Chapter 665: You once determined my life, now I control your life and death
The financial status of the Song Dynasty, in the evaluation of later generations, has always been a state of polar opposites.
Many people think that the Tang Dynasty was strong and the Song Dynasty was rich, and many people think that the Song Dynasty was poor and weak, had a serious money shortage, and was rich as hell.
In fact, history has always been dialectical. For example, in the Northern Song Dynasty, one side can be seen in Tokyo Menghualu, where the prosperity of the urban class is like a dream, and the other side is the suffering world where people reluctantly kill infants in the works of Dongpo layman.
On the one hand, the government revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty could naturally exceed that of other dynasties. After all, the people of the Song Dynasty were under the heaviest pressure in taxation, and on the other hand, there were huge expenditures on redundant soldiers and officials, and continuous
of natural disasters.
The more you earn, the more you spend, and the more you commit corruption, which eventually leads to a fiscal deficit. After collecting so much money... it’s gone! It’s all used up!
That's why Wang Anshi's reform of the Shenzong Dynasty came about, and this reform turned the fiscal deficit into a profit in just a few years. Obviously, it cannot be that productivity has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough, but that it has made a revolutionary breakthrough in the distribution of materials across the country.
Great adjustments were made and the cake was redistributed, and the court immediately became rich.
At this prosperous moment, the Northern Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue was also at its peak. The annual royal income was about 60 million yuan.
Later, during the Zhezong Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty changed its policy and abolished the new law. The fiscal revenue of the imperial court was immediately reduced by one-fifth, to more than 48 million guan each year.
This record comes from the Southern Song Dynasty, so it cannot be said to be absolutely correct, but compared to the annual income of the Northern Song Dynasty uploaded on the Internet in later generations, which casually exceeded 100 million yuan, the accuracy should be much higher.
Therefore, the property in the treasury of Ye Jichang and his wife is equivalent to one-tenth of the peak tax revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty court. According to the annual currency given to the Liao Kingdom is 300,000 taels of silver, which is converted into about 500,000 taels of literary currency. The amount of money in the treasury
The money can be given to Liao for twelve years.
Of course, the treasury was not all filled with copper coins, but also contained a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. It was precisely because of this that as soon as the iron door was opened, a beam of precious light came over.
The most striking thing that caught the eyes of the three people was a tall pure gold statue of King Ming. It was engraved with detailed patterns and exuded a layer of brilliance. It not only illuminated half of the treasury, but also made Zhang Qing and Xu Ning stunned.
, I couldn’t come back to my senses for a long time.
When the young master saw the statue of King Ming, he showed an expression of extreme disgust, but he stepped forward and stood beside it, reaching out and pressing it: "Be careful, this object is an eye of the formation. If someone who is not familiar with the formation touches it at will, the Flame Destruction Formation will be activated.
, none of us can survive.”
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning heard this and walked around quickly, but they still couldn't hide their shock when they looked at the boxes of gold and silver jewelry and the neat bags of money.
Even the place they were on was only the first floor.
As the Shaodong family said, the construction of this treasury is extremely clever, taking advantage of the space of Wuyou Cave below Bianjing. It is actually a convex structure. The iron gate corresponds to the top bulge, and there is a cave below where the treasures are stored.
Lots of money and treasures.
Zhang Qing stretched his head to explore below, gradually regained his ability to think, and asked puzzledly: "Why should so much wealth be stored here?"
The young master sneered and said: "It's very simple. Ye Jichang and his wife are suspicious by nature. No one can trust them outside. Naturally, they are most at ease under their noses."
Xu Ning said: "Then what are they going to use these properties for?"
Shaodong's family said: "Businessmen sometimes accumulate wealth not for use, but for comfort."
"For my ambitious father, who wants to be the first person in the six major chambers of commerce, he naturally needs to have a huge sum of money at a critical moment. In fact, if the other five chambers of commerce do not sell their assets, they will all
I can’t afford so much money at my disposal. If this money is used well, it will be a sharp sword.”
"As for my mother, the money will naturally be used for the Ming Zun Sect to rebel, recruit troops, and separatist forces!"
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning's expressions changed dramatically.
The young master looked at the two people with a gentle look on his face: "Don't be surprised, two brothers. They are them and I am me. Although I am a Mingzun believer, I am not one of those fanatic believers. I have no intention of rebellion, nor
I will not force you to go against the imperial court!"
Zhang Qing still remembers the character design: "But we just killed many officers and soldiers, and we are already desperate..."
The young master smiled and said: "If you have money, there will be a road at your feet! You two don't just kill some officers and soldiers, even if you kill officers, my brother can settle things for you."
Xu Ning was a little angry: "What the young master said is ridiculous. Although we have entered the treasury now, the money in the treasury cannot be taken away!"
Zhang Qing also said: "There is no one guarding the outside of the vault. In addition to the fact that the passage is secret and the entrance mark requires your parents to work together to open it, it may also be because these money are difficult to move away."
The young master chuckled: "That's right! They did consider it this way, but today is different from the past. Aren't my Ye family surrounded by officers and soldiers now? The imperial court has become my helper!"
