The status of the merchants in the Han Dynasty is very low, and there is no need to see them in person when they hear the attack, these merchants are not qualified to sit in one place with the Han ministers to discuss important matters, Wang Sheng invited the people to wait in the palace, and he went to summon these merchants to come and negotiate with them in person.

Wang Sheng sent officials to order them to come, Wang Sheng was gentle, but most of these merchants were extremely jealous of these Han ministers, in the past, the first thing many famous ministers did when they arrived at the place was to crack down on Haoqiang and copy the merchants' homes, because of this, the merchants were very respectful to the officials, even if it was the lowest level of the Qiangfu and the like, they could not afford to offend.

After learning that Wang Sheng had summoned them, the merchants invariably put on the most old clothes, which was customary, and the lessons of the ancestors for hundreds of years told them that when they went to meet the officials, they must not wear too luxuriously, otherwise, you will be a fat lamb in their eyes, and of course, you should not be too worn.

Because there was a big businessman before, when he visited the local Taishou, he was angrily reprimanded by the Taishou because he was too shabby, thinking that he was not well-dressed, which was disrespectful to himself and disrespectful to the Han, so he confiscated his house...

The businessmen who have learned the lesson, dressed up seriously, after a long time, they cleaned up properly, and went out of the house, the big businessmen of Hanzhong County rushed to the Taishou Mansion worriedly, they have nothing to do with the Taishou recently, and the Taishou suddenly called them over, but I am afraid that there is nothing good, don't you want us to fund the repair of Chi Road?

When they arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Wang Sheng sent his slaves out to greet them and took them to the study.

The merchants visited them one by one and handed over their salutes one after another.

Wang Sheng first exchanged greetings with each of them before starting the topic.

"What? Seven out of ten?? ”

The merchants' faces were pale, their eyes widened, when they heard that Wang Sheng allowed them to go out of the fortress and conduct trade, they were so excited that they almost danced, and the words of flattery Wang Sheng were still thinking in their hearts, and the next words they said gave them an extremely heavy blow, this trip, the cost must be huge, and the profits obtained, if they have to set aside seventy percent and the official office, then what is left of them?

They gritted their teeth, frowned tightly, and did not dare to refute them, so they could only be silent.

Wang Sheng said helplessly: "You still have thirty percent of the profit left, and there will be no loss, why not?" ”

These people are still silent, they are also thinking in their hearts, how much profit will be left, if they do not agree with Wang Sheng, will they bring themselves any trouble, they really don't want to resist Wang Sheng's order, if Wang Sheng is angered, he gave an order, none of his own people can be alone, seeing them are a little afraid.

Wang Sheng was also a little helpless, and asked, "Since I was appointed as Taishou, have you ever harmed you?" But what injustice has ever been? ”

"No, Wang Gongxian also..."

"It's just that I don't know why the prince suddenly acted like this? Previously, we had approached the prince to discuss foreign trade, but the prince refused... The prince used to say that this matter is harmful to the country, since this is the case, should we think more about it and discuss it again? Some businessmen Jia Mei said with a smile.

Wang Sheng was also a little displeased when he saw them so uncooperative, and said coldly: "This is not my intention, but the Grand Duke of the DPRK personally came to Hanzhong to make me behave like this... I am also a kind person, but if I offend the Grand Duke of the DPRK, I am afraid that we will all be in trouble! ”

Hearing Wang Sheng say this, these businessmen were naturally even more afraid, and looked at each other for a moment, before they asked cautiously, "Dare to ask which minister it is?" Act so.. Remnant... thoughtful..."

"Isn't it when Situ Gong is in person?"

A businessman asked suspiciously.

"Hey!" The other sneered with some disdain and said, "If Situ Gong is here, can we still talk to Taishou here?" ”

Everyone thought about it, it is true, if the first traitor of the dynasty came, I was afraid that these people were already in prison, maybe there would be Taishou to accompany them, since it was not Situ Gong, which minister would it be? The pricing is so high... Suddenly, a person's eyes lit up, he trembled a little, and asked, "Isn't it Wenrengong?" ”

"What?!"

"Wen Rengong!" Several businessmen exclaimed, and for a moment, everyone stared at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng was a little creepy by these fiery eyes, he coughed, and said, "It's indeed Wen Rengong." ”

"Hearing the !! of the father-in-law to Hanzhong" Several businessmen shouted, hurriedly jumped up, and asked loudly with some gaffes: "Where is Wen Rengong!?" Wang Sheng didn't understand why these people were so excited, he said slowly: "Wen Rengong is here for state affairs, and now, he is patrolling Hanzhong..."

"Haha~~" Several businessmen laughed a little excitedly, the leader trembled, and asked cautiously: "We may have seen the public side?" ”

"As the Grand Duke of the court, how can Wenren be on the same level as you?" Wang Sheng said with some displeasure.

"That's right... It's just that we really want to see and hear the side of the people, if the king can allow it, let alone take seven, it is... Take... Eight, I'll admit it later! The businessmen said excitedly, Wang Sheng was a little confused again, he really didn't understand these things recently, what was the situation, he asked a little blankly: "You and Wenren Gong are the township party?" ”

"No, Wang Jun doesn't know anything, many businessmen in Yizhou are all worshipping gods for the sake of hearing people, and they bow day and night... Regard it as an immortal, in the remote place of Yizhou, many people call Wenren Gong the God of Wealth, and the way to make money is our lifelong pursuit!! The businessmen's eyes were blazing, and they said excitedly that the folk private sacrifices in Yizhou are the most frequent.

It is also the most headache for the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties, which is also the reason why the Zhang family can develop rapidly here, it was this group of people before, why did the public make sacrifices, and now in Yizhou, there are hundreds of obscenities of all sizes, some worship the landscape, some worship the name of the minister, and even worship Xiang Yu, these things, repeatedly banned, Wang Sheng really didn't expect that the original Wenren Gong had also been set up to sacrifice!

It's still a god of wealth....

"Then you worship on weekdays... All for money? ”

"yes."

Wang Sheng took a deep breath, slowed down, and said, "Okay, then I'll talk to Wenren about it, but I don't know if he can come..."

The merchants nodded, and some even shed tears with excitement, how fortunate we are, we were finally able to meet the Wenren Gong, and for the Wenren Guild will not come, they are not worried, they have financial resources, how can they not attract the God of Wealth?

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