Chapter 114: Betting on both ends
Kang Guogong Qian Jingzhen, after Qian Miao, the lord of Wuyue, the concubine of the princess of Emperor Renzong Lu, was posthumously presented to the king of Taishi Huiji in October of the first year of Jingkang.
He is the husband of the old princess, and the relationship between the two is so good that they gave birth to a total of four sons and seven daughters.
Fortunately, she still has a long life, otherwise, when she looks back in this life, she finds that she has given birth to a child.
As the eldest son of the Qian family, he is also the head of the Qian family's generation, and he is also an old man who has gone through four dynasties.
The second son Qian was stunned, and died on the road when he fled south with the old princess and the emperor, because of this matter, when the old princess was strong a few years ago, she ran to the palace, not for anything else, but to ask for more knighthood benefits for Qian Chen, bargaining chips, it was the life of her second son.
The third son, Qian Qian, and the fourth son, Qian Kai, both have the false position of the Jiedu envoy, and they also have the qualifications to open the palace and the three divisions, just from the three sons of the old princess, the Qian family can already be regarded as the first person with a foreign surname in the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that the Qian family is as its name, and has the strength of countless gold and silver mountains.
Thinking about Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and even Zhang Jun, who didn't work outside for many years, pinning his head to his belt, he earned everything today, but several sons and masters of the Qian family, people have had these things since they were born, and the end point that everyone dreams of is just the starting point of life in the eyes of others.
Otherwise, how can you say that people are better than people, and you are angry.
By the way, the official positions of several people in the Qian family are all fictitious, although the title is true, but people sleep for a night, and earn more money than a year's salary, so the things that the Zhao family gave to the Qian family are more like icing on the cake, and the Qian family also knows that the Zhao official family is suspicious by nature, after all, before last year, he was a person who didn't even recognize the letters written by his father and brother, a person who was degraded by Yue Fei, who was promoted by himself, and a few prime ministers he recognized, none of the loyal ones died well, On the contrary, it is recognized that the traitors have a very good end.
Therefore, although they are in Jiangnan, if there is no major event, the people of the Qian family will never take the initiative to ask to see the Zhao official family.
But today he actually came, not only came, but it was the head of the Qian family who came, Liu Bangfu thought about it again and again, but after all, he couldn't guess his intention.
But he also figured it out a little, since the God of Wealth has come to the door with his mother, if he doesn't cut a layer of skin on the dog's day, the God of Wealth will misunderstand that he is not short of money in the future, so how can it be good!
He was already planning to set off, so he patiently commanded:
"Since it was Rong Guogong who asked to see him, you should be the first to say it, let the family wait for so long, it really snubbed others. 4”
"When I see the old princess again in the future, she said that Lao Tzu put up a fight and didn't recognize people, and you will bear this crime on a dog day."
The forbidden army was so frightened by these words that his face turned pale, begged for mercy and confessed a few times, and hurriedly turned back, and after a while, he brought the Duke of Rongguo, whom Liu Bang had never met, to the emperor.
"Chenluchuan Army Festival Envoy, Chongzhong Taiyi Palace Envoy, Ningwu Luzhou Second Army Observation and Retention Chengxuan Festival Qian Chen, see Your Majesty."
A little old man who was about the same age as Xin Ciying bowed down slightly, and after a pause, he made a gesture towards the emperor.
While making a fuss, Qian Chen secretly said in his heart that it was not good, not only did this Zhao Guan's family not exempt himself from courtesy, but also did not say a word, allowing himself to go through these scenes......
It seems that his mother really offended him tightly in Lin'an, and now he is making a move towards himself!
Qian Chen didn't know that Liu Bang had already behaved very politely.
If someone else, such as Zhang Jun or whoever, dared to talk so much nonsense in front of him, he would have interrupted him a long time ago, and then rewarded them with a 'don't talk nonsense, fart quickly'.
That is, this old guy is rich, and the emperor is a lot more patient, let him finish speaking, and do not interrupt him, this is not from the courtesy of His Majesty the Emperor, what is the courtesy of the emperor?
The two of them have their own thoughts, according to their seniority, Qian Chen is several generations higher than the current Zhao Guan's family, and the two families are related to each other, and they went to Jiangnan since the emperor......
Let's put it this way, when Kaifeng City was broken, all the things that could be worth the money were robbed by the Jin people, and the emperor was alone in Nandu, and during these years, he built a new palace, renovated Lin'an City, and recruited the Sanya Forbidden Army from zero to 100,000 people, where did the money come from?
It's not his Qian family's full support!
If the two want to talk, they are naturally talking about some family matters, even if they are not family affairs, they are also some things that are not worthy of outsiders, several generals and officials are all far away, and even Huang Yanjie, who has been serving closely, also stood a distance of one zhang at this time, eliminating all the possibility that the wall has ears.
"Eh, I don't know that Rong Guogong wants to see me, but what's the matter?"
Liu Bang got straight to the point, and Qian Chen naturally didn't play haha, and said:
"The minister is here to congratulate His Majesty on breaking Bozhou and killing Li Qiong."