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning couldn't understand at all and looked at him blankly.
The young master also knew that these two were not very scheming. If they were really shrewd and agile, he would not be able to bring them here. To the two good brothers, he said calmly: "I want to
Make a deal with Gao Qiu."
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning said stupidly: "You want to surrender?"
The young master laughed and said, "What are you surrendering for? What you want is nothing more than money. Otherwise, after he sees through my real identity, he will take me directly. Why bother to go through all the twists and turns? Of course he is interested in my strong general."
The vast wealth of the guild.”
"Do you think that the Imperial City Secretary wants the more than ten printing houses, hundreds of bookstores and restaurants of our General Chamber of Commerce? Or does he want these gold and silver jewelry?"
Zhang Qing replied: "Of course it's the money that's right in front of you."
The young master nodded: "This is also the reason why my father is not in chaos so far. He cannot enter this treasury because of his high demands. He cannot find much money in the house, and the properties of the Chamber of Commerce are not so easy to sell for money. As long as
If you are willing to cut your flesh severely, you can still escape in the end."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "But how could I get what he wanted? After the two went out, they immediately contacted Gao Qiu and said that I was willing to cooperate with him to transfer this treasury
I submit, on condition that the Chamber of Commerce’s property be handed over to me, and that Ye Jichang and Pan be arrested. The former colluded with Wuyoudong and should have been interrogated long ago, while the latter is the bishop of the cult and knows many secrets and can be interrogated severely."
"In this way, whether it is the explanation to the court or the personal gain, it is the best of both worlds and is his best choice."
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning were both dumbfounded.
You are so filial!
The young master continued to take care of him: "Next, I will guard the formation of the Flame Destruction Formation and ask Gaoqiu to send people to slowly move the belongings out. At the same time, you guys will keep an eye on me. When will Ye Jichang and Pan ask for help, Ming Zun
I will not go out until the turmoil in the church has dissipated and the love affair has settled."
"In this way, Gaoqiu has concealed me, the Mingzun cultist, which is equivalent to me holding the handle. By then, I will be the head of the Houjiang Guild, and I will bring it back to the six major chambers of commerce.
among them, and even become stronger!”
Zhang Qing was puzzled: "What if you don't agree to the high request?"
The young master held the statue of King Ming with one hand and showed half a circle with the other hand: "Six million strings! There are six million strings here, maybe even more. Even if Gao Qiu has been the prime minister for ten years, he may not be greedy.
So much money, wealth and silk are so touching! That monk from Daxiangguo Temple said that all the four things are in vain, but he still keeps giving money all day long. Will he not be tempted by his high demands? I don't believe it!"
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning were silent.
To be honest, let alone being too demanding, even they were moved.
There are really too many treasures here. As long as anyone lives in this world and has seven emotions and six desires, it is impossible not to be moved by them.
But the young master's family is obviously very vigilant. They have always supported the formation, and even their own parents can be pushed out to scapegoat and prevent disasters. If anything goes wrong, they will naturally be destroyed, and no one will get it.
The Shaodong family is obviously prepared in this way. In the face of unimaginable wealth, any emotion is false. Zhang Qing and Xu Ning are people with upright character, so they brought them here, but they must be prepared when entering the place.
.
Of course, he had officially broken up with his parents, and even Ming Zunjiao was preparing to push him out. There was no one available around him.
He valued Zhang Qing and Xu Ning very much, patted his chest and promised: "As long as we turn our hostility with Gao Qiu into friendship, the prison escape will be revealed naturally. The three of us will share life and death together. When this matter is over, we will marry Jinlan, and the three brothers will share the blessings."
, how about sharing the same difficulties?"
Zhang Qing and Xu Ning were not willing to marry Jin Lan with this vicious sissy, but they still replied: "Now are you going to see Gao Qiu and convey your conditions?"
They didn't have a good look on them. The young master's family was a little disappointed, but thinking about the long days to come, they were not in a hurry: "You have to send me some food. This is actually the most difficult step now. I may not be willing to believe it if I ask too much. But if my parents
When they find out that I have entered the vault, they are afraid of my ability to control the formation and do not dare to force their way in, but they will try their best to stop you, so be careful!"
Xu Ning said: "It's not too late, let's go out now, let's go!"
Zhang Qing nodded, forced himself not to look at the treasures in the room, and turned around to leave.
The young master watched the two people walk out, and the iron door slowly closed. He breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the statue of King Ming, showing obvious exhaustion.
From killing the maid during dinner, escaping from prison early, entering the stronghold, being surrounded and escaping, rowing back home, being beaten up by his parents, to using secret methods to open the treasury, and arranging an alliance with Gao Qiu, after a series of events, both physically and mentally,
, have reached their limits.
Fortunately, although there were twists and turns in the process, the general trend was still as planned. We used all forces to survive and risk death!
The wise bishop looked up at the top of the treasury, as if through layers of earth and stone, looking at Ye Jichang and his wife who sent their young self to the Taoist nun for training:
"You once determined my life, and now I control your life and death. It's fair, isn't it?"