The Reborn Wife is Farming

When Fan Zijin learned that all the money he owed to the wealthy businessman had been repaid, he was eating hot pot with Qi Haoran around the stove.

At this time, Guangzhou was very cold and humid, so the two cousins ​​got together to eat hot pot at noon.

Fan Zijin carefully folded the letter from the treasurer of Jingzhong, his eyes were slightly wet, and the debt that had been pressing on his heart was cleared at once, and he was in a daze for a while.

Qi Haoran stuffed a handful of cooked mutton into his mouth, and asked vaguely, "What's wrong?"

Fan Zijin put the letter away, and Qi Haoran smiled softly, "Big cousin paid back all the debts."

"Oh, it seems that the eldest brother is determined to separate the internal treasury from the national treasury, so that the internal treasury no longer needs to support the national treasury."

Fan Zijin came back to his senses when he saw him taking it for granted. That's right, the money was all used in the treasury. He asked, "What about the money owed to us by the treasury?"

Qi Haoran looked up at him, "You really want to come back, why do we need so much money?"

Before, Fan Zijin worked so hard to make money that he could support a country for three years. I wonder how much money there is in it.

Fan Zijin said: "Even if I'm useless, I can't take advantage of those courtiers. Even if I use it for Ah Ling to do good deeds, it's good for us."

Qi Haoran shook his head and said: "Although those courtiers staring at big brother's internal treasury are a bit hateful, they are not corrupt. The money put in the treasury will eventually be used for the people and the country's construction. How can it be said that they are cheap?"

Seeing that there were only two people in the room, Fan Zijin didn't shy away from secrecy, and sneered directly, "Emperor Sejong's treasury was unprecedentedly abundant. Back then, he wanted to leave those money, rice and grain to future generations to make contributions. As a result, Emperor Gaozong was extravagant and extravagant. Courtiers and aristocratic families borrowed money from the Ministry of Households one after another. Only one generation of Emperor Gaozong squandered one-third of the property accumulated by Emperor Sejong, and the rest were gradually squandered by his descendants. Exactly, in my opinion, it is enough for the eldest cousin to leave enough money, rice and grain for future generations as usual, and use everything else that can be used, and keep it in the treasury. courtier."

Fan Zijin never hesitated to speculate on others with the most sinister intentions, "Now the laws are strict and the politics are clear, so there are few incidents of corruption and bribery, but in another 20 or 30 years, the world will be stable and the world will be peaceful. inevitable."

So Fan Zijin felt that instead of keeping the money for those people to be greedy, it would be better for them to use it for themselves. Whether it is business or charity, even if it is extravagant, one's own money is spent happily. Better than cheaper others.

Seeing that Qi Haoran was not persuaded, he continued: "You have also seen that those ministers have the big cousin's internal treasury as a way out. They only want to fulfill their responsibilities when the national treasury is separated, but if they have a pile of debts on their heads, do you think they will take the initiative to share your worries?"

Qi Haoran was dumbfounded, blinked, tilted his head and said: "This idea seems to be good."

If the money belongs to the emperor, the state treasury can refuse to return it, because it is the emperor. It seems natural that the emperor took the money to build his own country, but if the money does not belong to the emperor, the state treasury cannot default.

Most of the money was paid by Fan Zijin, and only a small part was the shares of Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling.

Thinking of the expressions on the faces of those old officials, Qi Haoran was immediately overjoyed, and said, "We'll mention it to our elder brother later."

Fan Zijin smiled and said: "Big cousin has asked the Ministry of Households to issue an IOU, but it's fine if the treasury can repay it within our lifetime. If not, we will burn the IOU in front of all the ministers before we leave. , lest unworthy descendants use it to make trouble."

Qi Haoran nodded.

The two brothers happily ate the hot pot, and went back to the Yamen to run errands. Qi Haoran didn't know that he had a letter until he went back at night. Ten thousand taels of silver, and said that since the arsenal is in the name of the royal family, it will take the money from his internal treasury, and Zijin and I will each get 30% and the eldest brother will get 40%."

"Really?" Mu Yangling was also very happy, "Did the elder brother say that the 50,000 taels must be used for the cannon?"

Qi Haoran shook his head, and Mu Yangling coveted, "Then how do you plan to use the fifty thousand taels?"

"Naturally, it is used to select a site and set up a factory to hire craftsmen," Qi Haoran said: "The arsenal is expensive, requiring furnaces and a large amount of copper and iron, which is not as small as your two workshops, so the 50,000 taels must be Still a long way to go."

"Then where do you plan to build the factory?"

Qi Haoran took out a map and pointed to the south and north roads: "Dongping Prefecture or Shaozhou Prefecture, the former is adjacent to Jinan Prefecture, where iron ore and copper mines have been discovered, and the land is sparsely populated. The Yellow River, water and land are not a problem, but Dongping Mansion and Jinan Mansion were taken back from Dajin by General Yuan four years ago. They are still very chaotic, and there are even Jurchen ministries living together. In the event of a war, our cannons are likely to be cheaper than Daikin."

When Qi Haoran said this, he hated secretly. After all, they haven't been able to recover all the lost land, so they are very safe and have encouragement.

"As for Shaozhou Prefecture, its strengths are obvious. I am now in Guangdong. Shaozhou is not far from Guangzhou. It is easy to host. Moreover, there is a waterway leading directly to Guangzhou, and the transportation is also convenient. The most important thing is that the arsenal is built here without fear of foreign enemies. .”

Because the north, south, east and west of Shaozhou are safe areas, and they are far away from the border. As for the coastline, he does not believe that the pirates can break through his defense line and reach Shaozhou.

Mu Yangling didn't believe it either.

"But the shortcomings are also obvious. The iron ore and copper mines in this place are not large. It's okay if the arsenal is small, but the iron ore and copper mines in this place are simply not enough."

"Then ship it elsewhere."

"The cost will be high."

"Then can't we choose another place?"

"Yes, but I don't worry if it's not under our noses." Qi Haoran said.

"Dongping Mansion is not under our noses either."

Qi Haoran smiled, "But General Yuan is there, and General Yuan's character is there. I have correspondence with him, and he is also very interested in cannons. We will have less worries if the arsenal is built in Dongping Mansion, but apart from General Yuan, I don't feel relieved to hand it over to other generals."

Even if he is his confidant, he is not at ease, because people may change, and General Yuan's character has passed the test of thousands of tempers, and he can be trusted on this point.

"Then let's build it in Shaozhou." Mu Yangling decided, "It doesn't matter whether the factory can grow, what matters is whether it can make cannons, so it doesn't look at the output, its purpose is to develop cannons Drawings and construction technology, with these two things, we can build factories elsewhere."

"No matter how few iron ore and copper mines there are in Shaozhou, it's okay to support research, right?" Mu Yangling raised his head and asked Qi Haoran.

Qi Haoran nodded slowly, "I will do as you said, I will take a trip to Shaozhou when I find time, and I will start looking for craftsmen. It happens that the craftsmen raised by the royal family in the previous dynasty are still there. He sent some artisans who are proficient in weapons."