Fenghou

Chen Qing suddenly asked with great interest: "How much is the salary of an ordinary puppet Qi soldier?"

Chapter 566

Guan Shigu raised a finger, "The military salary of ordinary soldiers is consistent money."

"No way!"

Jiang Yanxian was surprised and said: "The puppet state of Qi is extremely exploitative of the common people. After our calculations, the soldiers of the puppet Qi army should be paid three to four pennies."

Guan Shigu smiled wryly and said: "Most of the exploited money is used to support the Jurchen soldiers. The Jurchen soldiers are extravagant and extravagant every day, and the waste is amazing. How can it be the turn of the puppet Qi army soldiers? The puppet Qi army soldiers only give Yitong money. Then they were exploited layer by layer, and in the end the soldiers only got five or six hundred coins, so the [-] army collapsed without much fighting, and this is the root cause."

Chen Qing nodded, "The art of commanding troops is a great knowledge. Let's discuss it carefully when we have the opportunity. Let's continue today's topic. Regarding the development of financial resources, I always think that the key is to vigorously develop commerce and sell our rich resources. Go out and exchange it back for the supplies we need, and only with sufficient supplies can the soldiers buy things with money, Su Sishi, come and tell everyone about the information you have collected.”

Su Sishi is Su Ji, the chief officer of Hucao Division. Su Ji is about [-] years old. He used to be the magistrate of Longxi County and served as a local official for eight years. He has rich experience and strong ability. He is in charge of Hucao, population, land, housing The population and real estate such as ports, docks, warehouses, etc. are all managed by the household Cao, and the business is also managed by the household Cao.

Su Ji got up and said to everyone: "A month ago, I was ordered by the Economic and Strategic Commissioner to start a real investigation of the bulk goods that we can use for trade, first of all, salt. Now the salt lake in Xining Prefecture produces a lot of salt, and it is currently transported by water. Come here, from Huangshui to the Yellow River to Taoshui, and then use the Weishui to transport it to Jingzhao, the cost can be controlled at about ten yuan per catty, and we can sell the salt to the government on Hedong Road at a price of fifty yuan per catty. They sell it at a higher price."

"Will the officials on Hedong Road buy it?"

"It should be. The imperial court of the Puppet State of Qi sold it to Hedong Road at a price of [-] Wen per catty, and the governments of various places on Hedong Road sold it to the people at an additional price of [-] Wen. The actual salt tax was taken away by the court of the Puppet State of Qi, and the people complained. If the officials of Hedong Road buy our salt for [-] renminbi, they will also increase the price by [-] renminbi, and sell it to the people for [-] renminbi, which is a full reduction of [-] renminbi. Now, why not the officials of Hedong?"

Jiang Yanxian asked with a smile: "Doing this is tantamount to violating the vital interests of the Puppet State of Qi. Will Liu Yu spare the officials of Hedong?"

Su Ji shook his head, "Liu Yu's old nest is in the Shandong area. He has only been on the throne in Bianliang for a few years? He even has weak control over the states in the Central Plains, let alone Hedong, which has always been very independent. The country, but the local government is basically supported by gentry, and the hand of the puppet Qi country cannot reach in."

"Apart from salt, what else?" Chen Qing asked again.

"In addition to salt, there is also coal, as well as sheepskin, wool, livestock, medicinal materials, and wine. These are all produced in large quantities. We can't use them. They can be sold to Sichuan, and then imported into cloth, oil, and tea cakes."

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The officials discussed for a day, and finally decided to set up a commercial office, which would be directly under the direct leadership of Chang Shi Jiang Yanxian. At the same time, an official firm would be set up to be responsible for official trade, and all resources and elite troops would be mobilized to start operations.

At dusk, Chen Qing, Jiang Yanxian, Zhang Xiao and several other high-ranking officials came to Tianranju Restaurant on East Street for dinner.

Chang'an County in the Song Dynasty basically has no shadow of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. It has been completely transformed into a city without walls. There are various shops in the streets and alleys, and the business is prosperous.

East Street and West Street were the most prosperous places in Jingzhao City in the Song Dynasty. Among them, East Street Wazi is also the largest tile in Jingzhao. There are more than 300 large and small shops, all kinds of shops. Tianranju Restaurant It is located on the left side of the gate of Wazi.

You must know that this restaurant is one of the three major restaurants in Jingzhao City, and the chalcedony wine it brews is also the best sake. identity person.

