Five days later, the elite Dali Temple Anti-Theft Department led by Ye Jianhan also arrived at the Tiance Army camp.
But Yang Qingyuan was not in a hurry to set off. He wanted to add another layer of insurance for this matter.
"Minmin! In the Tiance Army these days, they are not neglecting you, right?"
Princess Shaomin of Prince Liang's Mansion has been kept under house arrest by Yang Qingyuan in the Tiance Military Camp as a hostage in the transaction between the two parties.
According to Yang Qingyuan's original plan, he would be put under house arrest in the Zhou Dynasty under various names, causing the King of Liang to surrender.
But now the plan can't keep up with the changes.
According to Uncle Liu's memory and Yang Qingyuan's rough calculation, the location of Zhenhu City is probably already in the buffer zone between Daqian and Dazhou, or even within the territory of Daqian.
This faces a very important problem. If he wants to plot a trap in Daqian, he must get the support of powerful personnel in Daqian.
But now Yang Qingyuan is like a thorn in the back or a fishnet in the throat towards Da Qian.
Not to mention supporting him, it would be considered morally noble for Daqian's senior officials not to kill him!
So this wave still depends on Zhao Min.
His father, Liang Wang Chahan Timur, is currently the most powerful official in Dagan, holding nearly 50% of the military power in Dagan.
The one currently confronting Tiance's army at the border is King Liang.
When Yang Qingyuan led part of the Tiance Army to the south, he reached an agreement with King Liang.
The two sides are cooperating in struggle and fighting in cooperation.
The King of Liang needed the threat of Tiance's army to ensure his status in Daqian. At the same time, he also hoped to gain some support from Dazhou to gain partial independence and autonomy.
The two sides had previously reached an agreement on mutual trade, allowing the Ogedai Khanate controlled by King Liang to be economically strong enough to compete with the Daqian Dynasty, and to gain its due say among the four major khanates.
But it was not enough. After all, King Liang was not a direct descendant of the Jin family, and he knew that the name of the Wokuotai Khanate was not justified and his words were inconsistent.
And Zhao Min’s ambitions don’t stop there!
Who said that the seat of the Great Khan can only be occupied by the direct blood of the Golden Family? ! It’s not a bad idea for the King of Liang to fight in all directions and sit in this seat!
Zhao Min is ambitious, Yang Qingyuan wants to take advantage of Zhao Min's ambition, Zhao Min wants to be used like this...
That's why we have today's conversation.
"Master, why did you remember to care about me!? You have been back to Tiance Army for six days, and you just came to see me for the first time. You thought Master was going to put me under house arrest here!"
Yang Qingyuan touched his nose. Yes, that's what he thought. You were not wrong at all.
"That's right, Miss Princess. I'm not a noble person like you. I can be supported by the court if I don't work every day. I get a salary from the court. If I don't work honestly and do errands, you can give me a salary. Salary!?"
"Okay!" Zhao Min smiled brightly, "If you are willing to serve me in Prince Liang's Mansion, I will immediately increase your salary a hundred times. My father's army has also been handed over to your command. In the entire Prince Liang's Mansion, You are the third person after me and my father."
(Wang Baobao: "...Meow, meow, meow? Did I really pick it up?")
Yang Qingyuan said angrily, "How much would it cost you to multiply it a hundred times!?"
The third-rank official of Dali Temple has a monthly salary of thirty-five stone meters and fifteen taels of silver.
The annual salary is four hundred and twenty stones and one hundred and eighty taels of silver.
According to the price of rice in Dazhou, four hundred shi is only worth a hundred or so taels. Including Yang Qingyuan's annual salary, it is about three hundred taels, and Zhao Min's increase is a hundred times, which is thirty thousand taels a year. This number is really not a big amount for the Liang Prince's Mansion, which is a rich khanate.
"You want to send me away for thirty thousand taels?!" Yang Qingyuan said half-jokingly.
If he is really willing to join Da Gan, even if it is three million taels, let alone 30,000 taels, Gandi can still get it.
Da Qian was not Da Zhou, and the treasury and internal funds were clearly divided.
Emperor Qian was not only the emperor of Daqian, but also the Great Khan of the grassland. The wealth on the grassland belonged to him legally.
Emperor Qian was much richer than Emperor Zhou!
Emperor Zhou had a lot of income from his internal funds, but the country had suffered from natural disasters in the past two years, so he used money from his internal funds to subsidize the state treasury from time to time.
In addition, repairing canals and building water conservancy projects all cost money.
Therefore, Emperor Zhou often failed to raise one hundred thousand taels of silver from his internal funds. It was not until Yang Qingyuan rectified water transportation, cracked down on smuggling, and established Tiandi Bank that Emperor Zhou's economic situation improved.
