Regarding the value of the huge batch of materials transported from the Chu State, Zhao Hongrun also had a rough estimate in his heart.

You must know that the pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze ware of the Chu State have always been very popular in the Great Wei Dynasty, just like the ceramics of the Song Kingdom, especially the "Dingtao Song porcelain".

I remember that after the Great Wei Dynasty destroyed the Song Kingdom, the Dingtao Song porcelain, or the Dingtao ceramics, became the imperial tribute in the Great Wei Dynasty.

It's a pity that the precious Dingtao Song porcelain was broken by Zhao Hongrun, who had a grudge in his heart at the time, which scared the palace maids in Youzhi Palace at that time, after all, it was a very precious porcelain vase.

And the same is true of the materials that Zhao Hongrun transported back to Dawei from Chu this time, jade is good to say, after all, Dawei also has jade mines and jade fields, but pearls, especially large and various colors of Huaihe freshwater pearls, or called "Huaiyi Binzhu", are very rare in Wei.

But the Wei people are very fond of this kind of crystal and magnificent pearls, especially the women of the Wei Kingdom, which makes the price of pearls in the Great Wei remain high, and it has become one of the treasures that only nobles and dignitaries are entitled to.

As for lacquerware and bronze ware, it is the top craftsmanship of the Chu State in this regard, and it is a craft that the Wei State cannot compare with at present.

Therefore, don't look at the pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze ware that were transported from Chu to Daliang, these Chu specialties are only worth more than 4.2 million silver in Chu State, but in Dawei, as long as they are operated properly, they are not all sold in the same period, and their value will not be a problem.

What does this mean?

This means that the potential value of the huge amount of materials that Zhao Hongrun transported from the state of Chu can reach more than 20 million silver, which is far more than the household tax of the Great Wei in a year. Several times more!

How can such a huge fortune not make people blush?

So, after hearing the news, the princes of the Ji clan and their sons who were sealed near Daliang flocked to Daliang one after another, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

It is no exaggeration to say. Now the huge amount of money that is held in Zhao Hongrun's hands, even if it is pulled out of his fingers, it is enough for a son of the Ji family like Zhao Chengxiu, the son of the Yuanyang Wang, to enjoy the glory and luxury for several years, or even more than ten years.

However, Zhao Hongrun's answer to this is no!

Half of it was given to the household department of the imperial court, Zhao Hongrun had no opinion, after all, the household department of the imperial court was in charge of the treasury and coordinated the income and expenditure of the entire Great Wei. The abundance of the treasury of the household department means that Dawei will have more financial resources to support the construction.

Zhao Hongrun also had no problem with the distribution of the Junshui Battalion, the Dangshan Battalion, the Fencheng Sai, the Yanling Army, the Shangshui Army, and the Yanshui Army, because in order to keep an army in the lead and high morale, it was necessary to continuously invest funds.

Therefore, even if Zhao Hongrun, who has a huge amount of more than 20 million taels of silver in his hand, in the end, he only gets 300,000 or 400,000 yuan, he doesn't care. Because more money will be invested in the purpose of making Great Wei stronger.

However, why are those Ji clansmen who have no contribution to the Great Wei. But you want to share the money?

Where do they come from?

Have they been on the battlefield? Killed the Chu army? Involved in defense? Or did you help transport military rations and baggage?

Those guys are just eating, drinking and having fun in their respective fiefdoms, even when Great Wei is in danger, they are still eating, drinking and having fun, like this kind of person, what qualifications do they have to share this money?

"Delusional!"

Zhao Hongrun categorically explained his decision to his second uncle, Zhao Yuanyan.

"......" Zhao Yuanyan turned his head and looked deeply at his nephew. He didn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, he said lightly: "From ancient times to the present, there have been many heroes who have defeated foreign enemies, but in the end they have fallen to attack from behind......"

『……』

Zhao Hongrun frowned and remained silent. He naturally understood the deep meaning of the second uncle's words.

"Wealth is moving, let alone a mountain of wealth...... Do you protect your hands? ”

Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "What does the second uncle mean, could it be that the Sect Mansion also plans to get a piece of the pie?" ”

"Humph!" Zhao Yuanyan suddenly sneered, although it was just a sneer, but it also made Zhao Hongrun stunned.

"The Zongfu is not so brazen, but...... Hongrun, what do you think of my Da Wei and my Ji family? ”

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, he felt that the second uncle's words had a lot of meaning, so he pondered for a moment and replied in a deep voice: "My Ji clan rules the Great Wei, however, the Great Wei is not supported by the Ji clan. ”

“……”

It can be seen that Zhao Yuanyan was stunned for a moment, his eyes looked Zhao Hongrun up and down inexplicably, and then he lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, he asked in an elusive tone, "In your heart, the state is more important than the clan, right?" ”

"It's not easy to answer this question......

Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought about it, and said lightly: "It was my Ji clan who established the Great Wei, and Ji Wei is one." ”

"......" Zhao Yuanyan glanced at Zhao Hongrun expressionlessly, and after snorting lightly, he said lightly: "Take advantage of the sword in your hand, and you will still be able to benefit from the power of victory...... If you want to swing your sword, you should be decisive! ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was stunned.

