Ma Shiying looked up at Wu Zheng, bowed down and said, "Ma is willing to share the worries of the prince." ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "It's okay...... Then there you go. ”

"The minister will live up to the king's trust."

"Remember...... If the king of Jin asks about the current situation of Li Haiyue's brothers and sisters, you will say that the prince has succeeded in his studies, and the county lord has gone to serve as the female administrator, and this king will take good care of him, so please don't remember it. ”

"Yes."

Wu Zheng turned his face and named Mao Xiang's name, "Mao Bijiang, Gu also has something to entrust to you and Li Hao." ”

"Please make it clear."

"It's not appropriate to impose a temporary tax on the people." Wu Zheng said categorically, "For today's plan, we have to start from the merchants...... To paraphrase a saying in the army, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, compared with apportioning and collecting money from every household, wouldn't it be more convenient to borrow money from merchants? ”

Mao Xiang had a shocked expression and asked, "What does the prince mean...... Confiscated? ”

Wu Zheng scolded angrily: "In the eyes of your venture, this king is a rich lord? ”

"I don't dare."

This means that the Financial Secretary will issue an IOU to borrow money from merchants and wealthy families in various places on a regular basis, and the interest rate may be slightly higher than that of the bank, and the principal and interest will be repaid after the war. In the provinces south of the Yangtze River, it is enough to have Mo Lao, but the new high mansions of Yangzhou, Huai'an and other prefectures in Jiangbei still need you and Li Hao to deal with each other, are you willing? ”

Mao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and responded in unison with Li Hao, "We are willing to serve." ”

Wu Zheng looked a little tired, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead...... Good life errands. ”

……。

"Readers can't be trusted."

Those who dare to speak like this are either cynical, or are they...... Those who don't read.

Song An is the latter.

He could read, but he couldn't read.

Father Wu never regarded Song An and Chi Erhan as little girls, and when Wu Zheng was studying, he asked the two to accompany him.

Unfortunately, many times, people, the choice is always the opposite of the desire.

Chi Erhan doesn't like to read, he would rather move the stone bumps in Wuzhuang.

But Song An is different, he just doesn't want to.

In his words, if it weren't for the master, I would have been a dead man a long time ago, so I just want to be a subordinate. If I read and reason, then I can't stop myself from wanting to climb up, which is contrary to my original intention of vowing to be born as a member of the Wu family and die as a ghost of the Wu family.

As Song An said when he replied to Wu Zheng, I just want to be the shadow of the young master.

Song An's words made Jiang Quanyi a little embarrassed.

Jiang Quanyi was a general, but he was born as a Xiucai, and then as a martial artist.

Fundamentally speaking, Jiang Quanyi is a scholar, and in his heart, he also regards himself as a scholar.

But now, he found that he actually agreed with Song An's words.

Reader, he's really unreliable!

Soon, Song An made up a sentence, "My young master...... Exception! ”

Jiang Quanyi stared at Song An, who looked as usual, speechless.

Before Wu Zheng ran away from home and went to Jiading to join the army, he was selected for Xiucai and became famous, this is his origin.

In all fairness, if there is no such layer, people like Qian Sule, Zhang Huangyan and others are likely to reject Wu Zheng from the beginning, and will never tolerate Wu Zheng's growth all the way without stopping it, which is a subconscious, thousands of years of prejudice that cannot be ignored.

It is precisely because Wu Zheng is also a scholar in his bones that he is regarded as the same kind by scholars.

Only then did Qian Sule, Zhang Huangyan and others help each other from the beginning.

Just as Zhang Huangyan met Wu Zheng for the first time, he wanted to see Wu Zheng's character.

What is Character?

That is to see if Wu Zheng is his own person.

However, Wu Zheng is an outlier, in his bones, he has never regarded himself as a reader, to be precise, he has not classified himself into the ranks of readers in this era at all.

When Wu Zheng opened his mansion in Hangzhou, he ordered not to take talents from among the scholars, and it was too late.

Qian Sule, Zhang Huangyan and others were annoyed in their hearts, which was also the fundamental reason why the two had been delaying not working for Wu Zheng.

But they still have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, that is, Wu Zheng has left a hole that before the reopening of the imperial examination, the state capitals can recommend them to join the office.

And it was this decree that resolved the sharpest contradiction between Wu Zheng and the Jiangnan scholars, just like between water and fire, there was a steam.

The reason why Song An said the phrase "scholars are unreliable" at this time was because Mao Xiang and Li Hao had previously admonished and transferred the financial pressure to the people of Jiangnan.

It is said that the butt decides the position, although Song An is a military attache of the fourth grade, but in his heart, he has always classified himself as a poor people.

This is a subconscious class contradiction, which makes Wu Zhengtou very angry.

"What's next for you?" Wu Zheng changed the topic and asked Jiang Quanyi, "I have thought of a place for you to go, now that the war is open, new recruits will be recruited at any time, and the military academy needs instructors with battlefield experience like you to train these people, you go to be a deputy supervisor...... After all these years of fighting and traveling thousands of miles, it is time for you to recuperate for some time, but you can rest assured that you will still have the opportunity to lead the troops in the future. ”

Jiang Quanyi stiffened his neck and said: "The last general owes too many lives, and if you don't pay it off, you can't sleep at night...... Therefore, the last general would rather die on the way to the Northern Expedition than go to the military academy to train those recruits, and ask the prince to fulfill it! ”

Wu Zheng was a little embarrassed, now that the army has been allocated, it is a taboo for soldiers to change the battle, and there is no ready-made team for Jiang Quanyi to lead.

Wu Zheng pondered for a while, turned his head, and glanced at Song An, "How are the people you asked to recruit?" ”

Song An replied: "According to the young master's orders, three thousand good hands have been assembled in the Taicang Yuan Zhenhai Guard. ”

Wu Zheng nodded, then turned to Jiang Quanyi and said, "Most of the responsibility for this loss of Haizhou lies with me...... Good thing you're out of danger. In this way, I will give you a team and the latest firearms and equipment in the military workshop, and you must train it into an elite army within half a year...... How is it? ”

Jiang Quanyi frowned slightly, and said sullenly: "The prince still wants me to train new soldiers?" ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and laughed angrily.

Song An rolled his eyes and said to Jiang Quanyi: "Lord Jiang, don't get cheap and be obedient, if you understand what kind of soldier my young master wants to train, I'm afraid you won't be so wronged." ”

Jiang Quanyi asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask the prince...... What do you want me to train? ”

Wu Zheng said angrily: "Tomorrow, let Song An take you to the military workshop to see for yourself, and you will know." ”

Jiang Quanyi looked at Wu Zheng, and then at Song An, and suddenly felt blessed to his heart, and hurriedly replied: "How dare the last general work Lord Song...... In this way, I will go to the military workshop and see it myself. ”

Song An sneered: "Then you might as well try it and see if you can get into the military workshop." ”

Jiang Quanyi choked.

Wu Zheng glared at Song An and said to Jiang Quanyi: "Let Song An accompany you, and after reading it, come back to me." ”

"Yes." Jiang Quanyi retreated.