The night was quiet, and when Qiao Feng was visiting the minting workshop at night, Murong Fuzheng arranged his future work for Bao Wei. "You are going to the capital to be called the teacher's housekeeper, but the teacher is loose and informal, and you have to arrange it for him whenever he is social. Remember to be careful in everything, and don't offend those who shouldn't be offended. ”

Bao Wei lowered his eyebrows and replied pleasantly, and said: "Son, the so-called gentleman is frank, and the villain is a relative." If you are a gentleman, it doesn't hurt to offend; If it is a villain, it is offended that the bachelor now occupies the position of the right minister. ”

Bao is not so awake, Murong is reinstated. "Third Brother Bao is so transparent, which proves that the reinstatement did not choose the wrong person. However, there are ways to deal with gentlemen, and villains naturally use villains. I have handed over the "Bianjing Times" to Huang Tingjian, you don't have to ask. After you go to the capital, gather people to set up another newspaper, keep an eye on the Luo and Shuo parties for me, and write about their romantic history! "Murong Fu's arrangement can not be described as ruthless, the Luo and Shuo parties have always regarded themselves as gentlemen, if they are ruined by the affair of stealing incense and jade, they will undoubtedly completely lose their foundation in the court.

Bao Wei obviously also tasted the viciousness of this trick, and when he closed the fan, he shouted loudly: "Son, this plan is very good!" That's a great plan! False village dialects, hearsay, and custody teach them to lose their hearts. How can I have time to find the bad luck of a bachelor? ”

"If there is a confrontation in the court, these rumors alone are not enough. At that time, how to make good use of our industry in the capital, Brother Bao must know in his heart. Murong Fu finally instructed.

Seeing Murong Fu's gloomy expression, Bao Wei suddenly had the words "heaven and earth" in his heart, and immediately nodded in understanding.

After chatting about business, Murong Fu rubbed his eyebrows casually and buried himself in work again. Bao Wei should have bowed down and retired, but when he saw Murong Fu working all night for several days, he couldn't help but persuade: "Son, although the business is important, you should take care of your health." ”

Murong Fu didn't raise his head and said "um", and said casually: "Got it." Arrange for me a quarter of an hour tomorrow morning, and I will meet Qiao Feng. ”

In Bao Wei's heart, he still positioned Qiao Feng, the leader of the beggar gang, as Murong Fu's friend, but Yu Murong's business was of no help. Hearing that Murong Fu was going to take the time to see Qiao Feng, Bao Wei couldn't help but say: "Gongzi is going to sign an alliance contract with eighteen firms tomorrow, what will Qiao Feng do?" ”

Murong Fu raised his head from the work of reviewing the terms of the contract, and said in a deep voice: "Eighteen firms are just the beginning, there is a vast overseas market, and my Murong family's business will become bigger and bigger in the future." ”

Bao Wei smiled smugly and echoed: "This is nature. ”

"When the market is revitalized, trade will become more prosperous. Rivers, lakes and seas extend in all directions, as long as there is a boat, you can go anywhere. But if you go by land, you can clear the customs all the way through the card ......"

"Most of the gatekeepers are cunning and greedy, and there are many thieves on the road, so it's time to use the beggars!" Bao is different from the shopping mall for a long time, and Murong Fu reminded him of the deep meaning. "Small and medium-sized businesses lack connections, and borrowing the power of beggars is controllable." The beggar gang has 100,000 people, who are familiar with a wide range of people, and all of them have friendships, so it is obviously more time-saving and labor-saving to incorporate the beggar gang than Murong Fu to start anew.

"That's exactly what happened." Murong Fu smiled lightly and said to himself: The underworld should do some business suitable for the underworld, such as a freight security company.

Who knew that this Jian yì was placed in front of Qiao Feng, but was beaten back by Qiao Feng mercilessly. Facing Murong Fu's expression, Qiao Feng pondered for a long time, and suddenly said with a straight face: "Brother Xian's method is indeed refreshing, but if it is established with Brother Xian's intentions...... Downwind dart game, in the future, the virtuous brother will be the food and clothing parents of my beggar gang. After a long time, the disciples of the Beggar Gang probably only know the virtuous brothers, but they don't know me as the gang leader? ”

Qiao Feng's statement was really not like his usual behavior, so that Murong Fu was stunned and difficult to react on the spot. After a long time, he came back to his senses, and said with a somewhat hesitant and apologetic expression: "It's the little brother who didn't think about it well, let me think about this matter carefully." ”

"I don't think so." Qiao Feng did not get off the donkey down the slope, but said with a cold face. "Rather than making the two factions more and more divided for the sake of a little petty profit, it is better to maintain the status quo."

If something is abnormal, it will be a demon. Murong Fu finally sensed that something was wrong, and immediately looked at Qiao Feng with an inquiring gaze.

