Chapter 404: It seems that there is too much errandism

The quarrel with Zong Ze was the flattering sperm. While arguing, the two entered the door. When Zong Ze saw Zhao Xing, he bowed angrily: "Taiwei, my yamen runner beat the Hangzhou Bureau of Construction. Tong Guan requisitioned folk materials to make royal supplies. He dared not pay. That eunuch dared to seize my yamen runners. I heard that those yamen runners were being tortured, so please ask the yamen runners to take charge."

Mao Pang smiled flatteringly and interrupted, "Mr. Tong Dage is also working for His Majesty. No matter what, Hangzhou should not beat up the servant who created a bureau. My husband said, right?"

Zong Ze glared: "Mao Zemin, who is your person? Why do you speak to that eunuch? Are you still called 'Zemin'?"

In Mao Pang's opinion, Zong Ze's words were not scolding, because asking who he was means that Zong Ze had already regarded him as a member of the one-party. Now, the Southern Party contacted Guan Party and Luo Party, and were dominant in the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, and were considered a member of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau. This was a shortcut to promotion in the Nanyang Affairs Bureau. So Mao Pang immediately explained: "Don't calm down, I'm not talking to Tong Dage. Tong Dage is a friend of Zhao Gong. We can't ignore the owner's face when we beat a dog, right?"

Zhao Xing waved his hand to stop the two of them quarrels: "Zong Zhizhou, go and tell Tong Dage that the Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau is just a manufacturing department. According to the imperial system, he has no power to own the yamen runners and has no right to collect private materials. If the materials are required, he will register and transfer them to the Hangzhou Yamen, and the state Yamen will be supported."

Zong Ze stomped his feet: "In this way, that's not a bottomless pit, how much can we spend to supplement him."

Wanqi Yong stretched out a finger and quietly reminded: "Budget and final accounts!"

Zong Ze suddenly realized: "Yes, why didn't I expect that we have the right to make a budget and final accounts, and the funds we support the Hangzhou Bureau of Construction can be deducted from the tax paid. The more he wants, the more we deduct. The court cannot receive the full tax, so it will naturally ask him - a good idea."

Mao Pang also said with a wry smile: "In silence, the arms of Tong Da Pavilion are reduced, and there is no right to collect taxes among the people. What kind of trouble can Tong Da Pavilion make? My husband is good at it."

Zhao Xing was very comfortable being patted by Mao Pang's horse. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Mao Pang. He asked, "You are here, are Qin Shaoyou also? You two don't do business and have banquets all day long. I have received a lot of impeachment regulations. You two should be careful in the future."

Mao Pang doesn't care about impeachment, because pleasing Qin Shaoyou is equivalent to pleasing Zhao Xing. With Zhao Xing's support, the Nanyang Affairs Bureau can walk sideways, who is afraid of whom. Moreover, he believes that what he does with Qin Guan now will leave a lot of money in history.

Mao Pang's guess is correct. He and Qin Guan were called the "ancestor of Chinese drama" because of their compilation of dramas. In the past, there were not no dramas before them, but the compilation of "The West Chamber" set a precedent for scholars to enter this industry.

Mao Pang chuckled indifferently and replied in a gentle voice: "Although we have more romantic days, hasn't the affairs of the state been lost? Hehe, you can use this to fight back against those who were impeached."

Mao Pang is shameless enough.

Zhao Xing knew in advance that Qin Guan was a pure, sentimental poet. He asked him to handle specific official duties, which was to let the chef think about the theory of relativity, which was simply difficult for others. So after Qin Guan took office, he selected his best students and mobilized elite soldiers to help Qin Guan handle official duties. Now, the official affairs in Yuezhou basically have nothing to do with these two people. These two officials have become professional gamers, which is what they now call the "idle class". But now, Mao Pang has taken the excellent official affairs in the state completely on his own, and shamelessly took them as his own merits.

