But Wan Qian obviously did not have this awareness. When he heard what the palace steward said, his heart suddenly hurt even more...

Zhu Xiuyuan was even more speechless. What the palace steward said was as if if he hadn't refused the Yangzhou Skinny Horse, the palace steward would have taken part in it and distributed one or two Yangzhou Skinny Horses to each person.

The palace steward chuckled again and said: "Of course, the owner of this house has made a lot of contributions, far more than 100,000 dan of grain and 60 Yangzhou thin horses."

Fang Tang, Hua Chaoshi, Wan Qian, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng all looked up and stared at the palace steward.

Is there anything else?

Zhu Xiuyuan thought about it carefully and suddenly realized.

That's right. In such a big house, it's natural that it can't only have 100,000 shi of grain and more than 60 Yangzhou thin horses. There must be other "collections".

Fangtang and others were frightened. In fact, they knew what else was in this house.

It is precisely because of knowing that I am afraid.

The palace steward held a hot teacup in both hands to keep warm, staring at the square pond with an incomprehensible expression. He slowly spoke of the rest of the "collection", as if he were counting treasures: "Gold, silver, jewelry, several large cars, real estate title deeds, several boxes, antiques, calligraphy and paintings."

Several boxes..."

"These things are all ill-gotten gains. I have ordered the generals of the palace to take action and transport them back to the palace first. However, Governor Fang, the palace is only keeping them for safekeeping. How to deal with this batch of ill-gotten wealth still needs us.

Let’s have a good discussion.”

"Yes, what the housekeeper said is absolutely true!" Fang Tang waved his sleeves and wiped his face, not sure whether it was to wipe away the rain or tears.

Hua Chaoshi did not show any abnormality, as if the property was not his.

Wan Qian's half-ton body swayed and he almost lost his balance.

He yelled in his heart: "You've already moved back home, and you're talking nonsense!"

The two sons-in-law, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng, stood quietly aside without saying a word.

Being able to find 100,000 shi of food from here is the biggest harvest for them.

As for other gold and silver jewelry, real estate title deeds, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., don’t think about it.

Everything has been moved into the palace, do you still expect to move it out of the palace?

impossible.

Zhu Xiuyuan was suddenly startled and thought to himself: "Just now, the palace steward deliberately raised the issue of 'having a share in meeting', as if to remind Fang Tang and others... Hey, he is indeed very cunning!"

Zhu Xiuyuan closed his mouth tightly and didn't say a word. For now, he might as well "watch the show" with peace of mind.

Looking at the embarrassment of Fang Tang and others now, being stabbed repeatedly by the hidden sharp sword of the palace steward, they are miserable and anxious, like a frightened bird, or like a grasshopper being skewered for barbecue, panic-stricken.

The bereaved dog.

As soon as he saw this, Zhu Xiuyuan felt relieved.

While he was feeling comfortable, Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly remembered the direct reason why the palace steward "ranched this nest"——

The governor of Jiangzhou rejected his proposal and the proposal of the Poyang Palace!

hiss!

Thinking of this, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but secretly take a deep breath and thought: "The power of the Poyang Palace is indeed terrifying. If Fangtang refused the proposal of the Poyang Palace, they would raid your home... Now Fangtang and the others are as panicked as a bereaved dog.

It’s all because I offended Prince Poyang’s Mansion… It’s so scary!”

…

While Zhu Xiuyuan was sighing, someone suddenly broke into the front hall, interrupting Zhu Xiuyuan's thoughts.

This man was a state soldier. He originally ran into the front hall at a trot.

However, along the short stretch from the sill of the front hall door to the middle of the front hall, the state soldier's steps became slower and slower, as if he was stuck in a quagmire. The closer he got to the middle of the front hall, the harder it became to move.

Obviously, this state soldier was so taken by the atmosphere in the front hall that he did not even dare to run for fear that he would lose his etiquette and be stabbed by the adults in the room.

He looked at the palace steward who was sitting steadily in the front, and then looked at the Governor, the Chief, and the Sima in the middle of the hall.

Finally, he turned his eyes to Dong Cheng for help.

Dong Cheng responded with a reassuring look and asked casually: "Don't be nervous, just tell me, what's the matter with you?"

The palace steward, Fang Tang and others also stared at the state soldier.

The state soldier pursed his lips and did not dare to say more. He simply said: "My lords, all the food of one hundred thousand dan has been transported and deposited in the largest charity warehouse in the city."

Dong Cheng immediately walked to the middle of the front hall and first told the state soldier: "I understand, you can go down first."

The state soldiers seemed to be fleeing and left this place.

At the same time, Zhu Xiuyuan walked to the middle of the front hall and stood side by side with Dong Cheng.

Just listen to Dong Cheng say: "Steward, now that the one hundred thousand shi of grain has been transported, I would like to personally go to the charity warehouse in the city to ensure that the one hundred thousand shi of grain has been safely stored."

The palace steward put down the tea cup for heating, rubbed his hands, nodded and said: "That's fine. After you finish checking, you can go home and rest early. It's getting late now."

Dong Cheng cupped his hands and said "yes", and then immediately left the house. Zhu Xiuyuan naturally followed Dong Cheng's pace.

When going out, Zhu Xiuyuan thought to himself: "It's a pity that I can't see with my own eyes what will happen to Fang Tang, Hua Chaoshi and others... But it's still important to check the food."

…

Naturally, it is impossible for all five major warehouses in Jiangzhou to be crowded into Jiangzhou City.

The purpose of the imperial court's establishment of charity warehouses was to provide disaster relief and stabilize food prices.

Since it is for disaster relief, it is natural to be as close to the disaster area as possible so that it can be easily obtained nearby.

And Jiangzhou is so big, if the five major charity warehouses are set up in Jiangzhou City, it will be convenient to be near Jiangzhou City, but other prefectures and counties will not be very convenient.

Therefore, Jiangzhou has four counties under its jurisdiction, namely Xunyang County, Duchang County, Pengze County, and Fuliang County. Each county has one charity warehouse, and Jiangzhou Prefecture has one in the city, for a total of five charity warehouses.

Because Xunyang County is the prefectural city of Jiangzhou, there are two charity warehouses in Jiangzhou City, among which the one established alone in the prefectural city is the largest.

Not only that, it also stores food better.

Therefore, all the 100,000 shi of grain harvested this time were sent here.

When Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan came here, they saw that there were hundreds of state soldiers stationed here, armed and under strict security, so big that not even a mouse could get into the granary.

Dong Cheng was very pleased and said "good" loudly several times in succession. After encouraging the state soldiers stationed at the granary, he took Zhu Xiuyuan into the granary.

After entering the granary, Zhu Xiuyuan raised his head and looked around.

Of course, Zhu Xiuyuan was not looking at the internal structure of this charity warehouse.

Because Zhu Xiuyuan is now Sicang and joins the military, the five major warehouses in Jiangzhou happen to be under Zhu Xiuyuan's jurisdiction.
Chapter completed!