The Liu family and the Su family are very rich, which is a well-known thing.

Because the families behind these two people are in Jiangnan, they are a well-known consortium in Jiangnan.

Being rich is not a crime, and many members of the imperial court have a certain consortium behind them, so Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong have never denied that they are rich, which is also the reason why the two can stand alone in the constant party struggle.

Being an official is nothing more than seeking power and profit, and two people do not have much pursuit of power, and for interests, two people will not use power for personal gain, and make money with their conscience.

They just want to live a stable life, just wait for the day when they will return to their hometown, so their consistent style is to follow the crowd, not to rise or fall behind.

When Yang Lian and the others donated silver just now, the two of them were thinking in their hearts, should they mean it too?

Until this moment, Lin Ping'an set his eyes on himself, and the two of them suddenly felt bad, because Lin Ping'an's eyes were very bad.

There is obviously a sense of wanting to rip off the bamboo.

"I'll donate 20,000 taels."

Liu Chengzhi said busily

Zhu Liangyong, who was on the side, also hurriedly said: "The old man also donated 20,000 taels." ”

This figure was said by them after weighing, in fact, 20,000 taels and 50,000 taels didn't matter to the two of them, but Yang Lian and others donated 10,000 taels, and it was absolutely impossible for them to be much higher than these people, otherwise they would inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Lin Ping'an nodded and sighed:

"Even so, it's still a difference of 100,000 taels of silver, how can this be good?"

Wei Zhongxian's eyebrows were twisted, and he was quite disdainful of Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong each giving 20,000 taels of silver, but there was no way to force this kind of thing, and he couldn't ask Jinyiwei to take a knife on each other's necks and force them to take the money out.

He looked at a few people, and a series of sneers came out of his mouth.

"Many people look down on eunuchs like our family, but when it comes time to contribute to the country, only eunuchs like ours can take out the coffin book in one go."

After saying this, a long sigh came out of his mouth, and his eyes were full of disdain for everyone.

Yang Lian's heart was bitter, even though he hated Wei Zhongxian to the core, but at this time, he had to have a trace of admiration for Wei Zhongxian in his heart.

One is one, two is two, in this regard, Wei Zhongxian is indeed above board and righteous.

So he looked at the people who came with him again, but saw that their eyes were flashing and they were silent, so he could only be silent.

There is no way, as Wei Zhongxian said, Yang Lian is a poor ghost, he has a clean sleeve in his life, naturally he does not have too much savings, and 10,000 taels of silver is already his greatest ability.

Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong naturally heard the sarcasm in Wei Zhongxian's words, but both of them had already become fine, so why would they impulsively donate more silver because of this sentence.

Unless Lin Ping'an is already the son-in-law of the two, in that case, let alone a mere 100,000, it doesn't matter if it doubles or triples, it will be regarded as paving the way for his son-in-law.

But now it is not clear what is going on between Lin Ping'an and his daughter, how can he risk offending others to fully support Lin Ping'an.

There was silence in the room, Lin Ping'an thought about it, and commanded his subordinates:

"Quickly invite Jiang Xingzhou and others to come here."

After saying this, he sat down, picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip gently.

In fact, Lin Ping'an was clear about why the four great talents invited him to be the dean of the academy.

Since there is this opportunity at this moment, let these four people show their hands again, whether it is to contribute to the country or to buy officials with money, as long as they can achieve what they want, it can be regarded as a little reward from Lin Ping'an to these people.

A moment later, Jiang Xingzhou and the four of them came in a hurry, and when they saw these people in the room, the four talents were obviously a little stunned.

Wei Zhongxian, Yang Lian and others have seen them, but Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong are a little unfamiliar, but this is not the reason why they are stunned, what makes them stunned is why so many people gathered together in Lin Ping'an's courtyard?

"This is Lord Shangshuliu of the Criminal Department, and this one is Lord Su, the waiter of the Ministry of Households."

Lin Ping'an pointed to Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong and introduced them to the four of them.

Jiang Xingzhou and the others hurriedly saluted, and at the same time saluted Wei Zhongxian, Yang Lian and the others.

"I called you today because I want your help with something."

Lin Ping'an said directly at the four of them:

"Liaodong is in an urgent situation, and it needs 600,000 taels of silver, and there is still a gap of 100,000 taels at present, I want you to fill this gap."

Hearing this, Jiang Xingzhou and the four of them looked at each other, speechless for a while.

"This kind of thing seems to be a major event in the DPRK and China, how can you talk about it to us?"

"What does Dean Kobayashi mean by this?" ”

All four of them were quick-witted people, and almost at the same time they all had these questions in mind.

