Monument Yangmen

Chapter 878

"Cao Min Wang Yan (Huang Gu), see Your Majesty."

Two dark men dressed in silk and satin with big gold chains entered the camp, and saluted Yang Qi humbly.

When she raised her hand, her ten fingers were covered with gemstone rings of various colors.

Nouveau riche breath, no doubt.

"Don't be too polite, sit down and talk."

Yang Qi was wearing a regular uniform, and asked the two to sit down with a pleasant face.

however.

After hearing Yang Qi's words, Huang Gu slipped out and collapsed on the ground, shouting tremblingly: "Caomin is willing to offer [-]% of the gold to honor His Majesty..."

Just as Wang Yan was about to sit down, he was a little dazed when he heard Huang Gu's words.

Yang Qi was a little taken aback when he heard that.

Seeing this, Huang Gu thought that Yang Qi felt that it was missing, and said tremblingly: "Ninety percent, the grass people are willing to offer ninety percent of the gold..."

Although Wang Yan's brain reaction was not as fast as Huang Gu's, but after hearing Huang Gu's reaction, he roughly guessed what Huang Gu was thinking.

Immediately, he didn't dare to sit down anymore, and hurriedly said to Yang Qi timidly: "Caomin is also willing to offer [-]% of the gold..."

Yang Qi guessed why the two of them were like this, he pretended not to know and said: "The gold was obviously transported back by the two of you, why should you dedicate it to me, do you have something to ask for?"

Huang Gu shook his head like a rattle, and lost his voice: "No, no..."

Wang Yan also shook his head.

Yang Qi frowned and said: "That's strange, you have traveled thousands of miles, and you are not afraid of hardships and dangers, and you don't even have any requirements for sending this much gold back to me. What are you planning?"

Huang Gu and Wang Yan looked bitter, lowered their heads and said nothing.

Yang Qi grinned suddenly, "Okay, get up. I won't tease you anymore, I understand your thoughts. You suddenly have such amazing wealth, and then you are suddenly summoned by me, you will inevitably feel that I am greedy for your money .

In order to save his life, he sacrificed most of them for free.

I can tell you that I am not someone who covets other people's money.

Ten boats of gold is indeed an astonishing wealth, but I don't take it seriously. "

Huang Gu and Wang Yan raised their heads and looked at Yang Qi in astonishment, but they didn't move, obviously they didn't believe Yang Qi's words.

Yang Qi glanced at the two of them, and sighed: "I established the Yan State to let the people live comfortably. The Yan State has the laws of the Yan State, and the two of you have not violated the laws of the Yan State. You are as rich as an enemy, and I will not touch you.

If I broke the trust of the people in the world for a little money and turned the laws of Yan Kingdom into a joke, then who in the world would trust me? "

Huang Gu and Wang Yan looked at each other, but they still didn't quite believe Yang Qi's words.

Others may think that the two of them are too cautious.

But no one knows what they experienced on the way back.

They still understand the principle of not revealing their wealth, and if they are not forced to, they will not transport the gold to the port city with great fanfare.

Yang Qi saw that the two were still cautious, he pondered for a moment, and asked: "Is there a lot of people coveting your batch of gold along the way, which made you panic?"

Huang Gu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"It's really not easy to force you to this point, and you can still ship the gold back."

Yang Qi sighed, and then said: "Forget it, I just wanted to use you, so I helped you solve this trouble. I am the master, and deposit your batch of gold in the Yan State Money Bank.

With the backing of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from my Great Yan Kingdom, no one can covet this money.

I will personally write a deposit receipt in the imperial book, stamp it with the jade seal of the uploaded country, and send it to you.

To deposit and withdraw money, you only need to go to Yan Guo Money Bank with the receipt. "

Huang Gu and Wang Yan looked at each other.

Yang Qi's ability to use the Jade Seal of Chuanguo as a guarantee means that what Yang Qi said is true.

Although the two still have doubts, they have no better way.

He could only nod his head, acknowledging the matter.

Yang Qi continued: "Later, I will send my attendants to follow you there, count the gold on board, and then hand it over to the Yan State Money Bank. After the handover is completed, my attendants will give you the receipt."

The two of Huang Gu saluted together, "Thank you Your Majesty..."

The ten boats of gold were properly disposed of, and the two of Huang Gu were completely relaxed.

"I'm sorry for you..."

Yang Qi's reassuring words made the two of Huang Gu couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

Wang Yan opened the chatterbox and cried, "Your Majesty, you don't know how much we are suffering. Our brothers were in this port city at the time and heard that the Maurya Dynasty has gold.

