The eyes of Wang Huai and A Biao simultaneously rested on an embroidery painting called "Picture of the Divine Horse".
Over the grassland, the divine horse soared against the wind with bright eyes.
Above the divine horse, there is a red sun on the right and a bright moon on the left.
The four hooves of the divine horse trample tigers, lions, dragons and colorful phoenixes respectively.
"Mongolia is known as the 'nation on horseback' and they naturally worship horses."
Abiao explained calmly, put on an ambiguous smile again, and continued to speak.
"Among Mongolian possessions, the only thing more valuable than a first-rate war horse is a daughter!"
It's so barbaric, how can a daughter become an asset?
Wang Huai looked surprised.
"How many beauties can be exchanged for Bao Tianba's hundreds of war horses this morning?"
A Biao glared at Wang Huai.
"Beautiful you, Princess Gesang, can't exchange for a hundred thousand horses."
...
Between the drinks.
A middle-aged man who looked like a butler walked in with a serious look on his face. He bent down and leaned close to Jiaqi Zhang's ear.
"My lord, there are visitors from the north from Yanran..."
The housekeeper said and muttered.
Wang Huai's skills, let alone muttering, cannot be concealed even by ants' tentacles.
Jiaqi Zhang spoke cheerfully to the housekeeper.
"A guest from the north brings a magical horse, so he can't delay my meal with the prince, Mr. Xiao Wang. Besides, Beiting and I have already broken up!"
On the surface, Zhang Ming was scolding the housekeeper, but in fact, he was speaking to Wang Huai and Wang Huai.
The butler was still just mumbling in Jasper's ears.
Wang Huai smiled slightly as he listened, and his smile gradually solidified.
After Zhang heard that the housekeeper had finished his report, his expression changed drastically.
"Proposal? Prime Minister Peiyu?"
After saying this, Jiajia Zhang turned to Wang Huai and A Biao with an apologetic look on his face.
"I ignore Beiting, even if the envoys are Prince Su Keqi and Prime Minister Guili Chizuo."
"But the other party is holding a token of my late father's liberation. No matter how arrogant I am, I cannot disrespect my late father."
A Biao expressed his understanding and said goodbye to Wang Huai.
Although we had waited for the whole meal, and even though the sun was beating down, when we left the Jiacizhang compound, the crowd waiting for Wang Huai was still huge and enthusiastic.
It can be seen how cruel Zhaojunsai was bullied on weekdays, but Bao Tianba came and went like the wind, and he entered Daqingshan when there were many people. People dared to be angry but dare not speak out.
Unexpectedly, Wang Huai uprooted them as soon as he arrived.
Wang Huai regained his gentle smile, and A Biao waved in return of the crowd's respect and greetings.
Ma Sanbao led dozens of special forces to clear the way, and Wang Huaicai calmly walked out of the crowd.
Ma Sanbao reported while clearing the way.
"Goddess Qingqing restrained fifteen enemies. They were half scared to death when they saw all eight hundred of their companions killed."
"They all confessed and were lenient, and said they would take us to Bao Tianba's lair, where there is a lot of property."
"There is still the only clue to the imperial seal. Just let them go home for the New Year."
"Kill it, or keep it for the New Year?"
Ma Sanbao pointed fingers as he walked and returned to the carriage.
In Male Gobi, everyone said that the national jade seal was passed down, as if it really existed!
Wang Huai had reservations and spoke lightly.
"You're trying to trick me out of a whole stone? But I'm about to go to Daqingshan. If you cooperate, you'll stay, and if you're stubborn, I'll kill you."
Abiao shook his head when he heard this, and secretly exclaimed in his heart, cruel, cutting off life and death while talking and laughing, even more royal than his father!
Gu Qingqing opened the car curtain and spoke leisurely.
"It is said that the national jade seal is a sacred jade. If there is nothing blocking it, you can sense it."
Wang Huai's eyes fell on her extremely beautiful face, and he didn't want to leave her for a moment.
"Has Qingqing ever seen the Imperial Seal? How do you know it so clearly?"
Gu Qingqing glanced at Wang Huai with her fairy eyes.
"Xi'an Mansion and you found the divine jade, have I seen it before?"
Wang Huai disagreed and always felt that she had reservations.
I don’t want to keep too much, I don’t even give it to myself. If I had known that I was on Danjiang Lake, I would have done it!
...
Yingtian City, Wuying Hall.
