Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 90 One million taels of silver! "Great Yuan Xianchen" Liu Bowen [100w words updated]

However, Zhu Han believed what Liu Bowen said.

Under Zhu Han's persuasion, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to Liu Bowen's proposal.

Decided to continue stationing on the shore, put on a posture that a large-scale attack was bound to happen, and let Liu Bowen extort money and food from the Tartars.

Zhu Han personally sent Liu Bowen out of the camp.

At the gate of Daying, Zhu Han said to Liu Bowen: "Sir, although we will not capture Jiangnan this time, we will definitely take Jiangnan in a short time. It won't be long if we think about it. Why don't you join the army, sir? Your relatives and family members, We can send people to Qingtian County to receive resettlement in Chuzhou."

Regarding Zhu Han's invitation, Liu Bowen shook his head.

"Thank you, little general, for your kindness, but there are too many Liu Ji clans. If there is any omission, it will be my fault if Meng Yuan kills you."

Zhu Han didn't force it, so he nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then when we conquer Jiangnan in the future, we must first ask Mr. to help."

"Okay, Liu Ji will be glad to serve you when the time comes!" Liu Ji smiled.

The two parted at this point, and Liu Bowen rode his donkey and left the barracks.

The camp of the Red Turban Army was stationed on the banks of the Yangtze River. Outside of a few small fishing villages, there were no officers and soldiers of the Yuan Army.

However, on the way to leave, Liu Bowen saw many strange sights.

He was surprised to find that Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Scarf Army was actually buying fish and vegetables from the common people.

Really buy it!

The kind that spend money.

For Liu Bowen, who was used to the slaughter and looting of the Mongolian and Yuan court troops at every turn, it was a rare sight.

What's more, Liu Bowen also saw a few strong soldiers of the Red Scarf Army helping a few old fishermen to carry things.

This scene shocked Liu Bowen even more.

"Oh my god, it seems that the great vitality is inexhaustible, it is unreasonable!"

"These rough red scarf soldiers all have a heart of loyalty. How can they not accomplish a great cause with such a style!"

Liu Bowen's impression of this Red Turban Army has already been raised to the level of "the king's division".

Liu Bowen rode a little donkey, and soon rushed back to Jiqing Mansion.

The long-awaited Jiangsu and Zhejiang Pingzhang Bolu and Political Advisor Fan Yao came out of the lobby to greet Liu Bowen in person as soon as they heard that Liu Bowen had returned.

"Berwen, how's the situation?" Fan Yao asked first.

Bolu was also staring at Liu Bowen from the side.

Liu Bowen didn't speak, just sighed slightly.

It didn't matter that he sighed, Bolu and Fan Yao's hearts immediately fell into the ice cave.

broken!

Finished!

The two of them mourned in unison, feeling as if their doomsday had come.

Liu Bowen remained motionless, and then spoke slowly.

"The lower official is incompetent, and I am ashamed of the great trust of the two! Although the thief agreed to retreat, he insisted on extremely harsh conditions!"

The moods of Bolu and Fan Yao were like a roller coaster, they just fell to the bottom, but now they suddenly rose again.

The two blurted out in surprise.

"What, retreat?"

"The thief promised to retreat!"

Liu Bowen nodded, "But the conditions they put forward are really too harsh. I feel that for the sake of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, for the court, and for the reputation of the two adults, it may be difficult to agree!"

Bolu and Fan Yao waved their hands together.

"It doesn't matter, it's not difficult, just say it!"

"That's right, as long as we can survive, oh no, as long as the thieves can retreat, any conditions are negotiable!"

The reactions of Bolu and Fan Yao were completely under Liu Bowen's control.

The three of them walked into the hall while talking.

Because the discussion was very confidential, Bolu had already dismissed all the servants and maids, leaving only the three of them.

Bolu, who always had his eyes above his head, even served Liu Bowen a cup of tea with his own hands.

"Pingzhang, my subordinates met Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the thieves, and they proposed a condition for retreating, which is to give them 100 million silver, 100 million shi of grain, and 40 cotton and silk!"

hiss!
When Bolu and Fan Yao heard these conditions, they all gasped.

