Yi Jing, Chen Kee Tea House
Under the gaze of all the tea guests, Zhang Sanwan, known as the most famous talker in Yijing, stood on the stage and talked eloquently about the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
"It is extremely easy to be obsessed with love, greed, and change one's appearance. When it comes to princes, after all, do not look at anything inappropriate, hear nothing that is not polite, say nothing that is not polite, and do not do anything that is not polite. They have been cultivated from a young age, and they will naturally abide by the rules. Unexpectedly, evil thoughts and crazy thoughts are all in one fell swoop..."
Ye Mingsheng, who was having another private interview incognito, was sitting in his special seat, drinking tea and listening to the conversation. It felt so comfortable!
A few days ago, when Ye Mingsheng was a little worried about the progress of the Yunbin battlefield, another message came from the Yunbin battlefield that the commander of the Third Army, Xun Ke, personally led 10,000 elites to attack Wenshan County at night. After conquering the county, It was also Yun Bingjun who captured more than 3,000 people!
Although it seems that he just won a small county town and there is nothing worth celebrating, Ye Mingsheng has been paying attention to the direction of the Yunbin battlefield, so he knows the importance of the location of Wenshan County and won this county town. A huge loophole appeared in Wang Muzhi's carefully constructed defense line.
In this way, it is only a matter of time to conquer the remaining Heyi and Xiaode. If nothing happens, the Fengwu Army will be able to successfully reach Jinyang City before March!
Ye Mingsheng is also very happy about this. Judging from the situation reported to him by the Coordination Office, the Luo'an court is still stable. The ministers of the court did not realize that Shangguan Hongyuan was dead, or they had Guess, but continue to wait and see...
In view of this situation, Ye Mingsheng eagerly hoped that the Fengwu Army could open up the situation militarily, so the Fengwu Army's move to quickly capture Wenshan County also won his heart!
What makes Ye Mingsheng even more satisfied is that it was Wenshan County that Xun Ke captured!
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng was accustomed to planning and then acting. Before promoting Xun Ke to the commander of the Third Army, he also considered the impact of this incident.
At that time, Ye Mingsheng believed that although the direct promotion to Xun Ke would have a series of impacts, all these impacts would be within a controllable range!
Xun Ke is a general who is good at using his brain to fight, and Ye Mingsheng appreciates his ability very much!
The so-called restoration of the Third Army's organization actually simply means expanding the Third Division into the Third Army, and Xun Ke was the general of the Third Division at the time.
In addition, there were no good candidates in the Fengwu Army to take over the position of commander of the Third Army, so Ye Mingsheng decided to directly let Xun Ke be the commander of the Third Army!
However, it turns out that Ye Mingsheng underestimated the impact of this incident. After directly promoting Xun Ke to the commander of the Third Army, it can be said that he caused a thousand waves in the Fengwu Army with one stone!
Although no one dared to say it openly because it was Ye Mingsheng's order, many Fengwu Army generals who were queuing up on their way to becoming commanders also secretly expressed their emotions in private.
Although I realize that the promotion of Xun Ke is just the trigger of the matter, the root of the problem is that the Fengwu Army has a limited establishment and currently only has four armies. The position of the commander is a carrot and a pit, resulting in a narrow room for some people to rise. Although you have accumulated military exploits, you still need to queue up to become a commander...
But Ye Mingsheng must also admit that he was indeed negligent on this issue and underestimated the impact of this issue!
As the saying goes, if ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity, and if the emperor is not secretive, they will lose the country. Ye Mingsheng also learned a lot from this incident, and in the future he made up his mind to handle personnel appointments more properly and thoughtfully.
But this time, because the order has been issued, Xun Ke, the commander of the Third Army, has officially taken office, and it is even more inappropriate to change the order overnight.
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was counting on Xun Ke to give him a long face, and Xun Ke did not disappoint him this time. He attacked Wenshan County at night and captured thousands of enemy troops. He was the first to break the stalemate on the Yunbin battlefield and let Fengwu The army occupies a favorable situation!
