After a full sleep, Ling Qingyu walked with the wind in his hands. While eating brunch, he read the letters and reports that had been left for two days due to lack of energy.
In less than a year, Xiao Se had already held all the remaining property and power of the Xiao family in his hands. Although he was backed by Ling Qingyu's five million taels of silver and goods, the boy's own strength was also not enough. It is undeniable that now the business routes between Jiangnan and Jinghu have been fully opened, and the strategy of Dangshiqian has also begun to cooperate with the Ling family.
Dang ten coins and silver bills have already started to buy and sell goods and exchange them according to the pre-arranged ratio. The place where the ten coins are used more is in Sichuan, Shu and Shaanxi Road, and then advances to the Central Plains, while the silver bills are in the south of the Yangtze River. Let’s start first, starting from 100 to 99. There is no natural disaster so far this year. Maybe this year will be another bumper harvest year. This is also good, so we can just reserve more supplies.
As for Bianjing, when she arrived here, she knew that Yan Qi had already arranged for people from the Red Chamber to infiltrate Bianjing, and the drunken village that was sold by Alan's people from the Red House had caused several scandals in Bianjing. Of course, the biggest scandal It was Princess Huayang, but the eunuchs who had been bought by the Red Chamber said that after the incident about Princess Huayang and the guards was exposed, they simply went to find a man outside the palace, not only for their own use, but also introduced it to Emperor Xiwen. That Emperor Xiwen took advantage of this earlier, he was just playing with the eunuchs, but now that his daughter has contributed, he was overjoyed immediately, not only completely indulged in Princess Huayang's affairs, sometimes he even brought Huayang and concubines together , really want to be as promiscuous as promiscuous.
The Ling family quietly opened several wine shops and teahouses in Bianjing City, a silver building called Linglong Pavilion and a spice shop called Anxiang, and opened some small shops in various places in the city. Those gathered from Zhuangzi from all over the place did not know each other, but the tentacles of the Ling family extended to the depths of the alley.
Those who are in the vegetable and meat business will bribe and buy the purchasing managers of the high-end courtyards at low prices, drink and chat from time to time, including gossip about the owner's house, and those who are in the silk and rouge business will get along with those women. The instruction given by the Ling family is that it doesn't matter if you lose money, as long as the news comes back.
If He Li wants to increase the number of soldiers to 200,000, and Meng Su's side also expands to 80,000, then the military salary alone will need at least 10 million yuan a year. It's only six or seven million guan, three million guan, but half of it can be settled with the production of silver, and it is basically enough to give them the profits from the trade with Tubo. It's just that this is the demand in peacetime, and it may not be this number once war breaks out.
But these are really small numbers compared to the income of the Ling family.
He Li hurriedly stopped at the door, watching her sitting in front of the window, biting the end of her pen, holding a bun in one hand, and flipping through the account book with the other, frowning, but full of vitality.
There was a reflection on the account book, Ling Qingyu looked up and saw He Li at the door, and asked, "It's so early today?" After Yang Zhao's funeral, He Li had social gatherings every day. There are junior officers in the Forbidden Army, and the second prince.
"Well, I went to get off the horse with the second prince in the morning. I have nothing else to do today." He Li walked into the house. The study was far less big than Dai County's, but Ling Qingyu didn't want to make a big fuss about the temporary mansion. It can only make do with it.
"How?" Ling Qingyu took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, then put down the pen, closed the ledger, pushed the snack plate towards him, and asked.
"The second prince is very concerned about your frail health, and he said that he would suggest to the emperor and agree to allow you to go to Zhuangzi to recuperate." He Li took a bun, took a bite, sat on the chair and said.
"What did you promise him?" Ling Qingyu asked. The emperor and the Zhengshitang wanted her to come to Bianjing, and they even made such a big and luxurious cage for her to house, wasn't it just to be used as a hostage, how could they let her out of the city so quickly
"I'll give him 500,000 taels of military pay from the Zhengshitang this time." He Li took a sip of water from the tea bowl on the table and said, "I guess he wants to win over people from the 12th Battalion of Imperial Guards."
Ling Qingyu glanced at the teacup from which he had just taken a sip of water, and said, "Money is easy to deal with. If money can attract people from the 12th Battalion of Imperial Guards, then we can consider getting in touch with Prime Minister Dong or the Deng family?"
"It's dangerous, don't come forward." He Li put down the tea bowl and said, "I want Han Bian to find a reason to give them some money."
"For example, my health is really bad, so I want to go to Zhuangzi to cultivate?" Ling Qingyu raised his eyebrows and said.
"You have passed out twice, so you are naturally not well. Zhuangzi Han Bian has already bought it, and it will only take a day for Gao Liu to come over there. We can rest assured that you are there." He Li said in a flat tone.
"No! What else did you do?" Ling Qingyu rolled his eyes and asked.
