Chapter 315: Turbulence
Chapter 315: Turbulence
Xiao Xia wrote a letter and handed it to Ma Yue, "If the Yun family comes to cause trouble, you give this letter to Zhang Yunqiu, the prince's aide.
In addition, I will tell the prince before I leave, don't worry too much, don't resist, give them whatever they want, as long as the Yun family can afford the price of extinction of their descendants."
Ma Yue nodded silently and put the letter away. He then said to Xiao Xia, "Sir, do you want to take the profit and savings stored in the shop with you?"
"how many?"
"Before, there were about 970,000 copper coins, and the King of Jin took away 300,000 copper coins. Now there are less than 700,000 copper coins!"
Xiao Xia thought for a moment and asked again: "How much gold and silver are there?"
"There's not much gold, about 10,000 taels, and 300,000 taels of silver!"
Xiao Xia transferred all the gold into the secret room. There were 90,000 taels of gold in his secret room, including the gold ingots that were melted to cast the golden Buddha. There were also 600,000 taels of silver and a large number of treasures. He decided to take all of them away. Chang'an was still not safe.
The gold and silver of the merchant bank also needed to be taken away. He nodded and said, "I'll take the gold and silver, and the merchant bank will keep the copper coins as capital."
Xiao Xia has too many things to bring, not only money but also weapons and armor. Now the river has not thawed yet, and it is not practical to rely entirely on carts to transport them. The copper coins can be transported out later.
Ma Yue smiled and said, "These are all the savings and the money allocated by the princess, not the circulating money of the business. How about this! When the weather warms up, I will use water transport to transfer all the copper coins to the Luoyang counter, and Your Highness will be able to withdraw them conveniently."
Xiao Xia shook his head. "It's better to send it directly to Liang County. Luoyang is not safe. There will be a war this year. It's better to be stable. In addition, we can store more food and put it in my manor in case of emergency."
Ma Yue was shocked, "Will a war break out this year?"
Xiao Xia nodded, "In the second half of the year, there will be some changes in the Han and Qin kings' positions, and some risky assets will need to be transferred. You guys should consider this yourself!"
Ma Yue clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your reminder, sir. I now know what to do!"
Xiao Xia added: "I also want to take some valuables with me. Find a way to get me a hundred carts so that I can take the gold and silver away with me!"
"Don't worry, sir. Our mule and horse company has large carts!"
As soon as Xiao Xia walked out of the store, he saw a warrior riding a horse galloping towards him.
It’s Miao Shaoling!
Xiao Xia, one of Sun Lei's men, came forward and asked, "What happened?"
Miao Shaoling dismounted and said, "Master, we were robbed last night!"
Xiao Xia was startled and asked quickly, "Speak clearly, what do you mean?"
"We arrived at Lantian County at dawn, but before we reached the county seat, a troop of about two to three thousand men suddenly appeared and intercepted the mule and horse team behind us."
"and then?"
"Then they shouted that they came for money, and if the two sides clashed, no one would be able to escape. Sun Lei told everyone not to fight, because the bastards took away all the mules and donkeys, all the money, food, and weapons, and we only have a few hundred thousand sheep left."
"Where are the people? I mean six thousand soldiers." Xiao Xia asked calmly.
"The soldiers are fine. After they robbed the mule and donkey team, they also released more than a thousand soldiers. Six thousand people are safe and sound."
Xiao Xia secretly admired this group of people for their precise timing. He was worried that the 6,000 people would be unstable, so he did not give them weapons. Without weapons, they would not be able to resist.
Xiao Xia asked again: "Where are Sun Lei and the six thousand soldiers?"
"Still in Lantian County!"
Xiao Xia nodded and said, "Go back and tell Sun Lei that he did the right thing. People are the most important. Then ask him to go to Xinfeng County Manor first, take away all the weapons and armor, and distribute them to the soldiers. He doesn't have to go to Shangjun County, just wait at Xinfeng Manor. I will take care of the looted items!"
"Follow the order!"
Miao Shaoling climbed onto the horse and turned back.
"This bastard!" Xiao Xia cursed fiercely. Needless to say, this must have been done by the prince. He still had three thousand private soldiers under his command, and they were waiting for him halfway!
