In a certain dungeon of Tingwei's Mansion, there was a burst of shouting, mixed with a few swearing words in the Guanzhong dialect, which sounded very lively.

At some point, in the dark, cold and damp dungeon corridors, several black-robed people came.

These people were wearing black cloaks, and their faces were very tightly hidden, but judging from their walking posture, they must be the nobles of the court, and that momentum could not be hidden.

In the deep corridor, there was a sound of muttering boots.

But soon, the men stopped, and seemed to be listening......

……

"A pair of confessors."

"Yes."

"A pair of mid-range generals."

"Yes."

"A pair of lieutenants."

"Two prime ministers with four soldiers, blown up!"

“……”

Among them, a black-robed man led by him turned his head to look at the person next to him, and asked very unhappily: "What kind of mess is this, what has become of the officials of the Han Dynasty?" ”

The person next to him lifted the 'hood', revealing a terrifying old face, but it was Cui Jiu of the Great Changmen.

The old thief said lightly: "This is the big dog fighting invented by Yang Chuan." ”

Big dog fighter?

The black-robed man also lifted the black hood, but it was Liu Che: "What is a big dog fighter?" ”

Cui Jiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty will know when you look at it. ”

Liu Che strode forward, and muttered: "What kind of bullshit fights big families, playing with the official position of a big man, this little thief really owes a beating, I will go to discount his dog legs!" ”

Three or five steps to the door of the dungeon, looking through the arm-thick iron fence door, I saw that on the floor of this dungeon, which had been swept very cleanly, was covered with a luxurious wool felt, and a small table was placed on it, and three unkempt fellows were 'playing poker'.

Beside each of them, there was also a small table with wine and meat, as well as some fruits and melon seeds that looked very good.

It's winter, and the north is howling outside, and a snow is about to fall; In the dungeon room, there are two huge white iron stoves, and the special iron pipe flue is a little red, and you can feel the steaming inside through the iron door......

What kind of jail is this?

It's clear that I'm looking for a casino for these goods!

Liu Che's face was ugly, and he turned his head to look at Cui Jiu, who raised his head and looked at the stone wall above the road, as if there were a few stone flowers blooming on it.

In desperation, Liu Che had no choice but to look at the attendant Shi Du Zhou, who followed closely.

Du Zhoumeng was excited, hurriedly stepped forward, and shouted: "Bah! Why don't you three stay there obediently, and what are you yelling at? ”

The three of them were playing cards energetically, and they didn't bother to pay attention to the few people outside the door, and they were still shouting loudly......

Liu Che was originally very angry.

However, he suddenly laughed again.

These three 'poker' guys, one is Yang Chuan, one is Cao Xiang, and the other is the happiest and proudest, isn't it Zhu Maichen?

A few days ago, these three people were still shouting and shouting and killing, and the complaint was filed in front of him, the emperor.

It's just that after squatting in a few days and fighting for a few days, the relationship between each other can be so harmonious? To be honest, Liu Che instead had an inexplicable sense of absurdity.

Yang Chuan: "A military marquis." ”

Cao Xiang: "Yes." ”

Zhu Maichen: "Four lieutenants, it's blown up!" ”

“……”

Zhu Maichen: "Two prime ministers with four Taishou, exploded!" ”

Yang Chuan and Cao Xiang scolded angrily in unison: "Zhu Maichen, can you play with your mother?" ”

Zhu Maichen laughed, slapped the remaining cards on the table, and said very heroically: "The cards in your hands are rotten, just don't say that others can't play!" ”

"I'm a big dog in this game, you two have been bombed three times, do the math, this one should be lost to me...... Sixty acres of watered land! ”

"Hurry up, keep the book!"

Cao Xiang cursed a swear word and scribbled a few times on a small notebook, which was regarded as bookkeeping.

Yang Chuan threw the bad cards in his hand on the table, sighed and began to eat meat and drink, muttering: "If you don't play, don't play, if you continue to play, Benhou's acres of thin fields will be lost." ”

Cao Xiang also sighed and scolded: "Zhu Maichen, what's going on with your dog's day, each one is either two prime ministers, or one or two are fried, and this special mother can't play at all." ”

Zhu Maichen said with a smile: "Didn't Changning Hou say it, this man, when he is proud in love, he will be disappointed in the casino, you two are smooth sailing, and the luck in the casino is naturally not as good as a bad gambler like me Zhu Maichen, hahaha." ”

This guy followed Yang Chuan's example, rubbed his cheeks a few times, combed his unkempt hair behind his ears, grabbed a few slices of cold-cut mutton and threw them in his mouth, and didn't forget to take a sip of wine.

