East Factory Governor

Chapter 821 My Hometown
Yan Hui and the others were all stunned in place at the moment, they regretted coming to Qin Shuhuai at this time.

Not for anything else, just because there are still rumors in the Jianghu that Qin Shuhuai is about to unite with the Demon Cult and the entire martial arts world to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish a new dynasty.

Now that all the leaders of the Demon Cult gathered here in Qin Shuhuai, and they were seen by Chongzhen with his own eyes, what would Chongzhen think?
This kind of thing can be big or small, if it gets bigger, it will be a big deal!
The atmosphere fell into embarrassment for a while.

No one ever thought that it was Chongzhen who spoke first.

Moreover, Chongzhen actually punched Mei Yinzhi with Jianghu etiquette.

Talking and laughing happily, he said, "Isn't this... Protector Mei from the Sun Moon Sect? I remember that you and Brother Qin came to my study that day."

Although it is a very simple action, the meaning it contains is extraordinary.

It not only expresses Chongzhen's initiative to reconcile with the Demon Sect, but even includes his gratitude to the Demon Sect.

Seeing Chongzhen like this, Yan Huizhi, Mei Yinzhi, Wu Lie, Shen Xi, and Buer Sanren all immediately cupped their fists, and even bowed slightly to salute Chongzhen.

"I greet His Majesty the Emperor!"

People in Jianghu kneel on their knees to respect their parents and respect their teachers, and they pay attention to walking around the world with pride. For Yan Huizhi and others, it is already the highest etiquette to be able to bow slightly and hold fists.

Qin Shuhuai wanted to kneel down, after all, he was a member of the imperial court.

But at the same time, he is the leader of the martial arts alliance, so it is okay not to kneel according to reason.

So his salute is very interesting, often when he walks up to Chongzhen and makes a gesture of kneeling, Chongzhen immediately goes to support him, and he will definitely say "Brother Qin, please forgive me".

This is the case every time, and slowly a certain "hidden rule" has formed.

This also reflects the true relationship between Chongzhen and Qin Shuhuai, who are both monarchs and ministers and close friends. Both relationships are true and unshakable.

After Qin Shuhuai was excused, Chongzhen said to Mei Yinzhi again, "By the way, Protector Mei, these talented people are unfamiliar, and Protector Lao Mei will introduce you to me."

Mei Yinzhi immediately clasped his fists again, and introduced them one by one respectfully, "Back to the emperor, these people are, in order, Shen Xi, the new right protector of the Despicable Sect, Wu Lie, the head of the Five Elements Banner, and one of the five scattered people." The Buer Sanren, as well as the master Yan of our sect."

Chongzhen nodded to them while listening, and when he heard "Master Yan", he couldn't help saying, "It turns out that Master Yan is here in person, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Yan Huizhi clenched his fists at Chongzhen again, "I don't dare to do it. It's my luck to be able to hide the face of the emperor today."

Chongzhen chuckled, "Master Yan, I heard that you and Brother Qin are also considered brothers. Since you are Brother Qin's brother, you are also my brother. Brother Yan, you and I met for the first time today, so we must have a good chat. .”

Chongzhen's politeness was not without reason.

Even though the imperial court is strong and strong, even if the Demon Cult raises troops again, they will definitely not be an opponent of the imperial court, but Chongzhen knows very well that from the imperial court to the people, few people are willing to go through war again.

From the bottom of my heart, don't Chongzhen want to completely eradicate the Demon Cult and solve this hidden danger?Yes, of course!

But what is the situation now?
Don't look at how many of the most elite troops in the imperial court are martial arts allied forces?

If the Demon Cult is activated, how will the martial arts coalition forces react?
Now there are still many members of the Devil's Cult enthusiastically helping the imperial court to train the army. Even during the just-concluded expedition, the Devil's Cult desperately helped the imperial court to fight. If they shot at them at gunpoint, wouldn't the martial arts coalition forces immediately think of their future fate?
You use it if you want to use it, and kill it if you don’t use it?Just kidding, do you think people are wooden people?
The martial arts allied forces are the elite among the elite. If they are discouraged by the imperial court and even fight back, it is really not something that the imperial court can calm down casually.

And, what will the common people think?
It can only be said that Chongzhen killed meritorious people for his own country, thus instigated civil strife, and brought the world back into dire straits again.

Who will support such an emperor in the future?
Therefore, the Demon Cult cannot be moved, at least Qin Shuhuai must not move until he nods, this is clear to the Chongzhen family.

Since you can't move, treat each other with courtesy.

If the Demon Cult really follows the "Sheng Shiyin" law, Chongzhen thinks it's okay to treat them like honored guests!After all, he shed blood for Daming Jiangshan, and more than once!
At this time, Qin Shuhuai came up and said, "It's better to come by coincidence than to rush. Let's go and talk while drinking."

Chongzhen simply took Yan Huizhi's hand again, and said very enthusiastically, "Brother Qin is in charge of the left and right, so we must be polite."

Yan Huizhi was really useful, he didn't expect Chongzhen not only to have no airs of the emperor, but also to be very funny, so he couldn't help but greatly increase his favorability.

