Chapter 101 is shady

Calculated! No matter how stupid Chen Xie is, he knows this result. Zhang Keda's practice of putting his face in the crotch of his pants is really incomprehensible. The dignified deputy general soldier kneels down to himself when no one is there and forces himself to comply. It is estimated that there is no way out.

There are two logical inferences, one is that Zhang Keda knew that his soldiers could not fight, so he called Chen Xie to have another means to save his life. The second is that Wang Tingqian and Xiao Yu, the two civil officials, are shameless, and they have exhausted their temperance to ask Zhang Ke for money and food. In their opinion, this is a transaction, and in Chen Xie's view, the Ming Dynasty is such an official, and there is still hope for an egg.

The matter was too big, Chen Xie didn't pretend to be profound, and followed Zhang Keda into the city overnight. Knocking on the door of Zhang's mansion in the middle of the night, Zhang Yao was surprised when she saw Chen Xie. After asking the reason, he couldn't help sighing: "Wang and Xiao are also difficult for a good woman to cook without rice." After two years of severe drought, the treasury has long been empty. Although the autumn grain that has just been harvested, it is not a matter of time for the king to send troops this time. ”

Zhang Yao has been an official, so he naturally understands the Tao. Then he said: "Sihua, this result is not necessarily a bad thing. However, in the future, when it is necessary to persuade you to donate money and food, the yamen of the two governments will have to take you as the number one wrongdoer. ”

"Isn't it just a little bit of money? Anything that can be solved with silver is not a problem. Chen Xie figured it out and simply said that he was a local tyrant. Zhang Yao listened to it and said with a smile: "This is reasonable, I can see it clearly in the Ming Dynasty today, there is nothing that cannot be done with silver." Take you as an example, no matter how big the group training is, as long as you don't rebel. It's easy to say. ”

Chen Xie was shocked and looked at Zhang Yao's expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. His face did not change and said: "If it weren't for the fact that the family business was too big, why would I bother to make myself tired." Zhang Yao also couldn't understand Chen Xie. But I didn't dig deeper, thinking that it was okay not to rebel.

Zhang Ke entered the army to patrol the Daoist Mansion at night, and Wang Tingqian and Xiao Yu were waiting for him, which was originally a good thing to discuss. When they heard Menzi's report, Wang Tingqian and Xiao Yu couldn't help but look at each other in surprise, thinking that they would not be able to come back in the middle of the night, but now the time displayed on the table clock is only eleven o'clock in the evening, and the hour has just arrived.

There was a little error in Zhang Yao's judgment, not because it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. It's that these two joined forces, and a group of bureaucrats divided the money and grain in the treasury, which really couldn't support the money and food for sending troops to fight. That's why the two colluded and asked Zhang Keda to beg Chen Xie. In addition, Zhang Keda himself also knew that the officers and soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion could not fight, so he thought about asking Chen Xie to help him go out for group training, which led to the trip to Zhangjiazhuang.

In fact, at the beginning, the idea of the two was just for Chen Xie to take the lead and gather the merchants in Dengzhou to contribute money and grain. Zhang Keda has other intentions, and this is the scene in Zhangjiazhuang.

I met with these two civil officials. Zhang Keda's rhetoric is another one.

Chen Sihua is willing to give tens of thousands of catties of grain, but he wants the position of the Qishan Thousand Households and the Huang County garrison. Humblely estimated, Qishan thousands of households owned 10,000 acres of land, and Huang County didn't know what he had taken a fancy to. Humble positions take the opportunity to blackmail. Let him do some regimental training as an auxiliary, and the joint business has a horse-drawn carriage, so that he can save a sum of money on the cost of hiring livestock. Chen Sihua didn't think much about it. I agreed. It's just that he wants the two adults to give an explanation. ”

Wang Tingqian and Xiao Yu showed surprise on their faces, and things were a little unreal. It's not surprising when you think about it. Chen has had a bumper harvest this year, and tens of thousands of catties of grain can be taken out. The fact that there were some auxiliaries was a surprise. Zhang Keda's thoughts are clear to them. Although Chen Xie's regimental training was not armored, everyone in Dengzhou knew that he was well-trained. The combat effectiveness of pulling out is not under the Dengzhou infantry battalion, and it is estimated that Zhang Keda can solve the matter of armor, so they will not mention this.

"Why don't you mention the money? Two thousand soldiers, one person two taels is also four thousand taels, which is not a small number. Chen Sihua has silver, why don't you just let him even give out this silver? "The prefect Xiao Yu came to a gloomy sentence, which is really a bit excessive. Zhang Keda didn't dare to answer, lowered his head and didn't talk.

Wang Tingqian also felt that he was too much, but Xiao Yu's excesses were not because he had prejudices against Chen Xie, but because he took office in the first year, he didn't have a chance to get involved in the sale of the joint firm, and when he got a firm foothold, it was too late to find someone to intervene in the firm. Seeing that the officials above and below were lying on the United Firm to make a fortune, he only received a filial piety quota of eighty taels per month, and it was strange that he did not blush.

Wang Tingqian knew that he had to speak, this thing couldn't be done like this, and the people who really offended him like this would be in the sea. The current Chen Xie is not Chen Xie who just arrived in Dengzhou. Under the rule of Dengzhou Mansion, two or three hundred gentry with heads and faces, large and small, all followed Chen Xie and had unclear interests. Either there is an agent in the joint firm, or there are shares in the workshop opened by Chen Xie. Offending one Chen Xie is equivalent to offending a large number of people.

