1. Liu Jin, a native of Xingping, Shaanxi, was a eunuch in the Ming Dynasty. His surname was Tan. The proceeds from bribery are said to amount to 330,000 kilograms of gold and 8.05 million kilograms of silver. Another theory is that 3,360 kilograms of gold and 7.2 billion kilograms of silver were found after his death. Others say that they were 2.5 million taels of gold and 50 million taels of silver. Even in the smallest statement, the discounted value is 25.5 billion yuan. (Note: At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury revenue was only 2 million kilograms of silver per year. The salary of a fourth-rank official in the Ming Dynasty was 288 shi meters per year, which is equivalent to the current purchasing power of about 60,000 yuan. The price ratio of gold and silver in the Ming Dynasty was 1:7, one tael Silver = 2 stone meters, 1 stone meter = 94.4 kilograms. )

2. Heshen was a corrupt official during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. He was a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and was the right-hand man of Qianlong along with Ji Xiaolan. He Kun has been deeply involved in the officialdom since then, and he abides by the so-called unspoken rules of the officialdom. Once he gets greedy, he can't control it. The property obtained during the confiscation of homes in Jiaqing was equivalent to the national tax revenue in the 18th year of Qianlong's heyday. It is also said that 220 million taels of silver were investigated and dealt with. As the proverb goes, "Heshen falls, Jiaqing is full."

3. Su Fengji, a native of Chang'an, Shaanxi, was the Prime Minister of the Later Han Dynasty. He also had many methods of asking for bribes, and his targets even included some people with high status. He has no scruples about getting money from selling his official position, and he can promote or demote others at will. Even illiterate people can become officials by spending money. For the sake of money, he also framed and harmed the minister, and then took away his property. The original prime minister of the Later Jin Dynasty, Li Song, was captured by the Khitans. Su Fengji ruthlessly killed many of Li Song's relatives and seized all his territories and other industries for himself. After his wife Wu died of illness, she sent a message to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and officials from all over the country, asking them to contribute silk and satin, saying that it was for mourning. There was no shame at all.

4. Xiao Hong, the younger brother of Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty. He was the emperor's younger brother. Although he had no talent, he liked to make money. He accepted all the bribes he offered. In order to make money, they also made mortgage loans, lent usury, and asked the borrowers to sign documents. When the deadline is up, if the money is not repaid, the borrower will immediately occupy the borrower's property, leaving the people homeless. Emperor Wu once suspected that there were weapons hidden in the dozens of houses where his brother kept things, and he wanted to rebel against him and seize the throne. So he sent people to search, but they saw that the houses were full of money. A rough calculation showed that there were more than 300 million yuan. . Emperor Wu was very happy when he saw that there was no weapon, and praised his brother for being good at making money and living a happy life, hehe.

5. Yu Hong was a native of Liang during the Southern Dynasties. He served as the prefect of Nanqiao, Xuyi and Jingling. He advocated carpe diem and had fun every day of his life. He was accompanied by hundreds of concubines, and had everything he wanted including gold, jade, attire, and BMWs. But his enjoyment was based on plundering people's wealth, and he shamelessly showed off his experience in doing evil: he tried to plunder people in all directions (eating all the fish and turtles in the water, hunting and eating all the deer and other game in the mountains) , extorted all the rice from the fields, and extorted all the people in the village until they fled). Not only was such a corrupt official not punished, but he was promoted continuously, was everywhere, and enjoyed himself peacefully during his tenure until he died.

6. Deng Tong, a native of Nan'an, Shu County, was originally a boatman on a pleasure boat next to Weiyang Palace, and later became a favorite of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty and the highest official. Relying on his special relationship with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, he monopolized the money-making industry at that time, opened up copper mines extensively, and became richest in the world. After Emperor Jing ascended the throne, he fell out of favor, had all his property confiscated, and died living in another house.

7. Liang Ji, a native of Pingliang, Gansu Province today. His two sisters were the queens of Emperor Shun and Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They served as generals as relatives, amassed wealth, and murdered the emperor. They were known as " Domineering general". In the second year of Yanxi (159), Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty conspired with the eunuch Shan Chao and others to force Liang Ji to commit suicide. The imperial court confiscated Liang Ji's family's wealth, and he obtained 3 billion yuan, which shows the huge amount of money he amassed and plundered.

8. Shi Chong, a native of Hebei Province, served as Weiweiqing in the Western Jin Dynasty. The source of his wealth came from robbing merchants along the way when he was the governor of Jingzhou. The most classic story is that he fought against Wang Kai, the uncle of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, and won a great victory. It can be said that "wealth can rival the country." In the end, he lost his fortune and his life to a "beautiful and gorgeous singer who was good at playing the flute". "Jingu Chunjing", one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang, Henan today, is Shi Chong's villa. Please go and see it when you have time.