No matter how reluctant Ande and Maode were, they still had to return to Bianjing with Zhao Gou after all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

stayed in Jeju for more than a month, accompanied by Yu Liyan, they traveled around the island, which was very enjoyable. In June, on the sidelines of a typhoon, they returned to Haizhou by boat and then traveled west.

The closer they got to the Great Song Capital, the less smiles they had on their faces.

Because the deeper you go into the Central Plains, the poorer the people become, and if it weren't for the large-scale construction of the Beijing-Xuzhou Railway, which brought some vitality and prosperity along the railway, I am afraid the situation would be even worse.

Zhao Gou has been holding this book in his hand for the past few days, this is a book he bought in the Wuguo City Business Library, and the author of the book is Zhou Quan himself.

"The tax revenue of the imperial court is like the savings of the people's families, and it is good to leave a part of it for the famine, but more of it must be invested in new production, only in this way can the wealth circulate and let more people benefit from it. Wealth can only be meaningful if it is circulated and operated, and wealth that does not circulate and does not operate is not as good as soil. ”

The book, called "On Wealth", is divided into three parts, the first part is the wealth of the country, and the second part is the wealth of the people, but in the third part, it combines the wealth of the country with the wealth of the people, saying that it is to let the wealth of the country benefit the people, and to make the wealth of the people beneficial to the country.

The article is written in colloquial vernacular, Zhou Quan said in the preface, the purpose of this book is to let those who only know 1,800 words can also understand, understand the source and destination of wealth, and then know how to create more wealth.

Zhao Gou was very impressed by several of the passages, such as: "If the roads walked by the people of a country are all muddy, then it is a waste for the imperial court to collect hundreds of millions of trillions of taxes; If the people of a country can only buy half a house the size of a thatched pit in the city with a year's savings, and the various yamen of the imperial court are lined with high-rise buildings, then the court and the people will go farther and farther apart, and the court that finally abandons the people will be abandoned by the people. ”

The words are a bit rebellious, how can the people abandon the court, but the truth is obvious, Zhao Gou shuddered every time he thought about it.

Similarly, seeing that Zhou Quan invested a lot of wealth in the construction of the Beijing-Xu Railway, and then made the people along the line benefit from this project, and then corresponded to the content of this "Wealth Theory", Zhao Gou felt that he knew Zhou Quan better.

The more I learned, the more scary I felt.

This set of ideas is a very complete concept of governing the country, and its source is by no means the words of a sage, perhaps from the Confucian classics, the deeds of the sages of the past dynasties, you can find a little bit of its shadow, but in this book, it can be said that it is the culmination of the establishment of a sect!

"Lazy...... God-granted? ”

After this thought floated, Zhao Gou couldn't erase it. Getting the hearts of the people, the ability seems to be innate, such a competitor really makes him feel discouraged and desperate.

He remained silent all the way, at first Ande and Maud were immersed in the farewell to leave the land of dreams, but after passing through Yingtianfu, they also realized it.

Ande didn't bother to ask, but Mao De asked with concern: "Brother Jiu's appearance, could it be that there is something on his mind?" ”

If Ander and Maude don't mention it, Zhao Gou will also find an opportunity to talk to them.

"Sister Maude, what do you think...... How is this person of Jeguogong? Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

"This ......"

"There is no outsider who comes out of the mouth of the king and into my ears."

"Heroes of the day...... I grew up in the deep palace, and I didn't have much knowledge, but even if I read through the historical books, there are only a few people who can compare with them. Maude said slowly.

"Oh, sister, who can you compare to?"

"Jiang Ziya of Xingzhou for 800 years, Zhang Liang for 300 years of supporting the Han Dynasty...... Guan Zhong and Tao Zhu are also inferior. ”

Guan Zhong Tao Zhu, just supporting a temporary tyrant, Zhou Quan can lay a rich and strong foundation for hundreds of years!

Hearing his sister's high evaluation of Zhou Quan, Zhao Gou nodded slowly: "I think about it like my sister, but I'm still a little worried, is Jiguo a good minister, or ...... The ancestor of reckless power? ”

Maud held his breath and was speechless for a while.

When the children of the Great Song Sect said this, they were somewhat weak-hearted, most of their Zhao family's rivers and mountains came by seizing power by codifying the throne, and the old things of the Chen Qiao Mutiny and the yellow robe were only in the past one hundred and fifty years.

"Father's intentions, my sister should know, if my father orders my sister to marry, can I keep the prince of Jiguo...... Don't you do anything recklessly? Zhao Gou asked again.

"Obey your father at home, marry your husband, I can't talk about this." Maude was speechless for a while, and finally spat out a very simple sentence.

Zhao Gou was extremely disappointed, and he counted on Mao De to fully defend the Zhao family's status.

He found another opportunity to ask Ender the same question, and Ender's response was much more satisfying.

"They will show them with grace, and they will tie them with love, and their children will bind them, so that they will not have any different hearts."

Originally, Zhao Gou was inclined to Maode, but in the face of different answers, his inclination changed.

Thinking about it carefully, although Zhou Quan seems to be better than Ande to Maode, he still maintains a calm courtesy, and is ruthless and confused, and from Zhao Gou's point of view, although Maode is the best in the world, he can Zhou Quan's status, status, money and power, what kind of worldly beauty he can't get?

