Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 136 Raising Funds

The next morning, Gao Ming got up early, drank a bowl of porridge after washing up, and then left the palace in a walking chariot.

Gao Ming went out of the palace this time to raise money. Although he had asked for [-] guan in "assistance funds" from Li Shimin yesterday, it was still [-] guan less than the start-up funds for the academy, so Gao Ming planned to get some money from other places. .

In Gao Ming's view, there is only one way to get so much money in a short period of time, and that is to borrow!
As for who to borrow from, there are some considerations. First, the other party has to be rich; secondly, the other party must be willing to borrow;

It is impossible to borrow money from aristocratic families, because Gao Ming borrowed money to build the academy to deal with these aristocratic families. Using other people's fried meat to fry other people's meat is not very authentic.

Let alone whether the other party will borrow it or not, even if he is willing to borrow it, he will definitely turn his face when he knows Gao Ming's plan.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming began to ponder.

"Among all civil and military officials, military generals should be richer, right?"

Gao Ming felt that if the Tang Dynasty was to be said to be rich, it should be a military general. After all, he had been marching and fighting for so many years. few.

You know, there is no saying in the Tang Dynasty that "everything seized must be handed over to the public". As long as it is not a place such as a city treasury, it will belong to whoever gets it, otherwise the soldiers would not be so desperate when attacking the city. .

Soldiers must exchange for money when they get the loot, so who is the most assured to give the things to exchange for money?There is no doubt that it is the generals who lead them. When these things are handed over to the generals, once they change hands, it goes without saying who makes more money.

After figuring this out, Gao Ming locked in a person to borrow money from - Cheng Yaojin!

Cheng Yaojin's character was trustworthy, and the two had drank together before, so there was no problem in borrowing some money, so after Gao Ming left the palace, he went straight to Cheng's mansion.

After Gao Ming entered Cheng's mansion, he found out that Cheng Yaojin had not returned from court, so Gao Ming could only wait for him while drinking tea.

While waiting, Princess Qinghe Li Jing couldn't help asking.

"Brother Huang, what is the important matter here?"

Since Li Jing asked, Gao Ming didn't intend to hide it from her, so he told her directly.

"I'm here to borrow money from Lu Guogong."

When Gao Ming said to borrow money, Li Jing's eyes widened in surprise.

"Borrow money?"

Although Li Jing really wanted to know why Gao Ming borrowed money from Cheng Yaojin, but she knew that enough was enough, so she didn't continue to ask.

Seeing her curious eyes, Gao Ming couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, then took a sip from his teacup.

"They are all brothers and sisters of my own family. If there is anything to avoid, just ask if you want to ask!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Jing's eyes lit up immediately.

"Could it be that the emperor is willing to tell you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Of course, it's just borrowing money, and it's not something shameful..."

Before Gao Ming finished speaking, there was a burst of loud laughter outside the courtyard.

"Haha, the old man is back, His Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time, hahahaha..."

Hearing this voice, Gao Ming immediately stood up, then turned around and cupped his hands towards the visitor.

"Uncle Cheng has worked hard in court!"

The person who came was Cheng Yaojin, when he heard Gao Ming's words, he burst out laughing again.

"Haha, it's not hard, it's not hard, my old Cheng fought against the pillars when he went up, and he went down after yawning. It's not hard at all, but you have been waiting for a long time, Your Highness? Sit down!"

While talking, Cheng Yaojin pulled Gao Ming to sit down, and then went straight to the topic.

"Just now, the old man heard that His Royal Highness is going to borrow money. This is a rare thing, but it made the old man curious."

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"That's right. I plan to build an academy in Jinzhou that can accommodate three to four thousand people to study, as a talent reserve for my Datang in the future, but the funds are not enough, so I need to borrow some from Uncle Cheng."

As soon as Gao Ming's voice fell, Cheng Yaojin's face suddenly became serious.

"A college with a capacity of three to four thousand people? Doesn't His Royal Highness plan to charge these students for their studies?"

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin guessed the idea all at once, Gao Ming burst out laughing.

"Uncle Cheng deserves to be Uncle Cheng. He can grasp the key point at once. Yes, I want to let them study for free, and not only for free, as long as they study well, I don't even ask them for food and lodging. All the money needed for the imperial examination has been paid out!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Cheng Yaojin suddenly gasped.

"Hiss... His Royal Highness, what a great handwriting!"

Speaking of this, Cheng Yaojin immediately waved his hands towards Cheng Chuliang and Li Jing.

"You all go down, I'm here to speak to His Royal Highness, don't let other people in."

"Yes!"

Cheng Chuliang and Li Jing agreed and went down. When only Cheng Yaojin and Gao Ming were left in the yard, Cheng Yaojin spoke again.

"His Highness's target this time is the Zheng family of Xingyang?"

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"To be precise, my goal is all the noble families in the Tang Dynasty. According to my plan, within 20 years at the most, I will make all the noble families in the imperial court have no seats in ten!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin gasped again.

"hiss……"

If there is not one out of ten seats for a powerful family, is it still a powerful family?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin suddenly understood.

"The prince intends to destroy them?"

Looking at the shocked Cheng Yaojin, Gao Ming shook his head.

"It's impossible to wipe them out. At best, we can only say that they should be driven out of the court. After all, this Great Tang is neither the Great Tang of my Li family, nor the Great Tang of the aristocratic family, but the Great Tang of the whole world. Don!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up immediately.

"What a Tang Dynasty with all the people in the world. Just based on the words of His Royal Highness, I, Old Cheng, know that I have read the right person. How much does Your Highness need?"

Gao Ming immediately stretched out two fingers, seeing this scene, Cheng Yaojin laughed again.

"It's only two thousand guan, what's the difficulty? I'll get it for His Highness!"

After finishing speaking, Cheng Yaojin stood up, but before he could move, Gao Ming stopped him with a wry smile.

"Uncle Cheng, what I need is not two thousand guan, but [-] guan!"

As soon as Gao Ming said this, the expression on Cheng Yaojin's face suddenly became stiff.

"Uh...His Royal Highness, to be honest, if I, Old Cheng, have two or three thousand coins, I can make it up for you, but I really can't get the two thousand coins, but there are hundreds of people in my Cheng family... "

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Gao Ming nodded in understanding.

"I understand this. Two thousand guan is just two thousand guan. I borrowed the money. I won't talk nonsense. It's [-]% interest. After autumn, I will pay you back [-] yuan with interest. Pass!"

As soon as Gao Ming said this, Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up immediately.

"Okay! His Royal Highness is really a straightforward person. Since His Highness is so straightforward, I, Old Cheng, can't be vague. How about this, I will give you five thousand guan, and you will return [-] guan after autumn comes!"

"..."

Looking at Cheng Yaojin with a bold face, Gao Ming immediately cupped his hands towards him with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"Uncle Cheng is indeed a cheerful person."

"His Royal Highness has won the prize, hahahaha..."

(End of this chapter)