Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) looked at the "distribution map of military chiefs" in front of him, but had a strange feeling.
I had memorized Prince An's information before. He was a strong man who had followed the emperors of two dynasties through all obstacles. He was thoughtful, cautious, and low-key. How could he make such a low-level mistake?
The Qing Dynasty's general soldiers were equivalent to the "military commanders" of later generations. Those with important positions needed to be checked at all levels from assessment to selection. There were only dozens of general soldiers in the Qing government. How could Prince An win twenty?
How many?
What is Prince An doing?
What are the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor doing?
A small Yangzhou involves the participation of so many court officials... This is a bit too much, right?
And the little emperor seems to be happy with this... What's the trick hidden in this?
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) did not hide his doubts. Although he did not say it out loud yet, his expression was definitely on point.
Seeing the grinning expression of Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi), the little emperor was happy.
"Why... just say something if you have something to say, and let it go. It's so uncomfortable to hold it in..."
"If I'm not wrong, this distribution map of general troops was not created by your Majesty. Someone was trying to frame Prince An out of thin air."
"Oh? Tell me your reasons."
"The general soldiers listed above have interacted with Prince An, but most of them are just acquaintances. I'm afraid they don't even know which direction the door of Prince An's residence opens, let alone how close they can be.
Let’s plan some big things together…”
"go on."
"From Prince An's perspective, he... doesn't have enough reasons or capital to do big things. Although there have been ups and downs, he is still a prince." The main reason is that Prince An has been dealing with flowers and plants over the years. You want to
He said he wanted to organize an oiran competition, but I still think it’s 70-80% credible.”
"Could it be that he was deceived by his illusion?"
"Your Majesty, the investigative capabilities of the brothers in the Tianwei Camp are worthy of recognition. Your Majesty, you are also full of doubts about this, otherwise you would not bring it out. If the Emperor really believes this, I am afraid it is not the Emperor and his ministers who are discussing it... If
If I guessed correctly, this general soldier distribution map comes from Jiangnan..."
"Master Xiao Jia is indeed...well-deserved. This is brought back from Jiangnan by the shadows of the Queen Mother."
"The Empress Dowager's shadow killers? They don't protect the Queen Mother properly... When did they start competing with the brothers from the Tianwei camp for work?"
"Now the old Queen Mother doesn't trust anyone, she just trusts her old man's shadow... Rights, is this thing really so addictive?"
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) clearly heard the dissatisfaction of the young emperor with the empress dowager.
He suddenly became alert and bowed and said: "I didn't hear very clearly what the emperor just said, but I thought that we are not close friends. You are the grandson of the Empress Dowager. As a grandson, you may sometimes be unkind to me."
Grandma and Grandma’s discipline is a little uncomfortable... But if I are gesticulating here, or is stupid enough to take sides... You just argued a few words in the morning, and stopped arguing at lunch... Grandma even called me the eldest grandson.
, come back to settle accounts with me, where can I find excuses?"
These words stunned the little emperor.
"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. You can be called the emperor's teacher."
"Don't dare, I'm half teacher and half Dongfang Shuo."
"Hahaha... You are good at climbing on the pole... You want to be Dongfang Shuo. I don't want to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. What kind of emperor is a man who has been fighting for many years for his so-called dream of a great country and making the people miserable..."
Hearing this, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was a little moved. There were very few emperors like this in history. They were simply treasures among treasures.
Just when he was about to say a few words of praise, he heard the little emperor continue: "What you want to do is to be an emperor who fights and wins big battles, and gets richer as he fights, and makes the country peaceful and the people peaceful."
Damn it, how can such a good thing happen in the world?
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) sighed and said: "Your Majesty, you must not have slept well last night!"
"Hahaha...are you saying that I'm just dreaming?"
"I didn't say that, the emperor said it yourself."
"Can't you make money by fighting?"
"It can't be sent. There is no precedent for this in history."
"Then... Mr. Jia, you made a fortune fighting in the northwest, and made a fortune again in the northeast. What's going on?"
Your mother's, it turned out to be waiting for me here!
"It's a coincidence, it's nothing... Your Majesty, you have taken the lion's share of the profits from the northwest."
"Then what's going on in the Northeast? I haven't caught even a hair of gold in Cucui'an..."
"The emperor should not take this gold."
"As you said, wealth of unknown origin cannot be spent with peace of mind. Is that what you mean?"
"Almost..." Seeing that the emperor was about to change his face, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) said quickly, "But the gold and silver are distributed to the common people, and the common people use it for consumption and business. The common people have more money in their hands. Your Majesty, you can tax more.
In this way, the money will come in the right way. Your Majesty, can you tell me if this is true?"
"Hahaha... That's interesting. What Mr. Xiao Jia said made me suddenly enlightened. Then I will send you to Yangzhou to fight a big battle, and we, the monarch and the ministers, will make a big fortune. How about that?"
"Ah? Haven't you heard that there is going to be a war in Yangzhou?"
"Isn't this what you said? Currency wars, financial wars, and economic wars are also wars without smoke. Since it is a war, it will definitely make a fortune. A small war will make a small fortune, and a big war will make a big fortune."
"Why does the emperor need so much money?"
"Be prepared for a rainy day, I will fight a few fierce battles!"
Looking at the ferocious "fierce look" of the little emperor, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) remembered that in history, Kangxi had been in power for more than sixty years and had never calmed down. He was also a "militant", no matter what he was
Active or forced.
"Since Yangzhou is so rich, bribing a small magistrate of yours costs tens of millions of taels of snowflake silver. What I think is that the sweat of these wealthy Yangzhou businessmen may contain gold sand. What you have to do is to make money, make money for me...
…”
Damn it, you little emperor is crazy about money!
I'm afraid the little emperor would only dare to say this to Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) here.
But, yes.
Emperor Kangxi achieved his achievements through wars, big and small. With the sound of guns and cannons, there were thousands of taels of gold!
Earning money and desperately amassing wealth was the primary purpose of the young emperor appointing Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) as the prefect of Yangzhou.
Wait a moment, wait a moment, let me think about it again, something seems wrong...
"Your Majesty, do you want to kill me?"
"Ah, why do you say that?"
"Aren't the previous prefects imprisoned in the sky prison? This is what I think. The emperor let them get greedy, and then sent people to deal with them. Then the money is legitimately yours, isn't it?
The money, those merchants who bribed them don’t dare to ask for it back... This is faster than taxing money! Moreover, corrupt officials will be severely punished, and with reputation, money will also be made..."
"He deserves to be punished! Go, go, go, go to Yangzhou and work as an official. If you don't earn enough money, don't go back to the capital!"
