Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 497 I am very familiar with
Han Qianhu listened to Pei Yuan's words, as if she had heard a joke. She asked with a strange look on her face, "You mean, you plan to gamble your entire fortune to revive the Ming Dynasty?"

"You? My deputy commander?"

Pei Yuan saw that the beautiful woman spoke jokingly and was obviously unconvinced.

For a moment, my self-esteem was also hurt.

Didn’t I just work with you to steal the Ming Dynasty’s girls? How could you look down on me like that?

Pei Yuan immediately said loudly, "Of course, if it is beneficial to the country, we will not avoid it because of misfortune or fortune."

After hearing this, Captain Han began to look at Pei Yuan with a new respect.

Then, she actively suggested, "You still have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver here with me, do you want to invest in it?"

Pei Yuan then remembered how much wealth he had, and no one knew it better than the person in front of him.

I was speechless for a moment.

How could she be so mean?

But he was not the kind of person who would waste his energy on others. His momentum weakened immediately, and he said with a stiff upper lip, "That's not necessary."

Han Qianhu chuckled silently, then asked curiously, "How much money did you spend to revive the Ming Dynasty?"

Pei Yuan couldn't pretend anymore and answered honestly, "About 100,000 taels."

Upon hearing this, Captain Han couldn't help but look at Pei Yuan twice.

More than one hundred thousand taels is not a small number.

Pei Yuan saw that Han Qianhu was silent and could not figure out her thoughts for a moment, so he asked, "Does Qianhu still plan to participate in the treasure note matter?"

If Captain Han really intends to take action, Pei Yuan can only give up his previous plan, make a fortune, cash out at a high price and run away.

Thinking of this, another good plan suddenly occurred to me.

If you are the banker, you can trap enough followers in the market.

Maybe there really are a large number of powerful forces that are trapped and will come out to help support the value of the Ming Baochao.

If the forces involved are numerous and strong enough, they may become comprehensive support to oneself from policy to market.

By then, would it be easier to promote the Single Whip System and turn it into treasure money?
Although he is not good at winning over accomplices, he is very familiar with leading them into traps!
Pei Yuan was just daydreaming when he heard Han Qianhu chuckle and say, "Your plan sounds very ambitious. Anyway, I won't touch this deal."

Pei Yuan didn't expect that Han Qianhu could still resist the temptation of making a fortune.

I couldn't help but look at her with admiration.

Han Qianhu skipped over this matter and turned to ask something else out of curiosity, "By the way, there is one thing I don't understand. Why is Wang Qiong, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so close to you?"

Pei Yuan didn't know how to answer, so he said dryly, "Maybe we have similar interests."

Han Qianhu's eyes fell on the letter in his hand, and then he quickly looked up at Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan felt a little uncomfortable under the scrutinizing gaze and asked, "Qian Hu?"

Han Qianhu showed Pei Yuan part of the letter and asked in confusion, "So, he, a third-rank right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, wants to return to the capital. Why does he ask you to arrange it as soon as possible?"

"Ah this?!" Pei Yuan was stunned by the question. He felt so confused that he didn't know where to start.

So how can I make Captain Han understand that your deputy captain has become so powerful now?
Pei Yuan didn't want to act too stiff, so he said tactfully, "Qian Hu may ask Tan Tai Fang Tu about some matters."

Captain Han looked at his deputy captain in confusion, but did not investigate further.

He just added a warning, "Changing the tax law is not an easy matter, so don't cause trouble for everyone."

Pei Yuan responded absentmindedly, but he was indeed concerned about Wang Qiong's affairs.

Wang Qiong's Whip Method is the most explosive weapon to promote the second rise of Ming Dynasty treasure notes. There is no need to use it too early.

After all, the mere fact that the customs had reactivated the Baochao currency was enough to usher in a wave of market demand for the Baochao currency.

With a large number of food lovers of their own, the shortage of treasure notes should soon be noticed by some profit-seeking speculators.

These favorable factors are enough to keep the Baochao strong at two cents.

If by then it could attract strong enough funds to speculate, Pei Yuan would have to prepare to trap people.

There is another important reason why we are not pushing for the one-whip system now.

In the next period of time, Pei Yuan still has several important things to do, and for the time being he does not want the Single Whip Method to attract too much attention from the court and the public.

Therefore, this old man Wang can only stay in Shandong to fight in the wild, just like the former Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Cong Lan.

As for returning to Beijing, we can only discuss it later.

