Seeing Jiang Anyi away, looking at the bright moon in the sky, Shi Chongren walked in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, suppressing his excitement and almost shouting. The elegant fragrance diffused beside him, and Shi Chongren felt that he was going to fly in the next moment.

The jade mines in the Gobi promised to give themselves 20 percent, and the million catties of jade in the mine meant that there would be a price of 5 million taels of gold when mined, 20 percent was 1 million taels, and the synthetic silver was 20 million taels, even if it was divided into 40 years, there would be an annual income of 500,000 taels.

Jiang Anyi proposed to carve the jade and then sell it, so that he could contact the Liu family, and the Liu family took jade as the main component, and Shi Chongren knew that this was another gift from Jiang Anyi to himself. When he went out of Beijing, his grandfather hinted that he would merge the state with the feudal domain and use the Liu family to help more, and he must have been overjoyed to learn the news. Most of the jade workers of the Liu family are their own slaves, and the cost of these people is almost not counted, and the one-percent bonus is almost for nothing, and the mother must be happy when she knows.

The price of carved jade will increase several times or even a hundred times compared to jade, and a rushing Milky Way appeared in front of Shi Chongren's eyes, and with so much money, he was like a tiger. Taking a deep breath, Shi Chongren forced himself to calm down, he was happy for the twenty percent gain, how much silver is Jiang Anyi's seventy percent, and how many big things can be done with this money.

What I have seen and heard in Huazhou these days, Jiang Anyi's reputation in Huazhou is in full swing, and the people only know Jiang Jing's envoys but do not know the court. The cold current rose with the thought, freezing the joy, Shi Chongren shuddered a little, he used to hear the ministers in the court always say that when they talked about Jiang Anyi, they would always say that they were young and high, and that they would be in a big trouble at the end of the future, Shi Chongren scoffed at this, thinking that these ministers were out of jealousy and alarmist in front of their father. In the Northern Desert, he got along with Jiang Anyi for several months, and knew that Jiang Anyi was loyal to his father, and his father had also mentioned that Jiang Anyi would be trained in the court for a few years, and then let him go to Dazhou to do a few years of assassination.

According to his father's plan, Jiang Anyi will probably become the head of the household department in his forties, and he will hone his position in the position of the secretary for ten years, and it is the golden age to become the prime minister in his fifties, and he will be able to serve the country for another ten years, and with Jiang Anyi's intelligence, he will bring decades of prosperity to Zheng Guo. However, the invasion of the Western Regions coalition army was when the northern front was tight, and his father had to let Jiang Anyi be a strategic envoy to go to the rescue, Jiang Anyi quickly drove away the people of the Western Regions, but his prestige in Huazhou has become unparalleled. Prime Minister or Captain?

Shi Chongren felt that his scalp was numb, the Shi family was originally a high-ranking official of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty appointed ministers, sold official titles, and indulged in wine, and the world fell into turmoil. The ancestor of the Shi family was the prince of the Wei Dynasty, who led troops to quell the rebellion everywhere, won the trust of Wei Daizong, and gradually grasped the power of the court. After the death of Emperor Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wei Shun ascended the throne, and the ancestors of the Shi family united with the Wang family, the Zhu family and other families at that time, and forced Emperor Wei Shun to take the throne.

Yan Shengsen approached and reported: "Lord Wang, the accomplices of those liars have been caught. ”

Shi Chongren's heart moved, there were very few talents around him when he came to Bingzhou, except for Zhuang Songwei and Yan Shengsen, it was a few officials from the former palace, and a few cousins from his grandfather's family came to Bingzhou with him, but Shi Chongren felt unbearable after talking to them a few times. Thinking of this, Shi Chongren was very envious of his second brother, Ma Suizhen accompanied him as a prince, and his prince was Guo Congshi, a scholar of Chongwenguan University, and Guo Congshi, a scholar of the original Ministry of Rites, this Wang Fu was only nominal, and the number of times Guo Shangshu entered King Luohuai could be counted with his fingers. After three years of Jianwu, Guo Shangshu returned to his hometown Huangzhou, of course, it was impossible to follow him to merge the state.

