Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

There is no specific quota for travel food, it depends on the intensity and duration of the battle.

In this Shu state rebellion, the six guards under the command of the entire Shu state capital totaled 15 soldiers, nearly half of them became rebels, and almost all the remaining soldiers participated in the battle, which means that they all had to distribute rations. Coupled with the compensation for the dead and wounded soldiers, such a large amount of money and food cannot be solved in a short period of time by the Dusi Yamen alone.

And that's not all, the weapons and armor consumed in the battle, the food and grass consumed during the war, and the recruitment of vacant soldiers, etc., all need to be replenished.

Only relying on the Dusi Yamen, within five years, it is impossible to get it together.

Liu Yuanrang said: "You and I both understand that if it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness, we would not be able to support the mess in Shuzhou at all."

Ji Fei put down the official document, "So you are planning?"

"Actually, these are not important. The important thing is that this official must ensure that there will be no more chaos in Shuzhou." Liu Yuan gave way.

Ji Fei was silent for a while, and said: "Forget it, anyway, I won't be an official for a few years anyway, everything will be arranged by Mr. Liu."

They had no ill feeling toward Qin Wei, and were even full of admiration and admiration.

Qin Wei's talent in suppressing the chaos was enough to convince them.

It's just that they don't want to participate in the battle in the court, so they want to draw a line with Qin Wei.

But now even if they want to draw a clear line with Qin Wei, the situation in Shuzhou does not allow them to do so.

They had to rely on Qin Wei for many things.

On the other side, after Qin Gong returned to the inn.

"Your Highness, how is the situation?" The middle-aged man couldn't help asking.

Qin Gong shook his head slightly, and said, "The situation is more troublesome than we expected."

"The king of Xin'an County is not only a general trend, but also has an extraordinary background."

"If you ignore it, you will definitely become the enemy of the father in the future."

Peek into one spot and see the whole leopard.

Although Qin Gong only met Qin Wei in the courtyard, the power around Qin Wei was still enough for him to take it seriously.

Let the warriors of the seventeenth rank be willing to be ordinary guards, not to mention those noble families in the capital, even the few big palaces don't have such a luxury.

"Then what should we do next?" the middle-aged man asked.

Qin Gong pondered for a moment, then said: "I will write a letter to my father personally."

Early this morning, he had asked the middle-aged man to write a letter and sent it to the capital, but he was afraid that King Ping would not pay enough attention to it, so he planned to write a letter himself.

After returning to the courtyard, Qin Wei sat in the study thinking about how to make money.

The weapons workshop has been handed over to Li Ru, and it is estimated that it will be opened in a few days.

But if you want to make money from the weapon workshop, you may have to wait for a while.

Now that he has given Yuan Shizhe the last treasury silver of Zhenwusi, he has tens of thousands of taels of silver left after all the calculations under his hands, and he is also holding a large foreign debt to the Chief Secretary of Tianzhou.

Now he still needs a windfall to tide over the immediate financial crisis.

"People are not rich without windfall, and horses are not fat without night grass!"

"Xiao Shunzi, where do you think we should get money from?"

Sitting at the desk, Qin Wei said to Xiao Shunzi with a headache.

Xiao Shunzi blinked and said, "I know a person is very rich."

"Who?" Qin Wei's eyes lit up.

"Long'an Mansion guards the eunuch Qi Dynasty." Xiao Shunzi said.

Qin Wei raised his eyebrows.

Guarding eunuchs is a relatively special group in Dali. They are eunuchs arranged by Emperor Li in various parts of the dynasty. Because of their different responsibilities, they have different powers.

For example, the guarding eunuchs in the frontier army were to supervise the frontier army generals, and another example was the guarding eunuchs in the interior who had the right to supervise the officials of the three divisions, and some were responsible for paying tribute to the imperial city.

However, although guarding eunuchs have the right to supervise, they do not actually have the right to intervene in the army and local government offices. At most, they report to Emperor Li.

The most powerful supervisory power is useless, and the guarding eunuch becomes a transparent person in the army or in the local area, more like a recorder.

Of course, no one is willing to provoke them, after all, they represent Lihuang outside.

Officials from all over the country mostly treat them with a respectful distance.

"Is there a guarding eunuch in Long'an Mansion?" Qin Wei asked.