"Oh?" Liu Bang was a little puzzled, "I'm afraid the news of the destruction of Bozhou City has not yet spread across the Huai River, and Rong Guogong's ears and eyes are really well-informed." ”
Qian Chen didn't want to hide it at all, after all, even if he used the flying, he didn't rush from Linhai to Bozhou so quickly, so he said:
"The minister didn't dare to deceive each other, since the old mother returned to Linhai from Lin'an, the minister immediately moved, but the official family moved really fast, and passed Bozhou in October, until today, only let the minister catch up."
What he said was interesting, Liu Bang smiled and said, "Then you also said that you came to congratulate me on taking Bozhou." ”
Qian Chen's face did not change: "It's true, the official family led the prince to the north, and everywhere he went, it was inevitable that the city of Bozhou would be broken, and Li Qiong's death was also certain, everyone in the world knew it, although the minister was ignorant, he also knew it." ”
admiring his ability to pat on the back, Liu Bang is a little comfortable:
"So, don't you give some congratulatory gifts?"
As soon as these words came out, Qian Chen's whole person was stunned...... Zhao Guanjia, how did he say his own words?
Liu Bang thought that he was too direct and frightened the old man, so he stopped making a noise and waited for him to comprehend by himself.
They all thought that these people who were extremely powerful and rich in the world were elm heads, Liu Bang would not simply think that this old boy could control the Qian family for more than ten years, so that it would not retreat but advance, completely because of the blessing of his ancestors.
Sure enough, Qian Chen also laughed, he was choked by the emperor's direct words, after all, in the past, when the emperor wanted money, he had to make a hundred and eighty turns, but today it was so direct, it was very similar to the appearance of his subordinates when they went to collect rent and loans.
"Last time, my mother told her about her time in Lin'an, saying that the three armies moved together, and the pressure on the official family was greater, so she asked for some silver to reward the soldiers for the official family."
"This is what should be done, but my mother only needs more than 100,000 taels, there are so many people along the two Huai lines and in various departments of the Han army, where can I be!"
"The minister asked his family to prepare some money for shops in various places and sent it to the official family."
A good word is warm in three winters, Liu Bang is so warm now, and his tears are almost moved.
Loyal minister, this old boy is really a loyal minister!
Liu Ziyu and Hu Quan, two boys, wrote a letter almost every day to save some flowers, saying that the boat money saved last year had been almost spent, and this year the waterway with the north was cut off, and their income was greatly reduced.
No, I met the God of Wealth.
Holding Qian Chen's hand, Liu Bang looked nostalgic: "I don't know how much money my brother brought?" ”
Qian Chen seemed to be infected by his happiness, and he didn't even care about his different generations:
"Not much, not much, 3,000 catties of grain and grass, 500 pigs and sheep each, and 300,000 copper plates."
That's not much......
Liu Bang took a breath lightly: "If you seal your son again, you will also be a national prince!" ”
As he spoke, he estimated his age, and said, "If you have a granddaughter of the right age, send it to the palace, and when I return to Lin'an, I will kiss her." ”
He kind of understands that among his several women now, only Chongyu is pregnant, and he happens to be in the prime of life, and he doesn't know how many more he will have in the future.
This kind of vague rhetoric is most likely to be reminiscent of the words 'empress', 'prince' and 'future emperor', and this is also the best bargaining chip he can offer at present.
Sure enough, Qian Chen was very happy, but he said modestly:
"What is within the division, what is within the division, why should the official family praise it?"
"I just hope that Your Majesty will remember that your mother is old and can't understand many things, so don't worry too much about her, don't blame her...... In this case, the minister will be satisfied. ”
These words made Liu Bang put away his smile, he looked at this happy old man, and secretly reminded himself:
The old boy is not a philistine.
If he is a mediocre person, how can he think that he will blame the old princess, either he has a particularly clear message, or he has a particularly clear judgment.
More likely, both.
"If you don't talk to a family, do you have any other requirements?"
Qian Chen was still smiling, as if he hadn't seen the change in the emperor's face:
"If so...... When the official family enters Bianjing, the livelihood in the city cannot be cut off, and if it is useful to the Qian family, the official family will ask for instructions. ”
If he wants to do business in Bianjing City, he speaks smartly, as if they are not doing business, but helping themselves.
This old boy is unfathomable.
I already have a preliminary evaluation of this person in my heart, but people are here to show their favor after all, and he has not seen this kind of bet on his big family, and the first person who bet on him back then was his old father-in-law and Lu Pheasant's father.
"Rong Guo opened his mouth, and I wrote it down."
The two laughed louder and louder, making the people around them a little sideways, but they didn't know what happy things these two encountered.
……
Qian Chen, who was outside Taikang City, delivered the gift and got the answer he wanted.
And in Bianjing City, in the Zichen Palace.
Although Wanyan Wushu respected Ha Mi Qi tightly, and although he knew that this military advisor would never do anything untargeted, he had just let people take the lives of several Han generals not long ago, and he personally said such things as 'Han people are cunning'.
Now the person who is recommended by Ha Mi Chi is another Han person.
