Everyone has a meal and fights against landlords. What new trick is this? Could it be that we string them together and sink them into the river?
They didn't want to be fought by King Liang, who looked harmless but was actually ruthless.
Before, there were people at the banquet who laughed at the prince for his ignorance of the world, but now they understood that he was most likely singing a double act with Ji Qing!
One has a yellow face and the other has a white face.
After all, they still have to pay for the money from the Western Sichuan aristocratic families.
Someone muttered: "Your Highness, how about this, we each donate 50,000 taels, and for thirty-six families, it is also 1.8 million taels of silver."
"Of course, this is officially handed over to Marshal Ji. I will collect another 600,000 taels to give to His Highness!"
Qin Yun was delighted. These people were having such a good time. They were so lawless that they actually wanted to bribe him!
He is the prince of the imperial court!
Of course, it also proves from the side that these people may really have no money.
After all, no matter how rich the fortune is, you can’t help but take turns squeezing it.
However, Qin Yun would not be fooled by their overt and covert method, otherwise it would be another use case when the time came, which would be detrimental to his ability to seize the throne.
Qin Yun shook his head: "Everyone, I want your food not to reward the army, but to help you build a big project."
Someone paused and said, "Your Majesty, in this year of famine, I'm afraid it's not good to waste people and money! With all this money, it's better to use it to pay for the army!"
Qin Yun smiled: "Wrong, big mistake, very wrong. It is in these disaster years that we need to boost the economy."
Someone asked: "Your Highness, what do you mean by the word economy?"
Qin Yundao: "You can understand it as the wealth that circulates in society. No matter how good the money is, if it is not circulated, it is just a dead thing and cannot generate income. But if you donate the money, everyone can make money, build roads, and open up rivers, If we reclaim wasteland, wouldn’t the income from it be better than keeping it in a warehouse?”
Everyone looked at each other, Liu Zaishi said: "I understand, I understand, the prince is talking about businessmen!"
Qin Yun nodded: "Yes, but not entirely. In short, as long as the economy revives, you will make money, the people in Luochuan will have food to eat, and the court will have tax revenue. In one word, hello, me, and everyone!"
Some people don’t believe it: “My lord, you are joking, there is no way to achieve both in this world, let alone a solution that achieves all three!”
Qin Yun waved his hand: "Why not? Everyone, look at the Luochuan River here."
"Your land in western Sichuan has a slightly higher terrain and is rarely flooded, so you can cultivate fertile fields without restraint. But if I want to open a new canal here to divert water for irrigation and discharge floods at the same time, how about other places in Luochuan? Wouldn’t it be possible to create tens of millions more acres of high-quality farmland?”
"When the time comes, the imperial court will agree with you. After all, you can also get two million acres of fertile land! Moreover, it is reasonable and legal."
As soon as these words came out, all the heads of the aristocratic families were instantly shocked.
In fact, in their eyes, money is really not important, because as long as there is land, there will always be money.
And the high-quality land in Luochuan has been eaten up by them over the years.
The aristocratic families are also involved. The more they occupy, the more they worry that they don't have enough land and will be dragged away. What is a big family? If the land is big enough, then it is called a big family.
It is a pity that the rest of Luok Chuan is not flooded every year, but only twice in three years.
This resulted in them spending countless manpower and material resources on the fields every year. If they could solve the flood problem as Qin Yun said, they would then reclaim tens of millions of acres of fertile land.
Aren’t they making money?
"Your Highness, may I ask how much money is needed to build this canal?"
Qin Yun stretched out his hand and said with a grin: "Five million taels, you all will pay, and I will do the work, and I will pay you 80-20 taels later!"
A group of aristocratic families began to discuss in twos and threes.
Qin Yun on the side sneered again and again. These people were greedy by nature, so they couldn't help but refuse to agree.
Finally, the head of the Yun family, Yun Lang, stood up and said, "Your Highness, we can scrape together five million by selling iron and even food instead, but the question is, can we get fertile land?"
Qin Yundao: "Don't worry, I can sign an agreement with you!"
"this……"
Qin Yun knew what these people were worried about, and it wasn't because he was the ninth prince. If he were the prince, these people might have agreed long ago.
Qin Yun silently raised his chips and made up random things: "Qi San, I will give you my 10%! The remaining 70%, 10% belongs to the Ji family, 10% belongs to the Shen family, 10% belongs to the Bai family, The remaining 40% will be given to the court!"
When everyone heard this, they believed it a little more.
After all, the Ji family and the Bai family are both top-notch families in the world, and the Shen family is also a behemoth that cannot be messed with.
If they all hold shares in it, it means that even if the court does not agree, it means that it can be done.
Thirty-six families can eat 30%, which is still okay. Besides, they have two fields in Luochuan Mansion. If it takes decades to slowly operate them, these fields will be theirs sooner or later.
However, some people are still worried: "I wonder if the prince has tokens from the three major families?"
