Today's palace is the second generation of officials Shi Sizhen, he hurriedly entered the mansion and entered the hall, and when the king asked this question, he said with a smile: "Recently, there are indeed many people who come to visit the door. These worldly people are lowly, and they don't know what the king's interest is, so they don't dare to make a noise and disturb rashly, and they dare to ask for a meeting after a few days. ”

As he spoke, he presented the royal palace with a book of honour.

Li Tong unfolded the dossier, and after a cursory glance, his face already showed an unconcealed surprise: "What do these businessmen and the like have to do with me?" How can you be willing to give such a huge amount of money? ”

Although it is not as rich as Princess Taiping, Li Tong, as the king of a first-class county, has the imperial court to support him for daily use, and he is by no means shallow in his vision and will change color because of his floating wealth. The reason why he couldn't hide his surprise at this moment was that even he couldn't bear the types and quantities of the gift lists of goods recorded in this file.

Li Tong didn't know any of the more than a dozen names recorded in this file, but the amount of gifts in black and white made him almost unable to move his eyes.

The most intuitive gift is money and silk, as little as a few thousand dollars, a few horses of silk, more than tens of thousands of dollars, hundreds of horses of silk. These two items alone are counted as many as hundreds of thousands, and there are hundreds of horses such as silk silk.

In addition to these floating treasures, there are pearls, spices, gold and silver utensils, etc., and the value of them is impossible to estimate.

After hearing this, Shi Sizhen smiled and said: "It can't be said that it has nothing to do with it, the nobles of the Great Kingdom, these people are also the people of the royal family, and they should be free to offer gifts." ”

Li Tong was even more speechless after hearing this, and still said with some doubts: "There is no error in this record?" Are all the gifts in the house? Although the Dharma rites are righteous, if they are just obedient to the good people, do not violate the laws of the country, and can live and work in peace and contentment, why should they give heavy gifts and indiscriminate offerings? ”

"The king or I don't know, in fact, this is the norm. The lord of the country is noble, and everyone admires it, such as the stars and the moon hanging high, or it is not said to benefit the people, but everyone also inherits their own glory. Jia people are profitable, if they are not profitable, how can they respect others? ”

Shi Sizhen took a step forward, respectfully filed the case, raised his finger and pointed to the names of the two Hu people recorded on the scroll and said: "This erhu guest is not a family of the king, and he also entered my house in the early years, greeting him in and out, and asking for nothing more than to enjoy the luxury. Don't hide it from the king, so they came to worship, and it was also because of their humble words. ”

Li Tong followed the direction of his finger, one was named Shi Shashi and the other was named Sherro, which was obviously in the style of Hu people's names, and the latter seemed to be Persian.

The gifts they brought in were also quite bold, one was 80,000 yuan and two beaded malachite screens and other miscellaneous utensils, and the other was even more heroic, directly with 20 catties of colored gems and a bucket of gold essence.

I didn't know each other, but I received this heavy gift in vain, Li Tong was really a little unsure in his heart, and when he heard that Shi Sizhen actually knew them, he raised his eyes to look at Shi Sizhen and wanted to listen to an explanation.

"These Hu businessmen, each of them has no treasures, they are not ordinary things that are easy to price, those who love them ask for a visit, and those who hate them do not come out at all. They each sent the treasures to the mansion of the powerful people in the capital, and what they did was nothing more than hanging in the hall to show the beauty of their goods. High-door travelers, cover extraordinary guests, see what they like, and do not hesitate to visit the ......"

Hearing Shi Sizhen's explanation, Li Tong suddenly woke up, it turned out that this was also a marketing method.

Although the Tang Dynasty has an open atmosphere and a tolerant attitude towards the four sides, it is also a common phenomenon to despise Hu people. If Shi Sizhen's family can mix into a high position in the court, it is by no means a common phenomenon.

Although these Hu merchants have a large number of jewelry treasures, but to be honest, the price of this kind of thing is also large, as Shi Sizhen said, no matter how big the price is, I don't feel a pity, and I don't need to give it away for free. Therefore, giving these jewelry and utensils directly to the powerful and high-ranking families for their decoration and playing with is also a way to raise prices.

"The king is noble, so he naturally doesn't know the treacherous intentions of these businessmen. A few days ago, the new work "Luoyang Daughter's Line", once praised in the world, the southern city of the noble goods to visit the buyers, the price of gold plate beads and other utensils is increasing day by day. ”

When Shi Sizhen said this, he looked at the king with a little admiration, and pointed to the names of some merchants in the volume and explained: "All the people who record and donate treasures, if nothing else, are mostly benefited from the wealth of the king's Yayan. Although the king does not enter the cheap market, there are many kings in the city. ”

When Li Tong heard this, his eyes widened even more, he really didn't expect him to copy a poem, and it would actually bring such an echo. According to this trend, should he no longer call himself the king of freedom in the future, and simply bring the king of goods to the Tang Dynasty.

