Chapter 168: Going to Jiangnan to Circle Money (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
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On the way back to the city, Qiao'er was a little unhappy, because Qin Mu said that he was accompanying them to Yuelu Mountain to enjoy the fun, but in fact, most of the time he was discussing the rebuilding of Yuelu Academy with Yang Shen, Shao Hua, Guo Jintai and others.
She is different from Yang Zhi and Dong Xiaowan, she is young, and she is not very interested in the scenery on the mountain and the cultural landscapes left by her predecessors in the poems and inscriptions, all she cares about is whether Qin Mu is involved, as long as Qin Mu is there, no matter where she goes, she is happy, regardless of whether the scenery is good or not.
Now Qin Mu was busy talking about business and left her aside, which was too far from what she expected before she went up the mountain.
Qin Mu also noticed the change in her mood, so he abandoned the horse and came to the car, "Girl, come here." Qin Mu patted the cushion beside her, and when Qiao'er crawled over and sat down, Qin Mu rubbed her little head and asked, "What?" Think I've lied to you, right? ”
"It's not, I'm just thinking, since we left Nanjing, Childe hasn't had a day of leisure, how tired it must be, but people can't help Childe, Childe, do you want to eat pancakes?" The little girl looked at him with blank eyes, as if providing pancakes at any time was the only thing she could do for Qin Mu.
"Hahaha"
"Childe, don't laugh."
"Well, I don't laugh, I want to apologize to Qiao'er very formally, I really wanted to take time to have fun with you today, but as soon as I talked about it, I forgot the time. Okay, don't worry, girl, go back today, I won't pay attention to the sky falling, have a good rest"
"This is what you said, son, after going back, people will guard the door of the back office, and no one will let them in, the most annoying thing is that Huang Lianshan, and he must not be allowed to enter the back office." The little girl clenched her fists with a resolute expression.
Qin Mu just said casually, but he didn't expect Qiao'er to take it seriously, but he was a little embarrassed. "This girl. Hoang Lien Son is actually quite a haode"
"No, anyway, I can't let him enter the back office today, and he will have something to do as soon as he enters the back office."
"Uh, okay, if he dares to come today, I'll give him a kick, it's all right."
Yang Zhi took the little girl over and persuaded: "Qiao'er, don't be like this, it's important to get down to business, how many people in this lake are waiting to be fed, if the husband delays the business."
"Yikes. Sister Zhi'er, you don't understand, Childe said that he wouldn't work if he didn't rest, if Childe was tired, wouldn't he delay more things? ”
Qiao'er's words made Yang Zhi stunned, and she didn't know what to say. Qin Mu smiled and said, "Okay, Secretary Yun, the official's work and rest in the future"
"I'll take care of it."
Qin Mu really planned to say this, but he felt inappropriate halfway through, and it was okay to let this girl arrange it. But as soon as he wanted to change his words, the words were snatched away by Qiao'er, and he raised his hand to be a violent millet, and said viciously: "Think beautifully." If my son wants to make love with your sister Zhi'er, will you arrange it too? ”
"Husband!" Yang Zhi covered her face with her sleeve and snorted, and jumped out of the car without shame. Dong Xiaowan on the opposite side bit her lip and endured it so hard. But there was still a smile in his eyes.
"Look, you're all the one who provoked it." Qin Mu immediately characterized Yun Qiao'er as the culprit.
"Hee-hee" the little girl grimaced at him and didn't defend herself. just threw herself on his thigh and laughed, Yang Zhi was already too ashamed, Qiao'er's laughter was undoubtedly worse for her, where could she stand it, she stretched out her hand and pinched the little girl, "You little girl, you little girl, it's all you"
"Ah, Sister Zhi'er is not reasonable, she really responded to that sentence, it is not a family, and she does not enter a family."
"You still say, you still say"
Qin Mu said that he wanted to have a good rest, but when he returned to the governor's yamen, there were already two old people waiting, Ma Yongzhen and Xu Yingjie, neither of them was an outsider, in order to avoid the little girl being unhappy, Qin Mu did not meet in the second hall, and simply asked people to prepare a few small dishes in the back ya.
Xu Yingjie became more and more respectful, Qin Mu's rapid development was much beyond his expectations, seeing that Qin Mu's family business was getting bigger and bigger, he was becoming more and more inconspicuous to Qin Mu, Xu Yingjie was anxious, so he hurried to Changsha.
"Xu Dongjia, please get up, if you do this again, we will be angry."
"Thank you, sir." Xu Yingjie saw that Qin Mu was as approachable as before, and his heart was a little calmer, and his demeanor was much more natural.
