Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Yin Hongzhi pulled out a badge from his waist and said, "This is the certificate!"

Zhang Junke knotted the waist card and took a closer look. There were eight big characters written on the waist card, "Yan Wang Fu Shang Cheng Zhi Chang Yin".Ordinarily, it is not impossible to falsify the waist card, but at this time, Zhang Junke has already believed it [-]%.

Although Wang Shipu is not a good person, he has a family and a family, so he would never dare to lie about such a big matter.Pretending to be an official, regardless of the principal or accessory, is a serious crime.What I said casually before, can be denied afterwards.With this waist card, it is conclusive evidence.

Zhang Junke immediately bowed and said, "See Uncle Guo!" The reason why he is called Uncle Guo is not Yin Hongzhi's official position.It's really because Yin Hongzhi's official position is still high and straight, but it's just an official position under the seventh rank, so he really can't get on the stage.

"Free gift!"

With Zhang Junke taking the lead, the others also stood up and saluted Yin Hongzhi.These bumpkins in Mizhou City, have they ever seen the real uncle of the country?This salute is really sincere.

As the Duke of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ye's status is very different from that of Yin Hongzhi.Normally, a person like Yin Hongzhi was not worthy of carrying Guo Ye's shoes, but at this time, in order not to reveal his identity, he could only secretly call out "I forbear" and lead all his wives to bow to Yin Hongzhi.

Yin Hongzhi was quite satisfied when he saw this, and he comforted the bumpkins with gentle words, which moved them so much that there was nothing wrong with it.

Seeing that the emotions were almost brewing, Yin Hongzhi winked, and Wang Shipu stepped forward and said: "All the sages, after seeing Uncle Guo, you will know that what I said is true. I, Wang Shipu, are indeed a partner." I fell into the relationship with King Yan. Where did I just say?"

The one with that good thing said: "You said just now that the king of Yan is now under one man and over ten thousand... But Mr. Zhang has a different opinion!"

Zhang Junke gave that person a hard look, and said, "Did I just say it? Did I just say it? Which ear did you hear? King Yan is indeed under one person and above ten thousand people. I, Zhang Jun Raise your hands in favor.”

Wang Shipu said: "That's not right. I just heard someone say that King Yan is a concubine, and King Jin is the eldest son. You said that King Jin is higher than King Yan?"

"This... Actually, what I said just now is not appropriate." Zhang Junke sweated a little on his forehead, and said, "This matter happened at this moment and at that moment. King Jin is only seven years old now, and King Yan is already 17 years old. The rest of the kings are all slightly younger than King Jin. Think about it, everyone, if His Majesty catches a cold...if you get sick again...whatever. Do you think it will be King Yan in the end..."

When it came to the end, Zhang Jun didn't dare to say anything further. If he said this again, it would be better to offend Yin Hongzhi!

Wang Shipu was very satisfied with Zhang Junke's performance, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Young Master Zhang is right. In a word, Li You, the King of Yan, is under one person and above ten thousand in our Tang Dynasty. Now he is an old man, My birthday is coming soon, what do you guys think?"

Chapter 1660 Can you handle it?

idea?Any ideas on this?

If Wang Shipu said that he celebrated his birthday, everyone would understand that this was extortion in disguise.But Li You, King of Yan, is the majestic Prince of the Tang Dynasty, so he wouldn't be so bad, right?

Since it's not extortion, let alone Yan Wang Li You, so what if it's the birthday of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?Do you have a penny relationship with everyone?

People looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what kind of medicine Wang Shipu was selling in his gourd.

Yin Hongzhi glared at Wang Shipu fiercely, thinking that this guy is more than successful than failure, can he talk, even if what we are doing today is indeed related to raising money, you don't have to say it so bluntly White.

He coughed lightly, and said: "There is a situation that you may not understand. At the end of last year, His Majesty decreed that King Yan was renamed King Qi. If you are lucky enough to meet my nephew in the future, you will change your name to King Qi. If you call him King Yan again, it will be a breach of etiquette."

A chill...

