The weather outside was gloomy, as if it was about to rain again in the cabin. Tao Hongmin kept denying the harm of imperial power to business. As the heir to the Tao Money House, he had more inside information and was more disgusted with imperial power, and he often had the point.
Cheng Zongyang was silent, without a word, but his thoughts were fluctuating in his heart. It was the first time he met a businessman who clearly expressed his demands on politics. Although he showed only an indignation, it was enough to show how powerful the Qingzhou businessmen were. A businessman and a farmer were dissatisfied with the status quo was at most complaining to some people. Anti-corruption officials and emperors were the norm. Only with enough power and the power could this force be unleashed, will an urgent political demand be produced.
Cheng Zongyang knew very well that Qingzhou businessmen were eager to participate in politics. Rather than being hit and instinctively wanted to resist, it was better to say that they had too much financial resources that their political status was completely unmatched by the inflated power, and because of the political demands or political ambitions that resulted from it.
More importantly, they own Qingzhou, a political force dominated by merchants, has tasted the sweetness of Qingzhou. It is hard to imagine that they would be willing to accept the status of merchants in other six dynasties.
Tao Hongmin said jokingly: The Yun family is rich, but Master Yun San, Master Yun would rather lose all his money than buy an official position. What is the purpose of? Isn’t it just for peace?
Although Cheng Zongyang knew that the Yun family was not thinking like this, this understanding was not wrong from the standpoint of the bystander.
Tao Hongmin said bluntly: Look, although the Yun family bought an official position, it is useless to say that those wealthy families, even the literati and pen officials in the court will not regard them as their own people. Unless they are like Yun Laowu, who is not involved in business at all and cut off their foundations, they can only be washed away from the shore.
Brother Cheng and I are both businessmen. Let’s be fair, which of those officials are better than us? Are they knowledgeable than us or are their morals higher than us? If we talk about national economy and people’s livelihood, we are afraid that our businessmen are better than those who are officials! A group of corrupt officials have made money in a different way, but they have the face to say that we are worms!
Tao Hongmin became more and more angry the more he spoke. If he had talent but no talent, and had no knowledge, why should they ride on us and act as a blessing? Isn’t they rely on imperial power? We have no emperor and monarch in Qingzhou, so we will not live well? I will not hide it from Brother Cheng, I have been through all six dynasties. When it comes to people’s livelihoods, the civilians in Qingzhou are not inferior to any dynasty. If we were allowed to operate the business in the world, it would not be worse than any emperor!
Cheng Zongyang raised his hands and applauded gently, saying well
Tao Hongmin laughed, and his passion and generosity just now swept away, and said with a smile: I'm talking nonsense after drinking, just take it as a joke.
Cheng Zongyang smiled, if you want to be a joke, I will listen to it as a joke
Take the bait!
Zhao Moxuan laughed brightly, then lifted his hands, and a golden carp jumped out of the water, sprinkling an arc of water traces under the sun.
The deaf and dumb boat was already waiting by his side. He caught the carp, picked up the hook, and did not fall to death. He directly scraped off the scales with a sharp knife, cut open the fish's belly, cleaned it up, then lifted the river and washed it, then put it into the pot.
The water in the pot had already boiled. The boat looked at the heat and added the seasonings one by one. The pot of fish soup had been boiled. The boat took out the wooden bowl, rinsed it with the fish soup first, and then served it one by one.
Zhao Moxuan took off his straw raincoat, took the fish soup and took a sip, showing a satisfied look. The soup was just a word of freshness! It's worth the wind I've blown on the river for so long
Cheng Zongyang also took a bowl. Since he didn't fry it with oil, the fish soup was not very thick and there were no special seasonings in the soup. However, the fish meat was extremely sweet and fresh, and the aftertaste was endless. The beauty of the taste was only seen in his life.
Tao Hongmin also grabbed a bowl and drank it in one gulp. He looked very happy. He could not tell at all that he had just given advice on the country and had the enthusiasm of taking the position of emperor and replacing it.
After drinking the fish soup, the three of them seemed to have forgotten what they said just now. They did not mention it at the same time, and instead discussed how to get the chestnut from the Han fire. In addition to the specific details of the operation, how to distribute the interests in the future is the top priority. Fortunately, the three of them had no fundamental conflicts. Tao Hongmin wanted real profits, and he would leave quickly after making money; Cheng Zongyang paid more attention to the commercial context and took a fancy to the commercial channels vacant after the disaster of the Han merchants; Zhao Moxuan's request was simpler, and he could pay dividends according to the invested funds.
Finally, the three agreed to set up a temporary business. The funds and materials required for this operation were all from the total capital of the business bank, and the total capital of the business bank was 300,000 gold baht. Tao Hongmin invested 170,000 gold baht as a loan, and only interest was collected but not shares. The 100,000 gold baht he guaranteed was used as the share capital, accounting for one third of the shares, Zhao Moxuan invested 50,000 gold baht, accounting for one sixth of the shares; Cheng Zongyang invested 150,000 gold baht, accounting for half of the shares.
Tao Hongmin made a big deal, but only occupied one-third of the stocks. It seemed to be at a loss, but the account was not calculated like this. His 170,000 gold baht was used as a loan. Regardless of profit or loss, the interest rate was a small amount, and he could also get one-third of the total income, which was equivalent to minimizing the risk while striving for the maximum profit.
Cheng Zongyang borrowed chickens to lay eggs and occupied half of the shares, but he faced the greatest risk. Once he lost money, he would not only have to bear half of the losses, but also repay the debts he owed. Maybe even the family's assets would be compensated.
Zhao Moxuan is somewhere between the two. If the business bank makes money, his share will naturally not be less. If he loses money, he will save his capital by the sky.
Although Yun's family was excluded, both sides knew that the reason why Yun's family was also a player in this game did not attract the Yun family was because Tao Hongmin needed to avoid suspicion, Qingzhou was deeply wary of the Yun family. Tao Hongmin lent money to the Cheng's chamber of commerce. It was one thing for Cheng to support Yun's family, and it was another thing for him to bring Yun's family in to do business together.
