"What does Han Qian mean? If my eldest brother doesn't drink hangover soup, is it possible that Feng Yi will take away this food box full of Hepu beads?" Princess Qingyang stared at the orbs in the sandwich of the food box, unable to restrain herself.
I asked, feeling the turmoil in my heart.
Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong was shocked, but also smiled bitterly, knowing that Qingyang's guess was right, and the hangover soup was the last test Han Qian used to test whether he had any doubts.
If he had doubts just now and did not dare to drink the hangover soup on the spot, but asked Feng Yi to put it there first, and then Feng Yi took the food box away, he would never have known that there were so many Hepu hidden in the food box.
Orb.
He picked up a Hepu bead and looked at it carefully at the window.
As the saying goes, "Eight points are worth a treasure, nine points are a treasure." Each of these Hepu beads, which are as thick as a thumb, is twelve points in size, and each one can be said to be worth a hundred gold.
Then open another food box. The entire food box is made into a mezzanine, and the top-grade jewelry and treasures are hidden inside.
The atmosphere in Shu is extravagant, and the rich and powerful officials all love to play with rare treasures.
The Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong, grew up in the Shu Palace, and after leaving the palace to live in the palace, he made friends with literati. His eyesight was definitely not bad, and it is not difficult to imagine how amazing the value of this batch of pearls and jade is. There are always some worth three to four hundred thousand yuan.
And of course he also knew that after yesterday's night banquet, Han Qian sent these treasures to his palace just to help with the management of Banan!
The Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yonggui, is a prince. Even if he is ignored by his father, the number of guards, maids, and eunuchs in the prince's mansion totals six to seven hundred.
In addition to the normal salary and rewards during the holidays, the Hou Mansion also owns a total of more than 50,000 acres of farmland, more than a thousand households of farm slaves, and an annual output of 60,000 to 70,000 stone grains.
If we include all the properties he has secretly managed over the years, it will always be worth 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.
However, these are either grain fields, manors, warehouses, weaving workshops or pawn shops. Those that can be directly used for business may not have thirty or forty thousand yuan of living money; after all, they have too many things to maintain secretly.
Everywhere must be carefully calculated and a lot of money and food must be spent.
Although he is the Marquis of Changxiang, he is a minister in the court and an eunuch in the palace. Even if he does not appear to be too close to Qingjiang Marquis Wang Hongyi in front of his father at this time, he will never deal with him casually.
He hopes that more people can help him speak out on the matter of managing Banan. In the final analysis, it still comes down to the trick of "money can make the world go round".
When he woke up in the morning, he was still secretly worried about this matter. Unexpectedly, Han Qian seemed to be able to guess his thoughts at any time. Now he sent Feng Yi to deliver this batch of jewelry to his door. It really could solve the problem.
He has a big problem right now.
Although the Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong, could imagine that this batch of wealth was probably obtained by the third prince Yang Yuanpu from conquering the eight states of Hunan, and was not taken out by Han Qian from his own pocket, Han Qian was able to come up with such a huge amount of wealth at once.
The goods were given to him, and he was so courageous that the Marquis of Changxiang was extremely shocked in his heart.
Princess Qingyang was also secretly shocked. She suppressed the turmoil in her heart and picked up a few pearls and jade to appreciate them. Compared with the treasures in the palace that were regarded as treasures by the nobles, she had no choice but to look at them. She sighed: "They captured Tanzhou, but they were much better."
It’s time to make a fortune! Tanzhou’s century-old savings are even richer than those in Shu, so they have all fallen into their hands!”
"Mrs. Qi likes southern pearls. You pick out a hundred flawless pearls and send them to the palace today. Rong Momo, Zhou Sichuan and others also send twelve southern pearls each, saying that these are all the pearls we brought from Jinling.
Bring them back and thank them for their hard work in preparing for the wedding these years." Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, counted the quantity and quality of this batch of pearls and jade, and immediately asked Qingyang to directly bring the best batch of pearls and jade into the palace for processing, and said, "
Qi Lun likes to gamble, so I’m going to meet his two gambling friends!”
As Mrs. Qi was favored, she was naturally jealous and ostracized by Concubine Zhao Hui. In addition, Mrs. Qi had a nurturing relationship with Qingyang. Therefore, Qi Lun and Mrs. Qi's siblings were the first people to be attracted by the Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong.
It's just that in the past few years, the Marquis of Changxiang Wang Yong had to hide his power and bide his time, and at the same time he couldn't offer enough attractive benefits to win over him, so his relationship with the Qi family was average.
Qingyang could go directly to the palace and give hundreds of top-quality Hepu beads to Mrs. Qi to express her gratitude for raising her. However, Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, wanted to send 50,000 to 60,000 pieces of treasure to Qi Lun, the privy deputy envoy.
You need to pay attention to some skills; if it is too naked, Qi Lun may feel it is hot to the touch.
In addition to Mrs. Qi, the Qi Lun brothers and sisters, and a few palace officials and eunuchs in the palace who could show their faces in front of the father, Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, sorted out a list of more than 20 people who needed to be managed, and they were all listed in the past two days.
