Chapter 891 Only Seventeen Years
There are many things to do in the Western Regions, and more preparations need to be made.
Tai Shici, Ma Chao, and Fazheng retired together without any delay.
The third matter was dealt with, and only Liu Zhang, Xun You, Jia Xu and Wei Ke were left in the hall.
Liu Zhang scanned the faces of the three of them, and finally settled on Wei Ke.
"Bo coveted."
Wei Ji hurried forward, folded his hands and waited for the order.
"The minister is here."
Unexpectedly, after Liu Zhang helped him up, he showed an apologetic smile.
"Bo Yu, I left you alone because of a personal matter."
"Private matter?"
Wei Ke couldn't help being taken aback, his voice was full of doubts.
It's not ten years ago now, Wei Ji really can't think of what he can do to help Liu Zhang's personal affairs at this time.
A lord who dominates the three states, founds a country and proclaims himself a duke, actually asks a family patriarch for a personal matter!
"Despite Duke Qin's orders, I will do my best."
Liu Zhang waved his hand, indicating that Wei Ke had misunderstood.
"Bo Yu, do you still remember the time when I lent you five thousand taels of gold alone?"
The corner of Wei Ke's eyes twitched, and a bad premonition came to his heart instantly.
Is it possible that you still have to 'borrow' money from yourself?
Right now, Guanzhong is waiting to be rebuilt, and gold and silver are indeed needed.
But the few taels of money from the Wei family is a drop in the bucket in front of the entire Guanzhong!
What's more, Qin is so rich, there is a chamber of commerce, and there is a mint, so why bother to entrap yourself like this?
In order to show his loyalty before, Wei Ji specially took out 500,000 stones of food and grass.
However, with Jingzhou's 10 million stone grain and grass in place, Liu Zhang finally took nothing.
Could it be that Liu Zhang regretted it? Want to ask for the five hundred thousand stones?
If I really ask for it, can I refuse it?
Just as Wei Ji was thinking wildly, Liu Zhang spoke again.
"Bo Yu, it's embarrassing to say this, the five thousand gold has been borrowed for more than ten years!"
Wei Ke was immediately flattered, but his eyes were a little complicated.
"Duke Qin was joking, it is a blessing for the Wei family to be able to help Duke Qin!"
"It's not long after all, but seventeen years..."
Jia Xu and Xun You on the side finally couldn't hold back anymore and laughed at the same time.
Hearing this for seventeen years, Liu Zhang was also very embarrassed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.
"Bo Xie, Gu stayed with you today because he wanted to return the money to your Wei family."
Wei Ke was startled when he heard this, and couldn't believe his ears.
"Mr. Qin, don't make fun of me, this money can be regarded as the Wei family's support to Mr. Qin!"
If Liu Zhang didn't ask Wei Xie for money, Wei Xie would burn the incense. How dare he ask Liu Zhang to pay back the money!
What's more, such a high and powerful position as Jing Zhaoyin cannot be bought for a mere five thousand gold.
No matter how he calculates it, Wei Qi spent the five thousand gold and it's not a loss.
"Boyu, don't be nervous."
Liu Zhang patted Wei Ke's arm, and couldn't help but lament the oppression of power on people.
Although Wei Ke had no malicious intentions at the beginning, he was very cunning.
But now he is so trembling, he dare not even ask for his own money.
"Borrow or borrow, give or give. The gold will be returned to you, but the war horse will not be returned. We agreed at the beginning, you will give it to Gu."
"Migrating from the east of the river and becoming an enemy of the Xiongnu, your Wei family's way of making money has almost been completely cut off."
"You are Gu's hero, so naturally Gu can't treat the Wei family badly."
Liu Zhang's words touched Wei Ji's heart, and Wei Ji couldn't help showing a wry smile.
Hedong can be said to be the foundation of the Wei family, and the Xiongnu is the magic weapon for the Wei family to make money, and now both are gone forever.
