The next day, all the groups were actively engaged in the operation to win over the businessmen who had been eliminated and try to sell them the national debt.

It's just that the sales results on the first day are not very satisfactory, most of the groups have zero performance, and the transaction volume of the closed groups is not high.

On this day, Lu Jing and Zhou Kun have been sitting in Zhaoxin Bureau, Lu Jing is mainly to guide the personnel of Zhaoxin Bureau on how to complete orders, and Zhou Kun wants to see the sales situation on the first day.

Seeing that the actual situation was very different from the expected result, Zhou Kun couldn't hide his disappointment on his face, the emperor set him a task, if the situation has been like this, let alone promotion, maybe he will be demoted, so he asked Lu Jing: "Huaijin, should we give them some help?" ”

Lu Jing persuaded: "My lord, don't be impatient, it's only the first day, many people are in contact with the treasury bonds for the first time, and it is normal for people to have concerns, not to mention that those businessmen are thinking about selling the treasury bonds to the same people, so they naturally have to take some posture and get more benefits before they can relax." ”

Zhou Kun thought about it, his expression calmed down, and he nodded: "Indeed, as you said, even the businessmen in Beijing went to win over those outsiders. ”

"Presumably, they think they have a geographical advantage in Beijing, and the market in Beijing is as stable as Mount Tai, so they will first go to grab customers from other places!" Lu Jing explained.

Zhou Kun nodded and proposed: "Now that most of them have returned to Huangzhuang, the old man plans to go and see, Huai Jin wants to go with him?" ”

"It's a blessing to be able to walk with adults!" Lu Jing nodded and said, it's okay to take a look, presumably their strategy will be adjusted next, Zhou Kun's purpose should be to mention some people, and it just so happens that he has the same plan.

Before leaving, Lu Jing said hello to Chen Ting and Ge Yin, asked them to pay attention to the situation in the Zhaoxin Bureau, and then rushed to Huangzhuang with Zhou Kun.

After a day of traveling, the merchants of each group gathered again at Huangzhuang and began to adjust their strategies, and some groups decided to subscribe internally before selling; Some groups decided to use money to subsidize and sell at a discount.

Zhang Chengxin called on the group to buy some first, if he didn't buy it, it was really difficult to convince others, after some discussion, set the share of each person's subscription, and negotiate the amount of subsidies.

When they had finished their deliberations, they were about to leave with their son, when they received a message from the doorkeeper that they had been summoned to see their father and son.

Zhang Cheng thought for a moment and took his son to an attic on the east side of Huangzhuang.

When the doorman had led them to the door, he let them both enter on their own.

Seeing this, Zhang Chengxin and Zhang Jingyi's father and son glanced at each other, and they all realized that a big man had summoned their father and son, and they were all a little excited in their hearts.

When the two entered, they saw a man and a woman in the room, and the two people in the room also spotted them, and the four of them were a little surprised when they met.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "It turned out to be the shopkeeper of the king and the daughter of Ling, the old man has admired the two big names for a long time, and it is a pity that he has not had the opportunity to see them, and he doesn't want to meet again today, which is also a blessing!" ”

Wang Youxiang's face was a little cramped, and he hurriedly got up and saluted back: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I have heard of Brother Zhang's name for a long time, and I have admired it for a long time!" ”

Zhang Chengxin saw Wang Youxiang's reaction, and knew that their father and daughter were also called here, and said with a smile: "Ling Qianjin women don't let her eyebrows, even my unsuccessful son is a defeated general under Ling Ai, and the king's shopkeeper has a woman like this, which is really enviable." ”

The embarrassment on Wang Youxiang's face flashed, and he hurriedly said: "The little girl's nonsense makes Brother Zhang laugh!" He shook his head helplessly.

After greeting each other and saluting each other, Zhang Chengxin and his son found a seat and sat down, and Zhang Chengxin and Wang Youxiang chatted without a word.

Zhang Jingyi kept looking around, thinking about who summoned them.

Wang Suxiu sat silently, with some speculations in her heart, but she was still not sure.

About a quarter of an hour, Lu Jing pushed the door in, and the four of them hurriedly got up to pay their respects.

Lu Jing smiled and said: "You don't have to be formal, this time it was the official who summoned you here, presumably several of you already know each other?" ”

Hearing this, the four of them nodded hurriedly and waited for Lu Jing's next step.

Lu Jing sat the four of them down and asked about the sales strategies of the two groups.

Zhang Chengxin and Wang Youxiang did not care about the presence of the other party, so they said their plans without reservation.

After hearing this, Lu Jing asked, "Since you all plan to buy some of it in your own group first, how much do you each plan to buy?" ”

Zhang Chengxin took the lead in replying: "The contemptible people planned to buy 10,000 taels of treasury bonds in advance, and if there is still a difference, they will buy another 50,000 taels, and increase it according to the situation." ”

When Wang Youxiang heard Zhang Chengxin's words, he suddenly felt a little lacking in confidence, and said stubbornly: "The villain plans to buy 10,000 taels first, and maybe another 20,000 taels later." ”

After finishing speaking, some cold sweat broke out on Wang Youxiang's forehead, his strength was insufficient, and it was difficult to come up with too much money, but now that he was the head of the group, he had to set an example, and so much money was already most of their family funds.

