Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen’s worried face and dignified expression were unconsciously covered by laughter. After taking a deep breath, he said to several cabinet ministers, "I decided to do it …"
"In order to ensure the suddenness of the whole operation, I am very cautious here. Everyone we are discussing here today can’t leak out, including your family. If you let me know which of you leaked out, don’t blame me for being unkind to you."
"In addition, I also decided to order Zhang Aiqing’s cabinet and records to hope that you Aiqing will work together to help Zhang Aiqing try to get the court through this crisis."
"Zhang Aiqing, since you have become a cabinet and records, I decided that it is up to you to coordinate and command the imperial court to send troops to Liaodong after this military operation … when and how to go to the joint post-Kim and North Korea Department is up to Zhang Aiqing to decide for yourself. Zhang Aiqing needs to report to me secretly every five days …"
Chapter five hundred and twenty-six Silver renaming
When the imperial court began to make preparations for the joint attack of Tatars and North Korea on Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army.
After the wedding of Wei Zheng, the Governor’s Office in Shanshan, Datong, has once again restored calm.
Everyone doesn’t know that a huge conspiracy is sweeping towards them bit by bit.
Of course, when everyone was in charge, it attracted everyone’s attention in Shaanxi and Shaanxi provinces. The Education Department was formally established and put into operation.
Holding abundant funds, Zhang Yan and Lean cut the gordian knot and started the construction of large-scale schools in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. At the same time, the printing of teaching materials and the recruitment of teachers … also started in full swing.
But what Zhang Yan didn’t expect was that the whole process had just progressed smoothly. In less than ten days, a very big problem was placed in front of Zhang Yan and Lean.
The silver needed for large-scale general schools and education is running out …
The praetorium specially opened an office for two people with a dignified face. Just after reading the report sent by the Ministry, Zhang Yan asked with an incredible face.
"You didn’t miscalculate, but we have fifteen million taels of silver. How can we have no budget so soon …"
In the face of Zhang Yan’s eyes of doubt and disbelief, the official transferred from the foreign trade department to be in charge of the education department directly showed an unprecedented expression of injustice.
Because in front of Zhang Yan, in addition to the position of director of the foreign trade department, there is another identity that everyone in Shaanxi and Shaanxi provinces is very afraid of, that is, Mrs. Marshal.
If you are defined as an untrustworthy and incompetent person by Mrs. Shuai, your bright future in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will be completely shattered.
Thought of here, middle-aged students quickly answered with a full face of fear …
"Director, I have calculated these figures twice less. There is absolutely no problem …"
"Director, although there is no big gap between the number of schools you gave me and the actual situation, there is a very big gap between the silver needed to build a school …"
"The figures you gave me are all needed to build a school in other places, but we are different here …"
"Since the guard took charge of Shanshan and Shaanxi provinces, whether the ordinary people or the army have been assigned to their own fields, especially those craftsmen who have fields, they will no longer need to rely on their own crafts to support their families. In this case, it will cost several times more than usual to invite them to work …"
"The craftsman needs high remuneration, and the silver required for the construction of the school is much more than the director’s estimate. In addition, the director’s request is that the whole Shaanxi and Shaanxi provinces should carry out large-scale school construction together."
"Plus Mr. Printing Recruitment … every day, the Education Department will take out a lot of money. At this rate of spending money, the Education Department will sue in ten days at most."
"Ten days later … after ten days, we don’t have no silver …" Sitting opposite Zhang Yan, Lean was shocked by consciousness and gave an exclamation.
Then he asked Zhang Yan, "Sister, without Yinzheng’s construction, the school will stop, so that we can’t finish it before the guard … We see those children outside the city have no place to learn even if they want to …"
Facing Le ‘an’s longing eyes, Zhang Yan wanted to nod and give Le ‘an a positive answer, but Zhang Yan couldn’t, because the silver that the Education Department lacked was clearly written in black and white, not simply tens of thousands of silver but millions of two.
If it’s tens of thousands of taels of silver and two people sell their jewelry, they can raise it all, but it’s millions of taels of silver, and no one will pay millions of taels of silver to buy back a pair of broken flowers and broken willows except Wei Zheng.
Thought of here, Zhang Yan’s face directly reveals a heartfelt and gloomy expression.
After shaking his head at Le ‘an, he replied, "I can’t help it … because it’s much more than silver, far beyond my imagination …"
As soon as the voice fell, Le ‘an’s face was exposed with an embarrassed expression. With the last hint of incredulity, he asked, "Sister, are we really going to give up to the guard like this?"
"No, never give up. We must come up with specific solutions …"
Just as Lean shouted with the last hint of unwilling to sit, a tree suddenly shot out from Lean’s eyes.
Then Le ‘an’s unwilling face was covered with joy, and he asked Zhang Yan a tentative question: "Sister, I remember my husband told us that we can go to him directly if we encounter any problems that we can’t solve ourselves … Since we can’t solve this problem at present, we can go to him to solve it."
"Millions of taels of silver may be an astronomical figure for us, but it is definitely a sentence for my husband because he is really too rich."
Lean’s idea has just been said, but there is no other way. Zhang Yan’s face is exposed with a very hesitant expression. It is the last insistence in his heart that still encourages him to compromise without a horse.
At this moment, I think I have figured out a way. Le An can’t care so much.
Directly with excitement shouted: "Sister, anyway, our husband said such a thing, so it is not a failure to go to my husband for help …"
"If you don’t make it, I’ll go by myself and find a solution for my sister."
