Chapter 605

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The four commanders Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue all went to the Zhanghe River to recruit naval forces. When they left, Xiao Muqing was the first to ask Wang Kai for money. He was not polite at all. The lion opened his mouth. I directly asked for one million taels of silver to download the TXT. A soldier's monthly salary is only 800 yuan, and he suddenly wants one million taels. Even after deducting the cost of ordnance and military supplies, he can recruit almost 500,000 to 600,000 people. Wang Kai didn't know what Xiao Muqing wanted so much silver for, but Tang Yin had already told him to cooperate fully. Wang Kai didn't ask any more questions, so he took out one million taels of silver from the bank and gave it to Xiao Muqing.

Xiao Muqing left with satisfaction. When Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue came to raise money again, there were not many silver taels left in the bank. The total amount of silver that the last three people raised was less than one million taels. It can be said that Xiao Muqing's share is equivalent to the sum of the other three people.

The Feng Army recruited troops on the east bank of the Zhang River with great fanfare. In fact, as Tang Yin said, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Many Ning people heard that the Feng Army treated everyone equally. No matter they were Feng people or Ning people, they gave the same military pay, and It was also very rich, and people came to join the army one after another.

Xiao Muqing had the most money in his hands, and he gave the most military pay when recruiting troops, so he naturally attracted the most people to join the army. The recruitment office of the Pingyuan Army was full of people coming and going, and there was a constant flow of people. On the other hand, at the recruitment offices of the other three armies, there were only a few applicants, and there were only a few people available.

While Feng Jun was expanding its army, Tang Yin was very leisurely in Qingyuan City. The most important tasks every day were drinking and eating. He knew very well that if he wanted to stabilize the situation in Hedong, he must first win over the high-ranking officials in the county. These people were basically from Ning, and they were also highly respected in Hedong. They responded to every call. Only by winning their support could Feng Guo win the victory. Hedong will have long-term stability and peace. In the county capital, he would invite the rich and noble people in Qingyuan City to come for a banquet every day. Regardless of whether he wanted to socialize or not, this was what he had to do.

Now that Hedong has fallen into the hands of Feng State, the original wealthy people of Ning State have suddenly lost their foundation. They are afraid of being persecuted by Feng State, and live in a nervous and tense atmosphere every day. They try not to go out if they can, and their The family property is all in Hedong, and they can't leave even if they want to, so they urgently need to find a new partner. At this time, Tang Yin throws an olive branch to them, and the two parties naturally hit it off. All the wealthy people who receive Tang Yin's invitation are basically happy to do so. Come here and take advantage of the opportunity to have a meal to get closer to Tang Yin.

The first wave of people invited by Tang Yin were the heads of the eight most influential families in Qingyuan and even the entire Hedong region, namely Deng Ping, Cao Hai, Peng Yu, Zeng An, Xiao Qing, Tian Ju, Dong Jian and Yuan Chunan. . These eight families have been rich and powerful in Hedong for generations. They have great businesses and basically monopolize the agriculture, industry and commerce in Hedong. Tang Yin wanted a stable and peaceful Hedong area, so it was crucial to win the support of these eight wealthy families. If these eight wealthy families wanted to continue to survive in Hedong, they could only rely on Tang Yin.

When the eight family heads came to the county capital, each of them brought a generous meeting gift. Each of them was a rare treasure that had been treasured for a long time and was worth a lot of money. After entering the main meeting hall of the county capital and meeting Tang Yin, the eight people hurriedly knelt down to salute and kowtowed to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin had already known the lives of the eight people in advance and was very polite to them. He sat on the mat, bowed slightly, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Eight gentlemen, please get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Their seats had already been prepared. After the eight people stood up, the servants below quickly stepped forward and led them to their respective seats. Seeing everyone sit down, Tang Yinfang said slowly: "I invite you all to come this time mainly to reassure everyone."

When the eight people heard this, their spirits were lifted, and they all turned their attention to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin continued with a smile: "Although Hedong has returned to Dafeng now, you can rest assured that our country Feng will not deliberately make things difficult for you because of your status as Ning people. On the contrary, as long as you are willing to sincerely submit to Dafeng, your family property will be , I will never do anything wrong, and I will also open the door to convenience for you. "

After hearing this, the eight people all showed joy, looked at each other, nodded, and then all raised their hands and said, "Thank you, my dear king!" Before meeting Tang Yin, they also thought that Tang Yin was a cruel and vicious monarch. But when I see him now, I feel completely different from what I remembered. Tang Yin is not only young and handsome, but also very peaceful. His smiling appearance and approachable attitude have nothing to do with a tyrant.

Tang Yin smiled at everyone and said: "You don't have to be polite. I regard you as friends. Since we are friends, we should help each other. I protect your family business and create convenient conditions for you. I don't know how you can help me. ?”

Everyone was stunned. As a monarch, Tang Yin actually treated them as friends. This was simply unbelievable to everyone. However, they were not stupid. Of course, they understood that the second half of the sentence was the focus of Tang Yin's words. The eight people looked at each other, and finally Deng Ping raised his hand and said, "I wonder what the king wants us to do?"

