They nodded hurriedly.

"Excellent! General Cao, you can come in. I shouted.

As soon as I finished speaking, Cao Di happened to be the first to enter the hall and came to the other side of Zhuang Gong's side. Then, hundreds of soldiers wearing bright armor and holding sharp swords poured into the main hall viciously.

In the main hall, the pampered ministers who were still seated immediately showed surprise on their faces and whispered about it.

Only the king's uncle was still pointing at the soldiers and saying, "Bold! Whose men are you, who dare to enter the temple with a sharp weapon in hand? This is a rebellion, a rebellion! ”

"It's a lot of noise." I plucked out my ears, pointed to the five people standing and said, "Pull them all out and cut them down!" And cut off his head and hang it in the gates of the city. This is the fate of the King of Contempt! ”

Then ten soldiers pounced on them like wolves, pressed them directly to them, and dragged them into the middle.

"You dare! I am Ji Tong's uncle, you dare to touch me! ”

"You deserve death! The king's name dares to scream, it's really a pity to die! Suddenly, a middle-aged minister in the last seat jumped out and pointed at Uncle Zhuang who was shouting and screaming.

The other four didn't have the backbone, and immediately begged for mercy with snot and tears.

Soon, however, they were dragged out of the main hall, and after a few earth-shattering screams, the world fell silent.

It's really quiet, the silent kind. When I looked at the main hall, all the ministers looked horrified. When my eyes swept over, I immediately craned my neck again.

"Who else is against the king? Who else looks at me as unhappy? ”

All the ministers immediately stood up, bowed to Zhuang Gong and said, "We will swear allegiance to the king!" ”

Cut, the devil knows what's really going on in your hearts. It's okay, you'll be good in the next few days.

Zhuang Gong smiled proudly, and returned to a serious expression: "Ladies and gentlemen, the widow doesn't want to make the situation so stiff. But there is no way, after all, the widow is still inexperienced, and not doing so is not enough to deter those who have a heart. However, the widow hereby said that no matter who the princes were loyal to in the past, in the future, whoever did things for the widow with all his heart and soul would not be blamed in the past. If you make meritorious service, there will be a heavy reward! However, once the widow finds out that any of you are secretly communicating with Mrs. Qi of the Qi Kingdom, or if you have the intention of making trouble, the widow will definitely punish the nine clans! You have no jokes, remember! ”

The ministers were so frightened that they bowed their heads and shouted: "We will swear allegiance to the death, and do our best to do things, and we will never have two hearts." ”

"Zhuqing, please take a seat."

I also smiled and said, "Please come out of the ranks of the people who just denounced the thief." Then the middle-aged minister trembled.

"This uncle, what official position did you have? Where do you live? ”

"Your Majesty, your son, I am just a petty official in charge of the horses in the palace, living in the south of the city."

"Bi Ma Wen, I still live so far away. It's really overkill, so how about you be responsible for managing the food and grass of the national army in the future, and move your family to the vicinity of the palace? ”

The uncle immediately knelt down excitedly: "King Xie, Gongzi Xie!" ”

The other ministers probably scolded in their hearts. Depend on! just scolded the old man, and even promoted several levels, made a fat difference, and had one of the most expensive properties in the city. If I knew it, I would have kicked my feet, I don't know if I would have become a bigger official?

It's a pity that after this village, there is no such shop.

Soon, the ministers went down to court with regretful faces, except for the four old men in the front row. And the palace guards told him that four wealthy merchants of the city asked to see him.

Zhuang Gong thought about it and knew what was going on, and said to me: "I haven't slept well because of these people who have been popular this morning, so the widow will make up for it first, and I'll leave the rest to you." ”

I nodded, and the four wealthy businessmen outside the Xuan Palace came to meet me. Sure enough, among them was Candle Yongzi. He looked surprised when he saw me standing on the side of the throne.

Cao Di was still there, and immediately drank it: "Above the main hall, don't salute yet!" ”

The old men also hurried to give them a look.

So the four wealthy businessmen quickly knelt on the ground and bowed to me: "Meet the son." ”

Hey, these four old men should be the third division and the captain, the most powerful people in the Lu country. And the four wealthy merchants, in the eyes of Mrs. Qi, should be the four richest in the city. Now that the most powerful and wealthy people in the country are standing respectfully in front of me, it's really not too cool.

Sure enough, power is like poison, it can be addictive. Fortunately, I always kept my mission in mind and held my heart steadily.

"Of course I know what you're doing here. The king has already put the antidote to me. After speaking, I glanced at Bian Que. Bian Que understood, and took out eight bottles from the medicine box.

