Although his teeth itched, Zhu Changxun's face still tried to squeeze out a smile.

"Lord Su is dedicated to relieving the worries of the imperial court, and always for the development of Henan Mansion, this king admires and admires."

Su Tiancheng is also so ruthless, I have said it to this point, you Zhu Changxun can still stand it, even if you are ruthless, I think I don't know what you did, the dark line has long been clear, if I really do this, use the Jiangning camp to cut off all smuggling operations, I am afraid that most of your Zhu Changxun's income will be gone, at most it will rely on the harvest on the land.

"His Royal Highness King Fu supports Xiaguan's decision, and Xiaguan is very happy, but Xiaguan heard some rumors and was quite worried, now it seems that this is completely Xiaguan's heart, and he lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"What did Master Su hear?"

Zhu Changxun looked a little nervous, his fat face finally showed uneasiness, and a pair of small eyes widened.

"It's nothing, it's just that some people say that His Royal Highness King Fu is operating some salt, iron and mine matters, and the lower officials resolutely don't believe it, but they have also thought about it, and they are not afraid of 10,000 just in case, so they specially came to the door and told His Royal Highness King Fu that the soldiers of the Jiangning camp are very fierce, and none of them will recognize the order of the lower officials."

The flesh on Zhu Changxun's face trembled slightly.

"This, this, hehe......"

"His Royal Highness King Fu is so difficult, take the initiative to dredge the Yellow River for Henan Mansion, raise five hundred taels of silver, after the official goes back, he must educate the officials of the Yamen of Fuzhou County and learn from His Royal Highness King Fu, and the lower officials are also ready to report to the emperor, His Royal Highness King Fu's heart can also move the adults in the court."

The flesh on Zhu Changxun's face began to shake sharply.

"Ahem, ahem. Master Su, this king thinks that this propaganda thing is not necessary, and this king should take out five hundred taels of silver. It should be. ”

"Look at what His Royal Highness King Fu said, the lower officials will also collect donations from many gentry and wealthy households, and His Royal Highness King Fu will take the lead in setting an example, and the rest of the gentry and rich households must learn from His Royal Highness King Fu."

Zhu Changxun finally couldn't hold back.

The dignified prince raised money and took out five hundred taels of silver, and such a thing had to be played in the middle of the court and spread in Henan Mansion. When the time comes, you don't have to think about it, you can know what everyone will say.

Besides, what Su Tiancheng meant, even the stupid person understands, where is this praise, it is obviously a fool, Henan Mansion dredges the Yellow River. The prince donated five hundred taels of silver, such a thing. If the report goes to the imperial court, I don't know what the Emperor Lu Dao and the ministers of the court will think, it is estimated that there will be accusations.

The most hated thing is to check the operation of salt and iron and mines, if the palace loses this piece of income, the annual income will be greatly reduced, relying on the harvest on the land. There is also the poor money allocated by the imperial court, and it is really possible for the palace to make ends meet, and when the time comes, it will only be able to eat the old capital.

"Master Su, the Ming people don't say secret words. What is the purpose of your coming to this king's house today? ”

Su Tiancheng's face also became serious.

"Xiaguan came to the mansion of His Royal Highness King Fu, just to raise donations, Xiaguan has made it very clear, dredging the Yellow River is a huge project, it is expected to cost about one million taels of silver, Henan Mansion can't come up with so much silver, and the imperial court is unlikely to allocate silver, but things must be done, so please invite many gentry and wealthy households in Henan Mansion to make contributions, and everyone comes to collect donations, including officials and officials, and everyone collects firewood and flames."

"One million taels of silver, this is not a small amount, does Lord Su have such a great determination to be able to raise so many silver taels."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you start to do it, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome, if there is a gap in the silver, it really can't be made up, the lower officials can write a recital to the imperial court, ask for support, dredge the Yellow River, benefit the people, the imperial court sent people, you can also see, the real project is in front of you, but if you haven't started to do it, you are in a hurry to report to the imperial court, not to mention whether you can start construction, just such a big cost, the adults of the household department are probably frightened."

"Master Su, you and I are both understanding people, this king wants to know what is your ultimate goal, you come to this king's mansion to raise donations, you always think about a certain amount in your heart, this king thinks, you always have to offer a price, this king thinks it is acceptable, and then talk about other conditions, if you can't bear it, at least make it clear."

"His Royal Highness King Fu said so, Xia Guan has nothing to say, dredging the Yellow River, it needs to cost more than one million taels of silver, Xia Guan has already said the total amount, as for how His Royal Highness King Fu expressed his position, Xia Guan did not dare to force it, just now His Royal Highness Fu Wang didn't say that he donated five hundred taels of silver, this is also a statement."

Zhu Changxun was probably a little anxious, and actually stood up.

"Master Su, there is no need to say so much about what has passed, this king is not a person who cares, the donation of five hundred taels of silver mentioned earlier is a joke for a while, don't take it seriously, when it comes to dredging the Yellow River, it takes more than one million taels of silver, it is impossible to say that this king is required to bear too much."

"Xia Guan didn't mean that."

