Privately, Li Qi never wanted this great hero whose life was full of ups and downs to die unwillingly because he could not see the rise of the Song Dynasty again; in public, Dengzhou occupies a vital position in his layout, but he
There are very few talents at hand, and Yue Fei and others have not yet grown up. Even if Han Shizhong did not go to Fuzhou, I am afraid he would not be able to take on this important task. Only Zongze, who is both civil and military, is the most suitable. It is no exaggeration to say that Zongze
His body directly affects the entire layout. How can Li Qi not be nervous? As long as Zongze lives one more year, it will be the blessing of the Song Dynasty and his blessing.
Even in business, if you are not worth the price, no one will be willing to come to you. This is a very simple reason.
Zongze has always been disappointed that he has no use for his abilities. However, the attention Li Qi showed today also gave him great affirmation of his abilities. Regardless of Li Qi's young age, Li Qi is still young.
With Qi's current status, it is not easy to win his favor. Zongze couldn't help but be deeply moved as a wise man died for his confidant.
Seeing that Zongze agreed, Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He could only do so much, and then he had to listen to God's arrangements. He simply didn't think about it any more, and talked to Zongze again.
Talking about the situation in Dengzhou.
As soon as Zongze talked about official matters, he immediately became excited and expressed the thoughts that he had been holding in his heart for a long time. However, in the end, it was inseparable from the powerful landlords. After all, land has been the foundation of the people since ancient times! He said: "I think the economy must be the reason.
I also know that I have been to Dengzhou a few days ago, and I also know something about the rebellion of the Tao brothers. The brothers rebelled only because the former governor of Dengzhou was stupid and immoral. This was a personal grudge, and the people there responded.
They are all on this road of no return because they have no land but have to pay taxes, so they really can't make a living."
At this point, he sighed again. He said helplessly: "This was already the case when I was the magistrate in Dengzhou. There were hundreds of official fields occupied by the clan alone, and they were all barren.
However, these agricultural taxes were transferred to the people. For this reason, I reported to the court. After the court learned about it, they exempted these taxes. But I didn't expect that it would become like this again. It is even more serious."
Zhao Jingyan hummed: "Using this barren land to plunder tax revenue, improve political performance and pursue personal gain has been commonplace in the Song Dynasty. It is really shameful."
Li Qi turned his head towards Zhao Jingyan and whispered: "Don't say I didn't remind you, you seem to be a relative of the emperor."
Zhao Jingyan was stunned for a moment, and felt that there was something inappropriate about what he said, and she couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Li Qi took advantage of Zhao Jingyan and felt very happy. He smiled and wrote lightly: "Prefect Zong, don't worry. This situation can be easily solved. It's okay, it's okay."
The forces here are complicated. It should be the most difficult to solve. Zongze was confused and asked hurriedly: "Then I don't know how the economic envoy can solve it."
Zhao Jingyan warned: "Don't mess around with this. Most of those lands were granted by the emperor, which is reasonable and legal. If you act rashly, those clans are not easy to mess with."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I know this. I don't have a role model in front of me like this."
"It's true that good intentions are not rewarded." Zhao Jingyan snorted and said, "Stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly, what can you do?"
Li Qi chuckled: "You are also a member of the clan. I think you should avoid such sensitive topics!"
Zhao Jingyan sneered and said, "When you talked to me about a more sensitive topic than this, why didn't you tell me to avoid it and instead came to ask for advice?"
Li Qisheng was afraid that she would reveal something again, so he quickly stopped her and said, "Actually, I have already solved this matter."
"ah?"
Zong and Zhao looked shocked, their eyes full of doubts.
"I don't believe it!"
Li Qi took out two or three pieces of paper from his sleeve and said, "Look."
Zongze hurriedly picked it up and took a look. He saw that it was a land deed, and it was a land deed for a certain clan in Dengzhou. Behind it was a power of attorney, stating that the land was entrusted to the Bureau of Commerce for full management, and he was even more worried. She was so surprised that she handed it to Zhao Jingyan again.
Zhao Jingyan looked at it and said in disbelief: "This---this---how on earth did you do it?"
