Chapter 245

Although Meng Shan wanted to rest, He He Lingchuan didn't lack opponents in the Reading Wu Tang. Fat and thin... no, tall, short, fat, thin, agile, dangerous, and cunning, there were players of all types. Seeing him come every day, those who were itchy would find him to compete, and he even met two Great Wind Army soldiers.

Fortunately, others didn't kill as hard as Meng Shan, so whether He He Lingchuan lost or won, he could face six or seven people in one dream.

His strength, technique, and agility were all improving rapidly in actual combat.

Another person who benefited a lot was the skinny guy. Since He He Lingchuan came to the Reading Wu Tang, his income had risen sharply, and it was said that in just these few days, he had almost saved enough tuition for his nephew to go to school.

Won numbly.

……

The sun was high.

He He Chunhua passed by his home and took things by the way. As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw his wife and eldest son sitting at the table eating snacks.

A bite of snacks, a sip of tea, talking and laughing.

Since when did the relationship between these two become so harmonious?

Lady Ying also saw her husband and stood up in surprise: "Oh, why are you back?"

"Take two documents. Fell in the study last night." He He Chunhua looked at the table, a pile of small snacks, the shapes were quite cute, "What is this?"

"Lotus crisp, mint fragrant cake, and this pepper and salt cracker is the best." Lady Ying was in a good mood, "They are all signature dishes that your son brought from his own restaurant."

He He Lingchuan handed a pepper and salt cracker to his father: "Otherwise why is it called 'Hesulou'?"

He He Chunhua swallowed it casually, well, the taste is not bad. He looked at his son sitting without a sitting posture, and couldn't help but say: "Are you still idle today?" He and He Yue were busy until their heels hit the back of their heads.

In the past, if the eldest son was so lazy, his wife would mostly scold him, unlike now sitting on the side with a smile.

"Ah, I'm waiting for someone."

He He Chunhua was too lazy to ask who he was waiting for; this kid had many people around him recently, coming and going.

"The matter I entrusted to you the day before yesterday, you haven't handled it yet?" He reminded his son, "The official from the Book Office reminded me again today that the Shefu of Xinxiang, surnamed Zhou, has been waiting for your grand arrival."

"Will go."

He He Chunhua was not so easy to fool: "When?"

If it weren't for the fact that all his subordinates were busy, and he really couldn't spare anyone, he wouldn't have sent this kid to work.

"Old father, the trouble caused by the officials under your hand, he can't settle it himself, so he wants me to do it." He He Lingchuan said lazily, "I have to make some preparations, right?"

"Control the situation, don't make it big." He He Chunhua exhorted him, "The soldiers in Xinxiang are the best in quality around Dunyu, and there are many families of merit in the township. We are conscripting soldiers, don't make it stiff with them."

He He Lingchuan frowned: "Since this is the case, set aside the dispute and wait until the war is over, can't it?"

"This war won't be over in a short time."

When He He Chunhua said this, Lady Ying couldn't help but sigh. Yes, Xiazhou is still ten thousand miles away from peace.

"It's almost spring, if those fields are not determined to belong to whom, it will be even harder to handle after planting crops." He He Chunhua said sternly, "Xinxiang is not an isolated case, others are all opening their eyes to see how we handle it."

He He Lingchuan drank tea: "Understood, I will go to handle it as soon as possible."

Lady Ying asked: "I heard that before we arrived, the treasury was so poor that two strings of copper coins couldn't be found, how can there be so much grain and military supplies transported to the front line recently?"

She admired her husband very much, taking over a broken provincial government and actually managing it so vividly.

He He Chunhua smiled: "Thanks to the big and small nobles in the ten miles and eight villages."

He He Lingchuan answered for him: "A few days ago, when the rumors were most rampant, even the four great families were wavering, thinking that the Xunzhou army was sweeping like bamboo and would hit Dunyu in a few days. Old father must have done something during that time."

Actually, Ding Ding Zuodong had already reported the anomalies in the city to him.

"At that time, the wind was blowing and the cranes were calling, so I lobbied these powerful gentry and said that everyone was a grasshopper on the same rope. If Xiazhou ran out of grain, Nian Nian Zanli would definitely treat them as fat pigs when he arrived, so don't take chances." He He Chunhua smiled slightly, "They felt it made sense, so they voluntarily borrowed money and supplemented grain to the provincial government to resist the enemy."

This "supplement" word was emphasized.

Although he said it lightly, Lady Ying knew very well that her husband had been returning early and leaving late recently, and he had lost a circle of weight; these things must be very difficult to handle, and I don't know how much pushing, shirking, tug-of-war, and wrestling were in the middle.

He He Lingchuan was also strange: "What does supplement mean?"

"Remember the bad accounts accumulated in the grain warehouse of the provincial government before I took office?"

"Headed by the four great families, going to the grain warehouse to exchange grain and hang empty accounts, remember."

"I asked Yue'er to sort out the accounts, and then asked these wealthy gentry to send grain into the warehouse to fill the accounts." He He Chunhua explained, "The deficit in the accounts is huge, and there is no way to fill it in a short time, but the grain sent in is enough for a short time."

He He Lingchuan patted the table: "Old father, you are really cow, and you can make them spit out everything they ate."

This description was terrible, and the He He Chunhua couple showed disdain.

"Why don't they move?"

"Without the official seal on the account book of the provincial government, the private movement of commoners is considered escape, which is a major crime." Household registration management, in principle, is very strict, and the relocation of commoners requires proof issued by the original household registration place.

