Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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Jia Amnesty received the mission, and went to the Ministry of War early the next day, where he ran into Prince Yizhong, and went to ask about the amount of military supplies, but met a cold face, Prince Yizhong casually replied a few words, and sent The matter was pushed to the Ministry of War.Jia Amnesty had no choice but to look for Song Faxian, the servant of the Ministry of War. After waiting for a full hour, Master Song came back. He was very polite when he saw Jia Amnesty, but when he asked about the list of documents, he inferred that the list reported earlier was wrong, and was rejected. He took it back and changed it. Jia Amnesty couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, so he had to ask Master Song if he still remembered the number of troops sent and the total silver taels needed. Master Song pondered for a long time and said, sending 380 soldiers and horses would cost [-] million taels.

Hearing this, Jia Amnesty thought to himself that these people really treated me like a stick, how dare they speak up.A mouth of one hundred thousand soldiers and horses will cost 380 million taels in the early stage!Does that mean that there are still mid-term and later stages? If this is added together, it will cost 1000 million taels, and this has not been changed. If it is taken back and changed, it will only be more or less. How much will it be 10 taels!

At this moment, Song Faxian was also looking at Jia She. Seeing that Jia She was silent, he said, "This war is the most expensive thing, and the money is like running water. It is normal for General Jia to be unfamiliar with this important position for the first time. The future will be long." , The future will be long, General Jia, don't be in a hurry."

Hearing Song Faxian's words, Jia Amnesty showed a look of astonishment and said, "I have never done this kind of errand, and it doesn't matter how important it is, so I ask Mr. Song to give you some pointers. Because the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households will cooperate with each other to supervise it, then I will take it today." If I don’t get the roster, I’m afraid I won’t be able to go to the household department to report and apply for it because I’m afraid it’s empty talk, and I’d like to ask you to give me some pointers on how to prepare for this matter.”

Song Faxian said: "General Jia is too modest to say that. The household department is in charge of the prince Zhongjing. If others don't give you face, you have to give General Jia your face. Now the two of you can be regarded as in-laws, or is it bestowed by the sage?" Marriage. I would like to ask General Jia to contribute more to this matter. Now I, the Minister of the Ministry of War, listens to the scenery, but I am also worried in my heart. It is to ask for money from the Ministry of Households, and then dispatch the military office to buy and collect it to see if the things meet the requirements and whether there is a shortage. It is not difficult to say. The most difficult thing is to ask the Ministry of Households for silver taels. This matter should be done well. Everything else is easy.”

Jia Amnesty nodded when he heard this, and hurriedly cupped his hands at Song Faxian and said, "Thank you, Mr. Song, for your guidance. I have a little understanding of this matter. If that's the case, then I'll go to the household department first and ask about the handling of this matter." Come back to bother me tomorrow and take this roster." After hearing this, Song Faxian hurriedly got up to see him off, until he sent Jia Amnesty out of the Ministry of War before turning back, with an extremely humble attitude.After Jia Amnesty left the Ministry of War, he came to the Ministry of Households on horseback.

Jia Amnesty had never dealt with such errands, but the household department is different from the military department. Not sure.Jia Amnesty thought about it, got on his horse, turned his horse around and went to Zhongjing Palace.Jia Amnesty also knew in his heart that anyway, he had to talk to the subordinates for a long time, and in the end he had to ask the prince to nod his approval before the money could be allocated.Instead of wasting words with the people below, it is better to find someone in charge.

Jia She came to the Zhongjing Palace on horseback. Unexpectedly, the Zhongjing Prince had not yet returned to the mansion, but the steward still welcomed Jia She into the study, saying that the prince had ordered, if General Jia came, please wait in the study for a while, the prince will wait a while will be back.Jia Amnesty felt helpless after hearing this, but he had no choice but to sit and ponder the matter.Just now at the Ministry of War, I heard Song Faxian say that this matter is only about asking for money from the Ministry of Households, and most of it is completed, and the rest is not difficult.Regardless of whether the 380 million taels is reasonable or not, if the accounts are clear, the account department should pay the money. Why do you say that this is the most difficult thing?What's more, the court knows all about the dispatch of troops, so shouldn't the household department refuse to give it?Where is the difficulty?What about the inspection and purchase after that?In short, there are still a lot of questions, Jia Amnesty is somewhat regretful at this time, why didn't he ask more questions just now.Jia Amnesty couldn't figure it out, he was just thinking about it, but he didn't notice that half an hour had passed in a blink of an eye.When Prince Zhongjing entered the study, Jia Amnesty was still pondering over it, until he heard Prince Zhongjing cough twice before regaining his senses, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Prince Zhongjing smiled and said: "You came very quickly. I thought you would go to the Ministry of War today, and you will have to toss at least a day before you come back." Jia Amnesty said with a smile on his face: "I went to the Ministry of War. Prince Yizhong and Lord Song, the servant of the Ministry of War, came to see the prince after that."

Prince Zhongjing was even happier when he heard this: "I can't complain, it must have been handed over to the household department. Show me the roster, how much money do they want?"

