Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 76

In the third year of Hongwu, before the end of this year.

The imperial edict issued an imperial edict to the province to create the "Ming Dynasty Treasure Notes", which were announced to the world.

A few years earlier than the original time and space.

Perhaps it is due to the chain reaction brought about by a series of events such as the establishment of wool processing plants and arms bureaus across the country.

This is completely something that our old Zhu decided with a slap on his head.

The most fatal point is that Zhu Yuanzhang did not issue reserves.

It is so easy to print treasure banknotes, so why didn’t anyone in previous dynasties sell them without restraint?

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously did not think deeply about this issue.

Of course, in the early stages of release, the disadvantages will not be apparent for a while.

After returning from Peiping City, Yang Xian finally received the first letter from the capital.

What surprised him was that the content of the letter was actually asking about "Dream of Red Mansions". In Yang Xian's impression, Wang Yuemin was a practical person, so he probably wasn't interested in this type of novel.

Yang Xian took out the letter paper, thought for a moment, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and wrote three big words.

Then he put it into an envelope, called someone, and asked him to send it to Mingji Bookstore in the capital.

Time passed quickly and flew by like a shooting star.

As the New Year approaches, Yangzhou City becomes more and more lively.

Every house is decorated with lights, and everyone on the street, whether adults or children, has a happy smile on their face.

No one could have imagined that a year ago, Yangzhou was a dead city with a population of only a dozen households. In just one year, it would recover to the prosperity it is today.

"The city of Yangzhou is what it is today, all thanks to you, sir." Lu Mingyi said with emotion.

"Okay, I've been blowing for a year, so I'll take a good rest these days. It's Chinese New Year, so there won't be anything going on here at the government office. If you have something to do at home, just go back and do your work. You don't have to accompany me." Yang Xian smiled.

Every family is very busy at the end of the year. Two days ago, Yang Xian had given the entire Yangzhou government a holiday, and only arranged for a few people to take turns to ensure that if something happened, they could respond immediately.

Seeing that Yang Xian was alone, Lu Mingyi insisted on coming over every day to order Mao.

Looking at his old subordinate, Yang Xian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, if you stay here, you are waiting for my red envelope. I just gave you your performance appraisal bonus."

The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were really too low.

Unable to directly increase salaries, Yang Xian formulated a year-end performance appraisal award for the officials under his administration.

The eight counties under the jurisdiction of the entire Yangzhou Prefecture were assessed and divided into four grades: unqualified, basically qualified, good, and excellent. The base number of the basic performance appraisal award and the coefficients of each grade were determined, and finally the basic performance appraisal bonus for officials was calculated.

The level of officials will also have coefficient differences.

Now that we have money, Yangzhou's finances can fully support it.

Yang Xian also applied this trick to various processing workshops in Yangzhou City.

Although the wages Yang Xian pays these craftsmen and workers are already among the best in the country, in order to improve their enthusiasm and increase their sense of belonging, the money still needs to be spent.

Again, for Yang Xian, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

In addition, Yang Xian also arranged for officials to visit needy households in Yangzhou and distribute pork, rice and other New Year items.

The only pity is that now almost everyone in Yangzhou has food to eat.

Yang Xian lost another opportunity to earn merit points.

I have been busy for a whole year, just to let the people of Yangzhou City have a good New Year.

Yang Xian looked at the people who were immersed in the cheerful atmosphere of the festival and returned to the government office alone amidst the lively lights.

Beijing.

Mingji Bookstore.

These days, if there is any slight movement outside the book shop, Wang Yuemin will immediately look up.

She was waiting for a reply from Yangzhou City.

At this time, her mood was a little complicated, which was difficult to describe.

The deliberate lack of contact a few days ago and the eager waiting now are all her true state of mind.She actually understood in her heart that in the battle that took place at the border, there was no right or wrong, only positions.

Have no grudges against others.

But she really didn't want to see another conflict between those two men.

"Shopkeeper, I have your letter."

Hearing the sound, Wang Yuemin immediately walked out from behind the counter and grabbed the letter from the sender's hand.

After opening the letter.

There were three words written on the front, which should be a reply to her previous letter.

"It's a eunuch."

What does it mean?
Wang Yuemin frowned and couldn't figure it out for a while.

On the back of the letter, there is another paragraph attached.

"I wish my partner Wang Yuemin a Happy New Year in advance!"

The signature is a big smiling face (#^.^#).

Seeing Wang Yuemin's frown, he relaxed and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile.

She knew that she was thinking too much these days.

The other party didn't care about it at all.

After thinking about this matter clearly, Wang Yuemin felt very good.

But after thinking about it, she still couldn't figure out what the word "eunuch" meant.

She was clearly asking about the aftermath of Dream of Red Mansions.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Wang Yuemin pondered for a while, then called the store clerk and asked him to go to Wei Guogong's mansion to inform Xu Miaoyun.

When he learned Xu Miaoyun's true identity, to be honest, Wang Yuemin was a little surprised.

Because it can be said that it was this woman's father who completely defeated the Yuan army.

And he is also her brother's lifelong enemy.

But for Wang Yuemin, who was in the Ming Dynasty, everything was over.

Xu Miaoyun came quickly, and it can be seen that she really likes Dream of Red Mansions.

"Sister Wang, is there any news about the follow-up to Dream of Red Mansions?" Xu Miaoyun asked as soon as she entered the bookstore.

Wang Yuemin shook her head and said, "Miss Xu, please read this letter first. This is the reply from the person who provided the manuscript, but I looked over it and couldn't figure out what the other person meant."

"Let me take a look." Xu Miaoyun took the letter.

"Eunuch"

After seeing the contents of the letter, Xu Miaoyun was also confused.

Her mind began to search for various allegorical stories, poems and songs related to eunuchs.

But still have no clue.

I don’t know what the reply person meant by this.

Xu Miaoyun shook her head. Just when she was about to speak, the little girl Xu Miaojin who came out with her sister looked at the contents of the letter in Xu Miaoyun's hand, blinked her big eyes, and asked.

"Sister, is the eunuch the second brother and the others said, the one who is not there?"

He does not mean that.

Xu Miaoyun's eyes lit up, that was what he meant.

She nodded to Xu Miaojin first.

Then he looked up at Wang Yuemin, his cheeks were slightly red, and he explained: "Sister Wang, as Miao Jin said, a eunuch is a eunuch who has been castrated below and has no body. Therefore, the person who wrote the letter replied with the words 'eunuch'" Your question, what he wants to express is that there is no more content in Dream of Red Mansions."

(End of this chapter)