Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 35 The Fish Hooked!

Zhang Haogu, the three-legged golden toad, had planned it out.

Just sell it to the Donglin Party.

This group of people is not a question of whether they have money, but very rich.

Even if the officials have no money, the gentry and businessmen behind them are still rich.

If the money can't be obtained from them, I'm really sorry for myself.

A small house in the capital.

Wang Ti did his best to meet people in his spare time.

This person is also a member of the Donglin Party, but Wang Wenyan.

And in the secret room at the other end, Young Master Zhang was pulling Zhu Youxiao to secretly watch the two of them in a secret room.

Not long ago, Wang Tiqian secretly contacted Wang Wenyan, claiming that he had a treasure in his hand to trade with the Donglin Party.

Soon, Wang Wenyan changed his mind and made up his mind to meet Wang Tiqian.

See if there is really a three-legged golden toad in Wang Tigan's hand.

If it really exists, no matter what, it cannot be allowed to fall into Wei Zhongxian's hands.

Wang Wenyan has a special status in the Donglin Party, but on the surface, this status is not high, so it is most suitable to meet Wang Tigan.

"This guy is Wang Wenyan?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Wenyan furtively. He had seen Wang Wenyan before but didn't have any impression, but now he was secretly remembering this guy.

Zhang Haogu smiled: "This person claims to be one of the two great think tanks of the Donglin Party. He was originally the head of a prison in a small county. Because of the incident of coercing innocent female prisoners into prostitution, the county magistrate wanted to question him, but he Escaping to the capital city didn’t happen, the capital city turned around, first hugged Wang An’s thick thigh, not only got rid of the crime, but also bought the honor of being a supervisor!”

"I know this person!!" Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly.

"Later, Wang An committed a crime and was executed by Eunuch Wei in accordance with the national law. This guy hugged Ye Xianggao's thick thigh again, waiting for the opportunity to avenge Eunuch Wei."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wang Wenyan, and said in a low voice: "I don't understand, Ye Xianggao is also the chief assistant of the cabinet after all, and I'm mostly relying on him, so why did I let this person become the secretary of the cabinet?"

"emperor!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "This kind of person is called a broker, a person who signs a sales contract between a buyer and a seller to collect service fees or commissions. This person wanders between the imperial court and Jiangnan gentry and merchants for A profit-seeker on both sides!"

"Broker?" Zhu Youxiao frowned: "For the benefit of both parties?"

"right"

Zhang Haogu nodded: This kind of person is not easy to be. The first is that he has great supernatural powers, has a wide and stable network of interpersonal relationships, is able to handle both sides, is good at socializing, can talk to the official circles, and can have a relationship with gentry and merchants. Contact! "

"The second is to be trusted by both the briber and the briber. Both parties rely on the identity of the middleman; the third is that the emperor wants to investigate, how to investigate? This official stays at home, works conscientiously for the court, and is deeply loved by the people. Ai Dai, how about giving him a gold and silver house?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned: "How do they affect the imperial court's national policy?"

"Then, I want to ask His Majesty!"

Zhang Haogu smiled: "How does the population of my Ming Dynasty compare with that of Taizu? How does the prosperity of industry and commerce of this Ming compare with that of Taizu? How does the grain taxation of my Ming compare with that of Taizu?" ?”

Zhu Youxiao was silent.

Thinking about it carefully, what Zhang Haogu said is really fucking reasonable.

"Your Majesty, just imagine why the court tax revenue has been decreasing over the years?"

Zhang Haogu shrugged his shoulders: "Does Your Majesty believe in natural disasters and man-made disasters? If you don't compete with the people for profit, then are these people a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, a bureaucratic businessman or a commoner? Do these so-called people want the court to increase or reduce taxes? If there is a war, will it be the rich man's tax or the poor man's tax?"

Zhu Youxiao's face became ugly, and he glanced at Zhang Haogu again: "These bastards!"

