Zhao Xingde paid attention slightly, only to hear the person behind him say again: "I am more in the military prefecture and county, if the imperial court does not prosper industry and commerce, won't the treasury be empty?" His voice was quite loud, and even the two Song Guo lifters in the middle noticed him, and the black and thin lifter said indignantly: "Is this the reason for the remnants of the people? ”

The man sneered, and sneered: "The Chamber of Commerce itself is autonomous, and the contract is signed by the displaced people themselves. ”

The people around looked over one after another, and Zhao Xingde took two steps to the side slightly, letting out the person behind him who was questioning. This person has a round face and thick eyebrows, a short beard on his lips, and the insignia of the captain on the chest of the military robe, although he is not tall, but when he looks forward to it, his eyes are as sharp as a knife, which impresses everyone.

"Who is this?" Zhao Xingde listened to the whispers of the people around him. "Captain Yu of the Protector's Mansion." "Oh, it turns out that this person is Yu Zangyun." Yu Zangyun was one of the most prestigious lieutenants in the Protectorate Mansion, and the Kanto Juzi actually attracted him, and there were more people around.

Yu Zangyun said in a deep voice: "The autonomy of the Chamber of Commerce to promote industry and commerce is a national policy set by the founding dynasty, how can it be changed lightly. Chang'an alone, but a hundred miles of land, the taxes are worth dozens of states and counties, and the commercial tax and the field tax are different, increasing every year, and the country has expanded its territory and made a great contribution. Today, the commercial tax of the Guanzhong Workshop is not less than 10 million. If the system of apprenticeship is forcibly interfered with, the workshop will wither, and the tax will be greatly reduced. How to make up for the lack of national use? He looked left and right, raised his voice, and said in a deep voice, "Is it to increase land endowments and tariffs?" Or a reduction in military salaries? The imperial court was originally living within its means, and suddenly there was a lack of taxes, so it couldn't let the treasury make money out of thin air? ”

At the beginning, there were still more people who were inclined to raise children in Kanto, and when they heard Yu Zangyun talk about taxes, everyone's faces changed slightly. Taxation is a major national matter, and it cannot be agreed by the Pillar State Government and the Protector Government, and even the emperor cannot increase it at will. And if the courtiers advocate raising taxes, they should not risk a sharp drop in prestige. And the reduction of military salaries for no reason is even more disagreeable to the world. Yu Zangyun talked about the internal affairs of the Xia Kingdom, and the two Kanto movers didn't know how to refute him.

At this time, there was another person next to him: "Captain Yu's words are sensational, right?" Zhao Xingde turned his head to look, but it was another person wearing a captain's military robe, with a slightly high cheekbones and a bright gaze like a torch, but it gave people warmth. With a thick river accent, this person continued: "If it weren't for the Guanzhong Workshop imprisoning a large number of workers, there would not be such a shortage of people in the river. Those Kanto refugees got rid of their shackles and went to the river, Mobei, whether it was farming, working, or doing business, they all had to pay taxes. It's not like you say, is it? ”

Everyone exchanged words again, letting Zhao Xingde know that this person was also a well-known captain, named Kang Deming, although he was a side branch of the Kang royal family, he was promoted to captain in the army with his own ability, and he was faintly the leader of the captain of the Anxi Military Division in the Protectorate Mansion.

Yu Zangyun's face sank slightly, and he arched his hand and said: "As far as I know, there are 100 workers and apprentices in the workshop, and the commercial taxes paid are worth more than the fields of hundreds of shady households. If intervention is imposed, the difference in taxes is not small in the hundreds of thousands of workers. Since Captain Kang said so, can he let Hezhong County take responsibility? ”

Seeing Kang Deming and Yu Zangyun arguing, everyone whispered one after another. Someone next to Zhao Xingde whispered: "These Kwantung workers, riding and shooting with guns and sticks, are not able to do anything, even if they are used as cattle and horses by the workshop, they will not be harmed by the country." The other laughed and said: "Exactly, it's just a few hundred thousand wastes, and it's worth arguing with the two for a long time." ”