After a pause, Shi Sizhen's smile was a little ambiguous: "In fact, not only these merchants who sell treasures, but also those who play with incense boats, many of them have changed their names recently. ”

Hearing this, Li Tong suddenly couldn't calm down, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he sighed and said: "It's just a moment of leisure, why should the people of the world who do good things tend to follow Ruosi!" ”

"The king is often rich and elegant, and he has been immersed in the ordinary for a long time, but he knows that the world is idle and vulgar and hungry and thirsty!"

Shi Sizhen also sighed with emotion, and said with some embarrassment: "In fact, not only the idle people outside the mansion tend to share the benefits, even the humble position has to be led by the king Yawang. ”

Hearing that this hairy-faced bearded subordinate actually used his name to pick up a girl, Li Tong couldn't cry or laugh even more. But one thing is also certain, he is really popular, not only the hot upstart in the DPRK, even in the market, he actually has a lot of appeal.

Since there is such a reason, for these heavy goods that suddenly entered the house, Li Tong naturally has no psychological burden to laugh. For this kind of guy who engages in luxury goods, he has always lacked a good feeling, you dare to give it, I don't dare to accept it?

Not only dare to accept it now, Li Tong also thought that this is a financial road that can be sustainably developed. Previously, he was engaged in copying, and he just wanted to mix up the name of the text in Shilin, but he didn't expect that he still had an extraordinary ability to carry goods, and of course he had to dig it carefully. Datang brings the king of goods, he is decided!

At present, Li Tong is still thinking about how to raise money to support the development of the old clothing society, in order to make Qiu Shenqi, some hidden things in the forbidden are exposed, and now the forbidden is also strictly investigating the outflow of palace goods, and the old eunuch Yang Chong does not dare to commit crimes against the wind, and continues to transport goods and goods in a big way.

As for his aunt, Princess Taiping, although her family is wealthy, she is by no means an ignorant woman who lacks much opinion, and she does things in a measured manner. Besides, Li Tong is embarrassed to have a target to gather wool, after all, it is not easy for his aunt to be an orphan and widow.

Now that such a batch of new goals has appeared, how can Li Tong be polite, he must show his ability to carry goods, so that these Hu businessmen are willing to give him money to spend: When the royal industry is revived and my Tang Tieqi regains dominance in your hometown, one person will give you a big red flower!

Playing with a string of crystal beads in his hand, he thought for a while, and recited in his mouth: "The red sleeves are clearly visible, but the white jade plate is not." It is suspected that the old monk recited, and pushed down the crystal bead in front of his wrist. ”

Li Bai's poem Seven Uniques, although the main description is not crystal beads, but since everyone has the enthusiasm to wear chisels and rub hot spots, they can also deal with it.

Shi Sizhen heard the king rhyme casually on the side, his eyes were even brighter, and he silently recited a few sentences to memorize this poem, and then clapped his hands and praised: "The king's wisdom is really admirable." I want to know that in the near future, who is admired by the elegance of the gods, it is all between the kings! ”

Li Tong also laughed lightly after hearing this, but he also knew very well in his heart that the reason why the idlers in the market admired fun, if they were just poets, which of those big hands in the Tang Dynasty was not a little king with goods.

The main reason for this effect should also lie in his identity, tending to be inflammatory, and the vulgarity of people, he is a great character with a combination of origin, talent, appearance and traffic, so he can gain a certain degree of popularity.

Putting aside this gimmick, Li Tong also noticed that in addition to those merchants who deal in luxury goods, there are several others that are a little different. They are not as generous as those who engage in luxury marketing, but their hometowns are all from Puzhou, Hedong, which inevitably makes Li Tong suspicious.

Shi Sizhen is a second-generation official, and he has no lack of understanding of some things about the collusion between officials and businessmen, and seeing that the king's eyes fell on the names of those people and his eyes were thoughtful, he said with a smile: "These Hedong businessmen, who are from the king's feudal country, are invited to be fortunate because the purpose should be to facilitate Qiugong." ”

As he spoke, he explained the doorway a little.

Every autumn, it is the time when the foreign state rents and the tribute is escorted into the capital, and the princes and princes also follow the seals into the capital.

Therefore, there are merchants in the realm who have made good fortunes, hoping to follow their peers, so that not only is the safety guaranteed, but also can enjoy the convenience of accommodation and food along the post road, and even the goods are simply mixed in the seal, and even the basic logistics consumption can be greatly saved.

After Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He himself is still suffering from limited financial means, but those businessmen have tapped out his value, and sure enough, collusion between officials and businessmen has always been the only way to make a fortune.

"People are offered with gifts, and lonely heights should not be shallow and unkind. Since the master is well versed in world affairs, he will invite a meeting on a certain day to convey my gratitude. ”

Although the huge goods are introduced, they also have their own reasons and purposes, and they are not prohibited affairs that conflict with Li Tong's ministry, and Li Tong naturally has no reason not to accept it. He even sold the Tang Dynasty with his ancestral business, and he was afraid of accepting contributions from a few merchants.

With this floating wealth in hand, Li Tong is also more sure of the planning and operation of the old clothing society, regardless of whether the company can meet his expectations in the future, spending this money can be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor.