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Zhao Cheng didn't stay long. After talking to Zhao Hu, he immediately led Zhao Zheng to chase the people who had set off to Ruyin County.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly and did not bother Zhao Hu. He clapped the official document in his hand and went to find Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming has already dealt with all the matters at hand. His working ability is so strong. He knows the situation in Yuzhou. He only needs to scan the official documents handed over from the local government once to give solutions. The remaining two letters are Signed to Zhao Hanzhang.

So now he is sitting under the big tree outside the study, enjoying the wind and eating wine.

It's a little hot inside the house now, and he prefers to sit outside and enjoy the breeze during the day.

Zhao Hanzhang handed him the official document and said: "This is what Mr. Ji and I discussed. The number of people to be mobilized for labor this time and the number of short-term workers to be recruited. Tinghan has calculated the required materials and money. You can take a look."

Zhao Ming reached out to take it, opened it, glanced at it, and asked, "Why do you need so many stone grinders?"

"Save effort," Zhao Hanzhang took off his shoes and sat down opposite him, "Isn't there gunpowder? This time we also plan to build several water mills near water, firstly to facilitate people's livelihood, and secondly to use water to cast weapons. You can also use water conservancy to cut stones and grind them.”

Zhao Ming nodded, wrote down various figures, and compared them with the current population in Yuzhou and the contents of the warehouses, he had an idea in his mind.

"The summer harvest has just ended, and there are some grain reserves in various places, so there is no need to worry about food for the time being, but money..."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Copper is still being mined. It takes time to smelt copper and cast money. However, we are already casting it. If the quantity is not enough, we can borrow it from the local gentry first."

"What is the guarantee?" Zhao Ming said: "Every time new money is given, it must have a corresponding value. Otherwise, if there are too many coins, their prices will plummet, which will be of no benefit to people's livelihood."

"I know," Zhao Hanzhang said, "so all the counties and states should work hard. I only have one request. Except for the land and military power, everything else can be mortgaged and guaranteed. If not, we can borrow it from others temporarily and pay it back next year or the year after. , and told them that I will work hard to pay it back within three years.”

Zhao Ming lowered his eyes and said: "Three years, who knows what will happen in three years? I'm afraid they don't want to."

Zhao Hanzhang is very confident, "There will always be people who are willing."

As for venture capital, it all depends on whether they are optimistic about her and Zhao. If the investment succeeds, the profits will be huge. If it fails, they will be unlucky together.

Zhao Ming raised his eyes and glanced at her, and said: "Someone told me recently that Xia Houjun is now Gou Xi's guest. He has ordered that in August this year, talent selection for the imperial court will be held in Dingtao County, Jiyin County. , the order has been sent to Yuzhou."

He took out one of the two official documents on the left and gave it to her, "This is an official document, just waiting for you to sign it."

Zhao Hanzhang opened it and took a look, then sneered and said: "He is my great Zhongzheng in Yuzhou. Why did he go to Yanzhou and even select talents in Jiyin County?"

She folded it up and threw it aside, not intending to sign it.

Jiyin County belongs to Yanzhou. There is no reason for her, Dazhongzheng of Yuzhou, to go to Yanzhou to hold a product ordering meeting, but to ask for people from Yuzhou.

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a while before saying: "I will write to Your Majesty to replace the Zhongzheng Officer, or directly remove the Zhongzheng Officer."

Zhao Ming: "...it's better to change it. If you replace it with Dazhongzheng, it's up to you whether you want to recruit talents or evaluate talents. You can directly remove Zhongzheng. Only the families in Yuzhou will not accept it."

There is a buffer, which allows people to have delusions and not cause trouble now.

Zhao Hanzhang felt that what he said made sense, so he went through suitable people in his mind, and slowly set his sights on Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming didn't even raise his eyes, and said to Zhao Hanzhang: "Sometimes the Dazhongzheng of a state also serves as the governor, and you are the most suitable candidate."

So don’t look at him, he won’t take it, and besides, “I’m not qualified enough.”

Zhao Hanzhang holds military power and can ignore things like seniority, but Zhao Ming cannot.

