As Li Bangyan planned, this letter written in small letters in a headscarf was very humble in his words, not only complimenting Zhou Quan a lot, praising the significance of the Beijing-Xu Railway, expressing his willingness to contribute to this matter, and especially mentioning the reprimand of the Zhu family. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The letter did not mean to ask Zhou Quan for help, but the kindness shown was on the page.

After Zhou Quan finished reading it, he thought about it, and after a while, he raised his eyes to look at Li Bangyan, who was slightly nervous: "The prince is afraid? ”

"Fear, since ancient times, the dragon has been defeated, and those who have died well for the prince have not heard of it!"

Li Bangyan is telling the truth, if Zhao Huan wins in this dragon battle, Zhao Kaishang can be an idle prince, even if he is depressed for a lifetime, as long as he does not make mistakes, there is basically no worry about his life.

But Zhao Huan is different, he has already been made the crown prince, and if he loses, there will be only one dead word.

"I already understand the meaning of the prince, but ...... What's in it for me? Zhou Quan said.

Hearing this, Li Bangyan breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Quan was willing to bargain, that would be good.

So he arched his hand and said, "Please give me a seat." ”

This guy is bold and can be eloquent, Zhou Quan smiled when he heard it: "Okay, take a seat for Li Chengzhi." ”

After Li Bangyan sat down, he first stretched out a finger: "With the wisdom of the county prince, when you know the position of the county king promised by the imperial court, it is actually a perfunctory word. ”

Zhou Quan nodded, and Li Bangyan was even more determined in his heart, so he said Zhao Huan's first condition: "The crown prince Xu Jungong will pass on the position of the real county king to his descendants, such as the Duan clan of Dali, and become a foundation by himself, whether to pay tribute or not, he must be self-dictated!" Even if they are tributaries, they are not required to bow down before the nations......"

Li Bangyan said as he looked at Zhou Quan carefully, and found that Zhou Quan was still expressionless, he knew in his heart that the prince's first promise would definitely be happy if it was placed in another small country, but here in Zhou Quan, it would not be taken seriously at all.

"Your Royal Highness thinks that the Donghai Chamber of Commerce is the key to the wealth of the country, so it intends to reduce taxes for the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and the tax rate of the entire Donghai Chamber of Commerce has changed from the current ten taxes to thirty taxes! In addition, the Chamber of Commerce has been completely banned, and no matter where the mines and forestry farms are, they can be used by the Chamber of Commerce, and local officials are not allowed to make things difficult. ”

It's a flatbread, a very big flatbread. Reducing the tax revenue of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce from one-tenth to one-thirtieth at once, the imperial court can pay a lot of blood.

However, this big cake made Zhou Quan smile dumbly, with some disdain in his expression.

Today's Great Song Dynasty, or the entire Chinese circle, is the golden age when you can make money no matter what, and the tax rate of one out of ten taxes is not a burden at all for a chamber of commerce that operates legally. Zhao Huan made this promise, not so much to support the development of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, but to empty the treasury and damage the public and private.

Based on this alone, Zhou Quan can conclude that after this person really comes to power, he must not be a good emperor.

However, Zhou Quan didn't say anything, but still nodded.

"The prince is also willing to give the princess of Shu and marry the princess of the county." Li Bangyan said again.

Zhou Quan heard this condition, smiled dumbly, and finally spoke, and said arrogantly: "Yu Liyan's side, don't bother the prince, he still takes care of his own affairs...... Five minutes is almost up, Li Chengzhi, you don't have anything else to say, then get out. ”

"The land of Liaodong, the prince also allowed the land of Liaodong to the county prince!"

"If I want to take it, it's useless for him Zhao Huan to agree, Li Bangyan, you are a smart person, why do you just say some stupid things."

Zhou Quan was very impatient, Zhao Huan's conditions were a waste of his time, and all of them were ridiculously stupid. Zhao Huan obviously hasn't recognized the situation clearly, and most importantly, Zhou Quan doesn't think that being an ally with Zhao Huan can bring him any real benefits.

You know, if you stand with stupid people for a long time, you will also be infected with stupid people.

Li Bangyan laughed dryly: "The above is what Geng Nanzhong and others said, not His Royal Highness the Prince's intention, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent the officials out, he held his hands and held his sleeves, and he was very Yin, he said that any promises he made now were all vain, and there was only one thing, he could use his strength." ”

"Oh?"

"In addition to the Beijing-Xu Railway, doesn't Donghai Jungong want to build a new railway to the land south of the Yangtze River?" Li Bangyan said in a deep voice: "The prince intends to propose to build a railway from Xuzhou to Jiangning, as long as the prince of Donghai County is willing!" ”

Zhou Quan laughed out loud, what kind of condition is this!

He didn't want Zhao Huan to pay for the railway, he just came forward to appeal twice......

Originally, Zhou Quan wanted to refuse this proposal, but immediately, he stared and pondered.

He did it very early on in the layout of Jiangnan, such as the suppression of Manichaeism, or the infiltration of Jiangnan by the Donghai Chamber of Commerce.

"Li Bangyan, if you don't tell the truth, then, I really drove you away, you know, I can do what I say." After pondering for a while, Zhou Quan said in a deep voice.

