In the hall of the official office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the original furnishings on the hall have been removed.

In addition to a high table placed in front of it, and a map of the Great Qianhuang was hung next to it, it was a full house of Nanmu chairs.

Jia Cong, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, stood behind the high school, condescendingly looked down at all kinds of people kneeling on the ground, and said an opening sentence that made everyone creepy:

"People who are too wealthy are usually prone to losing awe.

There is an old saying, "wealth can lead to God", also called "money can make ghosts grind".

In order to earn huge profits, those who know that they have violated the law of the country but still take risks, businessmen are also.

In the north, those who smuggle and sell forbidden goods in Mongolia, such as crucian carp crossing the river.

In the south, those who smuggle commercial goods without permission are even more prohibited.

Of course, Lone also knows that it's not really forbidden to do it, it's just that the giants who do these things have great powers, and they have long fed the relevant officials with gold and silver women.

Even some of the more courageous means use this as a lever to blackmail officials who accept bribes into being their lackeys and let them use them.

For example, the former Yangzhou salt merchant Bai Jia......

In this case, how can you have reverence for the court in your hearts?

The emperor is far away, most of you think that you are an uncrowned king, and the imperial power cannot be prestigious.

The rulers of all dynasties have suppressed merchants to varying degrees and reduced you to lowly status, not for no reason......"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the businessmen who were kneeling on the ground changed drastically, especially those who had ghosts in their hearts, and they were soaked in cold sweat for a moment.

They didn't come to Beijing without concerns, and they didn't study Jia Cong's temperament.

They also know what the risks of this trip are.

But they never dreamed that this trip would really become a trip to Longtan and a tiger's den.

Many people's faces are as pale as dirt, and they lament in their hearts: People die for money, birds die for food, and everything is over!

Even Zhao Qingshan and the others, who had changed their regular clothes and appeared in the yatang as outsiders, all looked at each other, wondering what this highness wanted to do.

Is it really going to be another wave of wool shearing?

But it's not the right time......

However, in the cubicle behind the yatang, Ye Qing said to Daiyu with a smile: "See, how treacherous you are!" He first beat the warning, so that those who were lawless with some silver would be in awe, and then the rest would be easy. Believe it or not, it's not just about auctioning a recipe today. In this recipe, I am afraid that there will be a famous hall! ”

Daiyu glanced at Ye Qing, then looked at it again, and then asked quietly, "Sister Ye, have you applied powder and rouge today?" ”

Ye Qing sneered and said, "With my sister's appearance, do you still need to apply powder and rouge?" ”

Daiyu couldn't help but purse her lips and laughed, and said, "Sister is good-looking today, I feel better than before." ”

Ye Qing smiled incomprehensibly and said, "Sister doesn't want to look so good, there is a secret method!" ”

Daiyu hesitated, looked at Ye Qing suspiciously, and said, "How do I think Sister Ye is not well-intentioned?" ”

Ye Qing froze for a moment when he heard this, and saw that the suspicion in Daiyu's eyes became thicker, and he coughed dryly, and said, "Listen quickly, your sweetheart's fox tail is leaking out!" ”

"But I think that Shinong industry and commerce, the four pillars of the country, and the four people, are indispensable."

"Merchants communicate whether there is or not, the south goods go to the north, and the west goes east. and what they do is for the benefit of the people. As long as it is done within the limits of national law, it should be respected. ”

Of course, today's commercial law is not perfect, so that many businessmen have no way to act, and can only be subjected to many officials to take cards, extort and extort, and suffer unspeakably. There are many things that you can't do. ”

"These matters must be resolved, and the commercial law must be determined to protect the rights and interests of the merchants, and of course, to regulate the obligations of the merchants. After the introduction of the imperial court's commercial law, as long as the merchants acted in accordance with the law, there would be no taboos. ”

"Lone believes that the day when the merchant stands up straight and earns the silver in a dignified manner will not be too far away. Let's come here today, and sell first. Shandong has suffered a severe drought this year, thousands of miles of red land, and millions of people have been affected. Originally, some people suggested that Lonely, increase the civil tax for relief. But I think that taxes should not be lightly raised. The court set a tax of one cent, and when it comes down, I am afraid that it will be ten times more than the people. Fortunately, Gu still has some belongings, all of which have been sold, to see if he can live more people's lives. Speaking of which, Lone still has something to ask for......"

