Chapter 159: Fight against local tyrants, major infrastructure memorial reaches the cabinet
Others were still frowning.
Zhao Qinghe said without hesitation: "A bolt of linen costs three to four hundred coins, a bolt of cotton costs seven to eight hundred coins, a bolt of silk costs about five coins, and a pound of cotton costs about two hundred coins. Cousin, why do you ask this?"
Others also looked surprised, wondering what Wang Yuan meant by asking this!
Wang Yuan frowned and said: "Have you noticed that the big guys who came to the meeting just now are not wearing very warm clothes!"
It's late winter now, and many members of the fishing team, fish selling team, and escort team are still wearing single clothes, all relying on firepower!
Everyone nodded in shock!
Guo Cang said: "Although everyone has made a lot of money here in the past two months, they don't know how long this life will last, so they don't dare to spend it if they have money. After all, as soon as spring starts next year, there will be another spring.
tax!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
There are two taxes in the spring and summer of the year. If you can't pay them, you will go to jail and be assigned to hard labor!
"Yes, now that we are giving money to everyone, no one dares to spend it!"
Wang Yuan said: "So I decided that as long as we work here, each person will have one piece of cotton cloth and ten pounds of cotton. I will also find some idle sisters-in-law and aunts to help them make cotton-padded clothes and shoes!"
Guo Cang was startled: "Do you want to do it all?"
"Yeah, do it all!"
Wang Yuan nodded: "Including the carpenters and masons who come to build the house, they all meet this standard!"
Those who came from other villages were in even worse condition. They had no shoes, clothes, and trousers with holes everywhere in the winter, which he couldn't bear to look at.
Zhao Qinghe made a small calculation: "Cousin, we have more than 230 people, plus more than 100 people to build houses, there are about 400 people, cotton, cotton cloth and labor, one person will cost about three guans, about
It costs one thousand two hundred taels of silver to come down!"
"Do that too!"
Wang Yuan looked around at everyone: "Remember, as long as those who help us do things, we can't let people starve and freeze. If your family is in need, as long as you are not a rogue, you should help. Don't be afraid of spending money. We are not short of money."
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Guo Cang clasped his fists: "My benefactor is merciful. Having you in Beiping Township is a blessing to the fellow villagers!"
Hong Ye looked and gritted her teeth secretly: You are not short of money, but you still rob us of it, you are really shameless!
But this little thief is really good to the poor people!
But he was so cruel and ruthless towards her and the Yixiantian brothers!
"Stop flattering!"
Wang Yuan laughed and scolded: "We are going to build a lot of houses next year, and we need a lot of kilns to bake bricks. You go to the nearby villages, find some poor folks, and ask them to unite to burn the kilns. If you don't have any capital, we will lend it to them without any charge."
Interest, if anything happens, we will stand up for them!"
"I see!"
Guo Cang nodded repeatedly: This is because my benefactor wanted to give the nearby folks a bowl of rice!
Wang Yuan turned around and said: "One last thing, send out ten more people to help me pull sand from the river!"
The whole crowd looked at each other, wondering what Wang Yuan was going to do when he pulled the sand!
But no one asked any more questions.
The meeting is officially over!
Everyone disperses!
Wang Yuan suddenly said: "Hongye, wait a moment!"
Hongye frowned and stayed!
Zhao Qinghe, who was about to walk out of the house, turned around and glanced at the beautiful woman.
Just now at the door, I vaguely heard someone say that this is the concubine that my cousin loves.
Stinky cousin, bad cousin, my cousin's sister-in-law has only been away for a few days, and she can't help but take a concubine.
Dahu, Pingjian and Changsheng, who knew Hongye's identity, stayed behind!
Wang Yuan waved his hand, and the three people left worriedly, leaving only two people in the large room.
Hongye raised her pretty face: "Little thief, you are so brave, you dare to be alone in the same room with me. Do you know that it is easy for me to kill you now?"
Wang Yuan raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Then you might as well try and see if you can kill me!"
"you!"
Staring at Wang Yuan, Hongye was eager to try, but suddenly remembered the reminder from Xiashanhu: "Are you planning an ambush?"
When the tiger down the mountain saw this little thief alone, a four-fold ambush appeared as soon as he took action!
With how insidious and cunning this little thief is, how could he see her alone!
"No!"
Wang Yuan sighed and said: "If you hold me hostage now, you might be able to get a war horse and ride it back to Yixiantian overnight!"
After taking this female bandit hostage, to be honest, he felt a little regretful.
This female bandit is so skilled in martial arts that a special person must be assigned to keep an eye on her!
Otherwise, I don't know what trouble she will cause.
I feel a little regretful now. I should have put in more effort to capture Yixiantian and eliminate all the bandits.
Hongye retreated and kept a distance: "I won't be fooled. You must have designed a trap and are waiting for me to get in!"
"..."
No one believed this truth. Wang Yuan changed the topic: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I asked you to stay because I want you to help take care of my cousin!"
"Take care of your cousin!"
Hongye's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly: "That woman who has been by your side just now!"
"right!"
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "She is a girl, and now her finger is injured, so it is inconvenient to do anything. My uncle and I are grown men, and many things are inconvenient."
Hongye snorted coldly: "Aren't you afraid that I will take her as a hostage and then threaten you to let me go back to the sky?"
Wang Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Although you are not a good person, you still have principles. As long as you agree, I believe you will not do that."
"you!"
Hong Ye gritted her silver teeth: Yes, this little thief has seen through her, and she will not go back on what she promised!
"Take good care of my cousin. If you behave well, I will consider letting you go back to the sky!"
