In the face of conspiracy, any conspiracy is meaningless.
Had he not known that he had a large number of votes, Jia Liu would not have been able to instruct Asha to write a letter proposing to convene a meeting of princes and ministers to decide on the candidate for the Hat King.
Jia Liu hoped that Bi Yuan could explain the matter clearly to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Lerjin. If they were determined to push Yongxin to become Prince Heshuoxun or Prince Heshuo Duoluoxun, in addition to voting nine times to become Prince Heshuoying, they would have to do some additional things.
Pay a boosting fee of five hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Master Le, if you come all the way here and don't have enough cash on you, you can pay 300,000 taels in advance, and the balance of 200,000 taels can be paid after Master Le returns to Xi'an."
Jia Liu's words undoubtedly sent two signals to Bi Yuan.
Don't worry, I will never accept this money in vain, I will definitely do what I say.
Don't worry, I'm not afraid of you defaulting on your debt. If you have the guts, give it a try.
When it comes to beating his own people, Jia Liu has never been afraid of anyone.
Not to mention you Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp Puppet Army, even if there are real soldiers, they will fight at will.
Really full of confidence.
Five hundred thousand taels may be a big problem for ordinary clan members, including those at the level of Gushan Beile, but for officials at the level of the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, they can take it whenever they want.
Leerjin was not a good official at all, and Dan, the former chief executive of Gansu who was transferred to the governorship of Zhejiang, hoped that his income over the years would not be much less than that of Jia Liu.
Not to mention anything else, the number of college students in Gansu now exceeds 200,000, while Zhili, as a large province, only has more than 8,000 college students.
When he was in Xi'an last time, Wang Danwang said that he sold a university transfer student spot for ten taels, which equals two million taels.
Not to mention that Gansu has suffered from drought every year. The imperial court not only exempts Gansu from money and food every year, but also allocates disaster relief money and food to Gansu every year. After a few years, it is at least two million taels.
Add in all kinds of other exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and you can tell how much the corrupt officials in Gansu Province have raked in.
Otherwise, how could the major corruption case in Gansu, a poor place, become the most serious case in the Qianlong Dynasty? Officials in the province almost changed.
If that guy hadn't made false reports by passing by, he could have fooled Qianlong to death.
Shaanxi is much richer than Gansu. How much can Le Erjin earn as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu?
Therefore, I don’t want to save money for Leer at all.
He has so much money that he may not be able to spend it all.
It was only 500,000 taels, but Jia Liu gave it a discount because everyone was a mutual aid member. If it were replaced by someone else, the price of 1 million taels would be the same.
The price is just like this. Bi Yuan has negotiated the price, hoping to finally close the deal for 300,000 taels.
"You get what you pay for. Shikai has always been honest and honest in doing things. If Brother Bi feels that Shikai is charging too much, you can find someone else."
Jia Liu has no room for negotiation. As the leader of the Jia Party, he must be worthy of the brothers who follow him.
Selling at reduced prices is unacceptable.
Needless to say, when he saw that his prince-in-law refused to lower the price, Bi Yuan became convinced. He immediately got up and went back to the Shaanxi Guild Hall in the outer city to discuss the money with Governor Leer.
"No hurry, no rush, it's not too late to go back after dinner."
Jia Liu enthusiastically tried to persuade him to stay, but Bi Yuan refused to stay for dinner, so he had no choice but to send him out.
After the governor left, Ding Qing came over and asked if the banquet was open because it was almost time.
Jia Liu first asked how many officials had come.
Ding Qing said that according to the etiquette book, there were 713 people in total.
"I prepared about a hundred tables, and now only half of them are here. What do the others mean? Even if you don't have money, it's okay to come here to support yourself. Am I going to drive them away?"
Jia Liu snorted slightly and asked how much gift money these 700 people had received in total.
Ding Qing said that Sun An'an had counted more than 572,000 in total.
This number is actually very high. Generally, those at the level of military and aircraft ministers receive "farewell" when they leave Beijing to work on errands. Regardless of whether they ask officials for private gifts or bribes, the maximum legal income in a single scene is more than 30,000 taels.
The weddings and funerals at home are usually done on a large scale, and if they are done at all costs, they can only cost about one hundred thousand taels at most.
Brother Jia Liu is a drunken man with a full moon. How many times has his wife died?
Be content.
Of course, this is also the reason why the People's Military and Aircraft Minister is not as thick-skinned as him.
