Li Gu trembled his hands, took the IOU from the little prince's hand, and the old man almost cried at this moment...... He can never forget that the day before the dismissal of his three envoys, Chai Rong summoned him over, and the monarch and ministers had no extra words, Chai Rong only gave him two choices, either to sign, admit the arrears, and then rely on his own strength to fill in the hole, or to thoroughly investigate and see how many things can be found out in the original military ration deficit case and the Daxiangguo Temple case!

Li Gu was stunned, it is absolutely impossible to find out these two cases, because there are too many old and bad things, such as a certain warehouse, when the Later Jin Dynasty stored a batch of grain, and when it arrived in the Later Han Dynasty, it was misappropriated and greedy for ink, but it still existed on the books, and when the Great Zhou was established, it was too late to check it for a while.

The little officials who managed the warehouse, taking advantage of the time to transfer the military rations, transferred this batch of grain that did not exist, and then reported a "loss", which not only wiped out the accounts, but also received a sum of money for military rations by the way, and made a lot of money!

Of course, with the rectification of the rule of officials and the investigation of corrupt officials, many problematic officials have been dismissed, and some have even lost their heads, but there is no way to find out the bad debts that have been going on for many years.

Don't talk about Chai Rong and Ye Hua, even if it is an immortal, it is useless.

But although the case is not clear, the deficit can be counted on Li Gu's head, who made him the third envoy!

These bad things, as long as they open one-tenth, they can wipe out the Li family to the nine clans!

There was no way, Li Gu was like Yang Bailao, he pressed his handprint and obediently signed the IOU, Li Gu didn't know how to come back from the Golden Palace, and at that moment, his family fell into boundless darkness......

It's only been a few months, but it's actually come back to life, and the IOU is back!

Li Gu cried with joy and said tremblingly: "Old minister, old minister, thank Your Highness for your great kindness!" ”

An old man with gray hair, crying and crying, snot came out, Guo Zongxun still couldn't quite understand what was going on.

"You don't have to sell candy, do you?"

Li Gu was stunned, what does this mean?

Seeing that he didn't squeak, Guo Zongxun said to himself: "Great, you remember, send me a big piece of sugar candy every day, and the pot is so big!" ”

As he spoke, he also gestured with his hand, Li Gu couldn't cry or laugh, and he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he could only promise to agree.

Guo Zongxun ran out with joy.

There were only two people left in the duty room, Li Gu dusted off his official uniform, straightened the black veil, and bowed deeply at Ye Hua.

"Master Hou, the grace of saving life, Li is engraved in his heart! I, I really don't know what to say. Lee Sang-gong wiped his tears and was about to cry again.

Ye Hua waved his hand, "Okay, okay, you have come to this day, I haven't done anything good, the two of us are even." Ye Hua pulled Li Gu to sit down.

"Li Xianggong, let's get down to business...... You are making counterfeit money now, what is the situation in Jiangnan, and can you bear it? ”

Li Gu wiped the corners of his eyes, revealing a smug smile, he leaned over and said, "Master Hou, the old man is really convinced, your trick is really clever!" Now Jiangnan is already in chaos, I guess Li Hongji is a child, he can't bear it! ”

Li Gu is not talking nonsense, and the so-called development of the economy is not a simple matter, and any force will produce a counterforce.

After Li Hongji analyzed Ye Hua's successful experience, he believed that he should develop workshops, make money and strengthen the army, and the silk in the south of the Yangtze River was the most competitive, Li Hongji prepared to build a workshop with 3,000 looms, and at the same time he also sent people to the Wuzhang River, observed for a long time, and learned the method of hydraulic drive.

A spinning wheel that could weave eight silk threads at the same time appeared in Jinling, and the output increased rapidly...... In the eyes of many people, this is a huge progress, and Jiangnan is about to embark on the road of prosperity and prosperity.

But don't be busy, think again!

As the production of silk increases, more raw silk is needed, and raw silk does not appear out of thin air, and mulberry trees need to be planted and silkworms raised...... If you want to plant mulberry trees, you have to change the farmland to mulberry fields, and he wants Han Xizai to do it, but Han Xizai runs away.

Li Hongji had to make ten dollars and use almost open robbery to loot raw silk from Wuyue to meet the needs of the Jinling workshop.

For a time, the textile industry in Jiangnan has entered a golden period of ultra-high-speed development.

Li Hongji was more open-minded, he encouraged the use of female workers, recruited young and strong laborers from the countryside, and even set basic wages...... This set was all used by Ye Hua, and he moved it all over and carried it forward.

As a result, a large number of rural laborers poured into the city, and the population of the city skyrocketed, but the corresponding real estate construction could not keep up, and the people who entered the city had no place to live, so on both sides of the Qinhuai River, the wall root of the Confucian Temple, Jiming Temple, Qixia Temple, Tianfei Palace...... There are people everywhere, fortunately, the weather in Jiangnan is warm, and if this happens in Kaifeng, it is guaranteed that a large area will freeze to death.

