Crown Tang emperor

In particular, some brokers who are already capable are keenly aware that after registration and registration, although a part of the commission will be taken away, it is equivalent to an extra layer of official certification and endorsement. With a lot of commissions and a good reputation, there is no need to visit the business in person, the business will come to you by itself.

To be able to make a living by this is to have a flexible mind and eyes. After such a discovery, other newer ways to play were soon derived.For example, according to Zhongren Lishui's turn-in share, the practitioners in the industry are divided into grades, and customers are also divided into grades accordingly. One grade conducts transactions with one grade, and their respective interests and efficiency are guaranteed.

Although the government did not come forward to coordinate, the China People's Bank responded to the needs of the time and not only compiled a list of middle people's water benefits, but also created different licenses such as copper, silver, gold and jade, and issued them to different levels of middlemen.

Of course, the government will not recognize this customary classification among the people. It should be noted that even Feng Wu, the boss of the Municipal Supervisory Office, is not qualified to add a gold seal.

But these rules do not need to be recognized by the government. Commerce and trade are the most flexible behaviors of the people. As long as everyone agrees, why bother whether the government recognizes it or not.Everyone just wants to wear a jade badge on their waists to embarrass Feng Wu, a traitor in this industry, in short, make money and scold people!

Of course, Feng Wu would not be hurt by the attacks of these brokers.Not to mention his status as a former member of the sage's hidden residence, just a few months after he took office as the city supervisory order to promulgate the "Shiyi Zhongren Xingshi", the city supervisory office has generated millions of dollars for the court by extracting Zhongren Lishui. The overall amount of the transaction is released year-on-year, that is, hundreds of millions of money and goods exchange!

It should be noted that in the first World Expo that year, until all the transactions were completed, the total trade volume was only tens of millions of dollars, but now it is only the preparation stage of the World Expo, and various trading transactions have expanded by more than ten times!

Of course, at the time of the first World Expo, there were still divisions and turmoil in Datang. It was hosted by Daxingtai of Shaanxi Dao at that time, and the overall participation rate was not high due to the unfamiliarity and disapproval of new things in the world.

Now after several years of development, the name of the world expo has already resounded throughout the universe. The imperial court has been recuperating for several years, and the world is no longer the same as it was in previous years.

Of course, in addition to the benefits of the world, it is also extremely exaggerated to reach millions of money just by the middleman.Another reason is the new order. Brokers need to flush the number of transactions to improve their industry level, so there are a lot of false transactions of left-handed and right-handed.

To be promoted from a bronze medal to a jade medal, a mid-level person needs to have a rake quota of more than [-] yuan, and as this industry standard is more recognized, the relevant quota will be increased.

So those brokers scolded Feng Wuda, but Feng Wu really didn't care.Although the world is prosperous now, not any new decree can open up such a gratifying new source of income for the imperial court.

The rakes paid by middle-class people in order to fight for their performance, every penny and dime will add luster to Feng Wu's resume. He hopes that everyone will scold and rush more fiercely.Even some ministers in the DPRK compared him to Pei Mingli, who was a merchant in the Zhenguan period and ranked among the nine ministers. Today's Feng Wu is definitely the most handsome boy in Chang'an official circles in the second half of the year.

After the order was promulgated, the brokers in Chang'an City fell into a carnival of leveling up.And when these transactions are collected and recorded, some high-quality business sources gradually surface and stand out.

Among them, one family that has received special attention is Li Tong's mansion in Sanyuan County. The owner of this family, Li Xueshi, is said to be an old member of the sage's hidden mansion, but he has been working in the frontier all year round, and he is quite a bit of a ghost. The sense of mystery makes the world strange.

But the housewife in charge of the mansion is Shangguan's wife, a very famous perfumer in the incense shop in the city. The spices she blends have a long-standing reputation, and they are known as the best in the incense shop. It can be said that she is a high-quality seller.

In the list of buyers, Li Xueshi House is also among the best.For such a noble family, even the daily expenses must be top-notch in the world, which naturally attracts all the people in the jade plaques to fight for it, hoping to make such a high-quality client.

