With the appearance of a bad farce, the atmosphere of the auction was a bit strange, but it could not reduce the enthusiasm of the merchants to bid. The following auction went very smoothly, and all the things were auctioned off. In a short period of time, the institute seemed to have made a lot of money. For a moment, the guest and host were happy and each got what they wanted!

"Twenty-five thousand taels once, twenty-five thousand taels twice, twenty-five thousand taels twice, twenty-five thousand taels three times!"

"Dong!" Miliana pounded the gong in front of her hard, and the harsh gong sounded in Jufu Tower.

"Congratulations on the 55th, the printing press was finally sold at 25,000 taels. Everyone, today's auction ends here. Please go to the first Accord on the right side of the third floor on the 55th. Our institute will enter into a contract with you. Everyone must act according to the contract and restrain both parties in this order. The rest, thank you for participating in this auction today. The results of our institute have already bought, but there will be an auction next month. Please come again next time!" Miliana said in her sweet voice.

For a moment, the Jufu Building began to be in chaos. Those who had not bought anything began to complain about why they didn't have any more snacks at that time and offered a high price. Some of them were amazed when they were watching the fun. They knew that some people were rich, but they didn't expect that these people were so rich, and they were just bidding for tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was considered an eye-opener.

Liu Dafu said to Xia Tianxing with an excited look on his face: "Shopkeeper Xia, we bought this carriage today for 30,000 taels. We have already said that we can only bid 30,000 taels at a time. Look, isn't it?"

Wang Jigong said from the side: "I was a lucky day today, and I offended the Zou Mansion. How good and bad things are there for the shopkeeper Xia? Forget it, let's not talk about it, let's sign the contract first!" After that, he called everyone upstairs.

Xia Tianxing also followed him upstairs, and before going upstairs, he turned his head thoughtfully to look at Zhu Youxiao...

Zhu Youxiao lay quietly on the chair, squinting his eyes as the customers on the opposite side squeezed towards the third floor. At this moment, Quan Xiaoyun and everyone around had left, only Li Jinzhong and Song Yingxing stood respectfully behind Zhu Youxiao.

Song Yingxing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the auction is over. We have just counted it. Today, the total transaction number of light is more than 240,000 taels of silver, but it can greatly fill the funding of the institute."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said lightly: "It's pretty good. If you remove the funds from those cannons, you will basically have a balanced income and expenditure. This is great. But don't worry, I will give you a lot of money. You can use these money easily. Whether it's expanding the scale, you can add some salary to the people in the institute. But remember, I will send officials from the Anti-Corruption Bureau to your institute to review the funds tomorrow. I don't want you to have any problems. Do you remember?"

"Weichen understands, the emperor is worried. In the income and expenditure statement of the institute, we have used the new accounting method invented in the institute. Now the finances are clear. Those who deliberately want to embezzle and intercept silver will not succeed!"

"It's so good. You can run this new accounting method first. If the effect is good, I will use it too. In this way, I can cut off fewer heads. My dear, please tell me, right?"

Song Yingxing suddenly felt cold in his neck, as if he saw rows of heads being cut off, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no corruption or bribery. Please check it out!"

"Don't be careful. I know that my dear is not, but it doesn't mean that others don't. Forget it, my dear, I'll do the things that sign the contract. These merchants are so rich. They are so pitiful that the people are stinking with food and clothing. They are really smelly of wine and meat. They are frozen to death on the road! I will take out more money from these people in the future." After saying that, he waved his hand and said again: "Go quickly, I won't go. Although I am in a contempt, it seems that many people guess who I am and don't go!"

"I'm leaving!" Song Yingxing saluted Zhu Youxiao before and then retreated. Zhu Youxiao also slowly sat up, and began to gently tap the coffee table beside him, and then said to Li Jinzhong: "How is that Zou He?"

"Go back to the emperor, I have already ordered someone to send that Zou He to the Jinyiwei's tutoring yamen!"

"Zou Yi is too unsatisfied, and his nephew is also too arrogant. Last time I showed mercy and did not punish Zou He at all. Look, I just don't have a good memory. This time I must handle this matter well. Li Jinzhong, see how to deal with today?"

"Your Majesty, this... I dare not say it!"

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao knocked his fingers violently, and said louder than before, "I asked you to tell me, what are you afraid of?"