"After you collect the money, you can send someone to Baoding specially. Let us sit at the tables that are not full. If there are not enough, we will pull people from the street. It doesn't matter who it is, just shout out."
Although the income was not as expected, as things were, Jia Liu could only order the banquet to be held, and asked someone to invite his brother-in-law Chunying to take the first seat, and Qinggui, the Manchu military minister, to take the second seat, and he personally accompanied them.
The other second-grade officials who came were accompanied by Lao A and Lao Kui respectively, while the officials of third-grade and below drank by themselves.
As he was walking, he thought of something and told Ding Qing: "By the way, there is a guy who only has five taels of money. Let me take care of him."
Ding Qing had an impression: "Wu Xiongguang, the young minister of Dali Temple?"
Jia Liu nodded and said, "Yes, that's the guy."
Ding Qing asked: "Should I ask Abe Hall to demote him during the assessment, or should I just find fault with him and give him the rank?"
"No, transfer this person to me to be an inspector in Zhili and be in charge of the province's criminal and prison work."
Jia Liu sighed with emotion, "I am surrounded by corrupt officials, so I have to find some honest officials to support my appearance."
The Shaoqing of Dali Temple was a fourth-rank official, and the inspector was a third-rank official. Wu Xiongguang probably never dreamed that he would be promoted to two ranks for five taels of silver.
How to operate it, I will naturally find a solution for it.
"Sir, wouldn't this mean there are traitors among us?"
Ding Qing was a little worried.
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Jia Liujing felt a little depressed when he said this. He curled his lips but found that he seemed unable to refute.
Here Bi Yuan came out of the Prince-in-law's Mansion and went to the Shaanxi Guild Hall in the outer city without stopping for a moment.
The Shaanxi Guild Hall was built in the middle of Beijing with local funding from Shaanxi in the 23rd year of Qianlong's reign. It has a high-grade decoration and is specially used for accommodation, entertainment and entertainment for officials from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and other places when they come to Beijing.
Le'erjin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, was a native of the Xiangbai Banner in Manchuria and had his own house in Mancheng, but he did not go home to live there because his home was not as convenient as the guild hall.
When Bi Yuan arrived, Governor Le was talking to someone, but it was Wang Danwang, the governor of Zhejiang who suddenly came to Henan after receiving a notice from Beijing.
It was not a matter of a meeting of princes and ministers to discuss politics, but Leerjin had just received an urgent report from Gansu Chief Envoy Wang Tingzan, saying that Huang Guoqi, the leader of the Hezhou Returnees, and Wang Fulin were in trouble and requested the governor to dispatch troops to suppress it.
Before Wang Tingzan succeeded Wang Danwang as the chief envoy, he was a Taoist priest in Ningxia Province and had a good official reputation. However, after taking over, he checked the records over the years and found that his predecessor had collected more than 6 million shi of grain and sold nearly 200,000 licenses in the past few years.
Officials at all levels were allowed to pass it off in the name of relief, causing millions of taels to be privately divided among officials across the province.
This was originally a shocking case, but Wang Tingzan not only failed to report the truth to the court, but instead continued to use the prison donation method according to the ideas of his predecessor, and also stipulated that an additional five taels of silver would be charged.
This made Wang Tingzan instantly appreciated by Leerjin, who invited him to join the mutual aid association and praised him very much.
The civil unrest in Hezhou involved Gansu and Ningxia was stable. As the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Leerjin took it seriously. After asking Wang Danwang for his opinion, he sent a letter to Yang Shiji, the prefect of Lanzhou, and Xinzhu, the deputy general of Hezhou, led 200 soldiers to kill him.
"The chaos in Hezhou involves no more than a thousand people. As long as they are dealt with vigorously and punished severely, the Hui people in this area will not be able to cause trouble."
Wang Danwang has been the chief envoy in Gansu for so long, and he still knows a lot about the affairs in Gansu.
When Bi Yuan came in, he even joked: "Why is my husband so alone this time? Where is my wife?"
"Brother Wei Luo, are you envious of me, or are you laughing at me? If it's the former, I should make my wife and brother Wei Luo have a happy relationship, in order to fulfill brother Wei Luo's wish. If it's the latter, I should also make my wife and brother Wei Luo's wish come true.
Brothers, we share the same table with each other sincerely, and only in this way can I know my happiness."