Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 542 Feng An's Trouble

Zheng Yuanxuan took the tea handed over by Cui Junsu himself and continued: "I don't know how your family is. Although my Zheng family is well-known, there are many people who eat in the family. The month's zero-spending monthly cases can't hold up without tens of thousands of pens."

"It's almost the same as Cui's. The cost is huge." Cui Dunli of Boling echoed with a smile.

Zheng Yuanxuan turned his head and looked at Cui Junsu: "Junsu, is the household well-off?"

"You always ask this question." Cui Junsu did not answer. Although he is a member of Qiwang with five surnames, these senior officials have their own ethics. It is impossible for outsiders to know the internal situation of the household department.

Zheng Yuanxuan said again: "The old man asks another question, can the household department pay the full amount of Beizheng's expenses in time?"

Cui Junsu thought for a while, thinking that this question is not taboo, and then he answered: "No, not only can't, but also dare not touch the treasury at all. , the saint’s New Year’s Eve will start, and there will be a great sacrifice, so this money must be kept enough.”

"So, where did Bei Zheng spend the money?"

"You've always asked me a good question. I've also thought about it. Half of the money was supported by the Westport Shipping Company. Liu Mu was in a hurry to collect the money and quickly shipped it to Lingnan because he was afraid that Lingnan would lose his partner, and the other half..." Cui Junsu suddenly burst into tears. Laughing: "Admiration, admiration."

Zheng Yuanxuan was also an old courtier of the four dynasties, he didn't understand something, and immediately said: "It was conjured up by Liu Concubine with his bare hands. But this hole can't be filled, and there is no need to use the millions of guan that he got in Chang'an."

"Yes!" Cui Junsu nodded seriously.

"The Donggang Shipping Department has a fixed quota of 1000 million yuan. The Donggang Shipping Department has the interests of each of us, the Ministry of Households, the royal family, and his son-in-law. Of course, this interest may be divided into our hands. Wait a minute, the old man guesses that Concubine Liu wants to help the saint raise enough money to kill Xieli."

"I, Qinghe Cui, are willing to wait for this money."

"I, Mrs. Zheng, are also willing."

The five surnames and Qiwang expressed their opinions one after another. Donggang and the others can share the profits later if they invest. The elimination of Jieli is a good thing for everyone.

After all, they are all on the boat of Datang, and the destruction of Jieli means the stability of the north, so Datang will be good, and so will the rich families.

Zheng Yuanxuan is worthy of being a thousand-year-old fox. There are no more than ten people in the Tang Dynasty who have sharper eyesight than him. He can see through Liu Mu and the emperor's small thoughts in an instant, but this is a conspiracy, and he can't find a reason to hinder Liu Mu .

Talk about both sides.

Lingnan and Fanggang.

Twenty ships were almost full of coins, and the big ship docked at the port. Box after box of coins slipped from the ship to the pier, and then box after box of coins was loaded to Jiaozhou city for transportation.

Feng An stood on the pier with his hands behind his back and watched the coins go down. He was surrounded by the patriarchs of several major clans in Lingnan.

Among them are the patriarchs of the Tong nationality and the Miao nationality, and these people represent the power of the chieftain.

The patriarch of the Tong clan took a deep breath: "Duke Yue, you should go to Chang'an once, and enter Chang'an in the name of offering gifts to the new saint in the New Year."

"Well, I should go." Feng An nodded slightly.

"There is a saying that I rely on the old to sell the old to say."

"Just say what you have to say." Feng An was very polite to these elders.

"This Xigang shipping company was originally called a firm, but the things we do are not what a firm can do. We conquered cities and enslaved the barbarians. We occupied more than the territory of the ancient Jiaozhi County of the Han Dynasty. Funan, Zhen We occupy more than seven hundred miles north of La."

Feng An also let out a long breath: "I'm also a little scared. This is suspected of cracking the ground. That's why I agreed with my brother Liu's suggestion in the letter to let Quanzhou consider establishing it again. Let's not stick our hands to the south of Champa, in case there are villains in the court."

"not enough."

"Do you have any other suggestions?"

"Except for a few skilled craftsmen sent here by Concubine Liu and a few chief accountants from top to bottom, this West Port Shipping Department is all from our Lingnan. I, an old guy, fought against the Central Plains before the Sui Dynasty was established. Then I also fought with the former Sui Dynasty, and I know you Han people well, so when you go to Chang'an, say that we don't have enough manpower, and ask Chang'an to send us troops and officials."

"This..." Feng An hesitated.

The patriarch of the Tong clan said again: "Is this Xigang Bosi yours?"

"No." Feng An answered quickly.

"It belongs to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that we contributed people, money and efforts. There is no emperor behind this matter, how can we do it? Can we do it big? Can we pile up coins into a mountain?"

Feng An turned around and bowed: "Thank you for your teaching, elder."

"The gift is heavy." The patriarch of the Tong clan hurriedly returned the gift.

Feng An said: "Whether the sage sends someone or not, you are always right, we must have an attitude."

"That's right. Don't worry, that Concubine Liu is not an ordinary person. He won't let anyone who sends someone to make trouble, if he can come, he will be an official."

"Well, the coins have arrived now, and we will start moving them immediately as we discussed."

"Okay, let's do it separately." As soon as the patriarch of the Tong clan said, everyone behind him clasped their fists and left immediately.

Feng An is not a ruthless official, so the Sigang Bosi is very popular at the moment.

Even if they had already traveled [-] miles westward from Jiaozhou and occupied some of the border areas of Funan Kingdom, it did not cause a big backlash.

The income given to the local aboriginal people is much better than the original life of the aboriginal people.

Therefore, no one from Funan Kingdom went to the palace to report.

Feng An returned to his yamen in Fanggang. He had no time to rest yet, and there were still many official tasks that he needed to give instructions in person.

Not long after, Feng Zhidai came in and put a list on Feng An's desk: "Father, we are in trouble."

"What kind of trouble." Feng An didn't look at the list, and continued to be busy with his official duties.

Feng Zhidai said: "Ninety percent of the boats loaded this time are coins, and then some porcelain. I heard that there is another batch of boats that will bring some silk from several prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. This is my fault, and I didn't report it to us. needed."

Only then did Feng An look at the list. The usual list is a thick book, but this time it is a simple two-page paper.

Coins are divided into standard money, steel money and big money.Big money is a big copper coin weighing five qian. The Zhenguan Tang money printed on this new money, although it will be the year of Zhenguan next year, and the year name has already been set, it is normal to print the money with the new emperor's year name.

There are only a few varieties of silk, which can be easily described.

"Okay, what do we need?" Feng An asked as he put down the list.

"The handover requires that they receive food first, then cloth, and finally money. And they also ask for money in the market where they can spend it. Our daily goods are in short supply, and the shortfall is only handing in this amount." There are fifty ships of cargo."

(End of this chapter)