In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 265

These tenants don't know a word of Chinese characters and usually work like cows and horses. When did they have this kind of consciousness?
Stared at by Zhao Rushu, the tenant suddenly became nervous again, and stammered: "The little one is--did I say something wrong?"

Zhao Rushu realized that he had overreacted, and immediately came back to his senses. He glanced at the other tenant calmly, and said slowly: "It's good for you to understand. Today, His Majesty is holy, loves the people like a son, and many reforms of the court are for me. People of Song Dynasty."

"Yes, yes, that's what everyone says." Another tenant nodded quickly upon hearing this.

"Oh." Zhao Rushu asked tentatively, "Someone says that?"

Only then did Zhao Rushu know that there were many large teahouses in Lin'an City, and after Zhao Yurui came to the throne, there were storytellers.

These storytellers tell stories every day, and then by the way, they talk about the strategy of the emperor Zhao and Rui Aimin as sons. In short, they sing and sing for Zhao and Rui. After graduation, when these people went to the countryside, they also began to say some good things about the emperor.

As a result, more and more folk rumors spread. When everyone was working in the fields, when talking about the court's major affairs and policies, they all subconsciously thought that the new emperor was good and loved the people very much.

The tenant who was the first to speak said at this time: "I heard from the chief forest officer from Qiantang County that the imperial court may reduce taxes next year or the year after."

"They have come down many times and asked us how much tax we pay every year. Every time, someone took notes."

"It seems to be the man named Jin Yiwei who accompanied the servant Lin down last time."

The other person was full of joy: "My lord will reduce the rent by [-]%, plus you can reduce the tax, and you will have a good life in the future."

Zhao Rushu was dumbfounded, only then did he realize that Zhao Yurui had done a lot in silence.

He usually didn't like to go to teahouses, and he didn't know that in the past few years, there were people in the teahouses telling stories and promoting the emperor. He didn't know that the imperial court often sent people to the countryside to inquire about the people's farming output, land rents, and taxes.

In the past, officials from all over the Southern Song Dynasty could raise taxes privately, and taxes of various names emerged one after another, making people's lives difficult.

Now the emperor specially inquires about this kind of matter, and Jin Yiwei alone, or accompanied by the servants, inquires about relevant tax issues in the villages, so as to prevent county officials from raising taxes without authorization.

At this moment, Zhao Rushu was a little angry and said, "Why didn't you tell the master about these things earlier?"

The two tenants blushed and hesitated to speak.

Zhao Rushu said: "You said earlier that my master has already rented you [-]% of the land."

The two of them smirked.

"Let's go, take the master to the teahouse to have a look."

Not to mention, the weather is relatively hot today, and Zhao Rushu is already hot and thirsty outside. This is the first time he has come to a teahouse, and he finds that he is next to a card room. Don't even think about it, this must be Zhao Rushu. Rui's industry.

The teahouse was overcrowded, and some people were telling stories.

Zhao Rushu ordered a cup of tea, but there was no place to stand, so he had to drink it.

After listening for a while, I was sure it was the emperor's entrustment.

The storyteller has been talking about the imperial government's policies and the domestic situation, basically saying that landlords and officials have merged their land, and local officials are good at raising taxes and other things that easily resonate with ordinary people.

The tea is five cents a cup, which is not cheap, but there are quite a lot of people who come to listen, most of them are ordinary people.

These people are not very literate, and they have nothing to do in this hot weather, so they just come to listen to gossip.

The storyteller described the landlords and corrupt officials as extremely abominable, and the common people felt the same, and were very angry. From time to time, some people scolded the landlords loudly.

At this time, the storyteller's tone changed, and he began to talk about how the emperor reformed for the benefit of the common people, but there were traitors and corrupt officials in the middle of the court, no, some time ago, some people encouraged scholars to rise up and make trouble. People should be killed, it's like eating our blood and drinking our flesh.

Someone in the teahouse immediately echoed that they should be killed, and these scholars should also be killed.

