Chapter 120: Preparations
He doesn't care about reputation, it's not a bad thing for a military general to have a bad reputation, and self-defilement is something that military generals often do. This is also the reason why he begged for a beautiful woman for the emperor in front of his subordinates, and it will definitely make countless people shameful to be flattering to this extent.
It's not a big deal to be ashamed, just let the emperor trust himself.
But now that Qiqige makes him worried, the third lady takes her, it is obviously not as simple as a sacrifice, if the emperor is confused, he will be guilty. If this Kikige is ugly, it doesn't matter, the key is to be beautiful!
If this confuses the emperor, he will be unable to escape the blame.
But thinking of the emperor he had come into contact with, Qi Jiguang laughed self-deprecatingly again, whether he was worried about nothing. Although the Son of Heaven is young, he is definitely a rare wise lord, and his own worries should be superfluous.
Since the news of the victory came from the front, Datongwei fell into a sea of celebration.
Or the whole northwest is a jubilation, there are too many people here who have enmity with Warat, although these years have been peaceful, but there are still occasional frictions. Coupled with the hatred of being plundered, this battle can be regarded as a bad breath for everyone.
Zhang Pu, the governor of Xuanda, was even more excited, after this battle, he was the governor of Xuanda, and he would be able to do it.
"Father-in-law Zhang, Qi Shaobao's army is about to arrive, let's go and greet it together!" Zhang Pu looked at Zhang Cheng and said with a smile.
Zhang Cheng stood up and said with a smile: "Governor Zhang, the people from our Imperial Horse Supervisor have also arrived, and with them are the people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the first batch of rewards given by the imperial court has already set off immediately." β
Zhang Pu was stunned, reward? As soon as he returned, the reward of the court set off?
"The first rewards? What does the father-in-law mean? Zhang Pu looked at Zhang Cheng and asked.
"The reward of the head!" Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "The emperor's holy decree must first reward the soldiers of Xuanda, and the death pension and disability pension have also arrived, and there is also a reward of forty taels of heads. β
Listening to Zhang Cheng's words, Zhang Pu couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "Really? β
"How can our family lie about this kind of thing?" Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Everything is in luck." β
"A total of 1,200,000 taels of silver." Zhang Cheng smiled when he said this: "After the credit is confirmed, the silver will be sent down." The emperor said that the money should be ensured to be distributed to every soldier. β
Zhang Pu was still a little shocked, 1.2 million taels! This is said to be given, when did the court become so generous? No, there is also a reward from the Jingying side, how much does it cost! I couldn't help but ask cautiously: "Father-in-law, what about the Jingying side?" β
"Their reward will be distributed when they return to the capital, Governor Zhang, the emperor has prepared a reward of five million taels of silver this time."
Zhang Cheng knew what Zhang Pu was going to ask, so he told him the news with a smile.
Five million taels? Zhang Pu swallowed a mouthful of saliva again, this is too much, when did the imperial court become so rich? Zhang Pu was completely shocked, and only after a while sighed and said: "Your Majesty is really generous!" β
This is only the reward of the soldiers, as well as the reward of the general, plus the cost of this battle, what a lot of money the emperor has made!
"Let's go, Master Zhang, it's time for us to pick up Qi Shaobao!" Seeing that Zhang Pu was still in a daze, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile and quipped: "This time, Lord Zhang raised grain and grass, and the army was guarding Datong outside, which was also a great contribution." β
"The emperor will definitely reward Lord Zhang, but Lord Zhang doesn't have to envy them."
Zhang Pu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Father-in-law Zhang, this official is not worried about these things, but worried about the high cost of Luoyang paper!" The imperial court gave so much money to the soldiers, but the materials in the northwest are limited! β
"When the time comes, everyone will buy it, and this will not increase the price of anything!"
Zhang Cheng glanced at Zhang Pu and said with a smile: "Lord Zhang is worthy of being the governor of Xuanda, and he is really far-sighted, but Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang doesn't have to worry too much about this matter, the emperor has already sent someone to solve it." β
Zhang Cheng didn't know much about this matter, he just knew that this matter was done by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If it weren't for the fact that someone from the Imperial Horse Prison said that someone from the Internal Affairs Office had come with them, he wouldn't have known. However, Zhang Cheng didn't plan to investigate, after all, this matter was very involved, and it was better for him not to know than to know.
"Master Zhang doesn't need to ask, we don't know what's going on, but someone will come to find Master Zhang soon."
Zhang Cheng saw that Zhang Pu was about to ask, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "My lord, let's go out to pick up Qi Shaobao first!" Saying that, he turned around and walked outside, in fact, he said this to Zhang Pu, Zhang Cheng was also selling him a favor.
During this period of intersecting with Zhang Pu, Zhang Cheng is holding a purpose, after all, his own imperial horse supervisor will have to make a big move in the northwest next!