Qin Yun raised Ji Qing's tiger talisman: "Everyone, isn't this enough?"
"This...this is the tiger talisman of the Marshal of the Three Armies! Is it possible that Marshal Ji supports His Royal Highness Prince Liang?"
"Nonsense, the tiger talisman has appeared, how can this be false!"
"The King of Liang is very calculating and kills two birds with one stone. It seems that we won't be able to support him in the future!"
"Behind King Liang, there must be an expert!"
…
After everyone discussed it, they all said: "We are willing to contribute money and effort!"
Qin Yun breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at the Marshal Tiger Talisman in his hand. This thing was so useful that he didn't want to give it back.
Naturally, such a major project cannot be hidden from others.
But the West Sichuan family got the promise, so they naturally kept it secret. When others asked them why they were crazy, they replied that it was to benefit the people of Luochuan!
Ji Qing also sent someone to ask Qin Yun what he was doing? He also specially reminded him that the half-month period was coming soon!
Qin Yun smiled: "Please go back and tell Marshal Ji that I will open up the grain route."
The man said, "Yes, Xiao Ding will bring the prince's words."
"By the way, Your Majesty, the Marshal also asked me to ask the Prince what kind of ecstasy medicine he gave to the people of the Western Sichuan Family. These days, the Western Sichuan Family actually took the initiative to send 200,000 shi of food to the Marshal, and said it was for the sake of the Prince. superior."
Qin Yun paused: "Really? Then go back and tell Marshal Ji that this is the heart of the Western Sichuan family and their affirmation of his old man, so he should not think too much about it."
The man nodded: "Okay!"
In the Marshal's Mansion, Ji Qing looked at the battle report in his hand with a solemn expression.
"I didn't expect that the Iron Wolf King would actually be in Jizhou City, which is only more than three hundred miles away from the capital!"
Liu Yulin, the former minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Yes, who would have thought that behind the Iron Wolf King, there is the support of the Qiang Kingdom, one of the sixteen countries in the Western Regions. What the White Army God means is for us to find a way to go north as soon as possible. rush to the rescue."
"Also, the capital city is urging the little medical fairy to be sent to the capital city so that he can diagnose your majesty!"
Ji Qing looked at Liu Yulin: "Master Liu, in your opinion, when will your Majesty wake up?"
Liu Yulin paused. This was a difficult question to answer. In particular, the two of them now hold heavy troops, and they are in a corner, and the princes are also here.
If one of the two of them has an idea, then the country of Daxia may be unstable!
But Liu Yulin also knew that Ji Qing was testing him.
"Marshal Ji, Your Majesty's dragon body, we dare not make any unreasonable comments, but does Marshal Ji really want to tolerate Qin Yun and the Western Sichuan family toiling around in Luochuan Mansion?"
"It is a foolish dream to build canals in that place. With that kind of manpower and material resources, it is better to invest in the Northern Expedition."
Ji Qing shook his head: "I don't know how the Western Sichuan Family was persuaded by Qin Yun, but the Western Sichuan Family sent some more cloth yesterday. Looking at the posture, it seems that they want to empty out the family's wealth."
At this time, the man came to report: "Marshal, I have returned from His Highness Prince Liang. Prince Liang said that this is a little bit of the family's feelings for the marshal in Western Sichuan. Please accept it, marshal, and don't think too much about it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he discovered that there was another Liu Yulin.
"I've met Mr. Liu!"
Ji Qing snorted coldly: "Ji Wu Ming, how many times have I told you, but you still won't back down when I see you want to report!"
"No...No!"
Ji Qing looked at Liu Yulin with a smile: "Master Liu, please stay for dinner!"
Liu Yulin was furious at this moment, what is this Ji Qing going to do? When did the West Sichuan family become so good-tempered and still give gifts?
Could it be...
Liu Yulin thought of a terrifying thing. Could it be that Ji Qing wanted to support a puppet prince?
With that said, it all makes sense.
"Master Liu, what's wrong?" Ji Qing stood up and walked to the weapons rack, apparently preparing to take something.
Liu Yulin was shocked. It was true that he was a former minister of the Ministry of War, but he didn't know martial arts!
"Is this Ji Qing planning to kill someone with a sword and silence him?"
Liu Yulin had a quick temper and immediately cursed: "Ji Qing, you bastard, you still want to kill me for rebellion!"
Ji Qing's face darkened as she walked over with a jar of distilled wine: "Liu, I'm so nice to you, but you actually scolded me?"
Liu Yulin said emphatically: "Stop pretending, that must be heart-broken wine. The Western Sichuan family is so attentive to you. Are you trying to stand on your own? You were broken by me just now, you must be trying to poison me!"
Ji Qing: "Damn it, Daxia was ruined by you bunch of sour scholars!"
Liu Yulin backed away continuously: "My dear, Ji Qing, don't come over here..."