Zhao Xingde turned his head to look and saw that the two of them were gorgeously dressed, but their expressions were quite frivolous. He took a breath and said in a low voice: "It's a joke that someone is sitting on a dangerous rock today, and they still think that they are as safe as Mount Tai. ”

The two of them listened to his sarcastic words, their expressions changed greatly, and when they turned their heads, Zhao Xingde's face was calm, as if he was talking to himself: "Qin Shili Mountain prisoners, can still destroy Zhou Zhang, Tian Zang, and Chen She, forcing the Shandong heroes to tie their hands, making the overlord jealous." In my opinion, if the hundreds of thousands of workers in this level are trained a little, they will be strong soldiers who endure hardships and use their lives to wipe out those who are not ashamed of their words, just like local chickens and dogs. ”

Zhao Xingde's voice was not loud, but it happened to be heard by Yu Zangyun, and when he was arguing with that Kang Deming, he was still distracted, and looked at Zhao Xingde deeply, as if he wanted to remember his appearance. Originally, the faces of the two turned from blue to white, and they couldn't figure out the details of him, so they were bored, so they had to go by themselves.

At this time, the two scholars of the Great Song Dynasty were soft-spoken, squeezed aside, and stood alone in the crowd, looking quite lonely and helpless. Seeing this, Li Rui took Zhao Xingde over and bowed his hand to the two of them: "Brother Wang, Brother Wu." "For he knew the two men.

Seeing Li Rui and Zhao Xingde coming over, they seemed to be very friendly. The black and thin man first politely bowed his hand and said: "Contemptible Wu Yue, the word Nanying." The white-faced one arched his hand and said: "Wang Zhong, a native of Kanto, is born in cursive characters." "Zhao Xingde has been in the army for three years, and his demeanor is different from before, Wang Zhong claims to be from Kwantung, and obviously regards Zhao De as a native of Xia State. Li Rui introduced: "Brother Wang is the leader of the Chang'an East Society. He added: "Brother Wu is also a high-ranking talent of the Dongren Society. ”

Zhao Xingde arched his hand and said: "Under Zhao De, the cursive words are straight." He knew in his heart that Li Rui pointed out the identities of the two, and the more polite he was, the more he had a shallow relationship with them. In this way, it is inconvenient to talk in depth, and the original identity cannot be told directly.

Li Rui also smiled: "Xingzhi is also a female bachelor from the Kanto region, a well-known female bachelor of the Academy of Literature, and the husband of Mrs. Zhao." Zhao Xingde didn't feel it, he didn't expect that he would be introduced like this day, and he felt slightly strange, this was the matter of the bachelor of the Academy of Literature, and he hadn't heard Ruoxue mention it. He shook his head slightly in his heart, after three years of separation, there are still many new changes to be recognized.

Wang Zhong and Wu Yue's eyes when they looked at Zhao Xingde suddenly became weird. Both of them knew that Mrs. Zhao's husband was a reckless man in the army. Ordinary words are not worth it, but when I see it today, it doesn't seem to be what I imagined. It's just that he has this prejudice, and when he talks to Zhao Xingde, his expression is a little strange, and he doesn't talk so much.

Zhao Xingde didn't think it was angry when he saw this, and only stood aside with a smile, listening to Li Rui and the two talking. At this time, everyone next to him was paying attention to Yu Zangyun and Kang Deyming's arguments, but instead pushed them aside. Li Rui was quite interested, and walked to the side with the three of them. Wang Zhong and Wu Yue originally wanted to impress the officials of the Xia Kingdom in Zheng Xiangtang, but who knew that people were soft-spoken, and no one paid much attention to them, so they were avoided. The two of them didn't talk to Zhao Xingde much, so they began to lobby Li Rui to jointly sign the book on the Dongren Society.

