Chapter 159: Quid pro quo
Chen Wenhui felt that the emperor was watching her, she was not nervous at all, she just stood like a tall poplar.
The emperor smiled and said: "Such a large sum of money, dividends every year, is a cash cow, not to mention that you are a little girl, even the entire Chen family, I don't dare to be so non-negotiable, just give up." ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "This Cheng Cheng of Shanghai City was originally invested by the minister with a loan from the bank, and did not use the family's money, or even the money of his parents, so this Cheng income has always been at the discretion of the minister, and the family and the minister's parents never asked. ”
The emperor was slightly surprised. This little girl always surprises him. With such a heavy matter, a little girl's family can make a decision in an instant, and this is the first time he has encountered such a thing. According to what the emperor thought before, he was going to say this and knock the Chen family. Thinking about it, Chen Wenhui, a little girl, will definitely go back to discuss these words with her father and brother, and the emperor is sure that Chen Yuanheng will definitely write a letter asking to give up this benefit. When the time comes, the emperor will push the boat down the river and recover this profit. Then, the little girl of the Chen family, Chen Wenhui, was given the title of county lord, and Chen Wenlin, the second son of the Chen family, was given an official position, and the emperor got benefits, not only had new income in the account, but also strengthened the centralization of power, and the Chen family would also be grateful to Dade, after all, a subsidiary family like the Xiao Chen family still values the official position very much. The government and the opposition will also praise the emperor for being generous and the Chen family loyal, so everyone is happy.
However, now, the emperor just mentioned it, and the little girl directly wanted to hand over the proceeds, or unconditionally. Can this emperor take it? Can the emperor take money from an eleven-year-old girl? I can't pull this face. If it is from the Chen family, then this income. That shows that the emperor is very capable. can force the Chen family to pay. If this income belongs to Xiao Chen's family, then the emperor can take it with peace of mind, indicating that the emperor is very good at using courtiers, Chen Yuanheng's family is very loyal, the courtiers are loyal, and the emperor's face is also bright. However, now, the little girl said directly. This success is her own, and it has nothing to do with the Chen family and the Xiao Chen family, which makes the emperor embarrassed. He is an emperor, rich from all over the world, and broad-minded, can he calculate a little girl's private money? This is too inferior, the emperor can't pull this face. This is that the interests of this private money are too great, and there are too many aspects involved, and Shanghai City will become more and more important in the future. The emperor has long had a heart, and step by step he will get back all the benefits of this Shanghai city. The first step is to take the Ma family's one percent, and now, it is Chen Wenhui's one, and then the Chen family's three percent. In fact, the emperor knows that thirty percent of the Chen family is in the Xiao Chen family, and two percent are in the Chen family. He is sure that he will first take this success of Chen Yuanheng of the Xiao Chen family, and then slowly fight with the Chen family, and finally he must exchange the two percent of the Chen family. When these are all done, he will exchange the two percent in his daughter's hand back. In this way, the emperor was equivalent to completely recovering the city of Shanghai. Of course, there is also the king of Jin's one percent, that one percent can be ignored, because the emperor has a plan in his heart, if the king of Jin is established as the crown prince in the future, then this Chengdu does not need to be taken back, the king of Jin is on the throne, and even the emperor will give ninety percent to the king of Jin, so there is no need to take it back. If the king of Qi is set up as the crown prince in the future, it will be easy to do, and let the king of Qi buy this success of the king of Jin, anyway, they are all their own sons, it is easy to say. These emperors had planned it a long time ago, but unfortunately, it made it difficult for him to reach Chen Wenhui's level.
The emperor sighed and said: "Wen Hui, you are a little girl who can devote herself to the country and the people, compared to you, those ministers who are in the position of corpse meal, they only think about fighting for power and profit every day, they really should die of shame." ”
Chen Wenhui said: "There are many ministers who only think about fighting for power and profit every day, and don't want to do things for the people. Why? The ministers felt that because of the instability of the storage position and the instability of the people's hearts, these ministers had to stand in line in order to plan for the future, and if they stood in line, they would form a party for personal gain, and they would compete for power and profit, and naturally no one thought about the people. However, there are also many ministers who are good, such as my father, as well as Lord Huang, Lord Lu, Lord Bai and many other loyal ministers, they are all doing things for the people. However, they may not be uneasy in their hearts. ”
The emperor was even more surprised: "Wen Hui, are you admonishing me?" ”
Chen Wenhui pursed her lips and did not speak.
