The princes of the feudal lords were indeed very rich.
Take Xu Jing as an example. When he came to the capital from Beihai County, the King of Beihai took out most of the wealth he had accumulated for decades and asked Xu Jing to bring him to the capital.
Is it the same for the Prince of Xihe? He has a lot of money in his pocket, and he befriends courtiers secretly, bribes eunuchs in the palace, and so on.
They can indeed get one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Xu Jing immediately gave a thumbs up to Prince Xihe: "My cousin is so generous in helping the prince to share his worries. The prince must remember his cousin's benefits."
"Okay, he will speak for his cousin about that matter. From now on, they will join the New Army together and contribute to the prince's behalf."
Prince Xihe was overjoyed and took the initiative to pour wine for Xu Jing, and the two brothers drank happily.
The prince of Pingchang was filled with envy and raised his glass enthusiastically: "Cousin Jing, he can also get one hundred thousand taels of silver. Why don't you ask your cousin to talk to the prince on his behalf?"
It is true that the prince is gentle, and he does not mean that everyone should shut up. With Xu Jing to pass on the message, it is most suitable for him.
Prince Hanyang immediately said that he could also contribute one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The frail and sick Prince Pengcheng hesitated and whispered: "His body is not up to par and he often gets sick. I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the military camp."
Xu Jing smiled and said: "In the military camp, there are those who lead the troops in training, and there are also quartermasters who are in charge of the supplies, food and grass. There are also punishment officers who are responsible for the discipline of the army!"
You can't train in the army, you can just take an errand in the new army!
The Prince of Pengcheng immediately smiled and said: "He will prepare the money when he gets back, and then he will bother me too."
Prince Yingchuan was the most discerning. Seeing everyone rushing to give out money, he coughed and asked with a smile: "His brother is so talkative, I wonder how much money cousin Jing gave out?"
All the vassal princes looked at Xu Jing together.
Xu Jing was well prepared and responded with a smile: "He shouldn't have said that, Bu Nao, tomorrow night when the conversation is over, he will reveal his true identity to everyone."
"When he came to the capital, his father gave him all the wealth he had accumulated for decades. That time the prince's cousin asked for a new army, and he took three hundred thousand taels of silver."
All the vassal princes and princes took a deep breath.
No one doubted that Xu Jing was bragging. As for other things, Xu Jing would not lie about that kind of thing.
Three hundred thousand taels!
That is by no means a small number.
The Prince of Pengcheng couldn't help but whispered: "Why don't I take out all the money in my legs? If the new army does not go well, or if there are any changes in the future, wouldn't I give so much money to Honghong?
The prince?"
Xu Jing waved his leg very proudly: "Money is something external to the body. If you don't take it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death. When it's time to spend it, you have to spend it wisely."
No wonder the prince mistakenly thought Xu Jing was so good! Better than Bu Nao!
Three hundred thousand taels of silver blocked the mouths of all the princes and princes. Everyone raised their glasses and drank, but no one mentioned the money anymore.
Xu Jing had no intention of persuading Prince Yingchuan. Instead, he said: "Everyone has nothing to do in the palace. Let's go to the New Army to pick up an errand, just for fun. My cousin, I already have someone in the clan's mansion."
If you have an errand, then the new army doesn’t have to go."
Prince Yingchuan immediately said: "It's very leisurely in Yi Ren's Mansion. He can just go and have a meal occasionally. There is a lot of time in the weekdays. Besides, all the brothers have gone to the New Army, and he is the only one who has fallen into the trap."
It’s not interesting. He also offered one hundred thousand taels!”
Xu Jing advised: "Why don't I do that? One hundred thousand taels of silver is just a small number, so why bother to take it out for such a small amount? Cousin, why don't you keep it for yourself and spend it slowly? They can pool it together.
, enough to build a military camp."
Prince Yingchuan grabbed Xu Jing's leg and begged sincerely: "I will definitely ask for help in that matter. In that case, he will have an extra fifty thousand taels. Ye Yi will have one hundred and fifty thousand taels."
Xu Jing reluctantly nodded in agreement: "Forget it, he will give it a try. He has said something ugly first, and he doesn't dare to vouch for that matter. Then he can go and talk to the prince. If the prince is willing to accept the money, in the future
I will never treat you badly."
All the princes and princes of the feudal lords breathed a sigh of relief and toasted noisily one by one. They drank until the third watch before they left drunkenly.
…
The Prince of Xihe was the most eager to enter the military camp. Early the next morning, he came to Xu Jing with a banknote in his arms. When he came, he saw, oh, there are two people who came earlier than him!
Xu Jing stayed in the palace for half a month and received 550,000 taels of silver notes from the princes of the vassals. Then he happily went to the East Palace and placed a thick stack of silver notes in front of the prince.
Even though the prince is a greedy person, he was also shocked by the thick pile of banknotes: "Why are there so many banknotes!"
Xu Jing's eyebrows were filled with excitement as he recounted what happened at last night's banquet: "...That means he forced them to give money, or they took the initiative to take out the money and beg him to collect it and send it to their cousin."
The prince laughed out loud: "I'm also afraid that they will come back to their senses after a month and come to settle accounts with me."
In fact, Emperor Yongming had already issued a message and asked several princes and princes to serve in the new army.
Xu Jing didn't know whether he was bullying them or not, and deliberately used the errands as bait. It turned out that the big fish had taken the bait one after another.
Xu Jing said with a smile: "If my cousin doesn't tell me about that, how will they know about it?"
"We will know in a few months. The money has already been released. It is very difficult to go back."
The prince was very happy, and he and Xu Jing happily counted the banknotes. One by two...
etc!
That’s not bad!
"Isn't it five hundred and fifty thousand taels?" The prince was surprised: "How come there are three hundred thousand taels more?"
Xu Jing responded naturally: "Didn't he tell his cousin before? He paid 300,000 taels and kept it to build a military camp."
The prince immediately said: "That's too much. Even the East Palace Treasury can't come up with that much silver. I'll take it back quickly."
No matter how rich Beihai County is, it can't help but make such troubles. Xu Jing must have taken out all the capital that was at the bottom of the box.
Xu Jing held down the prince's leg and said, "If you want to build a new army, you must ask for money. That's not what he wants, so don't refuse, cousin."
"My cousin knows his temper. What he takes out will never be taken back again."
The prince and Xu Jing looked at each other wrongly for a moment, but they suddenly realized that he was no longer polite to me."
Xu Jing grinned: "That's right, cousin, just keep it to An Xin. When my cousin is rich in the future, I'll give it to him as much as possible."
To say too much would be a mistake.
The prince just said it quickly and said enthusiastically: "They will go to Jiaofang Palace again."
My mother's wool needs to be plucked.
Xu Jing nodded happily.
The two brothers went to Jiaofang Hall talking and laughing.
As soon as he entered Jiaofang Hall, the prince noticed that the atmosphere was good.
Queen Su had a stern face and no smile in her eyes. All the palace people were trembling and did not dare to raise their heads.
"Mother," the prince asked softly, "has something happened in the palace?"
