I really can't blame him.
When I came out of Zhang's Mansion after dinner, I saw many men with black and white rims on their hats, and occasionally I could hear their discussions.
"Huh? You also like this kind of hat?"
"What? Just because you like it?"
"That's right, who today doesn't know what kind of fearless man this style of hat represents?"
"With fearlessness, that kind of bloody, cold, heroic force... Tsk tsk, think about the momentum of forcing hundreds of officials to leave the court, it is really exciting."
"It's a pity that we can't learn Xiuye's knife skills. I tried it, and look, my fingers were cut."
"I also……"
"I also……"
"Hey, have any of you ever thought about renovating the little hedgehog like the one in my hat? Why can't I find the same one? Their black and white borders are living things, and here we are..."
"Hey, let's not talk about looking for that little hedgehog. It makes me upset when I mention it. I can't find black and white hair here, so I can only use two colors to splice it together."
"I also……"
"I also……"
Ye Feng: "..."
He gently poked Brother Honey Badger in the hat: It's all your fault.
Brother Honey Badger yawned lazily. Let them find it, wherever they want.
Ye Feng was thinking: Don't let this strange wind harm some kind of big treasure in the forest. We must quickly use Jin Yiwei's power to stop this.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the guard house and heard the greetings of "How are you, Master Xiu", he saw that almost all the red fish guards had a black and white burr in their round hats...
Some of them didn't have it because they didn't know about it until they returned from a mission and didn't have enough time to make it.
Fortunately, there is no such big baby hair. Ye Feng also remembered that more than a hundred years ago, the iron-eating beast had been regarded as a sacred beast and was not allowed to be harmed.
Probably the black and white fur edges on these people's hats are all spliced together.
With a numb face, Ye Feng knocked on the door of Qi Jun's office.
After a while of mental preparation, I hoped I wouldn't see Qi Jun's hat.
Fortunately, not really.
But I heard Qi Jun say: "I quite support them doing this. Not to mention, the extra rough edges make it look more lively and less murderous."
Ye Feng: "..."
He sat down at the table in silence, took the snack and ate it.
It is said that the dim sum here in Qijun is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more types. Ye Feng seriously suspected that Qi Jun was taking care of him without leaving any trace.
When Qi Jun saw that he didn't answer anything and was just immersed in eating, he raised his hand to pour a cup of tea and put it over.
Then he took out a bunch of banknotes and put them on the table and pushed them over.
"In the 'Lost Treasure Case', Qin Haoxian got a big deal. He was only greedy for power and did not value these extraneous things. After searching Xichang, Zheng Mansion, and Gao Mansion, 20% of the money was handed over according to the regulations, and the other 20% was given to his camp. As an official, 20% was given to the Blue Fish Guards, and the remaining 40% was given to me. I also gave 20% to the subordinates, and the remaining 20% belongs to you, a great hero."
At the end, he added: "Two and a half million taels. In fact, this should be quite different from the real number."
After decades of establishment of the West Factory, countless properties were confiscated. Both Zheng Lianze and Zheng Lianze were greedy. Apart from the 20% they handed over, they did not give out much, and the rest was embezzled by themselves. In addition, the officials gave them countless things to save their lives and so on.
Qin Haoxian only sent a banknote. The remaining……
Hearing such a huge number, the snack in Ye Feng's hand broke.
For the emperors of the three Great Xia dynasties, the treasury's annual income at its peak was only more than 12 million taels. Now, because of the abolition of industrial, commercial and mining taxes, there is not even 2.5 million taels left. As for the East and West factories and Jinyiwei, countless powerful people have been confiscated in these years, and the private wealth obtained is really astronomical.
Look, there are more than ten million taels of silver alone.
This is how the imperial dynasty was devoured by moths.
Qi Jun glanced at the dim sum crumbs in Ye Feng's hand and thought he was shocked by so much money, so he pointed at the banknotes maliciously.