Lu Jing asked Zhang Cheng sincerely: "If you can become an imperial merchant, how many silver taels are you willing to take out at most?" ”

Zhang Cheng heard this, pondered for a while, and made sure that Lu Jing was not hinting that he was bribing him, so he said: "The contemptible person can take out up to 200,000 taels!" ”

Lu Jing looked at Wang Youxiang and asked the same question.

Wang Youxiang gritted his teeth, and at this point, he almost had no way to retreat, so he decided to bet on all his net worth, and resolutely said: "The villain will take out a maximum of 100,000 taels!" ”

Lu Jing smiled: "In this case, I have a suggestion that you can refer to as you like!" ”

When the four of them heard this, they were immediately shocked, and Zhang Cheng hurriedly said, "Please give me advice!" ”

Lu Jing smiled and asked, "What do you think of the imperial treasury this time?" ”

Zhang Cheng saw that Wang Youxiang didn't speak, so he said first: "The contemptible people think that it is a good thing for the imperial court to issue treasury bonds, and now that there are continuous disasters and famines in various places, it is a great righteousness for the imperial court to borrow money to save the people." ”

This is the answer he has prepared for a long time, and after the second round of interviews, he is always ready to ask some questions related to political affairs in the imperial court.

When Wang Youxiang heard this, his eyes were a little stunned, he saw Lu Jing looking at him, and hurriedly replied: "The villain thinks that the treasury bonds are the money launched by the imperial court, just like the copper coins minted by the imperial court. ”

Lu Jing nodded, Zhang Cheng's heartfelt answer was too vain, Wang Youxiang was a little insightful, and regarded the treasury bonds as paper money, but he did not comment on the answers of the two, and continued to ask: "Do you think the treasury bonds are valuable, or do you believe that the imperial court will fulfill the contract and repay the principal and interest?" ”

"Naturally believe!" The two of them said in unison.

"So do you think there is a possibility that the value of the national debt will appreciate?" Lu Jing continued to ask.

Zhang Chengxin pondered for a moment and said: "The national debt is interest-bearing, and the contemptible people believe that the national debt will appreciate." ”

Wang Youxiang hesitated, and nodded in agreement with Zhang Cheng's sincere words.

Lu Jing naturally understood the reason for the hesitation of the two, if the imperial court strictly fulfilled its promise to pay interest and repay the principal, the national debt would naturally appreciate, and if the imperial court was discredited, the national debt would be waste paper, and they obviously did not believe much in the credibility of the imperial court.

"In that case, look at the contents of this!" Lu Jing didn't ask any more, and directly took out two pieces of information and handed them to Zhang Chengxin and Wang Youxiang.

After the two took it, they immediately looked at it, and only saw the first few pieces, so they looked at Lu Jing in surprise.

After Zhang Chengxin finished reading it, he asked with some excitement: "Do you want us to sell treasury bonds in this way?" ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "The above content is just for your reference, take the repurchase as an example, when you sell treasury bonds, you can sign a repurchase agreement with the buyer, if the value of the treasury bonds is lower than the par value after one year, you will repurchase at par value, if it is higher than the par value, you will repurchase at the agreed price." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Cheng secretly exclaimed in his heart, if this law is implemented, although it is nominally bought by others, in fact, the Zhang family bought these treasury bonds, and only paid the silver after a year, so that the money can be freed up.

If the Zhang family becomes an imperial merchant, or the imperial court pays interest a year later, these treasury bonds can maintain their value and can be sold again.

After reading it carefully, Wang Youxiang also had his own understanding that it would be easier to sell treasury bonds in this way in the early stage.

The two of them wanted to ask about other contents of the materials, but Lu Jing waved his hand and said: "You can take these two materials back and study them slowly, and the methods above can be referenced, but you don't have to copy them in a rigid way." ”

Hearing this, the two had to hide their curiosity and carefully put away the paper in their hands.

Zhang Jingyi and Wang Suxiu were very curious about the content of the information, especially Zhang Jingyi, since he was a child, he rarely saw his father so gaffe, and for a while, his heart was like a cat scratching, and his heart was itching.

"I'm looking for you two groups to come together, and I have one more thing to discuss with you!" Lu Jing continued.

Zhang Chengxin hurriedly said: "Please also ask the adults to command!" ”

Wang Youxiang also immediately expressed his willingness to obey Lu Jing's orders.

"I want the two of you to form an alliance to help each other and advance and retreat together!" Lu Jing said and looked at Zhang Chengxin, this matter mainly depends on Zhang Chengxin's meaning.

