The Jinling court sent a decree, and Jiang Guogong was restored to the king of Wei because of the great victory over Wu Yue and the Song army in Changrun and Liangzhou; Yin Chongyi was re-activated as the envoy of the Runzhou Festival, and Lu Jiang was deployed as the capital of the Runzhou soldiers and horses. Changzhou and Runzhou fought in the two wars, and the capitals of Changzhou, Runzhou, and Xuanzhou each proposed rewards and put them into practice.

Yin Chongyi received the decree, and did not go to the assassination mansion to report for a while.

Yin Chongyi's house is also in Beicheng, but it is not a place where the war is stalemate, the house is not seriously damaged, and after a little tidying up, Yin Chongyi's family moved in again. Yin Chongyi just reads books and drinks tea every day, and never mentions taking office, but chokes Yin Chongyi's two sons anxiously.

In the afternoon of this day, Yin Chongyi made tea in the courtyard with the warm spring breeze. After a while, I saw my two sons come over, shouting for warmth, and pouring water for tea. Yin Chongyi didn't know about their little care, but if they didn't say it, Yin Chongyi didn't know.

Accompanied his father to drink three bubbles of tea, the eldest son Yin Ye couldn't help it: "Since my father accepted the order, why did he delay taking office?" ”

Yin Chongyi looked at his two sons: "Now in this Runzhou, who do the generals and officials listen to?" ”

The second son, Yin Shuo, couldn't help but interject: "King Wei is still the assassin of Xuanzhou, and he should return to Xuanzhou to take office." In this Runzhou, it is always unjustifiable. ”

Yin Chongyi laughed: "When there are five dynasties and ten kingdoms, as long as there are soldiers in your hands, you will be justified!" He also said: "Before the war, the King of Wei seized Liu Cheng's military power, that is, he sacrificed the flag with Liu Cheng's head. Liu Cheng deserves to die, but how could Jiang Guogong be killed casually? But you see that now that the war is over, can anyone in the DPRK and China dare to talk about Liu Cheng? ”

Yin Ye and Yin Shuo looked at each other.

The two sons did not experience that time, and they did not know the consequences and threats of the generals. The king of Wei was able to use the strength of the Ningguo army to help Changrun win a great victory in the two states, and Jinling was surrounded by the Song soldiers, and the whole country was busy, if the king of Wei did not have a mind, it would be abnormal. Although Yin Chongyi said that he traveled leisurely all day, after all, he had been a festival in Runzhou, and he was not blind to the situation in Runzhou. Yin Chongyi also patiently explained: "Now in the capital of Runzhou Prefecture, King Wei takes Hou Hongye, the former magistrate of Xuancheng County, as the vice governor, and he is carrying out reforms. At the same time, the Runzhou Army is now also split into three and incorporated into the military system of the Wei Palace. The king of Wei has already controlled the military and political affairs of Runzhou, and if Wei does not open this mouth, he will not be able to fight for his father, otherwise it will be the disaster of the death of the clan. But his father can't take the initiative to take refuge, otherwise if he is defeated by the King of Wei, whether he is defeated by the Song soldiers or defeated by Jinling, his father will also be a disaster of death and annihilation. ”

Yin Ye and Yin Shuo were petrified on the spot.

At this time, the old servant of the porter came in a hurry, and it was Li Congyi, the king of Wei, who came to visit.

Accompanied by Li Congyi, in addition to Tang Puze, there are also Hou Hongye and Tan Hao, the former Runzhou Record Officer, and Zhang Haoqi, the former Runzhou Sihu Joiner, and now the latter three are all vice governors of Runzhou, but Hou Hongye is the executive vice governor.

Li Congyi did not come here to persuade Yin Chongyi to go out of the mountain, nor did he come to act like an orangutan, but only briefly introduced the situation of the reform of the state capital, and asked the three vice governors to introduce their respective division of labor and the focus of this year's work.

Yin Chongyi just listened patiently, and occasionally asked questions, but he never delved into it. After chatting like this for more than an hour, Li Congyi took his leave.

