"The amount will naturally not be small. We need 20 billion silver." Yang Zhao's words did not surprise Li Cong. The 20 billion silver can indeed be said to be the largest transaction since the opening of his ticket account.

, calculated based on the current annual interest rate of 15%. The interest they have to pay themselves every year should be three billion silver. Although the profit of the ticket number is a lot, if you want to make more money on this basis,

It's not that easy anymore. What Li Cong was a little surprised at this moment was that the Yang family should have been able to take out the money easily after so many years. If nothing else, he just said that he knew that they all had this.

Figures. Why use your own money instead of using it, and give yourself so much money every year? This is not common sense.

Suddenly, Li Cong saw Yang Qiu, and he understood what was going on. Recently, many censors from the imperial court had set their sights on people from these aristocratic families. These censors could be said to be fine.

Things can happen to you all the time. If you have a little trouble, it will definitely be a big deal. The affairs of the Yang family are affected by the Tuoba clan. If we don't work hard on this, it is estimated that

There is no way for him to be promoted in this life. The censors are also looking for their own future, and they cannot say that others are looking for trouble. After all, that is what people do. The Yang family uses their own money to tell these censors in the court.

, their relationship with the Cao family is not just as simple as partners, but also has more relationships. For example, their new banknotes are all made with the Cao family's money. Although they paid interest, they can still get money from the Cao family.

The reason why the commercial bank took out so much money without any need for collateral is probably because the Yang family has this ability. In addition to the business relationship, they also have a kinship relationship. You'd better think about it when you come to us in the future.

What happened to the first term of Magician Chairman? If you offend us too much, we will get it back for you in the future. Li was unknowingly taken advantage of by the Yang family.

Li Cong smiled bitterly. The Yang family's calculation was quite good. He didn't intend to solve this matter. After all, the use was mutual. It didn't matter if they wanted to use him. They spent three billion every year.

As long as the money comes, you won't lack anything anyway, but you will be short of so much money. Li Cong feels that this is also a favor to Yang Qiu, and Yang Qiu will be able to be tough at home after he returns.

"There should be no problem with the loan. Although the amount is not a small amount, I think our Cao's Firm can give a correct answer to this matter. I will find someone to follow up on this matter, and it will take one day at most.

I can give you a result." Li Cong said, since he already wants to be a good person, don't say those useless things. Yang Zhao was naturally happy when he saw that Li Cong even agreed to this matter.

"Uncle, I take the liberty to ask, are the people in the court making a lot of noise?" Li Cong asked. If Li Cong had not agreed to the loan, he would not have asked this question, but now Li Cong not only agreed to it, but

, and will get this matter done as soon as possible. It is also appropriate for people to ask, and they also ask in a caring tone, so it is not okay for me not to answer.

"Haha, the Yang family is no longer the Yang family before. In the past, the Yang family would have their own children in the capital. But in the past hundred years, the biggest official of the Yang family in the capital has been a second-rank minister.

Such an official is nothing in the capital, neither high nor low. The specific core content is simply out of reach. The Yang family is a bit out of touch with the capital. Although the relationship with the royal family is still very good,

The relationship with the ministers is not very good, that is, they are just familiar faces. Those censors and the like have to rely on impeachment to get to the position. In the past, the Yang family had its own backers and its own power. If they wanted to impeach

Those who are not so courageous can only talk about some innocuous things at most. But it is different now. In their eyes, the Yang family is like a child holding a gold ingot. They have enough

They don't have enough defense capabilities. It would be a shame if they didn't come up. What they are talking about this time is the Yang family's private army." Yang Zhao had finished everything with Li Cong, so he drank more.

Twice as many times. And my niece Yang Qiu was also here, so she was talking a lot. If he hadn't said that, Yang Qiu probably wouldn't have known there would be so many things.