He didn't know much about guarding eunuchs, or he had never been in contact with them, and he didn't know if there were guarding eunuchs in Shuzhou, because the guarding eunuchs set up inside and outside the dynasty were very random, and some prefectures didn't have them, but some prefectures did.

"Yes, Your Highness, Long'an Mansion has six kinds of tributes, Mengding tea, Yunshan Maofeng, Yayu, Xianggu rice, Long'an stone inkstone, and well salt!" Xiao Shunzi laughed.

When Qin Wei heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chapter 137 Conspiracy and tricks, talent and wealth

"Well salt!"

"That's right, it's the well salt." Xiao Shunzi said: "There is a saying in the imperial city that if you ask for money in the well, you can get it. This well refers to the salt well, and this person refers to the eunuch guarding Long'an."

"The father-in-law in the imperial city likes Long An to guard the eunuch Qi Dynasty, because he gives the father-in-law a lot of money every year."

"Some people even say that the guardian of Long'an does not change his palm prints! The eunuch of Long'an is a fat job."

Xiao Shunzi said.

"Do not change the palm prints? This is a bit exaggerated!" Qin Wei said.

Xiao Shunzi said: "It's not an exaggeration, except for the chief inspector, the other palm-print eunuchs are not as good as Long An guarding eunuchs."

Qin Wei asked thoughtfully, "What is the background of this Qi dynasty?"

It is definitely not easy for Qi Chao to occupy such a lucrative position. If he does not have a backer in the imperial city, it is absolutely impossible for him to hold this position.

"Qi Chao is Eunuch Luo's godson!" Xiao Shunzi said.

Qin Wei was stunned.

Eunuch Luo, that is the big boss in the imperial city. Among the tens of thousands of eunuchs in the imperial city, except for Eunuch Lu, he is the oldest and the highest.

And Eunuch Luo has served many people, including the Empress Dowager and Empress.

Although both the Queen Mother and Queen passed away many years ago, Eunuch Luo did not die.

However, Eunuch Luo is older than Eunuch Lu, and now he is retiring to the second tier for retirement, but even so, no one dares to underestimate him.

"Your Highness, Qi Chao has served as the guardian eunuch in Long'an Mansion for more than ten years." Xiao Shunzi said with a salivating face.

Long'an Mansion is located in the northern part of Shuzhou, and the northern region was the least affected by the Shuzhou Rebellion this time, so this big fat sheep was saved from suffering.

A guarding eunuch who guards the six kinds of tributes in Long'an Mansion and also occupies a large number of salt wells, to be honest, Qin Wei is extremely greedy.

If this guy can be copied, it can definitely make up for the current lack of Shuzhou.

"Let Wang An investigate the Qi Dynasty!" Qin Wei chuckled.

"Here, little one obeys!" Xiao Shunzi said with a joyful face.

Kyoto, Prince Ping's Mansion.

In the study, Wu Bin, who was sitting next to Qin Changping, looked at the letter in his hand, frowning.

"It's only been a few months, and the Prince of Xin'an has done so many things in Shuzhou?"

Qin Changping leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, the wrinkles on his face trembled slightly, and there were countless thoughts in his heart for a while.

After the death of the crown prince, Lihuang first used strong means to suppress the undercurrent in the court, and then came up with a secret way to establish a reserve to catch everyone by surprise.

Although the court was calm on the surface during this period, everyone knew that the calm was only temporary.

The longer the calm time, the greater the accumulated energy, and the more violent it will be when it erupts.

Now Qin Changping didn't dare to relax at all, and his mind was tense every day, for fear that a little mistake would make himself fall into a situation where he would never be able to recover.

However, he still made a mistake. He actually ignored Qin Wei who was far away in Shuzhou.

Now that Qin Wei holds the military power in Shuzhou, although the number of soldiers under his command is small, such signs make Qin Changping very disturbed.

Because neither he nor Qin Chang'an dared to get involved in military power in the capital, at least on the surface they did not dare.

"My lord, we can't ignore the affairs of the king of Xin'an County, otherwise there will be a catastrophe in the future." Wu Bin said in a deep voice.

Qin Changping opened his eyes and said, "But we have nothing to do with him now."

Now Zhenwusi has achieved initial results, especially in Kyoto and Tianzhou, Zhenwusi has suppressed the folk martial arts forces, so that those sects can only obediently serve the court.