Zong Ze knew the truth, but Zhao Xing protected Qin Shaoyou, which is known to every Song Dynasty person. Due to the existence of Qin Shaoyou, he was not easy to criticize, so he had to give Mao Pang a look. He complained dissatisfiedly: "I heard that Qin Shaoyou came to Hangzhou with you, and you two are fine, and you are not waiting for Yuezhou. You are still in Hangzhou for longer than Yuezhou. What does this mean? As an agent, I am busy every day, but you two are traveling every day. Zemin, restrain yourself and don't make things difficult for the Taiwei."

Mao Pang chuckled, waved his fan lightly, and replied casually: "That's why you can't work... My husband, we came by boat. Brother Shaoyou met Jing Niang on the dock. He followed Jing Niang. The subordinate was wandering and happened to meet Zong Zhizhou, so he came along the way. I heard that Zong Zhizhou's yamen runners were detained by Hangzhou Fake Bureau..."

Zhao Xing immediately continued: "Zemin, you can go for me, take a few servants, use my famous post to find Tongdage, tell him what I mean, and then tell him: I will perform "The West Chamber" on the Blue House tonight, and have a new role, and invite him to have tea. As for the yamen runners in Hangzhou, most of them are my nephews, so I asked him to release them. In addition, the third yamen runners in Hangzhou asked him to disband...

Zong Zhizhou and Tong Dage were not in a relationship, and they couldn't help but conflict. You go to Tong Dage, your attitude is neither soft nor hard. As long as Tong Guan agrees, my goal will be achieved. Why do you have to be so intense?"

"Pack it with me, wrap it with me!" Mao Pang agreed with a stack of voices. He looked at Zhao Xing's house, then stopped his eyes at his feet, and praised him with a stack of voices: "Taiwei, your house is really tasteful. I often hear that my husband lives in a luxurious life, which is comparable to that of Cai Jing. But this room is simple and reveals the spirit of books everywhere, which is really admirable."

Wan Qiyong smiled secretly and stood up to say goodbye: "Taiwei, I'll go and do my job first!"

Zong Zeqin scolded: "Shapeman, what do you know? Which thing is cheaper here? This desk is made of Vietnamese mahogany. The desk has been painted with more than ten layers of paint, which can be seen by people. There are also this carpet, such a scarlet Persian carpet, which is sank to the ankle as soon as it steps on it. There are only two pieces in the Song Dynasty, and the other one is spread in the palace.

This chair... these books, these calligraphy and paintings, are not done by famous artists..."

"Color!" Zhao Xing cut off Zong Ze's nagging: "The reason why this house looks simple and elegant is that there are only two colors in the whole house: red tables and chairs, red carpets, bookshelfs, the colors of the whole house are mainly red, and the rest are blue embellishments, blue in candlesticks, and blue globe... Because the colors are not mixed, the whole house looks simple and elegant."

Mao Pang was also a lover of calligraphy and painting. After hearing this, he immediately fell into deep thought. He took the famous letter from Zhao Xing and followed Zhao Xing's servants out of the door. After he left, Zong Ze continued angrily: "The matter of Tong Guan's eunuch has been resolved, and I am also worried that Suzhou should be in charge of the bureau. I heard that in order to find the flowers and stones that won the surprise, officials from all over the country were like wolves and tigers. Whether it was mountains, deep valleys, rapids, dangerous shoals, or deep courtyards, as long as there was a stone and a tree that could be played with, a healthy official would enter the ground and make a royal mark. This thing became a thing in front of the imperial court. The owner must protect it properly; if he was not careful, he would be punished for being disrespectful.

When shipped, the walls and houses were usually demolished, and the goods were respectfully invited out. In order to eliminate disasters and avoid the yamen runners from putting disrespectful sins on them. Countless people lost their entire family for this.

Sir, Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau has not yet made any trouble with Suzhou, but Hangzhou's maritime businessmen and wealthy people all over the world are heard of. I am worried that those yamen runners will extend their hands sooner or later. What should I do? The Taiwei must make plans early."

Zhao Xing sneered: "I have warned Zhu Xie in advance, don't worry, my Nanyang Affairs Bureau is no better than other places. We have all the Tang Shuji Museum. The township heroes and the reserves are sound. You can secretly remind your subordinates that once the yamen runners cross the boundary, let them mobilize the township heroes. And the boxing bravery of the Tang Shuji Museum, tell them that my policy is only four words: death without evidence. Give them the name of the bandits, death without evidence, and see who dares to enter the Nanyang Affairs Bureau."

