"Gold, 500,000 gold taels!"
"It's too scary."
Yingtian Prefecture.
Zhu Yuanzhang's surprised voice echoed in every corner of the court.
Instantly.
Everyone was in an uproar.
This was an astronomical figure.
According to the statistics.
In the ninth year of Emperor Xiaozong's reign, the annual monetary income was only 550,000 taels of silver.
Forage income was 780,000 taels.
The saltworks earned 950,000 taels.
His total income was close to three million taels, which was equivalent to 1.5 million catties or 750,000 kilograms. One jin of Ming Dynasty was equal to 18 taels, and if rounded up, it would be 20 taels.
That was 750 tons of silver.
During the Ming Dynasty, the exchange ratio between gold and silver was 1:5.
That 750 tons of silver was equivalent to 250 tons of gold.
The gold in the mountains was a considerable income.
It was so terrifying.
The sheer number was shocking.
All the officials in the court gasped.
"Five hundred thousand taels of gold, how terrifying.”
"How terrifying."
"This is simply appalling."
"This old minister surmises that other than the national treasury, there is no other place with so much gold.”
"May I ask, Your Majesty, where did this gold come from?”
The ministers began to discuss.
This gold gave these powerful officials of Ming Dynasty a huge impact.
After the soldiers discovered the gold, they did not dare to hide it privately.
The Chief Banner immediately sent someone to Taihe Palace to report to His Majesty.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, after hearing this news, he could not believe his ears.
Five hundred thousand gold taels!
He was shocked.
Right now, the northern expedition was in progress. Whether it was the food and drink of the soldiers, weapons, or warhorses, they were all extremely expensive.
In war, the land was actually silver.
The Great Ming Dynasty had just been established, and the national treasury was not full to begin with.
In addition, the 150,000 elite soldiers sent out by the Northern Expedition.
The amount of food and drink they consumed every day could bring down any small country.
The national treasury was gradually emptied, and Zhu Yuanzhang was more anxious than anyone else.
The discovery of this batch of gold undoubtedly made Zhu Yuanzhang ecstatic.
In the morning court meeting, he couldn't wait to share this news with the ministers.
Just as he had expected.
Once the news was released, the officials in the court were shocked.
Looking at the officials below the steps, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart also surged.
However…
Everyone's questions soon came.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, where did this gold come from?”
"From what Your Majesty said, this gold was stored in a box, so it definitely isn't natural gold.”
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also full of questions.
"This gold was accidentally blown up by the soldiers when they were mining. The gold was all in the huge cave.”
There was so much gold hidden in the cave.
It could not help but arouse people's doubts.
"Since it's in a box. That was not natural gold, but private property.”
"I just don't know what kind of person would possess five hundred thousand gold taels.”
"500,000 taels of silver, this is a fortune that can rival a country.”
Envy, jealousy, and hatred appeared in the eyes of the ministers.
Not to mention 2,000 tons of gold, even 2,000 catties of gold was what they dreamed of.
"I wonder who owns it. At present, I have already ordered people to lead troops and guard the mountains. See if anyone has come to claim it?"
"If no one claims it in the end, then we'll charge it to the national treasury.”
The ministers were in an uproar again as they discussed who the owner of the five hundred thousand gold taels was.
What kind of person was worthy of having five hundred thousand taels of gold?
Their words and actions were filled with curiosity and admiration towards the owner of the gold.
…………
Mobei.
In the main tent of the commander of Blue Jade.
"Lan Yu, stop."
In his rage, Zhu Rong's dignified voice caused Lan Yu's hand to tremble involuntarily.
It was this subtle movement that moved the sword.
Immediately after.
He scratched Consort Qi's body.
A shallow wound quickly seeped out blood.
Being mistakenly barged into the big tent, Lan Yu was furious.
When he turned around, he suddenly found that the person standing in front of him was actually His Highness Zhou Wang.
Lan Yu's expression suddenly changed.
Even though he knew that he was Prince Zhou, he was currently in the middle of an important military matter.
Being suddenly interrupted, Lan Yu couldn't suppress the anger in her heart.
"Your Highness, this general is handling the accounts. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Your Highness to barge in at this time.”
"Your Highness, please move outside the tent and not delay the military aircraft.”
When he looked behind Zhu Rong, he saw Hai Bie with an angry face.
The captives of Northern Yuan actually escaped. This was a miracle.
However, Zhu Rong put his hands behind his back, looking like he was going to meddle in other people's business.
"Military aircraft? Great General Lan, you have the nerve to talk about military aircraft?”
"Bringing a female captive to your own tent in the middle of the night, and you actually told this king that it was for military aircraft?”
"Then Consort Qi, how do you explain the scattered clothes?”
"What about the dagger in Consort Qi's hand?”
"Great General Lan wouldn't tell this king that using a long sword in the middle of the night to coerce and bribe the enemy's family, this is also considered a glorious act, right?”
"As a general of Great Ming, you should know that Qi Wangfei has relatives with the royal family. Wasn't such an act a disgrace to the royal family?”
Zhu Rong's tone changed from calm to excitement and finally to anger.
This attitude directly angered Lan Yu.
"Prince Zhou, don't forget. In the army, you are Zhu the Fifth, not some noble prince.”
Zhu Rong's temper flared up.
Zhu Yuanzhang had provoked him, but he would not forgive him.
Even if he, Lan Yu, was a general.
But what kind of sh * tty human business was he doing?
Everyone could control people with such low moral behavior.
Before Lan Yu could react, Zhu Rong didn't even press a button. Instead, he turned his hand and pinched Lan Yu's wrist.
Lan Yu felt a sharp pain.
Her hand involuntarily loosened.
"Clang!"
The sword in his hand fell to the ground.
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