What are the benefits of being an official since ancient times? In addition to the benefits you can make for yourself, fame and various titles are naturally one of the preferences of officials.

Just after the Shangyuan Festival, the chamber of commerce of the year ago was finally established under the vigorous and resolute actions of businessmen, and as for the candidate for the president of the chamber of commerce, Ye Qing does not have to worry about it at all, whether it is a businessman, Zhao Shichun, or Yan Qingzhi, without exception, Ye Qing will be elected as the president of this chamber of commerce.

Similarly, in order to show loyalty and goodwill to the imperial court, the name of the chamber of commerce was pondered by Shang Jia, Yan Qingzhi, Zhao Shichun and others, and finally agreed with the name of the chamber of commerce taken by Ye Qing: Jingkang Chamber of Commerce.

This reminds the businessmen in the Chamber of Commerce: Don't forget the national shame!

With the purpose of having money and earning it together, Ye Qing really felt for the first time the great benefits and advantages of the Song Dynasty's official system for the rulers.

And in order to show the selflessness of his chamber of commerce, and to think about the businessmen of the entire Huainan East Road, Ye Qing, in the name of the president of the Jingkang Chamber of Commerce, proposed Zhao Shichun to be the vice president, and the remaining two vice presidents were elected by the businessmen.

Such a move, naturally, also made all the businessmen really let down their guard completely, and began to really understand and care about what kind of huge benefits this chamber of commerce can bring to them in the future.

And Zhao Shichun's nomination by Ye Qing was also recognized by the businessmen, after all, even if the Southern Song Dynasty was commercially developed, its status as a businessman was still lower than that of all social strata.

However, if the Zhao and Song royal families join, not only can the prestige of the Chamber of Commerce be improved, but also the businessmen who join the Chamber of Commerce, because of the relationship between Zhao Shichun, the Duke of Chongguo, will have a sense of honor in their hearts, or make the Chamber of Commerce a little higher and more authoritative.

Naturally, the remaining two vice presidents of the Chamber of Commerce were elected by the businessmen from among them, and Yan Qingzhi's activities on Huainan East Road in the past year will naturally attract the attention of the merchants on Huainan East Road, not to mention, the next soap, new candles, and even the raw materials of Peili will be exclusively supplied to them by Yan Qingzhi, so Yan Qingzhi became the first vice president of the Jingkang Chamber of Commerce to be elected.

As for the other vice president, Ye Qing didn't think about this person at first, but when he knew that Jia Wei's son was Jia She, who was now in the Xuyi Army, he had to start paying attention to this Jia Weilai.

Maybe Jia Wei and Jia Shi are not well-known, but Jia Wei's grandson and Jia She's son are the famous future ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty.

It was precisely because Jia Wei was elected as the vice president by the businessmen that Ye Qing had to take advantage of the unique official system of the Great Song Dynasty to apply to the Jingkang Chamber of Commerce in addition to being on guard.

That is, under the three vice presidents, there are three more vice presidents of Tongzhi, just like the Privy Council of Tongzhi in the Great Song Dynasty, but in the Jingkang Chamber of Commerce, it is half a level lower than the vice president, but it has the right to participate and know what the vice president is involved in.

Such an arrangement is just like he did not set up one or two deputies according to the official system of the imperial court, but set up one and three deputies, which is also full of his own careful thoughts.

The businessman valued profit over parting, which made Ye Qing have to think of that little allusion, one monk carried water to drink, two monks carried water to drink, and three monks had no water to drink.

But there is also an advantage to this is that the three vice presidents will never have the opportunity to unite together to empty the power of the president, and the vice president of Tongzhi has to let them work with a spirit of 120,000 to be responsible for the entire chamber of commerce.

After the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court did not call Ye Qing back to Lin'an for the first time, even Bai Chun and Yan Qingcheng, the imperial court seemed to have forgotten, and did not let Song Qian escort them back to Lin'an, but stayed in Yangzhou all the time.

With the arrival of Lu Yanlun and Xiao Zhen, coupled with the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, Ye Qing was also happy that the imperial court did not summon him back to Lin'an at the first time.

Since the imperial court has not yet issued an order, then he naturally continues to do everything in his hands, and he does not need to do anything for the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, it is enough to completely hand it over to Zhao Shichun, Yan Qingzhi and others, not to mention that during this time, Yan Qingzhi has nothing to do every day, and he is always lazy under the banner of visiting his nephew.

Just like when he was going to be the supervisor of Po Li, Ye Qing never thought that he would be able to make cement in a short time, but fortunately, Lu Yanlun was not in a hurry, and he had the intention of retiring in Yangzhou, so he did not urge Ye Qing.

