Chapter 406

Zhang Hao went over and slapped the money on Jiajing's table, saying that he wanted to surrender his title. The princes all looked at Zhang Hao in shock. This kid is not only rich, but also so tough. It is so difficult for a marquis to do. It depends on military merits. From the establishment of the Ming Dynasty to the present, except for the more rewards when it was founded, there were basically no rewards later.

Now he actually wanted to take the vassal kings to surrender their titles.

Jiajing was very moved. He knew that Zhang Hao wanted to surrender his title for the Ming Dynasty. He hoped that the Ming Dynasty would last longer and that the people in the Ming Dynasty would live a better life.

"Take it back, what does it look like? Have I asked you to speak? Go back and make tea!" Jiajing shouted to Zhang Hao with a dark face.

"no!"

"Get out!" Before Zhang Hao could speak, Jiajing shouted to Zhang Hao out. Zhang Hao had no choice but to go back to the tea table, and then Jiajing looked at the vassal kings.

"Tell me, what should I do to punish you? I don't want to make things difficult for you. You should think about it and fine it. Zhang Hao will not do it!" Jiajing sat there, looking at the vassal kings and said.

"Your Majesty, we don't know what to do!" The King of Shu looked at Jiajing in embarrassment and said, "The fine is not enough, but the title is not enough, so this matter is even bigger. "You can make an idea. If you have it, just say it!" Jiajing looked at the ministers and asked.

"Return to the emperor, we can't say this. After all, either they are arrested and sent to jail, or they are given a title, or they are fined!" Yan Song also looked at Jiajing and said. He actually knew Jiajing's plan, just to not make any money in the court and let those vassal kings pay, but if they say this, those vassal kings will hate Yan Song to death.

"Or, let Zhang Hao say that since Zhang Hao does not agree to the fine, then let Zhang Hao say that of course, it is not okay to reduce his title!" Lu Ben thought about it for a while and said to Jiajing.

"Yes, yes, let Zhang Hao say it, what he said!" The King of Shu nodded immediately and said, and the King of Qin and King of Zhou also nodded.

"Zhang Hao!" Jiajing immediately turned his head and looked at Zhang Hao who was drinking tea behind him.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Hao stood up and looked at Jiajing in confusion.

"Come here!" Jiajing signaled to Zhang Hao.

"I have a problem. I just asked me to come back, but now I want me to go over again. Let me tell you, the emperor is old now and has no good memory!" Zhang Hao said to the three princes. The three of them looked at Zhang Hao in surprise, thinking that Zhang Hao actually dared to say bad things about Jiajing in person.

At this moment, Jiajing's face was dark, and this bastard actually said that he was old.

"Get over!" Jiajing shouted in anger.

"Hey!" Zhang Hao immediately put down his cup, walked towards Jiajing, arrived beside Jiajing, and looked at Jiajing.

"They said, let you make an idea, of course, it's not possible to reduce your title!" Jiajing immediately said to Zhang Hao.

"Ah, no, that's boring!" Zhang Hao shook his head and said.

"Zhang Hao, this is a bit of a reduction in title. We will come to the door to apologize. How can the emperor punish you, you still need to take some attention!" The King of Shu said as he looked at Zhang Hao and said.

"Come to apologize? Are you bullying someone and want to kill me. Now I'll apologize. Will I agree?" Zhang Hao immediately stared at the King of Shu and shouted.

"No, that, you see if this is OK? Each of us will pay you 50,000 taels of silver, but it's OK, another calculation!" The King of Shu looked at Zhang Hao and continued to say that he wanted to settle Zhang Hao now. Zhang Hao can't settle it, so it will be troublesome at that time.

"No, am I short of money? You ask the emperor, am I short of money? Otherwise, from today on, I will assassinate you too. If I fail, I will give you 50,000 taels? Let's make a bet, and you can continue assassinating me!" Zhang Hao stared at the King of Shu and said.

"No, no, Zhang Hao, we can't do this, and we dare not do this anymore. Besides, there is no need to do that. That, is it OK? Otherwise, why do you say we apologize to you?" The King of Shu quickly waved his hand and said to Zhang Hao, and the other vassal kings also looked at Zhang Hao.

"Okay, Zhang Hao, you can talk about their apology by yourself. Now let's talk about the punishment. Do I still care about this kind of thing? If you take this kind of thing here, you don't feel embarrassed, but I still feel embarrassed!" Jiajing immediately interrupted Zhang Hao and forced Zhang Hao to say it.

"It's boring to fine money, and it's not enough to reduce the title. How do I know what to do? Otherwise, I'll punish the land. If there is no one with 50,000 acres of land, what? Leave it to the court!" Zhang Hao thought about it. The value of 50,000 acres of land was also 250,000 taels. The key is that these lands can be distributed to the people at that time!

"Well, so much?" When the King of Shu heard this, he looked at Zhang Hao in surprise.

"Forget it, it's meaningless!" Zhang Hao waved his hand and said immediately.

