In an old mansion in the south of Weizhou City.

"I think I understand why Brother Han asked you to take these paintings out for exhibition."

Zheng Shanxing took his eyes off the scroll on the table and said thoughtfully.

Lu Shigua also smiled and nodded.

Wang Yuntu looked puzzled and asked, "Brother Shanxing, why?" ”

Zheng Shanxing said with a smile: "Yuntu, your painting skills are already different from what they used to be, and you live up to the reputation of your Wang family!" ”

Wang Yuntu said modestly: "Brother Benevolent deeds have won the award, Yuntu still has a lot to learn from Brother Benevolent." ”

"I've already entered the world, dealing with money all the time, and I've almost forgotten all these things."

Zheng Shanxing couldn't help laughing at himself, once upon a time, he was also fascinated by calligraphy and painting, and despised those mercenary people, thinking about himself who was full of ambition and ideals, his heart was inevitably a little sad, but soon, he came out of the sadness, and said: "But this is only the most basic, if you paint ugly, it will not attract the attention of others." Mainly, in the past, those great painters painted landscapes, pursuing a kind of artistic conception, and your paintings, most of the characters, but more charming, the expression of each character in your painting, as if fascinated, people want to know the story behind it. ”

Lu Shigua nodded and said with a smile: "I have also traveled to many places, including some places in your paintings, when I see this painting, many memories will come out." But there are many people who have never been out of the house in their lives, and my Datang is vast, and the customs and customs of each place are very different, when they see these paintings, I think they will feel very novel, and they also want to see and walk. No, it should be that everyone who sees your painting may have different ideas, and it is very interesting to see it from different angles. I think you really need to get these paintings out. ”

Wang Yuntu said: "Actually, I don't care if I take it out or not, I'm afraid it will make people laugh." ”

Zheng Shanxing said with a smile: "As long as Brother Han contributes, no one will dare to laugh at you." ”

"Why?"

"Don't you know, the people of Chang'an now have a consensus, that is, what Brother Han takes out must be good."

"I don't think so."

Lu Shigua shook his head and said: "If it is so good, some people will naturally like it, and your painting will definitely be liked by everyone, as for those jokes, you are just some narrow-minded people, the reason why they laugh at you is only because they are jealous of you, why should you care about those people's opinions." ”

"Lu Shilang is reasonable!"

Suddenly, someone laughed outside the door.

The three of them looked up, only to see Han Yi walking in from outside, and said, "I knew you would say this, so I didn't have to rush here." ”

Zheng Shanxing smiled and said, "Now I finally know where the gap between me and Little Brother Han is. ”

Han Yi sighed and said, "How do you say this?" ”

Zheng Shanxing said with a smile: "You can see the value at a glance, and we still need to think about it carefully, just this day, the opportunity has been taken by you." ”

Han Yi laughed and said, "It can be seen that you have not completely entered the world, and you still retain an innocent ideal." ”

Zheng Shanxing was surprised: "How long have you been listening?" ”

"The corridor outside is a bit long."

Han Yi smiled, stepped forward again, patted Wang Yuntu's shoulder, and said: "With your painting skills now, no one can teach you anything anymore, it is up to you to comprehend and comprehend the true meaning of painting, when you understand the meaning of these paintings, the value of painting, and the true meaning of painting, you will know what pictures are worth living in the world, this is the highest state of a painter." Some people have amazing painting skills, but the things they paint are meaningless, just a glance is enough, but some people's painting skills are not so good, but the things he paints are worth thinking about, and this is a good painting. ”

Wang Yuntu pondered for a while, suddenly raised his head, and said excitedly: "Thank you Brother Han for your guidance, I know what to do." ”

Han Yi nodded with a smile and said, "If I have time, I really want to stay here for a few days and nights without going out." As he spoke, he looked around, looking at the scrolls, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, but then said regretfully: "It's a pity that I still have a lot of things to do now, and when we return to Chang'an, I will slowly appreciate it." ”

Wang Yuntu said modestly: "At that time, I hope that Brother Han can continue to guide Yuntu." ”

Han Yi smiled: "Of course, I will pass on that set of painting skills to you, although you have almost comprehended it." ”

Wang Yuntu was pleasantly surprised: "Really... Really? ”

Han Yi said: "If you promise me not to call me Master in a cheesy manner, I think I should do it." ”

"Huh? Hehe....... ”

"Haha!"

