Great Wei scholar

The title is a kind of supreme honor and a symbol of power.

No matter how big the businessmen are, they are just pawns, just like Shanxi merchants, they seem to be showing off in front of Xu Qingxiao, but that is because there are bigger figures behind them.

But once Xu Qingxiao became the Minister of the Household Department, or Xu Qingxiao became a Marquis, who would dare to act presumptuously against Xu Qingxiao?

In the final analysis, you are an inferior person. It is nothing more than giving you face when you are needed, and you are not as good as a dog when you are not needed.

Now Xu Qingxiao said that joining the government and businessmen can also be knighted.

This is simply incredible.

Subverted his outlook on life.

Zhang Ruhui froze in place, unable to recover for a long time.

Xu Qingxiao, on the other hand, made tea on his own. He knew that the three benefits he promised would be difficult for normal people to accept, especially for a businessman like Zhang Ruhui.

He knows the status of a businessman better than anyone else. What's going on behind the scenes?I won't say much about this.

Anyway, after seeing Zhang Ruhui's reaction, Xu Qingxiao believed that once the news was released, all the merchants in Wei Dynasty would scream, wishing to donate all their belongings.

A full quarter of an hour.

Zhang Ruhui was shocked for a quarter of an hour.

Only then did I return to God.

"Brother...are you joking with Brother Yu here?"

Zhang Ruhui said with a mournful face, he hoped that this was true, but also felt that it could not be true.

"Brother virtuous, even though brother foolishness is a bit of a rambunctious one at times, he doesn't dare to talk nonsense about important matters in the court."

"And I'm dissatisfied with Brother Xian's statement that His Majesty has given the matter to Brother Yu. Whether it is true or not is entirely up to Brother Yu to decide."

"Brother Xian, let's drink some tea first."

Xu Qingxiao poured a cup of tea for Zhang Ruhui, poured another cup of tea for herself, blew on the hot air, and took a sip.

Seeing Xu Qingxiao's indifference, even if Zhang Ruhui didn't believe it, he had to believe it.

"Brother, you say, what to do, I will do."

Zhang Ruhui is also a ruthless person, since he believed in Xu Qingxiao, he didn't have any doubts.

"Okay, since Brother Xian is so trusting, Brother Yu can speak clearly."

"Have someone prepare 1000 million taels of silver. No matter what, send it to the household department before tonight, and then explain clearly that the waterwheel project will benefit the country and the people."

"As a businessman in the Great Wei, if you take the Great Wei and use the Great Wei, the people will be rich, and the merchants will be rich, and the Great Wei will be richer, and the country will be rich and the people will be strong."

"Brother Xian should have someone behind the scenes, let them write an article based on this, bring it to the household department, and let people spread it."

"Brother Xian doesn't care about the rest, let Brother Yu handle everything."

"You must not involve Brother Yu, you are doing your best for the country, you know?"

Xu Qingxiao spoke and told Zhang Ru what to do.

"it is good!"

"My dear brother, don't worry, I'll send someone to deal with these matters immediately."

Zhang Ruhui nodded, looking very serious.

"Okay, Brother Xian will wait for the good news at home, Brother Yu still has things to do, so let's go first."

After Xu Qingxiao finished her cup of tea, she got up and planned to leave.

But Zhang Ruhui immediately got up and said.

"Brother, let me ask you something. If you promise so many benefits, will the Wei court agree? I don't think the civil and military officials will agree."

Zhang Ruhui was a little worried. Although His Majesty explained this matter, the question is, will the big guy agree?Civil servants and military generals, I don't think they will agree.

"Brother, don't worry, Brother Yu has a bit of face and will handle it well."

"Let's go, don't send it away."

Xu Qingxiao didn't feel anything.

Liu Bu doesn't agree?

The general doesn't agree?

He has his own way to make these people agree.

After saying this, Xu Qingxiao left directly.

After Xu Qingxiao left.

Zhang Ruhui also dealt with the matter quickly, and at the same time he was extremely excited and nervous.

If Xu Qingxiao is telling the truth, then he is really going to turn over, really turn over.

After about a quarter of an hour.

Xu Qingxiao left Taohua Nunnery and returned to Shouren Academy.

At this time, because of the rain, the sky was already dark.

There was no one in Shouren Academy, Li Shouming didn't know where he went, and the rest of the scholars didn't know where they went.

Xu Qingxiao returned to the room and started to do some things.

The number of officials and businessmen is limited.

Ten-rank official, donate 1 taels, personal forever.

Ninth-rank official, donate 5 taels, personal forever.

Eight-rank official, donate 10 taels, personal forever.

Seventh-rank official, donate 20 taels, personal forever.

Six-rank official, donate 50 taels, personal forever.

Five-rank official, donate 100 million taels, personal forever.

A fourth-rank official, donate 500 million taels, personal forever.

Three-rank official, donate 1000 million taels, ten-year system.

Second-rank official, donate 5000 million taels, ten-year system.

First-rank official, donate [-] million taels, ten-year system.

Then, officials and merchants of the fourth grade or above, who have risen steadily for three times or remain unchanged, and if they cannot fall anyway, can obtain a title. The specific title will be selected according to what you have done for the country and the people.

It was verified by the Confucian officials, assisted by the six departments, and finally submitted to the leader of the merchant officials, that is, himself, and then handed over to His Majesty himself, and finally His Majesty approved it.

The whole process is open and fair, and no bending of the law for personal gain is allowed.

When this system came out, Xu Qingxiao was also very curious about how much silver it could bring to Dawei.

To make a conservative estimate, there should be [-] taels.

