I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

"Old Jiang, how about this? Give half of these maps to His Majesty to replenish the treasury, and you can arrange the remaining half."

Chen Liu spoke in a deep voice, he was obviously unwilling to get involved in such a risky matter.

"Old Chen, who knows how many treasures are in here. Are you sure you don't want them?" Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Chen Liu smiled casually, obviously understanding the meaning of Jiang Yuan's words. If you don't take it, how can I take it?

"Old Jiang, the East Factory is located in the imperial capital. In my hands, it would be a disaster. But you are different. Taiping County is located on the border and is now your fiefdom. It doesn't matter how much silver you hide."

"In my opinion, it would be better if we could send all these things to your Taiping County. You can eat the meat, and leave a little soup for me. When I retire and return home, I can go to Taiping County to get it."

"Okay." Jiang Yuan agreed without even thinking about it. It would be a shame not to take the benefits that were right in front of him.

To put it bluntly, even if Duanmu Yuanchen found out later, the money would have already been used by Jiang Yuan to build Taiping County.

You want me to hand it over? Sure, but that depends on whether the more than 100,000 people in Taiping County and the many allies on the grassland agree.

After the discussion, Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate and directly put the brocade box away.

The wealth of the thirteen families was obviously extremely rich, and it took the people from the East Factory two and a half days to deal with it all.

When Jiang Yuan and Chen Liu looked at the boxes filled with gold, silver and jewelry in front of them, even they both swallowed hard.

"Sir, the property of the thirteen families including Zhao and Liu has been counted."

"Among them, the total amount of silver and banknotes is 98 million taels, and there are countless rare treasures, the value of which is difficult to estimate."

Listening to Wei Yong's words, Chen Liu took a deep breath. Wow, nearly 100 million taels of silver. I knew these guys were greedy for money, but I didn't expect they would dare to be so greedy!

Jiang Yuan was relatively calm. After all, he was a Chinese in his previous life and had seen what a real corrupt official was like.

Not to mention, the Qing Dynasty's He Zhongtang embezzled as much as 10 billion silver, which is only a small amount. What's more, the amount of the thirteen families combined is nothing compared to them.

But at the same time, Jiang Yuan's anticipation for the treasure map in his hand became stronger and stronger.

These are the highlights!

The worst of these aristocratic families have only stood in the imperial capital for one or two hundred years. It is completely unpredictable how profound their foundation is.

Chen Liu walked up to Jiang Yuan with the account book in his hand, thought for a moment, and then used a brush to erase the 98 million taels of silver and changed it to 90 million taels.

The smile on Jiang Yuan's face disappeared immediately. Damn it! Don't you know that the bolder the person, the more fertile the land?

"Old Jiang, this is a lot." Chen Liu said speechlessly.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a while, picked up the brush and crossed out 90 million taels, changing it to 8 million taels.

The corners of Chen Liu's mouth twitched visibly. Damn it! I'm allowing you to make a small fortune within the permitted range, not a windfall!

"Old Jiang, this is a bit too much. After all, there are thirteen families, and many ministers have an estimate of the wealth of these guys. It won't look good if there are too many." Chen Liu said earnestly.

"Okay." Jiang Yuan sighed and changed the eight million taels to eighty million taels. Chen Liu then nodded reluctantly.

"Wei Yong, all the brothers in the East Factory will receive 100 taels of silver. Those on this mission will receive 120 taels."

"Yes, my lord."

While Jiang Yuan and the other man were making a fortune, Duanmu Yuanchen in the palace also smiled.

Since following Jiang Yuan's idea, most of the officials in the court have come to visit since the morning court was over that day.

Naturally, these guys kept silent about the evidence, but some old foxes still sensed Duanmu Yuanchen's true intention and submitted a large number of memorials to impeach the Ning family.

"Your Majesty, you must not be careless. This matter still requires one last step." The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor Zhou Chen spoke in a low voice.

Duanmu Yuanchen frowned slightly: "We already have so much evidence, isn't that enough?"

Zhou Chen slowly shook his head, looked out the window cautiously, and then said, "Your Majesty, although the evidence is conclusive, you cannot do it."

"Otherwise, Ning Fei will definitely be dissatisfied when he returns to the court."

"The evidence is conclusive. Do I need to look at Ning Fei's mood even to purge the court and the country?" Duanmu Yuanchen was furious.

Ning Fei, it’s Ning Fei again!

No one dared to impeach the Ning family before because of this guy. Now that they have collected evidence, they are still restrained. It would be better for Ning Fei to sit on the throne!

Zhou Chen quickly signaled Duanmu Yuanchen to speak in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, I am not saying that Your Majesty needs to be wary of Ning Fei. Your Majesty is the true emperor, so naturally there is no need to be wary. However, Ning Fei is indeed a talented general. If Your Majesty wants to expand the territory in the future, he will definitely be indispensable."

"If he becomes dissatisfied and doesn't work hard in the future, wouldn't that hinder His Majesty's ambitions?"

Duanmu Yuanchen nodded slowly. "That's true, but I can't just ignore the Ning family because of this. After all, the evidence is now solid. If I still leave the Ning family alone, I'm afraid the officials will think that I'm afraid of Ning Fei and dare not take action against the Ning family. What will happen if they all turn to the Ning family?"

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood what I meant." As Zhou Chen spoke, his eyes were already looking at the paper that Jiang Yuan handed to him that morning.

"Your Majesty, since this matter started with Jiang Yuan, wouldn't it be better if he ended it?"

The expression on Duanmu Yuanchen's face gradually became solemn, and he understood what Zhou Chen meant.

Since Jiang Yuan took the initiative to attack the Ning family, and then Jiang Yuan submitted these memorials, when Ning Fei returns to the imperial capital in the future, he will be able to completely shirk all responsibility.

Even if Ning Fei really gets furious at that time, Duanmu Yuanchen can directly put all the blame on Jiang Yuan.

After all, people have already revealed the evidence of the Ning family's crimes in the court, and it would be unreasonable for me not to deal with it.

But for Jiang Yuan, isn't this a complete case of getting rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose?

"This...I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate?" Duanmu Yuanchen's tone was a little hesitant.

He must secure his throne, but Jiang Yuan, after all, was the benefactor who once saved his life. Although he later rescued him during the city defense army camp, the problem was that Jiang Yuan almost died that time, and it was all because of him!

It is really unacceptable not to give others any benefits but to push them to take the blame in the future.

"Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Moreover, Your Majesty is responsible for the country and the people. You cannot show any mercy."

"Since ancient times, kindness does not command the army, righteousness does not manage finances, goodness does not serve as an official, and benevolence does not engage in politics!"

"Furthermore, Jiang Yuan is a ruthless man. He killed thirteen people in one night, completely offending the entire court. Using him once is enough. If he uses it again, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the princes and ministers. The court will be shaken and disaster will surely occur."

Duanmu Yuanchen looked at the paper Jiang Yuan handed over. Contrary to what many ministers had guessed, there was nothing written on it. It was just a blank piece of paper, but it made all the civil and military officials in the court terrified.

After a long time, Duanmu Yuanchen closed his eyes.

"fair enough……"