Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 322

"Who does Your Highness borrow from?"

Fang Yuan was surprised and invited Li Ke to sit down.

"Xue Bowu!"

"I want to invite you to be the vanguard of my king's army!"

Li Ke sat down and said in a deep voice.

Xue Bowu has already become famous.

Although there are not many people who follow him, everyone who knows knows how powerful he is.

That is a fierce general, who can improve the morale of the soldiers on the battlefield.

"No problem, I will inform Xue Bowu later."

Fang Yuan didn't refuse, he directly agreed.

Letting Xue Bowu go to the battlefield is an affirmation of Xue Bowu.

If there is a war, then there is a chance to be promoted, which is in line with Fang Yuan's expectations for Xue Bowu.

"Thank you. After the king returns triumphantly, I will invite Fang Shilang to drink."

Li Ke nodded in satisfaction.

Get up and prepare to leave.

That expression was full of confidence.

It was as if the Shandong rebellion meant nothing to him.

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

Fang Yuan didn't hold back.

Get up and send him away.

Looking at the back of Li Ke leaving, Fang Yuan was a little worried.

The problem in Hebei cannot be solved violently, otherwise the imperial court's control over Hebei will become even lower.

And Li Ke came to borrow Xue Bowu, feeling that he wanted to violently subdue Hebei.

But after thinking about it, Fang Yuan felt that this matter should not be considered by him.

The emperor and court princes had their own ideas.

Now that it is decided to send Li Ke to the expedition, they have their own ideas.

As for Xue Bowu, he was just a pioneer, and he followed Li Ke's orders.

If Xue Bowu killed all directions on the battlefield, he would also follow Li Ke's orders.

Just turn around and tell Xue Bowu.

After confirming that the food and grass were correct, Fang Yuan did not stay in the household department, but returned to Fang Mansion, and found Xue family siblings.

"On the battlefield again?"

Xue Jiaoyan has an opinion.

This has just returned from Lingnan, and is about to go to Hebei again.

It's just a small titled general, with no power at all.

Those who didn't know thought Xue Bowu was such a powerful general.

"This time, he should be a person with real power when he comes back from the expedition."

"Whether to go or not, you siblings decide."

Fang Yuan didn't force it.

But according to Xue Bowu's military achievements, he will have a certain amount of real power when he returns.

"Then let's go."

"Bo Wu, what do you think?"

Xue Jiaoyan's tone suddenly changed.

She will not stop things that can make her younger brother rise.

Although he was worried about Xue Bowu's safety, he must pay for it.

"go with!"

"I love war!"

Xue Bowu nodded heavily.

There was a desire for war in his eyes.

He used to like to be with people, but now he likes to kill people.

Naturally, it wasn't the innocent people who were killed, but the kind of killings on the battlefield.

"I have something to tell you about this expedition, you must remember it."

Fang Yuan nodded, said in a deep voice.

"What are you talking about?"

Xue Bowu scratched his head, but his eyes became serious.

He has always listened to Fang Yuan's words.

Not only him, but also Xue Jiaoyan.

Although most of Xue Jiaoyan has her own ideas, they are actually just talking.

"This time on the battlefield, we are not facing an enemy."

"So every time before you play, you have to ask the King of Shu in front of someone if he can kill people."

Fang Yuan warned.

This matter can be big or small.

If Li Ke really wants to conquer Hebei by violence.

Then the situation in Hebei may become more complicated, and he will be impeached by the court ministers.

When the time comes, Li Ke will probably play it safe and push Xue Bowu or others out.

Therefore, in order not to become a scapegoat, you must ask for opinions before going to war.

"Ok."

Xue Bowu had no doubts and nodded his head heavily.

But Xue Jiaoyan was puzzled and asked Fang Yuan why.

"In order not to become a scapegoat!"

"In short, remember my words and carry out my words!"

Fang Yuan told Xue Bowu again that he must follow through.

"I know."

Xue Bowu nodded heavily.

"Remember!"

Xue Jiaoyan also warned.

She panicked when she heard that she might become a scapegoat.

So I also told Xue Bowu to remind Xue Bowu to be careful.

After Fang Yuan explained the situation, he stopped disturbing their siblings and left their yard.

But not long after, Xue Rengui found Fang Yuan.

"Master, I also want to go to the battlefield."

Xue Rengui looked at Xue Bowu eagerly.

He didn't want to go to the battlefield before, because he felt that going to the battlefield had nothing to do with him and he could only be a coolie.

And there are few wars in the first place, so I never thought about fighting with my own strength.

Seeing that Xue Bowu has gradually become a pioneer from a dazed youth, he is envious.