Therefore, Wanyan Wushu did not show too much enthusiasm, and even gave birth to a little indifference:
"If you talk about military affairs, this king has come with a thousand generals, and there is no reason to ask a Han person."
"If you are talking about political affairs, then the military advisor should take him to the emperor, what should he do here? There are 100,000 military horses in Bianjing City, and there is no extra rice left for idlers. ”
Ha Mi Chi disagreed: "I don't talk about military affairs or political affairs." ”
"Then, there is no need for a military advisor to be introduced."
This masked old man was not as restrained as others in front of Wanyan Wushu, on the contrary, he looked very relaxed.
"It's because the subordinates didn't go into detail enough, it should be said that they have to talk about both military and political affairs."
"This Mr. Qian is a member of the Qian family in Jiangnan, if the marshal can't remember, the business of building Huining Mansion in Shangjing back then was done by his family."
Wanyan Aguda founded a country in Huining Mansion 27 years ago to oppose Liao, and later fought against Liao, won consecutive battles, plundered the property of Liao, and built its capital on a large scale, and at that time, the craftsmen of the Song State were in Bianjing to find a way to build a garden for Emperor Huizong.
In this way, there is an opportunity for the Qian family to take over this big job, and as soon as Ha Mi Qi said this, of course, Wanyan Wushu will remember that his mansion in Huining Mansion was built by this family.
"That ......"
"Mr. Qian knows that the fourth prince is worried about state affairs, and he leads the troops in Kaifeng Mansion alone, and there is no one to relieve his worries."
"He's coming ......" "I'm coming ......"
The people of the Qian family spoke together with Ha Miqi: "It is for the fourth prince to share his worries." ”
Wanyan Wushu had already faintly felt something, and the whole person suddenly became cheerful, and the horizontal flesh on his face couldn't stop shaking:
"But I don't know how this gentleman should share the worries of this king?"
The man made a gesture and said, "My surname is Qian, and my single name is a Kai character, and I can't afford the fourth prince's husband." ”
"This kind of talk is actually an exaggeration, to be precise, I am here to reward the fourth prince."
"After all, you can't help in the war, and you can't interfere with anything else, just have some blockages, I hope the fourth prince won't dislike it."
Wanyan Wushu waved his hand: "This king is not a person who likes to beat around the bush, if you don't dislike it, it depends on Mr. Qian's sincerity." ”
Qian Kai pursed his lips and smiled:
"Not much, not much, 7,000 catties of grain and grass, 500 pigs and sheep each, and copper plates...... 500,000 guan. ”
Such a generous handwriting made even these people who were accustomed to seeing the richness of the Song Kingdom still couldn't help but gasp.
Before Song Liao's "Tanyuan Alliance", Emperor Zhenzong confessed to Cao Li, who was in charge of negotiations, "As long as you don't cede land and can make peace, even if Liao asks for millions of money, you can agree." ’
Kou Zhun knew about this, called Cao Li over and said, "Although the official family has a million covenant, if it exceeds 300,000, I will cut off your head!" ”
The last condition, the Liao State is equally eager to seek peace, where to dare to open his mouth, that is, the Song State provides the Liao State with the 'cost of helping the army' every year, with a total of 300,000 silver silks.
Cao Li was happy, and went back to hand in the decree in a hurry, when he was invited, Emperor Zhenzong was eating, so he asked the chamberlain to ask him what he said, Cao Li gestured three fingers proudly, frightened the chamberlain, and went back to tell Emperor Zhenzong: "Three million taels." ”
Three million a year, so scared that Zhenzong almost didn't go back on the spot, knowing that he only spent 300,000 later, and he was so happy that he rewarded Cao Li.
Yes, the Great Song Dynasty is rich, and has always been rich.
In front of the surrounding countries, all of them look like countrymen and dirt buns.
When the Song and Jin jointly attacked Liao, they agreed to return the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Song on the condition that the Song State would transfer the annual coins given to the Liao State to the Jin State.
That's it, Wanyan Aguda also had the courage to mention it at that time, after all, he didn't see Song Jun make a move, and he didn't know the details.
Second, 300,000 is too much, too much for the Jurchens at that time.
And now, the Qian family opened their mouths and gave almost double the amount of the year's coins......
What kind of thoughts do you think of these people?
Wanyan Wushu is also not a fool, and while he is happy, he asks:
"What are Mr. Qian's conditions?"
Qian Kai gave his hand: "The sea road between the two countries has been cut off, and many businesses of the Qian family have nowhere to go." ”
"Naturally, I want to ask the fourth prince to give me a way, it's convenient, it's convenient for each other."
Cut off the sea route, the Song Kingdom only lost half of the ship, and the businessmen only lost half of their business.
But they can't go north, they can go south.
The Jin Kingdom is different, without the Song Kingdom, silk, tea, porcelain, books, and no other place can provide them with it, and this happens to be the biggest support for the DPRK and the Central Committee, and it is also the source of the greatest pressure on Wanyan Wushu.
Now, it's the best of both worlds.
The fourth prince didn't think about it, and agreed very happily.
You are in good September and all the best
(End of chapter)