Father, I am back to fight!

Chapter 172

Chapter 172

"Father! Something terrible has happened! I just received news from the Ministry of Revenue that the Dongshan chicken farming project has failed. All the chickens have died, and we've lost everything!"

Shangguan Xiong was drinking tea in the yard when Shangguan Tailang ran in quickly.

"Haha! Taro! Are you kidding me? Raising chickens in Dongshan is a very profitable business. There's no way I can lose money!"

Shangguan Xiong said with a smile.

"Father! I really didn't lie to you! I just went to Dongshan and saw that the chickens had suffered heavy casualties, and their eggs were all crushed by wild beasts!"

Shangguan Taro said in a deep voice.

"What! Dongshan's chicken farming has failed! What are those people from the Ministry of Revenue doing? Why didn't they drive away the wild animals? Now the chickens are dead, and they don't even think of a way to remedy the situation!"

Shangguan Xiong became anxious.

Not to mention that he still owed Qin Yu money, just the fact that he lost all his money raising chickens in Dongshan meant that he would not be able to make money in the future, and the Shangguan family was almost penniless now.

"Father! This is even more infuriating! When the officials learned about this, they went to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for the money back. However, the Minister of Revenue said that the money had been spent and refused to return it!"

Shangguan Taro gritted his teeth.

"Humph! The initial investment in Dongshan Chicken Farming is definitely no more than 500,000 taels. That's over 8 million taels of silver. How could the Ministry of Revenue possibly spend it all?"

"Let's go to the Ministry of Revenue right now and ask for the money. If he dares not give it to me, I will immediately depose him!"

Shangguan Xiong said coldly.

Then, he immediately went to the Ministry of Revenue. Shangguan Tailang also transferred 500 people from the patrol camp to strengthen the morale. At this time, the Ministry of Revenue was already crowded with people.

They all came to Li Wei to return the money, so Li Wei simply hid himself like a turtle. No matter how those people made a fuss, he just refused to come out.

This group of people didn't dare to really destroy the Ministry of Revenue, and they had no way to deal with Li Wei.

"Yes! The Prime Minister is here!"

Someone spotted Shangguan Xiong and immediately shouted.

In an instant, a group of people surrounded Shangguan Xiong and complained to him. Shangguan Xiong asked these people to be patient and he walked in directly with his men.

Seeing Shangguan Xiong coming in person, Li Wei knew he couldn't escape, so he came out to meet Shangguan Xiong.

"Li Wei! I don't care how much money your Ministry of Revenue paid as compensation, you must return my share to me, and you must pay it back double!"

Shangguan Xiong said coldly.

"My Lord Prime Minister, I really can't pay back this money."

Li Wei said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"How dare you! You're just a Minister of Revenue, and you dare to speak to my father like that! If you can't pay this money back today, I will execute you on the spot!"

Shangguan Taro scolded angrily.

"Li Wei! You should know my temper. Before I lose my temper, prepare the silver for me immediately. Otherwise, you are dead!"

Shangguan Xiong threatened coldly.

Li Wei leaned closer upon seeing this and whispered, "Prime Minister, His Majesty said that we have lost all our money raising chickens in Dongshan, and I will also keep an eye on the money from the Ministry of Revenue. If there is any loss, my entire clan will be wiped out."

Ah!

Shangguan Xiong was shocked.

His expression kept changing. Thinking back to the day when Qin Yu took the initiative to talk about this matter in the court, he realized something!

"This! This is actually a scam by His Majesty!"

Shangguan Xiong was extremely shocked.

"Father! What a scam!"

Shangguan Taro still didn't understand.

"Stop asking! Let's go!"