Emperor Qianwen's eyes erupted with anger, and he threw the folder in his hand downwards with great force, hitting Kunkang, the minister of household affairs, in the face who couldn't dodge. "This is the errand you did, you deserve death, you know?" ?”
It’s no wonder that Emperor Qianwen was so angry. What this excerpt talks about is the large sum of money being taken out of Daqian Bank. It is said that this incident has happened for some time. As a minister with the title of minister, Kunkang, who was in charge of Daqian Bank, had also received the news a long time ago, but he didn't take it seriously at first.
As for banks, taking money and depositing it is a matter of course.
But as more and more money was taken away, more importantly, not long after, news suddenly came from the north that Daqian Bank in Ningcheng, Liaozhou had an accounting problem and stopped exchanging banknotes. As for when to open the business, we need to check the accounts before making a decision.
Now, Kunkang was stunned. He was originally planning to send someone to Ningcheng Bank to withdraw the money, but he knew that the matter was serious. Although Ningcheng did not seal the deal, he said that he would do it after the accounts were cleared. Exchange business, but who knows whether it is true or false, and who knows how long it will take?
He immediately made a decision, and Kunkang also immediately stopped the banknote exchange business. When he started to check the bank's silver, he discovered that the amount of cash in the bank was less than 20 million taels. Before, only the emperor's money was stored here. There are as many as 100 million taels, not to mention that the Ministry of Revenue has deposited 30 million taels in it.
The bank stopped its exchange business, and the merchants and people who deposited money in it began to make a fuss, but Kunkang could no longer control that much. He wrote a memorial and went straight to the palace. Now he is kneeling at the feet of Emperor Qianwen. He didn't even dare to dodge despite being hit in the face by the memorial.
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen was furious. Even though the memorial had hit Kunkang, he still had no intention of venting the anger in his heart. On the contrary, seeing how Kunkang was not pleasing to his eyes, he hated himself even more for being ignorant and using this waste.
Speaking of Emperor Qianwen's employment, one principle was that they should be loyal. Just like the previous Silver Armored General Shi Hongyun, he had no talent at all to lead troops in combat, but he was killed again and again just because he was loyal enough to the emperor. Even if he failed again and again, the last time he lost the northern barrier of Daliang City and Pingcheng, he was only imprisoned for one month, and then he was released and regained his power as a silver-armored guard.
Perhaps in the eyes of Emperor Qianwen, whether a person has ability is secondary. What matters is whether he is loyal. Without this premise, the greater the ability of such a person, the greater the harm will be in the future.
Kunkang was a person who was loyal enough to Emperor Qianwen. Now it has been proved once again that his ability is really limited. He actually handed over more than 100 million taels of silver to others, and was taken away by the loyal king. There was no more money. , why should we fight, the national power may not be stable. When he thought of this, Emperor Qianwen became angry, "Here, put Kunkang on death row, and he will be executed in three days. To the outside world, talk about him to the outside world." If you are greedy for money, the bank needs to recheck the accounts and conduct exchange business."
The emperor gave the order, and soon the golden armored guards on duty outside came forward and took Kun Kang, who was shouting for mercy, out of the hall. Then Emperor Qianwen fell back to his chair with a plop, and his face became very ugly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't be impatient. If the money is gone, just think of ways to make more money. As long as the people are still there." Yan Fu, who was standing beside him, said with a concerned look on his face.
"Hey, it's all me. I didn't see Kunkang's ability clearly, which caused the bank to suffer such huge losses." A sigh came out of Emperor Qianwen's mouth. At this time, Emperor Qianwen couldn't help but flash through his mind. Tang Ao's figure, if this person was still in Daliang City, I am afraid that such a thing would never happen.
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Prince Zhong’s Mansion in Ningcheng, Liaozhou.
King Zhong returned to the palace with a face full of joy. Just now, he went to the treasury and saw a full 100 million taels of silver stored there. This was all the result of a sneak attack on the Daliang City bank. After having this silver , the loyal king can do more things. For example, recruit troops again, for example, get involved in the Central Plains.
"Come here, tell General An Zhiwu to come to the house." King Zhong gave the order. At this time, he was very high-spirited.
Not long after, An Zhiwu came to Prince Zhong's mansion, and soon a conscription order was issued from the palace. According to the conscription order, all men in Liaozhou who are over sixteen years old and under thirty-five years old can sign up to join the army. .As long as you become a member of the Liaozhou Army, you can receive a salary of four taels of silver per month.
Normally, the salary of soldiers in Daqian is two taels per month. This time, King Zhong directly doubled the salary. Now, there are many soldiers. In a short period of time, the strength of the Liaozhou Army has increased rapidly. The original 120,000 soldiers and horses have become the current 200,000 soldiers and horses. Although the new recruits still lack training and have varying abilities, the total number of people here is enough to intimidate others.