Zhao Xingde listened to them talk about the shortcomings of many workshops, but he didn't say how to deal with the aftermath, so he asked: "Dongren Society has written a letter to complain, do you have any specific suggestions?" ”

Wang Zhong replied: "Please prohibit the Prime Minister's Mansion from luring people to work as apprentices, and the existing hundreds of thousands of apprentices should be properly resettled by Lu Cao." His eyes were still looking at Li Rui. He thought that this Zhao De was just a reckless man who went into battle to fight. Even if he has read poetry and books, he has no influence on such political affairs, and it is difficult to have any high opinions, just look at him as Li Rui's friend, and it is difficult to refute his face. Zhao Xingde nodded when he saw this, and Zhiqu didn't speak again. The main mind is listening to Yu Zangyun and Kang Deming arguing there. Seeing this, Wu Yue cast an apologetic look at him, and Zhao Xingde only smiled slightly and nodded lightly to show his gratitude.

Yu Zangyun said: "I am prosperous in all industries, workshops around the smelting of millions of catties of iron, cloth and silk at every turn to 10,000 horses, the previous army out of the plug, the baggage division in Chang'an to supplement the military supplies, cloth, bows and crossbows, arrows, knives and guns and other things, in the morning to buy, in the afternoon all purchased, the goods continue to be sent to the barracks everywhere. If the Chang'an Workshop closes down, even if the treasury has money, where will these materials come from? He paused and smiled, "The workshop in the river, okay?" ”

The scale of the workshops in Guanzhong is far larger than that in Hezhong. Just like an arrow, it is divided into dozens of processes, and each workshop is only responsible for one to several processes, with the help of canals extending in all directions. In addition, the businessmen who set up workshops imitated the process of the Ordnance Division, dividing the processes they were responsible for into dozens of simple actions, borrowing water and animal power machines, which greatly improved efficiency.

Conyers sneered: "Is the scale of the Guanzhong Workshop innate? It's not just like the two just said, the blood and sweat of the Kanto workers were squeezed. If this drawback is corrected, with a little time, the workshops in Hezhong and Shuzhong will naturally replace it. The good local businessmen in Guanzhong also have more opportunities. ”

But he lost his confidence a little when he said this. The river is not as densely populated as Guanzhong, and it is close to the newly opened territory, so even if the children of the shade are unable to inherit the land, they will often go to the frontier to receive the grant, and in a large city like Samarkand, the inhabitants are mainly commercial, and most of the workshops make some treasures and jewelry. Even if the Ordnance Department supported many quartermaster workshops, it could only meet the needs of the garrison in the river itself. Unlike the Guanzhong workshop, it can meet the needs of Mobei, Tubo, and even Longyou Hexi.

Yu Zangyun smiled: "If that's the case, then I'll have to wait and see." He didn't expect that Kang Deming would suddenly intervene today, he was not well prepared, and secretly calculated, and the next time he brought the taxes and property information of the two governments, he would definitely make this person speechless.

The two of them can also be regarded as colleagues in the Protectorate Mansion, so naturally they can't fight for each other in Zheng Xiangtang. Seeing that the two lieutenants returned to the breeze, everyone dispersed one after another, and their mouths were full of emotion.

At this time, under the persuasion of Wang Zhong and Wu Yue, Li Rui finally agreed to sign a joint letter to Chen. The two of them spoke dryly, but they left happily, and heard that Wu Yue said that he would also visit the prime minister's wife, who was also born in Luoyang.

Walking to the place where no one was around, Li Rui smiled and said, "Yuan Zhi is finally back." This time I returned, so I didn't have to go on the expedition. Simply retire from the army and come to the Academy's Mansion, your husband and wife are both Masters, and it is also a good story. Zhao Xingde shook his head and sighed in a low voice: "People are in the army, and they can't help themselves. The five-year period of service must be completed. Having said that, there is something actually different in his heart. This scene of discussion in Prime Minister Zheng's mansion, he was quite upset, but he missed the time when he was in the army.

The two talked about their respective events in the past three years. Zhao Xingde heard that Li Rui had been in the Bachelor's Mansion for three years, living in the cave for a long time in the cold and summer, and even rarely went down the mountain, so he advised him to take care of his body, and to seek the true knowledge of the avenue of true knowledge, although he was reluctant to give up day and night, but not to be isolated from the world, to walk around often. Li Rui smiled and said: "I haven't gone down the mountain for three months, it's better to do this, Brother Zhao is in charge, let me taste the craftsmanship of my sister-in-law." ”