A lot of people have already gathered at the gate of the city, and it is also very lively here, and many people have come to see the excitement. It is naturally impossible for the army to enter the city, and it has long been camped outside the city, and this time it was the people of Datongwei who followed into the city.
Qi Jiguang took the soldiers to ride a high-headed horse and walked into Datong City in high spirits.
came to the welcoming position, turned over and dismounted with people, and hugged his fists at Zhang Pu and Zhang Cheng with a smile and said: "Governor Zhang, Gonggong Zhang, I'm tired of the two, Qi is really upset!" β
Zhang Cheng and Zhang Pu also hurriedly returned the salute, and after the three of them exchanged pleasantries, the army began to enter the city.
When the entire Datong Wei was celebrating, in a two-story building in Datong, a group of people also arrived. This small two-storey building is a faΓ§ade facing the street, and the location is very good, on the main street of Datong City.
At the door stood a man in his forties, dressed as a shopkeeper in the northwest.
Seeing that someone was coming, he hurriedly walked up and arched his hand and said, "Little Qian Cheng, I've seen an adult!" β
The visitor nodded, got off the horse with a smile, looked at Qian Cheng, and found that he was in his forties, and his body was not very tall, but he was shrewd, so he said with a smile: "You are from the Internal Affairs Office?" β
"Go back to the adults, the small internal affairs office is in charge!" Qian Cheng hurriedly spoke.
The visitor nodded and said with a smile: "This is the store you chose?" Very well, there is no fraud in the silver, right? If we could find out that you quoted a high price, you should know what happened. β
"The little ones don't dare!" Qian Cheng hurriedly said: "You can go and check, if it is expensive, the small one is willing to be punished." β
The person who came nodded and said with a smile: "Very good!" Then he said to the man who stretched out his hand, "Let's go in, and this will be our place from now on." I won't tell you how important this errand is, if we mess up, we'll all be finished. β
The people behind him hurriedly agreed, and then went to work separately, and their hands and feet were very nimble.
Following Qian Cheng into the two-story building, Sun Jian nodded with satisfaction, looked at the counter in front of him and the glass window above, and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, the money shopkeeper has put his heart into it." β
"If you like it, it's fine!" Qian Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said.
Sun Jian waved and said with a smile: "Don't be an adult, my surname is Sun, my name is Jian, you can just call me Sun in the future." In the future, we will all have to eat in Datong City, and there are many places to deal with! β
Sun Jian's parents died at the hands of bandits when he was a teenager, and the court exterminated the bandits, and he wanted to follow the army. Unexpectedly, he was sent to a place, and later he learned that he was sent there because he was innocent and literate.
I took it for nine years in that place where I don't know where it was, and I had to learn all kinds of things every day.
Since three years ago, Sun Jian has been released, and he follows a group of people to run business every day.
From the guy to the account room, Sun Jian did a very good job, and it was at that time that he knew that he was doing things for Qinghe Bofu. But some time ago, he was called back again, this time still studying.
Learn a kind of trading, this kind of trading is called Qianzhuang, in fact, there is also Qianzhuang now, but after Sun Jian learned it, he realized that the Qianzhuang in his impression was fundamentally different from what he studied. After more than half a year of study, he was released again.
This time, he became the head of the Royal Bank in the northwest, and was responsible for coming to Datong to prepare for the establishment of the first Royal Bank.
In fact, Sun Jian knew that the Royal Money Village was also opened in Jiangnan at this time, from Nanjing to Yangzhou, all of them were Royal Money Houses. The money in the early stage was paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, just look at the two-story building in front of you, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is attentive.
After reading it in detail, Sun Jian nodded with satisfaction, and signed the list handed over by Qian Cheng with a smile.
This meant that the handover was complete, Sun Jian walked to the backyard with a smile, then opened the door of a cellar and walked down the steps. It was spacious underneath, and not far away was a large iron door, which was not closed at this time.
Walking in, there is nothing inside, it can be said to be empty.
However, Sun Jian knew that in a few days, a lot of silver would be loaded here.
"Boss, it's all checked, no problem!" A young man came behind Sun Jian and said respectfully.
"That's good!" Sun Jian nodded, and then glanced at this man who never had any expression on his face: "Come with me tomorrow to meet Master Zhang Puzhang, the governor of Xuanda, our affairs can't be done without his support!" β
Chu Hao nodded: "Humble duty understands!" β
In fact, what does this Chu Hao do, what is the origin, Sun Jian is not clear at all, Chu Hao does not say, and he does not ask. However, Sun Jian can also feel that this Chu Hao should be a ruthless character, at least he has killed people and seen blood.
This night in Datong City was very lively, and the celebratory banquet lasted until the early hours of the morning.
When the silver rewarded by the emperor had already been lucky, the whole atmosphere was once again pushed to a climax. Everyone was discussing what to do with the money, some said to go home and marry a daughter-in-law, some said to build a house, and some said that they wanted to have a big meal, and everyone was very excited.
A head is forty taels, and some people have more than one head, which is a lot of money!