The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

A few days ago, Cai Jing was still talking freely, thinking that Yang Lin would end in a fiasco.Unexpectedly, the words were still in his ears, and Han Zhongyan had already been assigned to Cizhou as a low-level military officer.

Cai You spread out his hands, hanging powerlessly below his body, and said, "Is there any remedy?"

Cai Jing chuckled lightly, and said, "Yes, why not, I'll give it a try when I get to Bianliang, Wen Yuan, can you handle it this time?"

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In Chuzhou, in a warm cave, Mingjiao saint Fang Miaolian walked slowly, holding a round and protruding belly.

The news of the saint's unmarried pregnancy spread like wildfire. The congregants who were responsible for saving her that day, except for one Fang Qifo, all of them had followed Fang La in Qingxi Mountain and committed suicide.

The rest of the congregation didn't know that she had been taken captive, so they didn't think about anything else, they just thought she was the reincarnation of King Ming.

Fang Miaolian didn't know how to cover it up, so she just went downhill and said that the baby in her belly was the reincarnation of King Ming.

For a moment, the congregation, who had been a little distracted, was suddenly full of hope.

There are many other courtyards in this building complex built on the back of the cave, Fang Qifo outside the door knocked lightly on the door, Fang Miaolian stood up, sat on the futon, said: "Come in."

Fang Qifo looked complicated, and said: "Saint."

Fang Qifo was the only adult who escaped in the Qingxi cave. Although he brought back many children and kept hope for the Ming Cult, there was still a voice in the Cult that Fang Qifo had failed King Ming's trust and betrayed him. King Ming fled alone.

Fang Miaolian looked at him with admiration, and made him an envoy of light despite all opinions.

Because the saint is now pregnant with the reincarnated King Ming, she says nothing but one thing in the teaching. Although everyone is dissatisfied, they can only obey the order of this "deserter".

Mingjiao is in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is true and has a wide foundation, but Yang Lin used a beheading strategy to get rid of Fang La first.

In this way, although the goal of quickly suppressing the rebellion has been achieved, there are still many Ming Cultists among the people.

"There are scholars, officials, and soldiers who are also handed down from generation to generation. His god name is Mingshi, and there are also names such as meat Buddha, bone Buddha, and blood Buddha. White clothes and black hats are located in Chengshe. The fake scriptures and demon images are engraved. Flow."

This is the record of Mingjiao in later generations, which shows how extensive its influence was in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

"Seven Buddhas, what's the matter with you?"

Fang Qifo lowered his head, and the saint in front of him was always potbellied, but she had a more holy charm.The former Fang Miaolian, who killed people while talking and laughing, was full of vicious tricks at every turn, and was known as Zhuyeqing.

After a period of time, Fang Miao, who was rescued, was in a pity, and the Mingjiao saint girl with a poisonous name, became more sad, weak and pitiful.

She is more of a saint now than ever before.

"The subordinates found some stable women from outside. They are all congregants who are mothers. Now the saint is about to give birth. I hope these people will stay by the saint's side and have a care at any time."

Fang Miaolian stroked her stomach gently with her jade hands, and said, "You are considered caring, so leave him here, after all, you have given birth before, so you have some experience."

Fang Qifo hesitated to speak. He didn't believe in religion very much, and he knew the truth. The child in the saint's womb probably had something to do with being captured that day.

The timing was just right, and after returning from there, everyone knew that the saint's temperament had changed drastically.

In this case, the reincarnated King Ming who is expected by everyone in the Ming Cult in the stomach of the saint is very likely to be the son of the enemy.

He was betrayed by his little benefactor and killed his second savior. This kind of extreme entanglement made Fang Qifo very depressed.

He didn't know how to deal with himself, and he didn't know how to face this child who was about to be born. Fang Miaolian looked at his expression and suddenly smiled.

There is a sacred maternal radiance in this smile: "Seven Buddhas, no matter whose child he is, male or female, he is my child. I gave birth to him without any purpose, and he will not have his own father , I just want him to grow up happily."

Chapter 166 Making Money Well

At the end of the first year of Daguan, a group of special guests ushered in Zhaodefang. As Yang Lin's residence, there was no shortage of officials walking around here, but it was the first time that so many businessmen gathered.

These merchants know how much profit Bianhe water transport makes. They are the largest merchants near and far, and some even came from Chengdu.

In the lobby of Zhaodefang, these businessmen were sitting upright, and they were polite to others when the servants brought tea.

This is not an unusual place, but the Shaozai of the Great Song Dynasty, in the mansion of Yang Lin, who is in the limelight. In terms of status, there are few people who have surpassed him in the Song Dynasty.

