Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 195 That's Shameless!
Zhao Kun clasped his hands and reported: "Your Majesty, I have a vast territory in Da'an, and my annual tax revenue is only 2000 million taels. Chu Junyi has just been promoted to a first-rank official position, yet he has an income of nearly 200 million taels of silver. This is really shocking. "

"That's right, Your Majesty, how did so much money come from? It's impossible for it to be blown out of thin air. I don't know how many people have been looted and starved. How can such an act be qualified for a first-rank official position? Please, Your Majesty." decide."

When Shen Ninghua heard this, she lowered her head to cover up the sarcasm in her eyes. It was really high-sounding. When Jiangnan was hit by a disaster, the bribes these people accepted were as high as several 10 taels. It was really like locusts crossing the border. left.At this time, when accusing other people, they all spoke righteously.

Baili Qingcang couldn't see any expression on his face, looking at Chu Junyi who was kneeling on the ground motionless: "Chu Junyi, how do you explain?"

"Reporting to the emperor, I am very puzzled. Since Mr. Zhao also said just now, I have only been promoted to a first-rank official position. Unlike Mr. Lin and Mr. Zhao, who have been officials in the court for many years, I am a newcomer. Have the ability to search for silver from Jiangnan?"

Lin Yue sneered coldly: "This must be attributed to Master Chu's good methods. I think you have threatened Jiangnan officials a lot. Do you dare to say that you don't have a large number of silver in your family?"

Chu Junyi looked ahead, without even looking at Lin Yue from the corner of his eye: "There are indeed a lot of silver taels in my mansion."

"Then how should Master Chu explain the origin of these silver taels?"

"From Jiangnan."

"Oh, then you still refuse to admit it? Your Majesty, Chu Junyi colluded with the officials in the south of the Yangtze River, searched for the people's fat and anointment, and put the people in trouble. Please the Emperor to uphold justice for the people."

The muscles in the corners of Lin Yue's eyes twitched, and his mood was as tense as a string. Things went too smoothly, but he felt uneasy in his heart. Chu Junyi didn't refute at all?Is he so confident that the emperor will trust him?

Chu Junyi finally turned to look at Lin Yue: "Master Lin, haven't you finished yet?"

"what?"

"Shouldn't you include Princess Zhaohua? After all, I'm a quasi-consort, and I'm closely related to the princess. What if the princess retaliates against you because you framed me?"

Lin Yue's eyebrows twitched: "Master Chu, as an official of the court, you really shouldn't speak so frivolously. Princess Zhaohua has contributed medicines to the country and the people many times. She is a person who has made great contributions to the country and the people."

Chu Junyi was surprised: "Oh, what Master Lin said, does it mean that the princess doesn't know about it?"

"The officer is not clear now."

Lin Yue remained silent, but Zhao Kun jumped out: "Your Majesty, Lord Lin doesn't know much about it, but I know a thing or two. According to my knowledge, there is also a huge amount of silver in Princess Zhaohua's mansion whose origin is unknown."

Shen Ninghua looked at Lin Yue and Zhao Kun with a mocking smile on her lips: "It seems that Master Lin and Master Zhao have divided the work in advance. Master Lin is responsible for bringing down Chu Junyi, and Master Zhao is responsible for entrusting me to go into the water, otherwise Why are the two adults who have always been at odds working together so much today?"

"Princess, you have a noble status, but you can't frame the court officials like this!" Some officials couldn't see it, and accused them out of righteous indignation.

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes: "Then princess, I will ask this lord, what is the crime of framing an imperial court official?"

"Those who are minor will be demoted and seized the title, those who are serious will be exiled for thousands of miles, and those who are more serious will be beheaded for public display!"

"Oh? It turns out that the crime is so serious, so let me ask my lord again, what is the crime of framing the royal princess?"

"What... what?"

Shen Ninghua said coldly: "I don't know? Then let me tell you, if you frame the royal princess, you will be beheaded for public display, and the nine clans will be killed if you are serious!"

"What does the princess mean by this? Are you saying that Weichen and others have framed you?" Zhao Kun looked at Shen Ninghua with piercing eyes.

Shen Ninghua turned to look at Chu Junyi: "Master Chu, it's already this time, and you still plan to tell the truth?"

Chu Junyi paused for a moment, and finally raised his head: "Report to the emperor, the humble minister is guilty, please forgive me."

Baili Qingcang frowned: "So, you admit that you have embezzled a huge amount of money?"

"No, the minister is not corrupt, but it is true that he has a huge amount of silver in his hands."

"Then where does the money come from?"

"The emperor should have heard about the Huajun Medicine Store that has emerged from the plague? That is the property of this humble minister."

"What?" Lin Yue and Zhao Kun exclaimed in disbelief at the same time. No one knows about Huajun Medicine Store. It is the largest medicine store in the south of the Yangtze River, and it almost monopolizes all the medicine transactions in the south of the Yangtze River. The flow of silver taels is no less than 10 taels.Such a large property actually belongs to Chu Junyi?
Baili Qingcang was also shocked, and then looked at Shen Ninghua: "Ninghua, you also know about this matter?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the minister is also clear."

"So, all those silver coins were earned by Huajun Medicine?"

"Yes and no." Shen Ninghua replied.

Baili Qingcang frowned: "What does this mean?"

