After leaving the state office, Xu Ping saw that it was still early, so he did not follow Cao Keming to Yuxian Tower, but first went to see a few shops under the minister's treasury.

No longer fighting with Cao Keming, Xu Ping will naturally no longer card the financial resources of the minister's treasury, after all, the minister's treasury is not Cao Keming's small treasury alone, but the small treasury of all officials in Yongzhou, which has abundant money, and Xu Ping is convenient to use it himself. At this time, the financial audit was extremely strict, and the Gou Yuan avoided Zhao Gou's secrecy in the Southern Song Dynasty and changed it to the Audit Department, which was the official origin of the audit system, which happened to be under the control of the general judgment. Xu Ping knows better than anyone what money can be moved and what money can't. As an official expense, unless there are special circumstances in which the Third Division and other supervisory departments do not check the accounts of the minister's treasury, it is very flexible to use, and the more money in it, the better.

The sun was setting in the west, finally taking away its aggressive edge, and the season was already winter, and a cool breeze blew into the city from the Yujiang River, sweeping away the unbearable sultry.

Not far from the bustling streets of Yongzhou in Yuxian Tower, there are two shops side by side.

A book shop is full of best-selling books printed by Xu Ping with movable type, and although Yongzhou has a small population, some of the surrounding countries often come here to do business, and they are the big customers. In particular, some Buddhist books are often bought in large quantities by Tibetan people, and several sets of "Three Tibets" have been sold, and it is said that they have become national treasures in some small countries. Buddhism is prevalent in the small countries around Yongzhou, and it is a large market. At this time, the literary style was on the rise, and many states had government-run book printing shops, most of which were under the minister's treasury, and Yongzhou also followed the trend.

The one next to it is a pharmacy, looking at the façade is not small, speaking of pity, there are only a few drugs sold in it, all of which are from Xu Ping's handwriting. One is cool oil, one is Huoxiang Zhengqi water, and the other is chopped pepper into an altar. In this era, Xu Ping said that chopped pepper is medicine, that is, medicine, and Zheng'er Bajing is sold at the price of medicine, which has become the largest source of wealth for the minister's treasury. In addition to these things, there are also big road goods such as betel nuts, as well as musk clams and the like collected from the mountains, which can be sold as much as they want.

The two shops are managed by Shen Shen, a public official under the Jiedu Judge Embassy, and Shi Shi, a public official under the Military Prefecture Academy, both of whom have local wealth. When the government selects the steward involved in money, it is to first make sure that the family property can afford to pay the money, and if the public loses the money, the steward's family property is copied first.

The two were standing in front of the door and gossiping, when they saw Xu Ping bringing Gao Daquan and Tan Hu over, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute and let them go to the house to serve tea.

Xu Ping waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, I'm just coming over and have a casual look." ”

Director Shi gave instructions to his subordinates, and accompanied Xu Ping into the bookstore with Director Shen. It is different from the ordinary bookstores of the people, only selling books, and not concurrently engaged in clerical and notary business, there are complete sets of sample books on several bookshelves in the shop, and a few small servants are greeting, and there is no writer in the usual bookstore.

There were only three guests in the shop, and when they saw Xu Ping's official uniform, they hurriedly paid the bill and left.

Xu Ping looked around and asked Director Shen beside him, "How is the business lately?" Which books sell well? Which ones don't sell? ”

Director Shen replied respectfully: "The best thing to sell is all kinds of Buddhist scriptures, and then some enlightened books. Recently, a few overseas merchants came here to buy Buddhist scriptures, saying that we printed them well, but the paper used was not good, not as good as the bookstores in Fujian, and even the bookstores in Guangzhou, so let us use some good paper. ”

Xu Ping smiled bitterly and nodded: "I know, I'll find a way." ”

Yongzhou is backward in the end, there is no decent paper workshop, and the paper that was picked on by people is still specially transported from Guizhou, saying that it is bamboo paper, which is far worse than the bamboo paper of Zhejiang, Sichuan and Shu. If this business continues, it seems that a paper-making workshop will be opened nearby to make some decent paper.