Oh, it's too arrogant!

Cao Xiang was unconvinced: "Come on, come on, let's come a few more laps, Ben Hou still doesn't believe Zhu Maichen who can't get your dog!" ”

Yang Chuan lay down directly on the carpet and sighed: "Okay, okay, I guess it's just a day or two, and a few of us should go out."

The emperor was so anxious about the Northern Expedition to the Huns that he was a little angry, but we, who were courtiers, were playing poker in this rotten place, and it was not a taste to think about it.

Hurry up and sleep for a while, and when we are released from prison, we will work hard, strive to fight a few more big dogs, and get more money and food, so that our Han's army of more than 100,000 will sweep through Mobei and beat Yi Zhi's slanted and pee......"

These few words are very decent, inexplicable, and there are some little blood on it.

Liu Che outside the iron gate nodded slightly, and his face finally relaxed.

It seems that this little thief still has a little conscience......

……

In fact, from the moment Liu Che walked into the gate of the Tingwei Mansion, Yang Chuan already knew.

Three days ago, Zhang Anshi and Huo Guang visited the prison once, and not only sent all kinds of daily necessities, wine, food, and furniture; At the same time, Zhang Anshi also conveyed a very important news to Yang Chuan: In the dungeon of Tingwei's Mansion, there are his own people.

In addition, the cook of the Tingwei Mansion is named Ah Jiu.

Look at this cowardly method, it is simply leaky, and even Yang Chuan couldn't help but read a sentence of 'wocao' in his heart when he heard it.

In the heavily guarded palace of the Han Empire, how many nails can be arranged to come in, what does this mean?

It can't be said that the loopholes in the Tingwei Mansion are too big, it can only be said that Zhang Anshi Naha has begun to have a so-called sense of distress at a young age, and he has not yet become an official, so he is already thinking about going to prison in the Tingwei Mansion......

The child has grown up.

So.

Isn't this nonsense just for Liu Che?

So, after a cup of tea.

Liu Che secretly summoned Yang Chuan and Cao Xiang in a large room in the Tingwei Mansion; As soon as they met, Liu Che asked straight to the point: "Yang Chuan, is there a way to prepare nine million dollars and four million stone grains within a month?" ”

Yang Chuan nodded, and then shook his head again: "There is a way, but Weichen doesn't dare or want to do it." ”

When Liu Che heard this, both eyes smiled: "As long as there is a way, as for who to let do it, I have my own arrangements." ”

Yang Chuan then said: "This method, Wei Chen has actually been thinking about it for a long time, just a few months ago, when the big farmer ordered Sang Hongyang to launch the White Deer Coin, Wei Chen wanted to write to His Majesty, but he still didn't dare to say anything after thinking about it. ”

"It's not that Wechen doesn't want to share worries and solve problems for His Majesty, it's that Wechen has no foundation, once something happens, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers are excited to deal with Wechen, then it's not one or two heads that can solve the problem."

Liu Che listened attentively and seemed to be quite serious: "What kind of method do you say first?" ”

Yang Chuan glanced left and right.

In the room, only Cui Jiu, the big long gate, was napping on a pillar, and there was no palace person, palace maid, or guard present; It seems that Liu Che secretly summoned Yang Chuan this time to protect him.

After all, to strip the flesh of the big dog of the Han Empire, even he, who was the emperor, understood that things were not easy, maybe if one of them didn't get it right, the minister who did things would become the second Sang Hongyang.

"Your Majesty, in fact, if you want to prepare money, food, and weapons as quickly as possible, you don't necessarily have to use the means of Bailu coins."

After Yang Chuan thought about it carefully, he slowly opened his mouth and continued: "There is a saying that is good, that is, if you want to take it, you must give it. ”

"There are no more than three or five kinds of wealthy families in the Han Dynasty, among them, the military meritorious marquis, the princes and kings of various places and the wealthy families of various places, these three families are the strongest, but they do not have much money and food in their hands, because they still have to spend a lot of money to maintain the luxury and dignity of their face, and they can't save much grain."

"However, if you want to say that these people are so poor that they can't afford hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars and food, that's not realistic, just like the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, that's what it means."

"Therefore, for these people, if you want to take their money and food, you must give them a good thing."

"Your Majesty, what good things can the imperial court give these people?"