Zhang Haogu continued: "Your Majesty is in the deep palace, and even if you think about it, you don't know that these devious ways are normal. Don't underestimate this person. This person walks between the imperial court and the gentry, and affects the national policy. With a policy that is beneficial to the gentry, the court officials can naturally maintain a clean image above the court, but naturally someone in this hometown will send fertile land, beauties, and houses!"

Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists, feeling an urge to kill.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's veined appearance, Zhang Haogu could guess his thoughts.

After all, it is Zhu Yuanzhang's blood.

Especially when he found that these seemingly human-like dogs were thinking about gaining benefits for himself one by one, he had an urge to learn from his ancestors who skinned people for grass.

"Who is the other think tank?" Zhu Youxiao asked suddenly.

"The other one is Huang Zunsu!" Zhang Haogu said, "I don't know much about this!"

He knows his son Huang Zongxi very well.

He lived in seclusion against the Qing Dynasty and refused to be an official in the Qing Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes, flickered a few times, and suddenly said: "Sooner or later, I will kill all these bastards!"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty is not in a hurry, draw it slowly!"

Zhu Youxiao restrained his urge to kill someone: "How much can I pay for this Wang Wenyan?"

Zhang Haogu shrugged and said: "Who knows?"

"It's said, it's just said that Xiong Tingbi entrusted Wang Wenyan to send money to Eunuch Wei, 4 taels of gold. As a result, Wang Wenyan came to find Eunuch Wei to do business, and Eunuch Wei asked the emperor to excuse Xiong Tingbi. In the end, this Wang Wenyan paid a penny. I didn’t give it to Eunuch Wei, but I don’t know if Xiong Tingbi really couldn’t get the money, or if Wang Wenyan swallowed the 4 taels of gold!”

"In that case, Big Companion is at a disadvantage!!"

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment: "Take the money and don't do things, no, this is asking for money to do things without giving money?"

Then, Zhu Youxiao began to hesitate again: "Our three-legged golden toad is very valuable. Even if Wang Wenyan agrees, what if we don't give money?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Zhang Haogu laughed: "Take one step at a time, if you can't sell it, let's arrange for people to sell it elsewhere, and you can always make money back, Your Majesty, the cost price is so low, we must be able to sell it at a high price! "

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Master is right!"

in the living room outside

Wang Wenyan looked at the toad carefully, it was indeed sandalwood, and, looking at it, the toad was carved very well, the whole toad was made a little old by Zhang Haogu and Zhu Youxiao, making it look like Something from a hundred years ago.

However, when Wang Wenyan wanted to touch it with his hands, Wang Tigan stopped him and said, "Master Wang, why are you in such a hurry?"

Wang Wenyan sneered: "How do I know if this toad is real or not? If the prince cheats me, who will I turn to for reasoning?"

Wang Tiqian said: "This three-legged golden toad can spit out gold coins, I think Mr. Wang knows it!"

Wang Wenyan nodded: "Exactly!"

Wang Tiqian took the mechanism that rotates the clockwork, and slowly turned the clockwork, making a 'click' sound, and then, the golden toad began to jump up and down.

The strength of the jumping was not high, but it actually jumped forward a few times.

But Wang Wenyan, who was watching, couldn't help but gasped: "Can this thing really move?"

He is also knowledgeable.

Knowing wooden cows and horses, and even more knowing Luban Feiniao.

However, these things have all been seen in books, and he still has a feeling of being deeply shocked when he really sees a sandalwood frog jumping in front of him.

Where have you seen this before?
What really shocked Wang Wenyan was.

When the toad jumped up, it actually started to spit out gold coins.

One, two, three!
The golden coins were piled up in front of Wang Wenyan.

Wang Wenyan's pupils began to shrink.

Is this legend true?
Afterwards, Wang Wenyan looked at Wang Tiqian: "How much does it cost?"

(End of this chapter)