Chapter 402 Qian Lin surrendered and offered military rations
Soon, Qian Lin was brought in.
He knelt down and saluted: "Little man Qian Lin, please see your majesty!"
Qin Yun looked at him carefully. He was quite tall in brocade robes and jade belt, and his eyes were more shrewd, but not as arrogant as the leaders of other clans.
"Qian Lin, right?"
"I didn't notice you in Tai Chi Hall just now. Why didn't you leave with those guys and instead came to me?"
Qian Lin smiled slightly and said sincerely: "We have different paths, so we don't want to work together!"
"The villain doesn't like them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cabinet ministers all looked sideways.
I sighed secretly in my heart, what a good boy, so sweet-mouthed and clever!
Qin Yun laughed: "Hahaha, very good, Qian Lin, I like your answer, but I hope you will be consistent with your words and deeds, rather than being opportunistic."
Qian Lin held up his hands and said, "I don't dare, a villain."
"That's good, tell me how you can solve my troubles." Qin Yun regained his energy and asked Jin Chai and Xiaoyue to go down first.
Qian Lin said calmly: "Your Majesty is only troubled by the lack of food. My Qian family can help with this."
"Although it is not as huge as the Zheng family in Xingyang, it can still provide a month's rations for an army of 100,000 people."
Qin Yun raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, this guy is really wealthy.
Food alone is enough to feed an army for a month!
Guo Ziyun narrowed his eyes and questioned: "Are you sure you can support an army of 100,000 people for a month?"
Qian Lin nodded heavily.
The cabinet ministers all looked at Qin Yun.
If we have this food and squeeze out a little more from various places, we can attack Xiliang soon.
Qin Yun first offered a seat, and then said: "If you really give me this amount of food and let me conquer the Xiliang rebels, then I will never treat you badly."
"How much is the value, the treasury will give it to you."
"In addition, I will grant you a county barony that will be inherited from generation to generation."
Anyone who hears this will probably accept it. It is equivalent to earning a title for free and not giving away food for free.
Qian Lin shook his head and refused.
"Your Majesty, I don't want a title."
"Including food money, I also donated it to the court for free."
Hearing this, all the ministers were stunned.
Is there such a selfless family in the world? Even a small family would not be like this.
Qin Yun said suspiciously: "You don't want money or power, what do you want?"
Qian Lin knelt down and put his forehead to the ground.
He said seriously: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I know how much I weigh, and I dare not ask for anything else."
"I just want to be able to follow His Majesty and do the work of a dog and a horse."
Qin Yun was surprised: "That's it?"
"That's it!" Qian Lin nodded, with no trace of lying in his eyes.
Qin Yun tapped his fingers on the table and looked at him without replying for a long time.
There was silence for a long time.
Then she spoke quietly: "I've always been suspicious of people who don't use them, but I don't trust people when I use them."
"You must give me a reason for your sudden surrender, otherwise you will not be able to fully trust me."
Qian Lin frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, to be honest, my Qian family was originally a first-class family. At its peak, the land, money and food were countless."
"But the transition between the old and the new, me, an ineffective thing, has held me back."
"When I was young, I lost a lot of family property."
"I didn't wake up until I was twenty-five years old. Today, I learned about the opportunity and wanted to give it a try and lead my family back to the top."
Qin Yun said calmly: "I don't like wealthy families. When your Qian family returns to its peak, won't there be another one sitting on my head and shitting?"
Qian Lin immediately replied: "No, Your Majesty!"
"Qian Lin has no second thoughts. In my opinion, everything is given by His Majesty. If the minister is loyal, His Majesty will naturally trust him."
"With your Majesty's trust, the family will naturally be able to pass on the legacy from generation to generation."
Qin Yun waved his hand: "Don't talk about this. This topic is unsolvable. After all, people's desires are infinite."
"Let's do this. Within five days, you will secretly deliver all the food to me."
"I will temporarily make you a third-grade official."
"As for what happens in the future, it depends on your ability and loyalty."
Qian Lin nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Within five days, a month's worth of rations for an army of 100,000 people, the villain will come out."
After saying that, his eyes flashed.
He mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, if you don't mind, the official position does not matter, I am willing to be your Majesty's secret sword!"
Hearing this, Xiao Jian and others looked slightly strange.
No matter how Qian Lin looked at him, he didn't look like someone who could be a swordsman!
At most, he could be a civil servant.
Qin Yun became interested and grinned: "Tell me, what's the secret sword technique?"
Qian Lin took a deep breath and said cryptically: "No one knows the affairs of the family better than me. I can even guess what they will do next."
"I guess Your Majesty, you must want to understand the family members, or even eradicate them, right?"
Qin Yun's eyes lit up, this kid is a bit unusual!
He said with a calm expression: "Then tell me, what do you think the Zheng family of Xingyang will do next?"
Qian Lin blurted out: "They will put pressure!"
"Or keep looking for opportunities so that His Majesty has to need them."
"This is a common tactic used by aristocratic families."
"The most effective thing for them now is the situation in Xiliang. The more chaotic Xiliang becomes, the more your Majesty asks for help."
"But on the contrary, His Majesty regained Xiliang, and his reputation increased, which was beneficial to suppressing the clan."
Qin Yun and Gu Chuntang looked at each other and looked at Qian Lin with some special eyes. Everything this person said was on point!
"I understand."
"You go ahead and prepare the food. The Shenji Camp and the Ministry of Household Affairs will cooperate with you. Make sure not to let the news leak out."
"This matter is done, I will consider your request as appropriate."
Qian Lin felt relieved and smiled.
"It's your Majesty. I'm going to retire. I'll hurry back to Guanzhong. I'll deliver the food within five days."
Qin Yun nodded.
Afterwards, Qian Lin left.
At this time, Guo Ziyun opened his mouth and said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, this person's words cannot be fully believed."
"It's a bit exaggerated for his family to provide a month's rations for an army of 100,000 people."
Gu Chuntang suggested: "How about checking it out?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "We will definitely investigate, but I estimate that this guy can really get these grains."
"If he dares to infringe on the interests of the clan and turn to me, he is either taking a big gamble or being forced to do nothing."
"No matter what, I need this food, so it's a good thing that he can provide it."
"Someone is coming!"
"Go and investigate this Qian Lin."
Jin Yiwei bowed: "Yes!"
That night.
Jinyiwei returns.
Brought all the news and information about Qian Lin.
What he said is basically true. The family has declined and is no longer the same as before. When he was young, he lost money through gambling and ruined the family business.
The most outrageous thing is that his parents were furious with him.
A perfect return of the prodigal son.
As for food, I have doubts. Although the Qian family's skinny camels are bigger than horses, the rations for a hundred thousand troops for a month are hanging by a thread!
At the same time, news spread that Zheng Yilong of Xingyang had been sentenced to death.
The government and the public were shocked and discussed.
The various powerful families held emergency meetings.
In a certain grand manor in the imperial capital, there are candles burning all night long and there are many figures.
Wang Zhen, the spokesperson of the Longyou Wang family, said: "Just do this. His Majesty is getting more and more outrageous now and will not leave us a way to survive."
"The old men of the family intend to nominate a new master!"