But Emperor Qian was different. Taxes in Dagan had always been extremely high.
The tax system used by Daqian is considered special. Although the actual Ding tax (poll tax) and grain tax are not too high, there are many other exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the actual tax rate is terrifyingly high.
It stands to reason that such taxes are enough to make it difficult for ordinary people to live, but they have set up a new agency-the Office.
"Otuo" originates from the Turkic language and means partnership. During the Daqian Khanate period, it referred to officials and merchants who engaged in usury. From the Great Khan onwards, the Yuan and Mongolian nobles paid and entrusted businessmen who were good at business operations to operate commerce and lend money to obtain high interest rates. The usurious loans they issue are called "good office money."
The money lent by the Office, which was controlled by the imperial court, was lent to people who could not afford to pay taxes. At the same time, the repayment period could be extended appropriately. The longer the repayment period, the higher the interest.
The advantage is that people do not need to pay it back all at once, but can pay it back in installments.
Now, the people could accept it, and the court also benefited.
The common people at the bottom are contented animals. As long as they live a good life, they will not make trouble. Therefore, even if they have to repay a loan to the court every month, the amount of the money is very subtle and it is within the range that the common people can afford. Guilty, but I won't let them take it easy.
But as long as they can survive, the people at the bottom will work hard to survive.
Does this method look a bit familiar? On this basis, it is consistent with the theory of salt and iron in the Han Dynasty - that is, turning something that must be bought into a court exclusive. Of course, this kind of must-buy is also invisible, not like table salt. Similarly, not eating it will harm your body, but this kind of thing will affect your social life.
If you don’t want to lose it and want to continue living in society, then you must buy it.
In this way, relatively mild means will be used to burden the people with a huge debt. But it also gave the common people hope and pressure.
In this way, ordinary people will not have random thoughts and can live a down-to-earth working life.
This policy method can make the national treasury abundant, which is one of the reasons why Emperor Qian is so rich now!
When the national treasury is sufficient, it can form and equip large-scale armies and develop large-scale military industries.
This is why Daqian's economy is obviously far inferior to that of Dazhou, and the people are not living well, but the reason why Daqian's army has never fallen behind, and even suppressed Daqian repeatedly in terms of military strength.
The Zhou Dynasty has a strong military and can withstand the pressure of Daqian, but other small countries around Daqian will be fine.
When being plundered by Daqian's powerful army, they were completely unable to resist, so Daqian could plunder the wealth of other countries to feed back Daqian, forming a relatively virtuous cycle.
However, this method is too advanced and requires precise control of this threshold. If you are not careful, you can easily lose everything.
There may be no problems in the short term, but in a decade or so, various problems will break out. By then, the people will not be able to survive, and the country will be in danger of collapse. For example, the United States from 1929 to 1932 in later generations.
Let’s get back to the point.
Zhao Min saw that Yang Qingyuan was unmoved, so he laughed.
"Master, you are not honest! Just the fan bone of purple-flowered Xiangfei bamboo in your hand. With your salary, are you afraid that you will have to go without food for three years to afford it?!"
"Uh-huh!"
Yang Qingyuan closed his folding fan and lightly tapped Zhao Min on the head.
"What are you talking about?! Is your master the kind of person who takes corruption and bribes?!"
Yang Qingyuan is not only the official of Dali Temple and the Marquis of Wuxiang, but also the second largest shareholder of Zhenwu Group and a member of the board of directors; the third largest individual shareholder and supervisor of Dazhou Tiandi Bank.
Even without these statuses, Yang Qingyuan can make a lot of money just by earning a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy, ranking second in the imperial examination, and his thin golden body that is unparalleled in the world.
Pen polishing was one of the legitimate incomes of officials in the Zhou Dynasty.
Although Emperor Zhou increased the monthly salary of Zhou officials, after all, it was a system established by the late emperor and could not be significantly changed. The monthly salary of officials was still not enough to maintain dignity, so he had no objection to behaviors such as polishing pens and burning fire. Don't go too far, just form the government.
"This is a gift that was given to me by my teacher when I was giving him a fan."
That's right, that friend is Feng Qian and Feng Kezhi, the young prince of the Duke of Ying's mansion.
"Okay, let's get down to business! Do you want to make a deal?"
Zhao Min's eyes lit up when he heard that there was a deal. The previous agreement between the two parties was enough to benefit the Ogedai Khanate a lot, but now it's a deal again! Zhao Min was naturally happy to accept it.
"Master, please speak!"
