Shi Heng was the first to blow up the artillery before he could get out, and then he said that he wanted to negotiate with the Five-Star Army, and said that if he had to fight with the Five-Star Army now, even if he could win, it would only be a miserable victory, and if the Wara Army raised troops to attack at that time, they would have no power to fight back, and at that time Beiming would be in danger.

"Nearly 400,000 troops, dealing with only tens of thousands of exhausted five-star troops, are still so timid, what do you say you want them to do?" Zhu Qiyu turned the anger in his heart into a sentence and asked Jin Ying, who was standing beside him.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send another general to replace Shi Dudu?" Kim Young tried to come up with another way.

"It's too late, it's too late. As long as the five-star army is given enough time to rest and recuperate, they will soon be able to recuperate, if that is the case, it will be really as Shi Qing said, even if the five-star army is defeated, it will be a miserable victory. Zhu Qiyu shook his head. Fighter planes are often fleeting, and any waiting may miss the best opportunity. And now, the opportunity is about to pass, just to defeat the five-star army, or not completely sure to kill Yang Chendong, let him fight to the death with the five-star army, it is not his wish.

"Your Majesty, what are we going to do next?" Seeing that the war could not be started, Jin Ying asked out loud how to do it.

did not answer immediately, but Zhu Qiyu, who had hesitated for a long time, slowly spit out four words from his mouth, "Pass Xu Youzhen." ”

As early as after Xu Youzhen returned from Shicheng, he reported what he saw and heard to Zhu Qiyu. and said that Yang Chendong was very grateful and looking forward to the emperor's decision to crown him the king of Wunan. For this reason, he was not only willing to provide free grain and grass for nearly 200,000 Ming troops in Sanbula Sichuan City, but he was also willing to contribute 5 million to help the Northern Ming court establish a banking system.

Such a request, Zhu Qiyu, who is bent on being powerful, will not be able to refuse. When it comes to building a bank, he has long had such a plan, thinking that his previous predecessor, the current Emperor Zhu Qizhen of the Southern Ming Dynasty, had such an idea. It's just that when I saw that Yangjia Bank had become so powerful, I extinguished the idea of building my own bank, thinking that it would be better to use it for my own use than to build it myself. However, the facts are changeable, and it didn't take long for the civil engineering change to occur, and Zhu Qizhen was forced to go to the south to claim the emperor, and there was no follow-up to this matter.

After Zhu Qiyu took the position, he thought more about gathering people's hearts and building a new army, and he once pushed back again and again because of the tension of the money in his hand. Now that Yang Chendong is willing to invest five million taels of silver to help him build a bank, how could he refuse such a good thing?

At the beginning, I wanted to agree, but because of the changeable war on the grassland, Zhu Qiyu hesitated. He was still thinking about it, if Yang Chendong was eliminated, this promise would naturally be useless. And now, when the overall situation is decided, and it is the five-star army that wins, Zhu Qiyu has to reconsider the matter of cooperating with Yang Chendong.

Again, the highest level of politics is not to fight and kill, but how to achieve what you want in mutual compromise. Although he had joined forces with the Warat Coalition Army before, although he did not directly send troops, he also indirectly became the enemy of the Five-Star Army. But now, for the sake of common interests, everyone still has to sit down and talk again.

Xu Youzhen was urgently summoned into the palace. And in too

The moment he went to deliver the decree, he knew what was going to happen next. Compared with Beiming's intelligence network, the Yang Security Bureau is more intelligent, thanks to them, Xu Youzhen even knows the truth better than Zhu Qiyu, for example, the news that Wuqing Hou Shiheng has been controlled.

After going to Shicheng, Xu Youzhen's originally somewhat wavering thoughts became very firm, that is, he completely stood on Yang Chendong's side, and this matter of turning the loyal and courageous prince into the king of Wunan became his name and a great gift to his master.

In the palace hall, Zhu Qiyu asked about the five million taels of silver, and the focus was on when the silver could be taken out.

"When I returned to the emperor, the result of the discussion between the ministers and the loyal duke in the first city was that as soon as the emperor announced to the world that he was crowned king, those people from the Yang Family Bank in the capital would send someone to the address we had already selected to provide decoration guidance. Once the renovation is successful, five million taels of silver will be put into our own bank. Xu Youzhen replied again in a clear manner. In fact, he had reported this matter more than once, and he believed that the emperor had summoned him urgently, not because he wanted to hear this answer again.

