Upon hearing Duan Wenjun's answer, Chai Jingyun seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
What he is most worried about is that Duan Wenjun is alienated from him and will not be able to do his best to handle this matter when the time comes.
After all, after recruiting all the people from Moon Island into Duanjia Fort, this is a double-edged sword.
If used well, it will be an example of Dashun's "carrot and stick" policy.
If it is not used properly, there may be endless troubles.
He was even worried that Duan Wenjun would become resentful and forget his original intention after becoming estranged.
If Duan Wenjun uses the people of Moon Island to make other plans, the consequences will be even more disastrous.
If the people from Moon Island enter Duanjiabao, they will become a huge hidden danger.
He did not expect that Duan Wenjun had such a broad mind and already guessed Emperor Shun's difficulties, and even guessed Emperor Shun's helplessness in the court.
Now that the problem has been solved, Chai Jingyun went directly to the topic.
According to the information provided by Zhao Dachui, there are still more than 6,800 people on Moon Island at the moment.
According to Emperor Shun's decree, Duan Wenjun needs to pay a guarantee fee of five taels of silver per person, which is more than 30,000 taels of silver.
In addition to what Chai Jingyun owed from the last food loan, Duan Wenjun still had to pay more than 10,000 taels.
He found this matter a bit difficult to discuss.
However, this was the holy will, and he had to bring it up.
In particular, Duan Wenjun's more than 10,000 taels will be kept in Prince Rui's Mansion as part of the court's allocation for the next year.
If he didn't ask Duan Wenjun for it, Prince Rui's Mansion, which was already very financially strapped, would probably become even more difficult.
But if he asked for it directly, even he felt that he was going too far.
After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he brought it up, Duan Wenjun agreed.
When people enter Duanjia Fort, the money will be sent to Prince Rui's Mansion immediately.
This made Chai Jingyun even more grateful.
He even lamented that rich people are happy.
How great would it be if I were as rich as the Duan family and didn't have to worry about these messy things in Prince Rui's Mansion...
However, he didn't know that during the banquet yesterday, Duan Wenjun was still thinking about how to bargain with Chai Jingyun for these more than ten thousand taels of silver.
But after reading Jiang Shuying's letter last night, he thought about it carefully and figured it out very clearly.
Since it was written clearly in the imperial edict, everyone in the court must be watching.
If you take over this hot potato, you will definitely not be able to save the money.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to be happy and not make it difficult for Chai Jingyun.
If he really succeeds this time, then if something like this happens again in the court, he will definitely find himself again.
Nothing that can be solved with money is a big deal.
What is the most valuable thing these days?
It's population.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver were spent. Although it was painful, thousands of people were made. The deal was a good deal.
Especially, after he spent all this money, the thousands of people in the Duan family can be regarded as domestic slaves of the Duan family.
Such a large number of domestic slaves is still in compliance with the emperor's imperial decree. This is not a good thing...
Of course, if these people are used well, the value they produce will be even more immeasurable.
In particular, if it is done well this time, it will open a way for the future, and maybe there will be more opportunities to accommodate more people.
This is an endless source of labor.
Therefore, my biggest problem now is not money, but how to properly arrange these people.
Chai Jingyun asked Duan Wenjun to go with him to Moon Island the day after tomorrow to convey the order to recruit Zhao Dachui, so Duan Wenjun naturally had to go back and make some preparations.
After making an appointment to meet at Chai Jingyun Camp in Gong County the next night, he and Yuan Gungun hurried back to Duanjiabao.
Duan Wenjun had just left, Chai Jingyun turned to look at Lou Lou beside him and said, "Lou Lou, what do you think?"
Lou Loulou frowned slightly, "I feel that this young master is a man of temperament and does not seem to be a hypocrite."
"Could it be that he really doesn't have any grudges because of that imperial edict?" Chai Jingyun was still a little confused. "You know, even I feel that the current edict has caused him to jump into a pit of fire and take risks after losing money. Is it possible? Doesn’t he have any resentment?”
"Sir, have you ever thought about why the eunuch in the palace this time was not someone from the emperor's side or from the Ministry of War, but the eldest princess's personal eunuch, Eunuch Li, came over instead?" Lou Loulou looked at Chai Jingyun and asked again.
Chai Jingyun was stunned, "I also feel strange, why did the emperor ask Eunuch Li to deliver the edict? And when we arrived at Lingxiao City, Eunuch Li did not show up, but asked me to read out the edict?"
