"If you want our family to say, my lord, since you saved millions of taels of silver for the treasury, you have become the emperor's beloved minister and confidant..."

"The disaster relief errand here in Taiyuan Mansion, no matter how well it is done, it only gets some good reputation, and there is no real benefit..."

"As a member of the imperial court, you should focus on heavy court affairs, what you said to your lordship, is this true?"

Zhang Tong's words, if they are pointed, shrewd and Shen, where can I not hear the deep meaning of his words.

However, He Shen didn't answer the conversation, because this conversation was not easy to answer and was very tricky...

On Heshen's side, after hearing this, he just arched his hand and said lightly: "Gonggong Zhang, what you said is very true, this official has been taught. ”

"I also asked Gonggong Zhang to go back and report to the emperor, saying that I will definitely return to the capital within these two days."

While speaking, Zhang Tong, the former imperial superintendent, had already stood up, arched his hand to He Shen in return, and said: "Lord He Shen, the emperor's oral will, our family has already informed the adult..."

"The emperor's side, you still need our family to serve, our family doesn't dare to delay, so let's leave, let's see you in the capital."

Saying that, Zhang Tong didn't wait for He Shen to stay, and as soon as he stroked his sleeves, he was about to turn around and leave.

"Grandpa Zhang is leaving? Don't have a meal in the mansion? ”

While speaking, He Shen gave He Er a look, and after seeing that He Er's face showed a reluctant look, He Shen saw this and glared at He Er again.

Seeing Heshen's attitude, Heer had no choice but to walk to Zhang Tong's side, take Zhang Tong's hand, and stay with Heshen: "Yes, Father-in-law Zhang, let's have a meal in this mansion before leaving." ”

Between the sleeves of the handle, a silver ticket of 10,000 taels has been stuffed into Zhang Tong's hand.

The other side!

After Zhang Tong took a peek at the amount of the silver ticket in his hand, the next second, his face was full of sincere smiles...

Immediately after, Zhang Tong turned around, turned to He Shen and said, "Oh, it's not that our family doesn't want to be here and have a light meal, it's just that the emperor can't do without our family's service..."

"To be honest, over the years, in order to give the emperor an edict, our family has always been day and night, and the time for a meal cannot be delayed, please forgive me."

“………………”

Hearing this, He Shen nodded, sighed, and said with admiration: "Gonggong Zhang's heart of loyalty to the monarch is admired by the official, no wonder the emperor has been waiting for his father-in-law all these years..."

"I don't know, in the past few months since the official left the capital, what happened in the capital?

When Zhang Tong heard this, after nodding, he seemed to remember something, patted his head, laughed exaggeratedly, and said.

"Giggles, oops, look at our family's memory, and the days when the adults left, there are indeed some things in the court."

"Just some time ago, the emperor planned to make a pure blonde hair tower for the queen mother's birthday, but because of the southern tour a few years ago, the household department was empty, and the treasury was out of silver..."

"The big officials of the court worked together to dissuade the emperor, and said that the emperor had made two southern tours, and he had already worked hard and lost money, resulting in an empty treasury or something..."

"These things have swept away the emperor's temperament, and these days, the emperor is unhappy about this matter."

Speaking of this, after Zhang Tong glanced at He Shen, he said with a smile: "However, Lord He Shen, you have always been the most in line with the emperor's mind, and your financial management skills are the best in the world..."

"Our family is looking for it, the emperor is urging the adults to return to Beijing at this time, I think the mind of building a pure blonde hair tower is still there, and I want the adults to give an idea."

He Shen nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you, my father-in-law's advice." ”

………

Here, He Shen politely sent Zhang Tong away, returned to the hall, and said to He Er: "This eunuch Zhang Tong is really interesting, 10,000 taels of silver tickets, in exchange for important news, we will not suffer." ”

On the second side of Heer, he had a heartache on his face, and replied: "Hmph, this news, after we return to the capital, we can find out if we ask anyone, why spend 10,000 taels of silver..."

"These half-crippled geldings, almost everyone, see people are this kind of virtue, sir, why should you be polite to them."

While speaking, He Er muttered softly: "Ten thousand taels of silver, it's really cheap for that old eunuch named Zhang Tong......"

Hearing this, He Shen couldn't help laughing, and scolded with a smile: "You, you are really a miser, some news is not much silver, it can be described, especially this kind of news." ”

On Heshen's side, although there was a smile on his face, a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes, thinking about something...

“…………”

Night!

In the study, He Shen was preparing to present the note to Emperor Qianlong after returning to Beijing.

