On the carriage, Liu Yuan turned his head to look at the mother and son of the Yue family who were standing at the door to see them off, waved goodbye to them gently, and after lowering the curtains, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Xianggong, everything you can do has been done, not only did the bloody aftermath be beautiful, but also cared for his family, and now his son Yue rushed into the reserve team of the Yangwei Army for training, Yue Zhou's family has not yet taken up the post of the Jinyu family, and has already covered all her medical expenses, and asked Liu Quan to buy her a maid ring to wait, no matter how picky she is, she can't say half a word of gossip." Seeing that Liu Yuan was a little depressed, Cui Mengyao knew that he was a person who valued affection and righteousness, and couldn't help but comfort him in a whisper.

Liu Yuan closed his eyes and said lightly: "Some things are not done for others to see, just to ask for peace of mind." ”

"Yes, Xianggong is right, but the concubine is vulgar."

"It's none of your business," Liu Yuan explained: "It's hard to understand this kind of feeling of sharing hardships and living and dying together, if you haven't experienced it." ”

Cui Mengyao didn't know what to say, but she quickly said: "Xianggong, now that the blood knife is gone, there is only one wild wolf by your side, it's time to strengthen the guard, or the concubine will discuss with her father and ask for another one for you?" ”

Still looking for? A wild wolf, a bloody knife, Cui Shangna only agreed with his eyes closed, but there was really no way at the time, but now that he has this ability, he will ask Qinghe Cui for it again, which will make people tired.

"No, now in Chang'an, the safety is still very guaranteed, and now my official rank can establish a guard, this is the Ministry of War's allocation of food, as long as the guard is built, and there are candidates." Liu Yuan said lightly.

"Could it be that Xianggong wants to cultivate that Yue Chong?"

"That's right" Liu Yuan snapped his fingers and said: "After Yue Chong is a loyal martyr, he has done his father's inheritance, and his future is limitless, let alone know the roots." Trustworthy and reassuring to use. ”

Cui Mengyao thought about it, this is indeed the reason, so she nodded and stopped talking.

Liu Yuan said to himself: "I don't know when the emperor handed over Lu Dongzan to me, but now it's time to raise money." ”

"Xianggong, more than one million taels of silver is not a small amount, how are you going to raise two taels of silver?"

"It would be nice if the cement road in Chang'an City was also charged like the Changluo Expressway, not to mention more than one million taels, it would be doubled. It's sure to come up, alas. ”

"That's definitely not going to work, no matter what, that road still has to be walked, if it is charged in Chang'an City. That is, collecting money and silver under the feet of the people of Chang'an, it is estimated that there will be chaos. Those who are counsellors will also impeach the minister. Cui Mengyao hurriedly persuaded her.

"How could I not know this. It's just an angry word" Liu Yuan quickly said with a confident face: "Silver is dead, people are alive, as long as you think of a way, it will definitely work." ”

Cui Mengyao asked in a low voice, "Then what method is Xianggong going to use to raise so much money in a short period of time?" ”

"Fate, auction."

"What is fate, what is auction?"

"The so-called fate. Naturally, it is to invite the princes and ministers in the city, the upper echelons of celebrities, and all walks of life to contribute money and efforts, and the so-called auction" Liu Yuan smiled: "It is to find some celebrities and celebrities, donate some objects, and auction out the silver." It's all used to build roads, and you just wait and see, it's a lot more lively. ”

As soon as she saw Liu Yuan smiling, but her eyes were glowing with golden light, Cui Mengyao, who had been with her for a long time, knew that her husband was steaming for Huang Cancan's gold again.

Cui Mengyao was speechless, deliberately diverted from this somewhat vulgar topic, and asked with a smile: "Xianggong, this Yangzhou has been gone for half a year, and the concubine has not said hello to her father for some days, when will it be convenient for you to go with the concubine, and by the way, bring some native products from Yangzhou to honor his old man?" ”

"I met my father-in-law yesterday, and I also made an appointment to go back for dinner tonight, what do you want to bring, you look at it, in fact, you don't mention it, I'm going to tell you about it."

"Xiang Gong is so enthusiastic, he can't be preparing to come to the door to make a relationship, right?"

Liu Yuan smiled, didn't deny it, stretched out a thumbs up and said, "Madam is shrewd." ”

At the beginning of the lanterns, as the first scholar clan in the world, Cui's mansion was brightly lit early in the morning, as bright as ever, just like the current situation of the Cui family, the imperial power and the scholar clan are in a honeymoon period, taking advantage of the rich and prosperous shareholder wind of the Tang Dynasty, as the first scholar clan of Qinghe Cui, more and more powerful, and tonight, it is much more lively than in the past.

My uncle took the young lady back home.

There was a banquet in the lobby, Liu Yuan, Cui Shang, and Cui Jing were seated, and Cui Mengyao and the ladies in the house were seated.

After a polite and mutual greeting, they began to eat wine and taste food, and the wine was over three rounds and tasted five times, at the request of Cui Shang, Liu Yuan had to be patient, and said the attack on Mianshan Temple again and again, and everyone sighed, especially Cui Jing, who heard that the situation was so dangerous at that time, although he knew that his baby daughter was fine, but he was still frightened and pale, and turned his head to look at his beloved daughter from time to time, and saw Cui Mengyao and a group of female dependents talking and laughing, so he was a little relieved, and wanted to scold Liu Yuan a few words, but he hadn't spoken yet, Liu Yuan had self-criticism and self-reflection early on, and before he could say anything, he blocked his mouth first.

