Chapter 156: Fifty taels of silver
Wang Teng set up a banquet only for money, if the squires are interested and happily hand over the silver, Wang Teng will never make extraneous branches, on the contrary, if the squires don't know what to do, Wang Teng doesn't mind using spare means!
Time flew by, and the atmosphere in the restaurant gradually cooled down, and at this time everyone found that the most important member of the Guangling gentry never appeared.
What about Liu Wenyuan?
Today is a banquet for the Guangling defense officer, if Liu Wenyuan has been refusing to appear, this beam will be concluded.
Although Liu Wenyuan has hands and eyes, Wang Teng is not good at stubble.
The most elite soldiers in Guangling County are in hand, and they have the trust of their bosses, although such a character is just a martial artist, but no one dares to underestimate his future!
The dragon and the tiger fight, who will kill the deer?
Time passed bit by bit, and Wang Teng sat down, squinting his eyes, as if waiting for something.
Seeing that it was about to be noon, at this time, an old man walked in outside the door, this person smiled with his eyebrows, and after entering the hall, he made a group, "Ladies and gentlemen, the old man's legs and feet are inconvenient, so you have been waiting for a long time."
Wang Teng opened his eyes and said, "What time is it?" ”
Huang Degong breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just noon."
"Since it's not past noon, let him in."
Wang Teng's subtext is that if you miss the time, then block out!
Fortunately, things did not develop to the worst extent, and although Liu Wenyuan was late, he still arrived in time.
Da Ming Wen is noble and martial, Wang Teng's every move today will definitely be spread.
Liu Wenyuan was over-the-top and passed the year of the Mandate of Heaven, it can be said that he is a senior in the officialdom, if Wang Teng shows an unruly attitude, it won't take a few **** to lose his reputation.
The most difficult thing to mess with in the Ming Dynasty was the scholars, and Liu Wenyuan was just an old and rich scholar. Such a character, if it is not necessary, Wang Teng is unwilling to completely tear his face.
Calm, calm, just honor the elderly!
Wang Teng suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and stood up to greet him. "Mr. Liu, please here."
Liu Wenyuan arched his hand with a smile, "Mr. Wang Qian, the old man is late, it's rude."
An old thief with a honey sword!
The other party dragged on until the last moment to appear, making it clear that he wanted to give Wang Teng a dismount, if he appeared viciously, it would be fine, but he was polite. Can't fault it!
The more this is the case, the more Wang Teng feels that this person is hypocritical.
Well, since the other party has started acting, Wang Teng can only cooperate to play his role, "It's because I didn't think it through, and I should go to Liu Mansion to pick up Mr. Come on, Mr. Liu, please take a seat! ”
Liu Wenyuan shook his head with a smile. "How can the old decay be on the throne? Don't be humble about the six grades of the official residence."
Wang Teng was humble again, and just when Liu Wenyuan was about to sit down by himself, Wang Teng suddenly said: "Oh, I made a mistake, Mr. Liu is old, and it is not a way for us to be so humble all the time." In this way, why don't you vacate the main seat, and we all sit in the side seats, so good? ”
Compared with the result of Wang Teng sitting down directly, this situation is not satisfactory. So, Liu Wenyuan agreed to Wang Teng's suggestion and sat on the side seat.
After taking a seat, Wang Teng went straight to the topic, "Some time ago, the Jiannu invasion, the inspection department of the soldiers suffered serious losses, and now, on the orders of the imperial court, Wang re-recruited 500 soldiers, although there are not many soldiers, but the consumption of grain is increasing day by day, and today's banquet is still your silver, please donate generously to use it as military funds."
A squire was stunned, and only after a while did he scold bitterly, "It's insulting to Sven and losing the face of a scholar!" ”
Another person echoed again and again, "I have never seen such a brazen person, fighting the autumn wind so justifiably, but Fan has gained knowledge."
"In my opinion, this defender is afraid that the dog jumped off the wall in a hurry, otherwise it wouldn't be so tasteless!"
"That's what I said, everyone, don't be impatient, and see how Liu Wenyuan acts!"
Unconsciously, Liu Wenyuan became the focus of attention again.
Liu Wenyuan is used to pointing fingers, Liu Wenyuan is very happy with this feeling of great expectations, after a while, he completely hung everyone's appetite, "Lord Liu cleared the rogues, forced to retreat from the slaves, is really my Guangling hero, now since the treasury is poor, we should be generous, Liu is willing to throw bricks and jade, donate fifty taels of silver."
Fifty taels of silver are converted into 30,000 yuan, if ordinary people take out so much, it is naturally a large amount, but Liu Wenyuan's family is rich, and fifty taels of silver is just the price of a jar of wine for him!
What an old thief, he wants to send me away for fifty taels, it's really a pipe dream!
Wang Teng was completely angry, the Guangling squire was the only one who looked forward to it, and now Liu Wenyuan donated fifty taels, who would dare to pay one or two more?
Sure enough, the next moment, a squire shouted loudly: "Liu Yuanwai is helping with righteousness, and I, Wang, can't stand idly by, I will donate forty taels!" ”
Obviously it was only forty taels, but this person seemed to have donated a million taels of silver, which attracted a lot of applause.
Looking at the appearance, these nurseries were prepared by Liu Wenyuan in advance!
The old thief is really cunning!
Wang Teng saw clearly that the squire who originally wanted to give more could only donate a few dozen taels because of the current situation.
This is all a good thing done by Liu Wenyuan, this old killing is too hateful, doesn't he know that once Jiannu breaks the city, all the property will be burned?
In later generations, the wealthy merchants in the two Zhejiang places possessed millions of taels of silver, when Emperor Chongzhen collected taxes, they sent people to make trouble, and also made a whole "five tombstones", and when Jiannu entered the customs and the army went south, all the silver became the spoils of Jiannu!
Today, Liu Wenyuan's behavior is no different from that of the wealthy businessmen of the two Zhejiang.
Perhaps, when Jiannu invaded, Liu Wenyuan would become a traitor.
In the land south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou Three Days, Jiading Three Massacres, but, in addition, what are the examples of resistance worth mentioning in the huge land of Lingnan?
The wealthy businessmen who are used to being masters have become slaves overnight, but they are just as happy as they are!
In the final analysis, the emperor and the scholars shared the world, and this ancestral training made the emperor of the Ming Dynasty suffer.
In just two hundred years, the Han people who dared to resist the tyranny of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty completely disappeared in the long river of history, and their bloodline and inheritance seemed to be gone.
The ideal country that Confucianism longs for has finally arrived, and everything is inferior, only reading is high!
However, is such a scene really a blessing in the world?
When the scholars of the Ming Dynasty were still forming factions and chanting poetry gatherings, the Jiannu in the Northeast had already sharpened their minions and prepared for the invasion in the coming year.
Is it fortunate that the meat-eaters have maintained their ferocity in their bones, while the omnivorous Han people have gradually lost the courage in their blood, just like the omnivorous giant panda, from a meat eater to a bamboo-eating mascot? (To be continued.) )