However, in the current Great Yuan, household registration management in some places is chaotic, and it is not tightly grasped for the permanent population.

Like the Zhan family, a big family, they got the inspection order from the provincial government long before He He Chunhua took office and could move to other places. And the other fleeing commoners couldn't have inspection orders; they were the tail of the Zhan family's team, hoping that the Zhan family would be kind and could accommodate them when they arrived at the new location.

"Besides, the foundation is all here, and moving will hurt muscles and bones. Unless it's a last resort, they can't leave." He He Chunhua said, "Look, the Zhan family left early and left wrong, and the property managed for thirty or forty years could only be sold cheaply and changed hands. This time, their vitality was greatly damaged, and if there is no opportunity in the next ten years or so, the Zhan family is afraid they won't be able to get up."

Speaking of this, He He Lingchuan was also very satisfied. Through Ding Ding Zuodong's operation, he also ate the dividends of the Zhan family's scattered wealth.

And what he ate was only a small head, and the one who profited most should be the provincial government!

Yes, He He Chunhua used the money in the treasury, that is, the money he borrowed from the big and small nobles, and personally entered the market to sweep goods when the whole city was panicked and the Zhan family was fleeing in a hurry, buying property on a large scale at a very low price!

These immediately changed from private ownership to state-owned, or provincial-owned assets.

A Zhan family lost blood and fell, and other players ate half full.

He He Lingchuan smiled: "The provincial government has issued many IOUs again, right?"

"Yes, what can I do?" He He Chunhua rarely scratched his head, "It was not easy to exempt the Li family from the debt of one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, and the Shu family also exempted three thousand taels, and others followed suit. As a result, they borrowed more."

The Xiazhou government had been living beyond its means for many years, living on debt, and had borrowed money and IOUs from the big and small nobles in Dunyu, with the cumulative amount exceeding nine hundred thousand taels.

Simply put, the four great families were all He He Chunhua's creditors!

If it weren't for the disaster of war, if it weren't for the fact that he could still hold the Li family, it would be very difficult to squeeze money out of the fingers of these misers.

Sigh, it belongs to borrowing new debt to pay old debt.

He He Lingchuan understood him and knew that since he said "more," the amount borrowed should be quite amazing. But He He Chunhua didn't say the specific number, so he couldn't ask.

"Old father, you disbanded their private soldiers, and they are still willing to lend money, really generous."

After the Li family sent troops to beat the Zhan family, He He Chunhua took the opportunity to issue an order, strictly prohibiting private armed forces, disbanding those who already had soldiers on the spot, and each family could hire at most one hundred guards, and those who violated it would be severely punished.

The Zhan family, as one of the four great families, was also beaten by the Li family's private soldiers and rolled on the ground. If this crooked wind was not stopped in time, everyone in Dunyu would be in danger, plus the war clouds were dense, I am afraid the wind of raising private soldiers would become more and more prosperous.

The young and strong were all gathered by the nobles, so who would join the army to fight? Obviously, this violated He He Chunhua's goal.

"The Li family is very cooperative." He He Chunhua said lightly, "With this example, other families won't be stubborn."

He He Lingchuan couldn't help laughing: "That old man Li Zhao, the timing of his death is really wonderful."

If Li Zhao didn't die, he would definitely be the strongest stumbling block in front of He He Chunhua.

The Li family without Li Zhao was as soft as pine cake to He He Chunhua, and couldn't withstand his wrist at all.

Lady Ying pointed at his forehead: "You child."

He He Chunhua's busyness couldn't be stolen for long; he just sat down to drink the second cup of tea and eat the second crisp cake, and the provincial government sent someone to urge: "Chief Steward, a master from the Chuanyun Pavilion is asking to see you at the provincial government."

"Chuanyun Pavilion?" He He Chunhua was slightly stunned, threw down the tea cake, patted his clothes and stood up, "I'm going to handle affairs, and I will return home for dinner tonight."

Lady Ying agreed with a smile and sent her husband out.

He He Lingchuan scratched his head; the name "Chuanyun Pavilion" sounded very familiar.

Thinking carefully, it seemed to be the name of a Taoist sect, which also had quite a lot of influence in Xiazhou. He Yue also suggested that he join the Chuanyun Pavilion at that time, but was applied a dragging tactic by his old father, which was a disguised denial.

Since it was a local big sect, He He Chunhua, the newly appointed Chief Steward, had to have more contact with them, and there would be no lack of exchanges in the future.

At this time, Steward Lao Mo reported that Ding Ding Zuodong was here, but he came through the back door.

This person had been frequently entering and leaving the He residence recently, and everyone in the He residence was used to it. As soon as he came, He He Lingchuan pulled them behind closed doors.

Lady Ying shook her head, not knowing what they were whispering about every day behind closed doors; the father and son were the same.

As a result, half an hour later, the provincial government actually sent someone again, and as soon as they entered, they hurriedly passed the message: "Chief Steward ordered the eldest young master to rush to Xinxiang to handle affairs immediately, immediately! Must be handled before sunset, no delay!"

The original words were conveyed, without missing a word.

He He Lingchuan was also blown out: "What happened?"

"I don't know."

He He Lingchuan was not so easy to be fooled: "What was the situation at that time?"

"The Chief Steward was chatting with Liang Zhanglao of the Chuanyun Pavilion, and came out to change clothes halfway, so he asked me to whip the horse and come over to pass the message. The Chief Steward also said that he would hold a grand lunch for Liang Zhanglao to buy you a little more time."

(End of chapter)