So he also let go of his status, and said with a smile, "What the emperor said is true. Brother Qin must not be short of money. Let's drink to our heart's content tonight."

"Haha, I haven't had a drink for a long time, I must have fun!"

Several people came to the banquet living room of the Duke's Mansion together, and they were slightly taken aback as soon as they stepped into the hall.

In their impression, Qin Shuhuai is the kind of true hero who puts life and death aside and "serves the country and the people" without self-interest.

Presumably, this kind of person doesn't care about personal enjoyment, right?

However, the extravagance of the banquet hall in the government's mansion now makes people feel like they have entered the mansion of a super corrupt official.

The small-leaf red sandalwood tables and chairs, the high-quality pear wood tables and chairs, and even the chopsticks are inlaid with gold edges. The carpet looks like it was a tribute from the Western Regions. The whole hall is resplendent and shining, like a luxurious banquet hall.

Looking at the dishes on the table, they are even more extravagant. Needless to say, delicacies from mountains and seas, there are quite a few big dishes that have been transported from the south in a hurry. The shipping costs alone are probably enough to set up a few more tables in high-end restaurants.

Not to mention that the poor Demon Cult has never seen such a battle, even Chongzhen was a little startled, thinking, okay, when did Brother Qin "degenerate" into such a virtue, and I don't have you in the imperial dining hall So proud.

Tsk tsk, it seems that this kid has a lot of money, why not find a reason to "spoof" him next time?The Department of Education and Administration requested to build another [-] academies this year, the Department of Transportation requested to expand the Beijing-Tianjin official roads, and this year there will be a Grand Ceremony of All Nations, so the money will not be spent at all. I am still wondering where to spend some money.

Speaking of which, Qin Shuhuai is now acting like a rich and rich man, and he invites everyone to sit down with a smile on his face.

What, Qin Shuhuai, who is a hero for the country and the people, can't be so extravagant?nonexistent!

What you want is luxury, ah no, what you want is extravagance.

why?Gone!Very floating!
Originally, Qin Shuhuai was a "good boy" who was diligent and thrifty in managing his family. Now, seeing that Ming Dynasty is flourishing and the world is peaceful, his elders stay at home every day, watching the ingots of snowflake silver, and stacks of silver bills going out on a monthly basis. What else can you do besides floating in the house?
How much money he can receive a month now, he doesn't even have a B number.

As for the imperial court, not only did he now have the salary of Daming An Guogong and Dongchang Governor, but also the previous salary of Jinyiwei Tongzhou Thousand Households and Assistant Governor of the Three Sides, Chongzhen has never erased it for him.In addition to these, he also has various titles such as Bachelor of Martial Arts Hall, Prince Taibao, and General of Dragon and Tiger. The allowances for each title are enough for ordinary people to spend a lifetime of prosperity and wealth, not to mention that he has several of them!
Not counting these, he is still the head of the Jianghe Gang, the first gang in the canal, and now that the water transport is getting more and more developed, his income as a gang leader has increased even more.In addition, under Hua Chen's management, the White Lotus Sect's profits are getting better and better, and the money given to him as the leader on time every month is nothing short of amazing.

In short, his annual income is so much that he dare not count it.

The main reason is that I am afraid of counting and getting cramps.

He didn't think about spending money before, but now his thoughts are all about spending money.

How to spend it?

About half of his money is stored in major banks, and because of the huge amount, the interest given by the banks must be higher than ordinary ones.

This interest becomes the incentive fund.

The fund is divided into five shares, and the name Qin Shuhuai has been chosen.

Qin Shuhuai's "Gewu Award", "Medicine Award", "Mathematics Award" and "Agronomy Award" are respectively awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions in these fields this year.

Among them, the "Gewu" award, Qin Shuhuai expanded it from the traditional definition, Gewu includes astronomy, geography, physics, tool invention and other fields.

By the way, someone once asked what is "physics"?

Qin Shuhuai gave an example of the principle of Mozi's small hole imaging, and some people can understand it a little.

In order to further deepen, he also took a crowbar himself and demonstrated how to easily lift a big stone lion at the door, saying that this is the principle of leverage.

I thought everyone would suddenly realize it, but I didn't expect everyone to be very interested.

It happened that Lai San'er ran into him, and he just said "what's the matter" when he came up, and then he raised the stone lion with one hand, which won a lot of applause at that time, and Qin Shuhuai was so angry that he kicked him.

Anyway, Qin Shuhuai has found a group of students and a few foreign missionaries to write a book on "Physics".

Qin Shuhuai divided the other half of the money into two.

One is for Chen Qing'er to keep for family expenses, as well as various favors and charities.Chen Qing'er is always full of love. When she sees beggars, poor people, and even stray dogs and cats, she wants to help. When encountering natural disasters and man-made disasters, she must do her best to help. Fortunately, Qin Shuhuai's family is rich, and this little money is not a hindrance.

The other half was purely reserved for Chongzhen to blackmail.

