Accompanied by Zhang Jingrui and followed by a group of Longyou officials, Xiao Yuan visited some places in the county before returning to the county government.

In the study, he was still in Zhang Jingrui's usual office as he was in Yong'an, casually flipping through some bamboo slips of official documents.

The latter bowed slightly and stood beside his subordinate, explaining something.

Xiao Yuan nodded while listening. After a while, he had read all the important official documents, closed the bamboo slips and said: "Well, Longyou has good governance, but your treasury has been depleted of gold and silver so much that you can't help but reach out for it."

I want money, but how can the state government have so much money and only allocate it to Longyou, leaving other counties alone?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingrui began to argue again: "My lord, the use of gold and silver in this county and everything done are recorded in official documents in detail, and the time spent, the subordinates even reported it to the lord, and the lord agreed at that time.

Yeah."

After speaking, he added: "My lord is the master of the Ming Dynasty. The gold and silver consumed now are for the livelihood of the people of Longyou. In the next few years, with the policy of Longyou, the lower officials will definitely pay back several times."

Yes, now that Longyou has developed, it will be rewarded later.

When Xiao Yuan heard this, he immediately took advantage of the situation and said: "Master Zhang, you said this yourself! Don't forget, you are the governor of Longyou County. Here, I will treat you as if you have issued a military order!"

"Right away." Zhang Jingrui was not afraid.

"Okay!" Xiao Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "What strategies you want to build the Sichuan River, I will implement it for you as soon as possible after I return. If you don't have the money, I will scrape it together for you!"

"Your lord is wise!" Zhang Jingrui saluted excitedly.

That night, like Yong'an, Zhang Jingrui was responsible for entertaining Xiao Yuan, but the food and wine at his banquet were not as sumptuous as Yong'an's, and could even be said to be shabby.

Ask Zhang Jingrui and he will tell you that he has no money.

This was a local county governor who cried about poverty all day long, which made Xiao Yuan both angry and funny.

After staying in Longyou for two days, Xiao Yuan went to Yizhou again, then transferred via Ningyang and returned to Qinzhou.

This trip lasted for more than three months. Xiao Yuan stopped in almost every county in central Sichuan and had a good idea of ​​the situation in each place.

The stability of people's livelihood and the stability of political power enable Qin to develop in all favorable directions.

After Xiao Yuan came back, he immediately summoned Liu Yuzhi and Shangguan Wenruo and raised the issue of Zhang Jingrui's intention to build the Sichuan River Weir.

This is no small project. After hearing what he said, the two of them stood below and couldn't help but look at each other. Then, Shangguan Wenruo looked confused:

"This is a good strategy, but the war has just ended. We, the Qin Dynasty, are on the defensive side and have not obtained gold, silver and other benefits from the war. On the contrary, we have also spent a lot of money and food that we have hoarded. The state capital is no longer full and needs more money.

If we build a royal palace and build more buildings, I’m afraid it will be difficult to support it.”

"This is indeed a problem." Liu Yuzhi said: "However, the people are the foundation of the country, and if people do not have long-term concerns, they must have short-term worries. Master Zhang's plan to prepare for a rainy day is worthy of recognition. I feel that we can think of something on this matter.

Find a way."

"Master Liu is right." Xiao Yuandao said: "Zhang Jingrui proposed to build the Chuanjiang Weir to prevent drought. In the past two years, Shu has not suffered from drought. But in the future, no one can predict, but once the Chuanjiang Weir is built,

Not only can it effectively control floods, but regardless of whether there is a drought or not, from now on, there will be clear water flowing slowly down in our Shu, nourishing countless farmlands."

"Therefore, this matter must be done!"

"We were so poor before, but we managed to survive! Even if there are ten counties now, isn't it just a Sichuan River Weir? Repair it!"

“If we don’t have money, we will try our best to get it out!”

"The big deal is, the palace won't be built!"

"If there is no water conservancy and the farmland is barren, how can we enrich the people?"

"If the people are prosperous, the country will be strong! If the country is strong, the people will be safe!"

He speaks seriously and speaks loudly.

Such a lord puts people's livelihood first in everything, even his own palace feels wasted. Hearing this, Shangguan Wenruo and Liu Yuzhi couldn't help but bend down and cup their hands, and said seriously: "Our lord has great talents and great strategies, and Qin will surely rise.

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"Okay, this matter is settled. Let's discuss the issue of Shu brocade again." Xiao Yuandao.

Among the countries in the world, the brocades produced in various places are rarely of high quality, but Shu brocade is the best, both in terms of texture and appearance.

This is a specialty product and a commercial advantage, but it has not been developed favorably.

Qin is still very poor now and doesn't have much money. It's time to do something about these things.

Xiao Yuan began to put forward his own point of view. He said: "Currently, there is not much trade in Shu Brocade. Most of them are sold within the Qin Dynasty. Our own specialties are famous all over the world, but they are only consumed within ourselves. This is a big problem.

problem."

"I intend to build Jinxiu Villa, open branches in various countries, and sell Shu brocade to all parts of China, especially Lingguo. Lingguo has beautiful mountains and clear waters. The people love beauty, are quite etiquette, and have high requirements for clothing.

, Shu Brocade will definitely shine."

After listening to what he said, Liu Yuzhi asked in a solemn voice: "What do you mean, my lord, is the state responsible for managing Shu Brocade?"

"So what? No way? Just like salt and iron, the economy of Shu Brocade is controlled. Business cannot be revitalized by commercial taxes alone. We must have our own main business, and it is scarce in other countries. Shu Brocade is undoubtedly

It's the best." Xiao Yuandao.

"This...if this is the case, who will manage such a large scale? If you use officials, you may not have enough business experience." Liu Yuzhi said worriedly.

"About this, I have already thought about it, and there is a person who is very suitable for it." Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

"My lord is saying..."

"Xue'er's father." Xiao Yuan continued with a smile: "The old man is smooth and well versed in the world. He has been in business for many years and has traveled all over the world. What kind of world has he not seen? It just so happens that he has been idle recently, so he is responsible for the management of this Jinxiu Villa.

Chief steward, what do you think?"

The two looked at each other again, and then Liu Yuzhi said: "That's very good. Mr. Gu is the father-in-law of the lord and has been a big businessman for many years. He will definitely be able to manage Shu Brocade well."

"Yes." Xiao Yuan also felt that Gu Tong was indeed a very suitable candidate.

First, Gu Tong is experienced in business. Second, he has this relationship with Xiao Yuan. Gu Xue is his only daughter. There is no way he would cheat his son-in-law no matter what.

This is a very important position, no matter how you look at it, Gu Tong is the best candidate.

That night, Xiao Yuan stayed at Gu Xue's place and brought up the matter.

After hearing what he said, Gu Xue said: "Husband, my father is old, and you still let him do things."

"Oh, he's been chatting a lot lately. He just manages it for me. Isn't it nice?"

"Oh... Then I'll go talk to him tomorrow." Gu Xue responded, then stood in front of Xiao Yuan and began to undress him seriously.
Chapter completed!