Ruan Qingwen stared at Zhang Xiaowu with bright eyes. No one could resist the temptation of one and a half million taels of silver. People died for money and birds died for food. He believed that Zhang Xiaowu would never let go of this money. He was confused for several days.
, Nguyen Thanh Van knew that his political life was almost over, and his identity as a princeling would accompany him throughout his life. He saw that the overthrow of the princelings was imminent, and he had to consider himself.
"Can I get this 1.5 million taels of silver now?" Zhang Xiaowu clenched his fist and said excitedly. He didn't think too much for the time being. The most important thing is to survive in front of him. If he has this 1.5 million taels of silver,
, not to mention military pay, it is not a problem to expand the army by 100,000. Even if everyone no longer serves as generals, the money is divided among the brothers, and each of them is a local wealthy man with a huge fortune.
Ruan Qingwen shook his head and said: "It depends on how much money is in each bank. Hengtong Bank has several branches in Huizhou and Daizhou. Among them, the Hengtong Bank in Huizhou City has the most silver. There should not be much money in other places, especially
The prince has always disliked Cao Yan, the general guarding Lianglangguan. Moreover, the imperial court has always been wary of the frontier generals' self-respect, so there should not be much money in the Hengtong Bank in Lianglangcheng."
Zhang Xiaowu walked around excitedly, breathing heavily and thinking quickly. Ruan Qingwen's purpose of revealing this news to him was not just to help him solve the military salary problem. He should have something else to ask for, so he said: "Master Ruan, what conditions do you have?"
No? For example, help the prince fight for the throne?"
Ruan Qingwen waved his hand and said: "The prince failed to assassinate Du Shanbo, and Du Shanbo was in charge of the imperial army. He has completely lost the support of Du Shanbo. How can he have a chance to fight for the throne again? Therefore, the prince is destined to fail, and the princelings are also destined to suffer.
When it comes to revenge, Military Master Gu is the backbone of the princelings, and I am also a princeling. But I joined the princelings because of Military Master Gu.
Life-saving grace and support. I have never asked City Lord Zhang to support the prince, not before, and I will never do it in the future. I only hope that City Lord Zhang can save one person, military advisor Gu Yong." He sighed and said: "I
I no longer force City Lord Zhang to rescue the Qinglong Army, I just hope you can rescue one person. I wonder if this request can be exchanged for 1.5 million taels of silver?"
Zhang Xiaowu did not respond immediately. He felt that it would definitely not be that simple, and said: "Let me think about it for one night. Taking military pay without permission is tantamount to treason."
Ruan Qingwen did not force him, and said with a smile: "I am just about to take a rest. Thank you City Lord for the hospitality, I will go to bed now."
"One pound, take Mr. Ruan to rest."
Ruan Qingwen stroked his beard and stood there like a fairy, and said: "I am a scholar and must cultivate myself in an elegant place. I will live in Cuiyun Pavilion these days."
Zhang Xiaowu was stunned at first, and then laughed endlessly. Ruan Qingwen is a very smart person, how can such a person be a drunkard and lustful person, but he wants to live in a prostitution building like Cuiyun Pavilion, naturally to defile himself.
Smart people show their loyalty with their talent and self-deprecation, while fools work hard and follow Hai Rui's example, which makes people unable to find faults.
"This is a man who understands. He understands everything in life." Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile.
The next day, a man came from Lianglangguan who came to Mucheng to seek an official position. After Wang Yijin brought this man, Zhang Xiaowu was surprised and said: "Master?"
"A commoner can no longer be called an adult." Guan Xiang said with a grimace, "Call me a scholar. At least I still had the reputation of being a scholar before I joined the army."
Zhang Xiaowu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why don't I call you cousin, brother Zhong, why is this happening to you?"
Guan Xiang said shabbily: "Since the Epidemic Camp was merged into the Wolf Guard, we and other officers and assistants in the Epidemic Camp have been repeatedly squeezed out, and I am the one who records things in the Epidemic Camp, so I am the first to bear the brunt. A few days ago, I saw some doctors being bullied by the Wolf Guard soldiers.
