Eight hundred and ninetieth eight chapters take the country to pay off the debt
Li Shanchang is really old, with gray hair, accumulated wrinkles, cloudy eyes, and dense age spots... Looking at the stooped old Li, Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a while, this is what people look like when they get old!
I wonder if I will be like this in another twenty or thirty years?
Zhang Ximeng actually has a bit of sadness about the rabbit dying and the fox dying. Shouldn't he bully Lao Li?
Just when Zhang Ximeng was deep in thought, he found Li Shanchang's body falling limply... Zhang Ximeng had quick hands and eyes, and helped Lao Li.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang walked over quickly and wanted to reach out, but he stopped in the end. He just asked: "Mr. Zhang, is Mr. Li okay?"
Zhang Ximeng held Li Shanchang's wrist. His pulse was still steady, so he should be fine.
But this guy kept rolling his eyes upwards and foaming at the corners of his mouth. Zhang Ximeng was really scared. It would be hilarious if he scared Lao Li to death.
"Brother Li, Brother Li, be energetic and say whatever you have to say."
Li Shanchang gritted his teeth and trembled all over. He was about to pass. Zhang Ximeng could only say: "Old Li! The common people have said that if you are seventy or eighty, you will not be beaten or scolded. At your age, we can just make it clear and there will be no harm."
As well as my wife and children!”
Hearing these words, Li Shanchang's eyelids opened instantly, his body stopped twitching, and he grabbed Zhang Ximeng's wrist with his backhand, glared at him fiercely, and showed a proud smile on his lips.
"The surname is Zhang? You have Zhang's good plan, and I have the wall ladder. If you play a surprise attack, I will pretend to be dead! At worst, I will kill you for real. Let me see if you can bear it?"
Li Shanchang was so proud that he and Zhang Ximeng have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. Although we have suffered losses, we have never really lost. This is our ability!
Can Zhang Ximeng not understand?
He immediately saw that Li Shanchang was relying on his old age and acting like a rogue.
Sometimes, you really have no choice. What can you do to him at his age and status?
But this is a big deal involving millions of dollars, not just a few pumpkins and sweet potatoes, so don’t be careless!
Zhang Ximeng could only wink at Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu paused and pointed to the side.
"Go to Guanhai Pavilion!"
The so-called Guanhai Pavilion was built by the imperial court when Lao Zhu drank heavily from Yanshan Mountain and awarded the title of meritorious official. There is a 18-foot stone tablet next to it, which records the entire process of this grand banquet.
Over the years, Guanhai Pavilion has become a famous attraction in Shanhaiguan.
The only pity is that there were no poems left from that banquet. Otherwise, they would have been memorized and written silently, and there would be no way to escape.
Now the monarch and his ministers sat down one after another. Zhang Ximeng was worried that Li Shan would come over, so he even got him a glass of wolfberry water that he drank.
"Brother Li, you drink it first, and I will buy you two ginseng pills later to help you live longer. You can die wherever you like, just don't die in front of my eyes!"
Li Shanchang took two sips and sighed: "Master Zhang, the most indispensable thing I am in Korea is ginseng, which is almost the same as radish. You don't need to spend money. I was suddenly frightened. I don't understand how much courage you have to give me."
, I don’t dare to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty. You know very well that I have killed no less than two million Koreans over the years. It is their flesh and blood that nourishes Peiping’s industry. And Luzon’s
Bian, they are the ones who are used in the sugar cane fields! I just can’t figure it out, how can you doubt the old man! Master Zhang, you have to avenge me!"
Li Shan had a runny nose and burst into tears. He sighed and wiped away his tears.
Facing this old man, Zhang Ximeng was really helpless.
At this age, if someone really goes out of his way to cry with you, what can you do?
Fortunately, there is Zhu Yuanzhang here!
"Mr. Li, you don't need to cry!"
Lao Zhu interrupted Lao Li's cry with a scold.
"Let me ask you, what do you mean when the Ming Bank gave you a document and asked you to use the Ming style banknotes uniformly? Could it be that Mr. Li thinks that our face is not big enough to be used by Korea? You should use your Mr. Li's face, right?
Bar?"
It was Zhu Yuanzhang again. This heart-breaking question was so good that he didn't give Li Shanchang any room to dodge.
Talking about shedding wool, that is too vulgar.
If you want to talk about it, let’s talk about the sin of deceiving the emperor!
Chinese people all have the problem of moderation and harmony. If you say that Li Shanchang is greedy for money and arbitrage, Lao Li will definitely not admit it. But if you say that he deceives the emperor and ignores superiors, Lao Li will feel that it is nothing to admit that he is greedy for money.
Zhang Ximeng has been thinking about how to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang these years, and he has indeed fallen behind in some aspects. It makes sense for him to want to retreat to Lin Quan.
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang's level is still there and he can definitely hold Lao Li's seven inches.
Li Shanchang could only say helplessly: "Hui, if you come back to the superior position, how dare I despise your Majesty? I just want to facilitate the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty can plunder wealth from Goryeo and squeeze out gold and silver supplies. That's why I want the currency of Goryeo to be higher than that of the Ming Dynasty."
Cheap, only equivalent to half the face value, I, I didn’t think about anything else!”