Zheng Shanxing and Lu Shigua laughed.

After chatting for a while, Zheng Shanxing, Lu Shigua and Han Yi went out together, but they didn't go far, they just stood in the courtyard.

"Now that it's finally raining, I think businessmen have no worries, and the investment of businessmen will affect the survival of the people here in the coming year, so we have to do a lot of things, we must ensure that Henan can attract more businessmen to come here, then we must first plan, the time has come to be really busy."

Lu Shigua nodded and said, "Yes!" The next year will be the most difficult time. ”

Han Yi said: "But the queen and I won't stay here, in a few days, we will go to Bedezhou County to have a look, and we will have to rely on the two of you here, Han Fu is more traditional, although his administrative ability is excellent, but he is relatively new to business development, fortunately, he is quite self-blaming at present, and he should not intervene." ”

Zheng Shanxing said: "Speaking of intervention, I think those local gentry are likely to intervene? ”

Han Yi said: "This requires you to communicate with them. ”

Zheng Shanxing sighed: "Of course I understand this, but the gentry here have an inextricable relationship with us. ”

Han Yi said: "But you are also the head of the household department and the minister of the cardinal, so this is your business." ”

Zheng Shanxing nodded with a wry smile.

After that rain, there were several heavy rains one after another, and the drought was finally alleviated, and the key was that the water resources became abundant, and the grain could be transported, but the water could not be transported, and after the water was available, the next work could be carried out.

But this is a very huge project, because on the one hand, Han Yi wants to help the people here through the crisis, but on the other hand, he wants to take advantage of the crisis to commercialize the Henan region, and also carry out the Taiyuan Project.

First of all, of course, it is necessary to solve the food problem, and if food and clothing cannot be solved, then there is no need to talk about anything.

And the small peasant economy in solving the food problem, that is, relief, there is no other way, and usually need the relief of the imperial court, only the imperial court has this ability, but usually a lot of people will starve to death, because saving a day or two days, this can still work, but saving a year, the imperial court does not have such a great ability, the harvest of the small peasant economy is calculated year by year, once there is no harvest this year, then next year will be very sad.

But the commercial economy is not engaged in this way, but investment, providing jobs for the people, in short, that is, work for relief.

The imperial court first invested in building roads and colleges, and Han Yi planned to increase investment in education in Henan, because there is a cultural heritage here, and the people here can accept it relatively quickly.

Once this is planned, then the commercial area is basically demarcated, not occupying an inch of arable land, all choose barren land, but the road is built with the commercial area as the center, and the business wants the road.

The businessmen began to invest in the business district on a large scale, among which the Guanzhong Group was the most ruthless, directly smashed the grain worth 100,000 yuan, they have been buying grain in Shandong and Bianzhou these days, because according to Han Yi's planning, building a hotel here is a certain fortune, here is the center of the Central Plains trade, of course, this 100,000 guan is not just thrown in Weizhou, it is used in the entire Henan region, obviously, the Guanzhong Group wants to monopolize the hotels of this generation, just like in Liangzhou.

However, Shandong Group is also investing in hotels, trade is prosperous, hotels are prosperous, and hotels can involve some business information, this is a piece of fat, how can Shandong Group give up to Guanzhong Group.

The rest of the merchants also invested in workshops, especially silk workshops, because silk is still the largest commodity exchanged with ethnic minorities, and investing in textile workshops here is close to each other, which is a strategic place for the textile industry. The beauty of freedom is also a big investment in this place.

If you want to build a lot of construction here, you need wood, although Han Yi will use a lot of bricks and cement in this construction, but wood is still indispensable.