For the sake of wealth, we decided to fight.

So I got two boats of silk porcelain and went down the coast.

After wandering on the sea for half a year, we arrived at the Maurya Dynasty.

More than 20 brothers died at sea because of this.

After arriving at the Maurya Dynasty, we discovered that the rumors we heard in Hong Kong City were true, and that the Maurya Dynasty was indeed full of gold.

Our brothers tried their best to get fifteen shipments of gold, and hired 8000 people from the Maurya Dynasty to help us transport the gold back together.

Fifteen boats of gold, a great fortune.

But this great fortune has become a disaster for our brothers.

As soon as our brothers land on the shore, anyone who knows that our brothers have this gold will try their best to search for gold from us.

There were those who robbed openly, those who robbed secretly, and those who chased after them in sea-going ships.

Nearly 7000 people died in the hands of thieves, and five boats of gold were robbed by thieves.

If we hadn't met our Yan State Navy in the waters of Dongtou Island, maybe our brothers would have died at sea too. "

Wang Yan was crying, and the corners of Yang Qi's mouth twitched.

It's not that he has no compassion, but according to what this guy means, they are not kind.

Two ships of porcelain and silk can be exchanged for fifteen ships of gold, and there are still 8000 manpower?
Obviously not.

So how did so much gold and 8000 people come from?
It's nothing more than the four words of stealing and stealing.

"Can I know what you did before you went to sea?"

Yang Qi couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Wang Yan quickly put away his tears and closed his mouth.

Huang Gu smiled wryly, cursing inwardly, Wang Yan doesn't talk when he should, and talks nonsense when he shouldn't.

He took a step forward, and said with a wry smile: "Returning to Your Majesty, our brothers once felled weeds in the mountains, and after being wiped out by General Yang, they were sent to the southern country to serve the people.

When His Majesty supported merchants in the South, our brothers saw an opportunity and started a small business.

Later, he followed the grain transportation team to Hong Kong City. After hearing about the Maurya Dynasty, he sold his family property and went to the Maurya Dynasty to fight for it. "

Hearing this, Yang Qi pointed at the two of them dumbfounded, "I didn't expect you two to come from reckless backgrounds. No wonder two shipments of goods can bring in fifteen shipments of gold. Didn't you do a lot of unreasonable things in the Maurya Dynasty?"

The two of Huang Gu were taken aback, and they hurriedly pleaded guilty in fright, "The grassroots deserve death..."

Yang Qi waved his hand and said: "Okay, I don't care what you are doing outside the Great Yan Country, as long as you don't commit crimes in the Great Yan Country, you are obedient citizens under my rule.

Now that the words have been spoken, I will not hide them from you.

I asked you to come here today, not because I was greedy for your gold and silver, but because I need your help to do something. "

The two of Huang Gu were stunned again.

The emperor asked them to do business.

This is something they never dared to dream of.

In those rumors, those who work for the emperor are all imperial envoys with great power.

The two were overjoyed and said: "Please give orders, Your Majesty."

Yang Qile said: "The two of you are very excited. I have always selected talents without sticking to one pattern, let alone their backgrounds. Go back and find Peng Pai, and I will fill you with the status of supervisor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's get down to business."

Yang Qi said seriously: "Look at what you are wearing, I am afraid that after getting the gold and silver, you didn't go out to spend time and wine. The errand I gave you is to spend time and wine.

You can play however you want, but when others ask you for information, you must remember.

The two of you are from Cangzhou, the reason why you can get such a large amount of gold is because you found a broken stone tablet in Cangzhou when you were young, and you are not allowed to say a word about it.

do you understand? "

The two of Huang Gu looked at each other, quickly entered the roles, saluted Yang Qi together, "No~"

Yang Qi left the two of them for a light meal, and did not let Peng Pai leave the camp with them until night fell.

that night.

The treasurer of Yan Guo Qian Bank led a large group of people, lit torches, and counted the gold on ten ships overnight, and sent heavy troops to escort them to the warehouse of Yan Guo Qian Bank.

Since its establishment, Yan Guo Qian Bank has been tepid, far inferior to Nan Guo Qian Bank.

Branches of the Nanguo Money Bank are now spread all over the world, while the Yanguo Money Bank is still operating in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

However, with this batch of huge gold deposits, Yan Guo Qian Bank can spread all over the country, and even spread to other countries in a short period of time, catching up with Nan Guo Money Bank.

