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Chapter 164
Zhou Yanru's greed is also very famous in "Ming History".

Shen Shuren read history in his previous life, and when he read some biographies of warlords in the late Ming Dynasty, he mentioned:

Later, among the four Jiangbei towns in Nanming, Liu Liangzuo in Huai'an and Liu Zeqing in Shandong all sent Zhou Yanru a lot of money during Zhou Yanru's reinstatement and on his way north.

I want Zhou Yanru to help mediate, and don't let the court transfer them to the forefront of fighting against the Tartars and thieves. This is how the two generals later joined the four towns in Nanming Jiangbei and became a warlord.

Among them, the amount of bribes paid by Shandong General Liu Zeqing was clearly stated in the "Ming History": 2 taels of gold.

Shen Shuren opened the clairvoyance in advance, knowing Zhou Yanru's greed, he was mentally prepared.

Even if he looks down on this villain in his heart, he can only spend a little gold and silver to make the other party do business properly and not make trouble for him.

As long as business is done properly, the position of Wanfu should belong to Shen Shuren.

So, how much to give?Before Shen Shuren came, he had thought about this issue repeatedly.

Shen Shuren didn't know how much Ruan Dacheng would help Ma Shiying.But he can refer to Liu Zeqing's offer.

The commander-in-chief of a province is worth 2 taels of gold in Zhou Yanru's place.This is not a promotion, but to stay in the original position and ensure that it will not be transferred.

The governor of a province must be more valuable than the military power of a province, right?
However, the Shen family's money did not come from the wind, it was all earned by hard work.

A few 10 taels is enough to raise [-] to [-] soldiers and horses for a year. Wouldn't it be nice to save a little bit and expand the production capacity of direct troops and military industry?

So after thinking about it, Shen Shuren finally decided on the idea: try to give rare antiques that are not easy to realize, and try to give rare antiques.There is really no way to have to give cash, so I pay for gold and silver.

At the same time, for the gold and silver part, pay in installments if you can, and draw big cakes if you can. Anyway, the essence is a trick of procrastination.

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After some mutual testing and mediation, Shen Shuren resolutely carried out this keynote.

When his father Shen Tingyang and Qiu Weizhen were discussing the "accounts seized by Jiangxi gangsters and gentry", Shen Shuren observed his words just right.

According to Zhou Yanru's vision and interest, he picked out a bunch of the most valuable but least cashable antiques.Using a method that everyone understands, pick it out from the turned-in accounts, and express that it will be packed and sent to Zhou Ge's old mansion in a while.

Until this moment, Zhou Yanru's expression was completely relaxed.

It seems that the Shen family and his son are still on the road. Although they have made such a great contribution, they still know that they still need to spend the money that should be spent in order to exchange the "promotion mission reward" corresponding to the meritorious service.

In the Ming Dynasty, what you get for meritorious service is only "official fragments", but you have to pay for the synthesis fee, right?

Only the combination of liver and krypton has a future, and those who try to completely replace krypton with liver will not end well!
After receiving the gift, Zhou Yanru soon felt that there was some fly in the ointment.

The things he took just now were mainly paintings by Tang Yin and Wen Zhengming, and calligraphy by Dong Qichang.There are also some precious jewels, large Dongzhu, and a whole pink South Sea coral tree.

The reason why there are so many calligraphy and paintings is also related to the source of these things, the proceeds of the confiscated property of the Jiangxi gentry who committed the crime.Tang Yin and other literary giants were called to Jiangxi by King Ning to serve as staff in history, and left many paintings there.

Although these calligraphy and paintings are considered to be the works of the Ming Dynasty, the authors are all people who died more than 100 years ago to several decades ago, and they are all famous artists.

Shen Shuren packed more than a dozen sets of calligraphy and paintings, and dozens of pieces of jewelry at one time, which was enough to save face.Take out a random pair, and it is still possible to sell one thousand to several thousand taels of silver in the late Ming Dynasty, but it is relatively slow to realize, and the transaction volume of this kind of thing is very small.