Li Shanchang can be regarded as an old fox. In such a short time, he came up with a countermeasure.
Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng was well prepared and would not let Lao Li run away no matter what.
"Brother Li, the thing is like this. Zhang Xin was the number one scholar. He voluntarily gave up being an official and started doing business. He didn't want fame and was not an official, but he was still the number one scholar. He gave up when he said he wanted to give up. Originally, I was just a weirdo. But.
Later I found out that Zhang Xin was a distant relative of Brother Li, which was really surprising!"
Hearing what Zhang Ximeng said, Lao Li couldn't help it.
"Zhang Ximeng and Zhang Xin were admitted to the top prize, but they have nothing to do with me. I left Yingtian long ago. And I might as well tell you, don't worry, only your Zhang family can study! My relatives, Li Shanchang, are not in vain.
of!"
Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids, "Really? It's just that you, a relative, also have the surname Zhang!"
"You!" Li Shanchang was so angry that he blew his beard and stared!
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Look at you two, you are not young, you are an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, and our right-hand man, you can quarrel over this matter? Let's get down to business! What's going on with this Zhang Xin?"
Li Shanchang had no choice but to say: "If I go back to the top, this boy Zhang Xin is indeed very talented and learned. He can be admitted to the top exam because of his own ability. But he told me that the current officialdom is too restrictive and he will have to work hard all his life.
, it may not be able to make a wife and a son, and be a blessing to future generations. In contrast, getting rich through business is also a way. And..."
"What else?" Lao Zhu asked.
Li Shanchang had no choice but to say: "Sir, isn't this what Ming Dynasty is doing about inheritance tax? He wants to put his property in Goryeo after making a fortune in business. In this way, he can avoid the pain of tax!"
"snort!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he slammed the table. He was furious.
This Lao Li, even if he really has no intention of doing anything bad, the people around him are all the same, just trying to take advantage of others.
Based on this thought alone, he is not worthy of being the number one scholar. It would be better if he quit the court.
"Mr. Li, he had this plan, but you actually cooperated with him and provided him with conveniences, allowing him to do business in Yingtian and make a lot of money. You even dared to toss the currency and make a joke of the national law! Mr. Li, if this was ten years ago
, we will definitely chop off the heads of your nine tribes!"
Lao Li was bitter and wanted to argue, but couldn't.
When he heard that Zhang Xin wanted to start a business, he thought that Goryeo had a lot of local products, and worst of all, there were so many people. It would be good to have someone he could trust in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Lao Li deliberately cultivated Zhang Xin and provided convenience.
This is indeed true!
Without Lao Li's help, Zhang Xin would not have been able to make his business so big.
But to say that this arbitrage was also ordered by Lao Li would be an injustice to him.
But since it was raised by him, he can't completely get rid of the relationship.
Zhang Ximeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Li, you proposed to mark the treasure banknotes circulating in Goryeo. But this Zhang Xin has no marks, so he acts as the treasure banknotes of the Ming Dynasty and makes money from lending. Do you understand what the crime is?"
Li Shan is always so bitter, can he not understand?
This money was supposed to be circulated in Goryeo, but instead it was loaned in the Ming Dynasty. The amount was quite large, which would disrupt the financial order.
Moreover, his actions are equivalent to increasing the quantity of money, which may cause prices to rise.
In fact, this kind of treasure banknote is fake!
What will be the result of five million counterfeit banknotes?
If he were really investigated, it would definitely be enough for Lao Li to play the game of Nine Clans.
"Brother Li, I suppressed this matter and waited for His Majesty to come over to patrol the border before revealing it. If this is left to Yingtian, even if we want to protect you, the courtiers will not agree. Do you understand?"
Li Shanchang cried, "Master Zhang, I understand, I understand everything! I thank you for your painstaking efforts... Just stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want to do? I have this old bone here, what do you want to do with it?
In one word, I, Li Shanchang, have been defeated!"
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but sigh, "It's Xianggong Li who really thought it through! You see, the thing is like this. You have to make the two sides' treasures have different values to artificially isolate Ming Dynasty and Goryeo. This is not good. You
Say so?"
"Yes! It is indeed! I, I, Lao Hu, have been painted, Grand Master Zhang, tell me what to do!"
"This is very simple... as long as you give up the previous requirement, the currencies of both sides will be unified. In this way, Zhang Xin takes the treasure banknotes and lends money in Ming Dynasty. At most, it is illegal lending, or engaging in additional business without permission.
...This crime is definitely not a death penalty. If you are willing to actively cooperate, the most it can be is a fine of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Do you think this is okay?" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "In front of the lord, I will openly help you get rid of the crime.
, To be honest, I have put my whole life's reputation on the line, Brother Li, I am the most benevolent and righteous person, you can think of what to do!"
Li Shanchang rolled his eyes and smiled helplessly, it's hard for you surnamed Zhang to say it out loud!
"I understand clearly, and I also know what Master Zhang means. You want me to hand over Gaoli and settle this debt, right?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "You, Lao Li, are still smarter! No one can compare with you!"
Li Shanchang cried, "If I were smart, I wouldn't have lost Korea! Such a big piece of fat, Grand Master Zhang, you are really evil!"
Zhang Ximeng laughed, "I also act according to the will, let's be considerate of each other, be considerate!"