"You also went to the battlefield, who will protect me from now on?"

Fang Yuan laughed.

There must be one between Xue Rengui and Xue Bowu.

Both of them are very powerful, so one has to stay as a bodyguard.

And there is another point, that is, Xue Rengui has not yet fully integrated into Fangfu.

"Aren't there many people in this Fang residence?"

Xue Rengui said awkwardly.

He is not willing to just be Fang Yuan's bodyguard.

I also want to be a general like Xue Rengui.

"Then next time."

"Next time if there is a chance, you can do it again."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.

"Okay, okay."

Xue Rengui nodded again and again, and left happily.

Two days passed in a flash of time, and the army to suppress the chaos was ready.

Under Li Ke's order, [-] troops were dispatched and headed for Hebei in mighty strength.

Compared with the previous farewells for the suppression of the chaos in Lingnan, this time almost no people came out of the city gate to see them off.

With such a contrast, it can be seen that even the people in Chang'an City think that the people in Hebei are right.

But no matter what, the [-] troops were dispatched, and the day of quelling the chaos was just around the corner.

After the army was dispatched, Fang Yuan didn't pay any more attention.

He still has a lot to do.

In addition to business matters, there are also personal matters.

The private matter is not really a private matter, but a matter of the Bafang Group.

There is also the matter of the bank.

There are still two kinds of banknotes in Chang'an City.

One is the Tang Dynasty banknotes printed by Huaxia Bank.

One is the seven-star banknotes printed by the Seven-Star Bank.

Nowadays, seven-star banknotes occupy the main market.

Moreover, the seven-star banknotes have gone out of Chang'an City and are being promoted to more places.

Datang treasure banknotes are not only in Chang'an City, but only circulated around Chang'an City.

Regarding this, Fang Yuan didn't want to implement it, but Li Shimin disagreed, and reached an agreement with Wuxing Qiwang.

Regarding this, Fang Yuan could only slow down first.

However, one night, Huaxia Bank suddenly caught fire.

The raging fire was burning, and the entire Huaxia Bank was in flames.

It is obvious that the Huaxia Bank has changed its red brick and cement building, so there will not be such a big fire.

But the fire was still so big that everything inside was burned from the time it was discovered to the time it was extinguished.

All the banknotes in Huaxia Bank were burned.

This was a huge blow to Fang Yuan and Li Shimin.

Looking at the burned down Huaxia Bank, Fang Yuan's face was very ugly.

"My lord, it doesn't look like a normal fire!"

"There are some flammable objects on the ground, which seem to be man-made!"

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice.

He is a servant of the Chang'an County Government, so he will come to check even if Fang Yuan asks him.

After he checked it carefully, he found that the Huaxia Bank's fire was not simple, it seemed to be man-made.

"Can you find out who did it?"

Fang Yuan's eyes turned cold, he said in a deep voice.

Damn it, someone dared to burn the bank.

This is not only a slap in the face, but also a slap in the face of the emperor.

Who on earth had the guts to escape safely?
"It's hard!"

"All traces are burned."

Luo Zheng pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice.

It is impossible to find the murderer.

But he didn't dare to say it, he could only say it was difficult.

"No matter how difficult it is, you try to find it."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

He heard the meaning behind Luo Zheng's words.

But if you can't find it, you still have to look for it, and look for it in the dead.

"Yes."

Luo Zheng bit the bullet and said yes.

"I'll go into the palace and see if there are any clues."

Fang Yuan turned and left.

Li Shimin should know about the fire in Huaxia Bank.

But even if he knew, Fang Yuan, as the person in charge, had to talk to him.

Maybe Li Shimin could find or guess who the murderer was.

"Yes."

Luo Zhenggong said yes.

Bring the manpower into the burned bank again.

Not long after, Fang Yuan entered the palace overnight.

Li Shimin was still awake and was working in the imperial study.

Seeing Fang Yuan's arrival, he was obviously not surprised.

"Your Majesty, the Huaxia Bank caught fire and suffered heavy losses."

"Tens of millions of Tang treasures were burned due to fire."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

If it wasn't for the money that Fang Yuan printed, any misfire would be a rich fortune.

"The money is burned, just printed back."

"But who burned it, any clues?"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

He already knew about the Huaxia Bank's fire, so he didn't sleep at this late night, waiting for Fang Yuan.

"It is possible to print it back, but it loses manpower and material resources, which is also a big loss."

"The clues haven't been found yet, and they were all burned. Maybe they can't be found. Does Your Majesty have any guesses?"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The money was burned, and it is indeed possible to print it back.

