Chapter Twenty-Three: The Lucky Cat

The ghost-faced Xiao Lang conspired, the prime minister guaranteed, and Shang Shuling-Xun Yu personally presided over to raise money from all sides, thinking that it was for the purpose of the western expedition, and the spoils obtained by the army were the dividends of return.

In order to store military expenses, the Prime Minister's Office ordered to build a treasury in the most prosperous place in Xuchang City, showing the determination of the imperial court.

The money bank is in the Dongshi Street Tianzi No. 1, originally the official yamen of Fang City, after the makeover, it became a money bank, under the direct jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office, not only the administrative level is superior, but also outstanding in decoration!

The vermilion lacquer door of one zhang and eight feet in the middle, tall and broad, the bluestone on both sides is the base, the mahogany is the column, the gluttonous ornament is engraved on it, in order to show the meaning of swallowing the eight directions, there are 33 layers of white marble steps below, neat and beautiful, there is also the implication of rising step by step, the lobby is bright, the decoration is new, twelve Tsing Yi officials sit in it, holding pen and ink, just waiting for the 'God of Wealth' to come to the door!

On both sides of the gate of the treasury, there is also a couplet, which is said to be the handwriting of the fourth son of the Cao family:

Shanglian: Jinshan Yinshan, there will be a day when you will be short, if you want to think twice for a long time?

Downlink: Glory and wealth, all in the palm of your hand, how many rounds can life have!

Horizontal batch - give it a go!

The treasury was built, and the couplets were hung up, but a whole day passed, and there were many onlookers, but none of them dared to go in, and there was no confidence in the newly established government office, and the Han Dynasty had been founded for more than 400 years, and had never heard of the imperial court borrowing money from private individuals, and it was easy to lend money, but it would be difficult to return it!

Second, this money is used by the army to the west, an exotic expedition, it is a very risky thing, it is good to say if the army is defeated, the money thrown into it will be wasted, the risk is too great, it is better to keep the money at home safer, it will not become more, it will not become less!

One day, two days, three days ......, people came and went outside the treasury, and there were many discussions, but none of them made bets, and more than a dozen young officials in Tsing Yi also slacked off, looking at the account book with a sad face, there was no word on it, ......, originally, the eyes were black, the gold was yellow, who would lend their own money out, is there such a fool?

The answer is yes, it's still a super large one, on the afternoon of the third day of the opening of the treasury, Xiao Yi came with hundreds of personal soldiers, escorting dozens of carts of treasures, all the way straight to the treasury, the boxes on the car are open, and they are full of gold and silver, pearls, gems, coral, ivory, rhino horn ......, all of which are treasures worth thousands of gold, and they are also the trophies that Xiao Yi has looted in recent years.

For the Western Expedition, Xiao Yi is full of confidence, not only to open up the territory of the country, but also to take the opportunity to make a lot of money, not to multiply the family wealth more than ten times, I am sorry for this hard work, besides, there are more and more women in the family, the wife has to raise, and the sister has to marry, how can I do it without money?

Why did the money come on the third day, Xiao Yi also had a last resort, I heard that all the family wealth was going to be used for the army's westward expedition, the women in the family made a fuss, one by one crying and wiping their tears, holding Xiao Yi's arm and not letting go, I really don't know if they are reluctant to be reluctant to be people, or reluctant to give up money!

In desperation, Xiao Yi had no choice but to make a compromise and spend a day appeasing a few women, he was a famous general who won all battles, there was absolutely no problem with this western expedition, that is, the wind and sand outside the gate were too strong, the temperature was dry, anyway, he had a black face, and he was not afraid of anything!

Then he opened the treasure house and asked the women of the family to choose first, gold, silver, jewelry, gemstone agate, as long as they liked, they took it, and the rest was sent to the treasury for military pay!

Beautiful women are all beautiful snakes, with jewelry, immediately stopped crying, rushed into the treasure house of the Hou Mansion one by one, and began to search with all their might, gold bricks, silver ingots, cat's eyes, pearls, gemstones, red coral, ......, what valuable, ants moved to their own small building!

It also made Xiao Yi see the potential of women, a little girl like Lu Ling'er has become a strong man, twenty pounds of gold bricks, can be like four at a time, go directly to the fifth floor, no panting, no blush, no lack of calcium in the body, and they are not tired after moving all day, the treasure house of the Hou Mansion is simply empty by them, Xiao Yi was stunned for a while, they are still reluctant to pay!

Xiao Yi's arrival was warmly welcomed, and a large amount of money was even more eye-catching, and the little officials in Tsing Yi immediately took action, carrying the treasure, estimating the value, and finally sending it to the treasury, and selling it into coins for military salary!

