Dong Shangshu's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "King, Dongxing can collect 30 million taels of silver in one city, and dozens of states in South Vietnam add up to billions of taels of silver. It's nothing more than the appointment of a mere deputy marshal, it's just worth it, what's the criticism?"

Damn, can a position in the army be measured by money? The crowd was a little laughing and crying when they heard this.

"With money, what can't you do?" Dong Shangshu was a little excited, and said: "Billions of taels of silver, not only can you go south, but also go east." What is Eastern Qi? What is Wu Guo? What is it that dominates the world? What is it fighting for? It is silver. ”

"It was silver and silver...... Silver. Dong Shangshu waved his fists and said excitedly, "King, this is a thousand years of merit!"

"Yes, if you can collect billions of taels of silver without hurting the people, the power of the deputy marshal position can be large or small, and it is definitely worth a try. Xu Shangshu Huo Ran stood up.

The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Expedition concentrated on the allocation of most of the treasury and silver taels, so that many projects of the Ministry of Industry were forced to cancel, and even many projects that had already been carried out in half were forced to be suspended. The cancellation of many livelihood projects has greatly affected the lives of the people, and the arrears of the project funds and the reminders of the major families have made the Ministry of Industry a lot of trouble.

Without money, the Ministry of Industry was helpless, if there was additional income, many projects could be continued, and Shangshu did not have to worry about being blocked all day long.

Although Xu Shangshu didn't like Lei Shaoxuan in his heart, for the sake of money, he couldn't help but object.

"It seems that this is the truth, in charge of this matter, you don't need too much prestige and seniority, you only need public heart and ability, and General Lei is fully competent. ”

He was the first to come up with the idea, and only he knew best what to do. ”

“......”

Everyone was talking for a while, and their words suddenly changed, and they all expressed their approval.

King Wei was stunned, sure enough, money can make ghosts grind.

Just now, everyone was in unison to impeach Lei Shaoxuan, and seeing that Lei Shaoxuan could collect money, they all agreed to Lei Shaoxuan's promotion to the deputy marshal of the Southern Expedition in a blink of an eye, and they couldn't wait to bite anyone who objected, even if it was King Wei.

"Let's talk about this again!"

King Wei huffed and walked away.

Kang Yen City, South Vietnam.

Prince's Mansion, Fu Fu Xuan.

Outside the window, the cicadas chirp from the lush vines, and the soft sunlight shines into the house through the tender green leaves, making the house look cool and bright.

The room is full of books, and the dark red furniture makes the cottage look simple and elegant, and the room is filled with a faint fragrance of tea.

A slightly chubby middle-aged man was sitting behind a desk, wearing a yellow octagonal round hat inlaid with red gemstones, wearing a yellow moire four-clawed python robe, his face was ruddy, and his smile implied an awe-inspiring temperament that could not be offended.

This person is none other than Zhao De, the prince of South Vietnam.

At this moment, Zhao Dezheng looked at a middle-aged man sitting against the wall with dissatisfaction, Wan Ziqi, the shopkeeper of Yuefu Grain Bank.

Wan Ziqi was dressed in a silk robe full of flowers, with a mouse-long face, his face was wrinkled, his eyes flickered, and his two beards trembled slightly, looking extremely cunning.

Wan Ziqi put down the teacup in his hand and said humbly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, food is the country's

Fundamentally, it must not be easily manipulated, otherwise something will inevitably happen. Nowadays, most of China's famous grain banks have been merged by Yuetong Grain Bank, and only my Yuefu Grain Bank and Huayang Grain Bank are left in the five major grain banks, and they are all on the verge of bankruptcy. The Viet Thong Grain Bank almost monopolized the entire South Vietnamese grain and had the ability to control the grain. Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can't leave it alone!"

Zhao De's face showed anger, and he said coldly: "If it weren't for your greed and attempt to take advantage of the domestic disaster and soaring food prices to buy and hoard grain at a high price, how would you be today?"

Zhao De said disdainfully: "On the other hand, the Yuetong Grain Company has always maintained a low price to sell and stabilize the grain market, so that you black-hearted grain merchants will smash all the grain purchased at a high price in your hands, otherwise how can a family be on the verge of bankruptcy and be merged by the Yuetong Grain Company? ”

Wan Ziqi stubbornly said, "Your Highness, we did something wrong in this matter. In any case, a country's grain must not completely fall into the hands of a grain bank, otherwise once the grain bank maliciously manipulates it, it will inevitably cause chaos in the grain market, soaring grain prices, panic among the people, and instability......"

"Alarmist!"

Zhao De interrupted Wan Ziqi's words and said disapprerovitically: "Although Yuetong Grain Bank has merged a number of grain stores, it still retains the original names and personnel of the major grain stores, and operates them separately. The imperial court still monitors the grain market at all times, and if necessary, the imperial court can take over at any time, how can he manipulate the market? For those who dare to manipulate the market, the imperial court will certainly deal with them by thunderous means. ”

Zhao De looked at Wan Ziqi and said lightly: "Speaking of manipulation, what I see is that there are several major grain stores led by your Yuefu grain bank, trying to hoard grain and manipulate the market, what crime should I be guilty of?"

Wan Ziqi's face twitched, squeezed out a smile, and said: "In business, it is natural for businessmen to enter at a low price, go out at a high price, and make profits. In the past, grain was collected in autumn for a year to be sold slowly, and hoarding was just the daily work of grain merchants, not to mention manipulating the market. ”

The corners of Zhao De's mouth curled slightly, and he didn't believe it at all.

