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The fierce north wind has failed to succeed. Chapter 43: Righteousness and Benefit

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    The officer and his subordinates laughed together, and the heaviness before leaving and the serious atmosphere when discussing the military situation were suddenly swept away.  "Alright, Brother Li, I want you to hand over all our agents and intelligence personnel to Lord Zhang Pan before you leave." "Commander, what about the agents who build slaves in our army?" "What if they do this?"  If Tian escapes, let them go. If they don't escape, take them with them." Huang Shi gave the order without hesitation.  "Yes." Li Yunrui was not surprised by this order. If he wanted to lie, he would lie to the end without giving Houjin the opportunity to realize that the intelligence was wrong and correct the error: "May I ask when the commander will deal with these details?" "Let me  "Think about it." Huang Shi pondered for a moment. There is no doubt that Li Yunrui wants to destroy them after going to sea. But Huang Shi has other considerations: "There is no need to deliberately eliminate them. We may have to go back to Liaodong in the future. These people may still be useful.  Got it." "There is one last thing. Liu Xingzhi sent someone to send a letter, hoping to go with us. Since the commander suggested taking a long-term approach and fishing for big fish, he might as well refuse him and let him continue to work for Dongjiang Town in Houjin.  Provide information." To Li Yunrui's surprise, this question made Huang Shi think about it for a long time before finally agreeing with him: "Okay, but remember to tell Liu Xingzhi that Huang Shi's eyes will always be on Liaodong and he will always be on him."  After that, Huang Shi stared at Li Yunrui for a while, only to make the latter feel uncomfortable. After a while, Huang Shi sighed: "Brother Li is really handsome and manly." "The commander is ridiculous." Li Yunrui waited for a long time.  Monk Zhang Er couldn't understand what he said, so he responded stupidly.  Huang Shi picked up the top letter in the pile of letters on the side of the table and threw it heavily on the table.  He asked with a sullen face: "Director Li. Do you know who wrote this letter to me?" Li Yunrui couldn't help but feel strange when he heard Huang Shi's suddenly unkind tone. He thought he had never done anything wrong  Li Yunrui glanced at the letter. Although he couldn't see the handwriting clearly, he still noticed that it was not an official letter but definitely a private letter, so he answered honestly: "I don't know how to ask the commander to punish me." "Part 1  When I went to Liaoyang, it seemed that you were taking good care of Mrs. Chen. Her brother wrote to me and told me that he wanted to see Director Li. " Huang Shi's words made Li Yunrui's heart go crazy.  He jumped up and vaguely guessed that something might happen. His face suddenly turned as red as Guan Gong.  "I've only been away for a few days, and Mrs. Chen has only been in Changsheng Island for five days, right?" Huang Shi looked at Li Yunrui and suddenly laughed loudly.  He tsked and praised: "Brother Li is really good at it." Huang Shi laughed for a while and then coughed. He waved to interrupt Li Yunrui's apology and handed Zhao Yingong's letter to the latter to read: "Zhao Tongpan's sister has returned  The Zhao family didn't know it. Fortunately, you left late and went to Xiapin quickly, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to cover it up." Huang Shi took out another bag of money and threw it into Li Yunrui's hand: "Since my sister-in-law is pregnant.  Don't worry about the money and hire a big car. Just hire another old lady and go on Route 6. "Xie Marshal." On September 26, the sixth year of Tianqi, most of Huangshi's direct soldiers set foot on the sea route.  Military households who all volunteered to follow Changsheng Island also enthusiastically signed up and asked to go with Huangshi.  In the end, Huangshi paid for all the pregnant women and mothers with young children to hire a car and take the 6th route down to Jiangnan.  Compared with the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, the Bohai Sea is as calm as a bathtub.  Fortunately, Changsheng Island has many experienced sailors, all of whom have been trained by Kazuo Kuroshima over the years.  Although this voyage will also proceed along the coastline, for safety reasons, Huangshi still transferred a group of sailors from the Black Island Fleet.  The sobbing horn sounded, and the birthplace of a large number of former Dongjiang Town military households was slowly moving away from them. These officers and soldiers could only pay attention to the place where they lived and fought.  Although the military households on Changsheng Island all fled from thousands of miles away, Changsheng Island at least still belongs to the land of Liaodong. This long-distance wandering, I don¡¯t know where I am going, and I don¡¯t know if I can come back.  Huang Shi also stood on the deck of the ship and looked northward. Changsheng Island gradually turned into a black dot in his field of vision.  "Commander, can we come back?" A soldier suddenly asked such a question behind Huang Shi. His question caused a sigh of relief.  When Huang Shi said he was going south, the officers and soldiers on Changsheng Island enthusiastically signed up out of their trust in Huang Shi and this group. But when they actually faced this moment, a large number of officers and soldiers couldn't help but shed tears.  "Perhaps, maybe not." Huang Shi frowned, feeling emotional in his heart.Very complicated.  He hoped that the Liao incident would subside and the Ming court would no longer recruit him to return to Liaodong, but there was a voice in his heart that was laughing at this wishful thinking. That voice urged him to speed up the pace to quell the She'an rebellion, and then be ready to go north again to clean up the mess as soon as possible.  "I have been following the commander for so many years, and I have been meeting my childhood friends in my dreams. I always hope that one day I can return to my homeland alive and see that they have survived." The soldier's voice was trembling, and his slightly opened lips were trembling.  : "But the villain also knows that this is mostly wishful thinking." "The old people in my hometown always say that people must return to their roots after falling leaves." The officer on the left added this sentence with a sigh.  Six years ago, he followed the refugees from Liaozhong to North Korea and was separated from his whole family. Then he happened to meet Huangshi when he went to sea. The young man who was less than 20 years old followed Huangshi as a military man and came to Changsheng Island to take root and start a business.  A world.  Now he will follow Huang Shi to go to sea again and enter a new world.  The officer took a deep breath and loudly said: "Marshal Mao once said that our Dongjiang Town is like dandelions. Our officers and soldiers in Dongjiang Town must put down roots." "I will not forget you in Dongjiang Town. But we  To take root. To take root The officers and soldiers on the ship waved their arms to the land of Liaodong and expressed their feelings with all their strength. Huang Shi tiptoed away from the excited crowd. He knew that he no longer needed to comfort his men.  Apocalypse Six.  In Dengzhou, October 12th, this month Liu Qingyang has not been idle and has been meeting with merchants from Changsheng Island to meet with a large number of business owners in Shandong and Beizhili. Liu Qingyang took the trouble to assure them time and time again that this was indeed Huangshi's loan.  The money and repayment are also guaranteed by Huangshi's reputation, but everyone still seems a little uneasy. Many businessmen publicly stated that they would feel more at ease and would consider lending if Huangshi came to borrow money in person instead of acting as a guarantor.  Liu Qingyang got more money. After the emergency discussion of the Dark Council, Liu Qingyang, as the first president and fundraising plenipotentiary appointed by Huangshi, finally decided to borrow money from businessmen in the name of Huangshi and Funing Town.  It was finalized as: "Pingman Big Loan" It is expected that the loan method will be divided into two types. The first one is the loan that will be repaid after one year. The annual interest rate is 10%, which has exceeded the loan sharks in Shandong and Beizhili.  ; There is also a two-year loan with an interest rate of more than 50%, which will be stamped with the seal of "Pingman General". Liu Qingyang will use the "Pingman Big Loan" to raise money according to specific needs.  The standard set by the Dark Council is that in addition to paying normal sea taxes, the profits of these merchants must also be distributed to Huangshi according to the amount borrowed. After the profits are made, the merchants can use their dividends to continuously redeem and repay.  Borrow until the business is fully owned. But no matter how much money the merchant invests, even if all the funds are used, the Dark Council will guarantee him at least 10% of the dividend anyway.  Working for Huang Shibai. This almost empty-handed cooperation model aroused the interest of many businessmen. Although overseas trade is full of risks, the rewards given this time are really generous, so in the end more than 90% of the patriotic businessmen made the choice to start planning to run away.  Sea trade. These days, a large number of merchants are rushing to the docks in Shandong and Beizhili to collect ships and sailors and reserve a large amount of silk, satin and raw silk. For a time, the rent of ships in Luoyang, Leiden and Tianjin has increased, and sailors have been hired.  The gold price has increased by at least 10%. According to the regulations set by Huangshi, anyone who has recently purchased one thousand taels of military notes from the Dongjiang Army can also participate in the maritime trade loan and purchase one hundred taels of military notes.  People can also participate in sales and borrow money. As a result, there are people who make a special trip to Dongjiang to sell goods in exchange for military tickets and then take them back and ask to participate in the Fujian Sea Trade Plan. In addition, there are many businessmen who have the attitude of not letting it go even if they make less money.  