choke element

Ever since the Song Dynasty went south and the Jin Kingdom ruled the Central Plains, the balance of power among the countries on this vast land has been maintained for 100 years.Until now, the sudden rise of a brand new military group is like pouring a torrent into a pond full of stagnant water.Whether the fish, frogs, turtles and turtles in the pond are willing or not, they have to slowly face the existence of the rapids.

Some people are smart enough to see the rip current the first time around, feel the change, and take advantage of it.

But this kind of thing is also divided into high and low levels.

When the Koryo fleet arrived at Qingyuan Mansion, officials from the Shipbuilding Department came out to welcome them, and the navy even put on a ceremonial ceremonial display.Merchants who stayed on the islands of Changguo were not eligible to participate in such an overly formal occasion, so they were not able to approach the fleet in the first place.

It wasn't until a large number of sailors on the fleet went straight to the grain storage warehouses everywhere, took out the fresh and hot quotation documents dripping with ink, and started to carry them in a big way without saying a word, that people reacted one after another.

Many merchants were furious and wanted to intercept Zhou Keshan.But Zhou Keshan slipped onto the so-called Korean fleet at the first time, no matter how many people outside jumped around, he just ignored it.

Someone also asked the officials of the Shipbuilding Department and the Coastal Manufacturing Department to expose it.However, the maritime trade of Qingyuan Mansion has its own rules, and many things are not reported to the officials, as long as they can get along with each other on the face of it.If anyone insists on setting the fire on the Korean fleet, wouldn't that be tantamount to blaming the Shipbuilding Department and the Coastal Manufacturing Department for problems?

If you really dare to annoy these two officials, don't you want to do business in the future?You must not die!
Merchants want to use the power of various pirates and swordsmen in their hands to intercept the Goryeo fleet...

That would be even more unrealistic.

Now the north side, no matter whether he is the Ding Haijun of the Dajin Kingdom, or someone from the Koryo Kingdom, after all, he is already a big buyer and seller in the entire trading system.If anyone is isolated by this link, then he will have one less reliable source of making money and profit than his companions out of thin air.So, after all, this face cannot be torn.If it is torn, there will be no business for the next year, and less money will be earned.

So everyone's efforts went round and round, and finally turned to Lu Wu.This young man representing the Qingliu forces in the DPRK and China originally thought he could take advantage of the political turmoil at the top to win benefits for the allies and partners below, but suddenly he was under tremendous pressure. Why wasn't he surprised and angry?
He left the archipelago by fast boat the next day, and returned to Yin County, the capital of Qingyuan Prefecture. On the third day, he bid farewell to Zhedong Tiju Zhang Liangpeng, saying that he had gone back to his hometown to study.

Different from Qingyuan Mansion, Jia She, who knows Baoying County on Huaidong Road, has become a hot new political star in recent months.

Among the merchants active on both sides of the Huaihe River north of Chuzhou, there are quite a few people who secretly have the background of the Ding Navy.Some people are even officials of the Privy Council of Yidu.In their eyes, Jia Xianzun is really a friend.

In the eyes of the historian of Lin'an, this little magistrate of Baoying County was quite dedicated after he took the order, and he was able to run around to complete the tasks assigned by the center.

In the eyes of the minister of Huaidong Zhihu, while responding to the history, this person really thought of the difficulties in the frontier, and did not cause any trouble to the military and administration of the two Huaihe Rivers.

In the eyes of the officials in the market, this person has taken care of everything, as if he has blocked everything that should be blocked, but the benefits of falling into the hands of the officials are not lacking somehow.

In the eyes of merchants, the county magistrate is simply caring.After the trade in the northern part of the Kingdom of Jin was blocked, he did everything possible to contact the fleet from Korea to ensure that his own business continued.The only trouble is that the money is a little bit harsh.

But that's not a big problem, how can there be any reason why the giant merchants who come and go on the border are short of money?

A person who loves money and can do things well is exactly the good official in everyone's heart.And this good official can consider everyone and arrange all aspects of interests properly, which is even more wonderful.

During this day, Jia She rolled up his sleeves and took a few old servants to move the latest batch of money back to the backyard.

A new house was built in the backyard, all made of thick blue bricks, with no windows, and only a low door opening.There were several big locks hanging on the door, all the keys were in Jia She's own hands, and he would come to check every night.

Because he has earned so much these days, he sees the big money jars by the wall getting fuller every now and then.Now when he came again, the jars were already full, and he had to put a few sacks against the corner of the wall.The sacks were also bulging.There is a little candle in the room, and the copper coins exposed outside the jars and bags are shining golden.

Several old servants followed Jia She's father Jia Wei to Sichuan in the early years, and they were all capable and reliable people.