Chongzhen has been "obsessed" with "infrastructure construction" for the past two years and cannot extricate himself from it. Although the Ming Dynasty has a steady stream of tax revenues, it can't support him to build roads today, bridges tomorrow, wharfs the day after tomorrow, and add hundreds of academies the day after tomorrow. So made!

Budget overruns are normal, so when money was tight, Chongzhen brought some things he didn't like very much in the palace, claiming to give Brother Qin some rare things, first had a nice meal, then started crying poorly, and finally He took tens of thousands of taels of silver from Qin Shuhuai and walked away.

Qin Shuhuai was also used to it, so he prepared a quarter of his income for Chongzhen.

Closer to home.

After a few seats, the members of the Devil's Cult respected Chongzhen first, and Chongzhen was also happy, and drank the first glass of wine without saying a word.

Proud!This won the hearts of Yan Huizhi and the gang!
After a few more glasses of wine, the identity gap between the two parties almost disappeared, which is called a warm relationship.

"Your Majesty, I would like to offer you a toast, thank you for bringing us this splendid and prosperous world!"

"Hey, brother Yan, you said it wrong again, right? Today, I, oh no, I am Mr. Huang, I have already said it. You are punished for drinking, punished for drinking!"

"Hahaha, what Mr. Huang said is true! I punish myself with three cups!"

"Young Master Huang, I respect you! I'll drink three cups, Young Master Huang, you can do whatever you want!"

"Hehe, isn't Brother Buer looking down on my drinking capacity?"

"How dare you dare!"

"Come on, three cups will be three cups! Open up and drink, this wine is given to Brother Qin by me, it has no stamina!"

Qin Shuhuai is a little confused when he engages in such a thing!

I'm sorry, did I make a mistake, your majestic emperor is fighting with a group of old Jianghu who grew up in wine vats?
Quickly picked up the wine glass to share the "firepower" for Chongzhen, and seeing that Wu Lie was also eager to pay respects to Chongzhen, he immediately handed over the wine glass.

"Brother Wu Lie, I respect you!"

Wu Lie laughed, "Very good! Very good! One cup for the Duke, three cups for me! This is to express my apology for scolding you at the beginning."

"Come on, if you want to lie to me about this good wine, just say it."

"Haha, this kind of good wine is really rare! But today, you said, if you don't get drunk, you won't return! I'm not afraid that your heart will hurt!"

As he said that, Wu Lie simply poured the wine into the bowl, and the full bowl of wine drank up.

The atmosphere became more and more lively with drinking, the dishes were served one after another, and the wine was opened and opened again and again.

At this moment, all the bloody storms of the past, all the grievances and hatreds, all turned into the clear wine, and they were all gone in one gulp.

In the face of this prosperous age, those things are insignificant.

Because, everyone here has the same ultimate ideal!

The world is peaceful!Back to prosperity!
The night was getting deeper and deeper, but everyone's emotions were getting higher and higher. Even Shen Xi, who was usually cold-spoken, couldn't help but took out his jade flute and played a song.

Gu Yun thought to himself, if someone mentioned to Yan Huizhi about attacking the court at this moment, maybe Yan Huizhi would be able to slap him to death!
Didn't you see that Chongzhen and him were already hooking up and whispering?
That's right, they are all young people at the age of [-] Lang, no matter how high they are in a high position, they can't hold back any airs after a big drink.

At this moment, everyone's every word is from the heart, even if it is a compliment, even if it is a scene.

At this moment, every smile of everyone is real, even if they are already dizzy.

Qin Shuhuai was really drunk this time, so drunk that he hugged the wine jar, stood on a chair, and sang "My Motherland".

When he sang "This is a powerful motherland, where I grew up", the corners of his eyes were moist.

There are still a few months left!In a few months, I will leave this lovely place!
I hope that the future here can write a different history.

I don't know who is asking, who wrote this weird tune and weird lyrics.

Qin Shuhuai replied, "My hometown."

Fortunately, everyone drank too much, and no one went any further.

That night, including Qin Shuhuai, no one deliberately used internal force to force out the alcohol, so everyone drank too much.

By the time the wine bureau dispersed, it was already the second watch.

As usual, Chongzhen was the first to drink up, but today he performed supernormally, and didn't fall down until the next day.

Yan Huizhi was the second to drink down, only a quarter of an hour later than Chongzhen, and he vomited everywhere.

Wu Lie and Bu'er Sanren couldn't get enough of alcohol after drinking, and they even clamored for Qin Shuhuai to call Lai San'er, Qiu Dali, and Lao Dao over, saying that they would drink until dawn.

It was still Shenxi and Mei Yinzhi who took them away.

The Duke's Mansion is big enough, and there are plenty of wing rooms for them to sleep in. Chen Qing'er has already made arrangements for this, not only has people spread new quilts in each wing room, but also sends maids to bring hot water to scald their feet.

When Qin Shuhuai returned to the room, Chen Qing'er had already fallen asleep, but was soon awakened by his smell of alcohol.

He hurriedly came up to help him undress, and said, "Why doesn't your husband go wash?"

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, hugged Chen Qing'er, and said, "I'm anxious to see Madam...it's a little while longer to stay with Madam."

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(End of this chapter)