Not only couldn't he scold, but he also had to comfort him a few words.

"It seems that you really have to be more careful" Cui Shang said with a straight face: "Now that the two countries are at war, the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, let alone people?" Recently, we must be more careful, so as not to let the Tibetan people have a chance to take advantage of it, especially the third brother, as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, often have to inspect the project, and bring more guards to ensure safety. ”

"Yes, Brother Xie cares, and Little Brother will pay attention." Cui Jing hurriedly thanked.

Cui Shang turned his head to Liu Yuan and said, "Niece and son-in-law, I heard that the emperor has given you a problem again?" ”

Liu Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't it? The emperor saw the benefits of Changluo Expressway, not afraid of the sun, not afraid of rain, walking people over the horse without dust, and the roads in Chang'an are compacted with loess, muddy on rainy days, dust on sunny days, and there is no peace all day long, so he asked me to discuss this matter. ”

"The emperor is a little nonsense" Cui Shang said helplessly: "More than one million taels, I won't give you any benefits, it's obviously difficult for a strong man, you are also a niece and son-in-law, you are a military general, it is your duty to defend the country and kill the enemy on the battlefield, how did you accept this kind of task and set up a military order?" Xiaoyuan, you don't have enough experience, you still need to exercise. ”

As the head of the household, no one knows the situation of the treasury better than Cui Shang, dredging the Yellow River to the most critical stage, this can not be stopped, so as not to waste the previous efforts, Daming Palace, the Western Front Battle, these two are two bottomless pits, no matter how much silver is not enough to spend, that is, the emperor has taken the lead in reducing the expenses in the palace, and tide over the difficulties together, where is there any spare money to do this kind of thing that is not urgent, and now the two monarchs and ministers are struggling with how to increase income every day, and in the case that the treasury is impossible to allocate funds, they also give Liu Yuan a lot of constraints, Let him make a military order, if Li Er is not the emperor, Cui Shang wants to point at his nose and scold him for being unkind, and Liu Yuan is still too young and has to be trained.

Cui Jing also said on the side: "If you hear it, you have to think twice about everything, think twice before acting, see more and talk less, say less and do more." ”

Liu Yuan was also embarrassed to say that he was smart, and he was confused for a while, so he let Li Er fool around in the unit, and said that it was embarrassing, but it was a pity that he had a pure heart, and he originally wanted to make a little contribution to this unforgettable historical city of Chinese people, but he didn't expect to fall into it, and he had to say modestly: "What my uncle and father-in-law said is reasonable, and after the younger generation goes back, I must learn a lesson." ”

"This dare is good." Cui Jing stroked his beard and said quite accomplishedly.

Having said so much, it's time to make a little "fate" to the two rich people present, Liu Yuan rubbed his hands and said with a simple face: "Since this matter has been put on the table, and a military order has been established, I can only do it hard, and I also ask my uncle and father-in-law to donate some silver, Qinghe Cui is the head of the world's corporal clan, and there are countless Grange properties under his name, and I hope that the two of them will set an example for the people of the world." ”

Sure enough, Cui Shang and Cui Jing looked at each other and smiled helplessly at each other.

"Ahem" Cui Shang coughed dryly, and then said with a smile: "Niece and son-in-law do things, as an elder, how can there be any reason not to support it, the old man has discussed with your father-in-law, Qinghe Cui's family donated three thousand taels, and the old man and your father-in-law donated five hundred taels each in their own names to support you in this work that benefits the country and the people." ”

What the?

The dignified Qinghe Cui family, plus the personal donation is only 4,000 taels? This is also missing, Liu Yuan was disappointed when he heard this, and asked in a low voice, "Is it gold?" ”

Liu Yuan stood and spoke without back pain, and when Cui Shang, who was drinking and moistening his throat, heard this, his body was agitated, and he almost choked, and after wiping his mouth with a towel handed over by Yahuan in a little embarrassment, he said angrily: "You stupid melon, for the official government, which one is not moving gold and silver to your own home, like you mean, you have to post it upside down?" ”

Brothers, they are really out-and-out brothers, except for the different interests, Cui Shang loves officials, and Cui Jing is a good woman, when it comes to donations, both of them have a bitter face, that is, what they say is exactly the same, they can only become husband and wife if they are fated, it seems that to be a brother, they have to be fated, not a family, not a family.

Cui Jing lowered his wine glass on the side and didn't speak, and Cui Shang didn't wait for Liu Yuan to speak, and continued: "It's not that we elders don't support it, it's just that the situation has not been good recently, the Changluo Expressway, in order to raise cash, I reluctantly sold some properties, and I haven't recovered yet, and I bought bonds, Qiushi has not yet entered the warehouse, and the taxes have not been collected. ”

"Yes, yes, my uncle is right, the junior is reckless, please don't be surprised" Liu Yuan didn't dare to put his disappointment on his face anymore, and said to the two with a smile: "In fact, in addition to donating silver, the junior is also preparing a charity auction, please the two uncles also respond." ”

It is not good to be a teacher, I thought that with the strength of Qinghe Cui's family, it would not be a problem to lose 108,000 yuan at once, and at least donate 350,000 taels, but I didn't expect to spend so many tongues to get 4,000 taels, or silver, Liu Yuan's disappointment can be imagined, but he knows that he can't be reckless, and the silver is less, and he immediately turns into an "object" again. (To be continued......)

PS: Today, three watches!