Therefore, the shopkeeper of Yan Country Money Bank looked at Huang Gu and the two of them as if he was looking at his ancestors.

Huang Gu and Huang Gu confirmed Yang Qi's words after hearing the reaction of the shopkeeper of Yan Guo Qian Bank.

Yang Qi really despised their money.

Their hanging hearts were finally completely let go.

……

The next day.

The two of Huang Gu broke away from the shackles of gold and no longer needed to stay at the port.

Dressed like their upstarts, they entered the port city.

The news about the ten boats of gold has already spread in the port city, and those who are interested have already noticed the two of them.

So when the two of them entered the city, they were instantly surrounded by brokers from all walks of life.

The two were not polite, and followed various brokers to squander a lot of money in Hong Kong City.

And just when the two of Huang Gu were squandering their money.

Yang Qi led all the officials slowly into Yan Guo Qian Bank.

Both inside and outside the money bank of Yan State are guarded by heavy soldiers.

In the widest open space of the Yan State Money Bank, there is a pile of gold.

The folks in the money bank are pushing carts to transport gold to the warehouse one by one.

"Look, there is really a golden mountain..."

The huge Jinshan is particularly dazzling in the sun.

Hundreds of officials surrounded Jinshan, unable to pull out their eyes.

Some people swallowed their saliva uselessly, while others approached Jinshan step by step.

With such a huge wealth, they can only see it once in their lifetime.

Almost everyone has a thought about why Jinshan is not somewhere else.

Yang Qi folded his arms like that, watching a group of officials moaning around Jinshan.

half an hour.

Among them, the persevering officials forced themselves to regain their senses, and then in Yang Qi's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he said slightly seriously: "Your Majesty, if so much gold can be used for people's livelihood, I believe the lives of the people will be doubled." .”

Yang Qi clicked his lips, and echoed: "Some corrupt officials can also follow suit, and their mouths are full of oil."

The expression on the official's face froze, and he coughed dryly: "Corrupt officials are only a minority. Your Majesty only needs to send capable ministers to supervise this matter. Be sure to spend every penny and penny on Baixin."

"That's right, that's right, if the money is spent on the common people, the national strength of our Great Yan Kingdom will increase several times in a very short period of time."

"..."

Someone echoed from the sidelines.

Yang Qichang sighed and said: "I want to too! But the gold is neither mine nor the treasury's. It belongs to Huang Gu and Wang Yan.

And the gold was not obtained by the two of them for committing crimes.

According to the laws of my Great Yan Kingdom, I can only watch with red eyes. "

Yang Qi glanced at Baiguan, and said in a low voice: "Don't you want me to break the law that can't take people's interests privately?"

All the officials were taken aback when they heard the words, and hurriedly shook their heads.

All other laws can be broken, but this one cannot.

After all, they are the richest people in Great Yan Kingdom.

Without the protection of this law, Yang Qi would be able to snatch the wealth of the people, and maybe even clean them up.

"Your Majesty, it's better to hand over Huang and Wang to the minister, and the minister will definitely let them donate these family wealth obediently for the use of the country."

An official suggested.

Yang Qi took a deep look at him, remembered him in his heart, and said lightly: "I never mind that someone in the Great Yan Kingdom can be as rich as the enemy. As long as it is earned by its own ability, every penny will be paid by the Great Yan." Yan law protection.

No one can arbitrarily violate it, including me. "

After a pause, Yang Qi said: "We have already seen Jinshan, which proves that Peng Pai's words are not wrong. It is a pity that Jinshan already has an owner, and we cannot take it by force. When we return to Yanjing tomorrow, there are still many government affairs waiting to be dealt with."

All the officials nodded perfunctorily, each thoughtful.

Surprisingly, no one used this to raise the matter of re-opening the imperial examination.

This made Yang Qi feel much happier.

This shows that his plan worked.

The impact of Jinshan attracted their attention and made them temporarily forget about the reopening of the imperial examination.

As long as we add more fire to completely attract the attention of officials and common people, we can temporarily stabilize Confucianism, cultivate talents for several colleges, and buy more time.

After returning to camp.

Yang Qi hurriedly sent someone to see Huang Gu and the two of them. After all, they were novices, and if an important task was entrusted to them, Yang Qi still had to help them check it out.

However, judging from the feedback received.

The two of them did a good job.

In just one morning, rumors of Cangzhou and stone monuments spread in Hong Kong City.

Even sensitive people have started to buy Cangzhou steles at high prices.

(End of this chapter)