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Chapter 356 Money for Life (Part [-])
Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was nervous, so he couldn't help being a little funny.According to the data, this guy also had a glorious period, with countless ships under his command, criss-crossing the southeast sea, and countless people raised their noses.

But it's not surprising to think about it. In the minds of ancient people, the emperor has always been a superior existence.The buildings of the Forbidden City are magnificent and magnificent. It is the first time to see the legendary emperor in such an environment. If you are not in a good mood, you will inevitably feel nervous.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen softened his tone a little, and said to the Dongchang fan next to Li Kuiqi: "Hack his shackles and handcuffs!"

The leader of the Dongchang fan was a little taken aback when he heard it, but he was not afraid when the four of them looked at one, and he didn't dare to resist the order, so he took out the key and handcuffed his feet.

Li Kuiqi stared blankly at the removal of the shackles and handcuffs in his hands, as if he couldn't believe it.After confirming that the shackles and handcuffs really had to be removed, he had a vague sense of the direction of his destiny, and a burst of ecstasy welled up in his heart. Immediately, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, shouting excitedly: "Thank you, long live, thank you, long live..."

"Well, answer my question!" Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to hear this, so he interrupted him directly.

Li Kuiqi didn't hesitate this time, and quickly knelt there and replied: "If the imperial court lifts the sea ban, it will definitely make a lot of money. If the year is good, tens of millions of taels are possible..."

As soon as these words came out, both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were obviously taken aback, and they even looked at each other for this.

Then, Wen Tiren interrupted Li Kuiqi, obviously seeing that he was a little excited, staring at Li Kuiqi and asked, "You said there are tens of millions of taels of sea tax revenue? Are you serious?"

Li Kuiqi didn't know this old man, but he was able to stand in the emperor's hall to discuss things together. He was still wearing a scarlet robe, so he must have a high official position, so he nodded quickly and replied: "Sinners dare not lie. Taxes, this figure is probably too small.”

In order to prove that he was not lying, he quickly added: "The sinner still competes with other people for maritime business, and he also has an income of 500 million yuan a year!"

He really didn't lie, after Zheng Zhilong dominated the sea, all the ships in the sea were not allowed to go to and from Zheng's command flag, and each ship received two thousand gold, and the annual income was tens of millions, so as to enrich the enemy's country.This made the German Aldreehewiltn jealous and wrote it down.

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down a lot. Compared with the revenue of the national treasury of Ming Dynasty, this sea tax is a lot.But this is actually because of too little treasury revenue, not too much sea tax.He waved his hand and said to Li Kuiqi, "Is there a second question?"

"Long live, the biggest obstacle for the court to collect taxes must be Zheng Zhilong!" When Li Kuiqi mentioned Zheng Zhilong's name, his face was full of resentment, and he even forgot that he was in front of the imperial court.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned and said, "How do you say it?"

"This is the imperial court, there should be no personal grievances!" Wen Tiren frowned and scolded.

Upon hearing this, Li Kuiqi kowtowed his head again and fell on the ground and replied: "Sinners don't dare, what the sinners say is true!"

"Look up and speak!" Emperor Chongzhen believed in his own judgment, and said to Li Kuiqi, "Tell me the reason!"

When Li Kuiqi heard the emperor's voice, he raised his head, looked at the emperor and replied: "Sinners dare not boast. Now that there are no sinners in the sea, Zheng Zhilong will completely rule the world in the future. Those red-haired ghosts and Zheng Zhilong cooperated to defeat me. In the future It will definitely be cleaned up by Zheng Zhilong. If the current situation continues, the whole sea will listen to Zheng Zhilong, and the money will definitely be handed over to him, and the court will not have money to take it. That bear... the governor of Fujian may have it, but The imperial court certainly did not.”

When he said this, seeing that the emperor didn't seem to be angry or disbelieving, he became more courageous, spoke a little louder, and said in a more determined tone: "If the imperial court wants to open the sea and ban tax collection, it is tantamount to Stealing money from Zheng Zhilong's hands, he will definitely not do it."

Or to prove that this conclusion is not wrong, after hesitating for a while, he used himself as an example and added: "If I were to change this matter... the sinner would definitely not agree. At that time, the imperial court must open the sea ban. Then go the other way, anyway, there are no opponents at sea at this time, who dares to go to sea again? If you make such a fuss, if you send some money to those officials, the matter of opening the sea ban will definitely be yellow, and then recruit security again after a while, After being approved as an official, I can collect money by myself again..."

Emperor Chongzhen agreed with his statement very much.There is nothing wrong with this logic!Although Zheng Zhilong is not Li Kuiqi, in the face of huge interests, I believe Zheng Zhilong will not be indifferent.At least in history, Zheng Zhilong was indeed the dominant family.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Li Kuiqi was rescued through the chat group at that time, which was regarded as a bargaining chip for opening the sea ban in the future.

After Li Kuiqi finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen had a decision in his mind, so he asked him: "You have been a pirate for a long time, and the court law does not allow it. Would you like to change your ways and return to the righteous, and serve the court?"

At this time, talking about other things is false.In other words, in the face of huge national interests, those evil deeds that Li Kuiqi committed when he was a pirate cannot be ignored one by one.

Li Kuiqi had vaguely grasped the opportunity of life and death before, and now it was the emperor of Ming Dynasty who asked this question, not the local government. Of course, he knew how to answer, and in the ecstasy of his heart, he quickly prostrated himself on the ground and responded loudly: "Sinners are willing to change their ways and return to righteousness, and die for the imperial court!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, but he suddenly asked a little more seriously: "Before your adoptive son Liu Jinsheng wanted to buy your life with a lot of money, I just asked you, would you like to buy your life with all your money? Report it yourself Count it!"

Wen Tiren on the side was a little surprised when he heard this, turned his head to look at the emperor, and couldn't help but look forward to it, the court will have a sum of money, right?
Li Kuiqi couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the emperor say such words.Could it be that Liu Jinsheng asked someone to bribe him, and even bribed him to the emperor?Or was it known by the emperor?But speaking of it, it is indeed the safest way to bribe the emperor.

When it came to the matter of buying his life, he subconsciously wanted to bargain.But as soon as he raised his head, he saw the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and immediately remembered his current situation.Remembering that I almost died in Zheng Zhilong's hands.Now he is enjoying himself there.

This money cannot be saved, otherwise the life will be gone. What is the use of keeping this money?Now there is a good opportunity, Zheng Zhilong is holding the leg of the governor of Fujian, I am going to hold the leg of the Ming emperor soon!

Thinking of this, Li Kuiqi made a decision in his heart.

　The debt was paid off.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)