Chapter 185: Another Pearl

"Aiqing, I don't want 10 million taels, you can give me 8 million taels, and I will reward you for the remaining 2 million..."

Wei Zhongxian's eyes were red, he had followed Zhu Youxiao for so many years, and he had never been patted on the shoulder so happily by Zhu Youxiao.

Chen Cao hurriedly knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister also needs money, but the minister knows that His Majesty needs money more, so the minister doesn't dare to ask for two million taels of silver; ”

Saying that, Chen Cao raised his head: "Forgive the minister for being guilty, in fact, the minister has already deducted three million taels in private, and he really doesn't dare to take it anymore..."

"I don't blame you..."Zhu Youxiao said arrogantly, not angry at all Chen Cao swallowed goods in private, there are too many soldiers for this kind of thing, but they can't supervise it, if they don't give money, who wants to fight: "You lead the troops, you need money, three million is enough?" ”

"Enough, enough..."Chen Cao nodded again and again: "Your Majesty will not be constrained by civil officials with this money, and you can do whatever you want." ”

"It makes sense..."Zhu Youxiao nodded: "You don't want money, I have to reward you, let's say, what do you want, it's better to give you a promotion to the Duke of the Kingdom..."

Chen Cao immediately knelt down and sobbed, "Thank you, Your Majesty..."

This guy actually cried?

Wei Zhongxian looked at this pretending Dingwu Marquis curiously.

"Aiqing, hurry up..."

Zhu Youxiao personally helped Chen Cao up, who knew that Chen Cao returned to normal after wiping two handfuls of crystal tears, which made Wei Zhongxian on the side feel that his acting skills were not as good as this guy.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to take credit, the minister knows that His Majesty has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, and the minister can't take on the position of a prince of the country, the minister only needs to do his best to earn money for His Majesty, in addition..."

Saying that, Chen Cao smiled embarrassedly: "The minister's family has a large population, and he also needs money." ”

"Aha..."Zhu Youxiao admires Chen Cao very much, he is not stupid, in history, a carpenter emperor only relied on a eunuch to obey the Ming Dynasty, which is enough to show that he is a character who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger.

If Chen Cao agreed to the title of Duke of Guo, with Zhu Youxiao's cleverness, although he would not show anything, Chen Cao would have no room and benefits for promotion in the future.

"Then what do you want, just ask."

"Now that the Daming sea trade is gradually improving, the minister wants to earn more money for His Majesty, so he has an idea, please ask Your Majesty to agree."

"You say..."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao heard that he was making money, he naturally wouldn't refuse, Chen Cao's ability was much more secure than those people in Huangzhuang, and he also had a lot of money, and it was fast...

"Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture, under the rule of Zhejiang Province, is strategically located, and it is a natural port to the sea, and the minister wants to set up a city in Shanghai County, but it requires a lot of authority, so it requires His Majesty's consent..."

"Shanghai County?" Zhu Youxiao frowned and looked at Chen Cao: "I've never heard of this place, can you make money?" Can the geographical location be better than that of Guangzhou Bosi? Otomo? ”

Where did Wei Zhongxian know about this small place in Shanghai, so he bowed down: "Emperor, the slave doesn't know either." ”

"Well, Aiqing's ability to make money is obvious to all, and I also believe it, do you want Shanghai County?"

Chen Cao nodded: "Please Your Majesty set up a special zone in Shanghai to allow ministers to trade with overseas countries." ”

"Special Zone?" Zhu Youxiao shook his head: "Don't tell me what Tessie said, I heard it confused." ”

"The minister is guilty, and the so-called special zone is like a military town."

Wei Zhongxian frowned, and said in a low voice: "Emperor, Dingwu Hou means the feudal town of the Tang Dynasty..."

Zhu Youxiao's brows tightened, the feudal town is a taboo, and the Ming Dynasty has no feudal town since it became an ancestor.

Wei Zhongxian waited to see the joke, and Chen Cao shook his head: "Gonggong Wei is alarmist, it is not a feudal town, but a place where free trade can be carried out, called a special zone, which is indeed a term on the side of the Taixi people. ”

"Companion, if it's okay in the future, you should go to the Tongwen Pavilion to talk with the envoys of the Taixi countries and gain a long insight..."

Wei Zhongxian blushed and lowered his head, not knowing how many times he greeted Chen Cao in his heart.

"I understand what you mean," Zhu Youxiao walked to the throne, thought about it, and personally wrote down the middle order: "From now on, the post of governor will be established in Songjiang, and Chen Cao, the Marquis of Dingwu, will be the governor of Songjiang, in charge of Shanghai county affairs, and I don't care what everything in Shanghai should be done." I don't care when you get me money..."

said it so obviously, but Chen Cao understood, so he bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the matter of money will definitely be handled by Your Majesty." ”

"Hmm..."

...

"Duke, Chen Cao is a feudal official when he goes? You should say it in front of Your Majesty, he has an army in his hands, and a sailor, if he rebels, it will be a great disaster. ”

Xu Xianchun looked at Wei Zhongxian with a worried face, and Lao Wei didn't care: "Your Majesty has decided on this matter, our family is only responsible for doing things, besides, not only does the small Songjiang Mansion not have it, but there is also a Su Song Governor above Chen Cao who is in charge of him, and his authority is not clearly stated in the edict given by His Majesty?"