"Did the Yang family's private army exceed the standard? Didn't I talk about this issue last time when I was in Yandong Province? It seems that at that time, there was a shortage of soldiers." Li Cong said with some confusion. Of course, he knew that the Da nobles and the

The most important problem between the royal family is the issue of private armies. The royal family wishes that all the great nobles did not have their own army. But the nobles have their own back cover and their own income. If they do not have their own army, they will

He himself would be insecure. In the early years of this dynasty, there was indeed no problem with private armies. However, the big nobles bought a large number of farms and hired some bodyguards. In that case, the empire would have nothing to say.

There is no numerical limit. In fact, if the empire is managed, it will be more difficult. In the middle of this dynasty, the number of bodyguards for nobles reached an astonishing number. Later, the court saw that this was the most unmanageable.

, so it’s better to give them a number. No matter what they do, they can’t exceed that number. This will make it easier to manage.

At that time, the Yang family was allocated a private army of 30,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry. The court would supplement each person's salary for three months every year, and the nobles would be responsible for the rest. In fact, this is just a saying, as long as it is

Who among the big nobles with private armies would care about such a small amount of money? The officials at the court simply divided the money among them. At the beginning, these armies were naturally enough, but as the population grew more and more

There are not enough people at all. At that time, the great nobles began to challenge the bottom line of that number. Of course, if they challenged it openly, they would not have the courage. The power of the royal family is still the strongest.

Yes, many big nobles think that their abilities are already very powerful, but they are all wrong. Their abilities are far behind those of the royal family. This time the Tuoba clan's rebellion showed it. Although Tuoba clan's rebellion

The Ba family failed very hastily, but Li Cong has also studied it. Even if they start a battle, the Western Empire royal family can still kill them directly. No matter what level they are, they are incompetent and not qualified.

When the great nobles have 10,000 soldiers, they will want 20,000. When they have 20,000, they will want 30,000. People are never satisfied like this. In the past, they wanted to have an army of 20,000 or 30,000.

It was already very good, but they soon became dissatisfied. However, they did not dare to go against the central government, so they all began to form reserve teams. When reporting, they said that these people were prepared for the empire.

As long as there is any war in the empire, they can go to the battlefield immediately. These people are not paid by the empire anyway, but their combat effectiveness is not that of a reserve force. They are even better than those on the surface.

They are all powerful. Just like the Yang family, they now have an army of more than 130,000. In fact, every big noble is doing this kind of thing. It just depends on whether anyone will pursue it. This time the Yang family borrowed part of the money.

It's for preparation, and the other part is to let the family members bring the money to the capital to start smooth communication. They don't have a very good relationship with the people in the capital, but silver is omnipotent, as long as it can be sent to the capital.

. Those people are determined to do things for him, just like Li Cong. He doesn’t have many acquaintances in the capital, but if he wants to do things, it’s no problem. Xuehong brings billions of money to help Li Cong every year.

Those who work as a money-splitting boy in the capital will immediately receive 5 million taels of silver as long as it is useful. Even if it is not of much use, it will still be worth 100,000 taels of silver. No one will think that they have too much silver.

After listening to Yang Zhao's words, Li Cong really didn't know what to say. If it were other things, he might still be able to help, but naturally he couldn't help at all with this private army issue, which was irritating to the royal family.

Nervous things, these people are all very weird. They will never let so many troops survive. "This matter is not easy to handle. What should you do?" Li Cong asked.

"Well, what else can we do? The army has been quickly disbanded. To be honest, these armies took twenty years to train and cost the family a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. We and other great nobles

Our private army is pitiful in comparison. It's all because our relationship with the capital was not very good at the beginning. If our relationship with the capital had been a little better, we wouldn't be in the current situation. Those guys are so incompetent.

Things have been done. Now we have two steps. The first step is to disband the army. This is just one aspect. If no one can say good things to you, your Majesty may not know what you are going to do. The second step is to let the children of our Yang family bring gifts.

Go to the capital and give gifts to a few bachelors, two prime ministers, and six ministers. If you can get by, we will accept how much it will cost." When Yang Zhao mentioned this matter, he felt very heavy.