The shopkeeper enthusiastically invited the five senior officials to the elegant room in the backyard, and arranged for musicians and singers to play and sing.

Everyone sat down, Chen Qing waved his hands and smiled, "Today is my treat, don't argue with me."

Zhang Xiao pretended to be surprised and said, "Of course it's the economic envoy's treat. Do you still expect us to pay for it?"

Everyone laughed, "The envoy Jing Lue refused to give us an increase in salary. We are all poor. How can we have money to drink chalcedony wine?"

Chen Qing also said with a smile: "The treats belong to the treats, but I have never treated you badly. Go ahead and don't call yourself poor in front of me!"

At this time, the bartender served them wine and food like flowing water, and two beautiful wine girls were in charge of pouring wine for them. Chen Qing picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come on! Let's drink this glass first!"

Everyone drank it all, Chen Qing waved his hand to let Jiu Ji back down, they poured the wine themselves, Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "Speaking of which, I really should give some property income to the civil servants, the soldiers all have two hundred acres of land, so what about the civil servants? The same is to make a contribution, so I consider allocating land to the civil servants, these two days, Cao Si is sorting out the acres of land in Guanzhong, and we will discuss a plan after the sorting is completed."

Zhang Xiao raised his glass and said with a smile: "The decision made by Jinglueshi will win the unanimous support of all officials."

Jiang Yanxian asked again with a smile: "If the court knows about this, I'm afraid the court will be turned upside down."

Chen Qing snorted coldly, "What's the big deal? I didn't make the job field system. Imperial officials have it. Why don't our officials have it?"

Jiang Yanxian originally wanted to say that this was a small imperial court in disguise, but he held back. Chen Qing had long since disregarded the imperial court. It is normal to divide land, so why should he make such a fuss?

Jiang Yanxian changed the topic again and asked with a smile: "Does the Jinglue envoy think that the imperial court will know the news that we have seized Shaanxi Road?"

Chen Qing nodded, "In fact, I have already sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Jun. Of course the court knows about it. It is estimated that there will be news in the next two days."

Everyone was stunned, "The envoy still wants to reconcile with the imperial court?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I won't want to become a king on my own after taking a piece of land. We are still the Song army, and we still recognize the imperial court. Of course, the premise is that the imperial court will not interfere with us, and the imperial court has to show some stance." Okay, for example, give us a part of the military expenses, Bashu is so rich, it doesn't make sense to not support us!"

Everyone heard it inconceivable, it is too shameless to ask others to pay for the army just to give it a name!

Zhou Kuan gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "I admire the brazenness of the envoy the most. What is it called? This is called the imperial court's face, and we get the lining, each takes what he needs!"

Chen Qing chuckled, "Your sentence is shameless, why does it sound like it's a compliment to me!"

He picked up the wine glass again, "For shamelessness, let's have another drink."

Everyone drank it all. At this time, an old woman next door suddenly yelled, "Do you still have credit? Do you know how to write the word "honesty?" We signed the contract, but you sold the store to Are others bullying me, an old lady who has no backing?"

Chen Qing was stunned. Isn't this the voice of Li Qingzhao?

When Chen Qing walked out of the gate of the courtyard, he saw many people surrounded by the gate of the next courtyard. A middle-aged man broke away from the crowd and hurried away. Li Qingzhao chased him out from the courtyard, pointed at his back and cursed: "You hypocrite without faith, You wicked villain, you will have your retribution sooner or later!"

There is a young woman behind to persuade Li Qingzhao that it is Zhao Qiaoyun.

"Auntie, Qiaoyun, what happened?"

Li Qingzhao turned around and saw that it was Chen Qing, he was stunned, "Why are you here?"

When Zhao Qiaoyun saw Chen Qing, her face flushed with shame, and she quickly hid behind her master.

"I'm eating here with a few colleagues, Auntie, what happened?"

"Hey! It's hard to say."

Everyone was familiar with Li Qingzhao, Jiang Yanxian quickly smiled and said: "We are next door, Mr. Yi An, come and sit with us!"

Li Qingzhao saw that everyone was acquaintances of Ganquanbao, so he nodded, "I made everyone laugh, Qiaoyun, let's sit next door."

Zhao Qiaoyun looked at Chen Qing, Chen Qing nodded to her with a smile, Zhao Qiaoyun's heart immediately became happy, followed Master to the next door, everyone rearranged their seats, Li Qingzhao arranged Zhao Qiaoyun to sit next to Chen Qing intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Qiaoyun is Li Qingzhao's closed disciple and her favorite disciple, how could she not understand his disciple's thoughts?

