The merchants drank tea in the state government office, listened to the prefect's admonishment and encouragement, and left together with different thoughts.

Ding Fengnian and Dai Chengsi were in the same car.

Ding Fengnian sighed: "This prefect is not easy to deal with. He has to spend money to eliminate disasters."

Dai Chengsi said: "No, the prefect just borrowed the boat and did not ask for money. What's more, by helping the government transport disaster relief food, you can gain a good reputation and save some blessings for your descendants. It is no better than being corrupted by those treacherous officials.

If you put it into the pocket of a corrupt official, you won't even hear a sound."

"I also obey this governor, but I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in Jinzhou for a long time!" Ding Fengnian was worried.

Dai Chengsi smiled and said: "Last year, many business leaders organized strikes in various places in the north and south. There were strikes in both Chang'an and Luoyang. In Chang'an, the strike lasted for more than two months. We Jinzhou merchants should also learn a lesson and not be allowed to be officials.

Even if Governor Zhu leaves office, he has set many rules. From now on, when we go on strike, we will make appeals according to his rules."

Ding Fengnian said: "It's difficult."

Dai Chengsi's expression became ferocious: "My grandfather had a family fortune of thirty thousand gu at that time. My father and I worked hard to manage it, but now we only have a few thousand gu left. If we continue to be exploited like this, it will be a matter of time before we break up our family and flee. It's really going to take us away.

I'm in a hurry, so I'll contact the bandits in the mountains!"

Ding Fengnian remained silent.

The gentry and merchants left the prefecture, and Ju Ming was not idle either. He was writing a letter to the emperor. He said that the spring drought in his area was serious, and he asked the emperor to grant him a Thousand Degrees of Ultimatum.

The certificates of the Song Dynasty were securities.

The first use of ultimatums for disaster relief was during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, which opened Pandora's box.

In the late Northern Song Dynasty, Jiaozi was invalidated, and the ultimatum could even be used as banknotes to pay taxes or pay for goods.

In the first year of Yuanfeng, the repairs to the city gates of Tokyo City were completed, and the imperial court could not come up with the money for the time being, so it gave a thousand ultimatums to compensate for the project cost.

In the second year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei requested the imperial court to allocate funds to pay military salaries and build fortifications. Zhao Gou said that he had no money and gave Yue Fei 200 ultimatums...

It was impossible for Ju Ming to directly ask the emperor for money to relieve the disaster, but it was easier to ask some monks to give him an ultimatum.

Anyway, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty planned to promote Taoism, and the Taoist priests were very generous with their ultimatums and rewards.
Chapter completed!