Shen Ninghua walked to the center of the hall, and knelt on the ground side by side with Chu Junyi: "Reporting to my father, when I went to the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief, I saw the people displaced and starving, waiting for the medicine to save their lives, but many medicine shops hoarded medicine and peddled it. The price, I can't see it in my heart, so I have the idea of ​​​​establishing a medicine store."

"So, you are the one who wants to establish Huajun Medicine, so how could it have anything to do with Chu Junyi?"

"After all, I'm just a girl in a boudoir. It's inconvenient to come forward for many things. At that time, Old General Xiao was also in the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief. I felt that the old general cared about the people. I originally wanted to tell him the idea of ​​the medicine shop, but Old General Xiao He is already an extremely personable minister, after all, many people would look down on him if he went into business, so he didn't speak up. Later, he met Mr. Chu by chance, and told him the idea of ​​the medicine store. Unexpectedly, Mr. Chu would develop the medicine store with great fanfare. .”

Shen Ninghua turned to look at Chu Junyi.

Chu Junyi nodded slightly, and continued: "Originally, the purpose of starting the medicine business was to help the people, and I never thought about making a fortune, so the medicine materials of Huajun Medicine Store are almost only one layer higher than the cost price, and the reason is just Maintain the normal operation of Huajun Pharmacy.”

Lin Yue frowned and sneered: "Lord Chu's words are wrong. Since Huajun Medicine's medicinal materials are so cheap, how can they earn millions of taels of silver?"

"Master Lin, I don't understand. The Huajun Medicine Store is not the only one in the south of the Yangtze River. The medicinal materials I sell here are so cheap that other merchants can't continue to operate. At first, many people went to the Huajun Medicine Store to make trouble. Although it was calmed down, the officials found that many drug farmers were unwilling to continue planting medicinal materials because they were too cheap to purchase. There was no way, so Huajun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. further raised the price of medicinal materials to keep it in line with the market price. Fortunately, the people were sensible. , all accepted it very well, and no one was dissatisfied."

"Heh, after all, didn't you earn the money in your pocket? Earning the hard-earned money of the common people, and looking for high-sounding excuses, it's really black-hearted!"

"No," Chu Jun smiled with bright eyes, planning to deal a heavy blow to the enemy.

"Lord Lin, you can go to Jiangnan and ask any ordinary people to see if there is anyone who can say that Huajun Medicine is evil! I made a lot of money, but I almost returned all the money to the people After the Huajun Medicine Store started to make a profit, I took out nine layers of profits to help the people in the south of the Yangtze River build roads, build embankments and dams, and rescue people in disasters. As for the money you found in my mansion, it was because I heard that there was a drought in the northwest. Specially mobilized silver taels from Jiangnan, and prepared to send them to the northwest!"

"What? Send it to the northwest?"

Shen Ninghua said: "That's right, because I know medical skills, Master Chu specially sent me a part of the silver, and asked me to buy medicinal materials nearby, and I want to send them to the Northwest together. I didn't expect the news of the two adults to be well-informed. Hurry up, Yinzi just entered my residence, and you will know about it later."

At this moment, Lin Yue, Zhao Kun and the others still don't understand anything. This matter is clearly a trick that Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua set up specifically for them!
Not only did they fail to see through it, but they jumped in with great satisfaction. Now it is absolutely impossible for them to jump out!
Baili Qingcang was stunned for a moment: "Ninghua, you mean that Jiangnan officials have reported mysteriously appearing all the time, and the people who helped rebuild many disaster-stricken towns in Jiangnan are you and Chu Junyi?"

Shen Ninghua leaned over and kowtowed: "Father, the purpose of opening Huajun Medicine Store was to benefit the people, but then under pressure, I had to balance the price of medicinal materials. I am no different from ordinary businesses. As a princess, Lord Chu As an official of the imperial court, if he continues to operate Huajun Medicine Store like this, he will compete with the people for profit, so he tries to find a way to benefit the people."

Baili Qingcang was in a complicated mood: "You child, why didn't you tell the father earlier, can the father still punish you? Get up quickly, your knees should hurt after kneeling for a long time. I can’t get hurt anymore. It’s a good thing that you think about the common people, and you should have told your father earlier.”

"My son has concealed my father for a long time, and I beg my father not to blame me."

Chu Junyi also pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, although the princess came up with the idea of ​​this matter at the beginning, but the person who carried it out was a humble minister. I feel very ashamed for doing something to compete with the people. If the emperor wants to Punishment, let’s punish the minister, the princess is weak, and the minister is willing to accept the punishment for the princess.”

Lin Yue and Zhao Kun knelt on the ground, almost gnawing their back molars.

Zhao Kun had dealt with Shen Ninghua before, and his tolerance was a little better, but Lin Yue was different.His face turned purple, and he could hardly help roaring:

Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua are really shameless, they want to gain both fame and fortune!

You keep saying that the emperor will punish you, and you have handled everything seamlessly. It is only strange that the emperor can punish you. Could it be that you are still benefiting the people and doing things for the people?

However, these two people spoke as if they were guilty of serious crimes. No one can match their shamelessness!
Looking at Lin Yue's expression from the corner of his eyes, Chu Junyi had a sneer on his lips.

Huajun Medicine is developing so fast, even if the emperor doesn't notice it now, he will definitely feel jealous later, if he wants to investigate clearly, why didn't he make preparations in advance?
The huge amount of silver this time was a deliberate show of his feet. These people really got tricked, and they made a fuss in front of the emperor so quickly. That's all. Huajun Medicine is really making money after it has passed the famous road. start!

(End of this chapter)