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The servants came to a separate private room. They were no longer on the original boat. Jin Yuchen was carried by the servants all the time, until he stopped in this private room. Before he could speak, he was covered from behind. Stopped, just about to yell to resist, there was a piercing pain in the chest, gurgling blood gushed out from the chest, and ghostly words sounded in the ear: "Don't bother you to inform, the king will go in by himself."

The servant did not rest in peace until he died. Jin Yuchen looked at his blood-stained hands, and pushed the door in with a calm face. The room was filled with thick incense, and a man was sitting in front of the table, holding While sketching something, when he heard the movement at the door, displeasure flashed across his face, and he said, "Why didn't you let me know before you came in, and put him on the couch."

With a smile on his lips, Jin Yuchen walked lightly around him calmly, and praised: "Is the curator drawing this king? It really looks like it, especially the lips."

Zheng Mingjie was puzzled for a while, and immediately turned his head away. Suddenly, something cold was pasted on his face. When he took a closer look, it was a bloody dagger with dilated pupils, and he was about to shout loudly.

"If you are smart, don't yell. I don't guarantee that I can hold back and not cut your neck." Jin Yuchen said with a smile, "I have to say that you have good taste, the owner. You have to sleep , I have to sleep with the current prince, so that I can show my identity and status better."

"What! You are..." Zheng Mingjie was surprised but also suspicious, but Jin Yuchen interrupted him before he finished speaking.

"Of course this king is, and there are not only the fourth prince, but also other princes, and at the same time—the emperor." Jin Yuchen took back the dagger unhurriedly, wiped the blood on Zheng Mingjie's body, and moved slowly .

After wiping it clean, he took out the token from his waist and slapped it on his face: "You won't tell this king that you don't know the token held by the prince in the palace?"

Zheng Mingjie saw the shiny gilt in the opponent's hand, his eyes were filled with fear and panic immediately, he hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground, and knocked his head heavily on the ground: "I don't know that King Zhen'an is coming, forgive the grassroots for being rude, and I hope the prince will forgive me." crime."

"Hahahaha..." Jin Yuchen laughed strangely, "I can't forgive you, but you committed a serious crime, kidnapping the prince, and even intending to do something wrong, why do you want me to forgive you?"

Hearing that the other party did not intend to let him go, he changed his mind and thought in his heart that although the four princes were conferred the title of prince by the emperor, they have no real power, influence and party members. Once their affairs are exposed by the four princes Come out, then a group of people will be implicated, then...do you want to kill him?Anyway, she is also a penniless criminal who just came out of the clan's mansion.

"Are you thinking in your heart whether you want to kill me?" Jin Yuchen expressed his thoughts, and laughed even louder after being recognized, "As the helm of the collusion between government and businessmen, why don't you have any brains at all? Think about it carefully." Think, this king will not know his position, so he will come to you unprepared?"

Zheng Mingjie only thought that he was trying to trick him, so he gritted his teeth and said, "The grass people don't understand what the prince means."

"It's okay if you don't understand, I will explain it to you." Jin Yuchen didn't intend to let Zheng Mingjie get up, so he let him continue to kneel on the ground, and then sat comfortably in the position where Zheng Mingjie was originally sitting, and said, "Nanfengguan opened a household registration in the local magistrate two years ago, and made a living by singing and dancing. Now it is a human flesh business, but it is not established as a brothel. The tax paid every year is the same as that of ordinary restaurants, but You know, the taxes of brothels in Anqing are extremely high, but you are taking the taxes of ordinary restaurants and doing the business of brothels. The money you have embezzled in the past two years, according to the laws of Anqing, if it exceeds 100 taels, you will be sentenced to five years in prison. Calculating the accounts of Nanfeng Pavilion, I am afraid that you will not be able to sit in prison for the rest of your life. If it exceeds 10 taels, you will be executed immediately, and your wife, children and direct blood relatives will be punished and sent to the official's house as slaves."

"Don't worry, we haven't finished yet." Looking at Zheng Mingjie who was kneeling on the ground and wanted to interrupt, Jin Yuchen patted his head, "Such an obvious mistake has not been discovered, which means that the prefect of Suzhou either You are a fool, or you have accepted bribes, and if you find out, you will be convicted. Moreover, the king passed through Qilu and got a ledger from your father, which recorded all the expenses for Suzhou. Ku checked and found that the amount of the account book made public by the magistrate did not match at all, and after finding the private account, it was found that it was consistent with a huge expenditure in Quanzhou, both in terms of time and amount.”

Zheng Mingjie's obvious breakdown made Jin Yuchen more sure of what he just said. He did send someone to check the magistrate's private account, but he couldn't find it, so he had to tell all his guesses, and then read Zheng Mingjie's account. Response, it seems that he guessed everything right.