Since Tao Hongmin was concerned, Cheng Zongyang also followed the flow of the boat Yun Cangfeng had already said that the land shops that were auctioned at the time would have to be eaten again. If the Yun family was incorporated into the temporary trading company, the profit distribution of all parties might not be as good as the Yun family's thoughts. It would be better to eliminate this hidden danger. In addition to the temporary trading company, some of the income and expenditures that he and Yun Cangfeng joined forces with were separate.
The three of them talked about the details until the moon was on, and Tao Hongmin returned to his Qingzhou Guild Hall, while Zhao Moxuan said he wanted to go to Ma City to visit him and return to Luodu with Cheng Zongyang.
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Zhao Moxuan raised his finger and opened the soundproofing ban, and then said: Tao Wu caused trouble once when he was a teenager, and the most annoying curfew, so he would rather take a few more steps than enter Luodu.
Among the Six Dynasties, the Han Dynasty had the most unfriendly attitude towards merchants, and it was reasonable that Tao Hongmin did not want to be angry.
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: I said he set up the guild hall so far.
Zhao Moxuan turned the ring on his finger, I heard you are in trouble?
oh?
You don’t think Tao Wu’s words were in vain, do you?
After he got a little bit, Cheng Zongyang realized that he knew I had offended the emperor?
Other people's concubines are used to entertain guests and give them to others and change horses, but Cheng Da acted as two concubines, and even the emperor's close servants could be blocked back. I wonder if it was lustful or lustful?
Cheng Zongyang smiled bitterly and said: Just think I am lustful as my life. Anyway, my head can be cut off and blood can flow. No one can steal my concubine. Don’t talk about the emperor. The emperor’s father can’t do it.
For the sake of my concubine, even the emperor is not afraid of the emperor. No wonder Tao Wu respects you
What do you mean is that Tao Wu said a lot of things to me, and he just saw that I and the emperor could not pee in the same pot, so he deliberately said it to comfort me?
Zhao Moxuan said: Do you think what he said makes sense?
What do you think Brother Zhao?
It makes sense, but it doesn't make sense
Wish you know the details
I am different from Tao Wu. I am from a poor family and can only be achieved through business. Today, I can say that everything I have now is the blessing of business, especially the blessing of Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce. But let me say that if the world is allowed to operate merchants, it will only be a nightmare for the world.
Cheng Zongyang sat upright, why did Brother Zhao say this?
The king talks about virtue, and the so-called virtue is the only one in the world. Scholars say benevolence, and they want to establish themselves and establish others, and they want to achieve success and achieve others. Benevolent and ambitious people have the ability to kill themselves to achieve benevolence; chivalrous people say righteousness, where righteousness lies, life and death can be entrusted and merchants pursue it will always be beneficial to merchants. Even if merchants talk about morality, benevolence and righteousness, they only regard morality, benevolence and righteousness as a tool to obtain benefits.
The word "Li" can also be the meaning of
Zhao Moxuan chuckled: Merchants don’t pay so much attention to it, it’s normal for profit and justice.
He is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and is full of thieves and prostitutes among a few merchants. Isn’t there anyone who is open-minded and honest like Brother Zhao?
Zhao Moxuan laughed and said: This flattery is comprehensive! Everyone has selfish intentions. Of course, there are hypocrites among scholars and knights. Many merchants will put justice on their own interests, but there will definitely be no more because this is not determined by personal will, but by the nature of their respective professions.
Cheng Zongyang looked at him with a serious expression. Who did Brother Zhao say this?
Zhao Moxuan showed a self-deprecating smile. Who else can I have? Everyone in Qingzhou knows that I am a horse-raising man, but no one knows that I have been a servant for a year.
It seems that he has a deep influence on you?
When I knew him, he was only twelve years old. At that time, he was not King Wu Mu, but just a scholar who was very complaining. Of course, I later learned that his scholar was also fake. In fact, he had not read a few books. Zhao Moxuan said: But that year, I learned a lot... It's a pity that only one year only
Cheng Zongyang let out a sigh, no wonder you are so close to Cheng Zheng
Cheng Zheng didn't know about my experience, but I knew Cheng Zheng was doing things for his opponent and friend.
What kind of person is King Wu Mu...?
He is very similar to you, but some places are completely different. For example, when we met last time, you said that business has the power to surpass imperial power. The same thing King Wu Mu also said, but he also said that the four people in the world: scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants. Only merchants cannot become the ruling class. Because the nature of merchants' profession determines, the consequences of their becoming emperors are the most terrible.
Why?
He said that if other classes hold power, they may have various harsh policies that are against the flow of power. Once the regime is controlled by merchants, driven by the motive of seeking profit, they will completely materialize other people and raise them like animals in cages to squeeze every little profit from them
Cheng Zongyang said: Yue Shuai may be a little over-thinking that merchants may not be worse than scholars.
When the ruled are put in a cage, they will only sing beautiful words like parrots. Zhao Moxuan said: Of course, this is just what King Wu Mu said, I don’t have enough reason to agree with it, and I lack enough reason to refute it. But based on my experiences over the years, his words make some sense.
Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment, but I didn't have the idea of replacing it. I just hope that the development of business can bring a lot of changes, of course, it's a good aspect.
Zhao Moxuan is quick to speak, since that's the case, I'll support you
Cheng Zongyang laughed dryly, haha
Zhao Moxuan patted his sleeves and said helplessly: If you want any token, then it is very regrettable that I have no token that will make you believe me
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: Then let us use practical actions to enhance mutual trust.
Zhao Moxuan smiled and said: I am very confident about this.
The carriage stopped outside the yard, Cheng Zongyang got off the carriage, Zhao Moxuan stretched out his head from the window, he had a sentence I never understood, maybe you can understand
What to say?
