Domineering Daming

Wei Liangqing couldn't help being proud. When Wei Zhongxian was alive, he was almost a marginal person. Everyone had connections, but he was the most useless. This was the reason why he tried his best to get Wei Zhongxian out.

But at this moment, he experienced the feeling of "sitting on the top seat".

He had already prepared the draft, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and gave orders: "Hou Guoxing, Uncle Ke, you lead people to find out all the Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants or other big merchants in the capital. We need them to pay the principal." .”

"Okay, let's go now." Hou Guoxing and Ke Guangxian agreed, and they couldn't wait to stand up.

Wei Liangqing quickly waved his hands to let them sit down, then looked at Wei Zhao and said, "Uncle, you should find a suitable shop, it should be big and the location should be good."

Wei Zhao said proudly, "Okay, even if I sell everything, I will find it for you!"

Wei Liangqing nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at everyone from the corner of his eye, paused and said: "In the end, it's about the silver. Although the nobleman didn't let us pay, we have to be sensible. The nobleman said 100 million taels, and we paid 20 taels." Wan, what do you guys think?"

Talking about money hurts feelings, everything is like this, when he opened his mouth, everyone fell silent.

Ke Guang and Hou Guoxing looked at each other first, cursing inwardly, it's strange that they had to let go, they had to pay money!

The eyes of the others flickered too, avoiding Wei Liangqing's gaze one after another.

There are less than ten people sitting here, and each person must pay at least 2 taels.If it was in the past, they would have gone out, and there was a way to get it back after all.But now everything is gone, and most of the family property has been confiscated, and letting them sell it is like cutting their flesh.

Wei Liangqing naturally also knew the virtues of this group of people, and his expression became more and more flat: "This money is to let the nobles see our filial piety, and it will be presented in black and white at that time. Everyone depends on their hearts, and they can give as much as they want. It doesn't matter if you don't come out. I'll give you 5 taels!"

5 taels, which is almost half of Wei Liangqing's current net worth.

When everyone heard this, they cursed inwardly, but there was nothing they could do. As soon as Wei Liangqing opened his mouth, they couldn't help it.

Wei Zhao glanced at the others, and said first, "I'll go back and sell my yard for 3 taels."

Hou Guoxing and Ke Guangxian looked at each other helplessly, and each paid 3 taels.Others looked at me and I looked at you, so they could only grit their teeth and get out, but in the end, it was not 20 taels, but 30 taels!

"Okay, let's split up and get together here tomorrow morning."

Wei Liangqing recorded their names and the amount paid, stood up, and said confidently.

Although the people were not very happy to pay out the money, but when they thought that the bank was open and they could get it back with their hands, they immediately felt better and left one after another in full gear.

Chapter 50

Zhu Xu waited until the evening, but he didn't wait for His Royal Highness Xin Wang's small report, so he returned to Jinghuan Palace bored.

As soon as Zhu Xu entered, he yelled to Yao Qingqing who was not far away: "Miss Qingqing, make something to eat, I'm hungry." I had some snacks at Queen Zhang's, but I didn't feel hungry.

Yao Qingqing quickly agreed, got up and walked inside.

"Your Highness."

Cao Wenzhao also came back from outside the palace at this time, and said with a strange expression: "The people arranged by His Highness King Xin seem to have all evacuated."

Zhu Xu just sat down on the recliner, took a book, was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "Really evacuated?"

Cao Wenzhao said: "Yes, we really evacuated, I sent someone to inquire, and I heard that His Royal Highness Xin Wang was very angry, as if he was cursing something in the palace that was not beneficial to the country, and that he would eat and wait to die. "

Zhu Xu blinked, probably Cao Wenzhao didn't dare to say something worse.

He murmured in his heart, this really believed in His Highness Wang's temperament, once he defined others, it would be useless for anyone to persuade him.In history, after he became the emperor, anyone who gave him such an impression would end badly, even if he died in battle.

For example, Sun Chuanting.

"Find someone to watch, be careful."