Although the whereabouts of Li Xueshi's residence is not a public information, it is not difficult for those senior middle school people with broad eyes to find out.For a while, Li Xueshi's mansion, located on the south side of Longqing Pool, was inevitably crowded with visitors, who were looking for sales agents of spices, or selling rare and exotic goods that had been hard-earned. They all linger and stay around day and night.

The bustling front of Li Xueshi's mansion is only a one-sided reflection of the bustle of the Chang'an city on the eve of the World Expo, but it has caused great trouble to some people.

For example, the owner of the mansion, Xueshi Li, who just cheated and falsely reported his meritorious deeds to get to the Marquis of Sanyuan County, could only hide in the dark and look at the door sadly: Ma De, I can’t go back home again!Feng Wu, you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, you also learn from Ma Fang, and you still want to be in the position of Jiuqing in the future, dreaming!

Chapter 0968 full of treasures, gather this one

Outside the middle hall of Li Xueshi’s mansion in Longqingfang, a group of brokers who were begging for a meeting were finally allowed to enter the mansion, but they still couldn’t go straight into the middle hall. Instead, they lined up in the atrium and waited in turn, just like the officials in the palace waiting for the court attendants. interview.

Although the servants in the mansion thoughtfully arranged tents in front of the hall to protect the people from the sun, such a strict and arrogant gate control is still somewhat unacceptable.

It should be noted that the middle-aged people who are allowed to enter the mansion are all at the level of jade cards in the company. Their own status and wealth may not be amazing, but they often have the experience of wandering around the mansions of high-ranking officials. It is rare to be so lined up and waiting for people to pick and choose like livestock for sale.

Therefore, after seeing such a haughty reception scene, the few proud jade card holders simply walked away, unwilling to stay and suffer such humiliation.

But there are still more people who choose to stay on the sidelines for a while after weighing it. After all, the name of Li Xueshi's family has been well-known in Gyeonggi, and they have invested too much time and cost. Is not reconciled.

Longqingfang was originally a top-notch expensive workshop in Beijing, and the security in the workshop was stricter than other workshops.During the daytime, the inspections of entry and exit were meticulous, and after the curfew at night, they did not interfere with the order of the squares like ordinary squares. Street shop Wuhou and bad people from the county government had to inspect several times a night.

These people stay in the workshop day and night, and the inspection of those bad people in Marquis Wu alone will cost a lot of money. If the time wasted and other businesses missed, the cost of investment is too high. It is really not reconciled to scrape off a layer of oil and water!

There are not a few people who have such thoughts, so these middle-aged people who have been introduced into the mansion are all calculating the rare goods at hand, and stretching their necks to peek at the situation in the hall, hoping that this family is not a strong outsider. goods.

Soon, the first three middlemen who were introduced into the middle hall came out, and the others who were still waiting came forward one after another, wanting to ask if the deal was concluded.However, those three people just shook their heads and waved their hands, and left quickly without saying a word, which inevitably made the hearts of those queuing half chilled, and some even walked out of the line altogether, unwilling to stay and waste time.

But soon, someone found that the three people who left just now turned back again, and they also stood silently at the end of the line and continued to line up, but their expressions could no longer maintain the indifference when they left just now, but they were full of eyes. Looking eagerly at Zhongtang.

"These three traitors!"

Seeing their peers like this, the other people who remained in the team couldn't help cursing inwardly, but at the same time they were full of joy and expectation, and some of them even secretly clenched their fists.

"How can you jump in line!"

"This is my position, I was just a moment ago..."

"Impossible!"

The few who couldn't help leaving the team just now wanted to return to the team after seeing this, but were stopped by a few from the back team who raised their hands, and couldn't help making noise.

"Shut up! All the rioters will be driven out!"

The slave guards cruising in the court came over with their sticks, shouted and stopped to maintain order.The few brokers who failed to squeeze back into the line could only walk back unwillingly, and stood at the end of the line.

Fortunately, with the completion of the first batch of transactions, the frequency of follow-up summons increased. Brokers kept queuing up to enter, and then quickly walked out from the other side, making people doubt whether it was really rewarding.

"Li Xueshi's residence is rich and honorable, the current theory is really true!"

The follow-up people who entered and left the hall were not as good at covering up as the previous ones, all of them were smiling, and one person couldn't help smiling after he walked out, and the people walking around him also nodded repeatedly, showing approval.Such words and expressions undoubtedly increased the sense of anticipation of those who were still waiting.

