Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1411

When collecting autumn grain from Zhejiang and other places, not only were additional taxes levied, but also miscellaneous fees such as "water transport fee" and "cart transport fee" were collected from the people.

Not only that, but he later became even more audacious, embezzling tax money submitted to the national treasury from various places and even stealing silver from the national treasury.

The massive corruption case he orchestrated in the Ming Dynasty involved a total of nearly 24 million shi (a unit of dry measure) of money and grain.

To put this number into perspective, you must understand that at that time, the annual tax revenue of the entire country during the Hongwu reign was only 25 million shi (a unit of dry measure).

This means that the participants in the Guo Huan case embezzled the entire annual tax revenue of a major country—what a terrifying amount of money!

Of course, this is the original history that Cao Cao knew, but the Ming Dynasty of today and the Ming Dynasty of the original history are completely different concepts.

Because of Cao Cao's existence, the Ming Dynasty began to promote the land tax reform early on, and it is now a very mature policy.

The Guo Huan case, which should have occurred in the eighteenth year of the Hongwu reign, was prevented from taking root due to the implementation of the land tax reform.

However, as the old saying goes, gold always shines. Even without the Guo Huan case, Guo Huan still managed to pull off the money shop case.

Furthermore, compared to the Guo Huan case, the impact and consequences of the money shop case are far more serious.

Fortunately, the imperial court noticed in time, and Zhu Yuanzhang was decisive enough to pull Wei Wu into staging a play.

This made Guo Huan and his ilk feel insecure, so they dared not manufacture or use silver notes at will, and at the same time they had to busy themselves erasing any traces of their activities.

Otherwise, if things continue to develop, the severity of the consequences will increase exponentially with each passing day.

Guo Huan never expected that his carefulness and meticulous planning day and night were all for the purpose of making the scheme as precise as possible.

Instead of being caught by the participants, he was tricked by these two 'servants', which led to his complete exposure.

So after hearing Black Wolf's words, Guo Huan immediately turned his gaze to the two 'servants' beside him and questioned them angrily.

"Didn't you say the cleanup was done? Why are ghosts still following us into the house?"

"I acted with such caution, yet I never imagined that you would be the ones to kill me in the end!"

The two servants did not answer Guo Huan's question, nor did they even turn around to look at him.

It wasn't that they felt guilty or ashamed, but rather that the young man in all black in front of them made them feel extremely dangerous.

They had to be fully alert and handle the situation with utmost care, so they had no time to pay attention to what Guo Huan was saying.

Otherwise, they might accidentally capsize in a ditch, which is an outcome they absolutely cannot accept!

They were not afraid of death, but they had to finish what they were supposed to do before they died; that was their only thought.

On the other side, seeing that Guo Huan did not respond, and that the two guys looked like they were about to make a move.

Black Wolf simply took off the long cloth bag from his back, but instead of opening it, he casually put it aside.

Looking at Guo Huan and the other two again, just before the battle was about to break out, Black Wolf smiled slightly and said:

"You think killing me will make things alright? Naïve. I didn't come alone. Are you sure you want to fight me?"

Black Wolf wasn't just trying to scare anyone; this money laundering case involves a huge amount of money, and he's definitely not acting alone.

At this moment, two secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard were guarding outside the room to prevent the people inside from escaping.

They were in a group of three, and Black Wolf was the group leader, which is why he was the one to negotiate with Guo Huan.

The best outcome is to subdue the person without resorting to violence, since fists and feet have no eyes, and it would be bad if something unexpected happened.

Unfortunately, judging from their attitude, the two 'servants' on the other side had no intention of surrendering.