At this moment, several women walked in accompanied by several young men. Looking around, he sat next to Yue Fei.
It is usually not a good idea for women to go out to drink. Yue Fei couldn't help but take a few more glances, but saw that these women were dressed very upright, and they didn't look like prostitutes. Yue Fei couldn't help but frown. Wang Xiaolie was good at everything, but he was too indulgent towards the people under his rule.
Several people sat down, and one loudly called the boy over. Said: "One kidney for each person, another fish, and twenty skewers of meat. By the way, there is ice-cold wine, and a big glass too!"
The boy said yes. Asked: "Would you like some cold dishes? Let's eat before the barbecue is served."
The man said: "That's right. What do you want? Come up with an idea!"
A person next to me said: "Mung bean sprouts mixed with cold, tofu mixed with green onions, lotus root slices mixed with cold - and another preserved egg mixed with it. That's enough!"
The boy wrote them down one by one and quickly went to order the dishes.
Yue Fei, who was standing next to him, was displeased when he saw these people behaving wildly and without etiquette.
The man who ordered the dishes said: "Today's meal is supposed to be served by Xi Sanniang. Sanniang, are the dishes we ordered satisfactory?"
A strong woman said: "It's okay. What are you dissatisfied with? You guys, don't think I am a woman, just come and defraud me of my money."
The man hurriedly said: "How dare you! Who doesn't know that Sanniang is the most careful? If I lie to you now, you won't cause trouble for us in the future!"
Xi Sanniang said: "It's good that you know! Alas, I've been so busy lately that my head is always dizzy."
The man laughed along and said: "Sanniang is a go-getter in the field. The spinning field in Luoyang is newly opened, so it is naturally very busy."
Just as he was talking, the cold dishes were served. Several people stopped talking and started eating.
When Yue Fei listened to their words, he didn't look like a man in the dust. He whispered to Xu Qing: "In your opinion, who are these people? From what they say, they look like normal people. But how can a normal girl come out to drink at this time?"
Xu Qing lowered his head and thought for a while, then said loudly: "I remember! In recent days, I often hear people talk about opening spinning fields, weaving fields, and dyeing workshops in Luoyang. These people probably spin yarn. Field workers!"
Yue Fei nodded: "I see. - These workers are different from the people before."
Xu Qing said: "Don't worry about their differences. Does Taiwei know how profitable the textile factories in Xiangyang are? Now there are three spinning factories in Xiangyang City. In addition, there are five weaving factories. There are seven dyeing workshops in our home. I don’t know how much money these workshops make in a year!”
Yue Fei said: "This year Wang Xuanfu's territory has expanded to Shaanxi and southern Shanxi. It should not be enough to rely on those factories. Therefore, it is reasonable to set up a new factory in Luoyang. But although the factory is good, the workers inside are... But it’s very different from other people.”
After saying that, he looked around. Sure enough, the guests here are different from other places. He spoke loudly and behaved a bit rudely, so no wonder he felt weird when he came in. These people should be workers in the factory.
Wang Xiaolie had not yet invented the water-powered spinning machine. It just improved the original spinning machine and was suitable for factory production. Coupled with the flying shuttle used for weaving, the scale of the loom has been expanded, and the textile industry has begun to have a factory-based foundation.
The factory-oriented textile industry, coupled with the stability of cotton varieties and large-scale promotion, have made Xiangyang's textile industry develop rapidly in the past two years. After occupying Luoyang, most of Xiangyang's factories opened branches in Luoyang to occupy new markets.
Since Wang Xiaolie started to set up factories in Xiangyang, most of the money earned was used as capital and invested in expanding reproduction. Now that we are about to see cash, we will start a new round of investment in Luoyang. Until now, the industrial sector has only experienced rapid asset expansion and has not been able to provide financial support for Wang Xiaolie.
After looking around, Yue Fei said: "Under Wang Xuanfu's rule, the market is prosperous and all kinds of goods are available. It is far from comparable to other places. However, Wang Xuanfu's independence from the court is not a long-term solution."
After saying that, Yue Fei looked at the boundless night, thoughtfully.
After traveling south from Tongzhou and joining Zhang Jun's team, Yue Fei's military talents attracted Zhao Gou's attention. In the past two years, he has been training hard, and now he has formed an army independently from Zhang Jun's subordinates. It can be said that Yue Fei is the most trusted general and has the best conditions just like Zhao Gou trained Zhang Jun.
After going south, Zhao Gou had no trusted generals for a long time, and was constrained everywhere. Even in the third year of Jianyan, the Miao and Liu Dynasties happened. Zhao Gou's response was to train generals such as Zhang Jun and Yue Fei, and gradually took control of the military.
In the first few years between the two Song dynasties, we could not just see Zhao Gou constantly fleeing south and being chased and beaten by the Jin army. We also need to see the process of Zhao Gou cultivating generals and gradually gaining military power. Zhao Gou was in the southeast and promoted Zhang Jun and Yue Fei. He directly controlled half of the four generals' troops. In the southwest, although Zhang Jun suffered repeated defeats, he gradually promoted brothers Wu Lin, Wu Jie, Liu Qi and others to integrate the Sichuan army. The efforts of the two people allowed Zhao Gou to truly take control of the government.
Only after Zhao Gou took control of the government did he have the strength to fight the Jin army. It was precisely because Zhao Gou had mastered the power of the imperial court that the peace talks between the Song and Jin Dynasties in Shaoxing were so stable for ten years. It should be said that calling Zhao Gou the master of ZTE in the Southern Song Dynasty was an exaggeration. However, Zhao Gou's ability in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty cannot be underestimated.
Yue Fei is Zhao Gou's confidant, and he personally promoted him, so he is naturally not comparable to others. Wang Xiaolie was aloof from the imperial court and did not openly break with him. He even said that he could allow imperial officials to serve under his rule. On the other hand, officials who come under the administration must be retrained and then put on the job. More importantly, Wang Xiaolie has always maintained firm control over the army. Not only personnel, but also logistics, the court will never be allowed to interfere.
what does that mean? For Yue Fei, it is very difficult to deal with.
On the one hand, under Wang Xiaolie's rule, there was prosperity and stability, and the economy developed rapidly. On the other hand, there was constant turmoil under the imperial court and heavy taxes. For the people of the Song Dynasty, of course they wanted to live under Wang Xiaolie's rule. In fact, the population has rapidly concentrated in Xiangyang in recent years.
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What should Yue Fei do? The voices of the common people must be listened to, but the emperor's will cannot be violated. Just because the two sides are in peace now doesn't mean there will be peace in the future. There is a common enemy, the Jin Army. Now that the imperial court and Wang Xiaolie are not at odds, what if there is no more Jin Army?
Yue Fei sighed deeply and shook his head.
When Xu Qing saw it, he just lowered his head and drank. He could probably guess why Yue Fei was sighing, but it wasn't something he considered. What’s next? Thank God that Lieutenant Yue was there to consider it, I just pretended not to know.