The trustee bought one hundred military tickets in Dongjiang Town, which met the minimum requirements for participating in the loan, and required borrowing money to open a few shops.  Liu Qingyang told them that once they participated in this plan, they would have priority in supplying and selling goods from merchants designated by the Dark Council, and they all agreed.  The new governor of Dengzhou, Zhen Yucun, pretended not to know that this was a loan. He and Liu Qingyang reached an agreement. That is, in theory, Zhen Yucun was only informed that it was a donation for Pingman. Why did Liu Qingyang fool around with Huangshi and Funing towns?  His own affairs have nothing to do with Zhen Yucun.  A few days ago, Zhenyu Village promised to lend the middle hall to Liu Qingyang for fifteen days. The excuse they found was: Zhenyu Village was guaranteeing in the name of the Dengzhou government that Liu Qingyang was not a liar. The money donated by businessmen from all walks of life in Dengzhou could also be collected.  Go to Huangshi's pocket and use it for the great cause of pacifying the southwest.  Then Zhen Yucun said that he was going to Jinan to report to the governor. Yesterday morning Zhen YucunHe left in a hurry and agreed with Liu Qingyang in advance that he would be back in Jinan for fifteen days starting from today.  In front of a yard full of businessmen, Liu Qingyang asked his men to carry out a large box of blank IOUs with the seal of General Huangshi, and showed them to the visiting businessmen for the last time. After Liu Qingyang asked everyone to come up in order to subscribe for the debts.  "Five hundred taels with a three-year silver pattern." "Okay." When the Changsheng Island soldier on the side was counting the silver taels, the clerk next to him filled out an IOU. When he wrote down the 50% interest rate.  "Wait a minute." The businessman stretched out his hand to stop the clerk's further movements. He smiled and pointed at the spot for interest: "Just write one cent here." The clerk's eyes widened: "Three years is 50% interest.  "Yes. I know." The businessman nodded and said with an unchanging smile: "I didn't come here for this little profit because I heard that Marshal Huang sent troops to suppress the rebels in the southwest.  It¡¯s just a small contribution. It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t want to make a profit.¡± Then another person rushed to say before the clerk could speak: ¡°It¡¯s also five hundred taels of silver, and the same is the profit for three years.  Just like the old man in front, it only takes one centimeter.¡± The man in the back had a loud voice. He shouted as if he was afraid that everyone would not know: ¡°The whole family of the old man¡¯s family is originally from Guangning, and it¡¯s thanks to Marshal Huang and them.  Only then could I escape from the thieves. Last month, my eldest daughter-in-law gave me a grandson. This time, when I heard that Marshal Huang was raising money in Dengzhou, the old man made a special trip to support Marshal Huang." The crowd around him suddenly rang.  After hearing a few cheers, the second businessman became even more excited. He looked around the crowd and shouted loudly: "The old man didn't intend to ask for these five hundred taels of silver from Marshal Huang. Hey~~~ The old man is interested in Marshal Huang.  From today on, the general's seal will be the treasure of the old man's house, and it will surely bless the old man's family and turn disasters into good fortune, and the ghosts will be lifted up." As soon as these words were shouted, the cheers in the crowd suddenly rang again, and many people nodded in response.  It is said that Huang Shi Yi Bo Yuntian.  Even donating some money to him is the right thing to do. Many people also echoed: "It's worth spending hundreds of taels of silver to bring Huang Dashuai home." "Thank you very much, old man, for your generous help."  You have to move forward. When they made a sound just now, Liu Qingyang was afraid that they were coming to cause trouble and hurriedly listened carefully.  The two people's request for interest was just symbolic. After all, Huang Shi said it was the borrower who wanted a penny to give Huang Shi face.  Liu Qingyang came over and took the pen from the clerk's hand.  I wrote the IOU carefully and handed it to the first businessman: "Please keep it, old man." The businessman took the IOU and looked at it several times.  He said in astonishment: "I said it would be enough to fill in only 1% of the interest. How come you still fill in the 50%?" "I thanked Marshal Huang for the elderly man's kindness. But today the loan has been settled and the 50% interest will be paid back without any deception."  Please pay attention, old man." Liu Qingyang bowed respectfully and everyone became silent for a while. The old businessman repeatedly said that he must lower the interest rate a few times.  But Liu Qingyang was more stubborn than him. Although his words were extremely polite, he insisted that the interest rate was 50%: "If the old man is serious, please lend me more money. Of course, the interest rate is still 50%." In the end, the old businessman couldn't resist.  