The square space is open, and there is a spring breeze blowing, and the smell of blood dissipates quickly, but the magnates of Beiyan do not dare to be careless, and stand in their positions one by one.

Lu Shen slowed down his tone slightly: "I know your details very well, although there are not many good people, but they can barely get close to the standard I set for Your Majesty. In other words, as long as you are no longer obsessed and commit the sin of the common anger of man and God, you probably will not end up beheaded. ”

Wang An took the lead and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Lu Shen said again: "However, Your Majesty has been a little troubled recently, because the border has been in constant war for the past two years, the imperial court cannot make ends meet, and the treasury is almost dry. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and he is really unwilling to apportionment taxes to increase the burden on the people of Daqi, but how can he fight a war without money? Ladies and gentlemen, I have to complain to you today, and by the way, I hope that you will be able to generously donate money to help the border army of Daqi with a little military salary. ”

Everyone was in a sad mood, and they had long known that Lu Shen was not good at killing chickens and monkeys, but after seeing those bloody heads with their own eyes, no one dared to prevaricate.

There was silence in the room, and it was clear that no one wanted to be the first bird.

Lu Shen was not in a hurry, and said by name: "How about Wang Xiangyi?" ”

Wang An had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and immediately displayed his cultivation in the Beiyan Dynasty for nearly ten years, and pretended to be afraid and said: "Lu Duwei has spoken, how dare the criminal minister disobey?" Zhai Lin Wang is willing to give out 200,000 taels of silver to fund the army. ”

Lu Shen chuckled and said, "Wang Xiang is not afraid that he will blame Jingren?" ”

Wang An said with difficulty: "Captain Lu didn't directly send troops to the mansion to get it, how dare the criminal minister not know how to raise it?" ”

The Northern Yan magnates next to them couldn't help but feel related.

However, Lu Shen's expression was cold, and he said quietly: "Two hundred thousand taels? Wang Xiang, what are you calling Hanako? ”

"This ...... This ......"

Wang Annene, in the eyes of those people next to him, he didn't seem to expect that this young man's appetite was so big, and he was not satisfied with 200,000 taels of snowflake silver.

Although Zhai Lin Wang's family has a deep foundation, most of the family assets are fields and shops from all over the world, and the silver deposit in the mansion in Beijing is not very much, and 200,000 taels is not a small amount.

Everyone else was sympathetic, but at this time, no one would stand up for Wang An.

As the so-called Dead Dao Friends do not die in the Poor Dao, you are the master of the first gate valve in the Northland, so you should carry it yourself.

Lu Shen said slowly: "I didn't alarm you during this time, I just wanted to check your details, and after checking, I realized that it was no wonder that the people of the North were not happy, and it turned out that the silver had run into the hands of you people." Zhai Lin Wang's inheritance has been more than 500 years, and he actually wants to use 200,000 taels to send his general, Wang Xiang, do you think that Yu Xinchen is very lonely down there alone, and you want to go down to accompany him? ”

Although he knew that Lu Shen was making a scene, hearing his cold tone at this moment, Wang An couldn't help but feel cold all over his body, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "I implore Lu Duwei to say a number, and the Wang family will definitely do their best." ”

Lu Shen said: "Since it is for the use of the labor army, it is not good for you to go bankrupt, fifty percent of the floating wealth is enough, is the king willing to do so?" ”

Wang An's face was pale, beads of sweat were on his forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: "Wang family...... The Wang family is willing to sacrifice 600,000 taels to reward the army. ”

The others all looked nervously at the young man on the steps.

Lu Shen seemed to be calculating, and said after a while: "Wang Xiang is quite kind, he did not disappoint the general, and also saved the lives of your Wang family's children." ”

Wang An squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your understanding." ”

Lu Shen smiled and said in a slightly higher voice: "Li Chengen." ”

"The end will be."

"You take people to record them one by one, and count them one by one in the square, and ask each of them to say the specific amount of military money they donated, whether it is one hundred taels or one hundred thousand taels, they only need to record it. As for whether this amount meets the standard of fifty percent floating wealth, you don't have to pay attention to it, I will believe that these masters will definitely understand the difficulties of our Great Qi Imperial Court. ”

"Obey!"

Li Chengen forced a smile, and then took his soldiers to count the amount.

Everyone present looked bitter, but after witnessing Lu Shen's beating of Wang An, they still didn't understand that this young man had already figured out their details.

Although the numbers that Lu Shen has are not necessarily very accurate, who dares to gamble with the lives of the whole family?

That's it, five achievements and fifty percent are better than losing everything and having nothing.

On the steps, Song Shifei and the others looked at Lu Shen as if they were looking at the God of Wealth.

Lu Shen couldn't help but smile: "Brothers, we don't have the right to use this money without authorization, we have to hand it over to the Metropolitan Governor for unified disposal." ”

Song Shifei said: "This is natural, in fact, I didn't think of the idea of playing this silver." Brother Lu, if Emperor Jingguo is willing to exchange war horses for prisoners, can you give me a few hundred horses at that time? ”

Duan Zuozhang scolded with a smile: "Your Feiyun Army has always been a foot soldier, what do you want a war horse to do?" ”

Song Shifei glared and said, "I can't get a scout ranger?" Last time Lei Ze won a big victory, the captured war horses were all hidden by the Metropolitan Governor, and my old Song Dynasty only asked for fifty horses, and was almost beaten by the Metropolitan Governor. ”

Lu Shen smiled and said, "As long as Your Majesty and the Grand Governor agree, I will give you five hundred war horses at that time." ”

Although there was a hook buried in his words, Song Shifei knew very well the temperament of this young colleague, and he smiled happily, rubbed his hands and said, "That's it!" In the future, Brother Lu has something to order, and my old Song will definitely not frown! ”

Everyone laughed.

