East Factory Governor

Chapter 716 Power
Meng Wei quickly conveyed King Fu's words to Qin Shuhuai, and Qin Shuhuai laughed after hearing it.

After laughing, he said to Meng Wei, "Old Meng, sit down."

Meng Wei sat down, but said nothing.

It seems that there is still a knot.

Qin Shuhuai snorted softly, and said, "Did you see that? I beat the prince and threatened King Fu, but the matter didn't make a big fuss. Just when you thought the matter would get out of control, it returned to the right track."

Meng Wei said, "Meng Wei admires the master's ingenious calculation."

But it is somewhat insincere.

"It's not my master's clever calculation." Qin Shuhuai walked up to Meng Wei, changed his tone, and said sincerely, "It's because of the laws of this world. If you want to make something big, unless the two sides are evenly matched and do not agree with each other, you Only one tide and one wave can cause a tsunami. But Fu Wang is obviously not worthy of being our opponent, the small waves he created with all his strength, I can destroy them with a wave of my sleeves!"

Meng Wei raised his head, his eyes showed a hint of surprise, because Qin Shuhuai's words were too ambitious and made people shudder.

Qin Shuhuai didn't pause, but continued in a more stern tone, "I'll tell you the truth again, don't talk about King Fu, just look at Daming, there is no opponent who can compete with us now! We are the power!" "

"Power is a good thing! With it, we can do everything we want! But do you know how many strong men in the martial arts and the imperial court have been buried in the ground for it, and how many innocent people have been implicated And the family was destroyed? Even those rogues, Tartars, and members of the Demon Cult, how many of them lost their lives for no reason?"

"Because it is so difficult to obtain power, we must use it to the fullest! We must use power to clear the way for the New Deal, and we must use power to break all injustice! In the face of the New Deal, in the face of ideals, and in the grand plans that matter forever In front of Albert, we must use our power to tell anyone who dares to stand in the way—those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish!"

"Because we have power, we can make the New Deal a new deal for all people in the world! We can eliminate all those who dare to stop us! In this way, our world will become the world we want! This world, It will go back to how it should be!"

"In order to wait until this day, the emperor and I have worked hard, and even risked our lives to pursue it! We are all prepared to succeed or be benevolent! Now that a great event is about to be accomplished, how can we fall short because of a small group of people like King Fu?"

"So Lao Meng, why do I scold you, do you understand?"

Meng Wei's muscles trembled slightly, and his eyes were slightly red.

Thinking that I have been with the Duke for so long, knowing that the Duke put life and death above all honor and disgrace in order to rejuvenate Daming, but still misunderstood him at this moment, I couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

Thinking of Grandpa Guo's trust and magnanimity towards him, he felt even more guilty.

He got up slowly, bowed, and choked up, "Master, Meng Wei... I understand!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, and patted Meng Wei's shoulder lightly.

"Let's go, let's go to Fu Wang's mansion and see how the old Fu Wang will 'support the New Deal'."

Meng Wei smiled embarrassedly, "Okay, let's go!"

Qin Shuhuai took Meng Wei and others to Fu Wang's mansion again.

After entering the mansion, seeing King Fu, Qin Shuhuai said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty heard that His Highness King Fu is calling urgently, and I dare not neglect, so I came here to pay a visit."

King Fu gave Qin Shuhuai a gloomy look, not in the mood to greet him at all.

He said directly, "My lord, after thinking about it for a while, the New Deal is an unprecedented event in our dynasty. It will benefit both the country and the people, so I would like to do my best to sell the 200 million acres of fertile land bestowed by the late emperor. The emperor shares his worries."

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "His Royal Highness really cares about the common people, is loyal and considerate, and I admire him! The King Fu's devotion to the imperial court will be faithfully played. I think the emperor will be very grateful and order a reward."

Speaking of this, he changed the subject again and said, "By the way, the prince asked Meng Wei to speak and said that he would fully support the New Deal. So besides selling the land, there must be other ways of supporting it? It just so happens that the next official presides over the New Deal, how about Just talk to the officer?"

King Fu wished he could pick up the teacup and smash it on Qin Shuhuai's cheeky face.

This is clearly a scam!
Fu Wang gritted his teeth angrily, but he could only hold back his anger and said, "Then what does the Duke think of as 'full support'?"

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while, and said, "It's easy to say. First, I would like to ask the prince to present a memorial, detailing his heart in supporting the New Deal. Is this okay?"

Fu Wang immediately said, "This is the intended meaning, even if you don't say that this king will do the same."

This is true.

