Wu Mei is the imperial concubine of Li Lu, the supreme of the British Empire, and one of the assistants of the British Empire's Government Council, it can be said that she is one of the giants of the British Empire, both in terms of identity and power.After Wu Mei became Li Lu's woman, Wu Mei's relatives moved into Broken Leaves one after another, and even Wu Yuanqing Wu Yuanshuang, a guy who was very estranged from Wu Mei, relied on her, not to mention others, many of her relatives have found their own place in the UK, and this person is also a good person.But as the so-called dragon gives birth to nine sons.The son is different, and it is inevitable that there will be a bad guy with sores on the top of his head and pus under his feet, and Wu Mei's nephew Zong Chuke is such a guy.When he was young, he followed his mother to Broken Leaves, took refuge with his aunt Lady Yang (that is, Wu Mei's mother), and then grew up in Broken Leaves, and was admitted to the civil service system of the British Empire, becoming an imperial food eater.It should be said that this Zong Chuke is still very capable, otherwise he would not be sitting on a high-ranking official like Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Construction of the British Empire, but this person has ability, but his morality is not good.People complained, but who would dare to offend him?
Li Lu founded the Jinyi Wei to monitor the world, Zong Chuke's illegal behavior is naturally known to Li Lu, because this guy is Wu Mei's nephew, Li Lu informed Wu Mei of this matter, Wu Mei learned about the illegal behavior of the Zong family, she decided to seriously investigate Zong Chuke, so she got rid of Jinyiwei and the General Administration of Integrity to visit many parties, and secretly implemented the evidence.At this time, Zong Chuke didn't know where he knew that Li Lu and Wu Mei had wanted to build a palace in Wan'an Mountain, north of Atami, so he ran to Wu Mei to curry favor and said: "My nephew bought an industry in Wan'an Mountain, made use of the natural scenery, and built a new mansion after meditation.People of insight are all amazed.I have come to present a picture today for your reference and that of Your Majesty. ”After reading the drawings, Wu Mei decided to come to the scene the next day.When Zong Chuke heard that Wu Mei was going to visit, he was so happy that he hurriedly ran home to report the good news.He thinks that pleasing Wu Mei is also pleasing Li Lu, as long as his aunt blows the pillow wind a few times in front of Li Lu, then he will be more prosperous.So, he loaded dozens of carts full of people's wealth and belongings that had been looted at home for many years, and transported them to Wan'an Mountain overnight, decorating the new mansion magnificently.The next day, Wu Mei came to Changhua Pavilion, the most prosperous place in the new residence of the Zongfu.Wu Mei's cousin and grandmother led the men, women and children in the house to salute Wu Mei and put on a feast.After the banquet, Wu Mei was accompanied by Zong Chuke and visited the new mansion.Seeing that although its scale is not as large as the palace of broken leaves, it is luxurious and extravagant, but it is more than equal, which makes Wu Mei frown, and her heart is very unhappy, my man is frugal, and he doesn't dare to be so extravagant and wasteful, your Zong Chuke is just a small Zuo Shilang, and he actually built such a luxurious mansion, how much people's fat and people's ointment have been looted?
No, this is absolutely unbearable, even if you are my own nephew.The next day, Wu Mei stayed in Changhua Pavilion with two guards and chatted with Zong Chuke's family.As she spoke, she pointed to a dazzling pearl in the caisson and asked, "Is this really a rare treasure in the world?"
Where did you get it?""
It was obtained from the Persian merchants.At first, I asked for 10,000 British dollars, but when I knew that I was your nephew and your majesty's nephew, you didn't give it to me. ”Zong Chuke replied proudly.Wu Mei then asked, where did those paving jasper come from?
Where did the pearl jadeite set in the caisson come from?"
The jasper comes from the plateau, and some of those pearls and jadeites come from Bagan......"
Zong Chuke replied."
I didn't expect that.Ke'er is not only good at building, but also good at business, and is also an expert in financial management. ”Zong Chuke was overjoyed when he heard Wu Mei's praise."
You've built this new mansion really well, huh?
How much did it cost?""
It cost 800,000 dollars, right?"
The sect mother glanced at Zong Chuke."
No?
It's not 800,000 British dollars, it's 1 million British dollars. ”Zong Chuke corrected his mother's answer in a show-off tone."
This new mansion of yours occupies a lot of land, huh?
Forty or fifty hectares, right?"
Wu Mei asked again."
That's not bad, it's fifty acres.My sister is really a god's eye!
”The Patriarch replied."
Are there any villagers here?
If so, do you pay for the relocation?
How is the land priced?"
Wu Mei asked."
There are only a few villagers, and they are all given relocation fees, which are 1,000 dollars per capitation, plus land craftsmen, etc., a total of 200,000 dollars."
Zong Chu replied."
Is the 200,000 British dollars included in the above 1 million British dollars?""
No, it's not included.""
So, you spent a total of 1.2 million dollars to build this new mansion?""
Yes?
1,200,000 British dollars. ”"But you've got less than $20,000 a year.That's 1.2 million dollars, that's 60 times more than your income?
Where did you get so much money," Wu Mei's attitude suddenly became serious.Zong Chuke was stunned in his heart, the temperature on his body suddenly dropped from boiling point to freezing point, and his face continued to twitch.Hearing that the words were wrong, the grandmother hurriedly defended: "All the jewelry decorations only cost a small amount of money, and most of them are given by relatives and friends. ”Zong Chuke continued: "What my mother said is that we estimate the highest price in the market for the things we give.Most of the original new mansion was wasteland, which was reclaimed by the family themselves, and it was also converted at a high price, and the actual cost was only a few. ”At this moment, several maidservants brought refreshments and washbasin towels.From their sad eyes, Wu Mei could see clearly that there was infinite pain hidden in their hearts.Wu Mei stopped them and said: "I am Wu Mei, I am the imperial concubine, and I am also one of the Zaifu, if you have any grievances, just say it, if I can't solve it, I will let Your Majesty make the decision for you." ”As soon as the words fell, a servant girl about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was obviously Han Chinese, knelt on the ground and cried: "I am a native of the country, and my family has 40 acres of fertile land and five houses.The Zong family said that the royal family wanted to build a palace here, forcing dozens of our families to relocate, confiscate all the land, and not give a penny, and said that those who dared to violate the emperor's order would be beheaded.I was robbed by the Zong family to be a servant, and I told them that I was a Han girl, but they insisted on changing my household registration........ and they forced me to admit that I had bought it for 1,000 dollars. ”The rest of the handmaidens also knelt down together, weeping silently.Zong Chuke quibbled and said: "I gave all the money, it may be that the family cheated from it, and when the nephew finds out, he will be severely punished." ”Wu Mei was furious: "People are all stolen, and they dare to quibble?
You are greedy and pervert the law, fish and meat people, live up to the emperor's grace, the crime is not punishable, this palace has already told you, Daying is not the Tang Dynasty, what is important here is the supremacy of the law, Ke'er, you take the palace's usual teachings and advice as a deaf ear.......
"After speaking, he ordered the guards to tie up Zong Chuke.Although the sect mother knelt on the ground and repeatedly pleaded, Wu Mei ignored her personal feelings and walked away angrily.A few days later, Zong Chuke was escorted to Dali Temple, Di Renjie personally tried the case, and then sentenced the flying and lawless Zong Chuke to hanging, and the Zong family of Xuan He for a while came to an end, the death of Zong Chuke, and the decline of the Zong family, greatly shocked those bastards like Zong Chuke, so that they did not dare to be presumptuous for the time being, and the people of the empire applauded it vigorously.......