Chapter 364: Wei Yingxiong's Fate

The main hall of the royal palace.

Wei Yingxiong knelt down in front of the hall, crying, and there was absolutely no veteran demeanor. When he saw King Chen approaching, he didn't care about the last trace of face, and crawled forward to hug His Majesty's calf.

King Chen gestured to the guards on both sides, and two of them grabbed the crying Wei Yingxiong and prevented him from approaching.

King Chen raised his foot to kick to vent his anger, and when he looked up, he saw Jiang Changyin shaking his head and signaling before stopping. He withdrew his outstretched legs and flicked his hands back, his sleeves making a noise.

"For the sake of your years of no merit and hard work, the widow will be lenient on you. But ......"

Wei Yingxiong's gray eyes faded with despair, showing a few hints of hope. It's just Queen Chen's words, and the hope that he ignited quickly went out.

"The widow will give you the good name of an accidental death, and spare you the blame for being reviled after death. Someone came, and gave white silk, daggers, and poisonous wine. Spread the world, the mighty general Wei Yingxiong of the Eastern Xinjiang Guard was plotted by the Qing thief and unfortunately died. ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... The minister doesn't want to die, even if it is scolded by 10,000 people, the minister doesn't want to......" Wei Yingxiong struggled, he had cultivated a weak body for many years, and spent the night in prison, grabbed by four strong guards, and he was powerless to resist at all.

After taking this person down, King Chen returned to the throne. The hall was silent for a long time, until Jiang Changyin opened his mouth to break the cold deadlock.

"Your Majesty, since the culprits of the destruction of firearms bureaus in various places have been arrested, are you preparing to set up a firearms bureau?" Jiang Changyin bent down and said.

His words were slightly the same as what King Chen thought in his heart, and King Chen was just angry in his heart for a while and didn't think about it, and then he said with deep meaning: "That's how it should be." It's just that the Firearms Bureau has spent a lot of money, and this year we have fought a big battle, and the treasury is empty. Alas, this plan awaits next year. ”

Is this a reminder to Chen Baichuan to think about making money?

Chen Baichuan knew it in his heart, and said the plan he had originally thought of in his heart: "Your Majesty, over the years, I Chen Guo have lived and worked in peace and contentment, reducing business taxes, and the businessmen have become rich and wealthy. When the treasury is empty, that's when these people go into battle. ”

"You mean a commercial tax?" King Chen has been moving towards the dream of Ming Jun, if he levied heavy taxes this time, wouldn't he be guilty of releasing heavy taxes on the people and changing the order of the dynasty?

Chen Baichuan explained: "This is not what Wechen meant, in addition to collecting taxes, in fact, we have other methods. One is to borrow money, and the other is to make money together. ”

"What is the word for borrowing money, and what is the saying for making money together?"

"To borrow money is to make a deed, on which it is written that a deed is bought for one hundred taels of silver, and after three years, we can go to the yamen to exchange the deed for one hundred and ten taels of silver. And making money together means that the state takes out the right to operate some things and exchanges money with businessmen. How to choose between the two depends on Your Majesty. ”

King Chen groaned deeply, these two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. If the deed is made, the treasury will spend a lot of money after three years. And with the right to operate, all Chen Wang can think of is nothing more than salt, iron, gold and silver mines, which are all important sources of money for Chen Guo's treasury. It seems inappropriate to hand over such important things to businessmen who regard money as their life.

Between the two dilemmas, King Chen looked at Jiang Changyin. He is well aware of his own shortcomings and is often indecisive in major decisions, and Jiang Changyin can often lead him in the right direction.

Jiang Changyin then expressed his opinion: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is better to have two plans in parallel. There should not be too many deeds, and if the number is exceeded, the government will be infamous after three years. Salt and iron should not be handed over too much, at least weapons, gold and silver minerals must be carried out under the supervision of the state. ”

"The minister and Emperor Jiang coincide." Chen Baichuan bent down slightly, "The minister thinks that as long as he acts according to the emperor's arrangement, it will be no problem to get through this difficulty." Maybe with this money, you can earn more money for the treasury. ”

King Chen was puzzled: "If you borrow money, you have to add money in exchange, how can you make money." ”

Jiang Changyin smiled: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured." Think about who your Shang Shulang is, this Shang Shulang Lord in front of you will definitely make money for you to be obedient. ”

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After finalizing the specific amount of treasury bonds to be issued, and discussing that Chen Guo would split the power to make and buy salt and distribute it to the merchants, Chen Baichuan left the Chen Palace. Out of the main gate of the palace, he suddenly realized.

King Chen changed his way and put the country's financial power back into the hands of Chen Baichuan, probably because he was afraid that the Chen family would dominate the military and the army would no longer be in the hands of King Chen.

Moreover, the execution of Wei Yingxiong this time made the people who could rely on King Chen in the military more and more rare, after all, there were countless generals in the army who depended on Chen Baili. Chen Baichuan has risen again, and Chen Wang's mind is very clear, so that Chen Baichuan can return his mind to finances.

The military power, which is more important to him, must be handed over to Chen Baili, who is more trusted.

With a laugh at himself, Chen Baichuan got into the sedan chair parked outside the wall and was about to return home. I don't know if it's the psychological effect of being depressed, or because the air is humid and heavy in spring, Chen Baichuan always feels out of breath.

He lifted the curtain and looked at the moving scenery.

At this moment, there are endless people coming and going on the street, and Chen Baichuan deserves to boast that this is his credit. Today's Chen Capital, which has changed its barren appearance, is not comparable to the Daheng Imperial Capital, but it is not to be underestimated.

He smiled proudly, and his mood seemed to be much better.

As soon as his head was stretched back into the sedan chair, he suddenly heard a terrible cry of pain. Chen Baichuan frowned, opened the curtain again, and when he saw it, it turned out to be a young woman kneeling on the side of the road and crying bitterly.

Isn't this a common scene in the predecessor film and television dramas, the woman who kneels and cries is nothing more than a family in the middle of the road and selling herself to bury her father. According to the routine of his previous life, if Chen Baichuan stepped forward, he couldn't say what event would be triggered?

Will it be the rich kid who bombed the bunker sky, or a young knight with a blood feud jumping out.

He was not afraid of either. In the entire Chen Kingdom, the rich kid who bombed the bunker sky the most was himself. And the young knight, may I ask if he is faster than a bullet? Now unless it is a powerful figure like Old Man Zhan, Chen Baichuan has no need to be afraid.

Xu was curious, he unconsciously got off the sedan chair and walked slowly to the woman. There were already a lot of people in front of her, but most of the people only wanted food and clothing, and took out money to bury their father's trenches for others.

If there is no Chen Baichuan today, this little girl who looks more smart recently will end up being bought as a plaything by the children of rich families.

There was a piece of paper in front of the girl's house, and on it was her life history. A warm family formed by a failed scholar in the countryside, but when his parents were traveling, they were robbed of their lives.

It's really a common plot.