It's just that most of the clans in the second line are so rotten that they can't be pulled out. He spread the idea that he had been chosen. It would be strange if those people didn't come to him and contact him. Today he finally nodded. I'm afraid the people over there should have made some promise, plus Duan Lin, who was also ambitious, gave him the pillow wind. That's why he agreed so happily today. This condition proposed is actually nothing. But for the people over there, this person should also have some asking price.
Although he is not the kind of ambitious person, once a person's ambition is aroused, it may be difficult to suppress it. I was moved when I first talked to him. It's just that he is worried that he is using it for fishing, looking for excuses to repair the clan, and wants to take advantage of him. After contacting them in the past few days, we should have reached some consensus with them. This guy seems to be quite interesting now. At this time, he is still able to do things that require both sides of the price. It must be said that he has some means.
However, the reason why this guy nodded in the end was probably because his brothers in the Qingyang County Duke's Mansion also played a big role. At first, he only held the title of general and was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the government. But now, in order to match Duan Lin's status, he also allowed him to officially become a prince. After all, although Dali is now a vassal state of Daqi, Duan Lin is also a dignified princess of Dali. Even though she has been downgraded, she is still considered to be a princess. With the title of a fourth-grade Fengguo general, marrying a princess is really low.
Even if Duan Lin is granted the title of county lord now, it is really difficult to deal with it. Although there are many scholars in Qingyang County Duke's mansion, none of them have made progress in recent years. The eldest son was sent out to become an official early by him. Although his starting point was not high, he experienced a completely different life from before. Now this official is doing his job rather than thinking about Shu, and is not willing to go back to seize the title. The fifth son that the old prince liked the most, and because his old father was too vicious and ridiculous like him, he was sent to guard the mausoleum.
When he was planning to get married, he let him marry her. But even though he was the second son of a concubine, the original prince of Qingyang County had no legitimate son, and the eldest son was now ambitious and unwilling to go back to seize the title. It was natural for him to ascend to the throne, and it was his turn according to his age. But this does not mean that the large group of older brothers in his house will accept this fact. We are all bastards, why can you seize the title of nobility, but I can only get a low-grade empty title and receive a fixed amount of money and food from the government every year?
Not to mention that life is very tight, and it is even becoming increasingly difficult? Want to ask for more money, but don’t have the money? When he was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the government, those people caused a lot of trouble for him under the command of his aunt. In the past few years, the life of the official Xijue has caused many obstacles for him, both overtly and covertly. Some of the methods were even darker than when his own brother seized the throne. He finally nodded and went to the Western Region, probably because he was really tired of being tormented by those brothers, and he couldn't use thunderous means to deal with it.
Until his wife and children were threatened and even killed repeatedly, he couldn't help but care. Instead of wasting time and energy fighting with those bastards in Qingyang Mansion for the family property, it would be better to just take a gamble and go to the Western Regions. Use those intrigues to bring more benefits to yourself and reopen a world. As for those industries, whoever is willing to take over can take over. Huang Qiong did know a little bit about how much trouble the gangsters in Qingyang Mansion had caused this guy in the past few years.
It is estimated that this guy's initial heartbeat probably came from the troubles in the house. However, Huang Qiong sometimes admires this guy. It would be neat and tidy to just let go of such a big family property. You know, which of my relatives are not rich people? The wealth of the clans in the northwest has always been headed by the original prince of Qingyang County, his father. After decades of accumulation, the mansion can be said to be a treasure trove of gold and silver. If you say you don’t want it, don’t do it. You can’t do it without a certain amount of courage.
After taking a sip of tea, Huang Qiong looked at the fold on the imperial desk, and then at the caisson above the Wende Hall, tapping the imperial desk with two fingers. After a long time, he said to himself: "Since you are still satisfied with the candidates I gave, I think the real backbone of those people will show up. For this person who has always refused to show up and came to mess with me with a bunch of decorations, it can be said that He is an extremely cunning old guy who will not let go of the rabbit before he sees it. What kind of lesson should I give him so that he will never forget it?"
He stood up and walked around the hall for a long time. He looked at the chair above his mother's handwriting that he replaced after he ascended the throne. He smiled and finally gave up some of his thoughts. After approving the notes for a while, he calculated that a few people should have arrived, and then he called a eunuch next to him and gave some instructions in a low voice. He sent someone to call in Duan Suping, who was probably a little upset outside. Although I don't want to see this guy, I still have to meet him after all.
Meeting Duan Suping is just a procedure to follow. If you ask for it, you will get it once every three years. You can't avoid seeing others when they come. In the past, national mourning could be used as a excuse, but now that the old man has been buried for more than a month, it would be really unreasonable to not see him again. Therefore, even if the three sisters Bai Feng rested in the small hall at the back, they did not even have a piece of cloth in order to facilitate their visit at any time. But Huang Qiong finally decided to summon Duan Suping and his entourage in Wende Hall.