There are six first-rank officials, but I have to count as a position, and Zhang Ruhui also counts as a position, so there are only four positions, and someone will definitely wait and see, and it is not a small sum to take out ten million taels in one go.

Give the Eight Chambers of Commerce time to think about it.

So Xu Qingxiao got a temporary sum of [-] million taels. Of course, this is a conservative estimate. As for what it is, it is different.

After making a plan.

Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

This second knife has been formed, and now it depends on whether these businessmen can jump or not.

As long as more than [-]% of the businessmen jump in, the initiative is in their own hands. If they don't jump in, it will be a bit embarrassing.

As for civil and military officials, Xu Qingxiao did have countermeasures.

It just depends on whether this matter can be passed tomorrow.

Also at this time.

A piece of news spread throughout the capital of Great Wei.

The Ministry of Household Affairs issued an announcement that due to the lack of a lot of money to promote the waterwheel project, it was necessary to donate silver taels from merchants in Kyoto.

Less than an hour after the announcement was made, people donated one after another, with a maximum of 200 taels and a minimum of one penny. However, at this moment, wealthy businessman Zhang Ruhui.

The matter of donating 1000 million taels of silver immediately detonated the entire capital of Wei Dynasty.

No one would have thought that Zhang Ruhui would actually donate 1000 million taels. Even the top and bottom of the household department were dumbfounded. They were still curious when they made the announcement.

The highest number of taels of silver someone will donate, most of the guesses are 1 taels of silver.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ruhui donated 1000 million taels, even Gu Yan, the Minister of the Household Department, was alarmed. After confirming the matter, he praised Zhang Ruhui for his patriotism.

It is necessary to write a memorial for Zhang Ruhui to report to the Holy Majesty, and the articles written by Zhang Ruhui are also impassioned, and the people in Kyoto are talking about it.

Everyone praises Zhang Ruhui as patriotic and serving the people. As a businessman, he did not seek profit. When the country needed it, he stepped forward and donated 1000 million taels of silver.

How can this prevent the common people from praising Zhang Ruhui as a good businessman?For a while, it can be said to be famous.

As for the other businessmen in Wei, all the businessmen couldn't figure out what Zhang Ruhui was doing, they only thought that Zhang Ruhui had something wrong with his mind.

Even after the Eight Great Merchants heard the news, they couldn't figure out what Zhang Ruhui was going to do for a while.

1000 million taels of silver is the annual income of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce. This is not Zhang Ruhui's own money and silver taels. Do other shopkeepers want to share the money?

What is the use of spending 1000 million taels in vain?Just to gain a good name?

This shouldn't be the case, you can get a good reputation by going to the disaster-stricken area to give porridge, so why bother?

They couldn't figure it out, and the dignitaries of Great Wei couldn't figure it out either, and finally came to the conclusion that Zhang Ruhui had some brain problems.

In this way, until Maoshi.

A new day of worship has begun.

The military officers went up to court in high spirits.

But the civil servants are a little tired among themselves, the six ministers are okay, especially Gu Yan, who is in a very happy mood, and he has received 1000 million taels of donations for nothing, how can he be unhappy?

And the servants in the six parts seemed a little tired.

The Taiping Poetry Fair ends tomorrow.

So they also went today, and a lot of things happened today, first of all, the Great Wei Palace no longer sent anyone, and Chen Zhengru had full authority to preside over it.

Sun Jingan didn't come.

Talented scholars from the Ten Kingdoms came. After all, the capital was blocked and they couldn't escape. In addition, a man named Li Shouming brought many common people and literati to invite them.

If the talents of the Ten Kingdoms dared not come, Li Shouming went straight to it, so that Li Shouming's nose was bruised and his face was swollen during the feast, but the talents of the Ten Kingdoms were even worse.

There is no way, if you encounter such a ruthless person, if you don’t go, you will beat him. After the beating, the capital will be locked again. Even if the talents of the Ten Kingdoms don’t want to be humiliated, they don’t want to be beaten.

At the feast, the common people and literati of the Great Wei happily ate and drank well, but the Ten Kingdoms were very quiet and did not speak to each other. After hearing the banquet, they ran faster than anyone else.

Now the six ministers hope that this matter will end here, and it is best to do the same tomorrow. After the banquet is over, nothing will happen at all.

A quarter of an hour later.

Following the eunuch's announcement, all officials entered the court.

Soon, civil and military officials walked into the hall as usual.

After the upper court.

In the first hour, it was still the old rules, where there was a disaster, what happened.

According to the Ministry of Officials, officials from all over the country are so poor that they can't even fill in the clothes. I hope that His Majesty will allocate funds and send some money.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice reported that there were many rogues in the Great Wei Dynasty, all of whom were extremely poor people. They should send troops to suppress them and give some money.

According to the Ministry of Rites, there are more envoys this time than in the past, and a lot of things have been sent, such as cattle, sheep, horses, pearls, agates and gemstones.

According to the Ministry of Industry, there is a shortage of craftsmen, and there is an urgent need for funds to train a group of craftsmen, but there is a shortage of money.

The Ministry of War reported that there was nothing to report. The Northern Expedition will be ready soon, and then I hope that His Majesty will prepare food and grass. Although I know that the Northern Expedition is impossible, I still have to say it.

The Ministry of Households made a sound, and first told about Zhang Ruhui, which was praised by His Majesty, and then explained what disasters happened in various places, and needed to allocate funds, so the meaning was very simple, the Ministry of Households had no money, so save it yourself.

The military generals were collectively upset, and they spoke one after another, saying that the military salary must be paid. The general meaning is, whether you go to the Northern Expedition or not, the military salary will also arrive this year. Not to mention too much increase, just increase it as you like, or pay it in advance, so that everyone can share with them. Have fun with you.