"Xiong Ying... er... Wang Huai's matter, how is it going?"
Lao Zhu looked at Jiang Yu, who had been busy for several days, and spoke slowly.
Regarding Wang Huai's matter, Lao Zhu did not follow the procedures and used the emperor's privileges to give the green light willfully.
The main arrangements were made for Jiang Yu and some people who had contacted Wang Huai before.
For example, Xia Yuanji from the Ministry of Finance and Wu Bangzuo from the Ministry of Industry have seen Lao Zhu more times in the past month than in the entire past year.
They all know that Wang Huai is a noble man.
Moreover, it is only part of the job to handle the affairs of the imperial court.
The matter of Mr. Xiao Wang is different. Once it is done, His Majesty will be happy and happy. Promotion and fortune are just around the corner!
Therefore, I should work as hard as I can to handle Wang Huai's affairs, hoping that he will continue to issue tasks.
"Taoist Master Xiao Wang arranged for Qianzhou Island to work overtime and build five iron warships at full speed for both river and sea use. There is a shortage of 60,000 kilograms of iron and a shortage of 300 blacksmiths."
Jiang Wei bowed his head and reported.
Lao Zhu pondered and pondered.
"Five iron warships for both river and sea use. What kind of tricks is this kid playing? Let him arrange it first. The court will pay the blacksmith's wages first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, there is also a person mentioned in his letter..."
"Ma Tengye, right? There are many horse talents with the surname Wang Huai. There was a Ma Sanbao, and now there is Ma Tengye, and we are not surprised if there is another Ma Tengyun."
"Your Majesty, after two days of investigation, my subordinates found out that Ma Tengye is not a member of Taoist Priest Xiao Wang, but... a member of the imperial court."
Lao Zhu's face became serious.
"Huh? He's so presumptuous that he wants to poach us?"
"And you don't say hello, just call your name?"
"Ma Tengye is from the imperial court, why haven't we heard of him?"
After Jiang Wei heard this, he saw that Lao Zhu was just bluffing and not really angry, so he continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, Ma Tengye is a jailer. Taoist Priest Xiao Wang met him when he was in prison."
Lao Zhu nodded.
"Give it to him! It can be seen that the court system is still lacking, and people cannot make the best use of their talents!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements immediately!"
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As soon as Jiang Wei left, the eunuch came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Hubu Xia Yuanji wants to see you, do you want to announce it?"
Lao Zhu's face flashed with surprise, it's Xun's holiday now, and he still takes the initiative to work overtime?
"Huh? If you haven't summoned him, what are you doing here? Announce him to come in."
Staring at Xia Yuanji holding the memorial, Lao Zhu remained calm.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, I originally wanted to report this matter to the court early, but it is too strange and I am afraid it will be delayed."
"Send it over."
Lao Zhu looked at the memorial and his face gradually changed color.
He closed the memorial with a solemn look on his face.
In previous years, Suzhou's tax revenue exceeded that of Zhejiang Province, accounting for more than one-tenth of the world's tax revenue.
This year we didn’t report any disasters or arrears, but we didn’t receive a penny in taxes!
The strangest thing is that on the scheduled day for transporting grain, the prefect Wang Guandu promised to hand over the grain in full.
As a result, three times in a row, it was all a blank check!
Moreover, the previous release of pigeons was unclear and there was no way to explain it!
If you think that the prefect Wang Guan is corrupt or not good at it, Lao Zhu doesn't believe it.
Just last year, Suzhou was hit by a disaster and had a bad harvest.
Wang Guan entertained local wealthy people at a banquet, convinced them with wine and moved them with his affection, and then asked them to dig into their pockets and pay all the taxes for the people.
This means that even the prosperous landlords in Suzhou have no food left!
Once there is disaster relief in Suzhou, and the taxes on these three million stone grains are gone, the court may have to allocate more than ten million stone grains to Suzhou.
With one decrease and one increase, the imperial court has lost more than 10 million pieces of grain. Who can bear it?
Could it be that starting from now on, the Ming Dynasty will eat dirt?
Wang Huai had all kinds of uncertainties and omnipotence came to Lao Zhu's mind.
I sighed in my heart, how great it would be if this guy were here!
"It's not a good habit to raise problems without solving them; what do you think about Suzhou's taxation?"
After Lao Zhu finished speaking, he stared at Xia Yuanji.
But my heart flew to the northwest, thousands of miles away.
What is this kid Wang Huai doing? This chapter has been completed!