Tong gradually knelt on the ground, in the winter, he was wearing nothing, and he was carrying a few thorns on his back, and he did a full job of pleading guilty. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The place where he knelt was unexpected, it turned out to be Ying Tianfu.

made such a big fuss, Zhou Quan did not leave Ying Tianfu, he was still busy with the construction of the railway, as if all kinds of incidents in Beijing had nothing to do with him.

And Tong gradually came here every day to kneel, and he had been kneeling for several days. Of course, he had pads under his knees and several fires around him—his companions didn't dare let him die of exhaustion and cold.

It's just that Zhou Quan never qualified.

Tong gradually felt anxious in his heart, even the corners of his mouth were foaming, and seeing that another day was about to pass, he sighed and hesitated whether to persevere.

But at this moment, a companion ran over in a panic and leaned into Tong Yan's ear and said something.

"What, he burned...... Burned down our house in the capital division? Tong gradually jumped up.

This news is really shocking.

He came to Yingtianfu with only a few companions, so the news was not well-informed, and the news was transmitted back to Baozhou first, and then to him.

If Zhou Quan really burned down his house in Beijing, it would be good, then it would prove that Zhou Quan's revenge was completed, and he could go to talk to Zhou Quan about the next step of compensation.

But the companion cried with a sad face: "Childe, the first department of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce in Beijing was also burned, and the first department store was burned first!" ”

When Tong gradually heard this, his soul flew away, and after a while, he jumped to his feet and scolded: "Who did it, who is so bold, he killed us, killed us!" ”

He has been in the Chamber of Commerce for a long time, knowing that Zhou Quan has a bottom line, and his grandfather Tong Guan used vague rumors to try to push part of the responsibility for the defeat to Zhou Quan, which has crossed the bottom line, and the burning of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce means that the common interests that link Zhou Quan with these powerful families have also been broken.

It doesn't matter if you turn against each other, as long as there are common interests, there will be a day of reunion, but if the common interests are destroyed, it will be difficult to rebuild.

As soon as he jumped, the thorns on his back fell down, and when he reminded him in a whisper, he tore off all the thorns on his back and threw them on the ground: "What else to say at this time, grandpa, I want to go back to the capital, I want to sleep with the best woman, eat the best things, take advantage of the present, enjoy life, even if after tomorrow, the flood is monstrous!" ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about kneeling here, snatched his robe, jumped on the horse, patted the horse and left.

Just kidding, if you can't bear the guilt, then don't you run faster and let yourself become the target of Zhou Quan's anger?

The news that he ran away quickly reached Zhou Quan's ears, and Zhou Quan laughed at it.

This time Tong Guan had crossed the line, but compared to Tong Guan, it was the Zhao Song clan that disappointed him more.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Quan actually had high hopes for it, and he also hoped that the clan could play a leading role in driving the development of industry and commerce in the Great Song Dynasty. Although the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce has paid more attention to quick money since then, and is more interested in buying and selling, speculating in real estate and land than in industry, Zhou Quan always feels that with the development of the industry, they will still focus on industry.

Later, Zhou Quan even lowered his expectations, thinking that it could be a role model, proving that in addition to Zhou Quan's own leadership, he could also set up a money-making chamber of commerce, which would lead to the birth of more chambers of commerce - there will always be some chambers of commerce that will devote their energy to developing industry.

But now, Zhou Quan feels that the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce has become an obstacle, although it has played some positive roles.

"Not only the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, but also the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, we must also carry out a division to exclude some forces that do not agree with us, and now it's time for them to take sides, whether to support me or something else!"

Everyone understands what the other is.

Opposite him, Bai Xianfeng shook his head: "County Lord, it's not time yet." ”

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"At this time, although the official family is ashamed of being the Son of Heaven, they are not virtuous, and they do not interfere too much with the various chambers of commerce.

Only Bai Xianfeng dared to say this directly in front of Zhou Quan, and most of his other subordinates had a kind of blind obedience to Zhou Quan, and they might not dare to oppose Zhou Quan's decision.

Zhou Quan closed his eyes, thought for a while, and then nodded slowly: "What you said is very true, at this time, it is not yet time!" ”

"The county prince may wish to wait, this war bond is just the first fire, the court and even the official family, since they have tasted the benefits of the bond, they will never give up because of this setback, on the contrary, according to what I see, in order to make up for the shortfall of the war bond, the court will issue new bonds in six or seven times out of ten, and even intensify it, and when the scam can not be maintained, the only way for the court is to borrow from the Chamber of Commerce!"

Speaking of this, Bai Xianfeng sneered: "The imperial court borrows, of course, there is no repayment of the loan, he will even save this level and simply increase taxes, and at this time, those chambers of commerce will stand on our side!" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "It must be a tax increase and borrowing money...... The court can't wipe that face. ”

It doesn't matter if you borrow money privately, and let the court openly borrow money from the chamber of commerce, doesn't it mean that the court is not operating illegally, and it is not as good as those chambers of commerce?

Almost at the same time, there was also a dialogue going on in the capital.

"Tax increases, now the Chamber of Commerce is booming, those profiteers are making a lot of money one by one, but the court is always insufficient, putting the cart before the horse, officials, increase taxes, anyway, it doesn't involve farmers, it doesn't move fundamentally, just tax those profiteers......"