At this time, Zhao Yuanyan had already diverted the topic: "By the way, an hour ago, you asked Gao Kuo to come back to my sect, saying that you wanted to visit tomorrow...... What's going on? ”

"Ugh." Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said cautiously: "When my nephew was in the Chu Kingdom, I encountered a strange thing that was difficult to explain, so my nephew wondered if he could find some clues that could be explained from the library of books in the Zongfu. ”

"......" Zhao Yuanyan glanced at Zhao Hongrun in some surprise, frowned and asked, "Are you in trouble?" ”

"No, it's not." Zhao Hongrun waved his hand again and again.

Thinking about it, the second uncle also saw that Zhao Hongrun was insincere, but because Zhao Hongrun didn't want to say it clearly, he didn't force it, and said lightly: "I know, I will inform the library of the Zongfu, you can go at any time." ”

"Thank you, Second Uncle."

"No need, go ahead." Zhao Yuanyan said lightly.

Zhao Hongrun cautiously glanced at the second uncle, and respectfully bowed his hand to leave: "The little nephew retires." ”

Let's talk about it. Zhao Hongrun hurriedly turned around and left, after all, this old-fashioned and serious second uncle made him feel uncomfortable.

And just as Zhao Hongrun was passing through the round gate, Zhao Hongmin happened to come back, and saw his cousin Zhao Hongrun hurriedly returning along the same road, with a little confusion on his face.

But only for a moment. Zhao Hongmin came to his father Zhao Yuanyan and said respectfully: "Father Qiqi, Zhao Chengxiu, the son of the former Yang Wang, has been thinking ......about it in the meditation room."

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanyan nodded, and immediately, he asked lightly: "Are you surprised that your father made an exception this time and didn't put your cousin in the meditation room?" ”

Zhao Hongmin lowered his head, after all, according to the patriarchal law, it seems that Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Chengxiu, two members of the Ji clan, fought in the Qinglou. insults the face of the Ji family, and it should be locked up for three or five days.

However, it is not difficult for Zhao Hongmin to understand this: "If Hongrun's cousin is locked up in the meditation room at this time, I am afraid that even those who are still hesitating will be ready to stretch out their hands, and in this way, the disaster will be even greater and the implication will be even worse." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanyan nodded with satisfaction: "You are more insightful than your two unsuccessful younger brothers." ”

"Father's praise." Zhao Hongmin said humbly.

At the same time, Zhao Hongrun has already joined Shen Yu, Lu Mu, and Mi Jiang. With a palpitation, he left the sect's mansion.

I have to say, a moment of conversation with the second uncle Zhao Yuanyan. It just made him feel exhausted.

Because the four of them came in the carriage of the Zongfu this time, the horses of several of them were still stored in a water pavilion, so Zhao Hongrun and others borrowed four horses from Zongwei.

"Your Highness, are you going back to the palace?"

Before leaving, Shen Yu asked.

I saw Zhao Hongrun shake his head. Masase: "Go to the post house!" This king has something to consult with the general Bailiba. ”

Shen Yu and Lu Mu didn't know what was going on, and looked at each other.

So, a group of four people rode to the post house.

The post house in Daliang City, because sometimes it has to receive generals like Bailiba, and even envoys from other countries. Therefore, the site of the post house is quite elegant, and at first glance it is a fairly large house.

The guards of the post house are also guards, when Zhao Hongrun said his intentions, he immediately respectfully took them to the room where Bailiba and others temporarily lived, after all, before the celebration banquet in the palace, it seems that the generals of the Junshui Army such as Bailiba, as well as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other generals of the Chu State, some meritorious generals have to live here for a few days.

"His Royal Highness King Su?"

When Zhao Hongrun found Bailiba and the others, the generals of the Junshui camp happened to be drinking in the same room with Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and other Chu generals, which saved Zhao Hongrun from inviting them from their respective rooms one by one.

These generals were a little surprised when they saw Zhao Hongrun coming in a hurry.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun didn't explain, and asked Baili Baba bluntly: "General Baili, how many of us are there in Xiangfu County right now?" ”

"We?"

Although Baili Ba had drunk several jars of wine, he could also hear the deep meaning of Zhao Hongrun's words, touched the beard on his chin and muttered: "Wu Ji has three thousand generals under the command of the Pingxuan army...... Oh no, the merchant army, there were about 3,000 men in charge of carrying those belongings, but in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, those merchant water troops have also been stationed in our Junshui camp...... Right now, in Xiangfu County, there are 500 of my Junshui soldiers to assist in guarding, well, in addition, it is the seven or 100 Xiangfu County soldiers. …… How? ”

Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Please send a battalion of troops immediately, if there is no edict from my father, even if it is a household department, I am not allowed to carry that batch of materials without authorization." ”

Suddenly, the wine in Bailiba's eyes woke up most of the time, and he said with a strange expression: "Not okay, Your Highness? …… If this is the case, won't our Junshui Army offend those courtiers headed by household officials? ”

Zhao Hongrun looked at Baili without fear, and said with a smile: "So, is General Baili willing to offend those officials in the DPRK and China for the sake of money and materials that are enough to maintain the Junshui Army for several years?" ”

Bailiba touched his chin and thought about it, and said with a smile: "Do you need to say this?" …… Li Qi, you go, transfer 5,000 troops from Junshui to Xiangfu County, and give General Ben a good guard for our victory! ”

"The last general understands!"

Li Qi, the general of the Junshui battalion, responded with his fists clenched. (To be continued.) )