If the debt owed to the national treasury is not repaid, the official titles of his wife and children will be revoked.
If the national treasury debts are not repaid, the exempted taxes will be repaid.
If the debt owed to the national treasury is not repaid, the children in the family will be temporarily barred from taking the imperial examinations.
Those who fail to repay the debts owed to the national treasury will have their titles reduced.
If they don't repay the debts owed to the national treasury, post big-character posters at their doorsteps so that everyone coming and going in the city can see clearly who these shameless people are who are greedy for the country and its people's wealth.
Tong Guogang and Orondai came up with one bad idea after another, all of which were very much to the liking of Yinreng and Yinzhen.
Finally, Tong Guogang waved his hand and said righteously, "This servant will bring this up. Your Highness and Fourth Prince, rest assured, this servant is used to being a bum, they won't dare to say anything."
Tong Guogang deliberately played the villain so that Yinreng would avoid incurring the displeasure of the court officials.
He's lived to such an old age; he doesn't need a good reputation.
Yinreng remembered Tong Guogang's kindness.
Compared to Suo'etu, who always pushed him forward, Tong Guogang, his father-in-law, treated him so well that it brought tears to people's eyes.
Yinreng blurted out, "No need. I appreciate Lord Tong's kindness. I am the Crown Prince, and since this idea came from me, it is only right that I should speak about it. If I don't even have this much responsibility, what kind of Crown Prince am I? Subjects are my support, not shields to protect us from arrows."
Orondai said nonchalantly, "Your Highness, my sister is your concubine, so it's only right that I take the lead. Even without this marriage relationship, I can't hold you back when you do things that benefit the country and its people."
Yinreng laughed out loud: "Then I thank my father-in-law and elder brother in advance!"
Yinreng knew perfectly well that Tong Guogang and his son volunteered because they wanted him to treat Tong Wanyan better.
Tong Guogang and Orondai both smiled, their mouths stretching almost to the back of their ears.
Anyway, they're not afraid of offending anyone. They've been behaving themselves lately and haven't gone out to cause trouble. It's time for them to go out and make a scene.
A few days later, Tong Guogang submitted a memorial to Emperor Kangxi requesting that the Ministry of Revenue be ordered to recover the outstanding silver owed to the national treasury.
The Crown Prince and Yinzhen seconded the motion, and then Yinti also stood up to second it. Seeing that the situation was not right, Yinzhi cleverly followed his brothers in seconding the motion.
When the prince appeared, his supporters, who were either in debt or not short of money, joined in the motion.
In an instant, most people in the court agreed with Tong Guogang's request.
The trend was inevitable, and Emperor Kangxi was overjoyed.
He saw what Yinreng and Yinzhen were doing, but deliberately kept quiet about it.
This was also a test for them. Judging from the situation today, they passed the test and completed it very well.
The remaining group of ministers, standing still with their heads down, were cursing under their breath.
Those who stand around without a care in the world, all they do is stir up trouble.
Why not save some money for our descendants instead of stuffing money into the national treasury?
However, after looking around, they resigned themselves to their fate.
What can they do if they refuse to accept their fate? Aside from the stubborn high-ranking officials, those who were forced to repay their debts last time are probably happy to see them sell their possessions to pay back their debts. They can't possibly be the ones selling their houses and pans to repay their debts while others live a good life.
Such is human nature: if you fall into the water, you must pull the people next to you into the water as well.
After they finished arguing, Kangxi slowly said, "Minister Tong's memorial is very much to my liking, so I grant it."
Alright, their words are law. If they try to refute them again, they'll likely face ruin and death.
The reason they dared to cause trouble last time was because Kangxi's attitude was uncertain, which allowed them to indulge themselves.
Collecting debts was no easy task. Yinzhen accompanied the Minister of Revenue, taking the IOUs to each household to collect the money.
In the antique shops of the capital, a lot of good things were acquired in an instant. The merchants were so happy that they dreamed of sleeping with big gold ingots in their arms.
Tong Wanyan occasionally listened as Yinreng calculated how much money the Ministry of Revenue had recovered, and she clicked her tongue in disbelief.
The empty national treasury was filled in an instant.
Yinreng embraced her and praised, "My darling, the person you recommended is still the best. Tell me, what do you want? I'll give it to you."
Tong Wanyan touched her bulging belly: "Grandpa, will you give birth to my baby? This baby is too fussy."
Yinreng's smile immediately vanished: "I am powerless. When the child is born, I will beat him every day for bullying his mother. It's outrageous."
Yinreng lowered his head and gently stroked Tong Wanyan's belly.
Tong Wanyan's baby is four and a half months along. The other day, Imperial Physician Chang came to examine her and determined the gender in advance—it's a little prince.
The fact that no more twins were born brought a sigh of relief to everyone who cared about Tong Wanyan.
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