mtl008 Chapter 372 Postponed for Further Discussion
Chapter 372 Postponed for Further Discussion
Detailed records?
Ying Zheng took the list from Tang Yu with some curiosity. He was shocked when he saw it.
After reading it, Ying Zheng's face turned completely black. He never expected that there would be such a parasite in his Qin Dynasty.
He originally thought that every country and dynasty would have corrupt officials, and that this was an inevitable thing.
However, he believed that his Qin state should be somewhat better off.
But now I realize that what "a little better" means is completely not better at all!
Although Li Ka-shing's official position was not as high as that of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, it was still a relatively important one.
During this period, he committed no fewer than forty acts of murder!
The amount of money involved is in the millions!
This is only the current count; as for those that haven't been counted, we don't know how many there are!
Everyone in the Li family has some shady dealings. When Ying Zheng saw the list in his hand, he gasped.
"I never expected the Li family to act so ruthlessly today!"
Tang Yu nodded, and then said.
"In that case, Your Majesty, why not proceed according to the list?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng flipped through the rest of the list.
But you don't know until you look at it and flip through it, and what you find is shocking.
This list clearly includes more than just the Chen family!
Moreover, the entire Li family was involved, along with officials from various other places!
The merits and demerits of everyone's actions over the years are laid bare.
If you make a mistake, if you cheat the people, they will record it everywhere.
As long as you are a meritorious person, your contributions will not be overlooked by those above.
He looked at the list, and almost everyone on it could be described as utterly wicked. He looked at Tang Yu with some doubt.
"Mr. Tang, where did this list come from?"
Why are these people so similar?
Tang Yu smiled and looked at Ying Zheng.
"Does Your Majesty still remember the great wealth that our good officials donated to our Great Qin?"
Ying Zheng nodded. Of course he remembered. He hadn't realized before that his Qin Dynasty was so wealthy.
The annual tax revenue collected by the Qin Dynasty was only about one billion taels of gold.
However, the money donated by these officials last time, plus the money that Tang Yu managed to extort from the remnants of the six kingdoms, was all gone.
The total amount today is 2.3 billion taels, which can be considered a small lesson for Ying Zheng!
"These are the people who were on the last donation list, and later came to me to make up for it, wanting to really leave a good reputation."
“I remember all their names, and I have a record of those officials who paid money that was disproportionate to their official positions.”
"Excluding those officials who come from prominent families and have huge amounts of money themselves."
“These people’s families don’t have much money in their pockets.”
"They are not from any prestigious family, but they are indeed able to come up with such a large amount of money."
"Your Majesty, can you guess where this wealth came from?"
Tang Yu didn't need to say anything more, because Ying Zheng already understood his meaning.
Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly before he spoke.
"If that's the case, then how should we proceed with what Mr. Tang has said?"
Ying Zheng was actually somewhat hesitant; he didn't know if he should be more ruthless in his actions.
Because a large portion of these officials were local nobles of the Qin state.
He had just taken action against six nobles, and now he was taking action against the nobles of Qin.
Will this cause some turmoil in the Qin court?
It wasn't that Ying Zheng couldn't accept turmoil, or rather, that he felt uneasy about it.
Ying Zheng simply felt that the Qin state had reached a critical juncture.
If it's possible to maintain stability and allow the Qin state to develop rapidly for a period of time, then it's best to remain as stable as possible.
Once the Qin state has fully developed, we can settle these old scores slowly.
Seeing Ying Zheng's expression, Tang Yu knew exactly what he was thinking, and then slowly spoke.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, these people are the best of the best in our Qin Kingdom!"
"After all, what kind of bad people are on this list of those who donated to the cause of my Qin state?"
Tang Yu looked at the list with a sigh, and then said.
"Moreover, they are now willing to risk their lives and all their family assets to help the development of my Qin state."
"At the same time, he will help these officials and constantly urge them to be good officials. He is truly a top-notch person!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng raised his eyes to look at Tang Yu, and finally made up his mind.
He understood Tang Yu's meaning, and he couldn't afford to hold Tang Yu back now.
……
The Li family of Xianyang City, being nobles in the Qin state, is said to have had intricate connections with Li Xin.
However, when Li Xin was in trouble, this group of people did not help him.
These people were eager to sever ties with Li Xin, while Li Xin naturally disdained returning to such a family.
At this moment, Li Chengjia, the eldest son of the Li family, looked at the people in front of him with a face full of impatience.
"Tell me, when will Tang Yu fulfill his promise?"
"When will my name be firmly engraved on that monument of my Great Qin?"
As Li Chengjia spoke, he felt like he was truly a genius.
Although he usually acts recklessly, oppresses the people, embezzles and accepts bribes, and does nothing of value.
Wouldn't you still be able to gain a good reputation?
Apart from those he had oppressed, wouldn't everyone else think he was a good person after seeing that he had donated so much money?
He was getting excited just thinking about it.
He felt that those who worked hard to do good deeds and served the people well were the ones who did it.
What an idiot!
Incredibly stupid!
Some people serve as good officials their whole lives, yet they never gain a good reputation!
I just donated money casually, and it worked!
Just as he was pondering this, he was surprised to hear a man's somewhat frightened voice coming from outside.
"Oh no!"
"Young Master! Something terrible has happened!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chengjia felt a sense of foreboding wash over him.
After suppressing his anger, he glared at them and said.
"Speak up! What's wrong?"
"Hurry up! Just say what you have to say!"
The man was startled by Li Chengjia's reaction and spoke in a trembling voice.
"Young Master!"
"That's what the Imperial Advisor Tang Yu promised before, to add his name to the statue so that it could be passed down."
"It seems that...the matter should be put on hold for further discussion."