After the Meng warlord lost his military power, he was at the mercy of the Queen Mother, looking at the current family appearance, although it has a sense of being in the middle of the family, but Meng Zhaoyang is also a duke, why would he go out to collect money like a ruffian?

"What is Gong Meng doing? Collect protection money? ”

Tang Yuan looked at Meng Zhaoyang in surprise, this young man who once dominated Luoyang City might never have thought in his life that one day, he would personally take the house slaves through the streets and alleys to collect the dozens of taels of silver that the people owed him.

In the past, he probably didn't even know the cost of dozens of taels of silver, because his servants made up for this hole.

Duke Meng Zhaoyang, who was used to spending money, hung his head and said dejectedly: "No problem, Lord Fu Yin said that he doesn't have any money, let me go to the pavilion chief to collect it myself, if I can collect it, calculate me." But I went to the pavilion chief, and even coaxed and deceived both soft and hard, but I didn't get much money. ”

patted his thin pocket, and what he heard was the voice of the copper plate, and he sighed and said, "People, this is fate." I, Meng Zhaoyang, were born poor. ”

"Hehe, Meng Gong, you are more than ordinary people, you are born rich and noble. Although you have less money in your hands now, your family's granary is sufficient, and your family can't go hungry, which is the first thing. As for the lack of change to spend, this is a second-class matter. Tang Yuan gloated in his heart.

"Second-class?" Meng Zhaoyang snorted lightly: "Now there are more than seventy people in a big family, including the master and his servants, and the government only distributes rations to fifty people every month, so we just starved to death." Speaking of this, Meng Zhaoyang seemed to be more and more angry: "These old things can be eaten all day long, and they have to hire maids, and they don't look at what the family is like now!" ”

Meng Zhaoyang is not in a hurry to talk about buying and selling.

Tang Yuan smiled and said, "I plan to use your storefront." I've already observed, and I've noticed that both of your storefronts are doing cold business. And no wonder you run out and collect money everywhere. I brought the generals in the army, he has many friends in the business community in Luoyang, and he can send the goods first. ”

Meng Zhaoyang said: "Do you need the principal?" ”

"You don't need to pay the principal, the goods are sent directly from Luoyang." Tang Yuan said: "You just need to go out and be responsible for sales, and you can settle the affairs of the official." ”

"I made money, how to divide it?"

"Five-five."

"Good! General Tang was refreshing. ”

Tang Yuan suddenly regretted a little, feeling too high, Meng Zhaoyang may have seen through Tang Yuan's thoughts, and immediately changed his words: "General Tang, I am also to you, to be someone else, do you know how much it costs to lease my two stores?" This is also the façade of the national government's house, can I rent it out if I pay less? So, I'd rather lose money and do it myself than rent it to outsiders. I treat you as a brother, don't try to play with me. I also see General Tang being happy, so I am happy, otherwise we must learn from those Jianghu people, pull and pull repeatedly, and finally pretend to be embarrassed to accept it. Do you find that interesting? ”

"It's boring."

"yes, it's boring!" Meng Zhaoyang knocked on the table and said.

After finishing talking about serious things, Meng Zhaoyang began to inquire about gossip, hunched his waist like a big prawn, and asked mysteriously: "General Tang, what is your relationship with Tang Sicang in the northeast corner of the city?" ”

"Tang Sicang?"

"I used to be the Xiangcheng Soldiers and Horses Patrol Division, but I was later transferred to manage the warehouse, which is a fat shortage."

"We just have the surname Tang, and nothing else has anything to do with it." Tang Yuan said truthfully.

Meng Zhaoyang narrowed his eyes, nodded his finger and said, "Treat me as an outsider and don't tell me the truth." "I sat on the chair and crossed my legs, looking very unhappy.

"I'm from Dengzhou Mansion, and he's from Xiangcheng, so I don't have any connection." Tang Yuan wondered.

Meng Zhaoyang raised the fan, pointed at Tang Yuan, didn't speak, and looked at his disdainful expression, as if to say: Make up, continue to make up.

Tang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Then you say, what can I have to do with his family?" ”

Meng Zhaoyang was a little convinced, and said: "I heard that you had an intimate relationship with Miss Tang a few years ago, and you also lent him your sweaty BMW to ride, is this a fake?" ”

"Oh, there is this."

"Look, it's going to happen again." Meng Zhaoyang rolled his eyes, his face full of disdain: "If I don't say it, you won't admit it." ”

"Huh." Tang Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "This is just a misunderstanding, at that time, her daughter walked out of the house in a fit of anger for some reason, and when she saw me riding a horse, she reprimanded me and asked me what official position I had, and I dared to ride a horse in the city." At that time, I saw that the girl was interesting, so I deliberately played with her, and I knew that she could not ride out of the city, so I lent it to her. ”

"Oh, it sounds, it's like that." Meng Zhaoyang smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't go around in circles with you." If you can get in touch with Tang Sicang, I can guarantee that you will benefit a lot. Although he is now dismissed from his military position, the entire militia warehouse in Xiangcheng is under his control alone. Cao Dingbang is also very clear, the warehouse in the army does not allow Fu Yin to interfere, and he does not interfere in Fu Yin's warehouse. ”

"Then why don't you contact him?"

"That guy has a straightforward personality, I've tried a few times, and he won't let go."

"Oh, you're trying my luck."

"Yes, everybody has a different face. Maybe if you go, you'll be better than me. ”

Tang Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "How can my face be as big as the face of the Duke of Guo, I think it's better to forget it, don't touch that moldy head." ”

Seeing that Tang Yuan didn't want to go, Meng Zhaoyang didn't force him to go, just shook his head and sighed, saying that this road would not work, otherwise he would definitely be able to eat well in Xiangcheng in the future. I think that when he was in Luoyang, he Meng Dachangsun had contacts with the warehouses of the six major departments, including the warehouses in Jingzhaoyin and the two counties in Luoyang City.

In fact, he didn't want to take advantage, he just wanted to move at a critical moment, and both parties would get benefits from the move. If the emperor sends someone to check and ensure that there are materials of the same price in the warehouse, even if he is held accountable, he will say to His Majesty the emperor that it is a matter of copying, but the inventory property is still the same amount, and even occasionally it will be promoted, and the big mistake will become a small mistake, so naturally there is no need to worry about losing your head.

For business, the Meng family has a lot of talents, Nalan Xin sent a few henchmen to Luoyang with silver, and those things are not mentioned for the time being.

As soon as Tang Yuan returned to the barracks, he heard that an official surnamed Tang was coming to look for him, and the first reaction in Tang Yuan's mind was the master of the Tang Mansion, that is, the Sicang of the City Patrol Soldiers and Horses.

But after meeting, it was found that it was not the middle-aged man, but a young and handsome young man.