Shortly after Rui Butong returned to the Household Department, Yang Xun, the deputy director of the Finance Department, was arrested, which represented the complete collapse of the forces opposing Shen Ao in the Household Department.
Shen Ao had only been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for a few days. A right servant, a deputy chief, and a head of a hundred households who guarded the treasury were arrested and unlucky. When this incident came out, Shen Ao was once again confirmed. The name of Ao Shen Madman.
In the eyes of outsiders, this young man is not as kind-hearted as he appears. He is simply a poisonous snake. Anyone who messes with him must be prepared to be bitten and poisoned to death.
Shen Ao didn't pay much attention to the opinions of the outside world. On the contrary, he was happy to see this situation. In this way, he would have a relatively relaxed and safe environment where he could do what he wanted to do. After returning to the Jin Department, Shen Ao Ao called the student Ning Feng and asked him to preside over other officials of the Finance Department to once again calculate the number of acres of land, and after giving the results ten days later, he left the Household Department to inspect the renovation of Daqian Bank.
It's still the same bullock cart, moving slowly. It's just that the one pulling the cart is no longer the yellow head. It was already old and frail and died two months ago. The current bullock is even more beautiful in comparison. Stronger and younger.
A cow is a cow, and it can't go any faster. Sitting in the bullock cart, Shen Ao was thinking about something thoughtfully.
The reason why he promoted Daqian Qianzhuang so vigorously seems to be that Shen Ao was seeking results in order to gain the emperor's praise and gain more power, at least that's what the outside world thought. But only he himself knew that doing so would bring great consequences. Partly for myself.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Guochanglong and Xianweiju, under the auspices of Shen Ao, are making money every day. Especially the glass products that are only put up for auction every day or two have brought a steady stream of money to Shen Ao. money.
With more and more cash in his hands, how to place it has become a problem that Shen Ao has to consider.
A common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!
Shen Ao knows this truth. Think about those people in history who were so rich that they could rival the country. Whether it was Shen Wansan with the same surname, or a corrupt and gentry person, who would have had a bad ending?
If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. How could so much cash not attract the prying eyes of others? He is only sixteen years old, and his beautiful life has just begun. In the future, he will only make more and more money, attracting the attention of others. His attention will also increase. Under such circumstances, how can Shen Ao sleep well and eat well?
How to transfer these properties without attracting attention and continue to make money has become a problem that Shen Ao wants to solve. Daqian Bank is the best way to hide wealth. When a large amount of cash is exchanged, Once it becomes a banknote, it won't attract so much attention. This is Shen Ao's main purpose of making a big bank.
With the 100 million taels of silver supported by Emperor Qianwen, Shen Ao's silver is just lying among them, and it can achieve the purpose of not showing off the mountain and not revealing the water. As long as Daqian Yinzhuang stands firm, even if one day, Shen Ao comes out When you are forced to leave, you only need to take the banknotes and leave, which is much more convenient than leaving Daliang City with bullock carts full of gold and silver.
This is Shen Ao looking for a way out for himself. Although Emperor Qianwen treats Shen Ao well, even very well. But who can guarantee that he can live a long life? What if one of his eyes dies as soon as he closes his eyes and replaces them with new ones? Emperor, who can know what his attitude towards himself is?
Not to mention, the establishment of a bank is originally a manifestation of social progress. When you come to this world, you always have to bring some changes to it, right?
Three Cunning Rabbit Cave.
This inspired Shen Ao to fully implement the Daqian Bank thing. Thinking that he had finally solved the problem of too much money and no longer had to worry about it, Shen Ao, who was sitting in the bullock cart, giggled.
"What's wrong? What makes you so happy?" A pleasant voice rang in his ears, causing Shen Ao to tremble all over. Only then did he realize that he was not the only one in the oxcart, there was also a personal bodyguard, Xue Fei.
"Uh! It's nothing, I just thought of some interesting stories." Shen Ao changed the topic to hide his proud mood.
"What story can you tell me?" Xuefei asked curiously, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation.
She has been with Shen Ao for a while. Xue Fei has never had any resistance to this young man who is destined to become her man. This is Aoxue's decision. She has no choice but to obey. Even if she can't refuse, she starts to try. Accepting it, and after observing this period, she was still very satisfied.
Young, handsome, talented, and the most important thing is not arrogant. He can always be kind to the servants and give him as much respect as possible. This makes Shen Ao almost a perfect person in Xuefei's eyes.