Lou Loulou smiled faintly, "Sir, I heard that Eunuch Li went to see Young Master Duan last night and gave him a letter. This morning, it seems that Young Master Duan also had a letter asking him to take it back to Shangliang."
Hearing this, Chai Jingyun suddenly realized, "Two days ago, there was a letter from my father, saying that he and his brother had arrived safely in Shangliang, and they met Jiang Shuying in the palace of the eldest princess's aunt. Could it be that Jiang Shuying asked Eunuch Li to send the letter Brought to Wenjun?"
Louloulou nodded slightly, "It is said that Jiang Shuying has been in Beijing for more than two months. The eldest princess has not summoned her for a long time, but she has not summoned her for a long time. Why did she summon Jiang Shuying at this time? Of course it has a deeper meaning. "
"The eldest princess's aunt is really far-sighted." Chai Jingyun smiled after hearing this. "If there is a gap in Wenjun's heart, whether it is me or the eldest princess' aunt explaining to Wenjun at this time, I am afraid it will not have much effect. On the contrary, Jiang Shuying's words , it’s easier for him to listen.”
"In that case, I owe Miss Jiang a favor." At this point, Chai Jingyun smiled lightly, and suddenly her expression turned grim. "Loulou, has Zhang Suxing done anything unusual recently?"
"He has been very honest recently and has done nothing unusual." Lou Loulou shook his head, with a puzzled look on his face. "Sir, I know you told everyone at the banquet that Mr. Duan persuaded Zhao Dachui to surrender for Mr. Duan. To become famous, he can gain some leverage for taking over Moon Island. But..."
Chai Jingyun laughed and interrupted Lou Loulou, "Are you trying to say why I deliberately told Zhang Suxing that Tie Hulu's death and Li Deming's disappearance might have something to do with Wen Jun?"
"That's right!" Lou Loulou nodded, "Could it be that Young Master wants to lure the snake out of its hole?"
"You guessed it right. I really wanted to see Zhang Suxing's reaction." Chai Jingyun's face suddenly became extremely serious. "But there is another reason."
"What's the reason?" Lou Loulou was stunned.
"Loulou, have you ever thought about why the emperor asked my father and brother to enter the capital at this time?" Chai Jingyun had a wry smile on his face.
"Didn't the Queen Mother miss the prince and the eldest son?" Lou Loulou looked confused.
A bitter smile suddenly appeared on Chai Jingyun's face, "Loulou, you and I are brothers who grew up together. If you are with Rong Mei in the future, it is inevitable that you will be involved in royal matters, so I will tell you straight. Do you think that after so many years, my father can only come to Beijing during the Chinese New Year? Is it really such a coincidence that the Queen Mother suddenly misses my father?"
"Coincidence?" Lou Loulou was stunned again, as if he didn't understand.
Chai Jingyun stood up, walked to the door and checked to make sure no one was there, and her face suddenly became extremely serious.
He let out a long sigh, with a lonely look on his face, "If you are the current emperor, you want to use the Moon Island banditry incident to thoroughly investigate the official administration of Jingzhou, and even the official administration of various states and counties along the Fushui River, and by the way, rectify the Fushui River. There was a banditry in the area, but the eldest princess’s aunt happened to know about it at Prince Rui’s Mansion, and she felt pity and wanted to save the lives of these thousands of people. Do you think it’s a coincidence?”
Lou Loulou was stunned when he heard this, and Chai Jingyun's words echoed again, "If it is a coincidence that the eldest princess's aunt happened to encounter this incident, Wen Jun only met her aunt once, and was moved by her aunt Gaoyi and offered to take in the prisoners of Moon Island. , is this a coincidence again?”
"Even if it is a coincidence, I proposed Wenjun's 'carrot and stick' policy to eradicate banditry; Wenjun went deep into the tiger's den and persuaded Zhao Dachui to surrender. Can this be a coincidence?" Chai Jingyun smiled bitterly. "Although we are from the authorities and know this Things really happened by chance, but do you think the Emperor would think that it was all a coincidence?"
When Lou Loulou heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately understood the stakes involved.
However, he still looked confused, "Even so, what does this have to do with the young master telling Zhang Suxing that Tie Hulu's death and Li Deming's disappearance may be related to Mr. Duan?"