I don't know how long it took, Qiao Feng was the first to lose from this confrontation. He turned his head to avoid Murong Fu's overly sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Murong, I saw your minting workshop. ”

"I see," Murong Fu nodded silently, "I see...... Thank you Brother Qiao for your advice, the younger brother will remind Mai Ge'er to strengthen the garrison. ”

"Murong, you don't want to explain something?" Qiao Feng has always been a straight intestine, and seeing that Murong Fu deliberately avoided this matter, he finally wrinkled his brows. "Minting coins privately is a big crime of beheading and abandoning the city!"

"Now that there is a shortage of money in the market, I am not afraid that Brother Qiao will make fun of it, and the younger brother's official family only gave a few wine bags last month. If you don't think about saving some private money, you won't be able to live this day. Murong Fu sighed in a mournful tone, as if he would not be able to open the pot tomorrow.

Qiao Feng laughed angrily, almost squeezing out a sentence from between his teeth: "Private money saved a warehouse? ”

"There is always a place to spend money on buying and selling, and you can't always find a way to burn your eyebrows." Murong Fu said smoothly. The coinage process of the Song Dynasty can be called the world's crown, and both the Song people and foreign ethnic groups have the habit of accumulating the official coins of the Song Dynasty. After a long time, there was naturally a shortage of money. And the money shortage, the imperial court is unable to solve it, and the economic development is also affected. If the economy stagnates, the taxes of the imperial court will be reduced, and the only option to increase taxes in order to maintain the consumption will further increase the burden on the people. Murong Fu occupies several mines overseas, and in order to break the vicious circle mentioned above, minting coins has become an inevitable choice. As for the private money full of warehouses that Qiao Feng saw, it was a reserve purchased by Murong Fu to facilitate the purchase and sale of the money bank.

Qiao Feng didn't understand these economic doorways, but he knew that Murong Fu's actions had put him in danger more and more. He believed that with Murong Fu's intelligence, he would not fail to understand the key. Seeing that Murong Fu was still laughing and laughing, Qiao Feng was angry from his heart, and immediately slapped the table with great force. only heard a crisp sound of "click", and the red sandalwood table in front of Murong Fu, which weighed about ten catties, was immediately broken into two, and the pen and ink documents on the table were sprinkled all over the ground. "Murong Fu!" Qiao Feng roared in an instant, staring at the other party murderously.

"What's the matter?" Hearing the movement, Bao Wei hurriedly crashed into the door. "Son, what's going on?"

Murong Fu was still sitting in his position, but at this time, his expression finally became stern. "Brother Qiao, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Qiao Feng was silent for a long time, and finally said tiredly: "I have seen your strength in the past few days, you have your own wharf, which can transport goods and grain; You have better steel-making skills, and the weapons you make are of better quality than those supervised by the imperial court; Your trade is staggering, and you can't spend ten lifetimes of your profits every year, but you're still minting coins; Today, the population of Shanghai is no less than 100,000, and it will only increase in the future. You have money, food, people, and even weapons, Murong, what do you want to do? ”

"What does Brother Qiao think I want to do?" Murong replied, unwilling to answer this question head-on.

Qiao Feng's throat rolled twice, and he was also reluctant to say those two words. He turned his head to look out the window, a red sun was rising, and the bright sunlight poured into the house from the window, sprinkling Murong Fu's whole body with a layer of golden light around him, like a Buddha. Qiao Feng has never forgotten jì: back then, at the border pass, everyone was killing, and only Murong Fu was saving people. "Murong, don't let the bachelor and me down."

Murong Fu still avoided answering, and asked rhetorically, "What did I do to disappoint you?" Shouldn't I be a businessman? Shouldn't you make such a big deal? Capital pursues profits, and once it starts, it is not under my control, should I stop now? ”

"I remember, I remember what you said." Qiao Feng turned around and stared at Murong Fu tightly, saying word by word. "If capital has fifty percent of its profits, it will take risks; If there is a 100% profit, it dares to trample on the laws of the world; If there is a profit of three hundred percent, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged. But I always thought that it was a mistake made by people who were deceived by profits. Are you? Murong, are you such a fool too? You want...... Rebellion? ”

Bao Bu had a ghost in his heart, and when he heard the word "rebellion", he immediately had an alarm bell in his heart, and he couldn't help but shout: "Son! I saw that the back of his right hand holding the fan was bruised, and his feet were not in the shape of the body before the shot. As long as Murong Fu gave an order, he would riot and take Qiao Feng's life.

And Qiao Feng didn't notice anything about this, still looking at Murong Fu frankly, waiting for his answer.

