I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

How to get along with Datang people?

"Observe the laws of the Tang Dynasty, keep your word, and be a polite person." A person hesitated for a while, and then spit out his answer.

In fact, this is not the result of his personal thinking, but the answer he got from the people of Datang when he asked them for advice.

Know the law and keep the etiquette.

First of all, you should not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, on this basis, be a person who knows "etiquette".

This is a very standard answer. If you tell this sentence to any Tang people, they will give affirmative and satisfactory reply.

But facing such a reply, Glenima smiled contemptuously and shook his head.

"Do you think this answer is wrong?" The man asked in surprise, his tone raised an octave.

Gelenima shook his head: "That's for ordinary Tang people, but who do we rely on for food?"

"It depends on those noble people!"

"Whether we can eat or not is a matter of their words."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment: "Don't look at the fact that we are running a factory here, and Miss Wu doesn't hinder us. It seems that as long as we stand firm and guard against the merchants of Datang, we can last for a long time. Eat this meal."

"But only one person."

"Don't talk about those noble people, don't talk about a county man, he is a scholar of Tang Dynasty, as long as he opens his mouth, say a word that we are not allowed to do business here..."

"Do you think we can go on?"

Several merchants hesitated.

They could still believe the county man's words to keep them from getting along—after all, this was the aristocratic class of the Tang Dynasty, even the lowest-ranked aristocrats.

But a sentence from a scholar...can have such a great power?
"You don't believe it?" Glenima smiled slightly, "Just think about it, will the people of Tang Dynasty believe the words of those scholars, or will they believe the words of us merchants?"

This sentence made them feel a little heartbroken.

It reminded them of something that happened before.

These foreigners, after entering Chang'an, will always find a way to buy a house in Chang'an.A house is a thing that requires the approval of the neighbors before it can be traded.

Sometimes they persuaded their neighbors, but the neighbors' neighbors, who lived on the same street or in the same square city, were not happy to see them.

This kind of thing always happens, some people will rumor that this foreigner is actually doing some shady business, or it is "gossip" that he killed someone and did bad things.

Foreigners were strictly controlled in Datang.

When this kind of news is spread, bad people will always be provoked, and after further investigation, the result of the investigation is often that it is a rumor-of course, sometimes it is mistaken, and some people who are really not so clean will come across. of strangers.

Rumors are rumors.

But after such a incident, the neighbors don't want to be neighbors with foreigners.

These foreigners could only move away in despair, wondering where to find a good place to live.

Once there is a beginning, it will happen continuously.

It happened a lot, and all the big and small cities in Chang'an City also knew that there was such a rumor—but it was useless. The rumors started, whether these foreigners should move or have to move.

Unless the neighbors are all educated and reasonable people, and you become neighbors with scholars, as long as you are clean, at least half of them don't need to move out.

Glenima's words reminded them of this incident.

yes……

Rumors from ordinary people can force them to move, so what about a scholar's dislike for them?The end will only be more terrifying...

Several merchants realized the seriousness of this matter, and their faces turned serious.

Gelenima went on to say: "So when you get along with them, you can't treat yourself as a Datang person, at least you can't show your desire to be a Datang person."

"It's sad to say that today is different from the past. Those nobles can't control those law-abiding merchants of the Tang Dynasty."

Yin Xuan took the lead, and Datongfang was a model of Datang.

The importance of merchants gradually came to the fore. Although most of the people in the court still didn’t understand, the money that the Tang Dynasty minted every year was the same. How could Chang’an become rich when there were more merchants.

They don't need to figure it out, they just need to know that if those businessmen can do business smoothly, Datang, Chang'an, and they will all become rich.

Coupled with the fact that Yin Xuan and Li Shimin teamed up, those nobles, big and small, were afraid that the court would find an excuse to attack them, better like the Li family in Longxi, and worse like the Cui family...
"But they can't control Datang people, can't they control people like us?"

"We are rushing to become people of Tang Dynasty. Doesn't it mean that we don't want to be controlled by nobles?"

Granima went on.

"The nobles find that we don't want to honor them anymore, so... how can they think we are pleasing?"

These merchants suddenly realized, and their hearts were clear.

They finally understood why Glenima always looked the same to the outside world.

Glenima laughed at himself: "To put it bluntly, we have to be profitable and obedient to those noble people, so they will allow us to do these businesses."

"Being a dog?" A man spit out these two words in a timid voice.

Not only was Glenima not angry, but he slapped his hands: "Yes, it's like being a dog!"

"Being a dog to those noble people is the only way to get a bite of meat from them."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, glanced at the merchants who looked uncomfortable, and said in a brisk tone: "But there is something special about being a dog."

"You can't be a stray dog. You just wag your tail and snort when you see people, and you can reward some kind-hearted people, but don't you still have to save the big pieces of meat for his family dog?"

"But how many pieces of meat can you eat as a dog of a county magistrate or county uncle?"

"I really want to be Zhengyanggong's dog, but my value to Zhengyanggong is not as good as the one in the restaurant who can make Zhengyanggong happy."

"So I pondered for a long time, since I want to be a dog, why can't I be Datang's dog?"

Several merchants were taken aback.

When... Datang's dog?
This tone is a bit too big, even the county magistrate and county magistrate can't get attached, and now you want to get attached to the whole Tang Dynasty?

Glenima waved his hand and asked, "Do you know... what is missing in Datang now?"

Several merchants frowned.

What is missing in Datang now?

One person hesitated and said, "Is it... lack of food?"

He remembered that every year the Tang Dynasty would buy a large amount of grain from Huihe, Nanzhao and other places. Now with the development of Juzhou, the grain shortage has eased a lot.

Glenima nodded: "This is one of the links."

"Lack of...iron?" Another person asked.

Datang also purchases a large amount of iron ore and copper mines from other countries every year. These are not news that can be concealed from people, especially for their merchants.