Zhu Changxun gritted his teeth and stretched out a finger.

"This king raised 10,000 taels of silver."

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Changxun, still without much expression.

"His Royal Highness King Fu took out such a large sum of silver, Xiaguan has nothing to say, Xiaguan represents the people of Henan Mansion, and thanks His Royal Highness King Fu for his generosity."

"Master Su, do you want to talk about this matter of cleaning up the merchants' shops?"

Su Tiancheng sneered inwardly.

You Zhu Changxun is so rich that you take out 10,000 taels of silver, just thinking about taking such a big advantage, thinking that I am so foolish, you are too stingy, according to your practice, all the gentry and rich households in Henan Mansion can raise how much silver.

Su Tiancheng thought of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the crisis of the Beijing Division, in order to be able to defend the Beijing Division, Zhu Youzhen personally solicited donations from the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers and the emperor's relatives, but unfortunately the short-sighted people, for their own interests, put the safety of the imperial court at risk, and the emperor came forward to raise donations, but raised 200,000 taels of silver, a drop in the bucket, and nothing could be solved.

When Li Zicheng broke through the city of Beijing and ordered the liquidation of the property of civil and military officials and imperial relatives, he actually looted more than 30 million taels of silver, so much silver, but in the end it was not saved.

Although the situation I encounter now is not so urgent, it is not much worse.

If Zhu Changxun cries poor, just raising 10,000 taels of silver, it is conceivable that the gentry and wealthy households in Henan Mansion can take out 1,000 taels of silver per household, which is very good, and what problems can be solved by such fundraising.

"His Royal Highness King Fu, clean up and rectify the merchants and shops, and standardize the market in Henan Mansion, this is a decision made by the government office, and the lower officials are already arranging it, if His Royal Highness King Fu feels that there is anything inappropriate, although he puts forward suggestions, the lower officials will definitely improve."

Zhu Changxun was stunned for a moment.

"Master Su, in this way, this rectification must be done."

"If His Royal Highness King Fu understands it this way, then it must be done."

"Master Su, you have to leave a way back for yourself in everything, and you don't have to be in such a hurry to do things, this king thinks, is it a slowdown, including this matter of dredging the Yellow River, a lot of silver is needed, and you should always do what you can."

"His Royal Highness King Fu, the lower officials have a habit, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and leaning towards the tiger mountains, when they led the Jiangning battalion to attack the crowd less, they have never been soft in the face of the rogues, and now that they have come to Henan Mansion, they will not retreat from what they decide to do."

There was silence in the wing, and for a while, neither Su Tiancheng nor Zhu Changxun spoke.

Su Tiancheng still admires Zhu Changxun, as a prince, with a noble status, in the face of a small prefect of his own, he did not jump like thunder, even the words of threat were also very euphemistic, which was not simple.

It seems that the description of the vassal king in the history books is indeed one-sided, and I don't know what kind of psychology Lu Dao is out of.

"Lord Su, this king will give 100,000 taels of silver to support the government to dredge the Yellow River."

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Changxun, no longer so calm and composed.

100,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, if Zhu Changxun takes out 100,000 taels of silver, then, the gentry and wealthy households in Henan Mansion will have to think about it seriously, and a few thousand taels of silver will not be able to be taken at all.

Zhu Changxun can really take the lead, Su Tiancheng believes that among the wealthy gentry in Henan Province, there is no big problem in raising more than 500,000 taels of silver, plus the donations of merchants and officials, this silver tael to dredge the Yellow River can be completely gathered.

"On behalf of the people of Henan Mansion, Xiaguan would like to thank His Royal Highness King Fu for his kindness."

"Master Su, this king is serious."

"Xia Guan is also serious."

"In that case, is it okay to talk about this business matter?"

"Absolutely."

"Hehe, this king didn't expect that Master Su was so refreshing."

"His Royal Highness King Fu is refreshed, and of course the lower officials are refreshed."

Liu Zongzhou visited the mansion and entered the wing room under the leadership of Zhu Changxun's son Zhu Youxiang.

Zhu Youxiang is 28 years old, much older than Su Tiancheng.

is different from Zhu Changxun, Zhu Youxiang at this time is very handsome and chic, and he looks polite and polite in his gestures, which is very different from the description of the outside world.

"Xiang'er, this is Lord Su Tiancheng, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, come and see you."

"I've seen Master Su below."

"Xiaguan has seen the little prince."

Liu Zongzhou was very excited when he learned that Zhu Changxun was willing to raise 100,000 taels of silver for dredging the Yellow River, and said again and again that His Royal Highness King Fu understood the righteousness and did great things for the people of Henan Province.

Zhu Youxiang was on the side, there was not much expression on his face, probably because he felt a little strange, for what father was willing to take out so much silver, in the process, he kept looking at Su Tiancheng, thinking about finding a reason.

Su Tiancheng also paid attention to Zhu Youxiang, this Zhu Youxiang is Zhu Youzhen's cousin, after Zhu Youzhen committed suicide, he once served as the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately he was a short-lived emperor. (To be continued......)