Zhu Caicai's happy life
"Due to the floods in Jiangnan this year, the imperial court has already sent people to transport a large amount of military rations from Taiping and Tai'an for disaster relief. The existing military rations are sufficient to sustain Youzhou's consumption."
"But the reinforcements from Shandong are coming, and they don't have enough food. They need to provide their own food!"
Another general, Taixiang, continued, "After the death of the former crown prince, although a number of weapons were withdrawn from the capital, we still have enough."
"The main problem is that one-third of our arrows have been used. If a large army attacks, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for more than three months!"
The three generals' remarks infuriated Gao Yi, who slammed the table and stood up. "How dare you approve such a major matter without informing me in advance?"
Strictly speaking, this statement is actually a bit beyond the rules. Although Gao Yi is of higher rank, he is not the superior of the other three generals!
What's more, this is just nonsense in front of the new commander of Youzhou. If it were someone with a narrow mind, it would probably be a disaster!
Naturally, the other three generals would not give in easily. They said frankly that the imperial court had already issued the order and they were powerless!
Gao Yi sneered, "Don't be so pretentious! Since the death of the former Crown Prince Regent, the imperial court hasn't issued an official decree in three months! Whose orders are you following?"
"Forget it. Who you go to is none of my business, but please remember! You are from Youzhou. If you can't defend Youzhou, you will be a lost dog no matter who you go to!"
With these words out, the discussion on how to deal with the possible joint attack from Caoyuan and Yehe came to an end!
Even though Wang Changling immediately stepped forward to smooth things over, the other three left without even looking back! Gao Yi even returned to the Great Wall garrison overnight.
In short, except Wang Changling, no one took Yue Lingxi, the nominal commander of Youzhou, seriously!
"On one side is a powerful alliance! On the other, an airborne commander with insufficient prestige leads a group of Youzhou troops who act independently and are divided into factions. Is this war still worth fighting?"
Yue Lingxi looked at the deserted lobby with self-mockery! He was really feeling a bit bored!
It’s time for the “good wife” to play her role!
"If they were truly united, or if they each had their own affiliations, it would be difficult for us to break the impasse! But now..."
Liu Buqi, with a relaxed look on his face, patiently patted the backs of the hands of the people around him, keeping the other person in suspense!
Yue Lingxi, whose interest was piqued, immediately cooperated and asked, "What's going on now?"
"It's hard to say about the other three. Gao Yi was promoted by the late Crown Prince, but he's definitely not his man! The breakthrough point lies with him, and this possible war is the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock!"
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After a night of planning, Liu Buqi and Yue Lingxi began to act!
Zhu Changcai, a guy who had business dealings with the grassland and Yehe, was led by Wang Changling to the study of the official residence of the Youzhou Commander-in-Chief where the new owner lived!
Although no one has lived in this official residence for decades, there are always people who clean and maintain it. It is considered a place for the royal family to stay in Youzhou. The royal family or close ministers traveling between Youzhou and Yanjing will stay here.
A week ago, Wang Changling had already allocated the official residence to Liu Buqi, who had Zhu Changcai, a shrewd businessman, and Desheng Tavern as a capable helper.
In just one week, the servants in this official residence have all been replaced by local people from Yanjing with clean backgrounds. Compared with the previous residence at the horse farm, it is definitely a huge upgrade.
In the study, Zhu Changcai was flattered and knelt before Yue Lingxi, who was sitting in the main seat. For a mere businessman to be able to enter the study of a great man was definitely a great honor! Even though this great man was unknown just half a year ago!
"Manager Zhu, General Wang and I have discussed this and have decided to establish a Commercial Envoy position directly under the Commander-in-Chief's Office, specifically responsible for commercial affairs within Youzhou. Their rank will be the same as the Six Administrative Envoys."
According to the Taiyue official system, under the commander-in-chief, there are left and right generals who control the five generals of Youzhou. Then there are six civil servant positions of the same rank as the five generals, namely the military and political envoy, the civil affairs envoy, the agricultural affairs envoy, the inspection envoy, the industrial affairs envoy, and the medical affairs envoy. The five generals have deputy generals, and the six envoys have deputy envoys, all of the same rank.
"My wife Liu Buqi is the Commercial Envoy. She has recommended you as the Deputy Commercial Envoy. Would you be willing?"
Zhu Changcai couldn't believe his ears! The so-called scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants were almost on the same level as the untouchables. No matter how wealthy you were, you were still a low-ranking character who could not enter the court and had an extremely low social status!
Now, I can become an official family, cross the social class, and my descendants will no longer be merchants. This is a great opportunity for merchants to bring honor to their ancestors and it is what they dream of! How can I not accept it?
Zhu Caicai raised his hands above his head, took the big seal from Yue Lingxi, and looked at the five words "Deputy Envoy of Commerce Zhu" engraved on it.
All of a sudden, all the experiences he had gone through as a lowly businessman over the years came flooding back to him, and he was overwhelmed with emotions and burst into tears!
Wang Changling, standing by, helped Zhu Changcai up. "Brother Zhu, this is great news. I'm so happy! Madam is waiting for you in the office in the front hall to discuss important matters. Don't waste time."
The words "Brother Zhu" made Zhu Caicai shout "I dare not, I dare not!" A dignified general of Yanjing was calling him a brother, this was a capital crime!
"We both serve under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, so naturally we can't address each other the same way as before. Of course, my rank is slightly higher than yours, so you still have to address me as Lord Wang, hahahaha!"
Yue Lingxi naturally understood the feeling of Zhu Caicai's overnight success. When he learned that he had become the commander-in-chief of Youzhou that day, it took him a long time to adapt and react!
"Master Zhu, my wife has been waiting for you in the office for quite some time. She is your official, and as the saying goes, a higher rank can crush a lower rank. You should consider the consequences of keeping her waiting for so long!"
He teased Zhu Caicai, watched him stumble and hurriedly say goodbye as he walked away, and laughed at Wang Changling!
Led by his servants, Zhu Caicai was sent out of the official residence in a daze, and then returned to his home in a daze. He called his wife and children to his side excitedly!
He carefully took out the official seal from his arms and hurriedly began to prepare for ancestor worship!
It was not until he explained the whole story to his wife and children that he suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten that Liu Buqi was waiting for him in the government office!
With a cry of "ouch", he slapped his thigh and ran to the official residence in a hurry!
Zhu Caicai, sweating profusely, just arrived at the back door of the official residence and slapped himself hard on the mouth!
The commander-in-chief's official residence has a front door for the mansion and a back door for the residence! There is a courtyard gate in the middle, but this gate can only be entered and exited under the guidance of the commander-in-chief!
He ran to the back door and ended up at the opposite end of the road from the front door! He hurried to the front door, but before he could even get in, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the door!
If it weren't for his deeply rooted image as the boss of Deshenglou, he would not be able to escape the charge of trespassing into the capital's government office!
Wang Sheng happened to come out from the yamen, which helped him out. He took out the official seal and explained the situation to Wang Sheng, and then he was allowed into the office!
The huge government office was deserted. After running around for a full hour, I finally saw the three big words "Commerce and Administration Bureau" newly written on the gate of an independent courtyard!
After knocking on the door and entering, led by the maid of the office, they finally arrived at a small room with an open door in the office.
"Oh my god! Three hours! Lord Zhu, I thought the Yehe people had entered the city to abduct you, the future God of Wealth of Youzhou, and was about to send people out of the city to rescue you!"
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