I Have 100,000 Dead Warriors

Tanchun took a sip of jasmine tea and said nonchalantly, "The emperor is trying to win me over while letting me take the blame. Isn't it just to make me completely offend the old nobles, be his loyal dog, and bite to death those who oppose him? Humph, if you dare to plot against me like this, don't blame me for taking his throne and exterminating his descendants."

Chang Hong pondered: "Now that the master has become the governor of the Beijing camp, it is more convenient for us to infiltrate. When does the master plan to show his hand?"

Tanchun put down the teacup and said quietly, "No hurry, I still have one thing to do. Once I finish this, we can take action."

Chang Hong further asked: "Master, what are you talking about..."

Tanchun sighed, "The tragedy of the original owner is that she is a girl, with all her talent and ability, but she is trapped in the boudoir and cannot come out to revive the family. That's why she made three wishes. One is to disguise herself as a man and make a career, one is to revive the family and severely punish the group of slaves headed by Lai Da, and the last is to help her biological mother to be affectionate and wise, glorious and prominent, and no longer suffer from the pain of slavery."

Chang Hong said, "Master, you have won six first prizes in a row, and have been awarded a title of nobility for your military achievements. You are both civil and military, so you can apply for an imperial decree for your biological mother. As long as you are here, the Jia family will not decline. It can be said that these three wishes have almost been fulfilled. The only thing left is to severely punish the unruly servant."

Tanchun nodded: "That's right, the Jia family's unruly servants should be punished."

In the original novel, it was because of the instigation of Wang Shanbao's servants that Mrs. Wang launched the search of the Grand View Garden.

Faced with this search, the original owner, Tanchun, said with deep sorrow: "You know, if such a big family is attacked from outside, it will not be killed immediately. This is what the ancients said, 'A centipede will not die without being stiffened.' They must first commit suicide within the family before they can be completely defeated."

Madam Xing and Madam Wang were fighting for power. Wang Shanbao, Zhou Rui, and other servants of Wu Xindeng took the opportunity to cause trouble, all wanting to get rid of their opponents, which made the Jia Mansion a mess.

The servants in the Jia family were not only scheming against each other, but also extremely corrupt.

According to the description in the book, the servants in the Jia family took advantage of their masters' ignorance of the outside business conditions and drastically raised the prices of daily necessities, taking the opportunity to line their own pockets and live a life of luxury.

Not only did they inflate the prices, but several stewards headed by Lai Da, who were responsible for buying hair oils and rouge for the girls, also used inferior goods to make up the numbers, and yet they spent no less money.

The most serious corruption was during Yuanchun's visit to her parents and the construction of the Grand View Garden.

When Jia Qiang went to Suzhou, he spent thirty thousand taels of silver to buy actors, musical instruments, and other items. He also spent another twenty thousand taels on flowers, candles, colorful lanterns, and colorful curtains and draperies.

You know, the purchasing power of one or two taels of silver in the world of Dream of Red Mansions is very high.

Twenty taels of silver are enough for Granny Liu's family to eat for a year.

Jia Lian stole You Erjie and only gave her five taels of silver per month for living expenses.

Buying actors and musical instruments cost thirty thousand taels.

How much of this is actually used for purchases is only known to those in charge.

In addition, Jia Yun got a project to plant trees in the Grand View Garden from Wang Xifeng by giving gifts.

Wang Xifeng approved two hundred taels of silver, but Jia Yun actually only took out fifty taels and the matter was settled. The huge profits can be imagined.

At least half of the millions of taels of silver used to build the Grand View Garden was embezzled by this group of people.