Wan Ziqi bowed his head and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, after the catastrophe, the Yuefu Grain Bank did buy a lot of grain at a high price, however, the imperial court suddenly levied grain, and the price was so low that it caused huge losses to the grain banks, and the Yuefu Commercial Bank was on the verge of bankruptcy. Yuefu Grain Line can't survive anymore, can the prince be accommodating and reduce the amount of grain levied by Yuefu Grain Bank. ”

Wan Ziqi took out a delicate tea box, put it on the desk, opened half of it, and said, "The prince has every opportunity and has done his best for state affairs. I heard that Xiaoling Mountain rain and fog tea has the miraculous effect of clearing the heart and concentrating, and the villain specially found a box for the prince, a little respect, please smile at the prince. ”

Zhao De glanced at the tea box and chuckled: "It's rare that the shopkeeper has a heart, so let the tea go." You go back first and wait for the news. ”

Seeing that Zhao De did not refuse, Wan Ziqi was overjoyed and said, "Thank you prince." ”

Seeing that Wan Ziqi had already walked out of Fude Xuan, Zhao De's face became gloomy.

"Prince, did you agree to his request so easily?" A gentle voice came from behind him, and Xiao Min, the prince's concubine, wearing a red peony rich dress, quietly flashed out from behind the screen.

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Min black hair is like a cloud, like snow skin, revealing a faint flush, willow eyebrows are bent, phoenix eyes are shining, like autumn water with affection, between steps, exuding a graceful and luxurious temperament.

Seeing Xiao Min, Zhao De's mood suddenly improved.

Zhao De stood up, stretched out his hand and touched the beauty's nose, and chuckled: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, hiding behind the screen and peeping, what should I be guilty of?"

Zhao pulled Xiao Min's hand and said: "Wan Ziqi's Yuefu grain store has a history of 100 years, and behind it is the Han family of Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, so you can't help but give this face." ”

Zhao De opened the tea box with his hand, revealing a stack of silver tickets.

"Five, ten...... Twenty. 200,000 taels of silver tickets is not an easy agreement. Zhao De closed the tea box and said softly: "Put it away." ”

Xiao Min ignored it and said angrily: "You only know that Han Shangshu is behind the Yuefu Grain Store, but do you know who is behind the Yuetong Grain Store?"

Zhao De smiled and said: "On the surface, the shopkeeper of Yuetong Grain Bank is Liu Wensheng, who originally relied on his son Liu Hong to serve as the Household Grain Branch Langzhong, in charge of domestic grain distribution, and the grain business has gradually expanded, but now, behind it is actually a distant merchant group, a business name from the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

Grain is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and is the most important strategic material for a country.

Looking at Xiao Min's surprised expression, Zhao De snorted lightly: "After the distant merchant group acquired the Yuetong Grain Bank, because the personnel of the Yuetong Grain Bank have hardly changed, Liu Wensheng is still the shopkeeper, and the grain store is still operating independently, and everything remains the same. Therefore, I did not interfere much. Otherwise, how can I tolerate foreign merchant groups controlling the domestic grain industry?"

After a pause, Zhao De said again: "The reason why I agreed to save Yuefu Grain Bank is to avoid it being merged by Yuetong Grain Bank. Wan Ziqi is right about one thing, national food security must not be in the hands of a grain bank. ”

Looking at Xiao Min's beautiful face, Zhao De said lovingly: "Besides, 200,000 taels of silver can also add some jewelry to you." ”

The Prince's Mansion mainly relies on the allocation of funds from the palace.

The crown prince, the crown princess and Xiao Min, who is the side concubine, have a regular amount of money every month, and in addition, there is not much extra income, so although the prince has a noble status, he is actually not rich in money.

As the crown prince, Zhao De has the king of Nanyue and the princes below, and his every move is watched.

In the past, Zhao De was very cautious and did not dare to collect property at will, for fear of being criticized. Now that the king of Nanyue is seriously ill and the prince is in charge of the country, he dares to collect some property. Therefore, 200,000 taels of silver, although it is not a big amount of money for the prince, it is not a small amount.

The prince and Xiao Min have a very good relationship, but they haven't bought jewelry for Xiao Min for a long time, and Xiao Min, who is the prince's concubine, wears most of the jewelry brought by her mother's family.

Xiao Min understood what Zhao De meant, and was very moved in his heart, and said softly: "Fool, behind the Yuetong grain store is the concubine. ”

Hearing this, Zhao De was taken aback, he almost couldn't believe his ears, and said, "Concubine Min, what do you say...... What? How could you be behind the Yuetong grain line?"

Looking at Zhao

De's face was full of shock, and Xiao Min said triumphantly: "Behind the Yuetong grain store are not only the concubines, but also the queen mother, Concubine Wen, Mrs. Yang Xiang, the Hou family, the Bai family, the Li family, ......."

The more Zhao De listened, the more confused he became, and hurriedly interrupted Xiao Min, "What's going on?

Xiao Min pressed Zhao De down on the chair, gently massaged his shoulders with both hands, and said, "Because the concubine is a shareholder of a distant merchant group!"

Hearing this, Zhao De was startled again, stood up suddenly, looked straight at Xiao Min and said, "When did you start business?"

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