Great Wei Nengchen

This matter has a huge impact, so we must plan it carefully, so we don’t want to hit the fox and make a fuss. In addition, ordinary people don’t have the guts to ask the Buddhas for money, so they can only release the evil spirits from hell...

Chapter 1375 A man with money is hard to be a man without money ([-])

After King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou Dynasty, he moved the survivors of the Shang Dynasty to other places and sent people to strictly monitor them. These people lost their noble status and did not have enough land to cultivate, so they had to sell goods everywhere to make a living!

Over time, this formed a fixed occupation and became one of the four peoples. Since most of the people engaged in selling activities were survivors of the Shang Dynasty, they were called merchants!

Merchants traveled around the world, chasing profit with the times, while earning a lot of wealth, they also actively participated in political activities, and many heroes emerged. Zi Gong who travels around the world; Lu Buwei who dares to sell the emperor with rare goods to live in...

But generally speaking, in countries dominated by farming, although merchants have a lot of wealth, their social status is relatively low, and they are ranked at the bottom of the four peoples, worse than farmers who plan their food in the soil and artisans who sweat like rain.

Once there is a financial crisis in the country, the first thing the ruler thinks of is to squeeze the money of the merchants. The man who is as talented as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even issued white deer coins (take the white deer in Shanglinyuan, its leather square feet, worth 40 yuan, forcibly sold to Merchant, the state no longer recycles).

After Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, in order to solve financial problems, he also used various excuses (for his own birthday, his wife’s birthday, and his children’s birthday, anyway, there are many people in the prime minister’s house), he hosted big businessmen from all over the place and forced them to donate money and food. Up to ten times.

Under such oppression, the businessmen couldn't bear it anymore, and they didn't dare to offend the traitors, so they could only find ways to avoid it. The excuses were various, some people pretended to be sick, some people pretended to be dead (dead at home), and there were cruel-hearted businessmen who hurt own body...

"Qingzhou Cloth Merchant - Tian, ​​congratulations to Da Sima on his promotion, presenting a pair of white jade rings and a red gold horse... [-] yuan as gift money!"

"Xuzhou salt merchant-Chen family, congratulations to the great Sima Guan on his prosperity, presenting ten large pearls and a pair of opals... [-] yuan as gift money!"

"The head of the Liang family in Jixian county, a congratulatory gift of 5 taels of gold..."

At dusk, merchants came to Taicang one after another. There were as many as 500 of them, and all of them presented rich gifts. Broken, typical risking one's life for money!)

It's also a gold offering feast, and the Cao family can't avoid it, and they can't carry the big sedan chair; but they flock to the Xiao family, and they will climb in even if their legs are broken. The contrast between the two is so great, and there is a natural reason:

For one thing, Xiao Yi recruited talented people, and his strength continued to expand. He was almost on par with the Cao family, and his potential was even stronger. The businessmen had the sharpest eyes, and they dared not offend the future owner!

Moreover, the merchants have also experienced the methods of Ghost Face Xiao Lang. There is no way to escape, and there is no way to hide. It is better to be more generous, stick out your neck and get a knife, and you will suffer less torture.

Second, among the important officials of the court, Xiao Yi has always been close to businessmen, made friends with many businessmen, and made them a fortune, Jixian-Liang's family is the best example.

Merchants are rich, but their social status is very low. Even ordinary officials and small officials can shout at them.

Besides, the businessman's arms and waist are bulging, and he obviously brought a lot of 'hard goods'. The banquet set up by Da Sima is by no means a simple drinking, but an opportunity to make a fortune.

As for the things in their arms, when to take them out, and how much they have to take out, depends on Da Sima's methods and whether they can take out the things they want!

"During your busy schedules, you took the time to come to the banquet. I am very grateful to you, please drink this cup together!"

"It's the little people's honor to be loved by Da Sima--Shengyin!"

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At nightfall, the banquet officially began. Xiao Yi sat in the middle and drank freely. This was originally an inauguration banquet prepared for him by the officials in Taicang, but now it is used to entertain businessmen, and it can be regarded as an offering of flowers to Buddha.

Sitting on the left hand side is Liang Xiaoyu, one of the three big chaebols. He has been busy in Runan County for a while, and after clearing up the affairs of the mine, he came to Xuchang City and brought a large amount of coal. A fortune!

He and Xiao Yi are life and death friends, so naturally they want to give generously, not to mention sending a large amount of gifts, but also raising money and food everywhere, ready to fully support their good friend, even going bankrupt.

The one sitting on the right is a 'beautiful man', wearing a purple gold crown and a robe of flowers, his appearance is comparable to that of Zidu, and his temperament is not inferior to that of Song Yu... but Xiao Yi's third wife - Zhen Mi Men's.

The Zhen family is the number one chaebol in the world, and even the overlord among the merchants. The original patriarch, Zhen An, has retired, and now the fifth son, Zhen Mi, is in charge of all family affairs, so naturally he has to support his husband.

The space in the lobby is limited, only 48 top wealthy merchants are eligible to drink inside, and the remaining four to five hundred merchants can only sit in the corridors and outside the lobby...

In the early spring, the night wind was quite cold. Fortunately, the officials in Taicang prepared a lot of charcoal braziers, as well as rich food and wine, to entertain the businessmen who came.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops marched south, consuming countless armaments, money and food, and the imperial treasury was unable to support it. Thanks to the generosity of all of you, we were able to persevere.

