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Text Chapter 12 (60) Chen Pu¡¯s arrangements

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    Chen Pu said that she quarreled with Gu Shi every day at the Ministry of War, but she was actually exaggerating.  She had only argued with Gu Shi once.  The Ministry of War transferred the food and salary from the Qingzhou Command Yamen to Jiazhou, so Gu Shi naturally wanted to help Yan Xuan in Qingzhou recover the money and food.  But the Ministry of War is the government office of the imperial court, and every sum of money allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs has a definite purpose. Even if the Ministry of War has some savings on hand, it must be reserved for emergencies.  What's more, the amount due to Qingzhou is 200,000 yuan. With such a large amount of money, how can the Ministry of War's living money be able to make up for such a huge shortfall?  Zeng Ao, the minister of the Ministry of War, was so desperate that he came up with a bad idea: even if Jiazhou Xingying borrowed the money and grain from the Qingzhou command Yamen, the money and grain would be borrowed from the Qingzhou command Yamen.  The war in the Southwest is over, and interest will be deducted from the loot and trophies seized on the battlefield

    "Zeng Ao was spat in the face by Gu Poyang at that time!" Speaking of this incident, Chen Pu laughed so much that he lay on the table and shivered for a long time, then continued what he had just said, "Zeng Ao was also spat on.  Gu Poyang was forced to mess up the rules. He didn't even think about whose family provided the money and food in Qingzhou, and who could arbitrarily transfer it? The war in Jiazhou was an expense of the imperial court, but the Qingzhou command yamen was raised by the clan and several prominent families.  One side is public and the other side is private, how can it be the same?" She stopped talking, picked up the hot tea soup in front of her, looked at the candles on the table dimly, and said after a long moment of silence, "Duan Si  It has been four months since I set sail from Mingzhou in June. From the time the boat went to sea until now, there has been no news at all, and I don¡¯t know whether he is dead or alive. The Ministry of Rites sent people to go to Goryeo to make peace, but they never looked back.  There is no clue as to whether the Koreans will allow us to borrow the passage. Now everyone is worried about the affairs of the Japanese. In the final analysis, they are worried about their own property. The night before yesterday, King Ruyang had a dream, dreaming of a  The crow flew to the big tree and suddenly fell down and died. He found the great monk Xilui of Huaibaoli Temple to interpret the dream. The great monk said that this was a dream of great evil and evil. The east belongs to wood, and the east Japanese is to the east of Da Zhao.  , the crow flew to the tree, which means that Duan Si has arrived in Dongbo, and the crow fell to death again, which means that Duan Si is finished" She stopped talking again, holding the cup in both hands and slowly took a few sips of the tea soup.  "As soon as the news came out, everyone who participated in the Dongwa loan was anxious. Especially those who contributed a lot of money, they were all stunned. The old prince of Qinghe looked for my father that day and looked at me.  Emperor father can allow him to go to Qingzhou and fight in person; my two imperial uncles are also clamoring that they will defeat the Japanese even if they lose everything"

    "Is this why you entered the palace yesterday?" Tian Xiu interrupted and asked.

    "Yes." Chen Pu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this is also the emperor's inquiry. This is the first time that I have been summoned by my father to inquire about military strategy." Her father is the Tianzi of the Eastern Japan Bank.  Creditor No. 1, now that there were signs of failure in the Japanese conquest, he must be more anxious than anyone else. He hurriedly recruited her into the palace as if his butt was burning, just to get some reassurance.

    Tian Xiu looked at her doubtfully and said, "You don't seem to be worried?"

    "How much money did I borrow? What's there to worry about?" Chen Pu said nonchalantly.  What's more, the money she lent was not her own in the first place, but was borrowed from Shang Cheng. If she lost money, she would have lost money. Could it be that Shang Cheng had the nerve to pursue her to collect debts?

    "But if General Duan fails in the Japanese expedition, the imperial court may cancel the Japanese expedition strategy, right?" Tian Xiu pointed out the key to the problem.  Prince Qinghe and Prince Ruyang, including Emperor Dongyuan, should not be worried about the money and food lost by Duan Sixi in the Japanese expedition, but they are afraid that the court will stop executing the Eastern Japanese strategy because of this!  In that case, their money is really wasted.

    "That's it! This is what my father and the others are worried about." Chen Pu said.

    "Then what did you tell the emperor?" Tian Xiu asked.  Her curiosity was aroused by Chen Pu's words, so she put her sadness aside for the time being.  She and Chen Pu had been playing together since childhood, and they knew this good friend very well. Chen Pu had never been quick-witted. He asked the emperor unpreparedly, and he didn't know how she would answer.