"I agreed to the matchmaking of the second prince, and married a young lady from the Wang family." Seeing Ling Qingyu's complexion changed slightly, a smile appeared on the corner of He Li's mouth, and said: "But the general's bones are not cold yet, so this matter will be decided in a year. "
Ling Qingyu shook his head unconsciously and said, "Don't they have no other choice but to marry their daughter?"
"The alignment of interests is the most guaranteed, but who can guarantee that the interests will always be the same, so the most direct way is marriage." He Liwei smiled.
"Do you think I also consider socializing in the circle of those wives?" Ling Qingyu asked with a hint of cunning while holding his chin.
"If you want to go, you can go. If someone dares to insult you in person, you can throw the cup and leave." He Li's smile widened unconsciously, and he took the tea bowl again and took a sip of water.
"What if I'm beaten?" Ling Qingyu asked with wide-eyed eyes.
"You can call back, just those girls in the backyard, can't you beat them?" He Li picked up the empty plate and signaled to Ying Thirteen, it's gone! Then he turned around and said, "Sharks dare to kill, are you still afraid of hitting people?"
This proposal is too awesome! It is indeed possible to do this, so what if you hit it? My old lady is now the Duke's wife! Ling Qingyu nodded unconsciously and said sincerely: "He Li, you are really talented!"
"There is one more thing. When I was drinking with them recently, I heard them talking. There should be two factions in the Zhao family army." They didn't go to battle, but this time Zhao Mingliang was defeated, the people in the Zhao family army were a little dissatisfied, saying that if Zhao Yinfeng was the commander, they might not have lost so badly, and it turned out that it was easy for us to lock up Blackwater."
"Cheap?!" Ling Qingyu burst into anger, slapped the table hard, and gritted his teeth: "I can give them all this kind of cheapness, as many times as you like! Damn it! Who said that?! "
He Li took her hand, rubbed her red palm, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I remember people, and I will always find them, but you just remember to pay more attention to them." Go to the Zhao family. If what they said is true, then there must be conflicts between Zhao Mingliang and Zhao Yinfeng! The old man of the Zhao family is very cunning. Then Bianjing will be even more chaotic."
Zhao Yinfeng? Ling Qingyu's eyes wandered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Understood, I will let them watch more."
"I heard that there is a restaurant that tastes good, do you want to go out for lunch?" He Li raised his eyes and asked with a smile.
Ling Qingyu thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
"Thirteen, you also changed your clothes." He Li stood up and said, "I'll wait for you at the door."
After a full sleep, Ling Qingyu walked with the wind in his hands. While eating brunch, he read the letters and reports that had been left for two days due to lack of energy.
In less than a year, Xiao Se had already held all the remaining property and power of the Xiao family in his hands. Although he was backed by Ling Qingyu's five million taels of silver and goods, the boy's own strength was also not enough. It is undeniable that now the business routes between Jiangnan and Jinghu have been fully opened, and the strategy of Dangshiqian has also begun to cooperate with the Ling family.
Dang ten coins and silver bills have already started to buy and sell goods and exchange them according to the pre-arranged ratio. The place where the ten coins are used more is in Sichuan, Shu and Shaanxi Road, and then advances to the Central Plains, while the silver bills are in the south of the Yangtze River. Let’s start first, starting from 100 to 99. There is no natural disaster so far this year. Maybe this year will be another bumper harvest year. This is also good, so we can just reserve more supplies.
As for Bianjing, when she arrived here, she knew that Yan Qi had already arranged for people from the Red Chamber to infiltrate Bianjing, and the drunken village that was sold by Alan's people from the Red House had caused several scandals in Bianjing. Of course, the biggest scandal It was Princess Huayang, but the eunuchs who had been bought by the Red Chamber said that after the incident about Princess Huayang and the guards was exposed, they simply went to find a man outside the palace, not only for their own use, but also introduced it to Emperor Xiwen. That Emperor Xiwen took advantage of this earlier, he was just playing with the eunuchs, but now that his daughter has contributed, he was overjoyed immediately, not only completely indulged in Princess Huayang's affairs, sometimes he even brought Huayang and concubines together , really want to be as promiscuous as promiscuous.
The Ling family quietly opened several wine shops and teahouses in Bianjing City, a silver building called Linglong Pavilion and a spice shop called Anxiang, and opened some small shops in various places in the city. Those gathered from Zhuangzi from all over the place did not know each other, but the tentacles of the Ling family extended to the depths of the alley.
Those who are in the vegetable and meat business will bribe and buy the purchasing managers of the high-end courtyards at low prices, drink and chat from time to time, including gossip about the owner's house, and those who are in the silk and rouge business will get along with those women. The instruction given by the Ling family is that it doesn't matter if you lose money, as long as the news comes back.