Zhu Qiyu nodded silently, did not speak immediately, but asked out loud after a while: "Then can you decorate first?" Xu Aiqing, you also know that there are still many preparations that need to be made for things like being crowned kings, and they can't be done by a holy decree. ”

"Yes, yes, what the emperor said is very true. I think it's understandable to be loyal to the brave man, so everything will be done according to the emperor's wishes. Xu Youzhen didn't even hesitate at all, and made a statement. Of course, others don't know, this is originally a problem that Yang Chendong has considered, in order to get this throne, he is willing to take the initiative to make concessions, anyway, the silver has not been recorded in the account, and he is not afraid of what tricks Daizong will play.

Xu Youzhen agreed so happily, which made Zhu Qiyu's face show a very satisfied look. He has already made the best decision in this matter, and the so-called selection of the site and preparation work are just to get a step. Only in this way can we explain why Xu Youzhen didn't mention the edict of the king when he came back, and only now did he bring up this matter.

"Hehe, Xu Aiqing, I don't know if you have any suggestions for the construction of this bank? Or how did Aiqing determine the management of this aspect in her heart? In a good mood, Zhu Qiyu raised another question, a picture of the meaning of discussing with Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen, who was asked, showed a very surprised expression at this moment and said, "Your Majesty, you must not." ”

Such a big reaction to Xu Youzhen greatly surprised Zhu Qiyu, "Xu Aiqing, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Your Majesty, the bank can only be managed by you yourself, Your Majesty, just like the Yang Family Bank belongs to Yang Chendong alone, how can you let others interfere?" Xu Youzhen said in a firm tone.

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiyu's expression also changed, "Xu Aiqing means that the bank belongs to me?" ”

"Of course it is. After all, this is a thing of money, a thing that everyone wants, and it is impossible for people to rest assured that it is in the hands of anyone, and it can only be returned to the emperor

The rule of man is orthodoxy and the right way. Again, he said in a tone of great firmness. And this also gave Zhu Qiyu great confidence.

Originally, he thought that it was like the household department was in charge of money, and it should be taken care of by a special person, but now at first glance, when he heard Xu Youzhen's words, it was like an empowerment, and he had a new idea in his mind. But then the question arose: if the bank did not belong to the court but to himself, would others have an opinion, and would he not deposit money in the bank because of this? If this is the case, the bank will be a big joke?

Although he felt the temptation given by Xu Youzhen in his heart, after thinking about it for a while, Zhu Qiyu still couldn't say: "Although Xu Aiqing is reasonable, if this is the case, I am afraid it will be too difficult to operate." ”

Xu Youzhen pretended to be serious and obedient, but at the same time, he also saw the desire in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, and sneered in his heart, and his face was indeed pretending to be distressed and said, "Your Majesty, you... You're just too considerate. ”

"Huh." No one doesn't like to be patted on the back, and Zhu Qiyu is the same.

"But the emperor, with all due respect, you actually..." Don't you know that Xu Youzhen's words didn't mean to finish at all, but on the contrary, he showed an expression of wanting to say something.

Feeling that Xu Youzhen had something to say, Zhu Qiyu said: "Aiqing has nothing to say, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is that if you don't attribute the bank to yourself, it will be tantamount to harming Beiming." Xu Youzhen showed an expression of compulsion. As soon as he said this, Jin Ying, who had been standing on the side without speaking, immediately reprimanded angrily: "Xu Shangshu, bold. ”

"Slow, this is what I asked Xu Aiqing to say, please continue." Instead, Zhu Qiyu made a gesture not to intervene to Jin Ying on the side, and then looked at Xu Youzhen seriously, he really wanted to hear what this person was going to say next, and how he was harming Beiming.

"Emperor Xie forgives the sin, even if this is the case, the minister will speak bluntly." Xu Youzhen said inexplicably with gratitude.

"What I want to listen to is Xu Aiqing's blunt words, say." Zhu Qiyu has a good look.

"Yes." With a forced look, Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, you have always been very kind and think about your courtiers everywhere, but you know that giving too much will not only not put away people's gratitude, but will be recognized as a habit." Over time, everyone will think that everything they are getting now is what they deserve. And once one day the court needs money and food, how many people will use their income to support the court? ”

As soon as these words came out, he heard them in Zhu Qiyu's ears, and he immediately thought that when he built a new army and needed silver taels, almost everyone was prevaricating, and in the end, he kept borrowing money from Yang Chendong. And an emperor who is high up in the sky and borrows money from his courtiers, it naturally feels quite unpleasant, so that when he faces Yang Chendong, he always feels a little lacking in confidence. Could it all be because he was too good to his courtiers? Thinking of this, he asked puzzledly, "Is there really not a few people in the entire court who are willing to do things for me sincerely?" ”