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When the Prefect of the Capital personally led his men to the scene, he realized how serious the situation was; the Zhou residence was completely surrounded.

"You audacious scoundrels, how dare you besiege Lord Zhou's residence? Are you plotting a rebellion?"

Because he had guards by his side, Zhu Keduo dared to act arrogantly here.

"My lord, we are innocent! We would never dare to besiege Lord Zhou's residence!"

What?! Surrounding the residence of a high-ranking official of the imperial court? Everyone was stunned. They couldn't bear such a crime and quickly tried to explain.

“I saw it with my own eyes, and you still dare to argue.”

"My lord, we just want to ask Lord Zhou to issue some more national bonds. The last issuance of national bonds was far too small, and we couldn't get any at all."

This time, Zhu Keduo was dumbfounded.

His profession wasn't low-level, so he naturally knew about government bonds. However, Zhu Keduo was the kind of person who lacked assertiveness and was rather conservative, so he didn't buy government bonds. But judging from the current situation, it seems he missed out on a fortune.

"Are you really trying to get Lord Zhou to issue more national bonds, or are you just trying to collect your debts?"

"What are you joking about, sir? What debt do we need to collect from Lord Zhou?"

The commotion outside had already attracted the attention of the Zhou family, and the main gate was quietly opened.

"Master Zhou!"

"Greetings, Lord Zhou."

Zhou Wu's rank is now much higher than Zhu Keduo's, the Prefect of Jingzhao. Although the other party is his son's friend, Zhu Keduo still bowed to him directly.

"I'm sorry to have troubled Lord Zhu."

"Mr. Zhou is too polite."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhu Keduo, Zhou Wu walked toward the crowd of onlookers.

"I have heard what you all said. You are here about the national debt?"

"Yes, please, Lord Zhou, have mercy."

"Please, Your Excellency, have pity on us."

The real culprit appeared, and the people began to plead. In fact, Zhou Wu never expected that the national debt would be so attractive. He originally thought that he could finish the task after reaching the target of 100 million, but who knew that this scene would happen.

In fact, Zhou Wu forgot one thing: the interest on national debt is something that the wealthy would naturally look down on, because they have many ways to make more money, but it's different for ordinary people.

They have little capital, and they have worked hard to save up. They are afraid of the risks of doing business, so government bonds can be said to be the most stable way to make money. The rich may not care about this money, but it is enough for these small families.

"Gentlemen, the will of the people is difficult to defy. I know what you all want, but this is not something I can decide on my own. I need to go to the palace to ask His Majesty for instructions."

"We understand your difficulties, sir. Please put in a good word for us."

"A hard-working person."

What was initially thought to be a crisis turned out to be a dramatic turn of events.

. . . . . .

The emperor already knew about the people besieging Zhou Wu's residence and requesting the issuance of more national bonds before Zhou Wu could even report it.

After all, such a major event as besieging an official's residence could not be kept secret in the capital. However, fortunately, the outcome was beyond everyone's expectations.

After Zhou Wu entered the palace that day, he reported the matter. Since Li Tiancheng had already received the news in advance, he was not surprised. He just wanted to know how the national bonds were selling.

"How many government bonds have been sold so far?"

"Your Majesty, I have just entered the palace and compiled the data; everything has been sold out."

"What! So fast!"

It's sold out! That means the 100 million tael target has been reached. In just a few days, Li Tiancheng felt like he was dreaming. Even making money couldn't be faster than this.

"Your Majesty, what about the people's request to issue more national bonds?"

Li Tiancheng was already lost in a sea of ​​100 million taels of silver, and it took Zhou Wu several calls to pull him back to reality.

"What? Oh, you mean issuing more government bonds? What do you think?"

"I believe that the will of the people cannot be defied."

"it is good."

The phrase "the will of the people cannot be defied" perfectly suited Li Tiancheng's tastes, and with a wave of his hand, he added another 100 million taels.

I thought this would meet everyone's needs, but to my surprise, it sold out again in just three days.

Li Tiancheng hurriedly called Zhou Wu over, wanting to reissue the document, but this time Zhou Wu stopped him.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done."

"What does Zhou Wu mean by this? Isn't the will of the people something that cannot be defied?"

Damn, Zhou Wu really wanted to slap Li Tiancheng twice.

"Your Majesty, national debt is always a loan that must be repaid."

Zhou Wu's words were like a wake-up call for Li Tiancheng. Only then did he realize that all the money was borrowed. He didn't feel anything when he borrowed or spent it, but he only knew what pain was when he had to pay it back.

"Then let's do as you say, that's settled."

In less than ten days, the Great Dragon Treasury received 200 million taels of silver, far exceeding Li Tiancheng's expectations. This figure also made everyone re-evaluate Zhou Wu, and many people privately gave Zhou Wu the nickname "God of Wealth".

The request to audit the accounts has also yielded results. It seems that Li Tiancheng detested corruption the most in his life, so he directly gave the Crown Prince a gold medal, which the Crown Prince then gave to Su Jing.

Having won the gold medal, Su Jing was like someone who had taken a banned substance, becoming incredibly powerful and thoroughly investigating all the accounts.

The number of officials, businessmen, and powerful families implicated is countless.

This time, Li Tiancheng did not follow the principle of "the law does not punish the masses." He directly confiscated the property of all those involved in the case and then, according to their crimes, executed those who deserved to be executed, imprisoned those who deserved to be imprisoned, and exiled those who deserved to be exiled.

Only then did everyone realize that our Emperor had once conquered this vast Dragon Empire from countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

. . . . . . .

The Wang family in the capital.

"Damn Zhou Wu, he made me forget how heavy the losses were this time."

This time, the Wang family was very clever. They did not allow their own family members to participate directly. However, the forces that the Wang family had secretly supported over the years were uprooted because of the involvement in the accounting issues.

It can be said that the Wang family suffered heavy losses this time. Not only did they lose the forces they supported, but they also lost the money they had embezzled. They lost both their people and their wealth.

"Master, thankfully we handled this cleanly, otherwise we would have been implicated as well."

Sunzi Wang Zhenxing was somewhat relieved, at least this time his own family was not harmed.

"Hmph, look at your pathetic self."

Wang Zheng felt angry just looking at his grandson. This grandson had been timid and short-sighted since childhood, and had not inherited any of the good qualities of the Wang family. If there were any other choice, this grandson would only be abandoned.

But who could have imagined that Wang Zheng only had one son who died young, and his son had perfectly inherited the problem of having only one son for three generations, leaving him with only this one grandson. So there was no other way to support this grandson.

"Go and invite the other family heads over. Tell them it's my treat for everyone."

"Master, it's neither the New Year nor a holiday, what kind of banquet are we hosting?"

Wang Zhenxing asked a question in a naive way, which infuriated Wang Zheng, who roared in anger.

"Just tell them I'm dead and that a funeral is to be held."