If He Li wants to increase the number of soldiers to 200,000, and Meng Su's side also expands to 80,000, then the military salary alone will need at least 10 million yuan a year. It's only six or seven million guan, three million guan, but half of it can be settled with the production of silver, and it is basically enough to give them the profits from the trade with Tubo. It's just that this is the demand in peacetime, and it may not be this number once war breaks out.
But these are really small numbers compared to the income of the Ling family.
He Li hurriedly stopped at the door, watching her sitting in front of the window, biting the end of her pen, holding a bun in one hand, and flipping through the account book with the other, frowning, but full of vitality.
There was a reflection on the account book, Ling Qingyu looked up and saw He Li at the door, and asked, "It's so early today?" After Yang Zhao's funeral, He Li had social gatherings every day. There are junior officers in the Forbidden Army, and the second prince.
"Well, I went to get off the horse with the second prince in the morning. I have nothing else to do today." He Li walked into the house. The study was far less big than Dai County's, but Ling Qingyu didn't want to make a big fuss about the temporary mansion. It can only make do with it.
"How?" Ling Qingyu took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, then put down the pen, closed the ledger, pushed the snack plate towards him, and asked.
"The second prince is very concerned about your frail health, and he said that he would suggest to the emperor and agree to allow you to go to Zhuangzi to recuperate." He Li took a bun, took a bite, sat on the chair and said.
"What did you promise him?" Ling Qingyu asked. The emperor and the Zhengshitang wanted her to come to Bianjing, and they even made such a big and luxurious cage for her to house, wasn't it just to be used as a hostage, how could they let her out of the city so quickly
"I'll give him 500,000 taels of military pay from the Zhengshitang this time." He Li took a sip of water from the tea bowl on the table and said, "I guess he wants to win over people from the 12th Battalion of Imperial Guards."
Ling Qingyu glanced at the teacup from which he had just taken a sip of water, and said, "Money is easy to deal with. If money can attract people from the 12th Battalion of Imperial Guards, then we can consider getting in touch with Prime Minister Dong or the Deng family?"
"It's dangerous, don't come forward." He Li put down the tea bowl and said, "I want Han Bian to find a reason to give them some money."
"For example, my health is really bad, so I want to go to Zhuangzi to cultivate?" Ling Qingyu raised his eyebrows and said.
"You have passed out twice, so you are naturally not well. Zhuangzi Han Bian has already bought it, and it will only take a day for Gao Liu to come over there. We can rest assured that you are there." He Li said in a flat tone.
"No! What else did you do?" Ling Qingyu rolled his eyes and asked.
"I agreed to the matchmaking of the second prince, and married a young lady from the Wang family." Seeing Ling Qingyu's complexion changed slightly, a smile appeared on the corner of He Li's mouth, and said: "But the general's bones are not cold yet, so this matter will be decided in a year. "
Ling Qingyu shook his head unconsciously and said, "Don't they have no other choice but to marry their daughter?"
"The alignment of interests is the most guaranteed, but who can guarantee that the interests will always be the same, so the most direct way is marriage." He Liwei smiled.
"Do you think I also consider socializing in the circle of those wives?" Ling Qingyu asked with a hint of cunning while holding his chin.
"If you want to go, you can go. If someone dares to insult you in person, you can throw the cup and leave." He Li's smile widened unconsciously, and he took the tea bowl again and took a sip of water.
"What if I'm beaten?" Ling Qingyu asked with wide-eyed eyes.
"You can call back, just those girls in the backyard, can't you beat them?" He Li picked up the empty plate and signaled to Ying Thirteen, it's gone! Then he turned around and said, "Sharks dare to kill, are you still afraid of hitting people?"
This proposal is too awesome! It is indeed possible to do this, so what if you hit it? My old lady is now the Duke's wife! Ling Qingyu nodded unconsciously and said sincerely: "He Li, you are really talented!"
"There is one more thing. When I was drinking with them recently, I heard them talking. There should be two factions in the Zhao family army." They didn't go to battle, but this time Zhao Mingliang was defeated, the people in the Zhao family army were a little dissatisfied, saying that if Zhao Yinfeng was the commander, they might not have lost so badly, and in the end it made it easier for us to lock up Heishui."
"Cheap?!" Ling Qingyu burst into anger, slapped the table hard, and gritted his teeth: "I can give them all this kind of cheapness, as many times as you like! Damn it! Who said that?! "
He Li took her hand, rubbed her red palm, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I remember people, and I will always find them, but you just remember to pay more attention to them." Go to the Zhao family. If what they said is true, then there must be conflicts between Zhao Mingliang and Zhao Yinfeng! The old man of the Zhao family is very cunning. Then Bianjing will be even more chaotic."
Zhao Yinfeng? Ling Qingyu's eyes wandered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Understood, I will let them watch more."
"I heard that there is a restaurant that tastes good, do you want to go out for lunch?" He Li raised his eyes and asked with a smile.
Ling Qingyu thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
"Thirteen, you also changed your clothes." He Li stood up and said, "I'll wait for you at the door."