After drinking tea, Qin Yulong slowly walked a few steps in the private room, came to the window, and looked at the workshop.
Finally, he returned to the coffee table, bowed his hands to Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing and said, "I feel ashamed in my heart. As a prefecture-governed place, the number of workshops and taxes are far less than those of Changyuan County in Changzhou." The official is really incompetent."
Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing returned the courtesy and comforted them a few times.
Qin Yulong's move caught everyone off guard and they didn't know what to do.
Except for the two big guys, everyone felt baffled.
After all, there is only one Zhao Ping in the world. It can only be said that Changyuan County is very lucky, not that you are incompetent.
If we say incompetent, then all the prefects and prefects in the world are also incompetent.
But Qin Yulong, who has already done so many workshops in Zhaojiazhuang, can still understand them so clearly, it is obvious that he is indeed steady and down-to-earth, and he is indeed an official.
Not only can he be an official, but he can also be a good person.
Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing looked at each other, stroked their beards and nodded.
After finishing speaking, Qin Yulong couldn't help but sigh and said: "There was originally a Yixin Hardware Workshop in Jiading, which had a good future. Unexpectedly, after the arrival of the Hu people, it was about to close down."
No one has more experience in running workshops than Zhao Ping.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. This was because the other party was relying on him.
Not only do I want to set up a workshop here, but I also want to support the workshops in Jiading.
Sure enough, it’s hard to be a good person. These are all the consequences of star-washing to promote oneself as a good person.
The key thing is that Qin Yulong is very good at seizing the opportunity. There are not only people from the Jiading government here, but also people from the commander's side.
They are all watching how they perform the role of a good person, and they are very interested.
Zhao Ping did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and said: "Uncle, I have heard of this workshop, and some of the equipment in the winery were made by them. Why is such a good workshop about to close down?"
Qin Yulong couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said: "It's not related to the Hu people. After the Hu people came to Jiading, Yixin Hardware Workshop lost other jobs and was forced to switch to making weapons."
Zhao Ping nodded, thinking that having a government order should be a good thing. Why would it go bankrupt again?
Qin Yulong seemed to be lost in memories and said: "This was originally a good thing. It turned out that the war ended in one month. Unexpectedly, this war dragged on for three months. Yixin Hardware also devoted itself to building weapons to defend Jiading. played a big role.”
The Hu people also fought on the Jiading side. On the surface, it was Yu Jie who was fighting the Hu people, but in fact it was also the Jiading side.
Although Jiading did not directly participate in the war, it did its best to provide logistical support.
It's not that Yu Jie didn't bring food, grass and weapons, but the war dragged on for too long.
As the war continued, Yu Jie became increasingly inseparable from Jiading for support.
Later, Jiading was almost solely responsible for the support.
Jiading not only provided food, grass and weapons support, but also had to recruit soldiers and horses for support.
This war not only wiped out Sichuan's finances, but Jiading was completely looted.
The common people were not without complaints, but the government publicity was in place and they finally accepted it.
It can be said that Yixin Hardware shares the same destiny with Jiading, and it is also a microcosm and portrayal of Jiading.
In the beginning, there was still a turnover of copper coins. As the government's finances became more and more difficult, so did Yixin Hardware.
As the war dragged on, Yixin Hardware encountered financial difficulties. It originally refused the offer, but later not only accepted the offer, but also allowed it to be mortgaged as long as it was valuable.
As the government continued to owe money, it was entirely Yixin who was gritting his teeth and struggling to support it.
What makes Yixin Hardware difficult is that although the government refuses to pay the debt, it is very active in urging weapons.
Zhao Lei was so furious that he pointed at the government with his arms akimbo and cursed.
Not only was the police officer yelled at by Zhao Leishi, but even Chen Minglong, the leader of the police officers, was scolded by Zhao Leishi.
After the scolding, Chen Minglong simply stopped coming.
Zhao Lei finally let out a breath of bad breath and drank tea happily.
The next day, Zhao Lei was dumbfounded. It was not the arresters who came, but the soldiers.
Although Chen Minglong was scolded by Zhao Leishi, he was still polite.
After all, the government always owed money, so he deserved to be scolded on behalf of the prefect.
It's just that the government owes too much money, and he has no shame to rush for weapons.
What's more, as Jiading as a whole is becoming increasingly difficult and thefts and robberies are becoming more and more serious, the government has to ask the police to focus most of their attention on public security.
The soldiers were not polite to her at all, and directly asked Yixin Hardware to take out their weapons.
Zhao Lei was even more angry. In order to make weapons, the family not only mortgaged all their paintings and calligraphy, but also mortgaged their house to a pawnshop.
However, instead of giving the money, the government took it away like a thief.
It's even better now. These thieves' troops are so aggressive that they must give them all their weapons at once.
Not only did these thieves and soldiers look nothing like guests, but they treated themselves as masters, drinking and ordering Zhao Lei's family around.
Zhao Lei couldn't bear it anymore, so she stepped forward and pointed at these thieves and cursed them as harshly as possible.
This group of thieves and soldiers couldn't help but be furious. It happened that one of the soldier's brothers was killed in the battle. When he heard the shrew scolded him so unpleasantly, he stepped forward and pushed Zhao Lei to the ground.
Zhao Leishi simply quit now, pointing at these thieves and shouting at the army, saying that if they don't pay the debt, they will not be allowed to move the weapons, otherwise they will die in front of them.
This group of soldiers were dumbfounded. The government only asked them to remove the weapons, not to pay back the debt.