Director Shen said: "There is another thing, a few days ago, a guest from Dali came and said that we should print the "Rite Rhyme" and "New Jade Chapter", and we asked for a lot of goods. ”

Xu Ping was stunned: "Then the guest won't be sent by the Dali State Government, right?" ”

"The little one asked, and the guest said no."

Xu Ping thought for a while, nodded and said, "Don't care about him, I'll have someone print it and send it over in a few days, just sell it, and it's not a forbidden book." ”

Dali believes in Buddhism, but the political culture follows the Song Dynasty, "Rite Rhyme" and "New Jade Chapter" are the official dictionaries of the Great Song Dynasty, and the first thing they think of when they come to buy Xu Ping is the official behavior. Since the Jingde period of Zhenzong, the Song Dynasty opened the science of Dali Guoxue, and the people who studied Confucianism in the monks and Taoism should be promoted, which is regarded as the integration of the three religions, but the content of the examination is roughly learned from the Song Dynasty, and Confucianism is the sect, and the basic imperial examination reference books of the Song Dynasty are slowly popularized.

After looking at the bookstore, Xu Ping went to the pharmacy again. The goods sold here are simple, but there are many more people buying them than in the bookstore, and a few small guys have been busy.

Flipping through the accounts casually, Xu Ping encouraged the two supervisors and didn't stay here longer.

The two shops add up to more than 500 yuan a month, if it was before, Cao Keming would definitely be happy to die, but now he doesn't care much. Many miscellaneous expenses in the state have been washed away by Xu Ping with the money from the military treasury under various names, and the expenditure of the envoy treasury is much less, and it is no longer the time when he used to count copper plates to live.

Xu Ping felt that it was still a little insufficient, and in the next year, he wanted to build a state school, and according to the convention, the money had to come out of the minister's treasury, and he didn't want to set the tuition fee too high, and the minister's treasury should have a larger income.

In the ancient government, in addition to money, food, prison, agriculture, and mulberry, there was also an important mission to educate. If during his tenure, it would be even more remarkable if he could produce a scholar in the state school, which would be a glorious achievement.

Qiao Datou saw Xu Ping coming from a distance along the willow tree on the side of the street, tugged hard at his new clothes, and poked Chen Laoshi, who was sitting next to him and napping: "Daddy Chen, that young official is here again!" ”

Chen Laoshi opened his eyes and watched Xu Ping muttering something in a low voice, but he didn't lower his head again as usual, but watched Xu Ping walk to the door of Yuxian Tower with Qiao Datou.

Xu Ping turned around and saw Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou sitting by the wall, nodded and smiled at them, and then walked through the colorful door of Yuxian Tower.

Qiao Datou asked Chen Laoshi beside him: "Daddy Chen, why does that young official smile at us every time?" Isn't it related to us? ”

Chen Laoshi shook his head, muttered a sentence and closed his eyes again, ignoring Qiao's big head.

In the pavilion on the second floor, Cao Keming took a sip of wine, looked at the willows swaying in the breeze, the boats coming and going in the river under the willow branches, and sighed to Xu Ping who sat down: "I'm old-"

Xu Ping didn't expect Cao Keming to say such a sentence as soon as he came, and hurriedly said: "What did Zhizhou say?" You are in good health, and you deserve to be the first fierce general of my Great Song Dynasty on Guangnan West Road, how can you say that you are old? ”

"Aren't you old? In the third year of Jingde, the barbarian Kou Luo Yongzhou, I was the deputy envoy of the reserve library to know Yongzhou, and he came here alone, and the barbarians were afraid of it within a month. Yizhou Cheng Navy Chen Jin rebelled, rioting several states, I joined forces with Cao Shumi Xianggong in Guizhou, and broke the thief soldiers. In the second year of Tiansheng, Jiaozhi Li Gongyun attacked Yongzhou, I knew Yongzhou again with Wensi, a letter passed, Li Gongyun thanked him! ”

Speaking of the past, Cao Keming's face showed a rare brilliance. At that time, he was in the prime of life, heroic, deterring barbarians externally, and quelling rebellions internally, which was the most glorious time in his life.

