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Chapter 366 Chapter 69
In the winter of December, it snowed heavily overnight in Youzhou, and icicles as thick as arms formed on the eaves of every household.

In each workshop, the workshop chiefs, village chiefs, and party chiefs knocked on the gates from door to door, letting the people go out to sweep and shovel snow, and remove the thick snow on the roof to prevent the heavy snow from collapsing the house.

When the sun came out, it made everyone feel warm.
After the sound of the drum, the gate of the square was opened from the inside, and the people of Jixian County went out to work wearing the best sheepskin jackets made by Yuyi Town.With the establishment of Yuyi Town and Huaihuang Town, the sheepskin and cowhide in Youzhou have been falling again and again, and even the leather jacket is also cheap. You can wear a leather jacket in the cold weather, and it is warm both inside and outside. Bake without worrying about freezing.

Now, next to the county government office in Jixian County, three rows of thatched sheds have been erected in snowy weather.

The people in Youzhou in front of the thatched shed lined up a long queue with their sleeves wrapped around their hands. Although they were surrounded by cloth curtains to keep out the wind, in the cold weather, the people kept their noses snot, breathed heavily, and kept warm. Frozen green hands, or covering the heavy purse.

Surrounding the county government office, hundreds of soldiers from the village stood with iron spears in their hands, as if they were facing a great enemy, while the iron cavalry patrolling the city were also patrolling back and forth. They were heavily guarded, as if they were facing a great enemy.

On the thatched hut, there is a large horizontal character written "the debt of the people, benefiting the country and the people".

Inside the thatched hut, Cao Shuban, a householder of Ji County, and six householders of Cao Shuban, were leaning over the table, holding a pen in one hand and crackling abacus in the other. Money is guarded by soldiers in iron armor at all times.

A citizen of Ji County in his 50s came to a book office.

"Hey, shopkeeper Zhao, please sit down, why are you here?"
The man chuckled, took out a greasy sheepskin bag from his waist, and asked cautiously first: "Is there really a half profit in the coming year?"

"Yes, it's like a hen giving birth. One year later, shopkeeper Zhao, you will not only return a hen, but also a nest of eggs."

"That's all right," Shopkeeper Zhao smiled immediately, showing his mouth full of missing teeth, and immediately took out two strings of money from the sheepskin bag, counted them carefully, and handed them to Hucao.

The book office at the side first weighed the coins and looked at the fineness of the coins, and then said: "It's all good meat."

The Hucao Book Office smiled and nodded, "Bring the Huang Ji first."

"I have brought it with me a long time ago." Shopkeeper Zhao pulled out the yellow book with his identity written on it from his pocket.

The Hucao Book Office took a look at it, and then copied the yellow book of shopkeeper Zhao onto a bamboo slip, and wrote it to Zhao Liujia, a person from Ji County...

After counting the money, another book office at the side recorded it in the book and said with a smile: "There are two hundred and three big money in total. We only collect the whole amount. If you pay back the three big money, I will give you two civil debts. Remember to keep them. Alright, next year you can use this to pick it up, and if you lose it, it will be troublesome to make up for it.”

"Okay." Shopkeeper Zhao happily took the bamboo slips drawn by the government as a guarantee, carefully put them into the leather jacket, with a happy smile on his face, and left contentedly.

Afterwards, the people of Ji County discussed it a lot.

"You said the half profit, can you get it after one year?"

"Look at you, who is Shanggu Gong, he still owes you this little money."

"Mr. Shanggu has done so many things for us in Youzhou, and this year he also exempted He County's Dingqian. What a kindness, this is a great kindness. Right now, Youzhou government is short of money. My mother asked me to take the [-] yuan that the three brothers were exempted from military service this year. Even if you pay a dime, it will be fine if you delay it for a few years."

"You're right, but the five hundred dollars was given to my wife by my mother."

"Rice is more expensive than money at this time. What's the use of having money in your hands? Everything doubled during the war."

"Fortunately, I have a righteous warehouse in Youzhou, fifty yuan a bucket of rice, and those profiteers can't hoard it. Have you heard that in Bohai and Hejian, a bucket of rice sells for three hundred yuan."

"Speaking of which, it's all the kindness of Governor Wei. If he hadn't suggested to Mr. Gu at the beginning, how could the few of us have a bite of Anle tea and rice today. For such a small amount, I, Hu, would still be stingy with the money in my hand."
"Quick, quick, it's coming to us, don't let others squeeze you."

A few days later, the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou.

After Wei Zheng reported to Li Chongjiu, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but nodded happily, and said: "The people in Youzhou County and Hejun County have donated money one after another, this is their trust in me, Li."

Xue Wan said: "All these are the virtues of the county guard. The county guard has managed Youzhou in an orderly manner for two years, and the common people can see it."

On the side, Ji Chuan sneered and said: "It doesn't matter if the people's support is available, but it's all a meager effort. The real big ones who want to pay are a few gentry, they are the rich households in a county."

Speaking of this, Lu Chengqing felt a little embarrassed. The Hejun gentry in Youzhou County, headed by the Lu family, were no more than iron roosters. They plucked out some hairs and bought more than 1 cocks. Money, more than 5 bonds of two to three hundred yuan were sold, but only more than 5000 yuan.

In the end, it was Lin Dangfeng's Youzhou merchants who collected more than 3000 guan.

Even with the expectation of [-] guan bonds, it is only barely sold for more than [-] guan.

However, for Li Chongjiu, this matter was far beyond his expectations.Fifty thousand guan is just a name, and for him, half of it is enough.

In this way, you can also test the attitudes of the noble families in Youzhou towards yourself. It can be seen that when Li Chongjiu first came to Youzhou, the noble families in Youzhou did not cooperate and oppose each other from the beginning, and then waited and watched cautiously. This time, many noble families have turned to Li Chongjiu On the one hand, it is really gratifying.

In any case, for Li Chongjiu and Wei Zheng, the money of [-] guan can be said to have solved their urgent needs.

At this time, Zhou Bo, the governor of Beiping County, reported to Li Chongjiu that the dock at the mouth of the Sancha River in Beiping County had been built, and the road from Yongnu County in Zhuo County to the mouth of the Sancha River had been paved. The road is still under construction.

The road from Yongnu County to the mouth of the Sancha River is tamped with loess, which can accommodate two carriages in parallel.

After hearing the news, Li Chongjiu couldn't help being overjoyed, but within half a year of Zhou Bo's construction, Lin Dangfeng raised funds to build the dock at the mouth of the Sancha River and the connected road, which greatly exceeded Li Chongjiu's previous expectations.

When the seaport thaws next year, Li Chongjiu's navy will be able to drill on the dock.Lin Dangfeng and Zhou Bo, besides completing the construction of the dock, also set up a saltworks by the sea.

Hundreds of people from the Lin family and Zhou family who manage the saltworks are already stationed at the mouth of the Sancha River.

Zhou Bo also suggested to Li Chongjiu that since the salt field and the Naval Commander's Mansion are located in the same place and the population is concentrated, it is possible to consider building a city at the mouth of the Sancha River and setting up a county. In this way, Beiping County will be changed from the original one to two counties. .

Li Chongjiu heard that Zhou Bo was good at doing things, so he immediately promoted Zhou Bo to be the governor of Beiping County. As for the construction of a city at the mouth of the Sancha River and the establishment of a county, Li Chongjiu also agreed.

(End of this chapter)