"Within forty miles of the railway, Donghai County has the right to prospect for mines and set up factories, and in addition, the prince borrowed 1 million ......yuan from Donghai County as collateral for the future salt tax."

Li Bangyan said Zhao Huan's conditions one by one, at first Zhou Quan was frowning and disdainful, but gradually, Zhou Quan's face relaxed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Bangyan said in a low voice: "On the day when the big thing is accomplished, the prince is willing to pay the county prince with border military affairs, and the prince can only live in Beijing and rule by hanging the arch!" ”

In the end, it was nonsense, even the road construction, borrowing, etc., were nonsense, but from this nonsense, Zhou Quan heard what he wanted.

"His Royal Highness said that whether his sincerity is true, you can ask the county prince to try, in addition, he is in the palace, I don't know what the county prince needs, as long as the county prince says, he can do it, there is nothing to do!"

It's a corner.

Zhou Quan laughed twice, and then said, "Since the prince has said so...... I'm not going to be disobedient, so let's do it, I'm going to ......."

He was about to say what he needed, but he heard some sharp voices outside: "I want to see Zhou Jungong, I want to see Zhou Quan!" ”

Although the sound was far away, it proved that it was blocked outside the doorman, but when it came to Zhou Quan, it still made Zhou Quan frown.

Li Bangyan heard that it was a woman's voice, and then saw Zhou Quan waving his hand quietly, and there seemed to be a figure shaking outside the door. His heart moved slightly, he had long heard that Zhou Quan was a person who was lustful and lustful, and it was said that this time he was in Liao, and he simply abducted the princess of Shu in Liao.

Could it be that the one who is shouting outside is the princess of Shu?

"The one I want, one is the position of the governor of Haizhou, with the power of the prince, this matter can be solved now." Zhou Quan continued to speak.

The crown prince cannot directly interfere with the appointment and dismissal of personnel, but it is not difficult to exert influence and replace the governor of Haizhou with a person. It's just that Li Bangyan knows that the current Haizhou Zhizhou He Li, who succeeded Su Mai after his death a year ago, is a figure jointly launched by Zhao Ji and Cai Jing.

It seems that He Li made Zhou Quan very dissatisfied, so after a year of hard work, Zhou Quan still remembered to replace this guy.

"I can make a promise for the prince in this matter, what else?"

"The second item I want is ......" Zhou Quan was about to say the second item, but he heard the shouting outside, it was still the female voice of Fang Cai, and he couldn't help but sigh.

It's a bit nerve-wracking.

"The county has something to do, you might as well do it temporarily, I'll wait here." Li Bangyan said.

Zhou Quan nodded, and then stepped out of the door, Li Bangyan secretly laughed, thinking that Zhou Quan was on fire in the backyard.

didn't know that Zhou Quan came out to see Li Qingzhao.

Since the Zhou father and son came to Diqiu, they had a close relationship with the Zhao family, and Zhou Quan even funded Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao and his wife, and spent several years compiling a "dictionary".

It's just that after getting acquainted, Zhou Quan found that Li Qingzhao was not as easy to get along with as he imagined.

"Zhou Jungong, it's really not too easy to see you now." Seeing Zhou Quan come out, Li Qingzhao glanced at him angrily.

Zhou Quan was a little helpless, this Li Qingzhao was very curious, but Zhou Quan didn't have much time to chat with her, and he was not interested in the poetry and gold play she was good at, so after the initial excitement of recruiting talents, he couldn't help but stay away.

But this kind of respect and distance made Li Qingzhao feel contemptuous.

Fortunately, Li Qingzhao came this time, but he didn't really come to ask for trouble: "I came here to say goodbye to you, and my grandson wrote to say that he had obtained a position and asked me to go with him to take up a post." ”

This is a good thing, Zhou Quan muttered in his heart, and then smiled: "So congratulations to Brother Zhao and his sister-in-law...... I don't know what he will get? ”

"Baozhou Zhizhou, this is also a blessing to you." Li Qingzhao pursed his lips and smiled, with a hint of excitement between his eyebrows.

Baozhou was originally close to the Song-Liao border, this Northern Expedition, this is also a key place, as long as Zhao Mingcheng can do well, then it is not difficult to be promoted to the rank of knight next. However, Li Qingzhao didn't have much thought about it, she just felt that her husband had been depressed for many years, and now he finally had the opportunity to display his talents, and she was very happy.

But although she has a lot of contacts on weekdays, she doesn't have many true friends, especially when she comes to Ying Tianfu this time, only Zhou Quan can share happiness with her.

Zhou Quan heard Baozhou, and his heart sank: "This job is not easy to do!" ”

Li Qingzhao was a little disapproving: "Don't you think that you can do things in the world, and others are not heroes?" ”

She raised her eyebrows, although she is now in her thirties, she still exudes a heroic spirit that does not admit defeat. Zhou Quan smiled bitterly: "Although Baozhou is a place of meritorious service, it is ...... Alas, I won't say much else, but if the virtuous couple can trust me, I'd better resign from this post first and leave it for later. ”

Li Qingzhao pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't believe you, but the opportunity is rare!" ”

No matter how Zhou Quan persuaded her, she couldn't change her mind, Zhou Quan could only give up, and finally reminded: "The virtuous couple must be prepared, in case of any event, I won't hide it from you, I am not very optimistic about this Northern Expedition!" (To be continued.) )