Chapter Eighty-Six: Clever Casting (Part II) (Third Watch)
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"That's right, it's these, it's these ......" Liu Jin took some of Zhang Yong's official documents in his hand and carefully compared, and finally he determined that the copper mine land deeds that Jiang Xia brought were indeed the ones owned by Zhang Yong.
Looking at the title deed in his hand, Liu Jin was very excited.
He has been tracking this line for almost a year, during which he also sent a lot of spies and undercover agents from Dongchang to steal these land deeds from Zhang Yong, but the spies and undercover agents sent were all gone without exception, and it was obvious that those people had already encountered accidents.
Liu Jin didn't expect that he had already obtained the title deed in just three days after this matter was handed over to Jiang Xia. This thing is definitely Zhang Yong's fatal death hole, no matter how close Zhang Yong is, he will definitely not hand over these few things, he looked at Jiang Xia with interest and asked.
"I'm curious now about how you managed to get your hands on these things, it's only been three days......
Jiang Xia smiled slightly, and said with a pretending to be unfathomable: "Can I say that the mountain people have their own tricks?"
Liu Jin was slightly stunned, and he laughed and said: "We only look at the results of his work, and never look at the process." If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. “
Jiang Xia smiled and said: "Everyone has their own way of doing things, and I can get things done with my methods, which means that I am valuable." If I say the method, it will be tantamount to giving up my own value, so please forgive my father-in-law. “
Liu Jin smiled slightly, he took out a token from a wooden box on the table and handed it to Jiang Xia Dao: "From now on, you are from my Dongchang." Do a good job, I believe that with your ability, it won't be long before you will definitely be one of the eighteen big stall positions. “
"Thank you, father-in-law. Jiang Xia pretended to be excited and took the copper token from Liu Jin's hand, which said Dongchang Secret Agent, and there was a number below, 2015. Jiang Xia secretly guessed in his heart that this number would not mean that there were already two thousand and fifteen secret agents in the East Factory.
However, thinking about the records of Dongchang in later historical materials, Jiang Xia was also secretly relieved, for an organization with an intelligence network all over the world, more than 2,000 people were not much.
In fact, what Jiang Xia didn't know was that his copper token was already a relatively high-end one in the East Factory. The identity plates of the spy are also made of iron and wooden. And the secret agents of the iron clad wood can also show other spies that do not need to be recorded, so the intelligence network of the entire East Factory has already been so huge that Jiang Xia can't imagine it.
After Jiang Xia solemnly put the bronze medal away, he couldn't help but ask: "Father-in-law, now that the evidence is in hand, is the next step to sue the emperor and let the emperor convict him?"
Liu Jin smiled slightly and said lightly: "You don't have to worry about the next thing." At this stage, you have only one task, that is, you still pretend not to know the identity of the emperor and lurk around the emperor. Every word the emperor says with you must be written down word for word and reported to me.
If you can enter the imperial court as an official in the imperial examination, I will give you a stall ministry. If you can please the emperor and become a close minister of the emperor, I will give you a big ministry. “
"Xie Gonggong cultivates, Jiang Xia will definitely do his best to serve his father-in-law. Jiang Xia said excitedly.
At noon, Jiang Xia's front foot just came out of the East Factory, and Liu Jin's back heel also came out of the East Factory. He got into the carriage and headed straight for the leopard's house.
On the leopard side, Zhu Houzhao is playing with tigers in the room where he raises fierce beasts. The tiger was a male tiger with a length of more than two metres and a huge size. However, it may be because it has been raised for too long, and the tiger looks sluggish, and has no spirit of the king of beasts at all.
Zhu Houzhao held a bamboo pole about a meter long and poked the tiger's nose there, while his two most favored sons, Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, who had just returned from Xuanfu, stood aside and watched Zhu Houzhao play there.
The tiger had been raised for too long, so no matter how Zhu Houzhao poked its nose with a bamboo pole, it was unmoved.
Zhu Houzhao felt bored playing for a long time, he turned his head to Qian Ning and said, "Ning'er go and put it down." “
"Your Majesty...... I'm afraid it's too dangerous. Qian Ning glanced at the tiger with three points of fear in his eyes.
Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "It's just a tiger, I will be afraid of it?"
"Yes!" Channing replied and trembled to lower the iron chain around the tiger's neck, and the tiger lay on the ground and did not move the whole time.
After the chain around the tiger's neck came down, Zhu Houzhao poked its nose with a bamboo pole. The tiger still didn't react.
