Wei Zheng's attitude towards Wu Zheng and Chen Zhengtai are completely different.

He adheres to a moral standard of his own.

This moral standard cannot be broken by anyone, including himself.

After pondering for a while, after thinking of the wording, Wei Zheng said with a serious face: "Although the students have seen many unbelievable places in Erpigou, for the people, there are indeed many benefits, but they have also seen some chaos. ”

Seeing that he was serious, Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but bow: "There are some chaos. ”

Wei Zheng saw that Chen Zhengtai nodded in agreement with his point of view, so he spoke eloquently.

"For example, in the exchange, many people are opportunistic, and the rise and fall of stocks are sometimes too strong, and there are even many unscrupulous businessmen who work together to create panic behind their backs and make profits. Some merchants often have disputes when they trade. In addition, there are quite a few people who are swaggering. ”

Wei Zheng paused for a moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Chen Zhengtai in confusion, and continued to speak.

"Does the teacher know about these things?"

Chen Zhengtai coughed: "This matter...... More or less know some. ”

Wei Zheng said solemnly.

"Teacher, when a thing first appears, it is inevitable that there will be many opportunistic people, but if these unscrupulous people are allowed to stir up trouble, it will inevitably hurt the trustworthy and responsible businessmen and the people, and if it is not controlled, sooner or later it will cause trouble. Therefore, everything cannot be laissez-faire, there must be a rule to match. The Chen family is the strongest in Erpigou, and this matter should be advocated by the Chen family, uniting all the merchants and formulating a rule, so as to protect the trustworthy merchants and the people, and make those opportunistic people dare not easily cross the thunder pool. ”

This matter is indeed the problem of Erpigou, Erpigou has a prosperous business, so there are three religions and nine streams, everyone has it, and it is precisely because there are a lot of interests in it that it does attract people to take advantage of loopholes, of course...... Because of the Chen family here, although there will always be some disputes, everyone doesn't dare to mess around, but Wei Zheng obviously sees these hidden dangers.

Chen Zhengtai naturally knew these things very well, and he agreed with what Wei Zheng said, but after thinking about it for a while, he looked at Wei Zheng, hooked his lips and smiled faintly: "I'm afraid that there are too many rules, which will discourage many people." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "The teacher is poor, there are no rules, it will make people prohibitive, people in the world are eager for order, this is because the vast majority of people in this world are unable to achieve the right to come from the family, rules and laws are their last guarantee." If they don't have this, how can they be reassured? If even people's hearts can't be settled, then ...... Dare to ask the teacher, do places such as Erpigou and Shuofang always rely on interests to drive people to make profits? Tempting with profit, in the long run, the temptation is a desperate person after all. The interests of people can be protected through the law, so that those who are safe and self-conscious are willing to defend Erpigou and Shuofang together. Wealth can make people live and work in peace and contentment, but wealth can also make people kill each other and cause chaos. ”

Chen Zhengtai thinks it makes sense, in fact, he has always wanted to solve this problem, but he has always been worried that there are too many rules, and some people are discouraged, so he doesn't want to have so many rules and regulations, and now that Wei Zheng proposes it, he naturally has a little wavering in his heart.

Chen Zhengtai pursed the corners of his lips and looked at Wei Zheng expectantly.

"So, what should I do?"

"There are some places where students don't know enough about the problem and then think about how to suppress it, and it will take some time. In addition, it is necessary to work out some rules with trustworthy merchants and the people, and if there are rules, it is not enough, and people need to implement these rules. How to protect merchants, how to regulate exchanges, and how to strike a balance between the people who work and the merchants. The solution is not nothing, the root of the norm is to start with the Chen family, the strength of the Chen family is the strongest, and the benefits from Erpigou and Shuofang are also the greatest. In fact, this is the same principle as governing the country, the foundation of governing the country is to govern the monarch first, first to restrain the behavior of the monarch, not to make him greedy and excessive, not to let himself take the lead in destroying the law, and then, to regulate the subjects of the world, you can achieve a good effect. ”

Chen Zhengtai was a little undecided, after all, the stakes were very high, he squinted slightly and pondered for a while, then said to Wei Zheng with a smile: "Otherwise, you can continue to look at it first, and then draw up a charter." ”

