Looking at his son Ding Yongchang's face and words, Ding Liu asked: "Then... are you confident enough that the money in the treasury will increase?"
Ding Yongchang shook his head: "I don't know."
Listening to these words, Ding Liu began to feel worried in his heart.
After a while, Ding Liu asked again: "Didn't you promise the left prime minister that day that this method could raise money to suppress the uprising army and the locust plague? Isn't this tantamount to playing tricks on him?"
Ding Yongchang shook his head and smiled slightly: "I have seen you worried all day long. Isn't this just for you to return to the court?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Liu suddenly didn't know what to say. He stood up anxiously and wandered around the room.
After walking back and forth for a few times, Ding Liu stopped and asked again in disbelief: "Are you serious that this method is of no use at all?"
Seeing his father's worried look, his son Ding Yongchang smiled slightly and said: "Dad, don't worry, this method is not useless at all, it is still somewhat useful."
Hearing what his son said, Ding Liu felt relieved.
I thought to myself: When the country makes money with this method, I can make a fortune from it.
Seeing his father like this, Ding Yongchang, as a son, knew that his father became such an official not only for the sake of reputation and the Ding family's face, but also for the purpose of getting money from it.
Thinking of this, Ding Yongchang said: "Dad, you are thinking about money again, aren't you?"
After hearing his son's question, his father Ding Liu looked at his son Ding Yongchang and said, "How do you know?"
"Dad, even if you don't tell me, who in the Ding family doesn't know?" Ding Yongchang said.
Upon hearing this, Ding Liu was a little frightened: "Oh no, it's not bad. Even the servants know about it. How can the father be an official smoothly?"
Looking at his father's appearance, Ding Yongchang smiled slightly: "Dad, I just said it casually. I don't even know how many people know this."
After listening to this, Ding Liu felt a little relieved again and said, "You really made my father's heart go from panic to calm."
After a while, looking at his son Ding Yongchang, he stopped saying anything.
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What? After thinking about it, Ding Liu felt something was wrong and asked Ding Yongchang: "How did you know about making money for your father?"
After a while, Ding Yongchang answered: "That day, the Prime Minister Zuo came to discuss the locust plague with you. He told his son when he returned."
"What did he say?" Ding Liu asked curiously.
"Let me advise you to make less money. The country is short of money right now." After saying this, seeing his father not saying anything, Ding Yongchang continued: "Dad, please make less money." , this national matter is important."
After Ding Liu thought for a while, he said: "You put it lightly. Why don't you want to be a good official with clear sleeves? But there are hundreds of people in Ding's house who need money and food to support them. My father is also forced to do so." Helpless." After saying this, he looked at his son Ding Yongchang who didn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say, so he said: "As a father, I won't bother you." After saying this, Ding Liu walked out.
Looking at his father Ding Liu's leaving figure, Ding Yongchang felt for a moment that what his father said made sense, and suddenly he understood what his father was doing.
Liangcheng Mansion, located in the southern part of Guangnan Province by the sea, was delayed for three days because of the militia team.
However, Han Muxin and Cen Rong, who were the first to join the team, also stayed for three full days.
During these three days, he sat in the courtyard like an animal every day. Except for meals, he stayed in the backyard of the yamen and was not allowed to wander anywhere.
The first men to join were already feeling a little bored.
In the evening, not long after it got dark, all those who joined in were discussing quietly in private.
"It's already the third day, why is there no movement at all?" said a man leaning against a pillar.
At this time, I saw a man on the side saying: "This is only the third day. Keep waiting. A few days ago, you didn't hear the official say that it would take as little as three to five days, and as long as more than ten days."
Hearing what this man said, the man who had just complained suddenly didn't know what to say. You could see how bored he was on his face.
Then, another man came over and said: "This is good. If you stay here, you don't have to do anything. You still have to take care of food every day."
This man's words didn't seem to be unreasonable.
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Han Muxin and Cen Rong in the corner agreed very much with what the man just said.
For the two of them, this was indeed a bit boring, but compared with not eating much while wandering around Liangcheng Fucheng a few days ago, it was better to stay in the backyard of the Yamen.
I don’t know if this meal is full or not, but this food is better than the rotten fruits, food that rolled down from the stalls, or the wild fruits that the two of them ate outside Liangcheng City a few days ago. Much better.
Han Muxin and Cen Rong seldom spoke among these crowds, and they did not dare to speak much. They were mainly afraid that the woman's identity would be exposed.
At this moment, the prefect Gu Jiantong, who had not yet rested, was still looking at something.
In the past few days, the prefect Gu Jiantong has been too busy to go home.
Among the local officials in Da Mo, most of them drag their families with them to take up their posts in the local area.
As for the officials of this family who have a solid foundation, they bring many servants with them. As for the officials of this family who have a weak foundation, they can save as much as they can for their servants. As long as the family can be together, it is the best. .
However, this is only the case for some. A small number of officials still do not do this. The main reason is that they are afraid of changes in official positions.
This will save trouble if you suddenly get a promotion or go to a certain place, because one person doesn't have much.
At this time, Tongzhi Wen Yonghe was still wearing official uniform and walking towards the house of the prefect Gu Jiantong.
"Prefect." Fellow magistrate Wen Yonghe called out.
After hearing the sound, the prefect Gu Jiantong raised his head and said: "Come in."
Only then did Tongzhi Wen Yonghe step in.
Looking at Wen Yonghe's appearance, Gu Jiantong asked: "It's so late, what can Wen Tongzhi do?"
"Prefect, today is the third day, are we still recruiting people for the militia?" Wen Tongzhi asked.
Gu Jiantong thought for a moment and looked at Wen Yonghe: "The people who joined from various counties have already come to Chuliangcheng. I think we won't recruit them. What do Wen Tongzhi think?"
"The lower official also thinks that there is no need to recruit anymore. These three days are enough. If we recruit again, we probably won't be able to recruit many people. Then there will be some people who are not suitable to join." Wen Yonghe said.
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