It just so happens that Pei Yuan is also going to target the Dewang faction and the Luwang faction next. Leaving Wang Qiong in Shandong might be of help.

When thinking about the Lu Wang family, Pei Yuan thought of Lu Wang's most courageous son, Guishan Wang Zhu Dangqie.

He didn't read them in order, but just flipped through the remaining letters.

Then he found an envelope with only the word "Statement" written on it.

This was the name of the small flag officer who was left to keep an eye on Liang Gu. Seeing that the envelope was still opened, Pei Yuan couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

After opening it, I found that the message inside contained a lot of code words.

Pei Yuan regarded this matter as a top secret and had carefully instructed Chen Xinjian when he handed it over to him, so naturally his subordinates took it to heart.

The names of several important figures are all pseudonyms.

The descriptions of some specific events also have special ways of referring.

Pei Yuan took a look.

It said that among the Liang Gu friends who were being followed, the one named "Qu Ang" had already arrived in Beijing.

The spy who followed him returned to Zhihua Temple to report and made handover with the people who were following him in the capital.

It just so happened that the spies under Chen Shuo's command did notice that some strangers had contacted Liang Gu.

However, in the subsequent surveillance, there was no trace of "Qu Ang" and the man could not be found anymore.

Pei Yuan read it several times and became interested.

Thinking that Liang Gu dared to expose such things as the rebellion of the vassal kings in order to kill Yuan Zhi and Zhao Yan and cover up his past, Pei Yuan had a bold guess.

——Then Qu Ang was most likely killed directly by Liang Gu, the former gangster and current head of the Ministry of Personnel.

This guy Liang Gu was a gangster when he was young, he passed the imperial examination, and he became an official and was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Personnel in charge of the promotion of local officials. He was also ruthless in killing people to silence them.

Pei Yuan took the information and looked through it for a while, and sighed in his heart, this is a talented person!
Pei Yuan felt that even if it was not for the purpose of killing King Guishan, it was worth his investment just for Liang Gu. Pei Yuan immediately wrote a reply.

Let the spies left in Beijing make every effort to find Qu Ang's whereabouts, and find him alive or dead.

In addition, Pei Yuan also wrote to the people who were following Yuan Zhi and Zhao Yan, trying to create conditions for the two of them to go to Beijing to meet Liang Gu.

At the same time, Pei Yuan also asked people to continue the secret investigation, trying to find more of Liang Gu’s former partners.

If the case of King Guishan did not go smoothly because of his interference, Pei Yuan would like to see what this guy would become in the end if he fed more of his former companions to Liang Gu.

Han Qianhu, who was blatantly glancing at Pei Yuan, was standing next to him. When he replied, he used the code word they had agreed upon for the main characters.

Captain Han just took a quick glance and seeing that there was no mention of key words like money and silver, he did not ask any further questions.

Pei Yuan looked at the remaining letters again, most of which were about miscellaneous matters.

In the letter written by Yun Buxian, it was mentioned implicitly that the trip was fruitful, but the forces touched upon seemed beyond imagination.

After they succeeded, they successfully transferred a large amount of wealth, but they also reminded Captain Pei to pay attention to the retaliation from Shanxi.

Pei Yuan pondered for a moment, and thought somewhat uncomfortably that it might be okay if he offended other people, but he couldn't have offended those smuggling border troops.

But even so, it doesn't seem to be a big problem.

Qianhu has almost no interests in Shanxi, so the worst that can happen is that he will just do this one-time deal.

Mutiny and other tactics that the border troops are good at will have no effect on Pei Yuan at all. This is something that those in power should consider.

After all, there are tall people to hold up the sky if it falls, and he does not need to be responsible to the Ming Dynasty. Even if those border troops suffer losses, they can't do anything to him.

If anything happened to them, Zhu Houzhao, who was at the peak of his power, could be used to eliminate those cancers.

In addition, there are letters from Kong Xu.

Pei Yuan summoned Kong Xu just in the past two days. This letter should have been delivered here before that.

Pei Yuan took out the letter and took a look at it, and couldn't help but frowning.

In the letter, Kong Xu told Pei Yuan in detail about the difficulties he was facing.

According to Kong Xu, although they took over several oil pressing workshops in Huai'an and started to press oil in large quantities using the beans from Henan.

However, the oil they squeezed out could not be smoothly transported to the south through Baoying Lake.

Not only did the Yangzhou government prevent Kong Xu and his colleagues from transporting soybean oil southward, but they also used the excuse that unscrupulous merchants were hoarding the goods, causing prices to soar, and demanded that Kong Xu and his colleagues sell soybeans to Jiangnan at a fair price.

