The winter night comes very quickly, the night is long and the day is short, but this cold winter night is dispelled by the bustle of Xijin Province, and I don't know when the first snowflakes in the sky slowly fall, but they are still dispelled by the heat before they fall to the ground.

Although the winter in the north is cold, it is not at all as cold as the cold and humid in the south, and it only takes a bonfire to warm people up quickly.

The streets of Xijin Mansion are all piles of blazing bonfires, there is a circle of stones around the bonfire to prevent fire, the neighbors pool money to buy sheep and put them on the wooden rack for barbecue, the grease is collected by the small iron pot for other purposes, and the precious cumin is sprinkled on the meat, which is exchanged by the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty from the distant big food, of course, it is unknown whether it is from the big food or from the Western Xia, after all, there are also such precious spices in the Western Regions.

The merchants of the Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to the official vigil, especially the merchants who swept a lot of wealth in the capital, and they strongly supported it, and they contributed money and efforts to make this vigil a strong one.

Several big businessmen gathered together, and the shopkeeper Ge spoke first: "Seeing that it is already dark, the bonfire mutton on the street is ready, and the people are out of the house, we should also bleed." ”

All of them here are wealthy giants, and they don't pay so much attention to money, and this annual meeting doesn't cost much money, the most important thing for them is how to protect their lives, after all, they have taken too much money from the capital, so much that they are all scared of these businessmen, if it weren't for the support of the official family and the Great Song Dynasty behind their backs, they wouldn't do it!

Money is a good thing, and these money are also earned by their own ability, but when the amount of this money is amazing, the money becomes hot gold, and if you take it, you will have trouble sleeping and eating, and if you lose it, it will hurt your heart.

At the beginning, they planned to hand over all the money to the official family to get an official position for their family and heirs, but who knew that the official family actually collected their taxes at the normal tax rate, and also said that the commercial tax of the Great Song Dynasty was high enough, and the remaining money was hoped that they would be used to support the commercial activities of the Great Song Dynasty......

As for how to support the official family, it can be summed up in just one sentence: "The more money a businessman has, the greater the responsibility!" This sentence still applies to officials......"

This sentence is still echoing in the minds of several businessmen, so they will get together to discuss how to use this huge wealth to do something for the official family and the Great Song Dynasty, the poor ** rich and long conscience is not to say, when a person has so much money that he can't use it himself, he will not care so much, just like Zhao Zhen, he finally understood why successful people in later generations often said: Money is meaningless to himself, because making money can no longer give him any pleasure.

Although the words of the official family are easy to understand, it is quite difficult to do the so-called responsibility, but it is quite difficult to do some good deeds just by respecting the old and loving the young, and doing some good deeds on credit, but they really can't think of other things, and in their opinion, the biggest thing is just to build bridges and roads.

Cai Boyu quietly tasted the famous tea in front of him, and sure enough, in response to the official's clever plan, these businessmen finally invited themselves...... Think about it, these businessmen are running around in business all day long, how do they know how to spend money for the country?

The businessmen stared closely at the breezy Cai Boyu, eager to pour tea into his stomach. How does it feel like you're sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai ...... Little fox?

"Ahem...... Since you have invited me, you naturally have a problem that you need to find a way to help you solve, right? ”

That's...... Everyone scolded in their stomachs, if everyone can figure out a way, why do they still look for you?

Shopkeeper Ge said with a smile: "In the words of Envoy Cai, we do have difficulties and want to ask you for advice!" ”

Cai Boyu nodded, put down the exquisite porcelain in his hand and said: "Let's talk about it, the official family has explained, I, Cai Ji, am the guiding light of the merchants, and I should solve problems for the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Shopkeeper Liu had the most anxious temper, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I have too much money to bring back from the capital of the Liao Dynasty, and the official family doesn't want this money, so it's still normal to collect taxes......

Cai Boyu laughed and said: "Of course the official family will not ask for this money, what do you treat the official family as an official?" If money is given to an official to be called a bribe, isn't it given to the official's family?! ”

Everyone didn't reflect for a while, how can sending money to the official family be called bribery? It's called a tribute......

Seeing everyone's expressions, Cai Boyu shook his head with a smile and said: "The meaning of the official family is very clear, let you take this money to the people, and even the entire Great Song Dynasty to do good deeds!" ”

It's nonsense again, if you know what to do and invite you to do it, you can just pay for it, why bother to discuss with you?

Shopkeeper Ge smiled and arched his hand: "In this case, I still have to consult the Cai transfer envoy, how can I satisfy the official family?" ”

"Easy!" Cai Boli walked to the crowd with a teacup and said: "Although I, Cai Boyu, am a relative of the Great Song Dynasty, but like you, I am still a businessman in the end, but I think that there are too many things that we businessmen can do for the Great Song Dynasty, communicate with each other, connect with trade, accumulate wealth for the country, and so on, these are all contributions to our Great Song Dynasty." What do you think is most lacking in the current Xijin Mansion? ”

Everyone looked at each other, what was missing? Although it has been ruled by the Liao Dynasty for a long time, it is after all the land of the Han people and the city of the Great Song Dynasty......

Or the shopkeeper Ge noticed the difference first, and said with a bright eye: "Factory! There has never been a single factory in this province! ”

Cai Boyu suddenly high-fived and said, "Yes! Ge shopkeeper in a word! It's the factory, although this Yanyun Land has returned to my Great Song Dynasty, but there is no factory, where are the goods of our Great Song Dynasty sold the fastest and the greatest benefits? ! ”

This time, there is no need for the shopkeeper Ge to speak, everyone's eyes are lit up, what other place can there be, except for the Western Xia is the Liao Dynasty, as well as the Jurchen, Goryeo, and Wa Kingdoms! The handicraft industry in these places is backward, but they are eager for the Central Plains culture and exquisite utensils, so they naturally become the dumping objects of the Great Song Dynasty goods!

The geographical location of Xijin Province is reflected, it is naturally the closest to the Liao Dynasty, and it is not far from the Jurchens, and the powerful Great Song Sea ships can easily transport the goods here to Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, but the premise is that Pingzhou will be taken by the Great Song Dynasty......

Shopkeeper Ge said excitedly: "I waited until I knew, build a factory in the land of Xijin Mansion, so that the war-torn people have a place to live, even if the grain harvest fails, the most basic food problems can be guaranteed, and the goods can be produced for the national tax." ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and said: "But that's not all, after having a factory, the goods are naturally going to be shipped out, although there are roads in this Xijin Mansion, but they can't be compared with the cement roads in my Great Song Dynasty. ”

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