King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 8 Good brothers, you have to pay for it!
  Everyone looked at the small hammer in Yin Shao's hand.

The pupils suddenly contracted!

what is this?
  Small hammer?
  Use this thing to castrate?

Crazy?
  It would be better to let that old monster Sun kill the chicken and get the eggs!
  Some couldn't help but pinch.

Suddenly cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

It's like this even if you pinch it.

If you use a small hammer.
  Isn’t that the end?
  Yin Shao glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "His Highness also said that you good brothers have made a lot of money in Yanzhou under his banner. Now that the prince wants the money from you, it will be regarded as returning the money to the original owner! Now, everyone, Please explain!"

Hear Yin Shao's words.

The chicken that had just been killed and its eggs taken out breathed a sigh of relief.

They all looked gratefully at Old Eunuch Sun.

Fortunately, Old Monster Sun has a sharp knife.
  At most, I have lost my descendants, but my money is still there!

If it were later, not only would we lose our descendants, but we would also lose our money!
  After all, no one can stand a hammer, right?
  Unexpectedly, Yin Shao looked at those who had been castrated again, smiled and said:

"Everyone, although you have just suffered a lot, this money is indispensable. The prince said that if you who have been castrated do not pay the money, then you will continue to be castrated!"

Say this.

Yin Shao couldn't help but sigh.

This style of conduct is too much for King Lu!

The King of Hell is just a clay body in the temple. The real King of Hell must be Prince Lu!

As the saying goes, evil people will have their own trials and tribulations, but that's all.
  Everyone heard this.

He was stunned for a long time.

What does it mean to continue castrating?
  Someone couldn't help but trembled: "My lord, Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun's skills are very good. We were castrated very cleanly. There is no way to castrate us!"

Some people even let out a drake voice: "Sir, we really have no more down there! How can we castrate someone so flat?"

Yin Shao looked at old eunuch Sun and asked with a smile: "Eunuch Sun, is it true that there is no way to castrate?"

Old eunuch Sun wiped the knife he had just used with a handkerchief, and the blade became sharp again.

He smiled and said: "How can we say that there is no way to castrate him? As long as the prince gives the order and the lord is willing, our family can castrate him from his toes to the Tianling Cap!"

Everyone couldn't help but curse!
  Doesn’t this redefine castration?

What is the difference between this and Lingchi?
  Seeing Yin Shao swinging the hammer, Old Eunuch Sun was sharpening his knife.

Everyone couldn't bear it any longer.

They all begged for mercy: "Sir, spare your life! We have the money! We have the money!"

They are all rogues, so naturally there are no tough guys.

Now, as long as I can avoid torture, what's the point of paying a little money?
  It’s just a matter of paying more and paying less.

Someone carefully reported a number.

"Sir, I have eighty taels of silver in my house! I just want you to give me a good time!"

To be honest, eighty taels of silver is already a lot of money.

After all, in the early Ming Dynasty, according to the provisions of the "Da Ming Law", anyone who embezzled sixty taels of silver would be punished by death.

Eighty taels of silver bought an official's life.

In exchange for food, eighty taels of silver can buy about one hundred and sixty shi of food.

At that time, one stone was equivalent to about 180 kilograms today.

In addition, food was expensive in ancient times, so eighty taels of silver was indeed not a small amount.

At least it was equivalent to 80,000 yuan today, or even more.

After all, at that time, the salary of a first-class official in the early Ming Dynasty was only more than 500 taels of silver per year.

If it were just Yin Shao himself
  Being able to squeeze eighty taels of silver from a scoundrel is already a great joy.

But the standard given to him by King Lu was far higher than this number.

Yin Shao shook his head and said to the rogue: "Eighty taels of silver? Are you sending him to beg for food? Prince Lu said that if his reputation is not worth 200 taels, then it is because you are incompetent! So two hundred taels per person, not a penny less! Also! Yes, you are not allowed to use treasure banknotes! It must be real money! If you use treasure banknotes, you can also use it, and there is no discount for eight hundred guan!" The treasure banknotes mentioned by Yin Shao here are the official currency issued by the Ming Dynasty.

It began to be issued in the early years of Hongwu. According to the ratio at that time, a consistent treasure banknote was equal to one tael of silver.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly prohibited the use of gold and silver among the people.

But now it is the eighteenth year of Hongwu. Because the Ming Dynasty continued to issue treasure banknotes indiscriminately, the price of treasure banknotes depreciated sharply.

Nowadays, the price of a consistent treasure banknote among the people is equivalent to 1/4 of a tael of silver.

All the gangsters were shocked when they heard this number.

Prince Lu is so cruel!

The person who just offered to use eighty taels of silver to atone for his sins was already considered a large number.

Many scoundrels are not worth eighty taels, not to mention that quite a few people have not made that much money using the name of King Lu.

After all, Prince Lu just took over the vassal state not long ago, so everyone needs time, right?

At this moment, in addition to handing over the stolen money to King Lu, everyone had to pour it back inside and couldn't even stick it!
  Someone had already shouted.

"Prince Lu can't betray his brother like this! How can we have so much money to give to the prince?"

"Master Yin, just use the hammer! I don't have that much money anyway!"

"Oh my God! Prince Lu is so deceptive! He calls us brothers first, and then he deceives the brothers later?"

Yin Shao smiled.

Then he handed the hammer to a guard beside him.

"Chen Wewei, there was someone who just said he wanted to use a small hammer. Go and let him have a taste! You can also show everyone what will happen if you don't pay the money!"

As a civil servant, Yin Shao was originally unable to do such cruel things.

But facing these scoundrels, especially when they were doing all kinds of evil in the name of Prince Lu in Yanzhou City, Yin Shao took care of them without any psychological pressure at all.

On the contrary, I think Prince Lu is crazy!

I am afraid that no prince in the world can come up with such a way to torture people, let alone squeeze them like this!

Chen Huwei picked up the hammer and walked towards the rogue who had just given up on himself with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Master Yin, is this really necessary?"

Guard Chen couldn't help but ask.

He doesn't come from a good background either.

When the Red Turban Army was in power, they followed the current emperor to conquer the world.

We have seen so many murderous things!
  But even so, Chen Huwei has never done such a thing.
  God, who kills chickens and retrieves eggs with a hammer?

Prince Lu is too cruel!

Yin Shao nodded and said, "This is the prince's order. Let's just obey it! Is it difficult to do this?"

Chen Huwei almost cursed when he heard this.

You, Mr. Yin, are not here to kill the goose and get the eggs with a hammer!
  Isn't it unconscionable to say such a thing?
  I wish I could hit you with a hammer and smash the egg yolk on your face!

Soon, Guard Chen walked up to the rogue.

He had already been tied up by several eunuchs.

Standard Tai glyph.

Chen Wewei aimed at that point several times, and the hammer was shining brightly.

The tied rogue struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free from such a standard bondage.

Chen Huwei looked embarrassed and closed his eyes.

boom--!
  The small hammer hit hard.

"what--!"

A scream rang out, and the scream suddenly lost its sound!
  (End of this chapter)