Zhao Yu, who was worried, finally got the opportunity to see Zhao Ji.

As Zhao Youzhang's father, he occupies the greatest advantage in the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, and he has invested the most and is the most active in this war bond, so he is also under the greatest pressure. He came to beg Zhao Ji before, but was driven away by Zhao Ji, and after he went back, he was dizzy and instigated those who bought the bonds to besiege the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce.

Originally, he just wanted to divert his attention, but he knew that the people were provoked but it was not so easy to disappear, and the ruffians who were mixed in with the people even simply set fire to the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and then caused several fires in the capital division.

Now it's okay, he not only has to bear the loss of the war bond, but also the loss caused by the burning of the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Youzhang has been forced by him to not even dare to go out of the house, he asked to see Zhao Ji several times, but Zhao Ji refused.

This time, I still came with the elders of the clan, Zhao Zhongli, the king of Pu, and was received by Zhao Ji.

In addition to Zhao Zhongli and Zhao Yu, almost all the princes and princesses of Emperor Shenzong's lineage, such as Zhao Si, Zhao Yougong, Zhao Youyi, etc., came.

Hearing the emperor's uncle Zhao Zhongli talk eloquently, Zhao Ji frowned, but he didn't express his position.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu couldn't help but interject: "Official, imperial brother, I went to Genyue to see ......"

As soon as Gen Yue was mentioned, Zhao Ji's face suddenly became very gloomy: "You still have the face to mention Gen Yue!" ”

If it weren't for Zhao Yu, how could he light the first fire in the Beijing Division, without this first fire, no one would dare to burn Genyue - Li Gang is still very powerful, he started from Kaifeng Mansion and found out in a short time that on the day Genyue was burned, there were people wearing Donghai Chamber of Commerce costumes around Genyue, and the time and place could correspond.

"Gen Yue is really miserable, those strange flowers and stones, the palace is confined ...... The official family, now Genyue is missing one-fifth, and it should be rebuilt! Zhao Yu shrunk his neck and said again.

Needless to say, Zhao Ji had a gloomy face, he wanted to repair Gen Yue, but what about the money, where did the money come from?

It is conservatively estimated that it will take two years to repair the entire Genyue, plus more than five million guan - in Zhao Ji's inner treasury, he can still squeeze out two million guan, but if it is five million, I am afraid that the inner treasury will be empty.

"Brother Chen thought of a strategy, he could share the worries of the royal brother - issue bonds again!" Zhao Yu said.

This was actually not what he thought of, but an idea that his son Zhao Youzhang came up with.

Zhao Ji sneered: "Old Twelve, you are confused, the war bond has been made like this, how can it be issued again?" The officials of the household department are all writing to me, asking me to cut my expenses in case of emergency! ”

"Brother Huang, those people in the household department are just unwilling to take responsibility, and the matter of war bonds is not unsolvable. The imperial brother can first borrow a few million guan from the household department temporarily, plus the millions of guan we made up, and buy all the bonds of the Northern Expedition! ”

Zhao Ji was almost angry.

Zhao Yu said that he just wanted the imperial court and the inner library to help him share the loss this time.

He was about to object, but he saw that the eyes of the royal relatives present were shining one by one, especially Zhao Zhongli, who looked like he had something to say, and his heart couldn't help but move.

It should be said that the clan surnamed Zhao is usually relatively cautious, and this time they came together to ask to see him, definitely not because of Zhao Yu's bad idea.

After settling down, Zhao Ji said, "What's next?" ”

"Naturally, the Northern Expedition bonds will be issued again, this time, fifteen million yuan will be issued!" Zhao Yu said excitedly: "The same as the land of Yanyun as collateral, you can always get three or five acres of land in Yanyun when the money arrives......"

"The people won't believe it, if you have been on it once, how can you go a second time?" Zhao Ji said coldly.

"Yes, the official family, this time is different, the official family can make two preparations, one is to order Zhou Quan to go north to respond, the other is to recruit an army, there is enough money to reward, and there is no problem in raising another three and a half million army, as for the third ...... The imperial court can join forces with the Jinren! ”

"What?" Zhao Ji's hand trembled.

In his sleeve, there is a secret music by Tong Guan, he has already contacted the Jin people, who are very interested in attacking the Liao State together, and are willing to lend troops to the Great Song Dynasty to recover Yanyun.

What the Great Song Dynasty had to pay was nothing more than to transfer the annual coins given to the Liao State to the Jin people, which was only a few hundred thousand yuan a year, and this money could be collected from the tax revenue of the Rongchang trade.

It was also this secret letter that stabilized Zhao Ji's mood, and he had the leisure to meet his group of royal relatives.

To his surprise, Zhao Yu, who had never known about government affairs, saw the same as Tong Guan, and both intended to use the power of the Jin people to achieve the goal of recovering Yanyun.

"With such three strategies, it is not difficult to recover Yanyun, Brother Huang, in this way, the new bonds of 15 million guan, we only need a little means, we can push it to 350 million guan, and at that time, not only can the deficit be made up this time, but the money for the imperial brother to rebuild Gen Yue will also be there!" Zhao Yu increased the weight on the scales. (To be continued.) )