And at this moment, Zhenwu Division is expanding to other states. At this juncture, Li Huang will definitely not dismantle Qin Wei's platform. After all, Li Huang wants Zhenwu Division to suppress those folk martial arts forces.

Wu Bin said thoughtfully: "The king of Xin'an County has made great contributions to the establishment of the Zhenwu Division and to the suppression of the rebellion in Shuzhou. Naturally, it is difficult for us to deal with him at this time, but~"

"If you have something to say, what does it look like to be hesitant?" Qin Changping said dissatisfied.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded." Wu Bin said in a low voice.

"He's like this now, how about a reward?" Qin Changping frowned.

Wu Bin suddenly said with confidence: "The king of Xin'an County can't reward, but those under his command can."

"Zhuge Zhengwo, Tie Shou, Yuwen Chengdu, Li Ru, these people have made a lot of contributions. If the court doesn't reward them, wouldn't it be a bit jealous?"

Qin Changping said: "Do you want to ascend publicly and descend secretly?"

Wu Bin chuckled, and said: "My lord, rising up and down in the dark is only one of them, and the power to select officials of the Zhenwu Division is the most important thing."

Qin Changping's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Now Zhenwu Division was established by Xin'an County King. The Zhenwu Division is like an iron bucket, and it is almost difficult for outsiders to intervene."

"That's why Xin'an County King can use the power of Zhenwusi to improve his background, but what if all the courts can join Zhenwusi?"

"Should the Ministry of Officials be responsible for the appointment and promotion of the officials of the Zhenwu Division? Should the Zhenwu Division's salary and food be managed by the Household Department? Should the Zhenwu Division also be supervised by the Procuratorate?"

Wu Bin said with a smile.

Qin Changping laughed, "That's right, how can Zhenwusi be independent from the court?"

"As long as all the ministries of the court can intervene in the affairs of Zhenwusi, then Zhenwusi will no longer belong to Xin'an County King, and without Zhenwusi, the foundation of Xin'an County King will be cut off. Even if he has some military power in Shuzhou, and What can I do?" Wu Bin said.

Qin Changping nodded, his expression relaxed a lot, and said: "However, we still need to make a good plan at this time. Your Majesty wants to use Zhenwusi to suppress the world's martial arts, and we can't add chaos to Your Majesty."

"The prince is still considerate."

Wu Bin said flatteringly.

three days later.

Wang An came to the courtyard where Qin Wei lived.

"Your Highness, everything about the Qi Dynasty has been investigated."

In the study, Wang An handed Qin Wei a document.

Qin Wei opened it and looked.

In the Qi Dynasty, the guarding eunuch of Long'an Mansion has been in Long'an Mansion since the 32nd year of Wude until now.

In the past ten years, the Qi Dynasty has purchased a large number of properties in Long'an Mansion, not only in Long'an Mansion, but also in the entire northern part of Shu Prefecture, within the six mansions, the Qi Dynasty has many properties.

These industries include well salt, grain, weapon forging, elixir, cloth, tea, etc., and there is even a copper mine and two iron mines.

There are so many industries and the scale is simply extraordinary.

Moreover, the Qi Dynasty also recruited a large number of warriors. Just for the caravans traveling to and from various states, he has more than a dozen under his command, and his business covers several states, including Yuanzhou, Yunzhou, Tianzhou, Sizhou, Qinzhou, Liangzhou and Kyoto.

It can be said that the commercial territory of the Qi Dynasty occupies half of Dali.

After Qin Wei finished reading it, he couldn't help exclaiming: "This Qi Dynasty is really a business genius!"

There are many people who can make money in this world, but there are really few who can do business to such an extent like Qi Chao.

Although those big families and dignitaries are not weaker than the Qi Dynasty in terms of business, it is the accumulation of several generations, or even a dozen generations, and the Qi Dynasty only took a dozen years to achieve such a business. Not bad.

Moreover, there are quite a few masters under the command of the Qi Dynasty. Although there are no innate warriors, there are six ninth-rank warriors. Such strength far surpasses most sect forces.

"How does this person behave?" Qin Wei asked.

Wang Andao: "Qi Chao is extremely shrewd, and he has a good reputation in all government departments in the imperial city, especially in An Le Hall and Jing Le Hall. Qi Chao spends a lot of money every year to make up for it."

Qin Wei opened his eyes slightly, this guy really knows how to buy people's hearts.