King of Song

Chapter 184

At the beginning of February, Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun returned to Hangzhou from Jiangning!

I stayed with the old man at home for a whole month, because I remembered Lin Zhao in my heart, and it was time to start some important things.So the two girls had no choice but to bid farewell to several elders, and went south to Qiantang County again.

For this, Mrs. Meng agreed very much. Although she hoped that her granddaughter could be with her, she hoped that her granddaughter would have a good home.Youdao said that long-term love grows, and it is always good to let the granddaughter and Lin Zhao get along, she is very relieved.

Meng Ruoying once proposed to bring a few old people to Hangzhou after the spring blossoms, and Mrs. Meng seemed a little moved.But Gu Qi didn't seem to have that kind of thought, and used the excuse that the two children were too young to leave Jiangning.

In desperation, I had no choice but to give up!
When they returned to Qiantang County, Lin Zhao went to the canal wharf to meet them in person.It's only been a month since they saw each other, but when Meng Ruoying saw Lin Zhao, tears still rolled in her eyes.It's really like not seeing each other every day, and we miss each other very much. That feeling is a kind of happy torture.

If it weren't for the consideration of the people coming and going on the pier, I'm afraid I couldn't bear it long ago and threw myself into Lin Zhao's arms.

"I'm back, the spring is beautiful, don't cry!" Lin Zhao joked with a smile, and Meng Ruoying laughed through her tears.

"Is everything alright at home? Are the elders in good health? What about the two little ones?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

Meng Ruoying nodded and said, "It's all good, your body is very strong, but you didn't go back, it's a pity that you didn't go back, but they like the gift you brought back!"

"Well, try to find time to go back and visit them this year!" Lin Zhao also had no choice but to decide that no matter how busy this year is, he will go back to visit a few elderly people.

Gu Yuelun smiled and said: "It's time to go back, Xiao Yangu has already called for his brother..."

"Brother..." Lin Zhao hesitated for a moment, and then he couldn't laugh or cry!

Xiao Aguda's father, Wan Yan Li Bo, is only in his early thirties, and he once fought side by side with him, so he is called a brother.According to this seniority, the little guy should call himself uncle.However, he is no longer Wanyan Aguda, but Yan Gu who grew up with his little cousin.

Forget it, give him some face, whether to call him uncle or brother, it's up to him.He has already lost the chance to become Jin Taizu, and he should be given some compensation in terms of title.

"Okay, I'll try my best!"

Gu Yuelun avoided Meng Ruoying, and sneaked up to Lin Zhao's ear and said, "Daddy said, I want you and sister-in-law to have a baby earlier..."

"Uh..." You just got old, but now you want to be a grandfather again?Uncle is really worried.It's just that, wouldn't it be cheaper for the two little guys to become uncle brats!

"Okay, I'll work hard!" That's what Lin Zhao said, but Lin Zhao knew that he might not get what he wanted in the short term.Mu Sihong's physical condition is not good, and she is not suitable for having children before she recovers.Anyway, I am still young, so there is no need to worry.

"Okay, let's go back, although it's already February, it's still a bit chilly!" While speaking, Lin Zhao took Meng Ruoying's hand, and the three got into the carriage together!
"Ruoying, we have to start with the tea and cotton matters!" Lin Zhao said softly in the carriage.

Meng Ruoying nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I hurried back from Jiangning!"

Lin Zhaodao: "Tea trees take time to grow. There is no need to worry about this. Cotton can be the main product this year..."

"Well, do you plan to start producing cotton cloth this year?" Meng Ruoying speculated about Lin Zhao's ideas. In terms of business, Lin Zhao's ideas are often unexpected, but the results are quite good.

"No, it's too soon. People in the world are used to silk and linen. Cotton is good, but they may not like it. But we can try to make a small amount to see how people accept it." Lin Zhao said: "This year's cotton , the main products are cotton-padded clothes and quilts!"

"Also, the quilt is extra warm in winter, so someone will definitely like it!"

Lin Zhao said with a smile: "The output of cotton is not high now, and quilts are a good thing, so now we should take the high-end route and start from the top."

"High-end route?" Meng Ruoying was a little surprised, not knowing what Lin Zhao was doing and thinking!
Lin Zhaodao: "You don't know yet. Before Zhengdan, I sent someone to Bianjing to send a few sets to Bianjing. They were sent to the palace. They were gifts for the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the officials. I believe that after they have experienced , will like it very much."

"Cousin is brilliant, the palace likes it, it's only a matter of time before it spreads among the people!" Gu Yuelun is now more and more knowledgeable in business.