"As for the matter of paying money, you might as well come forward tomorrow and invite local elites to gather. Can't all count on one Chen Sihua. Wang Ting's words were a bit of a warning. You've only been here for a few days? dared to have crooked thoughts about Chen Xie. Is it true that the Word does not know your mind? I can only blame you for coming late, and besides, why do people have to respect you for thousands of taels of silver every year, right? After taking other people's money, are you still worried about crooked brains? I don't want to see what this place is.

Xiao Yu is actually a temptation, in fact, he knows very well that not counting Wang Ting's military patrol, even if it is his prefect's team, no one in the upper and lower levels will agree with his idea of beating Chen Xie. Tongzhi Jia Mingjie, Yue Shiwang was sentenced, and Wang Yinglin was promoted, these people are all officials who have been in Dengzhou for many years. They all have family members doing business in Dengzhou, and they all rely on the goods of the United Firm to make a lot of money every month. Not to mention the officials and officials at all levels below, they are inseparable from the soup and water of these wealthy businessmen led by the United Firm. This is a huge interest group, Dengzhou has a wharf, and in recent years, maritime merchants have gathered, isn't it all because of the American goods of the United Firm? How many people rely on this to eat?

Xiao Yu didn't insist, but he didn't plan to forget it like that, if Chen Xie was not interested, he would have to stumble on him if he couldn't say anything about the garrison in Huang County. He doesn't care why Chen Xie wants to seek the position of the Huang County garrison, there is nothing to say if there are no benefits. It has been more than a year since I took office, and I have watched Chen Xie open workshops one after another, and I have been very happy since I was able to get the quota left by my predecessor for eighty taels every month, and now I can't satisfy my appetite at all. Anyway, he's the prefect, and he may be taken away after four years, so what can he do if he doesn't make enough? Otherwise, how dare he partner with Wang Tingqian and others and privately divide the treasury.

The three of them discussed again and decided on the general tone of tomorrow's donation, and the time was almost over.

Chen Xie did not stay overnight at Zhang's house, and went directly to Chunxiang Building. Someone had already come to report the news, Yingniang was waiting at the door, and when she saw the carriage, she came forward to open the door. Chen Xie came down and said to her, "It's hard work, is there any news?" ”

Yingniang raised her hand and lightly slapped him on the shoulder, as if she was dusting off, and said with a complaint: "It's been more than a month since I left, and I didn't say that I missed others when I came back, so I knew to ask for news." ”

Chen Xie sighed: "I want to intercede with you, love, but isn't this a matter that burns your eyebrows?" Yingniang knew the severity, smiled and didn't say anything, and invited him in. You can't burn the dragon upstairs in the cold weather, and Yingniang lives in a three-entry courtyard at the back. After walking for a few minutes, he finally entered the room, and the hot air from the room that burned the earth dragon rushed in, and Chen Xie exhaled a breath of turbidity. Yingniang took off her coat, beckoned to sit down and said, "I also know that this is not the city gate closed at night, so I didn't have time to tell you." ”

Chen Xie sat on the chair, closed his eyes and looked up, and did not speak. Seeing this, Yingniang became more and more careful, this man is in love to the bones, although he is five years older, no one has ever disliked him. Several times he proposed to let green jade and purple jade come to sleep with him, but he didn't let go. said that she didn't want to belittle her, but Yingniang didn't say it, she remembered it in her heart.

"Shall I read it to you?" Open a cabinet on the wall, take out a small notebook, Yingniang asked in a low voice. Chen Xie nodded, and Yingniang read in a low voice: "On the fourth day of the first month of November, Zhao led the sect to die in the Santun camp,......, that's all for the time being." Before dark, the three masters of Tongzhi, Tongju, and Tuiguan sent people one after another, saying that there was not much food in the treasury, and someone had an idea on you. ”

Chen Xie opened his eyes when he heard this, and said angrily: "A group of bastards, it is not good to do things after receiving money. I'm afraid they already knew about it, and they discussed it and waited until it was dark to report to you. Saying that Chen Xie told Yingniang about Zhang Keda, Yingniang listened to it and pondered for a while and said: "This matter is not so simple, according to me, the surname Wang is simply worried about your money and food, Zhang Keda knows that his soldiers are not up to the task." Governor Xiao's Mansion is not so simple, it is estimated that he will give you something to do with this matter. ”

Chen Xie leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes and didn't speak, Yingniang came over to sit on her lap, and when she habitually got into the neckline with one hand, she also shrank her neck to make it easier for him to act. But he didn't stop: "Master, you have to ask someone to send some silver to the surnamed Xiao, don't let him ruin your good deeds." But what good can this Huang County have? The slave maid never figured it out. ”

Chen Xie knew what she meant, sat up and pretended to be annoyed, "Longkou Wharf, do you know what to do?" ”

Yingniang stood up with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You rest first, and the slave will come when she goes." Saying that, Yingniang turned around and went, Chen Xie was lying on the fur-covered chaise longue, and the room was warm and didn't feel a little cold. This room is a masterpiece of Wen Bajin, with a floor dragon underneath, wooden planks on the concrete floor, and a thick carpet. I didn't feel cold at all in the early winter night, and the decoration was minimalist. Chen Xie was a little tired, dozed off in a daze, and soon fell asleep.

Yingniang was not alone when she came back, followed by a slender woman, whispering something to her while walking, the woman lowered her head and didn't talk much, just kept nodding her head. (To be continued......)