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Chapter 48 Harmony (Part 1)

Deng Ming attaches great importance to banks, but he does not understand modern finance, and he also knows that what he is doing is very dangerous, and whether it is issuing paper money or loans, it is very risky. Therefore, Deng Ming manages the bank very hard. Not long ago, he directly ordered Xiong Lan's bank to check the accounts, stipulating that they must send people to commercial banks of Sichuan Bank (Central Bank) regularly to check the accounts. Each loan must have collateral, and the amount of loans must not exceed 70% of the collateral. As for the preferential loans to soldiers, collateral also needs collateral, but this mortgage is the guarantee of the government.

Therefore, Xiong Lan felt that she was bound by her hands and had little power but had a great responsibility. Whether it was printing paper money, rising and falling prices, or issuing loans to commercial banks and supervising their work, Xiong Lan was the first responsible person. The phrase "Cao Cao's grain official" was also his lingering nightmare.

After hearing Deng Ming's promise, Xiong Lanxi couldn't help but thank him quickly. Since becoming the president, Xiong Lan has been a senior central official of the Western Sichuan Group. She has accumulated a lot of connections and has a lot of experience in financial management. If she could be a prefect, Xiong Lan felt that her qualifications would be more perfect. This position is currently in the hands of the head of the Kuidong Army, and Xiong Lan has no background. Getting a prefect indicates that he officially entered Deng Ming's original subordinate group, at least it means that his position in Deng Mingxin and his original east.

The members of the Sichuan Guard are not much different. Besides, the magistrates in western Sichuan are now very powerful. On the surface, Deng Ming stripped taxes and justice from the magistrate's corpses, which seemed to have caused the magistrate's corpses to shrink, but in fact it was not the case. Compared with those traditional governments that did not go to the countryside, the magistrate's corpses in western Sichuan directly managed every pavilion. The rights space of traditional local tyrants and gentry were all annexed by the governments in western Sichuan. Now, the financial and material resources that Liu Jinge and Yuan Xiang can directly mobilize are unimaginable to traditional officials.

While Deng Ming was chatting with Xiong Lan, Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu also came to the city tower. While Deng Ming continued to watch the movements in the city, he invited two scholars to come to him and chat. After thinking about it, Deng Ming asked the guards to invite other officials from Chengdu to come up. He was just talking on the city tower, and everyone was waiting below. Later, when Deng Ming did not pass the order, they did not come up without authorization.

Looking at the boiling crowd in the city, Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu recalled their past experiences and books they had read were hard, except for the completely unsightly and aspiring Turkish. They really couldn't remember similar precedents. Turkish are everywhere, and they kidnap the votes around other villages. When they get the ransom, the Turkish will openly divide the spoils. After the kidnapping is successful, they will often gather together for a big meal. But as long as they get a little higher level, the thieves who are a little pursuing will not stay at this stage.

Maybe it is the mountain kings of Liang Shanbo in the novel "Water Margin" that can do such a thing, but they are also a group of bandits. Although they are practicing the way for heaven, they still eat human flesh. Now the Jianzhou robber group in Beijing knows that they want to erect a destiny for themselves and avenge Chongzhen. Even the earlier giant bandit Nurhaci of Northeast China would bring up a "seven major hatreds" before robbing the market in Liaodong, saying that he was not going to rob but seeking justice.

Therefore, looking at Deng Ming, who was full of vernal equinox, Zhu Zhiyu didn't know what to say, and he really couldn't connect the famous young commander in front of him with the local gangsters in the countryside. After the ceremony, Zhu Zhiyu was still hesitant. He wanted to advise him, but the words he said were a bit abrupt when he first met, and Zhu Zhiyu couldn't grasp the severity of the words.

Just as Zhu Zhiyu was teasing his brain and thinking about how to imply that Deng Ming's behavior was inconsistent with his noble identity and his great reputation, Meng Zhengfa had already spoken first: "The Duke and the people share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the students admired him."

"Mr. Meng is too awarded." Deng Ming felt that his method was good, but he didn't know what kind of impression this would give the other party after it fell into the eyes of the literati. Just now, he observed his expression and saw the change of expression on Zhu Zhiyu's face, and he suddenly became nervous. At first, Deng Ming didn't know why Zhu Zhiyu was, but later he learned that Mr. Zhu was called Shunshui, Deng Ming immediately felt a sense of admiration: he didn't know Chen Zuocai, and even Wen Anzhi did not know before traveling through time, but Zhu Shunshui's reputation was still well-known.

Therefore, Deng Ming also hoped to leave some good impression on these great scholars in the late Ming Dynasty. The more Zhu Zhiyu didn't speak, the higher Deng Ming's heart would be. However, as soon as Meng Zheng made this statement, he secretly became generous and smiled easily. Meng Zhengfa's fame was still acceptable at this time, but Deng Ming also didn't know that Ren Tang seemed to have said bad things about this person before, but since he was Zhu Zhiyu's friend, Deng Ming felt that his opinion should be similar to Zhu Zhiyu.

"Today, these arrangements are all to let everyone know that our army is indeed winning in Myanmar, and also to let everyone share the benefits of the royal army's victory." Deng Ming was certainly embarrassed to say that he used this method because it was more cost-effective and had a sensational effect, so he painted the behavior of his close enemies (of course he didn't know). "As Mr. Meng said, this is to boost morale and unite people's hearts. I don't know if there is anything wrong with it, so I would like to ask both gentlemen to give me advice."

