"Brother Zhou, to be honest, I would rather go to Liaodong to fight with Jiannu than escort such a mission."
"It's not that exaggerated!"
"Why……"
Chen Quan sighed and started from the confluence of Tongguan and King Qin's motorcade.
In the past two months, he couldn't even get a good night's sleep, and he didn't even dare to sit for too long while going to the toilet for fear of an emergency.
Especially in Prince Lu's Mansion, Prince Lu met Prince Qin several times, and he broke apart the conversation between the two to try to figure out whether there was any message conveyed in it.
Not to mention that there was something wrong with the King of Qin, as a direct descendant of the British public, he was very aware of the importance of the nearly 20 million taels of silver to the court.
If something goes wrong, even if the British protect him, and the emperor is furious, even if the nine tribes are not killed, he will be cut into pieces.
It was estimated that the whole body could not be left alive, so the whole journey was very stressful.
It wasn't until Zhou Yuji brought Teng Xiang Youwei that he relaxed a little, but he was still very tired.
"Hold on, after tonight, you can have a good night's sleep after everything is counted and stored in the warehouse tomorrow."
Chen Quan rubbed his face, took a deep breath, got on his horse, and caught up with the convoy.
Early the next morning, after Chongzhen finished his breakfast, he drove straight to Nanxincang.
By the time we arrived at Nanxincang, the entire area within a hundred feet of Nanxincang was under martial law. The level of defense was such that sparrows would not be able to fly in even if they came.
Guo Yunhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, Fan Jingwen, the Minister of Industry, and others were already waiting with their respective officials, and saw Chongzhen's Luan Jia arrived.
Li Banghua stepped forward: "Your Majesty, after the convoy entered Nanxincang last night, it stayed where it was. What it was like last night is what it is still like now.
Each carriage is guarded by four people, one each from Tengxiang Zuowei, Jingying, Nanxincang, and Wucheng Patrol Division. Jinyiwei is responsible for mobile inspections. Please give me your instructions! "
Chongzhen nodded.
Is this too much defense? It’s not too much. We all went peacefully along the way. It’s the last night, it’s the light before dawn, and it’s easiest for people to relax.
If someone does a little trick, it will be great fun.
"Let's start checking."
Chongzhen waved his hand, and Li Ruolian personally led the people from Jinyiwei to inspect the seals when loading the car in Xi'an Mansion.
Hundreds of people worked together, and the inspection was completed in just a quarter of an hour.
Boxes were moved from the car one by one and stacked on top of each other. Each box was opened and counted. Each box was numbered and there was a list inside.
After checking the contents of the boxes, check them with the general bill. Each box is inspected three times by a dedicated person.
As boxes were opened, gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, antique calligraphy and paintings, and rare jade were displayed in front of everyone.
In particular, thousands of boxes of gold ingots, silver ingots, and jewelry are piled together to form a mountain of gold and silver that sparkles in the sunlight.
Not to mention Chongzhen, even officials who have worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than ten years have never seen such a pile of gold and silver ingots.
At this moment, everyone was swallowing quietly.
Chongzhen was shouting wildly in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm and calm on the outside.
Several people in the cabinet looked at each other with a smile on their lips. This was just the beginning. When the news came out that the fertile land in Xi'an Prefecture was for sale, what choice should those princes make?
"Okay, okay, with this batch of money, the treasury is no longer empty, and I can finally do something with peace of mind!"
"Yes, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The Ministry of Industry has a backlog of nearly a hundred applications, and some things that should have been done long ago can finally be done!"
"The King of Qin is so kind... timely rain!"
…
Following Chongzhen, he came to the cabinet and communicated quietly with the six ministers.
Chongzhen walked to the middle of the box, and from time to time he picked up a gold ingot and touched it, then picked up another gold ingot and weighed it, and then looked among the rare jades.
Each piece is a fine product. If someone in future generations gets one, they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
The counting lasted for nearly an hour before all the boxes were counted.
Guo Yunhou arrived: "Your Majesty, all the boxes have been counted, and they are consistent with the general ledger sent back by Mr. Yuan Ge."
Chongzhen nodded: "Since it's correct, let's take them away according to the number I decided some time ago to avoid having to go through another procedure."
The heads of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Industry, Taipu Temple, and Guanglu Temple were waiting for this sentence, and under the leadership of Guo Yunhou, they began to divide the accounts.
Looking at the busy people, Chongzhen looked at Chen Quan who was waiting on the side: "Chen Quan, you have merit in escorting, but your rank cannot be promoted. Please increase your salary by one level."
"Big companion, give Chen Quan another 20,000 taels of silver from the internal funds. The sergeants under him have been sleeping rough and sleeping in the open for the past two months, and they must be careful. The Chinese New Year is still on the way. The 20,000 taels can be considered as some compensation!"
"I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my brothers!"
Chen Quan was overjoyed. He was thankful that there was no problem. Unexpectedly, he was even given an extra level of salary.
Although it's not much, it still recognizes him.
And he gave a reward of 20,000 taels of silver. He had 3,000 people under his command. On average, each person could get about 6 taels, which was already half a year's salary for them.
"Sun Aiqing, I have issued a hush-hush order to everyone involved today. What I saw today must not be reported to anyone. Violators will be punished with a fifty-fifty rod and half a year in prison!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he walked towards Luan Jia, and then Luan Jia headed towards the palace. He would see King Qin later.
At this moment, King Qin was strolling around the city of Beijing. Although Xi'an Mansion was the first mansion of the Ming Dynasty and an ancient capital for thousands of years, it was still not as prosperous as Beijing City.
Although he has never been to Beijing, in his imagination, it should be similar to Xi'an. The people should be numb and busy running around for life.
But what I can see now is that everyone is smiling, the vendors are friendly, and the streets are clean and tidy.
Things like teasing cats and dogs, riding horses and teasing women from good families, which are often seen in Xi'an, are not found in the huge city of Beijing.
Especially the patrolling government officials. In the city of Xi'an, vendors look like tigers to passersby. When the government officials take the vendors' fruits and snacks, the vendors have to be careful and smile.
But here it seems like there is no one around, and occasionally you can hear people saying hello and asking for drinks.
Everything surprised King Qin.
All of this was naturally caused by Chongzhen, who cleaned up the eunuchs and dealt with a group of scholars. Li Banghua's strict management was indispensable.
After wandering for nearly an hour, the accompanying Jin Yiwei reminded: "His Royal Highness King Qin, the time is almost up, and His Majesty wants to summon you!"
King Qin was startled and looked at the crowd of people coming and going. A trace of envy flashed across his face, and then he returned to calmness: "Let's go!"
"If I and my family can be allowed to move freely, maybe living here would be a good choice!"
Prince Qin, who was sitting on the carriage, looked at the crowd on the street through the curtains and murmured to himself.
Half an hour later, King Qin entered the palace. Wang Chengen, who had been waiting for a long time, led King Qin around the palace for a while, and a large hall appeared.
King Qin looked at the plaque in the main hall and his face was ashen.
