Especially someone like Tao Yong, the Great General. He opened his own mansion, and besides the regular household soldiers, he has also raised five thousand subordinates.
So many people, all their living expenses require money.
The biggest source of income for the Tao Family comes from a salt field in Bohai.
Now, all of a sudden, Tao Yong's good son-in-law points a knife at the salt administration... this isn't just about cutting at the flesh of the noble families, but it's going after the lifeblood of the Tao Family!
Let alone providing support, Tao Yong didn't jump up and curse, which was already giving face to the Emperor, his son-in-law.
So, after court, when Tao Yong was summoned to Ganlu Palace by Emperor Yongcheng, and "persuaded" to help, he flatly refused.
Emperor Yongcheng: ... Damn it, isn't he just way too disrespectful?
He's supposed to be my father-in-law.
Moreover, the two families have an alliance.