Zhao Rushu was terrified when he heard that, and the emperor brought the public opinion war to the extreme, trying his best to win over the people at the bottom and fight against the landlords and bureaucrats together.

This is completely contrary to previous emperors.

The emperors of previous dynasties all tried to win over officials, gentry and landlords and oppress the people, so as to achieve the goal of stabilizing the country's rule.

Zhao and Rui were diametrically opposed, wooing the lower class and attacking landlords and officials.

Whether he can do this, Zhao Rushu is not sure now, but judging from the current situation in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yurui's throne is very stable, and the power is extremely concentrated, more powerful than any emperor in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Rushu quickly thought of one important point. Zhao Yurui was able to do so well because he was rich and able to control the army. An emperor with an army and money would not be too difficult to do anything.

Thinking of money, Zhao Rushu suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and felt a chill inexplicably.

I heard from Nie Zi they said that when Zhao and Rui were in Qingyuan Mansion, the counties in Qingyuan Mansion broke out that after depositing money, all the money could not be returned. At that time, there were not many places involved, and it only took more than a year. But private losses are said to be in the tens of millions.

After the emperor ascended the throne, Lin'an and even the whole country have been doing this. It has been three years now.

If I'm not mistaken, this matter may be the emperor's means of getting money.

If the national incident breaks out now, how much money can the emperor make?

"Hiss..." Zhao Rushu gasped, unable to imagine in his mind that this was the emperor's way of getting money.

It can't be described as shameless.

But think about it again, Longteng Bank only accepts deposits of more than [-] guan, the emperor doesn't cheat the poor.

Ordinary people, how can there be a thousand strings.

Thinking that the wealth of the wealthy officials of the Song Dynasty might be taken by the emperor for decades, Zhao Rushu wished he could turn around immediately and go to Longteng Bank to ask for money.

He put down his teacup abruptly, and was about to go back to Longteng Bank to demand a refund.

Unexpectedly, the storyteller said at this time that the imperial court needs money for many reforms, but there is not enough money.

Zhao Rushu stopped immediately.

The storyteller said, in my opinion, the imperial court should vigorously collect commercial taxes, so that those who open shops, who open shops, will spit it out. You see, the prices are so expensive now, and a meat bun costs thirty yuan. Who can afford it? .

"That's right." There was a burst of booing from below, and the common people raised their hands in support anyway when they heard about the deal with the rich.

"Now a chicken costs seventy cents."

"The best white sugar is several hundred yuan a catty."

"It's so damn profitable these days."

"Our tea costs five cents a cup."

The storyteller immediately said, this teahouse also has to pay taxes, we have to pay taxes for our hard work in farming, and the teahouse earns so much by making tea, so shouldn’t we pay taxes?
There was echoing voices all around, calling for the tax to be paid.

Zhao Rushu looked left and right, but he couldn't see the boss, and no one came out to stop him. Anyway, when it was said that the shops had to pay taxes, the people at the scene raised their hands in support.

"Your Majesty is going to blow the whistle on collecting business taxes." Zhao Rushu admired the emperor's routine.

Storytellers continue to sow hatred for the merchants, anyway, they are talking about how easy it is for the merchants to make money, and how difficult it is for ordinary people to work and farm. The ordinary people have to pay taxes, and merchants should pay more.

These words really touched the hearts of the common people, and the scene became more and more lively. Everyone asked when the emperor and the court would reform and properly collect taxes from the rich.

The storyteller said that there is no rush, the imperial court is now specifically reducing the price of salt, and it will definitely be done step by step next year.

In addition to collecting taxes, the imperial court is also trying to find ways to lower prices.

Now there is another applause from all around.

The imperial court reformed the salt policy this year, and the effect was remarkable. The price of salt in Lin’an City was reduced from 67 yuan per catty to [-] yuan per catty, a full reduction of half, and the quality of salt was greatly improved. They can still make money, which is good for everyone.

When this matter was said, the scene was full of voices praising the emperor.

