Chapter 163 My Welfare Mission 11
Chapter 163 My Welfare Mission 11
Oh no, the Prime Minister’s Mansion was robbed again.
This was the second time the Prime Minister's Mansion had been robbed within a month. Last time, tens of thousands of taels of silver notes were stolen, but this time, the Prime Minister's Mansion was almost completely emptied.
However, after reporting the matter to the Jingzhao prefect, not a penny was recovered after such a long time. Not even a trace of the thief was found.
Last time it was the banknotes that were difficult to trace, but this time it was even more outrageous. There were so many antiques and paintings that it would take a lot of people to move them. How could there be no trace at all?
When Gu Yun heard the news, he fainted from anger.
"Host, please bring these garbage back. I can't store them here anymore." Lao Liu complained. There was more and more garbage in his space.
"Those are not garbage. Put them aside for a while. It's not advisable to sell them now. Once Gu Yun falls, they will all be money." Si Ke laughed.
"So you won't have to make money in every world you go to. You'll have to rely on stealing to get rich!"
"That's a good idea."
"What's good about that? Host, there will be retribution for things you get by cheating and deceiving others. Do you want all the missions you have done in so many worlds to fail? Or do you want to stay in the small world forever and never be able to go back?" Lao Liu shook his head and said seriously.
"Hehe, when will you become a master and know how to preach? Well, I will return it, but now I have to put it in your space for a while." This road is blocked, and I'm depressed.
"Host, how long is a while? Don't tell me it's forever, or that it will be delayed again and again."
"Am I so shameless?" Si Ke was not going to stand for it anymore and immediately jumped up to refute.
Lao Liu's mouth twitched. She is shameless.
"People tend to do bad things when they have no money, like corruption and bribery, especially when they have power. Although Gu Yun had embezzled money before, the amount was not large and within the emperor's permission. After all, clear waters attract fish. But this time he has lost everything. Do you think he will take this risk?"
During this period, she had been trying to find something to use against Gu Yun, but he was too cautious and always did things in a harmless way. Even if she got evidence to sue him, it wouldn't have much effect.
That's why she chose this method this time.
The first time, she stole some money because Gu Qinghan was going to do business with Chen Moyu. This time, it was to buy a house and servants for the Si family. The little money she made from selling medicine wasn't enough, so she decided to go all out and steal it all. She knew she'd need money in many places in the future, and stealing every time would be too much trouble.
"Sixth Brother, all this money will be used on Gu Qinghan in the future. Strictly speaking, this can't be considered stealing!" Si Ke continued to quibble. In short, since the money was stolen, there was no reason to return it.
"Host, I've already reminded you, and it's not me who will suffer the consequences in the future." Lao Liu was arrogant. He would not reason with this bastard host. Otherwise, he would definitely be the one killed by this bastard host in the end.
"I remember that in one of my lives, I stole an armory, but you never asked me to return it?"
"How can it be the same? It's the end of the world! Stealing arms is to save your life, and stealing banknotes is for what? To make your life better?"
"You're wrong. It's to make the Si family's life better. Isn't that the mission requirement of this world?"
"Oh! Keep making it up!"
Well, Lao Liu is becoming more and more cunning and not cute at all.
However, it was not just Lao Liu. Gu Qinghan, who got the news, came back to the house and asked her the first thing, and even pulled her aside in a sly manner.
"You did it?"
"Yes, buying a house for my parents requires money." Si Ke looked unhappy.
"Just the money to buy a house? But the Gu family has been emptied out? This is too strange." Gu Qinghan frowned. He couldn't figure out who had such great ability.
Haha, if she emptied the Gu family, no one would be able to find out even if she emptied the national treasury.
"By the way, the court received a report on the disaster in Hezhou a few days ago. Hezhou is suffering from a severe drought, and I think the victims will have to come to Beijing soon. You should also go back and tell your parents to try not to go out during this period..."
"Sir, has the Emperor made a decision regarding disaster relief?"
"We are currently preparing rice, grain, and money, but we don't even know who the minister responsible for disaster relief will be."
"Husband, tell the Third Prince to push the disaster relief responsibility onto the Fourth Prince and your father," Si Ke suggested.
"Why?"
"The house was robbed. Do you think your father will take the opportunity to make a fortune?" It was like falling asleep and then hitting the pillow.
Gu Qinghan frowned, somewhat disapproving of this approach. "But if he really embezzled the disaster relief money, wouldn't the people of Hezhou suffer?"
"No, I have a way! I guarantee that he will give back all the money he has embezzled, and I won't delay the disaster relief in Hezhou!" Si Ke made a solemn promise when he said this.
Gu Qinghan didn’t know what Si Ke could do, but he knew his wife’s ability, so he nodded in agreement.
Si Ke also started to get busy, preparing rice and grain. Of course, she was using the Si family's name, and the money she used was naturally the Gu family's property, just like robbing the rich to help the poor. In this way, she couldn't be considered stealing!
Sure enough, Lao Liu stopped talking.
So she quickly sent people to collect the information everywhere, and on the other hand, she also sent two trustworthy managers to Hezhou to provide support.
The Gu family wasn't particularly wealthy; they only had a few hundred thousand in cash. How much food could that buy?
So, she set her sights on the Fourth Prince's mansion again. This time, she stole the cash directly, leaving behind the antiques and paintings. You have to know that many of the items in the Fourth Prince's mansion were gifts from the palace and were extremely difficult to sell. A full 400,000 taels, all of which she used to buy food.
Not only that, Sike also hired a special escort agency to start transporting grain for disaster relief.
The brothers whose money was stolen are now following Si Ke's plan and are unable to extricate themselves from corruption.
Lao Liu was watching Si Ke's fancy moves. This dog host had figured out the system of their space.
After two whole months, the reputation of the Si family spread from Hezhou to the capital.
When ordinary people mentioned the Si family, they all gave them a thumbs up, but when they mentioned the royal family, they would spit and insult them.
Of course, the one who contributed the most was the Third Prince. He delivered the people's wishes directly to the emperor.
The Si family opened their granaries for two months to provide relief. Without this generous donation, the people would have starved to death long ago. Only one-tenth of the imperial rice reached the people; the remaining ninety percent disappeared.
The emperor was naturally furious when he heard this. One million dan of grain and one million taels of silver were all eaten by dogs.
Along with the reports submitted by the Third Prince, there were also the Fourth Prince, Gu Yun, and the officials involved in the corruption, totaling dozens of people, big and small.
So that day, the Gu family's house was ransacked and the whole family was thrown into prison.
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