The corners of Qiao Ruixin's eyes twitched.

He believed what Qin Xiao said.

This man was so bold that when he was in Hangzhou, he actually went against An Xinghou. If he wanted to turn the convoy back, he would definitely do it. Although this guy would definitely be reprimanded or even sentenced to death by the palace afterwards, he was completely

If the task is not completed, there will definitely be no good fruits.

The important thing is that this Qin Shaoqing seems to be favored by the saint. Although his status is not lower than that of a Dali Temple Shaoqing, Qin Xiao definitely has more opportunities to meet the saint than himself. This guy is already very eloquent. If he is really in the saint

If you show off your words in front of others and put all the blame on yourself, you will be in big trouble.

But asking him to apologize in front of his soldiers to a bunch of regular-organized idiots would be a real loss of face, and he would not be able to survive in the Shence Army in the future.

Qin Xiao didn't give him time to think about it. He waved his arms and ordered his convoy to turn around and go back to Hangzhou.

Qiao Ruixin thought that Qin Xiao was certainly very courageous, but he had led the team all the way to Gyeonggi, which was only two days away from Kyoto. It was really unbelievable to go back at this time, thinking that Qin Xiao must be just scaring people.

But the speed of this team's transformation was indeed not slow. Soon the rear team had become the front team, and the vehicles began to turn around. Look at the formation, it was no joke.

"Qin Shaoqing!" Qiao Ruixin wanted to chop Qin Xiao into pieces with a knife, but at this time she could only suppress the anger in her heart and said in a deep voice: "The palace is still waiting, do you really want to leave like this?"

Qin Xiaoli ignored him and even shouted: "Faster."

Qiao Ruixin had no choice but to shout loudly: "Wait a minute!" When everyone over there stopped, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I made a mistake. The sage has a decree. You loyal and brave troops are heading to Liuhe County.

We are stationed in the camp, and the food and lodging have been arranged there. Please...please brothers, please go to Liuhe County to rest."

Qin Xiao then smiled and said: "General Qiao, this is what everyone likes to hear. We are all brothers. Don't shout and kill at every turn."

Hexian, please calm down brothers, I will definitely ask the saint for a reward for your merits."

Yuwen Chengchao also knew that his troops would definitely not be able to get close to Kyoto, so he immediately handed over to the Shence Army, who took over the escort responsibility and continued to protect the convoy heading to Kyoto.

Someone from the Shence Army took Yu Wenchengchao and his party to Liuhe County.

On the way to the next, Qin Xiao ignored Qiao Ruixin, and Qiao Ruixin even had a bad attitude toward Qin Xiao. However, the duty of the Shence Army was only to escort the convoy and had no right to interfere with the convoy's itinerary.

However, Qiao Ruixin was really surprised when she saw Lin Hong in the team. She never expected that Lin Hong, who had been imprisoned before, suddenly changed and escorted the convoy with Qin Xiao. Moreover, all matters of the convoy were clearly handled by Lin Hong.

This person actually had the courage to go to Beijing, which was beyond Qiao Ruixin's expectation.

The two-day journey was naturally not long. On August 17, it took more than 20 days on the way. Finally, at dusk, I saw the outline of Kyoto. However, the team did not go directly to the gates in the south of Kyoto, but went around.

To the west, we walked north along the west wall of Kyoto. It was only after Haishi that the team arrived at the Kaiyun Gate, one of the three gates in the west city of Kyoto.

The sky had already turned completely dark, and the team stopped outside. Qin Xiao and Qiao Ruixin arrived outside the Kaiyun Gate together. When the city gate opened, they saw that there were densely packed torches inside. In addition to the dragon-scale guards in armor and cold light, there were also a large number of palace guards.

There were no less than three to four hundred eunuchs in the crowd. An old eunuch who was nearly fifty years old was surrounded by others and was looking at Qin Xiao with a smile. Qin Xiao knew from the color of his clothes that he was not an ordinary eunuch.

He immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Qin Xiao, the young minister of Dali Temple, has met my father-in-law!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Qin." The old eunuch smiled and said, "The Za family is Hu Lian, the deputy general manager of the inner treasury. I am here to wait."

Qin Xiao knew that the general manager of the inner treasury was She Yue. This person was the deputy general manager of the inner treasury. He should be one of She Yue's subordinates. Although he wanted to know what She Yue's condition was now, there were people around him, so naturally he couldn't do it in front of everyone.

Face to face interrogation.

Moreover, if the saint really weakens She Yue's power and takes over the inner treasury from She Yue, then he will naturally send another close associate to take charge of the inner treasury.

The saint did not trust the civil and military officials in the court, but he had deep faith in the eunuchs in the palace. It is reasonable for the eunuchs in the palace to take over the inner treasury. If so, this Hu Lian

He is the deputy general manager of the inner treasury of the new sect of saints. I really can't ask this person anything about Musk Moon.

"Thank you, Mr. Hu!" Qin Xiao raised his hand, turned around, and waved to Lin Hong, who was not far behind him. Lin Hong quickly came forward, holding a thick list in his hand. After Qin Xiao took it, he presented it

He said to Hu Lian: "Manager Hu, this is the detailed list of goods. Send someone to check it. If there is no problem, just press your fingerprint and the goods will be taken over by your internal treasury."

Hu Lian took the account book and was not in a hurry to look through it. He said with a smile: "Qin Shaoqing, can I take a step to speak?"

"Please!" Qin Xiao immediately raised his hand.

Everyone else stayed put, Hu Lian walked slowly to a quiet place, Qin Xiao followed him, making sure no one would hear, Hu Lian smiled and said: "The saint must trust Mr. Qin, just check.

No need, these goods must be transported to the warehouse as soon as possible."