But as more and more people entered the hall, those at the back of the line could not help but worry about gains and losses.They are all middle-aged people with similar energy in Beijing and China, so they naturally understand that the transaction amount that can satisfy these colleagues is by no means as simple as tens of thousands of dollars.

Then someone secretly moved their minds, quietly left the place where they were standing, approached the people in the front row and said in a low voice: "Are you willing to exchange places? One person will pay [-] yuan on the spot!"

While speaking, the man took out a thick stack of flying money bills from his bag and wanted to count them on the spot. The people in the front line inevitably showed some hesitation.

They sell precious goods, and the commission is calculated based on the total amount of sales. If you want to get a commission of tens of thousands of dollars, the transaction volume must be at least tens of thousands of dollars. Now you only need to give up one position to get it, which seems not to be a loss.

At this moment, a broker who had just walked out of the middle hall also rushed up and competed in a low voice: "I will pay [-] yuan per person. I was in the hall just now. The conversation was hasty, and I forgot that there are other recommendations..."

"No, no! Even if there is nothing to gain from entering the hall, as long as you can see the beauty of Li Xueshi's Huatang decoration for a few times, it will be worthwhile!"

The few people who were still hesitating shook their heads repeatedly after seeing this, unwilling to give up the leading position.

The bidder was still waiting to be pestered and persuaded, and a steward in the bachelor's mansion had already stepped forward and said, "It's hard to lose your enthusiasm, and the mistress only opened the door to see you. Each person is only allowed to enter the hall once, and no further disturbance is allowed! Otherwise, I will sue the government , don’t be rude!”

After hearing this, the person who had just left the hall did not dare to continue pestering, and left embarrassingly.And several middle-aged people who turned back from the rear were also kicked out of the team, and were escorted out by their own servants.

In the central hall of the mansion, two beaded screens are stacked horizontally to isolate the visitors from the outside. After the servants present the invoices and samples submitted by the visitors to the screen, the master will look at them and place an order. The documents came out from the other side, and after the clerks checked the goods list, they summoned the relevant people and agreed in a low voice on the time and place when the money and goods would be delivered. The efficiency was astonishingly high.

Those who were introduced into the hall were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.They each claimed to have a wide range of knowledge, but they had never seen such a straightforward customer, so that they doubted whether the owner had carefully read the samples and prices.And when he saw his own order receipt, he couldn't help but smile again, thanked him again and again, and walked out.

"My lady, I really can't! This is all..."

Liu Anzi, who was standing behind the screen, saw his wife take the middleman's order without changing her face, and picked up the pen to check it. Every time she fell, her heart twitched in pain, and finally couldn't help but rushed forward and pressed down. The wrist of the lady holding the pen.

"Ok?"

Shangguan Wan'er gave Liu Anzi a displeased look, and said dissatisfied: "Since my family has a reputation as a wealthy family, in the past, I just lived in seclusion and didn't have time to buy in the market. Now people in the market take the initiative to give it away. What's the big deal about buying some seasonal rares? I am not some stingy master who regards money as his life, willing to let his family live in poverty..."

"My lady is not stingy, how could my lady... But our family can't run out of these luxury goods! No matter how rare this snow dog is, it's just a dog. It's not suitable for hunger and thirst, and it can't be worn. One will cost 5 More than [-] yuan, the lady still needs to buy ten pieces..."

When Liu Anzi heard this, he wanted to cry even more, although you are not stingy, but you are stingy, it is nothing more than the day before yesterday when the Lord said he was going to return to the mansion but he did not, so he wanted to use his own money bank to vent his anger!

"This Xifan dog breed is so expensive, there must be a reason for it. Buy a few clay pots and simmer, maybe the taste will be more tender!"

Shangguan Wan'er ignored Liu Anzi's advice, pulled out her arm and continued to check.

"Young lady, if you really want to get rid of those market workers, you don't have to be so generous! There is always another way for the Lord to return to the mansion. You only need to stay in peace for a few more days..."

Liu Anzi scratched his forehead, and advised in a low voice.

