Unlike the other towns that the two tax officials visited, Rongcheng is stationed in the border town. Although there are no Japanese pirates for the time being, it can't help him to be poor!
Before Song Yucheng came, even the Rongcheng garrison gang started the business of robbing the rich and giving to the poor in order to survive, not to mention the common people begging for food in the sea. Even young children already know how to hold a harpoon.
Therefore, every time I walk on the road, I see tough people carrying big bloody fish home. The key point is that they are also very hospitable. When they saw the two tax envoys, they warmly invited them.
The ghost knows what's going on in those houses, and I can't wait for every household to be occupied by the smell of fish. The delicacy for entertaining guests is freshly caught live fish, and occasionally there are crabs picked up from the shore or some unknown shells.
Of course, if these are placed in the hands of those chefs in Shangjing, they will definitely become extremely delicious. However, people like Rongcheng didn't even have the basic seasonings, and they couldn't get rid of the most basic fishy smell. Not to mention delicious, even the entrance is difficult.
As for what is written in those books, any fresh ingredients, as long as they are ordinary boiled, are delicacies, and they are all exaggerated and beautified with nonsense. Just like Rongcheng, who doesn't even have a piece of ginger, so he can drink it when it's boiled.
The fishy smell will kill you!
That's it, the two tax envoys who originally planned to start by observing the people's sentiments, not only failed to find out any clues, but instead tasted all types of salted fish in Rongcheng under the enthusiasm of everyone.
Moreover, under the active invitation of the common people, they went out to sea to fish once.
When you see the seaside of Rongcheng, you can catch big fish by throwing out the net casually. The two tax envoys finally had to admit that Rongcheng was indeed as they had shown on the surface, only fish were poor.
As for Song Yucheng, they got the same conclusion.
Who would have thought that the entire Yu family army, including Song Yucheng, would eat all kinds of salted fish every day.
The most frightening thing is that near the post station, there is an empty cold fish farm. Those common people, after catching fish and pickling, send them here. It's summer again, if you don't open the windows, you will be suffocated, and if you open them, you will be suffocated to death by the smell of salted fish.
And what they saw and heard later was what caused the two taxes to collapse them the most.
They never expected that Rongcheng could still use salted fish as currency.
Yu Jiajun has heavy training tasks and rarely goes fishing in the sea. However, they clearly had military supplies, but inexplicably insisted on eating salted fish every day on the grounds of ensuring their health. If it was not enough, they would exchange it with the people in the city for fresh vegetables and grain.
Over time, in Rongcheng, salted fish has really become something that can be traded. And those common people are also used to the concept that fish can be used as money.
No matter who the two tax envoys asked, even children who were not very sensible, they would understand that fish are copper coins.
"So what's going on with this Rongcheng!" After eating fish for five days, he didn't even have a bite of decent white rice. The two tax envoys who are usually pampered are almost going crazy.
However, they couldn't even find a word of fault. After all, in the city, fish is an important item used for trading, and it is only natural to use it as a tax deduction. Even if they are unwilling, as Qiao Jingxuan who was in charge of the reception said, "There is no rule in the law that salted fish is not considered a native product. Even if they arrive in Shangjing, the sage will not blame them, but will think that we Rongcheng people Rustic and pure."
Therefore, under all kinds of desperation, the two tax envoys finally had to take the dozens of carts full of salted fish on the road. They even had the illusion that walking back to Shangjing like this, they estimated that they themselves were no different from those salted fish in the car.
"It's so embarrassing! I can imagine how many people will laugh at me when I go back to Beijing!" The two tax envoys had the urge to bump into death immediately.
His confidant quickly comforted him, "Master, if you want to be more open, we are not afraid of meeting bandits. It is a blessing in disguise!"
"..." This seemed to make sense, but such a thin reason could not appease the two tax envoys. Moreover, they have never stopped along the way, and they have suffered a great crime. So much so that half a month later, when they returned to Shangjing, they all wished they had the urge to turn around and kneel down to these dozens of carts of salted fish.
Indeed, they did not encounter any bandits or bandits along the way. After all, even the most vicious gangsters would certainly not covet salted fish. However, just when they thought that even if the smell was a bit pungent, they could go to Beijing with peace of mind, another trouble happened.
cat.
Who would have thought that after they would not become the prey of bandits and bandits, they would actually provoke this group of living ancestors.
It can only be blamed for the strong smell of these salted fish. As long as you stop along the way, you will be surrounded by cats from all directions. I will persistently chase them to Beijing together.
Cat: This is the country I like. Where are you going to drag them, you idiot
After coming and going, even the post stations along the road were unwilling to accept them. Because these cats are really cheating.
After all, one is okay, and a dozen are also cute. When dozens or hundreds of them come together, it can only be called a disaster.
Especially when they are eating, there are often dozens of cats begging to share. If you don't take the initiative to serve the food, you will be attacked by cat claws in the next second. However, these cats live in the wild all year round, and their agility and viciousness are comparable to small wild animals. Attacking in groups like this, instead of having no way to evade, they will be beaten to pieces instead. It was even scarier than those bandits who really blocked the road and robbed.
