Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

The position enshrined in the family is very rare, equivalent to the retainers of other families.

Just like Fang Xuanling and Li Er, when the patriarch is not around, the retainers can be the masters of the whole clan.

And today, there are only a few people who can deserve the title of enshrinement.

Including Shen Wansan, Wang Shouren, Xu Chu

Can count on one hand.

For Lao Mo's resentment, Liu Bai could only respond with a wry smile.

The Liu family's strict promotion system, while bringing extremely high efficiency, is inevitably somewhat rigid.

After all, Liu Bai is not an all-knowing and omnipotent person.While recruiting talents, he is also constantly learning, exploring how to manage the family well.

Continuous reform is the long-term solution.

Although Lao Mo and Lao Zhou are both big shopkeepers in Hebei Road, their powers do not match at all.

Hebei Road is too big, all the three in Guanzhong are as big.

Lao Mo was mainly in charge of the south, while Lao Zhou was in charge of the northern Liaodong area.

Liujia Commercial Bank, Handan Headquarters!

Lao Mo spread out the account books of the past two years on a table, and glanced at Liu Bai with resentful eyes from time to time.

Liu Bai casually flipped through it a few times before losing interest.

For these big shopkeepers, he can put 120 hearts.

"Come here today, I'll leave it to you to handle something else!"

Old Mo immediately lifted his spirits.

Just do something!

Since the Liu family sold most of their properties, they, the big shopkeepers, have come out.

When the Stock Affairs Bureau was established, they were busy for a while.

After killing the four great families, they have nothing to do.

Only Lao Zhou from Youzhou and Lao Ma from Lingnan are busy taking over the industry in Liaodong and completely grasping the Koguryo market, while the other is presiding over the century-old project of Liujia Lingnan Development Plan.

"Master, please order!"

Lao Mo immediately asked people to put away all the books, and stood beside Liu Bai with his hands down, waiting for the young master to arrange work.

After much deliberation, Liu Bai decided that the task of selecting the first batch of sailors should be handed over to those who know how to do it.

Lao Mo is a good candidate.

He is the only old man in the Liu family who has served in the army, and he is also a navy soldier.

Know who should use it, who should not use it, and most importantly, know how to maximize the benefits of the Liu family in this business.

After Liu Bai said the matter, Lao Mo lowered his head and thought about it.

"Master, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not"

Liu Bai looked at him strangely.

These big shopkeepers are usually used to Liu Jiahao, and they don't show up, sometimes even Shen Wansan can't control them.

When did it become so awkward?

"Master, this is the first time I've heard you speak like that."

Old Mo smiled.

"This subordinate's words may hinder unity, but it is also for the sake of our good old horse. He is not suitable to be the big shopkeeper of Lingnan at all. He is still in the stage of making small troubles. After this business grows bigger, he will sooner or later It's going to be messed up, the subordinates have been with him for decades, and they can't understand what he is like."

Liu Bai smiled and said, "So you want to recommend yourself?"

Old Mo said as it should be: "It's not that the subordinates are boasting. Among these old brothers, no one is more suitable to be the big shopkeeper of Lingnan Road than the subordinates!"

In fact, Lao Mo has always been the most suitable candidate in Liu Bai's mind to be the treasurer of Lingnan Road.

The old horse is very capable, the only shortcoming is that his heart is too soft.

In doing other business, generosity and kindness are great virtues.

Maritime trade is different. If you don't have an iron heart, you will inevitably suffer losses.

But just as what Lao Mo said, the sudden transfer of Lao Ma from his post does hinder unity.

In the final analysis, these old shopkeepers are the greatest wealth of the Liu family.

Over the years, even when the Liu family was in dire straits, they still persisted.

Even if he lost money in maritime trade, Liu Bai didn't want to make these old shopkeepers feel bad.

But since Lao Mo brought this matter up, it means that he has already thought of a way.

"tell me the story!"

Lao Mo smiled and said: "The method is very simple, as long as you give the old horse a place to enshrine, he will definitely run back and take over Zhongyuan's errand."

Liu Bai looked at him with a smile, and said: "There are only a few enshrined places in the family. If he becomes one, your chances will be reduced."

The corner of Lao Mo's mouth twitched a few times.

It was obvious that he was also very distressed.

"This subordinate has something to ask, and I ask the young master for permission!"

As he said that, Lao Mo actually wanted to kneel down!

Chapter 716 Extinction is extinct, what's the big deal?

Liu Bai was taken aback by Lao Mo's actions.