Chapter 567 Lawsuit

"Auntie, what happened?" Chen Qing filled a glass of wine for the two of them and asked with a smile.

Li Qingzhao sighed, "At the end of the day, I trust others too much, Qiaoyun, please tell me for the teacher! I'm a little confused."

Zhao Qiaoyun's pretty face was flushed, and she whispered: "Master wanted to find a shop to reopen the teahouse. Later, a poet friend introduced him to a teahouse on East Street. Master was very satisfied, and the other party was willing to transfer it. The negotiated price was [-] guan, including the land. Together, the master was very straightforward, and after signing the agreement, he gave the other party a hundred silver..."

The wine table was completely silent, everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully, Zhao Qiaoyun's voice was too low, only Chen Qing could hear clearly.

Zhou Kuan was surprised and said, "East Main Street is only a thousand miles long. How many acres of shops are there?"

"About three acres."

"Miss Zhao, please continue talking!"

Zhao Qiaoyun continued: "Then the seller sent a post in the morning to invite Master to dinner, and Master thought it was the last delivery, so he rushed over happily, but the seller said that someone else wanted that shop, and someone else offered [-] guan. , It was necessary to add another five hundred guan, and the master became angry. He clearly signed the contract in black and white, how could he go back on his word? The seller said that if the master didn’t add money, he would give it to someone else, and then ran away.”

The matter was very simple, it was a transaction that went back and forth, Chen Qing asked Zhou Kuan again with a smile, "Is this price wrong?"

Zhou Kuan shook his head, "The prices of the shops facing the East Avenue have always been very hard, even Jin Bing killed them. Miss Zhao, is the teahouse your master wants to buy the Longfeng Teahouse?"

"Yes! It's its home."

"Then there is a problem. The Dragon and Phoenix Teahouse is owned by the Wei family. It is impossible for them to resell it. Even if they want to sell it, it will not be so cheap. The three-acre teahouse will cost at least three thousand."

Li Qingzhao became anxious immediately, "I saw the land deed and house deed of the teahouse with my own eyes, and the transfer contract was also signed, and there was a middleman. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given him half of the money first."

"Mr. Yi An, can you show me the contract?"

Li Qingzhao hurriedly handed the contract in the bag to Zhou Kuan, and Zhao Qiaoyun asked Chen Qing in a low voice, "Master was cheated, right?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It should not be a liar. If it is a liar, he should disappear after getting the money. Since there are land deeds and house deeds, maybe the unscrupulous children of the Wei family want to steal the ancestral property, and then feel that the sale is cheap and regret it."

Zhou Kuan looked at the contract and said with a smile: "There is no problem with the contract. The middleman is also right for the blank document made by the government. As long as the seller is the legal owner of the teahouse, then the contract is established and the lawsuit will not be lost."

Li Qingzhao worried: "In case he is not the owner of the teahouse, but I have already given him half of the money, if he hides, where can I find him?"

Jiang Yanxian chuckled, "The monk can't run away from the temple if he can run away. As long as the teahouse is there, he can't run away. Mr. Yi An can go directly to the county government office to file a complaint tomorrow. The magistrate Lu will definitely accept the case."

The new magistrate of Chang'an is still Lu Wei, and Chang'an is now the seat of Jinglue Mansion, so of course the person he trusts the most should be the magistrate.

Zhang Xiao also said: "Generally, as long as there is a middleman, the seller can't escape."

Li Qingzhao nodded, "Tomorrow I will deliver the papers!"

Zhao Qiaoyun filled a glass of wine for Chen Qing, and Chen Qing picked up the glass and said with a smile: "Let's drink this glass again, I wish Mr. Yi'an a successful lawsuit!"

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In the east of Jingzhao City, there is a mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu. This is the main residence of the Wei family, a wealthy family in Guanzhong. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Wei family was one of the most famous families in the world. No more, but after all, a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and the Wei family is still a well-known gentry family in Guanzhong, and has a lot of influence in the officialdom on Shaanxi Road.

Even under Chen Qing's subordinates, there are shadows of the Wei family, such as Wei Qing, the magistrate of Lanzhou, and his sister Wei Su, who is Yang Yuanqing's wife.