He said that the Six Dynasties needed a lot of things, but the least needed was development
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As soon as Cheng Zongyang came back, he locked himself in the room and thought carefully about every word Zhao Moxuan said, except for the men and Gao Qiu in Xingyue Lake Camp, it was the first time he had met someone who had no grudges with Yueniaoren. This made him feel very unreal, a bit like a dream.
What Zhao Moxuan said is only his one-sided statement. From the perspective of evidence, there is no reason to accept it, but Cheng Zongyang tends to think that what he said is true because the views mentioned by Zhao Moxuan are indeed not like those that a horse owner can sort out, but are very close to the views of Yueniaoren.
From another perspective, the reason why Zhao Moxuan has a grateful attitude towards Yuebien is probably that he met Yuebien too early. Yuebien had not had time to start abnormality at that time, but later, he developed the form of Birdman who met whom, people hate dogs, and enemies all over the world.
There is also Gao Qiu, who met Yuenengren quite early, so he also felt grateful to Yuenengren. From this perspective, Zhao Moxuan is much more credible.
As for the sentence that the Six Dynasties did not need to develop, Cheng Zongyang did not think about it at all. Yue Niaoren said too much, so this sentence is not bad.
Cheng Zongyang was more concerned about another question: What is the relationship between Yan Junping and Birdman? When they met, the birdman had already started to be perverted, or was he in the harmless placental stage of humans and animals?
I always thought that Yue Niaoren solemnly asked Yan Junping for the funeral. Both sides must be allies. But from another perspective, are these two enemies? What if Yue Niaoren's order was torment Yan Junping?
Cheng Zongyang suddenly realized that according to Yue Niaoren's usual perverted nature, this possibility is really great!
Imagine that in order to find the treasure of Yueniaoren, someone finally got a clue from Yan Junping. He tried his best to get the jade tags, followed the prompts on the roll and approached the target step by step. Finally, under the guidance of Yueniaoren, he drowned in his toilet, and he was soaked in his head, and finally got only three words: SB Get out!
No matter how you look at it, it’s a trap. If someone comes to the entertainment industry, you really have to do this. Yueniao people will probably laugh in hell, right?
But what is this grandson trying to do? Just try to have fun by cheating people around? Isn’t this so much trouble?
Could it be that he has no intention?
Cheng Zongyang's heart suddenly moved. Maybe Yue Niaoren did this on purpose?
Cheng Zongyang thought about it in his mind, and then called Kuang Zhongyu, you followed Yue Shuai to Luodu to transport goods. You don’t know what the items were, so I asked, is that thing heavy or not?
Kuang Zhongyu thought about it and said that one of them was very important. It was a large wooden box that was more than one person long, and it was reinforced with iron bars on the outside.
Cheng Zongyang nodded, that's right
Lu Jing said: What's right?
Cheng Zongyang said: Since those items are extremely heavy, Yue Shuai will definitely not hide too far. Even if they are divided into eight places, they will not exceed the range of Luodu too far. In fact, the real relics are probably in one place and other places. All Yue Shuai's old suspicion arrays are set up by Yue Shuai.
Where will it be?
One may be at the eighth place, the other may be... Cheng Zongyang picked up those jade tablets, maybe there will be some missing clues in these places
Kuang Zhongyu said: These places have been found by people from the Black Demon Sea.
What would we do if we were Yue Shuai? Cheng Zongyang said: Since I left things to Xingyue Lake Camp, the clues left must be understood by the brothers from Xingyue Lake Camp. No matter how many people can read them, such as the glass toilet.
Lu Jing picked up the jade token, I went through all these places
Cheng Zongyang said: Be careful, people from the Black Demon Sea might set up traps nearby
Lu Jing nodded and then flew away
Kuang Zhongyu said goodbye: You are busy, I will go to Liu Zhao.
What's wrong with Liu Zhao?
He's asking me to tell fortune
Kuang Zhongyu took all directions to tell Liu Zhao fortune. Cheng Zongyang was a little surprised. He remembered that he hadn't seen Liu Zhao much for several days. Since he came back from Shangqingguan to recover from his injuries, he seemed to be afraid to see anyone.
He called Ao Run, what happened to Liu Zhao? He wanted to tell fortunes with Lao Kuang? I looked at his face a little wrong.
Ao Run looked around nervously
Cheng Zongyang became nervous. Is there anything wrong with Liu Zhao?
Ao Run was impressed that there was no one outside, so he closed the door and whispered in Cheng Zongyang's ear: Liu Zhao... No... that
Cheng Zongyang was confused, which one?
That's that... Ao Run gestured for a moment
No! Cheng Zongyang shouted: Old Liu is so decent, he is still young, why don’t he take it?
Who knows Cheng Touer, don't spread it. Lao Liu told me privately that this is going to be spread, he is shameless to be a human being.
This is a lifelong thing. Although Lao Liu is from the Zhao Guan family, he has also sold his life for us. This must be considered an industrial injury. Cheng Zongyang thought about it, we have to carry it on and hold it.
Ao Run took the Qian Zhu, Cheng Touer, this is...
It seems like you have never been to a brothel before and find Lao Liu a top brand, what if you get it wrong?
Half an hour later, Ao Run pulled Liu Zhao, and the two of them sneaked out like thieves and quietly walked out. Cheng Zongyang was just laughing, but in less than half an hour, the two guys slipped back. Liu Zhao's face turned gray. It seemed that he was suffering a great blow this time.
No matter who is in this matter, I can't stand Liu Zhao's frost-like appearance, which makes people really unable to bear it.
Cheng Zongyang simply called Liu Zhao, Lao Liu, if you want to trust me, just tell me what's going on
Liu Zhao said tragically: Don't Cheng, do you know too? It's embarrassing to say this... It was awesome, but who knew that it wouldn't work if it didn't work.
when?
There's always a month
Was he injured last time?
Cheng Touer, don’t ask me, when I think of this, I feel so upset...