Open mouth is 100 million!

Zhu Yuanzhang, the rebel, really has a serious tone.

"It's a bit too much!" Bolu said with a frown.

"The lower officials also think so, but this matter is of great importance after all, the lower officials can only argue with reason, and dare not reject them for adults!" Liu Bowen said.

Obviously, neither of Bolu knew about it, and Liu Bowen argued hard, and reversed the ransom from 50 to 100 million.

If they knew, Liu Bowen would definitely be chopped into minced meat at this time.

"It's a lot, it's a lot, but compared to defending Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiqing, a tax-heavy place for the imperial court, 100 million is really not a lot!" Fan Yao was afraid that Bolu, a Mongolian, would be confused, and hurriedly Open your mouth and say.

Bolu is not a fool, of course he will not refuse.

"Yeah, if we can defend Jiangsu and Zhejiang for the imperial court and the Great Khan, 100 million is really not much, but where can we get so much money?" Bolu said a little embarrassed.

As far as grain is concerned, there are really more than 100 million grain in the warehouse of Jiqing Mansion.

But if you want to talk about silver, there should be more than 100 million, but it can't stand the corruption of Bolu, Manzi Hague and others.

Today's Jiqing Mansion Bank Treasury is worth 30 million taels of silver.

"The lower officials are not in charge of these affairs, so I just don't understand the specific situation." Liu Bowen picked himself out with one sentence.

He sneered in his heart, his death was imminent, the corrupt officials like Bolu still wanted to use the money from the court to save the siege, they never thought of using their own money.

"Actually, even if it is food, it still needs to be paid to Dadu. If it is easily moved, once the court finds out, people might fall to the ground." Bolu said worriedly again.

Don't look at the fact that shipping is blocked now, but these grains will eventually be transported to the capital of the capital.

The emperor and the civil and military officials all depended on the food in the south of the Yangtze River to support the imperial army.

Anyone who dares to embezzle it will be a serious crime of beheading.

Bolu, the Pingzhang, and Fan Yao, the political adviser, will have to move their heads.

"Not only that, but there are also quite a few Mongolian and Han officials. They all have the right to go to the court to play a role. Once our news is leaked, no one can escape." Bolu continued.

The provinces of the Yuan Dynasty had great power. In order to prevent the power of each province from being too large, many provincial officials had the power to secretly report to the court, and middle-level officials were used to check and balance senior officials.

Among them, most of them are Mongols trusted by Mongol Yuan.

"Berwen, you are resourceful and resourceful, and you will definitely be able to find a way. Help us quickly!" Fan Yao said suddenly.

Bolu also looked at Liu Bowen, "Bowen, if you can make the rebels retreat this time, and make sure that the court will not send troops to question their crimes, then I will recommend you as a political advisor!"

The so-called participation in political affairs with the same reason is a promotion beyond the standard. You only need to remove the word for the same reason, and you will be a complete frontier official.

Fan Yao, the real political advisor, didn't feel jealous at all. Instead, he said, "Yes, when the time comes, I and Pingzhang will jointly recommend it, so that Bowen will not be buried!"

Liu Bowen laughed in his heart, these two idiots really have no level at all.

He doesn't like to be a political advisor for Meng Yuan, but if he doesn't agree, the two people will inevitably become suspicious.

Liu Bowen is already planning to be his lurking leader in Mengyuan, and wait until Zhu Yuanzhang and other rebels enter the south of the Yangtze River, and then wait for the opportunity to turn around.

"Pingzhang, participate in politics! In fact, there is really a way for the lower officials, no, it should not be a way, but another way, the court will definitely agree." Liu Bowen said.

Both Bolu and Fan Yao looked surprised.

"Brother, tell me quickly!" Fan Yao said softly.

"Yes, yes, please tell me!" Bolu also looked thirsty for knowledge.

Liu Bowen cleared his throat, and then said: "Pingzhang, you can write to the imperial court, saying that the military disaster in the south of the Yangtze River is critical, and the red scarf bandits have come with a large army. The Jiqing Mansion is powerless to resist, and they are determined to die!"