Yin Ye accompanied his father throughout the whole process and observed the whole process. When he sent King Wei and his party away, he came to his father in a hurry: "Father, what is the meaning of this dumb riddle in the afternoon?" ”

Yin Chongyi glared at him: "You are a fan of the authorities!" On weekdays, for the father's teachings, I see that you also understand very well, to your own head, at this critical moment, why can't you think about it yourself. ”

Seeing that his second son Yin Shuo also came over at this time, Yin Chongyi said to the two: "King Wei knows that his strength at this time is not the time when I can let go of my son to join him, so he naturally doesn't want to use me." At the same time, he also warned me not to do too much and hinder the reform of the state and county. He sighed and said: "Runzhou Prefecture and County are going to have a civil service exam next, Tang Puze gave me a copy of the real questions and sample questions of the civil service exam that are sold in Xuanzhou, if you two are interested, you can borrow it and give it a try." ”

Looking at the expressions of the two of them, they knew that they were all moved. Yin Chongyi sighed and said: "This real question and sample question bank, there is also a copy under my father's pillow, you two don't have to grab it." However, before signing up, you two will set up your own door. "After the war in Runzhou, Jiang Guogong was in charge, and of course Yin Chongyi had to study the affairs of Xuanzhou.

The two were petrified on the spot. What does my father mean by this, but he wants to split up?

"The progressive tax system implemented by the King of Wei is intended to analyze the clan. There are many benefits to this, and one of the things that my father thinks about is to prevent the bad situation that after the implementation of this civil service examination, the state officials are all the children of major families. Although the law does not blame the public, you two should not be offended when you go to participate in the Runzhou civil service examination, but after the family is separated, it will not be regarded as taking the initiative to take refuge for your father, but also for the whole family to take refuge. Yin Chongyi said slowly.

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The Jiangnan clans of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue were extremely business-oriented. There are almost no eunuchs who are not in business; As for all large merchants, they must use the power of the clan to train their children to join the government, so as to form a pattern of combining government and business.

Changzhou and Runzhou are the second richest state capitals in the Southern Tang Dynasty besides Jinling, and there are many giant businessmen. Zhang Yi previously wanted to run Jiangnan Bank, and the wealthy businessmen in Runzhou contributed first. Now, Li Congyi, the former prince of Jiangguo, who has become the king of Wei, occupies Runzhou, but he wants to entertain more than a dozen wealthy merchants.

Runzhou Yang family, in the Runzhou gold and silver industry, he thinks he is second, and no one dares to admit the first. In addition to gold and silverware, the Yang family also does rice tea business, which is actually a first-class merchant in Runzhou. After receiving the invitation from King Wei, Yang Minrong, the head of the Yang family, was quite happy at first, but as soon as several wealthy businessmen who knew each other were angry, Yang Minrong felt that trouble was coming.

Because, the people who received the invitations were all wealthy businessmen in Runzhou who responded to Zhang Xun's request and wanted to squeeze Jiangnan Bank. Yang Minrong was worried in his heart, and he was worried that King Wei was trying to get back the run on Jiangnan Bank.

Yang Minrong thought about it, and went to Tan Hao, the former Runzhou Recorder to join the army, to inquire about the news, but Tan Hao went to Xuanzhou; went to Zhang Haoqi, the former Runzhou Sihu to join the army, and said that he went to Yixing. Yang Minrong was even more cranky in his heart, so he went to find Yin Chongyi, the former envoy of Runzhou Jiedu.

As soon as Yang Minrong said what he meant, Yin Chongyi smiled: "King Wei wants to clean you up, and he still needs to entertain you?" It's just a feast without a good feast, and it's amazing that you have some blood. ”

Yang Minrong is not the only one who has a lively mind. Of the several new vice governors of Runzhou, only Hou Hongye, an outsider, was there, and everyone didn't dare to look for them, and they couldn't find Tan Hao and Zhang Haoqi, so a few wealthy businessmen also came to find Yin Chongyi.

At this time, Yin Chongyi's eldest son Yin Ye came in with a strange face, and took an invitation to Yin Chongyi: "Father, King Wei invites you to attend the dinner tonight." ”

The hall was silent for a moment, and a pin drop could be heard.

It was Yin Chongyi who took the initiative to break this embarrassing silence: "You don't need to worry, I think it was King Wei who saw that everyone still recognized the face of the old man, so he asked the old man to also testify." Then you can relax. ”

Yin Chongyi's words were beautiful, but no matter how big everyone's hearts were, they were also frightened enough by Wei Wanglu's hand, how could they relax. Thinking about this, King Wei obviously sent people to stare at everyone, and he didn't dare to gather at Yin Chongyi's house anymore, so he left immediately. However, Yin Chongyi is very single, and the King of Wei sent people to stare at him, which is the proper meaning of the question. This invitation is not so much to intimidate these wealthy businessmen as it is a warning to themselves.

Beigulou Restaurant, named after Beigushan outside Runzhou City, is actually a first-class hotel in Runzhou. Beigulou was not affected by the war, and after the war, Li Congyi also came to deliver some official hats in Runzhou, and the pattern of the state and county changed greatly, and the popularity of the banquet quickly recovered.

