Gao Xianda returned to the Admiral's Mansion and settled Nan Huairen first. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Nan Huairen is old, and the travel is naturally hard.

Of course, the main thing for Gosenda is to take over those cannons.

Sanjin knew that they were back, so he naturally hurried over to meet them.

Sanjin and Nan Huairen haven't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they miss it very much. The two told each other about the love between father and daughter.

Sanjin told Nan Huairen that she had built a huge warship that could accommodate 2,000 people according to Nan Huairen's drawings.

Of course, Nan Huairen said that he wanted to take a look.

Then Sanjin said that it is now possible to go into the water, but the weapon system has not yet been installed. If you let it sail now, I'm afraid it will become a target for enemy ships.

Nan Huairen raised his eyelids and looked at Gao Xianda next to him, and said, "Lord Rui, you earned me, probably just for this matter." But the cannon you took from us doesn't seem to have been settled yet, right? ”

Gao Xianda hurriedly said: "Oh, look at it, you relatives have finally met once, let's talk more about family life!" It's okay to talk about business, ah, haha! ”

Then Gao Xianda found an excuse to sneak out.

Nan Huairen knew that he had reached other people's territory, no better than at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Jingshi. Now the power of life and death is all in the hands of others.

I said it myself, and I can still be regarded as his father-in-law. I can't say it, it's just a piece of meat on the chopping board now.

So Nan Huairen just made a few jokes about Gao Xianda, and didn't really want to ask for money for the cannon.

But Nan Huairen deliberately emphasized to Gao Xianda, and said: "Lord Rui, these cannons that are being transported now are the property of the emperor, and I don't care what you say to the emperor." But if you want to build another foundry here, you always have to ensure the minimum minting conditions, right? ”

Coheseda understands that no matter what you want to do, you can't do without money.

When Gao Xianda opened his eyes now, what he saw was like bills.

For the first time, he saw a local governor mixed up like this, and instead of looting the people's fat and ointment, he lost all his savings.

He is now almost exhausted even in his own pocket, plus the assets he looted before. Living conditions are much worse than they once were.

But he couldn't tell Nan Huairen the truth, he only said: "These things are all trivial, Lord Yue, just look at it!" Money is not a thing! ”

He was submissive to Nan Huairen and stabilized his heart. Leaving their father and daughter to talk slowly, he withdrew first and called his subordinates to hold a meeting.

"I went to Beijing this time to negotiate with the emperor, and finally solved the problem of artillery, and brought Nan Huairen back, and he promised to cast artillery for us. But in any case, it costs money to build artillery. A big ship is far from enough, if you want to build other ships, you need more money, do you have a way to get some money out? Gao Xianda asked.

Zhou Pei said fairly: "My lord, the local king of Pingnan is very supportive of us. Whether it is public or private property, they have not invested less money in it. I think in Guangdong, I'm afraid it's hard to have new funds. Fortunately, the emperor has exempted us from paying tribute for three years, so we just need to wait for next year's taxes. ”

Gao Xianda knew that Zhou Peigong was right, but far water could not quench his thirst. Zhou Peigong is not a contractor, so he can't understand Gao Xianda's anxious mood.

Gao Xianda followed him and said: "Next year's tax revenue must be kept, but do we have any other way, such as creating other sources of tax revenue first?" ”

Zeng Leyan stood up at this time and said, "I don't think so. When I met the old emperor in Wutai Mountain, he once asked me to bring a message to the current emperor. 'Never give', these four words have always been in my heart. The fact that the emperor can sit so firmly today may have something to do with this article. The Governor has come to discuss with you the postponement of shipbuilding, but it is only for the sake of stabilizing local security. ”

"Of course I know that you can't just increase taxes. If you continue to play like this, the common people will not have enough to eat, and they will naturally rebel. But that doesn't mean we can't start some new projects. ”

Wang Yu asked, "What, you have a new idea?" ”

Gao Xianda shook his head and said, "If I knew, what meeting would I have with you?" But there are people among us who don't see us the same way and seem to know something we don't know. Isn't it? ”

Although Gao Xianda didn't name him, anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was beating Chen Qili with words. After all, only Chen Qili is a person from the camp of King Pingxi.

Chen Qili said: "What are you all looking at me for?" As for the potential, I still have some of them, and if you need them, I can support you. But silver is a product of this world, and I can't bring it in. I have had food and clothing since I was a child, and I am far worse than all of you here in terms of my ability to make money. Shang Zhixiao can take out 500,000 taels at a time, but I can't even take out 500 taels of silver. ”

Gao Xianda said: "Of course I don't want the little silver in your pocket. If this money had been useful, I would have come out to raise money a long time ago. It was enough for each of the people to take out a coin. However, I believe that although Guangdong Province has a developed economy, it has too little money at its disposal. The main reason is that all the silver surplus every year is used to fund the king of Pingxi in the far southwest. And the annual consumption of King Pingxi's side is actually not much, that is to say, his treasury is actually very full. You're a contractor in King Pingxi's camp, so you might be able to speak......"

Chen Qili said: "Are you thinking too much? Even if I am a contractor in his camp, I still have two points of face in front of him. However, since ancient times, military power, human rights, and financial power have been three forbidden pieces that cannot be moved. We won't be funding them this year, and maybe we can say it in the past. But if I go and talk to him about the reverse funding, I'm afraid I may not be able to come back alive! ”

Chen Qili said it very scary, but it has always been rumored that King Pingxi is cruel by nature, and this kind of thing may not be impossible to do.

But Gao Xianda didn't eat her set, and even laughed.

Chen Qili said: "What are you laughing at." ”

Gao Xianda said: "I never said that he would fund us in reverse, I just said that his treasury is very full." ”

Chen Qili also understood at this time, and said, "So, you want to steal something from his treasury?" ”

Gao Xianda said: "The savings that King Pingxi has saved for so many years are nothing more than wanting to recruit troops and horses to rebel. When we help him, we can strengthen his loyalty. How? Do you really have the heart to make him rebel? (To be continued.) )