Chapter 83 Kaicheng

The city gate finally opened.

If a small city like Meishan could last for seven days, Su You would probably have reached his limit. The state capital's approach was simply to survive until he was half dead first.

If the rebels really came to attack us, they might not be able to withstand a wave of charges.

This incident made Su You dumbfounded. It could be summed up in four words: baffling.

Listening to the wind is like rain, overreacting, making decisions on the head, mishandling... Oh, and of course the endless debates in the city are simply a miniature replica of the Song Dynasty's governance model.

Forget it, since he was the beneficiary anyway, Su You didn't bother to care.

As soon as the city gate opened, a fat and tall figure ran out on a donkey. When he came to the Tutu Temple, he shouted: "Mingrun, Mingrun, are you okay... I'm going to go. What's going on?"

The visitor was none other than Su Shi. When he saw the two large bamboo houses, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Did you build this?"

In the blink of an eye, he saw the soldiers resting in the woods again. He was so frightened that he rolled off his saddle: "There is an ambush!"

Su You covered his face, feeling a little embarrassed: "I'm ambushing you! That's the Second Forest Department of Jisi Prefecture in the south of Yazhou, under the command of General Li. Is everything okay in the city?"

Su Shi waved his hand: "Don't rush into the city now, it's going to stink to death. Make sure you're going to be vegetarian tonight! Bean curd rice is the best! The city stopped eating vegetables three days ago."

Su You curled his lips and said, "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you. I'll go into the city to greet my in-laws and my sister-in-law. You can let my little sister arrange the bean curd rice."

At this time, Atunmi came out of the Earth Temple and looked at the tall, fat scholar with a high forehead curiously.

After Su You introduced the two of them, he said to Mr. Fan and Atunmi: "Mr. Fan, sister, I need to go to the city to greet the elders and inquire about the situation. Shi Da, use the mule cart to pull the grain and deliver it."

Go to Cheng’s grocery store.”

Su Shi said: "You really know things like a god, Mingrun, how do you know that there is a shortage of food in the city?"

Su You said: "If you stay closed for seven days, you will consume more than five thousand kilograms a day. This is a mathematical problem. You can figure it out without thinking deeply."

After speaking, he patted his belly and said with a smile: "Hey, actually, the main thing is to see you lose weight."

Su Shi glanced at Atunmi and shamelessly said good things to the state government: "Officials are also responsible for guarding the territory. It just so happened that foreign soldiers came outside the city, which made it even more appropriate. Okay, I won't go back. The city is now

, not as good as your Earth Temple!"

…

There is really a faint smell in Meishan City. Fortunately, the streets have returned to normal, and many people are opening the doors and cleaning, preparing to resume their old lives.

Two large carts of grain arrived at Cheng's grocery store, and the crowd surrounding the grain purchase suddenly became quieter.

Only then did the shopkeeper's voice emerge: "Now that the city gate is open, the food will be transferred here soon. Don't worry, everyone, just buy it for a day or two, and it will be easy to handle it... Ouch, the young master is here?"

Su You jumped out of the car and said to the people around him: "The market will be reopened soon. There is no need to rush. The incident of thieves is purely a rumor."

"Don't worry, everyone. Food from the suburbs will be shipped in soon. Our two trucks are just the pioneers. Shopkeeper, you unload the goods first, and I'll go see my in-laws."

When they entered Cheng's house, they saw Cheng Wenying, Shi Dongxiu, Shi Tong, and Mrs. Cheng, and two officials were sitting next to them.

One was the green-robed county magistrate, whom Su You had already met when he bought the official wine shop. The other was a square-looking man, wearing a vermilion robe with a curved collar and large sleeves, with a horizontal gusset at the bottom, a leather belt around his waist, and a headband.

He wears a futou and wears leather shoes. Judging from the color of his clothes, you can tell that he is the magistrate of the state.

Cheng Wenying then waved: "Xiaoyou, come here. I've met the prefect and have a long history."

Su You quickly stepped forward to salute, and then said: "Young man has met the prefect, Xian Ling. By the way, General Li has been staying at Tutu Temple for seven days outside the city. Take a look, prefect..."

Zhizhou obviously had no good feelings toward the barbarians. He flicked his sleeves and said, "It's not because the barbarians are in the city. This matter wouldn't have reached this level!"

Well, you are really unreasonable. Su You secretly cursed and said with a smile: "This matter is definitely not a bad thing. The Erlin Department came here hoping to purchase many products from Meishan. Among them, salt and tea need to be specially discussed by the state and county.

, the benefits are not small.”

Zhizhou frowned and said, "Isn't this matter a matter for Fushun Supervisor? What does it have to do with me, Meishan?"

