Being an official, aside from being prominent in front of people, is also a job after all.

If you want to do a good job, it is not so simple, the battalions in Gyeonggi, Ganqi run around every day, and the first thing in the military parade is to keep the queue neat. Just this one requirement requires countless blood and sweat exercises.

Then there's the gear outfit, which costs money.

Gan Qi has a business, which is to sell ironware, which was originally somewhat illegal, but now it is above board, the monopoly of salt and iron, which is managed by the three divisions, not that iron must only be operated by the official, but that it must be officially licensed, and then it is to pay taxes.

This permit is not difficult for Gan Qi, he obtained the license in the name of the Quanzhou Yamen, and then issued the license to the Cai family in Quanzhou as a businessman.

Nowadays, all battalions in Gyeonggi have to buy iron tools more or less, and the iron from Quanzhou is cheap and good, and the amount is still large, and the amount is also preferred.

Gan Qi really went beyond the box in many things, both in business and in errands.

But Gan Qi can't stop it, there is no way, once he stops, many things can't be done, the armament can't go on, and the matter of raising elite people can't go on.

But if you don't stop, there will definitely be a problem.

In this Great Song Dynasty, there are always people staring at Ganqi.

Time passed slowly, Gan Xianggong was busy with the military parade, His Majesty the Emperor was dealing with national affairs, and he was still entangled in his father's status.

Bianliang City has also slowly returned to its former calm, and the festivity in the streets and alleys has slowly dispersed.

Zhang Qi entered the Privy Council and became a Privy Council editor, and he was a righteous official in the past. Zeng Xiaokuan also entered the Privy Council and became a Privy Councillor.

Shi Honglei was promoted, and he was on the fifth grade, General Dingyuan, and led a horse step to command the actual position.

Zhi Kexing was also promoted, from a guerrilla general of the fifth rank to the deputy commander of the horse infantry army.

Di Yong was promoted, and he was the head of the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou, and the general of the rangers.

Gan Ba received the official body, Zhaowu Lieutenant, this is the sixth grade, and there is no real position. The grade is not small, only one level shorter than Li Ming, the Imperial City Minister.

As for Di Qing, he is still the privy deputy envoy, and he also leads Yan Yun's soldiers and horses.

However, Di Qing's other sons have more or less been promoted by one or two levels, and the sixth grade is from the sixth grade, and the errand is still the same errand, but the one has improved a little.

Some things are also a little strange when I think about it, such as Renzong was able to listen to the words of Wen Yanbo and others in the past, and belittled Di Qing again and again, but he was able to put Di Qing's sons in the palace on errands, and even work in front of the palace, often standing not far from Renzong's side. In history, Renzong even often joked about Di Yong around him, saying that Di Yong was handsome, and the princess had to find such a handsome Di Yong if she was looking for a horse.

You say, does this Renzong trust Di Qing? Still don't trust Di Qing?

You said that Renzong trusted Di Qing, so why did you take Di Qing to suffer repeatedly? You said that he didn't trust Di Qing, so was he afraid that Di Qing would rebel and join his sons, or just let his son find an opportunity to take advantage of the duty and quickly step forward and draw his knife to cut Renzong to the ground?

It's a really interesting question. (Fellow book friends, think about it, talk about it, and speak freely.) ）

Autumn came, and when the heat of many things had almost dissipated, someone finally began to have trouble with Ganqi.

Sima Guang of the Tongzhi Yuan suddenly wrote a letter to impeach Gan Qi, the envoy of the Privy Council, to enrich his private pockets, use his power for personal gain, and buy people's hearts.

Sima Guang didn't know if he was used as a gun, or if he really couldn't see it himself.

But one thing is certain, in this matter, Sima Guang did nothing wrong, this is his own job, and it is within his bounds. He has a friendship with Gan Qi, but as a conservative figure like Sima Guang, it is reasonable to do this kind of thing.

But is there anyone behind Sima Guang who is fueling the trouble?

The emperor looked at the twists and turns, and recruited two ministers, Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang.

The two of them also took a look at the song, and if they want to talk about it, in fact, they both know a little bit about it. Gan Qi distributed money and food in front of the battle, and Gan Qi was countless in Yanyun Enclosure, and it was difficult to count.