It's useless to get stuck! Tell you, I know a shameless old man, you can make up any medicine. You are a slime stick, and you will be like an iron rod after taking it. But you have to explain the cause of the disease to get the medicine
What do you say? I was bitten by a dog...
Wait a minute! What dog bites you?
Miss Purple's dog
Do it! Cheng Zongyang then remembered that Liu Zhao was so desperate that he was bitten by Xuexue. No wonder he couldn't get hard
Liu Zhao looked at him with fear, "Taoer Cheng, can I be...no treatment?"
I'll prescribe you if it's okay, so I can make sure that you can be fierce in the future if you don't have to use it for half a year.
After Cheng Zongyang finished writing, Liu Zhao picked up the prescription, two red dates, one cube of honey, one raw egg, and a white water to serve... Does this work?
As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poisonous. My medicine is absolutely non-toxic, it is slower to take effect.
how long?
After half a year
Liu Zhao put away the prescription suspiciously, but his face was not that ugly.
Cheng Zongyang looked at his back with a sympathetic face. Old Liu Ah, it’s not that my brother won’t help you, it’s really hard to solve the toxicity of the little thief dog, so I have to let you take it first.
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Mao Yanshou didn't know what he was busy with. He didn't see anyone until the evening. Although Cheng Zongyang was in a hurry to find Yun Danliu, he was thinking about Zhao Hede's letter and could only wait patiently.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the street drums had already started to beating outside, and Mao Yanshou came back with a painting box on his back
Has the letter been delivered?
It was delivered, this is a reply. Mao Yanshou said, took out a letter and carefully took out a cloth bag.
Cheng Zongyang put the letter paper into his arms, then took the cloth bag, and sank slightly. What is this?
It was the Queen Mother's reward to Zhaoyi
Cheng Zongyang opened the cloth bag and found a jade bracelet wrapped in a sapphire. It was the best mutton fat jade. There were no carved patterns on it. It completely relied on the outstanding quality of the jade itself to defeat the sun. The white and greasy jade is like mutton fat.
The Queen Mother is so generous, this bracelet doesn't look cheap...
Cheng Zongyang was about to put away the bracelet, but suddenly he was shocked all over and took a deep breath. He stared at the jade bracelet with his eyes, and his eyes almost popped out. After a minute, he said sternly: Did the empress dowager take this bracelet with his own hands?
Mao Yanshou didn't know why his master was suddenly shocked, so he quickly said: That's what Zhaoyi said
Cheng Zongyang then asked: Is Mrs. Hu present?
It was her bracelet that she picked up and handed it to Zhaoyi
If Mrs. Hu took over, then it makes sense
As soon as Cheng Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Mao Yanshou say: That Supa is Mrs. Hu. Zhaoyi said that she took the bracelet with Supa, wrapped it and handed it to her. Zhaoyi was afraid that there was something wrong with the jade bracelet, so she did not dare to move around, so she asked the villain to bring the jade bracelet out and asked the head of the family to check it out.
That's it, from the time the empress dowager took off her wrist and until she opened it, no one had touched the jade bracelet. Cheng Zongyang held the jade bracelet and looked at it for a long time, gritting his teeth and saying: This is impossible!
Lu Jing was invited back as soon as he left. This time, the desk was not a jade plaque, but two pieces of bright red silk, one of which was a simplicity palette, and a jade bracelet; the other piece of red silk was only an object as big as a fingertip, but a piece of candle tears that had been pinched.
Lu Jing stared at the two objects, closed his eyes for a long time, and re-outlined them in his mind.
After spending a full incense stick, Lu Jing spoke: There are three fingerprints on the jade bracelet, namely the thumb of the right hand, two fingerprints on the candle tears of the index finger and middle finger, which are exactly the same fingerprints on both sides of the thumb of the right hand and the index finger.
Are you sure?
Lu Jing said: Fourth brother, you can take a look
Simingxin sat in place without moving, but his eyes lit up. After sweeping over the jade bracelet and candle tears for a while, he nodded without saying a word.
Lu Jingdao: Confirmed
Cheng Zongyang's heart was overwhelmed. He took the candle tears in his shop in Jinshi. The jade bracelet on it was Hu Qing and Hu's fingerprints. The empress dowager took off his wrist by himself. There was no doubt that the empress dowager's fingerprints were strange. The two were exactly the same.
There may be two people in the world who have exactly the same fingerprints, but Cheng Zongyang doesn't think he has the luck to meet him, so there is only one possibility: these fingerprints belong to the same person.
If the Lady Hu whom I talked to that day was real, then the empress dowager I saw in Youtongqi was fake and was made up by Mrs. Hu. But at that time, there was obviously a Lady Hu next to the Empress Dowager.
If the empress dowager you saw in Youtongqi was real, then the one who talked to me at the Jinshi store that day was not Mrs. Hu, but the empress dowager Lu Zhi herself
Cheng Zongyang closed his eyes and recalled that the details of his meeting with Mrs. Hu were presented to his mind bit by bit, but he could never find any flaws in her.
Even looking back, I met Mrs. Hu several times because of Sun Shou, regardless of the voice, conversation, behavior, or appearance, I must have seen the same person as the shop.
So what about the Queen Mother?
He remembered the time he met with the Queen Mother. Lu Zhi was so far away that she could hardly see her appearance. Moreover, from the time she met the emperor, she had less than a quarter of an hour before and had not had enough time to talk to Mrs. Hu, and it was more like a formality.
So which one is true? Is Mrs. Hu pretending to be the empress dowager, or is the empress dowager pretending to be the empress dowager?
If it is the former, where is the real empress dowager?
If it is the latter, why did the Empress Dowager do this?
If the one who came into contact with me was always the empress dowager herself... When Cheng Zongyang thought of this possibility, he felt cold in his hands and feet. He couldn't help but hold his hand and sighed to his fingertips.
Even though I knew that Lu Zhi was a terrible woman, I ignored her because of her low-keyness. Now, Lu Zhi's low-keyness is very suspicious of a woman who has been in power for twenty years. Isn't it that simple?
