During this time, brothers Zhou Pingan and Zhou Changshou also finished reading the contents of the secret letter.
Zhou Changshou was thoughtful, and he took the initiative to say: "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness, but I don't know much about the situation in Beijing, so I won't say more."
Li Chen nodded and looked at Zhou Pingan, only to see Zhou Pingan gloating to Chen Tong.
"Commander Chen, you can't escape the blame."
Chen Tong was already feeling extremely uncomfortable, and his mood worsened even more when he heard this. He glared at Zhou Pingan fiercely, but he didn't have the confidence to refute.
"Okay, let's see how this matter is handled."
Li Chen sat down, closed his eyes slightly, rubbed his temples and said: "The queen listens to politics behind the curtain. This is the best outcome of all bad things. Let's ignore it for now. It's mainly about the bank."
"The problem of crowding must be resolved."
Li Chen's first sentence set the tone.
Let’s not hold people accountable for now, and don’t care about the matter of listening to politics behind the curtain. This kind of confrontation between him and the queen will have to be handled personally after he returns. Now that he is in Gansu and Shaanxi, even if there is a good way, it will be useless.
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The most urgent task is still at the bank.
Zhou Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked up at the ceiling, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Chen didn't push him. He couldn't count on anyone for this matter. He called the two of them over to brainstorm and see if there were any new ideas.
After a while, Zhou Pingan suddenly clapped his hands.
"Your Highness, the bank is being run. No matter what the bank and the court say at this time, the situation will only intensify if the people cannot see the money. So in the final analysis, it is just money. Give them the money they want to withdraw."
Already."
Li Chen was very angry.
"You are smart. If I can get so much money, why bother about it?"
"The current deficit in the bank's account is at least 10 million taels, not counting the national debt. All that money has been used to fight this war. Now you tell me to make up for the money, how to make up for it? Let me make up for it.
The soldiers vomited out the food they had eaten, the cotton-padded clothes they wore were thrown back, and the weapons they held in their hands melted, should they be returned?"
Zhou Ping'an smiled and said: "Your Highness, please be patient. We have no money, so we can just borrow it from rich people."
"For example... King Wen, who is extremely wealthy?"
These words made Li Chen frown.
It seems that Zhou Ping'an's reminder really broadened his thinking.
"King Wen is not a kind man, nor is he a fool. How can it be possible for him to give us anything we ask for?" Chen Tong couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Ping'an looked at Chen Tong, shook his head regretfully, and said, "Commander Chen, so you can only engage in the business of killing people, and you can't play politics."
"Nothing in this world is non-negotiable, the key is sufficient interests."
"Whatever King Wen wants most, as long as we do what he wants, these ten million taels of silver won't be a big problem."
Chen Tong was slightly startled and said hesitantly: "I have received news before that King Wen offered a large reward for the lives of the Nangong Shouzhong clan..."
After saying this, when Chen Tong saw Li Chen looking at him, he immediately lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry for my humble position."
But Zhou Ping'an smiled and said: "Nangong Shouzhong's use value is almost the same. If we can get ten million taels of silver, there is nothing wrong with handing him over."
These words made everyone in the room tremble with fear.
Chapter completed!