"what?"

"Jade and stone burn together?"

Bo Lu and Fan Yao originally wanted to die together, but they just vented their grievances before they died. Now that Liu Bowen has brought them new hope, how can they think about it again.

I only heard Liu Bowen continue to say: "Then, I continued to write a letter, saying that in order to prevent Jiqing's material reserves from falling into the hands of bandits, I was determined to use the food and money to recruit loyal people around me, and let them make the last effort. For one thing, even if the savings in these treasuries are spent, the imperial court will not pursue it anymore. After all, the Jiqing Mansion, the Jiangnan, and the future hope are preserved. Who cares about money and food, anyway, next year It can be collected again!"

Liu Bowen's words made Bolu and Fan Yaomao suddenly enlightened.

"Wonderful!"

"It's really brilliant!"

Both Bo Lu and Fan Yao's back molars stood out in joy.

"In this way, not only will the court not blame us for negotiating peace with the thieves, but it will also reward us!" Fan Yao laughed.

Bolu turned his mouth away, "What kind of peace talks? It is obvious that we used the food and grass of Jiqing to recruit a group of loyal people, keep the enemy out of the country, and repel the red scarf bandits!"

"Hahaha, that's right! Pingzhang is right, we used money, food, and grass to repel the red scarf thieves!" Fan Yao said happily.

After Liu Bowen's one-handed exchange, the behavior of the two Bolus to redeem with money has become a resourceful strategy.

"Then who should we recruit? Or, who should we tell the court to recruit?" Bolu asked.

This question can be answered by a mere Fan Yao without Liu Bowen.

"Pingzhang, there are quite a few water thieves on the nearby river, and some bandits blocking the way. They all have names and surnames. We can report to the court and say that they are the red scarf thieves they repelled."

Recruiting bandits to serve the court is an old method of the Mongols for many years.

Since it's recruiting security, it's not a problem at all to spend some money and food.

"Okay, how do I explain to the court? We already have it! How can we make up for the shortfall in silver?" Bolu asked another question.

Fan Yao thought for a while, and then said: "Why don't we send more troops in Jiqing Mansion, and collect taxes from the common people!"

The court officials of Dayuan were most willing to do the temporary tax increase.

Because the higher authorities demanded an increase of one denarius in taxation, the officials below for specific implementation could add two denarii by themselves, and the extra denarii would naturally fall into their own pockets.

Liu Bowen hated this kind of exploitation of the people the most, so it was naturally impossible for Fan Yao to carry it out.

"Cough cough!"

Liu Bowen cleared his throat, and then said: "Pingzhang, to participate in politics, those red scarf thieves are very irritable. Provoking the red scarf thief to go back on his word is not worth the loss."

When Fan Yao and Bolu heard this, the more they felt that this was the case.

Some normal taxes are collected on weekdays, and those unruly people always push back and forth. If it is not tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will be delayed the day after tomorrow. If it is not for the court's water and fire sticks and splints, tax collection is too difficult.

If it is temporarily added now, it must take a long time.

"Then what should we do?" Fan Yao asked.

"There are many merchants in Jiqing Mansion, and there are many gentry and wealthy families. If the two adults protect Jiqing Mansion, they are also protecting them. Isn't it right for them to contribute money and silver?" Liu Bowen said.

The powerful merchants in Jiqing Mansion are all big fat sheep raised by the Mongols, and now they are not allowed to bleed, I am really sorry for their status.

"Haha, well said, but these big households are also very troublesome, and it is not easy to ask them to pay."

"Besides, many families have connections with the imperial court, so it's not easy to use strong methods."

What Bo Lu and Fan Yao said was also true. If they offended some big shots behind the scenes in order to keep Jiqing Mansion, the two of them would have no good fruit to eat.

People are like this, after getting something, they always want more.

Originally, Bo Lu and Fan Yao only wanted to save their lives, but now that their lives could be saved, they began to want to save their future and wealth.

He even wants to use this matter to make his future rich and honor better.