Murong Fu also didn't have the idea of killing people, he gave Bao Wei a slightly calm look, and said to Qiao Feng: "It turns out that if you have money, food, and weapons, you should rebel." Gang Leader Joe, do you think too highly of my abilities, or do you underestimate my character too much? ”

"It's because I've never underestimated your abilities that I'm even more worried!" Qiao Feng's eyes stared at Murong Fu for a moment, and the muscles on his back unconsciously tensed slightly, like a cheetah ready to attack. "Each of the eighteen merchants is a shopping mall hero on the rich side, but only you, the only one who can unite them. You are good at business, and you are better at managing power. There are bachelors to support you, there are silver bullets to open the way, and there are steel knives in your hands, once the eighteen merchants join forces, the southeast roads will be under your control, but I am afraid that even the court soldiers can be used by you. But you're not satisfied, and you're going to the west. I am shallow-sighted, and I do not know what kind of trade I can make to tie the people and officials of the western roads to your chariot. But I know that whether it is the official family or the imperial court, they can accommodate countless businessmen from the rich side, and they will never tolerate a Murong Fu with such a huge power! Murong, once your power shakes the government and the opposition, how should you deal with yourself? Die for the way of loyalty and righteousness to thank the world? Or do you just raise the flag and plot against the yellow robe? ”

And Murong Fu, he completely relaxed at this time. I saw him look up at Qiao Feng, and said in an ominous voice: "If there is really that day, will Brother Qiao be traitorous for the country?" ”

"Murong, don't you still understand, if there really is a day, you will be the enemy of the world! Your friends, your teachers, Chong Jinglu, and Su Bachelor, which of them is not loyal to the imperial court? When the time comes, how do you want them to behave with themselves? Qiao Feng should have been angry, because Murong Fu was not taught. But for some reason, he strangely calmed down at this time. "Murong, what kind of answer do you want from me? To this day, I still regard you as the best brother I can be, and I don't want you to die. So, do you want your lives to be ruined? ”

Qiao Feng didn't know that his answer was enough to satisfy Murong Fu. Murong Fu smiled and said in a brisk tone: "The west is located in a remote area, and the road is not smooth, except for farming and mulberry for a living, I can't think of any other way for a while." However, the real matter of immigration, without the efforts of one or two generations, is difficult to see results. Didn't Brother Qiao ever think that I didn't go to Xiping to dig up another source of wealth or weave another force, but to spend money? ”

Qiao Feng was stunned suddenly, and replied after a while: "Military merit? ”

"Not bad." Murong Fu stood up and pointed to the map behind him, "From Xiping to Lanzhou to Gyeongju, the defense line that the first emperor did not complete back then, I plan to spend millions of guan to really build it, and lay the foundation for the cultivation of the Xia Kingdom." With this achievement, the teacher can stay in the position of ruler for ten years, or even longer, until I enter the political hall. Rebellious ministers and thieves are not what I want, and it is more suitable for me to dominate the world. ”

Murong Fu had this ambition, and Qiao Feng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that he had a toothache when he heard Murong Fu talk about military affairs, and he snorted at the moment: "Murong, the battle to destroy the country is by no means a trivial matter, and you should also listen to the opinions of the scriptures." Including this line of defense......"

Murong Fu obviously knew that he was only a military enthusiast at best, and he was by no means a military artist. Since Qiao Feng had this point, he immediately replied in a good manner: "How to fight this battle, I will naturally listen to the strategic arrangement." I will never repeat the mistakes made by the first emperor. ”

After receiving Murong Fu's assurance, Qiao Feng immediately smiled and arched his hand: "Those who can work hard, and the matter of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau will be entrusted to the virtuous brother!" Previously, Qiao Feng didn't want Murong Fu to go further and further, so he refused to fulfill his wish. Now seeing that Murong Fu acted in his own way, Qiao Feng naturally had to keep his promise to help him.

Murong Fu looked at Qiao Feng for a long time, then suddenly "tsk", and said with a disgusted face: "I think it's better to forget it." Wouldn't it be my sin to divide the two factions of clean clothes and dirty clothes more and more for the sake of a small profit? ”

"Brother Virtuous is so talented, Brother Fool believes that you will be able to make proper arrangements." Qiao Feng said with a smile.

"Do you believe ......" Murong Fu repeated these three words in a low voice, and the memories of the past and Qiao Feng came flooding back at this time. Only then did he suddenly realize that since they met, Qiao Feng had always believed in him, no matter what decision he made. "Brother Qiao, do you believe everything I say?"

"Naturally!" Qiao Feng met Murong Fu's gaze and replied extremely firmly. "Maybe there are things you can see but I can't see. But as long as you say it, I will believe you! ”

"Good brother!" Murong Fu patted Qiao Feng's broad shoulders hard, the back of those shoulders was so thick and reliable, as if he could bear the burden no matter how big it was on him.

"Third Brother Bao," Murong Fu looked at Bao Wei again, and ordered matter-of-factly. "Next time Brother Qiao asks me again, if I have the intention of rebelling, remember to prepare three hundred sword and axe men to stand by outside the account!"

“…… Be. Bao Wei didn't know whether Murong Fu's sentence was true or false, and it was extremely difficult to answer for a while.

And Qiao Feng, who was standing beside Murong Fu, laughed out loud without hesitation when he heard this.