But the loss of manpower and material resources is a huge expense.

"Except for the five surnames and Qiwang, I can't think of anyone else."

Li Shimin said solemnly.

He was very irritable, and felt that it was five surnames and seven hopes who made the move.

If they make the move, then they must not show weakness.

But if there is no evidence, if you assert without evidence, what if you make a mistake?
Those are not ordinary people, but five surnames and seven Wangs. Their energy is astonishingly great, and they cannot be easily broken with.

"I think so."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

He also thought of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs.

So it was difficult for Luo Zheng to find him.

"You go back first, and I will think about it."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

The Hebei rebellion had just occurred in the forefoot, and now the Huaxia Bank is on fire.

These two incidents happened so coincidentally, couldn't it be that the five surnames and Qiwang were behind the scenes, right?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly had a thought: Was the Lingnan Rebellion also secretly manipulated by the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs?

"My minister retire."

Fang Yuan saluted and left.

With no clues, who exactly it is cannot be determined.

It is up to Li Shimin to consider whether it is five surnames and seven hopes, and whether he dares to turn against them.

This night is destined to be a night that many people can't sleep.

The next day, the news of Huaxia Bank's fire spread throughout Chang'an City.

Immediately, there was a lot of commotion, and negative news about Huaxia Bank came overwhelming.

"The safety of Huaxia Bank is too bad."

"Can we still take out the money we have stored in Huaxia Bank?"

"Do we still dare to deposit money in Huaxia Bank in the future?"

People talk about it.

Some people even went to the gate of the bank and asked to withdraw money.

How can a bank that has been burned to black charcoal have money to withdraw?
Fortunately, Lu Xia, who is in charge of the Huaxia Bank, can speak well and guarantee that the money will arrive within two days, and they can deposit and withdraw it with them.

Only then did the matter not make a big fuss, and the discussion subsided a little bit.

With Lu Xia guarding him, Fang Yuan naturally went to work normally.

But at work, Fang Yuan suddenly received a message.

The Seven Star Bank announced that they would issue banknotes in all places in the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as the news came out, the whole city was shocked, and the big shots couldn't sit still.

Li Shimin summoned Fang Yuan into the palace immediately.

"They are right!"

"They burned our bank, and then used this opportunity to issue banknotes and occupy all places in Datang."

"Fang Yuan, how many banknotes do we have, we also want to publish our banknotes in all the Daoist Dao."

Li Shimin said angrily.

He had reached an agreement with Cui Runyu before, that they would not expand to a larger scope for the time being, and let the banknotes circulate on their own for a while.

Now the Huaxia Bank is on fire, and all the banknotes inside have been burned, and then they use this opportunity to break the contract and release the banknotes across the country to occupy more markets.

"Now that some people are clamoring to withdraw money, our existing banknotes can only be left in Chang'an City."

"It is very difficult to expand externally in a short period of time, let alone expand thirteen channels at once."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

The opponent took advantage of the opportunity too appropriately.

It is almost impossible to keep up with their rhythm.

It can only be said that one step behind, every step behind.

"Is there no other way?"

Li Shimin roared.

He didn't want to lose to Wuxing Qiwang.

"Or His Majesty finds a way to burn down the Seven Star Bank."

"Or His Majesty intercepted the banknotes they transported to other routes."

Fang Yuan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice.

This is a dirty trick, but who asked them to burn down the Huaxia Bank?
After the five surnames Qiwang told the news about the promotion of banknotes, they were undoubtedly the murderers who burned down the Huaxia Bank.

What a coincidence, they came prepared, probably because they felt that Li Shimin would not dare to do anything.

"Burn the Seven Star Bank?"

"Will their money not be in it?"

Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice.

This is not impossible, and treat the body with the way of the person.

But the Seven Star Bank was also caught in a fire, and the Huaxia Bank had just caught fire.

Normally, they would not put banknotes in the bank.

"Then intercept the banknotes they ship to other roads."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The suggestion has already been given, it is Li Shimin's business whether to adopt it or not.

"Is there any other way?"

"Is it true that the Tang Dynasty banknotes cannot be printed?"

Li Shimin frowned tightly into Sichuan characters.

Intercepting banknotes of five surnames and seven Wangs is a real break.

Hebei is in rebellion, and it is not a good time to break with the five surnames and Qiwang.

The best way is for Fang Yuan to print a lot of banknotes and compete with them.

"No."

"It takes time to make banknotes, and it won't be fast."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

Paper currency requires technology such as defense, and it is not so easy to manufacture.

After the words fell, Li Shimin fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)