Wei Zheng bowed: "This is very good, besides, what knowledge does the teacher plan to teach his students?" ”

"Ah......" Chen Zhengtai looked at Wei Zheng, who always had a straight face, and was speechless for a long time: "This ...... I have nothing to teach you. ”

Wei Zheng said regretfully: "It seems that the students have to study on their own." ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Actually, at the beginning, we just made a bet. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "The teacher is wrong. Betting is not just a gamble, but you and I have made an agreement, if the student loses, then you need to keep the promise, and if you don't believe in it, you should learn more from the teacher like all students in the world. But now that the teacher has not thought about it and taught the students knowledge, he is not in a hurry, and he will come back to ask for advice in the future. ”

Chen Zhengtai sighed.

Wei Zheng said: "Then the student has taken his leave." ”

"Walk slowly." Chen Zhengtai always felt a little uncomfortable in front of Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng was free and easy, turned around, and glanced at Wu Jue: "Remember the words of my brother." ”

Wu Jue stuck out his tongue: "I know, I know." ”

Wei Zhengxin walked away.

"What?" Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but be curious.

Wu Jue said quietly: "It's also for me to abide by the rules." ”

"Haha......" Chen Zhengtai laughed: "I thought it was to accept a disciple, but who knew that if I invited an uncle, I had to take care of everything." ”

"That's what I thought, too." Wu Jue looked thoughtful: "However, teacher, this letter, you have to reply to it yourself in the future, the student doesn't dare to do it for you, the senior brother will scold." ”

Chen Zhengtai sighed: "If you don't go back, then I won't go back either, I have a headache." ”

Wu Jue's beautiful eyes turned slightly, revealing a quiet smile.

"Then I'll put them on the shelf first, and when the teacher remembers it, I'll reply to the letter."

There seems to be no better way.

Chen Zhengtai had no choice but to reply: "That's fine." ”

Wu Jue immediately said: "There is one more thing that I think is strange. ”

"You say come and see."

"Recently, there is a businessman who buys a large number of farm tools."

"What's so rare about buying agricultural furniture?" Chen Zhengtai said: "Some people have larger estates and more land, and it is understandable to buy a large number of them. ”

"It's not the same." Wu Jue said: "I have noticed some rules, people who buy farm tools can be divided into large families and small households. Large families often act in advance. When small households buy farm tools, the farm tools at hand can be used for a day, and when it comes to spring ploughing, the farm tools are broken, and they have no choice but to buy. So...... The price of farm tools often fluctuates, that is, when it comes to spring plowing and autumn harvest, the price of farm tools will increase, and in autumn or summer, the price will fall. Therefore, large households often buy a batch of farm tools in summer and winter, because the price of farm tools will fall a little at that time, and their purchase is large, so they can naturally protect their own income. ”

Chen Zhengtai couldn't imagine that there was such a famous hall here, and when he thought about it like this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, the big families really didn't suffer anything they did, because they had enough money to stock up on when the price was low. And small households are different, not because they have no vision, but because they don't have much money to spare, and when they have no choice, the tools are broken during the spring ploughing and autumn harvest, even if the price rises, they have to buy obediently.

Wu Jue said: "Now is the time of spring, so in the past, it was very rare for people to buy a large number of farm tools, but this season, there will be more retail farm tools." It's just that this merchant is doing the opposite, making a big purchase at this time, which makes people feel strange. ”

Chen Zhengtai bowed his head: "And then?" ”

"I checked, this merchant's surname is Lu, he is an unknown merchant, he has never done other business before, and it is more like he bought for others."