Liu Qingyang had no choice but to reluctantly take Liu Qingyang's IOU with 50% interest on it and left awkwardly.  When I heard Liu Qingyang arguing with the old man just now, the second person behind the old businessman already looked unequal. When he saw Liu Qingyang wrote him another IOU of five hundred taels of silver, a three-year term, and 50% interest, although the businessman knew that  He was facing a general, but he still couldn't help but jump three feet high: "This general, the common people are willing to donate this money to Marshal Huang. The old man just now is considered an act of justice. He is willing to share the country's worries. General, why do you insist on stopping it?"  Aren't you a subordinate of Marshal Huang? Why do you object when we want to help Marshal Huang? " "Thank you very much. My dear brother, Gao Yi, my late father was also a businessman in Beizhili. I know it's not easy to make money"  Of course Liu Qingyang couldn't have the slightest dislike for merchants because he was born in a family of merchants. However, after his explanation, the merchants in the middle hall began to feel close to him.  Hearing Liu Qingyang talk about the hardships of starting a business and the hard work of escorting goods along the way, these businessmen felt the same.  The second businessman sighed a few times and then said loudly: "The general invited me to take these five hundred taels. There is absolutely no problem. It can be regarded as repaying the favor for my in-laws. Although it is not easy for us to make some money, we are capable of contributing."  With just ten taels of silver, you can feed Huang Dashuai's brothers with food and wine." The merchant's words aroused another voice of approval. Seeing that he was in the limelight again, the man turned around and left after seeing that he was in the limelight again: "Forget it.  I'll leave the hundred taels of silver here. I don't want Huang Shuai's IOU.?? The businessman shouted loudly.  While striding towards the door.  "Stop him." Liu Qingyang shouted from behind, and the Changsheng Island soldiers heard the sound and crossed their spears to block the businessman.  The businessman obviously had a bad temper. When he saw this, his expression changed drastically, and he no longer cared about Liu Qingyang's identity. He turned around and shouted angrily: "General, what do you mean?" When the businessman turned around, Liu Qingyang had already separated from the crowd.  He came over and held an IOU of five hundred taels of silver in both hands.  He said in a firm tone: "Brother, our commander-in-chief has a military order. This 'Pingman Big Loan' is a loan, not a donation. Anyone who leaves money must take away the IOU. Please ask for this certificate."  Brother, you must accept it." He looked at the 50% interest on the IOU and the big red seal of "General Pingman".  Then he looked up at the surrounding merchants and saw that everyone in the venue was looking at him intently. He immediately felt humiliated and waved his hand angrily: "I came here today. I am sincerely helping the generals, and I am definitely not greedy for the 50% bonus."  You must have underestimated me." Liu Qingyang kept holding the IOU in both hands and repeated unmoved: "My commander-in-chief Youling is borrowing money today, not raising money.  Please take the IOU away." The businessman felt that he was too embarrassed to stand up, so he shouted angrily: "If the general refuses to accept the salary, I would rather take the money away!" Liu Qingyang was silent for a second and waved his hand.  Someone handed over five hundred taels of silver and said to the stunned businessman: "In that case, please take the silver away." The businessman and Liu Qingyang looked at each other for a moment and finally snorted.  Pishou grabbed the silver from the Changsheng Island soldiers and turned around angrily to leave.  Liu Qingyang waved his hand behind him and the guard at the door stepped aside to let him out.  ¡­ ¡­ On October 20, the sixth year of Tianqi, Huangshi¡¯s troops arrived in Funing.  After arriving in Funing Town, Huangshi hurriedly organized manpower to purchase fruits and vegetables, while vigorously strengthening health regulations to help his subordinates survive the period of acclimatization. At the same time, he led the engineering troops to investigate the local geographical conditions.  "As expected of Jiangnan, there is a lot of water here." Since the Little Ice Age, rainfall in the north has dropped significantly. In the past fifty years, generations of people in Liaodong have never seen rivers with abundant water.  Fujian is full of mountains and rivers, which made the young people from Liaodong who just arrived here sigh with envy.  Fan Leyou immediately selected several locations for building waterwheels and made preliminary plans for the construction of reservoirs: "The commander-in-chief asked the craftsmen from Changsheng Island to come as soon as possible. I don't know if it is necessary to build many reservoirs. Anyway, the windmills are  If we don¡¯t need the amount of water here in Fujian, our machine tools will be enough to run three shifts a day.¡± Huang Shi nodded in agreement.  After the sailors on board the ship rest for a few days, they will return to Liaodong again. In two months, they will bring back a large number of machine tools and skilled workers.  