The emperor nodded and said, "By the way, from the very beginning, you called yourself a minister, and this word is used by men." How can you be a woman? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Although I am young, I am dedicated to the country and the people, and I believe that the emperor also knows that I have done a lot for the country, and I am confident that I am worthy of the word minister." Moreover, since I was named the county lord, I have begun to receive the country's salary, and it is right to do things for the people, for the country, and for the court. ”
The emperor smiled: "Well, it makes sense, speaking of which, you have really done a lot of things at a young age, the first time your father was in disaster relief, you helped in both disaster relief and comforted the victims." Later, I also participated in the construction of Shanghai City, and these Lichuan told me. Later, he helped your brother recover the black family on Yizhou Island, obtained Yizhou Island for me, and established Xinguang City, which is an expansion of territory, and it is indeed more loyal than most courtiers and can do it. Later, when he returned to the capital, he was not idle, and he also helped the imperial concubine to open a good hall, which was praised by the people in the Gyeonggi area. Now, it is even more necessary to go to the southern wasteland to expand the territory and build a new city, such a great cause can of course be a minister, to be precise, it should be a loyal minister, capable minister. ”
That's a great compliment. Chen Wenhui hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
The emperor laughed even more heartily, and the laughter spread outside the hall. The Bai family, who was waiting outside the hall, was relieved.
The emperor said to Chen Wenhui: "Wenhui, you are very smart, but it's a pity, why is it a girl, if you are a boy, I will definitely train you to be the prime minister." ”
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with the girl?" Can't girls do things for the people and the court? Moreover, if the minister is not the prime minister, can't he be loyal to the emperor? ”
The emperor was very happy and said: "Well, it makes sense, women don't let them have eyebrows." Wen Hui is very ambitious. I have already said that I want to make you the lord of the county, what is the title? Is it still called the title of the county lord? Well, it's not appropriate, I'm going to use the title of the county lord. ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, can you just use the name of the minister, it's easy to remember." ”
The emperor was stunned, in fact, using a name as a title, generally only princesses are like this. However, in the future, if Chen Wenhui really makes some achievements in Nanyang, the emperor really plans to give her a princess. So if you think about it this way, it's okay to use your name as a title.
The emperor said: "Okay, the name Wen Hui is very good, you will be the lord of Wen Hui in the future." ”
Chen Wenhui just stood up, and hurriedly knelt down to thank her, in fact, she was very slanderous in her heart, this kneeling is really troublesome, I knew that it would be easy to kneel.
This time, the emperor did not call Chen Wenhui flat, but said: "I will not only give you the title of county lord, but also make you the governor of Nanyang, in charge of the construction of the four cities of Nanyang." The official position is also a genuine product. ”
Chen Wenhui was a little surprised at this moment, and even forgot about thanks. The eunuch next to him hurriedly reminded: "County Lord, thank you quickly." ”
Chen Wenhui then remembered that this is in a feudal country, there is no room for bargaining, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and he can only be grateful. Busy continue to kowtow thanks.
The Emperor said, "Settle down." Wen Hui, originally, I shouldn't have asked for your 10% stake in Shanghai City, but I believe that you are so smart that you must understand the reason why I took back Shanghai City, so I still took back this income with a cheeky face. You say, what do you want in exchange. ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "This is voluntarily handed over to the emperor by the minister, and there is no need to exchange it." ”
The emperor said, "I can't take advantage of a little girl." ”
Chen Wenhui thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, if you really want to exchange, the minister hopes that the emperor can use this benefit of the ministers to build hospitals in various parts of Dachu one after another, and promote the good government of free medical treatment for poor people." ”
The emperor's eyes flickered: "Wen Hui is really a kind child." Hey, I'm right, but this is for my people, and it can't be regarded as an exchange condition for Wen Hui, so let's do it, I will give you all the benefits of the city you built in Nanyang. Moreover, the hereditary 10th, like Xinguang City, was appointed by Wen Hui as the lord of the city, and all the officials in the city were appointed by Wen Hui. Well, also, the four cities of Nanyang seem to belong to the Xiao Chen family, the Hei family, Wen Hui, and some officials of the imperial court, these four cities are all under the management of Wen Hui, the chief administrator, and Wen Hui appoints official positions, and the city lords of the four cities are also appointed by Wen Hui. As for the income of the four cities, it is obtained by investors, however, it must be recognized that it is the territory of my Great Chu. ”
Chen Wenhui didn't expect the emperor to be so generous, so he gave away the interests of the four cities of Nanyang, could it be that the interests of Shanghai City Yicheng would be greater than the interests of the four cities of Nanyang? After thinking about it, I realized again that these four cities were not in the territory of Great Chu, but in Nanyang. They went to Nanyang to build a new city, which was to overcome obstacles and start from scratch, and the court did not need to spend anything. Moreover, the four cities of Nanyang are isolated overseas, and it is impossible for Da Chu to manage it, so it is better to be generous, so that it can be exchanged for nominal respect for Dà Chu, isn't it very good?
It's just that in this way, Wen Hui was roasted on the fire, and even Da Chu couldn't manage the place, let Wen Hui be a little girl to take care of it? In the four cities, Xiao Chen's family and Wen Hui's own don't say anything, these two must be very easy to manage, but the Hei family has always been unruly, and now they don't admit that they are Da Chu's people, how can they care? And what about the cities that were built by the officials of the imperial court? It's not something that Chen Wenhui can manage. (To be continued......)
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