"Pingzhang, participating in politics, in fact, this matter is even simpler." Liu Bowen laughed.

"Tell me quickly, what can you do?" Fan Yao asked.

"Yeah, tell me!" Bolu asked.

Liu Bowen straightened his sleeves, then said slowly.

"Let me tell the joke to the two adults first."

Bolu and Fan Yao's faces were filled with black lines.

What time is this, why are you still telling us jokes.

Besides, we can't understand the jokes you told with a Zhejiang Qingtian accent.

"What kind of joke are you telling, Bowen, what time is this?" Fan Yao was heartbroken.

Liu Bowen smiled slightly and continued talking.

"By the way, there used to be a group of people living in a big house. This house is surrounded by walls and only has one small door. The two adults think there is something wrong with this house?"

Bo Lu and Fan Yao looked at each other, wondering what kind of pills Liu Bowen was selling in the gourd.

"What's missing? What's missing?" Bolu wondered.

"No!" Liu Bowen shook his head.

Fan Yao rubbed his chin, thought for a while and said, "A house with only a small door is missing windows."

Liu Bowen clapped his hands, "Haha, you're right about participating in politics, it's the lack of windows!"

"Oh, haha, it's missing windows." Bolu laughed.

"There is a lack of windows here, so we need to break through the wall and open a window, but there will always be people who object to opening windows. Either this person dislikes being too cold near the window, or another person dislikes the wind leaking from the window, or I hate the trouble of opening a window, but no matter what, there are people who object to opening a window," Liu Bowen said.

"That's right, there are quite a few people who don't understand the general situation." Fan Yao nodded.

"And then?" Bolu's mind was already full of mud, and everything was in a mess.

"The so-called difficult to adjust, a person popped up at this time, saying that this house is too stuffy, and he wants to lift the roof off so that everyone can breathe, that is to save opening the windows." Liu Bowen continued.

"Haha, good idea, refreshing!" Bolu clapped his hands and applauded, the words fit his temperament.

"Since someone is going to blow off the roof, someone will definitely stand up to dissuade them. Don't lift the roof off. You just want to breathe. Then open a window. No matter where it is opened, no matter who is wronged, It's better than having the big guy's roof destroyed! At this time, whoever still opposes the opening of the windows will be unanimously targeted by everyone, and the matter of opening the windows will naturally be a success." Liu Bowen laughed.

After hearing this, Fan Yao immediately understood the intention.

"Okay, that's wonderful! I already understand." Fan Yao said.

"What do you understand, what do you mean, tell me quickly." Bolu was still a little confused.

"Pingzhang, let's call together the powerful merchants in Jiqing and tell them to fight to the death with the thieves. In a critical moment, we will even reduce Jiqing City to ashes. At that time, will they hide and refuse to hand over the money?" Fan Yao said.

Bolu also understood at this time.

"Okay, let's do that!"

With Liu Bowen's plan, Bo Lu and Fan Yao played a red face and a bad face.

Soon, the merchants and powerful merchants in Jiqing Mansion were under control.

It's okay if they don't submit obediently, Bolu, that bastard, actually wants to burn Jiqing Mansion into a piece of white ground, cutting off the life of the big guys.

If it hadn't been for Fan Yao, who participated in politics, to come up with both black and white ways of Zhao'an Sifang to fight against the red scarf thieves, then Bolu would really start to set fire to it.

In the end, after such a toss, the redemption fee of 100 million taels of silver was finally collected.

Liu Bowen led a group of soldiers and personally escorted Yin Zi to the outside of the city.

Zhu Han, who had already received the news, led his soldiers to change out of their military uniforms and put on their own casual clothes, playing the role of a group of green forest heroes who had been recruited, and got the money.

"Okay, sir, you are really good, let Bolu and others take out the money so quickly." Zhu Han looked at the batches of money, and his heart was full of joy.

"Meng Yuan has no way, if the students want to help the rebels, they can only do so! Deputy Commander, the remaining 100 million grain and silk cloth, I am afraid it will take some more time to transfer, please be patient. "Liu Bowen said.