Gan Qi has an iron yard in Quanzhou, although this matter is not on the surface, but Gan Qi is running around for iron trading permits, which obviously has a clue.

Gan Qi has also done some things, that is, he reached out to the court to ask for official positions, and there were a lot of them.

At the time of the big victory, he was capricious, and it was not good for everyone to say anything in that atmosphere at that time, but now the heat is slowly dissipating, and I don't know how many people in this court are unhappy.

Sima Guang's article is obviously not the first article to impeach Gan Qi, Emperor Zhao Shu has a lot of here, the reason why the emperor is taking this matter seriously now is because Sima Guang's weight is different, and because Zhao Shu also knows that the heat has dissipated, and some things should be taken out for discussion.

Zeng Gongliang opened his mouth first: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that many of these things are also expedient measures for the war at that time, and at that critical juncture, Gan Xiang was also helpless. ”

These words comforted the emperor, and now that Zeng Xiaokuan is working under Gan Qi, Zeng Gongliang obviously has to support Gan Qi.

Fu Bi naturally didn't say as Zeng Gongliang said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what Zeng Xiang said is reasonable, but what about it...... There are some things that were expedient at the time of the Great War, and now that the Great War has long passed, it is somewhat unreasonable to hear about these things that are not willing to be played and handed over. ”

To put it bluntly, it is the matter of those fields and property, Gan Qi still has a lot left in his hands, it stands to reason that these should be official property, they belong to the imperial court, and the imperial court wants to sell them, rent them, and reward them, and they are also things of the imperial court. Ganchi is still in his hands, and he can't say anything.

Zhao Shu actually had this principle in his heart, he didn't think much about how Gan Qi bought people's hearts for the time being, but with such a large amount of property, it was different, the furniture of those Khitan nobles, those fields, there should always be a report, how much was used, where was used, how much was left, and there should be a handover.

Zeng Gongliang also frowned when he heard this, this matter was here for him, and he felt that it was unreasonable. The war of the imperial court has obtained the spoils of war, how can it not be given to the imperial court? Could it be that those soldiers and men sold their lives not for the imperial court? Was it for Gan Chi to sell privately?

Zeng Gongliang looked at Zhao Shu's face and replied, "Your Majesty, I want to come to this matter...... Gan Xiang has his own calculations in his heart, and he is afraid that he is still thinking about starting a war in the future, so please let Your Majesty feel relieved. ”

If Zhao Shu could be relieved, he would not have called the two to ask, he replied: "I am relieved, the war is the most important, but ...... How so? Whether it is money or land, it is not necessary to reward meritorious soldiers, but ......"

Zhao Shu was suspicious, but he didn't know how to say it, and he knew that it was difficult not to say it so casually.

Fu Bi added a handful of firewood: "The old minister has frequently heard people say that the army only hears of Gan Xianggong, and does not hear about the court and His Majesty." ”

Zhao Shu was stunned by this, he twisted his buttocks, sat up straight, and said: "Eh, you don't have to say this, the person who said this to the rich minister must be a person with a bad heart." ”

Fu Bi retreated slightly, as long as he said this, the emperor could hear it, as for the emperor's reaction, it didn't matter.

Zeng Gongliang also hurriedly said: "That's it, rich minister, such words are not allowed to be said." ”

Fu Bi smiled and continued: "The old man just said the gossip outside, but he didn't mean anything else. But the old man is also worried, such gossip has reached the old man's ears, it can be seen that such words are very loud, and there are many speakers. As for the matter of property, the old man believes in Gan Xiang, Gan Xiang is a famous rich man in Bianliang, saying that others are full of private pockets, but it is okay, saying that Gan Xiang is full of private pockets, the old man is absolutely unbelievable, the money in Gan Xiang's family can not be spent in several lifetimes, why do such a thing? ”

Zeng Gongliang heard this, and his heart was anxious, he was listening to it and listening to it in reverse, there was something wrong, but he said it so beautifully.

Zhao Shu still followed Fu Bi's words and said: "Fu Xiang is reasonable, at the beginning, Gan Xiang paid out of his own pocket to do the trade war, spending three or four million heavily, if he asked the court to make up for him, it should be." ”

Zhao Shu's words obviously have something to say.

