Chen Yuanheng was refreshed after dealing with this matter, came to Bai's upper room, and saw Bai and Chen Wenhui looking at the account book with a smile, and laughed: "You two are about to become a wealth fan, looking at the account book all day long, what's so good?" ”

Before Bai Shi spoke, Chen Wenhui had already said: "Father, I originally thought that we would take hundreds of thousands of taels and hundreds of thousands of taels of money out at once, and the silver tickets at home would be less, but now it's good, several times back." ”

Bai said: "Yes, I originally thought that I couldn't make money selling technology, but now that the emperor has issued a holy decree, dozens of counties have come to buy technology all of a sudden, and there are a few people in each county to bid, and now there are more rich businessmen in Deqing City than in the previous batch." Therefore, just these dozens of people sold more than a million taels of silver. This is not counting, I heard people, this is still the nearby businessmen are fast, hurry to come to buy, there are many to buy in the distance, but the road is too far, this is almost the New Year, all waiting for the end of the New Year, the spring to buy it. At that time, there was only a lot of money, but I am afraid that our family will become the richest family in the Great Chu Dynasty. ”

Chen Yuanheng laughed: "Yes, maybe we can really get 10 million taels of silver." That's a year's worth of revenue for the national treasury. ”

Bai and Chen Wenhui both froze for a moment, aren't they, if this momentum continues, I'm afraid that they will really become the richest man. Chen Wenhui suddenly remembered the turmoil that his father experienced some time ago, and frowned and said: "Father, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and it is not a good thing to become the richest man." ”

Chen Yuanheng also frowned, although the turmoil in the previous paragraph ended happily, can it be so smooth every time? Why do you want so much money in your own family?

Chen Yuanheng said: "It's a pity, I don't want so much money now, what should I do?" ”

Chen Wenhui thought that in the past, the rich could donate money through charity, but this era is not allowed, and the court will suspect that her family is buying people's hearts. That's a great sin of treason. By the way, donating money, Chen Wenhui has an idea.

Chen Wenhui said to Chen Yuanheng: "Father. Since we can't afford this amount of money, let's just donate it to the imperial court. It is said to help the victims of the disaster in the northwest rebuild their homes. Either to help the treasury, or to help the country in the war effort, anyway, just find a reason, we donate all the extra money, we still have a grange, a shop, and a restaurant. Cuijin Building, the winery has a lot of business to make money, and we can't spend the money we make in these businesses in a few lifetimes. ”

Bai Shi was willing to say when he heard it: "I just want our family to be safe, like the turmoil in the previous period, I don't want to go through it again." Just like Hui'er said, without this money, we still have a lot of business, and we can't finish it in a few lifetimes, so it's better to put these useless money to cause disaster. It's better to donate it cleanly. ”

Chen Yuanheng thought for a while and said: "Okay, when Jun'er and Lin'er come back in the evening, I'll ask them again, if they agree, I'll write a secret letter to ask the eldest sister." The eldest sister will naturally listen to the emperor's intentions, and if the emperor can use it, we will donate it. ”

Bai and Chen Wenhui both nodded in unison.

In the evening, the Chen family held a family meeting, which focused on where the money was going. The two Chen brothers were frightened by such a huge amount of money, and thought that this kind of windfall was really not a good thing, so they unanimously agreed to donate it. Among them, Chen Wenjun said: "Father, the money has been donated, what if the patriarch calls you back and asks for silver?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Jun'er is still meticulous, I will first tell the concubine Niangniang about donating, don't say how much, wait until the concubine Niangniang has a reply, maybe the patriarch will also reply, and then we will decide how much to donate." ”

That's all you can think about. Chen Yuanheng got up and went to write a letter to the concubine.

A few days later, the patriarch's reply arrived first, and Chen Yuanheng gathered his family together and said, "The patriarch has replied." This time I don't want 300,000 taels, this time I want 3 million taels. ”

"Hiss" The Chen family all gasped. Chen Wenlin was unhappy first: "Why does the patriarch open his mouth?" ”

Chen Yuanheng immediately said: "Don't be rude, in fact, I first felt that the patriarch was opening his mouth in the lion, and later, I thought about it, our clan raises private soldiers, this is the most money-burning, three million taels is really not much, after all, I want nothing else, it is the position of the elder in charge of military power." ”

Chen Wenjun nodded, and Chen Wenhui suddenly remembered a very classic sentence in his previous life, "Power comes out of the barrel of a gun." People in this era also know that military power is the most valuable. Thinking about it like this, three million taels is really not much, if my father can't even get this money, don't get involved in the military power as soon as possible.

