Yang Shu laughed for a while. Among his six brothers, the ones he dislikes the most are the eldest, Jing Wang Yang Baicheng, and the second, Qian Wang Yang Ye.
These two people are much older than Yang Shu, and their ideas and habits are far different from his, and can even be said to be incompatible with him. When he was a child, he was often ignored and ignored by these two people. After he grew up and opened a mansion, he was even called "the disgrace of the royal family" by these two people.
As for how big the hatred was, Yang Shu felt that it was out of the question. He was not a grudge-bearing or petty person. On the contrary, he considered himself to be more open-minded. It's just that I really don't have any good impressions of my eldest brother and second brother Yang Shu.
The other brothers were not considered kind in Yang Shu's eyes. At most, they would "ignore people" and they did not always target him like the eldest and second brother. This is mainly because Yang Shu has always looked weak.
Yang Shu's weakness when he was a child was that he was thin and had a soft personality. He always remained silent when bullied and did not know how to resist. He was often alone and isolated, so he was called weak.
Later, because of their young age, by the time Yang Shu opened the mansion, his six brothers had already taken the initiative and divided up some key connections, leaving Yang Shu with almost a lonely mansion and nothing else. . At that time, it seemed that Yang Shu, the seventh prince, was weak.
So the word "weak" basically accompanies Yang Shu from childhood to now.
Yang Shu's current personality has actually changed a lot from when he was a child. This happened after he opened the palace. The reason was a passage that his biological mother, the emperor's concubine and concubine, said to him before she died.
"You are strongest when everyone thinks you are weak."
From then on, Yang Shu became enlightened and no longer felt inferior. Instead, he took his "weakness" as a matter of course and a disguise. He also avoided the mainstream wealthy families and took the initiative to contact businessmen and emerging dignitaries who were regarded as "not in the mainstream" by his brothers. He even took the initiative to distance himself from various officials. This was once considered to be Yang Shu's self-abasement.
It wasn't until Yang Shu learned "how to do business", "don't hit the smiling person" and "shameless" from these "unpopular" seekers that Yang Shu suddenly saw something that he had naturally ignored. :money!
As a prince, one of the most noble people in the vast land of Jingjiu Dynasty, money, something that ordinary people can't live without, has little concept for him.
The emperor's control over the prince was very strict at first, but it was limited to rules and major issues, and he had always been able to control expenses enough. Even if he opened a government later, Yang Shu would still have a lot of high-quality properties, all of which were selected from the emperor's inner treasury and distributed to him. Therefore, for the prince, having no worries about food, clothing and even living a luxurious life are trivial things that "can be done if he wants to".
Later, after getting in touch with more businessmen and emerging powerful people, Yang Shu discovered that "money" has such great uses. At the same time, he slowly discovered his natural ability to make money.
To describe Yang Shu, a merchant once lamented: King Ling is the best merchant in the world!
Although this statement contains a lot of exaggeration, it also illustrates Yang Shu's excellence in business to a certain extent. And a series of facts also prove that Yang Shu is indeed worthy of this evaluation.
For one thing, Yang Shu can erode "tea", one of the five imperial merchants, bit by bit and take it into his own hands. Isn't Yang Shu's ability enough to be called "powerful"?
While Yang Shu's brothers were busy competing for the few connections and resources, Yang Shu quietly built his own "territory." And it still maintains its consistent "weakness" in the external process.
It is this weakness that makes Yang Shu most likely to receive balanced subsidies before the "big exam". That is to say, he is in charge of the "money and grain austerity strategy" that is about to be implemented this time.
Although Jianchuan had just won a battle, everyone knew that this victory was only a good start, and it would take a long time to fully win or end the war against the Nanman. How long exactly? One year or two years? No one can tell. Therefore, a nationwide money and food tightening strategy is imperative. Otherwise, how can the huge consumption on the front line be continued?
This is a huge power! And according to the guest below, this is the first time that the royal family has encountered a "big exam" at a time when money and food are tight.
How much benefit can there be from getting this power?
Yang Shu didn't know clearly, but he knew that in a very short period of time, he would use this power to tighten money and food to enter local official circles and steal food from his brothers who had been operating in the local area for many years.
Therefore, in addition to the advantages, there are also corresponding disadvantages, that is, Yang Shu is likely to become the priority opponent of the other princes in the near future.
"Has the strategy you said you were going to prepare before done ready?"
"It's almost there, but it's just not in writing, so..."
Yang Shu waved his hand and interrupted: "It's best not to get this thing on paper or copper bars. It's best to describe it orally. You talk about it now, and I'll listen to what you have been thinking about these past few days."
"Your Majesty, after repeated deliberation, we feel that the key person this time is Bai Changqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue."
Yang Shu paused while holding the tea cup, somewhat surprised, and asked: "The strategy of tightening money and food is mainly aimed at various localities, and has a direct interest in local nobles and officials. But Bai Changqing is a householder. Minister, are the subsequent events directly related to him? How did he become a key figure? "
The guest explained: "Your Majesty, the money and grain crunch is indeed closely related to the local government, but it is also closely linked to the Ministry of Revenue. Whether it is mobilization or distribution, the assistance of the Ministry of Accounts cannot be avoided, and even the Ministry of Accounts is the main real executor."
Yang Shu nodded to acknowledge Ke Qing's statement and motioned for the other party to continue.
"So, Your Majesty, you can take this opportunity to get close and recruit Bai Changqing, a heavyweight, under your command."
"Tsk, it doesn't hurt to stand and talk, right? Bai Changqing is Ye Lansheng's loyal supporter, and Ye Lansheng is an old fox who will easily come to my side? Besides, they have always disliked me." Yang Shu was a little disapproving, thinking that this guest Qing was thinking Somewhat simple.
"Your Majesty. Bai Changqing may have been Ye Lansheng's biggest fan before, but that may not be the case now."
Yang Shu hummed, slightly startled, and quickly asked: "What's going on? Tell me in detail!"
"Your Majesty. It is confirmed that Bai Changqing married a pair of sisters as old as his granddaughter Hua Xuxian despite the objections of the heirs in the family. After that, he seemed to be spoiled to no end, and he became known as the "Gu family", which is rare. He would have private gatherings with his colleagues, and he would always go home to spend time with his sisters after work. Even Ye Lansheng's several banquets were rejected by him.
Now, some people are secretly saying that Ye Lansheng is dissatisfied with Bai Changqing. "
"Seriously? But Bai Changqing would deny Ye Lansheng face just because of two women? I don't believe it."