After Duan Suping arrived, he respectfully bowed in accordance with the vassal rules and stood up to sit down. Although Huang Qiong seems cold, he is actually quite enthusiastic. During this meeting, the host and guest talked quite happily. However, Duan Suping pointed out that last year, several small tribes in Jinglong Prefecture in southern Dali State rebelled with the support of Nanzhang, and six of the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan rebelled. Dali State spent huge amounts of money on its military to counter the rebellion. Now that the remaining compensation has not been completed, can Daqi, as the Celestial Kingdom, reduce or reduce it?
Huang Qiong never answered Duan Suping's request. Instead, he looked at the King of Dali whom he supported with one hand for a long time. It was not until Duan Suping felt a little hairy that he said in an extremely calm tone: "Dali's compensation to Daqi has always been made with copper tops. And the three At the end of the year, there is not much left to repay. Is it true that all of you in Dali are so poor? Even in the compensation for the last year, there is not much copper, and you can't even get it out. ?”
"As far as I know, you have stopped even casting money and are now using Daqi's money. Last year, the amount of refined copper used to cast Buddhas reached more than 100,000 kilograms. Various bronze wares were sold to Daqi. There are hundreds of thousands of pieces. Since there are bronze Buddhas and bronze utensils? There is no copper compensation? So in the future, when your country of Dali encounters any difficulties, don’t ask Daqi for help. Go burn incense and worship Buddha. Anyway You are more respectful to Buddha than to Daqi. I believe that when you are in danger, Buddha will definitely not ignore you."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Duan Suping's face turned red. It's not that Huang Qiong is really that demanding and insists on the last few hundred thousand fine coppers. But now, with the advancement of Huang Qiong, the agricultural tax and grain money are divided half and half. The number of households paying money and grain is increasing, and Daqi's demand for money production is also increasing. Originally, the Ministry of Revenue requested an edict to print and issue a batch of banknotes uniformly. Or some banknotes are issued based on the banknotes issued by Wuwei Bank. Used partially in place of copper coins. But Huang Qiong rejected it directly.
In the absence of anti-counterfeiting technology and no reserves, the kind of banknotes that are worth tens or hundreds are simply a way to make money and deceive people. What Huang Qiong means is that before a qualified and strong banknote issuance method can be truly come up with. At present, copper coins are still the main currency, supplemented by silver notes issued by Wuwei Bank, which is now taken over by the royal family. At the same time, now that the sea ban has been lifted and copper coin smuggling is becoming more and more intense, the money produced by this dynasty is even more insufficient. Regarding the outflow of copper coins from this dynasty, Huang Qiong did not blindly prohibit it, but adopted a method of letting go and hitting.
The door is generally wide open to the smuggling of copper coins from Japan, Korea, and Northern Liao. But the requirement is that you must bring back equivalent silver or raw copper. But it was a severe crackdown on the smuggling of copper coins in Nanyang. The only way is to barter, or directly exchange with real money. Today's economic needs have made the imperial court's demand for copper for coining coins higher and higher. In addition, the military is rapidly popularizing various cannons, and the demand for copper is even greater. Almost all the copper provided by Dali in recent years has been used to make money and cannons.
However, because the cost of making bronze cannons is really high, the popularity of firearms in the military is still far from what I imagined. Especially large-caliber ladle guns and siege guns have been successfully cast. However, only a few of them were cast and placed among the Eight Imperial Forest Armies, dedicated to practicing firearms and enshrined in the Zuo Army. The reason why it has not been popularized is because of its high cost. Two issues remain unresolved. One is that dragging horses has not yet been resolved. This kind of cannon weighs tens of thousands of pounds, and the existing horses cannot pull it.
The horses in the East are too weak for such giants. Not to mention horses, even cows are the same. Cattle from the Central Plains are not only extremely valuable, but they are also not as strong as those from the Far West. It is too troublesome to choose a towing tool that can drag two types of artillery at one time. The second and main factor is. This kind of cannon consumes too much copper. If you want to launch heavy bombs at this time, there is no other way. The only option is to thicken the barrel, and this huge consumption is really unbearable.
It is precisely because of these two reasons that Huang Qiong believes that it is very unethical for Duan Suping to take advantage of Shaogong Daqi's urgently needed copper at this time. Regarding Duan Suping's idea, Huang Qiong said coldly: "If Dali is unwilling to continue to provide the copper that should be used to compensate Daqi, then I will have no choice but to send troops to Shicheng County to get it in person. By then, Duan Aiqing, let alone me, will Regardless of our uncle-uncle relationship. You have to understand that not everyone can be blamed for my debts. It's not just a few soft words that can be ignored."
Huang Qiong's cold words made Duan Suping completely give up his original wishful thinking. I thought of saying a few nice words to waive the last bit of compensation. Although he didn't dare to refute on the surface, Duan Suping still scolded the uncle in front of him in his heart. You have robbed everyone from Dali Kingdom, so you should make up for the loss of Daqi. Even if Shanchanhou Mansion intervenes in the Daqi rebellion, it offends you, the great country of China. But you should go to Shanchanhou Mansion to ask for compensation.
Okay, even if Gao Zhisheng is the Shanchanhou of Dali, you can make up for it by looting all the savings of Dali for more than a hundred years. It is really greedy to insist on these compensations without mercy. Is there still a little bit of the Celestial Empire style here? This is simply much more ruthless than those bandits who robbed homes and homes.