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"Sending the hangover soup to him, Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong drank it with only a slight hesitation, but he was a bit brave. It's not in vain that you helped him like this. It's a pity that I couldn't see him opening the food box with my own eyes.
Otherwise, it will definitely be wonderful!”
Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Feng Yi casually pulled up a chair and sat down. He talked about the situation when he went to Changxiang Marquis Mansion to deliver hangover soup. He was quite regretful and asked Han Qian, "Why didn't you do it yourself?"
Give these pearls and jade to the Marquis of Changxiang? In other words, who needs to be bribed by the Marquis of Changxiang? We can handle it for him and we can collect an extra favor!"
Han Qian stood in front of the window, looking at the snow in the yard. He was still thinking about the letter Feng Liao sent last night, but it was a letter Feng Liao sent from Jinling a month ago. At that time, it seemed calm.
, but made Han Qian even more worried about the situation in Jinling at this time.
However, considering that he was thousands of miles away and it would take at least a month for the letter to be delivered, it was beyond his reach to worry about it. He still had to deal with the affairs of Shu Capital first.
Han Qian turned around and explained to Feng Yi:
"The Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, is not that easy to bully. If we can intervene less in some matters in the Kingdom of Shu, we should interfere as little as possible; especially the people around the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, try not to have too much or too deep contact with them."
Unexpectedly, Han Qian had such considerations. Feng Yi thought for a while and said, "You think more deeply. No wonder you were better than me from the beginning."
"No need to ask?" Han Qian said with a smile.
Feng Yi added: "Speaking of which, the Marquis of Changxiang is a noble prince, and his father has dominated Shuzhong for some years. How come he is still so poor? How much money can the Marquis of Changxiang use to win over him with only such a small amount of wealth?
Someone help him negotiate?"
Seeing that Feng Yi thought that the first batch of jewelry worth three to four hundred thousand yuan might not be able to accomplish anything, Han Qian laughed and said:
"Your Feng family has controlled the Jianghuai wealth since the previous dynasty. It took hundreds of years of accumulation to build such a large family fortune, and that's why you raised a dandy like you who doesn't know the price of food, rice, oil and salt. In the previous dynasty, Xuanzong and Suzong twice avoided disaster in Sichuan and Shu.
Go ahead, do the math. How many major and small wars broke out between Emperors Zhaozong and Xizong in Sichuan and Shu? In the past, Shu was extremely wealthy, even above the Jianghuai River, but even if the powerful clans in both Sichuan and Sichuan had accumulated wealth, after several
Ten years of uninterrupted wars have also been devastated. It has only been more than ten years since the two rivers were rested in Wang Jian's hands. The population has barely recovered to 40% of what it was at the peak of the previous dynasty. The people who rose to power in Shu with Wang Jian
How much can the newly wealthy clans and lords accumulate in such a short period of time? Now that Wang Jian is occupying the land of Shu, he has to support hundreds of thousands of elite Shu troops. Apart from the ample fields he seized from the powerful lords of the old vassal, he doesn't have much left.
He rewards his ministers with money and food, and the annual rewards are more demanding than those of our great Chu - think about it, how much greetings did His Highness have when he just left the palace?"
The customs in Shu are extravagant, but after all, they cannot be compared with the heyday of the previous dynasty.
At the same time, Wang Jian, the leader of Shu, lives a frugal life, and the officials of Shu, including the Marquis of Changxiang, are also living a tight life. This time, Han Qian privately brought jewelry worth eight or nine hundred thousand yuan, even if it was divided into four parts for the time being.
If the money is paid to the Marquis of Changxiang, a group of people can still be bought.
Anyway, this is the public money allocated to him by the third prince, so Han Qianhua doesn't feel bad if he goes out.
Seeing that Feng Yi was becoming more and more capable, and behind the usual playful games, his thoughts were becoming more and more stable. Apart from the poisoning of Emperor Tianyou and his suggestion to the third prince to stand aside, Han Qian had almost revealed the deeper purpose of their mission to Shu in the past two days.
, everyone told him to know; even the matter of Shenling Division, there was no need to hide it from him anymore.
This also makes it easier for Feng Yi to be more flexible when in contact with Guo Rong, Changxiang Hou Wang Yong and others.
In addition, not to mention that Marquis Qingjiang would send people to keep an eye on him. As the official envoy to welcome the bride, Han Qian's status was even more sensitive than Guo Rong's.
When he wanted to leave the South Garden of Jinhua Tower, the officials of Honglu Temple would keep an eye on him. Except for very limited places such as Changxiang Marquis Mansion, he really had no more room for free movement in Shu.
As Han Qian's unofficial bodyguard, Feng Yi had relatively easy access.
Han Qian will also ask Feng Yi to use this time to frequently visit the wine shops and prostitutes in the capital of Shu, contact the officials' children and low-level subordinates in Shu, find people who can be bribed, and let Guo Que and the others develop slowly.
After all, the number of elite scouts and spies that Jinyun Tower can actually send into the Shu region is extremely limited, but even if it sends fifty or sixty elite scouts and elite spies, this manpower is far from enough to form an intelligence network covering the Shu region.
The collection of intelligence mainly involves developing informants in the local area, and can even secretly support some gang forces or business gangs that are still in their infancy at this time.