The right chief envoy asked coldly: "What if we don't retreat?"
I don’t believe you, Zhu Bai, can still come and rob me! !
Anyway, I didn't defraud the people or accept bribes. It was all money I earned from doing business.
If you can't find a suitable charge, then punish me, and it depends on whether the official will kill you? ! !
Ya Chang said: "Your Highness will resign me."
The chief envoys on the left and right secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Oh, I quit you. Then just resign.
Anyway, if he fires you, he will appoint a new one.
It has no impact on us.
Ya Chang saw their expressions and felt more and more that it was a stupid decision for him to cooperate with them.
Haha, I figured it out as soon as I tried it. You really didn’t hesitate to abandon me.
He added in a rough voice: "Then, His Highness will come to you on his own. And His Highness will tell you that you cannot collect a penny from the people. Otherwise, he will be punished for corruption."
Ambassador Zuo took a breath and blurted out: "Damn it."
That means that either Zhu Bai won't come, or if he comes, he will definitely have to kill a few people before he can leave.
If their lives are gone by then, what's the point of asking for money?
Even if Zhu Bai doesn't move to murder, he will definitely force them to cough up more money than this before he gives up.
But all the money has been used, and you have to pay for it back out of your own pocket.
They were really unwilling to do so.
The envoy on the right asked: "How long did your Highness give you to raise the money?"
Ya Chang: "Thirty days, three days have passed now."
Ambassador Zuo cursed in his heart: This "little king of hell" really didn't give him any way to survive.
If I give him a few more days, I can save money and save the profits in the next few months and return it to him.
He said to Chief Ya: "Let's discuss it. I'll get back to you in a few days."
Ya Chang saluted and left.
The next day the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province came to drink tea with the chief envoy.
The Commander-in-Chief Division and the Chief Envoy Division, one in charge of the military and the other in charge of administration, usually didn't have much to do with each other.
Besides, Lao Zhu also tabooed collusion between local officials, so they didn't meet if they could.
Therefore, the two chief envoys were very worried.
The envoy Zuo asked: "Master Commander, why do you have time to sit here today?"
The commander of the capital sighed: "Originally, I should not be involved in government affairs. However, the armory workshop originally promised to help us make Yanling knives early next year. But yesterday, we were informed that it would be postponed for half a year."
It was said to be half a year. According to Zhu Bai's temper, there was probably something he didn't do as he wanted, so he did Tai Chi.
If the commander doesn't think of a way to get things done, he will never get the Yan Ling Dao.
Ambassador Zuo frowned: "Huh?! Why?"
Zhejiang has many states and counties near the sea, and Japanese bandits and pirates have always been rampant.
Zhu Bai had previously fought against Japanese pirates in various counties in Zhejiang, and he was well aware of the dangers of Japanese pirates.
After Zhu Bai has equipped the Northwest Guards and Yingtian Guards with Yanling knives, it stands to reason that he will equip the Coastal Guards with Yanling knives.
After all, better weapons can improve combat effectiveness.
The commander-in-chief of the capital said: "Because the government office opened a dental shop privately, the profits of the dental office have been greatly reduced, so His Highness has no money to make Yanling knives. The same is true for all government offices that have opened dental shops. Commander-in-chief of the guards, all command. No one can escape."
The right chief envoy couldn't help but cursed: Damn it, isn't this just forcing the military attache to blackmail the civil servants?
The key point is that they can't ignore it. After all, when banditry occurs, they still have to rely on the guard station to protect the government and the people.
When the guard said, "We can't help because we don't have weapons," they would have no choice but to wait to be robbed and killed.
Ambassador Zuo gritted his teeth and said, "I understand. Don't worry, everyone. We know what to do."
The commander of the capital stood up and solemnly handed over his hands: "You all know His Highness's temper. He gave a time limit. If you don't seize the opportunity to make up for it, there will be no room for recovery. Even if the two adults don't look down on me, they still think about Xiang. The weight of the king is with the emperor. Don't lose the big for the small."
Although Lao Zhu has the final say. But at the critical moment, life or death, guilt or innocence all depend on what King Xiang tells Lao Zhu.
The right chief envoy suddenly became enlightened and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I understand. Thank you for reminding me."
The commander of the capital returned the courtesy: "This is all I have said, adults, please take care of yourself."
Tsk tsk, these civil servants didn't know Zhu Bai's treachery and cruelty on the battlefield, so they had the courage to compete with Zhu Bai for food.
If it weren't for the fierce battle between Lao Zhu and Hu Weiyong, Zhu Bai would have ransacked his house.
So Zhu Bai is so kind, but you civil servants who are still ignorant of the past don't know how to come down the steps? !
Besides, you can fight if you want, but don’t implicate us generals! !
The two chief envoys took stock of their accounts and issued an order to the state government below to quickly hand over the money they had previously distributed.
The prefects and county magistrates had all been beaten by the corresponding guards, so they all worked hard to raise money without daring to shirk the blame.
In ten days, all the banknotes were collected, and the two chief envoys were handed over to Chief Ya: "They are all here. Please pass them on to His Highness."
Ya Chang breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you two adults for saving my life."
The two chief envoys smiled bitterly: "You're welcome, we are actually saving ourselves."
Government offices in various places also collected the money one after another and handed it over.
Those who really couldn't pay enough could only ask Zhu Baiyang for mercy.
Zhu Bai replied: "I also know the difficulty of all the adults. The money owed will be deducted from the dividends of the next month. If it is not enough next month, it will be deducted again the next month, and so on until it is deducted."
Government officials at all levels cursed in their hearts, but could only smile on their faces: "Thank you, King Xiang, for your kindness."
After all, they grabbed Zhu Bai's business first, so what could they do to make up for the loss themselves.
The treasury was suddenly full again.
The war bureau and military ration procurement were immediately restarted.
Lao Zhu was in a good mood: Not to mention, this traitor really has some tricks up his sleeve.
Then he began to settle old scores.
When he received Zhu Bai's letter, he only thought about the safety of his rebellious son and did not pay attention to the word.
Now I turned it out and looked at it again, and I was really angry: this kind of dog-like characters is really embarrassing and has been sent to the frontier.
So he kept Zhu Bai in the imperial study room to practice calligraphy and read excerpts.
Lao Zhu caught a glimpse of Zhu Bai secretly writing and drawing in his little notebook, and tilted his head at him: "What are you writing, you bastard?"
Zhu Bai hurriedly hid: "It's nothing."
Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes: "Bring it to us to see."
Zhu Bai could only hand it to him.
Zhu Biao also came over to take a look curiously.
On it are several lines of names written in pencil, and then marked with brushes and ink pens to classify them.
Lao Zhu probably knew these people, and they were all prefects and chief envoys from various places.
Lao Zhu asked: "What does this mean?"
Zhu Bai whispered: "It's nothing."
Lao Zhu had a look of disgust on his face: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you bastard deliberately wrote and drew pictures in front of us, didn't you just want us to ask you. If you want to say something, just say it quickly, don't be coy."
