Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

The next three days were quiet. Every day she reviewed memorials and went out of the palace to capture the playboys who had committed crimes in exchange for money. From time to time, she would go to see Yan Ruju, who was completely bewitched by her.

Zhongli Yuan pretended nothing had happened and stayed beside Leng Qingyi as a competent eunuch.

The morning court was quiet, and the first thing to do was to ask the Minister of Revenue about the progress of debt collection.

Although money is not everything, it is absolutely impossible to live without money.

She really hoped that these people would be so ungrateful as to not return the money and let her go to their homes in person.

If you find something that shouldn't be there, you can't blame her.

"Your Majesty, all the money owed to the national treasury by officials from various prefectures has been repaid."

"Have you paid it all back? Have you paid it all back?"

"I've paid back part of it. After all, some of the money is not small and it's hard to collect it in a short time."

Looking at the Minister of Revenue Leng Qingyi, whose official uniform had become loose, he leaned back on the dragon throne in a relaxed manner.

She was so scared that she thought everything was paid off, so how could she have any reason to come to rob (bushi) the house and visit.

"I remember last morning court saying we'll have three days to raise the money. Those who haven't paid by the end of the three days, please bring me the bills. After court, I'll go door to door to collect the money."

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to pay it back. Some of this money was borrowed from my grandfather and father, and it's difficult to collect it all at once."

"I don't believe you don't have a few shops or farms at home."

"But I still have a large family to support."

"Hmph, I still have a country to support. A country is a country, and only with a country can you have a home. Now that the country is in trouble, instead of letting you sell everything you have to help the country, you are dragging your feet on paying back the money you owe to the national treasury. My heart is as cold as the coldest days of winter. Since I've given you face and you don't want it, don't blame me for not giving you face. If the cash is not enough, I will directly use my goods and shops to pay it back. If you don't agree, I will directly confiscate your property."

"Your Majesty, this is too much. If we have any, we will definitely return it."

"What? I'm living a tight life, while you're living a comfortable life. Is this appropriate?"

"Your Majesty, please give me some more time. After all, selling land and shops takes time."

"No need. Just convert it into shop and land and give it to me. I'll charge the market price, and you won't have to waste time looking for buyers."

The officials below who owed national debts all looked very unhappy.

A shameless person is invincible. Leng Qingyi firmly grasped this principle.

No matter what difficulties your family has, I, an emperor, can't even make a living. What qualifications do you have to complain?

At first, the officials thought that the emperor was just trying to scare them in order to get money. They were dumbfounded when they saw the emperor wearing a dragon robe at their doorstep after the court session.

"I and my family are here to see the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

"Be flat."

The first to come to collect the debt was Prince Luo's Mansion. This old man had lived for a long time and had borrowed a lot of money from the national treasury.

Prince Luo, who had heard early in the morning that the emperor was going to come in person to collect the debt, really did not expect that the emperor would actually do such a humiliating thing. He came to welcome this uninvited guest with a large group of descendants following behind him.

Leng Qing glanced at the family behind Prince Luo. They were all dressed in silk and satin. No one would believe that they had no money.

"Old Lord Luo, your family borrowed 200,000 taels of silver from the national treasury, paid back 30,000 taels, and now has 170,000 taels left. Those of you who didn't attend the morning court today probably don't know this, but I sympathize with you and want to avoid any trouble. If you don't have enough cash, I can simply use the deeds to your land and shops as collateral. If you really don't have anything I'd like, I'll see if there's anything in your family I'd like to use to pay off the debt, so you don't have to keep owing me money and worrying about you."

The old Prince Luo's face was extremely ugly. He wanted to act like an elder, but when he thought about that morning court session, he just said a few words for the King of Qi and not only was he sent back home, but even his family members were kicked out of the court for various reasons.

Now that the emperor has come to their doorstep to demand repayment for money related to the national treasury, they will only become more aggressive. It seems that this matter will not be resolved without some money.

"Your Majesty, please rest in the palace first. I will have all the money in the public treasury be taken out to make up the difference. If it's not enough, I can use a few shops as collateral."

"No need. I still need to go to the next house. An Wu, you go with the steward of the Prince's Mansion to take inventory. You can look around their mansions and buy anything with a comparable price."

He heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that the emperor would not come into the palace to personally watch over the whole family headed by Prince Luo.

As long as the emperor is not watching personally, there is room for maneuver.

Prince Luo, who originally thought he could do something, didn't know that Anwu was the only secret guard among the dozen secret guards left by Leng Qingyi to Zhongli Yuan who had lit up the business skill.

You should know that these secret guards are all produced by the system and are incomparable to humans. They have business skills but no human emotions, will not embezzle or betray, and are simply God's chosen workers.

The next stop was the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. There was no order in which to collect the debts. Leng Qingyi went to each house one by one according to their distance from the palace, so as to avoid missing anyone.

Yan Zhentian had already started making preparations when Leng Qingyi said during the morning court three days ago that he would come to the house in person to collect the debt. Now, it is estimated that there are no valuable items in the house.

Yan Zhentian received the news as soon as Leng Qing left the palace. As soon as he arrived at the door of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he saw Yan Zhentian and his entire family dressed in simple clothes to welcome the emperor's arrival.

Leng Qingyi's mouth twitched when he saw the female relatives wearing only one or two silver or wooden hairpins on their heads.

All the female relatives I saw in the Prince's Mansion just now wore red hairpins. This is a bit too much.

If she hadn't known that the Duke of Zhenguo had enough financial resources to support a well-equipped army, she would have almost believed that the Duke of Zhenguo lived in poverty.

"I and my family are here to see the Emperor."

"Get up. I'm sure you know why I came here today. Are you planning to pay with cash or the shop?"

"Your Majesty, to be honest, I don't have anything valuable at home. I sold some of the jewelry of my female relatives and only managed to scrape together 20,000 taels of silver. I'm still short of 120,000 taels. Your Majesty, please take a look at any shop you like."

"Oh? This huge Duke's Mansion actually lives so cleanly?"

"I feel ashamed. I gave all the money to the soldiers in the army, leaving the wives and children of this mansion to live a poor life with me. I have failed in my duty."

He speaks better than he sings. Tsk tsk, if she didn't know the background of the Duke of Zhenguo, she would have almost believed it.

"Well, then I'll just go into your house and take some gifts so that the other officials won't feel dissatisfied."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

As soon as Leng Qing entered the gate, his eyes were immediately drawn to the finest jade inlaid on the screen wall.

"My dear, these stones are quite nice. Each one is worth one ounce of silver."

Prince Yan, who was following behind the Duke of Zhenguo, was about to explain that it was top-grade jadeite when he was stopped by Yan Zhentian.