What Funing Town has to do now is to repair enough waterwheels before they come back. Regardless of whether they will be used to build reservoirs in the future, Huangshi knows that he can increase the production of hydraulic machine tools in large quantities.  The military settlements in Funing Town do not seem very reliable because many of the military fields are on paper. For more than two hundred years, many of the so-called "ownerless lands" have been occupied by civilians.  If the army and the people compete for land, the local government will usually favor the farmers. After all, these are the people under his rule.  There are other so-called "ownerless lands" that have also been taken away by military households and hereditary petty officers. Huang Shi knew that if he forcibly took back the land, it would be equivalent to taking food from many poor military households.  Although those hereditary junior officers were unable to fight against Huang Shi, Huang Shi was unwilling to offend their interests, lest they cause panic among the elders in Funing Town, thinking that these Liaodong disciples were going to drive them all out.  The most critical point is that although Fujian has a lot of water, the land is not as fertile as Liaodong. Many of the military villages are located in sandy fields in the mountains.  The old troops in Huangshi were accustomed to the people and land quality of the Liaodong Plain, and they were not very satisfied with the quality of the land.  In the end, Huangshi simply continued to owe the farmland first. Many of them had not farmed at all in the past few years, but worked on various projects where Huangshi founded it.  Now Funing Town is in dire straits and needs so much work that Huangshi simply sent all the military households to the construction site to continue working.  As for the future?  Huang Shi estimated that there would never be less work in the future, but probably more and more, so he was not very worried.  As long as sea trade can be launched with great fanfare.  Huangshi just paid to buy the land.  Sooner or later the land will be bought back.  "Now that everything is ready, let's wait for the news from Lu Shang." Huangshi stamped his feet on the land. As long as Lu Shang was willing to trade along the southeast coast, the land would soon become Huangshi's main source of income.  The sea route from Fujian to Japan is not far away. If the town of Funing is established, the penetration into Changshu will not weaken but will continue to strengthen.  ¡°Everything is good in Fujian but it lacks big trees.¡±In the past two days, Fan Leyou accompanied Huang Shi to many places in Fujian.  Because Fujian has had the habit of traveling to sea since ancient times, large logs have long been cut down to make boats over the past thousand years.  Whether Huangshi wants to engage in maritime trade or to wipe out pirates, it needs a lot of shipbuilding, and Fujian has very little wood that can be used to build large warships.  Facing the patches of small trees in the mountains of Fujian, Fan Leyou, Huang Shi's waterwheel expert, couldn't help but sigh: "When we were in Liaodong, we didn't have enough water power. Now that we have water power, there is no more wood." Huang Shi asked again  Some local military households in Fujian have generally transported wood from the Yunnan and Guizhou regions if the Daming Navy in the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang wanted to build large warships.  Or imported from Indochina and Southeast Asia.  The quantity of large-scale timber in Fujian and Guangdong is so scarce that it is definitely not enough for large-scale shipbuilding.  "Perhaps we can transport it from Liaodong in the future." A water conservancy worker who followed Huangshi to explore the terrain once stayed in the Kuandian area. The thousand-year-old forests in the Changbai Mountains have always been Chen Jisheng's best barrier to the Dongjiang Youxie guerrilla army, where they usually fight black bears during the war.  Later Jin Bing Lin Hai was like their home.  The Ming Dynasty ruled Changbai Mountain for more than 200 years.  Although there are many Han people in Liaodong, they only hunt and rarely cut down trees, so the trees there are all tall and dense. According to the military household, trees so big that two people can¡¯t hug each other are everywhere in Changbai Mountain, and the trees in the northeast are relatively cold.  It¡¯s slow so the texture is denser.  It should be suitable for building ships.  "It's not that we can't consider it." Huang Shi did not immediately deny the idea.  It¡¯s hard to say how much it costs to ship the wood by sea, but if it¡¯s not very high, it¡¯s really hard to find someone who can take advantage of the wood better than Chen Jisheng. Besides, the quality of wood in Changbai Mountain is rarely comparable: ¡°Maybe I really have to go back to Dongjiang Town to buy wood.  Well, chopping wood is better than digging ginseng all over the mountains and fields. Vice General Chen has nothing but forests. His wood must be sold the cheapest in the world. Besides, I can give him some hacksaws for free. " Let everyone laugh easily.  