Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 647 Like This and Must Be Like This

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "It's just the money for a meal. The four adults are not so stingy that they are reluctant to support me even for a meal!"

The governors shook their heads together, and the governor of Huizhou said: "It also depends on which meal it is. You have to treat according to us, not to mention supporting the prince for one meal, it doesn't matter if it is ten meals. But if it is according to you We will not be able to take out the meal you invited us no matter what!"

The governor of Lanzhou was most interested in the waterwheel. He also had an ugly face, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, we are not as good as you! [-] guan is a small amount of money to you, but to us, it costs the entire state Half of the government treasury has been emptied, not from the state capital, but from all the counties, the annual tax that Lanzhou pays to the imperial court is only [-] guan!"

The governors nodded one after another, crying poorly, who wouldn't!Besides, it can’t be too poor. The annual surplus of each state, except for paying all that should be handed over, the rest is only a few thousand guan, which is not as good as those counties in Gyeonggi, where a state can have a surplus of several thousand guan. Very good.

Wang Ping'an said: "Then there are ten thousand crowns in the treasury of all the adults, right?"

The governors hesitated. The accounts are kept secret from the common people, but from the perspective of the officials, there is no secret at all. Even if they don't tell them, Wang Ping'an sent someone to the Ministry of Households to check, and they can also find out.It's better to tell the truth than to hide it.

They nodded together and said: "Yes, there are ten thousand guan."

The governor of Huizhou said: "But among the money, there are the military expenses of the county soldiers, the repair expenses of the city walls, and the salaries of the officials and envoys. All miscellaneous things have been taken away, and the remaining balance may be less than three thousand guan. If you can wait until after autumn, it will be more, now is summer, and it’s not time to collect taxes yet!"

The other governors also nodded one after another. This is indeed the case. Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and the most difficult scripture to recite is undoubtedly the Sutra of Money!
Wang Pingan thought: "Even if each state supports me with a thousand guan, the famine in the past few days can be overcome, and I don't expect them to take out [-] guan at once and let my Qingzhou get it. Can't take it out."

He said: "Why don't you do it this way? My lords, pay in installments. What do you think? After all, doing meritorious deeds requires money!"

The governor of Lanzhou glanced at the other governors. He was most concerned about the big water tanker. He knew very well that as long as this kind of water tanker was introduced to Lanzhou, it would inevitably increase food production and cultivate more fertile land. The annual tax paid was almost The possibility of doubling, this is too great a political achievement, maybe because of this, he will be allowed to work in Beijing, and he will be promoted from then on.

Seeing that others were still hesitating, he gritted his teeth and said: "I will offer five thousand guan, and I will send someone back to pick it up today, and deliver it to the prince overnight. But there is one thing, this kind of waterwheel will definitely shake the government and the public. On the memorial, it is stated that I am the person who supports this matter the most. Do you think so?"

Wang Pingan didn't say anything, and looked at the other governors. The governors all gritted their teeth, remained silent, and kept rolling their eyes, presumably weighing gains and losses in their hearts.In Wang Ping'an's words, the governors were thinking about how to maximize their benefits!

For a long time, the other three governors didn't answer, they were still thinking.

Wang Pingan sighed in his heart. Fortunately, they were all deceived. If they sent their subordinates, there would be no possibility of success.If the government wants to take money from the common people, there are some reasons, and everyone is aboveboard. It is impossible for the common people not to pay the money;
Wang Pingan cursed in his heart, what three iron cocks!He said: "In fact, five thousand guan is about the same. I plan to call together businessmen from all over the world to see what they think about the waterwheel. The money aspect is actually not a problem, the problem lies in how to divide the credit."

He looked at the governor of Lanzhou and said, "Lord Lan, it's settled like this. You send the five thousand guan, I'll make an IOU, and I will pay you back in two months. You will be credited a lot. As for the three My lord...forget it, anyway, I am not short of money, I just want to share the work with you, it’s all a good intention. The three adults think it’s troublesome, so forget it.”

The three governors were in a hurry, they grabbed Wang Ping'an together, and said, "Don't, we didn't say no to support, aren't we thinking about how much we can give out!"

Wang Pingan waved his hand and said: "I'm really not short of money. I just have a problem, and this problem can't be corrected. I always want to take care of my colleagues. Everyone should take care of it! Okay, okay, my lords I'll accept your wishes, forget about the money, let's just leave it at that, I'm also afraid of trouble, I'm so busy repairing the canal all day long, I'm almost exhausted, I really don't have the energy to think about anything else!"

Seeing that Wang Ping'an wanted no money, the three governors were all in a hurry. The governor of Yuanzhou said: "I have thought about it clearly. Our Yuanzhou also supports the prince with [-] guan. You don't have to pay it back. Just treat it as if our Yuanzhou followed Qing. After the state, the second state that can use this kind of waterwheel will become!"