Yin Hongzhi's face was a little embarrassed, he said it so clearly, why these bumpkins still don't understand!Even if you really don't understand, will you die if you answer the words?The people in Mizhou are simply too ignorant of the rules!

In the end, it was Zhang Junke who was more clever, and said: "Qi State is bigger than Yan State. In this way, Your Highness has been promoted. It is really gratifying, gratifying and congratulatory."

Only then did Yin Hongzhi find the steps, and continued to say: "My nephew is under one person and above ten thousand people. The effect of being promoted from King Yan to King Qi is nothing more than a better reputation. Nothing else. But..."

Wang Shipu hurriedly answered, "However, this has a lot to do with the people of Mizhou. His Highness was appointed King of Qi, appointed governor of Qingzhou, and in charge of the military forces of Qi, Qing, Lai, and Mi. From now on, Everyone is under the protection of King Yan. Thinking about King Qi, who is eighteen years old and has not yet been crowned, he has to work hard for the people of our five states. Don't you want to show something when the old man celebrates his birthday?"

Now everyone understands that it is extortion!

Zhang Junke looked at Yin Hongzhi, then at Wang Shipu, his face was uncertain.He thought to himself, Yin Hongzhi's identity should be correct, but what he did today was really what Li You meant?Li You was named the King of Qi, with so much salary, how could he be short of money?

Could it be that Yin Hongzhi came to Mizhou to collect money for himself on his own initiative?

But even if this is the case, if he exposes him, wouldn't he offend King Qi's own uncle?If Li You knew about it, what would he think of him?Are you thanking yourself for maintaining his reputation, or do you think you don't give him face?

Forget it, I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain.

I will endure!

Thinking of this, Zhang Junke gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, I, Zhang Jun, are willing to take out a hundred taels of gold to celebrate King Qi's birthday. I also hope that Uncle Guo will pass it on to King Qi."

"Then I will thank Mr. Zhang instead of King Qi."

"Don't dare, dare not. It is Zhang's blessing to have the opportunity to honor King Qi Qiansui."

Good fortune is hard to give up, even with Zhang Junke taking the lead, the congratulatory gifts of the rich merchants are not very generous, some say ten taels of gold, some say 20 taels of gold, the most generous one is only five hundred... !Equivalent to 50 taels of gold.

Seeing this, Wang Shipu sneered, and said, "I'm talking about all the sages, you are too stingy. The governor Zhang is a clean official, and he doesn't have much savings. It's enough to give out a hundred taels of gold. But you are all family assets. The rich and the rich just took out such a small amount of money, is this to celebrate the thousand-year-old birthday of King Qi? I think it is clearly to send beggars."

Yin Hongzhi coughed, and said: "Is there any misunderstanding, everyone? I, Yin Hongzhi, came to our Mizhou mansion not to make money for King Qi Qiansui, but to give everyone a chance. Excuse me, if you are really short of money, if you are really short of money, you just need to wink, and the people who are rushing to send the money can walk two miles away from the gate of the palace... The reason why I made a special trip to our Mizhou mansion is to We don't leave the fields for outsiders, how can we say that everyone is also under the rule of King Qi, so we will naturally get close to King Qi, if in the future..."

Yin Hongzhi is not suitable to say the next words. With a wink, Wang Shipu took over the conversation and said: "If King Qi is lucky enough to be honored as a great treasure in the future, then everyone will be meritorious ministers! Although I have never read What kind of book, but I also know that there was a big businessman named Lu Buwei in the Qin Dynasty, who supported Qin Yiren to ascend the throne, and finally became the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. Now is such a good opportunity, everyone, don't miss it..."

He paused for a moment, and then said darkly: "Of course, this is not only a great opportunity, but also an important choice in your life. If you choose well, you will flourish. If you choose poorly, hehe, one day, Qi The king sits on the throne with the south facing the north, and if there is any resentment... I am afraid that some people will have the fear of confiscating their families and exterminating their families."