However, when he turned around, he found that Ma Yongzhen was bending his knees, and he couldn't help but be startled, Ma Yongzhen, as Qin Mu's general, wanted to kneel and salute, but he just saluted, and he almost didn't slap himself
This time, Qin Mu reacted very quickly, and without waiting for Ma Yongzhen to kneel, he quickly stepped forward to support him and said, "Brother Ma, what are you doing?" ”
"My lord" Ma Yongzhen was a little difficult to speak.
Qin Mu said with a smile: "I have never given that holy decree when I am a saint, I hope that Brother Ma can also put his heart down, this time I sent you to Changsha, not for the holy decree, but for Brother Ma to have other arrangements." ”
"Ma Yongzhen is a reckless man, from a humble background, and against the Ming Dynasty, thanks to the fact that the adults do not abandon the party today, Ma Yongzhen is willing to die for the adults, if this oath is violated, heaven and earth will not allow, what do the adults command, although the order, Ma Yongzhen went to the soup and fire, and did not hesitate."
Ma Yongzhen was not the one who put this kind of thing on his lips, but after Chongzhen's holy decree came down, he had to make a formal statement.
"If I hadn't believed in Brother Ma's character, I would never have entered your camp alone. Okay, let's not see each other for a long time, let's all sit down, let's eat while light. ”
Only Dong Xiaowan was left in the flower hall to serve wine, and there were three or five home-cooked side dishes on the table, which were neither hearty nor too shabby, Dong Xiaowan helped the three of them pour the wine, and stood quietly behind Qin Mu.
After moving a few chopsticks slightly, Qin Mu spoke first: "As the saying goes, no agriculture is unstable, no business is not rich. Xu Dong's family came just in time, and the official happened to have something to trouble Xu Dong's family. ”
"It is a great honor for the villain to look down on the villain, so why bother, if the adult has any orders, just show it."
"That's right, the official has a sum of silver in his hand, and if this money is hidden, it will become dead money, and it must be allowed to flow in order to produce benefits. It's just that the official is busy with military affairs and has no time to take care of this matter. The official pondered for a while, and intended to set up a department to be responsible for the operation of finance and commerce, uh, the word finance, and later the official explained to Xu Dongjia in detail, the head of this department intends to let Xu Dongjia take the role, I don't know if Xu Dongjia is willing to give in? ”
Xu Yingjie didn't expect Qin Mu to suddenly throw out such a major matter, he was surprised and delighted, he hurriedly got up and said: "The governor can afford the villain, how can the villain not know how to lift, he can't ask for it." It's just that the stakes are very high, and the villain is stupid by nature, and if he fails to live up to the trust of adults, won't he be guilty? So I hope the adults can make it a little clear, otherwise the villain really doesn't know how to advance and retreat. ”
"Sit down, sit down, come, let's have a drink." Qin Mu raised his glass and drank a cup with Xu Yingjie and Ma Yongzhen, and then said slowly, "As the saying goes, the emperor is not a hungry soldier. This war is actually about money and grain, if the court has money and food in its hands, why did it end up in this kind of land? In view of this, this official has to pay attention to this matter. The financial operation mentioned by this official is, to put it bluntly, to let Xu Dongjia go to Jiangnan to collect money. ”
Circle money? Xu Yingjie seems to understand whether he understands or not, which is a relatively unfamiliar concept to him.
Ma Yongzhen also stopped his chopsticks and listened quietly, after Qin Mu took Huguang, he did not continue to expand the army like others, and still maintained the strength of 100,000 in Huguang and 30,000 in southern Jiangnan, but only selected some strong soldiers among the captives to replace the original old and weak for strong training. Unlike other Ming armies, who were more than half old and weak, Qin Mu's men and horses rarely had soldiers over the age of thirty-five. In addition, Qin Mu started together in terms of people's livelihood, land reform, and talent training, and now there is a financial operation and trade;
Thinking of these, Ma Yongzhen had to admire Qin Mu's foresight in his heart, Qin Mu seemed to be a punch in the east and a punch in the west, but if these things he planned could be implemented smoothly, what kind of situation would it be in the future?
Qin Mu continued: "The imperial court is so poor that it can't even pay military salaries, and hundreds of millions of people can't even eat three meals, but those gentry and rich families live a life full of brains, they have a lot of money, and if they don't circle their money, no matter how much we toss, we can't toss a few copper plates." Xu Dongjia doesn't have to be humble, we haven't known each other for a day or two, and your personality and knowledge are very optimistic. As long as you want, the head of this department will be in charge of you. This time we went to Jiangnan to circle money, we are not robbing, as long as we change our method, it will not be difficult for the gentry and rich families to obediently take out the money for our use."
Qin Mu's words not only made Xu Yingjie and Ma Yongzhen come to their senses, but even Dong Xiaowan, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but be full of curiosity, holding his breath and waiting for his next words.
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