After returning home, the Crown Princess can no longer hide her vest!

Lord Yuhu highlighted a key point to all the civil and military officials in the court.

I was just joking. The point is that the other party can actually come up with 50,000 gold. Isn't this a big problem?

"Fifty thousand gold, how much is that?"

"We, the people of Great Qi, work hard every day and have few days off throughout the year."

"A dockworker gets 30 wen a day! A worker in a teahouse or a tavern gets 30 wen a day. A washerwoman gets 15 wen a day. And this is the income of young men and women."

"What can fifteen cents do? Your Majesty, gentlemen, do you understand?" Yu Linlang sat at the feet of His Majesty, looked up at the emperor, and glanced at the court officials below the steps.

She held up five fingers. "Fifteen cents can buy two liters of rice at Suji Rice Shop. This is still affordable at Suji. In the past, in Weizhou Prefecture, fifteen cents could only buy one liter. How could the people survive?"

"Fifteen cents can buy a bowl and a half of wontons or two meat buns on the street. Forget silk or satin. You can get half a bolt of linen, but the cotton is only enough to make a small dress. This is because the women are virtuous and can cut and make clothes at home to save money. You can't buy ready-made clothes on the market."

"Compared to the hardships of the common people, how are the lives of the officials?" Yu Linlang smiled slightly, "It must be much better."

"Like me, a fourth-rank official, with an annual salary of 1,800 taels. Would the common people dare to think about it? They would never dare to think about it in their entire lives. Prime Minister! A first-rank official has an annual salary of 5,000 taels, not counting the rice, silk and other items bestowed by the court."

Yu Linlang wanted to take out a calculator and do the calculations for them, but after thinking about it, she decided not to do it and just did the calculations mentally for them.

"Let me do the math for you gentlemen. Prime Minister, the Peiguo Mansion is a first-rank noble family with countless land and farms. Your five thousand two-year salary is just a drop in the bucket at best."

"But fifty thousand taels of gold is equivalent to five hundred thousand taels of silver. Can Duke Pei's Mansion give it out just by saying so?" Yu Linlang smiled and looked at Pei Yongji, whose face was extremely gloomy, and her eyes moved around his face.

"Take Pei Gong's salary of 500,000 and divide it by 5,000. Well, let's count it as 10,000. After all, he is from a first-class noble family and receives many rewards on a daily basis."

"Five hundred thousand divided by ten thousand, that means it will take fifty years to collect five hundred thousand taels of silver, and that's even if the whole family doesn't eat or drink."

"Lord Yuhu." Pei Su pinched his fingertips lightly and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yu Linlang waving her hand.

"I know what Master Pei wants to say. Indeed, he is not the only one who receives a salary in Pei's mansion. Add in the income from the family's land and shops, and he will earn 100,000 taels a year! That will take five years."

"I think the number of servants in Peigong's mansion should be at least 300 to 500, if not 800. The daily expenses of this mansion should not exceed 100 taels, right?"

"So Pei Gong's family is really well-managed! The annual income must be more than 100,000, probably a million silver coins."

"Which family has such strength? Minister Gong, does your family have it?" Yu Linlang smiled.

The storehouse at Gong Shangshu's house was not small! Not to mention the big storehouse and the small storehouse, the five red coral trees she moved away alone were worth a lot of money.

The private silver and precious jewelry of the ladies in the inner courtyard and back house are worth more than ten thousand yuan.

Even the floor tiles are paved with white jade. This means they are rich, very rich.

Gong Hui, who was named, stepped back and shook his head repeatedly, "Master Yuhu, you are joking. My house was visited by thieves and now it is completely empty..."

"Does Minister Wang have any? I heard your family is a big family. Neither do you? Hmm... you are worthy of being the Empress's family."

"I don't think I need to explain this strength in detail to everyone."

Pei Yongji was so angry that his face turned pale, blue, and gray. "Yuhu, you are so presumptuous. How dare you randomly associate the Queen with her?" "That's absolutely not the case." Yu Linlang smiled slightly. "The Queen is in the palace every day and can't leave the palace all the time. How could she know about your Pei Mansion's affairs?"

"Some unfilial descendants are doing evil things outside, and the queen is the one who was kept in the dark and deceived."

"Who do you say is an unfilial descendant..."

"Isn't it?" Yu Linlang stood up suddenly, looking down at everyone with an imposing manner. "Jinzhou Prefect Pei Yongjie has repeatedly sold official positions and titles during his tenure. He traded old grain for new grain and resold it to fill his own coffers! Isn't this enough to be called an unfilial descendant?"

"You, the Pei family, are not ashamed of it, but are proud of it?"

"You!" Pei Yongji was furious.

Yu Linlang reached into her bosom and took out a thick letter, then she shook it open, and all the folds fell to the ground.

"This is a petition signed by the local people of Jinzhou, accusing the Jinzhou prefect Pei Yongjie of colluding with his officials and businessmen to oppress the innocent people! He is committing all kinds of evil and bullying the people."

"Many times, with blood and tears, are all recorded in this book of ten thousand people! In recent years, many people in Jinzhou Prefecture have sold their children due to lack of food and clothing! There are starving people on the road. How can the people survive?"

"Changping Granary is the granary that people all over the world rely on for their livelihoods. It is the foundation of the country and the foundation of the people! Why do you, Pei Yongjie, move? Why do you, Pei Mansion, move?"

"Your Majesty!" Yu Linlang turned around and bowed expressionlessly. "Your Majesty, I, Yu Hu from the Demon Suppression Division, am reporting to the Jinzhou prefect Pei Yongjie for being incompetent, unkind, unjust, disloyal, and untrustworthy. He has committed heinous crimes and has lost all conscience."

"Your Highness, I will continue to report that Old Duke Pei failed to educate his son properly and allowed him to be corrupt, causing the entire population of Jinzhou Prefecture to be in dire straits, and the people are suffering and unable to make a living!"

Pei Su hurriedly took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground with a thump, raised his hands to the sky and shouted, "Your Majesty! Grandfather has been bedridden for many years and doesn't know..."

"It is said that if a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father! It is precisely because your Peigong Mansion is the only one that dominates the world that this child is allowed to be lawless, without a ruler or a father!"

"Yu! Fox!!" In the silence of the entire court, the only sound was the verbal sparring between Pei Su and Yu Linlang.

"Master Xiao Pei has something to say?"

"Now it's your father who is complaining about you! Don't try to change the subject and take this opportunity to talk nonsense..."

"What are you reporting me for? Reporting me for taking 50,000 taels of gold from your Pei Mansion?" Yu Linlang took out another thick letter from her sleeve and threw it away.

With a "swish", the folding cloth mopped the floor for several meters again.

"Fifty thousand gold is for me to help you, the Pei Mansion, with your good deeds! The Jade Fox of the Demon Suppression Division has no shame in the heavens, no shame in the earth, no shame in the people, and no shame in the heart! Your Majesty!"

Yu Linlang bowed and presented the two delayed letters in her hand. "This is the 50,000 gold compensation from the Pei Mansion. I will use it to buy cloth, food and other things to support the local people in Jinzhou who have been affected by the disaster!"

"The complete list, the names, fingerprints, and home addresses are all here! If you don't believe me, you can go to Jinzhou Prefecture and investigate!"

"There is a great righteousness in the world. How can I be a lowly person like you who can slander and accuse me at will?"

"My fellow officials, I don't require all of you to be incorruptible. At the very least, you should not lose your conscience and bottom line." (End of this chapter)