With old arms and old legs, he knelt directly on the hard ground, didn't he smash his knees?

Liu Bai was impatient, grabbed Lao Mo, and asked inexplicably: "If you have anything to say, just say it, and play with me?"

Lao Mo's face was suddenly filled with resentment, and his eyes were fierce, as if he was about to kill someone!

"For the sake of my subordinate's devotion to duty for so many years, I beg the young master to agree!"

Liu Bai pushed him to the chair opposite her and sat down.

"Don't worry, speak slowly!"

I don't know what Lao Mo thought of, but his face turned a little distorted at this moment!

He slowed down for a long time, still gnashing his teeth.

After only two words, Liu Bai understood what he wanted to do.

"Japanese people!"

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, our country was still in the Asuka era.

Empress Tuigu, as the first female emperor in the history of the Wa Kingdom, can also be regarded as a talented person.

Although Liu Bai didn't know much about the history of the Wa Kingdom, he also knew that by the end of this year, the Queen Tuigu would die.

Prince Shotoku, who succeeded the throne, that is, Emperor Shotoku, began to imitate the system of the Central Plains.

"Send Tang envoy" comes from this!

Previously, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, the Japanese were just a group of pirates.

They make a living by robbing the people along the coast, especially the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

It's not that the local government didn't take care of it. The problem is that the cases they committed are really unspeakable.

As far as the things they robbed were concerned, it wasn't worth the fuss of the yamen servants.

No wonder the other big shopkeepers have wives and concubines in groups, only old man Mo Gu is alone.

The only adopted son was sent to Zhang Liang's army by him.

It turned out that his family had died at the hands of the Japanese as early as the Daye period!

No wonder, he had read the sage books for several years, but he became a sailor.

Just for revenge!

After telling the whole story, Lao Mo was already in tears.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and said: "This subordinate knows that personal grievances and hatred should not be placed on the family business. This subordinate can use his life as a guarantee and will never let any mistakes occur in maritime trade. I hope that the young master can lend some of his subordinates in the future to avenge his hatred!"

Lao Mo gritted his teeth and said the last four words.

He is very clear about this request, and it is a bit excessive.

But this is his only chance.

Even at the risk of offending Liu Bai, he still has to speak out.

Otherwise, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

What he didn't expect was that Liu Bai's reaction was even more intense than his own!

"Avenge! This hatred must be avenged! Young master, I will write a letter to His Majesty right away, borrow more than 20 soldiers, and kill all the rats in the Wa country!"

Saying that, Liu Bai tore off a page from the ledger, and was about to write a letter!

Lao Mo was taken aback and hurriedly stopped him.

"Master, this is a subordinate's private matter, and there is no need for the young master to owe His Majesty any favors!"

No matter what the future holds, in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, the Wa Kingdom is no different from a group of bandits.

Let more than 20 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty go to wipe out a group of bandits?

It's as if the house of ordinary people was stolen, and Li Er ran out of the palace to catch the thief himself.

This is no longer a matter of killing chickens with a sledgehammer, but with a dragon-slaying knife to chop dried shrimps.

Others said that borrowing more than 20 or [-] soldiers from His Majesty is pure nonsense.

But Lao Mo is too clear about the status of his young master in His Majesty's eyes.

not impossible

Over the years, the money my young master earned for His Majesty is more than enough to support millions of soldiers.

What is a dozen or 20 people?

Liu Bai seemed to be so angry, he stared and said: "When the maritime trade develops, let our own people go to destroy the Japanese country? Young master, I don't have that patience!"

After Lao Mo said this, Liu Bai realized that he had been in Datang for so many years, and he almost forgot about the group of soil turtles.

It's gone, what's the big deal?

With a bitter face, Lao Mo said: "Master, please calm down first, this is not how things are done, it really flatters them to ask you to come forward."

"Then what do you say?"

Lao Mo muttered a few words, suddenly he didn't know what to say.

He was thinking about it, but he couldn't figure it out, why the young master's reaction was so big?

Maybe it's because of my own hatred

Thinking about it, Lao Mo wanted to cry even more.

In addition to being moved, I was still moved.

Liu Bai calmed down by himself.

He suddenly remembered that the Wa country in this era was not useless.

What is Datang missing the most?

The first is copper coins.

From Goguryeo in the east to the Western Regions in the west, as long as there are people, the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty are used as the standard currency.

With the opening up of commercial roads in various places, the number of Zhenguan Tongbao is decreasing year by year.

The speed at which the Ministry of Civil Affairs minted copper coins was far behind the rate at which copper coins were lost.