From the moment Chu Qing left Beijing with 10 million yuan in his arms, he knew how to spend the money.
You can spend whatever you want, but you can’t spend it yourself!
Chu Qing knew this well.
Tens of millions of dollars, stolen from aristocratic families, once used for personal use, will become a lever for others to criticize themselves.
So on the way here, Chu Qing asked the explorers to go to various aristocratic families to buy a large amount of food.
Whether it's new or old grain, as long as the price is not outrageous, you can have as much as you want.
This is also the reason why the border army has been able to obtain a large amount of food in the recent period. It happened to be a peak period recently. The aristocratic families and the local government have prepared the food and shipped it in an endless stream.
If it were someone else who wanted to buy grain, not only would it not be cheap for such a large purchase, but they would also have to be ripped off.
But who is Chu Qing? This guy is famous for helping victims of disasters and forcibly buying grain. No matter where the IOU is, there is no aristocratic family or merchant in the capital that he has not exploited.
This time Chu Qing is still doing human affairs. At least he uses money to buy food instead of using white paper. Which family dares to raise the price? Besides, whoever sells is not selling. If you make less, just make less. Money doesn’t matter, life That's the most important thing.
Food is both the most valuable and the least valuable.
If there is a disaster, no amount of money can buy it.
But under normal circumstances, ten thousand guans can feed thousands of people.
At least half of the grain stored in the three border gates has been transported to the border gates. How could the border troops not be kept hungry?
Chu Qing didn't dare to say whether it was green vegetables or meat, but he definitely had enough rice and noodles.
At the same time, Huang Laosi in the Jingyi Hall also drifted to the border.
Jiang Yuesheng sat on the embroidered pier and talked about the current situation at the border. Last night, a detective came from the border and reported to Jiang Yuesheng the situation at Chu Qing.
"Even if the food problem is solved, it seems that I was right to let Chu Qing go to the border. It was a wise decision. It is very difficult for the court to collect food, but Chu Qing solved it easily." Huang Laosi laughed: "Yes, I asked Chu Qing to go to the border just to solve this matter. Okay, that's great."
Jiang Yuesheng was too lazy to say anything.
The fourth child beamed when he mentioned Chu Qing.
Hu Xiao came back with a banknote of 300,000 guan, which was actually only 299,990 guan. He put ten guan in it.
In the past few days, the fourth child has begun to study the draft, and he feels happy when he thinks about it.
After boasting for a while, Huang Laosi put away his smile and asked another matter: "Chu Qing people are at the border, why are they so concerned about the affairs of the great scholars in Beijing and various academies?"
"I don't know what will happen next."
"Is it related to the border troops?"
"I don't know what will happen next."
Huang Laosi frowned: "What do you know?"
"Finally..." Jiang Yuesheng said bitterly, "I don't know anything."
Huang Laosi had an angry look on his face, but he didn't blame Jiang Yuesheng because he didn't know anything.
The fourth child knew Chu Qing well and knew that this boy had no habit of "reporting" work. Even he, the emperor, often didn't realize it, not to mention that Jiang Yuesheng was still an official of Chu Qing.
He waved his hand and asked Jiang Yuesheng, who was full of confusion, to exit.
As soon as the two dogs left, Huang Laosi knocked on the imperial desk, pondered for a moment and said: "Chu Qing ordered the Qianqi Battalion to thoroughly investigate the famous scholars in the capital, and also arrested many people who had affairs with the Ying people..."
Looking at Sun An, Huang Laosi said uncertainly: "It's not that we have collaborated with the enemy, we just have some personal relations with the Ying people in Beijing. Why is Chu Qing going to war?"
"I don't understand, I just think...do you think Mr. Chu is making a fuss out of a molehill?"
"No, he will definitely not make a fuss about this kind of thing. Before leaving the capital, Chu Qing said more than once that Chang Chao would have to fight the Japanese thieves sooner or later. The battle to destroy the country must be prepared for a rainy day."
"What about the recent memorial to impeach Mr. Chu in the court?"
"Liuzhong, get some paper and pen, I'll write a letter and ask some questions."
Just as Sun An took the paper and pen, a young eunuch ran in.
"Your Majesty, Chen Xiaoguang, a great scholar in the capital, would like to see you."
Huang Laosi said impatiently: "Just say that I am busy with state affairs and leave it for another day."