After being beaten, he was so angry that he couldn't move forward.
Theory, but the wolf guards thought I was causing trouble and scolded me. I was so angry that I resigned and returned home, but I was thrown out of the two wolves in revenge by the villain. Now I can only take refuge with you, otherwise I will really become a beggar.
I’m a beggar.”
When he was in the prisoner camp, Guan Xiang helped Zhang Xiaowu a lot, so Zhang Xiaowu would definitely help him even if Guan Xiang didn't ask for an official position. Guan Xiang mostly helped Su Yu make money, and Zhang Xiaowu also took a fancy to his skills.
There was a lack of county magistrate to handle civil affairs, so Zhang Xiaowu said that you would temporarily take over the post of county magistrate and share the civil affairs duties for me.
Guan Xiang was overjoyed. Zhou Wenqi, who joined the army that day, was the temporary magistrate of Mucheng. Now he never expected that a down-and-out man would suddenly become a seventh-grade county magistrate. Zhang Xiaowu said to Guan Xiang, your biggest task as a county magistrate now is to give us
The garrison office makes money, and he needs a large sum of money to pay military salaries and give everyone a good year.
"If you only need money, that will be an excellent solution." Guan Xiang smirked and took Zhang Xiaowu and others back to the original epidemic camp. Then he looked around and dug out ten jars of broken pieces under a tree.
silver.
Zhang Xiaowu's jaw almost dropped, and he exclaimed: "This is..." Bai Hao also stared at the ten jars of silver with wide eyes, thinking that this is a treasure hiding place, Wang Yijin whispered: "That's right.
How much silver is it?"
Guan Xiang said with a smile: "This is Su Boling's small treasury. It was inconvenient for him to carry it when he left, and he was worried that Cheng Chu would take it away, so he buried it here. There are about 50,000 taels of silver in these ten jars, all of which are
The medical fees he earned from wounded soldiers."
"Fifty thousand taels?! Consultation fees?! Military doctors also charge consultation fees from wounded soldiers?"
Guan Xiang said: "Some injured soldiers wanted to get better medicinal materials, live in better wards, and get better treatment, so Su Boling also met their requests, but he needed to earn some fees."
Zhang Xiaowu was so angry that he jumped to his feet and cursed: "This Su Yu actually set up a free diagnosis and treatment in the military epidemic camp. This is the same as a certain cool and a certain Qiyi! It's so shameless and immoral!"
Wang Yijin asked curiously from the side: "Hey, what the hell do you mean, sir?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "The way to make money is to eliminate descendants."
Guan Xiang disagreed and explained: "The city lord doesn't know something. Half of the wounded soldiers in the epidemic camp are fake injuries. I wish I couldn't cure them and live comfortably. There are also some wounded soldiers who have received their pay."
Instead of staying, he went to a prostitute to give the money to the prostitute, and even went to a gambling house to give the money to the prostitute.
The money was given to those who took advantage of others. Su Boling treated the wounded soldiers equally and did not use fake medicinal materials just because some people did not pay. Our epidemic camp all used the same medicinal materials and the same doctors, so the wounded soldiers never used fake medicinal materials because they did not pay.
Have you ever had any dissatisfaction? Has the city lord ever heard of any trouble in the epidemic camp?"
Zhang Xiaowu recalled that Su Yu and Su Boling were greedy for money, but they knew how to be cautious. Even when he was the commander of the epidemic camp, he never had a penny of military pay deducted. He was indeed a principled corrupt official.
Nengli. When he thought that the fifty thousand taels of silver were poached by him, Su Yu was so angry that he couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is Su Yu's life-saving money. If he encounters any difficulties in the future, we must help him."
he."
Guan Xiang couldn't help but laugh. He returned to Mucheng to seek an official position, hoping that once Zhang Xiaowu no longer needed him, he would dig out money and go home to become a farm servant. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaowu asked him to be the acting county magistrate, and he paid five in return.
Ten Thousand Patterns of Silver is an act of reciprocation.