Liu Che pondered for a long time and asked, "Official?" ”

Yang Chuan shook his head: "No, these big dogs...... Ahem, these people want to seek official titles, it is a very simple thing, our Han recommendation system is set up for these people, many times, county magistrates and even important official positions in the court are not people's business? ”

"Therefore, the official is dispensable for the real powerful family, and there is basically no temptation."

Liu Che nodded silently.

For the current predicament of the Han Empire, he, as the emperor, naturally knows it, but no one in this Manchu Dynasty civil and military minister has spoken out as bluntly as Yang Chuan.

Said it, and said it in vain.

Wealthy families, clans, magnates, princes from all over the world, surrounding countries, Xiongnu, Donghu, Nanyue......

Liu Che stretched out two slender and white fingers, gently kneaded his eyebrows, and asked in a rather low voice: "Then tell me, for them, what is really good?" ”

Yang Chuan replied quietly: "Promise." ”

Originally, he wanted to talk about a sense of security, or a contract, but when it came to his lips, he temporarily changed it to the word 'commitment'.

"Promise?"

Liu Che repeated casually, and the two thick sword eyebrows were furrowed: "What promise do they want me to make?" The promise of forgiveness of immortality for a sin? Or did they rebel against the grain, and I promised not to set foot on it? ”

Yang Chuan smiled and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the promise is actually not that serious. ”

Liu Che pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what to do, so he could only continue to ask: "Yang Chuan, just say it straightforwardly, what is the method, what kind of promise do you want me to make, as long as I can raise enough money, food and weapons in a short time, I would rather take a step back or two." ”

Yang Chuan said: "Weichen's method, not only does not require His Majesty to make concessions, but also can take a big step forward. ”

"Your Majesty."

"There are 600 people in Weichen's Zhuangzi and more than 900 servants, strictly speaking, this number has exceeded the limit of the imperial court's privileges for the title of Marquis.

"But why hasn't anyone reported it?"

Liu Che was somewhat clear: "You mean to say that all the officials of the Han Dynasty have some handles to a greater or lesser extent?" ”

Yang Chuan nodded, and said: "These so-called handles only became handles under the provisions of the laws of the Han Dynasty, but because the world is like this, everyone thinks that this is not a handle, but a symbol of wealth and status." ”

"Therefore, Wechen has a suggestion."

"That is, the imperial court will come forward to form a new yamen, encourage the subjects of the world to take out the little spare money they have and store it in this yamen of the imperial court, and a certain percentage of the profit will be calculated for them every month and every year......

Liu Che was confused.

Isn't this just talking about promises and handles, what's the matter, as soon as these words turned, they actually asked the imperial court to come forward to prepare a 'money bank' that specializes in printing money?

Well, that's not right.

The money houses of those big dog households are specially put out 'printing money', that is, what the people often call usury, high boards, and routine loans, which can be said to be on every coin, who knows whether it has been contaminated with human blood.

And the new yamen that Yang Chuan said is to encourage others to save money to come in, but to share profits with others?

"Yang Chuan, I don't understand this thing you said, and I can't understand it," Liu Che thought about it sideways, and simply 'asked shamelessly', "When others deposit money and grain, the imperial court not only has to keep it for them, but also gives money to those who have saved money and grain, isn't this a big loss?" ”

Yang Chuan shook his head: "No, it's not that I'm making a big loss, but I'm going to make a lot of money." ”

Liu Che: "I want to hear about it." ”

Yang Chuan groaned slightly, and turned his head to look at Cui Jiu, the big Changmen who was dozing: "Uncle Cui Jiu, can you find a piece of fat, and I will show Your Majesty how the court makes money." ”

Cui Jiu slowly opened his eyes and walked out of the door without saying a word.

After a while, the old thief came back with a piece of fatty pork, and scolded angrily: "Take it, you and Cao Xiang are very good at doing business, look at it, even the meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables and vegetables in the kitchen of the Tingwei Mansion are all pulled and transported by your Yang Zhuangzi." ”

Yang Chuan took the piece of fat with a smile, grabbed and pinched it a few times with his two hands, and then handed it back casually: "Uncle Cui Jiu, okay, it's all over." ”

Cui Jiu was stunned: "So fast? ”

Yang Chuan smiled and said, 'Not as fast as you', then he walked three or five feet in front of Liu Che and stretched out two palms: "Your Majesty, please see, what has changed in Weichen's hands?" ”

Liu Che carefully observed Yang Chuan's two hands, and said very seriously: "Well, it's very white, it's very long, it's indeed two salty pig hands......"

(End of chapter)