Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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It didn't take long for Wu Tong and Chen Dehai to appear at the bottom of the steps outside the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion in a carriage.

It was very dark now, but the Jinwang Mansion was brightly lit, and there were lanterns hanging under almost every eaves.

"Just one candle for lighting at night is probably enough to feed a family of four for a year." Wu Yan glanced at the lanterns under the eaves and said in a low voice.

Chen Dehai answered, "What can be done about this? After all, he is King Jin, the son and grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao. There is no comparison between ordinary people and King Jin."

Wu Zhen shook his head, and sighed, "It's really a rich family's wine and meat stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road."

"What are you doing? This is the palace, but a forbidden area, leave quickly!"

As soon as he walked towards the gate of the palace, the guards of the palace who were standing at the gate of the palace came over, pointed at Wu Sheng and Chen Dehai and reprimanded them.

Wu Zhen waved his sleeves, looked coldly and said: "I am the governor Wu Zhen, please quickly inform your prince, and say that I have important matters to discuss tonight."

"How do we know that you are the governor? What evidence do you have?" The guards of the royal palace looked at Wu Xin vigilantly.

Wu Xuan snorted coldly, took out his identity badge from his sleeve, and waved it in front of the guards, "Have you seen it clearly now? Why don't you go and report it?"

Although these guards had clearly seen Wu Tong's identity card, they didn't have the slightest intention of going in and reporting it.

"Why didn't you report it?" Wu Xuan asked.

"It's getting late now, the prince and the prince have already fallen asleep. Even if you have something big to do, we can't let you in. The palace has rules in the palace, and no one is seen in the middle of the night. So, you'd better go back, tomorrow Come again."

If you don't let them in, then why did you check your identity card just now?

"You rascals, you dare to play tricks on your lord, go in and report, otherwise don't blame me for being rough." Chen Dehai rolled up his sleeves and looked at these guards with a stern look.

"Dang!"

A guard directly pulled out the waist knife from his waist, he looked at Chen Dehai, and said jokingly: "You move me and let me see, this is the palace, not just any cat or dog can come in."

"Are you saying that you will report or not?" Chen Dehai's face was gloomy.

"I won't report yet, what can you do to me?" A guard squinted his eyes and approached Chen Dehai coldly.

At this moment, Wu Tong took out a money bag from his bosom, weighed it in his hand, and handed it to the guard.

"This is some silver, please tell me." Wu Sheng suppressed the anger in his heart, pretending to be calm and said to the guards.

"Hehe, you are wise, you can wait here."

The guard weighed the money bag, said a few words, and headed into the palace.

"My lord, why do you give money to these bastards?" Chen Dehai leaned into Wu Sheng's ear and asked in a low voice, dissatisfied.

Wu Zhen looked at the guards who walked into the palace, his eyes glistening, "Give them, I will pass the money back through King Jin, and I will get it back ten times and a hundred times."

Not long after, the guard who went to report came out of the palace.

"Okay, you can go in now."

After speaking, the guard led Wu Tong and Chen Dehai to the palace.

The current king of Jin is sick in bed, so the person who came to receive Wu Zhen was Zhu Shenxuan, the son of the king of Jin.

"Isn't this the governor, why do you have time to come to my place today?" Zhu Shenxuan sat on the throne in the side hall, looking at Wu Zhen with a playful face.

Sitting below, Wu Xuan cupped his hands at Zhu Shenxuan, "I came today to tell His Royal Highness something."

"What's the matter, why did you provoke the governor to come here in person?" Zhu Shenxuan asked indifferently.

Wu Hao didn't beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "The Zhao bandits have already entered Yangqu County, and they will be able to come to Taiyuan Prefecture at the latest the day after tomorrow, so I came to the Palace to tell His Royal Highness to prepare early."

"Hehe, what preparations should I make? What preparations should I make? I am the heir of the Jin Dynasty, and I am a relative of the emperor. This Taiyuan Mansion is the fiefdom of my Jin Dynasty, and you are the governor of Shanxi.

So, no matter what, you must ensure the safety of our King Jin lineage. "Zhu Shenxuan, the son of King Jin, plucked his ears, with a big belly, without any sense of urgency.

Wu Xuan sneered, "Your Highness Shizi is right, as the governor of Shanxi, I have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the King Jin lineage.

But now there are only 1 defenders in Taiyuan Mansion, and they have been owed three months of military pay.

If these military salaries cannot be paid in time, these defenders may not have the intention to defend the city.At that time, Taiyuan Mansion probably won't last long. "

"What do you mean by that? You don't go to the court to ask for the military salary owed to the soldiers, but you come to me. Do you mean that you want me to pay the military salary?" Although Zhu Shenxuan, the son of King Jin, is a waste, he is not Fool.

Of course, Zhu Shenxuan could understand the meaning of Wu Xuan's words.