    "What can I say? I'm just repeating what others have said. There is a silver mountain with reserves of 20 million taels in Dongbo, and a gold mountain with reserves of 30 million taels. Such a big piece of fat is placed there.  Who can not be tempted? Compared with gold and silver, one or two failures are nothing? Zhang Pu wants to be a good prime minister, right? Wang Xin wants to be a famous minister, right? They all want to leave a good name in the history of history, right? So, right?  Regardless of whether this gold and silver mountain is true or false, the imperial court must investigate it carefully." Chen Pu's voice became louder as she spoke, and it was clear that these words were what she said from the bottom of her heart.  It was rare for her to express her feelings to her father as she did yesterday, so looking back now, she still felt high-spirited, and even her tone of voice became more ups and downs.  She waved her fist vigorously and said generously, "With these two mountains of gold and silver, no matter how extravagant the imperial court is, Zhao can still have peace for a hundred years. If the measures are taken properly, it will last for three to five hundred years."  The glorious country is also unique?It would be a dream!  "

    Tian Xiu looked at Chen Pu with wide eyes.  She simply couldn't believe that Chen Pu's insights were so insightful and reasonable!  She not only asserted that the imperial court would not give up the Eastern Japan Strategy because of temporary setbacks, but she was also able to foresee what changes would be brought to the national economy and people's livelihood after the implementation of the Eastern Japan Strategy.  She even analyzed this change so thoroughly, not only mentioning the good, but also the bad Ah, is the person in front of her really the Chen Pu and Chen Changsha?

    She frowned and asked Chen Pu in deep thought: "As long as the measures are taken properly, we can have three hundred years of glory. How can we be considered 'proper measures'?"

    Chen Pu, who was talking eloquently just now, immediately became speechless: "WhatI didn't ask about this at the time." After a pause, she said with some loss, "Yesterday in front of my father, I didn't either  I can answer it."

    Tian Xiu looked at her in astonishment.  "I didn't ask at the time." What do you mean?

    ¡°As I¡¯ve told you, I also learned to speak other people¡¯s words! These words were not said by me.¡±

    "Other people's words? Whose words are they?"

    As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tian Xiu knew that he was asking a redundant question.  There are only a few people close to Chen Pu who can be counted on two hands. There is only one person who can say such insightful words

    "Who else could it be? It's Shang Yanshan." Chen Pu casually gave the answer, exactly as Tian Xiu expected.

    When the maid and the maid put the wine and food on the table, Chen Pu suddenly realized and said strangely: "Aren't we talking about the Ministry of War? Why did we transfer to the Jinshan and Silver Mountains of Dongbo?"

    Tian Xiu laughed and said, "You just said that Zeng Ao had a bad idea."

    "Yes! Zeng Ao came up with this idea the day before yesterday, and Gu Shi spat in his face at that time. This morning, the old prince of Qinghe went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War. The old prince, and my two imperial uncles, the three of them came  Zhu Guo surrounded Zeng Ao and cursed him." Chen Pu's face showed lingering fear.  "I was in the Department of War asking for winter pay. Across the two courtyards, I could still hear the old prince scolding me. The scoldings were really unpleasant. If I were Zeng Ao, I would have hit my head on the inkstone and died on the spot  However, it is fortunate that the three of them, the old county prince, made a fuss. Thanks to them, the Department of War did not fight against me today, and they happily allocated the money and food."

    "So, you've got everything done?" Tian Xiu asked.

    Chen Pu nodded.  She helped Tian Xiu pour half a cup of Baihua Brew, and poured half a cup for herself.

    ¡°Then when are you going to go back?¡±

    "I have handed over the food and salary matters to my subordinates." Chen Pu said, "I am a little tired after being busy in the military department these days, and I don't want to go back to the camp for the time being. Take a rest tomorrow, and you can go back to Zhuangzi with me.  Anyway, you are in the Ministry of Works, in the Ministry of Works" She suddenly started to stutter, stumbling for a long time without being able to speak a simple sentence clearly.

    Tian Xiu¡¯s face was immediately filled with gloom.  She lowered her head, bit her lip and said, "You know everything?"

    "Yes." Chen Pu hesitated for a moment and said, "When I went to the office, I went to the Ministry of Works to find out if you were back, and I met Jiang Tuan. Jiang Tuan told you" She said with a sad expression.  With an expression on his face, he looked at his friend with distress.  She was most angry at this kind of burning of bridges!  Especially when it happened to Tian Xiu, she felt particularly angry!  She took Tian Xiu's hand and said, "I'm stupid and can't say anything to comfort people. In this way, while you and I go back to Zhuangzi to stay for a while, I won't go anywhere and will stay with you exclusively. Wait for a while  Once the weather calms down, it won¡¯t be too late for you to come back.¡±

    With the sincere care from her friends, Tian Xiu felt better.  She also felt that it was not a good idea to stay in the capital right now.  But she hesitated and said: "The official document from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said that I would be transferred back to the Hanlin Academy"

    "I have already asked for leave from the Hanlin Academy for you." Chen Pu said immediately, "The Hanlin Academy has agreed, and you can go back anytime."

    Her arrangement was so thorough that Tian Xiu couldn't help but be touched.  She promised Chen Pu that she would go to her village to live with her for a while tomorrow.
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