Ouyang Che nodded and said: "Hangzhou is very wealthy now, but this wealth is brought about by businessmen. Therefore, businessmen have a very strong influence in Hangzhou. Almost all parties have interests in dealing with them. First of all, they proposed to open more colleges and hospitals.
You know that person, Vice President, he is none other than Cai Yuanwai from Jade Pavilion."
"This old fox?"
Li Qi frowned and said: "This is strange. He has always been in the restaurant business, and he is not a person who loves reading. This has something to do with him."
Mentioning Cai Minde, he inevitably cursed.
Ouyang Che sighed: "Nowadays, the wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou don't have any standards. They do whatever they want to make money. Cai Yuanwai's current residence in Hangzhou is slightly inferior to the Vice President's Zuixian Villa, but ---."
At this point, he hesitated to speak.
Li Qidao: "Just don't give me timeout, just tell me, tell me."
Ouyang Che said: "But now you Tian Yuanwai of Zuixian Villa is also at the forefront, asking the court to open more colleges and hospitals in Hangzhou. With these two people taking the lead, the workers and peasants will naturally support them, not to mention the scholars.
, and they also hope that the team of scholars can grow."
"Tian Carpenter?"
Li Qi was shocked when he heard this and said: "Carpenter Tian is such a simple and honest man. He dares to go to the Legislative Yuan to cause trouble."
Ouyang Che said: "I used to be honest and honest, but now I am not honest at all."
Li Qidao: "But there must be a reason."
Ouyang Che said: "The reason is all in Jiaozhi."
It can't be my fault again! Li Qi became more and more confused as he listened: "What does this have to do with Jiaozhi?"
Ouyang Che said: "Since the recapture of Jiaozhi, a large number of Hangzhou merchants have gone there to do business. Isn't the imperial court expanding the roads there? As a result, local timber is extremely cheap. However, because many buildings have been built in Hangzhou in recent years, timber is very expensive."
Expensive, Cai Yuanwai and others saw this business opportunity, so they quickly ordered people to transport local cheap wood to Jiangnan by land and water. This resulted in an oversupply of wood in Jiangnan.
At this time, the imperial court wanted to build hospitals and colleges, which required a lot of wood, so Cai Yuanwai encouraged others to open more hospitals and colleges. In fact, his purpose was to sell the wood in his hands as soon as possible. As for Tian Yuanwai,
Now that Zuixian Villa has been built, he has a lot of manpower that he has no place to use, and his craftsmen are all elites. If the court wants to hire people, they will definitely find him. The two people hit it off, so they wanted to use the Legislative Yuan to let them
The government built more colleges and hospitals."
I didn’t expect Carpenter Tian to change from a simple and honest man to a naked capitalist. Needless to say, this must be my fault again. Li Qizhen didn’t know whether to be happy or depressed, and said: “But the imperial court’s plan is based on the actual situation.
You see, we are not letting them do whatever they want."
Ouyang Che said: "Vice President, the population of Hangzhou is about to exceed two million. Even if we open twenty more colleges, it will not be enough, and the people of Hangzhou also support them."
A population of two million is really quite a lot, considering that during the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou at its peak had a population of just over one million.
Because in the past five years, the population of Hangzhou has increased very rapidly. As the people have settled down, childbirth has naturally become very frequent. The new generation has grown up vigorously, which has caused Hangzhou to be very eager for colleges.
You must know that people in Hangzhou are now rich, and of course they hope that their children can study. Especially businessmen, they do not hope that their children can inherit the family business, but they hope that they can obtain fame and become officials in the court, so as to combine government and business.
, none of the current officials have a business field of their own behind them.
As far as Hangzhou is concerned, naked officials are out of date, and the combination of government and business is the way to go.
Li Qi didn't say much, just nodded and said: "I understand. It seems that the people of Hangzhou have been spoiled by the imperial court. This matter is related to business, so it will be much easier to handle. I will help you solve it, but I don't understand.
There’s more to it than that.”
Chen Dongdao: "What the vice-president said is right. There is another more difficult matter, which is the matter of elected officials. When Qin Shaozai and I went south to purge the officialdom, the manpower of the government offices in various places in the south of the Yangtze River was dwarfed by that of the people at that time.
In order to make up for the manpower vacancy, the imperial court adopted the vice-president's suggestion. Except for Hangzhou Prefecture, where officials were appointed by the emperor, almost all officials in surrounding counties were elected through elected officials."
Li Qi nodded and said, "I know all this. Everything went smoothly at that time."
Chen Dongdao: "But it was just an expedient measure at the time. Now that the country is at peace, since Qin Shaozai took office, the Ministry of Civil Affairs began to rectify the local government offices and prepare to replace those officials who were elected through democratically elected officials. However, all these officials were sent
However, the people in each county did not agree. The key is that the elected officials have done a very good job and were elected by the people themselves, so they have won the support of the people. The Hangzhou area also highly recommends this system of elected officials.
Therefore, the contradictions are getting more and more intense. Those who are in office cannot be removed, and those who are in office cannot be promoted. This situation is becoming more and more fierce, and it has already reached the city of Hangzhou. Now many scholars hope that this system can be fully implemented in the entire Hangzhou area."
Li Qi frowned and said, "If that's the case, why didn't the imperial court receive the news?"
Ouyang Che said depressedly: "It was the officials who suppressed the matter. At first, the officials thought that this matter was just a trivial matter and there was no need to alarm the superiors. But who knew that the people of Hangzhou were very united and responded to every call, criticizing the government at every turn.