The cold sweat on his forehead became more and more dense, and he already had murderous intentions. Maybe this person knew more, but the things he said now were all true, and it was not enough to keep him alive.

"Having said so much, you still want to kill me?" Jin Yuchen picked up the dagger and raised his chin with the tip of the knife, "trafficking people to merchants and officials from all over the world, erasing the household registration names of Suzhou people at will, maintaining peace The dirty relationship of businessmen and ministers from all over the world, who privately obtained a lot of property, involved the context of this huge network, and was about to be torn apart. A new economic policy will be promulgated in a few days, merchant tax, private land and farming households under his hands The more, the more taxes will be, and the poor houses outside the city will be exposed. At that time, the government will have to force open warehouses to release grain, and the court will frantically take money from merchants to support those poor people. The richer the merchant, the higher the tax, the imperial court has a fixed collection value, and if it is not reached, it will be punished, what will happen to the government that colludes with the merchant?"

Of course, the connection established with interests must also collapse because of interests.I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be more than just a collapse.

Zheng Mingjie swallowed his saliva, and the sharp dagger was pressed against his throat. He suddenly thought that after Jin Yuchen knew his intentions at this time, not only did he not hold him back to escape, but he also spent so much time saying so much to himself. , must have other plans.

"Do you have something to say? It's better for everyone to open the skylight and speak clearly. Since you already know the bottom line, you can't get away from it." Zheng Mingjie sneered, he couldn't see Jin Yuchen's confident look, look It's annoying.

Jin Yuchen withdrew his dagger, and his momentum did not diminish at all: "This king is indeed involved, but this king has a way to retreat completely, but you, and the group of people behind you, if you are pulled out because of you... …Not sure what those people did to your family in order to keep themselves.”

"What is your purpose?" Since you know everything so clearly, why do you still come to see yourself?

"It's very simple. This king can tell you very clearly that the merchant tax is a point raised by this king. This king also has a way to revoke it. This king can even help you cover up and keep your secrets from leaking out. As long as you agree One thing about this king." Jin Yuchen finally expressed his intention of coming, "This king wants you to be the puppet of this king to control those businessmen and high officials. Whatever this king says, you have to convey it to those The people behind the scenes, but you must not reveal the identity of the king, or you will know the consequences. Since the king has the account book of Quanzhou and Suzhou, he must have the account book of Quanzhou's corruption. Don't take the liberty to test the bottom line of the king."

"But even if you can firmly control me, those people will have a way to get out of our transactions. How will you control those businessmen and officials?"

"This is not the king's business. This king is only responsible for giving you the instructions that the king wants. If you can't do it, just wait to be executed by everyone." Jin Yuchen stood up and put away the dagger , "Do you really think that this king doesn't know your inside story? You have done so many dirty human flesh transactions, and you won't keep accounts if you want to share the spoils?"

"The king is giving you an order now. Soon there will be two idiots promulgating the merchant tax with an imperial decree. Don't resist. After a few days, go to the residence of those two idiots one by one and take bribes with gold and silver. The larger the quantity, the better. Don’t worry about the rest. This king will naturally help you deal with the rest. The promulgation of the merchant tax is temporary. This king believes that you know when I will be able to help you. Tax removal." After Jin Yuchen said this, he had already walked to the door of the room, and suddenly turned around and said, "The king at the door just killed him, you go back and find someone to deal with it, and by the way, fuck your old man. My bank, there will be many more people in your mansion and Nanfeng Hall in the future."

"You!" Zheng Mingjie stared at Jin Yuchen with wide eyes, he wanted to put eyeliner beside him!

"Listen carefully to what I have to say. I will keep you safe and well, and those behind you will be prosperous and wealthy." After Jin Yuchen finished speaking, he opened the door and walked out in strides.

Zheng Mingjie was left standing there resentfully, and finally angrily tore off the things on the table and tore the painting to pieces.

"Damn! Damn!"

Before getting out of the small sail, someone came out from the darkness. Jin Yuchen moved himself to the dark place and explained: "When the king and father leave, we will officially enter the Nanfeng Hall. Keep an eye on Zheng Mingjie, if he makes any strange moves, kill him immediately, and then find someone to take his place, don't leak the news of his death, spread rumors when you have to."

The person in the darkness bowed his head: "Yes." Then there was a small voice, and it disappeared.

Jin Yuchen walked to the front of the boat and saw a jug of wine outside. He walked over and poured some into his hands, then wiped his neck, ears, and forehead respectively, and finally took a big gulp, pretending to stagger On the shore, he stumbled towards the direction of the inn.