Before the sun fell, wealthy businessmen came one after another. A group of wealthy businessmen in Runzhou, no matter how scared they were, they didn't dare not go to the banquet.

On the street in front of the restaurant, there are several policemen patrolling back and forth. This police station is also a new yamen run by King Wei, and these policemen, in addition to the original dozen or so arresters, most of them are soldiers who have retired from the Runzhou army. The emergence of police stations and police stations, as well as regular and irregular patrols by the police, have made the security situation in Runzhou City better and better. On weekdays, these wealthy businessmen would like to praise these new policies of King Wei, but when they see these policemen at this time, they can't help but be a little frightened.

Before the hour came, fifteen wealthy merchants came early. Looking at each other, most of them are involved in the gold and silverware industry, and most of them are also involved in the rice and grain industry. There are three tables of eight immortals in the big box, the positions have been arranged, and there are table signs in front of each seat, and everyone will sit down according to the table signs. At this time, everyone didn't have the heart to chat and fart, just sit and occasionally say a few words to acquaintances. But there were no table signs in the first few positions, and I don't know who else was at tonight's banquet except King Wei.

At this time, as soon as the curtain of the door was lifted, a strong man walked in with a gust of wind, and all the rich merchants were startled and stood up one after another, and then they saw the strong man open the curtain with his left hand, and everyone found that this man did not have a right hand.

The director of the Runzhou Prefecture Public Security Bureau is the military capital Yu Hou Lin Chengyan who retired from the Runzhou Army, and this Director Lin Chengyan lost an arm in the Runzhou War. The wealthy businessmen felt a pang in their hearts, but it was Yin Chongyi who walked in after seeing the door curtain, and they couldn't help but breathe a little relieved, so they greeted Yin Chongyi one after another.

Yin Chongyi is the envoy of Runzhou Jiedu appointed by the Jinling Imperial Court, and he once served as the prime minister of the dynasty. A director of the Runzhou Public Security Bureau held the curtain for Yin Chongyi, which was Lin Chengyan's honor, which was nothing strange.

Of course, Lin Chengyan came to wait for Yin Chongyi, and Li Congyi would not come to greet Yin Chongyi, but he always had to give him enough respect. As soon as Yin Chongyi arrived, Li Congyi and Hou Hongye also came to the box. Several guards rushed in, and pressed the mute button when the box boarded, and many wealthy businessmen didn't dare to breathe.

Li Congyi helped Yin Chongyi to sit down, and pressed down with his hands, signaling everyone to sit down, and after the rich businessmen sat down, Li Congyi said: "Today's dinner, some people are worried that there will be no good banquet, but they are too worried. The major merchants in Runzhou, this king will take turns to meet. As for why I invite you first, it is naturally because everyone has been doing business with Jiangnan Bank for a long time, and this king has a good thing to do first, so naturally he will come first with his partners. ”

King Wei's opening remarks made the atmosphere in the box a lot easier.

However, Li Congyi's next words made everyone nervous again: "Now that the Song soldiers are invading the south, the state affairs are difficult, although our army has gathered and annihilated 30,000 Song troops in Runzhou, but the main force of the Song army has not been damaged, and the war between the two countries is difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat for a while." However, behind the war, there is wealth, and if the wealth is not good, the war cannot be fought. ”

Li Congyi's voice raised: "However, there are always some people who, at such times, still come to do some shady things that damage the finances. ”

Li Congyi took out six silver dollars from his pocket, divided them in two, and motioned for the guards to divide them among the tables.

Yin Chongyi saw it, and when he saw it, he understood what was going on. The dollar has a floating point around it, and beyond the floating point is the edge. But here, there's a silver dollar, and the floating point is on the edge, and even half of the floating point is actually left. Someone took a new silver dollar and grinded it out on the periphery, which means that the silver dollar, which originally weighed seven yuan, is now more than six yuan.

"As of yesterday, Jiangnan Bank has recovered 41,221 such damaged silver dollars." Li Congyi's cold voice sounded in the box. "This king led his soldiers to fight bloodily with the Song army, but someone bleed from this king!"

There was silence in the box. A few wealthy businessmen broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads. Li Congyi motioned for Lin Chengyan to speak.

Lin Chengyan continued: "After the establishment of the Xuanzhou Public Security Bureau, under the personal guidance of King Wei, the elite forces were dispatched to set up a silver dollar task force, and after half a month of investigation and tracking, more than 10 illegal dens have been located. ”

As soon as Lin Chengyan's words fell, someone in the box fell down from the chair and sat down, unable to speak, just kowtowing to King Wei incessantly.