"Haha, don't worry, we can all wait!" Zhu Han laughed.

After pocketing the 100 million taels of silver, Zhu Han led the soldiers to escort the silver back to the barracks.

Now Meng Yuan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces doesn't even have any troops, they just walked back swaggeringly.

When Zhu Han and the others entered the barracks, they immediately saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming up.

"Qiwu, how are you doing!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with concern.

Zhu Han stretched out his hand and pointed behind his back, "Brother, look at these silver coins!"

Looking at the carts of silver, Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately delighted.

"This is 100 million taels?"

"That's right, just a little more, one million taels!"

The money transported back by hundreds of sergeants in chariots and horses immediately made Zhu Yuanzhang and others happy from ear to ear.

With this money, they can pay the army, recruit some scholars as officials, and assist them in collecting taxes and managing the people.

Because only such a complete system can free them from the image of anti-thieves who rob houses.

And once a good image is established, more scholars and children from good families will join the army, and the strength of the Red Turban Army will naturally grow stronger.

"No problem at all, it's all fine silver!"

Xu Da, Tang He and the others bared their big white teeth, looking happily at the mountain of silver.

"Actually, there is no need for such a test. The tartars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces dare not lie to us at all, because we have the ability to destroy them, but because we don't want to destroy them." Zhu Han laughed.

"Yes, that's right. In the future, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces will not be the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces of Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. Don't send money, taxes, grain and grass to Dadu in the future, and send them all to us. Come!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

When Xu Da, Tang He and others heard this, they laughed again.

During this march, they just cleaned up some small fish and shrimps, and then took a boat cruise on the river, and they got millions of taels of silver, as well as follow-up food, grass, cloth, etc.

"Qiwu, your scheming is really brilliant!" Xu Da exclaimed happily.

"That's right, I won more things without spending a single soldier. I, Tang He, won't accept anyone else, so I will obey you!" Tang He also said.

"That's where it goes, 100 million silver is just a drop in the bucket compared to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and we can get more in the future." Zhu Han said.

"Oh, I wish I could stay here and see how much money the Tartar officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces can give." Xu Da said loudly.

"Haha, Brother Xu, I'm afraid it's impossible not to leave. We took the money and we just have to abide by the agreement. If we don't have integrity, how can we get along peacefully in the future?" Zhu Han said.

"What, live in peace? Do you want to live in peace with the Tartars?" Tang He was a little surprised.

"At least, before we have the ability to completely control Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we will have to live in peace with the Tartars for some time," Zhu Han said.

Zhu Han's base camp is now the Dingyuan area of ​​Chuzhou, which is sandwiched between the north and the south. The north is full of wars and smoke, and there is not much food and grass to save and produce. They can only count on the rich places in the south of the Yangtze River.

If the south of the Yangtze River is smashed again, how can we accumulate grain.

Zhu Han has already used a method to allow the Mongolian and Yuan courts to continue to own Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in name, while the Red Scarf Army actually owns the wealth of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

"That's right, no matter what it is, even if it's against a dog tartar, I think we should pay attention to some integrity. This time we received 100 million taels of silver. According to the agreement, we should retreat to the north bank of the Yangtze River."

Zhu Han said, looking at his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded when he heard the words, "That's right, since the money has been received, we will keep our promise and return to Jiangbei tomorrow."

"When will we receive the remaining 100 million grain and cloth, and then we will retreat back to Chuzhou!"

Early the next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the entire army to withdraw from the camp on the south bank, and retreated to the north bank of the Yangtze River with warships.

According to the previous agreement, before the Red Scarf Army left, they burned down the barracks on the south bank.

The thick black smoke floated into the air in an instant.

A large amount of broken wood also flowed downstream along the river.

Downstream in Jiqing Mansion, not only saw the billowing black smoke, but also saw a large amount of sawdust, and all speculated about what happened.

When they learned that the red scarf thieves led by Zhu Yuanzhang had retreated to the north bank of the Yangtze River, they all cheered happily.

"The red scarf thief is back!"

