I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 875
As he spoke, his face darkened slightly.

Chen Hong also knew what he was thinking.

He patted his shoulder and said,
"Brother Jiang Hao, you don't have to think too much, no matter what, things have already happened.

The only thing we can do now is to try our best to prevent this kind of thing from happening. "

Jiang Hao took a deep breath and figured it out temporarily.

Instead of sighing and mourning here, it is better to think about what to do in the future so that this kind of thing will not happen again.

"Master Chen, you are right, you are a lowly official!"

Chen Hong stepped forward and hugged his shoulders, smiled intimately and whispered to him,

"You should have found a lot of money from that big boss!"

Jiang Hao paused for a moment, then immediately cupped his hands and said,

"Xiaguan is about to report this matter to you, and we searched it from his mountain..."

Before Jiang Hao finished speaking, Chen Hong blocked his mouth.

whispered to him,

"Brother Jiang Hao, you are really sincere, in fact, there is no need for you to report this kind of thing truthfully!

Even if you don't tell anyone, it doesn't really matter. "

When talking, Chen Hong still winked at him, as if instigating him to do such a thing.

Jiang Hao turned pale, and hurriedly took a step back and said,
"Master Chen, you have misunderstood, Xiaguan...Xiaguan is not the kind of person who cares about money, please don't say such things again!"

Hearing Jiang Hao's words, his anxious face changed.

Chen Hong finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then stepped forward again, and said to him,

"Whether it's this official or His Highness the Crown Prince, they never expected tens of thousands of taels of dirty silver to be found in a mere water village!

This is just the harvest of an ordinary water village for several years.

If all the water villages in the entire Yangtze River Basin had this scale, the wealth they gathered would probably reach several million taels.

This is the hard-earned money of the common people! "

He paused for a moment and then continued,
"I have already discussed with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Some of the collected money will be handed over to the imperial court as spoils of war on the spot.

In exchange for more support from the court and His Majesty!
But the rest, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince discussed with this official, will be used to resettle the homeless people, and to build and train an army that is truly capable of cleaning the entire river from bandits. "

"As for this army, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will invite you to play the imperial court, and you will be the commander in chief!"

Jiang Hao yelled in surprise,
"Ah! General Chen, you are not joking, how can you be a subordinate official? How can you be qualified to take on this position?"

Chen Hong smiled and said,

"Brother Jiang Hao, you are wrong. The main task of this army is to prevent and clear up bandits. Experience and ability are not the most important.

The most important thing is a determination to serve the people wholeheartedly.

As it stands now, there is no one more suitable than you.

You don't want to refuse anymore, and this is decided by His Royal Highness, you will not let His Highness down! "

His words blocked Jiang Hao from saying anything.

Chen Hong continued,

"Actually, the reason why I said those things to you just now is because His Royal Highness asked me to take a final examination for you.

Fortunately, you passed the postgraduate entrance examination, otherwise, Lao Chen, I might really suggest that His Highness the Crown Prince reconsider it carefully! "

Jiang Hao smiled wryly, shook his head, but didn't say much.

But he was still very happy.

In the past, Yizhen Qianhu's opportunity was a little transparent, and no one cared about it, which led to being kept by Ma Dazhong and others all the year round, to the point where it is now on the verge of disbanding.

Now with the support and attention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I believe that no one will dare to think of them again in the future.

As long as a year or two passes, when the team is established, he will have absolute confidence and certainty to manage the entire river.

But before he could finish his joy, Chen Hong gave him another huge piece of good news.

"Actually, I told you just now that you swallowed the money privately. It wasn't entirely to test you, but after the discussion between the official and the crown prince, I planned to reward the money to your Qianhusuo."

Jiang Hao was completely shocked at this moment.

He originally intended that even if Chen Hong and the others really rewarded them for their merits, they would just divide the amount into a few thousand taels from himself and the others.

I didn't expect them to be so generous.

He said hastily,

"My lord, absolutely not, the money we confiscated is enough..."

Chen Hong interrupted him again, and said with a smile,

"Brother Jiang Hao, you don't need to tell me how much money there is, because this money will never be recorded."

Jiang Hao said in surprise,

"Ah! Why is that!"

Chen Hong sighed,

"Brother Jiang Hao, you are a good official, so naturally you won't understand the twists and turns.

If, in a normal way, you are given money, let you rebuild Yizhen Qianhu.

Not to mention how much money those guys from the Ministry of War will give you.

Even if the money is given to you, how much will be in your hands after layers of interception?
Maybe when the original tens of thousands of taels of military expenses are in your hands, it is estimated that only a few thousand taels will be left. "

"Do you really think that if you hand over all the money to the imperial court, the imperial court will use it where it should be used?

Impossible, those guys in the imperial court can't make money, but they are all good at spending money. "

"So now you should understand why this official and His Highness the Crown Prince made such a decision!"

After listening to Chen Hong's words, Jiang Hao also took a deep breath.

Now he can be regarded as a serious imperial court officer, and he still understands the filth in the imperial court to some extent.

At this time, after Chen Hong's explanation, he understood more clearly.

Chen Hong was right. Even if the money was handed over, he really didn't know where it would be used in the end.

Even with the urgency of Nanjing's current officialdom, it is not impossible for everyone to give points after turning around. As long as the books are done beautifully, even if the imperial court investigates, they will not find any clues.

He sighed slightly, then bowed deeply, and said to Chen Hong with slightly red eyes,

"Thank you Lord Chen and His Royal Highness for your kindness to Yizhen and the people along the river. I will thank you and His Highness the Crown Prince on their behalf."

Chen Hong laughed, and hurriedly pulled him up.

"Okay, okay, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to say these polite words, let's go with this officer, it happens that His Royal Highness still has something to say to you!
Your Highness the Crown Prince is no better than my brother, you must stop doing those silly things, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like it! "

Jiang Hao saw Chen Hong for the first time today, and it was the first time he had contact with the prince. He just had a face-to-face meeting before, so he didn't know anything about the prince at all.

(End of this chapter)