Yong Ke resigned, and Cai Qiao said to Cai Ming: "Miss, are you really planning to honor the lord of the Yong family?"
"Of course it has to be mentioned above. The construction of the Silk Road is difficult and it is indeed difficult for us to support it. It would be great to have the support of a wealthy family, but." Cai Ming paused and said: "My lord has always done things cleanly and never failed. I expect that your lord will
I won’t agree to Yong Ke’s contract.”
"Then we still have to build the road ourselves, and we will offend the Yong family."
"I will have my own solution when the time comes." Cai Ming glanced coldly at the direction where Yong Ke disappeared, and slowly clenched his fists.
Chengdu.
Liu Zhang returned to Chengdu after a long journey. After bathing in clear soup, he lay on the bed. Huang Yue gently kneaded his back behind the bed. He had been on the war for several months and had not felt so comfortable for a long time.
"Bao, Fazheng, Huang Quan, Wang Fu, and Zhang Song are the four adults asking to see you."
"Call in."
The four of them entered hand in hand. Liu Zhang closed his eyes and said, "How is Jing Yi's situation? Business, craftsman's house, agriculture, taxation, give me an estimate."
Huang Quan reported: "Everything is going smoothly and business is on the right track. Now that farmers have received grain subsidies, they are not only more motivated to grow grain, but also have extra money and are willing to buy some daily necessities. Commercial agriculture within Jingyi
The momentum is pretty good.
On the Jiangdong side, trade is frequent, and our grain purchase prices are high. Many Jiangdong families are willing to sell their grain to us, and Jiangdong has become our largest consumer of white porcelain, Shu brocade, and silk. Just white porcelain,
Bring huge tax benefits to our finances.
Nowadays, individual merchants in Yizhou are all vying to buy white porcelain from the entrance of Qujiayao, and our government merchants also buy some and sell them to Jiangdong, collecting a lot of money.
Although Cao Cao in the north did not welcome products from Shu, he did not suppress them enough. Things from Shu were cheap and practical, such as paper and cheap books, and the northern families bought them in large quantities. They could not give up. From this, Cao Cao
It is impossible to cut off business ties with us. We can also indirectly purchase the food of the northern clans and sell them precious items such as Shu brocade white porcelain.
As for the west, after the war between Zigong and Xiliang began, it became extremely difficult for Sichuan merchants to go to the Western Regions. They could only enter through merchants from other regions, which increased costs. Trade was not what it used to be, and the Xiqiang mutual trade did not show that
As a result, Wuxi's mutual trade has brought some benefits. Major merchants are rushing to buy Wuxi's specialties, which makes up for our lack of meat, wood and medicinal materials.
In addition to trade, there are banks and workshops. Due to the limited purchasing power of the people and competition from private workshops, the growth of our workshops has slowed down significantly. It has even stopped. Only a few workshops such as paper are still growing.
However, the bank under Mr. Zhang's control and the investment in government and private workshops and merchants have already reached half of the workshop's income. And with the expansion of business, it continues to grow. This is something that his subordinates and others did not expect at all.
And because of the guarantee from the Mufu treasury, more and more people and businessmen are putting money into the bank. Now there are branches in every county in Yizhou, Chengdu, Hanzhong and other major counties, and Jingzhou is also 6 continued
Distribution, businessmen don't want to take a large amount of money on the road, so they deposit it in the bank for easy withdrawal in other places. Now the money in the bank is almost catching up with the money in the treasury.
This is the business situation in Yizhou. As for Jingzhou, workshops and merchants are not common yet. The merchants emerging in Jingzhou now basically make money by transporting Shuzhong goods to Jiangdong and the north. They produce and sell very little, but because
Jingzhou's waterways are smooth and extend in all directions. Many Jingzhou merchants have also made a lot of money, and many big businessmen have emerged.
In terms of agriculture, there was great chaos in Guanzhong, especially this time when the Xiliang Army gathered the 47th Allied Force to attack central Sichuan. The rebels walked through the streets and alleys, trampling on the fields and destroying the land. Countless Guanzhong people poured into Xiangyang, Hanzhong. After the Lord defeated the Xiliang Army,
The war broke out everywhere, and people moved south in large numbers again. Now Guanzhong is no longer inhabited.
As a result, the population of Xiangyang and Hanzhong areas increased greatly, and some of them continued to migrate south. Coupled with our immigration of the Zhongbarbarians and Wuxi Barbarians from the Qiangdi South in western Sichuan, the agricultural population increased a lot.
The craftsman's house introduced various new agricultural tools, the government provided cattle for the common people, Huang Junshi, oh no, the new hybrid method promoted by Miss Huang, two crops of rice and two crops of wheat, new water conservancy projects, and tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in the Kangding camp
, I believe these measures will be effective this spring.
As long as there are no natural disasters in the autumn, I can guarantee that the food will be at least twice as much as last year, and the harvest level of previous years can be restored. Next year, the harvest level will be better than that of previous years.
As for taxes, after the growth of agricultural commerce, taxes will naturally increase, but there is still more money and less food. This time the lord conquered Xiliang, fortunately he got some food back from Tianshui and other places, otherwise Hanzhong would not be able to maintain even the basic food reserves, and Xiqiang
The land is subject to frequent famines, and if the Western Qiang are not to rebel, they may still need food supplies.
The lord's strategy against the Qiang barbarians has brought long-term peace and stability. However, the barbarians have begun to grow grain, which has eased the food supply. The Qiang people have not yet grown it, and it is impossible for the Qiang people to grow it. The consumption is very high. We still have to collect grain for the war in a few years.
As a result, food is in short supply.
