Chapter 561: Marching into the Grassland (7)

Yuan Xiaozheng's death triggered a series of chemical reactions in the Heng'an area, Yuan Junzhang became crazy because of the death of his son, and the Han people in the Monan area lost their protection, not only the Turks robbed, but also those who were once friendly to the Monan tribes, but also formed horse bandits from time to time to find trouble with the Han people, the Han people outside the city ran to the city, especially Heng'an City, because it was close to the border of Li Tang, so the Han people poured in the most, which made the beggars in Heng'an City more, Gao Manzheng patrolled in the city, suddenly, For a while, the noise caught Gao Manzheng's attention:

"Don't rob! Don't rob me of my stuff! ”

"Fuck, you kid just came, do you know the rules, this is Lao Tzu's fat, you got something, and you don't know how to honor Lao Tzu!"

"This boss, my mother is old, please leave these two steamed buns for me!"

"What to stay!? This is Lao Tzu's territory! If you have something delicious, you should honor Lao Tzu! Who the fuck cares about you, what a mother! What's your mother's business! If you don't let go, Lao Tzu will be ruthless. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info let go! Gao Manzheng listened to the voice and walked over, only to see four or five tall beggars beating a thin and thin young beggar, Gao Manzheng hurried over:

"Stop! Stop it all! When the beggars saw that it was the officers and soldiers, they immediately scattered and fled. Gao Manzheng walked towards the young man and helped the young man up:

"Nothing, boy!?" After the young man got up from the ground, he quickly put the dirty steamed buns on the ground in his arms, as if he was some kind of treasure, and did not thank Gao Manzheng, so he hurried away, Gao Manzheng secretly followed, only to see the young man come to a dilapidated roof, where a blind old lady was waiting.

"Mother! Eaten. The blind old lady stretched out her trembling hand and touched the two steamed buns, and took a bite first.

"Son! How did you get this steamed bun? ”

"Mother! I met a kind person today who gave it to me. ”

"Oh! Son! Have you eaten? ”

"Mother! I'm not hungry! Mother, eat it! ”

"Ugh! Son! Mother dragged you down! ”

"Mother! It's okay! If it weren't for the nurturing grace of my mother! Son, I'm starving to death on the streets! ”…… Gao Manzheng looked at the mother and son, secretly wiped his tears, took out a small piece of broken silver from his chest, and threw it over. Gao Manzheng returned to his residence and remembered his old mother and younger brother who stayed in the Central Plains:

"Mother, I'm back."

"Yo! It's back. Let's eat! I made chicken soup for you today! ”

"Big brother, you're back."

"Little brother, the eldest brother is busy outside, and the family is taken care of by you."

"Big brother, what are you talking about! We are brothers! Besides, if it weren't for my eldest brother and mother, I would have been forced to death by those bastards in the family. ”

"Alright, let's eat!"

"Yes, mother! This is my monthly salary. Mother, you take it! ”

"Hey! Manzheng! Keep your daughter-in-law for you, and marry your daughter-in-law when the time comes! ”

"Mother, what do you say?" Gao Manzheng recalled the scene with his mother and younger brother, and wiped his tears again! Chang'an, Taiji Palace. Li Jiancheng will act as Zhongshu Ling, Zhongshu Shilang Xu Jingzong, Menxia Provincial Shizhong Wang Gui, Hubu Shangshu Xue Lin, Shilang Huang Wenqing, Shangshu Ling Pei Lian, Yushi Dafu Wei Zheng, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Di Zhixun, Military Department Shangshu Du Ruhui, Ministry Shangshu Fang Xuanling, as well as Pei Kuan, Qu Tushou, Li Jing, Li Ji and others were all found. Acting Zhongshu Ling, Zhongshu Shilang Xu Jingzong, Menxia Provincial Shizhong Wang Gui, Hubu Shangshu Xue Lin, Shilang Huang Wenqing, Shangshu Ling Pei Lian, Yushi Dafu Wei Zheng, Shangshu Zuocheng Di Zhixun, Military Department Shangshu Du Ruhui, Ministry Shangshu Fang Xuanling, as well as Pei Kuan, Qu Tushou, Li Jing, Li Ji and others After seeing Li Jiancheng's face, Shangshu Ling Pei Lin stepped forward first and asked:

"Your Majesty, I don't know what the hell is it that brought us here!?" Li Jiancheng smiled and said to Xue Lin first:

"Xue Aiqing, last time you said that the credibility of bonds is not useful, I have already thought of a way." Originally, Li Jiancheng hoped to let the families of the imperial court pay for the purchase, especially hoping that relatives like Xue Lin and Zheng Yuanxiu could contribute money and set an example, but Xue Lin directly said that he didn't have much money, but only symbolically bought about hundreds of taels of silver bonds. Zheng Yuanxiu is also a strong crying poor, saying that because of the turmoil in the Central Plains during the Sui and Tang dynasties, his industry in Rongyang and Zhengzhou has come to naught, and then Li Jiancheng tried to communicate with his mother family such as Longxi Dou and Dugu, which is also a strong cry, and also vaguely proposed that since the beginning of the imperial examination, the children of his family have a lot of leisure, and I hope that Li Jiancheng can take care of himself for the sake of relatives. Li Jiancheng was so angry that he wanted to kill all these people. Recalling the Ming Dynasty in later generations, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen borrowed money from hundreds of officials in the imperial court in order to raise military salaries, and as a result, they all cried poor, especially Emperor Chongzhen's father-in-law Zhou Kui, who cried poorly, and finally, Emperor Chongzhen's empress secretly took out 20,000 taels of silver from her own money, and handed over her father Zhou Kui to Emperor Chongzhen, but Zhou Kui only handed over 5,000 taels and left 15,000 taels for himself. In the end, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing and found a total of 100,000 taels from Zhou Kui's house, Zhou Kui finally died of humiliation because he couldn't meet Li Zicheng's requirements, and all his children, wives and concubines were divided among the rogues under Li Zicheng. These misers. After Li Jiancheng returned to the harem, he was sullen. Li Jiancheng's wife and concubine Zheng Wanzhen, Yang Yan and Cao Yuyan saw Li Jiancheng's expression:

