The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

"The treasury you found under the north of the city should be only part of it. Do you know that when the first emperor came to the throne, the treasury and private treasury he inherited were almost empty. They are all looking for this money, and he suspects that the two emperors and grandsons are not dead, and they will make a comeback one day in the future." Qiao Shangshu smiled slightly at this point, as if mocking, "Unfortunately, until he dies, he The things I was worried about didn’t happen, maybe those two are really dead.”

Shen Jia looked at Qiao Shangshu through the dim light. At this moment, he felt a little strange, it seemed that he was not the old man he was familiar with who was not in love with power and content with the status quo.

"You said earlier that this is the emperor's mausoleum, and that there is a treasure house here. Everything is just your guess, and it really doesn't look like it can hide things here."

"Shen Jia, you are about to leave the court and enter the prime minister. The position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry must be yours. The old man wants to hand this place over to you. It is up to you to choose whether to take over or not. The mausoleum of the late emperor is indeed not here. This is where the current emperor is. Seeing Shen Jia’s master and servant’s expression of disbelief, he explained: “The one known to outsiders is just a cover-up. The emperor once approached the old man privately and asked me to choose a hidden tomb for him. After his death, he will not be buried there. Instead of the imperial mausoleum, it will be buried in a place that no one knows."

Shen Jia was stiff all over, and immediately wanted to rush back and hug Zhao Zhang to ask if that was what he thought.

He tried his best to be calm, and continued to ask: "Regardless of whether this is the imperial tomb or not, there should be a plan. Why do you dig it randomly?"

Qiao Shangshu said indifferently: "The emperor is still young, and he has plenty of time to prepare, and what you see is only part of it. This is the most likely place where the treasure is hidden according to my calculations based on the drawings."

"There's not even a road here, so how can you hide? Can silver still escape?"

"Of course there is another channel, but I can't find it."

"Maybe it doesn't exist."

"Yes, it may indeed be just the old man's imagination." Qiao Shangshu turned and walked back, his back was a little lonely, Shen Jia felt that he cared a little bit about the Ku Yin, and now no one in the court has mentioned this matter The imperial court is not short of money, so what is he obsessed with?

Originally, she could stay in the villa for one night, but Shen Jia didn't like it, so she rushed back to the city overnight, said goodbye to Qiao Shangshu at the intersection, and found that he was lying in the carriage and fell asleep.

He whispered to the coachman to take Qiao Shangshu back to the mansion, and he walked home with the people.

Standing at the intersection of Yujingfang, he saw a person standing at the gate of Shen's residence at a glance. That figure was too familiar, so he hurried over and asked, "Why are you standing here?"

Zhao Zhang shook off the cloak and gave him the cloak. He fastened the belt and scolded, "Why don't you bring more people with you when you go out of the city? Also, where is your carriage?"

"The carriage sent Qiao Shangshu back. With Pan Chen and the others protecting him, nothing will happen." Shen Jia wanted to ask him a lot, and hurriedly dragged him into the mansion.

Passing by the yard, he turned back and asked He Yan to bring him a midnight snack, so he probably wouldn't have to sleep all night.

Since Zhao Zhang knew that he and Qiao Shangshu went out of the city, he could guess where they went, and knew that Shen Jia had many questions to ask, so he sent someone back to the palace to inform Mr. Delayed.

Zhao Zhang first pushed him to wash and change his clothes, then ate something with him, and frequently brought him vegetables, "This is seafood shipped from the south. I asked them to cook the flavor you like. Try it."

Shen Jia stopped after taking a few mouthfuls, his curiosity was not satisfied, and the delicious food was no longer alluring. He put down his chopsticks and asked, "Do you know about the underground palace?"

"The one under Zeyang Villa?"

"Yes, Joe said that was the tomb you chose for yourself?"

Zhao Zhang smiled mysteriously, made a "shh" gesture to him, leaned into his ear and whispered: "The one who lied to him has other reasons."

Shen Jia rolled her eyes, "Even this is going to be tricky?"

"Inevitably, so that no one will disturb us after death." Zhao Zhang said easily, but Shen Jia's heartbeat started to beat abnormally, and his face flushed visible to the naked eye, and asked falteringly: "You... When, what? When is the time to prepare this?"

Zhao Zhang glanced at him deeply, "After I ascend the throne."

"At that time...you..."

"Yes, I know that you must go to Beijing to catch the exam, so how could I let you go?" Zhao Zhang didn't tell him that when he was the craziest, he wanted to confine Shen Jia in the palace, and let him go after his death. He was buried in the same quilt and died in the same hole, and he was not lonely on the road to Huangquan.

Shen Jia poured a glass of water and poured it down, patted his chest, "Ahem, let's not talk about this, what's the matter with that underground palace? Qiao Shangshu said that he suspects there is a treasure there?"

"Who knows, if he thinks so, let him dig. It's a good thing to find it, and there is no loss if you can't find it."

"Do you know why he is so determined?"

Zhao Zhang got up, turned his back to Shen Jia and said, "Jin Yiwei is all over the capital, old man Qiao thinks he is hiding deeply, but in fact, I know all about what he did back then, he was the one who deliberately let Brother Zhao Min go The killer who went out only intercepted and killed Zhao Min, and the other one was missing.

After the news reached his ears, he sent people to search for them in private, exhausting his family's wealth. Then he somehow deduced that there was a treasure in the underground palace, so he started thinking about it. You said he might be himself Greedy? "

"Then his purpose?"

