"Brother Lin, Sister A's actions are only these three, the dock is now frozen, and I can't see anything, but there is a place for merchant ships to dock. There is also wool thread, this thing is special, I have heard in Kyoto, that is, the quantity is small, we did not buy it in the house, I heard that it is very tight in Kyoto, and it is only booked in advance by the noble family. There is also a grocery store, the colorful glass on it is really eye-catching, and the colorless glass, If this thing is not my own property, I may buy it as soon as possible and press it into the study at home, the study is dim and hurtful, Sister A said that she has sent someone to her father to press it, and Kyoto is now just beginning to sell. ”

Lu Changfeng investigated the three things after his sister came to Jincheng and discussed them with Lin Chen beside him.

The two of them are still confused. Before Lu Weimang came, Jincheng was a small city with no name, and if it weren't for the steep terrain outside the city, it would not have been selected by Huo Jing as the state capital. I heard that at that time, the birds in the sky above Jincheng would not come, because it was too poor, there was no grain on the ground except water, and the birds would go hungry when they flew here.

"Madame's methods are simple but the effect is amazing, there must be details that we don't know." Lin Chen also scratched his head, "Let's go and ask the people in the yamen, there is no one available under Madam in the early days of Qionglai, and they all let Master Qi do things." Presumably, Qi Tongju will know more about it. ”

Lin Chen has been in Jincheng for a long time, although he didn't follow Lu Weimang, but he still heard of some things where Lu Weimang used money to smash people to do things.

"Let's go!"

Changfeng followed Lin Chen to the yamen of the state capital.

Lu Weimang was working in the main hall at this time, but the two did not go to see Lu Weimang, but went to the side hall to find Qi Hongxi.

Zhizhou's younger brother and Huo Hou's family will come over, and Qi Hongxi will of course hurry up to greet him with tea.

"Lord Qi, don't be polite. We came this time to find out why Jincheng has become prosperous in a short period of time. I heard Brother Lin say that half a year ago, the people here could only be seen in the fields, no one came to visit the city, and the business of the shops was bleak. ”

Qi Hongxi heard the two of them mention Jincheng half a year ago, and he felt like a dream, "What's more bleak?" At that time, the people had no money in their hands, and even the shops of salt and vinegar had no business. ”

Lin Chen nodded, he remembered that it was rare to see people in the city and on the street at that time, of course, few people went into the city to buy things, and occasionally met one or two, but they were really sick and came to the city to pick up the slag of medicine.

Lu Changfeng looked incredulous, "You can't buy the snacks and fabrics next to you, but how can you not buy salt and vinegar?" Where can this man live without these two things? ”

Qi Hongxi smiled bitterly, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I really know this." At the beginning, the yamen did not pay the monthly salary for three months, so my wife went back to her parents' house. Because her mother's family has a few sheep, when the sheep are grazing, whatever stone the sheep lick, my wife will carry the stone home, and when it is ground and soaked in water, it will taste salty, so she will use that instead of salt. Not to mention vinegar, it is vinegar cloth. ”

The two of them looked surprised, how could they imagine that the lively Jincheng now was so poor half a year ago.

"The two of them don't need to be surprised and worried, half a year ago, the people within a radius of dozens of miles from Jincheng were living like this. Everyone is like this, and they don't feel shabby. ”

Qi Hong was happy to see the expressions of the two, and hurriedly waved his hand to explain, "There are a lot of people in Yongzhou who do this, not one family, and I haven't heard that anyone can't survive because of this." As long as you have food and don't go hungry, you can survive. For as long as I can remember, this is how my family has eaten salt and been jealous, hasn't it also grown up so smoothly? ”

Lin Chen and Lu Changfeng looked at each other, and they suddenly felt a trace of guilt for the life they had been accustomed to.