In fact, things are not as simple as he thought. The Yang family is also considered to be the center of power. These people all understand what the excessive number of private soldiers means to them.

"Don't worry too much. In fact, there is a third part. I wonder if my uncle has ever heard of punishment without blame. You must have a plan for the next step." Li Cong said, Yang Qiu and Yang Zhao

They all looked at Li Cong in surprise. This guy actually had such an idea. Yang Qiu didn't know much about political matters, so he didn't understand Li Cong's words very well. But Yang Zhao is not a novice like Yang Qiu.

, he already understood.

"This...if this doesn't go well, maybe the Yang family will be gone..." After ten minutes of silence, Yang Zhao said this sentence. At this time, Yang Qiu had finally figured it out. She also felt that it was too risky. .

"Uncle, don't you understand the current situation? Even if you go to the capital to clear things up, it won't have much effect. The great nobles should unite, otherwise you will only be killed by His Majesty. The Yang family was the first to defeat them one by one. I don’t know how many nobles scolded you for doing this. When you were worried, they were also worried. I think you should honestly give the money to those censors and let them Expand the war, and then dozens of old dukes and marquises will go to the capital to express their loyalty to the emperor. At that time, the emperor will not deal with your Yang family. This is the way to draw money from the bottom of the cauldron." Li Cong said with a smile, It has to be said that Li Cong's method can fundamentally solve this problem, but this thing is too bold. Yang Zhao is famous for his boldness in the Yang family, but he was still frightened by Li Cong.

There must be eight or not ten great nobles like the Yang family in the world. Their lives have been pretty good these years, but after the incident with the Tuoba clan in the Western Empire, their lives have not been easy either. Yes, everyone was treated like a dog by the royal family. They were either inspected here or there. All the most important next generation of the family were required to go to the capital. Otherwise, the emperor would not be able to sleep. Just like Li From what he said, although the emperor has brought the Yang family to the table, other people must have their own ideas in their hearts, and they don't want their next target to be theirs.

"But...but those censors are not fools. They just add insult to injury and will never directly offend other nobles..." Yang Zhao said, he knew that this matter was difficult to operate, and he didn't even know it. How to operate? Te also knew that it would be embarrassing for an elder to ask a junior like Li Cong, but he was already convinced of Li Cong's method. This method was indeed possible.

"Haha, money can make all the difference. If he doesn't like money, you can make his head move. If that doesn't work, this censor is a great person, so just ask him to leave. There are many people, and I believe they want money or life. At this time, you have no other choice. If you are not so thoughtful, those people may come to take your life." Li Congxiao As he said this, Yang Zhao's heart immediately tightened. This guy really could stand and talk without pain. He didn't have the ability of this guy. If Li Cong did this, what would happen even if he was found out? Magic The Masters Guild will definitely protect this guy, and he will be fine. The Emperor doesn’t want to break with the Magicians Guild. They don’t have the guts, and hundreds of magicians will simply destroy the capital. .

"I'd better think about it. This matter is of great importance." Yang Zhao did not agree to this matter. Li Cong was the one who came up with the idea. It was his business whether he used it or not. After finishing the serious matters, Li Cong would not Now that he is with the old man Yang Zhao, there are still some things to do, so just let Yang Qiu accompany him.

"Qiu'er, do you think Master Cao's words are credible? At this time, the life and death of the Yang family is at stake. I didn't dare to say it directly when he was here just now. His Majesty's imperial army has already arrived in Yandong Province, and they will take action at any time.

." Yang Zhao naturally spoke more to his niece than to Li Congneng. What he said was all the truth. When facing outsiders, he had to say that he had a lot of things at home even though he had nothing at home.

Yes, but when facing people in your own family, there is no need to lie. Yang Qiu is not very close to the Yang family, but he was still very shocked when he heard the news. How could he change so quickly? (To be continued.
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