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"That's good, it's good." Xu Youzhen kept nodding her head.From the moment he entered this small courtyard, the initiative was completely in the hands of Yang Chendong, all he needed to do was to agree with this person.
"Well, brother Xu, you must have made a lot of efforts to achieve this imperial decree. Let me tell you more about it." Yang Chendong asked with a smile on his face.What he thought of many ways but failed to do, now that Xu Youzhen has done it, he will be rewarded.
"Yes, Sixth Young Master, the situation is like this..." Xu Youzhen knew that this was not polite, so she put forward her proposal in the court hall, and went to the back hall to talk with Emperor Daizong and Jin Ying's eunuch. And spoke out.
Yang Chen sat there listening carefully, nodding his head from time to time, cooperating with Xu Youzhen's "speech".After the other party stopped talking, he laughed loudly and said, "Is this the throne because I just donated food and grass to Sanburachuan City and Jinying 10 taels of silver?"
"Well, there are only these conditions." While Xu Youzhen nodded, she was extremely shocked.
He knew that Yang Chendong was rich, and the things sold by Jingshi Zhongtian Waitian Trading Company every day belonged to the daily fortune. 10 taels of silver is not difficult for him at all, but it is not easy to transport grain and grass to Sanburachuan City, but no matter how it looks, it seems that it is not in the eyes of this person.
Without Xu Youzhen's shock at Chaohui, Yang Chendong said again: "Okay, it's just these small things, and now I can agree to it." Du Du said: "Brother Xu has put in a lot of effort in this matter, so naturally he should be rewarded, so how about giving you 20 taels of silver as a reward?"
This can earn 20 taels of silver. Xu Youzhen was overjoyed in her heart, but she still had a look of refusal on her face, "Oh, Master Six, this can't be done. You said that we are on the same boat. I'll be your subordinate from now on, so what's the matter with giving me money?"
"What you want to give, what you want to give, you have to reward for meritorious service, this is my rule, okay, brother Xu, I don't want to refuse, if I refuse again, I will only think that 20 taels of silver is too little."
"Okay, then thank you Sixth Young Master." Xu Youzhen immediately stopped talking.He knows very well what it means to be greedy, and he also knows that such a person is the most unpopular person, so he just accepts it as soon as he sees it.
"Yeah." Seeing Xu Youzhen's understanding, Yang Chendong smiled with satisfaction, and then said in a different voice: "It's just because of this advantage, I'm afraid I can't make things real. I think Daizong still needs to give gifts. , In this way, let’s give 500 million taels of silver.”
"Give Daizong 500 million?" Xu Youzhen's eyes widened when he heard this, he didn't know what kind of trick Yang Chendong was trying to say such a thing.Is it true that there is more money to support it, and others will give money even if they ask for it?
It was Xu Youzhen who wronged Yang Chendong.Yang Xi has opened up a lot of business, especially many of the products are not available outside, and he has indeed made a lot of money by relying on it.But since the establishment of the Yang family, it is not too much to describe it as spending money like running water.
Especially after every piece of land is occupied, a lot of money is needed for large-scale construction, and when many small countries that are occupied have not fully exerted their application effects, there is no money back at all, and the Yang family needs to continue aid.One place is like this, two places are like this, and when the land is like this, the silver in the hands of the Yang family is not so rich. Although it does not need to be described as stretched, it needs to be weighed carefully to give away 500 million taels of silver casually.
Knowing this, Yang Chendong still did it. The reason is because what Xu Youzhen said just now, Daizong first wrote an imperial decree, but if he wanted him to declare the kingship to the world, he still needed to wait for Yang Chendong to solve the three problems. Can we do it after the crisis of the city of Sichuan?
Is it really the case?
Will Emperor Daizong play tricks?Now he didn't want to see the 20 Beiming army wiped out, so he had no choice but to make himself king.Once the crisis is resolved, presumably if he doesn't want to, there will be a hundred or even a thousand reasons for not fulfilling his promise.What would Yang Chendong do at that time?Going to war with Beiming?
