big song poppi

Chapter 519 0516 [People’s money is divided into - accounts]

Thousands of Xuzhou soldiers sat cross-legged on the ground, silently eating dry food.

The taste of dry biscuits is really not good, but after all, this stuff is pasta, which is extremely anti-hungry. If you eat it, you will feel bloated immediately after drinking some water.

Trying to swallow the dry biscuits in his mouth, Zhang Yi asked: "General, will the pseudo-Song Dog Emperor really settle in Quzhou?"

Zhang Yi was originally Wang Yan's general. After Wang Yan surrendered to Qi, he also called him back.

"To be honest, I'm not sure either."

Wang Yan shook his head, then chuckled and said: "But Quzhou is about to be taken. For us, this is a business without capital. Once the puppet emperor of the Song Dynasty is captured by us in Quzhou, it will be a big deal. Every one of the brothers present has been promoted to at least three levels in a row, and his wife, children, and children have also benefited from it, and they have been granted the title of wife."

"hiss!"

These words made all the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army breathe quickly and look excited.

For a moment, the originally weak and weak body was filled with strength again, and the whole person was in a state of excitement.

After eating the dry food and resting for a while, Wang Yan stood up and said, "Brothers, work harder and try to reach Quzhou before dawn."

"Order!"

All the soldiers did not dare to shout loudly and responded at the top of their lungs.

However, there was strong excitement in his tone.

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The continuous rainy days brought the Qi army's offensive to a standstill, which gave many people the illusion that the Qi army would soon stop fighting.

Kou Zhongwen is one of them.

Since the last meeting with the Holy Emperor left a good impression on the Emperor, Kou Zhongwen planned to continue his efforts.

After all, if you miss this opportunity now, you may never get it again in this life.

How to please the Supreme Emperor?

money!
The Supreme Emperor fled all the way from Jinling to Quzhou, leaving all his money and treasures in Jinling and Hangzhou, which gave Qi an advantage.

We are short of money now. When the situation stabilizes, whether it is to reward ministers, reward soldiers, or build palaces and gardens, which one does not require money?

Therefore, Kou Zhongwen set his sights on the common people, gentry and wealthy merchants in the city.

However, he was not stupid. He knew that he could not do it alone, so he roped in the general judge Li Wenqing into the team.

"Reward military tax?"

Li Wenqing frowned slightly.

Kou Zhongwen stroked his beard and chuckled and said: "Yes, the soldiers defended the country and protected the people of Quzhou from the disaster of the war. They shed their blood and sacrificed their lives. Now they are short of food and clothing, so naturally they must be rewarded."

To make money, you also have to pay attention to a clever name.

If the appearance is too ugly, it will not be beautiful.

Li Wenqing hesitated and said: "The taxes are already heavy, so I'm afraid the people won't want to pay them."

Kou Zhongwen had already prepared a plan and said confidently: "This matter is easy to handle. Let the gentry and landlords take the lead in donating. If they donate, the people will have no reason to refuse and can only follow suit. Let's talk to the gentry and landlords under their rule first, and then wait. After the taxes were raised, their money was paid back in full, and the people's money was divided into sixty-four cents."

"Is the sixty-four split account too much?"

Li Wenqing was obviously dissatisfied with the ratio of the accounts.

"Otherwise, how can we get those old foxes to donate money? By then the money will be in our hands, and it's not up to us to decide whether to give it or not?"

Kou Zhongwen glanced at him sideways and felt that this man was really stupid.

If he couldn't handle it alone, he would never involve this guy to share the credit.

"Wow!"

Li Wenqing's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "I'll just find some excuse to trick you, and I won't give you a penny!"

Kou Zhongwen warned: "This is the opportunity. Whether you can seize it and rise to the top depends on this experience. You must not let it slip."

"Don't worry, Kou Zhizhou, he's from our province."

Li Wenqing nodded solemnly.

His family background is not as prominent as Kou Zhongwen's. His ancestor was just a small landowner with mediocre abilities. If there are no exceptions, this general judgment will be over.

Now that the opportunity has come, Li Wenqing will naturally not let it go.

The two of them did what they said and started taking action immediately.

After some operations, more than 500,000 yuan in taxes were raised in just three days. The bulk of it was naturally the money donated by the gentry.

It's just that the people under Quzhou's rule were already heavily taxed, and now they had to pay an extra tax to reward the army, and they were completely drained of their wealth.

For a time, mourning was everywhere in Quzhou, and many people abandoned their fields and went into the mountains to become fugitives.