Zhou Yanru calculated in his mind that the book value of these calligraphy and painting jewelry is at least between 10 and [-] taels of silver.However, it is still less than one-fifth of what Ruan Dacheng gave——

The official gold and silver exchange rate in the Ming Dynasty was officially set as 1 tael to 4 taels during Zhu Yuanzhang’s time, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the exchange rate had long been in line with the market, and in fact there were 1 tael to 10 taels.

At the same time, the gold-silver ratio of Britain, the Netherlands and other seafaring colonial countries in the West hovered between 1 to 12 to 14, and it was only 10 in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Yanru scribbled on ink for a while, and then pretended to be casually emotional: "Oh, this trip to the north, I don't know when I will meet again with the southern capital. When I think of the old man's two disciples, Tianru (Zhang Pu) and Zhuting (Wu Changshi), I will I am deeply moved.

The bamboo pavilion can also be taken to the capital by chance, and entrusted with reuse, if Tianru was suddenly killed and suffered such an indiscriminate disaster.Thinking back to last year, in order to help the old man come back, Tianru and others were considered filial piety, running around to raise funds, and their family still owes tens of thousands of taels. "

Zhou Yanru didn't say a single word about asking for cash for himself. He just lamented his protégé Zhang Pu who had just died suddenly, saying that he spent a lot of money for his comeback and owed foreign debts.

So, as a teacher, he is of course obliged to take care of the family members of the dead disciples.

Speaking of this, everyone is an elite in the officialdom, and Shen Tingyang can also tell that it is because they think that jewelry, calligraphy and paintings are slow to realize, and they are not satisfied, and they need an extra injection of gold and silver.

In fact, Shen Tingyang had been prepared for a long time, and he was going to agree to it directly, but his son kicked him lightly under the table, implying that he should calm down, so Shen Tingyang didn't say much.

However, Shen Shuren conceived a happy smile, implying that Zhou Yanru would take a step to speak for a while.

Zhou Yanru understood and knew that this was to avoid the landlord Qiu Weizhen, so he had a private chat alone, so he waited for a while, and then made an excuse, pretending to be particularly interested in one of the calligraphy and paintings that he had just received, and wanted to borrow Qiu Weizhen's study, Slowly compare and appreciate.

Qiu Weizhen didn't make things difficult for them, and ordered the banquet to be taken away first, and the servant led Zhou Yanru and Shen Shuren to the study alone.

After entering the study room, closing the door, without saying a word, Shen Shuren proposed a plan.

"I don't know if Mr. Zhou Ge has heard that in recent months, the prices of reeled silk and cotton yarns in the Jiangnan market have dropped again?"

Zhou Yanru said disdainfully: "How could this old man know about these merchants?"

Shen Shuren smiled lightly: "It's okay if you don't know. Go back and ask the staff in the mansion, and you will be able to verify it. The lower official wants to say that the recent price reduction of cotton yarn and silk reeling is actually because of my Shen family. The efficiency of the spinning wheel can be several times faster than that of the old spinning wheel! The labor force used is only a fraction of the original one.

Nowadays, the reason why not many people in the market know about the price cut of reeled cotton yarn is that everyone inexplicably discovered that the price of silk reeled cotton yarn has been reduced. It is precisely because our Shen family blocked the news to prevent others from copying and copying. A rich and powerful gentry monopolizes the silk reeling profits of the whole province.

Suzhou Mansion is now run by my Shen family, while Songjiang Mansion and Huzhou Mansion have been entrusted to allies who know the basics.In the next step, we plan to expand to Jiaxing and Changzhou.