There are two copies.

The first note is that He Shen reported to Emperor Qianlong on the recent situation of Taiyuan Mansion, as well as what he did.

Since ancient times, in all dynasties, disaster relief and disaster relief have often been the most greedy errands for money.

It is very rare to be able to solve drought and locust plagues like He Shen who is not greedy for silver, and can control others not to be greedy for silver, clean and neat, and leave no future troubles.

The first person to ask for a merit excerpt is naturally He Shen, and the second person to ask for a merit excerpt, He Shen is written as Liu An...

“……………“

As for the second recital, it is He Shen who supported Emperor Qianlong, celebrated the birthday of the Queen Mother, and set up the golden pagoda...

This is a great opportunity to curry favor with Emperor Qianlong, and the people on Heshen's side will naturally not miss it.

As for the concerns that the household and the treasury have no silver, and building a golden pagoda will cost the people and money, He Shen has already had a countermeasure after a period of consideration, so he is not worried.

In fact, even if there is no countermeasure, for his own interests, He Shen will still resolutely support Emperor Qianlong to celebrate the birthday of his mother, the current Queen Mother...

There is a saying that people in officialdom are saying, and people in the people are also saying, that is, "the ass determines the head".

Now, for He Shen, Emperor Qianlong is his biggest backer and the source of his power.

Therefore, for the current Heshen, there is nothing more important than pleasing Emperor Qianlong...

This kind of thought, although it is quite a bit of a villain's mind, is indeed He Shen's most sincere idea.

Just when He Shen had just finished writing the first recital, and then, when he was writing the second recital, He Er pushed the door in and reported to He Shen: "Master, Liu An of Taiyuan Mansion is here." ”

When He Shen heard this, he subconsciously frowned slightly, and raised his head and asked, "What is he doing here?" ”

Kazuji shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he didn't come empty-handed." ”

He Shen nodded and said, "That's it, that's it, let Liu An come and see me." ”

When He Er heard this, he took the order to go, and after a while, he led Liu An to the inside of the study...

………

After Liu An entered the study, he didn't have time to salute He Shen, but He Shen stopped waving his hand.

He Shen said in a light tone: "I don't need so many courtesies, how many times have I told you, take off your official uniform, everyone meets, these etiquettes in officialdom can be exempted, and ...... can be avoided."

When Liu An heard this, he said with a smile: "My lord, you are broad-minded and uninhibited, but the inferior officials who are directly subordinate to me can't break the rules..."

"Please forgive me on this, because it is good for everyone to obey the rules."

“…………”

He Shen shook his head with a smile, sighed in his heart for Liu An's obedience, pointed to the chair next to him, and said, "Forget it, sit down first, and then talk." ”

After Liu An sat down, he arched his hand and reported to He Shen: "My lord, you have a banquet for the squire, clan elders, merchants, and local officials' restaurants tonight, and the lower officials have already arranged it..."

He Shen nodded when he heard this, raised the note in his hand, and then said.

"A little thing, you look at the arrangement, the official can trust your ability, and the cost of this silver is even on my head."

"Thank you for your trust, but our local government is still responsible for the money for the banquet."

"It should have been our Taiyuan Mansion to see you off..."

“………”

He Shen smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you..."

Hearing He Shen say this, Liu An was moved: "My lord, you are really the reborn parents of our Taiyuan local officials, and it is nothing for us to do this little thing......

As soon as he was halfway through his words, he was interrupted by He Shen: "You and I are also familiar with each other after these days..."

"You don't have to be polite here, it's a waste of time..."

"Don't talk about it, the official called you here today because he has something important to order."

“……………”

When Liu An heard this, he sat down in an instant, with a serious face, and immediately replied: "What's the matter, please ask the adults to command." ”

He Shen said heartily: "This official, because of the emperor's urgent move, this official will go back tonight..."

"Everything in this Taiyuan Mansion, the relief of drought and locust plagues, will be dominated by you from now on."

"Now, the drought and locust plague are about to be extinguished, and the settlement of the people is also going well, and Taiyuan is doing very well at present..."

"After the official goes back, you can take care of all this, don't be anticlimactic..."

When Liu An heard this, he said solemnly: "What the adults have taught is that the lower officials must abide by the teachings of the adults, and they will definitely not disappoint the adults." ”

He Shen nodded, and then, handed the note he had just written to Liu An, and said, "This is a merit excerpt written by the official, how about you take a look?" ”

When Liu An heard this, he respectfully accepted the merit excerpt, and opened it to see that his heart was suddenly full of surprise and excitement!