Chapter 343: Overt Investigation and Covert Visit

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"Not happy with the New Deal? That's a big deal! Luo Qi, instead of letting Sister Red Sleeves investigate, let's go to the city in civilian clothes to investigate and secretly visit! It can also be regarded as a close-up experience of the people! Yu Ming's mind flashed with inspiration, remembering the private visit of those emperors in his previous life, and he couldn't help but want to come and play again, and now he is also the supreme leader of Youzhou and Liaodong, you might as well listen to what the surname here has to say about the policy of the Liaodong Army.

Today's Beiping has a much larger population, after all, the Liaodong Army has 200,000 people stationed in, plus their families, the population of the city has more than doubled.

However, because the territory of Youzhou has not suffered from war, commerce is still very prosperous. A wide variety of merchants can be found in the shops in the city, including Japanese swords, ginseng from Liaodong, rice from the south of the Yangtze River, jewelry from the Western Regions, and furs from the grasslands...... It's got it all.

The husband and wife walked to a shop selling jade, and Yuming picked up a jade pendant and asked casually, "Boss, how much is this jade pendant?" ”

"Not expensive, not expensive! Just run the money! The boss, a lean old man in his fifties, saw a customer come to the door and hurriedly replied.

Yuming felt that the price was acceptable, so he paid the boss two times, bought the jade pendant, and prepared to go back to wear it for his daughter.

The boss packed the jade pendant in a white jade box and handed it to Yuming.

Yu Ming handed over the jade box to Zhang Zhongjian to help hold it at this time, and then squeezed his eyes at Yang Luoqi, signaling her to pay attention and listen.

He turned his head at this moment and asked in a low voice: "Boss, we are here to do business from the Hedong area, I don't know what the situation is here in Youzhou?" I heard that this place was beaten down by the king of Zhou, and the tax was much less than that of other places in the Central Plains. ”

When the boss heard this, he nodded again and again: "Yes! I'm also from Shandong, and the tax rate here is only half as high as when I used to do business in Donglai County. Moreover, the government also has a subsidy of two copper coins per person for new immigrants, and this week the king is really better than Lord Luo! ”

When Yu Ming heard this, his expression immediately froze. Because he proposed the subsidy for newcomers. When many immigrants arrived in Liaodong, they were worthless, they had to plough the fields, they had no farming tools, they had no capital or shops to do business, and many people did not even have a place to live.

Therefore, he proposed to use a one-time subsidy to alleviate the plight of new immigrants. Let the immigrants choose whether to do business or farming, and then the money from this subsidy can be used to buy farming tools or as business capital. If you don't have any expertise in this area, you can help others work, at least until the first salary is paid, and the newcomers will still have no worries about food and clothing.

It's just that this subsidy is not two copper coins, but five copper coins. But now it is less than half in the hands of immigrants, which makes Yuming not shocked and angry!

For the sake of prudence, Yu Ming asked the owners of several nearby shops. The results all got the same answer. This made Yu Ming's face immediately ugly.

"What is the name of the innocent? I asked for a subsidy of five copper coins to be given to each immigrant, and there would be fewer hangings in the hands of immigrants. How did she, the Minister of Finance, become the Minister of Finance? After leaving those shops, Yuming suddenly became angry.

"Husband, let's find a place to sit first, have a cup of tea, and rest for a while before going back to the house!" Yang Luoqi said cautiously: "I don't think Sister Wuji looks like a person who can embezzle money!" Besides, with her identity and status, how could she take this money in her eyes......"

"She's sure she won't, but what about the people she uses? From the Minister of Finance to the officials of this street...... There's a long list of people in between. When you go back, let Redsleeves check it out! I want to see who has the audacity to deduct the subsidy money from the old surname! Yu Ming said angrily.

At this time, the two happened to walk to the door of a teahouse, Zhang Zhongjian opened in front, and the two and the eighteen guards who accompanied them entered the teahouse, found a table and sat down to drink tea.

As soon as they sat down, they saw an old man in a green shirt with a white beard, striding up from the backstage.

Many of the regulars in the teahouse recognized this person, and immediately shouted: "Mr. Wang, it's time to talk about it again!" ”

Mr. Wang immediately sat down on the chair in front of the stage, took a sip of the teacup on the table, and then said aloud: "Hmm! Don't worry, everyone, today I am talking about the sixteenth chapter of "The Legend of the Heroes of the Great Sui" - the expedition of the Great Sui Kingdom to Goryeo, and the victory of Yuming in the first battle. It is said that General Yu Xiao got the order of his ancestor and was sent to the scout camp as an ordinary captain...... This old general Yushu is also really ruthless, and his own grandson does not appoint a general, but lets them fight in the most dangerous front-line troops, and also stipulates that he is not allowed to reveal his identity. Our Royal Highness King Zhou was only fourteen years old at the time, handsome and not tall. General Guo Yi, who was just an ordinary soldier at that time, was naturally not convinced, so he proposed to challenge ......"