If something goes wrong, there will be monsters. What are the problems in the deep palace of the Han Dynasty?
Cheng Zongyang was silent, without a word, but his thoughts were fluctuating in his heart. It was the first time he met a businessman who clearly expressed his demands on politics. Although he showed only an indignation, it was enough to show how powerful the Qingzhou businessmen were. A businessman and a farmer were dissatisfied with the status quo was at most complaining to some people. Anti-corruption officials and emperors were the norm. Only with enough power and the power could this force be unleashed, will an urgent political demand be produced.
Cheng Zongyang knew very well that Qingzhou businessmen were eager to participate in politics. Rather than being hit and instinctively wanted to resist, it was better to say that they had too much financial resources that their political status was completely unmatched by the inflated power, and because of the political demands or political ambitions that resulted from it.
More importantly, they own Qingzhou, a political force dominated by merchants, has tasted the sweetness of Qingzhou. It is hard to imagine that they would be willing to accept the status of merchants in other six dynasties.
Tao Hongmin said jokingly: The Yun family is rich, but Master Yun San, Master Yun would rather lose all his money than buy an official position. What is the purpose of? Isn’t it just for peace?
Although Cheng Zongyang knew that the Yun family was not thinking like this, this understanding was not wrong from the standpoint of the bystander.
Tao Hongmin said bluntly: Look, although the Yun family bought an official position, it is useless to say that those wealthy families, even the literati and pen officials in the court will not regard them as their own people. Unless they are like Yun Laowu, who is not involved in business at all and cut off their foundations, they can only be washed away from the shore.
Brother Cheng and I are both businessmen. Let’s be fair, which of those officials are better than us? Are they knowledgeable than us or are their morals higher than us? If we talk about national economy and people’s livelihood, we are afraid that our businessmen are better than those who are officials! A group of corrupt officials have made money in a different way, but they have the face to say that we are worms!
Tao Hongmin became more and more angry the more he spoke. If he had talent but no talent, and had no knowledge, why should they ride on us and act as a blessing? Isn’t they rely on imperial power? We have no emperor and monarch in Qingzhou, so we will not live well? I will not hide it from Brother Cheng, I have been through all six dynasties. When it comes to people’s livelihoods, the civilians in Qingzhou are not inferior to any dynasty. If we were allowed to operate the business in the world, it would not be worse than any emperor!
Cheng Zongyang raised his hands and applauded gently, saying well
Tao Hongmin laughed, and his passion and generosity just now swept away, and said with a smile: I'm talking nonsense after drinking, just take it as a joke.
Cheng Zongyang smiled, if you want to be a joke, I will listen to it as a joke
Take the bait!
Zhao Moxuan laughed brightly, then lifted his hands, and a golden carp jumped out of the water, sprinkling an arc of water traces under the sun.
The deaf and dumb boat was already waiting by his side. He caught the carp, picked up the hook, and did not fall to death. He directly scraped off the scales with a sharp knife, cut open the fish's belly, cleaned it up, then lifted the river and washed it, then put it into the pot.
The water in the pot had already boiled. The boat looked at the heat and added the seasonings one by one. The pot of fish soup had been boiled. The boat took out the wooden bowl, rinsed it with the fish soup first, and then served it one by one.
Zhao Moxuan took off his straw raincoat, took the fish soup and took a sip, showing a satisfied look. The soup was just a word of freshness! It's worth the wind I've blown on the river for so long
Cheng Zongyang also took a bowl. Since he didn't fry it with oil, the fish soup was not very thick and there were no special seasonings in the soup. However, the fish meat was extremely sweet and fresh, and the aftertaste was endless. The beauty of the taste was only seen in his life.
Tao Hongmin also grabbed a bowl and drank it in one gulp. He looked very happy. He could not tell at all that he had just given advice on the country and had the enthusiasm of taking the position of emperor and replacing it.
After drinking the fish soup, the three of them seemed to have forgotten what they said just now. They did not mention it at the same time, and instead discussed how to get the chestnut from the Han fire. In addition to the specific details of the operation, how to distribute the interests in the future is the top priority. Fortunately, the three of them had no fundamental conflicts. Tao Hongmin wanted real profits, and he would leave quickly after making money; Cheng Zongyang paid more attention to the commercial context and took a fancy to the commercial channels vacant after the disaster of the Han merchants; Zhao Moxuan's request was simpler, and he could pay dividends according to the invested funds.
Finally, the three agreed to set up a temporary business. The funds and materials required for this operation were all from the total capital of the business bank, and the total capital of the business bank was 300,000 gold baht. Tao Hongmin invested 170,000 gold baht as a loan, and only interest was collected but not shares. The 100,000 gold baht he guaranteed was used as the share capital, accounting for one third of the shares, Zhao Moxuan invested 50,000 gold baht, accounting for one sixth of the shares; Cheng Zongyang invested 150,000 gold baht, accounting for half of the shares.
Tao Hongmin made a big deal, but only occupied one-third of the stocks. It seemed to be at a loss, but the account was not calculated like this. His 170,000 gold baht was used as a loan. Regardless of profit or loss, the interest rate was a small amount, and he could also get one-third of the total income, which was equivalent to minimizing the risk while striving for the maximum profit.
Cheng Zongyang borrowed chickens to lay eggs and occupied half of the shares, but he faced the greatest risk. Once he lost money, he would not only have to bear half of the losses, but also repay the debts he owed. Maybe even the family's assets would be compensated.
Zhao Moxuan is somewhere between the two. If the business bank makes money, his share will naturally not be less. If he loses money, he will save his capital by the sky.
Although Yun's family was excluded, both sides knew that the reason why Yun's family was also a player in this game did not attract the Yun family was because Tao Hongmin needed to avoid suspicion, Qingzhou was deeply wary of the Yun family. Tao Hongmin lent money to the Cheng's chamber of commerce. It was one thing for Cheng to support Yun's family, and it was another thing for him to bring Yun's family in to do business together.
