Even though the courtiers were full of complaints, none of them actually dared to make a scene in front of the Huajia father and son. However, whenever they exited the palace gates and saw the long queues, they couldn't help but feel resentful.
With Gu Wenheng causing such a massive spectacle, even if they didn't know the exact revenue, they still had a rough idea. Watching such a large sum of Silver slip through their fingers, no one could be happy.
If this Silver were distributed among the various ministries, they wouldn't have to grovel to the Ministry of Revenue for a very long time. The mere thought of this made their blood boil. Now that Gu Wenheng had taken over the Ministry of Revenue, he would be even harder to deal with in the future. Just thinking about it was incredibly frustrating.