"The red scarf thief must have been attacked. He was defeated and fled away!"

"I am mighty and mighty, there are still loyal people!"

Bolu and Fan Yao, who had already made preparations, immediately sent people to spread the news in Jiqing Mansion.

People all believed that it was the heroes of the rivers and lakes recruited by Pingzhang and Canzheng who helped Dayuan repel the red scarf thieves.

Seeing the retreat of the red scarf thieves, those merchants and powerful merchants who were forced to bleed their blood and pay for their money felt that they had paid off.

Some people even felt that they were able to defend the Jiqing Mansion because of their contribution.

Bolu immediately sent someone back to the capital of the capital with an urgent report of the memorial that he had already prepared. The memorial claimed that in the face of an army of 20 red scarf thieves, Bolu spent all the money, food and grass of Jiqing Mansion by means of a strong man cutting off his wrists. After paying more than [-] people for loyalty, they finally fought fiercely for three days in the quarry, burned down the camp of the bandits, forced the red scarf bandits to retreat to Jiangbei, and saved the Jiqing Mansion of Dayuan!
The image of a resourceful feudal official instantly came to life.

Emperor Yuan Shun in the Imperial Palace of the Great Yuan Capital, oh, should be the Emperor Zhizheng of the Great Yuan at this time.

Originally, because the rich and treasured lands in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were about to be lost, she sighed and sighed every day, and even lost the mood to practice yin and yang with the concubines.

Now that he suddenly received good news from Pingzhang Bolu in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, he was immediately overjoyed.

Emperor Dayuan Zhizheng was so excited that he even summoned the central officials overnight.

"My Dayuan has a capable minister! This Bolu is my minister, and he must be rewarded properly!"

The imperial decree of commendation from Emperor Zhizheng of the Great Yuan Dynasty was sent southward to Jiqing Mansion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

Jiqing Mansion at this time.

Bo Lu and Fan Yao had just sent Liu Bowen to escort the last batch of grain, grass and cloth to the Red Scarf Army.

Zhu Han, who was in charge of the rear, finally led his army to evacuate from the vicinity of Jiqing after receiving the last batch of grain, grass and cloth, and returned to Chuzhou in the north of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, Liu Bowen, who had completed his mission, brought back a batch of unexpected gadgets.

Two full boxes of gold!
If converted into silver, the total would be no less than 10 taels!

"Berwin, what does the red scarf thief mean?" Bolu was puzzled.

"Yeah, could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang has something and wants us to buy it?" Fan Yao was also puzzled.

Liu Bowen was also very surprised by the gold he brought back.

He could only truthfully relay Zhu Han's words at that time.

"Pingzhang, participate in politics! That Zhu Han said that the gold is a rebate for the two of you after the cooperation is completed!" Liu Bowen said.

After several rounds of negotiations, Bolu and Fan Yao had already figured out that Zhu Yuanzhang was the leader of this group of red scarf thieves, while his younger brother Zhu Han was the deputy commander with great influence.

Even knowing that Zhu Han is a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, Bo Lu and Fan Yao dare not neglect him.

"rebate?"

Both Bo Lu and Fan Yao were stunned.

"What is it all about? What is a kickback? Why have you never heard of it?"

Poor Liu Bowen is also hearing this statement for the first time, so he can only say it reluctantly.

"My lords, Zhu Han said that this cooperation was successful, and the two lords have taken a lot of risks from it. We can't let the two lords work in vain. We specially prepared some [-]% of the silver and converted it into gold. A kickback from your lord!" Liu Bowen said.

"what?"

"Unexpectedly, these red scarf thieves are so particular?"

Both Bo Lu and Fan Yao were stunned.

They never imagined that the Red Scarf Army, who was born in mud legs, would have so many sloppy guts.

What kickback, this is the first time they heard of it in their lives.

"10 taels of gold is really a lot." Bolu said happily when he saw the gold in the box.

As the Pingzhang of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, although he has a lot of corruption, this blatant act of taking kickbacks from the treasury still opened his eyes.

"Berwin, have you prepared this gold for you?" Fan Yao asked suddenly.