"That's natural. Let the empress dowager advertise for us. Guaranteed that the quilts will sell well in Bianjing next year! And not only that, cotton is a good thing. The promotion of planting throughout the Song Dynasty is a good thing for the country and the people. These only Only the emperor can do it, let us know the benefits of cotton now, and everything will be easy to talk about in the future." Lin Zhao said with a smile: "So we will plant more cotton this year!"

"But the land we prepared in advance is limited, and our energy was limited last year. I didn't expect so much at the time, and I'm afraid we won't be able to plant much..." Meng Ruoying couldn't help worrying. Some things were unexpected. He was exhausted by the food business last year. How can it be so comprehensive!

"It's okay, it doesn't matter!" Lin Zhao said with a smile: "I have a new idea, and it's not just as simple as business, but also to contact government affairs..."

"Uh, business and government affairs..." Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun were a little confused, wondering if Lin Zhao had any novel ideas!

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There are not many people in Qiantang County who apply for the green crop money, but there are still a small number of people who feel that the young crop money is very necessary for him.But when they applied, they found it difficult.

Because very few high-class households are willing to guarantee, facing these common people with meager assets and weak repayment ability, how dare Changping Cang lend them food so easily?What should I do if I borrow it or not pay it back?Another disadvantage of the young crop method has been exposed.

The existence of Qingmiaoqian actually replaces private high-interest loans. The common people are still being exploited, and the target has not changed, but the exploiters have changed from big landlords to the state.

If the people borrowed money from the landlord and could not return it on time, the land would be occupied by a large map, and the peasants could only rent the land from the landlord.From owner farmers to tenant farmers, it must be known that owner farmers were the main taxpayer group in the feudal dynasty.Therefore, as a result of this land merger, the final result will be a decline in the fiscal revenue of the feudal dynasty, which is a fundamental contradiction.
One of the most important purposes of Wang Anshi's implementation of the Green Crop Law is to replace the role of big landlords with the state, thereby suppressing mergers.But on some issues, difficulties arose immediately.

What should the common people do if they can't pay their loans and interest?Like the big landlords, go to confiscate the land of the common people?But in this way, the fact that the self-cultivating farmers went bankrupt and decreased has not changed.

So they wanted to come out to guarantee people, but the real upper-class households didn't need young crop money, so they were unwilling to guarantee.As a result, a very messy situation emerged, those who wanted to borrow could not, and those who did not need were forced to borrow.

Many high-end households were originally wealthy, but they were forced to become guarantors, and continued to cause losses because other people could not repay the loans.In the end, they gradually become poor and even bankrupt!For these high-class households, it is completely a disaster for no reason.

The effect of Wang Anshi's reform is very good, and the fiscal revenue of Guochao has gradually increased, which seems to have a good effect.However, under the distorted implementation, it might be a kind of putting the cart before the horse and trying to catch fish.

It is not known whether the poor households became rich because of the young crop money to tide over the difficulties, but it is obvious that the upper-class households went bankrupt for no reason.The poor didn't get richer, the rich got poorer, and a lot of that money went into the state coffers.

This is also the question that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had been arguing for a long time. Wang Yu asked Lin Zhao, whether to hide wealth from the people or hide wealth from the country?All in all, everything has become a little weird, and it always feels a little unnatural.

And this change has already started now, and it is already common in other states and counties.Because Qiantang County, Lin county magistrate did not use coercive means to promote Qingmiao money, so there is no serious situation for the time being.

Since the upper class is the subject of taxation, why should it destroy his existence?Lin Zhao is not willing to do this kind of thing that destroys the Great Wall by itself!
So I decided to find another way in the matter of the guarantor.

There are indeed some people in Qiantang County who have already left the pot, such as Chen San's family. They are eagerly waiting for the arrival of Qingmiao Qian, but because of the guarantee issue, it has been delayed.They have been waiting a little anxiously, and life is almost unsustainable.

But what about the guarantor?Why didn't the magistrate find a guarantor for himself?I got news from relatives in Fuyang County that as long as someone borrows money from Qingmiao, there is no need to worry about the guarantee issue. Any procedures can be completed, and there will be no problems.The government has already dealt with it, but when we arrived in Qiantang County, how did this matter change?
Why is there no movement for a long time!Chen San even wanted to go to the gate of the county government office to beat the big drum, and go in and ask the county magistrate himself.Finally, under the persuasion of family members, the idea was given up.

But you can't wait like this forever, can you?There should always be a way!Chen San was really in a hurry, and wanted to get the young crop money as soon as possible.As for how to repay the loan, he didn't seem to have thought about it at all, but subconsciously thought of a guarantor...

At this moment, a group of people entered the village where they were.Judging from the costumes and the size of the team, it should be someone from the government.

Chen San was very excited. Is the young crop money going to be distributed?

But the facts disappointed him, and soon they discovered that what the county magistrate brought was not money for young crops, but a model called going to shops and adding farmers...

(End of this chapter)