Li Qi said angrily: "How did I do it? Please, I didn't do anything at all. It was them who came to my door to beg me, and His Highness the Crown Prince interceded from the side, so I reluctantly agreed. Come down, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I've made a huge loss."
Zongze asked in surprise: "Then what exactly is going on? Why do they hand over the land to the Bureau of Commerce for management?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It seems that the Zong Prefect does not understand my new law very well! The so-called barren land is a barren land. Even grass does not grow on these lands, let alone crops, which fall into their hands. They can only use this to exploit the people in exchange for small benefits, but it is different if it falls into my hands. It is a treasure land that can grow gold. To be honest, I originally wanted to suppress it. Price, they bought up these barren lands on a large scale, and they were really smart enough to come to me to beg me in advance and asked for a lot of favors, so I agreed. Huh! They also exploited the people. If they made me angry, I would have to Force them to sell the land to me at a low price and then watch me make a fortune."
What a domineering statement!
Zhao Jingyan knew that Li Qi had always been full of bad ideas, so she believed what he said.
But Zongze felt that this was too exaggerated. Those are all relatives of the emperor. Although you are in the spotlight now, you will not be humbled by you. Little does he know that anyone will be humbled by interests, even if that person is the emperor. He asked: " How can those barren lands produce gold? I have also gone to understand, but they have no value."
Li Qi chuckled: "To put it simply, two words, policy."
Zongze seemed to have thought of something and said: "You mean---."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Just because Dengzhou has the largest port in the Song Dynasty, there is no worthless land within a thousand miles. It all depends on the policy of the imperial court. It is no exaggeration to say that I can make it happen with just one word." The value of these lands has increased dozens of times. Do you think they can stop asking me? If these barren lands are used to grow crops, they will undoubtedly be asking for trouble. But what if they are converted into commercial land? It’s very different.”
Zhao Jingyan's eyes lit up, she nodded with a smile and said: "I understand, I understand. After all, you have indeed made a big loss."
Li Qi shook his head depressedly and said: "Who says it's not the case? The imperial court has planned to focus on developing Tokyo East Road and strengthen maritime trade, so Dengzhou is the top priority. In addition, the imperial court also plans to build a large building there.
Granary. At that time, the number of businessmen passing by will definitely increase sharply, and the population will also increase sharply. Since they want to do business, they need land. The first thing those businessmen must do is to invest in buying land. In this way, they can make money in those areas where there is no profit.
On the land, I build houses, build factories, and create commercial districts. Everything depends on how I plan it. If I open up a business road over there, the value of this land will immediately soar. Just collecting the land rent will
It's much more than those taxes. How could they not understand? To be honest, 90% of the land held by those clans has already been in the hands of our Commerce Bureau, and the remaining layer is what they want to use for their own development.
Business.”
Zongze stroked his beard, pondered for a while, then put his hands in his hands and said with a smile: "The economy makes talented people, Zongze is convinced. It's really better to meet him than to be famous."
"How dare you, how dare you."
Li Qi waved his hand and said: "This is just a meeting gift I gave to Zong Zongzhifu. It's not worth mentioning! Dengzhou has unique geographical advantages. As long as the policies are in place, everything will be logical. Let's not talk about it.
As the flow of people increases, there will definitely be more business opportunities, such as selling daily necessities, restaurants, and tea shops. These industries will increase sharply in the future, so manpower will not be wasted, and the value of labor will definitely increase. Local people
I won’t say that I will be able to achieve great success, but at least I will have enough food and clothing.”
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's more than that. If, as Li Qi said, Dengzhou will definitely become a commercial center in the future, then the court will focus on commercial taxes, while agricultural taxes will become relatively
It is no longer so eye-catching, and those dignitaries who have obtained business profits will definitely be willing to make certain concessions for agricultural profits, which will make it easier for Uncle Zong to do things."
Zongze laughed and said, "After you said this, I feel like I have nothing to do."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "This is easy to say, but it is really not easy to do. The Zong Prefecture still has many things to do, such as building roads, building rivers, allocating manpower and material resources, and protecting the people.
Benefits, because there will definitely be powerful people who will try their best to make profits from it. In short, this cannot be explained in one word, and the Zong Prefect will be very busy in the future."