After Shi Chongjie took the Yongning Mansion in Chu Prefecture, he issued a recruitment order on the third day, vacating most of the official positions in the Chu Wangfu to recruit the world's wise men. I can't do this like the second brother, the imperial brother's face still has to be given, Shi Chongren smiled at the corner of his mouth, the official position of the palace can't run away, and when the time comes, some talents will come to the door, why bother to make a big deal like the second brother. However, with the banner of the second brother, the royal brother should pay less attention to himself, and making a fortune is his own way of life.

Wu Tianci, Xu Chong and others were tied up in the wing, Shi Chongren didn't take care of them, listening to Yan Shengsen's report and catching the same party, Shi Chongren's heart moved, although Wu Tianci and Xu Chong were liars, but they were good and knowledgeable, Wei Gaozu won the world by virtue of the meritocracy, and Xu Chong and a few people might come in handy if they could take it for their own use.

Shi Chongren glanced at Yan Shengsen, he was a member of his uncle's clan, he had strong martial arts and was loyal, but he was too square, and he had a sense of awe for Jiang Anyi, it was okay to use him to lead troops and protect the safety of the palace, but it would not be useful to do some private things.

Turning around and walking towards the lobby, Shi Chongren ordered: "Bring all those thieves, and you will interrogate them personally." ”

Soon, Luo Guantai and others brought it, tied their arms behind their backs, and knelt down with difficulty and kowtowed. Luo Guantai said: "The little ones have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, offend the prince Huwei, and ask the prince to spare the lives of the little ones." ”

This group of thieves already knew their identity, Shi Chongren looked at the newly caught thieves condescendingly, Luo Guantai and the others felt the pressure doubled, and several timid helpers had already shaken into a ball, and cold sweat dripped.

"Wu Tianci, Xu Chong, what is your real name?" Shi Chongren asked.

Wu Tianci's mind flashed, King Luo arrested his own people, and did not hand them over to the government, now it is past Xuzheng, this time to interrogate his own people, it shows that Lord Luo is very interested in his own group. Misfortune and blessing lurk, maybe the luck of these people has come.

Luo Guantai kowtowed and said: "The little one doesn't dare to deceive the prince, the little one is named Luo Guantai, there is a bandit on the rivers and lakes called 'Thousand Demon Hands', Xu Chong's name is He Shouqi, and the one next to him is called ......." Luo Guantai didn't dare to hide it, and told Shi Chongren the names of himself and others, his position and role in the gang.

Shi Chongren said with interest: "It turns out that there are so many famous liars in this industry, and there are eight generals, which is very interesting." Luo Guantai, you are an old thief, Long Wei can't hold you, why did you recruit all the tricks when you saw this king? ”

"Lord Wang, the villain has never failed to cheat for many years, but the prince saw through the scam at a glance, which shows the wisdom of the prince, how dare the villain show off his mystery in front of the prince, only to be honest and pray for the prince's mercy."

This sycophant made Shi Chongren laugh "haha", although he knew that Luo Guantai was mostly insincere, but this person was quite clever, and his words showed the meaning of refuge. waved his hand and motioned for Yan Shengsen to untie the ropes of Luo Guantai and others, but Luo Guantai affirmed in his heart that Lord Luo had the intention of his own people. He Shouqi glanced at Shi Chongren, and when he saw King Luo's smile on his face, he also had some bottom in his heart, and secretly thought that when he got along with Lord Luo, he talked very happily, and the prince should not appreciate himself.

Shi Chongren thought for a moment and said: "This king is fun, I didn't bring many people with me when I came to Huazhou this time. Seeing that you are well-informed, I will stay with this king for the first time, and if I please the lonely, I will naturally exalt you. ”

Hearing Lord Luo's words, Luo Guantai took the lead in kneeling down and kowtowing and said: "The little ones must do their best to repay the prince's kindness, and they will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire." Shi Chongren motioned for Yan Shengsen to take them down to resettle, this group of people often haunts Huazhou, and they may be able to come in handy in the future.