But it happened in Jiangnan, and it was terrible, there were people everywhere, dirty and chaotic, all kinds of looting and stealing, there were too many to mention.

In a word, Jinling now is the hell of the poor, the paradise of the rich, across the street, here is a clean and tidy garden, there is a stinky shack, the contrast is very strong.

Even worse is yet to come, with the population pouring into the cities, the food needs have skyrocketed, and the price of food in the cities has risen rapidly...... At the same time, in the countryside, the outflow of labor and the conversion of farmland to mulberry fields have led to a shortage of grain production, which has pushed up grain prices.

And those gentry and big families, seeing the opportunity, hoarded and pushed up the price of grain, not only that, but they also pushed up the land price, in short, whatever money is made, do what!

Of course, Li Hongji knows these situations, but the problem is that he doesn't dare to break the big stand, and he can't start with the family!

What to do?

He thought about it, that is, several ways, one is to continue to squeeze Wu Yue and Jing Chu, and get grain from these two places, and the other is to pay money and grain to stabilize grain prices, and then take out a huge amount of money to build the outer city of Jinling and provide shelter for the people.

Frankly speaking, Li Hongji's methods made Ye Hua refreshed, he was definitely not a mediocre talent, and he could even be said to deal with it properly, but the problem was that the Southern Tang Dynasty court did not have so much money, so when the five big money came into being...... And the emergence of big money has further pushed up prices!

The steamed buns that were originally one penny now cost two for a big dollar, and the people at the bottom, the female workers in the silk workshop, can only buy eight steamed buns after working for a day.

And with the soaring price of food, I can't even buy eight steamed buns.

Eating is a problem, let alone housing and clothing.

As the third envoy who has been in charge of the finance and taxation of the Great Zhou Dynasty for nearly seven years, Li Gu was really frightened.

"Master Hou, if the first emperor did not issue a decree on granting land, he would not have prepared to build the outer city of Kaifeng...... Everything that happens in Jinling will appear in Kaifeng, right? Even worse! ”

Ye Hua nodded, "Li Xianggong, by now, you should understand that I advocate Juntian's intentions." More than eighty percent of our people have a piece of land, and the wages in the city are too low, so they will not go into the city. This is a containment to prevent the urban population from overgrowing. At the same time, our food supply is stable...... If there is no such as a foundation, rashly developing industry and commerce, building workshops, desperately satisfying the appetite of the gentry and wealthy businessmen, thinking that they can enrich the country and enrich the people, it is simply wishful thinking, and the fate of the wood is begging for fish! ”

Ye Hua chuckled: "Li Hongji is very smart, but he is using his cleverness to dig a grave for himself!" ”

Li Gu stroked his palms and laughed, "Master Hou is really to the point, clever!" The old man dared to ask, now that prices in Jiangnan are soaring, and the deficit in the treasury of the Southern Tang Dynasty is even more serious, how does Hou Ye think Li Hongji should deal with it? ”

"Hahaha, Li Xianggong, do you still need to ask me about this? You get the mint ready to be minted, and then I'm afraid you're going to have to mint fifty, one hundred! ”

Li Gu frowned and said, "Master Hou, won't Li Hongji attack the family and suppress the merger?" ”

Ye Hua smiled: "Do you believe it?" ”

Of course Li Gu didn't believe it, many things can't be stopped if you want to, Li Hongji is this girl, I'm afraid that I will run a way to the dark. Li Gu hurried to increase the number of craftsmen and buy molds, although the IOU was gone, but the accumulation of money could not be stopped!

The Mid-Autumn Festival is getting closer and closer, the weather is getting cooler, the autumn is high and cool, Ma Zhuang is fat, Zhao Kuangyin and Han Tong have been training soldiers for half a year, and they have achieved some results.

They naturally got together with Ye Hua, and when the three of them arrived at Xuande Gate, they found that there was a person kneeling straight outside the door, kowtowing when they met people, and their heads were red and swollen, bloodstained, and miserable.

Ye Hua frowned, and someone next to him told him that this person was Qian Hongyi and was from Wu Yue. While he was talking, this person found Ye Hua and the three, and suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed, crying blood and begging, "Save Wu Yue!" Pray for the kingdom to live! ”

Zhao Kuangyin subconsciously reached out to help, Ye Hua glanced at him, Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly withdrew his hand and smiled embarrassedly. Ye Hua walked away quickly, and Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly followed.

"Master Hou, Wu Yue is here to ask for help, what a good opportunity!"

Ye Hua stopped suddenly, "What a good opportunity?" ”

"Of course, we will send troops to Jiangnan, unite with Wu Yue, and destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty together!"

Han Tong also said: "Now that the soldiers are strong and strong, the food and grass are sufficient, the morale is high, the time and place are favorable, if you don't send troops, when will you wait?" ”

Ye Hua snorted lightly, didn't say anything, and entered the Golden Palace directly, leaving the two of them stupid...... As soon as Ye Hua entered the main hall, Lu Duoxun came over and asked eagerly: "Master Hou, do you want to send troops?" The whole dynasty is shouting for war, just waiting for the Hou Ye to nod! ”