But Cheng Wenying understood immediately when he heard: "Prefect, these are troubled times, so we sent them away quickly. If we really want to let them go to Fushun Prison, we will not disturb them along the way. If they are involved in traffic with barbarians, the court will investigate them and bring them to justice."

I said it was put down by me, Jiamei, so I'm afraid it might have something to do with the prefect."

Zhizhou nodded slightly: "Mr. Cheng, I came here this time to discuss the matter of calming the county, but I didn't expect that there would be such a twist."

Su You sighed secretly and shouted in his heart, Hey! I have been waiting outside the city for seven days! What kind of attitude do you have!

He quickly smiled and said: "Actually, after getting along with them, I feel that the barbarians are quite straightforward. This time, I will come here with 600 guan each of salt and tea. The rest will be purchased for books, ironware, weaving and dyeing, and porcelain. It just so happens that the proprietors

If they are all here, then it can be settled with one word."

Zhizhou frowned again: "The imperial court always shows favor to the barbarians and the price is too high. This is not good for me, Meizhou..."

Shi Dongxiu said: "Prefect, let's hear what Mingrun has to say."

Su You said: "Su You has been outside the city for seven days and has already understood the meaning of the Erlin Department. This time, the Yazhou Forgery Market has somehow changed the way of bartering. It followed the story of the Western Army and introduced the banknote system."

"In this way, the four Jiangqing families can take over this part of the salt banknotes, go to Fushun to supervise the salt sales, and use their own goods to send them away first. This is a convenience."

"The government does not need to follow the example of merchants and resell goods in person. It only needs to collect the full sitting and traveling taxes according to the value of the goods. This not only makes things easier, but also reduces the workload of subordinate staff and does not lose dignity. This is two conveniences."

"Since Jiang Qing came forward, even if there is any discrepancy, both parties can report it to the government and let the prefect make a decision. Your Excellency has not only cleared up the relationship, but also maintained the authority. This is the three conveniences."

"This matter is difficult to do due to the numerous tax cards in the inland states. But south of Meishan, past Yazhou, is the outside world. The barbarians will definitely be happy to do so. This is the unique geographical advantage of Meizhou."

"Since Yazhou has issued banknotes, why don't we follow the trend? Recruit merchants, run the business on the ground, and come several times, the prefect will treat the eyebrows, and achieve great results without any trouble. These are the four conveniences."

"Fan Wenzhenggong was guarding Shaanxi at that time and used military expenses to open up business. His annual income was as much as 400,000 yuan. There was no need to disturb the court, and the military food was sufficient."

"Now that the prefect is doing this, there is a story to rely on. And if there is slander, Yazhou will accept it. It will be beneficial and Meizhou will monopolize it. Why not do it? This seems to be the fifth convenience."

Zhizhou's eyebrows twitched twice, as if he was a little moved. With the Cangchang Wharf, there are too many things that can be operated here.

Su You said: "The prefect does not need to do anything more. He only needs to express his condolences and show his kindness to the Erlin Department. The rest of the affairs will be handled by our Jiangqing family and we will lure them with good products. People from afar will be convinced, and prosperity can be expected.

, the reputation of the prefect will surely spread throughout the southwest and last for a hundred generations."

Zhizhou nodded, then looked at Cheng Wenying and Shi Dongxiu: "What do you think?"

Cheng Wenying smiled and said: "Whether it's as fancy as Xiaoyou said or not, this is always an opportunity."

"I don't dare to say more from behind, but this is what I have in front of me: when rumors spread in various places, the Governor Duxian opened the door to welcome them, offered kind words and persuaded the barbarians to return home, which can be regarded as a first-class achievement.

"

Zhizhou finally smiled, what does it mean to turn a bad thing into a good thing? It all depends on one mouth. The Chenggong of the temple is really worthy of running a bookstore! So he cupped his hands and said: "In this case, I can't live up to my father's intention, so I went to the land

Let’s meet General Li in the temple.”

After sending away the magistrate and the poor magistrate who had been left alone for a long time, they saw four foxes, two old, one middle and one small, laughing tacitly.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but angrily named them one by one: "Father, Mr. Shi, Xiao Shi, Xiao You, do you have a bit of a gentleman's temperament?"

Su You smiled and said: "The profits are not huge this time. The Erlin Department did not bring much salt banknotes, just more than two thousand guan, half of which was salt tea. The benefit went to the government, and the remaining money was only about 1,000 guan."

"But this is secondary. The important thing is that this business road has reached Meizhou. My uncle-in-law and uncle Shi must have thought of this when they cooperated just now."

Cheng Wenying smiled and said: "Old Shi, hurry up and write a book in Yazhou and ask what's going on there. I'll write to Jiazhou right now, and I'll also inquire with the Chengdu Prefecture and the Transportation Department to see how this wind blows.

Come."
Chapter completed!