"Whether he returns or not, I don't care! My mother and son live in the capital, and I don't need anyone to take pity on them."

Shangguan Wan'er was still unmoved, but seeing that Liu Anzi was still entangled, she sighed again: "You lady loves Qian Bo so much, there is no need to waste time here. Now the whole city knows that Liu Anzi is the number one treasure in the city. The goods are in my warehouse. You choose someone to visit the supervising officials of the World Expo. My family will undertake two exhibition gardens for this grand event. One is to arrange the incense garden with the same way as the incense shop, and the other is to be built in Jianfu Temple and Fengsha. Tower, I want to build a Wanbao Lighting Pavilion for my son!"

Hearing what the lady said, Liu Anzi realized a little bit, but was still a little confused: "The lady didn't want to..."

"I'm very angry! Don't mess with me, don't stop me!"

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, she gritted her teeth and said angrily, clapped her bare hands on the desk and growled, "Recruit people! All these middle-aged people who are disturbing in front of the door should leave their names for me to record. I'm talking about business, if they still want to get their hands on Xiangli, they will spit out to me how much they take from me today! No matter how rich the family is, they will leave me Guangyuan'er to start a family and start a business, and no one will allow idlers to block the door and take it!"

"Keep recruiting, keep recruiting!"

Liu Anzi saw that the lady was not angry and was still full of plans, so she was naturally relieved: "My lady wants a lot of money to talk about things, and the current expenses are not enough. These cunning people are the most good at hoarding rare things, and they are not rare in normal seasons." After all, now we have to search for all the high-quality products before they come back, and if the Social Supervision Department does not allow the Niangzi Exhibition Garden to talk about it next month, once our warehouse door is locked, even the World Expo will lose its color!"

After recollecting it, Liu Anzi will be more active than Shangguan Wan'er, and while enthusiastically recruiting people in the hall, he said cautiously: "Lady, that Xueyi'er has a really nice appearance, please don't let it simmer, okay? "

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, she gave her an angry look: "What a family business? How dare you cook me fifty thousand dollars in a pot! If you replace it with cattle and sheep, it will be enough for you to eat until you run out of sunflower water!"

"Obviously the lady said..."

Liu Anzi was immediately ashamed when he heard this, but thinking of his wife's heartache for her husband, it's really hard to provoke her at the moment, so she didn't continue to argue after all.

The door of Li Xueshi's mansion in Longqingfang was wide open, and the rare treasures in the city were searched. The China People's Bank certified that more than 20 jade medalists had all entered the mansion, and none of them was missed. The transaction volume reached by each person was hundreds of thousands of dollars. , all transactions are completed within one day.In other words, during this day, nearly 2000 million yuan was spent in Li Xueshi's mansion!

What is the concept of 2000 million yuan?The overall trade volume of the first World Expo was only tens of millions of dollars. If it were not possible to settle with flying money now, the money needed to settle these transactions alone would have taken hundreds of carts for several days!

As those middle-aged people who had entered the mansion left contentedly one after another, related news quickly spread among the market, and the entire Chang'an city gradually became rumored that "the city is full of treasures, gathered in this one household".

Chang'an City, as the capital of the Great Tang Dynasty and a commercial resort, is full of rich merchants and dignitaries, but now it pales in comparison to Sanyuan Li Xueshi's family!

Those middle-aged people related to the transaction were originally satisfied, only thinking that this kind of drilling and waiting would bring a lot of money. At the beginning, they were also willing to publicize related deeds, hoping to stimulate the desire to buy from other high-ranking households.

However, as the related rumors gradually spread and fermented, everyone gradually realized that something was wrong.It is true that after hearing about the scenery of Li Xueshi’s family, many wealthy and noble residences were not far behind, and they took the initiative to find these people to buy rare goods, but the most asked questions were: “Is this thing better than what Li Xueshi’s family bought?” Excellent or not?"

This question is really difficult to answer. The so-called rare treasures do not have a uniform price. Apart from rare things being more expensive, eye contact is also very important.If they say that they are not as good as Li Xueshi’s, they will undoubtedly reduce the value of the remaining goods in their hands, and they are also smashing their own signs. If they say that they are equal to Li Xueshi’s family, and 2000 million yuan can’t buy all the precious goods in your hands, then this precious thing does not seem to be worth it. surprisingly.

