"Long live the return, the total is fifty-five thousand taels."
Xia Shouzhong respectfully placed the five thousand taels of silver notes given to him by Li Yunze and the wooden box containing the fifty thousand taels of silver notes on the desk of Emperor Zhou.
Looking at the thick banknotes in front of him, the emperor was silent for a moment, narrowed his narrow eyes, and then smiled coldly, "Oh, Jia family."
The Great Zhou Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and people everywhere are clamoring for money, food, and supplies.
As an emperor who wants to achieve something, he has been worrying about money all day long.
But the corrupt nobles of the Jia family can spend tens of thousands of taels of money just to fight for the favor of women in the palace!
How can this not make him angry!
Although the money is good, he is indeed short of money and wants to get rid of those nobles who hold military power.
But now is not the time.
Once the persecution becomes too great and the nobles start a quarrel, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Zhou Dynasty. They have military power in their hands!
After looking at the banknotes in the box with fiery eyes, the emperor closed the lid regretfully and said, "Send it over."
Although he is short of money, he is not willing to take a woman's natal money.
But the money Xia Shouzhong received...
"Long live, everything about this servant is long live, and these filial piety are long live."
Being able to serve as a general manager, Xia Shouzhong is naturally not a fool. Although money is good, it is nothing compared to the emperor's favor.
"How can I like you, a melon and a jujube?" Although the words were unpleasant, a smile appeared on the emperor's face, which was a sign of praise for this servant's sensibleness.
"Long live the wealth in the world. I just ask that long live give me a chance to show my filial piety."
"Haha~~~" The always serious emperor was also amused, "In that case, I will accept your filial piety."
After saying that, he reached out and picked up a five hundred tael silver note, "This is what I reward you for."
Xia Shouzhong naturally stepped forward to accept his thanks with a face full of joy.
"That Jia Lian." The emperor thought for a while, "Go check it out."
"According to the decree."
"Also." The emperor pondered for a moment and looked at the wooden box filled with banknotes again. "I want Jia Yuanchun to stay with me tonight."
Li Yunze, who left the palace, returned to Yonglefang again.
It was still the same dilapidated courtyard. When Lai Wang and others entered again, they were shocked to find that the courtyard was filled with four more large cars filled with wooden boxes.
"Let's go." Li Yunze clapped his hands and said, "Go to Liangge's hometown."
Liang Erhe's official official position was Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, in charge of the military affairs.
The title of Grand Scholar is no more than a fifth-grade official, but it represents the status of a distinguished pavilion elder.
The latter one is the second-rank Minister of the Ministry of War, in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.
Usually, the chief minister of the cabinet also heads the most powerful official department, which is commonly known as the Heavenly Official or the Otsuka Chief.
The second assistant of the cabinet also holds the very important household department, that is, the chief minister.
The remaining departments are led by group assistants.
This is done to strengthen the authority of the cabinet as the head of the outer court, and is also the inevitable result of the continued erosion of power by the turbans.
Arriving at the gate of Liang Mansion, Liang Huairen was already waiting here.
"Brother Liang, what's going on?" Looking at Liang Huairen, who was forcing himself to laugh, Li Yunze stepped forward with a smile and joked, "Is it possible that Da Sima doesn't want to see me?"
Liang Huairen responded awkwardly, "Brother Jia, please forgive me, I've messed up the matter."
Seeing Li Yunze's expression change slightly, Liang Huairen hurriedly explained, "Last night, I told my father what Brother Jia had asked me to do. Unexpectedly, my father reprimanded me and refused immediately."
The young man was so proud of himself, but Liang Huairen accepted the money but failed to get the job done, so he naturally felt embarrassed.
Li Yunze, who stood with his hands behind his back, was not in a hurry and asked slowly, "Do you even want to see Da Sikong?"
"Of course not." Liang Huairen quickly explained, "Brother Jia's invitations have been collected, so why not see him?"
"Walk."
Li Yunze smiled and said, "Let's see how brother can make Da Sikong change his mind."
Recalling his father's words last night about not being able to have a causal relationship with a distinguished person, Liang Huairen was very curious, "How did Brother Jia convince my father?"
"I have the ability to make money."
He is a guest, but not an honored guest.
Naturally, the Liang Mansion will not open the middle door, and can only enter through the side door.
As for those big cars, they took a detour directly to the backyard.
The courtyard of the Liang Mansion is not very big, and there are not many servants in the house. After all, Liang Erhe has only been here for a few years, so it is not comparable to a century-old family like the Jia Mansion.
Watching and sizing along the way, Li Yunze already knew what was going on.
All the courtyards have obviously been recently renovated, and the large screen wall at the entrance has been newly carved. The quality of the servants, maids, and maids along the way is also good.
What we have seen so far alone is far beyond the scope of Liang Erhe's salary. This does not mention the furnishings and decorations in each room.
Li Yunze, who knew what was going on, smiled unkindly.
In the main hall of the central hall, Liang Erhe, who has a goatee and a calm and confident face, is already waiting here.
Liang Erhe is from Beizhili. He is tall and straightforward in character.
After a brief exchange of greetings, he simply said, "If you want to become a Yin official, just go to the Daming Palace to find General Manager Dai. It doesn't cost much to find a place in the Dragon Palace."
Looking at Liang Erhe who had already picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, Li Yunze did not take advantage of the situation to say goodbye. Instead, he nodded in approval, "What Da Sima said is true. You can indeed find a position with Long Jinwei by spending one thousand eight hundred taels."
