Several ministers gathered together to drink to dispel their sorrows, and their words were full of complaints.

"Speaking of which, it's all to blame for that Zhang Dongyang and Xiao Chen, one forced us to pay, the other had a bad idea, neither of them is a good thing!"

"Well, what's the point of saying that now?"

"Your Majesty is short of time, and everyone is rushing to sell things. As soon as there is too much of this thing, it is worthless, and the pawnshop people take advantage of the danger and depreciate greatly. ”

"I'll ask you, who made 30,000 taels simply by selling things?"

The others sighed one after another.

Some things are meant to be fake, but too much is not worth it.

"That's it, even if it's really bleeding, that's at most this one here."

"If he can repel Daqi, then the money is worth it, at least we can still stand firmly above the court."

"If Xiao Chen loses, don't blame us for being polite, even if you die, you have to pull him on his back!"

Xiao Chen sneezed several times in a row, and he didn't know which deflated calf thing was talking bad about him behind his back.

Chu Yanwu also asked Chen Jin to buy some jewelry to pretend to be.

Looking at the money Chen Jin got back, Chu Yanwu's face changed greatly: "Bastard, you dare to swallow even my money?" ”

Chen Jin knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are wronged!" ”

"The slave is desperate to make money for you, how dare she covet your money?"

Chu Yanwu was not a fool, he snorted coldly: "You think I don't know how much those things I gave you are worth, but now they have lost more than half of them!" ”

The reason why he is greedy for money is also to centralize power.

How could a calculating man like him not pay attention?

Chen Jin had no choice but to respond truthfully: "I don't know anything about the following, because in recent days, hundreds of civil and military officials have successively changed the treasures of the sellers, which has led to the rapid depreciation of the original value of things. ”

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, Jing Ke will send someone to investigate outside the palace."

Chu Yanwu knew that he would not deceive himself with such an apparent thing, but he was still unhappy in his heart.

"Those businessmen still dare to make a fortune in the country, it's really fatal."

Chen Jin secretly despised in his heart: You don't want to make a fortune, but you would rather oppress the poor people and increase taxes, don't you deserve retribution?

He could only think about these words in his heart, how dare he really say them?

Turning around, he hurriedly said in fear: "Your Majesty, although the value of things has depreciated this time, there is also good news." ”

"Because of His Majesty's wise ruling, the entire court turned into a treasure seller in order to replenish military supplies, and the news spread, and it also won the praise of the people."

Chu Yanwu was actually dismissive.

After all, he values his own interests more than the attention of the common people.

took a deep breath, "That's it, if the rest is not enough, continue to squeeze a little from those hundred officials." ”

After trying to calm down, he asked, "What is Xiao Chen's situation now, and have you made any other moves recently?" ”

"Since Your Majesty handed over the power of 100,000 troops, General Xiao will always go to train and deploy troops, probably to prepare for the war."

"If nothing else, when the money is ready, we will go."

Chu Yanwu knocked on the table: "Then let those ministers sell faster, and hurry up and make up the money!" ”

"Now that the Great Qi army is entering the country one after another, if it continues like this, half of my country will be taken away by them!"

Now I know, what did you do earlier?

Chen Jin could only compliment him on the surface, but now Chu Yanwu, and even a eunuch of him, looked down on him.

"Go and summon Xiao Chen into the palace, I have something to discuss with him."

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen entered the palace.

"Wechen see Your Majesty."

Chu Yanwu changed his sullen expression, and said with a busy smile: "Aiqing, please hurry up." ”

"You are now a great Chu, and the civil and military officials and even the people of the world have high hopes for you."

"Now that even I have to rely on you, how can I be worshiped by you?"

This sounds a little weird.

Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "Then thank Your Majesty for your kindness." ”

"I don't know if Your Majesty called Weichen here because the money is ready?"

"Weichen has probably calculated an account, 100,000 troops plus the loss of General Zhao's successive defeats, let alone a million."

Chu Yanwu's heart felt as if he had been hit hard by a hammer.

Millions is not a small amount, and he spit it out so briskly.

If it weren't for the fact that he went to support him as the commander this time, Chu Yanwu would have wondered, is this guy making a fortune?

He could only smile and say, "All the ministers have been trying their best to raise money, and there are already more than 400,000." ”

"I believe that in some time, we will be able to achieve the expected goal, Aiqing should not be in a hurry."

"As for calling you over today, I have something else to do."

Xiao Chen was quite curious: "What does Your Majesty command?" ”

"Actually, it's not to tell you what to do, you're going to go out to the funeral and fight, you should recuperate, I just think if you have any other needs."

It turned out that he was asked to come over and curry favor.

That's right, after all, the big war is ahead, Chu Yanwu is calm on the surface, and he is anxious.

And because of the estrangement between him and Xiao Chen before, he was worried that Xiao Chen would slack off with an army of 100,000.

Maintaining the superficial friendship is not only for the sake of the overall situation, but also to get closer to Xiao Chen and win more prestige from the people.

He thought about it for a while, and then said, "I have long heard that you like money and beautiful women. ”

"General Xiao came all the way here from Jiangdong, and I was really touched by such a benevolent act of distributing wealth and cooling for the poor people."

"I always feel that I have been mean to you, and now that the treasury is in short supply, I am afraid that I will not be able to spare any extra money, so I might as well reward you with a beauty, right?"

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty is so considerate, but it makes Weichen a little flattered." ”

Chu Yanwu felt a burst of contempt in his heart, a eunuch, what was he surprised about?

However, seeing that Xiao Chen was interested, he was still very happy, and hurriedly asked, "Do you have a favorite candidate?" ”

"Your Majesty is not planning to reward a few palace maids, right?"

Xiao Chen shook his head: "Then forget it." ”

Chu Yanwu's face changed slightly, where could he not see Xiao Chen's hint?

It's not just a matter of saying: I don't want ordinary women, I want to have status and status, and I want to be decent!

"Do you want me to reward him with the princess?"

Chu Yanwu was a little annoyed in his heart.

At this time, Chen Jin attached to his ear and offered advice: "Your Majesty, General Xiao's current identity is indeed not worthy of an ordinary woman." ”

"Of course, how can a eunuch be involved with a princess?"

"Anyway, you recruited the harem before, so it's better to let him choose from the harem."

"It can show your kindness, and those women are not lowly people."

After all, if you enter the harem, you are the emperor's woman!