Chapter 138: Raising Funds (Part II)
Early in the morning, after Gao Ming woke up, he looked at the sword who was curled up in his arms and slept soundly, he suddenly shook his head helplessly.
"This girl is really good, she doesn't learn everything bad."
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, there was a burst of crying next to him.
"Woo...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please forgive the sins, it's all bad to serve the book, woo woo woo woo ......"
Listening to this cry, Gao Ming realized that what he said just now seemed to have hit a little wider, and he suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, count me wrong, okay? Besides, Yi Jian's temperament will definitely not come up with such an idea, this must have been taught to her by you, a little goblin! ”
As he spoke, Gao Ming put his hand into the quilt, and then twisted it on the waiter's buttocks.
"Oops......"
With an exclamation from the waiter, Gao Ming suddenly found that the eyelashes of the waiter sword lying in his arms trembled.
Seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately raised his eyebrows.
"This girl should be awake, she must be pretending to be asleep."
Although Gao Ming found out that the servant sword was pretending to be asleep, he did not intend to expose her, but patted the waiter's buttocks again.
"You little goblin has the most ideas, next time you dare to make your own ass, see if you don't open your little ass!"
"Woo...... Don't dare! ”
Seeing her begging for mercy, Gao Ming nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, since you know it's wrong, help me change my clothes, I still have a lot to do today!"
"Yes, the maid will change His Highness's clothes!"
After speaking, the waiter got up to help Gao Ming dress, and in the process of dressing, Gao Ming naturally would not be honest, and he would not give up until he had enough sibling desires.
After Gao Ming was fully dressed, he looked at the red-faced and panting waiter next to him, and he laughed again.
"This time it's a small punishment and a big commandment, if you dare to commit it again next time, I'll let you taste the master's power!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, the waiter suddenly shook her head like a rattle, and only after Gao Ming went out did she reach out and smack the sword's buttocks.
"Little hooves, still pretending to be asleep!"
"Oops......"
At this time, the servant sword couldn't pretend to be asleep, so he quickly removed the waiter's hand, and then moved to the other side of the bed wrapped in the quilt, pouting and looking at the waiter.
"Sister Shishu, what are you doing here?"
Hearing Shi Jian's words, Shi Shu was immediately angry and funny.
"You little hoof, yesterday's idea was obviously yours, and now that I'm helping you top the tank, you're embarrassed to ask me what to do?"
As soon as the waiter's words fell, the waiter's face suddenly turned red again.
"That'...... Then I learned from you, too! ”
"Hiss......"
Hearing Shi Jian say this, Shi Shu couldn't help but gasp, and then looked at Shi Jian in disbelief.
"You little hoof, you dare to make fun of me? It seems that the crown princess is right, you little hooves just don't clean up, see if I don't correct you on the spot today! ”
As he spoke, the servant threw himself at the sword, grabbing her chest with both hands, and the sword dodged and laughed with a "poof".
"Hehe, Sister Shishu, you can't do this on-the-spot Fa-rectification!"
"Shameless little hooves, dare to talk back, I'll catch it!"
"Oops...... Sister Shu, I'm wrong, don't tickle me, hehehe......"
For a while, the room was suddenly filled with the laughter of the two girls like silver bells, and when they were playing and laughing, Gao Ming had already sat down and walked out of the palace.
Gao Ming went out of the palace this time to raise money, although he had already asked for 10,000 yuan of "aid" from Li Shimin yesterday, but there was still 20,000 yuan away from the starting capital of the academy, so Gao Ming planned to get some from other places.
In Gao Ming's opinion, there is only one way to get so much money in a short period of time, and that is to borrow!
As for who to borrow, then there is a particular matter, first of all, the other party must have money, secondly, the other party must be willing to borrow, and most importantly, the creditor must be good at talking.
It is impossible to borrow from the family gate valve, because Gao Ming borrowed money to build the academy to clean up these family gate valves, and fried other people's meat with other people's oil, which is not very authentic.
Let's not talk about whether the other party will borrow it, even if people are willing to borrow, when the time comes, as soon as they know Gao Ming's plan, they will definitely turn their faces.
Thinking of this, Gao Ming began to ponder.
"Among the civil and military officials, the military generals should be relatively rich, right?"
Gao Ming thinks that if this Tang Dynasty wants to say that it is rich, it should obviously be a military general, after all, people have been marching and fighting for so many years, not to mention the rewards given by the emperor after winning the battle, just counting the spoils captured during the war, they must be worth a lot.
You must know that Datang does not have the saying that "all seizures must be handed over to the public", as long as it is not a place like the treasury of the city, it will belong to whoever gets it, otherwise it is impossible for the soldiers to be so desperate when attacking the city.
When a soldier gets the loot, he must exchange it for money, so who is the most assured to give it to for money? There is no doubt that it is natural to lead their generals, and when these things are handed over to the generals, once they change hands, it is naturally needless to say who makes more money.
After thinking about this, Gao Ming locked on a borrowing object - Cheng Biting Jin!
Cheng Yanjin's character is still trustworthy, and the two have drunk together before, so there is naturally no problem in borrowing some money, so after Gao Ming left the palace, he went straight to Chengfu.