And this kind of egg pain feeling, if you don't experience it yourself, you will never know it.
Therefore, the two taxes made a group of people have to hurry up in order to shorten the distance. So much so that in the end, they and even themselves were confused, and they didn't understand at all why they were pulling dozens of carts of salted fish and running as fast as they were pulling dozens of carts of silver.
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However, the Two Taxes made it miserable here, and on the other side of the capital, the emperor was also taken aback when he received the memorial from the Two Taxes.
At this moment, the emperor hadn't anticipated what kind of impact he would experience next, but he just lamented that Song Yucheng was a little capable, seeing that he was able to collect the 300,000 tax money in Rongcheng not long after. After opening the letter that Song Yucheng entrusted together, it not only said hello to him, but also said that he had entrusted the two tax envoys to bring him a gift prepared by himself, which was extremely rare and precious.
This made the emperor sigh even more.
In fact, my nephew, although he is stupid, dumb, stunned, and a single-minded general, and he just wants to use Song Yucheng, but he still raises people well after all. At least the word loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is absolutely fine for Song Yucheng.
"The prince of the county has always been filial to you." Seeing that he was in a good mood, his confidants also praised him.
"That's right. If it's not Yu, I should teach him well. Qi Nian is very similar to Huang Jie, and he is smart." The emperor was also deeply moved.
"It's a blessing in itself to be able to help you pacify the territory. You don't have to worry too much. Just give the county prince a good result in the future. It will also live up to the end-of-life entrustment of the elder princess."
"That makes sense." The emperor nodded, and suddenly remembered something again, "Did Qi Nian also write to his family?"
"It's written, it's on the table." Speaking of Song Yucheng's family letter, the emperor's confidant couldn't help laughing.
Before Wu Wenshan married Song Yucheng, he was also a well-known talent in Beijing. However, a dude like Song Yucheng probably doesn't understand Wu Wenshan's romantic heart. It was also ruined.
"What did you write?" Seeing him laughing, the emperor became very curious.
But after listening to the report, they also kept having fun together.
Song Yucheng said that he has been training soldiers in Rongcheng recently, nothing special, he can only bring some local products back, so that Wu Wenshan will not dislike him. When he turns around and pacifies Rongcheng, he will be exchanged for a first-rank imperial order.
And Song Yucheng also said that Wu Wenshan would have the time to embroider a lotus package for him with a blessing of peace. He saw that other soldiers had them, and wanted one too.
This is a man who is asking his wife for something. The key is that if it is such a private room, even if you want to say it, you have to close the door and say it yourself, how can you say it so openly. It is estimated that Quan Daan is only for Song Yucheng.
But when you think about it, it's normal.
There are military laws in Da'an, and when soldiers are outside, family letters must be checked by relevant departments. But now it is a peaceful and prosperous age, and there is no foreign invasion, so this rule is useless. Right now, among the generals leading the troops in the court, only Song Yucheng's Yu Family Army is still firmly adhering to this rule.
Even if Song Yucheng is the king of the county, it is the same.
Thinking of this, the emperor felt a lot more guilty towards Song Yucheng. I feel that my nephew is really good, even if it's not for the sake of the deceased imperial sister, but for his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, he is worthy of promotion.
Even the emperor was already thinking about whether to discuss with the seventh prince in the future, and let him not embarrass Song Yucheng after a hundred years, and just let him be a dude county king all the time, that would be fine.
At the same time, he read the brochure sent by Song Yucheng again. After seeing Song Yucheng begging him to help take care of Wu Wenshan, he finally sighed, and said to his confidant next to him: "Wu Wenshan is a deep-minded person, which cannot be controlled by Qi Nianzhi's temperament. I heard people say that there are rumors in Shangjing , to say that Wu Wenshan's knowledge and talent is a concubine for Qi Nian to be a concubine?"
"There is such a saying, but from the perspective of a villain, Young Master Wu has made a lot of troubles in it. After all, he coaxed the county prince into wearing women's clothing once when he was married!" The attendant said plainly, but Inside, there is a lot of meaning, implying that Wu Wenshan wants to coax a county king from Song Yucheng into his backyard as a concubine.
"Coaxing Qi Nian to wear women's clothes? I'm afraid Wu Wenshan is daydreaming!" After hearing this, the emperor suddenly became angry: "Qinian is a noble relative of the clan, how can he, a little prince of the Wu State Mansion, be able to play around. Go and pass on my words , praying for the year to fight hard in Rongcheng, since Wu Wenshan is the concubine of the county, he should pray for him. Send him to the ancestral temple for a month of fasting. That's right."
After the emperor finished speaking, he thought of another thing: "The child of Qi Nian wants a daughter-in-law to make a purse, and Wu Wenshan will send a few powerful nuns from the palace to teach him. You don’t have to come out of the ancestral temple anymore!”
