Chapter Seventy-Seven: Staying Behind

Chen Yuanheng listened to Wang Yihe's words, in just a few days, the deposits of Jusheng Bank reached more than 200,000 taels of silver, and he couldn't help but grow his mouth. Jiangnan is rich, just a small county, it's so rich, he really underestimated Ancheng before.

Wang Yihe said: "My lord, can you help me think of a way, with so much money, security is a problem?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "This is also the case, don't you have a silver cellar and a nursing home?" ”

Wang Yihe said: "I used to open a money bank, of course there is a silver cellar and a courtyard, my silver cellar is very large, all of them are cast with pig iron, very strong, that is, the courtyard is a little bit, because there was not so much silver before." ”

Chen Yuanheng thought for a while, and pulled Wang Yihe to find Huang Tingzhen and Wu Dashan, the head of the capital, to talk about this matter together. Chen Yuanheng told Huang Tingzhen and Wu Dashan about Wang Yihe's bank and the lack of nursing homes, and then said: "This bank is very important, if we encounter a disaster in the county in the future, or to build roads and bridges, we can borrow money from the bank, and pay it back later, and the people in the county can also find the bank to borrow money, so that they have the capital to do business, the more people who do business, the more taxes we have, and the county will become more and more prosperous." However, wealth is moving, and I am afraid that with so much money, some people should not have bad ideas. You have to figure it out. ”

Huang Tingzhen said: "The bank is really important, last year's loan suddenly revitalized Ancheng, this year the people's life is much better, many families have loans to buy large livestock, with cattle and horses, it is much easier to cultivate the land, the people will save a lot of time, come to the city to do short-term work, there are more people who work long-term, everyone's life is much better." I have seen the benefits of this loan, so the bank must not have an accident, otherwise we will send a team of officials to patrol around the bank for a long time. Luckily? ”

Chen Yuanheng was very happy to hear it: "Yes, that's it, we have a lot of servants now." They are all brothers brought by Wu Dutou after he came, and their skills are all good. Just send such a daily patrol in several shifts, day and night. In the future, it has been like this, and when Brother Wang opens a bank in Deqing, I will also send a patrol to Brother Wang in Deqing. ”

Wu Dutou said: "In addition to the patrol of the officials, Master Wang still has to invite more nurses by himself, and he must be well-skilled, so that the inside and outside are combined." It's foolproof. ”

Wang Yihe was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Huang, thank you, Lord Chen, it's good now, it's just where I know a good nursing home." Why don't you Wu Dutou help me introduce a few, my nursing home has a high monthly income, and this Ancheng knows it. ”

Wu Dutou nodded and agreed.

In order to thank everyone, Wang Yihe invited everyone to dinner.

After the meal, Chen Yuanheng asked Wu Dutou to send a team of officials to patrol the street where the bank was located. Wu Dashan found his friends in the rivers and lakes again, and introduced him to the Wang family as a nurse.

This is busy, on this day, Chen Cai suddenly looked for Chen Yuanheng: "Master." Kyosato Secret Letter. ”

Chen Yuanheng was a little puzzled, he hadn't taken office at this time, why was this, he was busy opening it, his face was gloomy, and he hurriedly returned to the upper room of the Bai family in the backyard. It's good that Bai and his three children are laughing in the room. It was very strange to see Chen Yuanheng come in, this time should be the time to go to the yamen.

Bai noticed that Chen Yuanheng's face was very bad, and he was strange: "Master, what happened?" ”

Chen Yuanheng called the maid, and the mother-in-law stepped back and said, "Something big has happened, and the iron wall in the northwest has been broken." ”

"Ah", Bai Shi was startled, and his face turned white.

Chen Wenjun also sank his face: "How could the iron wall pass be broken?" It's winter, and the barbarians rarely attack us in winter? ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "I don't know what happened to the barbarians this time, there has never been a winter attack, and the defenders who estimated the Iron Wall Pass did not expect that they would be broken by surprise." ”

Chen Wenhui didn't understand and asked: "Where is the iron wall?" What is the iron wall broken? ”

Chen Wenlin hurriedly said: "Sister, you don't know, the barbarians are the most ferocious, they can only ride horses to graze, they can't grow crops, so they don't have enough to eat every year, so they come to the border every year, rob our things, and kill our people." In the previous dynasty, the imperial court built the Iron Wall Pass, relying on natural hazards and the Iron Wall Pass to resist the barbarians in the northwest, or they would have come to the Central Plains to wreak havoc. In the previous dynasty, once, because of the imperial court at that time, the light infighting went, did not care about the affairs of the iron wall pass, the iron wall pass was broken, the barbarian cavalry came to the Central Plains at once, wreaking havoc in the Central Plains, the population of the Central Plains was reduced by half at once, thousands of miles of uninhabited, everywhere there were white bones, not only the people were killed, nobles, officials were killed, but also many women in the Central Plains were plundered by them, and even the former dynasty clan had girls were plundered. That's called miserable, and now there are many poems we learn that describe that time, which is really miserable. ”

Chen Wenhui understood, just like when he was studying history in his previous life, the Mongolian iron rode a horse and stepped on the Central Plains. Thinking of this, Chen Wenhui's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but think of a sentence in the book in her previous life, she would rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world. I didn't expect to cross over here, and I actually encountered war, this is the most terrible, more terrible than floods and natural disasters.