After talking for a while, Huang Shi stood with his hands behind his back for a long time: "But that's all for later. All of this requires a lot of money. Only after Brother Liu raises the money can we show off our capabilities."  The businessman in Dengzhou seven days ago was angry.  After Liu Qingyang left with his five hundred taels of silver, he went back to work as if nothing had happened.  At that time, many people were a little puzzled as to why General Liu wanted to run away from the enthusiastic donors.  But we were busy with work at the time and had no choice but to keep our doubts in our hearts.  Afterwards, a meddlesome person asked Liu Qingyang this question. Liu Qingyang thought for a while and felt that directly stating his thoughts might not be easily understood by his subordinates. So he calmly said to the officers and soldiers of Changsheng Island: "Let me tell you a story. This is about the saint.  "Liu Qingyang read a lot of books when he was a child, including the Analects of Confucius, so he naturally knew the life story of Confucius: "That was a law enacted by the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. If people from the State of Lu saw their compatriots being sold as foreigners,  As long as the slaves are willing to pay to redeem them, the country will compensate them when they return to Lu. This law has been implemented for many years and many Lu people who have been living in other places have been saved and can return to their homeland. " "It's really good.  Dharma!" the audience chanted in unison.  "Later, the saint had a disciple named Zigong. He was a very wealthy businessman. He redeemed many Lu people from abroad, but he refused the country's compensation because he thought he did not need the money and was willing to share the land for the redemption of people for the country.  "It's a burden." "What a good man! He is truly a disciple of the saint." Everyone cheered for Zigong again.  The crowd's praise made Liu Qingyang smile slightly. He waited until everyone's voices became quieter and then said: "But the sage cursed Zigong. He not only said that Zigong's actions were harmful to nature and harmed countless compatriots in the Lu country who were in trouble." "Ah -  ¡ª¡± Everyone immediately exclaimed.  Since Confucius said that this thing was done wrong, of course everyone believed that Zigong did something wrong. However, no matter how they thought about it, they all felt that Zigong was a good person and he clearly did a great good deed to relieve the country's worries. How could it harm the world?  When the officers and soldiers of Changsheng Island were talking about each other, Liu Qingyang kept smiling but remained silent. After a while, they did not discuss the reason and came up with a reason, so they gathered around Liu Qingyang again and shouted in unison: "General Liu, please stop showing off." "The saint said.  Everything in the world is nothing more than righteousness and profit. The original law of the State of Lu only asked for the word "righteousness" in people's hearts. As long as everyone can have a heart to hide when they see a compatriot in distress, as long as he is willing to take the trouble to redeem this person.  , If he brings his compatriots back to the country, he can complete a good deed, and the country will make up for it afterwards, so that the person who does the good deed will not suffer losses and will be praised by everyone because of the "righteousness" in his heart.  There will be more and more people doing good things, so this law is a good law.¡±bsp;Liu Qingyang left everyone some time to digest. Everyone nodded silently, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.  "The sage also said that although Zigong's actions earned him higher praise for himself, it also raised everyone's requirements for 'righteousness'. In the future, those who redeem people and ask for money from the country will not only be able to  If they don't get praise from everyone, they may even be laughed at by the people and ask them why they can't share the country's worries like Zigong. The sage said that Zigong's move was to oppose "righteousness" and "profit", so it was not only not a good thing, but the most hateful thing.  Liu Qingyang looked at his dumbfounded subordinates and sighed again: "The sage also said that since Zigong, many people will pretend not to see their compatriots in trouble because they are not like Zigong.  If they are rich or they don¡¯t like to be in the limelight as much as Zigong, many people from Lu will not be able to return to their homeland because of this, so the sage said that Zigong¡¯s move was unreasonable.¡± Everyone was silent for an unknown amount of time before someone got timid.  A voice rang out: "After Zigong did this, is the situation in the state of Lu really what the sage expected?" Liu Qingyang glanced at the man who dared to doubt Confucius and said meaningfully: "A sage is a sage."  In the minds of this group of people, Confucius is almost a god-like figure. Everyone has been mentally prepared for this outcome. However, when the person asked just now, they had a faint hope in their hearts that Confucius would make a mistake in judgment once. The people of Lu who were in trouble also returned.  