News from all walks of life came one after another, and the people of Nanchang understood it, and all forces supported the militia to collect cleaning fees. It seems that the sky in Nanchang will be bluer, and the air will always be sweeter.

Because no one will go against the trend, the rich have a lot of money, and they don't care about this bit of silver. Even if you have gas, in the face of such a situation, there shouldn't be any need to bet on it, right?

Not necessarily!

The residence of King Chu in Jiangxi is the most majestic and majestic building complex in Nanchang.

The entire Chu Palace is a small palace, except that the layout is much smaller. The four-way regulation, the inner and outer city walls, the palaces, the towers and the smoke pavilions, there is no shortage of everything. This is the pomp and circumstance enjoyed by the royal bloodline!

There are such palaces in Dahua Province, and these palaces are renovated and maintained every year, which costs a lot of money. The people who lived in it, eating, drinking, and having fun, birth, old age, sickness and death, all relied on the emperor's internal funds to allocate silver, that is, the taxes of the Dahua people.

The palace is luxurious, but not as good as the palace. The king of Chu is rich, and compared to the world, it is insignificant.

Li Chenhao, the current king of Chu, is slightly chubby and has a perverse personality. Life is luxurious and corrupt, but sitting in his position, it is difficult to be diligent and thrifty.

King Chu has been a little annoyed recently, the original location in the capital is too far away from him, and he doesn't have to worry if he doesn't think about it.

But recently, there has been news in the capital, and there are rumors in the court. The one on the throne intends to choose a boy among the children and grandchildren of the vassal king to enter Beijing and preside over the royal sacrifice next year.

King Chu's heart was stirred at once!

The current emperor has somehow not had a son. The so-called selection of a kid to enter Beijing to preside over the royal sacrifice is mostly to screen the prince!

In a peaceful and prosperous era, the crown prince can be canonized sooner or later. But the Dahua Empire is now in turmoil, and the son is in poor health today, so the crown prince will be crowned as soon as possible, and the hearts of the people in the world will be stabilized one day sooner!

If you can't be an emperor, it's not bad to be an emperor.

But the king of Chu also understands that he thinks so, what about the other vassal kings? There are seven vassal kings with the same orthodox bloodline and qualifications as himself! Who wouldn't want to spend their own money?

So the king of Chu is very anxious, and some of the idlers raised by the king of Chu are also anxious.

Beautiful food, singing and dancing, the favorite of the King of Chu in the past, all of a sudden became tasteless. Therefore, anyone must have a pursuit. If there is a pursuit, there will be no plaything.

On the half-reclining chair of the King of Chu, he browsed the newspaper in his hand, wanting to see if there was any new wind and grass in the imperial court in the past few days.

There is no serious business, just idle business. The militia wanted to collect a cleaning fee, and attached a list of recommended voluntary contributions, and the king of Chu saw the name of his mansion at a glance. Ranked first, this ranking is still in order, and it is one thing to pay or not. Ranking order is another matter.

King Chu sneered and threw the newspaper away. He raised his head and said to a few strategists beside him: "Regarding the rumors in Beijing, you have been thinking about it for several days, what do you say now?" “

A few strategists looked at each other, Nima's, we just came to you to eat, how can we have an idea for such a big livelihood? If you really have the ability to make your son the crown prince, I will come to you to be angry? For you idiot to drive?

However, at present, life here is not bad, there are eating, drinking and beautiful women, although the prince sometimes scolds people and does not give face, but for the sake of treatment, he can bear it.

A long-bearded white-faced scholar said: "Prince, knowing yourself and knowing that you have won a hundred battles, the prince needs to immediately send people to contact the characters in the palace with generous gifts. ”

"Brother Zhao is right. Also, the prince still needs to go to the book, and now around Jiangxi, there are more and more bandits, and it is difficult to ensure the peace of the palace with only five hundred guards. Ask the emperor for permission to restore the prince's guards to three guards. This time there are three major benefits, one is that it can test the status of the prince in the emperor's heart. Second, he sent people to Beijing to ask for help. Three, if it doesn't work out, it's nothing more than the status quo remains unchanged, in case the emperor approves it. The prince has soldiers in hand, and he is always a little more confident than other princes to speak. “

King Chu nodded: "The two of you are reasonable, these two things can be done now." Sent people to the capital to lobby the key people inside and outside the palace, the position of the prince, and the three guards. So it's going to cost a lot of money, right? ”

The white-faced scholar flashed contempt in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Lord Wang, you can own the world if you succeed." What is this money? ”

King Chu was reluctant on his face: "If it doesn't work out, it will be in vain." "000 Literature

"There was no chance before, but now this is the only opportunity, the closest opportunity to the prince, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Moreover, aren't all the money and wealth of the prince also given by the emperor? A strategist spoke eloquently.

