At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 30
"Yuanlu Navy!"

Upon hearing the enemy's situation, Zhang Shijie immediately rushed to the deck with his sword. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was just a small boat.

Chen Yi shouted: "Crash over!"

The helmsman received the order, slightly adjusted the direction, and ran directly towards the Yuan army's river patrol boat.

"Stop the ship for inspection...fuck..." A soldier from the Yuan Dynasty was shouting. Seeing the big ship approaching, he shouted angrily and jumped into the water. The others panicked and jumped into the water first.

The big ship ran over and the small boat immediately fell apart. Seeing Yuan Bing floating in the water, Zhang Shijie ordered: "Hook up and torture for information."

Immediately, soldiers came forward with long hooks, hooked up the two or three people nearby, and shot and killed the three or four people in the distance.

"Grandpa, have mercy on me." The captured Yuan Bing knelt on the deck, kowtowing desperately.

"I always thought that even though Yuan Bing was a good man, there were also cowards." Zhang Shijie sneered and shouted: "Drag him down, and he will be taken care of."

"Privy Minister, don't worry, I will let his father know how many times he fucked his mother!" Chen Yi was so rude that everyone around him laughed.

Those who dare to make a living at sea are all bold and ruthless people, and because sailing is boring, they are often rude and like to talk in a colorful way.

In Taizhou, Liu Shiyong personally led five thousand troops into Tiantai County and began to repair city defenses.

After Lin Yuzhang drove Xu Chen away, he did not occupy the city. Instead, he burned the city gates and tore down the city walls, abandoned the city and retreated into Tiantai Mountain, colluding with the Yuan army and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

"The terrain of Tiantai Mountain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Yuanlu troops come when our army attacks, we may be in danger of being destroyed. We will let them go for now and only focus on repairing the city defenses." Lin Jingxi said.

"It's easy for these thieves." Liu Shiyong said bitterly.

Lin Jingxi smiled and said: "There is no need to be angry. The rats have all left and the rooftop will no longer be blocked. When we finish dividing the fields and the people's hearts are stable, what will happen if the Yuan captives return?"

As the saying goes, the weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. It is like Diaoyu City, which has persisted for 36 years, all because of the unity of the people.

In order to achieve this goal, Zhao Shi often traveled incognito to observe the people's sentiments.

In the afternoon, Zhao went out accompanied by Lu Wu, Yang Shiyao, Yang Shilong and Wang Huiniang.

The entourage looks extraordinary, but there are many workshop owners and maritime merchants in Wenzhou, so there are many such children, so there is no need to worry about exposing one's identity.

People were coming and going on the street, and there were many vendors selling along the street. When he saw a candied fruit seller, Zhao took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and handed them to Wang Huiniang, saying, "Go buy some and try them."

"Your Majesty... officers, please do not use outside drinking water." Wang Huiniang advised.

Zhao Shi smiled and said, "I see you have swallowed your saliva. You eat and I look at the prices."

"Thank you, officer." Wang Huiniang blushed and took the copper coins, ran to the stall to bargain, and bought a small bag of candied fruits for ten cents.

Returning to Zhao Shi, Wang Huiniang said with a hint of pride: "I asked for ten cents and one tael, but I asked for a few more."

"Not bad." Zhao walked leisurely.

Seeing the rice store, Zhao Shi walked in and saw the prices inside, so he looked at it carefully.

Seeing the fine white rice priced at eight cents a catty, Zhao couldn't help asking, "How cheap is it?"

Although the imperial court looted millions of stones of grain and moved away many refugees, the overall situation was still a situation of more people and less land and insufficient food. The eight cents per pound was really too much.

"The yamen don't know something." The shop assistant said helplessly: "The money shortage is getting worse day by day. All things are cheap, but money is the most valuable."

Zhao Shi thought for a moment and said, "What if the imperial court reopens diplomatic relations?"

The waiter's expression changed and he said, "I'd rather have a penny or ten catties than pay for it."

Jiaozi was indeed spoiled.

It's no wonder that the people were unwilling. At first, Jia Sidao implemented the public land law and sent out Jiaozi as waste paper. Later, an imperial edict replaced Jiaozi with gold and silver Guanzi.

To this day, Jiaozi is not as good as toilet paper in the eyes of the people. If the court reprints Jiaozi, there will be many opponents.But the problem of money shortage must be solved, because deflation is also not conducive to economic development.

