"Your Majesty, please read this. This is the statement written by me." Yelu Chucai took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Guo Ning.
Monk Luo paused slightly while chewing the food, and said with some admiration in his heart: "This Khitan man can really figure out Guo Liulang's temperament."
Monk Luo is an old friend of Guo Ning. When they were both lowly soldiers, they rescued each other no less than ten times, forming a loving friendship on the tip of their swords. Without Monk Luo, Guo Ning would have died five or six times ago, and vice versa. The two have a very deep understanding and trust of each other.
Because of his deep understanding of Guo Ning, Monk Luo felt the changes in Guo Ning particularly vividly. Guo Ning, who rose from Tangluo County in Hebei Province, is as brave and aggressive as before; in terms of depth and sagacity, he is a hundred times stronger than before.
But Monk Luo almost never considers this issue, because Guo Ning's growth is a good thing for every defeated soldier in Tangbo. Since it is a good thing, why bother.
At the same time, Yelu Chucai noticed Monk Luo's expression.
He just pretended not to see it, and diligently opened the form for Guo Ning, asking the emperor to read the catalog first.
A few years ago, Yelu Chucai had secretly asked Monk Luo about Guo Ning's experience in Hebei. Based on the answers given by Monk Luo and several other veterans of the Ding Navy, Yelu Chucai believed that when Guo Ning's tribe was separated and hid in Hebei, he must have studied under an extremely knowledgeable elder, and thus gained great influence. Changjin; and this elder was probably a scholar from the Song Dynasty who lived in the northern frontier of the Jin Kingdom after Jingkang.
Under the influence of this noble scholar, Guo Ning was very indifferent to the identification of his Youyan origin. For example, Guo Ning has never referred to himself as "Yan people" or "Yan people" that have been common for hundreds of years, but has always considered himself "Han people" or "Han'er".
On the other hand, when Guo Ning refers to the people of the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, he almost does not use the usual "Southern people" or "Southern barbarians". It can be seen that in Guo Ning's eyes, the Han people in the north and the people of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties are inseparable.
It can also be inferred from this that the Gao Shi was by no means a Southern Song Dynasty person living in Jiangbiao now, but a remnant of the Song Dynasty who almost unified Kyushu in the early years.
It can be said that there are advantages and disadvantages to the emperor's deep thoughts.
The advantage is that the emperor will never tolerate the situation of the Han people being divided into the north and the south. Yelu Chucai will definitely see the Great Zhou unifying the world. The disadvantage was that the emperor seemed a little too kind to the Song people of the Southern Dynasty. Although he clearly had a huge military advantage, he had no intention of suppressing the Southern Dynasty or bleeding the Southern Dynasty with continuous military operations.
This is not the benevolence of the woman, but some kind of obsession of the emperor. Yelu Chucai could clearly feel that the emperor did not intend to simply rely on iron hoof to go south. He has said more than once that if we just rely on force to kill people and trample those who dare to oppose into flesh, then there will be no difference between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the people on the grassland.
The emperor was more interested in building the Great Zhou step by step so that the Great Zhou would be strong and the people of the Great Zhou would be richer than the Song Dynasty. Until the Great Song Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, the Great Zhou Dynasty only needed to click a finger, and everything would fall into place.
This goal cannot be announced publicly, because it would be too impatient for the warriors. Therefore, the emperor needs to continuously strengthen his control over the army, strive to rein in the reins, and suppress the bloodthirsty instinct of the beast.
According to Yelu Chucai's idea, Da Zhou could have been more aggressive against the Southern Dynasty, but there was nothing wrong with the situation in front of him. Every time the emperor mentioned the Southern Dynasty people's contempt and misunderstanding of the Zhou Dynasty, he would always be particularly dissatisfied and even a little overly sensitive... This was exactly what Yelu Chucai could intervene to solve.
The people of the Song Dynasty regarded the Great Zhou Dynasty as a country of ruthless captives and warriors. They believed that they could use the economic benefits from the north to enrich themselves and then expand the armaments that could confront the north.