Looking at the four of them with puzzled expressions, Lin Ping'an said again:

"The household department can only take out 200,000 taels of silver, Duke Wei donated 100,000 taels alone, I took out 100,000 taels, several adults also donated 100,000 taels, and the remaining 100,000 taels have not been found, so I took it upon myself and called you over."

Hearing Lin Ping'an's explanation, Jiang Xingzhou and the four of them immediately understood what was going on, and they all smiled in their hearts at the same time:

"It turns out that Dean Kobayashi is here to fight the autumn wind!"

One hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing to them, as long as one person can bear it, where is the use of calling the four of them?

"Dean Kobayashi, this is a little bit down on us!"

The four of them suddenly relaxed, and were about to say yes, to listen to Lin Ping'an's profound words:

"This matter is related to the war in Liaodong, if the four of you can donate generously, I think the hundreds of thousands of soldiers over there will thank you, if Your Majesty knows about this, he will be deeply grateful."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xingzhou and the others were suddenly shocked in their hearts, he glanced at the other three, and bowed to everyone in front of him:

"The country is in trouble, the husband is responsible, the four of us are willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver each for the needs of the court!"

When he said this, he did not ask for the consent of the other three, because he knew that the other three would definitely not refuse such a good thing.

As for the number of 100,000 taels, sprinkle it with water!

Hearing Jiang Xingzhou's words, Lin Ping'an showed a smile on his face, and said secretly in his heart:

"Sure enough, they're all clever ghosts!"

Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed in his heart, this is a good thing, there was only a difference of 100,000, as soon as these four people came, there were 300,000 taels more, presumably the old man Sun knew about this matter, and he didn't know how happy he would be.

Lin Ping'an slapped his face and said to Yang Lian and Wei Zhongxian: "Okay, this matter will be solved, but I have a sentence that has been held in my heart for a long time, don't vomit or be unhappy!" ”

Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and said, "You can tell me about it." ”

Yang Lian and the others also looked at Lin Ping'an with an inquiring eye.

saw Lin Ping'an sigh deeply at first, and then continued:

"The villain is young and ignorant, he doesn't know much about the affairs of the court, but he has a trace of regret in his heart, if every time he encounters this kind of thing related to the country, only a few of you can work for the public, and the rest of the people are indifferent, it is a drop in the bucket after all, and it is difficult to continue.

Therefore, I think the imperial court should select talents without sticking to one pattern, select those who can contribute to the imperial court at critical moments, and hire them exceptionally, so that we can unite as one to strengthen our national strength! ”

Saying this, Lin Ping'an's eyes swept over Jiang Xingzhouren, and then he looked at Wei Zhongxian, Yang Lian and others.

At this time, where could these old rivers and lakes still not hear the meaning of Lin Ping'an's words?

This is a naked official!

Yang Lian has been honest and upright all his life, and he is most disgusted with buying officials, but he remained silent at this time.

Because he was a little dazed and a little powerless, the values he had always adhered to seemed to be a little shaken.

Lin Ping'an is right, most people in the court can only talk about it, and there are few people who are really capable of doing practical things, even if they are members of the Donglin Party, many people are arrogant and rash, and it is okay to talk about the truth, it is almost impossible to let them take out the silver to the court with real money.

On the other hand, Wei Zhongxian ......

Thinking of this, Yang Lian sighed silently in his heart, and the taste in his heart was even more mixed.

He was silent for a long time, turned his head to look at Jiang Xingzhou and the four of them, and then said:

"I have also heard a little about the talents of the four of you, and now the court is the time to employ people, I hope you can do your best to do things for the court."

This sentence was said very plainly, as if he was encouraging the four young people in front of him, but everyone could hear that Yang Lian was going to protect the four people.

Jiang Xingzhou and the four of them were ecstatic in their hearts, and they were suddenly speechless with excitement.

Wei Zhongxian raised a thumbs up, and laughed continuously: "Okay! Sure enough! ”

I don't know if he is praising Yang Lian or Lin Ping'an.

Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong glanced at each other, their eyes narrowed, and the more they looked at Lin Ping'an, the more pleasing they were.

"I only have 120,000 taels of silver, but I generously took out 100,000 taels, this kind of mind and atmosphere is definitely not owned by people!"

Su Liangyong admired in his heart.

Liu Chengzhi looked carefully at the young man in front of him again, and felt that his previous understanding of Lin Ping'an was too superficial.

As for today's performance, there is a degree of advance and retreat, and his face is thick enough, even if he is naked and takes money to buy officials, he still looks like a young man who does not understand the world, and he is not much better than those old oilmen who have been in the court for many years.

"It seems that this kid is an out-and-out human spirit, Yiyi's vision is indeed very good!"

He thought silently in his heart, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously outlined a smile.