To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 153 Volume 3 Man Jianghong

Zhao Chao said with a smile in his eyes, "Smart."

You Miao said: "You are going to ascend the throne and become the emperor."

Zhao Chao said: "Yes. I've been so busy these days, I don't see how happy you are for me."

You Miao said happily: "You didn't call me into Yangzhou. With the teacher here, how can I speak?"

Zhao Chao said earnestly: "I have to thank Mr. Sun. Originally, Yangzhou scholars supported a descendant of my Zhao family and wanted to establish him as emperor so that they could send troops to the north. It was your husband who supported me."

You Miao asked in surprise, "Is there anyone else?"

Zhao Chao paced slowly in the study, thoughtfully said: "A cousin from afar is only ten years old, so tall." He gestured for a child's height with his hands.You Miao said: "No, how can you make a child emperor at this time?"

"Yes." Zhao Chao nodded and said, "I will be enthroned on the third day of next month."

You Miao breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Chao said again: "I know your husband has arrangements, so you don't need to worry about it. If you don't enter the court now, you are keeping a low profile. Maybe you will take your husband's place in the future, and just wait for his orders."

"Did he tell you?" You Miao couldn't help asking.

"He didn't say anything." Zhao Chao said, "But I guessed it. Now the ministers fleeing south are arguing. The people who came down from the north want to fight, and the local gentry in the south want to make peace. Your husband told me that at this time, the only way is to fight." and."

You Miao had no choice but to nod, the current situation really can only be negotiated, half of Tianqi's army has been consumed, and the barbarians and Tatars in the north are gaining momentum.The only choice is to recuperate, ensure the survival of the people, and then recruit and train soldiers.It took a few years to cross the Yangtze River and fight the Hu people.

"But Hu people are not necessarily willing to make peace." You Miao said.

Zhao Chao said: "So we have to fight again, this one is very important. After winning the battle, we will negotiate a peace. Once the news of the peace talks comes out, Sun Shenzhi will definitely be scolded by the people."

You Miao nodded, knowing that Sun Yu was actually taking all the blame on him at this time, and took over the burden for Zhao Chao and young people like You Miao.If it is not bad, after several years of humiliation and hard work, when Tianqi becomes strong again in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, You Miao will take over the burden from Sun Yu and send troops to the north to fight the Tatars and Hu people.

"Foresight." You Miao murmured.

Zhao Chao smiled and said, "You really understand him."

You Miao said: "Of course, I was taught by him, what do the ministers say now?"

Zhao Chaodao: "The ministers asked Nie Dan to lead the troops to go north to welcome my father and my elder brother back."

You Miao frowned slightly, shook her head, and said, "It's hard."

Zhao Chao hummed, and then said: "Borrow some money, the warehouse in Yangzhou is empty, and there are too many places to spend money. This time, we need to save some money."

You Miao didn't expect that even Zhao Chao would come to ask him to borrow money, so she asked, "How much?"

Zhao Chao said, "10 taels."

As soon as Zhao Chao opened his mouth with this number, You Miao almost exploded, and said to him, "No!"

Zhao Chao sat down beside him with a smile on his face, and said, "Brother Yu, you will not lose money from this business. If you take out 10 taels, Brother Yu will sit with you!"

You Miao turned pale and said, "Is that true?"

Zhao Chao still has that smiling face. You Miao has known him for a long time. When he was in the capital before, every time he saw him, his brows were wrinkled. After returning to Jiangnan, he finally relaxed, talking and laughing. Happy.

"1 taels." You Miao said, "There's not much more."

Zhao Chao: "Fifty thousand."

You Miao: "Twenty thousand."

Zhao Chao: "Thirty thousand."

You Miao: "Twenty-five thousand. I really can't afford another penny."

The two bargained, Zhao Chao nodded and said, "Deal."

You Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, Zhao Chao said: "It's all so strange, you have bet on your brother for so many years, and you are about to win a grand slam, why don't you want to part with this last bet?"

You Miao said unhappily: "You still think that I only allow you to do this to make money from you?"

Zhao Chao shook his head and sighed, put his arm around You Miao's shoulders and went out, saying: "Give it to me now, there are many places to spend money, and I will use it tomorrow."

You Miao touched her waist, and then remembered that one key was at Li Zhifeng's place, and the other was at Qiao Jue's place. Qiao Jue was supposed to be asleep, so she didn't bother him.Going up to the living room, I saw Li Zhifeng and Nie Dan talking.As soon as You Miao arrived, the two stopped talking and looked at them together.

You Miao said, "The key."

Li Zhifeng gave him the key and said, "What wine do you want to drink?"

Nie Dan said: "The moon is just right tonight, why don't you order the kitchen to make some small dishes and drink in the courtyard. Last time I came here in a hurry, and I haven't had a good look at your home yet."

Li Zhifeng nodded happily and said, "Brother Nie, please."

You Miao took Zhao Chao to her room, and opened the cabinets one after another. Inside were the land deed, lease, bank notes and the account books kept by Li Zhifeng's private house. Zhao Chao said, "Give the bank notes this time."

"Nonsense." You Miao said: "Twenty-five thousand taels, you can't even pull it back with a car."

Zhao Chao took the glazed lamp and shone in, saying, "Yo, you kid... you're so rich. Damn, I've never seen so much money in my life..."

You Miao drew 200 taels of bank notes, and there was a stack of hundreds of them, which were placed thickly on the table.Going to count the remaining 5000 taels, Zhao Chao took another 3000 taels from You Miao.

You Miao couldn't help feeling heartbroken when counting the money, and forced Zhao Chao to write an IOU, but Zhao Chao agreed without hesitation, saying, "You wait for me for a while."

Talking about Zhao Chao going out, he brought a square seal when he came back. After making the paperwork and covering it up, it turned out to be the national seal of "Sacred Edict of Apocalypse". Brother, I don’t want to be extravagant when I ascend the throne, but there are too many places to spend money. To support a group of officials, the civil and military officials who came down from the north have to give them rice and food as salaries. The warehouses of the six states in the south of the Yangtze River have been I couldn't make it through, and I really had no choice, so I came to you to borrow it."

"Yeah." You Miao smiled, knowing that the 8000 taels of silver was really a timely help for Zhao Chao, saving his emergency.

Zhao Chao put away the thick pile of banknotes, and went to drink with You Miao in the courtyard. The bright moon was in the sky, shining leisurely on the sky and the earth. Nie Dan and Li Zhifeng were sitting opposite each other to drink. Beckoning, You Miao happily took a seat.

Nie Dan was a little drunk, and said, "I knew Brother You Xian was willing to help with this."

You Miao smiled and said, "Then I have to take it out, not to mention half of the money is earned by Li Zhifeng."

As soon as the words came out, Li Zhifeng couldn't help laughing.You Miao was taken aback, and seemed very happy to see him drinking so much alcohol on his face.Nie Dan said again: "Brother Li and I talked about military defense."