Chapter 337: Fair Dealing
I vaguely remember that someone seemed to be drinking with me last night, but I wanted to find out who the person who was drinking with me in my memory, but I couldn't remember the other party's face.
I only remember that when the man came, a breeze blew, with a familiar fragrance, and I only remember that when the man left, he seemed to kiss his forehead.
He had forgotten everything else, except for the fake beard in his hand.
Soon, because of the headache, he forgot about the fake beard.
After drinking some millet porridge specially sent by Wang Zhou, the whole person became a lot refreshed, and then seemed to provoke himself to have something to do. But after thinking about it carefully, I couldn't remember what it was.
Just as he was about to go back to the room to think about it, Wang Zhou walked into the courtyard quickly: "Boss, the eldest princess of Gulun asks to see you." ”
Zhang Ru immediately stood up and said, "It's finally here, the living room is invited." ”
"Haha, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess came to the Humble House, which really made the Humble House shine!" Before Zhang Ruren entered the living room, his voice had already flown into the living room first.
The eldest princess of Gulun symbolically stood up and nodded to Zhang Ru, who had just entered the door: "If Dingbian Hou is still a humble house, wouldn't my Longxing Valley become a grass house." ”
"You're welcome, princess, sit, sit!" Zhang Ru smiled and greeted.
Bringing the tea boy from Fuzhou all the way back to the capital, wasting a lot of food along the way, isn't it just to wait for this moment to come.
The eldest princess Gulun didn't have a trace of expression on her face, and she opened her mouth to ask for someone: "What about the tea man." ”
Zhang Ru was only half of his buttocks next to the stool, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his legs and arched his hand towards the eldest princess of Gulun: "Princess, you are a little unkind, he went all the way to Fuzhou to kill me, Zhang is not a weak person who can be slaughtered, and the princess thinks that Zhang will keep him in the world?" ”
The eldest princess of Gulun snorted coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, if you kill him, his head should be in Longxing Valley by now." Since you don't want to be a killer, why do you threaten this palace with him as a small person. ”
Zhang Ru's smile froze on his face, and he said haha for a long time: "The eldest princess is really fast-talking, since Zhang is so unbearable in the heart of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the eldest princess is absolutely sure that she will come to ask for someone?" ”
"Say it! How much. The eldest princess of Gulun was not used to him at all, and directly said the little abacus in his heart.
Zhang Ru immediately put away his playful face, and said with a serious face: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, this is a little underestimating me Zhang, I am a dignified marquis, how can I violate the principle for the sake of something outside my body." Qingcha killed me, Ben Hou can ignore it, but my brother will not necessarily let him go. ”
The eldest princess of Gulun said lightly: "500,000 taels." ”
"Princess, this is really not a matter of money or money, if I want to use money, I can open my mouth casually, and I can't get a million taels of silver." Zhang Ru made a look of embarrassment.
The eldest princess of Gulun glanced at him coldly: "Say, how much silver you want, this palace will give you as much silver." Don't pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring, who are you, Zhang Wenxuan, others don't know, can this palace still not know? Recently, there are many places where you want to use money, and in the entire capital, even if you open your mouth, there are not many people who can take out so much silver. ”
Zhang Ru sat on the stool, tilted his head and said proudly: "It's really not me who blows, the current capital, just with the three words of Zhang Wenxuan, I can get no less than a million taels." If you really bring out the three words Dingbian Hou, I am afraid that the princess's Longxing Valley will be scattered with silver, and Ben Hou will really look down on it. ”
"If you continue to pretend to be garlic like this, then there is nothing left between you and me, you can kill people, but you will face endless pursuit and killing in Longxing Valley." After the eldest princess Gulun finished speaking, she was about to stand up.
Seeing her like that, it was not considered a fake, Zhang Ru hurriedly gave Wang Zhou, who was waiting on the side, a look.
This eldest princess Gulun is a god of wealth, there are so many dignitaries and nobles in the capital, and there are really few people who can casually open their mouths like Gulun for 500,000 taels of silver.
He grabbed the tea boy and didn't kill him, in order to take more money from this old woman, and now that the money was delivered to his mouth, he couldn't let such a good opportunity slip away.
"The princess stays, the princess stays." Wang Zhou stopped Gu Lun from his way and shouted again and again.
Zhang Ru said angrily: "Wang Zhou, what are you doing, let her go, and tomorrow you will pull the tea to the entrance of the vegetable market and punish her with death." If he said anything before he died, he would record it all and make an announcement. ”
Gu Lun trembled when he heard this, and turned around and glared angrily at Zhang Ru.
Zhang Ru said disdainfully: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, this look can't kill, and you don't have to stare at Benhou with your apricot eyes." Ben Hou is just a matter of facts, assassinating the prince of the dynasty, and he is the minister of the Qin mission ordered by His Majesty, and it is not an exaggeration to punish Qingcha with capital punishment. ”
He knew that what Gu Lun was afraid of was not that Qingcha Gongzi would be sentenced to death, for a woman of her status, even if she had feelings for a subordinate, it would be just a subordinate at most.
