Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 169 3.76 I helped the princess get so much money

Volume Three

3.76 I helped the princess get so much money

"In this way, we are almost matched." Zhou Yang let out a long sigh of relief, and his tone was very complicated, "After all, there is only one position, and there must be a lot of people thinking about it. No matter how stable your eldest brother's position is, he cannot withstand the repeated shaking of outsiders. , I usually can’t do much, but I take advantage of the opportunity to push it, but it’s no problem.”

"Have you even seen this?" Princess Yongchang looked in the direction of the palace with a complicated expression, "Many things can be easily matched once they are broken apart and crushed. For example, I have not been able to get enough in the past two years. The money is so generous that some unsighted people have the courage to play the game of giving and receiving money; another example is that the emperor’s explanation for the money is that the court is facing difficulties, but now that I think about it, it should have been used elsewhere."

"Jin Yijun?" Zhou Yang asked curiously.

"That bitch slave Zhao Quan is not that capable. The Jinyi Army is actually mainly a superficial thing. It's hard to say how deep it can go." Princess Yongchang shook her head, "It's still wrong. I've been keeping an eye on Dai Quan's men, but he didn't Although the palace and even the capital have been well done with many actions, there are not many methods outside the capital.

I am in control of the Gyeonggi area. Originally, I was thinking of handing it over because of the money issue. Anyway, I am a woman, so why do I need so much? Until you gave me a lot of money and let me sort out the core again. , and dealt with a few less eye-catching things, after regaining control of the situation."

"Don't want to let go?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh, "It's not as simple as you said, right? Not to mention anything else, if you can make those people under you work in secret, you must have a lot of backstage support. They are so bold, and the Gyeonggi region is not capable of doing much, especially when the royal family is involved."

"I naturally know about the work of the Imperial Brother." Princess Yongchang said calmly, "As the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, it is normal for him not to tolerate things beyond his control, and it is not surprising that some methods are used. This is why I want to hand over the matter. The reason for going out; but before I handed it over, I had already felt the problem of 'taking food for food' in the palace, and that's when I got stuck."

"It seems that His Majesty's reputation as 'cold-hearted' is not unjust." Zhou Yang smiled. He had heard such remarks frequently these days, "Princess, I may be a little more direct, but in your case In front of me, I don’t want to play with those empty and empty things or air-to-air things anymore, so it’s better to talk about it directly to avoid any misunderstandings.”

"If the imperial brother is willing to be as straightforward as you, I would have gotten rid of these troubles and closed the door to become an idle clan." Lying gently on Zhou Yang's chest, Princess Yongchang couldn't help but play with her husband's stubble. "The emperor also followed his eldest brother at the beginning. At that time, he was notoriously difficult to talk to. My eldest brother tried to persuade him many times, but unfortunately it didn't work.

Many of the things my father did that offended people at the time, such as asking for money from the big salt merchants during his southern tour, were all solved by the emperor's brother. It is not surprising that he has a bad reputation. However, although the father's descendants are prosperous, except for the eldest brother, In addition, the only one who can be trained is the imperial brother, which is why I had a good relationship with him in the first place. "

"They are all in your eldest brother's circle. They are all dedicated to assisting your eldest brother. At least on the surface, they are all dedicated to assisting your eldest brother. It is understandable that they are close to each other." Zhou Yang nodded, thinking of the person in real history who created "The Great Dream" "Honest Man" Yongzheng and Thirteenth Brother Yinxiang, "So, when His Majesty just ascended the throne, you helped him ease the relationship with the Supreme Emperor?"

"Father--" Princess Yongchang hesitated before speaking out, "Actually, he has always been sober. He later advocated extravagance and even ruined the court atmosphere, just because he really couldn't find anything to do. At that time, In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the world was peaceful and the people were happy, and it can be called a prosperous age from ancient to modern times."

"Prosperous age." Shaking his head secretly in his heart, Zhou Yang really doesn't like this kind of feudal boasting, but he won't be so stupid as to turn back, "Ru'er, I heard from Dongfang that there are only three people in the world who can call you that?"

"Father, the emperor's sister-in-law, and then you." Gongzu Yongchang gave him a good look, "These days, as I have begun to regain my original power, the attitude of the emperor's brother has obviously softened a lot; However, whether we can sustain it in the future depends on money. At least with my current income, there is no way I can sustain it."

"You just said that Prince Yi Zhong's defeat was due to His Majesty's handiwork. Why, I didn't see what you had." Zhou Yang asked curiously.

"Resentment?" Princess Yongchang smiled and did not mean to hide it. "After so many years, how much resentment can there be? Now think about it, the imperial brother is actually more suitable for that position than the eldest brother. The eldest brother is heroic and loyal. He was a good big brother and a good brother, and all the civil and military officials at that time recognized him, but this does not mean that he is suitable."