"But now, a small Chungju dares to openly make trouble and doesn't take me seriously!"

Cao Keming sighed heavily and shook his head: "I still have nothing to do with him-"

Xu Ping didn't know what to say, so he had to comfort the veteran in a low voice: "At this time and that time, although Li Gongyun is ambitious, he always knows how to measure. Li Foma is at the age of high spirits, and after coming to power, he is more ambitious than his father, and he is in Jiaozhi, which is destined to be peaceful in Yongzhou. We just need to think about it in the long term and deal with them slowly, and Zhizhou doesn't have to worry about these things. ”

Cao Keming shook his head: "The privy minister is also old-"

Xu Ping didn't dare to answer this sentence, but silently served a glass of wine and Cao Keming.

The privy envoy Cao Yong has made great achievements in himself, and he has been a little too domineering over the years, especially the palace attendants are also under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, Cao Yong is harsh on them, and Luo Chongxun and other inner servants who are just red in front of the Queen Mother have a grudge and are looking for trouble with him all the time. And recently, they finally waited for the opportunity, Cao Utility's nephew Cao Xiao is a two-hundred-five, and after being drunk, he was involved in rebellion, which became a perfect opportunity to bring down Cao Utility. Although Yongzhou is far away from Jingshi, who has no relatives and friends, the news has also spread here.

Cao Keming and Cao Yong are not related, the intersection of the two is the Jingde period Chen Jin rebellion, Cao Yong to pacify the rebellion, Cao Keming of Yongzhou to assist him in quelling the rebellion, for the deputy envoy of the reserve to go straight to the reserve of the treasury, the deputy envoy to the Zheng envoy moved many steps, Cao Keming read the kindness of Cao Yun.

Looking at Cao Keming's appearance, Xu Ping thought of the two veterans in front of Yuxian Tower for no reason. I don't know why, since he came to this world, these frustrated people have always been able to bring him the greatest touch, but the prosperity of singing and dancing in the upper echelons of the Great Song Dynasty has made him happy. Perhaps Xu Ping is becoming more and more aware that as a person with memories of his past life, wealth and glory are actually within reach, and he has begun to slowly control his own destiny. But mercy for others is extravagant, he can only give them a smile, but he can't change the trajectory of the world.

Cao Keming drained the wine in one gulp, put the glass heavily on the table, raised his head and said: "The general judgment is right, most of the chaos in Yongzhou today comes from Jiaozhi, Li Fuma took less than a year to sweep away the forces of the brothers who competed with him, and his eyes were fixed on the subordinate states of Yongzhou. Without Jiaozhi supporting the back, the eighteen states did not dare to jointly write a book! It's a pity that the imperial court now only wants to calm things and calm people, and tolerate Jiaozhi everywhere, even if we have the heart, we don't dare to risk war with Jiaozhi! ”

"I'm old after all, I've been in Yongzhou for more than ten years, and I can't lift the spirit of the year, otherwise I won't allow them to be so rampant no matter what!"

Xu Ping smiled reluctantly and did not answer. He is young, but he is not a commander-in-chief, only to use time and economy to slowly grind these forces, as long as the time comes, who dares to say the result?

Moreover, now it is not only facing a Jiaozhi, but also a Guangyuan Prefecture sandwiched between the two, which has become more and more restless over the years. Cao Keming didn't know, but Xu Ping understood that there was a person named Nong Zhigao there, who was slowly growing up day by day.

(I have a cold today, and my state is very bad, this chapter is slowly grinded out, and if there is anything inconsiderate, the reader will bear more.) ）