Chen Zhengtai said: "You finish it in one breath." ”

"As the teacher said, the manor of a large family needs a large number of farm tools, and there must be a special steward to take care of this matter, so most of the people who sell in the large business and steel workshops are familiar with them. But no one knows where this person came from. It's just that I heard from the salesman that this life is powerful and powerful, but like a martial artist. ”

Chen Zhengtai frowned: "When you say this, don't you mean that this person has other plans to buy farm tools." ”

"Possibly." Wu Jue said: "Farm tools are made of steel, as long as they are bought back and returned to the furnace, they are a good sword." It's just that the steel trade is like this, or if you don't do this deal, if you want to do it, it is impossible to thoroughly investigate the other party's intention to buy farm tools, otherwise, this trade will not be possible. Although the salesperson thought it was strange, he didn't care, and the student noticed the clue when he checked the accounts of the steel workshop. ”

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but glance at Wu Jue with appreciation...... It's really careful: "What do you mean, you have to check the details of this businessman surnamed Lu." ”

Wu Jue shook his head: "You can't check it, if you check it, you will be startled." ”

Chen Zhengtai smiled: "You can't check it, don't you care about it?" ”

"People who can spend more than 4,000 yuan at one time and buy a large number of farm tools one after another must be extraordinary, how many people are there in this Chang'an? In fact, you don't need to look it up, as long as you analyze it a little, you can know the clues. ”

"Mean, you've got it in your mind?"

Wu Jue smiled: "It's not that there are numbers, it's just ...... Although the ledger is full of numbers, in fact, with many numbers, many clues can be found. Like what...... We can roughly know the income and expenditure of these large households through the main purchasing records of these large households in Chang'an. Then check them one by one, and you can know some clues. ”

Chen Zhengtai was very interested, and the numbers ...... In the hands of Wu Jue, he was played so slippery?

"So, what's the clue?"

Wu Jue said: "It's better to have so many farm tools...... If...... I mean, what if...... If you need to make armor or weapons. So...... It can supply a thousand people, and this thousand people...... Since it is made into weapons and armor, it means that someone has a large number of private soldiers, although many large families have their own troops, but the troops are often farmers and soldiers, and they will not be willing to wear such armor and weapons for them. Unless...... These people are detached from production, and in secret, they are only responsible for the exercises, and they do not care about anything else. ”

"So...... How many people are needed to feed a thousand people who are completely out of production? I think...... Such a family needs to have at least hundreds of thousands of acres of land...... In this way, you can exclude the family of nine out of ten people in Chang'an. If you continue to check, look at some other purchase records, such as ...... Such a family, since he can raise a thousand private soldiers who are completely detached from production, in his estate, the consumption of salt and charcoal for re-smelting steel must be amazing, especially charcoal, although the steel workshop uses coking coal to make iron, but they want to return the farm tools to the furnace and make weapons, they certainly do not have the skills of coking coal and iron-making like the Chen family, so they can only resort to charcoal. ”

"So just check who buys the charcoal in the market, and the problem can be solved. So...... I...... I took it upon myself to look it up, and it turned out to be ...... There is really a person who is buying charcoal, and the purchase amount is very large, this person is called Zhang Shenji. ”

Chen Zhengtai was stunned for a moment and frowned: "This person ...... Haven't heard of it. ”

"This person is the son of Zhang Liang, the Duke of Xunguo. Oh, and not his son...... That's a long story. At the beginning, Zhang Liang, the Duke of Xunguo, fell in love with a woman surnamed Li, so he abandoned his wife and married the Li family. After that, this Li family fornicated with others, and gave birth to this Zhang Shenji, Zhang Liang loved and feared this Li family, although he knew that this Zhang Shenji was not his son, but he still adopted him as an adopted son, so he said...... Zhang Shenji is both Zhang Liang's son and not Zhang Liang's son. ”

Chen Zhengtai was drinking tea, and at this time he couldn't help it, and a sip of tea squirted out, lying in the groove...... This lord of the country, I can't imagine that there is such a legend, this ...... Could it be the legendary ancestor of the dog licking world?

Zhang Liang swallowed this breath? Who is Lee fornicating with? ”

Wu Jue's face flushed: "The crux of the problem is not here, we are talking about business, why are you thinking about this." ”

"Oh, oh, yes, that's terrible, what are you trying to say?"

"I want to say that this large amount of charcoal was actually bought by the Zhang family. Buying charcoal will not arouse the suspicion of others, so Zhang Shenji, the adopted son of the Xunguo Mansion, can directly come forward to buy it. And a large number of agricultural tools, there is avoidance, naturally, I entrusted others to buy, if I guessed correctly, this businessman surnamed Lu, buying a large number of iron, must be done by the Zhang family. ”