Chapter 203: News from the Phoenix Society

This matter is not expected by Wu Jin, if Huangfu Xuande and the imperial court do not react, it will be a strange thing, the imperial court put last year's Chuzhou tax silver of nearly 10 million taels in Jiangning, and allowed him to use it to prepare for war, of course he has to make the most of it.

Set up Jin Fu Ji Commercial Bank, buy all kinds of war materials at a low price, and then sell them to the Chuzhou Navy at a high price, he can earn millions of dollars for this alone, and the materials he bought are used as his Chuzhou Navy Army, and he invisibly turned the Chuzhou tax into silver.

Thirty years ago, Huangfu Zhi, the governor of the navy, also used the same method, taking advantage of the opportunity to prepare for the Phoenix Society to set up a Baifu Commercial Bank, and embezzled all the tens of millions of taels of Chuzhou taxes and silver, and finally Huangfu Zhi was defeated and killed.

Thirty years have passed, this loophole has still not been filled, and it has still been used by his Huangfu Wujin, but the difference is that Huangfu Zhi embezzled taxes and silver in order to enrich his own pockets, and he Huangfu Wujin was used to expand the army, but in the eyes of the court and the emperor, it is the same, I am afraid that his Huangfu Wujin will be a little more serious.

"Is the emperor still in Yongjing now?" Huangfu Wujin asked calmly.

Different from Huangfu Wujin's calmness, Zhang Rong was very nervous, he knew very well what Wujin was doing, he went to check, in just two months, Chuzhou's tax silver used up eight million taels of silver, which was simply shocking, and during this time, Wujin was not in Chuzhou, he Zhang Rong was Chuzhou's salt and iron transfer envoy, and the tax silver was stored in his transfer envoy's warehouse, so he had to bear part of the responsibility.

What made him even more nervous was that Chen Zhi actually came with Shang Fang's sword, in his memory, this was the first time in 20 years, Shang Fang's sword could be dismissed, troops could be transferred, and he could be killed, and it was the cool official Chen Zhi who came to enforce the law, he could imagine that there was probably a big earthquake in Chuzhou officialdom.

"The emperor and the court are still in Yongzhou, and now the information is very poor."

Zhang Rong saw that Wu Jin didn't take it to heart, so he hurriedly said: "Wu Jin, this matter is very serious, you can't be careless." ”

Wu Jin felt the tension in Zhang Rong's heart, so he gently patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, it will never affect you, I know it in my heart." ”

Zhang Rong had no choice but to leave, Wu Jin looked at him and walked away, immediately beckoned, called a confidant guard forward, took out his gold medal to him, and whispered to him: "You go to the Donghai Restaurant in Xishi, find their Yang shopkeeper, called Yang Honghai, and ask him to come to see me immediately." ”

The henchmen and guards agreed, and hurriedly left with the gold medal, Wu Jin turned over and got on the horse, waved to the carriage and smiled: "Let's go!" Let's go home. ”

The carriage started, escorted by dozens of guards, and headed for the mansion in the east of the city.

Back home, Wu Jin went to visit Jing Niang, Jing Niang's stomach was already up, seeing her husband return, she was aggrieved and cried in Wu Jin's arms, Wu Jin comforted her for a moment, Su Han walked in with Yu Hailan, Yu Hailan knew medical science, and Su Han told a lot of pregnancy knowledge along the way, the two talked very happily, she took Yu Hailan to Jing Niang's room, let her also take a look at Jing Niang's situation.

"Husband, we women want to talk about having children, why don't you avoid it first?" Su Han said with a smile.

Wu Jin saw that Yu Hailan got along well with everyone, and his heart was completely put down, he gave Feng Wu a look, Feng Wu understood, and followed him to the inner study.

Entering the study, Wu Jin turned around and hugged Feng Wu in his arms, Feng Wu also hugged his neck emotionally, the two kissed deeply for a long time, Feng Wu laughed in a low voice: "Do you want to listen to the account, or do you want to be affectionate?" ”

"You also want to be affectionate, and you also want to listen to accounts!"

Wu Jin pointed to the inner room of the study, took her hand, Feng Wu's face was flushed, and she squirmed and refused, "It's daytime, how can I do it, is it okay at night?" ”

Where could Wu Jin wait until the evening, so he hugged her waist and hugged her into the inner room, Feng Wu's heart was beating wildly, in fact, she was willing, but she felt a little embarrassed, so she had to half-push and half-push him into the inner room.

The door closed, and after a while, Feng Wu's low moaning faintly came from the room, and after nearly half an hour, the wheezing gradually stopped, only to hear Feng Wu Jiaojiao say: "You dead man, you have to ask now, see how you explain to the eldest sister at night." ”

"I know what to do! Your eldest sister is now two months pregnant, so she can't have sex. ”

"You! What a pervert, put my dress on, but don't be seen. ”

There was the sound of Suo Suo's dressing in the room, and after a while, Feng Wu came out with a blushing face.