can be saved as always.  So everyone sighed heavily after hearing Liu Qingyang confirm that the good laws of the Lu State had been abandoned.  Liu Qingyang seized this opportunity to use the topic: "The businessman who insisted on donating today actually didn't realize that what he was going to do was what Zigong had already done. If I agreed to his donation today, or agreed to just write a  If we make money by making money, other people who want to make money by making money will be criticized, and they may follow suit and donate a few taels of silver and leave in a hurry. And after this news spreads, all the businessmen who have heard about it will not believe that we are.  I'm borrowing money and paying interest." Liu Qingyang cheered up and said, "The sage said that if you act benevolently and do justice, you will be able to make a lot of profits. This is what the commander-in-chief always said.  Whether it is the soldiers of Changsheng Island or the merchants who sell goods to us in Dongjiang, they are all righteous people who serve the country. Therefore, our Changsheng Island treats the soldiers very kindly and makes as much profit as possible to the merchants. In my opinion, the commander-in-chief¡¯s actions coincide with what the saint said.  That¡¯s why it makes sense.¡± Everyone was convinced when they heard that Liu Qingyang set such a high interest rate of 50% to get a large amount of money, and only by using high interest rates could he attract large loans.  If you change your borrowing to fund-raising for a small profit today, you may get tens of thousands of taels of silver in vain, but if you originally planned to raise millions of taels of silver, don't even think about it.  "Good advice, General Liu." Everyone finally gave a heartfelt voice of approval.  This praise made Liu Qingyang smile again: "The commander-in-chief has entrusted me with the important task of raising funds. This matter is related to the food and clothing of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers on Changsheng Island, as well as their weapons and armor. How dare I not try my best to think twice before encountering trouble?"  What? You must remember that anyone who borrows money to help us on Changsheng Island is an act of righteousness. Anyone who lends money to our border troops is a martyr. Of course, we must not let the righteous soldiers suffer. In addition, tens of thousands of our Changsheng Island officers and soldiers are counting on these martyrs.  "Xiangzhu, if we want more martyrs to come forward, we must first try our best to help these martyrs make profits." Today was already the third day of the "Pingman Big Loan". Liu Qingyang suddenly saw two more people from the crowd.  Familiar figures, but these two people seemed to have met and discussed it before they came in. They walked straight towards Liu Qingyang together.  The first person to speak was the businessman who left in anger the day before yesterday. He bowed deeply to Liu Qingyang and said with emotion: "This general has offended many people the day before, so please forgive me." The businessman did not wait for Liu Qingyang to return the courtesy and then said loudly:  "I went back that day and discussed it with my in-laws and brothers. We have been doing other business for three years and we can't get 50% profit. Since we are all making profits anyway, we might as well use it to help Marshal Huang. Today I plan to take 40,000 taels of silver.  The invitation to the general is for a period of three years. ""But" the loud-voiced businessman changed the topic and said hurriedly before Liu Qingyang thanked him: "It's just that this money is related to the property of me, my brother and my in-laws, so I must.  Ask Marshal Huang how he plans to repay the principal and interest." When the businessman was talking, the elderly businessman was listening and nodding. It was obvious that everything he said came to his heart.  The old gentleman also planned to bring tens of thousands of taels of silver.  Although Huangshi was famous, they still had doubts and were a little worried that Huangshi would directly use the money as military pay.  "Of course it should be." Liu Qingyang agreed loudly and confidently pointed to the row of seats at the back where they were already full.Many businessmen said: "Two please, please take a seat. This general has already arranged documents and is waiting to answer your questions." These documents arranged by Liu Qingyang will patiently inform them of the purpose of the loan. Although the detailed business insider information cannot be disclosed,  In the plan, expenses such as renting a boat, buying goods, opening a store, etc. have been arranged by category, as well as a lot of related budgets. These businessmen who borrowed money feel a lot more at ease. In addition, Huangshi's reputation today that can shake the world also has some doubts in the hearts of these people.  It just disappeared.  At the end of October of the sixth year of Tianqi, when Zhen Yucun returned to Dengzhou from Jinan, Liu Qingyang had already raised more than 2.7 million taels of silver for Huangshi in these fifteen days.
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