After the feast was over, each of the thousand-odd soldiers carried a head in their hands. There were even two or three heads in each of their hands. Not a single one of them did not carry a head in their hands. Feeling the stench of blood and the completely different gazes from them, Xiao Ruxun nodded in satisfaction.
"Send them back to their original camp. Have them take a bath and change their clothes. Get the veterans to talk to these new soldiers so that they don't overdo it. It's not good if they only know how to kill."
Li Rumei received the order and left.
At this moment, Xu Guangqi was still curled up on the ground, his body twitching. Xiao Ruxun stood up and walked over. He saw that Xu Guangqi's eyes were tightly shut, as if he had fainted from crying.
"Men, carry him back to his tent."
Xiao Ruxun waved his hand and had Xu Guangqi be carried back to his tent.
Then, he turned his attention to the east. He didn't know how the capital was doing in that direction. He didn't know how their infighting was going. He also didn't know when the resources he needed would be delivered and when the money he needed would be delivered.
Although he could reward the soldiers with the spoils of war to temporarily appease the morale of the soldiers, there was nothing better than silver to make the soldiers feel at ease.
As for resources, without those resources, guns, cannons, and arrows, although Xiao Ruxun had rations, he didn't have the confidence to go on a northern expedition.
What Xiao Ruxun was worried about was also what Shen Yicheng was worried about. Although the two of them had different goals, the process was the same.
In order to raise military funds and resources for Xiao Ruxun, he braced himself and wrote a letter to Zhu Yijun, requesting Zhu Yijun to order the Imperial Bodyguard to confiscate the properties of the 12 officials from the Jin Family and 3 officials from the collateral family.
The money obtained from the confiscation of property could be used as military expenditure. The gold, silver, jade, calligraphy and paintings could be sold and turned into silver to be used as military expenditure. This was the only way to avoid using Zhu Yijun's personal funds and prevent Zhu Yijun from flipping out at the officials again.
It could be considered as using the blood, sweat, and corruption of the Jin family to buy a good impression for everyone.
So, in reality, there were quite a lot of people who supported them. At least, it was much better than if they had to fork out their own money. They wouldn't fork out their own money. Although they had a lot of money, they still had to be careful when they needed it.
Zhu Yijun quickly saw Shen Yicheng's memorial. When he saw that it mentioned the confiscation of property, he roughly understood that this was Shen Yicheng's act of returning the favor. It was also an explanation to him. At least, Shen Yicheng was not like the other ministers who would always ask for his own money.
Of course, there was still no money in the treasury.
When the annual income was three million, there was no money. When the annual income was six million, there was still no money. Then, where did the extra three million go? How much money did the Daming Dynasty's annual income need to have a surplus?
Or, no matter how much more money was spent, would it become a deficit in the end?
Zhu Yijun was well aware of this.
Even if it was sixty million, it would still be a deficit. It would still not be enough. The daring bastards' stomach was a bottomless pit. As long as it was money, no matter where it came from, its destination would be their stomach.
So, he summoned Luo Sigong.
Since the last time he warned Luo Sigong, Luo Sigong became much more well-behaved. He gathered a lot of information from the civil officials and told it to Zhu Yijun. This also allowed Zhu Yijun to further understand the filth within the civil officials. While he was angry, he also felt that his chances of winning had increased little by little.
Looking at Luo Sigong, who was kneeling in front of him, Zhu Yijun was not as angry as before.
"This time, I called you here to give you a task of confiscating the properties."
Luo Sigong nodded. "Please instruct me, Your Majesty!"
Ever since he luckily escaped last time, he had become more and more well-behaved. He realized that if he wanted to live and eat well, he could only work for the Emperor. Others could sell him out.
At that time, there would be people in the civil officials who would not die, but he would die an ugly death. So, he was desperately thinking of ways to earn back his own impression.
"The properties of all the people on this list will be confiscated. The men will be sent to the army and the women will be sold as slaves. All the money in their homes will be sealed up. Antiques, jade artifacts, and other property, including the houses themselves, can be immediately sold. The money earned will be listed in the accounts for me to see."
Zhu Yijun threw a list to Luo Sigong. Luo Sigong skimmed through it.
"Fifteen families?"
"Yes, fifteen families. Not a single one is left. Confiscate all of them. The money must be kept well. This money is to be sent to the border for Xiao Qing's military expenses. It cannot be lost. Do you understand?"
Luo Sigong nodded. "This official understands!"
"Yes, go and do it immediately!"
Luo Sigong quickly retreated.
After retreating outside the palace, Luo Sigong opened the list again and scanned through it. Based on his understanding, he knew that most of the people here were Jin officials. It seemed that the rumors circulating within the Imperial Bodyguard recently were true.
The various factions of the court officials had already joined forces and vowed to completely cripple the Jin Group and dig out their foundations. This was only the first step.
As for how much money he could confiscate, Luo Sigong knew very well. It was probably more than enough to be used as military expenses.
Xiao Ruxun, this was truly a character who pierced through the heavens! He had completely wasted the blood, sweat, and tears of several generations, causing the Emperor to completely awaken and almost send the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards to hell.
Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Ruxun, you really are audacious …
Hmph!
Luo Sigong quickly returned to the command office of the Imperial Bodyguard. He gathered his subordinates and issued an order to confiscate the properties. Everyone was divided into 15 small teams and confiscated the properties at the same time. Luo Sigong would personally lead an elite team and be personally responsible for confiscating the properties of the former Minister of Revenue, Yang Junmin.
The Imperial Bodyguard was an organization with an illustrious reputation. Most of its notoriety came from the panic in the officialdom during the period when it was first established during the Hongwu period. The painful memories of not being able to live as an official had been passed down and had never been forgotten.
Today, however, the terror of the Imperial Bodyguard was no longer as intense as it was during the Hongwu and Yongle periods. Furthermore, the Imperial Bodyguard mainly dealt with officials and members of the royal family, not the common people's homes.
The so-called panic of the common people was mostly the accounts left behind by the literati. The literati were all scholars, and the scholars were mostly civil officials. The Imperial Bodyguard's main target was them, so how could they not hate and hate the Imperial Bodyguard for defaming the Imperial Bodyguard?
The so-called Red Cavalry's appearance shook the world, not the world, but the officials of the world.
It couldn't be helped. The common people were illiterate and couldn't leave behind any documents. They could only let everyone think that what the literati said was the common truth of the Daming Dynasty.
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