There are only two boxes of gold in the room, obviously not Liu Bowen's share.

"I'm used to poor officials, I don't like these stupid things!" Liu Bowen laughed.

When Bolu heard this, he was immediately unhappy.

Both of us are corrupt officials, and we even conspired to deceive the court. You are lucky, you don’t even like gold, how can you play happily together in the future?
"That can't be done, I have to give you a share of this gold!" After Bolu said, he opened the box, stretched out two big hands and took out several golden bars.

Seeing this, Fan Yao also took out several gold bars from his box.

The two put the gold bars together, and there were about 100 taels of weight.

They transferred the gold into another small wooden box and stuffed it into Liu Bowen's arms.

"Berwin, you must hold this gold!" Bolu said loudly.

"Yes, it must be accepted!" Fan Yao also said.

When Liu Bowen saw this, he already understood the mentality of the two of them.

If I don't go with them, I'm afraid I will be jealous the next day, and maybe I will be killed.

"Okay, then I'd rather obey orders than be respectful!" Liu Bowen said generously.

Only then did Bolu and Fan Yao heave a sigh of relief, showing satisfied smiles.

Seeing this, Liu Bowen hurriedly proposed that he wanted to resign and return to his hometown.

"There are clan students in Xiaguan's family, and I need to go back to educate. Being an official is really not what I am good at. I would like to ask the two adults to allow Xiaguan to return to his hometown to farm." Liu Bowen said.

He really wanted to leave, and now he helped Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han earn a lot of money. If there is any trouble in the future, he must make plans in advance.

but.

Bo Lu and Fan Yao wanted their heads like rattles, and they firmly disagreed.

"Jiangsu and Zhejiang provincial yamen, who is missing, you, Liu Bowen, can't be missing!" Bolu said kindly, holding Liu Bowen's arm.

"That's right, Bowen, we know that you have a great talent, and that Marshal Raoshizi's mansion is all about sending you, but I have really wronged you. Pingzhang and I have already planned to officially report to the court, and let you have powers, knowledge, political affairs, and special management. Everything about guarding against the red scarf thieves!" Fan Yao said.

Now the red scarf thieves in the north are getting louder and louder. Now that the red scarf thieves Zhu Yuanzhang and his brothers have retreated, there is no guarantee that they will not come to cause trouble in the future.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang and his group of red scarf soldiers don't come to cause trouble, what should we do if other red scarf thieves call?
Today's Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces are still short of major generals, and tens of thousands of people can take over Jiqing Mansion.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Bolu and Fan Yao to let go of Liu Bowen, who is Zhuge Liang in this world and has successful experience in negotiating with the red scarf thieves.

joke!

You, Liu Bowen, have gone home to farm. If the red scarf thief comes again, the two of us will have to move our heads.

"My lords, are you really unwilling to agree?" Liu Bowen felt a little helpless immediately.

He himself was a bit miscalculated, and he didn't expect that he was so important.

Both Bolu and Fan Yao shook their heads, resolute in their attitudes.

At last.

Liu Bowen also reluctantly agreed, and returned home with a box of gold.

As soon as he entered the house, his wife, Mrs. Chen, greeted him.

"Husband, there is no rice at home, but can you come back with a salary?" Chen asked.

Recently, due to the appearance of red scarf thieves outside Jiqing City, various prices in the city have skyrocketed.

The price of a bucket of rice even rose tenfold.

The prices of other various materials have also risen absurdly.

Liu Bowen's little salary is not even enough, and there is no support from his hometown, and the Chen family's clever wife is also a little embarrassed to have no rice to cook.

"Salary? Oh, by the way, I forgot to claim it today!" Liu Bowen said in a daze.

"Then what about today's rice money?" Mrs. Chen couldn't help feeling a little helpless.

The two adults can survive until tomorrow without eating a meal, but there are two young sons who will cry from hunger if they don't eat a meal.

"Forget it, why don't I borrow some rice from the grandma's next door." Chen said.

She just got up when Liu Bowen suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Wait a minute, find a place to hide this thing first."

