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Chapter 183
Ren Ning stopped his mouth in time, his face was blank.

He didn't understand Emperor Changxing's temperament, but he was aware of the emptiness of the treasury. Seeing Emperor Changxing and the Minister of the Household Department coughing in unison, he could somewhat guess the reason in his heart.

It's just that as a general leading troops abroad, it's not advisable to think too much.

At this time, a young eunuch hurried in, "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Dali Temple, and Yushi Zhongcheng are here to see you."

Ren Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and Zhongcheng Yushi, also known as the three divisions!
It seems that the civil servants and military generals of Nanfeng that he escorted all the way back have finally found their way.Yun Chui is going to judge them.

Emperor Changxing was trying to avoid the question of money, so he hurriedly said: "Let them in."

"Your Majesty, if it's all right, I will leave for the time being." Ren Ning bid farewell tactfully.

Emperor Changxing was very satisfied and waved him away.

Just after leaving the imperial study room, there was the sound of steady footsteps from behind, "General Ren, please go slowly."

Ren Ning turned his head and said with a smile: "So it's Qian Shangshu, what's the matter?"

Qian Liang glanced around, took out two smooth walnuts, and clucked them together.

He smiled and said: "General Ren is young and promising. My family's scumbag has been famous for a long time, and he has mentioned it many times at home. I wish I could meet and make friends..."

Ren Ning was taken aback.

Two days ago, when he was promoted to General Xuanwu, a group of young people of similar age went over to congratulate him, including Qian Liang's grandson.

He quickly came to his senses, nodded with a smile, "In that case, I would take the liberty of going to the Shangshu Mansion to bother you. I wonder if Lord Shangshu welcomes you?"

The forbidden palace is strictly guarded, and it is indeed not a place for chatting.

Qian Liang smiled and nodded: "Of course, you are most welcome."

After leaving Miyagi, Ren Ning picked up his beloved Chaser, followed Qian Liang's car, and slowly headed towards the Shangshu Mansion on the east side of Miyagi.

He is fearless.

Although he has the title of general, in Xingji City, where there are first-rank and second-rank wealthy families everywhere, the small fifth-rank general's mansion is just an unknown person.

Nobody cares at all.

Since Ren Ning, the Duke of Zhen's Mansion, Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, and Shangshu's Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, often come and go, it's no problem to go to the Shangshu's Mansion of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Entering the main hall, the guests and hosts sit down.

Qian Liang didn't let his servants call his grandson, but the old monk continued to coil his walnuts calmly as if sitting in fear.

Ren Ning was not surprised either.

He took a sip of his tea, and his eyes fell on the two walnuts wrapped in thick oil paste in Qian Liang's hands.

"The walnuts in Master Shangshu's hands must be quite old." He said with emotion, "The connection between the tip and the hole of the peach is symmetrical, the shape is full, and the surface texture is evenly distributed. It seems that there is almost no color difference. It is really a rare good product. "

Qian Liang's speed of panning walnuts suddenly slowed down.He looked at Ren Ning again with great interest, "General Ren likes to play with walnuts even at a young age?"

Ren Ning didn't answer, just smiled and said: "In the Yanzhen Fortress in the west and the Yingshan Camp in the south, I was fortunate enough to learn tea tasting from General Wei and Erhu from General Guan in my leisure time, so I know a little bit."

"However, I don't understand it deeply, so I dare not speak too much in front of adults, lest I make people laugh."

Qian Liang was stunned.

Whether it's tea tasting, musical instruments, or the literary games in his hands, they are all ways to sharpen people's hearts and maintain their state of mind, and they can be regarded as the same goal by different routes.

Therefore, it is not incomprehensible for Ren Ning to understand Wenwan.

With a common topic, Qian Liang looked at Ren Ning more closely for a while.

This kid has a bright future, he has a sense of it, he has won many battles externally, and has made many military exploits, and internally he has a close relationship with the high-level members of the Starfall Legion.

"Do you want me to teach you how to pan walnuts? It's guaranteed to be more effective than Wei Junqian's method." It was rare to meet a young man who was interested in this, and Qian's conscience felt itchy.

He touched the Eight Immortals table beside him, and took out two more good-looking walnuts from nowhere.

Ren Ning looked at the pair of dry walnuts, but answered irrelevantly: "I wonder if Mr. Qian has heard of Nha Trang in Nanfeng?"