Kong Xu tried to deal with the Yangzhou Prefecture, but received no response.

A lot of money was spent to smooth the relationship, but it all went down the drain.

Kong Xu also secretly asked people to try to sell soybean oil to the hinterland of Jiangnan through other channels, but this thing itself is a bulk commodity and it is difficult to hide tracks.

Many oil-dealing teams, even after greeting the local bosses, still encountered robbery and murder by gangsters.

Now the soybean oil price in Jiangnan is soaring, and the existing oil traders are making a fortune by using their inventory.

While they were making huge profits, they took advantage of the soaring oil prices and asked the government to stop Kong Xu from trafficking oil in, claiming that the unscrupulous businessmen were "seeking profits from high prices and making people suffer."

Although Kong Xu has repeatedly stated that he will send oil from the north to the south to stabilize oil prices, their oil tankers still cannot pass through Baoying Lake.

The current situation is clear.

Pei Yuan's carefully planned plan to monopolize soybeans pushed up oil prices, but in the end he had no chance to cash in.

Moreover, the higher oil prices put Pei Yuan's Nanyou Group at a disadvantage in public opinion, giving the government an opportunity to intervene forcibly.

Pei Yuan felt a headache and sighed that there was not enough time and he was unable to make complete arrangements for the south.

Without enough cards in hand, even Zhu Houzhao would be pelted with a pig's head when he arrived in Nanjing, let alone himself.

Pei Yuan glanced at Han Qianhu, his heart moved slightly, and handed the letter over.

Han Qianhu had also read the letter. After taking a glance at it, he knew it was about that matter.

She looked at Pei Yuan and said teasingly, "What? Deputy Captain Pei is also in trouble?"

Pei Yuan said, "This oil press workshop in Huai'an is an important means for me to contain the Luo Cult. Is there any way for Qianhu to help me sell the soybean oil to Nanzhi?"

Han Qianhu said calmly, "You cut off their financial resources, so they will naturally fight you to the death. What's the point of you looking for me? Do you expect me to fight for you?"

Pei Yuan held it in for a while, then said, "It's not in vain to help."

As a result, Han Qianhu, the money-grubber, was rarely moved by Pei Yuan's inducement.

She looked at Pei Yuan calmly and said, "It's not about money."

"Everyone has his own territory. If I easily cross the line, what will others think? Once I become the target of public criticism, I will have to face more than just those who profit from soybean oil."

Pei Yuan heard this and keenly realized the meaning behind Han Qianhu's words, so he asked, "What about me?"

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan for a while before saying, "You don't have any territory, you are an outsider, and many rules don't apply to you. Whether you can gain a foothold depends on you."

Pei Yuan tried to understand what Han Qianhu meant, "You mean, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes?"

Han Qianhu shook his head and gave Pei Yuan a clearer hint, "Whether you want to subdue them or join them, you have to fight after all."

"You are an outsider, and they have their own rules for outsiders. Unlike others, you have interests intertwined with each other and have reasons to compromise."

"If you win, they will have enough interests to link you with and make you a part of them. If you lose, it will be difficult for you to enter the Jiangnan market, and you will end up selling things to them at a fair price. Merchants will leave the market in disgrace, carrying the crime of causing a surge in prices."

"By then, they will not only be able to reap huge profits from this oil price surge, but will also become heroes who defeat an ambitious person like you and stabilize prices."

Pei Yuan's face suddenly turned ugly.

Han Qianhu said solemnly, "I might as well remind you that if you drag this out, you will definitely lose. Because once the oil price continues to soar, the people can't afford oil, then not only Yangzhou Prefecture, the first stop of the southward journey, but it is very likely that the entire South Zhili will come to target you."

"If you really stir up trouble, the court will kill people."

Pei Yuan pursed his lips.

He had thought too simply before. Without the corresponding strength, he could not get the corresponding benefits.

The profits from soybean oil pressing are so lucrative that Pei Yuan can operate the entire industrial chain of Luo Sect. Such profits are enough for the other party to start an economic war.

Moreover, facing Pei Yuan, a guy who doesn't have many cards in his hand, those related interest groups can completely crush him with the power of the government.

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan and asked with interest, "So, what are you going to do?"

Pei Yuan scratched his head, and finally exhaled heavily, saying helplessly and painfully, "The war is about to start again."

(End of this chapter)