Zong Ze shook his head: "If Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau directly submits to the local yamen, would he let the local yamen ignore it?"

Zhao Xing laughed: "If that happens, it will turn things into a fight between me and Zhu Xie - I will still beat out the officials of the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau who submitted the post and tell them. The Nanyang Affairs Bureau discovered strange flowers and stones. If you want to contribute to the emperor, I, the head of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, should contribute to it. He snatched the flowers, trees and stones from my land to contribute, which was my credit. Don't blame me for turning against others."

Zong Ze looked at Zhao Xing with pity and bowed: "That's how it's wrong for the Grand Marshal."

After Zong Ze said goodbye, Zhao Xing's beloved daughter Zhao Jie turned out from a bookshelf in the study. She held a book in her hand, stared at Zong Zedi's back, biting her finger and asking puzzledly: "Dad, why are you promoted to husband now? This person still claims to be the Grand Marshal?"

Modern titles such as "father", "mother", "wife", and "husband" have appeared in the Song Dynasty, but these are all informal titles. The formal titles of parents are "legitimate father" and "embroidered queen". Zhao Jie has always been favored in front of Zhao Xing, and she can come in and play in the study that others cannot enter. Just now, she hid behind the bookshelf and eavesdropped on the conversation here by reading books.

This girl never formally called her father, and Zhao Xing never cared about it. He smiled and touched the girl's head and explained: "He called me the Taiwei, which is actually a hint, implying that he has followed me for a long time and was my old man during the Taiwei period, so this is not a negligence... Child, there are too many types of names in the officialdom, and each title represents a relationship. You can learn it slowly in the future."

"It's so complicated!" Zhao Jie shook her head and replied.

Zhao Jie flipped through a few pages of the book, closed the book suddenly, stared at her eyes and asked, "Dad, I remember Uncle Wanqi also had to report the ownership of those spoils. You originally agreed with Uncle Wanqi to pay only 500 million guan to the court. Now, you used the crown to fool the court and falsely reported the value of the spoils, and just gave only 500 million guan. Uncle Wanqi should tell you where the remaining money is stored and how to spend it, but why did he leave without saying it?"

Zhao Xing laughed: "Silly woman, how do you know he didn't say it? He was nagging about reporting the expenses and just waiting for me to mention the amount, but this amount could not be easily mentioned. I didn't say it. He understood this meaning, so he stood up and said goodbye, and finally he would not talk about the disposal of the money."

Zhao Jie blinked her big eyes and asked, "Dad, I don't understand that it's just this. Is our family still short of money? What's the use of hiding this huge sum of money for the sake of a terror? With our family's current money, even if we have ten lifetimes, why is it still greedy for that spoil?"

Zhao Xing laughed, he stroked Zhao Jie's head and explained with a smile: "Zong Ze knows the origin of this money, Wang Mingsou knows, but they are all upright people. Why do these upright people keep silent in front of this huge money, because they know the intention of my concealment of this money.

Cai Jing encouraged the present day and said, "Only the king will not." They regard the country's money as dirt. In just a few years, they spent more than a hundred years of reserves. Now they rely on the money I have robbed to maintain a luxury life. However, the court cannot leave behind emergency money. Now the stolen treasury of the imperial court has been empty in various places, and the often closed positions are empty. If there is another unexpected incident in the country, what can we use to deal with the emergency? We can only count on the money I intercepted.

There were two accounts in our area, one was the Arabian valuation, and the other was the capital valuation. These wealth were exchanged for the soldiers' hardships. They were also filled in when they filled in the bottomless pit, but they used the capital valuation to intercept part of them and filled in the stolen warehousing of the prefectures and counties under our Nanyang Affairs Bureau. This was also filled in, which was beneficial to the state.

Moreover, I have already declared to the court that I intend to reserve some of the funds as financial emergency funds, so even if things go a long way, those officials will have room to spare themselves, such as the books we do, and the officials are not aware of them, etc. In this case, those upright officials will naturally dare to work together and protect this secret with me, so Wanqi Yong will not say it, but others will know it, but they will not say it either.