Nanfeng is located in the tropics, the climate is hot and rainy, and there are many poisonous insects around, and many people in Yunchui are not used to it.

But Nanfeng is not useless. For example, Nha Trang is rich in the best agarwood, which is one of the main tributes when Nanfeng goes north to pay tribute.

Especially the best agarwood, the wood itself has a strong sweet flavor.

This sweet aroma is like freshly cut fruit, exuding a pleasant aroma.Those who smell it are refreshed, comfortable and invigorated. At the same time, it also has the effect of strengthening the body and repelling mosquitoes and flies.

Therefore, the best agarwood is hard to find no matter it is in Yunchui or Nanfeng.

If it is carved into a rosary, whether it is played like a walnut or worn as a belt, it is the best choice.

And in the gold and silver treasures sent back to the imperial capital from the south in the morning, there are dozens of cars of such top-quality Nha Trang agarwood.

"Of course." Qian Liang coughed angrily, and silently put away the new walnuts he just took out.

In the morning, he personally took people to count the property brought back from the south, so he naturally knew about it.

"Boy, you've made a fool of yourself." Ren Ning hurriedly confessed, "General Wei often said that there is no high or low in all things, but people's hearts are high or low; every thing has an owner, and the good ones are happy with a thousand pieces of gold, and the mediocre ones are worthless."

"The boy's heart is not as good as General Wei's. He is an ordinary person in the world. It's not that he underestimates the walnuts in the hands of the adults. It's just that he is so dull that he can't play. I hope Lord Qian will forgive me."

"No problem." Qian Liang waved his hand.

What kind of disposition does Wei Junqian have?He muttered a few times to himself.

Having said that, looking up at Ren Ning's young and sincere face, Qian Liang's expression became better again.

Ren Ning smiled again in an instant and said: "Master Qian, my boy has a lot of money these days, why don't these aloes..."

"Nonsense." Qian Liang couldn't help but glared at him, "Those agarwoods are spoils of war and not commodities on the market. They have all been collected into the treasury, how can they..."

As he spoke, Qian Liang stopped his hand to plate the walnuts, his face full of thought.

Ren Ning himself came back from the south.He is not an illiterate plain-headed soldier, and he is familiar with the effects of these agarwoods. If this slippery boy didn't keep some in his hands, he would not believe it if he killed Qian Liang.

But he proposed to buy agarwood again...

"If you want to sell it, how much should you sell it for?" Qian Liang couldn't help thinking.

Although he is the Minister of the Household Department, the status of the Yunchui businessman is low, and Qian Liang has never done any business in fact.

But now that the national treasury is empty, he has to care about yellow and white things.

Ren Ning chuckled, "Since it's something that's hard to come by, let's put some up for auction, and the one with the highest price will get it."

Qian Liang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help thinking about it carefully.

As the saying goes, a penny beats a hero.As long as a part is left for the palace, he doesn't have to worry about Emperor Changxing's objection.

Cough!

The old Shangshu coughed twice, his face turned hot, "Is there anything else you can sell in the south?"

"That's a lot." Ren Ning nodded, seemingly not paying attention to Qian Liang's face, "Nanfeng is still a small country, and the environment is very different from Yunchui. There are countless valuable things. I have to make a list to fully record it."

Qian Liang was overjoyed, and immediately threw the literati's nobility out of the blue.

After making the list, with so many large and small caravans in Yunchui, he could send hundreds of them to move Nan Feng completely.

Thinking about it this way, Qian Liang's face is gone.He kept urging: "Then think about it quickly and make a list as soon as possible, and I will write an envelope for His Majesty."

Ren Ning nodded in agreement, and changed his words, "Master Qian, after all, Nanfeng is only a small country, and it was beaten to pieces by our army, and even burned several times. There are many valuable things, but they are also limited."

Qian Liang calmed down.

He looked up at Ren Ning, "What do you want to say, kid?"

"This is my official residence. No matter what you say here, only you know me and the world knows it. No one else knows."

Ren Ning didn't seem to understand what the other party meant, and said with a smile: "Different from the little Nanfeng, our Yunchui is truly vast and rich in resources. As long as we manage well, we can be self-sufficient, why should Mr. Qian be far away."

Ugh.

Qian Liang let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)