Chapter 210: Bribing the Emperor

I had to write a letter and send it to Jingshi to Mo Tai, asking him to walk around Cao Huachun more, and with Cao Huachun's cleverness, it is not difficult to know what he means. Taking it to hold the pen, Chen Xie wrote a letter, first praised Motai's progress in work, and then pointed out that Zhou Yanru had to endure it first, and Wen Tiren had to put more effort into it. In the end, he also explained one thing and wrote another letter. The specific content is unknown to others, only Chen Xie himself and the people who read the letter know. After writing, he put it on and painted it with fire paint at both ends, and used it to seal.

After finishing the matter, Chen Xie handed the two letters to Ying Niang and said, "Wanyu will go to the money shop to study and study in the future, so let's familiarize myself with the situation first." ”

Ying Niang nodded, and when she came out, a drop of snow fell on her face, which quickly melted. He turned around and said, "Master, it's going to snow." ”

Chen Xie said: "If you don't leave tonight, it's okay." Ying Niang went happily.

The time in the first month flies quickly, and for some people, it is torment, and this is the case with the Hubu Shangshu Hou. The Ministry of War submitted the merit paperwork, and the efficiency of the cabinet draft was unexpectedly high. From top to bottom, Sun Yuanhua's position on the Denglai side did not move, Chen Xie was promoted to the general army of Denglai, Dongjiang Town unexpectedly stayed, and Huanglong's position remained unchanged. Zhang Keda really went to Shandong to be the chief soldier, which is an unexpected joy, at least don't be crushed by Chen Xie in the future. The deputy general Zhang Tao was taken down by Jinyiwei for questioning, Geng Zhongming was frightened, but fortunately he did not say that he wanted to take him, and returned to Laizhou as his guerrilla, and the Dongjiang Army left more than 1,500 people to garrison Laizhou, and the rest were abolished.

On the Shandong side, Governor Yu Dacheng was locked up and questioned. Shandong Inspector was dismissed from his post according to Wang Daocheng.

Chongzhen set out with the intention of calming down the incident, and soon let the inner court wear a red seal. But when it comes to the part of the silver reward, Chongzhen has a headache, Chen Xie's department has as much as 50,000 taels of silver, and Chongzhen specially called Hou Yi to ask.

Hou Xi saw Chongzhen and bowed down to say goodbye, Chongzhen couldn't wait to ask: "Aiqing, Chen Xie's department rewards silver, can you have it?" ”

Hou Xi said very directly: "Back to Your Majesty, the household will have 50,000 taels of silver by then." But that's all that's left. ”

Generally. Hou is still relatively capable in the position of the head of the household. Chongzhen also admires him very much, if he didn't try his best to raise it, the military salary in various places couldn't be paid. Now he said that it would be fifty thousand taels of silver. Jingguan's money is not enough.

The only way is to ask Chongzhen to allocate the silver from the inner treasury. The problem Chongzhen is also a poor ghost.

"It seems that I can only grieve Chen Sihua!" Chongzhen reluctantly made a decision. I won't mention the silver bounty. Waiting for him to go out, Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen: "The Jinyi Wei commander Luo Yangxing's recital said that Chen Sihua likes antiques from various dynasties. I'm not mistaken, right? ”

Wang Chengen said: "Long live the Lord is not mistaken. The last time he was given four cups, he was overjoyed. ”

Chongzhen shook his head with a wry smile and said, "How much silver can a few cups be worth?" Since he likes it, let's pick out an antique bottle and send it to him, and I'll just say that I can only reward him with these. ”

Before Wang Chengen left, Cao Huachun came in happily and said with a smile: "Congratulations, long live the lord, great joy!" ”

Chongzhen said: "Dog minion, what kind of joy do you have to give me?" Haven't you said enough auspicious words during the New Year? ”

Cao Huachun stepped forward and kowtowed: "Long live the lord, the slave is talking about another happy event, which has nothing to do with the New Year." ”

Chongzhen became curious, sat down and said, "Okay, you can tell me and listen, if you use nonsense to coax me, beware of your skin." ”

Cao Huachun held a letter in both hands and handed it to Chongzhen and said, "Long live Lord, this is a letter written by Chen Sihua to the slave, begging the slave to do something." The minion pondered, the minion can't do this thing, and he has to come to you. ”

Chongzhen didn't take the letter, so he smiled and said: "You old slave, I'm afraid that you have received the benefits of others, and you have to make up for it." ”

Cao Hua smiled and said: "Long live Lord Shengming, the slave maid does get some benefits from Chen Sihua every New Year's Day." The slave maid also has this hobby, and if His Majesty feels unwell, the slave and maid will not accept it in the future. ”

The slave who confessed so frankly said that Chongzhen was amused, took the letter and said: "I will take a good look at the benefits he has brought you." ”

The content of the letter is very simple, saying that some wealthy businessmen in Dengzhou have raised funds to set up a money bank and want to open a branch in Beijing. Chen Xie himself also has some shares in it, and this semicolon is opened in Jingshi, and it will not be possible to get it in a while. First of all, you need a good place to do the shop, don't be polite in terms of rent, don't save money for those local tyrants, Chen Xie also has a bottom, as long as the location is good, the rent of 50,000 yuan a year is the foundation. Secondly, the city fox and the rat in the Beijing division should also ask Cao Huachun to take care of one or two, so as not to give birth to unprovoked things. The last is the point, Chen Xie took 10% of the shares from a group of shareholders, and specified that Cao Huachun would accept it, not asking for anything else, but begging him to come forward and ask His Majesty to give him a plaque. Chen Xie also made it clear that the Yicheng shares of the Jingshi branch will have an annual input of at least 50,000 taels.