If the relevant people are only two or three, you can still use words to cover up the past.But now that all the first-class middlemen in Chang'an City have joined the ranks of slaughtering fat sheep, it is really difficult to unify the caliber.

It should be noted that this buyer is not a vulgar person. Li Xueshi is a sage, an old official, and a county lord of Sanyuan. Even if he does not consider his status, he can spend nearly 2000 million yuan in a single day. A small family arranged by people in the market.

Taking the lesser of all evils, those middle-aged people can only respond that the first sip of soup before the World Expo was indeed wiped out by Xueshi Li's family, and they dare not make tricks or lie.

The noisy turmoil between the square and the city continued to ferment, but Li Xueshi's Mansion, which was located at the core of the turmoil, had rarely returned to calm.Among the high-level brokers, people were sold out of collections, while the low-level brokers dared not come to the door without authorization and humiliate themselves.

On the contrary, there are also some dignitaries who posted posts to visit, hoping to enjoy the amazing treasures purchased by the scholar's residence with a huge sum of more than 2000 million yuan.But these trendy families also insist on their own identities, and only let their servants post posts, so they won't block their doors and disturb them like those people in the market.

Not long after night fell on this day, a green-robed servant hurried to the door and put in the greeting card, and soon after, the mansion became busy.

"Guangyuan'er, cheer up, put on a new shirt, let's meet you, Aye!"

Shangguan Wan'er, who just fell asleep, dressed up, walked into the bedroom of her son Li Guangyuan, pulled her son out of the bed, and whispered with joy.

"Didn't Aunt say that there is no fixed date for Aye's return? She told me to go to bed three minutes after eating?"

Li Guangyuan was still in his sleep, and was suddenly dragged out by his mother, rubbing his sleepy eyes for a while before speaking in a low voice.

Shangguan Wan'er laughed dryly after hearing the words, although she was quite resentful towards the flirtatious lover in her heart, she did not complain in front of her son, she just caressed her son's back and sighed softly: "You are loyal to the king's orders, you are tired, and you are not free to come and go Our mother and son are honored to live in Gyeonggi because of your Aye's meritorious deeds, family members can't look into faults, you Aye is not calm enough now, we have to tolerate him."

Liu Anzi was picking out clothes for Xiao Lang in a cage on one side, and couldn't help curling her lips when she heard the lady's words. In the morning, the lady was still complaining secretly: Tens of millions of coins smashed a way home, the master If you delay and don't return, don't even think about seeing your wife and children again in the future!

But now that he heard the call from the Lord's Biefang, he cleaned up faster than anyone else!

Chapter 0969 Xiangge interesting, idlers do not disturb

Ruyuanfang in the north of Chang'an City is a relatively special area in the city. The special feature lies in its location.

Ruyuanfang is located at the northeast corner of the city. Geographically speaking, it is the edge of the huge Chang’an city. However, because it is close to the Daming Palace in the north, it is only separated from the Longshou Canal that flows into the inner garden, and there are double walls that can be directly connected. The inner city is therefore also the focus of Chang'an's city defense.

Because of such a special geographical location and city defense needs, Ruyuanfang is not open to civilians to live in.Although there are also mansion buildings in the square, they are mainly used for the temporary rest of the nobles who enter the palace to participate in the banquet, and even these people cannot stay for a long time.

Originally in history, in the next few decades, Ruyuanfang will completely disappear from the list of hundreds of squares in Chang'an City, and become a place where the Li and Tang royal families specially kept the idlers of the clan. The sixteen kings' residence in history is located here.

A few days ago, Li Tong planned to leave the palace and return to the mansion, but because there were too many people waiting in front of the mansion, he had no choice but to withdraw and return.After returning to the palace to be depressed for a few days, he still missed his wife and children eagerly, so with a swipe of a pen, he gave Li Xueshi of Sanyuan a residence in Ruyuanfang. Shi Shiran entered the workshop along the palace road between the walls, waiting for his wife and children to gather here.

While waiting for his family members, Li Tong also took a small tour of the square, seeing those mansions distributed among the squares in an orderly manner, but with closed doors, he was quite moved.

