Chapter 424: of Magic Cell Phone: Give away billions and billions at the beginning. . .

Wudu Palace.

Above the court.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were discussing matters about Jingguo and Liangguo.

Directly in the center of the front, Emperor Zhou Zhe of the Wu Dynasty is sitting on the throne.

Liang Pingzhong, the Minister of Xingbu of the Wu Dynasty, stood in the court hall and began to play:

"Your Majesty, Jingguo has annexed Liangguo and has risen to prominence. I believe that the annual tribute, including annual coins and cloth, that our dynasty had previously ordered from Liangguo should be provided to Jingguo instead.

Not only that, our country should increase the amount of annual contributions, but also use the method of princess marriage to live in peace with Jingguo. After many years of lying on the ground and tasting courage, our country's military strength is stronger than that of Jingguo, and then we can attack Jingguo and annihilate Jingguo in one fell swoop. "

A courtier on the right came out, and after performing the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, he announced: "I second the proposal. During this period, our court should send additional troops to the north to strengthen prevention to resist the nuisance and sneak attack of the Jingguo cavalry."

"I second the motion. Jingguo is now as powerful as a tiger. If a fight really breaks out, our country will suffer heavy losses and the consequences will be disastrous. Negotiating peace is the best option now.

The only eldest princess in my dynasty has already recruited a consort, and it is not suitable for her and her family to choose. King Kang, who has lived in Jiangning City for a long time, has his daughter Princess Zhou Pei, who is now in her prime. She is the best candidate for this marriage. Princess Zhou Pei's marriage will not be regarded as an insult to Emperor Jingguo. "

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

...

One by one, the courtiers came out to agree with the views of Xingbu Shangshu Liang Pingzhong.

...

Seeing this, Prime Minister Zuo Li Gang shook his sleeves fiercely, snorted loudly, and said: "Short-sighted!"

Then, Prime Minister Li Gang of the left walked out of the crowd of courtiers on the left, stood in the middle, and said seriously:"Your Majesty, now that the battle between Liang and Jing has taken place, Jing has destroyed Liang. I think that while the war between Jing and Liang has just ended, and Jing's vitality is severely weakened, your Majesty should send troops to the north as soon as possible to attack Jing and take back the country that was occupied by our country four years ago. The six Qingyun states annexed by the Liang Kingdom.

Jingguo's ambitions are wolfish. If he is allowed to grow bigger, our country will be in jeopardy. "

"I second the proposal. Your Majesty, if you compromise again and again, you will only be bullied. We, the Wu Dynasty, are a huge country with many powerful soldiers. This battle will definitely make us lose territory."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

There were only a few people who supported Left Prime Minister Li Gang.

Zhou Zhe, who was sitting on the emperor's throne, listened to the chattering below for a long time. He felt a little sleepy and let out a long yawn.

Then, he rubbed his forehead and said:

"You guys have been arguing for a long time. Who can tell me what kind of person Prince Jing is?"

"I have never met that boy, but with his momentum of annexing the Liang Kingdom, he must be quite ambitious. If he sends his troops south, it will be too late." said Zuo Prime Minister Li Gang.

Xingbu Shangshu Liang Pingzhong snorted and said: "Master Li, why do you think this battle will be won? Do you rely on your own imagination? What should you do if you lose? Your Majesty, please send an envoy to make an alliance with Jingguo. ."

"An alliance? Back then, Prime Minister Qin was forced to enter into an alliance with the Liang State. He paid more and more taxes every year, and the people were in dire straits. If we had to endure humiliation as we did back then, would our Wu Dynasty be dependent on others forever?" Li Gang, the prime minister of Zuo, asked.

"Speaking of Prime Minister Qin, I remembered it. Why hasn't he returned to the throne yet?"

"Is it more than a month since I issued the edict urging him to return to the court? Where has he gone?"

Zhou Zhe asked, sitting on the throne.

"Prime Minister Qin has set off for Wudu and will arrive soon." Prime Minister Zuo Li Gang said.

"Yes." Zhou Zhe nodded slightly, and then said lazily, "I'm tired. I'll think about the Northern Expedition again. As for the annual cloth for Liang Kingdom, let's put it aside for now."

"Quit the court!" A voice like a rooster's crow sounded in the court, and it was the eunuch standing next to the emperor who shouted.

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." All the ministers shouted in obeisance.

After resigning from the court, Prime Minister Zuo Li Gang was going to Jiangning City to visit Qin Siyuan.

As for the news that Prime Minister Qin was on the way just mentioned in the court, it was naturally false.

Prime Minister Qin has not come at all yet. It is probably because he did not invite Prime Minister Qin. Prime Minister Qin will not come out. Of course, at a time of life and death, he will not care whether he deceives the emperor or not.

And Xingbu Shangshu Liang Pingzhong, who was always against Zuo Prime Minister Li Gang, hurried to the Taishi Mansion, preparing to report the matter to Taishi He Yuanchang. Naturally, he also had to be informed about the annual tribute.

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Jiangning City, Liu Mansion.

Wang Xiaoer told Liu Lang everything about the eight maids.

I learned it from Wang Xiaoer's mouth.

It turns out that these eight maids are indeed ladies from wealthy families in Jiangning City.

Because their father could not return the large amount of money he borrowed from Nanshan Bank within the stipulated time and was unable to repay it, he used his daughters as collateral.

It happened that Liu Lang needed maids, and these women were quite pretty, so Wang Xiaoer accepted them as Liu Lang's maids.

Otherwise, how could they be worth so much money based on their status? Selling them to Jiyuan would be valuable for the first time, and they wouldn't sell for much at all.

If the young master didn't need a maid, he would never be able to do this kind of loss-making business.

Liu Lang said lightly to the wind, flowers, snow, moon, spring, summer, autumn and winter, the eight women:

"Okay, you eight come to the room with me."

Paying back debts is a matter of course.

Now that I borrowed Gauridai, I have to think about the tragic ending if I can't pay it back.

That's the reality here.

Do you still remember the scene when you first went to Nanshan Bank? The thugs used leather whips to whip those 'rich businessmen' who couldn't pay back the money, until they were beaten to death.

Here, if you don't pay back the money, you will be beaten. What can't their father do to pay off the debt and survive?

If he hadn't taken over Nanshan Bank, and if the scarred man was still managing Nanshan Bank, these pampered young ladies would have been sold to Jiyuan by their father in exchange for money.

In that case, they will end up entertaining all kinds of guests, and their lives will be over.

In comparison, they were extremely lucky to have met themselves and become maids in the Liu Mansion.

Then, Liu Lang took Xiaochan's hand and walked to the room in the inner courtyard.

The eight women looked at me and I looked at you, but they hesitated and said nothing.

When Wang Xiaoer saw that Liu Lang had entered the room and the eight women were still standing there without moving, he urged:

"Why are you still standing there? Didn't you hear the young master ask you to go to his room? It's your blessing that the young master can rain dew on you! Do you all think of yourself as a eldest lady?"

"My husband, you want to..." Xiaochan watched her husband walking forward seriously.

As she walked, she looked back at the eight women who had followed her, and silently thought to herself: Doesn't the husband want to favor them?