Chapter 120 The Smallest Debt Collector in History
"Call those old men into the palace."
The emperor looked grim and clenched his fists.
The national treasury is empty and there is no money for disaster relief, and these bastards refuse to repay their debts!
"Call..." Eunuch Wang called a large group of court officials.
They are all old ministers with white hair and beards.
Everyone lowered their brows and prostrated themselves on the ground as they entered the door.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve Beizhao until my death. But I really have no money." A minister burst into tears and even lifted up his trouser legs to show His Majesty the patches under his official uniform.
She cried poor as soon as she entered the door, which directly shut him up from collecting the debt.
The emperor looked slightly gloomy.
The old minister stood up and said with a determined look: "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate three years' salary to help the victims of the Northern Zhao disaster!"
Another old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not embezzle. I live on my salary every year. I am afraid I can't pay back the money I owe Your Majesty. But I can donate the house in my mansion. I am willing to rent a house with my family."
Emperor: Very good. Then rumors will spread that I am harsh on my court officials.
"Your Majesty, I still have 1,200 taels in my account, and I am willing to donate it all."
"Your Majesty, my first wife still has some dowry..."
The emperor raised his hand when he saw that what they said was getting worse.
"I only ask you, can each family take out 30,000 taels!" There are eighteen people in total who want to borrow money. If they take out 30,000 taels, they can get back hundreds of thousands.
All the court officials looked embarrassed.
There was an eerie silence in the imperial study.
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue complained bitterly: "My Lords, please help us in this emergency. You have borrowed money for decades, amounting to a huge sum of one million taels. Now, Beizhao is short of money, and it is time to pay it back." These were all old ministers who had followed the previous emperor in conquering the world.
When they were conferred titles and appointed as prime ministers, the late emperor took pity on the founding heroes who had no money in their accounts, and approved IOUs for each of them.
For example, the Minister of Personnel borrowed less, only 30,000 taels.
But he borrowed many valuable calligraphy and paintings from the national treasury, which could not be measured in money.
For example, Prince Heshuo. The late emperor had only this one brother, but he approved a full 100,000 taels of silver for him!
For example, the Duke of Protectorate did not borrow much, but he still had 50,000 taels of silver.
For example, the father-in-law of the emperor, Empress Xiao’s family, borrowed 150,000 yuan! The one who is here today is the King’s uncle, the Emperor’s biological uncle.
The Minister of Rites was also among them, but he borrowed not much, only about 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.
This group of people are all of high seniority.
He made great contributions to Beizhao.
All in all, the late emperor approved loans of millions as soon as he ascended the throne.
So far, no one has repaid it.
This huge number is enough to make one's scalp tingle.
The court officials knelt down trembling with fear, while Lu Chaochao held a small sandwich cookie in his hand and gnawed it with a crunching sound.
The one and a half year old baby already has nine teeth.
It looks like a grain of millet and is very cute.
Just can't bite hard things.
"I only ask you for thirty thousand taels!
The Emperor spoke again.
"I have done my best for Bei Zhao, I have worked diligently, and I am willing to sacrifice my life for Bei Zhao. But I really have no money."
"I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Northern Zhao and serve the imperial court, but the price is 30,000 taels..."
The uncle sighed: "Uncle is really powerless."
[Hahahahahaha…] Lu Chaozhao laughed in his heart extremely arrogantly.
The prince rubbed his ears gently. These people were all the elders left behind by the late emperor, so he couldn't speak too harshly, lest he upset the old minister.
It's really terrible.
[They can live and die for Bei Zhao, but they cannot pay thirty thousand taels. 】
[Because, they really have 30,000 taels. Hahaha. Father-in-law, he still said he can't do anything, so forget it. He is the richest one. 】Lu Chaochao complained mercilessly in her heart.
The little mouth makes clicking sounds like a squirrel.
"roll!"
The emperor looked gloomy and watched the old minister retreat.
"A bunch of old bastards! They rely on their seniority to suppress me!"
The prince sighed and poured a cup of tea for the emperor: "Father, calm down. The late emperor couldn't get the money back, let alone you?"
This money was also mentioned when the previous emperor passed away.
But I didn't get a single cent back.
Now they are old and proud of their role in founding the country. The emperor does not want to be branded as mistreating the founding heroes, so he does not dare to prescribe drastic measures.
"This world still belongs to the Xie family. It is not their turn to be so presumptuous! A bunch of old guys, taking advantage of their seniority!" The emperor was really furious.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to ask for money, so as not to hurt the feelings of the monarch and his subjects."
"It's better to let someone else ask for it." Seeing that His Majesty was very angry, Eunuch Wang hurried to comfort him.
"Others? Those idiots in the Ministry of Revenue can only cry poor to me. They can't even collect debts! They are a bunch of rubbish! What's the point of me keeping them?"
The Minister of Revenue lowered his head silently.
I felt wronged in my heart. Even His Majesty didn't dare, so how could he dare?
The prince glanced at Lu Chaochao. The little guy's feet were swinging back and forth on the chair, and he was eating happily.
Well, he had a bold idea.
"Father, I have a plan."
"Since he is taking advantage of his seniority and being unreasonable, let's send someone unreasonable as well." The prince pursed his lips lightly with a smile in his eyes.
The prince pursed his lips at Lu Chaochao.
"The child is young and doesn't understand things. If he says or does something wrong, it won't offend anyone."
"Besides, you have seen Chaochao's abilities." Even God can be summoned down.
The emperor looked at her suspiciously. Going to collect debts at a one and a half year old? ?
Is the prince crazy?
The prince had a mysterious confidence in Lu Chaochao. He carried her to the desk and sat her on the memorials.
"Chao Chao, can you do the prince a favor? If you can, the prince will give you a reward." Xie Chengxi smiled like a wolf.
"What benefits?" She didn't ask about anything, she only asked about the benefits.
"Well, I'll give you 10% of the money we recover. How about that?"
Lu Chaochao sat up straight instantly and stretched out ten chubby fingers.
After counting ten fingers, she took off her socks, revealing her soft feet.
As I counted, I always felt something was wrong.
He smacked his head angrily, how annoying.
Damn the way of heaven, she is now returning to her original nature and being assimilated.
"If you recover 100,000 taels, I'll give you 10,000 taels. If you recover 1 million taels, I'll give you 100,000 taels. How about that? And I won't allow your mother to take this money!"
"You have made such great contributions, how about your father giving you some grace?" The prince winked at the emperor.
The emperor's eyes lit up slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "If you can really collect the debt, I..."
"How about I adopt you as my adopted daughter, put you on the imperial list, and make you a proper princess?"
He rubbed his hands secretly, thinking, I am really proud of my own cleverness.
The debt was returned, and Chaochao became his daughter as she wished.
Lu Chaochao gave him a look of disdain.
"It has to be approved by Liangqin." Daddy can't just admit it blindly. It hurts when mommy hits people.
The emperor nodded.
"Well, alright."
The emperor immediately issued an edict, and Lu Chaochao followed the order to collect the debt.
The smallest debt collector in history.
One and a half years old.
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