When Zhao Rushu heard this, he couldn't help but want to say, why don't you let the emperor lower the price of sugar?

White sugar is a monopoly of the emperor, even if he does not lower the price, it is still extremely expensive.

But he knew that if he said something bad about the emperor at this time, he would probably be beaten to death.

After listening to it later, the storyteller began to talk about land annexation again.

He couldn't help but turned around and asked the tenants around him: "Does this person repeat this every day?"

The tenants nodded and smiled: "Almost, sometimes they talk about Jinmeng abroad."

And it basically refers to the incident of Jinmeng massacring the people of the two Song Dynasties.

Come on, Zhao Rushu is even more sure that this is the emperor's entrustment, besides helping the emperor sing and sing, it is also giving advice on the imperial court's policies.

He was anxious about his affairs in Longteng Bank, and he was [-]% sure that the emperor was doing it.

He hurriedly drank a bowl of herbal tea, then immediately turned around and went to Longteng Bank.

Just the same as before, the people from Longteng Bank still said the same, now you have to apply ten days in advance, we have received your application, please come back ten days later.

Zhao Rushu was furious, slapped the table and said no, I will take it out now.

There were still many customers at the scene. Some were depositing money, and some, like him, had applied in advance to withdraw money. That person laughed at Zhao Rushu. I came to pick it up today ten days in advance. I don't take either.

This person took the money to buy the land because he saw that the price of land in Lin'an City had dropped recently.

Zhao Rushu almost cried out that the bank was cheating money, but fortunately he swallowed it in the end.

The two sides couldn't stop arguing, and the other party insisted that it would take ten days to get it. Many people around persuaded Zhao Rushu not to make trouble, and everyone is like this now.

While the two sides were arguing, a person in the inner room poked his head out quietly. After looking at the scene, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly shrank back. After a while, someone ran out inside and told them not to quarrel, saying that someone invited Zhao Yushi went to the back room to talk.

Zhao Rushu snorted coldly, and followed them into the inner room.

As he walked, he said, "You know I'm Zhao Rushu, and I'm your majesty's uncle. My family is in urgent need of money. Give me the money quickly."

The man didn't speak, he pushed open the door, motioned to him to enter the room, and then retreated first.

Zhao Rushu looked puzzled, and waited to step through the door to have a look.

"Yuan Mihai." Zhao Rushu was shocked.

Inside is his eldest nephew, once Yi Wang Zhao Yurui's henchmen, and now Songjiang Salt Farm Supervisor Yuan Chang.

"Uncle." Yuan Mihai hurried forward.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Rushu was incredulous.

Yuan Mihai pushed open the door first, seeing no one was outside, and then closed the door.

Yuan Mihai said that he quit Songjiang Saltworks Superintendent, and someone from the imperial court's new division Jinshi came to replace him, and he would go to another county to serve as county magistrate.

But at this time he told Zhao Rushu that he had another identity, one of the behind-the-scenes bosses of Longteng Bank.

Damn, Zhao Rushu wanted to slap him right then, but he resisted the urge and almost gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty did this?"

Yuan Mihai thought for a while and nodded heavily.

"It's your mother-in-law's fault." Zhao Rushu was furious and started clapping the case.

"Uncle, don't get excited." Yuan Mihai persuaded in a good voice: "Your Majesty will not treat you badly, you are relatives."

"I—" I thank his eight generations of ancestors. If I didn't find something wrong today and kept asking for money, Zhao Yurui, the dog emperor, would have cheated even my money, and you, you are really nothing.

Zhao Rushu didn't treat Yuan Mihai as a person before, but now that he belongs to the emperor, he is not easy to get angry.

"I haven't touched my uncle's money and interest. I plan to return it to my uncle when I come back this time. It's not long since I arrived. I haven't told the front. The shopkeeper and the staff here don't know about it."

At this moment, Yuan Mihai took out a contract from his pocket, which was exactly the copy of Zhao Rushu's savings record.

Only then did Zhao Rushu believe that the emperor did this without any leaks, and the entire Longteng Bank, except for Yuan Mihai, probably no one else knew about it.

