Zhao Chao said with a smile in his eyes, "Smart."
You Miao said, "You are about to become emperor."
Zhao Chao said: "Yeah. I've been so busy these days, I don't see you happy for me."
You Miao said happily, "You didn't invite me to Yangzhou. With the teacher here, how can I speak?"
Zhao Chao said seriously: "I have to thank Mr. Sun. Originally, Yangzhou scholars supported a descendant of my Zhao family. They wanted to make him emperor so that they could send troops to the north. It was your husband who supported me."
You Miao asked in surprise, "Is there anyone else?"
Zhao Chao paced slowly in the study, and said thoughtfully, "A cousin from afar is only ten years old, so tall." He gestured with his hand the height of a child. You Miao said: "No, at this time, how can a child be the emperor?"
"Well." Zhao Chao nodded and said, "I will be enthroned on the third day of next month."
You Miao breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Chao said again: "I know your husband has arrangements, so you don't need to worry about it. If you don't enter the court now, you are keeping a low profile. Maybe you will take over your husband's seat in the future, just wait for his orders."
"What did he tell you?" You Miao couldn't help asking.
"He didn't say it." Zhao Chao said, "But I guessed that the ministers who fled to the south are all quarreling. The people from the north want to fight, and the local nobles in the south want to make peace. Your husband told me that at this time, only and."
You Miao had no choice but to nod. The current situation really can only be negotiated. Apocalypse's army has been consumed by half, and the Hu people and Tartars in the north are gaining momentum. The only option is to recuperate, ensure the survival of the people, and then recruit and train troops. It will take a few years to cross the Yangtze River to fight the Hu people.
"But the Hu people are not necessarily willing to make peace." You Miao said.
Zhao Chao said: "So we have to fight again, this one is very important. We will negotiate after the victory. Once the news of the negotiation comes out, Sun Canzhi will definitely be scolded by the people."
You Miao nodded, knowing that Sun Yu was actually carrying all the blame at this time, taking over the burden for Zhao Chao, for young people like You Miao. As expected, after several years of humiliation and hard work, when Tianqi became strong again in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, You Miao would take over the burden unloaded by Sun Yu and send troops north to fight the Tatars and Hu people decisively.
"Foresight." You Miao muttered.
Zhao Chao smiled and said, "You really understand him."
You Miao said: "Of course, I was taught by him. What do the ministers say now?"
Zhao Chao said: "The ministers asked Nie Dan to lead his troops north to welcome my father and my brother back."
You Miao frowned slightly, shook her head, and said, "It's difficult."
Zhao Chao snorted, and then said, "Borrow some money. The warehouse in Yangzhou is empty, and there are too many places to spend money. I have to save some money this time."
You Miao didn't expect that even Zhao Chao would come to ask him to borrow money, so he asked, "How much?"
Zhao Chao said, "One hundred thousand taels."
Zhao Chao said this number as soon as he opened his mouth, You Miao almost exploded and said to him, "No!"
However, Zhao Chao sat down with a smile and said, "Brother wise, brother Yu will make a profit from this business package, take out 100,000 taels, and brother Yu will sit with you for half of the country!"
You Miao's expression changed: "Is this true?"
Zhao Chao still has that smiling face. You Miao has known him for a long time. When he was in the capital, every time he saw him, his brows were knitted. After returning to Jiangnan, he finally relaxed, talking and laughing. Happy.
"Ten thousand taels." You Miao said, "Not much more."
Zhao Chao: "Fifty thousand."
You Miao: "Twenty thousand."
Zhao Chao: "Thirty thousand."
You Miao: "Twenty-five thousand. I really can't get a penny."
The two bargained, Zhao Chao nodded and said, "Deal."
You Miao could not laugh or cry, Zhao Chao said, "All Dodgers can live there. You have been betting on your brother for so many years, and you are about to win a slam, so you are still reluctant to give up this last one?"
You Miao said angrily, "You still think I'm allowing you this because I want to make money from you?"
Zhao Chao shook his head and sighed, put his arms on You Miao's shoulders and went out, saying, "Take it to me now, there are many places to spend money, and it will be used tomorrow."
As soon as You Miao touched his waist, he remembered that one of the keys was at Li Zhifeng's and the other at Qiao Jue's. Qiao Jue thought she was asleep, so she didn't disturb him. He walked up to the hall and saw Li Zhifeng and Nie Dan talking. As soon as You Miao arrived, the two stopped talking and looked at them together.
You Miao said, "The key."
Li Zhifeng took off the key and gave it to him, and said, "What kind of wine do you want to drink?"
Nie Dan said, "Tonight is just the moon, why don't I tell the kitchen to cook some small dishes and go to the courtyard to drink. I came here in a hurry last time, and I haven't taken a good look at your home."
Li Zhifeng nodded happily and said, "Brother Nie, please."
You Miao took Zhao Chao to his room. The cabinets were opened, and there were land deeds, leases, bank notes, and the ledger of Li Zhifeng's private house. Zhao Chao said, "Just give the bank notes this time."
"Bullshit." You Miao said, "Twenty-five thousand taels, you can't even pull the car back."
Zhao Chao took a glazed lantern and looked in, and said, "Yo, you kid... you're so rich. Damn, I've never seen so much money in my life..."
You Miao drew 200 taels of silver notes, a stack of hundreds of them, and placed them thickly on the table. Going to count the remaining 5,000 taels, Zhao Chao rubbed the hard foam softly, and dug You Miao 3,000 taels to go.
You Miao couldn't help but feel pain when ordering money, and forced Zhao Chao to write an IOU, but Zhao Chao agreed and said, "You stay with me for a moment."
Saying that Zhao Chao went away, he brought a square seal when he came back. After setting up the receipt, he slapped it on his head. It was actually the national seal of "Apocalypse Sacred Edict". You Miao was stunned, Zhao Chao smiled and said: "Thank you, My dear brother, I don’t want to be extravagant about the pomp of the throne, but there are too many places to spend money. If you want to support a group of officials, and the civil and military officials from the north need to eat, they must be given rice and grain as a salary. The warehouses in the six states in the south of the Yangtze River have I can't turn it around, I really can't help it, so I came to you to borrow it."
"Yeah." You Miao smiled, knowing that the 28,000 taels of silver was truly a relief for Zhao Chao and saved his urgency.
Zhao Chao collected the thick stack of silver bills, and went to the courtyard with You Miao to have a drink. The bright moon was in the sky, and the sky was shining leisurely. Nie Dan and Li Zhifeng were sitting opposite each other and drinking. Beckoning, You Miao happily took her seat.
Nie Dan was already a little drunk and said, "I knew Brother You Xian was willing to help with this."
You Miao smiled and said, "Then I have to take it out. Besides, half of the money is earned by Li Zhifeng."
After saying this, Li Zhifeng couldn't help laughing. You Miao was stunned, and he seemed very happy to see him drinking. Nie Dan added, "Brother Li and I talked about military defense."