King Yue subconsciously wanted to agree, but when he thought about it, it was not good to be too active, and the appearance was too ugly.

King, you have to look like a king, steady!

A few officials stopped talking, watched for a while, and then shrank back, not daring to mention the return of the silver.

The silver has already been paid to Lu Zhi to make the salt pan, and the silver is someone else's silver.

People don't spend their own money how they want, or they throw it out and it's no one else's business, and they don't have a position to return the money at all.

Of course, this is a matter of face, and it is not impossible to return the money if you give up your old face, but the two million taels of silver are not from one family, it is from dozens of families in total.

The less is only one or two thousand taels, and for this little bit of silver, it seems that it is not possible to oppose the king of Yue;

If there are more, there will be more dare not say it, otherwise it will attract the attention of the king, and if you don't do it, you will have to ask about the source of the huge amount of property, and then it will be uncomfortable.

Thinking about it this way, the civil and military officials immediately cleaned up their mood and returned it to the treasury.

When the time comes, there will be a civil engineering project, relief for the victims or something, and everyone will be able to get some oil and water, and it seems that it is not bad.

"It really deserves to be the Lu family that benefits the country and the people, and is completely worthy of these four words!"

"yes, that's enough."

The civil and military officials touted it, and the king of Yue continued to watch from the wall, but he still didn't say whether the treasury would accept the two million taels of silver.

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Lu Zhi hid his face with his sleeves, sobbed quietly, and his body trembled, as if he was trying his best to restrain his emotions and suppress his excitement.

It's a good performance! …… The corners of General Guan's mouth twitched slightly, and he stepped out at the right time, ready to take the next step as planned.

He walked to Lu Zhi's side and arched his hand at King Yue, "Your Majesty, in a few days it will be the birthday of my grandson Guan Qing, and the old minister gave up this old face and wanted to ask for a reward." ”

"Oh? That's a great event! King Yue nodded with a smile on his face and waved his hand at Wei Zhong, "The old general has worked hard for me Dayue all his life, and he has made outstanding achievements, so he must choose some good gifts to send." ”

Wei Zhong arched his hand to show that he understood, "There are some newly made jade ruyi in the palace, and the old slave looks good." ”

"Good!" King Yue nodded with satisfaction, "Send it, pick a few more and send it." ”

"Thank you, the king!" General Guan bowed his hand and thanked him, and his face was also happy.

There is a convention to follow for the juniors to ask for a reward, and the civil and military officials do not doubt that he has him, and the atmosphere in the hall is relaxed, and the words of congratulations are overwhelming.

Only the three scholars looked thoughtful, when Xie Yan inquired about the news just now, General Guan didn't say that, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with Lu Zhi?

They pondered for a while and looked at Lu Zhi beside General Guan.

Sure enough, Lu Zhi finally controlled his emotions, and began to speak again as soon as he arched his hand, "Your Majesty, please forgive the sin of losing honor in front of the courtiers!" ”

"No blame, no blame!" Now that Lu Zhi is silver in the eyes of King Yue, how can he blame him?

"Thank you, the king!" Lu Zhi thanked him and did not continue to play right, but instead arched his hand at General Guan, "Old man, Guan Qing's birthday, I, as an elder, can't fail to express it, but after thinking about it, it seems that there is no good gift that I can get my hands on." ”

General Guan's smile froze on his face, and he flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, and the festive atmosphere in the hall was cold.

This hint was obvious enough, and King Yue finally thought of how to cooperate.

Secretly praised the old general Guan for his intelligence, and King Yue pretended to ask for a moment, "The Lu family has made great contributions, why don't you let Gu come to relieve your worries, well, how about giving the Yan Salt Farm to the child as a birthday gift?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Zhi was inexplicably grateful, and bowed deeply.

There is more than one so-called relief of worries, and there is also the sorrow of two million taels of silver, which can be regarded as a solution.

Both sides have a tacit understanding, there is no need to mention this stubble, just wait for Lu Zhi to hand over the silver to the household department, and as soon as it is checked and put into the warehouse, it can be done quietly.

It turned out that he wanted to exchange two million taels of silver for Yan's salt farm, which was really calculating!

The people who can stand on top of this hall are all smart people, and their brains are very flexible, and the ministers can figure it out at once.

However, you don't care if you donate silver, but if you want Yan's salt farm, then I'm embarrassed, we want it too!

Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was the first to stand up, "Minister......"

"Huh?" General Guan turned around sharply, and a pair of eagle eyes stared at Xu Huaili viciously, "What? Xu Shangshu has something to say? ”

"Nope." Xu Shangshu was startled, and immediately changed to a smiling face, "...... I just want to ask for a glass of water and wine. ”

Just said such a sentence, Xu Huaili's back was cold, and he was already soaked in sweat.

General Guan Lao has been on the battlefield for decades, killing countless enemies, once he gets angry, he really has a feeling that there is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood under his feet, Xu Shangshu didn't resist it, and he was cowardly!

"Just three days later, whoever wants to go, I'll close the house and welcome!" General Guan arched his hands and turned his anger into joy.

The officials who had ideas compared it in their hearts, Xu Shangshu retreated, and they seemed to be even worse.

It wasn't until General Guan Lao came out that they remembered:

Ah, yes, the Lu family and the Guan family are in-laws, and they have backers.

The Lu family has a shallow foundation, and even if they eat the Yan family's salt farm, they can't digest it, but the Guan family is different, as long as General Guan doesn't die for a day, no one dares to provoke him.

The old general has fought all his life and accumulated countless contacts in the army, if it weren't for Guan Fei's limited ability, the Guan family would definitely be a giant now.

"Since you have no objections." King Yue pointed at Wei Zhong, "Let's draft the will." ”

The plan was successful, and Lu Zhi had to praise it, Jiang is still old and spicy!

In fact, this strategy is not very complicated, but General Guan is very good at calculating people's hearts, and he can grasp the careful thinking of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military affairs steadily.

This point, Lu Zhi may not be able to do it even if he cultivates for another three or five years, one word is powerful!

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After retiring from the dynasty, the king of Yue stayed at the old general for dinner, saying that he wanted to talk to his heart, Lu Zhi thought that he could drink tribute wine again, but the mixed eating and drinking did not succeed, and the king of Yue did not have the will to keep him at all.

There was no way, Lu Zhi could only go by himself, and his BMW was parked outside the palace gate, but there was no guard on the surface.

However, he said that General Guan's secret fold not only contained Lu Zhi's speculation, but also proposed targeted solutions.

Specifically, what happened in the court, Lu Zhi donated two million taels of silver to the national treasury to obtain the right to use the land of Yan's salt farm, which was nominally used to make fine salt, but in fact, while making salt, he covered the imperial court to smelt weapons.

The matter of the salt farm does not need to be taken care of by Lu Zhi, and it is left to the Guan family to deal with it, at most, it is to teach the loyal servants sent by the Guan family to the salt field how to purify coarse salt.

Things have progressed to this point, and Lu Zhi can be regarded as truly obtaining the status of an imperial businessman.

Although it is not mentioned in the court, the fine salt produced in the salt works will be used as tribute salt for the exclusive use of the royal family.