"Your Majesty?"

Zhao Rushu gritted his teeth and said, closed the net?

Yuan Mihai nodded: "Longteng Bank has been open in Lin'an for more than three years, it's time."

"Hiss..." Zhao Rushu gasped, "Is this the case all over the world?"

"That's all."

"How much does it cost?" Zhao Rushu's eyes were red.

"Not much." Yuan Mihai said with a smile: "I have paid a lot of interest over the years, although some people have also deposited interest."

He didn't say how much, but Zhao Rushu felt that it was at least one or two hundred million.

It has been more than three years, and Lin'an City has been in business for more than three years. How many rich people in Lin'an have stored their money in Longteng Bank, not to mention other prefectures and counties in the Song Dynasty. Longteng Bank has dozens of stores across the country.

The dog emperor was about to die, Zhao Rushu's eyes turned purple.

"Your Majesty is all for the development of the Great Song Dynasty and for the common people, constructing water conservancy projects, training troops and farmland, repairing city defenses, and welfare of officials, all of which require money." Yuan Mihai laughed.

"..." Without saying a word, Zhao Rushu felt that this was the worst emperor ever.

Is this going to empty out all the rich people in the world?
Just when he was filled with righteous indignation and jealous.

At this time, Yuan Mihai handed Zhao Rushu's list to him first: "This is my uncle's principal plus interest for the past three years. After three days, half of the copper coins will be sent to my uncle for a while."

Said, and said: "Another [-] coins will be given to my uncle, and the money will be half and half."

This is the meaning of the hush money. Let Zhao Rushu stop talking nonsense, and Zhao Yurui will close the net soon.

Of course Zhao Rushu didn't dare to speak nonsense, according to Zhao Yurui's style of acting, he dared to speak nonsense everywhere, and it was possible to punish his whole family.

"This, this, this is so embarrassing." Zhao Rushu turned his anger into joy, and now he got [-] more guan for nothing.

But thinking about it again, the emperor made so much money in the whole country this time, it was almost a case of jealousy.

He couldn't help asking: "Why does Your Majesty start now?"

Yuan Mihai said: "This year, His Majesty will measure the land. In cooperation with this matter, the two incidents will explode together and greatly weaken the wealth of the landlords and officials."

"Officials, gentry and landlords will count on the imperial court to help them recover their lost deposits, so they won't be so concerned about the matter of measuring land."

When Zhao Yurui was in Qingyuan Mansion, in the name of the government's recovery, they still helped many recover some losses.

It's the same now, when the thunder breaks out, the rich and the officials want to appeal, ask the court for help, and recover the deposits, so they don't want to think about measuring the land.

High, really high, even if Zhao Rushu refuses to accept it, and the emperor has severely damaged the rich and the official class in the world.

It will be difficult for these people to think of causing trouble in the future.

Ten days after Zhao Rushu left Longteng Bank.

Liang Chengda took the money he had just sold the land and wanted to save it, but the door of Longteng Bank was closed.

He came early, and there was a clerk from Longteng Bank next to him. This clerk also looked confused. When he came to work in the morning, the shop was closed.

At the end of September, the Longteng Bank exploded. Almost all the banks across the country closed down at the same time. Many employees didn't know what happened. Some shopkeepers ran away, and some were arrested.

But no one knew what happened, only that the deposit was missing.

This incident shocked the entire Song Dynasty, causing countless rich officials and gentry to cry for their fathers and mothers.

At the same time, the Four Seas Bank was also run on, but the Four Seas Bank received a lot of money and returned all the money to the people.

Now everyone thinks that the Four Seas Bank still has credibility.

At this time, the imperial court stood up and spoke out. The Four Seas Bank is officially run. If the boss dares to run away, the emperor and the imperial court will pay.

At this time, the people were moved and began to agree with the Universal Bank.

Zhao Yurui took advantage of this incident to lay the foundation for the future construction of the Song Dynasty State-owned Bank.

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