Chapter 57: Our Zhao family is in charge of Quanzhou

The Zhao family has produced many, many officials in Fujian, such as the governor of Quanzhou and the city of Bosi, which has been held by the Zhao family for a long time. This is not because the people of the Zhao family are particularly knowledgeable about government affairs, but because a considerable part of the money of the Zhao family clan is paid by the city department. If the governor of Quanzhou, who is also the errand of the city department, is not a member of the Zhao family, it is easy to have various contradictions. Not far from Quanzhou, there are very few Zhao Jiaren in Fuzhou, which is enough to prove how special Quanzhou's position is.

Zhao Jiaren knew about this, so when he went to see the governor of Quanzhou, he didn't particularly expect that the governor of Quanzhou would really talk to Zhao Jiaren about the matter of 'making money' seriously.

Things didn't go as Zhao Jiaren thought, as soon as he arrived at the yamen of Quanzhou Zhizhou, this Zhizhou immediately took Zhao Jiaren's hand like a relative, "Jiaren, the official family sent Qin En and ordered you to give Fujian Road some prison." We are all happy and feel that the official family is really holy. ”

When Zhao Jiaren heard Shengming, he felt very unhappy. In the Great Song Dynasty, as long as you play an official tone, it is probably three emperors and five emperors, two Han Dynasty and six dynasties. After the exposition of 'political correctness', the speaker will make a request to Zhao Jiaren.

As far as Zhao Jiaren sees the world as far as the Northern Song Dynasty and New China and Britain and the United States and France are all the same. There are only differences in political correctness between countries, not in official rhetoric.

Zhizhou is the Zhao family and Zhao Jiaren's uncle. After first praising how wise and clever the official family was, this Zhao Zhizhou sighed again, "Since October last year, we have asked the imperial court for a loan. But the official family has not issued an order, and by this month there is a gap of 70,000 yuan. Jiaren, if you come to Fujian to do some prisons, we will be relieved. This year's general system money will be transferred to us, and we will be able to settle these accounts and solve the urgent needs of the clan. It can share the worries of the housekeeper even more! ”

Zhao Jiaren knows that if a person wants to be awe-inspiring to others, he must have the power to make others awe-inspired, and he must be able to use the power awe-inspiring, and it is absolutely impossible to be awe-inspiring by rolling his eyes. Even so, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but look up and roll his eyes.

If this Zhao Zhizhou dared to say this in Lin'an, the officials in the court would probably use saliva to shower him in the rain, and then drag the Zhizhou rope out to parade through the streets.

The imperial court treated the Zhao clan well. For those aged 10 and above, the monthly subsidy is 2 yuan and 1 stone rice; For those aged five and below, 1 yuan and 0.5 stone rice per month. The elderly living in Quanzhou City have 13 guan money and 1 stone rice per month, those over 20 years old have 9.1 guan money and 7 buckets of rice per month, those over 10 years old have 4.7 guan money and 4 buckets of rice per month, and those over five years old have 1 guan money and 4 buckets of rice per month. If someone's daughter marries, there will also be a rich dowry. If he is unmarried for life, he (her) will be supported for the rest of his or her life.

The actions of the Zhao clansmen with hardcore crops can be compared with the Eight Banners of later generations. It's not that there are no good people in the Zhao clan, Zhao Jiaren feels that most of the Zhao clansmen are normal good people. Among them, there are also Zhao Zhizhuo and Zhao Jiaren, who are serious readers and admitted to Jinshi.

But the Zhao clan, who has no pressure in life, likes to talk about pomp, and when they lack money, they can easily think of borrowing from officials. Zhao Jiaren was deeply impressed by Zhao Yichang, because this guy was known to Zhao Jiaren, and he was a member of the Zhao clan who could desperately earn money regardless of decency.