Not to mention whether the Yang family has such strength now, but just to say that once the war starts, it will be a kind of harm to the Han people themselves, which is far from what Yang Chendong wants to see.Therefore, in order to avoid the occurrence of unpromised things, it is necessary to give Beiming the 500 million taels of silver.
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Of course, Yang Chendong also has his own thoughts on how to give the same money.He won't do the matter of giving money purely, so how to take the opportunity to cheat the Northern Ming court is his real intention.
"Brother Xu, has Beiming been short of money?"
Yang Chendong just said to give 500 million taels of silver, but Xu Youzhen was also taken aback for a moment when the conversation turned around so quickly, but then nodded and replied: "Yes, since Beiming began to recruit and train soldiers, there is no rich man in silver." Time. For this reason, the agricultural tax has been levied three years in advance, which has caused complaints from the people."
"Huh? This way of drinking blood from farmers is wrong. It succeeds for a while, but it will only bring about greater hidden dangers. It is not the work of a wise man." Yang Chendong said with disapproval.The emperors of all dynasties knew the truth that water can carry a boat and overturn it, but few people have really achieved this.
"Yes, all the ministers in the court know this truth, but there is no way to do it." Xu Youzhen also shook her head, thinking in her heart, not everyone is as capable as your Sixth Young Master, who has the ability to touch stones. The art of becoming gold.
I don't know what Xu Youzhen is thinking, and I don't have the time to guess it, Yang Chendong said again, "I remember that Beiming wanted to learn from Ben Wang Jian Bank, it was very profitable business, but why didn’t you do it?”
"Hi." As soon as this incident was mentioned, Xu Youzhen seemed to be a different person, with a look of anger on her face, and she said with righteous indignation: "Yes, seeing the prosperity of the Yang Family Bank back then, you can turn the people's bank All the silver was collected and used, and the Northern Ming court also wanted to follow suit. This matter was even put on the desk of our six ministers. But...but the bank has not yet been built, and officials who make up their minds are already flocking This yamen is short of money, and that department is short of money, and the reported is an astronomical figure. If it looks like this, they are afraid that they will take away as much money as they put in the bank. In the end, The matter ended without a problem. Oh! By the way, at that time, Beiming still wanted to take the idea of Yang Family Bank, haha, it didn't work either."
"Hahaha." Yang Chendong couldn't help laughing when he heard that Beiming still wanted to make a move on the Yang Family Bank.He had known this for a long time. At that time, he used the name of a mercenary to win the battle to defend the capital, making some people wary, and then went south to gain his name and prestige. Strength will only become an existence that can be manipulated by others. Now it is alright. With the continuous expansion of the Yang Family, even Bei Ming dare not play his ideas casually. Now he can only watch the continuous expansion of the Yang Family Bank. But there is nothing they can do.
Seeing that Yang Chendong seemed to be in a good mood, Xu Youzhen asked cautiously, "Sixth Young Master, the five million taels you sent are not for Beiming Construction Bank, are they?"
"It's amazing, it's amazing, Brother Xu knows me." Yang Chen Dongfei didn't deny it, but admitted it openly.
"Ah! This can't be done, it's like meat buns beating dogs and never returning." Xu Youzhen waved her hands quickly, trying to dissuade Yang Chendong.
Knowing that this was the other party's consideration for him, Yang Chendong also put on a grateful look and said: "Of course I understand Brother Xu's thoughts. You are indeed doing this for the good of the king. It's just that the king said just now that the 500 The ten thousand taels of silver was originally intended to be given to Beiming, and I expected that it would not come back. On the contrary, it is appropriate to use the five million taels of silver to disrupt Beiming's economy no matter how you look at it."
"Disrupt the economy?" Xu Youzhen showed a puzzled expression.