Zhu Xu was still not at ease with Zhu Youjian, so he thought about it and said.

Cao Wenzhao also nodded, everything else is fine, if the matter about the arsenal is revealed, it will definitely be a catastrophe.

Cao Huachun seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it is said that Liaodong Sun Dushi will return to Beijing to report on his duties."

Sun Chengzong?

Zhu Xu frowned slightly. This person is the most powerful person guarding Shanhaiguan or Liaodong, but Liaodong has always been a place of right and wrong.

Zhu Xu lowered his head and thought, he suppressed Wei Zhongxian, without his restraint, and with Nurhachi's serious injury not recovering, would the situation have changed?

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xu had no idea, so he could only ask Cao Wenzhao, "Do you know what it is for?"

"It is said that it is a matter of Liao's salary." Cao Wenzhao said.

Zhu Xu nodded. Historically, this problem has plagued Ming Dynasty until the end of Chongzhen.

Daming was in the Little Ice River during this period. Natural disasters included earthquakes, droughts, locusts, etc., and man-made disasters, in addition to external causes, were the huge class of scholar-bureaucrats and the royal relatives. Not only did they not pay a penny, but they continued to erode the already precarious land. Every bit of flesh and blood of Daming.Therefore, the treasury revenue of Ming Dynasty was decreasing day by day, and various places used it for military pay, but more and more money was used for disaster relief.

Naturally, in the end, all this was passed on to the people at the bottom, and the officials forced the people to rebel, and so on and on.

Seeing that Zhu Xu was silent, Cao Wenzhao asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you want to see Governor Sun?" He could vaguely understand the intention of everything Zhu Xu did, so he asked.

Sun Chengzong has a very high prestige, not only in the Donglin Party and court, but also among the people, and he is also the teacher of Emperor Zhu Youxiao, so it is naturally different.

It stands to reason that such a person with high prestige should not be impeached, but at this time the situation of the Ming Dynasty is unpredictable, and there is no guarantee that no one will be pushed down by the wall the next day, and the end will be miserable.

Therefore, no matter whether it is the minister of the six ministers, the head of the Jiuqing, or the cabinet scholar, everyone is worried.

This also caused a situation of constant changes in the court. The Chongzhen Dynasty has changed 37 chief assistants for more than ten years, which can be seen.

Zhu Xu shook his head slightly, and said: "No need, we are powerless now, we should hurry up and do our own thing." Now he also wants power without power, money without money, so he can only increase his pace and save it for the future.

Cao Wenzhao also nodded, Zhu Xu's identity is more sensitive, and many things cannot be made clear.

He thought for a while, and then said: "Also, Your Highness, that maidservant is that Ai'er, how should I deal with it?"

Zhu Xu was lying on the chair, his eyes could not help but turn cold.This maidservant is so scheming at such a young age, she must not stay in the palace!But she knows too many secrets, and she doesn't feel at ease letting them out.

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his right hand, thinking silently.He didn't like to kill unless absolutely necessary.

Suddenly, Zhu Xu's heart moved, and he said: "Go and buy Cuifang Building and give it to her to do it."

Cao Wenzhao was startled, and said, "Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, calculating in his heart, but didn't say anything, and said: "Send someone to watch her, come back and tell me if there's anything going on."

Cao Wenzhao knew exactly who His Royal Highness King Hui was going to plot, so he agreed and went out to make arrangements.

Zhu Xu was lying sideways on the recliner, flipping through the book, but couldn't get it in. With all kinds of messy thoughts in his mind, he tilted his head and fell asleep in a chaotic state.

Yao Qingqing finished cooking and was about to come out to call Zhu Xu, but saw that he had fallen asleep, she walked over gently, took the book aside, took out a blanket to cover him, she sat on the side, quietly stabbed Wear female red.

"Brother Wei, Brother Wei, guess what I found?"

With the moon hanging high, Hou Guoxing went on a rampage, ran into the Wei Mansion and shouted at Wei Liangqing who was in the study.