Li Rusong hurriedly returned the salute, invited these bureaucrats to sit down, and after the three rounds of tea, he said with a smile:

"Entrusted to His Majesty Hongfu, under the soldiers to use their lives, and in the middle of the coordination and cooperation of the internal and external princes, only today's merit, but now it is the first merit of the contemptible, it is really deserved, you come to visit, but also make the contemptible ashamed. And if you have any opinions, the contemptible people are willing to listen to them. ”

"I don't dare to see the teaching, I really admire the demeanor of the Marquis of Tieling, and I intend to ask some side things and know some side talents, so I came to bother."

Wan Shide replied with a smile.

Xiong Tingbi also followed: "Exactly, the student also wants to ask the prince how he got to Hanhai, and the student also wants to gather one or two friends to go back this way." ”

Li Rusong said: "The Hanhai area can be farmed, because there is Daze, so it is not as cold as other places in Mobei, and it is similar to Wuzhiwei (Harbin)." It's just that it's bitter cold along the way, so it's better not to go easily, and it's just a risk to go to the despicable people, so that far more people die of freezing than death in battle. ”

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi had to take a break from his young and restless heart.

And Wan Shide did not speak again, only pondered.

Then, Li Rusong chatted with these bureaucrats for a while, and the atmosphere was also harmonious, and the gap between the civil and military seemed to be not so big.

But when Wan Shide and Xiong Tingbi left, they happened to meet Shi Xing, the Taifu Temple Qing who was riding a sedan chair and lifting the sedan curtain to look out.

Wan Shide bowed to Shi Xing.

Shi Xing threw down the sedan curtain, his eyes were very gloomy, and he came directly to Chen Jingbang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and said: "The style of advocating martial arts in the national dynasty is becoming more and more obvious!" Even among the scholars and scholars, there are incorruptible and shameless people, and they began to swim in the gate of martial arts, and they really don't know how to respect themselves, and they don't have the upright spirit that a gentleman should have! ”

Chen Jingbang could guess that Shi Xing was talking about Wenchen Shizi who went to see Li Rusong and said:

"It's not surprising that at the beginning of the country, Lan Yu and others made great contributions, and Yemen was like a city; It is also difficult to avoid the scholars who want to restore the cause of the Han and Tang dynasties; ”

"However, since His Majesty's accession to the throne, the hereditary prince has increased by one, the marquis has increased by three, and the earls are several, and even the Privy Council is already a martial artist, and Wuxun has begun to regain the power of the dynasty.

"The public is right, now the heavy military is good for conquest, so the military ministers are more likely to be knighted according to their aspirations, and they are transferred to civilian positions in the name of relieving their military powers, and suddenly become a minister, and now even with a lot of civil ministers and scholars are also following to worship martial arts!"

Shi Xing nodded and said, he couldn't help but slap his palm on the table and said:

"If this continues, a large amount of national funds will still be used for conquest, so how can we lightly pay for it in the future?! How to save money for your children and grandchildren?! ”

"Isn't this a mineral profit being developed, once the mineral profit is really made, how can it not be lightly endowed?"

Chen Jingbang asked with a smile.

Shi Xing glanced at him: "The public should understand my hard work, my so-called light tax is not to benefit the common people of the world, but to re-exempt the gentry from being exempted from servitude and paying taxes to the gentry, so that they can know and be courteous!" ”

"As for the mineral profits, why take them from the outside, you can take them from the inside, save more losses, and also make friends and countries, and you can also use the increased profits to support new people."

"Of course, for the sake of politics and morality, we should pay attention to righteousness and not take advantage of the people, and in the end, we will not take the benefits of both internal and external interests, and if we advocate thrift and suppress luxury, the country will have long-term peace and stability!"

"As for the common people, don't make them starving, fill in the ravines, and you can call Yao Shun into the world of soup!"

Shi Xing added after speaking.

"I just asked this on purpose, why should I take it seriously."