At present, the head of the Wei family is called Wei Ningyuan. In fact, the Wei family has spread all over the world. The influence of Wei Ningyuan, the head of the family, is only limited to the Guanzhong area. Go to Jingzhao City to participate in offering sacrifices to ancestors.

Wei Ning was about [-] years old, and was appointed as the training envoy of the Qianzhou regiment during the Xuanhe period. This is a false position and has no actual authority.

When the puppet Qi army took control of Jingzhao, he invited him to be the Sima of Jingzhao Mansion, but he politely declined, and this time Chen Qing seized Shaanxi Road, Wei Ningyuan also had some concerns.

The reason is also relatively simple. It was too easy for Chen Qing to seize Jingzhao, so that Wei Ningyuan could not see Chen Qing's strength. He was very worried, if the Jin soldiers counterattacked aggressively, would Chen Qing's army be able to hold it?

It was precisely because of this concern that Wei Ningyuan was not enthusiastic about Chen Qing's arrival, and of course he did not object, he still kept a low profile.

In the afternoon, Wei Ningyuan sent a guest away, and suddenly saw his brother Wei Ningshan sneaking back along the corner of the wall. The four Wei Ningyuan brothers were all successful in their studies, and the second brother Wei Ningde was a doctor of Lin'an Taixue. Si Wei Ningshan is useless, he has been a prodigal son since he was young, and now he is 40 years old, and he is still doing nothing and doing nothing.

Wei Ningyuan stared, "Where have you wandered off again?"

Wei Ningshan said with a smile: "I went to meet some friends, and I didn't mess around."

He hurriedly fled to the mansion, Wei Ningyuan yelled at his back angrily: "You few cronies, don't associate with them!"

Wei Ningshan has already run away, Wei Ningyuan shook his head, this fourth brother is always worrying, and I am afraid that he will not have any future in this life.

Wei Ningyuan turned around and was about to go back to the inner house, but saw Guanshi Liu from the teahouse running out of breath, Wei Ningyuan stopped and asked, "Guanshi Liu, what happened?"

"Master, someone from the county government has sealed up our teahouse."

"what?"

Wei Ningyuan's eyes widened, "Why?"

"I don't know. It seems that someone has sued us. There is some dispute."

Wei Ningyuan frowned. Longfeng Teahouse has been open for 30 years and has never had any disputes. What disputes are there now?

He hurriedly found the big housekeeper and told him: "Go to the county government office with Shopkeeper Liu, find Wang Yasi, and ask clearly what happened to the teahouse and why it was sealed up?"

"Don't worry, master, I'll ask right away."

Several officials in the county government have changed, but the county magistrates are still the same. Wang Yasi, who is in charge of Hucao, is from the Wei family and has been taking good care of the Wei family for so many years.

About an hour later, the butler hurried back.

He came to the inner hall and said to Wei Ningyuan: "Master, Wang Yasi said that things are a bit troublesome."

"What's going on, speak slowly!"

"This matter may have something to do with the fourth master."

Wei Ningyuan frowned, "What's going on?"

"It seems that the fourth master used the teahouse to make a deal with the land deed and the house deed. Both parties signed the contract. The intermediary was Dahong Dental Shop. The other party had already paid half of the money. Then the other party could not find anyone, so they went to the county government to file a complaint. gone."

Wei Ningyuan's eyes widened, and he shouted to his eldest son, Wei Chun, "Go and find me your fourth uncle, go now!"

The big housekeeper said again: "The trouble with this matter is that the buyer has some background, and even Wang Yasi advised us to reconcile and not make things worse."

"What is the background of the buyer?"

"It seems to be a famous poetess, Li Qingzhao."

"It was her!"

When Wei Ningyuan changed his mind, he was startled. Since Li Qingzhao bought it, Chen Qing must be involved.

"Have you asked clearly, whose responsibility is it?"

"Wang Yasi said that it should be our responsibility."

At this time, Wei Ningshan walked into the inner hall and said with a playful smile: "What do you want to tell me?"

Wei Ningyuan said coldly: "The county government sealed up our Longfeng Teahouse."

Wei Ningshan's face changed, and then he pretended to be indifferent and said: "What does this have to do with me?"

"How dare you pretend, you signed a contract with others, sold the teahouse, and then reneged on the debt when you got the money, how courageous you are!"

Seeing that his elder brother already knew about it, Wei Ningshan stopped pretending, and said frankly: "It is true that I signed the contract, but after signing the contract, I found out that the price was too cheap. I asked her to add more money, but she refused, and I also agreed." There is no way."