Li Ze leaned on the chair of the Grand Master, raised his feet high above the big table in front, and stood Xia He behind him, as before, while gently massaging his neck and shoulders, while clearly reporting on the fiscal revenue and expenditure situation during this period.

"So, we have actually passed the most difficult time!" Li Ze narrowed his eyes and relaxed his body to enjoy the beauty's tenderness.

"Yes, the grain brought by Jin Mantang has stabilized the situation and controlled prices. In the past month, the second batch of grain from Jiangnan has been filed. Although the other party sold the price of new grain from previous years, it was indeed timely raining for us. In more than a month, autumn harvest began. After the autumn harvest and tax revenue were sufficient, the entire finance would gradually become more abundant." Xia He said.

"If you are more expensive, it's only two months left." Li Ze opened his eyes, held the palm of the beauty behind him with his back hand, and said, "The new money we cast has slowly opened up the market in Jiangnan. The profit here is extremely high. This time, the cotton cloth after printing and dyeing that Jin Mantang brought back was snatched away in Jiangnan. In terms of printing and dyeing technology, we have already gained an absolute advantage. This is a high-value thing. After ordinary white cloth dyeing and printing, the value immediately soared."

"This is, when the second batch of grain arrived, I bought all the cotton cloths from selling the grains, which caused the price of cotton cloths to rise, and once made merchants unable to store goods. It was not until the supply and marketing cooperative intervened and released a large amount of storage goods, which stabilized the price." Xia He smiled and said: "And there is silk. The quality of the tussah silk on our side is indeed worse than that of the silk in Jiangnan, but I went to Zhuyi some time ago and they had already taken it back.

The efficiency of the flower machine has been improved several times, and it can weave more complex patterns. After the efficiency is improved, the cost will drop significantly, which is very helpful for the vigorous development of marine trade in Haixing. A while ago, a sea merchant who traveled to the ocean had already brought away a total of 10,000 pieces of silk at one time, which was one-third cheaper than his purchase price in Jiangnan. However, as long as he shipped it safely to the purpose, the price he sold would still be the original price."

"We need to reward Zhu Yi and the others well." Li Ze said satisfiedly: "In recent years, they have been doing research work silently, but the benefits they bring to us Wuwei are no less than those on the battlefield."

"Zhu Yi doesn't care about being an official or something. He always hopes to get your surname like Li Hao, Li Han and Li Mi." Xia He said.

"This is easy!" Li Ze smiled and said, "But he still has to be an official, which is what he deserves."

"Because of the increased efficiency of jacquard machines, the silk on our side cannot keep up with the production speed. The silk workshop is preparing to buy raw silk from Jiangnan to come back."

"This is a good thing!" Li Ze smiled and said, "Introduce the raw materials, then we process them and sell them, and we get more money. But last time I heard you say that there were quite a few problems with the weapons workshops in Texas. Will these large workshops controlled by the supply and marketing cooperative have the same problems?"

"Of course there will be some," Xia He smiled and said, "But I'm ready to make improvements. I have discussed with Wang Mingyi for a long time. What you mentioned before is the incentive mechanism and the competition mechanism."

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"The first is to give these workshop management teams a certain amount of shares. The more they earn, the more they get. Second, we are planning to open such jacquard machines to the public, just like printing and dyeing technology, with competition, naturally there will be vitality. These activities do not involve the fundamentals of the country, but are not afraid of opening them to the public." Xia He said.

"You can just raise your head for Wang Mingyi and the others, and then let them do these things. You are the Minister of Revenue in the future, so don't involve these matters too deeply." Li Ze reminded.

"I know. But as you said, they need to lead the way. Once they get on the road, how fast they can run and whether they can surpass others is not something we can decide." Xia He smiled.

Li Ze nodded, but changed the topic: "By the way, after I came back this time, I heard from my wife that you have already talked with her, and they have a good conversation?"

"Madam is very generous!" Xia He said. "I am a little flattered."

"It is my greatest blessing for you two to get along with each other," Li Ze said slowly: "You are in power and your wife is also very influential in the army. If you two are not getting along well and have a quarrel, I will be in trouble."

"Young Master, Xia He has been following you since he was seven years old. How could it make you embarrassed? Just put your heart in your stomach!" Xia He said softly.

He gently patted Xia He's palm, and Li Ze nodded with some relief.

Xia He grew up with him, and Li Ze never concealed many of the things he never said to others or revealed his thoughts. Li Ze also taught Xia He intentionally or unintentionally over the years.