Liu Bowen handed the small wooden box to his wife.

"Husband, what is this?" Chen asked.

The small wooden box turned out to be very heavy.

"Gold!" Liu Bowen said.

"Husband is just joking. You have always been a clean and honest official. You don't charge for every plant or tree. Where did you get the gold? It weighs so much. I guess it's an inkstone again!"

Mrs. Chen knew her husband very well, and she didn't believe it was gold at all.

She smiled and opened the small wooden box.

moment!

A golden light shone into Chen's eyes.

"what!"

Chen Shi was so frightened that he almost cried out.

"Husband, is it really gold?" Chen was a little worried.

Liu Bowen nodded, and immediately told Mrs. Chen the origin of the gold.

When Chen Shi heard this, she immediately became worried.

"Husband, although these things you have done are to make the Red Scarf Army retreat, you are still deceiving the court. Now you are taking kickbacks from Zhu Han. Once people find out, there will be a catastrophe." Chen Said.

Liu Bowen sighed, "Oh, why don't I know about it, but Bolu and Fan Yao are already eyeing me now, if I don't join forces with them, there will be a lot of trouble, and even let me keep it secret The retreat of the Red Turban Army will bring about a bloodbath!"

All of this was beyond Liu Bowen's calculations.

Liu Bowen did not expect that Bo Lu and Fan Yao valued him so much.

The only thing Liu Bowen, who was smart all his life, made a mistake was underestimating his own importance.

"Then what about the gold?" Chen asked.

"Even if you use it, you must be careful not to make people notice the abnormality."

Liu Bowen now needs to guard against others, and also guard against doubts made by his two pig teammates, Bo Lu and Fan Yao.

Zhu Han's 'kickback method' was immediately effective.

Bo Lu and Fan Yao's perception of the Red Turban Army has undergone a huge reversal.

They all felt that Zhu Yuanzhang and his group of Red Turbans were not the kind of bandits who robbed houses, but more like businessmen who obeyed the law.

That's right, a businessman.

Not only did Liu Bowen mention it once, but the Red Scarf Deputy Commander Zhu Han most often mentioned the word 'reputation'!
These days, apart from merchants who do business, who cares about reputation.

In officialdom and battlefield, they all pay attention to soldiers who are not tired of deceit.

Anyone who wants to pay attention to reputation is a dead end.

In Pingzhang Mansion, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.

Bolu and Fan Yao got together to discuss again.

"Is there any other purpose for this Zhu Han to give us kickbacks?" Bolu said.

"Other purposes? There shouldn't be any, right?" Fan Yao wasn't quite sure.

Bolu thought for a while, but also had no idea.

"That Zhu Han is very particular about credibility, he shouldn't be some sinister person, maybe he really has no other purpose." Bolu comforted himself.

"Well, what Pingzhang said makes sense!" Fan Yao said hastily.

The two chatted casually while drinking.

A sense of loss suddenly surged in Bolu's heart.

He drank the fine wine in the glass and asked Fan Yao.

"Tell me, we lied to the imperial court and took kickback gold from Zhu Han, a red scarf thief. Will we be liquidated by the imperial court in the future?"

A look of concern appeared on Beru's face.

Fan Yao was also a little scared, but he was still full of words.

"Pingzhang, don't worry. Only the three of us know about this matter. As long as you don't tell me, I don't tell you, and Liu Bowen doesn't tell you, who else will know? Even if there are some rumors, we can also say that the red scarf is spreading rumors. I just want to destroy you, the Dinghaishenzhen of the imperial court in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

Fan Yao's words were extremely certain, which made Bolu's heart full of determination.

"Well, that's right, what you said is too correct. As long as we don't say anything, the imperial court will just see something, so how could they suspect us!" Bolu immediately felt relieved.

The two of them exchanged cups and drinks until they were slightly tipsy.

suddenly.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Bolu's confidant servant ran over and whispered something in Bolu's ear.

Boru was startled, and the wine glass in his hand fell from fright.

Bang!
Seeing this, Fan Yao felt an ominous premonition.

(End of this chapter)