After Gao Ming entered Cheng's mansion, he knew that Cheng Yanjin had not returned from the next court, so Gao Ming could only wait for him while drinking tea.
While waiting, Princess Li Jing of Qinghe couldn't help but ask.
"What is the important matter of the emperor's visit this time?"
Since Li Jing asked, Gao Ming didn't plan to hide it from her, so he told her directly.
"I'm here to borrow money from Lu Guogong."
Hearing Gao Ming say about borrowing money, Li Jing's eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
"Borrow money?"
Although Li Jing wanted to know why Gao Ming wanted to borrow money from Cheng Yanjin, she knew the truth of what was enough, so she didn't continue to ask.
Looking at her curious eyes, Gao Ming couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"It's all my own brothers and sisters, if there is anything to avoid, if you want to ask, just ask!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Jing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Could it be that the imperial brother is willing to tell?"
As soon as her words fell, Gao Ming suddenly smiled and nodded.
"Of course, it's just a loan, and it's not something unsightly......
Before Gao Ming's words were finished, there was a loud burst of laughter outside the courtyard.
"Haha, the old man is back, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting for a long time, hahahaha......"
Hearing this voice, Gao Ming immediately stood up, then turned around and arched his hand towards the comer.
"Uncle Cheng has worked hard in the court!"
The person who came was Cheng Biting Jin, and when he heard Gao Ming's words, he immediately laughed again.
"Haha, it's not hard, it's not hard, I Lao Cheng fought according to the pillar when he went to court, and he went down to court with a yawn, it's not hard at all, but Your Highness, you've been waiting for a long time, right? Sit down, sit down! ”
As Cheng Yanjin spoke, he pulled Gao Ming to sit down, and then went straight to the point.
"The old man heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to borrow money, which is a strange thing, but it made the old man curious."
Hearing Cheng Yanjin's words, Gao Ming immediately nodded.
"Yes, I plan to build a academy in Jinju that can accommodate three or four thousand students to serve as my future talent reserve for Datang, but the funds are a little insufficient, so I need to borrow some from Uncle Cheng."
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Cheng Yanjin's face suddenly became serious.
"A academy that can accommodate three or four thousand people? Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince going to collect the study money of these students? ”
Seeing that Cheng Yanjin guessed the idea at once, Gao Ming suddenly laughed.
"Uncle Cheng is worthy of Uncle Cheng, he can grasp the key at once, yes, I want them to study for free, and not only do they read for free, as long as they read well, I don't even want their money for food and housing, and even the money they need for the imperial examination in the future will be all paid!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Cheng Yanjin suddenly gasped.
"Shhh...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so generous! ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Yanjin immediately waved his hand towards Cheng Chuliang and Li Jing.
"You all go down, I'll talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, don't let anyone else in."
"Yes!"
Cheng Chuliang and Li Jing agreed and went down, and when only Cheng Yanjin and Gao Ming were left in the courtyard, Cheng Yanjin spoke again.
"His Highness's target this time is the Xingyang Zheng clan?"
Hearing Cheng Yanjin's words, Gao Ming nodded suddenly.
"To be precise, my target is all the gate valve clans in Datang, according to my plan, at most twenty years, I want to make the seat of the family gate valve in the court not one out of ten!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Cheng Yanjin gasped again.
"Hiss......"
If there is no one in ten seats of the Saga Gate Valve, is it still the Saga Gate Valve?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yanjin suddenly understood.
"Is the prince planning to destroy them?"
Looking at Cheng Biting Jin, who was shocked, Gao Ming shook his head.
"It's impossible to destroy them, at best, it can only be said that let them be driven out of the court, after all, this Datang is neither the Datang of my Li family, nor the Datang of the family, but the Datang of the whole world!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Cheng Yanjin's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What a Tang Dynasty who is all over the world, just by virtue of His Royal Highness the Prince's words, I Lao Cheng knows that I have not seen the wrong person, how much does His Highness need?"
Gao Ming suddenly stretched out two fingers, and seeing this scene, Cheng Yanjin laughed again.
"It's just two thousand, what's so hard about that? I'll fetch it for Your Highness! ”
After speaking, Cheng Yanjin stood up, but before he could move his steps, Gao Ming stopped him with a wry smile.
"Uncle Cheng, what I need is not 2,000 guan, but 20,000!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, the expression on Cheng Yanjin's face suddenly stiffened.
"Uh...... His Royal Highness the Prince, I can't hide it, if I Lao Cheng of two or three thousand guan can still make it up for you, but I really can't take out 20,000 guan, but I have hundreds of people in this Cheng mansion ......"
Hearing Cheng Yanjin's words, Gao Ming nodded in understanding.
"I understand this, two thousand is two thousand yuan, this money is my borrowing, I won't say much nonsense, twenty percent interest, after the autumn, I will repay you two thousand four hundred yuan with interest!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, Cheng Yanjin's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Good! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a cheerful person, since His Royal Highness is so refreshing, I can't be vague about Lao Cheng, so let's do it, I'll give you 5,000 guan, and you will pay 6,000 guan after autumn! ”
“……”
Looking at Cheng Biting Jin with a bold face, Gao Ming suddenly arched his hand towards him with a smile on his face.
"Uncle Cheng is really a cheerful person."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won the award, hahahaha......"