"Your Majesty! What is it that worries!? ”

"Hmmm! I am about to send troops to the Northern Expedition, after deducting the daily expenses of the imperial court, plus the initial investment, the current treasury is very empty, I am really worried, if I can't get the corresponding pensions and rewards at that time, I am afraid, there will be a mutiny at that time. I originally wanted to raise money in Beijing, but not many officials and relatives were willing to do so. However, if there is no money, the 100,000 army will not be able to send troops on an expedition, and if it is not sent when Ashina is fighting with Xue Yantuo, then in the future, once Ashina Pyrida frees up his hands, our Li Tang will continue to fight disasters, and the tragedy of Huayin may be staged again. However, the officials and relatives of the court all said that they had a clean breeze on their sleeves, and even their father-in-law only subscribed for hundreds of taels, as well as the Dugu family and the Dou family, all of them cried with me. Zheng Wanzhen, Yang Yan and Cao Yuyan glanced at each other.

"Your Majesty! In fact, you can't blame those officials' relatives. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains soldiers were in trouble, and many of the properties of the major families were destroyed, just take our Zheng family as an example, there is not a single ...... of land and real estate in Rongyang and Zhengzhou" Zheng Wanzhen said this, and found that Li Jiancheng's face was a little unhappy, and immediately changed her tone.

"Ahh There are still some jewelry in the palace of the concubine, and the concubine is willing to donate those jewelry for military use! ”

"The concubine is also willing to donate the concubine's jewelry for military use." Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan both rushed to donate their jewelry, and Cao Yuyan saw it.

"Your Majesty! The concubine has a way, but I don't know if His Majesty is willing to listen to it!? ”

"Oh! Say! ”

"Your Majesty! Before talking about the law again, the concubine wants to ask His Majesty a question? ”

"Concubine, please speak!"

"Your Majesty! Dare to ask Your Majesty! Who is the richest in the world today!? ”

"Humph! Of course, the officials are the richest. Nowadays, many officials are several generations or even hundreds of years of officials, and their family heritage is profound, no less than the royal family! Therefore, I have been thinking about it, to see if I can let the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty share their worries with me! After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, Cao Yuyan smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, is what you said right or not?"

"Oh! Aifei tell me about it! How is this right or not? Cao Yuyan opened her big eyes and said:

"Your Majesty is right that in this world, the richest people are indeed the official family, but after they have money in their hands, the better ones are used to buy houses and land, and the worse ones are used to squander the casino green buildings, so although the officials' relatives are rich, they have no money in their hands." After Li Jiancheng heard Cao Yuyan's words, he nodded.

"That! Aifei said. Who are the richest people in this world?! ”

"Your Majesty! According to the concubines, the richest person in the world should be a businessman?! ”

The "businessman ......" Li Jiancheng, Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan all had different expressions on their faces.

"Sister Concubine De, you're laughing! The merchant is a cheap business, besides, the merchant travels east and west, clears customs and pays taxes, is repeatedly exploited, and the money is taken away by the officials layer by layer, where is the money!? Yang Yan smiled:

"What Sister Guifei said is true, it is true! The merchant is in the world, and he is indeed exploited by the officials, and he stretches out his hands layer by layer, but the business in the world is repeatedly banned, does my sister know why? ”

"Hmmm! This? ......" Yang Yan was speechless for a while, and did not refute it.

"Please explain to my sister, my sister is willing to listen to my sister's high opinions!"

"Huh! My sister is too modest. My sister explained. Although this merchant is a lowly business, the people take what they need from all over the country through the means of merchant circulation, and the merchant earns the difference by buying low and selling high. And, in order to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, the merchants gave a small part of the money in their hands to the officials, and then raised the price of the goods after arriving at the destination! In this buying and selling, the profit obtained is tens or hundreds of times its cost. In addition, in order to ensure capital turnover, merchants generally hide gold and silver in cellars, so that they can be used to expand the scale of commerce and trade when business opportunities arrive. Prevent the clever woman from being embarrassed to cook without rice! Therefore, the richest people in the world are businessmen. Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan were a little dissatisfied after listening to Cao Yuyan's words, only Li Jiancheng thought deeply - in later generations, capitalism was rampant, and the consortia of developed countries were all rich and rivaled by countries. For the sake of their own interests, the capitalists of the United States even dare to kill the president! And Li Jiancheng didn't expect it because after coming here, he received an aristocratic education and some contempt for businessmen. Now after listening to Cao Yuyan's words, Huo Ran became cheerful. Li Jiancheng grabbed Cao Yuyan's hand and said:

"Concubine Ai is so smart, huh! In order to reward the concubine well, I will stay in the concubine's palace tonight. Let's discuss the issuance of bonds! Yang Yan looked at Li Jiancheng shyly and nodded.