In the golden autumn of October, Ma Yun took Ziying and Jingniang down the river and went ashore on Dongting Lake, preparing to meet the king of Chu. With Ziying, the big bodyguard, Ma Yun originally wanted to keep everything simple, and he would meet the King of Chu. However, Zhao Pu suggested that Ma Yun bring more soldiers and horses and walk over from the official road with great fanfare.

Zhao Pu said: "Since King Wumu went, for more than 20 years, in addition to quelling the rebellion of Wuxi Man, Da Chu has fought dozens of battles with Nanping and Lingnan, and has never achieved any decent victories. This time to conquer Nanping, but a rare victory in Dachu, should be publicized with great fanfare, so it is best to bring some well-trained troops, majestic, high-spirited to go on such a trip, in the hearts of the people, the evaluation of the prince can rise with the wind. If he changes day by day, such as when Han conquers Guizhou and Guanzhou, or Li Tang marches to Chu, at that time, the call for the prince to control the soldiers and horses will greatly increase. Don't forget, the king originally wanted to give the prince the title of the Great Sima of the Tiance Mansion. ”

Showmanship? Ma Yun understood, but since it was a show, he would take more businessmen from Nanping along the way, so that the people of Chu could also understand Nanping, and maybe some people would be attracted to Nanping to do business. I don't know if the Jinling Tea Store has spread the news of the grain shortage in Nanping, if this is the case, I think there will be merchants who will bring grain over.

Ma Yun seemed to think farther and farther, and Zhao Pu next to him couldn't help but remind: "Lord Wang, what do you think?" ”

Ma Yun came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, you give me a wake-up call, tonight, I am going to have a banquet for Li Zhao and other Chudi businessmen and local wealthy businessmen in Nanping, Brother Zhao, you and Mr. Wu and Mr. Fan will come together to be lively." ”

"Lord Wang, will this be a loss of identity?"

Ma Yun smiled: "Loss of identity? If you don't have enough food and clothing, that's what you call losing your identity, and let's call it having fun with the people. ”

That night, Ma Yun was in the mansion and hosted a banquet for these wealthy businessmen. Not only that, but Ma Yun also descended to greet these businessmen and stood outside the door of the hall to greet them. Why don't you go to the gate to greet you? This thing, Ma Yun thinks so, everything has to be valuable, you always go to the gate to greet you, the number of times you greet you, the person who is welcomed has no feeling, then using this to buy people's hearts will be completely ineffective. Rather than that, it is better to divide it into three, six, nine and so on. And about the banquet businessmen, the Jiedu embassy has different opinions, such as Liu Zhaoyu, who just joined, is a typical disdain. As a leader, sometimes you can't ignore the feelings of the people below you, right?

In this banquet, Ma Yun thanked these businessmen for their support to the Jiedu Embassy on the one hand, and on the other hand, announced that as long as he was still the Jiedu Envoy, then the four states of Jingnan would thoroughly implement the policy of Yuezhou, and even announced that the Jiedu Embassy would establish the Yijia Ancestral Hall, as long as the taxes paid by the merchants according to the laws and regulations exceeded a certain amount, the Jiedu Embassy would be recorded, and they could be played on their behalf after their death and awarded the nickname. After Ma Yun said this, the businessmen were immediately shocked, and the hall was silent, knowing that Ma Yun said it again, Li Zhaocai asked: "Lord Wang, is this true?" ”

"Seriously."

Boom, the hall became lively again, "Shinong Industry and Commerce" businessmen have always been at the back, Ma Yun did this, I don't know if he improved the status of businessmen, but let businessmen have face, have face, although this face is only after death, but for the businessmen who are at the bottom, it is already a great joy. There is also a nickname, and you can also enter the ancestral hall of the official mansion, what a great honor this is. At the moment, many people asked what this standard was. Ma Yun pointed at Fan Zhen with his finger and said with a smile: "Mr. Fan, in charge of this matter, you can ask him." ”

Fan Zhenben was stationed in Shaxian County and was temporarily arrested, so he didn't know about this at all, but he couldn't say anything at the moment, so he had to say euphemistically: "This amount will not be too high, it must be reasonable, you can rest assured." A few days later, the festival will be posted on the board. ”

Ma Yun has long had the idea of encouraging business, but this Yijia Temple was just said happily and temporarily remembered. He was afraid that Fan Zhen would pity the feathers and disagree with this matter, so he said it directly, resulting in a fait accompli, according to Fan Zhen's personality, he was unwilling in his heart, but he would not insist on opposing it, as for Wu Ban, the good man is a very good man.

Sure enough, just after the banquet, Fan Zhen immediately spoke, but instead of complaining, he praised: "Lord Wang, the idea of this Yijia Temple is really whimsical, we should set a reasonable price." As for the nickname? Lord, is it not directly linked to this tax payment, and businessmen are allowed to pay their own money to buy it. ”

People have good fortune and bad luck, and doing so just gives those who have the opportunity to buy a nickname. Ma Yun nodded hurriedly, is he worthy of being an expert in collecting money? This kind of trick can be thought of, and the dead want to make money. No wonder, after Chai Rong came to power, he fought for many years, and the finances of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not collapse, but flourished. This paradigm, drawing inferences from one another, really has two hits. Anyway, this matter is willing to be fought and suffered, and the businessman doesn't care about the money.

Zhao Pu on the side, willing to think that Fan Zhen would object, who would have thought that he would say this, his face was a little pale, and he hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, this nickname is used by the imperial court to reward functions, and ordinary officials don't have it, this... How can this confuse rewards? As soon as this policy is implemented, I am afraid that it will be called everywhere. Merchants can buy it, but which officials can't buy it, and people can't buy it? In this way, I am afraid that the sense of honor of the nickname will of course disappear, which is a blow to the imperial court system. And in the eyes of people of insight, the Jingnan Jiedu Envoy Mansion may have become a money-collecting mansion. ”

As soon as Zhao Pu said this, Liu Zhaoyu beside him also nodded again and again, and Ma Yun smiled: "These two nicknames can be different, for the businessman's nickname, you can add a Jia character to the end, use three words." Officials use two words, and those who have made outstanding achievements use one word, so it's not okay. ”

"Lord Wang, this is not a matter of a few words, this is a manifestation of status and identity, it has always been the 'Shinong Industry and Commerce' businessman who is the last, and now the prince is doing this, on the surface, isn't everyone having a nickname? To govern the world, it depends on hundreds of officials and scholars. It depends on the will of the people. ”

Ma Yun looked at Fan Qian, this girl's head was lowered and she didn't speak, damn, he couldn't be relied on at the critical moment, he had to rack his brains to find a way, suddenly, Ma Yun said: "Otherwise, we will reward the officials with something else." For example, the imperial court issued its own edict to give this official the titles of 'loving the people like a son' and 'honest and honest'? ”

"Lord Wang, this nickname is the tenth ** for that. For example, 'incorruptible' means incorruptible. "Zhao Pu is often dumbfounded by this unlearned fifth prince, because this person sometimes thinks like a genius, and some have unbelievable ideas like an idiot plus three levels.

"That's good, when the officials are in office, according to their political performance, they will be evaluated once a year as the 'Top Ten Parents Officials', and if they are evaluated, they will be rewarded with certificates, and at the same time they will enter the ancestral hall of loyalty and filial piety. What do you think? ”

Loyal and filial piety ancestral hall? Several people in the study looked at each other, the prince was addicted to building an ancestral hall, and he was engaged in an ancestral hall for everything! What is this certificate award?