Li Yizhi explained: "This Sihai Bank has not been established yet, and in the past two days, because I have some friendship with Tian Wen, the owner of the bank, I was able to borrow 300,000 taels of silver from him. As for Tian Wen, I believe you
You should have heard of it."
Xue Zhen and Gao Shouyi looked at each other, nodded silently, and did not ask any more questions.
They have been in official circles for many years and are the most sensitive.
Although Tian Wen was fine at first, he was labeled as a wanted criminal by Yu Wenhua and the whole city was searched.
Not long afterward, Li Yizhi became the prefect, and after taking control of the real power, he immediately lifted the wanted order for Tian Wen.
Among them, it is obvious that there is a confrontation between Li Yizhi and Yu Wenhuaji.
But now, Tian Wen, who was originally a poor scholar, was able to open a bank and sell out three hundred thousand taels of silver. It was obvious that there was someone behind it.
And maybe, the person behind this is their prefect, otherwise who would be so proud that he would be willing to borrow 300,000 taels of silver all of a sudden.
"This three hundred thousand taels of silver is not a one-time loan to us. It is just a quota. You can only receive it with my handwriting. At the same time, for such a bank that understands the righteousness, I have decided to support its development."
Li Yizhi tapped the table lightly with his fingers and said: "In the future, all taxes from Jiangdu County will be deposited in the Sihai Bank. Our prefecture needs money, and only after getting my approval can we go to the bank to withdraw it. At the same time, in the future,
All officials and soldiers in Jiangdu County must open an account at Sihai Bank, and their monthly salary will be directly deposited into their respective accounts by the Prefecture."
Xue Zhen and Gao Shouyi were shocked. They immediately thought of Li Yizhi's purpose, which was to control Jiangdu County more closely through Sihai Bank.
In addition, all officials and soldiers opened accounts in Sihai Bank, which also eliminated the phenomenon of the superiors deducting salaries from the subordinates, thereby gaining more support from the lower-level officials and soldiers.
Although this approach was against the rules, they did not dare to object. In today's troubled times, what are the rules and regulations?
The two of them could only express their gratitude to each other secretly, and said respectfully: "Yes, Grand Administrator."
"Although we borrowed this money from Sihai Bank to solve our urgent need, we must also find ways to vigorously increase tax revenue."
Li Yizhi paused and said: "Therefore, I decided to abolish various checkpoints in the country, encourage business development, and increase business taxes. I wonder if you have any other ways?"
Just as Xue Zhen was about to speak, there was a rush of footsteps outside.
Then, a petty official hurried in and reported hurriedly: "Report to the prefect that Du Fuwei has captured Liyang. General Yuchi invites you to go to the military camp to discuss how to prevent Du Fuwei."
"What, Du Fuwei captured Liyang!"
Xue Zhen and Gao Shouyi jumped up in horror, because further east from Li Yang was Jiangdu County.
In other words, Du Fuwei has already reached his doorstep.
Li Yizhi's eyes were focused, but his expression was as usual, but his thoughts were spinning rapidly.
Because he knew that even if Du Fuwei captured Liyang, he would not dare to advance eastward, because there were more than 200,000 Xiaoguo troops stationed outside Jiangdu Palace.
These warriors are mainly composed of sons of good families in Guanzhong. They are brave and good at fighting. They are the best elite army in the world.
Only if Du Fuwei had water in his head would he dare to go eastward.
In the original work, Du Fuwei also did not choose to advance eastward, but chose to go south, crossed the Yangtze River, captured Danyang, and completely blocked the Yangtze River.
Since there is no need to worry about Du Fuwei coming in, then there is no need to worry about Yuchi Sheng inviting him to the military camp.
Let's not talk about it. As a prefect, he doesn't care about military matters. Given the conflict between him and Yu Wenji, I am afraid that he will be pierced by thousands of arrows as soon as he walks into the military camp. They will not show mercy.