Since Tao Hongmin was concerned, Cheng Zongyang also followed the flow of the boat Yun Cangfeng had already said that the land shops that were auctioned at the time would have to be eaten again. If the Yun family was incorporated into the temporary trading company, the profit distribution of all parties might not be as good as the Yun family's thoughts. It would be better to eliminate this hidden danger. In addition to the temporary trading company, some of the income and expenditures that he and Yun Cangfeng joined forces with were separate.
The three of them talked about the details until the moon was on, and Tao Hongmin returned to his Qingzhou Guild Hall, while Zhao Moxuan said he wanted to go to Ma City to visit him and return to Luodu with Cheng Zongyang.
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Zhao Moxuan raised his finger and opened the soundproofing ban, and then said: Tao Wu caused trouble once when he was a teenager, and the most annoying curfew, so he would rather take a few more steps than enter Luodu.
Among the Six Dynasties, the Han Dynasty had the most unfriendly attitude towards merchants, and it was reasonable that Tao Hongmin did not want to be angry.
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: I said he set up the guild hall so far.
Zhao Moxuan turned the ring on his finger, I heard you are in trouble?
oh?
You don’t think Tao Wu’s words were in vain, do you?
After he got a little bit, Cheng Zongyang realized that he knew I had offended the emperor?
Other people's concubines are used to entertain guests and give them to others and change horses, but Cheng Da acted as two concubines, and even the emperor's close servants could be blocked back. I wonder if it was lustful or lustful?
Cheng Zongyang smiled bitterly and said: Just think I am lustful as my life. Anyway, my head can be cut off and blood can flow. No one can steal my concubine. Don’t talk about the emperor. The emperor’s father can’t do it.
For the sake of my concubine, even the emperor is not afraid of the emperor. No wonder Tao Wu respects you
What do you mean is that Tao Wu said a lot of things to me, and he just saw that I and the emperor could not pee in the same pot, so he deliberately said it to comfort me?
Zhao Moxuan said: Do you think what he said makes sense?
What do you think Brother Zhao?
It makes sense, but it doesn't make sense
Wish you know the details
I am different from Tao Wu. I am from a poor family and can only be achieved through business. Today, I can say that everything I have now is the blessing of business, especially the blessing of Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce. But let me say that if the world is allowed to operate merchants, it will only be a nightmare for the world.
Cheng Zongyang sat upright, why did Brother Zhao say this?
The king talks about virtue, and the so-called virtue is the only one in the world. Scholars say benevolence, and they want to establish themselves and establish others, and they want to achieve success and achieve others. Benevolent and ambitious people have the ability to kill themselves to achieve benevolence; chivalrous people say righteousness, where righteousness lies, life and death can be entrusted and merchants pursue it will always be beneficial to merchants. Even if merchants talk about morality, benevolence and righteousness, they only regard morality, benevolence and righteousness as a tool to obtain benefits.
The word "Li" can also be the meaning of
Zhao Moxuan chuckled: Merchants don’t pay so much attention to it, it’s normal for profit and justice.
He is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and is full of thieves and prostitutes among a few merchants. Isn’t there anyone who is open-minded and honest like Brother Zhao?
Zhao Moxuan laughed and said: This flattery is comprehensive! Everyone has selfish intentions. Of course, there are hypocrites among scholars and knights. Many merchants will put justice on their own interests, but there will definitely be no more because this is not determined by personal will, but by the nature of their respective professions.
Cheng Zongyang looked at him with a serious expression. Who did Brother Zhao say this?
Zhao Moxuan showed a self-deprecating smile. Who else can I have? Everyone in Qingzhou knows that I am a horse-raising man, but no one knows that I have been a servant for a year.
It seems that he has a deep influence on you?
When I knew him, he was only twelve years old. At that time, he was not King Wu Mu, but just a scholar who was very complaining. Of course, I later learned that his scholar was also fake. In fact, he had not read a few books. Zhao Moxuan said: But that year, I learned a lot... It's a pity that only one year only
Cheng Zongyang let out a sigh, no wonder you are so close to Cheng Zheng
Cheng Zheng didn't know about my experience, but I knew Cheng Zheng was doing things for his opponent and friend.
What kind of person is King Wu Mu...?
He is very similar to you, but some places are completely different. For example, when we met last time, you said that business has the power to surpass imperial power. The same thing King Wu Mu also said, but he also said that the four people in the world: scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants. Only merchants cannot become the ruling class. Because the nature of merchants' profession determines, the consequences of their becoming emperors are the most terrible.
Why?
He said that if other classes hold power, they may have various harsh policies that are against the flow of power. Once the regime is controlled by merchants, driven by the motive of seeking profit, they will completely materialize other people and raise them like animals in cages to squeeze every little profit from them
Cheng Zongyang said: Yue Shuai may be a little over-thinking that merchants may not be worse than scholars.
When the ruled are put in a cage, they will only sing beautiful words like parrots. Zhao Moxuan said: Of course, this is just what King Wu Mu said, I don’t have enough reason to agree with it, and I lack enough reason to refute it. But based on my experiences over the years, his words make some sense.
Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment, but I didn't have the idea of replacing it. I just hope that the development of business can bring a lot of changes, of course, it's a good aspect.
Zhao Moxuan is quick to speak, since that's the case, I'll support you
Cheng Zongyang laughed dryly, haha
Zhao Moxuan patted his sleeves and said helplessly: If you want any token, then it is very regrettable that I have no token that will make you believe me
Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: Then let us use practical actions to enhance mutual trust.
Zhao Moxuan smiled and said: I am very confident about this.
The carriage stopped outside the yard, Cheng Zongyang got off the carriage, Zhao Moxuan stretched out his head from the window, he had a sentence I never understood, maybe you can understand
What to say?
He said that the Six Dynasties needed a lot of things, but the least needed was development
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As soon as Cheng Zongyang came back, he locked himself in the room and thought carefully about every word Zhao Moxuan said, except for the men and Gao Qiu in Xingyue Lake Camp, it was the first time he had met someone who had no grudges with Yueniaoren. This made him feel very unreal, a bit like a dream.
