Chapter 201 Asking for Interest
Zhao Yulin didn't know how to start, so he asked a group of officials to follow him to Laoyi on the northern mountain to take a look. There were houses made of stone slabs, some of which had collapsed and were uninhabited, scattered on the mountaintop.
He pointed at the houses and said that this place has a long history, but the families with some means had all moved to the new city, and they were ruined because no one took care of them. He asked that they be distributed to the homeless people to live in, and let them manage and protect the historical sites.
With the popularity, it naturally looks like a village town.
Zhao Yulin felt a little emotional and asked them to change the name from Yidu to Zhongdu. He said that this area was all called Zhongdu, so wouldn't it be better if we built Zhongdu Town? He believed that people's lives would get better and better.
Many of the officials who came with him were from ethnic minorities, and they were very happy to hear him say that.
The Third Young Master always thinks of them when he does things, and always takes their feelings into consideration. The name Yidu Yidu is a bit derogatory, so the Third Young Master calls him Zhongdu, and from now on he is from Zhongdu Town, a Zhongdu person.
He asked Bao Wenli how the military reorganization was going.
Bao Wenli said evasively that a group of lawbreakers and criminals had been discovered and dealt with according to the law.
Zhao Yulin patted him on the shoulder and said that a blacksmith must be strong himself, and his sister couldn't tolerate any sand in her eyes, so he should not lead the team astray.
He looked at the Mahu River from afar and said that this area had been harmonious and peaceful for a long time, and it was easy for the troops to slack off. They must be strictly controlled and all the prisoners who were not worthy of being beheaded must be brought up to repair houses and repair roads for the people.
The officials around him immediately agreed and promised him that when they returned, they would rectify the officials like they did in the army and eliminate the bad apples.
He said that the people's lives were hard, and no matter what, we could always get paid at the end of the month or the end of the year. The people had to dig for food in the fields, and in years of natural disasters, there was no harvest at all. If the people had nothing to eat, how could we collect taxes and pay salaries?
Bao Wenli quickly said that he would go down in person to supervise the repair of ditches and canals to help the people out of their difficulties.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that was right, what he wanted was not empty preaching and big talk, but to do something practical.
The next day, he left Xinshi and headed east to Yibin, returning to his home in Cuiping Mountain at dusk. The housekeeper smiled and told him that the master and several mistresses from Jiangbei had come to stay.
As soon as he entered the yard, he heard the laughter of a group of children chasing each other. The children were playing "Eagle Catches Chicken". When he got closer, he found that his father and several mothers were standing by the corridor and watching their grandchildren with smiles on their faces. He thought that these old people really knew how to have fun and let their grandchildren perform for them.
Zhao Yulin bowed to his parents and stood behind them. The old scholar said cheerfully that Xiaowu's child's back was soaked and he had played enough. They were told to go, wash up and go to bed.
Immediately a maid went over and called out, and his eldest brother's son Zhao Guanghe and Ma Yuan went with their younger brothers and sisters.
The old scholar asked him, "Now that the kids have moved in, do you have any objections?"
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that they were all Zhao family courtyards and they were all the owners, so he had no objection.
His mother came over and took Zhao Yulin to look left and right, and asked him in surprise if everything was fine. Chen Chen wrote to say that her brother was seriously ill.
He patted his chest and told his mother that everything was fine, everything was fine, and he was in good health.
His mother said apologetically that Master Lu had vacated a row of houses in Shunfengchu for her beloved grandson to live in, and that this might have caused a lot of trouble for Shunfengchu.
Zhao Yulin said it was okay and he would arrange it.
The old scholar asked the women to go to bed early as he wanted to have a couple of drinks with San'er.
Zhao Yulin accompanied the old scholar to the small flower hall, and the food and wine were soon served on the table. After he toasted his father, he said that he had never expected that traditional Chinese martial arts were so profound. This time in Hongyuan, he was hit by the Western Region Xumi Sect and almost died.
The old scholar said seriously that throughout the thousands of years of history of China, there have been many extraordinary people in the world, and we should be in awe of them.
Zhao Yulin nodded and toasted his father again.
He came from the future, and had just seen Tai Chi resemble square dancing for the elderly, as well as the many scams on the Internet that exposed supernatural powers. He had always been skeptical about the miraculous martial arts, and although he knew that practicing martial arts was important for strengthening the body, he did not take it that seriously.
Now that I have gone through this disaster, I have begun to re-examine my position and views.
The old scholar said thoughtfully that he was in a high position with great power now, so it was inevitable that he would offend people. Going in and out of the battlefield would certainly involve risks and he would inevitably fall into danger. He had a large wife and children at home, so he couldn't just leave them behind, and he had to be careful in everything.
Zhao Yulin understood what his father meant. This was exactly what he had been thinking about on the boat these past two days. Especially when he saw the innocent, lively and lovely children just now, he became more determined to stay alive.
The next day, Lu Youpeng came to him to discuss setting up a money house in the new town.
He had only two requirements. One was that no matter how many shareholders there were, the majority must be held by the Shenwei Army. The second was that the business must be run with integrity, and the handling fees and loan interest collected must be lower than the interest rates of private loans.
Lao Lu agreed with all of them and asked whether it was necessary to open branches in Yongshan and Shimen?
He thought that the business in those places was much smaller and there was no need for it.
Lao Lu doesn’t understand this.