"There is a Zhenhu City in the Gobi Desert. There are many treasures buried nearby. Now there is a group of people who want to snatch the treasures with my master. I need your father's help!"
What Yang Qingyuan said was so serious and thoughtful, he seemed to have the demeanor of a good teacher.
"That's Master, what do you need from my father?!"
With his superb acting skills, Zhao Min is definitely not to be outdone. His beautiful eyes are like water and his eyes are flowing. He looks like a good disciple who respects his master.
"I need you to write a letter and ask your father to stop Daqian's country. If necessary, your father and brother will personally lead the troops to intercept any troops that are mobilized there!"
Yang Qingyuan predicted Gong Ziyu's arrangement.
According to Mrs. Mingzhu, Gongziyu cooperates with surrounding countries.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was powerful. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, it had made the surrounding countries fearful.
To be frightened, in the eyes of other countries, the wealth of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still a piece of fat meat, extremely delicious.
They were naturally willing to cooperate with such a powerful Zhou traitor as Gong Ziyu.
Therefore, Yang Qingyuan made first-hand preparations in advance to use barbarians to control barbarians.
After hearing this, Zhao Min thought for a moment and asked, "Then what can we get from Prince Liang's Mansion?"
In words, Zhao Min had already distinguished Prince Liang's Mansion from Da Qian, which was good news for Yang Qingyuan and Da Zhou.
"I'll take out the treasure, and let's add two to one to make five, you and I are nine!"
Zhao Min: "..."
"Master, please don't fool me. Although this disciple is from Yuanmenggan, he is fond of Han culture. This two-to-one plus five-to-two is obviously meant to be divided equally."
"Don't be impatient, just listen and I will teach you the truth."
Yang Qingyuan started the deception mode, "Actually, this treasure is divided by the teacher. This treasure was requested by the imperial court. After obtaining it, 60% of it will be turned over to the national treasury and internal funds, so only 40% will be left!"
Zhao Min nodded, "Shouldn't it be divided into 28% and 28%?!"
"We are not the only ones sharing the remaining 40%. This treasure map was cracked by Master Wei's friends Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zhaixing, and they got 10%. My brothers under Master Wei worked hard and worked for me through life and death. That’s 10%. That leaves only 20%.”
Yang Qingyuan expressed his helplessness by spreading his hands like a classic bear.
As the saying goes, asking for high prices and paying back the money on the spot is definitely not Yang Qingyuan's bottom line. Everyone can negotiate the specific share!
"If necessary, my brother will personally lead the troops. My father only has one son. What should my father do if something unexpected happens to him?! We need more money! I, Prince Liang's Mansion, want 20%. As compensation for the loss of my beloved son, my father.”
"..."
It suddenly seems logically normal, but is there something wrong with this?
(Wang Baobao: "...You are right, something is indeed wrong!")
But Yang Qingyuan didn't think too much, "Okay! It's settled!"
In fact, his psychological price is 50/50.
At this moment, the Tiance Army has insufficient troops and is unable to assist, so it can only rely on Prince Liang's Mansion. Therefore, even if Zhao Min really opens his mouth, Yang Qingyuan will reluctantly agree.
But the strange thing is that Zhao Min should be able to see such a thing!
"Master should have noticed that you have taken advantage of this matter. I can ask for more, but out of filial piety, I let Master take advantage."
"..."
There is nothing wrong with this, but Yang Qingyuan feels that the wording is a bit strange, and he is taking advantage of you.
Moreover, Zhao Min wanted to kill him back then, which was so filial!
"Master, you still remember that when we were negotiating at the Ganjun camp, you promised your disciple two things."
Yang Qingyuan nodded. This was an additional condition for Liang Wang to send his troops south to support him.
"Disciple, I want to ask Master to kill someone!"
"...No!" Yang Qingyuan decisively refused, "When we agreed, we requested that this matter not violate chivalrous ethics, not damage Wudang's and my reputation, and not hinder the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Murder and arson are great evils. As a teacher, I cannot use the knife in your hand to kill people for you without any reason. I refuse this condition!"
Yang Qingyuan is very principled in this matter.
Regarding life, apart from treating the enemy when he was in charge of troops, Yang Qingyuan was extremely reverent under normal conditions.
Even when he was in charge of Dali Temple and hunting down big thieves, Yang Qingyuan rarely killed anyone.
Now Zhao Min was asked to be a killer and take people's lives, which he could never agree to.
"I haven't said it yet, how does master know that killing this person will violate master's chivalrous ethics?!" Zhao Min changed his usual playful expression and became serious.
"...What?! The person Minmin wants to kill is a person with a lot of evildoing?!"
"It's not important that he is full of evil. What's important is that this person wants to take Minmin's life!"
…
