Chapter 268: Befriending the Envoy of the Watching Army
In just three days, the Shenwu army borrowed a total of 100,000 yuan and 20,000 stones of corn. Although this number is not much, it is enough to support the 3,000 Shenwu army for several months, or even half a year.
The people of the Shenwu Army have never seen this kind of scene of money and grain piling up, such as Pei Jing, Yang Xingben and others all circled around the "hill" again and again, and the sound of tsk continued.
In fact, at the beginning of Qin Jin's brewing, he planned to raise money and grain, but later he thought that doing so was tantamount to asking for money from various families, and he didn't know how many twists and turns would occur because of this. So the idea of borrowing officially surfaced. Officials borrowed money from the people with official seals as guarantees, which was unprecedented, and this move naturally stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, but Qin Jin has made many amazing moves since he came to Chang'an, and although the officials of the government and the opposition feel that he is swept away, they do not feel strange.
It's just that in this way, Qin Jin's reputation has another heterogeneous label. However, Qin Jin didn't care, heterogeneity was heterogeneity, and he was not forced by Yang Guozhong, as long as he could raise money and food, it would be worth feeding the stomach of the Shenwu army.
"Envoy, at this time, the scope should be expanded, why not solve the problem of money and food for the whole year. ”
"Yang Er, the envoy is using the official seal as a guarantee, don't you think there are not enough creditors?"
Lu Qi has always loved several teams of Yang Xingben, and naturally he will not let go of the opportunity this time.
Qin Jin only smiled indifferently at this, if it was according to his original intention, it would naturally be better to borrow more, but he also had to consider the problem of making a big move, if the scale of the loan was too large, it might cause the suspicion of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, after three days of fanfare, you can only accept it when you see it.
"The 100,000 yuan will be exchanged for food in the market, and the sooner the better. ”
General Qin Jin looked at Pei Jing and explained.
"There are only two days left to leave, but I am afraid that there is not enough time. ”
Pei Jing hesitated a little, he didn't understand why Qin Jin wanted to exchange all the money for food, and go to Feng Yi with food.
"If you don't have enough time, you tell the right man to stay. Qin Jin paused slightly, and then added: "No, you stay and arrange this matter personally." ”
"Wouldn't it be better to go to Feng Yi with money?"
Pei Jing asked tentatively.
"No, the price of grain in Guanzhong is repeated for a few days, and if it drags on any longer, it is unknown whether 100,000 yuan can buy one-fifth of the current amount in two or three months. ”
With the reduction of wheat production, the grain from Lianghuai could not be transported in a short period of time, and the situation of lack of green and yellow in winter and spring not only failed to alleviate it, but also intensified. Therefore, even if all the 100,000 yuan is exchanged for grain and transported to Feng Yi, the cost of eating and chewing will be far less than the price difference.
Pei Jing no longer persuaded Qin Jin, but bowed down and promised, if this was really the case, then exchanging all the money for food was the best choice.
Qin Jin is familiar with history books, and knows that the most precious thing in the war era is food, no matter how good gold is, it can't be eaten as food, and once the war continues, the price of grain will soar, and how much grain can be exchanged for just 100,000 yuan?
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"Nothing is enough, there is more than failure! Can't you be considerate and considerate of me, so that I can save my worries?"
Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, trembled with excitement, raised his finger and pointed at a purple-robed minister, with an extremely bad attitude. Li Longji was angry with Yang Guozhong, he just wanted Qin Jin to leave Chang'an as soon as possible, and then he could rest assured that he would boldly and unscrupulously eliminate those rebellious ministers.
And Yang Guozhong, out of personal grudges, actually took the initiative to provoke Qin Jin, in case of any more accidents, wouldn't it disrupt all his plans? In Li Longji's eyes, the current Qin Jin is no longer the loyal and brave young man he was at the beginning, and after experiencing a nightmare-like mutiny, he actually sadly found that he was deeply jealous of this courtier who was promoted single-handedly.
Where can he tell his subordinates about this kind of secret suffering, he can only endure it silently alone. And Qin Jin's self-invitation to go out was exactly in his hands, how could he let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Therefore, after making enough gestures, he readily agreed.
"Sage, Qin Jin's ambition is a wolf, and the minister is doing this for, in order to cut off his wings......"
"Cutting off the wings? ”
Li Longji changed his usual calm and calm, and scolded Yang Guozhong to a bloody end. Seeing the attitude of the Son of Heaven, Yang Guozhong dared to defend himself anymore, so he could only bear the anger of the Son of Heaven with his head down.
"From now on, no matter what kind of plans you have before, you must not target Qin Jin again, otherwise you will ......" Li Longji suddenly raised his voice and warned Yang Guozhong: "Otherwise, the political hall will not be able to tolerate you." ”
Returning to the political hall and becoming the head of the prime minister again is Yang Guozhong's established goal, and now seeing the hysterical situation of the Son of Heaven, he knows that he has touched the reverse scales of the Son of Heaven, and he can't care about secretly scolding Qin Jin in his heart, so he only frequently kowtows and asks for forgiveness.
Of course, Li Longji didn't really want to depose Yang Guozhong and drive him out of the political affairs hall, so harsh words were just a warning to him that he must not provoke Qin Jin again before the Shenwu army left Chang'an.