More than 40,000 pieces, such a large amount, without the assistance of wealthy businessmen to exchange money from Jiangnan Bank, it would not be possible at all. Yang Minrong saw Xue Ruide kneeling on the ground, just kowtowing, and his heart was also mixed. Some people are really greedy, and the Xue family is also a big merchant in the gold and silver industry in Runzhou, and for the sake of a profit of only a few thousand taels, they even thought of taking beards from the head of King Wei. However, the Xue family is definitely not the only one who does this in Runzhou, but in his own business, it is unknown whether there is a small shopkeeper who does this quietly.

Li Congyi motioned to the guards, and two guards stepped forward, but they helped Xue Ruide onto the table and chair again.

"This king just said that tonight is not a Hongmen banquet, and this king has no intention of delving into it." Li Congyi said slowly, and the tense and solemn atmosphere in the box just now suddenly relaxed again. It was Xue Ruide, who was also doing it there at a loss. "This time, the perpetrators who participated in the destruction of silver dollars are proposed to be sentenced to labor reforms of more than 10 years and less than 20 years for the crime of undermining public safety. At the same time, the king does not want to see and hear people come to intercede on behalf of these criminals. And next time, don't expect this king to open up the net. ”

At this time, everyone praised Lord Wei a lot.

Li Congyi pressed down with both hands, and everyone had to stop talking. "It's just that now the war is going on, and everything needs money......"

Xue Ruide didn't show it at this time, let alone when, and hurriedly said loudly: "Lord Wei, Xiaomin is willing to donate money to help adults train their troops!" At this time, all the wealthy businessmen also saved their tastes and expressed their intention to donate money and money. But Li Congyi naturally didn't want this.

Hou Hongye stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this official will explain one or two. For example, the battle in Runzhou lasted about only one day, and the loss of consumables such as crossbows, arrows, guns, and iron armor exceeded 10,000 taels of silver. Hearing that everyone took a breath of cold air, Hou Hongye said again: "Second, your silver is not blown by the wind, and our official duties are only to protect the country and the people, how can we take the people's wealth for no reason?" When everyone heard this, they were greeted with praise.

Hou Hongye said again: "Therefore, the king of Wei decided to issue Runzhou government bonds with a maturity of three years, five years, and ten years, each limited to 500,000 taels, with annual interest rates of 4%, 4%, 5, and 5% respectively. The bond only pays interest every year, and the principal and interest are repaid in a lump sum at maturity. ”

As soon as everyone was gone, there were merchants who thought about it in their hearts. Jiangnan Bank's three-year deposit rate reached 4.5%, but the highest was the same. This bond is lower than the interest rate on bank deposits. It's just that Jiangnan Bank or Runzhou Prefecture, which one can live longer, this question is difficult to tell for a while. After the emergence of this Jiangnan Bank, the momentum of development is extremely fierce, that is, the Song State annexed the Tang State, and the Jiangnan Bank may not be finished, but it may not be under the control of the Wei King of the Tang State, but as long as the Jiangnan Bank is there, everyone's deposits will be guaranteed.

Seeing that no one answered, Li Congyi turned his cold gaze to Xue Ruide, and said: "This government bond is to buy the credit of the government, but it is not the support of everyone's government, so that the government and the generals can see your confidence in the government, so that they will enter a positive cycle of mutual trust and support." ”

Seeing King Wei throwing his eyes over, Xue Ruide dared to say anything, and immediately said loudly: "Lord Wei, Xiaomin is willing to buy 50,000 silver dollars each of these three bonds." ”

Someone took the lead, and as soon as he made a move, it was 150,000 silver dollars. At this time, everyone could only express their positions, and with the anchor of these 150,000 silver dollars, the rest of the people made a move, and tens of thousands of silver dollars were indispensable to lay the foundation. Hou Hongye was not polite, and immediately asked people to take out the Runzhou Government bond intention purchase agreement, and asked all businessmen to sign the pledge, while explaining: "This intention to purchase agreement is just a promise, and how much can be bought in the end depends on the final sales of the bonds; However, since it is a promise, you cannot go back on the agreement after signing it. ”

Seeing this situation, Yin Chongyi couldn't help but sigh that King Wei really could afford to put it down. If King Wei really wants to do Xue Ruide on this, it is estimated that he can get hundreds of thousands of taels, but how can he do this, so he will tie the rich businessmen and wealthy families of Runzhou to his chariot. As long as the King of Wei can stand in the future, the rich businessmen and wealthy families in Runzhou can only support it vigorously.