The position of Dazhongzheng is not like that of a county governor. He is only responsible for the affairs of a county. There is also a governor above him to take care of the affairs. Dazhongzheng is directly responsible to the imperial court. In addition to the selected talents for the state's own use, he also has to provide talents to the imperial court.

In Yuzhou, Zhao Hanzhang could directly let Zhao Ming be the county governor and act as an agent for the affairs of the governor's office, but outside of Yuzhou, he was indeed not qualified enough.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "Okay, I'll do it."

Zhao Ming gave her the last official document, "This is the commercial tax reduction regulations drafted from this year to April next year. Each county is slightly different."

Zhao Hanzhang stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it seriously, and said in deep thought: "In addition to Henan County, let me tell the world that Luoyang and the surrounding Henan counties and counties all have a tax of 45 per cent. For commodities such as grain and linen, commercial taxes are completely exempted. "

Zhao Ming's eyebrows jumped. The most generous commercial tax in each county was also 40 taxes per 1, which was much more favorable than the previous 30 tax per 1 and 35 tax per 1.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hanzhang ordered Luoyang to be even more generous.

But thinking of the tragic situation in Luoyang now, Zhao Ming had no objection and nodded in agreement.

He took the official document and added it, and then Zhao Hanzhang signed it, took out his private seal from his wallet and stamped it.

After the matter was done, the uncle and nephew looked at each other. Zhao Ming frowned slightly and said, "Please go ahead and get busy."

Zhao Hanzhang sat still and said, "Uncle Ming, where is Brother Shen now? There is a lot of chaos outside. How about writing a letter asking him to come home."

Zhao Ming looked at her for a while, "Do you want to use him?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "There is a shortage of people in the army."

She said: "Brothers from the Kuan clan are good at managing internal affairs, but they are worse at killing enemies on the battlefield. I heard that brother from the Shen clan wanted to go into the army for training, but because he offended Zhongzheng, he couldn't make it, so he went on a study tour."

It is a formal term to say that you are traveling as a traveler, but in fact you are carrying a sword and becoming a knight-errant.

She mentioned it during dinner last night and learned from Zhao Song that Zhao Shen went on a study tour, mainly to visit famous people from various places and discuss military law with them.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "There are many children of the Zhao family, but most of them are good at internal affairs and scholarship, but they are still a little inferior in military affairs. If Sizhou needs to garrison troops in the future, I want the children of the Zhao family to guard it."

Zhao Ming twitched the corner of his mouth, is Sizhou yours? You have even thought about the garrison in Sizhou.

But Zhao Ming didn't ask, because he was afraid that if he did, she would snatch Sizhou from him in two days.

He thought for a while and said: "The transportation is inconvenient now. I have written several letters, but I have not received a reply. However, Yuzhou has undergone tremendous changes. He should have received the news. He will always come back. Even if he doesn't reply, he will." Find a way to write back."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded when he heard this. She was satisfied knowing that Zhao Ming had no objection to Zhao Shen coming back to work for her. As for finding someone, Zhao Ming couldn't find him, so she could ask someone to find him.

She now cooperates closely with Shu Zhuan. She and Fu Tinghan have written letters to him and asked him to look for it in Shu.

Zhao Ming glanced at her and couldn't help but ask, "Have you persuaded Uncle Qi to stop him?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him.

"I'm not surprised that you were able to persuade Uncle Qi, but what I'm curious about is that you were able to persuade Zitu. What reason did you use to persuade him?" Zhao Ming asked: "Are they the children in the school?"

Zhao Hanzhang raised the wine glass that had been sitting in front of him, drank it in one gulp, and said: "Uncle Cheng has a cold face, but a very soft heart. The last thing he wants to see is that others are affected by him. But now, his students are everywhere Yuzhou may spread all over the world in the future, so it’s best for him to dissuade him.”

He is a person who would rather wrong himself than wrong others.

Zhao Hanzhang put down his wine glass and stood up, "I have to leave the city soon, so I'll leave first."

Zhao Ming held the wine glass tightly, nodded slightly, and watched her leave.

See you tomorrow