This spread spread from ten to ten, to hundreds of people, every day, causing the whole city of Hangzhou to talk about it, and the matter became more and more serious."
Needless to say, this is Li Qi's fault.
When he launched the purge movement in Jiangnan, it was unprecedentedly large-scale and defeated the scholar-bureaucrats and the officialdom. Therefore, the people of Hangzhou were quite familiar with this system and used it very skillfully. Since the freedom of speech, newspapers in Hangzhou are now sold
It's better than Bianjing. All kinds of miscellaneous newspapers are published. If there is any trouble, tabloids will fly all over the sky. Being an official in Hangzhou is really like sitting on pins and needles.
You can't make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you will really be scolded to death.
What's ridiculous is that this movement of elected officials was still carried out by Qin Hui, but it is different now. He has become the Young Master, and the official department has become a sharp weapon in his hands. Of course he hopes to arrange his own forces in various places, and Hangzhou is certainly not a problem.
Controlling Hangzhou is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of the entire Song Dynasty.
As good as death, Ouyang Che, the governor of Hangzhou, is as stable as a mountain and is deeply supported by the people of Hangzhou. Although this matter caused a big fuss, most people still dealt with the matter and did not attack him as the governor.
Since the Hangzhou government was monolithic and Ouyang Che also won the emperor's trust, Qin Hui had no choice but to adopt a roundabout strategy and first infiltrate his power into the counties around Hangzhou. However, he never imagined that he would encounter such huge obstacles.
In fact, Li Qi didn't expect it. Now, your staff is very good. I'd like to see how you end this. He said: "The Legislative Yuan can't interfere in this matter. This is about the country's political system, and so is the Second House.
Be part of it.”
Ouyang Che said: "This matter did not involve the Legislative Yuan, but the people are not cooperating with the new officials. If the officials and the people do not cooperate, it will not be a good thing for either side. I planned to report to the court, but the officials
After repeated interference from the Ministry, Chen Dong came. Only then did he send an urgent report to the imperial court in the name of Yushitai."
Li Qidao: "This is the only way to handle this matter. After all, it involves the emperor. Alas. Having no money brings troubles, and having money brings troubles. Okay, let me help you solve the college and hospital issues first.
"
Ouyang Che was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Then I'll bother the deputy dean."
"No, no, in the final analysis, this happened because of me. I should also help, but don't worry, I won't involve you. I will resolve it privately with them."
"That's the best."
After sending the two of them away, Li Qi immediately asked someone to call Carpenter Tian.
Now Carpenter Tian was dressed in splendid clothes, with a big belly, and he looked quite imposing. But when he saw Li Qi, he immediately returned to Carpenter Tian, bowed respectfully, and said, "Sir, please call me."
Li Qi smiled half-heartedly and said, "Carpenter Tian, oh no, I should respectfully call you Tian Yuanwai now."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Carpenter Tian was frightened and uneasy.
Li Qidao: "I have only been here for less than two days, and I have heard your name Tian Yuanwai countless times. You have come from the prefect of Hangzhou, and you have been a trafficker and a pawn. When I talk about your name Tian Yuanwai, I feel so proud.
"
Tian Carpenter said in fear: "Sir, did the villain do something wrong?"
"Who said you did something wrong? I just think you have become very independent." Li Qi glanced at him and saw that he was not too young, so he did not scare him anymore and said: "About opening additional colleges.
, are you involved?"
Tian Carpenter was stunned, and nodded hurriedly: "The villain is indeed involved, and---and he is also one of the leaders."
"You are honest." Li Qi chuckled and said, "Why?"
Tian Carpenter said: "Now the construction of Zuixian Villa has been completed, but the villain still has hundreds of carpenters, and the craftsmen are working with the villain. It just so happens that the imperial court plans to open more hospitals and colleges in Hangzhou, so the villain wants to help them win this opportunity.
Later, Cai Yuanwai found the villain, hoping to cooperate with us and let the court open more colleges and hospitals. The villain thought that opening more colleges and hospitals would not be a bad thing, so he agreed. If you, sir
If it feels inappropriate, the villain will quit immediately."
Li Qi waved his hand and said: "Actually, you did nothing wrong in this matter, and you did it very right. This is how it should have happened, otherwise it would be a waste of manpower and material resources. But there is a limit to everything, and you have to grasp it well. You
The object of this business is not a private person, but the court. If you push too hard, the court will think that you are blackmailing the court. Don't forget that I am the Privy Council now. If you push the court, in the end, the court will have to push me.
."
Although Tian Carpenter has completed the transformation of a capitalist, his mind has not yet turned to politics. He can't help but sweat profusely with fear. This Li Qi is their backbone. Life is difficult for this backbone, and they are even more worried.
Needless to say, he said: "My Lord, can this matter be undone?"
"This is just a small matter, but it also reminds you that Zuixian Villa is a thorn in the eyes of many people now. You must consider everything carefully, and you must remember that your proprietor is an official of the imperial court, and you should lead by example."
"Yes, I have remembered it."
Li Qi glanced at him and said, "But don't be afraid. After all, what you did is quite beautiful."
When Bai Qiannuo left, all the business in Jiangnan was handed over to Tian Carpenter. It was originally just a temporary measure, but Tian Carpenter did a pretty good job, so he left it to him. As a helmsman, you should
With this kind of courage, if you are too cautious and timid, you will be swallowed up by others sooner or later.
Therefore, Li Qi did not want to put too much pressure on Tian Carpenter and hoped that he could maintain this style. He added: "I heard that the Legislative Yuan will hold another meeting on this matter tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow afternoon. After I see Mr. Cai tomorrow morning, I will tell you what to do."
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