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There was originally a small village in Dabeitiangou, which was far away from the playground of Xiangxueju, and it was a quiet place in the middle of noisy. Guo Huaili carefully built more than a dozen small courtyards here, and Jiang Anyi and others came to Xiangxueju to settle here. Fang Shishu likes the elegance of Xiangxueju, Jiang Anyi half-sold and half-sold to him a small courtyard, every year when the apricot blossoms bloom, Fang Shishu will bring his family to live here for a few days, and revealed the meaning of pension in the future.

Fang Shishu's small courtyard was next to Jiang Anyi's residence, and when he rode a horse past Fang Shishu's courtyard, the sound of horses' hooves alarmed the people in the courtyard. The lights were lit in the bamboo pavilion in the small courtyard, Fang Shishu was drinking tea under the lamp, and saw Jiang Anyi coming over through the bamboo fence wall, Fang Shishu got up and invited: "Anyi, and sit with the old man." ”

Jiang Anyi handed over the horse to the guards, asked them to go back to their residence first, pushed open the small bamboo door and walked into the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Fang Gong is good Yaxing, taste tea for the moon, and the world is an affair." ”

Waiting for Jiang Anyi to have a cup of tea in his stomach, Fang Shishu said: "Lord Luo will leave you, I'm afraid I will reach out and ask for money." Jiang Anyi nodded, stretched out his hand to pour tea for Fang Shishu, felt the fragrance of the breeze and the moon, and did not make a sound.

After a long time, Fang Shishu sighed lightly and said: "I met King Luo for the first time, and found that King Luo was more like the first emperor than the crown prince, smart, strong, and eager, I don't know what the King of Chu is like, who is known as the virtuous king. Alas, the first emperor arranged for the kings to be vassals, in order to ensure the stability of the court after the crown prince ascended the throne, but after everything was settled, the kings would be summoned back to Beijing. But when today's son likes luxury, he can't wait to repair the harem as soon as he ascends the throne, and now he has issued an edict to select twenty young and beautiful women from each state to enter the palace, and the family business that the emperor has accumulated with great difficulty will be squandered by him. ”

Seeing Fang Shishu's worried face, Jiang Anyi said: "Fang Gong, don't be too anxious, Kong Xiang, Duan Shangshu, Yu Shi and others are above the court, they will definitely persuade Long live, and after a while, Long Live will wake up." ”

Fang Shishu shook his head and said: "I heard that the commander has advised the court many times, saying that Mobei is undecided and the treasury is empty and it is not suitable to build a large number of buildings, so he followed the way of the previous kings and was diligent and thrifty, but the Son of Heaven rejected it on the grounds that it was the inner treasury that was used and had nothing to do with the treasury. Fuzhou, Pingzhou, Duanzhou and other thorn histories have offered silver to please the Son of Heaven, Anyi, you are afraid that you have also received a letter from Beijing, let Huazhou offer silver. ”

Jiang Anyi nodded and said: "Ten days ago, I received a private message from Cheng Mingdao, Taichang Shaoqing, saying that I am an old minister of the East Palace, and I have the letter of the Son of Heaven to be called a teacher, and the Son of Heaven intends to build a palace for the Queen Mother to enjoy her old age in peace, and let Huazhou refer to the practices of Fuzhou and other places to present birthday silver, and I haven't had time to discuss it with Fang Gong." ”

"Cheng Mingdao, villain!" Fang Shishu said angrily: "Old man, in my opinion, I will never dedicate the blood and sweat of the people of Huazhou to the enjoyment of the Son of Heaven." But Anyi, you are still young, and you will have a long future, but you can't offend these villains, you really can't give some silver. This year, the trade route in Huazhou is unimpeded, and with the income you get in the Gobi, it is not a problem to get three or five hundred thousand taels. ”

Jiang Anyi was very moved, the old man has acted rightly and straightly in his life, not taking crooked paths, and is willing to spend money for his future. Immediately said: "Don't worry about Fang Gong, Jiang will find a way, Fang Gong only needs to take care of the government affairs of Huazhou, and Jiang will find a way to deal with the silver." ”

Fang Shishu was silent for a moment, and said: "I don't know how long I can do it, the old man is old, and he already has the intention of being a scholar, and being able to teach the children of the next generation in this Xiangxue residence can be regarded as a good death." ”