Zongze laughed and said: "Zong has spent most of his life doing nothing. He just wants to be busy but doesn't get it. How can he be too busy?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, what I am most worried about is rectifying the Heshuo Army. Although the imperial court has issued an order, I estimate that the military pay allocated will be extremely limited, or even pitiful. If I want to train an army of at least
It is really not easy to have an army that can fight."
Zongze said: "As for the Heshuo Army, I also thought about it on the way here. In fact, Tokyo East Road faces the sea to the east, and there are two natural dangers, the Yellow River and the Canal, to the northwest and southwest. As long as we focus on setting up heavy defenses on the rivers,
Then we can hold on with the smallest number of people. As for military training, I think that when military pay is insufficient, we can adopt the strategy of all people being soldiers, all people being farmers, and all people being businessmen, and using the only military expenditures to train an excellent army without asking for anything.
The more you seek, the better. In peacetime, you can often organize some people in their prime to conduct drills. As reserve forces, they can also defend against the enemy in the event of war. In addition, if the national treasury is full in the future and the military pay is increased, you can also directly use them to train.
They were promoted to the regular army."
Li Qi nodded frequently. He was very relieved about Zongze's military ability, but he did not dare to pay attention to it. He smiled and said: "Actually, there are still some aspects where we can save a lot of military expenses, such as building river defenses. If you report the military expenses,
Then it is very likely to be rejected or delayed, but if you submit the commercial expenses, then I can help a little, so that you can save a lot of military expenses and use them to recruit more soldiers."
Zongze is a good citizen who abides by the law and said: "Is this---is this good?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "What's wrong? Rivers are also very important for business travel. I have already prepared the funds for this."
Zhao Jingyan chuckled and said: "About this, Uncle Zong, please rest assured, this person has no great abilities, but when it comes to money, no one can beat him."
Li Qi said angrily: "This is not a great skill. Then I would like to ask Yan Fuzongji what is a great skill."
Zhao Jingyan said slyly: "Of course it's cooking."
"Uh... that's true, considering you can speak." Li Qi said very low-key.
Zhao Jingyan glanced at the sky again and said, "Hey, before you know it, it's almost noon."
Li Qi smiled and said: "You don't need to say that. You choose this place without a shop in front or a village in the back. Not only do I have to do it myself, don't worry, I have already ordered people to get the materials. They should be here soon."
Zhao Jingyan gave a thumbs up and said: "Awesome! As expected of the famous Golden Knife Chef King, he is so considerate."
"Thank you for the compliment." Li Qi snorted angrily.
After all, this was the first time that Zongze and Li Qi had met. Although they knew that he was the Golden Knife Chef, they didn’t know his personality. Seeing that he seemed to want to cook for himself, he quickly said: "It’s not so troublesome to use it financially.
I brought dry food."
"Dry food?"
Li Qi was startled and looked at Zongze in surprise.
Zongze asked in astonishment: "Is there something wrong?"
Li Qidao: "Of course it's inappropriate. How could I, the King of Golden Knife Chefs, allow guests to eat solid food in front of me? This is simply an insult to me. If this spreads out, where will I put my face? Besides, it's really not true.
To tell you the truth, cooking has always been my strongest skill, and I also want to show off in front of the Zongzhifu. I hope that the Zongzhifu can satisfy my small vanity, and I can't thank you enough!"
Zhao Jingyan laughed when she heard this and said: "Uncle Zong, you don't know, I haven't eaten his cooking for a long time. I miss him so much. Today is really a blessing from you."
Seeing that they all said this, Zongze didn't hesitate to say it again. He laughed and said, "Actually, I'm just afraid that I don't want to go to Dengzhou after tasting the delicacies of the Golden Knife Chef King."
Zhao Jingyan and Li Qideng also burst out laughing.
Zhao Jingyan asked with a smile: "I wonder what kind of delicacies the Golden Knife Chef King has prepared today?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "If there is a way, there is no feast without chickens."
Zhao Jingyan's eyes lit up and she said, "Could it be that first-grade clay chicken? It's really wonderful, wonderful."
Li Qi's face darkened and he said, "Do you think I am so incompetent? Showing off an old dish? This is not my style."