Trading eighty thousand taels of silver notes—worth roughly forty million paper bills—for an eight-character evaluation from the Empire's Vice Chancellor: "Not bad, understands the rules, knows how to get things done," Zhao An felt it was worth it.
Moreover, Grand Secretary He had instructed his subordinates to look after him a bit more.
The mere two words "look after" were easily worth the principal of eighty thousand taels.
Chapter 175