The young eunuch left, and Sun An smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, would you like General Jiang to conduct a thorough investigation? These so-called great scholars and celebrities come to the palace every day and are always bothering you."
"Most of these famous Confucian scholars in the capital are deceiving the world and stealing their fame. Just don't see them. It won't be a problem."
Lifting up his pen, Huang Laosi smiled and said: "Lao Shi gave me three hundred thousand guan this time. I have to help him cover it up no matter what. I don't take it lightly even if he is a great scholar in the capital. In my eyes, the real The only great Confucians are Tao, Xu, and Zhou Zhou. As long as these three do not compete with me, the others..."
Halfway through, Huang Laosi's expression changed slightly: "The Xu family...is it located on Xunyang Road?"
Sun An also seemed to realize something, and nodded with a strange expression.
Huang Laosi couldn't write anymore, so he sat down on the stool, showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and looked at Sun An: "Lao Shi... he can't be so open-minded."
"It shouldn't be...right?"
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Looking at the Marshal's Mansion in Wangyuan City, Chu Qing rubbed his shoulders and looked at a group of trembling aristocratic family members. He always felt that he was playing a villain now.
There were more than thirty children from aristocratic families, many with bruises and swollen faces. One by one, they looked dazed and at a loss, and most of them had a look of fear on their faces.
Chu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and glanced at Ertong: "Did you beat them?"
"No, it was their parents who beat them." Wang Tongtong chuckled and said, "There are those who have invaded land, those who secretly bought and sold slaves, and those who oppressed the people. There are all kinds of crimes. We will check them all, sir." You are right. There is really no good person in the family. Throw the evidence of crime in their parents' faces. According to what you said, how about letting these idiots come to the border army for a while, recruit soldiers and then send them back? , or the Qianqi Battalion will investigate them and let them make their own choice. These idiots have no merit and have not reported to the local government for recruitment. At first, they were unwilling to come. The father and mother beat them together, tied them up and threw them on the carriage. , the humble position was brought back to them."
"I'll go, my parents will beat you."
Chu Qing was overjoyed: "The family really puts the family first. For the benefit of the family, if I say I don't love you, I won't love you."
Standing up, Chu Qing walked over. As soon as he took two steps, more than 30 people from aristocratic families all knelt on the ground. Then, several people cried out. The cry was like it was contagious. Likewise, if two or three cry, everyone else will cry too.
Suddenly, the Marshal's Mansion was filled with the sound of sobbing.
"Hey, that's pitiful too."
Chu Qing looked at these poor children who were almost abandoned by their parents, and finally couldn't bear it. He sighed: "Take them to the courtyard. Each of them will have ten army sticks, and then send them to the wolf-catching camp. Young man, don’t hit him too lightly, hit him hard.”
The crying stopped suddenly.
Wang Tongtong rubbed his hands: "Wei."
A group of detective horses and guards rushed in. Some grabbed the neck collar, and some raised their arms. When they encountered resistance, they kicked him down and pulled them out by their trouser legs. The entire marshal's residence was filled with cries.
Chu Qing returned to his seat and yawned.
Fu San smiled and said: "Young master, you think this is strange. This group of children from aristocratic families are so spoiled and spoiled in daily life. They have done a lot of dirty things that are worse than animals. Just because their parents are spoiling them, how can it be so? Call me arrogant, as soon as I heard that our Qianqi Battalion was going to investigate them, I immediately handed them over to my son, and I don’t know whether my parents loved them or not."
"It must hurt. How can there be parents who don't love their children?" Chu Qing said, smacking the calluses on his hands: "It's just a matter of balance. The recruitment of soldiers will not be until autumn at most. It is estimated that these parents want to let their children be used as hostages. The recruitment is over. Once it’s over, take it back to your child.”
"Master, what do you want these hostages to do? How dare the family run away? I feel that with your reputation, it doesn't matter whether you want them or not."
"No." Chu Qing shook his head and showed an inexplicable smile: "Looking at the hostages now, maybe there are a few talents among these thirty people. No matter how unbearable they are, at least they have read books. In terms of literacy, the elite education from aristocratic families will definitely be much better than that of ordinary people. Let’s wait and see whether it will bear fruit and what kind of fruit it will bear.”
After finishing speaking, Chu Qing shouted outside: "Beat harder, use less force, Fanfou, let me hear their screams, use as much strength as you can!"
