What is the concept of three million taels of silver? That's a team of 1.5 million people to eat for a year.

How many people are there in the army of Pingnan? Although the Pingnan Army claims to be 100,000, it is full of calculations, and even the miscellaneous servants who deliver food and cook are counted, and now it is less than 100,000.

100,000 people, in less than a year, used fifteen times as much silver, where did it go?

Xiao Xiao squinted his phoenix eyes slightly and looked at the four-way Liu shopkeeper in front of him.

This person is of medium height, not confused when he is old, has a good appearance, and has a literary atmosphere all over his body, with a humble and polite temperament, not like a shopkeeper at all, but like a teacher.

This man has a pair of overly bright and wise eyes, and the intelligence in his eyebrows cannot be hidden. He thought that his ability to recognize people was not bad, and he quickly concluded in his heart that this person was by no means a simple shopkeeper.

Therefore, what is the reason why the owner of the Sitong number ordered such a person to come to him to collect debts?

Why did Sitong easily lend the silver to Lu Zhang, who was born as a ruffian, or was it a large amount of three million taels of silver?

Why is Lu Zhang so sick again, is it really just to shirk responsibility?

If there is no greasy in this, the owl will never believe it.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, the relationship between Sitong and Lu Zhang needs to be pondered, and the purpose of Sitong also needs to be carefully explored.

Countless thoughts swirled through my mind, but my face was only between breaths.

Shopkeeper Liu heard Xiao Xiao's words clearly, and said with a smile: "Lord Lu is dedicated to the court, and our shopkeeper was moved by Lord Lu's sincere heart, so he agreed to the loan." Two times before and after, adding up to three million taels of silver, I think that the lives of the officers and men in the army will also be improved because of this, and they will be more effective when they encounter foreign enemies. Although our big shopkeeper is a businessman, he is also concerned about the country and is most concerned about the safety of the people. ”

Speaking of this, the words of the shopkeeper Liu changed, and his words were full of helplessness and bitterness: "But it was easy to borrow silver, but it was difficult to repay the silver. And borrowed a second from our big shopkeeper again.

"Our big shopkeeper is a warm-hearted person, thinking that such a large team of the Pingnan Army is here, and the amount of silver is so large, the imperial court will never be greedy for the silver of our ordinary merchants and not return it.

But who knew that later, the big shopkeeper ordered many people to urge several times, but Pingnanjun still had no response, and even had a bit of prevarication. Until now, Xiaomin really has no choice, so he will come to you with a shy face.

"The prince is high and powerful, he is the new commander of the Pingnan Army, not to mention, his status in the army and in the eyes of the saint is not ordinary, I think if it is the prince, there must be a way to get the silver to repay the money."

Qin Yining and Xiao Xiao both listened quietly, Shopkeeper Liu was a person who would not leave the slightest loophole in his words, and his biggest characteristic was that no matter how urgent he was, his voice would not raise by half a point when he spoke, and he still had a good and good tone.

Qin Yining felt that this person's origin might not be simple, it was definitely not what he said, just an ordinary big shopkeeper.

So there must be some secret between Sitong and Lu Zhang. This time, they had clearly dug a trap to jump for the owl, and the owl had now fallen into the trap.

This matter of repaying the money cannot be easily agreed.

But the problem is that Xiao Xiao is now the commander of the Pingnan Army. If this amount of money is not repaid, this four-way number will definitely be publicized outside and the money borrowed will not be repaid, and where will the dignity of the thief still exist?

However, there is indeed a problem with this silver, either Lu Zhang's greed for ink, or Lu Zhang's collusion with Sitonghao, Sitonghao did not lend Lu Zhang so much silver at all, and Lu Zhang's IOU voucher was also done privately.

In this way, wouldn't it be okay for others to say whatever they want?

Xiao Xiao thought the same as Qin Yining, but on this occasion, Qin Yining couldn't easily interject.

She looked at Xiao Xiao worriedly, for fear that Xiao Xiao would easily agree to such an unreasonable thing because of her responsibility. It makes no sense that if the other party digs a trap for them, they will suffer for various reasons such as morality.

Xiao Xiao had already felt Qin Yining's gaze at this time, but on this occasion, it was not suitable to talk to Qin Yining.

The slender index finger tapped lightly on the tabletop, and Xiao Xiao smiled lightly: "Is the person who wrote the IOU this king?" ”

When Shopkeeper Liu heard this, he already understood in his heart.

He hurriedly said: "Of course the prince is not the one who wrote the IOU, but the prince is the person in charge here. Lord Lu is your subordinate, and you are responsible for everything your subordinates do. ”

When he heard this, his smile deepened, and he leaned forward and said, "You say that, it makes sense." ”

Shopkeeper Liu felt that Xiao Xiao's tone was very strange, although he was a little happy that Xiao Xiao agreed with his words and might agree to pay back the money, but he still instinctively felt a little crisis, and even his body unconsciously took half a step back.