"Then it's all thanks to Manager Hu."

"Master Qin, the princess was frightened in Jiangnan and will need to be nursed back to health for a long time. Currently, the internal treasury is temporarily taken care of by the Za family." Hu Lian smiled and said: "Master Qin and his party in Jiangnan not only put down the rebellion, but also solved the urgent needs of the palace.

, everyone in the palace will be grateful for Master Qin's kindness." After a pause, he said with a faint smile: "Master Qin, this batch of goods has been put into the inner treasury, and the palace can last for a year and a half, but you also know that there are tens of thousands of people in the palace.

Open mouth, the expenses are very high, and some of the shortfalls have been filled from Jiangnan over the years. Do you think Jiangnan can help the palace fill the shortfalls every year in the future?"

Qin Xiao was startled, but he quickly understood that Hu Lian clearly wanted to ensure that in the future, Jiangnan would have at least three million taels of silver put into the inner treasury every year.

This is of course a heavy burden. Taxes in the south of the Yangtze River are half the world's. Qin Xiao has also inquired before that all industries in the three states of the south of the Yangtze River, including various taxes on farming and business, only paid four to five million taels of silver to the court in a year.

This is already an extremely huge amount.

This time, the three million taels were raised by the Jiangnan family in order to save their lives. However, if after paying taxes, they had to bear millions of taels of silver to pay to the inner treasury every year, Qin Xiao really didn't know if Jiangnan could bear it.

But he understood better that when Hu Lian asked him straight to the point, it was certainly not the person's own intention. This was naturally a teaching from a saint. The saint was the most respected person in the empire. Of course, it was impossible for him to ask his ministers about the copper odor in person.

He knew that he really couldn't answer this question easily.

If the answer is yes, then the saint will naturally arrange himself in Jiangnan. However, if these three million taels are withdrawn from the Jiangnan family every year, how can the Jiangnan family still have the financial resources to continue to support the preparation of the new army? If things continue like this, the entire Jiangnan will not be able to survive in a few years.

Collapse. But if the answer is difficult to come by, the saint is likely to appoint additional officials to go to Jiangnan to suck blood, and his efforts to raise new troops in Jiangnan are likely to fail.

He didn't expect that the palace would be so greedy.

"That's what Jiangnan should do to subsidize the palace's shortfall." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "But Xiaguan has been in Jiangnan not long ago, and he really doesn't know much about the financial and taxation situation there. Manager Hu, do you think this can work?

, if the saint appoints me to serve in Jiangnan, I will do my best to provide more subsidies for the palace."

Hu Lian stared at Qin Xiao with sharp eyes. Qin Xiao's expression did not change, but with a faint smile.

After a while, Hu Lian smiled and said: "Master Qin said this, the Za family is relieved." He looked around, lowered his voice and said: "There is something that the Za family should tell Master Qin first."

"Please give me some advice, father-in-law!"

"The saint intends to set up a Protectorate in the south of the Yangtze River." Hu Lian whispered: "Following the examples of Xiling and Liaodong, the three states in the south of the Yangtze River will set up a Protectorate to better manage the affairs of Jiangnan."

Qin Xiao's body was shaken.

Although people all over the world refer to the three states in the south of the Yangtze River as Jiangnan, the three states actually have their own bureaucratic systems. The three states have equal status. Once the Protectorate is established, it will be equivalent to merging the three states into one. Of course, this

It's a big deal.

"There are still very few people who know about this matter." Hu Lian lowered his voice and said, "The saint is still considering the candidates for the officials of the Protectorate. Does Mr. Qin intend to serve in the Protectorate?"

Qin Xiao forced a smile and said: "I'm afraid I'm a low-ranking official with few talents and little knowledge...!"

"Master Qin is wrong." Hu Lian said with a smile: "Sometimes, whether you can rise to the top is never because of your outstanding ability, but whether you are a good person and whether you can do things. Those who know how to do things must also be divided.

What do you think? If the palace thinks you are doing well, then you can lie down all day long, that’s fine. If the palace is not satisfied, even if you work day and night, it will be in vain. Lord Qin’s ability is naturally nothing to say, and this time you

If you do something that everyone in the palace approves of, it means you have done it well, so many people feel that once the Protectorate's Palace is established in the south of the Yangtze River, Lord Qin should have a place in it."

Qin Xiao really didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only say: "I will obey the saint's will in everything I do."

"Don't worry, the palace will find no fault with the errand you run this time, and the Za family will also say good things for you in front of the saint." Hu Lian gently patted Qin Xiao's arm: "Master Qin, we will deal with each other in the future.

It’s still a long time, and the days to come are long, so we need to stay closer and closer.”

Qin Xiao cupped his hands and said, "Everything depends on the support of the manager."

"That's serious, that's serious." Hu Lian smiled gently and said, "That's right, what is being sent this time is three million taels?"

"That's it. The total number of people in the convoy is 2.6 million taels, and there is still a vacancy of 400,000 taels...!" Qin Xiao whispered. When he saw Hu Lian's face seemed to darken, he immediately continued.

: "The remaining 400,000 taels can be delivered to Kyoto within two days, so the manager can rest assured."

Hu Lian then relaxed his brows and said with a smile: "The Zajia family must be relieved when Mr. Qin is doing things." He sighed and said: "These three million taels have been put into the inner treasury. It is worthwhile for the Zajia family and the children to put in more effort.

As long as the saint is satisfied, our work will not be in vain!"

Qin Xiao had been hanging out in the market for several years and was obedient. As soon as Hu Lian said these words, he knew what was happening behind his back. He sneered in his heart, thinking that the palace had swallowed three million taels and was still not satisfied. This damn eunuch
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