Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 539: Mobei Bank

Rong Jin recalled the encounter with Qian Shi at the post station, and his face was filled with disgust. After a pause, he continued, "It is also possible that before you know it, your brick kiln and timber workshop will become the property of the Minister's Mansion.

No, it became the second son of the Minister's Mansion, Qian Er. They also came to Mobei this time, and they are still behind. This Qian Er's wife is a shrewd and petty person, my grandmother said. "

"So bad? How did your grandparents choose the person? Did they make a mistake?" Pei Jingyang didn't believe it.

"My grandparents don't like him at all, but my aunt likes him. She thinks that the other party is from a wealthy and powerful family and can help Rong Yu in the future." Rong Jin said with a sneer.

Speaking of Rong Yu, Rong Jin also got angry and couldn't help but complain. He told Pei Jingyang about Rong Yu's absence from his post while on duty.

"Is Rong Yu so confused? If he did this in the military camp, it would be a big deal. Even if nothing serious happened, he would definitely be punished with twenty military sticks."

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Pei Jingyang couldn't help but look serious. What he could not tolerate the most was his men leaving their posts without permission.

"So, you should tell your uncle about this. When Rong Yu arrives in Mobei, let your uncle discipline him." Rong Jin was also very angry.

That night, he waited at the gate of the post station for half the night, and finally waited for Pei Rongyu. When he first talked to him, he was still a little unconvinced. He felt that he was married and an adult, and he didn't need Rongjin's supervision.

Rong Jin was so angry that he took action directly and taught Rong Yu a lesson. He also told him that if he found Rong Yu absent from his post again while on duty, he would write a letter directly to Lord Pei and ask him to bring Pei Rongyu back to the capital.

Forget about getting promoted in this life, just be a yamen runner in Bingmasi for the rest of your life and hang out on the streets every day. This scared Pei Rongyu and he became obedient.

Pei Jingyang frowned and took this matter to heart. He decided that if Pei Jingyuan didn't teach him a lesson, he would do it himself.

By comparing like this, Pei Jingyang seemed to like Rong Jin a little better. Although this brat often made him angry, he really didn't need to worry about him.

Thinking about his wife again and looking at the buds, Pei Jingyang was very satisfied. He couldn't help but start to sympathize with his elder brother.

My eldest brother is quite miserable. Although his wife is capable, she is too ugly. His son is confused and I heard that the daughter-in-law he married is unreliable. Alas!

When will the eldest brother be able to make a breakthrough? He is the only capable person in the family, and he can't pull his own shabby car by himself.

"By the way, Lei'er, I've thought about your idea of ​​farming and raising troops after I came back. I think it's feasible, but I don't think we have a chance."

Pei Jingyang took out a letter from the drawer and gave it to Hua Lei. It turned out that it was sent by the old Marquis Pei who had his guards deliver it at full speed.

"Your grandfather said in the letter that at the grand court meeting ten days after you left, the emperor suddenly announced a message and said he would send someone over.

Build a bank in the small town of Mobei, and the wealthy families can exchange the silver bills they have in different banks at this new "Mobei Bank".

"This..." Hua Lei was stunned and couldn't help asking, "What does His Majesty mean by doing this?"

"They probably want to sell the land in Mobei or the barren mountains. The national treasury may not be full enough." Rong Jin reacted quickly and answered, paused, and added.

"This is also consistent with the news announced earlier, which encourages the noble families to bring more servants here, so that the noble families can buy land here and cultivate it themselves."

Pei Jingyang nodded and said, "Your grandfather also guessed so. And the news released by the court also said that if officials and children of noble families who came to Mobei bought land in Mobei.

If you don’t have enough money, you can pay a 30% to 40% deposit in Mobei first, and the rest can be paid by your family in Shangjing City.”

"Then why didn't any news leak out before we left Beijing? If we had heard the news earlier, the people coming to Mobei would have brought more banknotes, right?

There's no need to make such a fuss like now, right? Was it His Majesty's sudden impulse or was it intentional? "Hua Lei was a little confused about the leader of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

“I think His Majesty had a plan in advance. The reason why he didn’t announce it was that he didn’t want too much silver and banknotes to flow to Mobei. Although the silver and banknotes received from selling land in Mobei will flow back to Shangjing City, the risk is too great.

If the family in Shangjing City were to pay the balance, not only would the money not flow out of Shangjing City in large quantities, but the Ministry of Revenue would be able to receive it immediately and turn it over to the national treasury.

There are fewer risks and complications in this process. Our king is a very comprehensive person. Pei Jingyang said slowly. Rong Jin nodded.

"What if the people from Mobei pay the deposit, but their family members in Beijing are unwilling to pay the balance? After all, many people who come to Mobei are not the head of their families. Can they still force them to buy the house?" Hua Lei asked.

Just like me, unless I buy it myself with my own dowry, I may not need to ask for the opinion of Marquis Pei. If I want to buy land for the Marquis's mansion, I will definitely ask for the opinion of Marquis Pei. Even if Rong Jin buys it himself, he will still ask for his opinion.

"We won't force you to sell it. If your family in the capital disagrees, the deposit you paid in Mobei will be confiscated by the state treasury. This is also clearly stated in the message.

Therefore, during this period, the county government in Mobei received a lot of letters from Shangjing City. Pei Jingyang took out a map from the book at hand, spread it on the desk, and pointed it to Hualei.

"Lei'er, look, this spot is where the provincial capital will be built. When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely enclose a portion of the land around the provincial capital as official land.

A portion of it will be used as temporary official farmland for the people who will move to the new state capital to cultivate. Then the rest should be sold. This is an almost fixed process for building new state capitals in our dynasty.

Look, this is where our soldiers live. From here to the foot of Changling Mountain, these are the places we have just conquered.

It is also land that can be reclaimed. Although the soil is not the most fertile, the area is large enough. I roughly calculated that it is about 30,000 to 40,000 acres.

However, there are no people living around here. If people were asked to open up the wasteland, it would take more than an hour to walk from the nearest village one way.

So I think it is unlikely that the people would go back and forth every day to open up wasteland. Even if the wasteland is opened up and crops are planted, it is not convenient to take care of them. So it is more likely to be sold.

Originally, I thought that the highest-ranking official coming to Mobei this time was Lord Li, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.