Feng Wu's eyes were confused, her legs were weak, and she was almost hugged by Wu Jin, Wu Jin helped her sit on the wide soft chair, and poured her a cup of hot tea, Feng Wu took a sip of the teacup, and said angrily: "Now I want to ask the account, and please me again, I am very dizzy now, and I can't think of anything." ”

Wu Jin smiled, he also lay softly on the soft chair, only felt very comfortable, he closed his eyes, smiled and sighed: "It feels good to go home!" ”

Feng Wu slowly returned to normal, gave him a blank look and asked, "Hey!" Dead guy, do you want to listen to the account now or listen to it at night? ”

Wu Jin struggled to sit up and said with a smile: "Say it!" I listened. ”

Feng Wu thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "According to the instructions of Lord Fujun, I purchased a large amount of grain, pig iron, copper and charcoal from Chuzhou, Shuzhou and Jingzhou, and ordered someone to buy 500,000 sheep and one million quintals of forage from the Khitans in the north, and I have already gone to sea from Youzhou, and now I am on the way, I'm sorry husband, I have used your token to spend eight million taels of silver, my heart is too dark, buy low and sell high, I earned half of the silver." ”

"How much did you earn? Four million taels. ”

Wu Jin was a little suspicious that he had heard it wrong, and Feng Wu was a little aggrieved: "Didn't you ask me to be ruthless?" I'm actually pretty good, and I made six million taels that year. ”

Wu Jin secretly thought, "This is called collusion between officials and businessmen, and it is strange not to be black." ’

He smiled and said, "I don't blame you, where is the money now?" I'll probably have to spend it soon. ”

"The silver is stored in Qi Dafu Qianzhuang, I will give you the token, you can withdraw it at any time."

Speaking of this, Feng Wu remembered something again, and said with a smile: "I told you last time that you used the money from selling tea to buy horses, do you remember?" ”

Wu Jin's spirits perked up, and the war horse was also something he urgently needed, so he hurriedly asked, "How is it, is there any news about the horses?" How many? ”

"I bought a total of 10,000 horses, sent in four batches, all arrived at the end of last year, raised on Dongshan Island in Taihu Lake, but forage is a big problem, I have bought all the forage that can be bought in the market, it is still not enough, and it took a lot of twists and turns to buy a million catties of black beans, and it is not enough, now I am waiting for the ship to transport forage to come soon, I have lost 20,000 taels of silver in this transaction, and I will not buy a horse for you next time."

Wujin is most lacking now is war horses, there are actually 10,000 war horses, he is simply ecstatic, he can't wait to hold Feng Wu in his arms and kiss it bitterly, as soon as he stood up, Feng Wu screamed in fright, "Don't come here!" ”

"Am I that terrible?" Wu Jin smiled bitterly, and had to sit down again.

"What do you say yourself?"

Feng Wu glanced at him, and at this time, a maid's report came from outside the door, "Master, the shopkeeper of a restaurant came outside, saying that you were looking for him." ”

Wu Jin knew that it was the shopkeeper Yang of Donghai Restaurant who came, so he ordered: "Please ask him to go to my study for a while." ”

Feng Wu heard that he had a guest, so he got up lazily and said, "I won't talk to you more, go back first, they are probably laughing at me!" ”

"Hmmm! Take good care of my sister for me, she is more sensitive. ”

"I know, she is your lifeline, and I am my mother's life."

Feng Wu replied to him angrily, then opened the door and went out, Wu Jin shook his head, he cleaned up a little, and walked quickly to the outer study.

....... Although Wu Jin on the dock showed little regard for Chen Zhi's imminent arrival, it was just to comfort Zhang Rong, in fact, he attached more importance to this matter than anyone else, and he knew very well what Chen Zhi's real purpose was in Chuzhou?

Chen Zhi came with Shang Fang's sword, which means that the time for him and Huangfu Xuande to turn their faces is getting closer and closer, and it is now January 18, and at the beginning of spring in February, he must go to the Phoenix Society, and at this time, Chen Zhilai, while he is not in Chuzhou, cut off his henchmen, collect his evidence, and wait for him to come back from the expedition, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will be stabbed.

Investigating his embezzlement of taxes and silver was just a pretense, but in fact, Huangfu Xuande began to do it, and a sense of urgency weighed heavily on Wu Jin's heart.

Wu Jin walked quickly to the outer study, pushed open the door, and saw Yang Honghai, the shopkeeper of Donghai Restaurant, pacing back and forth restlessly, seeing Wu Jin coming in, Yang Honghai immediately knelt down, "Participate in Your Highness!" ”

"You're welcome, please take a seat!"

The two sat down, and Yang Honghai said a little nervously: "I just received news from the Phoenix Society, something big has happened in the Phoenix Society. ”

"What's going on?"

"Chen Qi, the master of the Young Society, launched a rebellion, which led to the internal strife of the Phoenix Society, and the Second Lord and the army general Zhao Fa were unfortunately killed, and now the island owner has pacified the rebellion of the Phoenix Society."

"Chen Dingguo is dead!"

Wu Jin was taken aback, and asked urgently: "What about the Lord and Chen Qi?" ”

"The master didn't mention it, it's estimated that it's okay, the key is Chen Qi, he took advantage of the chaos to escape, his whereabouts are unknown, the island owner issued an order to the black phoenix that has never been seen before, and ordered all sub-stations in Chuzhou to strictly investigate Chen Qi, once found, he must be caught whether he is dead or alive."

Wu Jin had heard of the Black Phoenix Order, which was the highest order of the Phoenix Society, which meant that the problem was very serious, and he secretly wondered in his heart: 'Could it be that Chen Qi will reveal some major secrets if he escapes?' Could it be that he will divulge the secrets of the Jin'an Society? ’

Wu Jin's heart was also a little nervous, the third generation of the Zhang family and the Zhou family among the six warriors of Jin'an already knew the secret of the Jin'an Society, could it be that Chen Qi also knew this secret, so his escape would make Chen Zhiduo so nervous, and issued a black phoenix order, and he had to catch it whether he was dead or alive, but if this was the case, why didn't Chen Zhiduo tell himself?

Wu Jin was thinking about his thoughts, and he was a little distracted, so Yang Honghai asked, "Your Highness came to me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Wu Jin nodded, he did have one thing to find Yang Honghai, he hurriedly said: "There is one thing, I want to entrust you to do it." ”

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(To be continued)