Ge’s family does not do business, so it’s a bit difficult. I originally planned that if Ge’s old man could succeed in becoming Wanfu, the new spinning wheel business in Changzhou Prefecture would be monopolized by Ge’s hometown at a cost price——

The hometown of Xuge, Songjiang, but every year we have to donate 30 million taels of silver to buy machines.Although there is not much at this time, it is a steady stream of income, which is beneficial every year. "

Zhou Yanru didn't know much about business at first, but when he listened to it, he also became short of breath, and slowly came to his senses.

Although Shen Shuren gave him this suggestion, although it sounded unclear, he understood the general idea. It was nothing more than buying a perennial dry stock in a long-term hugely profitable business, and earning income every year from then on.

The silver Ruan Dacheng gave him, although it was claimed to be 50 gold, could be cashed in [-] silver in an instant.

And Shen Shuren may only give him one hundred thousand, but this money is equivalent to being given every year! (The textile industry market in Changzhou Prefecture is much smaller than that in Songjiang Prefecture, so it is definitely not as valuable as Xu’s, not even half of it)

Of course, Zhou Yanru is also an old man, and he quickly thought of a problem: the dry shares that are given every year, then he has to be the chief assistant of the cabinet, at least he is the minister of real power in the court, and Shen Shu will always give it.

If he loses his power in a certain year, Shen Shuren will definitely turn his face faster than turning over a book. When the time comes, he will just walk away and the tea will be cold, and he still wants to continue to take money?
Is it enough to catch at one time, or is it a long stream?Which one earns, the key depends on how long you can hold the power.

Shen Shuren is betting on his term of office!
"My nephew doesn't seem very optimistic about the old man's comeback this time. Does this mean that the old man's ups and downs make the holy family unstable?" Anyway, there was no one else in the room. Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru didn't hide it, and directly Just make it clear.

Shen Shuren thought about it quickly, he knew that if he just said good things at this time, the other party would not believe him, so it is better to be more pragmatic.

He then changed his words and said: "How dare you, I believe that the situation of the court has reached the current level, if your Majesty does not rely on the elders, there is really no one to rely on.

Xiaguan met Mr. Yang Ge several times last year. Although Mr. Yang Ge is still alive, he is worried day and night, and I am afraid it will not last long.Hong Chengchou was in Liaodong, although he was still alive, he was besieged in Songshan City.But everyone in the world knows that the imperial court is powerless to rescue the siege.

If Mr. Yang Ge and Hong Chengchou are gone, who else can His Majesty rely on?No matter how suspicious your majesty is, you are the only one who can reuse you.The lower official admired Ge Lao's loyalty very much, even today, he still has the courage to go to the capital to take on this important task.

Ruo Xiaguan, father and son, and others have long been disheartened. They just want to keep their hometown from being invaded by thieves, and they dare not have a long-term plan for the world. "

Zhou Yanru's decree pattern twitched slightly, but he was also excited by Shen Shuren's courage and vision.

It could be heard that even if Shen Shuren wanted to gamble, it was not because he was betting on Zhou Yanru's personal official fortune, but because he felt that no one would be able to use His Majesty's actions like this.

Does he think Beijing will fall? !

But even if Beijing will fall, His Majesty can still be lucky, and at worst, there is still the crown prince to protect and help!
Now, there has not been an incident of "Chen Xinjia being killed for persuading Chongzhen to discuss peace", so Zhou Yanru believes that when that moment comes, someone will be willing to persuade His Majesty to go south, or at least send the prince south.

That being the case, as long as Chongzhen has no one available, he will always be the chief assistant!

The Shen family insists on giving him a long-term financial source, 10 taels a year to make a long-term good relationship, so come on.

"Nephew is pragmatic. From this point of view, if Wanfu is in charge of you, it will ensure the safety of the surrounding areas of Nanzhili."

Shen Shuren quickly thanked him, but in his heart he looked at Zhou Yanru as if he were looking at a dead person.

This is 10 taels per year, and you will only take this year for one year.

If next year's payment is delayed until the end of the year, according to the original progress of history, you may not even be lucky enough to get it alive!

(End of this chapter)