Chapter 739: Flowers and Flowers (17)
Xin'an County Mansion, Qinxin Small Courtyard.
Kwon Cha receives guests in the study.
It is said that they are entertainers, but in fact there are only two Sogdians, and the other three are Dingwang Wuyou and Xinyang Wang Wu Chongmin and Jiyang County Gongwu Chongxing, father and son.
"Little Cao Lingzhong's little Kang Linggan, meet the right minister" The two Sogdians wore green-robed official uniforms and knelt on their knees, but they did not dare to call themselves officials, just because the Sogdians had been reduced to slavery.
Not only in the Great Zhou, but also in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away, the clansmen they were expelled back also lost their property, so the countries of Kang and Shi were in danger under the watchful eye of the countries of the Western Regions.
Quan Ce looked at it, these Sogdians were very different from the Central Plains, but they were quite similar to each other, with high noses and deep eyes, no buns, and their hair should have been trimmed and groomed, slippery and slippery, and the ends of their hair were slightly curled up and draped over their shoulders, but they did not look abrupt.
The one who called himself Cao Lingzhong was quite old, his beard was already gray, Kang Linggan was younger, still in his prime, with brown-black hair, his official hat should have been altered, and the tail was drooping, covering as much hair as possible, leaving only a short section between the neck, which was exposed.
"The two of you, please get up, both as officials and as servants of the imperial court, as much as you can be above board, and you don't have to be slaves," Quan Ce opened his mouth, and the two Sogdians burst into tears before they stood up, knelt down again, and wept bitterly.
"Thank you for your compassion, the lower officials are grateful"
In just ten months, from heaven to hell, originally they had a wide range of money, brocade clothes and food, life was moist and comfortable, and was appreciated by the nobles of the Great Zhou, the spring breeze was proud, seeing that the silver money and currency of the Celestial Empire were about to be held in their hands, but overnight, they became prisoners under the stairs, the clansmen died or chased, and they were lucky to stay, only dozens of families remained, the family wealth was scattered, and the status plummeted.
Quan Ce said a few words of gentle reassurance, promising that after the errand was done and he made a meritorious contribution, he would face His Majesty Chen and get rid of their slavery for them.
Cao Lingzhong and the two were grateful.
Quan Ce and Wu Chongxing looked at each other and smiled, these Sogdians are still the people who can be used by the Shaofu Supervisor, and all the technical links of Qianzhuang's preparation are also in their hands, they are too cramped, lack of energy, and they are not easy to call, so it is good to give them some sweetness and motivation.
Anyway, they no longer have the courage and resources, and with the east wind of Qian Zhuang, they can only sit and watch the merchants of the Great Zhou Heavenly Dynasty clumsily peck at each other.
"The right prime minister is far-sighted, and the imperial court has opened a money bank, which can be described as groundbreaking" Cao Lizhong wiped away his tears and said seriously.
"With the prestige of the government as a guarantee, the credit is established, and the lower officials are in full swing to improve the signing vouchers and secret words, and the security system is completed, so the exchange and storage business should not be difficult."
"Determining the price of gold, silver and copper coins is a good government that favors the small people of the Celestial Empire, but it is necessary to pay special attention to discipline and secrecy, rich businessmen are well-informed, if the rumors leak, it is inevitable that some people will speculate, but it will be harmful, and a mechanism can be set up, on the eve of price adjustment, it is customary to release false news......"
"The key to the lending business is the mortgage, the establishment of the money bank is a tool of the court, but it is not a good ......" Cao Lizhong stole a glance at Wu Chongxing next to him, these words, he did not mention in front of Wu Chongxing, "Xia Guan thinks that the mortgage value and the loan amount should be one or three, only in this way can the borrower be spurred to make a profit and repay the loan as soon as possible, if he can't, recover the collateral, the money bank will make a more profitable profit......"
Cao Lingzhong's eyes were shining, his mouth was like a river, and he talked for half an hour, and Kang Linggan then added some more, all of which were quite profound.