In essence, Li Ze is lonely. He needs someone who shares his words and someone who can express his thoughts. Xia He is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. But Xia He who has learned these has qualities that women in this era do not have, both in terms of his own ability and in his thoughts. This is also what Li Ze is worried about.

Fortunately, Xia He was not completely taught by him to be a woman of his era, but perfectly integrated the advantages of women of this era and women of his era. In this regard, Li Ze can only say that his luck is really good. : :

A gentle knock sounded outside the door, and then Li Gan's voice came in: "Taifu, Mr. Gongsun and President Yang are here."

"Please come in." Li Ze put down his raised feet, sat upright, and said.

At the door opened, Gongsun Changming and Yang Kai walked in one after another, bowed with fists and said, "I have met the Taifu." Then he turned slightly and said to Xia He: "Hello Director Xia."

This is in Li Ze's general. They call Xia He as his official position. If they are in Li's house, they will naturally call Xia He as his wife.

After Xia He bowed back, he went to pour a cup of tea for the two of them. They took the tea with both hands and thanked him. Then he sat down amid Li Ze's greetings. Xia He also sat silently to the other side.

"Mr. Gongsun, let's talk first!" Yang Kai said.

Gongsun Changming nodded: "Okay, Taifu, I have initial contact with Jingxiang. Judging from his attitude, Zhu Wen is sincere in his desire to truce with us. The first is that he needs time to integrate Heluo and Guanzhong areas. The second is that Cao Huan and Zhu Youzhen were defeated by our army in succession, which has a great blow to him. He needs time to breathe."

"Well, this is expected."

"Jing Xiang means that their focus will be south next, and this is to detect whether we should try our best to manage the north. In his opinion, the two sides will not violate the river water, and will work harder to fight life and death." Gongsun Changming said. "He also revealed an important news, that is, they are planning to choose one person from the royal family in Chang'an to become emperor."

"Is that?" Li Ze laughed: "But I received another news that in Chang'an, there is already a huge momentum and is pushing Zhu Wen to become independent, mainly Zhu Wen's two sons."

Gongsun Changming said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Is this a good thing for us?"

"Of course it's a good thing. Don't let Jingxiang know about this news first. At the same time, you must block the news to prevent Jingxiang's partners from sending him news. If Zhu Wen is really independent, I think Jingxiang's face will definitely be very exciting. Mr. Gongsun, the negotiations with Jingxiang are slowly dragging him in Wuyi for a while. This is the only thing we can help Zhu Youyu and the others. Hahaha."

"If Zhu Wen is not independent, he may not be able to find a large number of supporters in the south. Once he is independent, the towns in the south will have to consider it. This is digging a grave!" Gongsun Changming said coldly: "I will arrange for him to meet Cao Huan from tomorrow. As for Zhu Youzhen, his injuries are a bit serious now. I'd better wait for them to meet later."

"Mrs. I've done this a little too much. I've sent someone to treat Zhu Youzhen's injuries." Li Ze shook his head and said, "A dead Zhu Youzhen is worthless."

"I understand." Gongsun Changming said: "The second thing I have also talked to Ding Jian."

"Have he changed his mind now?" Li Ze said: "This person is Mr. Zhang's proud disciple. He is also very capable. He is even more famous in the Jingxiang area. If he can completely change, then there will be an important bargaining chip for us in the future."

"His thoughts should have changed a lot, especially the changes in Yizhou in the past two years have had a great impact on him. However, he still believes that wealthy families can be integrated into your new policy. I think it is true that the Ding family itself is a wealthy family. How difficult is it to let him take his life?" Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "This person is available, but it can only be used to limit it."

Li Ze thought for a moment and smiled and said, "After the town of Hezhong is withdrawing, Gao Lei will become an official in the court. I have asked his opinion and he agrees. It seems that he doesn't want to get involved in this muddy water. He exchanged with me a first-rank official position of Qingqi, and is preparing to live in Wuyi to retire. So let Ding Jian go to Hezhong to be a governor, which is a wealthy family in charge!"

Gongsun Changming laughed and said, "Young Master wants to use the river as an experimental field, so that Ding Jian can feel disappointed?"

"Yes!" Li Ze laughed and said, "I still want to save this person. Let him go to Hezhong to experiment with the way his wealthy family can integrate with my new policy. If he really succeeds, he will open a new path for us. However, 99% will be bleed back. If he can't change his mind, it will only be available and not use it. If he can change it, we will add another general."

"What if he causes trouble in Hanoi?" Gongsun Changming said worriedly.
Chapter completed!