Zhang Cheng immediately understood when he heard the words that Lu Jing wanted to protect the promotion of the Wang family, although he didn't understand the relationship between the Wang family and Lu Jing, but he didn't hesitate to say: "Even if the adults don't say it, the contemptible people also have this plan, the Wang shopkeeper is experienced, and it is a contemptible luck to be able to form an alliance with the Wang shopkeeper." ”

Wang Youxiang understood what Lu Jing meant, his heart was extremely excited, and he was even more grateful to Lu Jing, although he didn't understand why he took care of his family so much, but he knew that his family had nothing worth plotting, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, my lord, the villain is grateful, and it is also the honor of the villain to form an alliance with the shopkeeper Zhang." ”

Lu Jing nodded, after many days of brushing and selection, coupled with the will of the queen's mother, he finally decided to support Wang Youxiang to become a model for small businessmen to counterattack.

After a few more words, Lu Jing sent a few people away, and when a few people walked to the door, he reminded again: "If there is anything that you can't decide, you can discuss with your recorder more." ”

When the four of them heard this sentence, they immediately stopped, and when they saw Lu Jing waving his hand, Zhang Chengxin led a few people to salute Lu Jing again, and then walked out of the attic.

Out of the attic, Wang Youxiang frowned and asked, "Shopkeeper Zhang, what is the meaning of Lord Lu's last sentence?" ”

Zhang Cheng thought for a moment, and said with a smile on his face: "There is something unknown about the old decay, I don't know if to ask?" ”

"Shopkeeper Zhang, but it's okay to ask!" Wang Youxiang said.

Zhang Cheng smiled heartily: "I don't know who Brother Wang and Lord Lu are?" ”

Wang Youxiang understood what he meant, hesitated for a moment and said: "Our father and daughter have nothing to do with adults, Lord Lu takes care of our father and daughter so much, presumably because of the queen's mother!" ”

Zhang Cheng nodded heartily, judging from the performance of the Wang father and daughter, he was not familiar with Lu Jing, so it was indeed because of the queen's will, and then he glanced at Wang Suxiu with some deep meaning, and asked: "The recorder of your group is an official of the household department?" ”

Wang Youxiang nodded and said, "Yes, it's Lord Ma of the Household Department of the Household Department." ”

Zhang Chengcheng explained: "The old man has always felt that the recorders arranged for us by the imperial court are unusual, and now Lord Lu reminds us that the old man has come to his senses, these recorders are not just as simple as recording our achievements, and they are likely to provide us with some help!" ”

Wang Youxiang was surprised: "How is this possible, if this is the case, why doesn't the imperial court say it?" ”

"Presumably this is also the content of the assessment, judging from the first two rounds of assessment, Lord Lu acted wildly, and he really can't speculate with common sense, of course, these are all old guesses, what are the specifics, and I have to test it after I go back to know!" Zhang Cheng said with emotion.

Wang Youxiang nodded and said, "Thank you shopkeeper for telling me!" ”

"The shopkeeper Wang doesn't need to be like this, since our two groups have formed an alliance, we naturally have to help each other, and there are still many places to cooperate in the future. Zhang Cheng said affectionately.

"Brother Zhang is too polite, but the younger brother is climbing Brother Zhang, and I will ask Brother Zhang to help me in the future!" Wang Youxiang said with a smile.

Then the two talked arm to arm, like brothers, and after leaving the imperial village, the two agreed on a place to meet in the evening, and then separated.

On the carriage back to the city, Zhang Jingyi couldn't hide her joy on her father's face, so she asked, "Why is my father so happy?" ”

Zhang Cheng smiled heartily: "Then you will understand, this time our Zhang family has become an imperial businessman." ”

Zhang Jingyi nodded thoughtfully, and then offered to watch the information given by Lu Jing.

Zhang Cheng sincerely saw that his son, who had always been anxious, could endure it until now, and it was not easy, so he carefully took out the information and handed it to his son.

Zhang Jingyi browsed, while amazed, especially some new terms, repurchase, gambling, bundling and so on all opened his mind, after a rough reading, reluctantly put down the information in his hand, asked: "Father, do we want to inform the other people in the group?" ”

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said: "Don't worry about it for the time being, let's study it for a few days first, some methods are suitable for us, not necessarily suitable for them, let's finalize the cooperation with the Wang family tomorrow." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at his son, and felt a little regretful in his heart, his son had already married, otherwise it would be a good thing to be able to form a family with the Wang family.

That night, Jia Yun came to see Lu Jing and reported that Xue Pan would invite Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Jiang Zining, Han Qi, Chen Yejun and other noble sons tomorrow to sell them treasury bonds.

After hearing this, Lu Jing felt that there was something wrong with Xue Pan's brain, that group of sons and brothers looked bright, most of them lived on regular money, and they could have a few dollars in their hands, so after thinking about it, they decided to let Xue Pan's behavior go, and asked Jia Yun to observe the reactions of those people at that time, and see if they could see from them Xungui's attitude towards the issuance of treasury bonds by the imperial court.