The square was miserable and miserable, but here there was laughter and laughter.

After about a stick of incense, Li Chengen ran over quickly, and said with an extremely excited expression: "Captain Yudu, the amount of military funds donated by the clan in the city has been counted!" ”

Lu Shen said indifferently: "How much?" ”

Li Chengen's voice trembled slightly: "A total of 13.75 million taels!" ”

Even though they knew that this number would definitely not be low, Song Shifei and Liu Jiangdong couldn't help but gasp, and even Duan Zuozhang, who had always been calm, changed his expression greatly.

What is the concept of 13,700,000 taels?

In the thirteenth year of the establishment of the military, that is, last year, the annual tax revenue of the Qi Dynasty was converted into more than 16 million taels of silver.

These generals naturally didn't know the income and expenditure of the imperial court, but they still understood that this was an extremely terrifying number.

In other words, all the mansions in Heluo City that are qualified to be called big clans will have more than 27 million taels of floating wealth alone, and if all this silver is brought back to Huaizhou......

Lu Shen looked at the eyes of the three of them that suddenly turned red, shook his head calmly and said, "Brothers, it is not advisable to dry up and fish. Moreover, if it is too ruthless, in the future, when the news spreads, it will be difficult for our army to move forward in the Northern Expedition. Today, we have set a standard of fifty percent, one is within the range they can bear, and the other can be regarded as a reckoning with their betrayal of Daqi back then, no matter which party they can have an explanation. ”

Duan Zuozhang was the first to come to his senses and sighed: "Brother Lu is reasonable. ”

Song Shifei smacked his tongue regretfully and said, "It's cheaper for these turtle grandchildren." ”

Lu Shen said with a smile: "Everything is too much, and now this result can already have a perfect answer in front of His Majesty and the Grand Duke." ”

One sentence made the minds of the remaining three people eager again.

It was Lu Shen's decision for the Western Route Army to storm Heluo, but the three of them, as the generals in charge of the army, did not dissuade them, which was tantamount to advancing and retreating together and taking risks together.

The significance of Kefu Heluo could not be fully presented in a short period of time, mainly to boost the morale of the people within the Qi Dynasty, but they all knew that Lu Shen had already decided to avoid a decisive battle with the Jing army, and would retreat south after staying for a while.

In this way, this great victory seems to be a little less victorious, as if this siege is just a simple demonstration of the strength of the Huaizhou army.

But with more than 10 million taels of snowflake silver as the base now, and it will not have a bad impact on the future, they can naturally straighten their waists as participants in decision-making.

"Brothers, we still can't be careless in the future, when to withdraw, how to withdraw, and negotiations with Jingjun are all very important issues, I hope you can cooperate with me."

Lu Shen said with a smile on his face.

The three of them immediately said: "We will definitely only look forward to you!" ”

Duan Zuozhang said again: "Brother Lu, how long will we have to wait?" ”

Lu Shen thought for a moment, then turned his head to look at the far north, and said indifferently: "Then it depends on whether Emperor Jing Chao has the skills to solve internal contradictions." ”

……

In the north of the mainland, the capital of the Jing Dynasty.

Royal Palace, Upper Study.

Emperor Jing sat behind the imperial case, and three pieces of letter paper were placed on the table from left to right, on which were the handwriting of Qingyu Huaijin, and the content was the Jingqi peace negotiation conditions that Lu Shen forced her to write.

There were more than ten ministers standing in the hall, and the man at the head of the right was burly and majestic, and he was gushing: "Your Majesty, these three conditions of Nanqi simply don't take the big picture into account. That Raushzi peace covenant is complete nonsense, why is it necessary for Dajing to make an alliance with Nanqi? Now that the country of Zhao has been pacified, my army is gathering momentum to move south, and it is about to sweep the land south of the Yangtze River, and Heluo must be taken back, doesn't this covenant add constraints to my own dynasty? ”

"Furthermore, if the demarcation proposed by Lu Shen Xiao'er of Southern Qi is followed, doesn't it mean that I will spit out the territory that I have laid down back then? It's absolutely impossible! Your Majesty, in order to conquer those territories back then, my court suffered heavy casualties, and I must not give it up because of the precious daughter of the king of Changshan County! ”

"As for the last one, although the minister still feels that it is inappropriate, as long as the king of Changshan County is willing to take out his family wealth to exchange for the county lord of Yongping, the minister will not say much."

This person is the marshal of the Great Jingbei Academy, he was born in the Hui Luo clan, one of the several nobles within the Jinglian clan, his real name is Hui Luo Yejin, and he changed his name when he became an adult.

Emperor Jing's gaze moved away from the table, looked at Sagai, and said, "Finished?" ”

Sakai nodded honestly and said, "The minister is done." ”

"I see."

Emperor Jing's tone was flat, and then there was no follow-up.

The rest of the ministers stood respectfully.

At this time, I could only hear the fire man outside kneeling down and saying, "Your Majesty, the king of Changshan County asks to see you!" ”

Emperor Jing's eyes condensed slightly, and he said lightly: "Accurate." ”

After a while, a middle-aged man in court clothes walked into the upper study, he was Qing Yugong, the king of Dajing Changshan County and the marshal of the Southern Courtyard.

Emperor Jing raised his eyes and saw Qing Yugong's face solemn, which was slightly different from the past.

It is not difficult to guess the reason, Emperor Jing's eyes fell on the three pieces of letter paper again, looking at Qing Yu Huai Jinjuanxiu's handwriting, this king who has integrated various forces within the Jing Lian clan in just over ten years has no waves on his face, and a touch of curiosity quietly appears in his heart.

He wanted to know what choice Qing Yugong would make today.

Today's 3 more, still owe 15.

(End of chapter)