When the battle report came back to the General Staff, the doubts about Xun Ke had dissipated a lot. Even some people who had previously privately thought that Ye Mingsheng was nepotistic now began to change their minds and said that Ye Mingsheng had a keen eye for talent and promoted talents in an eclectic way!
Ye Mingsheng is also very happy about this, and is looking forward to what kind of performance Xun Ke will contribute on the Yunbin battlefield!
As for the structural problems of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng has naturally begun to solve them.
Now as areas such as Anqing and Kangyin gradually stabilize, Ye Mingsheng also intends to establish the Fifth Army of the Fengwu Army on the spot in Huainan. On the one hand, it will prepare for the next battle south, and on the other hand, it will also expand the number of generals of the Fengwu Army. The upward path allows them to fully display their talents···························
Ye Mingsheng handed over this matter to the General Staff Headquarters. In the past, when the Fengwu Army only had Youyan and Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng was still able to handle military and political matters.
However, as the Fengwu Army's territory grew larger and larger, Ye Mingsheng became more and more overwhelmed, so Ye Mingsheng also deliberately delegated power and handed over more matters to the Central Council and the General Staff.
Ye Mingsheng felt that the fourth child of the Kang Mazi family was a lesson for him. Although Lao Zhu was also diligent, he still lived to be seventy-one years old, which was definitely considered a long life at the time.
The fourth child lived to be fifty-eight, and he was almost exhausted. So for the sake of his health, Ye Mingsheng now not only resumes the habit of boxing in the back garden in the morning, but also stipulates that he should be in the back after dinner every night. Exercise with a jog in the garden.
In addition to exercising, Ye Mingsheng also made another decision, which is to listen more to the voices of the people!
After being in a high position for a long time, Ye Mingsheng found that a problem became more and more serious, that is, he was getting further and further away from the people, and it was difficult for him to listen to the people's voices!
As the saying goes, water can carry a boat and capsize it. Ye Mingsheng always believes that the reason why the Fengwu Army can develop rapidly is that the Fengwu Army represents the interests of the working people... ·············
The series of reforms and new policies implemented by Mr. Ye are actually the redistribution of wealth and obligations in the world!
Nowadays, the fundamental reason why the people's livelihood in the Great Zhou Dynasty is in decline and chaos is widespread is that a very small number of people own most of the world's wealth and bear very few responsibilities.
While the vast majority of people only own a small part of the wealth, they also bear most of the obligations! This is abnormal and unsustainable!
The Fengwu Army he led was aware of this situation and catered to the needs of the people, so it gained the support and support of the people. This led to the rapid rise of the Fengwu Army.
Although he is now in a high position, Ye Mingsheng has never forgotten his roots. He wants to continue to deepen reforms to bring the world's wealth obligations to a reasonable level, allowing people with more wealth to assume more obligations, so as to alleviate the rich and poor The gap recreates a prosperous era when all nations come to court.
In the past few months, Ye Mingsheng has been discussing with Gu Sansi and others how to continue to implement reforms. The policies they discussed include an audit system for poor people, tax reductions and even tax exemptions for people who are really suffering. policy.
Ways to collect more taxes on luxury goods and profiteering industries and continue to improve the level of government corruption.
Although he has thought of some good ideas, Ye Mingsheng is still worried about the implementation of these policies at the grassroots level. After all, no matter how good the idea is, it will be in vain if it cannot be implemented... ·················
So Ye Mingsheng wanted to go out regularly to conduct private visits incognito, to personally investigate the sufferings of the people, to understand what the people needed, to understand the changes in people's lives caused by the reform, and to understand those things that thoughtful people didn't want him to know!
Of course, this also included Ye Mingsheng's little selfishness. Those ministers and generals always kept nagging that the son of a rich man could not sit down in court, trying to make him stay in the palace and work.
But to be honest, working in the mansion all the time without leaving the house feels like being in jail, which is very frustrating. Therefore, in order to enjoy life, Ye Mingsheng decided to visit incognito as much as possible and experience this step by step. The peaceful and prosperous era created.
Seeing the people who were originally so poor that they didn't even have enough to eat, their lives gradually improved under his rule and they lived a happy life, this was a very fulfilling thing for Ye Mingsheng, and it made him I feel that my trip to this world was not in vain.