Zeng Gongliang, a character like a human spirit, how can he not hear it? The emperor's mind is still on the money and grain land, as long as Gan Qi hands over all the money and grain land to the imperial court, it is okay for Gan Qi to ask the court to compensate him.

Fu Bi immediately took over the words: "That's right, a character like Gan Xiang, who is not only rich and rich, but also both civil and military, and the stone of the pillar country, will not be greedy for some unworthy things, although Your Majesty is at ease, maybe it won't be long before Gan Xiang will take the initiative to come to Your Majesty to talk about these things." ”

Zhao Shu nodded, folded the music, and threw it aside, but he didn't press it.

This matter is discussed here, and there are other matters to be discussed, but Zeng Gongliang is worried, his mind is on Gan Qi, just wait for the meeting to end, and immediately go out of the palace to find Gan Qi.

Ganch was also in a meeting, in the Privy Council, and the content of the meeting was to evaluate the drills of the various departments, and also to give a standard, when the time comes, the uniformity of the march and parade must be done.

Zeng Gongliang is here, this meeting will be finished in advance, the tea is good, Gan Qi and Zeng Gongliang talked.

Zeng Gongliang got straight to the point: "Gan Xiang, there are some things, you should explain the beginning and the end, Your Majesty is still waiting." ”

Gan Qi thought about it for a while, and then knew something, first sighed, and then replied: "Zeng Xiang knows in his heart that this money and land cannot be counted on by the imperial court. ”

"Why?"

"Zeng Xiang, think about it, who got these things? The things that the soldiers have obtained are naturally mainly used by the soldiers, not to mention the countless costs of the border forbidden army armaments, even these meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and there are brave men under the heavy reward. Gan Qi replied, Gan Qi rarely raised the morale of the soldiers, and it was rare to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers, if you don't keep these things, what will you do in the future?

"Haven't you already been rewarded? Money, food, land, everything that should be rewarded has been rewarded, and the rest, you should also have a handover with the court. ”

"Zeng Xiang, where is there an ownerless land in this world? Where is the surplus money and food in the imperial court? It's rare to get so much land, money and food this time, and if you don't keep it, if you go to war again, what will you use to fight? Gan Qi said bluntly, these things are to continue to fight.

"If you think so, you should also talk to Your Majesty, so as not to let others take advantage of the loophole." Zeng Gongliang's prompt was extremely obvious.

Gan Qi nodded: "Say, I want an account, if this account comes out, I'm afraid countless people will be red." The court will come to me to make up its mind about everything, and I thought about sorting out the accounts and reporting them before, but after thinking about it, I still didn't do it. These things have to be kept. There is still a battle to be fought. ”

A lot of things are just so troublesome. Gan Qi had a large sum of money in his hands, and the amount was in the tens of millions. Obviously, no one knows how much money Gan Qi has here, but once this amount is made public, it will really become a sweet tooth.

Up and down the court, there is a shortage of money everywhere, and everyone wants money. Once there is a real urgent need for money, everyone will come to Ganqi to borrow, what should I do? Ganchi doesn't give? What if the emperor agrees to give it? To give or not to give? If you don't give, you have to give.

Tens of thousands, it sounds like a lot. To raise a first-line combat army of more than 100,000 people, excluding the military expenses issued by the imperial court, each person's monthly salary and silver subsidy plus food allowance will cost as much as two or three times, and this item will cost three or four hundred thousand yuan a month.

Good iron armor, a pair of dozens of crossbows, good bows and crossbows, good knives and guns, are not cheap.

Is it too much to use it like this?

Relying on the military funds given by the imperial court, can the current Great Song Dynasty forbidden army win the battle?

The numbers have been announced, will Gan Qi still be able to keep the money?

That's where Gan Qi comes in.

Zeng Gongliang also sighed: "Gan Xiang, no matter what, you should also talk about this matter with Your Majesty, even if you are unwilling to announce the number, you should also talk to Your Majesty in detail, so as not to be suspicious." ”

Hearing this, Gan Qi let out a long sigh, "Alas...... It's hard to be a husband. ”

Zeng Gongliang nodded thoughtfully.

Ganchi said, "If I say...... I want to destroy Liao, destroy Western Xia, level Tubo and return to Hui, and sweep the universe for Your Majesty, do you believe this? Do you believe it? ”

When he said this, Zeng Gongliang was startled, and he got up directly from his seat, he was really frightened, Gan Qi boasted too much.