"That's right, it's messing up the economy." Yang Chendong nodded and admitted.Now that Xu Youzhen came and saw the strength of Shicheng, Yixin believed that there would be no more in the future, so Yang Chendong regarded him as one of his own, and said without any concealment, "Yes, the 500 million taels of silver will be paid for." It is the gunpowder that ruins Beiming’s foundation. Unless they can really make good use of it, otherwise, some people will be blown to pieces.”
Seeing that Xu Youzhen was still puzzled, Yang Chendong calmed down and continued to explain, "Brother Xu, let's put it this way, do you think Beiming's problem can be solved with 500 million taels of silver?"
"No." Xu Youzhen gave the answer without thinking about it.It's not that he's too decisive, it's just the way it is.
Just like Yang Chendong had a dream, Emperor Daizong of the Northern Ming Dynasty also had his own dream, which was to unify the Ming Dynasty and restore the glory of his ancestors.If he wanted to achieve this, he would not be able to solve it with one 500 million taels, or send two, five or even ten 500 million taels in front of him. I am afraid that there is a way to spend all of them.
Yang Chendong knew this, but he only took out 500 million taels. This was originally a trap, or a bait. "Brother Xu, let me tell you the truth. Corrupt officials are rampant in the Northern Ming court today, and eunuchs are monopolizing power. There is no way out and no future. It will be a matter of time before such a country perishes. The only difference is the length of time. It's just a question of how many more years the Han people will suffer."
This was the first time that Yang Chendong talked about such a big event with Xu Youzhen. At this moment, he also had a serious face, quickly digesting everything Yang Chendong said in his heart.
"Nowadays the world is in great chaos, and it is difficult to find a few places of peace. The so-called prosperity, the people suffer; the death, the people also suffer. The root cause of this is that the system is not right, it is the officials who protect each other, and the officials do not pay attention to the voice of the people. My Yang family It is precisely because of these disadvantages that the development of the world finds ways to change everything, and even wants to build a new world. For those that can be transformed, we will do our best to transform them, and for those that cannot be transformed, we will simply eliminate them and rebuild the foundation. Beiming is okay, it can be reformed, at least they have the most kind and simple people in the world, so it is only the imperial court that needs to be reformed."
While talking, he paid attention to the changes in Xu Youzhen's face, and found that although this person was shocked, he was not very angry. Yang Chendong knew that this person should have seen his "ambition", and immediately said with a smile: "I just want to achieve The purpose of the transformation requires the Beiming court to make more mistakes, so that the people no longer support them. That is when I take action. In order to achieve this goal, the king is determined to support Beiming Construction Bank , and invested 500 million taels of silver as the bottom line. It is still the same sentence just now, if they make good use of it, it is a fortune for development. Throwing it in, it can't be filled."
"This...is this the gunpowder that destroyed the foundation of the Northern Ming Dynasty?" Xu Youzhen finally understood, and said with a look of surprise.
"Whether it is gunpowder or not depends on what Emperor Daizong does. I gave away the 500 million taels of silver, and it is up to him to decide whether it is a blessing or a disaster. Of course, on the surface, the 500 million taels of silver are still not given away, but borrowed." .And the silver should be placed in the most prominent position in Beiming Bank, so that everyone can see it."
"Why is that?" Xu Youzhen asked with a look of incomprehension.
"It's very simple. With these 500 million taels of silver, everyone will feel at ease when they see it, and will deposit their money in Beiming Bank. This is called the butterfly effect." Yang Chendong said with a chuckle.Then I thought of the hole I dug for Nanming, which was to sell them grain at a low price. Over time, Nanming's grain fields would be abandoned because they were worthless. Once at that time, the Yang family suddenly stopped exporting to Nanming. Food, what kind of results and scenarios will that be?It must be able to severely damage Nanming's Xiu family with one blow.