Fu Wang even sold the land, so of course he had to write a memorial to express his loyalty to Chongzhen to claim credit, to show how much he supported the emperor's nephew.Otherwise, would he write a memorial saying that he was forced to sell the land?

This memorial is very important.After Chongzhen received it, he would definitely send it to other feudal lords and big bureaucrats in various places. In this way, the wait-and-see faction and resistance faction headed by King Fu will definitely be hit hard.

Fu Wang has recognized it, who of you dare to carry it?

Qin Shuhuai said again, "That's very good. As for the second, I'd be a little embarrassed to say it. That's right, the imperial court will go on an expedition to the Western Regions in the near future, but money and food are currently tight, so the lower officials wondered whether the prince can ignore it." Help one or two?"

King Fu had already guessed that Qin Shuhuai was going to extort money.He, Qin Shuhuai, has a reputation for extortion, Fu Wang has never heard of it!
So he said, "The Duke of the country is right, so I will take the lead in raising 10 taels of silver to show my heart."

Qin Shuhuai thought, 10 taels of silver?It really is "inch heart"!

When King Shi Zaifu became a vassal, Emperor Wanli allocated him ten times the fee of ordinary vassal kings.

In addition, it is recorded in history that during the heyday of Wanli, tax envoys and mining envoys were all over the world, and they were offered every month. Pearls and rare treasures were piled up like a mountain. Hundreds of millions of envy were searched, and most of them were given to Zhu Changxun.

How rich is Zhu Changxun?Qin Shuhuai can't count, but one thing is certain, that is, King Fu is now richer than Chongzhen.

So he thought for a while and said, "My lord, in fact, the waste of the expedition is still short of 100 shi for food and [-] million taels of salary. The lord also knows that the court is difficult! The officials have racked their brains, but they just can't make up the shortfall." No, now the emperor is so anxious that his mouth is bubbling!"

Fu Wang was so angry that his beard turned up!
No money or food, so you are still going on an expedition?

One million taels of silver and 100 shi of grain?Ripping off is not like that!
Conscience of heaven and earth, Qin Shuhuai has already restrained himself.

He ranked Fu Wang at the same level as the Cao Gang!

He extorted Caobang for a full 400 million taels, and the conversion of Fu Wang was about 110 million taels at most, which is definitely a price of conscience.

Why did he knock so little?
There is only one reason, and that is that King Fu will continue to speak out in support of the New Deal on behalf of the old dignitaries. The political value of this matter far exceeds several million taels of silver.

So you can't push him too far.

One million taels of silver must not be much to Fu Wang.

Sure enough, after King Fu was silent for a while, he said, "Please, the Duke of the country, bring a message to the emperor, just say that this 100 million taels of silver and [-] shi of military rations will be collected for the emperor even if I sell everything. Heavy, take care of the dragon body."

Qin Shuhuai bowed to King Fu solemnly, and said, "King Fu is utterly loyal to the emperor, and I feel deeply for the lower officials, please accept my respect!"

Fu Wang didn't feel that Qin Shuhuai was praising himself at all, but felt that he was humiliating himself.

He said blankly, "Then, can the Duke let the dog go?"

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Don't worry, my lord. After my investigation last night, the so-called murder by the prince and the conspiracy of the Prince Fu's mansion are completely unfounded! As for the second son, he is currently undergoing treatment at the punishment yamen. The prince can bring him back at any time."

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Fu Wang's work efficiency was extremely high. In just three days, he managed to collect 100 stone grains, and handed over a stack of bank notes totaling [-] million taels to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai smiled cheerfully, and did not forget to praise Fu Wang when he was done.

But before he finished speaking, King Fu turned and left.

Qin Shuhuai transferred 1000 people from Luoyang City to escort the food and grass with him.

Next stop, he is going to Xi'an.

Although Hong Chengchou has entered the cabinet, because the situation in Shaanxi is still complicated, he can't find a more suitable successor for a while, so he still stays in his original post.If there is no particularly important matter, he will participate in the cabinet court discussions in the form of expedited memorials.

When Qin Shuhuai went to Xi'an, he was looking for Hong Chengchou.

The reason for finding Hong Chengchou was to ask him to write a memorial to Chongzhen.

Write what?

Of course, I recommend Li Dingguo, the number one talent in the late Ming Dynasty!

For this expedition, Qin Shuhuai was determined to let Li Dingguo make enough political capital!

Li Dingguo, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chengzong, who is still in good health, Qin Shuhuai believes that these four big talents get together, and the Ming Dynasty only has one word: stable!

(End of this chapter)