At this time, King Chu finally showed his fangs and became an important vassal king or prince who supported the army.
News of the changes in Liaozhou soon spread to Jicheng. After Tang Ao learned about it, he sighed. He knew that he might not be able to develop silently. He had a feeling that sooner or later, he and Prince Zhong would have a battle. The expansion of the Liaozhou Army is definitely not good news for me. Fortunately, with the safe return of Xianjun, the Jizhou Army now has tens of thousands of troops, and most of them are elites, so they are not afraid of the Liaozhou Army. war.
The news also quickly spread to Daliang City. Emperor Qianwen was so shocked that he dropped the brush in his hand on the dragon case. Compared to Tang Ao, he was in a more urgent mood. He knew that now King Zhong had begun to expand his army. Well, the target will definitely be himself. This younger brother has been coveting his position for a long time.
"Withdraw the troops and order Jinjiawei Deputy General Mo Chengyu and Protector Lu Zhi to lead the troops back." In desperation, Emperor Qianwen made a difficult choice. Seeing that Suzhou could not be captured for a long time, continuing to fight would only consume more troops. Money and food. But now, Emperor Qianwen, who had little silver left, was finally unable to support this war and decided to withdraw the main force in order to deter and deal with the Liaozhou Army that might come to Daliang City at any time.
The battle situation is constantly changing, which can be said to be dizzying, and also makes Zong Zheng feel more urgent.
Especially after learning that the emperor had ordered the Daqian army that had attacked Suzhou to retreat, he knew that he did not have much time left for him. Before, Emperor Qianwen allowed the people below to make small moves, but it was just for the stability of Daliang City. Don't cause chaos to the frontline troops. After all, if the internal situation is unstable, there is no need to talk about expansion.
But now, since the army has retreated, Emperor Qianwen will no longer have any worries. The next step is probably to straighten out the internal affairs. As Zong Zheng, who has been dancing very happily recently, there is a great possibility that he will become Emperor Qianwen. The target of the attack.
Time waits for no one, so Zongzheng hurriedly invited Princess Qian Di to discuss countermeasures. What reassured Zongzheng was that Princess Qian Di told him that King Xiang was on his way to be escorted to Daliang City, and he could enter the city in two days at most. That is to say, , the conditions are ripe to lure Emperor Qianwen out of the palace and kill him.
"Okay, great." The excited Zong Zheng couldn't help but wave his arms. His long-cherished wish was about to be fulfilled, how could he not be excited.
The former Princess Di saw Zongzheng's happiness, and she was also a little excited. Once Zongzheng became the emperor, she could help him restore his country. In this way, her long-cherished wish could be realized. This was a win-win situation.
In order to ensure that the goal was achieved without any accidents, the former Princess Di said to Zongzheng: "Uncle He, there is still a very critical issue now, which is the matter of Dai Mubai. If possible, please ask Uncle He to meet him and give him some advice. He made some promises to reassure him."
"That's no problem, Grandmaster. Uncle He will naturally not neglect him. In this case, you can arrange a meeting as soon as possible." Zong Zheng, who was very happy, agreed immediately.
Dai Mubai can be regarded as a complicated being. He used to serve Emperor Qianwen, and he was extremely loyal both in front and behind the horse, and he was highly valued by the emperor. But everything changed after he became the grand master.
As his strength became stronger, Emperor Qianwen felt that he could no longer control himself, so he became suspicious. The leakage of Tianlei's secret recipe became the trigger. Dai Mubai, relying on the master's unique premonition, deeply felt that the emperor The suspicion of him had reached a point where he could no longer hide it, and he knew that he had to prepare a way out.
Dai Mubai has been the chief guard of the Emperor's Guard for many years. He is not a fool, let alone a foolishly loyal person. His principle is that if people don't do it for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them. In order to live a better life in the future, he set his goal Prince Qing. In fact, he did the same thing, but soon the unexpected guest Qian Princess Di came to visit.
If it were in the past, Dai Mubai would definitely try his best to keep the former Princess Di, and then go to the emperor to claim credit. But this time he didn't. Not only did he not, he also had a serious conversation with the former Princess Di and asked him to What he didn't expect was that he gained a lot, and he actually got a step called "God Walk". Although it was only the first half, it had already benefited him a lot.
With the benefit of others, the former Princess Di pointed out a clear path to Dai Mubai, which was to defect to Zongzheng, and then she would have a better future. For this reason, she expressed some of her plans, although they involved specific contents. He still kept something secret, but a smart man like Dai Mubai naturally knew what might happen next.
He was touched that Princess Di had told him such important news.
When a good choice was placed in front of him, Dai Mubai was moved and decided to meet Zong Zheng and have a good chat.
For Dai Mubai, he wanted a good backer. For Zong Zheng, he also needed the powerful power of a master, so the two hit it off.
