You Call Me Corrupt? I Pull Out a Sweet Potato and Make Old Zhu Laugh in Exasperation

In the tenth year of the Hongwu reign, Lu Chang'an transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes an obscure, low-ranking clerk with little to do.

He also awakens two Systems: [Guaranteed Daily Pay] and [Infinite Treasure Bag].

As long as he stays alive, one tael of silver is deposited into his account every single day, without fail. On top of that, the treasure bag randomly refreshes with a vast array of supplies each day!

While Ming officials scrape by on bran and vegetables, Lu Chang'an enjoys music at the pleasure quarters every day and feasts on rich food at every meal.

At last, the Embroidered Uniform Guard brands him an egregious example of corruption and hauls him straight before Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Old Zhu flies into a rage: “You're nothing but a lowly clerk, yet you spend one tael of silver a day. You dare claim you haven't embezzled? I'll have your skin peeled off and stuffed with straw!”

Lu Chang'an sighs and quietly pulls from the shabby cloth bag at his waist 10,000 jin of high-yield sweet potatoes, 5,000 jin of fine white salt, 1,000 sets of firearms schematics...

“Your Majesty, I truly haven't embezzled a thing. I made all this myself.”

As he watches one rare treasure after another come tumbling out, the entire court is left dumbfounded, and Zhu Yuanzhang stares in disbelief!

To wring every last treasure from Lu Chang'an's bag, Old Zhu grits his teeth and puts up with him flaunting his wealth every day. He even makes Crown Prince Zhu Biao serve him tea and water.

Years later, the Ming dragon banner flies across the globe. Seeing Lu Chang'an still collecting his “daily pay,” Old Zhu laughs in exasperation. “Chang'an, just how many more good things are in that shabby bag of yours?”