Hearing this, Mr. Storyteller actually compiled his own experience into a commentary, which made Yuming a little dumbfounded. It's just that listening to the storyteller's spitting narration, he can't help but get more and more funny, in the mouth of this storyteller, he has become a big hero completely.

"Husband, this storyteller is specially found by me!" Yang Luoqi is colorful.

"Ahh Did you arrange it? Yuming couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

"Yes! I stayed in Liaodong for half a year, and I felt that the surnames of immigrants were confused, and I didn't know where the future of the Great Sui was. Many people even believe that the Great Sui is exhausted and will be replaced by the new dynasty. Therefore, I specially found a group of eloquent and storytellers among the immigrants, and ordered them to compile this "Biography of the Heroes of the Great Sui", which wrote the deeds of the husband and the generals of the Liaodong Army into the book, and spread them everywhere, so that they could know that my Great Sui is still orthodox in the world, and there ......are many heroes."

Yang Luoqi said this, paused slightly, and then said softly: "Husband, you won't blame me if I do this, right?" ”

"Nope! No! Your method is very good, and I will ask Red Sleeves to send more people to promote this in the future! Yu Ming coughed dryly twice, and had to agree. But he secretly thought in his heart that if he let people comment on the book in the future, he couldn't say that the Great Sui was still orthodox, and if he wanted to say it, it should be said that he replaced the Great Sui in accordance with the mandate of heaven.

At this time, the six or seven guests at the table next to them were also very happy to listen to what Mr. Wang said, and one of them, a round-faced man in his teens, wearing a green hat, said to the people around him very proudly: "This time we can be described as a lot of good things, we went to Liaodong City first, but who expected that King Zhou was not there." It was not easy to find out that the Liaodong Army had already moved to the Central Plains and occupied Youzhou...... Now that we have come to Beiping, after meeting the King of Zhou, we have to give me a general, if we can be released as a county guard, it will be even more beautiful! ”

"Brother, congratulations on that." A thin man next to him hurriedly flattered.

"Hehe, don't worry! If I really became a minister, I would never let my brothers only drink soup when I ate meat! It is definitely necessary to pick a few fat and shortage errands to do for the brothers, such as the county order, the main book, the county Cheng and the like, and it is not in vain that the brothers will follow me from Guanlong to Liaodong, and from Liaodong to Beiping! ”

"Thank you, brother!"

"It's better for my brother to be good to my brothers!"

"I'll just say that you can only run with my brother!"

The people at the table were all grateful, and a sound of flattery sounded. It seems that he has really become a big official in Liaodong.

The round-faced man known as Brother said even more triumphantly: "Hehe! In the future, if King Zhou sits in the world! I'm also a relative of the emperor! At that time, the benefits of the brothers will be indispensable! ”

Yu Ming frowned when he heard this, and asked Yang Luoqi in a low voice: "Luoqi, why can't I remember that there is such a relative in the family?" Listening to his tone, is my general in Liaodong doing what he wants? It is also necessary to seal some county orders and officials such as the chief book and the county prince. You also live in Guanlong, do you remember that my Yu family has such a relative? ”

After Yang Luoqi thought about it for a while, she also shook her head again and again and said: "Husband, although our Yang family is a royal family, we are also from the Guanlong Group, and I know the main figures of the major families in Guanlong, but this person has never seen it." It can't be pretending to be a relative of your Yu family, right? There are a lot of people who swindle and cheat now. ”

At this moment, the person at the next table had finished eating, and the person who called himself brother wiped his mouth and prepared to turn away.

The shopkeeper was suddenly anxious, grabbed him and said, "This uncle, you haven't paid yet." ”

When the fifth brother saw that the shopkeeper didn't buy his account, he immediately glared at his little eyes, grabbed the shopkeeper's chest and said, "You still dare to ask me for money?" Do you know who I am? Lao Ke is a relative of King Zhou, if you shout again, I will send you to prison for a few days......"

Looking at his menacing appearance, he seems to be very backstage. After the Liaodong Army was stationed in Beiping, there were indeed many high-ranking officials and merchants in Beiping who did not know each other.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper had no choice but to say with a bitter face: "Forget it, the meal money of several guest officials will be invited to this store." Guests, take care of yourself! ”

People who do business pay attention to harmony and make money, for fear of causing trouble for no reason. The people at this table listened to the tone, and it seemed that they had a lot of origins, so why should they offend them and cause more trouble for themselves.

Yu Ming whispered to Zhang Zhongjian at this time: "Uncle Shi, you take two people to stop them and ask what it is, if it is really pretending to be my relative, immediately arrest it and hand it over to the Beiping Mansion to deal with!" ”

Zhang Zhongjian understood, and he had already seen that these people were not pleasing to the eye. So he immediately sent two guards and rushed forward to stop his brother and his party: "You guys stop me!" ”

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