They all remembered that Jia Wei had been clean and self-confident all his life, but in the end he was given the name of corruption out of thin air when he was appointed as Zhizhou, and he died in depression.No one expected that the young master's temperament was completely opposite to that of the old master.When he was in Gaoyou, Wan'an and other counties, he was able to make his family rich. After he came to Baoying County, he showed his skills and earned so much money?
How much does it cost?Adding up the numbers of the previous and subsequent moves, there must be more than 2 guan?Ordinary people earn a day's hard work, but dozens or even hundreds of wen.According to the national law of the Song Dynasty, if you embezzle a consistent amount of money, you will be exiled for two thousand miles!

The little master made more than 2 coins in two months, so he really won't be reported?Will he really not be pursued and severely punished by the court?
Not mentioning the anxiety of the servants, Jia She took a few steps back and forth in the room and kicked half of the jars: "These are about 1 jars, and they will be carried to the county government tomorrow, and they will be said to be from the local people." donate."

"Donation? What is the donation for?"

"fortification."

"What city to build?" The servants were stunned.

"Naturally, it is the county seat of Baoying County. The old city of Baoying has been destroyed for a long time, but the original scale is still there. I have calculated that the height of the old city is one foot and five feet, and the thickness of the base is one foot and six feet. Six feet. While the old city is in ruins, we can cut off the long and make up for the short, and get fifteen. Taking advantage of the slack in the fields, the local people will be able to build a new 440, three-foot city wall, plus a five-foot-high trestle wall and the city gate. Three months, [-] workers, and [-] yuan in money are almost enough."

"Why do you need to build a city during... the Taiping Festival? My little master, I'm afraid that if the news spreads, it will not only disturb the common people. The state capital and the Department of Peace will think that you deliberately make troubles to seek fame."

"It's not that I deliberately caused trouble..."

In front of his family's cronies, Jia She's expression and posture were more stable than when he was running outside, and he no longer had the frivolous look of getting into the money's eye.

He pondered for a while, then slowly said:

"These days, I've heard many stories about the bravery of Shandong Dinghai. Marshal Guo Ningguo is known as the evil tiger. Since Hebei started his army, he has fought dozens of battles in two or three years. More than half of the veterans who followed him in northern Xinjiang withered. , This is the blood of the soldiers to water the hegemony that controls the court of the Kingdom of Jin. This person is only in his early twenties this year, and he can command hundreds of thousands of people to eat whales and tigers. He must be ambitious, and I am afraid that there will be more than one powerful minister in the future. ……hehe……"

Jia She curled his lips: "Anyway, the comfortable life like now will not last long. I, Jia Jichuan, have served as an official, and I dare not say that I will benefit one party. I leave a strong city here, thinking that it is worthwhile to rely on it to save my life for a while. The people of Baoying County!"

Several servants looked at each other, feeling skeptical.

Only an old servant with white beard and hair frowned: "Listen to my little master, don't tell me you can't be the magistrate of Baoying County for long?"

"How can it be done for a long time?"

Jia She laughed: "In this position, if you don't love money, I don't know how many people don't feel at ease, and they insist on overthrowing you and then hurry up. If you love money, I don't know how many people are jealous and want to replace it, making a big profit. What's more, I'm still an official who didn't pass the imperial examination? Today, someone from Chuzhou has already visited me, blowing around the corner and asking me to make way for others... That's why I plan to build the city quickly , leave some benefits for the common people!"

"I see."

The servants made some calculations among themselves, and someone said: "As for donating money, we will contact the villagers in the local area to come forward, so that others will not easily get involved with the little master."

Someone also asked: "What about the rest? There are still more than 1 guan!"

Jia She pointed to the two servants who asked the question: "You two, take the rest of the money and go. The money is enough to exchange for a manor of three to five hundred acres, plus a big house in the city and the corresponding servants Yes. In this way, my family can live a better life, everyone, don’t be frugal, you must live like a scholarly family who has been an official for generations! There must be no less scenes!"

"This... I'm afraid it's too extravagant, and the old lady won't allow it."

"I will write a letter, you take it. There is my reason for this, just let them do it... If the nobles in the court want to use me, they must first remember me! Without the support of this scene, there will be no future." A chance to flex your muscles? In short, you help the old lady to spend the money as soon as possible. In a year or so at most, I will come to Lin'an to live and enjoy the family happiness, haha!"

"Little master, it's easy to go to the government, but when it comes to recovery, are you sure?"

Jia She smiled slightly: "The big gold is in the north, and the evil tiger is in the north. How can it be so easy to deal with? The big shots in the court will have to use me sooner or later. Don't worry!"

In the Song Dynasty, local people pooled money to build the city several times.Before and after the time in the book, the city was built in Tongchuan Prefecture in the ninth year of Jiading, and the city was built in Anqing Prefecture in the tenth year of Jiading, all of which were donated by local people.