Therefore, Li Yizhi just shook his head indifferently and said: "The governor's office is only responsible for political affairs. To guard against Du Fuwei's affairs, just let General Yuchi make the decision on his own. You can just reply to the person who came to report."
The junior official was a little at a loss. The prefect was indifferent to such an important matter.
There was no other way, so he had no choice but to agree, turned around and went down.
Xue Zhen and Gao Shouyi were anxious. They wanted to tell Li Yizhi the seriousness of this matter, but they did not dare to dissuade him. After all, the relationship between Li Yizhi and Yuchi Sheng was very acrimonious.
Li Yizhi chuckled and reassured the two of them: "Don't worry, you must know that Jiangdu Palace has more than 200,000 Xiaoguo troops stationed there. Du Fuwei is not that stupid, he will not attack."
Xue Zhen and the two men suddenly understood, and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, saying: "The prefect is still calm, we are all panicked."
"Okay, you go down. Liyang has been captured, and I'm afraid a large number of refugees will flood in. You must make arrangements and make sure nothing goes wrong." Li Yizhi waved his hand.
"Yes, Taishou."
After Xue Zhen and the others went down, Li Yizhi sat on the eunuch's chair, quietly thinking about the impact of this incident.
For a long time, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
It seems that his plan must be accelerated. He must take this opportunity to get rid of Yuchi Sheng and take control of the Yangzhou Army.
Otherwise, if Yu Wenhuaji starts a rebellion next year, the situation that he can barely manage will be completely ruined.
Thinking of this, Li Yizhi stood up and walked out.
It is not difficult to get rid of Yuchi Sheng, but what is difficult is to take over the military power of the Yangzhou Army. Li Yizhi can only achieve this by looking for Yu Shiji.
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Yangzhou Army barracks, in the commander's tent.
"To report to the general, Prefect Li sent a message saying that he is only in charge of political affairs and that military matters are left to the general to decide," the messenger reported.
Yuchi Sheng smiled disdainfully. He waved his hand and told the ordering soldiers to go down. Then he turned to Yu Wenji and said, "Brother Yuwen, it seems that our painter Li is a little timid. He doesn't even dare to come to the military camp."
Yu Wenhuaji said: "He is not timid, but cautious. As long as he dares to come to the military camp, we dare to keep him."
"Actually, he doesn't dare to come to the military camp. We already expected it before. We just wanted to give him a try."
Yuchi Sheng chuckled lightly and said: "I didn't expect that Du Fuwei's strength would expand so quickly. He has captured Li Yang, forcing me to send troops."
"Brother Yuchi, don't worry too much. Although Du Fuwei comes from a rough background, he is not a fool after all. He dare not go eastward, lest he attract the thunderous suppression of the Xiaoguo Army."
Yu Wenhua put his hands on his back and said, "When you send out troops this time, you only need to station troops in Quanjiao County to defend Du Fuwei. You can't fight with him rashly to avoid losing soldiers and generals in vain."
Yuchi Sheng nodded, now that the world is in chaos and military power is the foundation of his foundation, he will naturally not waste his troops with others in vain.
"By the way, Brother Yuwen. It is said that during this period, the two old thieves Yu Shiji spoke ill of you again in front of His Majesty, causing you to be punished?"
Yu Wenhuaji's face darkened, his eyes were stern, and he said: "Yes, they used the excuse of the Goryeo assassins and somehow hooked up with Dugu Feng. Together, they made it difficult for me to stand alone in the court. It's true.
hateful."
"Then the Goryeo assassin is so powerful, yet he hasn't been caught yet?" Yuchi Sheng was surprised.
Yu Wenhuaji nodded and said: "The other party is a disciple of Fu Cailin, and her martial arts is not much weaker than mine. Although we fought several times, she escaped easily every time. According to the current situation, I want to change the current situation.
In a passive situation, we can only wait for Zhang Shihe to come back. As long as we get the Dongming Sect's account books, we can easily defeat the Dugu Clan and the Li Clan."
"Manager, I'm back."
At this time, Zhang Shihe's voice sounded outside the tent.