Babahan was not angry, she seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you want to go, you can leave with confidence, we will leave three days late for you, okay?" If not, it's five days. ”

Cheng Yue said: "Five days is too long, just three days, I don't want to be separated from you for too long." ”

Seeing that Babahan was not angry, Kuo Kuolun couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and nodded silently.

Wan Ze also smiled and said nothing, but Nang Jiazhen was a little embarrassed, worried about whether he had said the wrong thing.

The carriage drove into the Suzhou Mansion, because there were female dependents in the car, and went directly into the back house.

After getting off the bus in the back house, the exquisite garden scenery of Suzhou amazed the four Mongolian women, and the palace maids who came afterwards were even more excited.

Cheng Yue took Wan Ze and Nang Jiazhen's hands, and took the four of them to enjoy the fun all the way.

Suzhou garden is the best in the world, Suzhou Mansion is one of the leaders, small bridges and flowing water, water pavilions, everywhere is a scene, there is no cave, the four women are dazzled, they can't give it, and the praise of surprise has never stopped.

Kuo Kuolun praised: "You Han people are really good at fiddling with these things, a few stones, a few small trees, when you swing them, they are very beautiful, just like a fairyland, every place is liked." Cheng Yue, is your Metropolitan Governor's Mansion like this? ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Almost, so it's right for you to come, how can you see such a beautiful scenery when you stay in Dadu?" ”

Babahan said happily: "That's the case, thanks to you, it's not in vain for our hard work." ”

Cheng Yue took them to settle down, the concubines had arrived in the car, and the back house was busy again. Cheng Yue didn't have time to care about them, and walked to the main hall alone. The ministers were waiting for him there.

Cheng Yue walked into the main hall. Cui Bin, Guo Kan, Guo Shoujing and the three Venetians were also present. smiled slightly, and the salute with the ministers was over.

Guo Kan and Guo Shoujing were surprised when they saw the "missing" Cui Bin appear in front of them, and realized that Cui Bin had already joined Cheng Yue's hands, and Cheng Yue had no reservations about such a confidential matter, which made the uncle and nephew very grateful to Cheng Yue.

Li Fu took out a paper bag from his arms, sent it to Cheng Yue, and said, "Metropolitan Governor." These are the banknotes, silver coins and steel coins newly produced by the factory, please check most of them. ”

Cheng Yue opened the paper bag, laid the things flat on the table, and observed them one by one.

There are six coins in total, according to the size of one, two, five, one, two, and five, and they are very beautifully minted, which is a significant improvement over the sample given to him last time, and the subtleties are good enough, and the side patterns are particularly detailed. On the front is a five-clawed golden dragon with the same golden dragon flag on a red background. On the back is the uppercase and lowercase of the amount and the words of ICBC, which is different from the copper coin. There is no hole in the middle, and the year name is not written.

Banknotes are the style of later generations, respectively, one tael, two taels, five taels, the front is also a five-clawed golden dragon, the printing is extremely complicated, every line is clear, and it is a color printing of multiple overprints! The paper is specially made with a lot of gum added to make it less perishable. Compared with the humble Jiaozi, flying money or the treasure money of the Yuan Dynasty, there is undoubtedly a huge leap, and it is simply not like what should be in this world.

Cheng Yue nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, this is decent." ”

Li Fu saw the smile finally on Cheng Yue's face, and almost burst into tears on the spot. Since the last time Cheng Yue was dissatisfied with the coin samples he had sent, he had vowed to succeed. He gathered the best craftsmen in the world, spent countless days and nights, and under the guidance of Cheng Yue's notes, overcame countless difficulties, built more than a dozen new hydraulic machine tools, and finally made coins that could meet Cheng Yue's requirements. And as Cheng Yue said, the casting technology has been greatly improved, which has great benefits for the manufacture of guns.

Cheng Yue saw that Li Fu was very excited, and said with a smile: "This thing is very good, you reward the craftsmen for me, and the biggest contribution is a house per person!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all astonished! Housing prices in Suzhou have risen, houses are expensive, and a house is worth thousands of gold, and it is even worth a prize to ordinary craftsmen! Some ministers don't have it yet.

Regardless of the Southern Song Dynasty or the Northern Song Dynasty, the price of houses was strictly controlled by the government, and the price of housing was even killed. Although this can stabilize the price of the house, it makes the property lose its investment value. As a result, a lot of money is flowing around, causing prices to expand and currencies to depreciate.

After Cheng Yue set up the Special Economic Zone, he went the opposite way, letting the price of housing be determined by the market, and only exercising limited control to prevent malicious speculation on housing prices or rents.

As a result, housing prices in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Shanghai and other places quickly soared, and Cheng Yue built new houses to sell, with extremely high returns, similar to the real estate development of later generations.

Housing prices are expensive, most of the people are happy, a few people will inevitably be a little dissatisfied, but everyone earns more money than before, prices are getting cheaper and cheaper with the development of transportation, and there is a slight surplus after offsetting, and the house can be put aside for a while.

The ministers were a little worried that the house prices would rise too fast, and discussed with Cheng Yue many times, but Cheng Yue refused to change this approach, he just wanted to make the house prices more expensive, so that he could emigrate in the future. Ordinary people live and work in peace and contentment, how to go out?

