Chapter 66 The Luo family is happy
Yang Yuanqing's appointment really surprised Li Jing. He was transferred from the Chief of the King of Chu Palace to the Chief of the Daizhou. From the perspective of grades, they were all from the third rank, but from the perspective of power, they were a bit downgraded.
Daizhou was in charge of the military affairs of the three counties and had real local power. The Chief of the Chu Prince's Palace was in charge of the entire military affairs and was the second largest figure in the military. He was extremely powerful and transferred to Daizhou as the general manager, which obviously reduced his power by one level.
But Li Jing's surprise was not to transfer him away, but to Daizhou as the general manager, which meant that something might happen in the north.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
"Nothing happened yet, but the Turks are gradually regaining their strength and will move south sooner or later. I need a capable person to build a wall of iron and iron for border defense."
Li Jing nodded silently, "I understand, I am willing to share your worries."
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Now there are 10,000 troops in Mayi County and Dingxiang County. I can give you another 10,000 troops, at most these two, but you can implement the baojia system of militia and hide troops from the people. The more than 200,000 people in the three counties temporarily mobilize tens of thousands of troops when the situation is in crisis."
"I understand, I don't know when your Highness wants me to take office?"
"As soon as possible! Your appointment will come down tomorrow, take a two-day rest, and then go to Mayi County to take up his post."
"I wonder who will take over the position of Chief Secretary after Weichen goes to the frontier?" This is also a question that Li Jing is very concerned about.
"I haven't considered this yet. I tend to let Yang Shan take office, but this involves changes to the prime minister, so I'm a little embarrassed, so let Sima Yao Shengwen take over for the time being."
Li Jing stopped asking more. He stood up and bowed and said, "Since that's the case, I will go back to handle the handover and will not disturb Your Highness."
"Go! I look forward to you doing well."
Li Jing bowed and turned and retreated. The room finally calmed down. Yang Yuanqing returned to the table and picked up a pen to write a letter to Su Dingfang. He thought about it all night. It was not a good idea to make enemies from all sides. Su Dingfang had only 10,000 troops in his hands. Now the Sui army needs to be converted into defense in the Western Regions.
It is necessary to guide the East and West Turks to cause fire, which is in line with the fundamental interests of the Great Sui Dynasty.
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At noon, Yang Yuanqing had a moment of leisure and came to Taipei City. Although this year was a disaster year, food was tight and various supplies were not sufficient, Taipei City was the largest market in the Sui Dynasty, and it was still extremely lively, with people coming and going, bustling.
Yang Yuanqing put on a little makeup, wore a rolled-brimmed hat of a Hu man, two beards, and yellow powder on his cheeks. He wore a Hu man's narrow-sleeved leather hat, and at first glance he looked like a businessman in his forties, and he was a businessman who traveled between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. He was dressed luxuriously and had a lot of gold in his pocket.
Yang Yuanqing also often visited Beicheng City. Every time he dressed up like this, no one could recognize him. The carriage stopped outside Beicheng City. This is a must-pass street to enter Beicheng City, called Beifeng Street.
The street is not long, only more than a mile away. However, there are dense shops on both sides of the street, mainly consisting of wine shops, inns and brothels. The wine shops and inns are along the street, while the brothels are hidden in several alleys. There are several young prostitutes standing at the entrance of the alley, and they are graceful and charming at the pedestrians.
Yang Yuanqing walked leisurely in the crowd with his hands behind his back. Seven or eight steps behind him, more than a dozen personal guards followed him, watching the situation around him vigilantly. In fact, no one could recognize that this businessman was actually Yang Yuanqing who was powerful.
Yang Yuanqing squinted his eyes and looked at the shops on both sides. He remembered that the last time he came to Taipei City or not long after the Battle of Central China ended. He came to learn about the food prices in Taiyuan. In just a few months, he discovered that there were many changes.
Yipin Ijijiu Store disappeared and became a Yuan'an Restaurant. Several originally dilapidated half-street houses were also renovated, increased to two floors, and rented into shops. Taiyuan followed the Sui system. Except for a few special mansions, buildings are generally not allowed to be built, and they are just aware of others. However, only buildings can appear in Taiyuan North City. This is a commercial area, and every inch of land is valuable. Only by building buildings can we accommodate more shops.
At this time, two brothel women standing at the entrance of the alley saw Yang Yuanqing. His clothes were expensive, tall and majestic, which made the two brothel women lit up. They stepped forward and pulled his arm left and right, "Alang, why haven't you come to see your younger sister for a long time? Have you forgotten?"
His voice was sweet and coquettish, holding his hand, but his fingernails were gently scratching his palm, seductive. Why did Yang Yuanqing look down on them? But he was not annoyed. He broke free from their hands and said with a smile: "I want to go to the business of writing, and look for you again afterwards."
It is not so leisurely to talk about business. It is clearly a refusal. The two women refused to let him go. They hugged his arms and rubbed their plump breasts on his arms. The autumn water was like waves, and their voice became pitiful, "Alang, take care of the business! The weather is not good, and my sister is almost out of food."
The two begged him pitifully. At this time, several personal soldiers rushed up and pushed them away. One of the women was unsteady and was overthrown to the ground. The two women were immediately scared and lost their composure.