Of course, Shen Ao is not without his shortcomings. For example, his kung fu is too weak and he only has the peak strength of An Jin. In Xue Fei's eyes, it is really not enough. But this does not cover up Shen Ao's talents in other aspects. Especially with the During Bai Qiutong's chat, she learned that some of the songs she liked to watch, and even the songs that could touch people's hearts, were composed by Shen Ao. Xue Fei became even more curious. She really wanted to know what was the reason for this. A sixteen-year-old boy can't do that.
Now when I heard Shen Ao say that he thought of an interesting story, I immediately became interested and looked like I was asking for more details.
Xuefei is not a talkative person, at least that's how she feels to others. Even in normal times, Xuefei will not talk to others easily, that is, when she sees Bai Qiutong and it is only the two of them, she will Show your girlish nature and chirp something. But Shen Ao knows that this little girl who is only one year older than herself actually has the same curiosity as others, but she is not willing to show it in front of others. That's all.
Just like now, Xue Fei's curiosity was revealed, and she looked like she wanted to hear interesting stories. Thinking that the nearest Daqian Bank was still some distance away, and looking at those expectant eyes, Shen Ao felt really Unable to bear to refuse, "Well, let me tell you a story. A long time ago, Snow White's stepmother was jealous of her beauty and sent warriors to escort her to the forest to murder her..."
What Shen Ao was telling was the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a fairy tale used by later generations to "coax" children. In later generations, if any boy dared to tell these to a seventeen-year-old girl, he would definitely be punished. Despised. But now, hearing Xue Fei's ears made her open her eyes wide and focus so much, as if she was afraid that she would miss any details accidentally.
...
Prince Qing's Mansion.
The former prince rebelled and was sentenced to death, leaving the prince's position vacant.
Prince Xiang, who had been suppressed for a long time, immediately jumped out. This time, he was trying to win over the courtiers. His power became stronger and stronger, and he had the potential to become the crown prince.
The changes in the court situation made Fan Shitong the head of the officials again. When he shot at Zuopu, Fan Shitong had a headache. When he calculated the number of officials who had taken refuge with King Xiang, he broke out in a cold sweat. After leaving the Yamen, he came to Qing
The palace wants to discuss a countermeasure with Prince Qing.
The situation of Prince Qing was not much better. He was lame on one foot and had already been declared a political death sentence long ago. Although he was the eldest son of the emperor, he had no chance to become the prince. On the contrary, he took advantage of the former prince and his second son.
Emperor's brother.
Fortunately, the sky has eyes. The former prince believed the words of the King of Jin and actually raised an army to rebel. He was eventually executed. King Qing was very happy and thought that his own era had come. After all, he did not have any support from the vassal king behind him.
It means that he will not rebel. After the father has learned from the past, he may be the one to take the crown prince position.
It's just that some time has passed since the former prince was executed, and his father never mentioned the new prince's position. Prince Qing became worried again, as if he was back to what he was before, and he couldn't see the hope of life again.
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Fan Shitong came to Prince Qing's Mansion and saw the scene of Prince Qing drinking alone in the hall. There were two empty bottles on the table, which showed that he had been drinking the wine for a long time.
"Your Highness." Fan Shitong walked into the main hall, bent slightly and saluted.
"Teacher is here, please take a seat." Prince Qing just raised his head and glanced at Fan Shitong, then held the wine cup again and drank a glass of sake.
Fan Shitong took two steps forward, grabbed the wine glass, a flash of anger flashed across his face, and said in a tone that said he hated iron and steel, "Your Highness, what are you doing? Can you solve the problem by getting drunk?"
Now King Xiang is not a prince, and there is still hope for His Highness. Do you want His Majesty to see you like this and completely lose confidence, so you can take advantage of King Xiang?"
"Prince Xiang? Haha, teacher, do you think there is still hope for this king? If my father wanted to establish a prince, he should have made a decision long ago, and there has been no news yet. This is obviously..."
"It's obvious that His Majesty is still hesitating between His Highness and Prince Xiang." Fan Shitong said proactively, as if he was preempting the conversation.
"Huh?" Because of these words, King Qing's right hand hung in the air, and the wine cup did not complete the action of emptying it again.
"Isn't it? If His Majesty wanted to establish King Xiang, he could have done so a long time ago. Why is there no movement now? Isn't it because of Your Highness? Although His Majesty is suffering from illness, when did Your Majesty give up on His Majesty?
?Isn’t it a statement that you are not allowed to go to court? Doesn’t it represent His Majesty’s hesitation? Your Highness, even Your Majesty has not given up on you, let alone give up on yourself.”
"Give up? Father, haven't you given up on me?" As if he was persuaded, Prince Qing's eyes were much brighter than before.
"Yes, Your Majesty has never given up on His Majesty. Mencius said, when heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. Who will
Do you know that your Majesty is not thinking about His Highness?" Fan Shitong said with the utmost encouragement.