After a while, a tall and plump woman opened the way, and a young man came out surrounded by a few servants. It was Yang Lin, the winner of the fight some time ago.

As soon as Yang Lin came out, all the businessmen in the room stood up and looked nervously at this big man.

Although their families are wealthy, they are still incomparable with this kind of officials. In the past, they would never have dreamed that one day they would become Shao Zai's guests.

Yang Lin smiled and pressed his hands, and said, "Everyone, please sit down."

After Yang Lin sat down, these people sat down slowly, and many others stood aside.

It turned out that there would not have been so many guests in the Yang Mansion in the past, and there were not enough chairs.

Yang Lin turned her head and said, "Yunniang, count how many people have no seats, and ask someone to move some chairs."

The tall slender woman responded, turned around and left, and soon a few servants came in carrying chairs.

Such kindness made the businessman who didn't have a seat feel a little cramped because he came late.Standing there, I don't know how to say thank you. Although everyone is a long-sleeved and good businessman, and communicates with people in all aspects on weekdays, I can't stand the special occasion at this time, and I can't use it even if I have the ability.

"I have invited all of you here today. I have important matters to discuss. You are all famous merchants in the Song Dynasty, and you know more about shopping malls than I do. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, sixteen wealthy households in Chengdu, Because the coins were too heavy to carry, they jointly set up Jiaozipu. Later, the imperial court issued Qianyin. Hey, everyone knows that the current situation is not good, the state is in distress, and the value of the banknotes is devalued. Naturally, everyone’s income has shrunk. Money Citation of this thing, in fact, exists in name only."

All the merchants nodded frequently. What Shaozai said was correct, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with the purpose of coming here today.Today everyone came here for the Bianhe water transport, Yang Shaozai obviously digressed, but no one dared to question it.

Yang Lin continued: "Today we are here... how many are here?"

Yun Niang leaned slightly, and said in her ear, "35."

"35, including my own official, there are 36. Our strength is more than a star and a half higher than the sixteen households in Chengdu. I don't know how troublesome it is to operate. It is neither safe nor convenient to carry coins, and money cannot be exchanged. Well, the official does not deny that it is like waste paper. We can jointly build banks in various places and issue a kind of paper money to replace coins."

Yang Lin started talking, stood up, walked among more than 30 rich merchants, and said, "How about calling it a bank note?"

All the merchants looked at each other, a little moved, but they were afraid of being tricked by the big officials in front of them.

Paper money has always been a weapon used by the imperial court to deceive merchants. How many rich merchants and wealthy merchants have been harmed by a single money attracter have all their property turned into bubbles, and they are all taken away by the imperial court.

Yang Lin said with a smile: "I don't need to intervene in this matter, let you do it. I will be the leader, and I will also facilitate the construction of Gen Yue for the Long Live Camp."

Finally, an elderly businessman felt that this kind of meeting could not be done without discussion, so he stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Shao Zai, whether it's Qian Yin or Jiaozi, the biggest problem is that the publisher can print it at will, disrupting the normal Transaction. As long as the issuer is short of money, he can print it out and use it, and it will depreciate in the long run. How will this stubborn problem be changed if fewer slaughterers want to issue banknotes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall nodded repeatedly. This person is Wang Yun, a fur merchant from Daming Mansion. His family property is quite rich and he is very prestigious among merchants.

"It's very simple, set up a chamber of commerce, I will pay for you to print, and Long Live Camp has the right to supervise. We supervise each other and cooperate with each other. You are more familiar with business than I am, and you all know the truth. Win-win is the best cooperation."

"Long Live Camp will take out 500 million coins and hand them over to the chamber of commerce. The chamber of commerce will print 500 million silver bills, and you can exchange them from the bank of the chamber of commerce. If I go back on my word, I lied to my own money. If you print it at will, you can get out .”

Only now did all the rich merchants get excited. Shaozai's proposal was full of sincerity, but they didn't know how the chamber of commerce should work.

Wang Yun lowered his head and discussed with a few people around him, then continued to ask: "Master, I don't know how the chamber of commerce you mentioned was established?"

"It's formed by you. You spontaneously elect a president to be responsible for the operation, and the officials will never interfere. All merchants who join the chamber of commerce can buy shares in water transport. After your chamber of commerce is established, make a specification. Everyone can use merchant ships, cargo ships, vehicles, etc. Horses can invest in shares; manpower can be invested in shares, and money can be invested in shares, all of which are converted according to the current price. All income from water transportation will be distributed at the end of the year according to the number of shares.