One of them sang red faces and the other sang bad faces. These wealthy businessmen couldn't stand it anymore, and they all spoke out, increasing the amount of donations by at least ten times, and the highest congratulatory ceremony reached a thousand taels of gold!According to the last statistics, the total congratulatory instruments of the people present reached 46 guan.

Ordinarily, this would be quite a lot, if it weren't for Mizhou Prefecture owning Banqiao Town, the largest port in the north, with many wealthy merchants.In general, even with all the power of the government, they can't come up with so much money.

But Wang Shipu was still dissatisfied. He sighed and said, "I'm talking about you guys. It's really worrying. What is this money enough for? What's enough for it! Forget it, I won't say anything. Let me make a list for you, everyone's congratulations can only be more than the number I listed, and cannot be less than the number I listed."

As soon as the words were finished, a companion stepped forward, took out a piece of red paper and began to read: "Qian Santai, ten thousand guan, Zhang Quanli, ten thousand guan; Shi Fugui, twenty thousand guan... Li Dayou, eight Wan Guan; Wang Yucai, one hundred thousand Guan!"

After Wang Yucai heard it, he didn't faint from fright, and he didn't care about Wang Shipu's prestige, so he immediately shouted: "I can't do it, I can't do it...the whole family property of my family is not even one hundred thousand. You can't do it all at once. It costs one hundred thousand guan, this is the life of my spare money!"

When he yelled, the others also yelled Zhuang Tianqu, saying that the number they had set for themselves was too high. According to this number, the family would be in trouble, the wife would have to reconcile, and the child would have to drop out of school. The servants and employees at home will lose their jobs, and even the cats and dogs raised at home will not escape the disaster.

"Snapped!"

Wang Shipu clapped his palm on the case table, and said: "Stop arguing! Stop arguing! Why are you pretending to be poor? How much wealth do you have? Can you hide it from others or from me, Wang Shipu? You, Wang Yucai, are you rich? At least 20 guan, if you ask for [-] guan, it is less than half of your property, is it too much?"

"Brother Shipu, you can't say that. If I sell my house and land together, it may indeed sell for 20 yuan, but the problem is that I have to sell it slowly to find a suitable buyer. It’s impossible to sell it within a year or a half. You want a hundred thousand coins in cash right now, even if you kill me, Wang Yucai, you won’t be able to get it out!”

"Why should I kill you? Wang Yucai, I, Wang Shipu, are not unreasonable. Why did I give you ten invitations? Isn't that just asking you to find someone? Wouldn't it be enough to add up to one hundred thousand pennies?"

"But people may not be willing to buy it..."

"Then I don't care. All in all, my Wang Shipu has given you a clear way. If you take out the money, you can pay it back. If you can't take it out... Hehe, I heard that a gang of robbers gathered in Douzigang recently. Those people are all demon kings who kill without blinking an eye, if there is no protection from His Royal Highness King Qi, you can weigh the consequences yourself!"

This is a blatant threat, and the cold sweat drips down Wang Yucai's head!Money or life?This is a serious question.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, he saw Guo Ye, and said with hope in case of emergency: "Brother, one hundred thousand coins, can you fight for me?"

Chapter 1661

One hundred thousand coins is really nothing to Guo Ye.Not to mention that he owns the shares of Changlefang Big Bank, just this trip to Goguryeo, the money extorted from Yuan Nanjian is as much as one million guan.

However, no matter how rich you are, you can't spend it indiscriminately!

It's no problem to spend part of the money to relieve Wang Yucai's disaster.How dare a little Wang Shipu covet Duke Qin's money?Afterwards, Guo Ye casually sent a few people over to reveal their identities, and Wang Shipu was able to spit out all the money with interest.

However, what happened to handing over to Yin Hongzhi so unclearly?Could it be that Guo Ye could still find trouble with Qi Wang Li You afterwards?Not to mention that the [-] yuan is just meat buns beating dogs, and there will be no turning back.One day, today's events leaked out, Qin Guogong secretly gave King Qi one hundred thousand guan, what is the purpose?Could it be that he wanted to communicate with the prince and plot something wrong?