But Zhao Ji, who lives deep in the palace, has no idea and has no way of knowing.

Besides, according to his character, even if he knew, he wouldn't say anything.

At this time, Zhao Ji was writing and splashing ink in the study.

After finishing a painting, he took the hot handkerchief from Li Yan and wiped his palms while admiring his masterpiece: "Although Quzhou is a small place, the scenery is unique."

Li Yan opened his mouth and said flatteringly: "The Emperor's painting skills seem to have improved again. He is on par with Wu Daozi, Gu Kaizhi and other sages, and he is worthy of being respected as a Taoist sage."

Zhao Ji shook his head and laughed: "You old slave, don't talk nonsense with me. I still have some self-awareness, and I am not as good as Wu Sheng. But compared to Mi Pei and Dong Yuan, I should be good."

Li Yan said seriously: "My servant feels that Wu Daozi is just a master, and he has only been a painting fanatic all his life. The Supreme Emperor is different. He is proficient in literature, Tao, military strategy, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, astronomy and geography. He is an all-around talent that is rare to see in a thousand years. If he concentrated on painting, I am afraid that Wu Daozi would have to be defeated."

This flattery made Zhao Ji feel comfortable, and he laughed heartily and said, "You have such a mouth."

At this time, Li Yan took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty, Quzhou magistrate Kou Zhongwen and general magistrate Li Wenqing are asking for an audience."

Zhao Ji asked casually: "What are they doing here?"

Li Yan praised him at the right time: "Kou Zhongwen has a sincere heart. He must have found a good treasure again and came here to honor the Supreme Emperor."

The flattery before was all foreshadowing this sentence.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji didn't care about Li Yan's words for Kou Zhongwen. Instead, he joked: "Tell me the truth, how much did you receive from Kou Zhongwen?"

Li Yan immediately raised three fingers, pointed to the sky and cursed: "The conscience of heaven and earth, I can't even confiscate a single copper coin."

"I'm sorry that you, an old slave, don't dare. Come on and follow me to see them."

Zhao Ji put his hands behind his back and strode out of the study.

Li Yan touched his heart, smiled slightly, and followed quickly.

He did not confiscate a single copper coin, but ten thousand green coins.

Needless to say, the green money produced by Puppet Qi is really very convenient. Not to mention hundreds or even thousands of guan, it is tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of guan. It is light and fluffy on the body and cannot be seen at all.

When the Supreme Emperor went south, he also suffered.

Most of the family's assets were in Bianjing City, but they were all confiscated by Han Zhen. The money he took to the south was also lost in Jinling and Hangzhou.

Zhao Ji was poor, and so was he.

In the main hall, Kou Zhongwen and Li Wenqing have been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Zhao Ji arriving, the two of them hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I have seen the Supreme Emperor."

Sitting on the main seat, Zhao Ji asked loudly: "Why do you want to see me?"

Kou Zhongwen said loudly: "Replying to the Emperor, the people of Quzhou and the gentry and wealthy merchants made spontaneous donations to reward the soldiers who defeated the Czech army. The total amount of charity raised is 580,000 yuan. This is the account. I would like to ask the Emperor to take a look."

Five hundred and eighty thousand dollars?
Zhao Ji felt happy.

He is short of money now, very short of money.

Last year, Cai Jing helped him earn a lot of money, which he planned to use to build a new palace. However, before the design drawings of the palace were completed, Qi Jun called.

In desperation, he had to flee in panic with some gold and silver.

As a result, after arriving in Hangzhou, not even two days had passed before the Qi navy called again. This time it was more dangerous than the last time. Zhao Ji didn't even have time to take away the gold and silver, and all of them were taken advantage of by Qiu Ba, the pseudo-Qi navy.

Kou Zhongwen's 580,000 yuan really solved his urgent need.

As for whether the money was voluntarily donated by the people, it doesn't matter at all.

Looking through the account book in his hand, Zhao Ji praised with a smile: "Yes, the people of Quzhou have been taught very well by the two beloved ministers."

"This is the Holy Grace of the Supreme Emperor. I dare not take credit for it." Kou Zhongwen said quickly.

Zhao Ji said in a deep voice: "You are so talented, it is a waste of your talent to be a prefect. I will promote you to the position of Minister of Revenue and Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"My lord...thank you, Your Majesty!"

Kou Zhongwen felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart and bowed with great ceremony.

My servant, the deputy prime minister!

From being the governor of a state to becoming the deputy prime minister, this is really a step to the sky.

(End of this chapter)