C1069 Chinese Order (1/2)
The thick stack of documents caused Luo Hao's eyes to tremble. The scholars were all knowledgeable about the Four Treasures in the study, and judging from the thickness and texture of the paper, it was definitely not from a new era, it was very likely to be from Song Xuan, who would have thought that it would be bought by the Prime Minister.
As he looked at the dark precious light on the wall, he could smell a faint blue fragrance wafting through the air. Needless to say, this was one of the top-grade flavorings of the Ink Refined Flavor. It was commonly known as a tael of gold.
None of these were important, with Xiao Letian's status and financial resources, it was understandable to use such expensive goods. However, everyone was very clear that Xiao Letian himself was born into a diabolical background. He was good at writing with pen and paper and was used to using white paper produced in Europe or India.
The Prime Minister was not a traditional scholar, so he did not have much interest in the Four Treasures of the study. But today, the Prime Minister used this sort of treasure to record these words. This could only prove one point, that this document was extremely precious.
Xiao Letian held onto the thick stack of documents and looked around with a smile, ”Seeing you makes me feel very happy … ”Many of them were old friends who had followed me when I was writing a book. Although it was only four years, I feel like four lifetimes is a long time …”
”Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night and think back on all the storms of the past few years, even I feel like I'm in a dream! At that time, I had no tiles on my head, no place to stand on my feet, not even half a copper coin in my pocket … ”I'm not afraid of all of you making fun of me. I didn't even earn the money to eat …”
”At that time, I was strolling in the Beijing, craving for a piece of legume to eat, and even had to loot the copper coin from Luo Huo's pocket. Hahaha …” Xiao Letian's joke relaxed the atmosphere, and everyone in the hall laughed.
Xiao Letian scratched the heads of Shang Tai and his wife, ”You guys will never be able to experience that kind of life, you are so poor! ”I don't feel safe at all …”
”But just like that, not only do I have a lot of followers, I even have a lot more by my side! Why is that? Luo Huo, tell me, did you receive my salary in the first year? ”
Luo Huo scratched his head and laughed, ”Where's the money! At that time, he had never thought of asking the Prime Minister for money. Wang Huaiyuan and Master Fan's stewards are in charge of the Prime Minister's expenses. When we need money, we'll go collect it.
”Kitchen has food and clothes every month, there is no place to spend money! ”Honestly speaking, we didn't follow the prime minister to earn too much money. At that time, we only had one thought in our hearts, and that was to follow the prime minister and do great things that others couldn't even begin to think about …”
Xiao Letian's old subordinates, especially the veterans who had followed the Taibai Top, were all whispering to each other. ”That's right, at that time there wasn't any money for us, nor was there any monthly salary of a few silver coins, it's just a big pot of rice that follows the Prime Minister forward …”
”The real reason why we have silver is to wait until the Letian Firm hangs her name in the Tanggu. Only then will the Prime Minister give us the silver rank …” Only after the Military Ticket appeared did he get a real salary … But why would the Prime Minister say that? ”
Xiao Letian laughed bitterly: ”Yes! Why would I say that when it's New Year's? It was because there were some things that he had to say before he could say them! If you don't tell us now, our team will disperse … Now that the will of the people has dispersed, it's not good for the team to lead anymore! ”
Luo Huo immediately opened his eyes wide, ”Who dares!? The will of the people dispersed? All the high officials were keeping it up, and they could not spend all the silver they gave out each month. They also bought houses and lands, but they still dared to scatter people's hearts? ”Grandmother …”
Xiao Letian sneered: ”Who dares? Why did no one dare! Why did Yang Zhi want to rely on the Qing Dynasty? Did he complain often after drinking before he left? Who did he complain to? ”
Swoosh. Like an autumn wind sweeping across the hall, the several hundred people present immediately fell into a deathly silence. Some of them even broke out in a cold sweat as big as soybeans on their foreheads that contained evil thoughts.
Xiao Letian looked at the deathly silence around him, and suddenly laughed mischievously. ”Alright, don't be nervous, it's just a joke! Humans were like this. There was no end to pursuing a better life. When there was no food to eat, they wanted to be warm and full. When there was a wife, they also wanted to become an official and make a lot of money … Desire is like an endless staircase! ”