After thinking about it, I realized that money is expensive and things are cheap.

Seeing Zhao's worried look, Wang Huiniang asked puzzledly: "Official, prices are cheap now and people can buy more things with less money. Isn't that a good thing?"

"This is wrong." Zhao Shi said: "With insufficient money, it is difficult for the people to make money, so they will be unwilling to buy goods and will not buy things. The factories close down and the people have nowhere to work. If they don't work, they can't make money. So The situation is so bad that the court cannot collect taxes.”

What Zhao Shi said was not very professional..., but Wang Huiniang understood and immediately became unhappy.

Zhao Shi comforted him and said, "This matter cannot be solved by you or me. It is useless to think about it too much. Sirs, you will take care of it on your own."

"It's just a pain for the people." Wang Huiniang said.

Zhao Shi said: "Actually, the problem is not big. The war is dangerous now, and everything can be priced in grain. When the world is calmed down and the court's credit is restored, Jiaozi can be reissued."

Since ancient times, China has been short of copper coins, so in the Song Dynasty, Jiaozi became very popular. Even though it was often issued indiscriminately, it was still in circulation. In the end, it collapsed completely because Jia Sidao went too far.

The current prestige of the court is not enough to support the re-issuance of Jiaozi, so we can only do it slowly.

While chatting, a few people walked to the city gate and saw a large group of people surrounding the door, directly blocking the city gate.

Lu Wu couldn't help but said: "How can it be unreasonable to block the city gate in broad daylight and want to do the opposite?"

Zhao was short and couldn't see what was going on inside, so he asked Yang Shiyao to take a look.

Yang Shiyao squeezed in and came out a quarter of an hour later, telling the whole story.

It turned out that a family named Nie had a cracked house wall that needed to be repaired, so they transported a batch of green bricks from outside the city. Unexpectedly, they were blocked by a member of the Shishi Club when they arrived at the city gate.

"This shirtless club has gathered many rogue idlers, who use shirtlessness as a symbol of courage and monopolize construction and repair work in the city. Once they take over the work, they will transfer it to other craftsmen so that they can profit from the labor and material money.

The Nie family didn't want to do it, so Shishishe blocked the way and refused to let them pass. "Yang Shiyao said.

"You are so arrogant!" Lu Wu said bitterly: "Both the county government and the state government don't care?"

Yang Shiyao analyzed: "The county government exists in name only, and the state government is busy with dividing the land. How can we care about such trivial matters? Moreover, I think this matter has been going on for a long time. There must be someone in the government to protect me."

Zhao Shi looked at Yang Shiyao and said, "If you were asked to investigate such things, would you be confident?"

Yang Shiyao was stunned for a moment and replied sarcastically: "I don't have the talent, so I'm afraid I won't be able to do this."

Zhao Shi said: "It doesn't matter, let's try Fa Cao first. If it doesn't work, then change someone. I think it will be fine as long as you dare to kill people."

"As I become Wenzhou's Dharma Cao, what will happen to the affairs of Jiangxin Temple?" Yang Shiyao said hesitantly.

"Brother is in charge of both," Zhao Shi said.

While the two were discussing, soldiers came to disperse the crowd. The members of the Shirtless Society did not dare to talk to the soldiers, so they had no choice but to send brick trucks into the city.

This group of people did not disperse, but followed them, and Zhao Shi also followed to see what they wanted to do.

After turning into an alley, more than a hundred people suddenly rushed out, all with bare arms. They rushed up and robbed all the bricks on the car.

"Speak to the official, if your family can bring in bricks and tiles, your grandson will be left naked!" A leader-like person said and walked away.

Lu Wu asked anxiously: "Officer, are you going to let them go like this?"

Wang Huiniang said: "How can an official take risks with a body of ten thousand gold? After returning to the line, he can lead the army to arrest him, and he can't escape even one of them."

Zhao Shi said: "I can't intervene personally. There will be a meeting tomorrow. I will appoint my second brother as Wenzhou's legal director. It won't be too late to deal with it."

You are the emperor, but you are chatting with a bunch of thugs personally. This is not making decisions for the people, but slapping the faces of the court officials, and trampling Wenzhou officials on the ground.

(End of this chapter)