What she was afraid of was Zhang Ru's announcement.
The intimate affairs between her and Qingcha are known only to Qingcha and herself. And once Qingcha learns that he is going to be sentenced to death, God knows if Qingcha will shake out some secrets that are not enough for outsiders in order to survive.
Gu Lun didn't dare to gamble because she couldn't afford it.
Returning to her seat and taking a few big breaths, the eldest princess Gulun gritted her back molars and said, "Do you already know something?" ”
Zhang Ru said lazily: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, isn't this embarrassing, I, a little marquis, can know anything." It's nothing more than a story between a master and a servant.
Of course, this story is very exciting, and I believe that the people of the capital will never mind having an after-dinner conversation. ”
Will the tea prince make all the secrets public because the eldest princess Gulun gave him up? Obviously, the answer is no.
From a certain point of view, Zhang Ru relied on intuition to determine, but from the obsessive eyes of the Qingcha Prince, he dared to guarantee that even if the Qingcha Princes died, they would never let the eldest princess Gulun have the slightest rumor.
After all, the eldest princess Gulun is a high-ranking person, and there are not a few Wenchen who follow his old man to give advice, and her mind is no longer pure.
It is precisely because of this innocence that the next peace talks have been held.
"Name your terms." Although Zhang Ru didn't say it explicitly, the eldest princess of Gulun had already determined that Zhang Ru knew something, so she simply let Zhang Ru make conditions.
Under these conditions, there is no such thing as a sky-high asking price to repay the money on the spot, it is just a fair and just transaction that can never be made public.
"I heard that the silver in Longxing Valley is piled up, and the gold is no less than 100,000 taels, and the princess has taken great pains to take the throne over the years. Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is useless for the princess to take so much silver, and the court is in need of silver, what if the princess donates the silver? Zhang Rushi opened his mouth widely.
When he did this, it was tantamount to letting the eldest princess Gulun drink the northwest wind by herself.
Sure enough, the eldest princess Gulun immediately refused: "Impossible! It is true that there is a lot of silver earned over the years, but this year, Longxing Valley's income is only two million taels. After all the expenses were removed, there was basically very little left. With the rise of maritime merchants, the filial piety of the southeast maritime merchants will inevitably not continue to be sent to Longxing Valley, and all the silver deposits in Longxing Valley will be given to you, and you will want to drink the northwest wind in this palace. ”
Zhang Ru said lightly: "Ben Hou corrected it, this silver is not for me, but for the imperial court." As for the princess's side, the court will naturally have proper arrangements, and the princess doesn't have to worry about it at all. Your Majesty is kind-hearted, when has he been thin on his relatives? Even Concubine Wan's family, His Majesty is not accountable, could it be that he will attack you, a cousin, with a small belly? ”
The eldest princess Gulun covered her towering chest with her white palm, and her chest fell together, and the two balls of white flesh jumped up and down, which was very beautiful.
Wang Zhou glanced at it, but Zhang Ru didn't look at people's chests at all.
It took a long time before the eldest princess of Gulun spoke: "All the properties of Longxing Valley outside are handed over to you, whether you hand them over to the imperial court or stay by yourself, Longxing Valley will not ask again." This palace promised that if you are not summoned by Your Majesty in this life, you will not go out of Longxing Valley for half a step, and the silver in Longxing Valley can give you half, and you put tea in it. ”
Zhang Ru's eyes were rolling, as if he was thinking, and he seemed to be very embarrassed.
The eldest princess Gulun stared at Zhang Ru very nervously, hoping to see his true thoughts from his face.
Both sides were silent for a while, and Zhang Rucai nodded reluctantly: "Okay, in addition to these conditions, add one more, Qingcha must not appear in front of Benhou again in this life." ”
Let the tiger return to the mountain, ordinary people with skills dare not do such a thing, Zhang Ru decided to take risks, not because he has that ability, but because he is reluctant to do the silver.
As soon as the sea ban was opened, Fuzhou and Tianjin had to build a large number of buildings, and it was obviously impossible for the imperial court not to take out the silver. And if the imperial court wants to take the silver, Li Min of the household department will inevitably obstruct it in every way, so the silver can only be taken out of the inner treasury in the end.
In the future, he plans to collect a part of the salaries of the tax collectors and the taxes of the major merchants, so that the emperor will have more money available, and the household department will not have much opinion.
The eldest princess Gulun stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare, and I'll send you the title deed and house deed within half a month." As for the tea people, the main palace is going to be taken away now. ”
Zhang Ru smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, after half a month, Benhou will give the princess an intact tea." ”
"You" Gu Lun's chest trembled with anger, if it weren't for her identity, she would have pounced on it and tore this hateful young man immediately.
Zhang Ru was unmoved: "Wang Zhou, send our God of Wealth." ”
He looked like a weasel who had just stolen a chicken, with a treacherous face.