There were several brothel thugs hidden in the alley not far away. Their mission was to prevent the guests from moving, but the few thugs were not stupid. Yang Yuanqing's more than a dozen personal soldiers were tall and strong. They looked like they were very skilled in martial arts and were wearing swords. This was not the one they could provoke. They hid in the alley tactfully and did not dare to come out.
Seeing that the back of one of the women's hands was broken by a stone on the side of the road and bleeding, Yang Yuanqing felt a little guilty, so he took out two silver coins and threw them, "Buy some medicine and bandage them!"
The silver coins were circling around the ground, and the sound made was different from that of copper coins. Two brothel women picked up the silver coins and checked them carefully in surprise. Although the silver coins had been listed a few days ago, they naturally had no chance to see them as their brothels.
Two brothel women had never seen such money before. After looking at it for a while, they couldn't tell the reason. One woman asked, "Customer, what's the money?"
Yang Yuanqing had already taken more than ten steps. After hearing her question, he turned around and smiled: "This is the new money from the Great Sui Dynasty. Have you heard of it?"
Brothels have always been news distribution centers. Two women heard from customers that this kind of money is very valuable, and the black price can be used as fifty coins. They were both surprised and happy and turned around and ran into the alley.
At this time, a businessman next to him heard Yang Yuanqing's words. He felt a move in his heart and immediately followed him. After walking more than twenty steps, the businessman ran up, stopped Yang Yuanqing, and bowed, "Can you borrow a step to speak?"
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and saw that he was short and fat, with a shrewd bright color in his little eyes, and then smiled slightly, "Do I know you?"
"I have something to discuss with my brother."
This businessman knew that the money was sold out as soon as it was listed, and the money was robbed and sold out. Most people had no place to buy it. However, the old man actually gave it to two prostitutes casually. However, the prodigal son obviously did not look like it, so he just didn't understand the value of money. The businessman didn't want to let go of such an opportunity.
The personal soldiers behind were about to step forward, but Yang Yuanqing waved his hand to stop them, and asked the businessman with a smile, "Is there anything wrong?"
The businessman whispered: "I am willing to buy your money at a high price, and buy as much as you can."
When Yang Yuanqing saw a restaurant next to him, he pointed and said, "Go in and talk!"
He turned around and walked into the tavern. The merchant was overjoyed and hurriedly followed in. The bartender asked the two to sit down at a table beside the door. More than a dozen personal soldiers were standing at the door. The other two followed in, standing behind Yang Yuanqing, holding the hilt of the knife in his hand, staring at the merchant with a cold look. Only he dared to make any abnormal movement, so he drew his knife and chopped him over.
The merchant did not know that he was in danger, and his heart was completely on the money. He knew that someone was willing to pay a penny to buy a piece of money. He had seen such money once, with sufficient silver content and exquisite workmanship, which he had never seen before.
He was determined to get some money, and if he was less, he would collect it himself. If he was more, he could use it to make money. When he met Yang Yuanqing, a person who was hiding money, he would not let it go no matter what.
"My man, can you give me a silver coin?"
Yang Yuanqing took out a silver coin and handed it to him. The merchant hurriedly took it, held it in the palm of his hand, staring at the silver coin tightly, "Yes, yes, it's it!" He whispered in his mouth, and light actually emitted from his eyes.
He held the silver coins tightly, and his eyes turned to Yang Yuanqing again, his eyes full of enthusiasm and expectation, "How much money does brother have?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "My surname is Li, from Huining County. I am doing business in Taiyuan. I don't know your surname?"
When ordinary people meet, they should introduce themselves first and then talk about things. However, the businessman was too anxious and forgot the minimum etiquette. He suddenly woke up and quickly stood up and bowed, then sat down and said, "In Xia Wang, a native of Jiangjun, he does business in Beicheng. Huilongmi Shop in Beicheng is open in Xiacheng."
"So you are Wang Mi..." Yang Yuanqing smiled and bowed: "I have been relied on for a long time!"
Of course, Yang Yuanqing knew that Huilong Mishop was the second largest rice shop in Taipei City. He heard that the owner was surnamed Wang, and his ancestors had been engaged in rice business for three generations. He was called Wang Misong. On the one hand, he said that he had a deep experience in the rice industry, and on the other hand, he also pointed out that he was greedy.
"I'm Wang Micheng, but my official name is Wang Chongyi and my nickname is Milang. My brother will call me Milang."
Wang Chongyi said anxiously: "Brother, can you tell me how much money do you have?"
Yang Yuanqing took out more than twenty silver coins from his arms and placed them on the table, "I only have so many in total, but it was given to me by someone else. I don't understand, what does Brother Wang want them to do? As far as I know, the court will soon issue a large number of money, and then the streets will be filled with them, so it will not be rare."
"You're taking what you said seriously?"
"Of course it's true. A relative of me is in charge of this matter in the court. He gave me all the money, so why should I lie to you?"
"So that's how it is!" Wang Chongyi's eyes showed disappointment. If it was really necessary to issue a large amount of money, then these money really had no collection value.
He suddenly lost interest in the silver coins on the table, picked up the teacup and said, "To be honest, there are problems with the issuance of these silver coins in the imperial court, and there is a great benefit in it, so everyone is looking for it."
"Oh? What's the problem?" Yang Yuanqing asked with great interest.
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Chapter completed!