"It seems that the prince has decided to take responsibility."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said: "You said that I am the commander of the Pingnan Army and the person in charge of the Pingnan Army, so I should be responsible for everything my subordinates do." But the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, whether it is you, me, or Lord Lu, they are all holy courtiers, and they are all for the saint's errands. Why don't you go to the saint to pay the money? ”

Shopkeeper Liu's face turned red.

Qin Yining lowered his head, and finally managed to control the smile on his lips. Forcing yourself not to laugh out loud affects the way you do things.

Shopkeeper Liu became anxious, and said in a gradual voice: "Lord Wang, you can't say that." It is absolutely true that Lord Lu borrowed silver from our Sitong No. at the beginning, but now that Mr. Lu doesn't care about anything, the silver lent by Sitong No. can only be repaid by you, the Generalissimo of Pingnan, if you have to climb the saint, then wouldn't it be suspected of prevarication? ”

"It turns out that you can see that this king is prevaricating." Xiao Xiao stood up and paced in front of the shopkeeper Liu.

The shopkeeper Liu is of medium height, but the owl is tall and strong, at this time, the shopkeeper has to see the look of the shopkeeper Liu, and even takes two steps back and bends slightly.

Shopkeeper Liu said anxiously: "You can't do this! At the beginning, it was also for the sake of the dynasty and the stability of the people that we took out such a large sum of silver to lend you to solve your urgent needs. But now that the crisis has been lifted, you have to pay your debts, how can this be done by a gentleman? If it spreads so that the common people know, how can you, the generalissimo of Pingnan, still stand firm? ”

"Jokes." Xiao Xiao sneered: "It is natural to repay debts, this is true. But that's also about whoever owes the money and pays the money. Did I write your IOU? ”

"No, it's not ......" Shopkeeper Liu couldn't help but take two steps back, and even when he spoke, he was a little frightened because of the terrifying momentum on Xiao Zhou's body.

"No matter where you go in this matter, whoever writes the IOU asks for it, but if you think about it, then don't you still want to enter the capital to face the saint?

"When the time comes, you say, 'Your subjects don't pay back the money, and you are the king of a country, and all the people are your courtiers, so you naturally have to find a way to find a way to this money', do you think that if you say so, you still have your life?"

Shopkeeper Liu's brows were twisted together, "Lord Wang, please be cautious." ”

Xiao Xiao dared to talk about things with a sentence of saints, but the shopkeeper Liu did not have the courage and confidence to take care of it.

Xiao Xiao said: "Lu Zhang wrote an IOU, if you want to collect debts, just go and go with Lu Zhang." But it won't work according to your reasoning. ”

Shopkeeper Liu was blocked and speechless. With a roll of his eyes, he covered his face with his sleeve and sobbed.

"That's a good thing! We are willing to lend money for the sake of the court. But now the court has failed us! These three million taels of silver are not a small amount at all. If we can't get it back, won't we suffer a great loss?

"Could it be that the affairs of the court are like this? You, the newly appointed Generalissimo of Pingnan, don't care what your subordinates do, how can you call us people! ”

The shopkeeper Liu said sadly, and he was pitiful. Partial to his elegant appearance, even then there is no bit of annoyance.

Xiao Xiao and Qin Yining glanced at each other.

Qin Yining lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and already had an idea in his heart.

"Don't cry." A soft female voice interrupted the voice of the shopkeeper Liu.

Shopkeeper Liu followed the prestige and saw the Prince and Princess Zhongshun who were sitting on the side and had not spoken.

It is said that this person is quite favored and respected in front of Prince Zhongshun, and today Prince Zhongshun also came with the princess to entertain guests, which shows that this woman is different from ordinary women in the house, and she can speak in front of the prince.

Shopkeeper Liu's heart moved, and he turned to Qin Yining to salute.

"Princess, please don't blame you. There really is no other way for the villain. I can't get it back for a long time. Looking for Lord Lu, Lord Lu pushed it to the prince, and now he came to ask the prince, and the prince actually pushed it to the saint. This, this is simply embarrassing people. ”

Qin Yining had a look of sympathy on his face, and said indignantly: "I know your distress, don't worry, we will investigate this matter, if it is really true, we will definitely give you an explanation." ”

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned when he heard this, "You, are you serious?" He couldn't help but look at Xiao Xiao's face.

Xiao Xiao was obviously a little unhappy. But in front of him, he did not immediately refute the princess, obviously he loved the princess very much.

Shopkeeper Liu sighed that the hero was sad about the beauty pass, and saluted Qin Yining again and again: "Thank you princess, thank you princess, as long as you give this sentence, we can feel at ease!" ”

Qin Yining smiled and comforted the shopkeeper Liu a few more words, and then served tea and sent the guests away.

After Shopkeeper Liu left briskly, Qin Yining got up and walked to Xiao Xiao's side, "Did you just want to blast him out directly?" ”