"Fart! And more than half, all of them are earned by my own family, land, business, trading, which one is not operated by myself? The ones given in the palace are at most a book! King Chu said angrily.

The strategist looked embarrassed, and hurriedly apologized: "The prince is angry, I don't choose what to say, please forgive the prince." ”

A eunuch bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, Nanchang town guard, Father-in-law Wang is visiting." ”

The king of Chu was stunned, he didn't care about scolding people anymore, and looked left and right: "There is no post, so I will go directly to the door, what kind of name is this surnamed Wang?" ‘

"Perhaps, Grandpa Wang has something important to do, and it's too late to post."

"I know he has something important, and what I'm asking is, what is his business!" King Chu said impatiently.

The strategists rolled their eyes, looked at each other, and stared at each other. We're not fortune tellers! Who knows what's important for him?

"A bunch of idiots!" The prince waved his hand: "Stand down, retreat to the back!" ”

Wang Gonggong walked in with a smile and saluted respectfully: "The slave has seen the king of Chu, is the king of Chu okay recently?" ”

"Not good!" Chu Wangsheng replied with a suffocation.

Wang Gonggong scolded in his heart: What kind of clan princes, all of them have been raised as pigs, not only in terms of body shape, but also in brains. But he smiled on his face and said, "Then why is the King of Chu troubled? “

King Chu said: "Jiangxi Governor Shu Tingxuan, incompetent under his rule, and the bandits around Jiangxi are increasing day by day, so I'm worried about one day entering my palace!" Hurt the royal bloodline. It's hard to sleep and eat every day. You tell the emperor, either send troops to suppress the bandits, or add some guards to me. ”

There are many mountains in Jiangxi, and there are many bandits since ancient times. But in this era, where are there fewer bandits? If it is the northwest region, counting the homeless bandits, as long as they leave the city, they will be counted as entering the bandits' den.

Do you have any silver? Speaking of which, the king of Chu is still rich, and the king of Chu wants to increase the guards.

Wang Gonggong said with a smile: "Governor Shu has the final say, and the emperor can decide to increase the number of guards for the prince." It seems that the slave and maid are unable to share the worries of the prince. ”

"You ask me if I'm okay, and I can't. You ask me why I'm bad, and I do. And you say you can't share your worries. Blame me? ”

"Is this the slave's, the slave will truthfully play the emperor's troubles."

King Chu smiled: "That's right! You're good to go. ”

Father-in-law Wang smiled bitterly: "I still have something to tell the prince." ”

"Say!"

"Recently, the victims have gathered, and Governor Shu has been living for the long-term peace and stability of Nanchang, and also for solving the livelihood of the victims...... Therefore, the militia suggested donating ......, and the Chu Wangfu ranked first, hoping that the Chu Wangfu would donate 20 taels of silver every month. Wang Gonggong explained in detail the causes and consequences of the militia's fees.

King Chu sneered: "I have no opinion, my living expenses are all allocated by the emperor." Do you want me to pay for cleaning? Ask the emperor directly. Don't come to me! ”

Father-in-law Wang smiled and said: "It's only twenty taels a month, where do you need to ask the emperor for it, this bit of silver, the slave maid can go out for the prince." It's just that the slave doesn't dare, after thinking about it, she still comes to ask the prince, and everything is up to the prince. “

"Why not?" The King of Chu was a little curious.

Father-in-law Wang smiled and said, "When the money goes out, you will be able to buy some things back." The prince went out for twenty taels a month, and he bought a lot of things. The people of Nanchang praised him as a model for gentry officials. Raising funds for the private group also corroborates what Wang Ye just said, Nanchang is worried about banditry. The vassal kings of the world almost never raise donations for the people, fearing that they would be misunderstood and buy people's hearts. But every month is only twenty taels, and no one can say the word buying, which reflects the sincerity of the prince. In the future, when the vassal kings ask the emperor for silver, will the king of Chu be more upright than the other princes? The cleaning fee covers a wide range, all the rich families in Nanchang will pay, and every person in Nanchang City is waiting and seeing. This is the only opportunity for the prince to pay for fame. The prince of other places, if you want to donate, you haven't done it yet! And it's so cheap! If the prince doesn't want these, the slave and maid will pay forty taels when they go back, the slave and maid will guard the house twenty taels, and the prince's mansion will not come to disturb the prince again. “