"Okay, okay, 50,000 acres of land are OK!" The King of Qin reacted the fastest, and this was not much money. Who in the family of the vassal kings did not have such a small amount of land?

"No, I feel bored. Otherwise, it's only 100,000 acres. If that's the case, it's almost the same!" Zhang Hao shook his head and said, feeling that he had just said less.

"No, you just said 50,000 acres!"

"Now I want 100,000 acres!" Zhang Hao shouted immediately, and the princes stopped talking.

"I think it's OK, Your Majesty!" The King of Qin nodded immediately and said, whether it's 50,000 acres or 100,000 acres, these are all possible, and those vassal kings can accept it!

"It's not that you think it's OK, it's that they think it's how they think it's!" Jiajing said to the vassal kings.

"No problem!" King Shu nodded immediately and said.

"no problem!"

"Yes!" The vassal kings immediately said yes, but Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao, and now he was asking Zhang Hao to nod.

"Did you agree?" Zhang Hao looked at the vassal kings in surprise and said.

"I agree!" The princes nodded immediately.

"How can you agree? There is so much land!" Zhang Hao still looked at the vassal kings with incomprehension.

"It's okay, we'll find a way to buy it and hand it over to the court!" The vassal kings continued to say to Zhang Hao,

Zhang Hao looked helpless at this time, then looked at Jiajing and said, "Is the punishment lighter?"

"You said yourself, you ten vassal kings, each of them has 100,000 acres of land, don't you? Well, there is another punishment, that is, you pay for the three-year regular money yourself, but I don't pay for it now, but I have money, but I have to find a way to improve my Ming Dynasty's life, so, you pay for this money yourself, okay?" Jiajing sat there, talking about the regular money,

He knew that if he didn't say it, those people wouldn't say it, and Zhang Hao was not suitable for it. After all, such a thing had nothing to do with Zhang Hao. If Zhang Hao said it, the intention would be too obvious.

"This!" The vassal kings looked at Jiajing.

"I said that I will give it to you in three years, but these three years will not work. My money needs to improve the lives of the people. Everyone knows this year that the entire Ming people are exempt from taxes. Next year, I still hope to be exempt from taxes. Since the people are exempt from taxes, you royal families should also make some contribution to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty is overthrown by the people, can you still enjoy such benefits?

You are not unaware of the rebellion of the people last year. If this continues, how many years do you think I, the Ming Dynasty, can last? Then who can have a good life?" Jiajing pointed at the vassal kings and said.

"This is, we are responsible for these money!" The King of Shu nodded when he heard it. "Okay!" All the princes nodded.

"That's fine. The Ming Dynasty is difficult now. It's very difficult. If the Tatars hadn't entered the capital last year, I wouldn't have thought about these things. Now, I can't ignore it. I know that you vassal kings are rich, richer than me. But I will ask you one thing, if the Ming Dynasty falls, can you still keep your wealth? Can the new emperor let you go? I'm afraid that the whole family will need to be executed?" Jiajing stared at the vassal kings and said, and all the vassal kings knelt down.

"Hey, King Jin, the land and grain are worth more than 20 million taels, which is enough for my three-year tax in the Ming Dynasty. Three years are taxes. I am here to set a rule for you, that is, from now on, all titles above the state-controlling generals are not allowed to increase the land. If the people lose their land, they will rebel. In addition, in the future, the way of collecting taxes in the Ming Dynasty may also change, otherwise, the people will have no way to survive, and you will have no way to survive!" Jiajing said to the vassal kings.

"Yes, the emperor!" the vassal kings bowed down, but no one took this sentence seriously. It was impossible to say that Jiajing would not buy it, so how could such a thing be done?

"Anyway, it's up to you to listen or not, just don't regret it when the time comes. In addition, the body of the King of Chu will be transported back to Wuchang, and the Crown Prince of Chu will inherit the title of King of Chu and be demoted to the Prince of Prince! The King of Jin should be killed according to the rules, but as a royal family, he will be given a white silk of one meter, and the Crown Prince of Jin will be demoted to the General of Fengguo!" Jiajing sat there and continued to speak.

"Yes, the emperor!" the vassal kings immediately bowed and said.

"Zhang Hao, fined 500,000 taels!" Jiajing continued to look at Zhang Hao and said.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing in a daze. 500,000 taels, what are you kidding?

"What, do you have any objection?" Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao and said.

"I!"

"Your Majesty, no, we will make up so much money!" Zhang Rong agreed immediately before Zhang Hao finished speaking.

"No! There's so much money!" Zhang Hao shouted immediately. Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao fiercely.

"Your Majesty, I don't have that much money!" Zhang Hao still looked at Jiajing, very depressed.

"Okay, let's go out. Today I'm tired, go out. Zhang Hao, the prince, Prince Yu, and King Jing stay!" Jiajing waved his hand, and the people immediately bowed and kowtowed, and then left the alchemy room one after another.

"Your Majesty, I have no money. Your Majesty, you are too cruel, 500,000 taels!" Zhang Hao stood there and continued to shout at the Jiajings.
Chapter completed!