Zhu Zhiyu secretly observed that Deng Ming's attitude seemed to be quite sincere, and he looked at him with a look of enthusiasm for advice. When he heard Deng Ming's tone sincerely seeking advice, he cleared his throat and planned to say a few words in a tactful way, at least he should let Deng Ming understand that such a naked approach to concealing his robbery behavior is extremely undesirable and will become a laughing stock for generations.

"The Duke is a talented man, and he knows that in order to expel the Tartars, one must unite and unite," Meng Zhengfa once again snatched before Zhu Zhiyu and expressed his views loudly: "The means are even more return to the essence, and the great tricks are not craftsmanship..."

Xiong Lan couldn't help but look at Meng Zhengfa when she heard this, and a thought came to her mind: "Is this a strong enemy?" Meng Zhengfa was just a scholar. She had not offered many achievements such as Wanxian County and financial management three times. Although it was amazing for Xiong Lan to have such a ridiculous idea in just a moment.

Ren Tang and several other military officials were not recruited to the city gate. Deng Ming felt that there was no need for all the civil and military officials to squeeze in with him, and they did not come to join in the fun at the first time, but stayed in the city. If any emergency occurred, they could immediately summon the standing army stationed in Chengdu.

It was not until Liu Jinge returned to the prefect's office from the lively Chunxi Road that Ren Tang was able to lift his responsibilities and rushed to the city gate to meet Deng Ming. They had not seen Deng Ming for a long time.

When these two people climbed the city tower, they saw Liu Yao, Yang Youcai and other groups around Deng Ming, but the one who talked with Deng Ming was Meng Zhengfa - Liu Jinge, and Zhou Kaihuang publicly supported Gong Yan. However, Ren Tang and Mutan both had a more favorable impression of Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu, and they had a prejudice towards Gong Yan, who burned the God-Master Card. Seeing Deng Ming and Meng Zhengfa talked so well, Ren Tang was also happy from the bottom of his heart.

After seeing Ren Tang, Deng Ming also greeted him with a smile.

"What did the Duke say? Are you so happy?" Ren Tang walked forward with a smile. He probably was probably related to culture and education, because Liu Yao and Yang Youcai's faces were full of confusion, and obviously they couldn't understand the topics of the two. Xiong Lan and Zhou Kaihuang also had a slightly frown on their eyebrows, and probably couldn't even get into the mouth.

After a few scholars came, Ren Tang felt that he had like-minded people. Although he was a soldier, he was not a rough man. Since Deng Ming and Meng Zhengfa were talking about elegance, he could definitely get involved. Although Ren Tang had reported to Deng Ming, the conflict between him and Meng Zhengfa was ultimately a conflict between scholars, and they were from the same camp.

"A very interesting topic..." Deng Ming replied with a smile.

This is when Ren Tang suddenly noticed that Zhu Zhiyu was looking at the city tower, as if he was observing Chengdu's city defense fortifications very seriously. People were also away from Deng Ming and Meng Zhengfa. This made Ren Tang suddenly wonder: "When I first met, why didn't Mr. Zhu talk to the admiral, but went to see what city tower? When can't this city tower be seen?"

At this time, Deng Ming had turned around and asked Meng Zhengfa with a smile: "Mr. Meng just said, who wrote "Jin Ping Mei"?"

"It must be Wang Shizhen." Although it was February, Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu both had a folding fan of a scholar in their hands. Now Meng Zhengfa held the fan in his right hand and gently patted it to his left palm: "I dare to assert that Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng must be Wang Shizhen's pseudonym."

"What?" Ren Tang screamed in surprise.

"The Duke of the National People's Republic of China can guess the opponent's commander at a glance, right?" Meng Zhengfa slapped the folding fan lightly and said calmly: "For us, this is the same in reading. When we look at the words and sentences and scene descriptions, who is the pseudonym of this is obvious..."

Meng Zhengfa Bo quoted the signs and took out the paragraphs from time to time, comparing them with the metaphor and descriptions in Wang Shizhen's other works: "Please read the Duke of the State, are these very similar?"

"It's true that it's extremely similar, and Mr. Meng is indeed knowledgeable." Deng Ming now admires Meng Zhengfa from the bottom of his heart. Wang Huazhen's articles are readily written, and it's easy to recall them.

"The Duke of the State was awarded more than a reward, and the Duke of the Prince was a wise scholar. His articles were recited repeatedly when he was a child." Meng Zhengfa was not only knowledgeable, but also very modest. Deng Ming's impression of him was getting better and better.

Deng Ming heard these arguments with great interest. Unfortunately, Liu Yao, Zhou Kaihuang, Xiong Lan and others were all warriors, and they didn't understand what Deng Ming and Meng Zhengfa were discussing. Zhu Zhiyu just now also sued, saying that he had not looked at the city tower since he came to Chengdu. After that, he hurried to the city tower.

Now that Ren Tang is here, Deng Ming feels it is very good that the discussion can be made more lively without letting Meng Zhengfa play alone in a one-man show - although Deng Ming can understand this issue, he has no qualifications to discuss it at all.
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