But now, the second brother told them that Fuquan also accepted bribes.

How could they accept this?

The smile on Yinreng's face faded, and he uttered a shocking statistic.

"A county magistrate in a remote area of ​​the Qing Dynasty could extort 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver from the people every year. The county magistrate was only a seventh-rank official, yet he could be so corrupt. Tell me, if a prince were to collect freely, how much could he collect?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yinzhen's face became extremely ugly.

Tianjin is very close to Kyoto and is not considered a remote area.

So... the silver he confiscated in Tanggu at that time might not be all that they embezzled!

Yinzhi, Yinqi and Yinyou's expressions were not much better either, because the settlement fee Kangxi gave them was only 200,000 taels.

"You may not have any idea what thirty thousand taels of silver is. Let me put it this way. I once asked the local people in Shanxi. One qian of silver can buy 50 eggs. In other words, one tael of silver can buy more than 500 eggs."

As soon as these words came out, not only Yinzhen, but everyone else's expression changed drastically.

"That's not right. A while ago, my mother complained to me that the Imperial Household Department charged her two taels of silver for an egg!"

Yinyou frowned, his eyes full of confusion.

"Although I don't have to spend money on eggs, I've heard about the prices in the Imperial Household Department. How can I buy more than 500 eggs with just one ounce of silver?"

"I knew you wouldn't reply."

Yinreng sighed.

"When you step outside these palace walls and see for yourselves the suffering of the people, you will understand whether I have exaggerated or not."

Yinzhen looked at Yinzhen with a bewildered look on his face. Yinzhen was the only one among them who had ever been out of the capital on business.

"Fourth brother, is what second brother said true?"