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Zhao Song and Zhao Hu did not come by themselves. They also brought many cousins, as well as children from the clan, relatives, etc. with them.

Zhao Ming met his cousin whom he had not seen for many years.

Because of the large number of people, the street where his mansion was located was blocked.

Zhao Ming rubbed his forehead and had no choice but to ask people to choose a vacant yard in the city and rent it from the county government to settle them first.

Even if he is a county guard and his relatives come to seek refuge, he cannot just allocate a place and let people live there. He still has to rent it from the county government or the county guard's office first.

When everything was arranged, the day passed.

Zhao Ming returned home exhausted both physically and mentally. He was really more tired than when the Huns invaded the south when they dispatched troops and generals.

Zhao Ming sat on the mat blankly, drank a cup of tea and took a breath, then stood up with his arms and went to see his father.

Zhao Song was in good spirits, not at all like an old man who had been traveling for five days.

After Zhao Ming saluted, he stood aside indifferently and asked, "Why did father bring so many people here?"

Zhao Song said: "Aren't you and Sanniang arguing all day long about the lack of manpower? Even your seventh uncle has to use it, so I picked some useful ones from the clan and relatives and brought them with me."

He said: "Xia Houjun originally said that he would be recruiting talents this year, but since His Majesty went to Yuncheng, he has been silent and has completely ignored Yuzhou. His relatives were waiting for the children who wanted to be recruited. "

Zhao Ming snorted softly and asked, "Since you are determined to pursue an official career, why don't you take part in this year's talent recruitment exam?"

Zhao Song waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "I don't care why they don't participate. Anyway, they are willing to serve Sanniang now. Just tell them whether they want it or not?"

Zhao Ming didn't need to think deeply, he said directly: "Yes!"

Why not?

Neither he nor Zhao Hanzhang are sticklers for formalities. Although most of the current employees are selected through talent recruitment examinations, they have not given up recruiting talents through other channels. Anyway, Zhao Hanzhang said that they have the same attitude and welcome talents from all over the world to apply.

But not everyone wants them.

Zhao Ming raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of coldness, "Father, we have to make an agreement with them. Although Sanniang is not a harsh person, she is not a soft-hearted person either. She has always been fair. If she commits a crime, she is a relative." , she won’t be merciful either.”

Zhao Song waved his hand and said, "No need to mention it. I have already told them that she will not tolerate even your seventh uncle, let alone others?"

Zhao Song paused after saying this and frowned slightly, "Sanniang said that Luoyang needs your seventh uncle. I have never been able to figure it out. What does Luoyang need from him?"

He said: "In the past two years, Chang Ning has found out a lot of the fields that your seventh uncle has hidden, and the taxes he has to pay are getting more and more every year. He often scolds Sanniang at home, and he even wrote letters and quarreled with her several times. This time, she is not afraid that Lao Qi will go to Luoyang to cause trouble for her."

Zhao Ming said: "She is not afraid of making trouble." She was just afraid that Zhao Hu would not go.

Zhao Song stared at him, wanting to get some specific information from him, but Zhao Ming refused to tell him. Zhao Song could only say: "I will go to Luoyang with him this time."

Zhao Ming said: "Father, why are you going to Luoyang? The main reason why Uncle Qi went to Luoyang is because his son Cheng and his son are in Luoyang. He went to reunite the family, but when you went, our family was separated."

"Is that a family reunion? Is that a family quarrel?" He said: "If I don't watch, can Sanniang comfort their father and son?"

Zhao Song said: "Originally, your Seventh Uncle and Sanniang were at odds with each other. Without a middleman to mediate, they would probably cause trouble in Luoyang."

Zhao Ming was very calm, "Don't worry, Uncle Qi won't make trouble."

When Zhao Hanzhang helped Ling return home, Zhao Hu couldn't hold her back, let alone now.

Don't look at Zhao Hu jumping up and down now, he would have to stop as soon as he got in touch with Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Song really wanted to go to Luoyang to see it, not for any other reason, just for peace of mind.

The situation changed so fast that he never expected that Zhao Hanzhang would directly become the Duke of Runan County after two years away from home, and his title was actually higher than that of Zhao Zhongyu.

She occupied Luoyang again. As for Luoyang, that was Luoyang.

Although Luoyang is not very far from Chen County and is shorter than the distance from Xiping to Chen County, Zhao Ming does not want him to have to travel and travel.

Moreover, there were many refugees wandering around from Chen County to Luoyang, many of whom were bandits who specialized in robbing passing business travelers. He didn't really want Zhao Song to take the risk.

So he thought about it, took off the purse from his waist, and handed the copper coin he had been keeping to Zhao Song.

Zhao Song took it with a confused look on his face, confused, "What are you giving me the money for?"

Zhao Song turned over and realized something was wrong. His eyes widened and he raised the copper coin to look at the word "Zhao" on it.

His expression changed and he said, "Someone wants to frame our Zhao family and Sanniang!"

My father didn't know who he was overestimating in this conclusion.

He said calmly: "This is the new money cast by Sanniang."

Zhao Song was stunned.

It took him a while to find what he wanted to say, "This, this... this is nonsense. How could she be like this? What will His Majesty think of us, what will the court think of us, and what will the governors everywhere think of us?"

Zhao Ming comforted him and said, "Father, Xiliang is also minting new money."

He said: "Both Luoyang and Yuzhou are short of money. Now Yuzhou is stable, but this is the number of merchants coming and going from Yuzhou this year. It is all thanks to Sanniang's tax exemption and the rare things from the workshop to attract them. In this way, we still don't have enough money. use."

"The King of Donghai left the capital. How much money did most of the officials and aristocratic families of the court take with them? There is also a whole treasury in it," Zhao Ming said: "All of this money has disappeared, and now that the court has moved to Yuncheng, the minted money cannot make up for it at all. We can only find a solution for this shortfall ourselves."

"Then we should report to the imperial court and get His Majesty's permission before we mint money. The minted money should also refer to the imperial court's five-baht coin. How can you decide to mint new coins on your own? You still print the word 'Zhao' on it. Do you think this? Do you also have the ambition to do the things of Emperor Wen?"

Emperor Wen, Sima Zhaoye.

There is an idiom that will be heard for more than a thousand years to describe him. Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road.

As Cao Mao said, Zhao Song didn't expect that in a few years or decades, someone would spread the word that Zhao Hanzhang's heart would be known to everyone on the road.

That would be so embarrassing.

Sima became emperor. Is this a good thing?

Twenty years ago, Zhao Song would not be able to tell the difference between good and bad, but today, he can clearly say that this is a disaster for the Sima family and the entire world.

He didn't want Zhao to make the same mistake again.

Zhao Ming said calmly: "Father, don't worry, Sanniang is not Emperor Wen, and I am not Sima and his ilk. Our move is for the stability of Yuzhou and Luoyang."

"It's really for the sake of stability. In the early spring battle, the Huns retreated, but no one knows when they will attack again," Zhao Ming said: "It's hard to find peace now, so we must speed up construction. All of this requires money."

"Because we have no money, many of the things we want to do have been put on hold, or require a lot of trouble to achieve. My son thinks Hanzhang is right. During the war, we had to crawl, but now that we are at peace, we always have to Let’s walk forward normally, otherwise the war will start again and we won’t even be able to climb without a foundation.”

Zhao Hanzhang: Uncle Ming, I thank you for your comfort.