And as for Gao Biaoren, Xiao Xia only now understood why Gao Biaoren was so active in finding Qu Tutong and Zhang Xutuo. It was just to remove his military power before Xiao Xia got the news.
Gao Biaoren was obviously cooperating with the prince.
Xiao Xia turned around and urged his horse to go towards the East Palace.
In the East Palace, Crown Prince Yang Yong was scolding his third son Yang Yun.
"Asshole! Who told you to intercept him halfway? Did you get my permission?"
Yang Jun lowered his head for a while and said, "Father, this is an opportunity. They have no weapons. I could have wiped them out in one fell swoop. If Xiong Kuohai hadn't persuaded me, this army would have belonged to us!"
"How dare you quibble!"
Yang Yong said angrily: "You idiot, your royal grandfather is still alive, and he went to complain to your royal grandfather. How can I explain it?"
Yang Jun was still unconvinced and said, "Father just doesn't admit it. He has no evidence. How can he say it was us? Maybe it was Yuwen Shu who did it? Didn't Yuwen Shu also lead his troops to besiege Qinglong Temple?"
"You" Prince Yang Yong was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Zhang Yunqiu stepped forward and said, "Third Young Master, you did a great job in the details of this matter. You had a plan and the timing was very precise, but from a big perspective, this matter was a failure."
Yang Jun was unconvinced and said, "I don't understand what you mean, sir. How did I fail?"
"The failure is that your father broke his promise. The three transactions between your father and Xiao Xia were all successful, which laid a good foundation for the fourth transaction. If you interfere, Xiao Xia will no longer trust your father. Your father will either completely break his promise or have to pay a greater price. Then the loss will outweigh the gain."
Yang Jun shook his head and said, "He is the son of King Jin. Can he become our ally? Sir, you are overthinking."
"you shut up!"
Yang Yong shouted angrily: "Listen carefully to what the master says!"
Yang Jun had no choice but to lower his head.
Zhang Yunqiu waved his hand and smiled, "The Third Young Master is a smart man, there is no need to say too much, I only told him three points and he understood."
Zhang Yunqiu walked up to Yang Jun, stared at him and said slowly: "First of all, Xiao Xia is the son of King Jin, but he is very independent. King Jin relies on him a lot. As long as we win him over, we can prevent King Jin and King Han from joining forces. So in dealing with King Han, Xiao Xia and I are indeed allies.
Secondly, you actually didn't think it through. You robbed Xiao Xia's property, and he could have led the 10,000 troops of the Right Wuhou Guard to destroy your 3,000 people, just like he destroyed Yang Liang's private army. It's just that you were lucky, because the emperor happened to issue an edict to appoint him as the governor of Liangzhou.
Third, you don't know that the reason you can stand here and contradict your father is because your father has already cleaned up your mess. Your father removed Xiao Xia Wuhouwei's military power as quickly as possible and owed Gao Biaoren a favor. "
Yang Jun was stunned for a while, then bowed his head and admitted his mistake to his father, "It was my fault. I shouldn't have acted on my own. I should have reported it to my father first."
Yang Yong nodded. "It's OK as long as you know you were wrong. Go ahead! Think carefully next time."
"My son obeys my order!"
Yang Jun bowed and left. Watching him disappear from view, Zhang Yunqiu smiled and said, "The Third Young Master is truly a talented person. He is decisive and precise in his timing. Although he is somewhat inconsiderate, he is very courageous and daring. Your Highness can make use of him in the future."
Yang Yong also stroked his beard and smiled, "Compared to his elder brother's stupidity, he really didn't disappoint me. He and Xiao Xia can give it a try."
At this time, an eunuch came running to report, "Xiao Xia is outside the palace and wants to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Sure enough, sir, how do you think I should deal with it?"
Zhang Yunqiu said calmly, "Since he has come to see Your Highness, there is room for negotiation. Your Highness should frankly admit that you had no prior knowledge of the matter, which is also true. Then listen to what he has to say and what conditions he proposes, and then decide how to deal with him."
"Why don't you come with me to see him, sir?"
Zhang Yunqiu nodded, "That's fine!"
(End of this chapter)