Chapter 1017 Zhao Chen, who feels good about himself
(Thank you very much to ‘Book Friends 26784426’ for your generous support of 5,000 yuan and 11 monthly tickets.)
The beauty that Huang Shaoqiu gave to Zhao Chen was indeed enchanting, but no matter how enchanted the beauty was, she would still get tired of being locked up in her own house in the navy camp and playing with her day and night for half a month.
"If I had known I could bring more maids from the capital, I could do more tricks, and my life wouldn't be so difficult." Zhao Chen regretted secretly in his heart.
However, when he set out from the capital, he was hesitant and satisfied, and left all his beautiful maids in Luoyang as a depressing thing. At this time, he regretted that he wanted to pick up a few beautiful maids, but he was also afraid that Yu Wenshu would know about it and leave a bad impression of being demoralized by playing with things.
Huang Shaoqiu came over in military uniform. When he saw Zhao Chen coming out, he stood up and saluted, and said with indignation: "General, those wastes from the shipyard are so annoying..."
"What happened to those losers?" Zhao Chen asked.
"I gathered all the craftsmen in the shipbuilding yard, watched them personally, and asked them to study. However, these useless people couldn't build a sea-going ship worth more than a thousand stones in more than a month!"
When Huang Shaoqiu said these words, he gritted his teeth angrily. Zhao Chen watched from the side and was very moved. He thought that Huang Shaoqiu was the only one in the navy who was only thinking about helping him achieve his goal.
Sighing, Zhao Chen said: "There are no ships here. Even if we recruit enough soldiers and horses and have money, it is useless! This is indeed a very troublesome matter. Shaoqiu, do you have any other ways to solve it? this problem."
"General, I'm here to think of a way, but you have to take some risks. It's up to the general to decide whether to do it or not." Huang Shaoqiu said with a troubled face.
Zhao Chen's eyes lit up and he was about to ask what he could do when a guard came in and reported: "Master Guan, the magistrate of Rongcheng County, wants to see you."
"Guan Fengping, this bastard has come to see me now." Zhao Chen was puzzled. Guan Fengping had been avoiding him for most of the past month. Even if he had to come over, he would do so in a respectful manner, but he would just put on all kinds of difficulties, or Let him find Wang Junlin, but he will not cooperate with him in recruiting troops, nor will he give him land to build a new camp, let alone get a tael of silver from the county.
To be honest, if it were any other prefect, with Zhao Chen’s background and the ability to command a large army
General, he had already forcibly occupied land to recruit troops, and even plundered money from the local government, but when he met Wang Junlin, who was the most powerful and fierce person in the world, not to mention him, even Yuwen Shudu behind him Worried to the extreme.
Therefore, if Wang Junlin did not come to trouble him, he would already burn incense. How could he dare to provoke Wang Junlin? Even facing a small county magistrate like Guan Fengping, he felt helpless. There was no way for the county magistrate to do anything. Behind the order is Wang Junlin!
In any case, Guan Fengping finally came to the door on his own initiative. Zhao Chen could not block him out, nor did he let Huang Shaoqiu avoid it, so he directly sent someone to invite Guan Fengping in.
"Ah, General Huang is also here with General Zhao Lang." Seeing that Huang Shaoqiu was also here, Guan Fengping was slightly startled, said hello, and continued: "I will join you, General Lang, and the prefect will come down when it gets dark. The officer called over and gave some instructions. He said that the Navy wanted to allocate a piece of land near the ferry in Rongcheng County to build a military camp with 10,000 water camps. He approved it, and he also approved the recruitment of another 10,000 Navy officers and soldiers. Already."
"Okay! Send a message to you, the Grand Administrator, for me. I will come back to thank you later." Zhao Chen did not expect the two things that he was worried about. Wang Junlin suddenly agreed, standing up and saying with a look of joy.
"Don't worry, General Zhao. I will definitely report your words to the Grand Administrator." Guan Fengping said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone. He changed his tone and said, "However, the Grand Administrator said there are several conditions."
Zhao Chen's heart tightened, yes, it's only normal if there are conditions. How could Wang Junlin agree without conditions? He quickly asked: "Master Guan just said it's okay. I will agree to anything that I can do, but if
If you need money or something like that, I don’t have any right now.”
Guan Fengping smiled and said: "The governor has put forward two conditions. First, he will send people to help build the military stronghold for the navy officers and soldiers. You only need to pay money..."
Zhao Chen frowned, and before Guan Fengping could talk about the second condition, he interrupted him and said, "How much money do you want, Lord Governor? I just said that our navy has no money right now."
Guan Fengping said: "The prefect knows that General Zhao is also short of money, and he still owes the 50,000 taels of military pay that the county government originally paid to the county soldiers. So the prefect said that General Zhao can pay the arrears.
Article, but you have to bear interest.”
Zhao Chen frowned slightly and said, "How much does it cost to build a new naval garrison and how much interest is required?"
Guan Fengping said with a smile: "The prefect said that only fifty thousand taels of silver are enough. If General Zhao can pay it back within one year, there will be no interest. If he does not pay it back, it will double to one hundred thousand in one year."
Two taels of silver, if paid back in two years, become two hundred thousand taels of silver, and so on, doubled every year."
"Pah!" Huang Shaoqiu punched the table in front of him hard and cursed: "You magistrates have gone too far in bullying others!"
Guan Fengping's face darkened and he shouted: "I will definitely tell the Grand Administrator what General Huang said word for word."
Under Zhao Chen's gaze, Huang Shaoqiu's expression changed, with a look of fear in his eyes, and he said to Zhao Chen: "General, you must protect your humble position, otherwise Wang Taishou will definitely take revenge on your humble position."
Zhao Chen was very satisfied with Huang Shaoqiu's reaction, and in his opinion, this was simply an opportunity created by Guan Fengping for him to further conquer Huang Shaoqiu, so he said with great pride: "Don't worry Shaoqiu, I will fight for this navy lieutenant
If I don’t do it anymore, I won’t let Mr. Wang do anything to you.”
Huang Shaoqiu's eyes turned red when he was moved. He knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I am willing to die for the general in this lowly position."
Zhao Chen quickly pulled Huang Shaoqiu up and said: "Shaoqiu doesn't have to be like this, you and I will be one from now on. I will prosper and I will never forget you."
Huang Shaoqiu stood up with excitement and stood behind Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen felt very good about himself at this time. A captain like Huang Shaoqiu was easily subdued by him. What does this mean? It means that he still has abilities and personal charm, but he met the big devil Wang Junlin.
That's why getting things done in Fanyang County is so troublesome.
However, in his opinion, the condition proposed by Wang Junlin was nothing, because he believed that he would be able to repay the 50,000 taels of silver within a year. As for Wang Junlin, he wanted to send people to build a new navy camp.
Junzhai just wants to covet the money, which is nothing. He thinks that if Wang Junlin does not benefit from this matter, he will not feel at ease in his heart!