Chen Wenhui said: "Father, in addition to this three million taels, the patriarch must have other conditions, right?" ”

Chen Yuanheng glanced at his daughter appreciatively and said: "Yes, the patriarch means that after the three million taels are taken out, I will be one of the candidates for the military power elder, as for becoming an elder, I still have to pass some tests, but I can first take out a position in the clan to my son." ”

Chen Wenjun immediately asked, "What test?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "First of all, I want to achieve a high position in the court, at least become one of the six Shangshu, and then I must have the ability to command, the test of this command ability is to achieve another three million and become a Shangshu, and then compete with the children of the family who have become candidates together. ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said, "It's fair, these conditions are normal, and they are not excessive." ”

The Bai family didn't pay attention to these tests, she was very confident in her husband, compared to the gentlemen in the clan, the husband from a rough background was much stronger than them. She was concerned about her son's affairs: "These are all things in the future, we are only five grades now, but what is the position in the clan that the master said?" ”

Chen Yuanheng looked at his two sons and said, "Yes, the team in the private soldiers." ”

Bai was overjoyed when he heard this, Chen Wenjun and Chen Wenlin were also very happy, but Chen Wenhui didn't quite understand.

Fortunately, Chen Yuanheng explained to his daughter and said: "Our private squadron is the biggest officer. A team can have a hundred or a thousand people, and there are many teams in the private army, in charge of different squads, and these teams are directly under the jurisdiction of the military power elders. ”

Now Chen Wenhui understands that the patriarch is really sincere this time.

Chen Yuanheng said again: "I was originally just a concubine, even if I was not qualified to be a team leader, now the patriarch has given me a chance to be an elder, I want to seize it, I will definitely work hard to pass the test in the future." Now, this seat is for my son, and my son is only the two of you, and you see, who wants to go. Let me start by saying that it is not a place of happiness, it is a place of suffering. ”

Chen Wenlin first said, "Father, I'll go." ”

Chen Wenjun said unhurriedly: "Father, I will be sixteen next year, so let's go." My younger brother will only be thirteen years old next year, which is too young. ”

Chen Wenlin immediately said: "Where is it small, I am taller than ordinary people, and some people believe that I am fourteen." ”

Chen Yuanheng thought for a while and said, "I think it's better for Jun'er to go." Lin'er is too young to convince the public. In fact, Jun'er is too young, but there is no way, fortunately, I will only go next summer, and Jun'er will be sixteen at that time, and she will be seventeen years old, just right. ”

When Bai Shi thought that his young son was leaving home, he was distressed and said, "I was going to show Jun'er a daughter-in-law, what should I do if I go?" ”

Chen Yuanheng smiled: "Jun'er is going to the clan, not to the frontier, you can come back every year in the future, where will you delay marrying a wife, you can look at each other, wait for the pick, let Jun'er come back and see." ”

Chen Wenjun blushed and said: "The eldest husband has no career, how can he be a family, I don't want to start a family so early." ”

Bai Shi laughed: "Stupid words, you don't have to worry about this, you won't leave until half a year, and I'll talk about it then." ”

Chen Wenhui thought to herself, is this equivalent to her brother going to be a soldier.

Chen Wenlin pouted: "Hmph, why don't you let me go, I want to go too, even if it's not a team leader, even if it's a team, by the way, I can go to my brother as a deputy." ”

Chen Yuanheng looked at his youngest son's elated appearance and smiled: "You, don't think about it now, you have to read good books now, and when you are sixteen years old, I will consider whether to send you too." ”

As soon as Chen Wenlin heard that there was a door, he was immediately not disappointed, turned into a group of joy, and happily pulled his brother and said: "Brother, you go first, I will go in a few years, and you will cover me when the time comes." ”

Chen Wenhui rolled her eyes, she really didn't understand why boys in this era liked to be soldiers like those boys in their previous lives.

After a few more days, the Chen family had already begun to prepare for the New Year, and the concubine finally sent a letter. In order to praise Chen Yuanheng's spirit of sacrificing his family for the country, the emperor specially rewarded Chen Yuanheng with a bunch of things, mostly calligraphy and paintings, antiques and the like, and the things were directly placed in Chen Yuanheng's home in the capital. In addition, the emperor also rewarded Chen Yuanheng's son with the false title of a seven-grade scattered doctor. Although it is a false title, it has a lot of money.

After discussing with Chen Yuanheng and his wife, they decided to give this fictitious title to their second son Chen Wenlin, and now Chen Wenlin also became an official.

Bai Shi saw that his two sons had been settled, and his heart was happy. I feel that the money is well spent.

Of course, this money has not been spent yet, because there are not many people who come to buy technology, and a large amount of income will not be until after the beginning of spring, but the emperor's reward will come down first. The emperor is not afraid that they will rely on the account, of course, the Great Chu Dynasty dares to rely on the emperor's account.

ps：

Finally back from my hometown. Thank you all for your continued support, and first of all, thank you for the pink ticket 130724200354566 by the book friends.

This time I went back to Yuntai Mountain in the middle of my hometown, and I recommend everyone to go there, it's very beautiful. The Qinglong Gorge on the edge of Yuntai Mountain is also very beautiful, and now at this time, there are yellow and delicate forsythia flowers all over the mountain, and I saw it for the first time. It's worth the trip.

Okay, now I'm going to take my heart and work writing.