The new currency of the Shenwei Army was in a decimal system and could be directly exchanged for silver coins. He and Duan Xiaolin had reached an agreement and promised that the currency lent out by Dali could be freely exchanged. Those merchants would definitely come to Song territory to exchange currencies. This was the business he wanted.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he wanted to open it, and open it bigger, and it was done.
We lend money and do business with the Dali Kingdom. More and more of their merchants will surely come to our territory to exchange currency. The nearest ones are Yongshan and Shimen. We need to provide convenient services to the people of Dali.
Lao Lu smiled faintly and said that he had thought it through. He lent money to others and provided good money exchange services. Fortunately, he was in good time this time and dug two gold pools in Chengdu, otherwise Fengyuan Prison would not dare to let go of coinage.
Lu Youpeng was very happy to see that Zhao Yulin had recovered from his illness. He told him that Fengyuan Prison had added three more sets of coin-minting machines and the craftsmen were too busy to handle them.
At this time, the guard came in and reported: Dai Erli, the governor of Xuzhou from the Imperial City Department, wanted to see him.
The old spy Lu Youpeng was confused. What the hell is Dell doing here?
Zhao Yulin said that the other person had something to do, so let's meet him together.
The two of them sat down in the living room, and soon Dell came in.
After bowing to them both very humbly, the man said: The government of Lin'an has issued an order. Then he handed over a secret letter. Lu Youpeng took it, read it to him: Order Minister Zhao to send four million strings of new currency to the Ministry of Revenue of Lin'an as soon as possible.
Zhao Yulin was stunned. It was such a trivial matter, but the emperor actually asked the Imperial City Office to quickly deliver the imperial edict.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Dell said softly but firmly that the Shenwei Army had confiscated a huge amount of silver in Chengdu, and it would not be excessive for the government to ask for some interest.
Zhao Yulin finally woke up, coughed twice, took a sip of tea and said: "What are you talking about? If the emperor tells us to take everything, we, as his subjects, will do it without hesitation."
He asked Lao Lu and Daleli to go to Jiading together and ordered Fengyuan Prison to work at full capacity to mint coins and complete the official task as soon as possible and escort them to Lin'an.
Seeing that he readily agreed, Daleli immediately smiled and asked with great concern about Mr. Zhao's injury. He also took out a small box from his sleeve and gave it to him, saying that it was the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill of the Imperial City Bureau, which might be useful to him.
Zhao Yulin smiled, thanked him and took it.
But my heart was pounding.
The immortal is very serious and dare not eat these shiny pills carelessly.
The last time he took Yu Yangzi's golden elixir, it felt like a fire was burning in his body. If it weren't for Master Jueming and the head woman of Mount Emei who came to rescue him, he would probably be just a pile of bones now.
At that time, Master Jueming suspected that Yuyangzi had bad intentions and was going to harm Zhao Yulin. Or was he speaking well of Yuyangzi, thinking that the elixir was absolutely fine, and perhaps the medicine was not suitable for the disease, because Yuyangzi had no motive to harm anyone.
He had been busy all day, and when he heard the noise in the yard, he knew the children had returned from school, so he went out to see them. Wu Jing brought a child to see him and told him that the child was Zhu Fugui, the son of Zhu Junshi, and that Uncle Lu had sent him to his home.
Zhao Yulin knew that it was Old Lu who sent Zhu Congwen's son as agreed. He picked up the timid child and said with a smile that his father didn't like gold, silver and treasures at all, so why did he give him a name that meant wealth and honor.
Zhu Fugui carefully said that it was his mother who wanted him to earn a lot of money when he grew up. As he was talking, the child thought of his mother's death again, and tears fell down.
Zhao Yulin did not respond to the child's reaction. He patted him on the back and walked forward, muttering to himself that as long as the money was useful, it would be fine. Too much of it was not a good thing.
She then said to Wu Jing that Fugui was a family member and her little brother, and that he should not be bullied.
Wu Jing pouted and said she knew, Mr. Zhang had taught her a lesson.
The child struggled on him and wanted to get off.
He put Fugui down, and the two cute little kids ran hand in hand to chase the big baby.
The next day, Zhao Yulin crossed the river to find his father-in-law, but only saw Yang Zhishan guarding the yamen.
Old Yang said that the prefect and several deputies had gone to Jiading for a meeting, and that Chen Dazong was going to hold a year-end summary meeting. Zhao Yulin then realized that the year was almost over.
He invited Yang Zhishan to go out of town to eat firewood chicken. After they sat down and had a glass of wine, Yang Zhishan asked him if he was feeling better. But Mr. Chen was very worried.
Zhao Yulin knew that everyone was concerned about him, so he raised his glass and said, "Thank goodness, everything is fine now."
He told Yang Zhishan that the Mongolian army was becoming more and more aggressive in the east, and the days to come would be even more difficult, so Xuzhou must respond with caution.
He planned to take Chen Chen to Hanzhong, and Jiading wanted to report to Lin'an and let Yang Zhishan take charge of the situation.
Yang Zhishan immediately declined, saying that Jiading was one of the three prefectures in Chengdu, and it would not be his turn to go there, so he just needed to guard Xuzhou.
In the past six months, Xuzhou has rectified its administration and strongly supported the reclamation of wasteland and military farming, which has achieved obvious results. Cuiping Mountain has also cultivated two high-yield varieties of rice and wheat. No matter how difficult the next year is, he believes that the people's food problem will be guaranteed.