In fact, the Great Zhou Dynasty was indeed a military regime, and it did rely on its own force. This is the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty and will not be shaken, but this does not mean that the Zhou Dynasty only has force. With the vast territory of the Central Plains and the North and the billions of people, the Zhou Dynasty had many ways to enrich itself, and it used the fastest speed to show a prosperous attitude, leaving the people of Song Dynasty speechless.
Among them, the simplest and most direct is what Yelu Chucai said in the article: Starting from next year, from Gaizhou and Fuzhou in the northeastern hinterland to Qinzhou on Fengxiang Road in Guanzhong, fourteen locations will be opened in one go. ports, introduced on a large scale
The human and financial resources of the Southern Dynasties.
Guo Ning wiped his hands, flipped through a few pages of instructions, and asked, "It is a good idea to recruit merchants from the Southern Dynasties. More competition will prevent our wealthy officials and merchants from getting used to making money and exploiting the people. However, Freely recruit people from the Southern Dynasties? Let these people speak with their feet and use unprecedented population migration to prove that the governance of the Zhou Dynasty is better than that of the Song Dynasty? Jin Qing, I am not worried about anything, but the Southern Dynasties are richer than me, and the people of the Song Dynasty will be willing to come Do the Central Plains and the North have nothing to eat? After these people come, will there really be so much food for them to eat?"
Monk Luo beside him said gloomily: "Not only do we have to be full, but we also have to eat well. I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Yelu Chucai nodded slightly to Monk Luo and turned another page for Guo Ning: "I'm not sure yet this year, but I will be sure next year."
Guo Ning read the contents of the statement in detail, and nodded after a moment: "If this is the case, it is worth giving it a try... Please leave this statement here for me to study it carefully. Come, eat the food, eat the food."
Outsiders ridiculed the Zhou Dynasty, always saying that the Zhou regime had the air of a grass-roots team that could not be eradicated. Although the ministers and ministers in the court were grand, it was always a group of close associates around the emperor who really participated in making decisions on major affairs. And many far-reaching government affairs are often discussed and decided at the dinner table.
In the spring of the twelfth year of Jiading.
Southern Song Dynasty, Fuzhou Linchuan.
Chen Liangfu stood on the mound next to the Xiangxian platform and looked at the nearby fields.
Fuzhou Linchuan City on Jiangnan West Road in the Song Dynasty was built by the powerful Wei Quanxi in the Five Dynasties. In the following hundreds of years, Er Yan, Zeng Gong, Wang Jinggong, Lu Xiangshan and others were born here, and they can be called outstanding people.
Fuzhou is also a place where good doctors and medicines are produced. Mr. Xiangshan’s brother, Lu Jiuxu, is a famous drug dealer. Those with family backgrounds are engaged in medicine, while poor members of the clan often study medicine.
Chen Liangfu was the ship's doctor who accompanied Wang Erbai southward when the Zhou Dynasty merchant ship traveled to Fuzhou. His real name is Chen Ziming, and his courtesy name is Liangfu.
Two years ago, he encountered an accident while seeking medical advice in Qingyuan Mansion. He had no money and was temporarily impoverished, so he accepted the invitation of a maritime merchant and worked as a ship's doctor for two years. In Fuzhou, he was actually good at gynecology. After two years of sailing, he also developed good surgical skills, especially good at treating wounds and carbuncles.
At this moment, Chen Ziming returned to his hometown after two years. Because of the wind and frost at sea, his originally frail face became rougher, and he even had a beard under his chin, making him look more mature than his actual age.
The scenery of Fuzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty is completely different from that of Fuzhou with the same name in Monan, the northern country. It is a time when the spring scenery is brilliant, the mountains and rivers are green, and the Qingyun Ridge not far away seems to be a piece of jasper floating in the green sea, which is refreshing and refreshing.
But the people who accompanied Chen Ziming all looked miserable and their eyes were a little red.
