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▍It's a wolf.

Recently, the entire Northern Jin Dynasty has been very lively. First, an imperial decree was issued to various places, saying that for the purpose of establishing the country, what kind of railway will be built, and the construction of the railway section will fall to each prefecture. I hope everyone will participate, and those who have money will pay. If you make a strong contribution, if you donate money, your name and surname will be written on the merit tablet at the railway station of the section at that time, so that future generations can remember it.

If you work hard, you will also get paid.

After the decree was promulgated, many merchants were discussing in private, each of them had a lot of thoughts, and the so-called rich people above paid money, and it seemed that they hoped that these merchants would pay money.

But businessmen value profits, things that have no benefits, so they will not be willing to just pay for them.

But this is a decree issued from the palace, so it is definitely not possible without money, and many people want to spend less.

There are those who are more thoughtful, so they send people out to inquire about the news, but the people below this matter really don't know.So nothing was found out.

Except for a few elders, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also a little confused about this decree. Someone asked the Minister of the Household Department, but the Minister of the Household Department laughed and said nothing.

Less than a month after the decree on building the railway was issued, another decree came down.

When the decree came out, it can be said that the whole country was shocked, with some applauding and some opposing and dissatisfied.It's just that despite the turmoil of the people below, there are still more people applauding this decree.

This decree is the redemption proposed by Meng Yining.

What Meng Yining meant was to let some people who committed less serious crimes, such as the ones released after being locked up for a few days or months, be fined with money to cover their crimes.Especially those dandies who rely on their family background to commit crimes, such ones can be fined with money, until their family feels sorry for the fine.

What Meng Yining didn't expect was that Emperor Mingyou did more ruthless than him, he was a wolf.

He even added money to the entire Northern Jin Dynasty's decree. Even if you are a death row inmate, you will still be fined money.

Part of the money fined goes to the treasury, and part of it is given to the victim.

For small things, like the kind of petty theft, there will be less fines. If you can’t pay the money, you can repair the railway for free. If there is no railway to repair, you can dig mines and repair canals.

For big things, if you don't talk about it, you have to pay a fine.And after being imprisoned, you will not be allowed to stay in prison. Someone will watch and take you out to repair the railway. If there is no railway repair, you will dig mines and repair canals.

In short, apart from fines and money, the entire Northern Jin decree also added a decree on reform through labor.

Those who commit crimes will no longer stay in prison as before, digging mines, repairing railways, repairing canals, etc. There are plenty of things for them to do.

What's more, Emperor Mingyou specially asked people to add that if the son of an official and wealthy businessman committed a crime, the punishment would be doubled.It means that once people like them commit crimes, if ordinary people are fined one tael of silver for one month, these people will be fined two taels of silver for two months.

Well, after seeing it with Xia Wenze, Meng Yining sighed that Emperor Mingyou was ruthless, and at the same time felt that he did a good job.He also specially sent some tonics with spiritual energy to Emperor Mingyou to show his support.

It's just that Meng Yining and the others support it. Most of the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty are dissatisfied. The revised law obviously violates their interests. Who doesn't have a scourge?So some people raised objections in the court, but without exception, Emperor Mingyou took off the black hat.It can be seen that Emperor Mingyou insisted on changing the law.

And those merchants can only murmur their dissatisfaction in private.

Merchants were dissatisfied, and ordinary people throughout the Northern Jin Dynasty were excited, and no one was unhappy.Obviously the changed decree is in their best interest.

Many people still set up longevity monuments for Emperor Mingyou at home, hoping that this sage monarch can live longer.

As for why the four elders agreed?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see Emperor Mingyou's determination to change the decree to enrich the national treasury. In addition, in the long run, the revised decree is obviously more conducive to the development of the Northern Jin Dynasty.

They have no reason to object.

Less than half a month after the decree was changed, another major event came out, and this event made many merchants move.

Many people have heard of glass and cement, especially the merchants in the towns around the imperial city, and near Shangyao Village, near Southern Xinjiang, and near the border.

Anyone who knows cement and glass will be tempted.But when someone was tempted, they heard that the prescriptions for these two things were dedicated to the current Holy Majesty.

So those thoughtful people all pressed their thoughts, and no one had the guts to grab money from the emperor.

What everyone didn't expect was that there was news from the imperial court that today's emperor intends to let the cement and glass be made by capable people.

Although I don't know the details, but the prospect of cement and glass alone made these businessmen with keen senses rush to the imperial city one after another.

From the news of the lowering of the cement glass, within a month, businessmen had rushed to the imperial city.

Therefore, the imperial city in November can be described as extremely lively. Businessmen from the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties entered the imperial city one after another. Not only were the inns and restaurants in the imperial city overcrowded, but even the food courts and department stores under the Meng family also made a lot of money. .

Meng Yining and the two stood at the window of the private room on the second floor of the food city and looked out. They couldn't help sighing, "There are so many people here."

Aren't there many people who came? Those who received the news probably rushed to the imperial city as soon as they prepared their bank notes, or they were afraid that they would be robbed of their seats if they were too late.