Wu Yu and the elegant name of Tao Zhu Gong in the current dynasty, he has a lot of experience in running business, listens carefully, and nods frequently.
Quan Ce's insight is beyond this era, and listening to his remarks, there is nothing new, but he agrees.
"Very good, Mr. Cao and Mr. Kang are familiar with this, and I hope to do my best to help Chongxing, and this minister will not treat the two of them badly" Quan Ce encouraged two sentences, and did not comment on the details they mentioned, that was Wu Chongxing's affairs, in front of his subordinates, to give him enough dignity.
Cao Lingzhong and Kang Linggan thanked them and left.
"These two people are thoughtful and familiar with all aspects, but their methods are a little cold and yin, mercenary, not the right way, worshipping, you can use their skills, use their ideas, not use their means" Wu Youji shook his head and made a point.
"That's right, listen to it at the same time, you can listen to their opinions more, there are some key points, it is necessary to take precautions, and hard rules must be set up, but it is not necessary to use the way of letting the people break their homes, the loan repayment cycle can be moderately longer, the money village is not a good hall, but it cannot be made into a punishment ground, according to their methods, what is the difference between the money bank of the court and the usurer?" The same is true of Quan Ce.
"Father, eldest brother, Chongxing has written it down" Wu Chongxing nodded again and again.
"Hehe, very good" Quan Ce chuckled, his eyes looked at Wu Chongmin, who was speechless and did not belong to his thoughts, "Our King of Xinyang, what's wrong, has the soul been hooked away?" ”
Wu Chongmin's face turned red, but he held his head high and said calmly, "Big brother, Chongmin's soul has flown and gone to the Sifang Pavilion and the Tubo Mission."
Seeing his brother's shameless look, Wu Chongxing's card laughed out loud, which successfully attracted Wu Chongmin's angry eyes, made an excuse, patted his ass and walked away.
The interaction between the two brothers "hahaha" made Wu Youji and Quan Ce laugh.
"There is no Lu clan, but the Tibetan generations of hairpin nobles, branching out, there are many territorial tribes, most of them are distributed around the city of Luo and the area of Zhangxiong Ali, the big ones have hundreds of thousands of serfs, and the small ones have tens of thousands, after the Qin Ling was expelled from the city of Luo, the power of the Lu clan is more powerful, and only the Niya clan and the great sorcerer of the Bon sect can compete with it."
"Xie'er is the favorite niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother of Tibet, her grandfather is the brother of the Queen Mother, and her father is the protector of Larudu, commanding a quarter of the soldiers and horses of Tubo, guarding some cities, reading Buddhist scriptures since childhood, quite knowledgeable about righteousness, having a strategy, hearty sex, Mu Haojie, often walking in the palace, assisting the Queen Mother and Chidu Song, and there are many praises in the palace"
Quan Ce took the information he got from the investigation one by one, and said solemnly, "This woman is probably not from the boudoir, Chongmin can think about it carefully."
"Big brother, I've already thought clearly" Wu Chongmin held his head high, "If they get married in the future, I don't want anyone to enclose them in the inner garden, don't set foot outside, compare their hearts with their hearts, and it's not appropriate to force the daughter's family next to them so much, besides, there are two sisters-in-law next to the eldest brother, and they all have their own operations, and they are heroes among women, Chongmin is willing to follow the example of the eldest brother, be a loving husband and wife with her, and also be a fellow career leader."
Quan Ce smiled and said no more, he just told what he knew, and the final decision was still in Wu Chongmin's own hands.
"Chongmin, that Xie'er, how does it look?" Wu Youji was a little worried and asked an entry-level question.
Wu Chongmin was proud, "Xie'er is the most beautiful in the world in the eyes of children"
With such a stream-of-consciousness reply, Wu Youji couldn't help but stop talking.
He looked at his eldest son suspiciously, but he was finally not at ease, thinking that he would secretly ask someone to take a look, if it was like Qinling, black into carbon, and his face was full of wrinkles, he was afraid that he would have to beat the mandarin duck.
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