In charge of Shanghai county affairs...

Besides, our family learned afterwards that Shanghai County is composed of a small fishing village, poor, where is there any benefit, he still has a lot of savings in his hand, when the time comes, our family will say a few words in front of His Majesty, our family wants to see how much he can give..."

Tian Ergeng arched his hand: "Father-in-law, did that guy really vote for Mrs. Fengsheng?" ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly: "This guy has his own ideas, it seems that our family can't let him have a good time, we have to give him some stumbling blocks." Don't be complacent about the stinky woman, she's afraid she forgot who helped her up. ”

...

"You're such a fool..."

Ke sat up and draped in a thin veil, looking at Chen Cao, who was dressing himself. A smug face: "How is it, are you at ease now?" ”

Chen Cao didn't hear the second half of the sentence, just thinking about the first half: "How is it, did Your Majesty ask you?" ”

The Hakka clan gave him a blank look, and he would not answer such a question: "Wei Zhongxian was able to get this position now, didn't he rely on me to blow the wind in front of His Majesty back then?" If not, could the Wei Dynasty accept him as a righteous son? ”

In the end, Chen Cao still heard that the Hakka family and the Wei Dynasty had the experience of eating against each other, but it didn't take long for him to be killed by the Hakka family and Lao Wei together: "Madam, as long as Madame protects Chen Cao internally for a day, Chen Cao can give Madame more benefits when she is outside." ”

Ke stepped forward and used her soul-hooking fingers to swim back and forth in front of Chen Cao's chest: "I'm not like Wei Zhongxian, he is too greedy, although I am a woman, I also know how to advance and retreat." ”

Chen Cao looked at her and grabbed her hand: "Madame, have you ever thought about being the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom?" ”

How does the uneducated woman of the Ke family know about the Empress Dowager Xiao, but Wu Zetian knows it: "I don't know what you said about the Empress Dowager Xiao, but it is definitely not good to say it from your mouth, but it is a pity that I am a female streamer, and I can't do things like Wei Zhongxian." ”

Chen Cao snorted in his heart, and then wrapped his arms around the waist of the guest: "As long as I am here, what Madame wants to do is a trivial matter." ”

"Hmm..."Hakka muttered, "How long have you been here?" ”

Chen Cao thought for a while: "If Shanghai County is done well, the construction can be completed within two years at least, and then you can make a lot of money for Your Majesty, and you can earn a small amount of money for your wife..."

Ke Shi sneered: "You guy is really interesting, when you haven't taken refuge in me, you didn't even give the emperor as much money as a fraction of him." ”

Chen Cao looked at the Hakka family at close range with a serious face: "Having said that, Madame must also know that I have to figure out how to find my own way for tens of thousands of new army's money and food, as long as Madame has to ensure that the new army is under my command from Your Majesty, Madame's future stability will be settled..."

This is the reason why the Hakka family tried every means to get his son and younger brother under Chen Cao's command, and it is also the reason why the Hakka family sold his body to Chen Cao with peace of mind.

Even if the power is as big as Wei Zhongxian, after coming to power for so many years, he can't gather contacts in the army, the people of the Imperial Horse Supervisor are not his people, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is appointed by the previous Wanli Emperor, although the Emperor of the Apocalypse is mediocre, he did not replace this person from the yamen with Wei Zhongxian's person.

"His people are only Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and the only people who can fight Jinyiwei who really retreated from the border army are the pro-army Qianhu Division, this person... Or is it the talent that Luo Sigong found for His Majesty when he was there..."

The Hakka family has put a lot of effort into this regard, and now she can use her body to envelop a person like Chen Cao, a marquis who can fight, and also has real military power, which she couldn't have imagined before.

The nobles in Beijing don't look down on her and Wei Zhongxian at all, none of them are the nobles on their side, and the nobles are free and not afraid of them.

"I heard it's called Dong Kun?" Chen Cao accosted.

Ke Shi smiled: "The pro-military division is actually just a showmanship, you Nanzhen Fu Division's talents can really fight, and my safety can be handed over to you in the future." ”

"This is no problem, Your Majesty is young now, and when the time comes, it will be just a matter of supporting the young master..."

As soon as Chen Cao said this, the Hakka family immediately turned gloomy: "Three years ago, the queen gave birth to a stillborn child, and now His Majesty has died young, and His Majesty likes his younger brother the most..."

Chen Cao was shocked: "But the king of letters? ”

The Ke clan nodded in Chen Cao's arms: "King Xin has never given me and Wei Zhongxian a good face every time he enters the palace, and even once said in front of Wei Zhongxian that if he is the emperor, he will be killed." ”

Chen Cao raised his eyebrows, thinking that history is not nonsense, but even if Zhu Youzhen said so, Wei Zhongxian could not avoid a dead end, that was because he could not master the Beijing camp, and the Duke of Wei guarded Nanjing, the British Duke also guarded Beijing, the official position of the governor of the Beijing camp has always been in the hands of the British public, and it is really not a wise move to rebel with the Dongchang and Jinyiwei in the hands of Wei Zhongxian.

At most, those people are arresting old and weak officials and catching thieves on the streets.

Moreover, the Beijing camp at this time is not as good as five years after the Apocalypse, and the combat effectiveness and equipment are still very strong...

"Madame, don't worry, just serve Your Majesty with peace of mind..."