Chapter 61: Betting on the Destiny of the Ming Dynasty

Pei Yuan was depressed for a while and saw the system prompt jumping wildly.

When I opened it, I found that the passive function had been triggered again.

Are you asking me to force myself to stay calm?

He's here to make trouble.

Pei Yuan took a look at the special state and his heart moved.

I silently repeated “Don’t worry about having too much debt” several times, and suddenly I felt enlightened.

Damn it, I’m not the prime minister.

A mere captain of the sixth rank of Jinyiwei is worrying about the country and the people. He must have had too much.

Moreover, how could he possibly fight against so many powerful forces by himself?

Eighty thousand taels of silver...

Wouldn’t it be nice if I shipped the goods to Nanjing?

Now that the grain transport has been interrupted, the rebels in Bazhou have burned more than 1,200 ships in Jining. Now goods from the south are in short supply in the north.

The goods purchased with 80,000 taels of silver can at least make a profit of double the price in one trip.

Once I arrive in Northern Zhili and sell the goods, I'm still worried about not being able to pay the internal transport warehouse?

Moreover, escorting silver and escorting goods carry the same risk. If you lose it, you will lose your head. So why can't he try his luck?
To take a step back, wouldn't turning silver into goods make the matter more confusing?
Even if someone wants to make trouble and take this money, how will you respond when this money does not exist at all?

The fact that the attackers couldn’t find the silver only proves that I hid it well.

From the emperor, the prime minister to the six ministers, who the hell would dare to believe that this tax money, which has attracted the attention of the world and is a gamble on the fate of the Ming Dynasty, would be used by me to purchase goods?

Pei Yuan quickly thought about the demands of all parties and judged the feasibility of this matter.

The form of this escort was more important than the content. The key demand of the court was that they needed to thwart the other party's conspiracy along the way, openly take out the 80,000 taels of silver in front of the internal transport warehouse, and try to normalize this method of escorting tax silver.

In other words, we need to use conventional forces as much as possible to get the job done, and we also need to ensure the repeatability of this model.

The other party's demand was that the 80,000 taels of silver must not be allowed to enter the Nei Chengyun warehouse smoothly, or in other words, even if the silver was successfully transported to Beijing, Beijing would have to pay a price that was not worth the cost and eventually give up collecting taxes from the south.

In a sense, these 80,000 taels of silver are just mission items in the confrontation between the two sides.

What both sides care about most is the process of the struggle.

The eighty thousand taels of silver, which was the mission item, was the standard for determining the winner.

The more Pei Yuan thought about it, the more he felt it made sense, but he couldn't have it all alone.

Even if no one else is involved, at least Han Qianhu must be dragged into the water.

It was basically impossible for Pei Yuan, Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang to conceal the substitution of the silver from the hundreds of Jinyiwei who were escorting them and the two centurions with unique status.

But as long as Han Qianhu is brought into the water, with the cooperation of these Jinyiwei, it may be possible to accomplish this.

Pei Yuan understood everything as soon as he thought of it. The frown that had been furrowed just now also relaxed.

This surprised Sun Keding who was standing next to him.

Ever since Sun Keding warned Pei Yuan just now, he has been paying attention to Pei Yuan's reaction. Unexpectedly, after Pei Yuan hesitated for a while, he quickly became calm.

Is it that this guy doesn't understand the troubles he is going to face, or does he have enough means to deal with these troubles?

Sun Keding pondered, trying to make an accurate judgment. Pei Yuan saw Sun Keding looking at him, thinking about the dirty trick this guy had just thought of, and felt that this guy was a useful talent.

However, as Pei Yuan's thinking changed, many things had to be completely overturned and replanned.

Sun Keding has not gained Pei Yuan's trust yet, and these things cannot allow him to see any clues.

Pei Yuan was hesitating about how to get rid of Sun Keding. Sun Keding himself felt that he had said too much and wanted to leave.

Both parties wanted to change the topic, and after a few words, they started talking about other things.

Afterwards, Sun Keding found an excuse to leave.

Pei Yuan escorted Sun Keding off the boat, and Sun Keding instructed the steward, "Brother Pei's affairs are my affairs. If he has any instructions, we must follow them."

Manager Sun quickly agreed.

After seeing Sun Keding off, Pei Yuan sorted out his words in his mind, then took Cheng Leixiang out and headed for the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen.

When Captain Han heard that Pei Yuan had left and returned, he was very surprised.

When he saw Pei Yuan, Han Qianhu raised his eyebrows and said before Pei Yuan could speak, "The matter of escorting the tax silver this time is of great importance and cannot be changed. If you want to regret it, you'd better give up the idea as soon as possible."

Pei Yuan hurriedly said respectfully, "Since this is the task assigned to me by Captain Han, I will naturally serve you as a slave. However, I have a little idea in my mind and would like to discuss it with Captain Han."

Han Qianhu didn't care and said casually, "Go ahead."

Pei Yuan paused and looked at Duan Min who was standing beside him.

Han Qianhu pondered for a moment and wisely did not use Pei Yuan's secret to win people's hearts. She raised her hand, and her white and slender fingers appeared from her robe sleeves and waved lightly.

Duan Min immediately left the lobby and stood vigilantly in the distance.

Pei Yuan then told Han Qianhu his thoughts and analysis of the current situation.

When Pei Yuan was halfway through his speech, Han Qianhu's eyes widened.

By the time Pei Yuan finished explaining his idea of using the tax silver to purchase goods, Han Qianhu was completely numb.

Is this guy a devil?

He came to the Zhenxie Qianhu Police Station. Are you sure he didn't surrender himself?
But..., what makes his plan so convincing?

Han Qianhu's eyes were looking at Pei Yuan, but his mind was completely wandering.

Pei Yuan looked at Han Qianhu carefully. Seeing that she didn't say anything, he became a little scared again. He quickly said, "Of course, this matter still needs Qianhu's approval. If there is any extra profit at that time, Qianhu's office will definitely have a share. If, if you think this is not appropriate, I can give up this plan."

Pei Yuan was not afraid that Han Qianhu would take his idea and act on his own.

Transporting tax silver to the Neicheng Transport Depot is inherently a very risky undertaking. If Captain Han is interested, he would be happy to pass the blame on.

Although there is no income, there is also no risk.

After hearing Pei Yuan's words, Han Qianhu remained silent.

After a long while, she focused her eyes again and looked at Pei Yuan. She subconsciously said, "Eighty thousand taels of silver."

Is eighty thousand taels of silver a lot?
Eighty thousand taels of silver could buy a lady in Hangzhou eight thousand large fruit plates, but she wouldn't be able to sleep well for twenty or thirty years.

If we use a more intuitive method to measure, a big fat cow including the cost of slaughtering it costs three taels of silver, and 80,000 taels of silver can buy 26,666 slaughtered big fat cows.

Pei Yuan's heart was beating fast, and he could clearly feel Han Qianhu's hesitation.

(End of this chapter)

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