Chapter 414 Waiting for the opportunity
This huge sum of money is obviously not something that Pingliang government officials can come up with, even counting several surrounding state capitals, unless the land deeds and shops are counted, but that would almost kill them.
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said: "You can pull up the big banner whatever you want, even in the name of my palace to say to save them. In short, I want to bring back the silver taels as much as possible within five days."
Only then did Chen Rongyan heave a sigh of relief and bowed to promise, as long as he could pull the flag, he would have enough confidence when blackmailing. After all, Wang Shijian alone would not be able to implicate officials from other mansions, but if he could promise the protection of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace , then there are plenty of people happily pushing silver carts to deliver money.
After Chen Rongyan retired, Tang Shizhong and others reported a lot of trivial matters, for example, when the military guards of the government went to give porridge to relieve the disaster yesterday, Guo Da, the yamen servant of the Pingliang government, led a group of food servants to find trouble, and wanted to take over the food. During the dispute, Baihu of the government army and guards drew their swords and beheaded Guo Da and other five servants, and then they were taken down by Dingyuan General Wang Liu himself.
This is obviously forcing Tang Shizhong to negotiate with them. Naturally, it will not be about Guo Da and others.
Not to mention all kinds of trivial matters, the initiative is in their hands, and the other party has no room for it.
As soon as Zhu Biao finished giving them instructions, he saw a damp Zhao Huai'an walking in quickly and reported happily: "Master, the whole general is here."
Last night, his own prince had been waiting for Quan Xu to wait so hard that he couldn't fall asleep. Of course he knew this, so he went to wait outside the guard regardless of the wind and rain. As for calling Quan Xu a general, there is really no other way to call him. On the surface, it is almost unofficial and jobless.
Zhu Biao had a smile on his face when he heard the words: "This guy is finally here, call him in quickly."
Tang Shizhong and others below silently retreated to the two sides, giving up the most middle position. Although Quan Xu has no official position or nobility now, in their hearts he is more noble than a duke of the country. It is the closest confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it can be called an arm.
After a while, a handsome and handsome young man walked in. His appearance was not very handsome, but he exuded strong self-confidence. He had the calm spirit of a mountain collapsed in front of him without changing his face, and an elk standing on the left without blinking his eyes. .
"Chen Quanxu sees Your Highness, Your Highness is forever!"
Zhu Biao looked at Quan Xu who was kneeling on the ground with a smile on his face, and then he walked down and bent down to help his confidant general. With so many people watching, he will give Quan Xu the respect he deserves.
The so-called deliberate alienation of the loyalty of the ministers, the ability of the ministers for complicated matters, the wisdom of the ministers for sudden questions, and the trustworthiness of the ministers for urgent matters.
For so many years, Quan Xu has never let Zhu Biao down, and the rest of the people around him have become prominent for a while. Even Chen Youzong and Yan Donglai, the later courtiers of the Eastern Palace, have already ascended to high positions. In addition, he took a group of orphans to train all day long.
After pulling Quan Xu up, Zhu Biao patted him on the shoulder affectionately and said, "It's a bit late, did you delay in Qingyang Mansion?"
Quan Xu stood up and replied: "Yes, there are quite a lot of children gathered over there. The minister picked out some good seedlings first and focused on arranging to make up for their bodies."
Quan Xu made a promise, then bowed his hands to the strangers around him and followed Zhao Huaian down. Tang Shizhong looked at Quan Xu's back with envy.
If he can do it, he is willing to exchange his position as the commander of the military guards with Quan Xu's identity. Jane is more important than anything in the emperor's heart. Now there is nothing to be afraid of without an official or a noble. As long as your highness remembers you, sooner or later you will soar into the sky.
Zhu Biao naturally also noticed Tang Shizhong's envy, which is what he wanted to see. Only with a goal can he be motivated to pursue it, which is a good thing.
Of course, Tang Shizhong is far from being his confidant, and how can it be so easy to be a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace? Tang Shizhong's recent performance has been mediocre, and he hasn't shown any outstanding advantages other than being handsome. The means are a bit immature.
After mentioning a few words to let him deal with Wang Liu's affairs, he let him go down. Zhu Biao himself walked to the window to watch the raindrops soak into the ground.
Quan Xu came back after a while, and his whole body became more energetic. He silently stood behind Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao asked casually, "How is Fengyang?"
Quan Xu replied: "They have made some progress, but they are still too young. I am afraid it will take four or five years before they can come out to serve His Highness."
Zhu Biao nodded. He had great expectations for Jin Yiwei, not just hoping that they would serve as spies and killers, but that they could really help him and help him push Daming to a more prosperous state.
"There will be a lot of orphans soon, and fortunately, there will be a lot of money. You will take away one hundred thousand taels, don't be stingy with them, and hire more teachers. There are short and long ones, what? Such talents are worth cultivating.”
Quan Xu agreed, and Zhu Biao looked at Yujing with his hands behind his back. The reason why his East Palace is so poor is not because all the money is invested in Jinyiwei. As the prince, Zhu Biao’s monthly salary is by no means a small amount. , but it is not enough to face tens of thousands of mouths.
Half-sized children eat poor old people, Zhu Biao has raised tens of thousands of half-sized children, and it is strange to be rich, but Zhu Biao has always invested generously in them. After all, he is investing in the future, not to mention that he himself does not need them. What money.
Quan Xu thought for a while and said: "Just now I asked Liu An a few words, and I have a general understanding of the situation. Do you need me to send someone to keep an eye on the officials of the various states?"
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "You don't have enough manpower, go to the Han government officials, but don't act rashly, especially don't provoke the state guards, those generals are finally dealing with it."
Quan Xu nodded and said: "I understand, I will never startle the snake."
Zhu Biao nodded happily. He was worried about handing over such technical matters to Tang Shizhong. It’s not that he didn’t believe in his loyalty. It’s just that he didn’t have enough experience, and that’s not what he learned in the military guards. It was inevitable that his methods were rough.
After speaking, Zhu Biao was not in a hurry to let Quan Xu go. After all, Guo Chong, Zhang Fan and others hadn’t arrived yet, and now he needed to maintain stability. He took Quan Xu and had another hearty meal. Zhu Biao was in a good mood He also had a few drinks with Quan Xu.
Zhu Biao doesn’t like drinking very much. There are not many people who can make him raise his glass happily. Quan Xu is one of them. When Zhu Biao is happy, naturally everyone is also happy.
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(end of this chapter)