Beiyin Nanliang, this is the big dish that Yang Chendong prepared for Nanbeiming economically.Once the day it is actually enabled, one can imagine how terrible the result will be.
As for what to do in Nanming, Yang Chendong naturally wouldn't tell Xu Youzhenming, but he didn't hold back anything about what to do in Beiming. What Xu Youzhen heard was covered in cold sweat, and in the end he kept lighting up. head.
At noon, Xu Youzhen stayed at the Yang Mansion for dinner, and the sixth wife, Luan Xiaoyu, also came out to accompany her, expressing how much Yang Chendong valued him.In the afternoon, the accompanying person was replaced by a soldier of the guard, who accompanied Xu Shangshu to wander around in Shicheng, letting him relax.According to Yang Chendong, he will prepare for the transportation of food immediately, but it will take two to three days. After all, it is the food and drink of 20 people.
In the Yang Mansion in the afternoon, Yang Si, the logistics division commander, rushed over, listening to the young master's arrangement, accompanied by Hu Mang, the commander of the New First Army, and Yang Er.
From Yang Chendong's mouth, he continuously reported a lot of numbers, all of which were to be sent to Sanburachuan City.As the largest city in the grassland, Shicheng naturally prepared a lot of necessary things like food, but it was only enough for 20 people to eat for a month and a half, so it was not a big problem.
After waiting for Yang Chendong to finish delivering the orders one by one, Yang Si naturally kept nodding his head, expressing that he would do it when he went back, trying to get everything ready in the shortest possible time, put him on the carriage, and transport him to Sanburachuan City.Commander Humang at the side saw that he was going to deliver food to Beiming, so he immediately expressed a different meaning, "Master, you said that we will have a battle with Beiming and Nanming sooner or later, so why should we send them food now? In this way, isn’t it helping the opponent and helping the opponent become stronger?”
"Well, the First World War is inevitable, but the scale of this battle can still be studied carefully. Let's put it this way, if we do well, the scale of this battle may be so small that it can be ignored. On the contrary, if the preparations are not done well, the scale of this battle will be very large. Even if we win, Nanming and Beiming will suffer from it. If that is the case, we will need to spend more money after we move in there energy to help it develop. In comparison, now it’s just sending some food and grass, and it’s nothing compared to what you’ll have to pay in the future.” The three people in front of him are all very close to him, so he naturally knows everything Words, no concealment.
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Yang Er and Yang Si just nodded in silence.In their eyes, the decision made by the young master is correct, and all they have to do is obey.Humang didn't nod immediately, but raised his head suddenly after thinking for a while, and said with a surprised expression, "Young Master, is he going to peacefully regain the Northern and Southern Ming Dynasty?"
"It's impossible to achieve complete peace. Wars still have to be fought, and talking while fighting is the best way. Of course, it's too early to say these things. The foundation of Ming Dynasty is still there, and it is far from a short period of time. It can be solved. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and we still have too much work to do." Looking up at the sky, Yang Chendong said with a sigh.
"Hey, you don't need to be so melancholy, young master. As long as you want to do, you can do it. Besides, our five-star army gives the Han people such good and generous conditions. One day, they will love us. At that time Maybe Daming can really stop fighting and defeat himself." Yang Er saw that the young master's heart seemed a little heavy, so he said hastily.
This finally attracted Yang Chendong's smile, "That's right, Yang Er is getting better at talking."
"Hey, it's all taught by the young master, well taught." Yang Er scratched his head, showing a naive expression.
"Okay, stop flattering here, go get ready." Yang Chendong smiled and waved his hands.
Humang, Yang Er and Yang Si all turned and left.When Humang left, he was a little excited and worried. After returning to the barracks, he went directly to the office of Deputy Commander Shebie, and as soon as he entered the room, he asked the young master to Beiming in the city of Sanbulachuan. The matter of the army sending food and grass was revealed.
"Sixth Young Master, is this going to do something?" Hearing this, Shebie's eyes were slightly shocked.