After talking for more than half an hour, Zhang Sanwan felt a little dry, so he took a break. During this break, the conversation between the guests at the table next to him aroused Ye Mingsheng's attention. Notice·························
】
A middle-aged man wearing a cotton robe and a mustache preached to a somewhat stout companion next to him:
"Brother Zhang, have you heard? The Liu family's Daxinchang Bank, like Jiyu's Rishengchang Bank, has started a savings business!"
"Of course I have heard about Brother Li. This matter is definitely a good thing for us Youyan!" The fat man known as Brother Zhang said happily:
Regarding his joy, Brother Li with the mustache on the side said with some confusion:
"Brother Zhang, why are you so happy? Aren't you afraid that the government and the bank are teaming up to defraud us of the money in our hands? Their officials protect each other, and the government and businessmen collude. If our money falls into their hands, can they still get it back to us?"
Speaking of this, the little mustache seemed to have thought of something mysterious and mysterious:
"Brother Zhang, I heard someone say that all Jiyu's money was used by Marshal Ye to fight the war. It is said that Marshal Ye is still in the city, rebuilding a palace so that he can ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. In my opinion, this is so-called His savings business is just a trick to raise money for Marshal Ye to build his palace!"
"At that time, the money will definitely be in and out, and you will never get it back!"
Looking at his pledged companion, Fatty Zhang smiled and explained:
"Brother Li, I had the same concerns as you before. It happens that I have some business in Jiyu. I was staying in Jiyu some time ago, so I still know something about this matter... ······················”
"After Rishengchang Bank opened its savings business, it did a lot of practical things for the people. After receiving the money, they mostly bought bonds from the Hebei and Henan government, and then the government used the money to build water conservancy roads. These are all What I saw with my own eyes cannot be faked!”
"In addition to building water conservancy roads, the money received by Rishengchang also provided low-interest loans to old farmers. Otherwise, those old farmers would have to work as tenants or borrow usury loans in order to farm the land!"
"I think next year will definitely be a bumper harvest year in Hebei and Henan. By then, food prices may drop back to the level of five cents of silver per stone, and chicken, duck, and fish should also be much cheaper!"
After hearing what Fatty Zhang said, Brother Li touched his mustache and said with some doubts:
"According to what you said, Brother Zhang, if the Liu family's Daxinchang ticket number can be as good as Rishengchang, it will indeed be a good policy for us Youyan!"
"Every one of my five sons is old enough to eat now. There are more than a dozen people in my family. Now we need almost ten kilograms of food just to eat a day. I will let them eat all the money I earn!"
"If the price of food in Yijing also goes down, I might be able to save some pension money!"
Fatty Zhang patted his shoulder and said with envy:
"As the old saying goes, raise children to guard against old age. Brother Li, you have five sons. What are you afraid of? There will be a time when you can enjoy happiness in the future..."
Listening to the conversation at the next table, Ye Mingsheng, who was listening quietly, also became interested.
After receiving Jiang Yuyan's report that day, Ye Mingsheng decided to promote the Rishengchang ticket model under the rule of Fengwu Army.
Therefore, the Liu family's Daxinchang bank account and the Yun family's Sihaitong bank account were quickly approved by Ye Mingsheng and were able to open savings businesses.
Although they approved their business, Ye Mingsheng never went to take a look. Today, he overheard the conversation next door, which made Ye Mingsheng want to take a look, so he asked Ye Kui without hesitation. :
"Do you know where the Daxinchang ticket number is?"
After hearing this, Ye Kui thought for a while and said:
"It seems to be somewhere on Xingsheng Street!"
After receiving the answer, Eucalyptus Leaf Mingsheng thought for a moment and felt that the distance was not far. He immediately stood up and ordered:
"You go and buy the order. Let's go to Daxinchang and see how they do?"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's instructions, Ye Kui hesitated and said:
"Sir, the arrangements have not been made at the Daxinchang bank, and safety cannot be guaranteed. You can see if you want to go there tomorrow. I will lead the guard battalion to make arrangements for a while... ················”
(I'm sorry, I'm a little late due to a small matter, please forgive me!)