Our chief minister has already issued an order: the school recruits new students in the early spring, and specially sets aside [-] places, and the merchants will recommend children, in order to reward you for your contribution! "

Merchants value profit the most, and if you want them to pay for it, you have to show what you want, so Xiao Yi went straight to the point and played his first hole card: [-] places in schools!

Since the establishment of Zhengming Academy, it has cultivated a large number of outstanding students, some of whom have embarked on official careers, some have entered the army, and some have become rookies in the literary world... The students are extremely united, echoing each other and helping each other, gradually forming a huge force!

The success of the school education has attracted people from all over the world to send their children to further their studies. However, the number of admissions is limited each year, and most of them are divided among generals, officials, and gentry. Even less!

There used to be a local wealthy businessman who was willing to invest two thousand gold to buy an admission spot for his stupid son, but he was rejected by the doctor of the school, and he clearly told the world: "Those who are talented will not receive a penny, and those who are not talented will not be admitted!" '

"Big Sima is so kind, and the little people are grateful. If the previous loan is written off, it will be considered that the merchant has done its best for the country!"

"There is a dog in the villain's family. He doesn't want to inherit the family business, but he likes to dance with guns and sticks. I hope that Master Sima will make it possible for him to enter the military family for further studies!"

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With a total of [-] university places, the merchants immediately became commotion. This is an opportunity that is hard to buy, and there are more wolves than meat. I am afraid that there will be fierce competition to decide who will win it!

However, they also knew that Zhengming Academy had extremely high thresholds and strict entrance examinations. If they sent a stupid son there, he would definitely be kicked out, and that would be a shame.

Fortunately, the merchants' status is not high, but each of them has a wealth of wealth, a group of wives and concubines, and they have more children. It is not difficult to choose one or two smart ones!

In addition, shopping malls are like battlefields, where there is gain, there is loss. Xiao Yi took out a hundred places for admission, and the merchants had to show something. I saw them taking out big money from their arms, sleeves, and boots... Throwing the IOU directly into the charcoal brazier, it was instantly reduced to ashes!

In order to support the war, the imperial court borrowed a lot of money and food, many of which were usury loans, and the main group of creditors were businessmen who went to the banquet tonight. Now that the debts have been wiped out, it is naturally a great thing!

For merchants, money and food were borrowed by the imperial court, and the possibility of returning it was very small. Using a pile of useless blank paper to exchange a hundred enrollment places and the favor of Da Sima, this business would not suffer a loss!

"Everyone donated money and helped the court to overcome this difficulty. Your loyalty can be seen, and I am grateful to you--crack! Crack! Crack!"

It is good to cancel the debt, but to solve the financial crisis, the businessmen sitting here need to continue to give generously. Xiao Yi patted his palms a few times and took out the second gift...

From behind the screen in the lobby, ten soldiers came out. They didn't wear any weapons, but they all carried leather bags. All of them were pale and full of haze. They obviously often shuttled underground--diggers!

The soldiers didn't speak, but took out things from their backpacks continuously, all of which were gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, coal, realgar, cinnabar... all kinds of ores, and the quality was quite high!

Among many businesses, mining is definitely less risky and more profitable. The merchants immediately gathered around to check the quality of the ore displayed. Some of them were quick-witted and had already guessed Da Sima's intentions.

Back then when Yanzhou raised troops, money, food, and military equipment were extremely scarce. In order to feed the lieutenants and soldiers, and even relieve the victims of the disaster, Xiao Yi single-handedly formed a digging army, dug up the tomb of King Liang Xiao, and took gold, silver and jewels for use. This is how we got over it!

In the years that followed, the Diggers traveled all over the world, unearthed countless ancient tombs, contributed a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry every year, and at most accounted for [-]% of the national treasury's revenue, and made great contributions to the rise of the Caoying Group!

Although the diggers have rules, they only take the money from the tomb and don't destroy the owner's bones, but stealing the tomb and digging the tomb is detrimental to the morality after all, and the number of ancient tombs is limited. When there is nothing to dig, you can't dig out the 'Zulong', right?

Therefore, after returning from the Southern Expedition, Xiao Yi began to adjust his direction. While expanding the digging army, he stopped digging ancient tombs everywhere, but looked for a new source of income - mines!

Chapter 1376 A Man With Money Is Difficult To Be A Man Without Money ([-])

"China is loved by the heavens. It has a vast territory and rich products. There are delicious grains and gorgeous silk. In the earth under our feet, there are endless wealth buried: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, arsenic, phosphorus, Carbon...everything!

The country has been fighting for years, the treasury is extremely empty, and the people are in urgent need of relief. The great Sima is in distress, and Yemeng, the Emperor of Heaven, gives pointers and bestows a scroll of treasure maps to save the suffering of the people..."

While speaking, Xiao Yi took out a roll of map and waved it lightly. There were 28 mineral deposits marked on it, distributed all over the Central Plains.

Xiao Yi likes to sleep late, and often dreams about his hometown, relatives, food, wine... and "fighting" with beautiful women, but he has never dreamed of emperors, gods, Buddhas, etc. Dreaming is naturally an excuse.

At any rate, a person who has received nine years of compulsory education, three years of cramming education (high school), and four years of sheep herding education (university) can't make aircraft and artillery, but with the memory of his previous life, it's no problem to mark a few mines.