Chen Jingbang said with a smile, and said: "Your Majesty has decreed that Marquis Ning Yuan will enter Beijing as the deputy envoy of the privy council to take charge of the Beijing Guard Martial Arts, and prepare for the formation of more than 100,000 soldiers in the future. ”

"And the purpose of carrying out a larger expedition is naturally to obtain greater external benefits, and the imperial court still emphasizes profit and ignores moral government."

Chen Jingbang sighed after speaking, and then asked Shi Xing: "Now that the subscription coupon has been on sale for almost a year, has the public bought it?" ”

Shi Xing said: "How can I take advantage of the people!" ”

Chen Jingbang nodded: "I have heard that Gong is not good at money, and it is really worthy of its reputation, I bought some, but I sold them at a discount, mainly because it has been too long, and I haven't seen the dividends, and the family expenses are large, so I really can't wait." ”

Shi Xing smiled coldly: "Even the public can't wait, let alone the people?" It can be seen that it is not a good policy to govern the country with profits, and sooner or later something big will happen. ”

After chatting with Chen Jingbang, Shi Xing went back to his house and instructed his eldest son, Shi Maolun: "Hurry up and send someone to secretly ask if there are any officials from the DPRK and China who want to resell the subscription coupons at a low price, and we will buy as many as we want!" ”

Shi Maolun was quite puzzled after hearing this: "Everyone is worried that the imperial court will not cash in any more mineral profits because they have not seen the imperial court for a long time, and they think that the subscription coupon will only be the same as the treasure banknote, but it is just to collect money, why did my father buy it at this time?" ”

"What do you know, the more this is the case, the more you buy to make the family business."

Shi Xing said, "Go and do this quickly!" ”

Shi Maolun had no choice but to say yes.

Shi Xing suddenly couldn't help sneezing, then touched his arm, and couldn't help but glance outside, only to see that the clouds outside were dense and the sky was dark, so he said:

"It's only going to snow in August, isn't it?"

Since the beginning of the Wanli Dynasty, the impact of the Xiaoice River on the climate has indeed increased.

According to history, during the Wanli period, even the coastal areas of Guangdong had snowfall in September.

For example, in the twelfth year of Wanli, due to the abnormal weather, the two Guangxi areas were suddenly extremely cold, resulting in a serious reduction in Guangxi's grain production, and now they are still in the process of disaster relief, so that the matter of using troops in Annan will continue to be shelved.

However, the cold weather, coupled with the increasingly affluent people, has also caused a surge in demand for coal.

At many intersections and ferries, you can see many workers carrying coal.

Although it was only August, Ye Agui personally carried some coal back because frost began to appear in the Huai'an area, and said to Ye Xiaocao:

"I didn't buy much this time, mainly because I bought too much charcoal, and I didn't want to suffer myself anymore, so I used all the money to buy it."

"So, basically, a shipload of coal from the north will be empty in less than a while, and I really can't imagine that this kind of family could only be used by our Xianggong family a few years ago, and now we ordinary people can also use it."

"It's no wonder that the weather is getting colder and colder, and my father and they have to scrape together some money to buy a lot, and they can bake it when they don't pull the fiber, so as not to freeze their feet, and they can't pull the fiber when the time comes."

Wang Xiaocao hurriedly brought Ye Agui a basin of hot water and said.

……

Xu Zhenming, a waiter in the Ministry of Commerce who was in charge of the operation of the government-run coal mine, quickly washed his face after his servant brought a basin of hot water, and then wiped his face with a dry handkerchief while instructing his servant:

"Tell Madame, don't wait for me for dinner, I have to go see Shousuke!"

Then, Xu Zhenming came to Shen Shixing not long after, and said to Shen Shixing:

"The price of coal has been high, the supply exceeds demand, although the newly mined coal has been delayed for a lot of time because of the wind and snow, it was only transported to Ki this month, but it was sold short as soon as it arrived in Ki, and only now has it begun to go south, and the profits of the first phase have come out and can be divided."

Shen Shixing said: "Then the Ministry of Commerce will immediately go to the book, please share the profits after the audit of the Ministry of Commerce, and you must make a move in the Ministry of Commerce, except for the inner court and the ruling one, everyone else's will be publicized, so as to establish the credibility of the court!" ”

(End of chapter)