He said: "Here are five million taels. There is 20% of the money I gave you, and the remaining two and a half million were found in the 'Qingming Temple' and I distributed them to the brothers and handed them over."
Qi Jun didn't ask for any of it, he gave it all to the poor boy Ye Feng.
Ye Feng made a great contribution to this case, and even the West Factory was wiped out by him, which made Qi Jun extremely happy.
Ye Feng looked at the banknotes and twitched his lips.
Well, great, two two hundred and fifty.
He raised his eyes and looked at Qi Jun again: "Where did you use the money you took before?"
It usually starts with one million taels. Lin Sijian also received 1.2 million taels from Qi Jun that time, so that he could clear his debts and become rich in one fell swoop, but that was only 20%, and Qi Jun got 50%. Where did it go?
Qi Jun's leopard eyes dropped for a moment, then opened round and looked over. He patted the table and said, "I didn't ask where your flowers went."
After saying that, the air became quiet for a while.
Then……
The two of them looked at each other, then at their official red fish uniforms and their worn-out soap boots, and couldn't help but smile at each other.
Ye Feng grabbed the banknote and stuffed it into his arms, then continued to grab snacks with his other hand and mumbled something along the way: "I heard that the battle in Liaoyang Prefecture was won."
Liaoyang Mansion is a border city, opposite Caojin, the foreign enemy who is eyeing him.
Liang Yongyi, the commander-in-chief of the Liaoyang Prefecture, defended the line of defense and repelled the enemy's attacks time and time again. This time, they also went deep outside the customs and fought back three cities that had been seized by Caojin before. This shocked the government and the public, inspired the people, and boosted morale.
But such a great victory also means: Liang Yongyi is going to be unlucky.
The old emperor valued literature over military affairs and was extremely wary of generals. As a result, the country's borders are in danger but there are no generals available.
In fact, how could such a huge dynasty really have no generals to use? It’s just that no general dares to be used.
Lost the fight? Finished.
Won? Finished.
Can't get out? Still finished.
The generals who commanded the border troops were surrounded by eunuchs who supervised the troops.
It can only lead to a tug-of-war and a protracted battle. In addition, due to insufficient military pay, food and grass, it was difficult to replenish troops, making it extremely difficult.
Liang Yongyi, well done!
Ye Feng mentioned him because his mentor had secret and obscure records, and he was related to Qi Jun. Ye Feng was also telling Qi Jun that he knew where his money went. At the same time, he also wanted to express his feelings.
Part of his money also went to the border secretly. Zhang Jian's eldest brother Zhang Chong is there.
Of course it's not like sending a banknote. Instead, Zhang Chen purchased grain, grass, supplies, etc. and sent them quietly.
Look, if you want to protect the country, you have to be "badger evil".
So at this moment, they both understand each other.
But is this the key? no. What Ye Feng wanted to ask was how to protect Liang Yongyi.
Not only must we protect the man, we must also protect his military power, and we must also ensure that he continues to guard the country.
Others may not understand, but Ye Feng knows it all too well. Liang Yongyi will be dismissed from office next, Cao Jin will move in, and the old emperor will be so frightened that he will move the capital to Hangzhou.
[The warm wind makes tourists drunk and calls Hangzhou Bianzhou]
He was drunk and dreaming all day long, until when the country was about to collapse, Liang Yongyi was promoted to a more important position. He tried his best, really tried his best, but under the avalanche, he could only do nothing.
Even though this was an imaginary dynasty, and the timeline was completely inconsistent with the history Ye Feng knew, he was still very worried that the same tragedy would happen in different time and space.
The money he saved was just to save the building from decay.
But just for him and Qi Jun, the Liaodong Army and the Northwest Army, even if they chewed them for a year, it would not be enough for them to die from exhaustion. And what about the northern and southern borders? There are wolves outside the northern border, and the southern border is near the sea... well, it has everything.