But Wu Meiniang said before that the locust plague was also caused by excessive logging, and also promised that the ecological environment of Henan must be maintained, because Henan was the first to be developed, and the ecological environment is definitely not as good as Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places. Of course, this is not a new concept proposed by Wu Meiniang, the concept of protecting the ecology has existed in the Central Plains since ancient times, and it should be traced back to the era of Qi Huan Gong and Guan Zhong at the earliest, and you want to make this place a center of trade, this environment is too bad, and it will not work, but this is very contradictory.

In the end, Han Yi came up with a solution, which is to allocate some forest land to the merchants, but if you cut down a tree, you must plant five trees, and the cost will be shared equally between the court and the merchants.

One to five, this is equivalent to planting trees.

Han Yi also planned to plant a lot of woodland with trees, but the main purpose was to prevent flooding.

This is done at the same time, if you want to plant trees, you need labor, and here you can promote employment.

Han Yi is to put everything in this area, because this manpower is abundant and cheap, and if he doesn't build the road now, when will he build the road.

At the same time, some businessmen involved in the South China Sea began to recruit people to Lingnan on a large scale.

"What? I can get two dollars a month, and I also cover food and housing, you are a liar. ”

An honest-looking uncle looked at a young brother with a shocked expression.

The young brother said: "Uncle Zheng, the queen is here, how dare we lie to you!" ”

"But why do I take so much money?"

"Just rely on your more than 20 years of farming experience, uncle!"

"It's worth the money, too?"

This Uncle Zheng has been blinded, his ancestors have been farmers for generations, and he will also farm, but he has never heard anyone say that if he has planted land for more than 20 years, he can get two yuan a month, and he will also be able to eat and live, how can this kind of land be the same thing as studying.

The young brother patiently explained: "Uncle, isn't Shang Shuling very clear, there is all wasteland over there, which needs to be cultivated, and if there is manpower, there are many slaves over there, and we lack some experienced old farmers, we hire you, not for you to farm, but for you to teach people to farm, which is also to promote the "Universal Law" that the queen advocates revising." ”

Uncle Zheng laughed out loud, daring that I don't have to go to the field to farm, and said: "Little brother, the queen is letting us struggle, you are inviting me to enjoy the blessings!" I don't believe it. ”

The little brother smiled: "Struggle is a matter for young people, and you are different, your experience, but money can't buy it, you can not believe me, but you can't believe the queen's monk Shang Shu Ling, this contract is Shang Shu personally requested." ”

In fact, the businessman didn't intend to give such a high salary, it was Han Yi who persuaded them, an experienced farmer can help you reclaim thousands of acres of land, how can you not lose money, and if you are young, the salary can be lower, let them struggle by themselves, if he doesn't struggle, then he can't develop, the older generation is the guide, and the young people are the future.

"Oops! Father! Such a good thing, why are you hesitating! You're much more paid than me. ”

A young man in the back was about to die.

Uncle Zheng laughed a few times and said, "This is really interesting, dare to love this natural disaster, and also helped my family!" ”

The little brother smiled and said: "Uncle, haven't you gone to Chang'an to have a look, now some experienced craftsmen in Chang'an can get ten yuan of wages every month." ”

Uncle Zheng's eyes were about to come out when he heard this, and he said, "Ten dollars, how much is that that not an official?" ”

The little brother said: "That's not comparable, but if someone invents something good, it's possible to run hundreds of times." ”

Uncle Zheng heard that his outlook on life was reversed, and he was stunned, but the son next to him was red-eyed, no matter what, he had to leave here, go outside, and guard the few acres of land at home every day, and sooner or later he would die of poverty.

If these people leave their homeland, what will happen to their land?

Of course, it was sold.

Because the people who want to go there don't have much land at home, and there are many fields, how can they leave, they sell the land, get the money, and they can go there to do business, and they can also sell the land, and the wasteland over there is very cheap.

Don't look at the fact that everyone doesn't have a lot of land, but it adds up to a lot, which is a lot of people and a lot of land. Landlords and businessmen began to enclose the land, anyway, according to the stamp duty, there is no need to pay the tax this year, it is regarded as raising land, but this has to cost money, and the price is set by Han Yi, this advantage cannot be taken, because if you don't give them enough funds, they can't go there to invest, and Lingnan needs funds to invest.

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