Because of this money, Zong Ze was confident that he was happy to spend money. Because of this money, Wang Mingsou saw that the coastal people had reduced taxes for one year, but he deliberately kept silent.

This money is a open and upright secret. Girl, don’t talk about this with others in the future, but you should know in your heart: With this expedition, our Nanyang Affairs Bureau has reserved ten years of financial income. With this money as a backing, we can vigorously develop production and economy in coastal areas. Anyone who knows this money will not have the idea of ​​leaving the current position or relocating other places within at least ten years. This will be a powerful tool for us to stabilize people’s hearts."

Zhao Jie still wanted to continue discussing this issue. Zhao Xing had already pulled her hand with love and said, "You girl, no matter what you do, you will never be an official. Why do you seem more enthusiastic about government affairs than a few brothers? Okay. I'll take you to listen to the opera."

Following the stairs of the castle, Zhao Xing took Zhao Jie's hand to the roof platform. The newly edited "The West Chamber" is being staged. This drama is a program that is retained by Zhao Xing's mansion. There are not many female entertainment projects in the Song Dynasty. Officials and wives have to work hard all day long, and entertainment projects are even more poor. Therefore, the launch of the newly edited "The West Chamber" has given them more entertainment in their poor lives. Over time, these officials and wives can not only sing the singing style in the play at once, but also make a few sentences in person.

The new "The West Chamber" was jointly written by two talented men, Qin Guan and Mao Pang. The poems in it are gorgeous and lingering, which makes the Song Dynasty women who boldly pursue love admire them, making them find spiritual comfort outside of real life, and the success of this play was deeply imprinted by Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing likes to formulate strict rules when doing things. In the newly compiled drama, there are regulations on how actors put on makeup, what costumes each character wears, and even how to draw eyebrows and circles of eyes. It is this standardization that makes the entertainment project of drama stand out among various forms of entertainment in the Song Dynasty, gradually surpassing other entertainment, and becoming the first choice for entertainment in Hangzhou. Even some officials like to come here to show their faces and listen to a few words of chanting of talented men and beautiful women.

This is a world where women are in power. On the platform on the roof, there are all the officials and wives sitting in the front row. Due to the popularity of drama, a wife-diplomacy style has gradually evolved under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau. The officials and wives were listening to the songs, holding embroidery, and whispering to each other, communicating official information and maritime trade information - they were holding embroidery in their hands, purely trying to please Cheng Azhu.

In recent years, Zhao Xing's wives and concubines have gradually become clear in division of labor. Cheng Azhu's housekeeper, because she didn't know much literacy, she could not help but rely on her own daughter Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie looked smart. In addition, Li Qingzhao's cleverness was on her side, so she managed the servants and financial expenses in the family on behalf of her mother, and managed them in an orderly manner.

At the same time, Chen Yiyi took over all the domestic industries in her family and became a family's money-making machine, specializing in generating income at home. Because Kasli knew multiple languages, she became Zhao Xing's diplomatic secretary and was in charge of foreign trade at home. After that, the two had important things to do. They were so busy that they were busy every day. Cheng Azhu enjoyed listening to music and relaxed. Because she didn't know much literacy, she always liked to take a piece of embroidery when listening to music and embroidered a few strokes in the gaps between stages. Although her family no longer needed to embroider her own hands, the habits she had developed over the years could not be changed for a while.

Cheng Azhu likes to listen to music. She gradually attracted a group of fellow fans. In order to please Cheng Azhu, the official wives also held an embroidery piece in their hands. When the scene changed, they embroidered and talked, just like later women watching movies and wearing sweaters, just looking for trouble. But unexpectedly, this habit soon became a routine for listening to operas.

The officials occupied the best position upstairs. The officials had to squeeze in the hatchback. Not everyone was qualified to come up here. Those who were qualified to come were from Zhao Xing's circle. The officials stood in the hatchback, listening to music and chatting, exchanging official dynamics with each other. Among so many people, there was no communication with others. He sat a little closer to the middle, and there were women next to him, but he looked straight and shook his head and admired the singing style on the stage. Occasionally, officials came over to chat with him. He waved his hand impatiently and signaled that the other party not to disturb him.