Xia Wenze pulled all the meat off the skewers with chopsticks, "Concrete and glass, because of our shop, I'm afraid they have been spread everywhere by those merchants, and it's enough for those people to use them for more than a year." Yao Village has to see what happened. Before, they wanted to make up their minds but didn't dare, but now they can get Fang Zi to earn money in a fair and honest way, and they are not fools, so naturally they have to rush to grab it."

Shangyao Village has long been well-managed by Manager He and the others. Although they don't know until the flies come, they can still know a thing or two when those with malicious intentions come to inquire.

The prescription of glass and cement was dedicated to the emperor, and they made Guanshi He to reveal this news quietly.

Meng Yining agreed. Businessmen are looking for profit, so they should rush to pick up such lucrative things, but Meng Yining sneered, "I'm afraid many people will be disappointed this time."

The list of merchants who donated money to support the construction of the railway has long been in Emperor Mingyou's hands, and both Meng Yining and Xia Wenze were even lucky enough to see the list.

There are tens of thousands of taels of money on it. According to Emperor Mingyou, it is a family of merchants who have always done good deeds in various places.

The low ones are only a few hundred taels of silver, and Emperor Mingyou sneered and told them after reading these, these people’s families are also merchants, and their silver is more than the national treasury. He supports a few hundred taels.

Like this, Emperor Mingyou had already blacklisted them in his heart.

Thinking of Emperor Mingyou's face at that time, Meng Yining smiled and said: "Those people must not commit crimes, or they will be punished to death by Emperor Mingyou."

Xia Wenze also laughed out loud, "Guard He wrote back saying that he has already gathered all the village chiefs for the railway money for the Shangyao Village section, and he will start working on it when Huangcheng sends people over."

Meng Yining hummed, the railway section going to southern Xinjiang originally passed through Guqu County, and there was still a distance from Shangyao Village. Meng Yining told Wei Shilang to pass through Shangyao Village. , They are responsible for paying the money for the extra section of railway.

Naturally, Wei Shilang would not refuse, this is just a trivial matter.

"The amusement park can open in December." Meng Yining came over and sat on a chair to eat the barbecue that Xia Wenze made for him. The construction of the amusement park in Beicheng District was relatively slow, but it was faster than that at that time. Shangyao Village.The main reason is that the amusement park in Xicheng District is relatively large, and there are more amusement items than in Shangyao Village.

"Almost." Xia Wenze put the milk tea into a straw for him, "The orphanage and nursing home have been cleaned up at the end, and people can be arranged to live in them one after another years ago."

"That's good, we can let them have a good New Year." Meng Yining took a sip of the warm milk tea, "It seems that this year we can only celebrate the New Year in the imperial city."

Compared to Meng Yining's leisurely life, Emperor Mingyou in the palace was obviously much more busy.

The first is crowdfunding to build the railway, the second is to revise the law against all opinions, and the last is the matter of glass and cement. Although the selection of candidates this time will first be from those who support the construction of the railway with the most money, there are other considerations in it. We must all be considered.

The Ministry of Households is also pressing hard, and the related matters of the railway are all ready, and the railway can be repaired after the beginning of the new year when the money is in hand.

Emperor Mingyou had to consider all these things to avoid problems later on.

At the beginning of December, almost all the merchants from the north and the south rushed to the imperial city, and Emperor Mingyou finally decided how to choose people to open the glass and cement workshops.

Meng Yining and Xia Wenze's amusement park also opened at the same time.

The two took a look and saw that there was a long queue at the door. Adults, children and the elderly were all eagerly queuing up. Even though the weather had turned cold, they still couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

The two even saw several royal relatives and family members of officials inside.

During this period of time, life for these people is not easy. Ever since Emperor Mingyou revised the laws of the Northern Jin Dynasty, these people have lived a miserable life, especially after some unbelievers committed crimes, they were really punished with blood. He said that he heard that he was severely beaten by his family.

But for those who commit serious crimes, the money paid by the family is not counted. The criminals are still in prison. I heard that they will be pulled out to repair the railway in the first year. With the new law, there is still an exam, and those who do poorly in the exam will have their sentence extended.

This made the dandies in the entire imperial city a lot more honest. According to the statistics from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, after the new law came down, the crime rate in the entire imperial city has dropped a lot.

Those who opposed it at the beginning are afraid to speak now.

Why did Meng Yining support Emperor Mingyou so happily and even send gifts to the palace?

One is that this is indeed a good thing. While protecting the interests of ordinary people, it can also effectively reduce the crime rate, and it is not enough to fill the national treasury.The second is because the day the new decree was issued, he found that his ability upgrade speed has accelerated a bit.

Therefore, Meng Yining also confirmed the guess in his heart, as long as he did something beneficial to the Northern Jin Dynasty, his ability upgrade speed would increase accordingly.

And judging from his past experience in leveling up, with his current leveling up speed, it's not too far before he reaches level ten.

The author says:

Good night~ Mejiu~