Yang Guozhong was not stupid, he immediately understood the mind of the Son of Heaven, so he had to sigh secretly.
"Minister, minister, let the government hall allocate the money and food to the Shenwu Army. ”
Unexpectedly, Li Longji waved his hand.
"No need, it's business as usual!"
"Yes......"
Yang Guozhong promised softly, and a hanging heart finally let go, with this sentence, it also shows that the Son of Heaven did not treat him as an outsider, nor did he really move his mind to expel him from the political hall again.
In fact, Li Longji didn't want Qin Jin to get the grain from the treasury for nothing, since Yang Guozhong had already done this, he simply let it develop and see how Qin Jin responded.
An attendant quickly came to Li Longji's side with small steps, and whispered a few words.
Li Longji originally frowned slightly, but suddenly pushed a stack of documents on the case to the ground. However, his seizure did not stop there, and then he laughed again, as if talking to himself, and as if he was asking Yang Guozhong a question.
"I can't imagine it, I can't imagine that this son can come up with such an idea......"
Yang Guozhong was confused by the sudden change in the mood of the Son of Heaven, but he also guessed that something must have happened that made the Son of Heaven unhappy. It's just that the Son of Heaven didn't say it, and he didn't dare to ask rashly, so as to save himself from touching the mold again.
"Go back, take my words to heart, if you poke out another leak, I won't spare you!"
"The minister is guilty, the minister does not dare, and the minister retires ......"
Yang Guozhong stood up cautiously, bowed and retreated to the door, bypassing the screen before daring to turn around and go out. Just got down the steps, only to hear a sharp voice call him again, turned his head to look, but it was the military envoy Yu Chaoen.
Yu Chaoen still looked like he was smiling at the sight of people, and after he staggered closer, he asked in a rather strange tone:
"Has Yang Xianggong heard?"
Yu Chaoen deliberately sold Guanzi, and Yang Guozhong had to ask, "I don't know what the ambassador is referring to?"
"I heard that Qin Jin raised 100,000 yuan of money and tens of thousands of stones of corn, and the news has spread from the Shenwu Army, doesn't Yang Xianggong know yet?"
After hearing this, Yang Guozhong suddenly realized, no wonder the Son of Heaven had just changed his attitude, presumably the servant who came in halfway and reported the secret report was Qin Jin raising money and food...... But in front of Yu Chaoen, Yang Guozhong didn't want to show his confidence too much, so he smiled:
"The right person is in the temple, and he has heard it. ”
To say this is to imply that just now in the palace of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has already discussed this matter with him.
Yu Chaoen rolled his eyelids and said in a male duck's voice:
"The sage's mind is eager for Qin Jin to leave Chang'an one day earlier, so why should Xiang Gong be in a hurry at this time? As long as he leaves the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is not Xiang Gong's discretion to rub the round and flattened?"
The two of them left Xingqing Palace one after another, Yu Chaoen is no longer in Xingqing Palace, but is resident in the Shence Army, Yang Guozhong said goodbye to him, and did not return home, but went to the political affairs hall again, where there are still important matters waiting for him to make a decision.
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"Ambassador, Feng Yijun is too guarded by Qin Jin to ask to see. ”
After returning to the army, Yu Chaoen's ass was not even stable, and the old soldiers stepped forward to report. Since Wei Boyu was transferred from the Shence Army to clean up the mess in the Longwu Army, the actual person in charge of the Shence Army was this eunuch with the title of Guanjun Rongrong on his head.
At first glance, when he heard that Qin Jin asked to see him, Yu Chaoen was startled, he and Qin Jin had not had much intersection, but He Yang Guozhong teamed up to secretly shadow this person a few times, but he never confronted him in front of the stage. Did this guy take the initiative to come to the door to ask the teacher for the crime, or did he have another plan?
"Please!"
After a while, Qin Jin, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was already standing in front of Yu Chaoen, and then Shi Shiran saluted.
"Feng Yijun is too guarded by Qin Jin to see the ambassador. ”
In terms of official qualities, Yu Chaoen, the rank of the military envoy, is no more than five grades, but because he holds the Son of Heaven Festival, even if he is an important minister dressed in Zhu Zi, he does not dare to despise it, so Qin Jin is still very polite in front of him.
The atmosphere in the room was quite strange, Yu Chaoen was stunned for a moment before laughing, while getting up and walking quickly to Qin Jin, taking his hand and personally leading him to the couch, before returning to the main seat and sitting down.
"Qin envoy Jun is here, Peng is shining, I don't know what advice?"
Qin Jin said with a smile: "I don't dare to advise, Qin is entangled in mundane affairs, and he has never met the ambassador, which has always been a regret, and today he finally got what he wanted." With that, a gift slip was taken out of his bosom, "A meager gift, please accept it with a smile." ”
The little eunuch beside Yu Chaoen was extremely discerning, and before Qin Jin could finish speaking, he stepped forward and took it respectfully, and then forwarded it to him.
The gift list was opened, and he couldn't wait to glance at it, even though Yu Chaoen had a lot of knowledge, he also gasped. This Qin Jin is so big, he really underestimated him before.
It was also common for officials to exchange gifts, but it was rare for them to give such heavy gifts as Qin Jin.
Yu Chaoen's face was immediately full of smiles, and the folds on his face were piled up together, like a blooming chrysanthemum.