Walking into the house for Lu Yanlun again with Liu Keshi, Yang Huaizhi, and Chen Cishan, I saw Lu Yanlun and Xiao Zhen, whose hands were still full of mud and sand, leading more than a dozen craftsmen to continue to work in the backyard.

In just one month, the sand table of Yangzhou City has been made by Lu Yanlun and Xiao Zhen, and now, it is they who have begun to expand an outer city of Yangzhou according to their own ideas and Ye Qing's requirements.

Seeing Ye Qing and the others staring down at the "Yangzhou City" under their feet, Lu Yanlun smiled and said, "How? The old man's protégé's craftsmanship can still enter the eyes of Governor Ye's mansion? ”

"Old Lu is too modest." Ye Qing couldn't help but nod and admire: "With Brother Lao Xiao, in just a few days, he was able to make such a fine sand table, Ye admired." ”

Xiao Zhen smiled modestly, rubbed the mud and sand on her hands, and looked at the "Yangzhou City Road" under her feet: "It is much bigger than today's Yangzhou City, Brother Ye must know that if such a city wants to be built, it will be the fastest in three or five years, and it will ...... This can be a huge ....... ”

"Brother Xiao can rest assured that the Great Song Dynasty is inferior to the Jin Kingdom, although the military strength has always been inferior, but in this copper-smelling economy, the Great Song Dynasty has never felt that anyone can be equal to him. If Brother Xiao has something, just open his mouth, although the three of them are officials of the Great Song Dynasty, but in front of Lu Lao and Brother Xiao, they are just primary school students, and they are ready to be sent by Lu Lao and Brother Xiao at any time. Ye Qing said generously.

Lu Yanlun nodded with a smile, and then beckoned to Ye Qing, motioning for him to take a step to speak, leaving Yang Huaizhi and the others to continue to study the expansion of the outer city of "Yangzhou City".

In the simple room, a bed, a table and chairs, half a candle and a bookcase are all the objects in this room, and the pottery teapot is still Lu Yanlun's favorite. I'm afraid that if the old man fails to complete the things you explained, you will find the old man to go back, so ah, the old man is still used to drinking tea in this pottery cup, and he is happy. ”

"Lu Lao laughs again, the kid is not." Ye Qing continued to look at the blue brick floor under his feet and the simple furnishings in the room, and he could also see that Lu Yanlun was obviously used to a simple and clean life.

The whole room is furnished, neat and orderly, even the blue brick floor under your feet is spotless, and the quilts and other things on the bed are neatly stacked, so that people can feel quite comfortable as soon as they enter the room.

"Here, this is the map of Jinan Mansion that the old man drew for you in the past few days." Lu Yanlun was on the top layer of the thick paper on the table, opened the paper and took a look, then decisively handed it to Ye Qing, and then sat down on the chair, holding the teacup and said: "You tell the truth to the old man, if the Song Dynasty is the Northern Expedition, how sure are you?" ”

"This ......." Ye Qing took the map, carefully folded it and put it in his arms without looking at it, and said with a wry smile: "Based on the current situation, the kid thinks that he is only three or five percent sure ......." ”

"Then you still want a map of Jinan Mansion?" Lu Yanlun glared at Ye Qing unhappily, and then said, "What, are you not ready now, or will Song Ting drag his feet?" Or is there some other reason? ”

Ye Qing looked at the pottery teacup in his hand, looked out the window and sighed, thought for a while: "Let's be honest with you, the Song Dynasty is afraid that it will not be able to withstand a failed Northern Expedition again, so at the moment, whether it is Huainan East Road or other roads, the first thing to do is to take the lead in being invincible, so whether it is the imperial court or me, I dare not be careless." ”

Lu Yanlun looked at Ye Qing quietly, and then sighed and said, "The old man understands that there have been clouds since ancient times: husband fights, and courage is also. One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. He tried his best to make money, so he ...... it. ”

"Yes, the imperial court's repeated northern expeditions all ended in failure without exception, and now it is such a delicate moment, which is not only the opportunity of the Song court, but also the opportunity of the Jin country. Therefore, if the Song court is defeated again, the court will ...... I'm afraid that I really don't have the courage to continue the Northern Expedition, and recovering the lost territory is tantamount to a fool's dream. Ye Qing frowned and said.

"A delicate moment? How do you say that? Lu Yanlun frowned and asked.