After reading the letter, Chongzhen handed it to Wang Chengen and said, "Wang Chengen, you can also take a look." ”

Wang Chengen smiled when he saw it: "Long live Lord, this Chen Sihua is capable of fighting, and he is good at trading." With the plaque given by the Lord of Long Live Lord, his money bank will be foolproof. ”

Chongzhen said with a sad face: "I'm afraid that the ministers will criticize you!" ”

Cao Huachun immediately said: "Long live Lord, this matter is easy, you just say that you don't have any silver to give Chen Sihua a reward for silver, just give this plaque." This is an annual income of 50,000 taels, and the slave is really reluctant. ”

Wang Chengen also said: "Long live Lord, now that the inner treasury is empty, it really needs some input." The slave saw that this Chen Sihua was thinking about solving problems for His Majesty, and by the way, he did his own business. ”

Cao Huachun saw that Chongzhen was still hesitating, and said: "Long live the lord, the matter of shares, this notoriety is borne by the slave, even if the courtiers are impeached in the future, it will be the slave and the maid who are greedy for money, and will not damage the name of the long live lord." ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment and said: "This black cauldron is not easy to carry, and the mouths of those imperial historians are much sharper than knives." ”

Cao Huachun said: "Shengming has no more than Long Live Lord, and the slave maid can carry this black cauldron to the Long Live Lord, which is the blessing of the slave and maid." ”

"Hey, it's rent, it's shares, at least 100,000 taels a year, and I, the emperor, still have to rely on my courtiers to help."

Hearing this, Cao Huachun suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live Lord, the slave begs you, you see that you don't have any new clothes." Every time a slave thinks of this, his heart is like a knife. ”

Chongzhen sat down at this time, pondered for a long time, and said: "That's it, Cao Huachun is responsible for handling this matter." Don't make too much noise, I will explain the plaque to the ministers. Although there are only 100,000 taels a year, it is enough to make Chongzhen excited, and the Ming Dynasty only has a lot of income in a year, more than 4 million.

Cao Huachun was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, just rest assured, this matter will definitely be done properly." Out of the palace gate, Cao Huachun's feet are a little floating, this is a share of the branch of the Beijing Division, five thousand taels of silver per month, Chen Xie is really generous this time, two percent of the shares are taken out, one is the one just now, and the other is designated by Cao Huachun to be named.

Chongzhen waited for Cao Huachun to leave, and sighed: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all thinking about getting silver in their pockets, but there is only one Chen Sihua who has returned from overseas, and he has changed his prescription to send me silver. Am I really rich? ”

"Long live Lord, Wu Zhi is going to Dengzhou, and he will not be allowed to send someone to send the reward and will to Wu Zhi, and he will convey it." Wang Chengen still mentioned the matter of antiques, Chongzhen nodded and said, "Okay, just do it." ”

Cao Huachun sent someone to call Mo Tai to see him, and a five-entry mansion outside the palace was not very public. Mo Tai hurriedly came, and when a young man saw him at the door, he stepped forward and said, "In Xia Cao Lei, I have seen Mr. Mo." Cao Huachun inherited one of his brother's children and treated him very well on weekdays. Isn't this the thought of being a eunuch, and someone will send him to the end in the future.

Mo Tai politely arched his hand and said, "There is Brother Lao!" ”

Cao Huachun stood at the door of the inner courtyard, and greeted with a smile: "It's inconvenient for our family to go out, Mr. Hard Work will take a trip." This politeness, of course, is for Chen Xie's face. had a good attitude towards Chen Xie at the beginning, but now in exchange for an annual income of 50,000 taels, as long as the holy family does not go, this income will always be on his head.

"How dare Father-in-law Lao Cao wait here!" It's true that Mo Tai is a literati, but don't expect a literati to have many disciplines. At the beginning, in order to save his life, Qian Qianyi still took the path of Cao Huachun. Although Eunuch Cao is not a good bird, he has a good reputation. Take the benefits, and definitely do your best.

Entering the house, Cao Huachun ordered the maid to serve tea, and Cao Lei stood aside and waited. After everyone left, Cao Huachun said: "Long live the master, it's easy to talk about it, our family has tried their best to speak, but fortunately they are not dishonored." Now this matter, how to deal with it, I have to talk about it. There is only one, no matter what, it can't be involved in the Long Live Lord, while giving a tongue to those imperial historians. ”

Before Mo Tai came, he had done his homework, and Chen Xie also explained, and then Cheng Zhu said in his chest: "This matter is easy, my father-in-law only needs to find two unrelated heads to come out and receive these two shares." There is no need to bother to turn back the silver, it is just a bill, and you can walk lightly, as long as it is a place where there is a semicolon in Dafa Money, just go in and take out the money. ”

When Cao Huachun heard this arrangement, he stroked his palms and said, "So very good, so very good." You sue Sihua, Wu went straight to Dengzhou, don't worry about his constraints. But if he is not happy, he only needs to go into Beijing with a horse to report the news, and someone will clean him up. ”

Dengzhou, Chen Xie got the report of the Beijing Division, and it was almost the first month. The imperial court has finally reached a conclusion on the matter of offering. Zhou Yanru, who is bent on understanding things as soon as possible, is extremely efficient. Thanks to Chen Xie's cunzài, the Dengzhou Rebellion was quickly extinguished, and the firepower to attack Sun Yuanhua could not come up, let alone want to shake Zhou Yanru after Sun Yuanhua.

Zhou Yanru, who stood still, didn't talk about how to retaliate, Dengzhou won a reward from the imperial court, and it was a celebration. Wang Qinian was promoted to general, and Zhang Biao and He Xian were guerrillas. The garrisons of each battalion were recommended by Chen Xie, and Sun Yuanhua reviewed and submitted them to the military department. (To be continued......)