"The Tian family has no selfish affairs, no feelings, no selfish desires. From what you said, Your Majesty is indeed more suitable." Zhou Yang nodded and understood the meaning of Princess Yongchang, "And there were many people who had ideas about the position at that time. If "Well," Princess Yongchang interrupted him angrily, "You are quite courageous. You really dare to say anything in front of me. Are you really going to talk about Tianjia?" Those secret fights within? Don’t forget that I am also a child of the Tian family, are you not afraid of being reported and beheaded?"

"I have served His Highness so comfortably, why should I have some friendship?" Zhou Yang hugged the naked enchanting woman tightly in his arms, "Besides, it is you who I want, and you are the one who is close to me. Everything should be done with your senses. As the core, you don’t need to worry about so much.”

"Hmph!" Princess Yongchang gave him a sweet snort, "You are the only one who has the guts to tell me this. Even Bing'er knows a lot and doesn't have the guts to talk about it in such depth. I am still very grateful. Your directness.”

"Rong'er, you have to understand that the people in the past are gone after all, and the living people will continue to live." Zhou Yang looked at Princess Yongchang seriously and said the famous Madonna's sayings in later generations, "If your elder brother is alive in heaven, , I don’t want to see you unhappy, and I heard that he has another one who is still alive.”

"He still wants to call me aunt, but I can't touch him." Princess Yongchang shook her head helplessly and interrupted him, "Even this palace dare not touch me. Back then, big brother was too dazzling. How many connections and favors did he leave behind? I'm afraid No one can make it clear. Putting aside everything else, if my nephew opens his mouth, even Dongfang would be hard-pressed to say whether he would refuse.

It is precisely for this reason that even his father only allowed him to enjoy his wealth and status without any additional friendship. It was not that he didn't care, but that the emperor was already the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty after all, and the court was not worried about it no matter what. We can't afford the risk of "falling behind the wall", which will shake the foundation of Tianjia. "

"I see. That's it!" Zhou Yang murmured. No wonder this Yizhong County King seems to not exist. No one has ever mentioned it. He is of high birth and great reputation but his status is awkward. Then he becomes a piece of stinking shit. , no one dared to touch it, so there was no need to say anything more, "I remember you mentioned just now that money is very tight?"

"What, can you help?" Princess Yongchang's expression lit up, "I remember that the Xue family originally claimed that 'the snow is so heavy in good years, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron.' It must not be difficult to make an average of 50 million taels of silver a year. Right? Do you still remember that I mentioned at the beginning that Yongjing, the girl, has reached the age of selecting attendants and philanthropists? How about I give you Miss Xue?"

"You have a beautiful idea!" Zhou Yang interrupted her angrily. The Xue family's money was the foundation for his future development. Only a mentally retarded person would spend [-]% of his annual net income in vain, "Remember when you As I mentioned, the Xue family also has white goods now? There are no stable white goods merchants in the north. The so-called 'eight major salt merchants' are all in Jiangnan. Are you interested in being the number one in the north?"

"Tell me more specifically." Princess Yongchang was really interested.

"I remember you said that it can be shipped directly to Tianjin Port."

"Tongzhou." Princess Yongchang interrupted him unceremoniously and explained, "It is arranged by the emperor's brother, and the transportation there has nothing to do with me. Since the Xue family's water transportation is mainly by sea, it needs to be transported to Tongzhou through the Yongding River. At the dock, I will arrange a reception there. You don’t have to worry about the rest of the matter, but you owe me the money for the first batch of white goods first.”

"You're so rude." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, but he still agreed with her meaning, "In this case, you need to sort out the checkpoints along the way, and such a line is in the Gyeonggi area, at the feet of the emperor, and it will be exposed sooner or later. You need to arrange a secret route as soon as possible, otherwise the palace will not make you so comfortable. I forgot to ask just now, why don't you go to the Supreme Emperor?"

"My father is in charge of most of the Tian family's industry, but he has also lost the support of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Princess Yongchang said calmly, "A little pocket money is fine, but more is not good, because my father needs to spend money in many places, and there is only one The Royal Forest Army can spend most of it, and it is impossible for me to have the money to spend it, so you should give up."

"Well" Zhou Yang now understood why Emperor Yonghe's internal funds were so tight. No matter how much royal property there was, it couldn't support the consumption of two families. "Then let's do it. However, I helped the princess get so much money, you always You can’t let me work in vain, can you?”

"Hmph, it's as if I haven't earned any money for you." Princess Yongchang rolled her eyes and knelt down in front of the lounge chair again helplessly.

(End of this chapter)