If Zhou Quan really wants to choose Zhao Jiyi's daughter, the reason will not be that this woman is beautiful, but the fundamental reason is that she is a princess.

What's more, Ande is only slightly inferior to Maode, and Yu Liyan beside Zhou Quan can be regarded as having the same appearance.

He made up his mind in his heart, and the original depression was gone, and he worked hard to return to the country to persuade his father.

In late June, after leaving Beijing for half a year, he finally returned to Bianjing.

At this time, Zhao Gou had already opened his mansion, and there was his Kangwang Mansion outside the palace, which was adjacent to Zhao Kai's Yun Palace. Ande and Maode returned to the palace first, while Zhao Gou returned to his Kang Wang's mansion to wait for his father to summon him, but as soon as he got out of the car, he saw several people surrounding him.

The one who rushed to the front was Zhao Youzhang.

"Nine kings, nine kings, tell me quickly, what decision did that guy make?" Zhao Youzhang didn't wait for Zhao Gou to stand firm, so he asked with a shout.

If you talk about the most embarrassing situation in the Jingzhong clan, Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, ranks first, then Zhao Youzhang ranks second.

Previously, as a representative of the clan, he became one of the thirteen pillars of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and presided over the affairs of the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce. At that time, he had a joke that he didn't have time to pick up a silver dollar when he dropped it on the ground, because he had to earn more than three silver dollars because of the skill of bending down to pick it up.

But with the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce and the Donghai Chamber of Commerce turning against each other, and the clan being unceremoniously kicked out of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce by Zhou Quan, there was not even a little power left, and Zhao Youzhang's hard days came. At first, he could also rely on his accumulation and power to compete with the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and even dug some wall footing, but as time went by, the Donghai Chamber of Commerce refused to supply the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, so that the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce could only buy goods from others, and of course it was a complete defeat in the competition.

If it weren't for the identity of the clan supporting in secret, the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce would have collapsed a long time ago!

Even if it is the identity of the clan, it is now a burden and a drag rather than a help for Zhao Youzhang, in addition to a false name, these clans are pointing fingers indiscriminately, and then when they divide the money every month, they are enthusiastic and active, even in this situation, as long as they have less money, they can immediately come to the door or cry or scold.

Therefore, Zhao Youzhang pinned all his hopes on the reconciliation between the royal family and Zhou Quan, if the two sides can reconcile, especially if they can get married, I think Zhou Quan will also let the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce go.

"Ah......" Zhao Gou was about to greet him and speak, when he saw a person rushing over.

"Nine kings, the official family has a summons, please enter the palace immediately!" The rushing attendant panted.

Zhao Gou smiled apologetically at Zhao Youzhang: "Brother, the official family has a call, I have to go first, and when I come back, I will go to the house and talk to my brother in detail......

Zhao Youzhang was helpless, so he could only watch him get into the carriage again and head towards the palace.

At this time, the weather was hot, Zhao Ji did not stay in the Forbidden City, but went to Yanfu Palace - originally to escape the summer in Genyue, but after the fire, Genyue has not been repaired so far, so Zhao Ji can only sigh.

When the father and son met, Zhao Gou saw a ray of sadness and anxiety that could not be concealed from his father's eyebrows.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but be anxious.

Driving Cai Jing away was indeed a sufficient scapegoat for the failure of the Northern Expedition, and it also relieved Zhao Ji of a major trouble, but the group of people who came up, whether it was Cai You, Bai Shizhong or Tang Ke, could not compare to Cai Jing's kung fu, and the remaining treasury income was now overstretched. Cai You is perfunctory, Bai Shizhong only knows Xiangrui, while Tang Ke only knows how to cry about the emptiness of the treasury.

Cai Jing has not left Beijing yet, and Zhao Ji can imagine that this old guy must be in a good mood now.

Therefore, Zhao Ji pinned his hopes for a financial improvement entirely on the second batch of Liaoning bonds. Only when this matter goes smoothly can we make up for the shortfall, organize and train the new army, and at the same time support the second battle of Liao.

"What is the situation, did he agree to the sale of bonds by the Donghai Chamber of Commerce?" Without waiting for Zhao Gou to finish his salute, Zhao Ji asked.

Zhao Gou smiled bitterly: "He doesn't agree with the matter of bonds, because he believes that the Northern Expedition will still fail." ”

Zhao Ji gasped, and then scolded: "I soothe you so much, you must have failed to do a good job!" ”

Zhao Gou knelt down and kowtowed, unable to defend himself.

"Damn, I should confiscate the entire East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, and I have the money to fight Yan ten times!" Zhao Ji shouted again.

Zhao Gou was taken aback: "Father is cautious, father is cautious, son's previous letters, didn't my father receive them?" ”

"Got it." Zhao Ji snorted, but he also knew that what he just said was just useless angry words, and spreading it would ruin his reputation.

The matter of confiscating the Donghai Chamber of Commerce could have been done in the early years, but now, he didn't dare to do it!

There are 1,800 chambers of commerce that pay taxes to the imperial court all over the world, if he really sets this precedent, the rest of the chambers of commerce will definitely be in danger, and at that time I am afraid that they will join forces, not to mention anything else, that is, everyone will close their doors for three days, and the problems caused will be enough to make the imperial court anxious! (To be continued.) )