"Last year and the year before last, when the weather was cold, no one could afford the quota of one stone per mu, not to mention the case money and the commune money, the personal money and the labor money, not to mention the local big fights, Dendrobium, advance loans, heavy reminders, free warehouses and many other shameful means. By the way, brother, at the beginning of the year, sergeants Zhang Fu, Mo Jian and others gathered thousands of people in Xingyuan Mansion to rebel. The imperial court mobilized troops to quell the rebellion. We have to levy more money and food..."
The speaker was Chen Zixin, Chen Ziming’s cousin. He didn't wear a hat or a turban, so he tied his hair with an old piece of cloth. His robe was patched four or five times and was so dirty that the color could not be seen clearly.
He was obviously a scholar, and his life was even worse than that of a mud-legged man. When Chen Ziming saw his cousin's appearance, he became very angry and interrupted him and asked:
"It happens every now and then during the disaster years. There is nothing new. The fighting between soldiers and horses in Sichuan, what does it have to do with us in Jiangnan?"
Chen Zixin complained repeatedly: "There is a war in the middle of Sichuan, and the northern captives are strong and strong. We will inevitably have to move grain to the west of the Yangtze River! If we don't want to move closer and lose farther, we will have to pay extra land fee. For every stone of grain, we will have to pay extra." Four extra buckets!"
When the soldiers of Xingyuan Prefecture rebelled, they would go to Lizhou Road to meet the needs of suppressing the rebellion; no matter how large the scale was, the two Sichuan and Four Roads would keep an eye on them. What's more, there are Jinghu and Jinghu outside Sichuan and Shu, so why do we need Jiangnan West Road Branch to move grain?
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the Beibei invaders press the border, the three routes of Beijing and Hu are too busy to take care of themselves, and Jiangnan and South China have to move, how come the money in the field is so high that every stone will be charged an additional four measures? In his early years, Chen Ziming didn’t
After paying the small amount of money in the field, it was only four or five cents per dou. Now it is converted into an additional four dou per stone. Calculated based on this year's grain prices, it has increased by a full twenty times!
This is nonsense, it was local subordinates who robbed it tomorrow. Not to mention anything else, just this little money from the land can drive farmers who are not so well-off or who don't have much land to farm to death!
No need to guess, someone in the village must have lost everything or died. For those who survive, it is difficult to say how long they can last. Otherwise, these relatives would never have blocked him outside Linchuan City, sullenly asking for help.
Chen Ziming sighed: "So, you all sold the fields?"
Everyone also sighed: "Sold, sold to Miaofa Temple."
Miaofa Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the area. The monks in the temple are also powerful loyal dogs who work for several local wealthy people. I heard that several big local drug dealers are now very wealthy, and all of them are keen on buying land. Since they have driven Miaofa Temple to come forward, the people in the countryside have to sell it if they don't want to.
"How much?"
"The price of the business is 890 cash per acre."
Chen Ziming felt a surge of breath in his chest and felt dizzy. Eight hundred and ninety cents is still money. This is like being robbed for the second time. I can’t even afford the coffin boards... No wonder they all look so thin and sallow!
These people in front of him are all relatives, friends and neighbors that Chen Ziming knows very well. I'm afraid that with the little land they have gained in exchange for it, they are at the end of their rope. If the news of his return to his hometown hadn't given them some hope, they would have been begging and fleeing from famine right now!
Chen Ziming looked heavy but said nothing.
Including Chen Zixin, more than a dozen people did not dare to speak. Some people looked at him eagerly, forcing out a flattering smile; some people moved their lips, wanting to speak but didn't know what to say; some people were ashamed, but had to wait like this; some people squatted on the ground dejectedly, without raising their heads. .
Chen Ziming took off a gauze belt from his chest, placed it on the ground in front of him, and slowly opened it: "In the past two years, I traveled on the sea and saved some money. It should have been more, but I bought some northern I have used up a lot of the medicinal materials. In this way, each family will keep twenty guan, and after I sell the medicine and get the price, we can discuss the rest."
Everyone was overjoyed and praised him one after another. They immediately gathered around and divided the money among them.