Zhu Houzhao was a little angry, and he said unhappily: "If there is no tiger, how can you be called a tiger?"
After speaking, Zhu Houzhao took the bamboo pole and hit the top of the tiger's head hard.
The tiger was suddenly angered by Zhu Houzhao, it suddenly stood up and roared at Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao was slightly stunned, and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Qian Ning shouted: "Your Majesty, it's dangerous." “
The tiger jumped up and pounced on Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao dodged and shouted: "Qian Ning, help!"
Qian Ning wanted to rush over and block in front of Zhu Houzhao, but he couldn't move that footstep. At this moment, Jiang Bin jumped over and blocked in front of Zhu Houzhao.
The tiger pounced, and Jiang Bin jumped up and kicked the tiger in the face. The tiger weighing nearly three hundred pounds was kicked upside down by him, Jiang Bin stepped over and rode on the tiger in two steps, then took a deep breath and made a jack drop, and his left and right hands kept waving his fists and hitting the tiger's head hard.
Eventually, the tiger may have realized that he could not compete with the man riding on him, so he lay on the ground as he had done before.
Jiang Bin reached out and grabbed the tiger skin around the tiger's neck and pulled it over, and then locked it with an iron chain again. After making sure that there was no problem, Jiang Bin went to help Zhu Houzhao, who was leaning against the wall and was stunned, and said, "Let the emperor be frightened, the child deserves death." ”
Zhu Houzhao stood up, he dusted off his sleeves and said, "I am self-sufficient, An Yonger?" This means that I can handle it myself, where can I use you.
Everyone knows that Zhu Houzhao is holding on, but Jiang Bin did not debunk it, but said very respectfully: "The child interferes in many things, and I hope the emperor will forgive him." “
"That's it. Zhu Houzhao waved his hand impatiently, then picked up the bamboo pole and hit the tiger's head violently, scolding in his mouth: "What do I want you to do with useless things!"
After speaking, Zhu Houzhao threw the bamboo pole in his hand, then turned his head to look at Qian Ning, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but he snorted softly in his nostrils.
Qian Ning didn't dare to look at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao walked out of the room directly.
After coming to the bath room to take a shower and changing clothes, Zhu Houzhao walked out accompanied by several chamberlains. He called a little eunuch beside him and said, "Remember, I will prepare a thousand taels of gold and send it to Jiang Bin's residence in a while." ”
"Yes, the slave and maid take the order. The little eunuch replied.
At this moment, a leopard guard walked in and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, Dongchang Gonggong Liu asks to see you." ”
Zhu Houzhao nodded lightly, "Take him to the imperial study to see me." ”
"Yes!" the leopard guard replied and stepped back.
In the imperial study of the leopard room, Liu Jin first knelt down to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Slaves and maids see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”
"Excuse me. Zhu Houzhao said as he picked up a cup of ginseng tea in front of him and took a sip.
"Your Majesty, Emperor. “
Liu Jin just stood up, Zhu Houzhao put down the teacup and asked, "What is the so-called thing to come to see me?"
"Your Majesty, the slave maid came today to participate in the imperial book to write Zhang Yong's private copper mine, and to take copper materials to privately mint copper coins. “
After speaking, Liu Jin took out the land deeds from his arms and handed them to Zhu Houzhao, and then said: "These land deeds are taken out by the Dongchang spies under the slave maid in Zhang Yong's mansion, and the handwriting on the title deed and the seal slave maid have been carefully checked, and it is determined that it is Zhang Yong's handwriting. “
Zhu Houzhao took the land deeds and looked at them, then sighed and said: "Liu Jin, when I was still the crown prince, you and Zhang Yong were my attendant eunuchs. It can be said that in terms of power, there are few people in the court who can compare with the two of you. Are you not satisfied?"
"This ......" Liu Jin was stunned, this is too different from the situation he imagined. He thought that Zhu Houzhao would be furious immediately after learning the news, and then asked him to arrest Zhang Yong for interrogation, and finally Zhang Yong reluctantly admitted in front of ironclad evidence, and then asked the emperor to hand over Zhang Yong to his disposal, and at that time he and Zhang Yong's grievances and grievances could be understood.
But now......
Liu Jin hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in fear: "Your Majesty, the slave knows that she is favored by the emperor, and she only wants to serve the emperor. Fame, fortune, power, and slaves have never thought about it, and they hope that the emperor will see it. “
After speaking, Liu Jin's body began to tremble.
