"It's been a long time since the city was very lively!"

The empress sat high in the phoenix, and gradually saw the situation in the city as her eyes rose as she climbed the hill.

Not to mention the crowds and people coming and going, at least the smell of fireworks is much stronger than in the past, and there are more shops open to the outside world after the arrival of winter.

"It is true that it has not been very lively for a long time, there are 4,832 shops of all sizes in the city, and only 1,363 are currently closed after the winter, 2,900 fewer than in previous years, these are the benefits of cash-for-work, the roads are wide, there are more post stations, and the transportation of materials is convenient, of course, the most important thing is that the people have money and dare to spend!" Xia Dachuan was also sitting in Fengluan, and all the data in Tai'an City were in his heart.

The five-month-long winter break every year had a huge impact on all aspects of the Wu Dynasty.

The cold is just the aspect!

Living in the north for generations, you can't adapt to the cold and cold, so don't live.

It really can't be done in winter, and people can only stay at home, or because of the disruption of logistics, resulting in a large range of things to do.

It will definitely stop this year, but definitely a little later than in the past.

And these changes, not to mention the complete cash-for-work effort, the improvement of infrastructure is at least an important factor.

If he had known that the infrastructure and the transportation capacity of the roads could be shortened, the Wu Dynasty would have started to improve the road construction long ago.

It's a pity that in this world, where did you know so early.

"Maybe dare to consume is the key, in the past we did a little too picky, thinking that the province is the only answer to solve the financial shortage, but forget the financial province, the province of hundreds of officials, the province of the people, the province in the end, the more the province is poorer, and it is useless to want open source!"

People have different expectations for the future, and when everyone's expectations are not good for the future, savings will be mainstream.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold!

The financial problems of the Wu Dynasty are not directly presented, they are made out step by step, and if you want people to spend money, the key is to change expectations.

"Take your time, at least at present, many things are getting better, a year ago, in the face of a gap of four or five million taels, the old man's first choice was to find someone to open the knife, not to cut himself, but also to others!"

Old man Xia laughed at himself.

At the same time, a light laugh rang out with Feng Luan.

The household under the control of Xia Abacus, the style of doing things is not like this, the people can't be bitter, then they will suffer a bitter clan, Haoqiang is good, and if it doesn't work, it will be a bitter grass barbarian, uphold the action idea of a neighbor to store grain, I to prepare a knife, and the neighbor is my granary.

"Why don't you send some money to spend this time?" Nian Run followed Feng Luan all the way, and naturally heard Feng Luan's conversation, and as the laughter fell, the voice floated directly into it.

"If you want to send money, shouldn't it be you, the new big man?" Xia Dachuan lifted the curtain, stretched out his head and laughed angrily.

led the northern border army and won the Northern War, Nian Run obviously gained great benefits, and the military merit title was promoted from a longer and smooth promotion, and it was one step away from being knighted.

It's hard to say whether Old Man Xia can cross this step, but for Nian Run, who is just over forty and is already the secretary of the military department, there are still many opportunities.

"Don't pick on me, the earth dragons at home can't afford to burn!" How could Nian Run accept this.

However, many officials who noticed this conversation pricked up their ears.

Who doesn't love money?

The previous quarter's increase has cleared their old debts, and if they can make another payment, the next winter will be much better.

It's not that officials can't live without this money, but who doesn't want to have an extra meat soup on the table in the cold and snowy scene.

"One by one, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if I don't have a family!" Old man Xia retracted his head.

Money can be distributed, but it cannot be sent indiscriminately.

It's only been a few days since the good days, and just finding an excuse is like taking money out of the household, and if you really don't need the national debt, do you still put it?

"Forget it this time, but it's the winter solstice soon, but you can add a sum!"

sounded, no matter whether the officials used it to repay the debt, or to use it for consumption, or to save it for the next year, as long as the money is alive, the household department will not lose money for a long time.

The winter solstice, the fire worship festival, is the most important festival of the Wu Dynasty, usually the royal family will have some performance, but mainly in kind.

Without waiting for Old Man Xia to refute, the Empress Jade waved her hand, "Make a plan!" ”

Seeing this, what else can Xia Abacus do?

The empress thought, a group of people outside pricked up their ears, can he Xia Dachuan still come against this?

No one can hammer him, right?

……

In the Shili Pavilion, the flag representing the six kings of the grassland flutters in the wind.

Under each banner, a large number of servants of the Six Kings were gathered, as well as goods escorted down the way.

This year, Wu Chaohu City is very good, greatly enriching the life of the grassland herdsmen, but the Hu City can provide the most basic, if you want to enjoy better Central Plains goods, the head of the grassland, the flag owner still has to come by himself.

It's not that the merchants of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty don't want to sell, but it's that things here are not easy to operate.

The first is the value of the goods, how can the nobles on the grassland use the same grade as ordinary herdsmen, and how can they support their status?

But this kind of high-value goods, who dares to transport them in ordinary cargo, in case of a loss, maybe once in vain.

Besides, the status is different, and there is no way to connect with these nobles...... Therefore, this piece still has to rely on the Wu Dynasty!

But the amount provided by the smuggling team is not much after all, so this is not just coming by itself!

In addition to this, another point is the desire to monetize.

The Jurchens have changed the precious medicinal materials that have been saved for more than ten years.

If you want to say that it is the Jurchen who wins the war, forget it, but it is the Jurchen who will lose, and the loser can also get benefits from the Wu Dynasty, so why can't they?

Really be a grassland tribe and want to play conflict with the Wu Dynasty?

They are also afraid of death!

Compared with death, the heads of the tribes and the princes of all clans are most afraid of losing the war and collapsing the rule of the family, so there is this temptation.

"Lord Wang, are you really not going to stop it?"

Watching the Wu Dynasty Jin Wuwei go deep into the camp and take away the long soldiers and short knives and other sharp weapons from the hands of the clansmen, a young Mongolian with a relatively large fire stood up.

Hearing this, the prince shook his head, "Boy, this is the territory of the martial arts, can let us appear here, the martial artists have given the greatest sincerity, do you know the last time the clansmen appeared outside Tai'an City, when and what kind of appearance?" ”

They can bow their heads to the Wu Dynasty because the warriors have spent hundreds of years standing on their corpses by relying on their blades.

Lose face?

Their horse team, there is no shame in being here.

The young man's eyes were confused, and he looked around, obviously not understanding for a while, how did the prince think about it.

"Martial Rites, I'm leaving!"

Seeing the official of the Wu Dynasty Rite Department appear at the end of the road, the Mongolian prince's horsewhip pointed at a person, "You come, tell this kid the answer!" ”

After speaking, the Mongol prince rode a white horse representing peace and the covenant and took the lead out of the camp.

"Grandpa Azhe?"

The grandfather who was called Ah Zhe, a middle-aged Mongolian, bent down and touched the young man's head, "Child, remember, forty-five years ago, Taishi was chained to a carriage by a warrior and entered Tai'an City!" ”

That history was a shame for the Mongols, but what did it have to do with their tribe.

Today's Han people have divided into five dynasties, and Mongolia is the same, splitting into three royal tents, and the Taishi was not the person from their royal tent at that time, so Ah Zhe had no psychological pressure.