Zhao Xing approached the other party and greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Guishan, why did you have a good mood today?"

Mr. Guishan's name is Yang Shi. His courtesy name is Zhongli. He was known as Mr. Guishan. He was from the Nanjianzhou Jiangle (now Fujian). He passed the imperial examination in the ninth year of Xining. He was promoted to an official position but did not go to the office. He worked as a teacher in Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi for nearly ten years. He studied in a closed door for nearly ten years. The legend of "Chenmen Lixue" that was passed down from generation to generation was about him. Yang Shi began to become an official after he was 40 years old and is currently the magistrate of Xiaoshan County, Hangzhou.

Mr. Guishan raised his face and looked at Zhao Xing and replied: "Hangzhou Xiaoshan. Apart from a river, the rich and the poor are two worlds. I know that you are now spending money, building roads, building schools, and building medical centers. I don't ask for anything else. I know that there are two bridges in your castle that lead to the opposite river. I hope you will open this bridge to the public so that my Xiaoshan County and Hangzhou will be unobstructed."

Zhao Xing smiled and asked back, "Mr. Guishan. If your house became someone else's aisle, people would flow continuously. Every time people pass by the land without caring about your existence, what would you think?"

The two bridges Yang Shi talked about were two bridges leading from Zhaoxing Castle to the Israeli village opposite the river. Now, with the support of Zhaoxing, the Israelis have gained a foothold opposite Zhaoxing Castle. Their villages have expanded greatly. However, Israelis are cautious by nature and are unwilling to live with the outside world easily. They simply built stone walls as high as Zhaoxing Castle on the outside of their village to close themselves. However, they communicated with the outside world only through a few very narrow stone gates, or simply through the two bridges in Zhaoxing.

Xiaoshan County has been developing rapidly due to the Qiantang River. The land price in Xiaoshan County is simply floor price compared to Hangzhou due to poor transportation and the difficulty in transporting grain and other agricultural products in Xiaoshan County, which makes it sit by the canal but does not enjoy the convenience of the canal. Yang Shi was worried.

"Since sir, I don't want to open the stone bridges in the fort, I will build a few more. I know that the Qiantang River tide is wet and fierce, making it extremely difficult to ferry and build a bridge on the Qiantang River. However, the stone bridges in the adult castle have been built for many years, and they are as strong as mountains in the tide. This shows that the adult has the technology to build a bridge on the Qiantang River - it was found ten years ago.

In this way, building a bridge is nothing to the adults. Now, I heard that there is no shortage of money in the construction of the bridge, so let’s build it. This time, the official came here, and waited for the bridge to open. If the adults did not agree to build the bridge, I would live here. Well, listen to the songs, drink good wine, and occasionally recite poems and essays with colleagues. This day I will wait. When will the adults reply, I will go back to the county. Anyway, there is nothing big about that small county."

Zhao Xing replied: "Building bridges - Just as you said, technology is not a problem, money is not a problem, but manpower is a big problem. Now the Nanyang Affairs Bureau is building roads everywhere and is carrying out large-scale construction. This manpower is too short, and skilled craftsmen cannot draw it out. Mr. Guishan, now we start to build bridges. When the Qiantang River tide arrives, I may only be able to build a few piers. It is better to wait until this year's tide is over, and we will start construction in the dry season in winter."

Yang Shi shook his head and refused: "No, just as the adults said, there are shortages of workers and materials everywhere. Now I am authorized, so I will start raising stones, lime, cement, steel, and steel cables from now on. When the materials are ready, it will be winter. What do you think? "

Zhao Xing smiled bitterly and said casually: "Have you made the budget? Take it for a look."

Yang Shi immediately took out a copy from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Xing. Bian replied diligently: "Sir, I'll do it. The two stone bridges are not consumed, at most 150,000 guan. This money can be obtained from Hangzhou Prefecture."
Chapter completed!