Here we go again, this all-inclusive approach is simply a big pie. Zhou Sheng secretly thought that Jinxia City had carried out some currency reform before and issued its own banknotes. He knew that there was a financial problem with the rebels.
When the Secretariat started to build schools and let all the children in the city go to school, he realized that sooner or later such a day would come. A large amount of Yancheng's income comes from the salt industry, but now that Jinxia has been regarded as a thorn in the side of the court, it is naturally impossible to obtain a large amount of salt money from Gyeonggi as before. Expenditures far exceed incomes, so it would be strange if the internal treasury is not increasingly stretched.
In order to prevent the public from noticing, Princess Guangping and the others naturally had to make new big moves.
The current prosperity of Jinxia City was actually built on a crumbling attic - even if he couldn't see the accounts of the Secretariat, he could guess that the current government must be heavily in debt.
It's a pity that a small place is a small place after all, and not many people can see this clearly.
"How about it, Brother Zhou, do you want to give it a try? I can introduce you." Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, the other party continued to persuade.
"... Why can't you understand, Brother Chen?" Zhou Sheng said impatiently, "So many examples in the book have proved that the rebels are just a smoke in the end. Even if they can prosper for a while in the early stage, it will be a waste of the previous court. The foundation laid. To become a country, it is not enough to have an army. Without the support of scholars and family members, it cannot truly gain a firm foothold. Now let me ask you, except for the small land of Shenzhou, other Is there anyone in Zhoucheng who stands with the princess?"
Mr. Chen was speechless.
Even if the other party didn't answer, Zhou Sheng knew that of course not. It is strange that this set of policies promulgated by Her Royal Highness the Princess can be supported by the gentry in other places.
"But... Jinxia City defeated the Ten Provinces Alliance..."
"The ten-state coalition is only the power of Qiguo." Zhou Sheng shook his head. When he went to Gyeonggi before, he had seen that a powerful force was already uniting all the countries in the mainland. "If you listen to my advice, it would be better to resign from the Secretariat immediately and stay at home."
"Brother Zhou—"
Before Chen Qiran could finish speaking, he picked up the teacup on the table.
This is already the intention of seeing off guests.
The latter could only swallow the words in his mouth, and after staring at him for a while, he cupped his hands helplessly, "If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time."
"It's better to leave without seeing you off." Zhou Sheng snorted lightly.
"By the way." When he reached the door, Mr. Chen suddenly turned around, "Did you know? Miss Liu is getting married."
"What did you say!?" His fingers trembled suddenly, almost knocking the cup to the ground.
"The person who married her is also an official in the Secretariat. I heard that her life experience and background are quite good."
"She is just a girl from Chunlou, how could someone-" Zhou Sheng gritted his teeth.
"That was all in the past." Chen Qiran's tone was a little emotional, "Now Miss Liu is a well-known figure in the Ministry of Education, and half of the students in the school have been taught by her. In a few years, Maybe she will be directly promoted to an official of the Ministry of Education, and she would have been at least a sixth-grade assistant officer in the past. How can such a person be a concubine?"
"..." Zhou Sheng felt a fire burning in his heart.
He thought he had put this person behind him a long time ago. Even if he occasionally noticed her, it was to look down at how miserable she was.
When the rebels disintegrate and everything in Jinxia City returns to normal, she will naturally understand what a stupid mistake it was to reject her.
However, when he found that things were not what he expected, the name pierced into his heart like an awl.
"When the time comes, Mr. Hu and I plan to go to celebrate, and we can say goodbye to the absurdity before." Chen Qiran rubbed the back of his head, "Anyway... I think I should tell you about this. Even if you don't want to go, we can You can celebrate on your behalf. Then... I'll take my leave now."
The courtyard door closed and silence returned to the house.
Zhou Sheng sat at the table blankly, having lost all his alcohol.
Liu Ruyan was actually getting married, and she was marrying like a matchmaker, and her partner was not of the highest caliber. This situation was completely beyond his acceptance range.
What is even more unreasonable is that Mr. Chen and the others actually recognized this situation and did not think it was ridiculous for a brothel girl to ascend to the position of head wife or even an official of the Secretariat.
Sixth grade official…
Even if he ranked among the top three in the palace examination, he would still be in the sixth rank.
Then wouldn’t it be a joke that he had studied so hard for so many years
Of course, reading is definitely not a mistake. What is wrong is that these rebels treat political power as child's play!
After a moment, Zhou Sheng clenched his fists and made up his mind.
He dug out paper, pen and ink cartridges from the mess and started to write a letter - he had written many letters like this. At first, there would be spies from the Privy Council who would deal with him. Later, when the Ten Provinces Allied Forces suffered a disastrous defeat, he himself The caravans were entrusted to be sent to Gyeonggi Province without interruption every month.
These letters were full of information he had collected, such as where the Jinxia Army was stationed and what weird things the Machine Building Bureau had done. Unfortunately, all the secret letters were lost and he never received a reply.
Until recently, Zhou Sheng became discouraged and buried himself in wine bottles all day long to suppress his fear of exposure.
But the news brought by Mr. Chen cheered him up again.
After finishing the letter, Zhou Sheng folded it carefully, stuffed it into the envelope, and then walked out of the compound - this time, he did not bring the wine bottle.
…
Two weeks later.
In a private house in Jinxia West District, Zhou Sheng was making final preparations. He has obviously lost weight these days, his clothes are no longer as neat and clean as before, and layers of stubble appear on his face.
After the house was sold, he received a large sum of cash. Originally, he planned to rent a smaller house with the money and send the rest to his parents, not neglecting his own responsibilities or the Zhou family. But now, the money has a more important purpose.
"Sir, the carriage is ready." A servant said while rubbing his hands.
The quality of the helpers hired from surrounding towns was far lower than that of his own servants, but now he had no better choice. Zhou Sheng calmly lifted the curtains and looked out. It was already the third watch. According to Jin Xia's new timing method, it was one o'clock in the morning. Logically speaking, most people would have gone to bed early during this time, and the city would be shrouded in darkness. However, even in the middle of the night in Jinxia City recently, some firelight can still be seen in the direction of the stockyard area and the harbor terminal. He heard that the elves' sea fishing would last until night. In order to ensure the freshness of the food, some fish would be slaughtered after midnight. Merchants who pursued the best products would also gather at the harbor and warehouses as soon as possible to select Goods of your choice.
Thanks to this group of people, even if he drove the carriage in the early morning, he would not attract the attention of the surrounding residents.
"Very good, come with me." Zhou Sheng said solemnly.