Zhu Houzhao shook his head, and he said to Liu Jin: "I have long known about Zhang Yong's private ownership of the copper mine in Jiangnan, and you don't need to mention this matter in front of me in the future. I let you take charge of the East Factory for the sake of the Qingming officials, Ming Zhen listens, you just do your own thing, I don't want you to take care of other things. If I know that your hand is stretched too long, I will cut off your hand, don't you understand?"
"Understood, understood. Liu Jin kept kowtowing and said: "The slave deserves ten thousand deaths, and the sin deserves ten thousand deaths......"
"Alright, stand down. Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.
"Yes, the slave and maid are retired...... Liu Jin got up from the ground in panic, and then respectfully withdrew from Zhu Houzhao's study.
After closing Zhu Houzhao's study, Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Houzhao's words just now almost didn't scare him to death. Just as he was about to leave, Zhang Yong suddenly walked towards the imperial study, and he said to Liu Jin with a smile: "Yo, isn't this Gonggong Liu?
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yong and snorted coldly: "There are just you and me here, so you don't have to act anymore." “
Zhang Yong smiled faintly, shook his head and said: "The world is rumored to be how powerful Grandpa Liu of Dongchang is, but in my opinion, it is no different, there will be some means of stealing chickens and touching dogs, but unfortunately, in the end, it is ridiculous to steal chickens and lose rice......
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yong coldly, and then smiled and said, "Zhang Yong, this time you are a good chess player, but the future is long, let's continue to walk and see." “
Zhang Yong didn't say anything more, but shook his head and knocked on the door of the imperial study, then raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, the slave Zhang Yong asks to see you." “
"Come in. Zhu Houzhao's voice came from inside the room.
Zhang Yong pushed open the door of the imperial study and walked in, and at the moment when he turned around and closed the door, Zhang Yong smiled at Liu Jin.
"Bang!" The door of the imperial study was closed, and Liu Jin couldn't figure out why Zhang Yong was able to easily dodge such a nidal move, but he was reprimanded by Zhu Houzhao.
Liu Jin shook his head, turned around and walked out.
In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao handed the title deed on the table to Zhang Yongdao: "I have already ordered someone to draw up the holy decree, and later you go to Qian Ning to receive the holy decree and then hand it over to Zhang Shou, let him go to the Ministry of Officials to receive the official seal and other things to Jiangnan to take office." “
"Yes, slave and maid thank the emperor for his grace. Zhang Yong kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao raised his right hand and said, "Flatten." If you are loyal to me and think of me, I will not treat you badly. Speaking of which, I'd like to ask you, how much will it produce?"
Zhang Yong thought for a while and replied: "I can't estimate the specific slaves and maids, but there should always be three or four hundred thousand taels of silver a year." “
"Three or four hundred thousand taels?" Zhu Houzhao took a slight breath, obviously a little excited, he nodded and said: "You have done a good job in this matter, if the next thing goes as expected, then I will definitely reward you." “
"Thank you to the emperor for his grace, it is the blessing of the slave to be able to do things for the emperor, and the slave and maid dare not be rewarded. While kneeling on the ground to thank him, Zhang Yong's mind suddenly flashed to what Jiang Xia had said to him in his Treasure Pavilion that day.
At that time, Jiang Xia said that not only would he not want his life, but would give him a credit and a broader financial path.
Jiang Xia's method was to ask Zhang Yong to take the title deed and present it to the emperor first, and then give it to himself. When it was presented to the emperor, Jiang Xia asked Zhang Yong to excuse that someone wanted this thing to bribe him, and he used it next to fill the inner treasury for the emperor. In this way, the emperor naturally won't blame him.
Then he asked Zhang Yongti to say that because the land south of the Yangtze River is rich in copper mines, the copper mine he presented is in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is definitely not the only one in the land of Jiangnan who has a private mine, but many people have it.
Zhang Yongti set up a mining department in Jiangnan to thoroughly investigate all private copper mines, and then took them into state ownership, so that all copper produced by copper mines could be used to fill the emperor's private treasury.
Zhu Houzhao was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately nodded in agreement. And this mention was proposed by Zhang Yong, so the person in charge of the Mining Department also selected Zhang Yong's nephew Zhang Shou.
At that time, Zhang Shou went to Jiangnan to take charge of all the copper mines, and he could earn more than Zhang Yong's private copper mines now. In addition, he also has to thoroughly investigate all private copper mines, and those who are involved in it will inevitably have to come to him Zhang Yong to deal with it. Zhang Yong seemed to have seen a large sum of silver coming towards him.