The governor of Lanzhou is in a hurry, what do you mean, dodge me!He also grabbed Wang Ping'an and said, "We don't have to pay back the five thousand guan in Lanzhou..."

Before he finished speaking, Jingzhou Inspector said: "I paid six thousand guan, there is no need to pay it back. For the sake of the common people, we people in Jingzhou have the responsibility to share the money with you, the prince. We people in Jingzhou are the most loyal to the emperor... About This point, the prince must write it into the memorial!"

The governor of Huizhou was the most treacherous and treacherous. He was the last to speak, but he did not speak to Wang Pingan, but to his entourage. He took out a small seal from his arms and said to the entourage: "You, hurry back to Huizhou at night. Take my small seal, bring [-] guan from the treasury, and transport it to Qingzhou immediately, and it will be delivered by this time tomorrow, the old man is waiting here!"

The three governors were taken aback for a moment, seeing how well they handled things, they would give ten thousand yuan as they said, and they would give it right away, it was so authentic!

If there is one, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be a series. The governor of Lanzhou said: "Didn't you say that there is not so much money in the treasury? Why do you have it now? Come on, take my small seal and rush back immediately." Go to Lanzhou, bring [-] guan, the day after tomorrow, you must arrive, I am waiting here!"

The governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Yuanzhou grinned together. The two of them ruled no more than Huizhou and Lanzhou. If they took out [-] Guan immediately, it would inevitably hurt their health, but it was not as serious as they said. Where is the government? Don't have a small treasury?

Gritting their teeth and stomping their feet together, the two governors also called their entourages to take their seals and transfer the money when they went back, and they should not be delivered later than the day after tomorrow.

The governors showed their sincerity, but Wang Ping'an quit. He waved his hands and said, "Don't do this, don't do this. I'm not short of money, I'm really not short of money, can I still be short of money? Master Lan's five thousand guan , The meaning is over, you don’t have to take out the money, you have to go to the public account, it’s too troublesome. Master Lan, you don’t have to take out [-] guan, I think [-] guan is too much, I can’t use it !"

The governor of Lanzhou grabbed his sleeve and said with a smile: "Don't do it, why don't you! If you have more money, don't you have a lot of money when you start to do things! Ten thousand guan is for us in Lanzhou...then It's Xiaoqian, it doesn't hurt at all, Xiaoqian!"

The other three governors also said: "Your Majesty, how can you not want money? Isn't this a lack of face! We are all colleagues. If you don't give face, we will be angry!"

Wang Pingan revealed an unhappy expression, and said, "How can you do this!"

The governors said in unison: "That's how we are, prince, don't be like this!"

Wang Pingan shook his head and said, "If you want to do this, it will be difficult for me. If you can do this, I can't do the same!"

The governors held him back and said in unison: "Just be like this, what else can you do!"

Wang Pingan sighed: "If this is the case...well, let's do this!"

"That's right, that's how it should be!" The governors laughed together.

There are dozens of attendants around me, most of them are like ducks listening to thunder, thinking in their hearts: "What is this? What is this like?"

Some knowledgeable attendants thought in their hearts: "Look, how can someone become a high-ranking official? If you are knowledgeable, this is called tacit understanding. After this and that, the matter will be done. If someone else , who will do it?"

After Wang Pingan and the governors finished saying "this way", they walked towards the city shoulder to shoulder, talking and laughing all the way, as affectionate as their own relatives, and it was completely impossible to see that the governors came here in a rage. He held Wang Ping'an flatteringly, fearing that he would be unhappy.

After returning to the governor's mansion, Wang Ping'an arranged a residence for the four governors, and he also went back to his room to rest. After finishing one thing, he put down a big rock in his heart, and soon fell asleep.

Outside the house, two little girls, Ding Danruo and Ke Lianwu, asked Ouyang Li, has the money for the canal repair been settled?Ouyang Li laughed softly: "The governors were very angry when they came, but after being fooled by the master, they all limp and flattered, scrambling to send money, or not!"

Ke Lianwu smiled and said: "I knew the young master could do it, there is nothing in the world that he can't do!"

But Ding Danruo said: "Master is omnipotent. I have known this for many years. How many years, oh, it's been too long, I can't remember clearly. Let me count how many there are. year!"

Ouyang Li saw that the two of them were closer to Wang Ping'an, he was amused, and said: "You guys take care of me, I have something else to do." He turned and left, went to the side courtyard, he was going to see Wu Meiniang.

The last time Wu Meiniang had to move into the mansion because people from Prince Wu's mansion came to make trouble. She lived in a side courtyard on the west side, behind which was the residence of the Wang family, so it was convenient to take care of her nearby.Afraid of another accident, Ouyang Li simply moved to the side courtyard, next to Wu Meiniang's hospital, as long as anyone came to harass him, he would know immediately.

Ouyang Li went outside Wu Meiniang's yard first, and stood quietly at the gate of the yard, listening to the movement inside.The courtyard was very quiet, Wu Meiniang must have fallen asleep.

(End of this chapter)