If there were two people of lower status, like Zhu Guichen, Wang Zheng might have endured it. After all, there was no point in bullying ordinary people.
However, the two executors, Changsun Wuji and Li Jingye, were good targets for Wang Zheng to vent his anger, regardless of their status and identity, as well as the roles they played in this matter. So there was no reason for him to hold back.
After Zhangsun Wuji and Li Jingye left, Zhu Guichen stayed behind. He looked at Wang Zheng's suffering and felt a little gloating. After all, Wang Zhengli had done too much and didn't want any reward. Doesn't this make them look incompetent and greedy? At the same time, Wang Zhengli had done so many contributions but ended up like this, which made Zhu Guichen feel a little sympathetic. He felt a little mixed and his expression looked weird.
Wang Zheng was puzzled by Zhu Guichen's expression and couldn't help asking, "What's that expression, sir?"
"It's nothing. When I see you like this, it's a little funny and a little sad. How can you be so impulsive when doing things?"
"Yuzhou Beijia Zhang Zongheng captured my disciple Wu Yi and tortured him into confessing. The Yuzhou governor is Queen Wang's man, so they must have some plans. At that time, the situation was urgent, and I was worried that Wu Yi would get into trouble, so I was too lazy to deal with them."
Wang Zheng took a breath and then asked Zhu Guichen, "Why are you here, sir?"
The Queen asked me to tell you something. As long as you have a clear conscience, you can just pretend that Li Jingye doesn't exist. Of course, don't act so recklessly in the future."
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Zhu Guichen was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "How could it be? My family has been in the palace for decades, and it's not like we haven't seen aristocratic families being confiscated. Generally, the most they have is a few tens of thousands of strings of cash.
The five surnames and seven clans are unwilling to marry even the princess. It is not without reason that they look down on the royal family. They have accumulated so many years of experience, so naturally they have the confidence.
"There are quite a few cloth, iron, grain, cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, but I'm too lazy to count them. Let's just leave them here. I can use them here anyway.
Wang Zheng thought about it for a moment and understood the reason. The real aristocratic families should not be in Chang'an City, or there should be only a few children of aristocratic families in Chang'an City.
Seeing Wang Zheng remained silent, Zhu Guichen couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Am I wrong? Or is the Zhang family particularly rich?"
Zhu Guichen thought about it and nodded, saying, "Yes, if you calculate it this way, they don't have much money left."
Zhu Guichen patted his chest and said, "Don't worry. We know that the Zhang family is a wealthy and powerful family with hundreds of years of history. We have brought dozens of large carriages and more than 200 escorting guards. No matter how much gold and silver you have, we will ensure that it is safely transported back to Chang'an."
"Your Excellency is overthinking. They have so much money. It was accumulated bit by bit over hundreds of years by the entire clan of several thousand people. This money was not earned easily."
"The Zhang family is indeed very rich."
Zhu Guichen held up three fingers and said, "Three things. You have just explained the first one. The second one is that you confiscated the Zhang family's property and exterminated the clan. The queen asked me to take the things back.
Wang Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "There are about 100,000 copper coins, more than 30,000 catties of silver, which is about 250,000 catties. Ten thousand catties of gold is worth 600,000 to 700,000 catties. There are also hundreds of boxes of calligraphy and paintings, treasures, etc. If we don't count the stock price, we should still have 2 million catties."
"Then tell me how much money the Zhang family has, so that we can see it for ourselves."
Li Jingye will send a group of people to the various farms below to specifically record and calculate the output and input of the farms. Of course, he will not interfere in anything you do, but he will report to His Majesty every once in a while.
People like Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji cannot be considered as aristocratic families at all. They can only be said to be new nobles. The accumulation of these people over three generations over thirty to fifty years cannot be compared with that of real aristocratic families.
Wang Zheng looked at Zhu Guichen's confident expression and was somewhat speechless. He couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any misunderstandings about aristocratic families?"
Third, Li Jingye is here not so much as the chief clerk of Yuzhou as he is your chief clerk. His Majesty is very dissatisfied with your behavior this time, so he sent Li Jingye here to monitor you.
"Of course this money is not all of his possessions. There must be a place where the treasure is hidden. Zhang Zongheng ran away."
Wang Zheng nodded and continued, "It may be that I raided too quickly. For example, when the Chang'an family was raided, the people had some preparations. They would definitely transfer some of their assets. After a lot of arbitrage, there might not be much money left."
"Besides what I just mentioned, what else does Zhang have?"
Zhu Guichen took a long time to come back to his senses, and smiled bitterly: "I lost my temper. We worked so hard for a few pieces of silver, and lived in fear. Now I think it's really meaningless."
Wang Zheng wanted to continue speaking, but Zhu Guichen could no longer hear him. He kept muttering, "Two million strings of cash. Is there really so much as two million strings of cash?"
Most of them are real estate and property. The real gold and silver treasures are only about 30,000 or 20,000 strings, plus a few thousand strings of copper coins. We are too lazy to transport the copper coins. When the time comes, we can find an official ship to go by water and return slowly. "
Wang Zheng doesn't care about this. It's fine as long as Li Jingye stays there safely. But if he dares to make decisions, Wang Zheng has plenty of ways to deal with him.
In addition, there are more than a thousand weapons and armors. These are enough to charge Zhang with treason, right?"
"Of course. Weapons are easy to deal with, but armor is something that the court has clearly stipulated. No matter what kind of noble family you are, if you are found to have hidden a large amount of armor, you are considered a traitor."
Wang Zheng nodded, "That's all I have. As for the land and property, some of it is here. The rest will probably be occupied by the various noble families in Yuzhou. They also suffered a lot from the destruction of Yuzhou City, so I didn't bother with them."
"These are enough. When the things arrive in Chang'an, the Queen and His Majesty will be so happy. You are a capable person. You are much better than others in confiscating property."
In fact, there is still a small part of the thing that Wang Zheng did not say, which is the treasure location that Zhang Youzhe told him about. Wang Zheng was beaten this time and he still felt a little resentful.