Zeng Gongliang looked left and right, and then looked at Gan Qi: "Gan Xiang, this ...... We still have to think long-term......"

Gan Qi is a little scary, the entire Great Song Dynasty, from top to bottom, from the emperor to the common people, no one dares to think like this, even the emperor, he is afraid that he does not dare to think like this, he does not dare to think about it, he has never dreamed of such a thing.

"Zeng Xiang, why do you think I want to parade so much in front of the envoys of various countries?" Gan Qi asked.

"Gan Xiang, don't you really want to do this?" Does Zeng Gongliang think Gan Qi is joking?

Gan Qi got up and nodded: "Only by sweeping the world can we have no worries, and future generations will have no worries." This is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire! ”

Gan Qi was arrogant, but Zeng Gongliang frowned.

"That'...... Then you should also discuss this matter with Your Majesty in detail. Zeng Gongliang was a little flustered in his heart, he didn't know how to answer Gan Qi's words, and even thought about some other things in his heart, thinking about whether these good karma with Gan Qi before was right or wrong.

Gan Qi is a little crazy, and I don't know if it's because Gan Qi is too self-righteous after this big victory. How much does it cost, how many people die, and how much time does it take to do it? How much effort does it take?

Even if it costs countless money and human lives, plus hard work, can it be done? Is the First Emperor alive?

If this cannot be done, what will be the consequences? A sign of the death of the country!

"Zeng Xianggong, you have to help me!" Gan Qi smiled a little, to put it bluntly, the money and land of these powerful armies cannot be handed over, otherwise everything will be suspended, and even the food and salary subsidies for the hundreds of thousands of front-line combat troops in the north will be gone.

Even if you don't do anything to sweep the world and raise elite soldiers and horses, it will never stop abruptly.

Zeng Gongliang's heart was a little confused, he paced left and right for two steps, not knowing how to answer the young political ally in front of him.

"The rich minister is already in trouble." This is the topic that Zeng Gongliang transferred.

Gan Qi was very straightforward: "Let him go, the court still has to fight, and I will be needed to fight." ”

Ganch seemed to know that he had to go one step further, to the point where he really had power, to reform society, reform the military, and expand abroad. It all had to take another step from Ganch.

The key to taking this step is no longer in the current emperor Zhao Shu, in Zhao Shu, Gan Qi knows that he can't go up, and Gan Qi sees it very clearly.

Gan Qi also needs to make a big contribution before he can go up.

He knew that this court still needed him, because this court still had to fight, Western Xia would also fight soon, and the Liao State would make a comeback.

Gan Qi also has a reliance, the new emperor Zhao Zhongzhen in the near future.

Gan Qi's current thoughts are to procrastinate, drag on, and drag everything back, and I can't think about it so much. Zhao Shu was suspicious of him, and it was not just because of these money things, he was destined to do these things from the beginning of his high achievements.

Now, if you really report those things that are used to fight the war to the imperial court, then you will really return to the pre-liberation period.

Now is the time for Ganchi to use the money, and 100,000 horses have arrived, and they are about to train a large-scale cavalry, and to build all the equipment that the cavalry needs. The money has to be kept in the hands, and not a penny can be spent indiscriminately.

Even if...... Convicted!

Gan Qi is not afraid of being convicted now, and now that he is famous, even if he is convicted, the court can't slap himself in the face and do something to him.

You can't just make a great contribution and then be beheaded, right?

In the army, I only heard that there was Gan Xianggong, but I didn't know that there was a court and an emperor. That's what Ganchi did on purpose.

Zeng Gongliang came to Gan Qi today, originally to persuade Gan Qi, but he didn't expect to be stunned by Gan Qi, and he wanted to sweep the world at every turn, Zeng Gongliang was in a state of confusion.

He still repeated: "Ganxiang, Dao Jian, no matter what, you should still tell Your Majesty what you think in your heart." ”

Gan Qi smiled: "Gan Xiang is polite, he should talk to His Majesty." ”

Zeng Gongliang immediately felt a lot more at ease, and this trip was more or less achieved.

I don't know what Gan Qi is thinking.