What Zhao Moxuan said is only his one-sided statement. From the perspective of evidence, there is no reason to accept it, but Cheng Zongyang tends to think that what he said is true because the views mentioned by Zhao Moxuan are indeed not like those that a horse owner can sort out, but are very close to the views of Yueniaoren.
From another perspective, the reason why Zhao Moxuan has a grateful attitude towards Yuebien is probably that he met Yuebien too early. Yuebien had not had time to start abnormality at that time, but later, he developed the form of Birdman who met whom, people hate dogs, and enemies all over the world.
There is also Gao Qiu, who met Yuenengren quite early, so he also felt grateful to Yuenengren. From this perspective, Zhao Moxuan is much more credible.
As for the sentence that the Six Dynasties did not need to develop, Cheng Zongyang did not think about it at all. Yue Niaoren said too much, so this sentence is not bad.
Cheng Zongyang was more concerned about another question: What is the relationship between Yan Junping and Birdman? When they met, the birdman had already started to be perverted, or was he in the harmless placental stage of humans and animals?
I always thought that Yue Niaoren solemnly asked Yan Junping for the funeral. Both sides must be allies. But from another perspective, are these two enemies? What if Yue Niaoren's order was torment Yan Junping?
Cheng Zongyang suddenly realized that according to Yue Niaoren's usual perverted nature, this possibility is really great!
Imagine that in order to find the treasure of Yueniaoren, someone finally got a clue from Yan Junping. He tried his best to get the jade tags, followed the prompts on the roll and approached the target step by step. Finally, under the guidance of Yueniaoren, he drowned in his toilet, and he was soaked in his head, and finally got only three words: SB Get out!
No matter how you look at it, it’s a trap. If someone comes to the entertainment industry, you really have to do this. Yueniao people will probably laugh in hell, right?
But what is this grandson trying to do? Just try to have fun by cheating people around? Isn’t this so much trouble?
Could it be that he has no intention?
Cheng Zongyang's heart suddenly moved. Maybe Yue Niaoren did this on purpose?
Cheng Zongyang thought about it in his mind, and then called Kuang Zhongyu, you followed Yue Shuai to Luodu to transport goods. You don’t know what the items were, so I asked, is that thing heavy or not?
Kuang Zhongyu thought about it and said that one of them was very important. It was a large wooden box that was more than one person long, and it was reinforced with iron bars on the outside.
Cheng Zongyang nodded, that's right
Lu Jing said: What's right?
Cheng Zongyang said: Since those items are extremely heavy, Yue Shuai will definitely not hide too far. Even if they are divided into eight places, they will not exceed the range of Luodu too far. In fact, the real relics are probably in one place and other places. All Yue Shuai's old suspicion arrays are set up by Yue Shuai.
Where will it be?
One may be at the eighth place, the other may be... Cheng Zongyang picked up those jade tablets, maybe there will be some missing clues in these places
Kuang Zhongyu said: These places have been found by people from the Black Demon Sea.
What would we do if we were Yue Shuai? Cheng Zongyang said: Since I left things to Xingyue Lake Camp, the clues left must be understood by the brothers from Xingyue Lake Camp. No matter how many people can read them, such as the glass toilet.
Lu Jing picked up the jade token, I went through all these places
Cheng Zongyang said: Be careful, people from the Black Demon Sea might set up traps nearby
Lu Jing nodded and then flew away
Kuang Zhongyu said goodbye: You are busy, I will go to Liu Zhao.
What's wrong with Liu Zhao?
He's asking me to tell fortune
Kuang Zhongyu took all directions to tell Liu Zhao fortune. Cheng Zongyang was a little surprised. He remembered that he hadn't seen Liu Zhao much for several days. Since he came back from Shangqingguan to recover from his injuries, he seemed to be afraid to see anyone.
He called Ao Run, what happened to Liu Zhao? He wanted to tell fortunes with Lao Kuang? I looked at his face a little wrong.
Ao Run looked around nervously
Cheng Zongyang became nervous. Is there anything wrong with Liu Zhao?
Ao Run was impressed that there was no one outside, so he closed the door and whispered in Cheng Zongyang's ear: Liu Zhao... No... that
Cheng Zongyang was confused, which one?
That's that... Ao Run gestured for a moment
No! Cheng Zongyang shouted: Old Liu is so decent, he is still young, why don’t he take it?
Who knows Cheng Touer, don't spread it. Lao Liu told me privately that this is going to be spread, he is shameless to be a human being.
This is a lifelong thing. Although Lao Liu is from the Zhao Guan family, he has also sold his life for us. This must be considered an industrial injury. Cheng Zongyang thought about it, we have to carry it on and hold it.
Ao Run took the Qian Zhu, Cheng Touer, this is...
It seems like you have never been to a brothel before and find Lao Liu a top brand, what if you get it wrong?
Half an hour later, Ao Run pulled Liu Zhao, and the two of them sneaked out like thieves and quietly walked out. Cheng Zongyang was just laughing, but in less than half an hour, the two guys slipped back. Liu Zhao's face turned gray. It seemed that he was suffering a great blow this time.
No matter who is in this matter, I can't stand Liu Zhao's frost-like appearance, which makes people really unable to bear it.
Cheng Zongyang simply called Liu Zhao, Lao Liu, if you want to trust me, just tell me what's going on
Liu Zhao said tragically: Don't Cheng, do you know too? It's embarrassing to say this... It was awesome, but who knew that it wouldn't work if it didn't work.
when?
There's always a month
Was he injured last time?
Cheng Touer, don’t ask me, when I think of this, I feel so upset...
It's useless to get stuck! Tell you, I know a shameless old man, you can make up any medicine. You are a slime stick, and you will be like an iron rod after taking it. But you have to explain the cause of the disease to get the medicine
What do you say? I was bitten by a dog...
