Chapter 58 Ye Mingsheng's Thoughts (Please collect! Please vote! Please invest!)
Fortunately, it was Lin Huaiwu who was in charge of guarding these prisoners of war this time, so Ye Mingsheng dared to do such a thing. If it were the two veterans Chen Yannian and Wang Xian, Ye Mingsheng would have to think carefully...
Opening the small bundle sent by Ye Tie, Ye Mingsheng saw a thick stack of silver notes with a face value of one hundred yuan issued by the three major banknote houses of Dazhou, Guangshengyuan, Baichuantong, and Yishanhe, lying quietly inside. There seemed to be about twenty pieces of silver notes.

Because Ye Tie was always safe and reliable in his work and never made Ye Mingsheng worry, Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to count them again. He directly took out three bills from the stack and handed them to Ye Tie, saying:
"You've worked hard this time. Of the three hundred taels of silver, keep two hundred taels for you, and divide the remaining one hundred taels with Ye Dong and the others. You've all followed me, Ye, out on the road for such a long time, through wind and rain, it's time for you to save up some money!"

"Thank you, Master, for the reward!"

Looking at the banknote handed over by Ye Mingsheng, Ye Tie was stunned at first, then a hint of joy appeared on his serious face. He took the banknote. Being not good at speaking, he could only use the simplest words to express his gratitude.

Although he knew that with Ye Mingsheng's personality, he would not treat himself badly after receiving such a large sum of money this time, but to be honest, Ye Tie did not expect that his young master would be so generous as to give him 200 taels at one time. This was a huge sum of money for him, enough for him to save for several years...
"After you go back, you must tell Ye Dong and Ye Kui and the others to keep a low profile, not show off their wealth, and be frugal with their money. They are already grown up, and it's time for them to save some money to get married!" Ye Mingsheng whispered:
"I understand. I will definitely control them well and will never let them cause trouble to you, young master!" Ye Tie, who understood the pros and cons, nodded heavily.

With Ye Tie's words, Ye Mingsheng felt relieved. He waved his hand and said there was nothing else to order, and Ye Tie immediately retreated.

Ye Mingsheng, who was alone, looked at the more than two thousand taels of silver notes in his hand and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he sighed and counted the silver notes. When he saw that the number was correct, he put the silver notes back into the small bag and hid it properly.

This time, if Ye Mingsheng wanted, he could earn much more, far more than three thousand taels of silver. There were nearly twenty names on the list that Ye Tie gave him. Not to mention putting all of them on the list, even if he only put those valuable officials on the list, Ye Mingsheng might not be able to earn ten thousand taels of silver, but he could at least pocket eight thousand taels of silver.

However, out of caution, after careful study, Ye Mingsheng did not choose to let go of those senior officials. Instead, he carefully selected and released five captured mid-level military officers after careful consideration. This is not to say that Ye Mingsheng did not want to earn more. Who would complain about having too much money in their hands?

The reason why Ye Mingsheng didn't let those high-ranking officials go was because he was worried that he would earn money but not spend it in the end. Those high-ranking officials were all well-known figures in the palace and the court, and they were also registered in the Zhou army. There were countless people watching them openly and secretly. Letting them go would be too risky, so Ye Mingsheng really didn't dare to let them go. He could only release some small fish and make some money to spend.

Giving Lin Huaiwu 500 silver coins was a decision Ye Mingsheng made after careful consideration, although he could have given Lin Huaiwu less, or even nothing at all...

However, considering that although he was going to serve in the Zhenwu Army, he could not be alone and only bring a few personal soldiers with him, so after thinking about this matter carefully, Ye Mingsheng had a new idea in his mind, which was to bring Lin Huaiwu to the Zhenwu Army as well.

Although Lin Huaiwu is a bit greedy and his hands are not very clean, but no one is perfect.
Lin Huaiwu still has many advantages. First of all, he is a capable person. He is good at commanding his subordinates to fight and advance and retreat. Whether it is suppressing peasant uprisings, eliminating bandits, or fighting against the Luobei people, he has always achieved fruitful results and has never suffered any major losses. Secondly, he is also loyal to himself, listens to arrangements and instructions, and is easy to use.

This idea has been growing wildly in Ye Mingsheng's mind since he thought of it. After thinking it over again and again, Ye Mingsheng secretly made up his mind to bring Lin Huaiwu to Zhenwu Army. If you want others to follow you, of course you have to give them a little sweet taste, otherwise who will follow you?
The five hundred taels of silver given to him this time was a big bait thrown to him by Ye Mingsheng. As a ninth-rank sentry captain, Lin Huaiwu's annual military salary was about fifty taels of silver. These five hundred taels of silver were enough for him to work in the army for ten years without eating or drinking, and risking his life. Therefore, it is conceivable how great the temptation was for Lin Huaiwu...

Now that he had the temptation of money, Ye Mingsheng's next step was to have a good talk with his trusted and beloved general about his future. Although Lin Huaiwu never showed his ambitions in front of him, Ye Mingsheng could see that he was a man with great ambitions.

As for the current Zhenwu Army or the other five armies among the six imperial guards, there are too many wolves and too little meat. Without a backer and no money, it is difficult to compete with others. Therefore, going to the newly established Zhenwu Army with many positions is a good choice for promotion!

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Great Zhou, with its capital at Luoan.

In the meeting room of the Imperial City Wenhua Pavilion, the main seat was vacant. Three old men and a middle-aged man were sitting on their respective seats. Although these four people looked unremarkable,

But among the four people, the old man and the middle-aged man sitting on the left had their brocade court robes embroidered with lifelike cranes with spread wings and colorful pheasants respectively.

The two old men sitting on the right were wearing brocade court robes embroidered with majestic fiery red unicorns!
There is no doubt that the four people sitting in this small meeting room at this time are the top of the power pyramid of the Great Zhou Dynasty, four of the five members of the cabinet. They are
Zhao Yuanan, Duke of Chengguo and Minister of Personnel.

Xu Bingyang, the Grand Tutor and Minister of War.

Yang Chunchen, Duke of Dingguo.

Minister of Revenue Lin Yi.

At this time, these four civil and military officials, whose stomping of feet could shake the entire Zhou court, sat in their respective seats with different expressions. Some closed their eyes to rest, some frowned, some lowered their heads in deep thought, and some looked up. They were all different, each with his own ideas and calculations.

Even so, these four people here all have one thing in common, that is, they are waiting for someone!
(End of this chapter)