Say that finish lean hurried out of the office.
In the face of this situation, Zhang Yan can also give a long sigh and chase it out.
I don’t know if I know the Governor’s Office like the back of my hand or if I pay special attention to the Department of Education. Two women have just arrived in a hurry and haven’t come to open their mouths yet, so it’s clear that they have two eyes.
The two men, panting slightly, had just arrived at Weizheng, and Weizheng, with a look of examination and interest, joined them and waited for them to speak.
I didn’t let Wei Zheng wait too long, and my personality was straightforward and happy, so I gave my eyes out.
After that, don’t forget to add: "Husband, you just promised that we would come to you if we were in trouble. Now, the Education Department is short of a million taels of silver. If you don’t help us, husband, we two women really can’t solve this problem …"
Meet le’ an, look at your eager eyes, and ask for a sense of defense.
"How do you want me to help you?"
"Silver, of course …" Le ‘an answered without thinking, and then added: "Husband, we know that the Governor’s Office is very rich. It’s no problem to ask you not to say two million, that is, ten million and two thousand … Husband, do you think you will help or not?"
Wei Zheng did not answer the horse, but turned his attention to Zhang Yan and asked, "Zhang Yan, do you think so, too?" I really can’t think of a way to hope to get a million taels of silver from me to make up for the huge gap in the Education Department? "
Seeing that Zhang Yan doesn’t talk, just silence means that he should deal with the danger of Wei Zheng’s face, and he is quickly replaced by dignity. Two pairs of puzzled eyes look at the answer.
"If you both hold this idea, it proves that you two don’t have the ability to be the director and deputy director of the education department …"
"If there is a problem, I will find your husband. I want silver … Your husband, I am not making silver. If there is a problem, I will find your husband. What do I want you to do with the Director and Deputy Director of the Education Department?"
Lean’s hopeful face turned pale when questioned and denied. Although Zhang Yan’s face was not pale, it was not much better.
But once the queen, she hasn’t been said by Wei Zheng.
As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, he shot a bright eye at Wei Zheng and retorted, "It’s not my husband, we have the ability … but we have never solved this problem … Since you say so, we don’t want silver, hoping that my husband can help us think of a solution."
When I heard that, I felt dignified and my facial expression relaxed directly.
Answer to Zhang Yan: "If you can think so, it proves that you have not given up. In this case, I will help you solve this problem. Who will help you if I am your husband and I will not help you?"
With the defender’s sign, he directly greeted the two people’s eyes and gave a surprising answer.
"I also know your situation. I want to tell you that fifteen million taels of silver are already very much. It is not enough to save the province …"
"If I were the Secretary for Education, I would build so many schools at one time in Shaanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and maybe even less than five million and two thousand silver …"
"How is it possible … impossible, absolutely impossible …" Wei Zheng’s voice just fell and the office rang with incredible sounds.
Weizheng directly said without hesitation for too long …
"I say this because there are rich people in the vast Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces who can give money to help the Governor’s Office build those schools. It is only a matter of some good names and beginnings that we need to pay for the Governor’s Office."
"It takes 1200 silver to build a school. If anyone is willing to fund it, the name of the school can be named after the name of the patron, and a monument will be erected at the school gate to engrave the name of the patron for future generations to remember forever … Do you think anyone will be willing to contribute money to help the governor build the school?"
Chapter five hundred and twenty-seven Buy and sell officials
The Li Family Courtyard in Datong is second to none, and the scale of the wealthy merchant courtyard is no less than that of the Governor’s Office in Shanshan.
Early in the morning, there was a night of silence. The Li family courtyard just woke up. When the master of the Li family served and began to wash, a hurried footstep suddenly sounded outside the door.
In the face of this, the owner’s face directly showed a trace of dissatisfaction and scolded: "It’s so hot in the morning to disturb people’s cleanliness … Go out and see who is outside and find out who is, and then directly punish them for a day’s wages …"
"Yes, sir …" The servant girl next to him answered quickly.
However, just as he was about to go out, his hurried steps were getting closer and closer to them, and then the housekeeper appeared at the door with a slightly excited figure
Just close your eyes, sir, and before you open your mouth, it comes out of the housekeeper’s mouth with excitement.
"Good news, sir … great news … the magistrate’s government has just issued a notice. If we follow the notice, we will have a chance to be an official …"
"Being an official …" Hearing these words, Li Guzhu was in repose, as if he had been suddenly hit by a stimulant, opened his eyes and shot out two clothes.
A very important reason why a businessman’s home has such a great reaction is that he is influenced by Zhou Lao, deputy prime minister and director of foreign trade department.
In terms of wealth and business ability, the Zhou family was far behind the Li family a year ago. However, since the Zhou family became an official business by the Tiger and Leopard Army, it has not only its own unimaginable official status, but also the opportunity for others to make money.
It’s only been a little over a year since the old official became an official, and the Zhou family has already completed the transformation from a businessman to a big family, and it has become a big family in Datong, not the whole Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.
But it can be said that if the Tiger and Leopard Army can survive for a day, the newly established Zhou family can continue like this. Of course, the overall strength and scale of the Zhou family will become bigger and bigger, and more and more enviable …
Zhou’s success story tells all businessmen as a model.
If you want to have the status and status envied by others, if you want to have more development opportunities, if you want to make your family stronger and stronger … One way is to follow the Tiger Leopard Army as an official …