However, as long as we rest in peace and rest, with the current public sentiment in Jingyi, the enthusiasm for production, the conscientiousness of officials, and the pioneering spirit of businessmen, we will surely make Jingyi prosperous in a few years."
After Huang Quan finished his long report, Liu Zhang nodded and asked Wang Fu: "Where is Chengdu? Especially over there in the craftsman's room."
"The situation in Chengdu and Jingyi is the same, very good. With the prosperity of commerce, the west city and south city of Chengdu have risen, the city has expanded, and the people are satisfied with their lives. Moreover, many barbarians from the Western Regions and even people from further afield have come here to make it even more prosperous.
, as for the craftsman’s room.”
Wang Fu became embarrassed, glanced around, and said bravely: "Now my subordinates are only in charge of the ordinary craftsmen's room, and occasionally intervene in the intermediate craftsmen's room. The production of paper, waterwheels, etc., as well as cloth, porcelain, etc. are improved step by step.
On the right track, as for the senior craftsman's room... Ma Jun does not allow his subordinates to interfere."
Wang Fu said a little annoyed. In the past, at the beginning of the implementation of the New Deal, Chengdu was the place where all the New Deals were piloted. Wang Fu was so busy with things like the Four Civil Service Examinations, the Land Order, the Craftsman House, and the Monitoring of the Family.
He is a county magistrate, and he wants to do what Cao Cao and Sun Quan's ten county magistrates did.
It's better now. The Land Order and the Four Civil Service Examinations are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Anyone who dares to say that the Land Order is abolished will be scolded by the people. Who dares to say that the Four Civil Service Examinations are abolished? Those who spent dozens of pennies to buy would have spent thousands before.
Those who can only buy paper classics with tens of thousands of dollars, those who are immersed in studying, those at the bottom who are determined to get ahead, will have to fight you tooth and nail.
There was no need for Wang Fu to take care of him at all, and there was no need to monitor the family. Since the family was gone, what else could he monitor? All of a sudden, Wang Fu became an ordinary county magistrate, doing ordinary things.
If it were Wang Fu in the past, he might not think it was anything, but just like those old people who have worked hard all their lives, can they enjoy happiness when they are old? That is called being restless. After Wang Fu approved the book every day, he always felt that he had nothing to do
I do it, but I can’t find anything to do.
So Wang Fu wanted to manage the craftsman's room. The junior craftsman's room was okay, but Uncle Zuo was reluctant to let Wang Fu manage the intermediate craftsman's room.
The prince's official rank was the same as that of Wang Fu, so he was not in charge of him at all. Wang Fu was extremely depressed.
After listening to Wang Fu's words, Liu Zhang pondered and said: "This is my fault. The craftsman's house, the bank, etc. are all new institutions that have been given different functions, resulting in unclear responsibilities. Mr. Wang, the craftsman's house will not be used in the future."
Just keep an eye on the junior ones, most of the high-level craftsman rooms belong to the military and should be taken over by the military."
"Oh, yes." Wang Fu became even more depressed.
Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Is Mr. Wang dissatisfied with my arrangement?"
"Subordinates don't..."
"You are all my most trusted ministers, don't mean what you say." Before Wang Fu could finish the word "dare", he was interrupted by Liu Zhang.
Wang Fu paused and said: "My lord, my subordinates are really not dissatisfied. It's just that Jing Yi is still working hard to resume production. Mr. Huang and others are working hard because Chengdu is a state government. The people love the lord and live and work in peace and contentment. They are the first to get on the right track."
, there are fewer and fewer things that need to be paid attention to, and my subordinates feel that their position as county magistrate is becoming more and more illusory."
Huang Yue gently pinched Liu Zhang's shoulder, and Liu Zhang reached back and moved Huang Yue's hand down a little. Huang Yue hated Liu Zhang's arrogance, so he pinched Liu Zhang's back with dissatisfaction and started to hold it gently.
After he felt comfortable behind him, Liu Zhang said to Wang Fu: "What's the point? Chengdu is a state government and is also the seat of this prince. It's already a great achievement for you to manage this place in peace and harmony."
According to ancient legend, Bian Que had three brothers. Bian Que was good at treating serious illnesses. The second brother treated the patients when they were not seriously ill, while the eldest brother treated the patients when they were not sick. Therefore, Bian Que, the three brothers, is the most famous, but it is the eldest brother who has the best medical skills.
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Now Lord Wang is Bian Que's eldest brother. Do I have to wait until something goes wrong in Chengdu and Lord Wang settles the matter before I think you are a capable official? Lord Wang only needs to govern Chengdu well and let Chengdu's agricultural business develop steadily.
, is the greatest contribution, don’t worry about other things.”
After hearing Liu Zhang's words, Wang Fu immediately paid homage: "My lord's words made my subordinates enlightened. Wang Fu must be cautious in the future and strive to ensure the stability and prosperity of Chengdu."
At this time, Liu Zhang saw Zhang Song smiling smugly and asked strangely: "Yongnian, why are you laughing?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing." Zhang Song waved his hand quickly. Zhang Song was just proud of the spring breeze and couldn't help but smile. He thought that two years ago he was still complaining about not being able to find talents, but now he is prosperous. It is the time passing by and the vicissitudes of life.
ah.
At the beginning, he was just a petty boss who refused to accept suggestions and had no real power. Now, the lord has created a new position for himself as president. Not only is he at the top of the hierarchy, but the money flowing through his hands is as Huang Quan said.
, which is equivalent to half the treasury. Every day, I approve an order, invest in a workshop, or build a merchant, and the profit is tens of thousands. I never thought that I would have this day.
I used to feel that my talent was underappreciated, but now I finally feel at ease. The position of president is truly worthy of my talent. (To be continued)