What should I do? The Hu people are attacking fiercely today, and the towers are waiting for weapons, otherwise the Hu people may attack.
At this time, Zhao Feiyang heard the news, stepped forward to salute the soldiers, and then pulled Zhao Lei from the ground.
Zhao Leishi refused to get up, and had to give money to the thieves and the army before they could give him weapons.
Zhao Feiyang patiently persuaded and said: "The soldiers have just come down from the tower, and some of them still have blood stains on their bodies. They are here to kill the barbarians, not to be insulted."
Sure enough, the shopkeeper could speak, and the formation leader also stepped forward to confront Dao Qian.
The two sides calmed down some of their anger, and Zhao Feiyang invited the soldiers to drink tea.
The formation leader hurriedly shook his head and said that the barbarians were attacking fiercely and might have already attacked the city tower, so they needed weapons in particular.
After hearing this, Zhao Lei's face changed drastically. She didn't care about the messy hairpin. Instead of stopping her, she helped to clean it up.
The formation leader secretly gave Zhao Feiyang a thumbs up.
Zhao Feiyang shook his head. Of course he understood his wife's character. If the barbarians hadn't attacked the tower, she would never have gotten up.
Between the barbarians and the thieves, she naturally chose the thieves.
No matter how ferocious the thieves and the army are, they are still one of our own.
Although the government has to default on arrears, it will eventually have to pay back the debt.
When the barbarians come, they burn, kill and loot, it doesn't matter whether you are a commoner or a businessman.
When Qin Yulong said this, he stepped forward and said to Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing with a heavy heart: "The lower officials are really incompetent. Jiading was completely looted, and they still owe the workshop silver."
Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was not because Jiading was incompetent, but because the war had been going on for too long.
The Hu people are so cruel that it is not easy for Jiading to support itself with the strength of a single government.
Jiading can be blamed for this, but Jiading certainly cannot be blamed.
Can you blame Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing for this? When the Song Dynasty originally lacked horses, the general turned the advantage of the Hu people into a disadvantage. It was not easy to regain Sichuan bit by bit.
If you want to blame it, blame it on the financial difficulties of the Song Dynasty.
The money Zhao Ping brought last time has been completely divided up, and not even the dregs are left.
The money from the imperial court also arrived, but it was only 100,000 guan. Except for 5,000 guan, which was copper coins, the rest were all Huizi.
Moreover, these five thousand copper coins were paid out of Lizong's own pocket. They came from the inner treasury and were better than rewards for the soldiers.
Fortunately, Qin Yulong got a thousand dollars for Yixin Hardware. Although it was a drop in the bucket for Yixin Hardware, it was still much better than nothing.
In fact, the Song Dynasty was also very difficult. It lost the northern territory and guarded half of the country. It was hard to hold on despite the wind and rain!
Everyone's minds suddenly became active. It would be nice to have a few more Zhao Pings in the Song Dynasty.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Ping!
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Zhao Ping couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He, a money-splitting boy, had to take action.
He stepped forward, bowed to Qin Yulong, and asked, "Uncle, how much does the Jiading government owe Yixin for hardware?"
Qin Yulong himself was a little embarrassed, and thought for a while: "I owe a total of eleven thousand guan. This time, among the money Ping'er brought and the money from the court, I got him a thousand guan, and I still owe him a thousand guan." Wan Guan.”
Sure enough, fighting a war is fighting the economy. Ten thousand guan is almost the tax of a government. No wonder the government is embarrassed to come to get weapons.
This blood must be shed by himself, Zhao Ping said: "Drive out the Hu barbarians and return China to me. Since Jiading is in debt for resisting the Hu barbarians, Zhaojiazhuang will naturally show its expression. Zhaojiazhuang will give out these ten thousand yuan."
Qin Yulong couldn't help but frowned again. After fighting for several months, it was obvious that Jiading was not the only one suffering losses.
Zhao Ping looked at him and sighed and said: "The prosperity of the people is suffering. The death of the people is suffering. The people of Jiading have sacrificed too much. Zhaojiazhuang is willing to donate another 20,000 guan pick-up cards and 100,000 dans of grain to help Jiading."
Qin Yulong couldn't help but be overjoyed that Zhao Ping had solved his urgent need.
Qin Yulong stepped forward, saluted Zhao Ping, and said gratefully: "Xiao Langjun, my uncle would like to thank you on behalf of Jiading."
Zhao Ping stepped aside and then returned the courtesy and said: "Uncle, you are too polite. This is what Ping'er should do. Expelling the barbarians and restoring China should not just be words, but should be taken with practical actions."
Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing looked at each other with a look of relief in their eyes.
Qin Yulong thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "Ping'er, besides weapons, Yixin Hardware also has knives and farm tools. Do you think he has any other options?"
Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing looked at each other. Qin Yulong was not only thick-skinned, but also as thick-skinned as a city wall.
Zhao Ping is required to set up a workshop here, Zhao Ping is required to pay for sponsorship, and Zhao Ping is required to directly support local workshops.
Everyone felt their faces heat up because of Qin Yulong's shamelessness, and at the same time they admired his persistence for Jiading.
This is Jiading's parent official, and he worked hard for Jiading.
Don’t you, Zhaojiazhuang, have top-secret technology?
For the people of the Song Dynasty and for the people of Jiading, are you willing to give up?
Everyone, including Yu Jie and Zhu Wenbing, looked at it with interest to see how Zhao Ping would take the move?
