I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 885 Statement of Interests
"Behind these water robbers, there is more or less something to do with the big shots in Nanjing."

"If you know something about the situation of the Mu family, you should know that our Mu family is actually very difficult to deal with with many nobles in Nanjing City."

"It is precisely because of this that their boats can travel unimpeded up and down the Yangtze River, but our Mu's boats can't."

Having said this, Cheng Yan paused for a moment, and then continued amidst the surprised expressions of Jiang Hao and Xiaohuan,
"Our Mu family spends nearly 60 to [-] taels on road money every year.

Hehe, in fact, I told my father-in-law a long time ago that instead of handing over such a large sum of money to road robbers, it is better to secretly support a person who can help the Mu family solve their problems, and simply and neatly deal with these scourges. Completely eradicated. "

"Years ago, I first saw you, Brother Jiang, in the Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. I started to pay attention to you when I learned that you were about to become a thousand households in Yizhen's Qianhu Office."

"During this period of time, I have never relaxed my observation of you.

In fact, even Ma Dazhong's running dog, Cao Ran, went to find your troubles, I am also clear about it! "

Hearing this, Jiang Hao's face immediately changed again.

"Are you spying on me? Do you know that spying on officers and soldiers is a taboo in the imperial court. Based on this alone, no matter what your status is, you will be guaranteed a meal in prison!"

Cheng Yan shook his head and smiled softly,
"Brother Jiang, don't get excited, just listen to me first."

"After all, this is a major decision of several 10 taels of silver a year. In order to avoid the money being wasted, we will conduct a little investigation on your character, brother Jiang, which is not too much.

If it's you, don't you even know what kind of person the other party is, so you just hand over a few 10 taels of silver to the other party! "

Hearing this, Jiang Hao hesitated a little.

He nodded silently in his heart,

"That's right, I'm not related to you, so why should I trust you..."

Although he thought so in his heart, he said in his mouth,
"Brother Cheng, you have said so much, but you actually want to tell me that you originally planned to contribute money to help me rebuild the Yizhen Thousand Households, right?"

Cheng Yan closed the folding fan with a snap, then said with a smile,
"Yes, this is also the main purpose of my coming to you today!"

Jiang Hao was not as happy as he imagined, but said lightly,

"Brother Cheng, you may be a little late.

Because His Royal Highness has decided to rebuild Yizhen Qianhusuo.

And I have already handed over part of the dirty money collected in this clearing process to me as military expenses. With this money, the Yizhen Thousand Household Office no longer needs any help from outsiders! "

Although Jiang Hao was young, he understood a little bit about the affairs of the officialdom.

With the Prince's attention and strong support, Yizhen Qianhusuo will definitely become a constant force on the Jiangnan water in the future, and he is confident that he will do this.

As long as Yizhen Qianhusuo rises, it will be the end of all water pirates on the river and the real masters behind them.

Not to mention how many interests will be involved in this.

In the future alone, the ownership of Yizhen Thousand Households will be a huge problem.

Jiang Hao has made up his mind to stand on the prince's side.

Although Cheng Yan's proposal is extremely tempting, it is even more difficult to refuse than the conditions offered by the prince.

But Jiang Hao still decided that he could not accept the money from the Mu family.

If he accepts it, then his Yizhen Qianhu House will definitely be branded as the Mu family.

Even if the Mu family did this only to keep their merchant ships from being harassed in the future, they might not ask them anything more.

But I am afraid of anything in case, in case someone asks in the future, will I agree or not.

Jiang Hao can't do such things as eating inside and outside, disregarding kindness and righteousness.

It is his life motto to repay every kindness, and it is also the ancestral motto of the Jiang family, so he directly refused Cheng Yan's help.

Cheng Yan might have guessed that Jiang Hao would have such a reaction, and he didn't show too much surprise.

Still smiling all over his face, he continued unhurriedly,
"Brother Jiang, don't rush to refuse.

Don't you really think that with a large ship under the prince's command, dozens of warships sent by the Ministry of War today, and less than a thousand soldiers, you can sweep the entire Jiangnan waters! "

Jiang Hao was taken aback again,
"What do you mean by that? Is it possible that you think His Royal Highness will fail?"

Cheng Yan smiled lightly,
"His Royal Highness, the army is in full swing now, and the momentum is like a rainbow. With the help of you and General Chen, the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, and the soldiers are dedicated. There is indeed no enemy on the water in the south of the Yangtze River. Fight several victories and wipe out a few waters. The village is still fine!"

As he spoke, he suddenly changed the subject, and continued with a sneer,
"Brother Jiang, have you ever thought that His Royal Highness is going to clear up water robbers with such great fanfare!
Those pirates knew they were invincible, so would they still fight the army of His Highness the Prince?
You know, before they became water pirates, they were all ordinary people.

At that time, as soon as the imperial army arrives, they will disperse with a whimper, and each of them will become an honest commoner. How can you tell who is a pirate and who is a commoner.

When the imperial army retreated, they gathered together again and continued to live the previous life. "

"His Royal Highness, the crown prince after all, will return to the capital one day sooner or later.

He can't stay here forever.

If one day, the crown prince leaves, only brother Jiang will leave you with such a mess.

Without the care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, do you think that your Yizhen Thousand Households can continue to thrive! "

After a few words, Jiang Hao was in a cold sweat and terrified.

Although Cheng Yan's words were not pleasant, what he said were all facts.

Indeed, water pirates used to be ordinary people, they could hide if they couldn't beat them, just like other bandits, they couldn't escape if they couldn't beat them.

No matter how fast and fierce His Royal Highness's attack is, if they don't confront you head-on, even if you have strength, you have no place to use it.

As Cheng Yan said, the prince will not stay here forever, he will leave sooner or later.

If Jiang Mian couldn't completely restore calm until he left, then what's the point of so many of them working so hard.

Thinking that in the end, what they did might be useless, Jiang Hao's heart sank.

Seeing Jiang Hao's expression, Cheng Yan knew that his rhetoric had worked.

He stepped forward and patted Jiang Hao on the shoulder with a smile, and then said,

"Actually, Brother Jiang, you have another choice!"

(End of this chapter)