If it hadn't been for Liu Zhang's reuse of Wei Ji, the Wei family, which has been around for hundreds of years, might have died out.
It is precisely for this reason that Wei Ke dared not disobey Liu Zhang even more.
The stronger the power of the Qin State, the more chance the Wei family will have to regain the power of Wei Qing.
Moreover, Wei Ji is really satisfied with the position of Jing Zhaoyin, and he can deeply understand how much Liu Zhang values him.
Jing Zhaoyin is not Wei Ji's end point, why does Wei Ji care about five thousand gold?
"Thank you Duke Qin, but I never thought of asking Duke Qin for five thousand gold."
"If Duke Qin needs it, the Wei family will sell everything they can, and they will also raise another five thousand gold for Duke Qin!"
Liu Zhang waved his hands again and again, if the Wei family had just surrendered and sold everything, what would the world think of him?
"Boxie was joking, money is something outside of oneself, if it is not for the future hegemony, what is the use of all this money?"
"The five thousand pieces of gold should have been sent to your house, so you don't have to refuse!"
Now that it's done, Wei Ji doesn't refuse any more.
"Thank you, Duke Qin."
"Bo Yu, you are very clear about your talent, work hard, Qin has a place for you!"
Wei Xie is a smart person, and Liu Zhang knows very well that when talking to a smart person, he just clicks and stops.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin! My minister will leave."
Wei Ji left the hall with excitement, and only then did he understand Liu Zhang's purpose for staying behind.
Compared with five thousand pieces of gold, Liu Zhang's last sentence is infinitely more noble.
Even if it was 50,000 gold, 500,000 gold, Wei Ji didn't want to change it.
He knew that Liu Zhang had given him a bright road to the sky!
Looking at the back of Wei Ke who was gradually going away, Liu Zhang couldn't help but let out a groan.
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that..."
Jia Xu and Xun You nodded at the same time.
Yes, no one thought of it.
Who would have thought that Wei Ke in front of him was almost killed by Liu Zhang's butcher knife?
"Wenhe, Gongda, you said Wei Zhongdao's death, did Wei covet hate me?"
Jia Xu didn't answer, but turned to look at Xun You.
Xun You, who is Wei Ke's friend, seems to be more suitable for this answer.
"Without Duke Qin, would Wei Zhongdao survive?"
"Yes! Wei Zhongdao will die if he has tuberculosis, whether he is orphaned or not."
"But death is worth it, his death has brought life to the Wei family!"
If Wei Zhongdao hadn't died, how could Wei Ji have the opportunity to contact Liu Zhang, and how could he repay his grievances with virtue?
For all this, Liu Zhang can only admire Wei Ke's personality and vision.
With the strength of the Wei family back then, forcibly fighting against Liu Zhang would only end in death.
However, Wei Ke has invested in Liu Zhang many times, and now he finally sees a return after seventeen years.
No matter how ruthless Liu Zhang is, he will still be grateful for Wei Ke's help in his heart.
With the power of the Qin State now, Liu Zhang can bring the Wei family to a higher level with a little bit of selfishness.
"Duke Qin..."
As soon as Jia Xu opened his mouth, he met Liu Zhang's complaining eyes.
"Wenhe, Gongda, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to see outsiders like this."
"What Qin Gong, Gu, to be honest, I'm not used to it!"
Finally being able to be alone with Jia Xu and Xun You, Liu Zhang can also relax completely.
Liu Zhang's indulgent appearance made the two of them dumbfounded.
I don't know how many princes in the world wanted Liu Zhang's position, but Liu Zhang himself would despise trouble.
"Duke Qin, etiquette and law cannot be abolished! As the heads of all officials, we must lead by example."
Liu Zhang understood Jia Xu's good intentions, and he didn't continue to struggle at the moment.
"Leaving the two of you to the end today, there is indeed one thing."
"We lack a pure profession under our command. Do you two know what it is?"
(end of this chapter)