roccoschili Chapter 156 42,000!
Chapter 156 42,000!
"What does four fingers mean? Forty thousand taels of silver?"
Chen Xuan took a look and shook his head, "Do you think I need this little money?"
From today onwards, not only will all the money of the Liao family belong to Chen Xuan, but also the money of the Chen family and the Qin family.
The two families behind have more money than the Liao family!
Therefore, although forty thousand taels is a lot, Chen Xuan is not really interested in it.
Besides, Chen Xuan felt that Zhang Tao was not honest.
He had been the prefect for so many years, and he only collected 40,000 taels of silver?
It's impossible no matter how you look at it!
The richest family in the entire Barbarian City is his Zhang family!
Suddenly, Ling Mo frowned and said, "If I'm not mistaken, he meant four hundred thousand taels!"
As soon as these words came out.
In an instant, the whole scene fell silent.
Even Chen Xuan was a little confused and wondered if he had heard it wrong.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ling Mo and said, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Ling Mo shook his head, then nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Zhang Tao's wife is a businesswoman. Her business is spread across the twenty-four border cities. With Zhang Tao as her backer, she has accumulated a lot of wealth."
Speaking of this, Chen Xuan suddenly remembered that he had never met Zhang Tao's wife.
His wife is Zhang Tianci's biological mother and Qin Baiye's elder sister.
At first, Chen Xuan didn't take it seriously, but now after hearing Ling Mo mention it, he suddenly felt that Zhang Tao's wife might not be simple!
"Where is his woman now?" Chen Xuan asked.
Ling Mo has worked with Zhang Tao for so many years, so he must know something about the situation.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be in Tiger City."
Ling Mo spoke seriously.
Hucheng is the second city among the twenty-four cities in the entire border area. Its scale and population far exceed those of Mancheng.
Its prosperity is far beyond that of the Barbarian City!
The largest city on the border is Longcheng!
This is where the King of Zhenxi lives, the King of Zhenxi’s Palace is here!
The entire Longcheng is basically the private back garden of the King of Zhenxi, and all the industries belong to the King of Zhenxi's family.
Hucheng is where people do business.
Of course, it is said to be a place where people do business. In fact, unlike Longcheng where one company dominates the market, Hucheng’s network of relationships is intricate and complex.
Because the governors of the twenty-four border cities all have family members doing business in Hucheng. In addition, in peacetime, Hucheng is also the city with the most trade exchanges with merchants from several nearby countries!
"Four hundred thousand taels of silver, you old man are really rich!" Chen Xuan looked at Zhang Tao again as if he was looking at a golden hen that lays eggs.
"I was saying, even if we took out all the gold and silver in the entire Barbarian City, we wouldn't be able to come up with 400,000 taels of silver. I never thought you were still into business. But come to think of it, since ancient times, officials and businessmen have colluded. As the governor of Barbarian City, you have power at hand, so it's only natural for you to use that power to make money."
Ling Mo suddenly continued, "If I'm not mistaken, he plans to use this money to buy an official position. Originally, being a prefect was already the limit of his career, but as long as he spends money to build connections, he can continue to rise in the future. If he manages well, he can even serve as an official in the capital."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan didn't find it strange.
When the original owner of this body was still alive, he heard a lot about buying and selling official positions.
Sometimes, when the imperial treasury was not enough to spend, the empress herself would ask her subordinates to sell official positions to raise money.
Today's Daqian Dynasty is gradually declining and no longer has the glory of its former glory.
What's more, there are continuous wars in the east, south, west and north!
In addition to the 180,000 troops of King Zhenxi guarding the western border to guard against enemy countries.
In the north, it also faced the grassland dynasty of Di, and in the south, there were many small countries such as Tang and Yue.
Although the east faces the sea, there are four island countries in the East China Sea, which often form bandits to burn, kill and loot in the East China Sea area!
In the country, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, many bandits appeared.
It can be said that the entire Daqian Dynasty, although relatively stable on the surface, is actually full of crises!
There are enemies everywhere watching you, waiting for you to become weak so that they can bite you hard and eat your flesh and blood!
Fortunately, no matter how much the Daqian Dynasty declined, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Although many nearby enemy countries are eyeing it covetously, the Daqian Dynasty is still strong and has millions of soldiers!
Although if anyone dares to be the first to speak out, the empress will be furious. If she leads the army in person, she can directly crush the enemy!
"Forty thousand taels of silver is definitely not enough to save the lives of you and your son, but four hundred thousand taels can."
Chen Xuan chuckled and continued to say to Zhang Tao, "Write a letter now and ask your wife to send the money."
On the side, Xiao Liuzi was quick-witted and quickly asked someone to prepare pen, ink and paper.
"You want all my money?"
Zhang Tao felt unbelievable.
He just told Chen Xuan that he had so much money. His purpose was to let Chen Xuan know his ability so that he would not kill him easily and save his life.
If Chen Xuan wanted money, he would just give him some.
Anyway, didn’t I only spend ten thousand taels of silver to save my son?
Even if the relationship is strained now, it should be no problem for each person to buy his life with 50,000 taels of silver, right?
The result was unexpected.
Chen Xuan was asking for an exorbitant amount of money, wanting all his belongings!
This is simply cannibalism!
"What, you have an opinion?"
Chen Xuan squinted at him, "What's that look in your eyes? Do you think I'm too greedy? Let me tell you, all this money of yours is not your money, but the hard-earned money of the people. I am now collecting this money for the people!"
Help the people get their money back?
Listen, is this human language?
Not to mention Zhang Tao and the others who didn't believe it, even Xiao Liuzi and Ling Mo and the others on the side felt that Chen Xuan was simply talking nonsense and flattering himself.
"Impossible! The most I'll pay is 100,000 taels of silver for the lives of both my father and son!"
Zhang Tao shook his head without thinking.
Four hundred thousand taels, that was the money he used to advance his career!
Even if he gave Mancheng to Chen Xuan now, he could use the remaining money to become a prefect in other cities.
Or, buy an official position in the capital.
If I give it all to Chen Xuan, my future will be ruined!
He still feels that he has room for improvement.
"It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin."
Chen Xuan shook his head in disappointment. "If that's the case, I don't want the 400,000 taels. After all, this dirty money of yours is too hot to handle."
Zhang Tao was furious. Didn't he just say that the money was being reclaimed for the people? Now he was saying it was dirty money and it was too hot to handle?
So you are allowed to say both good and bad things?
"Zhang Tao, your wife should still be very young."
Suddenly, Chen Xuan laughed with a malicious look.