Wang Yuan left with his hands behind his back: "Remember, my cousin, fellow villagers are timid and don't reveal your identity."
"You stinky little thief, you shameless little mouth. If you say you won't leak it, you won't. I'm afraid you won't!"
Hong Ye muttered, but her heart was trembling.
After falling into the hands of this little thief twice in a row, she instinctively feared him in her heart.
She always felt that he had some hidden means and some back-up plan waiting for her.
Hongye returned to the new house and saw Zhao Qinghe waiting there.
Although he was a little unhappy, Zhao Qinghe still whispered: "Hello, second cousin, I am cousin Qinghe. I will trouble you in the next few days!"
A sewing needle was inserted into the nail shaft, and now my finger is swollen and painful, and I can't do anything.
My cousin feeds me dinner in the evening, but it is very troublesome to put on clothes, tie my belt, and go to the latrine.
"Second cousin sister-in-law!"
Hongye's eyes almost flew out of his head, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Cousin Qinghe, you misunderstood, I am not your cousin, not that little, Wang Yuan's concubine!"
Zhao Qinghe asked curiously: "Then what are you cousin to?"
Hongye choked a little: "I am his..."
Saying he is a hostage and revealing his identity, who knows what the little thief will do to him.
She can't tell the truth, and she's not good at telling lies!
"Okay, second cousin, don't be embarrassed!"
Zhao Qinghe pouted: "My cousin is so powerful, it's not shameful to be his concubine, and there's nothing embarrassing about liking him!"
"I'm not her concubine, and I don't like him either. Stop talking nonsense!"
The red leaves are red, and they are a little crazy.
He can like anyone, but he will never like this little thief who did that to her twice in a row!
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Second cousin, it's getting late, let's rest!"
Zhao Qinghe quickly changed the topic.
This second cousin sister-in-law is quite honorable and refuses to admit that she is a concubine!
My cousin is so powerful, so many women would dream of being his concubine.
"……Um!"
Knowing that this girl couldn't change her title as second cousin sister-in-law, Hongye was about to respond. He looked at Qinghe's injured finger and helped her undress and untie her belt. Seeing her injuries, he frowned: "How did you get this injury?"
"The Zhou family wants to seize the county seat..."
Zhao Qinghe briefly explained the matter.
"You survived so many tortures. You are so awesome!"
Hong Ye praised him and said angrily: "The Zhou family, the owner of the horse, Bo Zhen, is nothing. Turn around and my sister will gather some people to help you deal with them!"
"Gather the troops?"
Zhao Qinghe said in surprise: "Second cousin, what do you do?"
"Ahem!"
Hong Ye's face turned red: "I, I mean to help you gather your cousin's troops!"
"That's no need!"
Hongye smiled: "My cousin went to the county government today and already wiped out the Zhou family and threw the horse owner Bo into prison!"
"Well!"
The red leaves are jaw-dropping!
That little thief was really powerful. A powerful man in the county was wiped out at his will, and the second boss of the county government, Bo, was thrown into jail.
This method is really mind-numbing!
The two of them took a shower and went to bed!
Two quilts in one bed!
Zhao Qinghe couldn't help but ask: "Second cousin, how do you know my cousin!"
Hong Ye thought of that day, when she rode straight down the mountain, wanting to capture the trapped thief and avenge Brother Black Heart Tiger, but ended up falling into his hands, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said, "It's time to fight!"
"fight!"
Zhao Qinghe's beautiful eyes lit up: "Second cousin, you are the daughter of a general. You met my cousin on the battlefield. Which battle was it?"
Was it my cousin who shot King Tu Nan?
Or will my cousin burn 30,000 desert heavy infantrymen?
Or will my cousin use the Fire Ox Formation to break through the Deserter camp?"
"..."
As a female bandit, Hongye's pretty face burned when she heard that she was the daughter of a general. She wanted to defend herself, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Your cousin won't let me tell you!"
"Yes, those things cannot be known to too many people!"
Zhao Qinghe nodded and said: "My cousin told me to keep a low profile so as not to be burdened by fame!"
"...sleep!"
Hong Ye secretly gritted her teeth!
This shameless little thief defeated Yixiantian with his intrigues and tricks, and even showed off to others everywhere!
He also pretends to be noble and deceives a little girl who is new to the world, not wanting to be burdened by fame!
You defeated a group of bandits, what's there to be proud of!
It’s not like the military strategist who had the illustrious military exploits of killing King Tu Nan and defeating hundreds of thousands of deserters’ cavalry!
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The next day, Kyoto, Imperial Study Room!
Emperor Xinglong, left minister Yang Fengguo, right minister Bao Qingshi, and six ministers gathered around a memorial!
This is the new policy of the new Jiushan County Magistrate Yan Xiu. He mainly focuses on attacking local tyrants and building large infrastructure.
Half of the money spent on the local tyrants was handed over to the court, and the other half was used for large-scale infrastructure construction to stimulate economic development.
Among them, Yan Fuzhu gave an example. It was discovered that the Yang family colluded with the deserted Black Eagle Guard to confiscate all the Yang family's property, a total of more than three million taels of silver, and all of it was transported to the capital!
This time, the two factions had surprisingly unanimous opinions, and no one opposed this strategy!
The main reason is that the imperial court has no money, and even the salaries of officials in Kyoto cannot be paid at the end of the year.
Now whoever can make money for the court is the God of Wealth of the court!
Yan Fuxu's move directly solved the court's urgent need, and even the emperor was ready to make a move!
But at the end of the excerpt, Yan Fuzhu asked for credit for Wang Yuan again, saying that he was the one who came up with the big strategy!
Emperor Xinglong's face turned gloomy when he saw it at the end.