Wait a minute! What dog bites you?
Miss Purple's dog
Do it! Cheng Zongyang then remembered that Liu Zhao was so desperate that he was bitten by Xuexue. No wonder he couldn't get hard
Liu Zhao looked at him with fear, "Taoer Cheng, can I be...no treatment?"
I'll prescribe you if it's okay, so I can make sure that you can be fierce in the future if you don't have to use it for half a year.
After Cheng Zongyang finished writing, Liu Zhao picked up the prescription, two red dates, one cube of honey, one raw egg, and a white water to serve... Does this work?
As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poisonous. My medicine is absolutely non-toxic, it is slower to take effect.
how long?
After half a year
Liu Zhao put away the prescription suspiciously, but his face was not that ugly.
Cheng Zongyang looked at his back with a sympathetic face. Old Liu Ah, it’s not that my brother won’t help you, it’s really hard to solve the toxicity of the little thief dog, so I have to let you take it first.
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Mao Yanshou didn't know what he was busy with. He didn't see anyone until the evening. Although Cheng Zongyang was in a hurry to find Yun Danliu, he was thinking about Zhao Hede's letter and could only wait patiently.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the street drums had already started to beating outside, and Mao Yanshou came back with a painting box on his back
Has the letter been delivered?
It was delivered, this is a reply. Mao Yanshou said, took out a letter and carefully took out a cloth bag.
Cheng Zongyang put the letter paper into his arms, then took the cloth bag, and sank slightly. What is this?
It was the Queen Mother's reward to Zhaoyi
Cheng Zongyang opened the cloth bag and found a jade bracelet wrapped in a sapphire. It was the best mutton fat jade. There were no carved patterns on it. It completely relied on the outstanding quality of the jade itself to defeat the sun. The white and greasy jade is like mutton fat.
The Queen Mother is so generous, this bracelet doesn't look cheap...
Cheng Zongyang was about to put away the bracelet, but suddenly he was shocked all over and took a deep breath. He stared at the jade bracelet with his eyes, and his eyes almost popped out. After a minute, he said sternly: Did the empress dowager take this bracelet with his own hands?
Mao Yanshou didn't know why his master was suddenly shocked, so he quickly said: That's what Zhaoyi said
Cheng Zongyang then asked: Is Mrs. Hu present?
It was her bracelet that she picked up and handed it to Zhaoyi
If Mrs. Hu took over, then it makes sense
As soon as Cheng Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Mao Yanshou say: That Supa is Mrs. Hu. Zhaoyi said that she took the bracelet with Supa, wrapped it and handed it to her. Zhaoyi was afraid that there was something wrong with the jade bracelet, so she did not dare to move around, so she asked the villain to bring the jade bracelet out and asked the head of the family to check it out.
That's it, from the time the empress dowager took off her wrist and until she opened it, no one had touched the jade bracelet. Cheng Zongyang held the jade bracelet and looked at it for a long time, gritting his teeth and saying: This is impossible!
Lu Jing was invited back as soon as he left. This time, the desk was not a jade plaque, but two pieces of bright red silk, one of which was a simplicity palette, and a jade bracelet; the other piece of red silk was only an object as big as a fingertip, but a piece of candle tears that had been pinched.
Lu Jing stared at the two objects, closed his eyes for a long time, and re-outlined them in his mind.
After spending a full incense stick, Lu Jing spoke: There are three fingerprints on the jade bracelet, namely the thumb of the right hand, two fingerprints on the candle tears of the index finger and middle finger, which are exactly the same fingerprints on both sides of the thumb of the right hand and the index finger.
Are you sure?
Lu Jing said: Fourth brother, you can take a look
Simingxin sat in place without moving, but his eyes lit up. After sweeping over the jade bracelet and candle tears for a while, he nodded without saying a word.
Lu Jingdao: Confirmed
Cheng Zongyang's heart was overwhelmed. He took the candle tears in his shop in Jinshi. The jade bracelet on it was Hu Qing and Hu's fingerprints. The empress dowager took off his wrist by himself. There was no doubt that the empress dowager's fingerprints were strange. The two were exactly the same.
There may be two people in the world who have exactly the same fingerprints, but Cheng Zongyang doesn't think he has the luck to meet him, so there is only one possibility: these fingerprints belong to the same person.
If the Lady Hu whom I talked to that day was real, then the empress dowager I saw in Youtongqi was fake and was made up by Mrs. Hu. But at that time, there was obviously a Lady Hu next to the Empress Dowager.
If the empress dowager you saw in Youtongqi was real, then the one who talked to me at the Jinshi store that day was not Mrs. Hu, but the empress dowager Lu Zhi herself
Cheng Zongyang closed his eyes and recalled that the details of his meeting with Mrs. Hu were presented to his mind bit by bit, but he could never find any flaws in her.
Even looking back, I met Mrs. Hu several times because of Sun Shou, regardless of the voice, conversation, behavior, or appearance, I must have seen the same person as the shop.
So what about the Queen Mother?
He remembered the time he met with the Queen Mother. Lu Zhi was so far away that she could hardly see her appearance. Moreover, from the time she met the emperor, she had less than a quarter of an hour before and had not had enough time to talk to Mrs. Hu, and it was more like a formality.
So which one is true? Is Mrs. Hu pretending to be the empress dowager, or is the empress dowager pretending to be the empress dowager?
If it is the former, where is the real empress dowager?
If it is the latter, why did the Empress Dowager do this?
If the one who came into contact with me was always the empress dowager herself... When Cheng Zongyang thought of this possibility, he felt cold in his hands and feet. He couldn't help but hold his hand and sighed to his fingertips.
Even though I knew that Lu Zhi was a terrible woman, I ignored her because of her low-keyness. Now, Lu Zhi's low-keyness is very suspicious of a woman who has been in power for twenty years. Isn't it that simple?
If something goes wrong, there will be monsters. What are the problems in the deep palace of the Han Dynasty?
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