When Li Jinzhong heard Zhu Youxiao shouting, he was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, although this Zou He is the nephew of Eunuch Zou, Eunuch Zou treats him as his son. Now Eunuch Zou is neglected to discipline him and let Zou He act relied on his power to do whatever he wants outside. He is guilty of his crime, but..."

Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at Li Jinzhong fiercely, saying word by word: "But what? Say!"

Li Jinzhong had already noticed something was wrong. Although Zhu Youxiao seemed to be a very easy-to-talk person on weekdays, he didn't like to show off and was not very concerned about many things, but it was very scary when he got angry. At this time, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, it's not convenient to speak here. It would be bad if it was heard by those outside the palace!" Then he deliberately glanced at the waiters in Jufu Building opposite.

Zhu Youxiao ignored Li Jinzhong's words and continued, "Li Jinzhong, you are a person I trust. On that day, you stole the property from the palace. I did not chop your head, but kept you by your side. Yes, although you have never read any books of sages, you are a master of slapping horses and walking your beards. You can guess my intentions very much, but have you guessed what I was thinking this time?"

Li Jinzhong finally understood that Zhu Youxiao’s words were not about pursuing Zou Yi, but about testing himself. So he knelt down and said with a bitter face: “Emperor, I have always been loyal to the emperor and have no intention of blinding the emperor at all. The emperor is clear!”

"Didn't blind me? Do you think I don't know? You have only been with me for a month or two, and how much money have you collected!" Zhu Youxiao said lightly, as if this was a very slight thing.

"Your Majesty, those silvers are filial to slaves, but the slaves have never done anything bad! All these silvers are handed over."

"Tell me, I'll give you a chance. How much money have you greedy for now?"

Li Jinzhong gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I have collected almost 50,000 taels of silver so far! But I have not used it. When I go back, I will hand it over to the Anti-corruption Bureau."

"Fifty thousand taels." Zhu Youxiao sneered twice, and said again: "I just can't figure it out. When you stole the property from the Qing Palace, you almost got beheaded, but why don't you understand why you still have to collect these silver? Do you think you have hidden these things before? I have given you little silver. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. It's useless to say more. You have followed me for a long time. See how I treat those corrupt officials! You said, how should I deal with you?"

Li Jinzhong didn't know how to answer this question for a moment. It's hard to answer this question. How to find the middle degree. However, looking at Zhu Youxiao's cold face, he couldn't to think about it carefully. He replied a little sadly: "Back to the emperor, I am now a sinful person. How dare I make a decision by myself! I also ask the emperor to convict him, and I will never be ashamed of death!"

Zhu Youxiao sneered again and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you die. Not only will I not let you die today, but I will also let you sit in the position of eunuch who is the head of the seal of the East Factory."

Li Jinzhong was already a little confused at the moment. He didn't know if he was dreaming. The situation in his life was so wonderful. He was just thinking about whether his head would land. At this moment, he was in such a high position. But why? Li Jinzhong couldn't touch Zhu Youxiao's intention at all, so he kowtowed and replied: "The slave is guilty. The emperor will not punish the slave. The slave is already very happy. How dare you think about the position of eunuch in the East Factory!"

Zhu Youxiao ignored Li Jinzhong, who was kneeling, slowly drank the tea on the table, then looked upstairs opposite, and said, "I know, Zou Yi is no longer suitable to stay in this position. What I need is not such an unenergetic person. You have ambition and ambition, which is great. I just like you and put away your greed. You should understand that the more money you have, the more unstable your head will be. In fact, I can give you more things, more than the money you get. I understand!"

Li Jinzhong suddenly felt that he seemed to be seen through by Zhu Youxiao, and he had never seriously thought about what he needed. When he saw the gold and silver, he couldn't help but fall, but at this moment it was his own chance, an opportunity to change his life, and he replied: "Your Majesty, I have understood what the emperor means. I will hand over the silver to the Anti-corruption Bureau and will never accept a penny of silver again. If I violate this oath, I will be willing to be cut into pieces!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, took another sip of tea, and said calmly: "I am here today. I'll say a few more words. Human nature has good and evil. In fact, what good and evil are there? I don't blame you. It's not that you're doing the right thing, or that you're doing the right thing may not be praised by me. So you have to remember that I just treat you based on your value. If you still have value now, I won't do anything to you. Go back and think about it, and prepare to take over the affairs of the Dongchang and take care of me. Remember Zhou Yingqiu in front of me, I'll give you a month. Okay, go back to the palace!" After that, he grew up.
Chapter completed!