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he rubbed his hands together and said, "To tell you the truth, I know the general amount of the money, but I won't be able to get the list until tomorrow." Upon hearing this, the smile on Prince Zhongjing's face faded. Shao asked: "Shouldn't the list be drawn up earlier? Why do we have to wait until tomorrow?" Jia Amnesty naturally reported the truth: "Master Song said that the list was found by the military officers yesterday, and that there were errata on it and it was repaired. Bring it back tomorrow."

Prince Zhongjing looked at Jia She and said, "You haven't read the list, how do you know the total?" Jia She twitched his lips and smiled and said, "I asked Mr. Song if he had read the list, but do you still remember the total amount of taels needed and the total amount?" As for the number of troops sent, Mr. Song said that he had seen it, and it should be 10 troops, 380 million taels in the early stage."

"380 million taels?" Prince Zhongjing stared at him, slapped the table and said, "What nonsense, don't say 380 million taels, it's not easy for the Ministry of Households to come up with 80 taels." She was naturally taken aback, swallowed her saliva and said, "My lord, don't be angry, this should be an upfront fee, and it has to be changed! Maybe it will be less if it is changed." Jia She said this He couldn't say what he meant, and he knew in his heart that the official roster he got tomorrow had silver taels, and he didn't know how much he would add.

Prince Zhongjing waved his hand and said: "They really are bullying you and don't understand. How dare they make up such a reason to fool you, and they can still take the roster to be rebuilt. Just wait and see, tomorrow the total will increase by two more Fan! Now the idea has gone to these places."

Jia Amnesty felt resentful: It's not that he didn't understand. People get jobs in a daze, and no one guides them. Even doing anything is like crossing a river by feeling the stones.How would they know what those people were thinking.Besides, didn't you have an appointment with Prince Zhongjing this time?At that time, I won't really be punished for not doing my job well.

Seeing Jia Sheli standing silently at the side, Zhongjing Wangye said: "Now the Ministry of War is monolithic! This sounds nice, but to put it in a bad way, there are many people among them who are waiting to make money for the country. The more courageous they are It's getting bigger and bigger, and the appetite is getting bigger and bigger. I'm just talking about this complaint in front of you. But this matter is still going according to the plan we set before. Tomorrow you take the roster and go to the Ministry of Households to find the Fujian Cleaning Department. I asked Qi Dian to give you a batch of 20 taels of silver. After you get it, take this batch of slips to Prince Yizhong, and tell him that this is his early silver taels. The Ministry of Households can't get a cent more. Send troops first, send troops Discuss other things later. After speaking, you can go to the restaurant to drink according to our previous arrangement, and remember to take the booklet with you."

Jia Amnesty was dumbfounded when he heard these words, although he knew very well that whether it was the roster or Mr. Song's dictation of the total amount of silver taels, there was a lot of water, but the pressure from 380 taels to 20 taels was not bad. It's too heavenly!Jia Amnesty couldn't help being a little bit confused, regardless of whether the future plan will succeed or not, he only got 20 taels by himself, and he is afraid that he will be scolded to death when he meets Prince Yizhong tomorrow.Jia Amnesty asked cautiously: "Is the 20 taels too short for your lord? This Prince Yizhong may be..."

Lord Zhongjing smiled when he heard Jia She's question: "You don't know the rules, you have to know that every money in and out of the household department has its own destination. No matter how clear and clear it is written in the account book, there is no need to ask for it." Yes. What's more, there are still many variables in this matter. It is because of your face that you can get it as soon as you ask for it, and you have returned 20. , is a great achievement. Don't worry, you won't be reprimanded tomorrow."

Hearing this, Jia Amnesty felt a little relieved, from this point of view, I can't blame Mr. Song for saying that asking for money is the most difficult thing, and it really is.

Prince Zhongjing said again: "You should be careful about this matter. This military department is full of old fritters. It's better to talk less and ask more. If you find something or see something, don't talk too much. When you go to the restaurant, Let's talk when we meet acquaintances."

Jia Amnesty was even more confused when he heard that, why did he still meet acquaintances? Let me tell you who I'm meeting right now!But I can only think about it in my heart and dare not say it out of my mouth.Anyway, after thinking about it again, I will see you sooner or later. If I knew it earlier, I can't do anything. It's better to meet and talk later. Anyway, this time I am an acting role, just act according to what the prince said.

Let's not mention Jia She for the time being, let's say that Jia Zhen hurried out of the city to find Jia Jing because of Jia She's clamor to divide the clan, and begged her father to come forward to suppress Jia She.Unexpectedly, Jia Jing won the letter, but said that if Jia Amnesty wanted to divide the clan, he would do it, and told Jia Zhen not to use these mundane things to disturb her self-cultivation in the future. This made Jia Zhen very angry, but beg It was useless, so I had to go back to the mansion.Seeing Youshi, he hurriedly asked him what was the result of begging Jiamu?Youshi is naturally smart, he sent someone to wait at the gate of the house early on, and seeing that Jia Zhen did not bring Jia Jing back, he knew that his father-in-law did not take care of this matter, although he was surprised, he also understood a little.Now that Jia Jing can't control it now, Jia's mother said firmly, why should she care too much about this matter, so she said it again according to what Jia's mother taught herself before.Afraid that Jia Zhen was too hopeful, she specifically emphasized that Jia's mother said that she might not be able to persuade Jia Amnesty.Jia Zhen was troubled when she heard this, so she closed the door and drank by herself to relieve her sorrow.