Chen Yuanheng said: "I don't know the specific situation, but I just said that the iron wall has been broken, the emperor is very angry with Prime Minister Wang, and there is chaos in the capital. We also have to be prepared in the next two days, I estimate that if this kind of thing happens, the world will be turbulent, and I may go to Deqing to take office in advance. Originally, after the paperwork came down, it should be possible to take office next year. Now that there is a war, the magistrates at all levels will be busy, and they will definitely be affected again, and they will have to mobilize grain and grass for the imperial court. Our current prefect, Feng Liangren, was originally transferred to a more southerly place, and he didn't want to go, because he wanted to rely on it for a day, and I didn't rush him. Now that there is a war, I guess he will rush to the safety of the south as soon as possible, and he will definitely hand over to me as soon as possible. ”

Bai said: "Master, it's okay to go to Deqing now, our house is all cleaned up, anyway, going there is to live in the yamen, and the furniture doesn't need to be moved, just move the clothes softly." ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "I mean, I'll go to hand over first, you guys are still here, anyway, Huang Tingzhen is our people, we just occupy the county government for a few months, and it doesn't matter to him." His family has a house, and the population is small, so he can't use it for the time being. ”

Bai Shi was anxious: "Then how can I do it, how can I let you go alone?" Who's going to take care of you? ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "The secret letter said that this time the iron wall was broken, and the people of the three northwestern provinces all ran south, and this large number of victims had to be resettled. Originally, they wanted to settle there when they crossed the Yellow River, but the officials south of the Yellow River didn't care about them, and now it's winter, and the climate is cold there, and the victims have no choice but to continue to come to the warm south. In this way, there are many things to do, to prepare the house, food, I want my wife to sit in Anseong, help Huang Tingzhen to do these things, and use our family. ”

Bai's tears immediately flowed out: "Master, I know, you feel sorry for these people, that's it, just let people follow you, or I don't worry, anyway, it's winter, there is nothing to do in the village, so I transferred Qingshuang and Ziyu, Qingshuang helped us prepare food, Ziyu and Li Huan, and Chen Cai and their families all followed you to Deqing, so that you also have people available at hand." ”

Chen Yuanheng nodded.

Chen Wenhui's heart suddenly surged with all kinds of feelings. She didn't expect that at such a time, her father, who was born in the aristocracy, would make such a choice, and those officials would not take in the victims because they could not afford to resettle them? No, they're not about themselves. Where is the life or death of the people in their hearts, besides, not the people under their rule. They don't care. But her father, born in a splendid pile and grew up in a noble family, but he took the world as his own responsibility, and felt sorry for the victims, she had only seen this kind of thing on TV in her previous life, but she didn't expect that there would be such a noble person standing by her side now, that is, her father, Chen Wenhui's heart suddenly became heavy, and tears flowed out.

Chen Wenjun thought for a while and said, "Father, I don't think I've been studying for a few months, and I want to do something for the victims." All right? ”

Chen Wenlin also said: "Father, I will be twelve after the New Year, I can also do things, and I also want to help." ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Okay, that's it, you guys discuss it first, I want to discuss it with Tingzhen, Wu Dutou, and Yuan Mao." ”

Chen Wenhui was even more surprised by the reaction of her two elder brothers, in her mind, the two elder brothers are scholars, and they are still so young, especially since the second brother is still a greedy child, and at this time, he is only thinking about helping the victims. Chen Wenhui couldn't help but reflect, what was she thinking when she learned the news just now? Thinking about the fear of war, the overwhelming disaster victims, and the troubled times, I instinctively want to find a place to balance and live a leisurely life. Compared to them, I am really ashamed.

Bai waited for Chen Yuanheng to go out, and immediately called the big girl Red Carp: "Red Carp, you find a coachman to take the car to Zhuangzi, and call Qingshuang, Ziyu, and Li Huan." ”

The red carp saw that there were still tears on Bai's face, and knew that the matter was serious, so he didn't ask, and hurriedly went out. The Bai family called another maid, Jin Ying: "Jin Ying, you go to Mrs. Hu's house and invite Sister Hu to me." Said I had something urgent to find her. The golden warbler also hurried away.

Chen Wenhui calmed down, knowing that this is not the time to think wildly, this time should help her parents tide over this difficult time, and help them achieve their wishes. I lowered my head and thought about it.

Chen Wenjun and Chen Wenlin said, "Mother, let's go to Mr. for a leave first." ”

Bai Shi nodded, got up and went to the inner room to take out the ledger and look at it.

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