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Chapter 393 A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, Prince Jin's son

"Your Highness, the fiefdom of the Jin Dynasty is in Taiyuan, if Taiyuan is captured by the Zhao bandits, does your Highness think you can protect yourself?

Bandit Zhao is different from other bandits. Although Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were aggressive at the beginning, they are nothing but bandits.

But Zhao thief is different. Zhao thief has his own base, his own source of tax revenue, his own soldiers and horses, and a place to manufacture and process weapons.

Once the Zhao thief is allowed to attack Taiyuan, the entire land of Shanxi will definitely be taken into the pocket of the Zhao thief. By then, the Great Ming Dynasty may be in danger. "

Wu Xuan's beard and hair were full, impassioned, and he kept explaining the pros and cons to Zhu Shenxuan and Chen Chen.

But Zhu Shenxuan still sat on the throne carelessly, unmoved at all.

"You are the governor of Shanxi, but this prince is not. It is your duty to guard the Taiyuan mansion, and it has nothing to do with this prince. If you can't guard Taiyuan mansion, His Majesty will question you. What does it have to do with this prince?" Zhu Shenxuan pointed at Wu Tong, looking like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

Anyway, this is your Shanxi governor's business, and it has nothing to do with me.This is what Zhu Shenxuan thought.

Wu Xuan looked at Zhu Shenxuan, the heir of the Jin Dynasty who was not allowed to eat oil and salt, and his heart burst into flames.

If Zhu Shenxuan wasn't the heir of King Jin, Wu Xuan would definitely roll up his sleeves and beat him up severely.

"His Royal Highness, the safety of the Taiyuan Mansion is related to the safety of the King Jin's lineage. If the defenders can't resist and the city wall is breached by the Zhao thieves, it's all the same, and the King Jin lineage will definitely not be safe.

If Prince Jin's Mansion doesn't give me money today, and I don't have military pay to pay those soldiers, I can't guarantee whether I can keep this Taiyuan Mansion. "

Wu Zhen's expression changed, and he became completely gloomy.

He looked at Zhu Shenxuan with an aggressive look on his brows, without flinching.

When Zhu Shenxuan heard this, his chest heaved and heaved in anger, panting heavily.

"Are you threatening my son? What do you mean by these words?" Zhu Shenxuan was furious, his eyes were half-opened, and there was a murderous aura surging inside.

Obviously, Wu Xuan's words were persecuting Zhu Shenxuan.

The implication is that if you don't give me money, I can't hold on to this Taiyuan Mansion, and then we'll finish playing together.

"Hehe!" Wu Xuan sneered, "The meaning of what I said is very obvious, that is, if I don't have enough money to pay these soldiers for their arrears, maybe this Taiyuan Mansion will be taken down by Zhao thief in an instant. .

I am the official of the imperial court, guarding the shepherd's side, if Taiyuan City really can't keep it, I will die to thank the world.But what about Your Highness? "

"Okay, okay, what a good governor, what a good governor. Now it's actually threatening my son's head.

If you dare to threaten this son, this son will not take the money today.This son's money is not brought by the strong wind, this son has no money. "

Zhu Shenxuan patted the table in front of him and roared at Wu Xuan again and again.

"I dare not threaten His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is the descendant of the dragon, the direct blood of Emperor Taizu Gao. I am just a small governor. In the eyes of His Royal Highness, I am nothing at all. How can I Dare to threaten His Royal Highness?"

Although Wu Tong's words seemed to be subdued, his tone was full of hardness, without the slightest hint of subduing.

"You shameless person, the person in front of you is His Royal Highness, the Prince of Jin in the future. What you said today means that you have no respect for the imperial court. Where do you put the royal face?"

Standing next to Zhu Shenxuan, the eunuch in charge of the royal residence pointed at Wu Xuan and sternly cursed.

"Hehe! You said that I have no majesty in the court, so you arrest me, why don't you arrest me now?

Do you think I am willing to guard this Taiyuan City?Let me tell you, if it is not helpless, I am not willing to guard this Taiyuan City at all. "Wu Xuan's face was full of coldness, he looked at the chief eunuch without giving in.

"Okay, okay, you are also a traitor. After this incident, I must read a copy of it with His Majesty in the future, saying that you insulted the clan." The chief eunuch pointed at Wu Zhen and kept roaring angrily.

Wu Xuan stood up and shrugged, "If you want, you can join me yourself. It seems that the Jin Palace is not willing to pay this money today, and then wait for the rebel army to enter the city the day after tomorrow."

"Chen Zongbing, let's go." Wu Tong said and walked outside.

Chen Dehai hurriedly followed behind Wu Tong, and walked out of Prince Jin's Mansion without looking back.

Seeing the back of Wu Zhen leaving, Zhu Shenxuan, the son of the Jin Dynasty, kicked the table in front of him to the ground, put his hands on his hips, and shouted angrily, "Wu Zhen, Wu Piff, what are you?" , You actually threatened my head, you are really impatient."