Cheng Yue said: "Do you think my reward is too high?" ”

Li Tingzhi couldn't help but say: "Metropolitan Governor, this reward is too high, the Metropolitan Governor is on this expedition, not to mention the general, I haven't heard of any sergeant who has received such a heavy reward." The sergeants are born and die, and they fight bloodily, is it not as good as craftsmen to make money? ”

Cheng Yue sighed lightly and said, "You guys, your eyes are still a little worse, you can't be blamed for this, you have to blame for the education you have received since childhood." Craftsmen and sergeants, with different divisions of labor, cannot be compared together. Sergeants kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and craftsmen make reckless abilities, all of which are indispensable. A good craftsman can make the best weapons, and he can play a role on the battlefield with thousands of elite soldiers. ”

"In the case of this expedition, our swords, crossbows, arrows, bombs, armour, tents, and carriages were all in the limelight to help me win the great battle. If I didn't have these equipment, and I still used the weapons of the Song army in the past, I would have to take at least 50,000 people with me. 50,000 people have fought thousands of miles, do you understand the difficulties? beat Da Song to the poor a few times, and the casualties were even more amazing. ”

"I repeat, war is about training, logistics, and comprehensive strength, and it is by no means just sergeants fighting on the battlefield. Also, do you know how much it costs us to make a good coin? It's a big win, and we don't have to send a single soldier! With these coins, I can bring the Great Song all together! What's more, by minting these coins, our precision minting capabilities have been greatly enhanced, especially in the manufacture of guns. As long as you can build a working gun, what is a house? Ten houses is not much! Those craftsmen are national treasures, and their value is not inferior to that of any of you! ”

Guo Shoujing's eyebrows fluttered when he heard this, and he almost clapped his hands. I felt in my heart that this trip was worthwhile, and it was really right to join Cheng Yue's hands.

The ministers were also deeply touched by Cheng Yue's words. The status of craftsmen in the Southern Song Dynasty is not low, not a cheap industry in later generations, Cheng Yue has always attached great importance to craftsmen, and they did not feel much humiliation, but Cheng Yue elevated craftsmen to the status of national treasures, which still made them a little unexpected.

Cheng Yue said: "My book says that science and technology are the primary productive forces, and this sentence is not just a slogan, but must be implemented." ”

Liu Shun nodded and said: "That's true, as far as the guns I made are concerned, having them is equivalent to adding hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, which is not an exaggeration at all." ”

Cheng Yue knew that he couldn't help but want to offer treasures, and said with a smile: "I'll go to your place tomorrow to have a look, don't be in a hurry today." I can't stay in Suzhou for a few days, so if you have something, hurry up. ”

Liu Shun smiled and kept silent.

Guo Kan and Guo Shoujing were immediately startled when they heard Liu Shun's words. Did Cheng Yue actually make a gun? So who else is his opponent?

The other ministers immediately handed over the submissions one by one, and they were all pressed down by Dingniang and waited for Cheng Yue to come back to deal with it.

Cheng Yue took a pen, read and wrote, occasionally raised his head to ask a few questions, and then discussed it with the ministers to settle down, which was extremely efficient, and soon all the backlogged things were approved.

Guo Kan and the others saw Cheng Yue's methods of handling political affairs, and nodded secretly, becoming more and more pleased. Cheng Yue's ability to govern Suzhou in an orderly manner is by no means fortunate.

In the evening, Cheng Yue feasted the ministers, and the Suzhou Mansion once again gathered the eunuchs, and the items given to Cheng Yue for the labor army are unknown, and Cheng Yue asked Liu Shun to accept them for the next expedition.

Someone dared to invite Lilac to sing and dance during the banquet, but Cheng Yue refused on the spot, and made it clear that it was a swan song last time, and Lilac would not be allowed to sing and dance again in the future, which made everyone at the scene choked.

After seeing off the guests, Cheng Yue went back to his room to rest. The servant woman had expanded Cheng Yue's bed several times, and Cheng Yue was not polite, and asked fifteen palace maids such as Wan Ze, Nang Jiazhen and Pearl to wait, making the big bed a mess and bloodstained, and Mrs. Song specially changed the sheets in the middle of the night. Cheng Yue finally fulfilled the promise he made to Pearl.

Nang Jiazhen specially gave up his position in Cheng Yue's arms to Pearl for one night, Pearl was so happy that she couldn't stop crying, and in the end, Cheng Yue felt sorry for Pearl and sang softly to coax her to sleep. Although there is no hijab red candle, as a palace maid, she can follow Cheng Yue for life and live the life she dreams of, and Pearl is already satisfied.

The next morning, Cheng Yue woke up, full of spring, just like the lovely season at the moment. Cheng Yue hugged Wan Ze and Nang Jiazhen, and "reviewed" with them again, before getting up and washing up energetically.

Xiang Kuo Kuolun and Babahan had breakfast, and Li Fu, Liu Shun, Guo Kan and Guo Shoujing were already waiting in the flower hall of the outer house.

After Cheng Yue greeted them, he immediately made a gesture and said, "Go!" ”

The five of them walked out of the mansion quickly, led by Liu Shun, urged the horses to raise their whips, and went straight to a small wharf. (To be continued......)