"However, as soon as the monarch came to power, he had to face a defeated army that had been emptied of the treasury by Madame Qi. As the richest and most powerful people in the Lu country, how can you do something? ”

As soon as I finished speaking, they immediately cried poor. I quickly said angrily, "The king has taken a fancy to you the most, and you have disappointed him so much. If your family declines and your business goes bankrupt in the future, don't blame me for not warning you! ”

Everyone is a human being, and they will understand immediately. The four wealthy businessmen gritted their teeth, discussed for a while, and said, "We are willing to give 10,000 gold coins to support the monarch!" However, with such money, our store will not be able to open in turnover, so can we make a down payment of 5,000 gold coins, and pay the rest within half a year? And let the monarch give us more business conveniences? ”

"Wouldn't it? Look at your daily progress, why do you come out so little? ”

Candle Yongzi smiled bitterly and said, "Childe doesn't know. The reason why Mrs. Naqi found us was because she took a fancy to the money in our hands! We have to give her money every once in a while, and we are really shy in our pockets. ”

"Yes! But within half a year, you still paid 10,000 gold coins in installments. Don't worry, I won't do you any wrong. Candle Yongzi, you are a weapons dealer, and in the future, weapons and armor in the army will be purchased from you first. You, cloth merchant, from today onwards, your fabric will be for the royal family! You'd better design a logo, and I'll make it wear to the royal family for whatever occasion. You, grain merchant, needless to say, in the future, military rations will be purchased from you first. You, the wine merchant, too, how? ”

After listening to this, they immediately heard the huge profits hidden in it, especially the candle Yongzi and the cloth merchant, who were even more overjoyed: "Gongzi Xie! We will obey. ”

I turned my head to the third division of the third division, who had finished the discussion: "What about you?" ”

"We are willing to pay 10,000 dollars!"

"No problem. However, everyone in the world knows that you were biased towards Mrs. Qi's faction before. Although the king is not to blame in the past, when he looks at you every day, he will think of this and his heart will inevitably be resigned. Besides, you're old too, and it's time to retire, right? Also, the king is still merciful in his heart, thinking that you have been an official for many years, and there is no merit and hard work, so he wants to announce one of your adult grandchildren who are not officials in the court to enter the palace on an errand and jointly assist the king. What do you think? ”

The third division and the captain looked at each other, even if he was unwilling, he could only nod: "We are willing to obey the king's orders." ”

It's OK, it's going well, and the eight people are going home with the antidote, and they're all busy enriching the treasury.

Ah Ke asked strangely: "Why don't you kill them all according to Zhuang Gong's wishes?" ”

"It's easy to kill them, but the forces behind them will definitely rebel. When the time comes, I will be busy rebelling every day, and where will I have time to build the country. Now, they have to put their precious grandchildren next to the king, and if they want to rebel, they have to consider the consequences of cutting off their children and grandchildren. After explaining, I said to Cao Di again, "How to calculate the salary in the army now?" ”

"According to the law of the Lu State, ordinary first-class soldiers can receive a military salary of one silver coin every month, and then add one silver coin for each additional level, until the ordinary fifth-level soldier is promoted to the middle first-class soldier, then he can receive a military salary of ten silver coins every month, and then for each additional level, two more silver coins of military salary. For a soldier of the first rank, thirty silver coins per month, and five more silver coins for each additional rank. However, due to the perennial inadequacy of the state treasury, these military salaries were basically halved. Moreover, the salaries of high-ranking soldiers are not too much, and the actual number is very small, after all, the elite is difficult to train and has to go through the tempering of war. ”

In this way, one gold coin can recruit a hundred recruits, but what about ten thousand gold coins? It's impossible to think about it, after all, there are not so many people.

"I already know. In this way, in the future, not only will the military salary in the army not be deducted, but it will also be doubled! In addition, on the pretext of double military salaries, troops were immediately recruited throughout the country. The more you recruit, the more elite the better. Of course, crooked melons and cracked dates, if the character is too bad, don't do it. ”

Cao Di was overjoyed in his heart: "The last general will receive the order." ”

"Also, you're going to be busy when you recruit new recruits. And you have to train well in a short period of time. Otherwise, if the Qi State comes to attack next year, we are all still recruits, wouldn't it make other countries laugh? ”

Cao Di smiled and said confidently: "The last general will definitely live up to the son's entrustment." ”

I glared, and he immediately changed his words: "The last general will definitely live up to the king's request!" ”

"This kind of mistake must not be made again, it must be remembered! By the way, there will be a big job fair in the afternoon, anyway, your recruits are not yet there, so why don't you come together as an examiner. ”