Life is a process of gains and losses, even if he is an emperor, he is not immune.When he was not on the throne in previous years, he was occasionally able to go in and out of Fangqu to appreciate the people's livelihood in the market.

But now, as the power and position became more and more stable, it became more and more inconvenient to go in and out.Don't look at how respectful the courtiers are to him, but if they know that he frequently goes out of the palace to visit the mansion, they will definitely oppose him.If there are a few more courtiers like Wei Zheng who are not afraid of strong remonstrance, it is possible to dismantle his car.

A few days ago, he entered the workshop but could not return home because Tian Shao, who borrowed the way, was dissuaded from settling down.Tian Dasheng, an old man, almost stabbed Tian Shaoan with a knife in order to prevent his son from promoting the wildness of the saint's white dragon fish suit.

Moreover, as the Longqingfang Mansion became more and more famous in Beijing, it was indeed not suitable for frequent visits.It was easy for him to sneak in and out alone, but the followers around him would never dare to let the saint take such risks.If you want to ensure safety, it is unavoidable to have guards coming in and out. With so many people going in and out, it is also inevitable to avoid prying eyes.

The special area of ​​Ruyuanfang can temporarily meet Li Tong's needs for meeting and gathering with his family.This square is the only square area in the entire Chang'an city that is not inhabited by civilians. Even those high-ranking officials and nobles who set up their residences here will only live here before and after they are called into the garden.Just one wall away is the inner guard camp, which is much safer than Longqingfang.

The only shortcoming is that there are too few people. Even though there are many people in the front and back, Li Tong still feels a little flustered because of the tranquility of the night.If it has been deliberately kept like this, it will be no different from a prison city. Naturally, Li Tong is not willing to arrange his wife and children here for a long time.

The higher the power and position, the greater the gap between him and the world. Li Tong feels deeply at the moment.

In the past, he read history books and often recorded the deeds of the faint emperor. He set up a market place in the inner garden of the palace, and let the palace ministers act as pawns and peddlers, playing and selling, for fun.At first, he still couldn't understand such a weird taste, but now even he would occasionally dream about the street music in his dreams, and occasionally stop to buy a hot pancake while eating and swimming.

This is probably what can’t be obtained and is always in turmoil. It has nothing to do with identity. It is just the instinctive impulse of human beings as a social animal, hoping to integrate into the life of the public in the market.

Of course, Li Tong would not concoct such a scene in accordance with the law. In addition to leaving a bad reputation, it is also because his spiritual world should be richer, with greater goals and more determined pursuits.Occasionally, I may feel a little regretful, but it's just a little miscellaneous thought in my spare time, and I don't have enough driving force in my heart to put it into reality.

But for a long period of time in the future, Ruyuanfang will be a warm scene where he gathers with his wife and children. Naturally, he doesn't want to let the background tone of this scene just be deserted and quiet without popularity.

"The city is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are few idle lands in the workshops. The outer garden is vast and empty, and it needs to be utilized!"

When it comes to the prosperity of Chang'an City today, Li Tong is quite proud.Although Datang's territory is not as vast as his grandfather Gaozong's time, and his military achievements are far less brilliant than his great-grandfather's time, but when it comes to the prosperity of Chang'an City, it is far beyond.

The layout of Chang'an City is huge. Even in the clearest period of Zhenguan politics, there are still a large number of empty workshops in the city.However, in the current Kaiyuan year, the number of residents in Chang'an City has increased sharply, and residents and residents have flooded all the workshops, and the phenomenon of empty workshops has completely disappeared.

The main reason for such a large population living in one city is that the imperial court's efforts to promote the development of commerce far exceeded previous dynasties.Although the development of commerce and trade in Chang'an City did not originate from Kaiyuan, it can be said that the great success came from Kaiyuan.

The effect brought by the prosperity of the capital is also quite remarkable. The financial revenue of the imperial court has increased year by year, so that when the officials of the financial department read and sorted out the old books, they couldn't even figure out the tight financial revenue at that time. How is it maintained.

At the same time, the siphon effect of Chang'an on the entire Guanzhong region has become more and more obvious, far exceeding the administrative control based only on the political situation in previous years.A large number of people poured into Chang'an and participated in the industry of all kinds of crafts.