"Your Highness, Your Highness calm down, Your Highness calm down." The chief eunuch hurriedly knelt in front of Zhu Shenxuan, kowtowing to Zhu Shenxuan non-stop.

"Hmph, a small governor dares to be arrogant in front of me. Just wait, after the bandit Zhao retreats, I want you to make you look good." Zhu Shenxuan snorted coldly, and strode out, leaving only A messy side hall.

Walking out of Prince Jin's mansion, Chen Dehai looked at Wu Tong with a gloomy face, "Master Governor, the son of King Jin is so stubborn, what should we do next?"

Wu Xuan said sadly: "I really didn't expect the Prince Jin to be such a person. Taiyuan Mansion can't keep it, he is the first to bear the brunt. I really don't understand how the Prince Jin can't understand such a simple matter. "

"What's so difficult about it, I guess, Prince Jin's son thinks so.

In his opinion, regardless of whether he can pay the money, the governor must guard this Taiyuan mansion.Therefore, he thought that the governor would definitely defend the city wall, and if he did, his money would be wasted. "

"But what if you don't hold it? Bandit Zhao's strength is not comparable to that of Li Zicheng and other thieves and bandits." Wu Zhen sighed.

Chen Dehai said: "I guess the prince of Jin didn't think about it at all. During the nearly 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the lineage of the king of Jin has been safe and sound, and nothing has happened. Therefore, I guess the prince of Jin is living in peace. Too stupid."

"Oh, that's fine, that's fine. Since Prince Jin is not willing to pay the money, let's forget about it. The money we got from the gentry is enough now. If it's not enough later, we can find another way."

Wu Xuan let out a long sigh, then got into the carriage and headed towards the governor's yamen.

After a night of hard work, Li Tianhe finally collected all the money.

After counting, no more, no less, just 11 taels of silver.

Although the amount of silver was enough, Li Tianhe discovered some problems.

That is, the purity of these silver is not enough, the purity is very poor, almost all of them are scattered silver.

"My lord, these coins are the coins we collected last night, take a look."

Li Tianhe appeared in the front yard of the governor's yamen with a few soldiers carrying a box of silver.

As soon as Wu Zhen walked to the front yard, he met Li Tianhe.

"Is there any problem with the money?" Wu Sheng looked at Li Tianhe.

Li Tianhe had a gloomy face, "My lord, it's hard to say if there is any problem. The key is that the quality of these silver coins is very poor. Please come and take a look, my lord."

Li Tianhe opened the box containing the silver as he spoke.

Wu Zhen squatted beside the box, looking at the silver inside, his face gradually contorted.

"This group of hateful gentry actually used this kind of money to fool me. It's simply hateful, hateful."

Wu Zhen looked around and saw that the silver in the box was all the size of gravel, grayish blue in color, and scattered silver with a dull luster.

This is a box of silver with a lot of impurities. The impurities in this silver are very high, up to about [-]%.

Wu Zhen took out a piece of broken silver, put it in his hand and looked at it carefully for a moment.

"This is all silver used by poor families. The silver must have been collected from their tenants, and they have not had time to smelt the rent.

There are so many impurities in these silver coins that one tael of silver can be worth six to seven cents of normal silver in the market, which is not bad.

If converted into silver coins produced in Xuan Town, it is estimated that one tael of silver or even five cents of silver coins would be exchanged.These hateful gentry are really hateful.I just said why these people agreed to take the money so readily, I didn't expect such a thing to be held in their hearts. "

Wu Xuan slammed the silver in his hand into the box with resentment on his face.

"My lord, what should we do now? There are still a lot of silver like this, and this is just a part of it." Li Tianhe asked a little at a loss.

If such money is distributed, it is very likely that not only will it not have any effect, but it may even make those soldiers feel dissatisfied.

No matter who it is, if this kind of miscellaneous silver is used as military salary, it will feel like cheating.

In any case, what soldiers do is hard work, and they don't expect the purity of silver to be too high, but it can't be too low.

If this kind of silver with only half the purity is distributed, it will definitely backfire.

Soldiers fight for money, and using this kind of money as military pay, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be cheating.

"What else can I do? Find some silversmiths, melt all the silver, and smelt it into official silver. After the Taiyuan Mansion is guarded, I will definitely give these evil gentry a look." Wu Zhen stood up, pointing at this The box containing the silver said to Li Tianhe.

"As ordered!"

Li Tianhe clasped his fist at Wu Zhen, and then led the soldiers to carry the money out.

Now that the matter has come to this point, Wu Tong has no choice but to have the silver melted again.

Although such silver is smelted with a lot of fire, it is a pity that there is no way.

Not long after Li Tianhe walked out, Wu Yan brought Chen Dehai, Wang Gubo and other officials from the Taiyuan Mansion, as well as a group of yamen servants, to the Taiyuan Mansion treasury.

Wu Xuan looked at the treasury with a big lock on the gate, and said to Wang Gubo behind him, "Open the treasury for me, take out all the money inside, and settle the arrears of military pay first."