"Yes!" The attendant responded, not surprised by the strange order from the emperor, as if he had expected it long ago. However, when he went down to pass the order and passed by a certain guard in the palace, he suddenly opened his mouth, said "It's done" in a low voice, and then left as if nothing had happened.
As for the guard, he remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything at all, and stood still.
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On the other side of Rongcheng, Song Yucheng happened to be at the prince's place when the news of going to Beijing came back. As soon as he finished listening, he couldn't help laughing.
Because even Song Yucheng himself did not expect that the emperor actually asked Wu Wenshan to learn embroidery with such a sentence he wrote casually.
Of course, the crown prince must be responsible for this, otherwise even if he wanted to, it would be impossible to send Wu Wenshan to the ancestral temple so easily.
I just don't know what kind of method the prince used.
Song Yucheng thought about it, and asked directly. As for the prince, he didn't mean to hide it, but directly explained to him: "The emperor's confidants have nails arranged by me."
Song Yucheng was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at the prince with a different perspective.
Song Yucheng had already guessed that the prince had someone beside the emperor. But he never thought that the crown prince could even control the emperor's confidants.
"So, in the future, the four cities of Gucheng will definitely fall under your name?" Thinking of the conspiracy between the two before, Song Yucheng asked again seriously. But this time, what Song Yucheng asked was not about Shaocheng, but about the entire four cities including Xiangcheng, Liangcheng, and Rucheng.
Sure enough, the answer given by the prince is yes. "Yes, I will."
Seeing his confidence, Song Yucheng couldn't help laughing along with him, thinking that the prince was indeed interesting. It will be a pleasure to cooperate in the future.
Thinking of this, Song Yucheng said solemnly to the prince: "Then congratulate cousin in advance, and please give me your advice in the future."
"Of course, don't worry about praying for the new year." The crown prince accepted Song Yucheng's congratulations with a smile, but the words he said were extremely ambiguous: "As a brother, I will definitely take good care of you."
"..." As an older brother, you still have to take good care of him? Inexplicably, Song Yucheng always felt that the prince's words of taking good care of him were somewhat ambiguous, and seemed inexplicably provocative, but he couldn't find any flaws in the context of the situation. The more he thought about it, the more weird he felt.
However, the system that has been silent at this time is extremely excited, because it has a special premonition that Song Yucheng's world will definitely not be able to escape from this person's side.
Hahahahaha, before Song Yucheng was not paying attention, it used the points earned in the first two worlds to stay in this world for an extra fifty years.
The system didn't believe it anymore, even the attacking target took the initiative to move to his side, yet Song Yucheng couldn't complete the main task.
Anyway, no matter what, he must not become the face-slapping system next door. He is clearly still a baby, fighting and killing is not suitable for him.
For a moment, the system, which felt that it was badly broken, couldn't help but secretly took out the expression pack of [Standing with Akimbo], and fell into extreme self-admiration. Even if Song Yucheng called it, he didn't hear it right away.
And Song Yucheng, who didn't get a response, didn't force a systematic answer, and turned around and started busy with other things.
When organizing fishing before, Song Yucheng once took people on the big boat for repairs. But no matter from which point of view, I feel that the quality of this ship is not enough.
If it's just ordinary fishing, it's more than enough. But when it comes to war, it's no different from dying.
But if the original body's memory is correct, those pirates came from the sea. So in the future, naval battles will definitely happen. And this warship must also be well equipped and rested. The most urgent task is to find craftsmen who are good at shipbuilding.
"Master, it's a little difficult. Da'an has been peaceful for too long, and there are quite a few ordinary shipbuilders, but the real kind of warship builders have long since disappeared."
"Not even one?"
"Not even His Royal Highness the Prince."
This is really difficult. Song Yucheng looked at the map in his hand, frowning tightly. The point is that he still has no way to go to the dignitaries of the Ministry of Industry on the other side of Beijing.
After all, the dozens of carts of salted fish were about to enter Beijing, and the emperor would definitely be so angry. When he bumped into it now, it was no different from seeking his own death.
And those officials of the Ministry of Industry, if they let them build a garden palace, there must be no problem. But if it's a warship, it might be far inferior to the veterans like Rong Cheng.
If only there was a place to get that fine warship.
Song Yucheng kept pondering in his heart, and suddenly found that there was a place on the map that was very familiar to him in his memory. It seems to be the lair of those Japanese pirates in the memory of the original body. There is a small island thousands of nautical miles away from the waters of Rongcheng.
Song Yucheng's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized that he had been fooling around before. In fact, there is still a long time before the war begins. Those old craftsmen don't know how to build ships, but they can start learning from the beginning.
As for the boats that can be used for learning, aren't the ones in the hands of the pirates just ready-made
"Master, do you have a solution?" Seeing the change in his expression, the messenger also became excited. But immediately after, he was shocked by Song Yucheng's answer.
Song Yucheng said, "There is a way, if we don't have a boat, let's grab it!"
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Song Yucheng: The Japanese pirates on the small island, I want to come to have a friendly exchange with you recently.
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Song Yucheng: System, quickly translate!
System: They said, get out (ノ｀Д)ノ