The Dragon Guards are a special group of imperial guards, with a total of three hundred, and they are all composed of noble sons.
Anyone who can enter it is a fifth-level starting point. It is a place that many noble disciples in Shenjing City flock to.
Liang Erhe looked over with some confusion. He had already served tea. How could he be so ignorant of the rules?
"Da Sima." Li Yunze stood up slowly, "I took the liberty of visiting today and prepared some local specialties for Da Sima. I hope Da Sima will accept it."
This kind of thing has long been commonplace for Liang Erhe, who has been an official for many years.
But he had already made up his mind that he would never have too much to do with the nobles, so he tasted tea that was neither salty nor bland, "Let's forget it."
"Da Sima." Li Yunze smiled even more, "All the local specialties have been delivered to my door. I have to take a look."
"That's fine."
Liang Erhe stopped refusing and nodded slowly, "Then let's take a look."
When he came to the backyard and saw the four carts piled with wooden boxes, Liang Erhe stopped in his tracks.
His expression was very strange, a little unbelievable, but also a little hopeful and puzzled.
Li Yunze didn't waste any time, took the key and jumped onto the nearest cart, opened the big wooden box, then called to Lai Wang and the others, and pushed the wooden box over with all his strength.
‘Wow~~~’
The shining silver brick rolled and fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Liang Erhe breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed what he thought.
After opening all the boxes and pushing them down, the blue brick floor was already covered with long strips of silver bricks.
"Some local specialties, just talk about your feelings." Walking to Liang Erhe, Li Yunze's expression was lively, "Here are 50,000 taels of local specialties, and there will be another 50,000 taels to give after the event is completed."
Liang Huairen on the side was already dazzled by the sight, so he rushed over, grabbed two silver bricks and started to bite them.
After looking at the tooth mark and weighing it again, he turned to his father overjoyed and shouted, "It's true!"
Such a shameful move made Liang Erhe's beard tremble with anger.
I have always been shrewd, how could I have given birth to such an idiot son? Could it be...
Over there, Liang Huairen was already excitedly calling to the servants, "Quick, quick, move them all to my room...the warehouse, the warehouse."
There was nothing he could do, his father was standing behind him.
You can't say that Liang Erhe didn't take notice of Wan'er's eight thousand taels, but at least it wasn't enough for him to risk the emperor's displeasure by doing things for the nobles.
But at this time, the test of fifty thousand taels... no, it was the test of one hundred thousand taels, and Liang Erhe's legs were also numb.
In this era, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
The emperor was so poor that he was greedy for Jia Yuanchun's 50,000 taels, and he did not hesitate to donate his own life, not to mention Liang Erhe, whose family expenses obviously exceeded his salary.
"Good nephew." Liang Erhe, who had a dignified demeanor before, is now friendly and "come to the study to talk."
"Sorry for disturbing you."
The study is a forbidden area for the male master. Basically no one in the family can enter. Visitors must be extremely important confidants and distinguished guests, so they will be invited into the study to discuss matters.
It was not until this moment that Li Yunze entered Da Sima's home in the true sense.
After sitting down, Liang Erhe's expression became serious: "Xiannephew, are you planning to dispatch the Imperial Guards in the palace?"
The Imperial Guards in the Palace, also known as the Royal Guards, were directly under the emperor's armed forces and could even determine the emperor's life or death.
This army was personally commanded by the emperor, and there were more than a hundred generals in charge of it. There was not even a single noble son.
If this was what Li Yunze was thinking, then Liang Erhe could only say sorry.
Li Yunze understood what Liang Erhe meant very well. He shook his head slowly, "Of course not."
Hearing this, Liang Erhe breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why he was half-hearted was because the next question was, "Are you looking for a job in the Beijing camp?"
The imperial palace at the core of Shenjing City is lined with imperial guards who are under the jurisdiction of the inner palace. On the outside is the Imperial Guards who are directly under the emperor. Inside the city are the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to maintain public order. On the city walls are the city defenses from various prefectures and localities.
The army is stationed, and those stationed in all directions outside the city are the various departments of the Beijing camp.
Liang Erhe knew very well that the emperor had always wanted to take away the military power of the Beijing camp from the hands of the nobles.
Li Yunze spent such a huge amount of money, so it was naturally impossible for him to seek a minor official. If he was placed as a general in the capital camp, he would definitely arouse the emperor's anger.
"No."
It was only then that Liang Erhe felt completely relieved.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly twirled his beard and laughed, "My dear nephew, tell me now, what kind of job are you looking for?"
It's not the imperial army or the capital camp. All the military attachés in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. He has collected this batch of local products!
"I want to go to the southwest." Li Yunze, who had piercing eyes, said casually, "General of the Guiyang Reinforcement Battalion."
"Are you sure?" Liang Erhe was slightly startled, then quickly realized, "Could it be that I made a mistake?"
At this time, the Zhou Dynasty was fighting in all directions, and the chieftain rebellion broke out in the southwest, and the war had been raging for several years.
Because it was located in a smoky land with rugged and mountainous terrain, the imperial army suffered heavy losses, and generals at all levels also suffered numerous casualties.
The civil and military officials of the DPRK and China viewed the southwest as a dangerous route and would avoid it if they encountered snakes or scorpions.
Many of the soldiers and horses stationed at Guiyang Prefecture on the front line were vacant, but no one in the court dared to take office.
Li Yunze nodded repeatedly, "I hope Grand Sima will help me with this matter."