"It seems that Lu Lao has only cared about returning to the countryside and enjoying the natural pleasures of the avenue all these years. The emperor of the Jin State Wan Yan Yong, known as Xiao Yao Shun, these

For the remnants of the Great Song Dynasty under the rule of the Jin State, there has never been a tyranny, on the contrary, whether it is the imperial examination or taxation and other livelihood matters, Wan Yan Yong has done what the people want, and how many people still remember that they are the people of the Great Song Dynasty? More than ten years younger than Brother Xiao Zhen, they were all born in the Jin country, grew up in the Jin country, ate corn in the Jin country and became adults, this is where the difficulty of the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty lies: people. But fortunately, Wan Yan Yong is now old, and with Wan Yan Jing being established as the emperor's grandson, it means that the name of the Jin Kingdom is just a matter of days and nights, plus the Song Dynasty...... The Emperor Taishang is also old, and there is one less person in the court to hinder the Northern Expedition, so this can be regarded as a favorable time for the Song Dynasty. As for the time, location, and location, it is difficult to say that the Great Song Dynasty is now beneficial, and the Jin people have been in the hands of the Central Plains for decades, and the Song Dynasty has not gone north for many years, changing with each passing day, and the mountains and rivers are changing, how to recognize the road of the Northern Expedition? Ye Qing said in a heavy tone.

The room fell into silence in an instant, and after a while, Lu Yanlun slowly got up from the chair, his originally somewhat rickety back turned straight, looking at the spring gradually born outside the window, and sighed silently, and then slowly said in a deep voice: "In this way, the chances of winning the Song Dynasty are already the highest, and there is only one chance, if it fails, the remnants of the Northland will be afraid that they will never be able to become Song people again." ”

turned around and looked at Ye Qing, who was looking at him with a pottery cup: "Say, what else do you need the old man to do, if the old man can do it, he will never refuse." ”

Ye Qing smiled, got up and sat down Lu Yanlun, his tone softened a little and said: "Actually, it is not as difficult as Lu Lao thought, of course, the war is not easy to say, but the general trend of the world is now not in the hands of the Jin and Song families, there is the grassland desert in the north, the Xia country is fierce and iron cavalry in the west, and even more in the Western Regions, there are the Western Liao people who are feuding with the Jin people, if these factors are counted, if Yan Yong is a hundred years old, and Yan Jing hurriedly succeeds to the throne, the Great Song Dynasty is not without a chance of winning." The boy will tell you the truth, the wood of the hug is born in the end of the millennium, the nine-story platform starts from the soil, and the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The kid never thought that he would be able to set the general trend of the world with a northern expedition, if he could use lightning speed, just like when the Jin people went south, hit Jinan within a year, and face the Jin people across the Yellow River, the Great Song Dynasty would definitely be able to restore the old mountains and rivers, and even recover the sixteen states of Yanyun! ”

"It's easier said than done." Lu Yanlun's eyes were melancholy and heavy.

All the way from the north, the vast mountains and rivers are in full view, if you want to divide the Yellow River with the Jin people...... Lu Yanlun felt that it was difficult to go to the sky when he thought about it.

How many soldiers and horses does it take for the Song court to recapture the many cities that were lost overnight?

And even so, it is difficult to prevent the Jin people from counterattacking across the Yellow River and holding these cities, which are quite unfamiliar to the Song court army.

"The Jin people were able to do it back then, and the Song Dynasty was also able to do it, but the Chinese nation has been losing to anyone for thousands of years? A momentary defeat, as far as the nation is concerned, is just an opportunity to try courage and make a comeback, and when that day comes, I believe that no country in this world will be the opponent of our Chinese nation. Ye Qing said quietly.

"Top Gun, three points, the old man is very pleased!" Lu Yanlun patted Ye Qing on the shoulder, and then said: "The old man has come all the way, and he has also remembered a lot of official roads and cities. As for Jinan Mansion, the old man gave your kid a promise, if you Ye Qing can really capture it, the old man is willing to take this old life and help you build another strong city! ”

"Did that kid thank Lu Lao Cai now?" Ye Qing then got up and said.

All of a sudden, there was a hearty laughter of an old man and a young man in the room, which made a few people who were still studying Yangzhou sand table outside look at each other, and they didn't know what interesting things the old and young people in the room were talking about.

Leaving Liu Keshi in Lu Yanlun's house, he took Yang Huaizhi and Chen Cishan out and went straight to Zhao Shichun's porcelain kiln outside the city.

Now for Ye Qing, he can be said to be like a Daoist, and he has gathered the elite talents from all walks of life that he wants, naturally, he can't be too slack, at least in the days when the imperial court has not called him back to Lin'an, he also has to speed up the progress, hoping to give Lu Yanlun and others some hope in the matter of cement before leaving Yangzhou.