need! This official will solve this official's affairs. You just gather wealth for me. In addition, don't keep too much money in the Heavenly Prison's public account; spend it as soon as possible, or exchange it for supplies."

"Is the Ministry of Justice eyeing the money of the Heavenly Prison?"

"It's not just the Ministry of Justice eyeing it; the Ministry of Revenue is also eyeing it, and the Shaofu is also eyeing it."

"I can understand the Ministry of Revenue eyeing it, but how does it have anything to do with the Shaofu? The Ministry of Justice and the Shaofu have no dealings; how do they know how much money is in the Heavenly Prison's accounts?"

"Naturally because they have eyes and ears. Don't ask about the details; you just need to remember to spend the money in the account book quickly and don't leave any handles."

Chen Guanlou nodded and agreed.

He could see it; it was estimated that someone was eyeing the Ministry of Justice, or even eyeing the chair under Sun Daoning's buttocks, and the other party's background was not small. Old Sun panicked and decided to use money to open the way and fight with the other party!