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Everyone should know that during the recent period, there have been repeated wars, and our army has suffered heavy casualties. We need to recruit troops locally in the Hedong area to fill up the strength and organization. However, recruiting troops requires money, and currently the county's The coffers are empty, and I hope you can all contribute to the country.”

At this time, they finally understood that Tang Yin came to them to ask them to donate money. The more wealthy a person is, the more generous he will be. It is difficult for these wealthy people to donate money to the Ningguo court, let alone donate money to Fengguo. After hearing this, people looked at each other in shock, and no one was speechless.

Seeing this, Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, calmly picked up the flask, poured a glass of wine, then took a slow sip, and asked with a smile: "What? When the country is in need, you don't even have the strength to do so. Are you willing to come out?"

Deng Ping swallowed his foam and asked bravely: "I wonder how much money your Majesty asked me to donate?"

He asked directly, and Tang Yin answered simply, "One hundred thousand taels."

Eight people have one hundred thousand taels. If calculated separately, each person is only more than 10,000 taels. For the eight of them, more than 10,000 taels of silver is not much. The expressions of the eight people recovered somewhat, but before they could speak, Tang Yin added with a smile: "One hundred thousand taels each."

flutter! The eight people almost vomited blood on the spot, each one hundred thousand taels, which is not a small amount. You must know that the monthly payment for the prime minister-level official is only 300 taels, which is only more than 3,000 taels a year, and Tang Yin asked for it with just one mouthful. One hundred thousand taels is unacceptable to any of the eight people. It would be too much for them to spend so much money.

"Your Majesty, this..." Deng Ping said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "This is really too much..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a crisp sound next to him. Cao Hai slapped the table angrily, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we are all ordinary businessmen, and we only earn 18,000 yuan a year at most. , Isn’t it too difficult for you to ask us for one hundred thousand taels at once?”

Cao Hai has the most irritable personality among the eight people. He is also relatively upright, loyal, and likes to make friends. Although he has the smallest wealth among the eight people, he has the widest connections.

Tang Yin looked at Cao Hai who was full of anger, sneered, and said slowly: "Brother Cao, don't be angry! I know something about everyone here, so I want each of you to come up with 1.8 million taels or maybe There will be difficulties, but one hundred thousand taels is only a small amount of money for you. If you are not willing to pay even such a small amount of money during the country's crisis, how can I trust your loyalty to me?"

Cao Hai met Tang Yin's eyes without fear, stared at him for a long time, and suddenly threw his head back and laughed.

Tang Yin asked inexplicably: "Brother Cao, what are you laughing at?"

Cao Hai said: "I am laughing at the king!"

"Laughing at me?"

"Businessmen like us should really ask your Majesty for advice and learn from His Majesty's way of doing business." Cao Hai talked eloquently, but the other seven people were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat. Deng Ping, who was sitting next to him, pulled his sleeves and hinted at him. Don't say any more, but Cao Hai ignored him at all and continued: "The king asked us Ning people to pay and recruit Ning people into the army, and then use Ning people to fight the Ning people in Hexi. It took a long time, but I, Ning Guo, were here Internal friction has nothing to do with your Majesty and Hefeng Kingdom. Your Majesty is doing well in this kind of cost-free business. Shouldn’t we merchants learn from your Majesty?”

Hearing this, everyone present took a breath. It was not because they were awakened by Cao Hai's words. Even if he didn't say it, people knew this. But if he said this in front of Tang Yin, wouldn't he be looking for trouble? ?

Tang Yin still looked at Cao Hai with a smile, but a strong murderous aura was emanating from him. Murderous aura is an invisible thing, but it can be felt by everyone present, as if the air around him suddenly It seemed to be frozen, and the temperature dropped sharply by several degrees.

At this time, Wang Kai, who was accompanying the banquet, realized that Tang Yin had murderous intentions. He stood up quickly, walked quickly to Tang Yin, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Cao must have drunk too much, and he is talking drunken words. I hope your Majesty will be kind and don’t blame Mr. Cao.”

Wang Kai used to be the city lord of Qingyuan City and had a close personal relationship with Cao Hai. This time Tang Yin invited the eight of them. Cao Hai didn't want to come, but Wang Kai forced him to come and asked him to take this opportunity to get closer to Tang Yin. In the future, Feng Guo would not trouble him, but now it had the opposite effect. Instead of getting closer to Tang Yin, Cao Hai even mocked him in public, which scared Wang Kai into a cold sweat.

"Drink too much? Brother Cao has never had a sip of wine since entering the banquet. How could he drink too much? Even though he drank too much, he uttered the truth after drinking. It seems that Brother Cao both hates me and hates me. Is it windy?" Tang Yin asked with a calm tone.

Wang Kai waved his hands repeatedly and was about to speak, but Cao Hai said first: "That's right! Since ancient times, Hedong has been the territory of Ning State. It was your Feng State who occupied Hedong, and you still talk about regaining the lost territory without shame. This is purely fart!"