"He should have belonged to that Seventh Emperor Uncle in his early years, and he has also secretly supported that lineage these years, but it is unknown whether he has had contact with him."

"What does that have to do with his obsession with Kaishan? If the treasure is found, it won't fall into the hands of that person, right?"

Zhao Zhang shook his head, "I don't know, let him go."

"Then you are not going to look for that little cousin... No, he should be thirty this year, he is your cousin."

"What kind of brothers are those who have been removed from the name? This is the grievance of the previous generation. I didn't intend to pursue it. As long as they live in peace and order and don't cause trouble for the court, they can live in peace." Zhao Zhang saw He lowered his head to think, pulled him into the inner room, and told him a long story on the bed, the story about the grievances and grievances of the previous generation.

"The emperor's throne has always been poured with blood. My father is like this, and so is I, so there is nothing to blame others. In this court, everyone has their own little girl in their hearts. I don't care who their heart is for. Don't mess with me." Just mess around."

"Then what is the Anbu mentioned by Shangshu Qiao? I have never heard of this when I was in Hubu."

"The so-called Anbu is actually just a special existence in each yamen. Most people don't know about it. Isn't that the case with the treasury of the Ministry of Finance?"

Shen Jia thought about it too, and heard Zhao Zhang say: "Old man Qiao's hands are dexterous. He is a master of concealed weapons. He made great contributions in the war 20 years ago, so he was promoted. Later, he also worked hard to serve the court. How many years, since which year did you start to slow down?"

Zhao Zhang thought about it carefully. When he first came to the throne, in order to ensure that the six ministries of the cabinet were obedient, even if he was not a confidant, he chose someone who had no objection to him. What did the other party say at that time?

"I remember, he said at the time: The old minister is old, and the time to serve the monarch is running out. If the emperor can't find a suitable candidate for a while, the veteran can take charge of the Ministry of Industry for a few days, and wait for the emperor to find a suitable person to take over. It will not be too late for the old minister to retire.

Although he is lazy on weekdays, there are already rules in the Ministry of Industry, and there is no chaos, so I forgot about it. Today he took you to the underground palace, presumably because he wants you to take over the Ministry of Industry. "

Shen Jia was also taken aback by the other party's operation. It shouldn't be like this. He just entered the Ministry of Industry, young and inexperienced. It is already a leapfrog to be able to preside over the overall situation. He is about to become the public enemy of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhao Zhang turned around and hugged him in his arms, "It's just right for him to bring up this matter. The cabinet will definitely be the first to refuse to agree. Let them stalemate for a while. If you are in this position, no one will dare to criticize you."

Shen Jia sat up from the bed when she heard this, "Suddenly remembered that there is still something to deal with. You go to bed first, and I will come as soon as I go." Shen Jia went to the study and opened the planning map of the north of the city. What was shown before, if all officials see it, they will know that Shen Jia's goal is not just a shantytown, but involves the entire northern district of the city.

He wrote dozens of posts in one breath, packed the envelopes, and waited for someone to send them out tomorrow. He was going to hold a listing ceremony, and then he would invite some big and famous merchants to participate, and warm up the place first.

It was dawn not long after he lay down here, and Zhao Zhang was no longer by his side. He hurriedly changed into his official uniform and went out. wake me up?"

He Yan ran over and said: "The one who refused to let you go to bed late..." He Yan glanced at him and said hesitantly: "You are really serious, no matter how good your relationship is, you still have to take care of your body." , it’s nothing if you don’t go to the morning court, but excessive consumption will hurt your body!”

Shen Jia was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant, and slapped him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Master, I worked overtime last night." He told He Yan to send someone to deliver the letter, and then set off for the yamen. Worth mentioning.

It just so happened that when he first entered the Ministry of Industry, he ran into the person who delivered the letter to him. He looked familiar, but he didn't realize until the person reported his family name that it was a young eunuch Du Xin had taken away.

"Your Excellency, please make it easy for the little one to find you. Xiao Du is in charge, and the letter must be handed over to you personally. If you want to reply to the letter, the villain will take it back."

Shen Jia asked the concierge to take him to have some tea and something to eat. This little eunuch was only in his teens, and when he left, his face was very tender. Unexpectedly, he had not seen him for more than half a year.

He went into the house to read the letter, and knew that Du Xin had returned from the sea. When he left, he took five large ships with him, two of which were damaged on the way, and the goods he brought with him also suffered heavy losses. However, most of the people traveled far away without any danger. Chongyang, successfully landed.

Du Xin explained in the letter that they not only made a big deal in Dashi Kingdom, but also became heroes once, stabilized the political power for Dashi Kingdom, and received a large amount of rewards. Not only did they capsize this time times, and the amount of goods brought back was huge, Du Xin asked him how to deal with these goods.

It is a good thing to bring things back, but how to sell them at a high price to earn the difference is also a science.

"It's really a sleepy pillow. This time, you don't have to worry about not being able to open the business district." Shen Jia said excitedly. Originally, he was worried that he would not be able to attract businessmen to invest. With these rare imported products as the town, it would be much smoother.

He wrote back to Du Xin, asking him to pick out the treasures and send the goods to Beijing quickly, and take the rest slowly. Even if these things can't be sold in Dajin, they will definitely be in high demand when they are shipped to the North and the Western Regions.

At that time, the convenience of establishing two commercial banks in the north and the south was reflected at this time. It would be better to exchange what is needed and make profits together.