"A high-quality coral tree, more than four feet high, red and bright color, uniform branches, worth 100,000 yuan!"

"A bucket of South China Sea pearls, smooth and round, as big as a pigeon's egg, worth 300,000 yuan!"

"Twenty pairs of white jade walls, flawless, as smooth as mutton fat, worth 300,000 yuan!"

………………………………

Every time a baby is moved, the officials will sing loudly, quickly estimate the value, record it in the account book, a whole half a day, the last cost, the baby of the Wuwu Houfu is worth more than 8 million yuan, which is really a huge amount of money!

This money, Xiao Yi divided it into two parts, thirty-seven open, seventy percent to himself, thirty percent is counted in Guo Jia's name, this guy is addicted to alcohol, debauched, and can't accumulate family business in his life, brother, naturally I want to praise his wife!

The baby is in the warehouse, Xiao Yi got two documents, which are written the amount of money, and how many dividends can be distributed after the triumph of the army, and there are also the big red seals of Cao Cao and Xun Yu at the bottom, which is considered to be alive, and the rest depends on their own means, the more you grab, the more you share!

The Han system stipulates that in front of the door of the hundred official offices, ornaments must be hung, suppressing feng shui, and showing the people, generally speaking, bows and arrows are hung in front of the arsenal, and saddles are hung in front of the garage door...... Fat cat!

That's right, it's a fat cat, three feet in size, made of pure gold, with a big head, a simple neck, a round belly, short limbs, a humanized smile on his face, and a front paw raised to make a greeting appearance, this is the baby that Xiao Yi built overnight to suppress feng shui for the treasury - beckoning cat!

"The kitten beckons, don't worry about money!" Xiao Yi first preached the skill of 'beckoning cat', and then let the soldiers hang high in the lobby, and finally warned the little officials who were fooled and fainted, "Be sure to incense in the morning and evening, bow sincerely, so rich and rich!" ”

The words of the governor, the small officials did not dare to slacken, it was really pious worship, other officials had the same example, and they also worshiped a 'beckoning cat' in the yamen, praying for blessings, this habit later spread to the people, the position of the 'beckoning cat' is also rising again and again, known as the Jade Emperor's side of the Tmall down to earth, and the god of literature and wealth, the god of martial arts and wealth Zhao Gongming, the god of blood and wealth Xiao Yi together, and known as the world's four gods of wealth, generations of worship, incense endless!

Maybe it's the 'beckoning cat' that really worked, and in the next few days, there was a large amount of money in the warehouse, and there were Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Xiahou, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu......

All the important ministers of the Cao Ying Group almost bankrupted their families to support this shocking gamble, and even the Prime Minister's Mansion also made a move, and Mrs. Ding came forward to collect all the money in the back house, and put it all into the treasury, making a big gamble to support her son-in-law's western expedition army!

In this way, in just seven or eight days, seventy or eighty million money was gathered in the treasury, but compared to the military budget, there was still a lot of shortage, Xun Yu carefully calculated, if he wanted to support the army's westward expedition, there was no more than 30,000 yuan of money to spend!

But the civil and military officials are still hesitating, although the war dividends are tempting, but they don't want to take too many risks, for the sake of the Prime Minister's Mansion, although they also invested a little money, but they didn't use their old capital, if they want them to go all out to support, they have to use some means!

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The palace, Wushouyuan, Princess Haiyan is holding a jade calculation, is calculating how much money she has, as a princess of the Han Dynasty, her net worth is also very expensive, in addition to getting a large amount of rewards, she also has a piece of'Tang Muyi', in the richest Jingzhou area, there are tens of thousands of people, that is the Han Ling Emperor specially rewarded her, although the princes are fighting, but no one dares to touch the princess's territory, Jingzhou Mu-Liu Biao, is also sent to Xuchang every year to pay taxes from the fiefdom, only a lot!

"Your Highness, isn't it possible that you are also going to join the army of the Western Expedition, and I heard that it will cost tens of thousands of dollars?" The maid Lingling knows everything about her master's mind and helps her calculate it together!

"The army marched westward in order to ensure that my Han Jin Ou was flawless, as a princess in this palace, how could I sit idly by, besides, when the first emperor was there, he never forgot Xiliang, and it was also a little filial piety of this palace!"

Princess Haiyan's tone was flat, but there was one thing she didn't say, that is, she had 100% confidence in Xiao Yi, although he was very ruthless, very cunning, and very black-bellied, but when it came to commanding the army, he was invincible, comparable to the immortal of the soldier - Han Xin!

"In that case, the slave and maid should run for the master!" The princess can't make bets in person, Lingling naturally has to do it for her, and by the way, she also presses some of her private money, and she also has confidence in Xiao Yi!