"Hey, let's not talk about those hard days. Now you look at me, the newly made cotton clothes and shoes are all thanks to our Lord Lu. ”

"Aren't you trying to figure out what Lord Lu did? Let me tell you more about it. Although I don't know the deep meaning of Lord Lu, I know more about the influence behind every method of Lord Lu than others. ”

"Please teach us!"

Lin Chen and Lu Changfeng gave up.

Qi Hongxi began to recall, "At first, it was the adults who wanted to charter the wharf outside the city, and at that time, all the wood and stone, and labor, were paid for by the adults, including the extra monthly income from us. It also depends on the monthly income of adults, so that the children and the elderly in the family can be fed. Not only me, but also the people in the yamen, as well as the coolies and laborers found by the people in the yamen, began to eat well. Later, the wharf was repaired, and there were no merchant ships coming at first, and the gate official Lu looked for did not have an extra subsidy from the adult, because he couldn't make ends meet. But then the lord found a group of people and went to various villages to teach the women to spin wool thread, and the lady bought it. Ever since the women learned the trade, they began to have money in their hands, both in the city and in the country. Not only can you buy the salt pieces of Qingling Lingling's ice crystals, but you are also willing to make some vinegar to open the meat. The business of these grocery stores selling daily necessities in the city became better, and a few more were opened, and the city gradually became lively, and people could be seen on the street, and gradually there were still people selling snacks on the street, and as the days went by, there were more wool threads spun, and the business of the cloth shop also improved, and everyone no longer wore the tattered patch clothes of the past, and began to wear new clothes, although they were coarse cloth, which was also a luxury that was unimaginable before. ”

Qi Hongxi took a breath, "I thought at that moment, this Lord Lu has collected so much wool thread, even if he has more money in his hand, he will be scattered, right?" At that time, the people in the city said that Lord Lu was a boy who scattered wealth, everyone had to spin the thread quickly and hand it over quickly, and when the time was saved, Lord Lu had no money in his hand, and everyone was beaten as it was. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Hongxi smiled bitterly, "To tell you the truth, I secretly complained about Lord Lu at that time, everyone used to live a hard life, and it has been like this for thousands of years, so forget it." But now that the big guy is used to eating the salt lumps of ice crystals, can he still eat the bitter and astringent stone water? And the vinegar cloth, sour, bitter and astringent, to be honest, although I grew up with the snack one, but now let me eat that, I definitely can't stand it. ”

"Who knew that as soon as the grocery store with a five-color glazed roof was built, the merchants came to our Jincheng one by one like a fish caught by a fish hook. Not only did the woolen thread that Lord Lu collected in his hand sell, but he also brought good things from all over the world to our Jincheng. The tea leaves for two taels of silver, the silk for a hundred taels of silver, and the gold and precious stones that shone in the sun. Of course, no matter how flashing their gems are, they don't have our five-color glazed top flash. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Hongxi stroked his beard and sighed, "I have watched our Jincheng become more prosperous day by day, and the people are getting richer day by day. There are more and more foreign merchants, and the life of Jincheng is getting better and better. Last month, the adults also gave us a monthly salary, saying that the business tax exceeded expectations, and the bonus given to us was ten taels! Now the little old man is living a good life of wearing new clothes every day and eating mutton every day. ”

Qi Hongxi's thin face was now flushed, and he said with a sigh.

"They are all officials, and our officials can't compare with Lord Lu. I can't complain that Lord Lu is the little god of wealth at a young age, and he is really a good way to make money! ”

As he spoke, Qi Hongxi looked at Lin Chen and Lu Changfeng, who were listening intently, "You two are close to Lord Lu, can you solve our doubts, this money is counted." The people have more money in their hands, the money households have also made money, and we officials and servants have also become rich, and Lord Lu heard that he has also made a fortune, everyone has made money, so where did the money come from? ”

Lin Chen and Lu Changfeng were also dumbfounded when they heard Qi Hongxi's question. That's right, everyone earned, so who earned? Who loses?

(End of chapter)