"Zhao Zhizhou, what you said is arrogance. We are the courtiers of the official family, and it is already disrespectful to try to guess the thoughts of the official family. What you just said is trying to instigate me to fail? Zhao Jiaren replied very unhappily. Zhao Jiaren doesn't like to play an official tone, but it doesn't mean that Zhao Jiaren doesn't know how to play an official tone. Facing Zhao Zhizhou, who didn't know how to measure, Zhao Jiaren's words were very faceless.

The total system of money is the combined name of the miscellaneous tax system money and the total system money of the Song Dynasty. Part of it is a tax increase, and part of it is a diversion of certain fiscal funds. Changed to the general system of "name". Both the economic money and the general money are first piled in the states, and they are sent out every quarter. It became an important financial income in the Southern Song Dynasty. Due to the impermanent income of the general system, there is a permanent amount, which is an assessment standard for each state.

Because this money was one of the cores of the Southern Song Dynasty's financial revenue, Titi Prison gradually became an institution specializing in the management of this money. So much so that some people complained: the criminal department is responsible for urging the general production of money and printing it to the monks and Taoists to exempt Ding Youzi, while the prison is indiscriminate and the words and complaints are cumbersome.

This Zhao Zhizhou didn't pay the general system money to Fujian Road, and he could still put forward the suggestion of asking for the general system money from other places from Zhao Jiaren to fill the hole in Quanzhou, and it was what the Zhao clan could say.

"Jiaren ......" Zhao Zhizhou also tried to persuade.

Zhao Jiaren unceremoniously interrupted Zhao Zhizhou's words, "The official family rarely deduced the loan of the Zhao clan before, do you think that after you are on the table, the official family will not be able to see it?" The official family has not talked about it so far, and it must be that the imperial court does not have much income. And there are too many things in the Great Song Dynasty. You don't think about the court, you don't think about the Great Song Dynasty, you just think about borrowing money. Is this also the one who reads the books of the sages? ”

After speaking, Zhao Jiaren stopped talking nonsense, he got up and left Zhao Zhizhou. Although he was angry when he looked at what he was doing, Zhao Jiaren was actually quite happy in his heart. As a prisoner, if people know that the purpose of coming to Quanzhou is to recruit people for his own business, it will inevitably arouse the attention of many officials.

From the perspective of political correctness, Zhao Jiaren needs a very reasonable reason to do it. For example, Zhao Jiaren came to Quanzhou to urge the general manager to make money, but he met a guy like Zhao Zhizhou, so Zhao Jiaren got up and left angrily. This drama can not only fully cover up Zhao Jiaren's original intention of returning to Quanzhou, but also pave the way for Zhao Jiaren's future actions.

After solving the matter with Zhizhou, Zhao Jiaren made an appointment with Zhao Yichang that night. After not seeing him for a year, Zhao Yichang looked at him suffering a lot of psychological torture, and an indescribable feeling of anxiety and anxiety appeared on his face.

Restless, wiping his nose, his hands and feet seem to be in a suitable position. Seeing Zhao Yichang subconsciously make many typical actions, Zhao Jiaren said as if he saw it: "Brother Yichang, I heard that in the past six months, the Zhao family has borrowed money from the Quanzhou treasury, but there is no money in the treasury. It is said that there is already a gap of 70,000 guan. I wonder if Brother Yichang can borrow money from the treasury? ”

I heard these data from Zhao Zhizhou not long ago, and Zhao Jiaren didn't care whether the information was correct or not, he directly moved it over and used it. After Zhao Yichang heard this, his lips tightened, but there was no resolute look on his face, and the whole person seemed to be much darker.

"I've made a little bit of money in the last two years, and I still have some ways to make money. Brother Yichang, if you feel that life in Quanzhou is not easy, come to Fuzhou to find me. Although Fuzhou is not as comfortable as Quanzhou, it is a good place to make money. After speaking, Zhao Jiaren took the big gift box from Zhao Yong's hand. It contains enough mosquito coils and powder for a family of seven to last year. At the current market price, these powders are worth more than two times. The average person can't afford it.

Putting down the gift, Zhao Jiaren stood up and left the hotel with Zhao Yong without looking back.