The strongest nine thousand years old

Chen Dong and Yu Wenrou were strolling in the street. This kind of life of ordinary people seemed very novel to these noble ladies who had never done housework.

She held a candied haws in her left hand and a freshly-fried meat pie in her right hand, and ate them with relish.

"Hey, I heard a lot of people talking about you." Yu Wenrou leaned close to Chen Dong and whispered.

Chen Dong held a big elbow in both hands and chewed it until his mouth was full of oil.

Yuwen Rou finally understood what his smooth talk was all about.

Chen Dong licked his lips and said, "What's so strange about this? I am the commander of the Royal Guards, a favorite of His Majesty, and a newly promoted lord."

Yuwenrou kicked Chen Dong secretly. She couldn't stand the smug look on the face of this little eunuch.

Chen Dong grinned and said, "So many people are praising your man, don't you feel excited?"

There is a little excitement, but more of worry.

"Are you sure you can get the one million taels?" Yu Wenrou said to herself, "In fact, I hope you can't get it."

If Chen Dong can't raise the money, he will leave Yanjing City and live with her forever.

Chen Dong couldn't help but cough twice, "Can't you just hope for me to be better?"

Yuwenrou snorted softly.

The common people already knew that Chen Dong had to collect one million taels of military funds to launch a northern expedition against the grassland imperial court.

A few days ago, Chen Dong killed a barbarian outside the city of Yanjing. Many people knew about Chen Dong and his glorious deeds.

Who doesn’t want to join the Northern Expedition?

However, it is very difficult to take money out of their pockets.

Due to years of natural disasters and man-made calamities, the landlords had no surplus food.

Chen Dong asked the Jinyiwei to spread the word of the fund-raising, but he actually didn't expect the people to give him a small amount of money. The majority of the money still belonged to the aristocratic families.

Any noble family could get a starting amount of over a hundred thousand taels. If there were ten or eight noble families, that amount of silver would be enough.

After sending Yuwen Rou back to the palace, Chen Dong turned around and went to the Jinyiwei prison.

The Jinyiwei government office was surrounded and many parts were destroyed. The national treasury was out of money, so Chen Dong could only use the Jinyiwei's small treasury to repair it himself.

Fortunately, the money seized during the confiscation was enough, otherwise the silver would not be enough.

"How is it going? Have you sold everything that needs to be sold?" Chen Dong sat in the office with his arms and legs spread out, while Yan Shisan stood in front of him to report the situation.

Yan Shisan said, "A total of 600,000 taels of silver were confiscated from the eight great families, and the remaining gold and jade ornaments were sold for 300,000 taels. There are also countless real estate deeds, which have not yet been counted."

"This is 900,000 taels. The other 100,000 taels will take three days to get by selling some properties." Yan Shisan handed over a stack of silver bills.

The greatest assets of a noble family are people and land.

The people were captured by Chen Dong, the land was confiscated by Chen Dong, and the aristocratic families were uprooted one by one.

However, this is not enough.

These eight great families are only the second-rate tier, with many small families below them and a behemoth above them.

Chen Dong waved his hand and refused to take it. "Change it into silver and put it in the donation box. With these 900,000 taels, why would you worry about the 100,000 taels?"

Chen Dong is not just throwing a brick to attract jade, but throwing jade to attract bricks.

He just couldn't believe it. With a population of one million, the city of Yanjing couldn't even raise 100,000 taels!

"I will sell some properties appropriately to prepare for emergencies." Yan Shisan said.

Chen Dong did not object. Only by grasping both hands and being strong in both hands can we win.

"Have those people confessed? Who is the mastermind behind this?" Chen Dong asked.

"We've used all ten torture methods, but they still refuse to speak." Yan Shisan felt helpless.

Even when he killed the younger generation in front of the family heads, he still couldn't make them speak. These people were like stones in the toilet, smelly and hard.

"Bring the eight family heads here." Chen Dong said.

After a while, Yan Shisan brought the eight family heads over.

The eight men were in tattered clothes, unkempt hair, and covered in blood. They had already been tortured beyond recognition.

However, when facing Chen Dong, they still held their heads high, their eyes full of disdain. Some even spat in Chen Dong's face.

However, Chen Dong dodged it.

He stood up and looked at the eight family heads, and said with a sigh, "They are really tough guys!"

"You eunuch, stop gloating over our misfortune. Sooner or later, someone will avenge us!"

"It is because the young emperor favors virtuous officials and stays away from villains that the people of Dayan are in decline. You, the little eunuch, deserve to be cut into pieces!"

"I am a villain, and I will let you be proud for a few days!"

Chen Dong's expression suddenly turned cold. "It seems that the person behind you gave you a lot of confidence! You are still so stubborn even when you are about to die."

"Kill us! We are waiting for you on the Yellow Spring Road!"

"You traitors, you shall not die a good death!"

"Even if my family is destroyed, I will still support the country and bring peace to Dayan!"

Chen Dong was shocked. Are these people so stubborn? Moreover, they all spoke righteously and awe-inspiringly, as if he was the villain who was plotting rebellion. He was wondering, who gave them the confidence?

"Commander, these people seem to have been drugged and are still stubborn." Yan Shisan said with a wry smile.

Chen Dong stroked his chin and said with a strange look in his eyes: "The heads of the families are tough in words and bones, but I wonder if that part is still tough?"

Several people looked confused.

Chen Dong took out a small packet of powder from his arms and said with a wicked smile: "This is a packet of aphrodisiac powder. An 80-year-old man can turn into an 18-year-old boy."

"Yan Shisan, go find eight sows. If there are fewer, there won't be enough to share."

Aphrodisiac powder?

sow?

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The picture is so beautiful that it’s exciting just thinking about it.

The faces of the eight family heads changed instantly.

Tiemucha, who was about to step in, froze, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes, and he remembered the fear of being dominated by aphrodisiac powder.

He silently retracted his left foot that had stepped forward first and hid outside the door tremblingly.

Chen Dong had already seen him and laughed jokingly, "Isn't this the Northern Barbarian Envoy? Is the aphrodisiac powder effective?"

Tiemucha's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I have something important to talk to you about!"

"This northern barbarian envoy inhaled a little bit of aphrodisiac powder and fought with the sow for three hours. Some of them inhaled a whole packet, and then... "

"The two heads of the Wang and Zhao families are quite old, so they should have never experienced this kind of feeling. Today I am doing a good deed and will arrange two more for you two." Chen Dong said jokingly.

"Hurry up! Arrange the ten sows for the eight family heads!"

Yan Shisan suppressed a smile and said loudly, "I will arrange it right away! Do you need the younger generations of the eight families to come and watch the demeanor of the family heads?"

Chen Dong's eyes lit up, "Oh, why didn't I think of that. This is a good opportunity to teach by example, arrange it immediately!"

The faces of the eight family heads were as black as the bottom of a pot. If they were seen by the younger generation, it would be worse than death, and their reputation would be ruined in an instant!

"You damn eunuch, you shall not die a happier death!" The head of the Zhao family cursed loudly with red eyes.

Chen Dong smiled playfully, "You still have three breaths to consider. Will you confess and be lenient, or will you resist to the end?"

"one."

"two."

"three."