As soon as these words came out, the merchants who had just escaped death were almost frightened again, and an old man couldn't help but say loudly: "If Your Highness has a place to get the grass people, just give orders." Asking for each other, it is difficult for grass people to bear the death! ”

In a chorus, Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "This matter is really going to trouble you, this recipe, you don't collect money, only food." It doesn't have to be transported to Beijing, it can be transported directly to Qilu, and if you are reluctant to transport it, you can also transport it to several strongholds along the Yangtze River. How, is there a problem? ”

The old man's face twitched before, and he had to remind him stubbornly: "Your Highness, if all of it is replaced with food, then ...... It's going to be a huge number! I'm afraid I'm going to drain the grain in many places......"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Listen to the accent, my husband is a Chaoshang in Yuezhou, right?" ”

The old man was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The grass people are Chaoshan people. ”

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Chaozhou is so far away from Beijing, how did my husband come here?" ”

The old man smiled and said: "The grass people are doing some trivial things in Jinling, and I heard that His Royal Highness wants to make a crystal snow prescription to save the people of Qilu and all the people. Although the grass people are despicable, they also have the heart to serve the country, so they hurried in the starry night, and fortunately rushed to Shenjing yesterday. ”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "It's a righteous businessman...... However, as far as Gu knows, the land in Chaozhou is barren, and it is difficult for the people to survive by farming, so there have been fishermen who have relied on the sea for their livelihood since ancient times. Later, there were wise people who traded with people from abroad. During the Han Dynasty, there was the famous Maritime Silk Road...... My husband is a tide businessman, didn't his family go to sea to trade? ”

Only officials and businessmen can trade with foreign countries.

Of course, Daqian's official maritime trade is really not worth mentioning......

According to the law, the common people are not allowed to go to sea without permission.

At this moment, Jia Cong dug a pit, and it depends on how the old man answers.

When the old man heard this, his complexion really changed, he was a lot older, and he was also a very pampered person on weekdays, but at this moment, he was like an ant on a hot pot, panicked, and felt that the eyes of the young man above were more and more like the weight of Mount Tai, and when he was struggling to breathe, the old man gritted his teeth and kowtowed: "The grass people deserve death!" The family does have a ...... of trading with Fanbang in a foreign country."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "That old man should know that not far from Daqian, there are two or three small countries, called Annan and Siam, and their countries were originally China's homeland. Although the land is small, it is rich in rice, which can be harvested three times a year. ”

When the old man heard this, he saw that Jia Cong didn't mention the smuggling of sea trade at all, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness has far-sighted knowledge, and it is really a virtue bestowed by God, and the grass people are respectful!" Indeed, Annam and Siam both produce rice, but because the rainy season is too long and ripe too fast, the taste of grain and rice in these two places is far less sweet than that of Daqian rice. Therefore, although the price is low, it is also ......"

At this point, the old man suddenly understood what Jia Cong meant.

Suddenly raised his head, looked at Jia Cong, who was standing indifferently after a few years of height, and saw that he was extremely good-looking, and he was born noble, so he hurriedly lowered his head and praised: "Your Highness's intentions, the grass people know it." Your Highness can rest assured that if the grass people can get the crystal snow recipe today, they will definitely go to Annam Siam to buy grain, and transport it to Shandong by sea to help the Qilu victims. ”

The victims were so hungry that they even ate the soil, and they still cared if the rice was sweet or not?

Jia Cong smiled heartily and said, "I should let those who say that businessmen are heavy on profit and unrighteousness, who said that my big businessmen don't know loyalty?" The old man just let go of the action, and after the success, when he enters Beijing again in the next year, he will inscribe a plaque for the old man to show the loyalty of the tide businessmen! ”

As soon as these words came out, not only the old man, but even several big Cantonese businessmen who came with him around him, their faces became agitated.

Cantonese merchants, Hui merchants, Jin merchants, Zhejiang merchants, and Su merchants, since ancient times, these five major merchant gangs have competed with each other, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.

Today, the five businessmen gathered, but let the Cantonese businessmen out of the limelight and get great glory!

If the plaque of "Chaozhou Righteous Merchants" inscribed by the prince of the dynasty can be carried back and offered in the ancestral shrine, it will make them happier than earning millions of taels of gold and silver, and the faces of the ancestors and ancestors will be bright!

The eyes of the other merchants were red when they saw it, and just now they were still laughing at the Cantonese merchants in their hearts, and they didn't know the truth that Mu Xiu would be destroyed by Lin Feng.

When Jia Cong asked the old man if his family had fornicated overseas, they were still gloating.

But I didn't want to, but in a blink of an eye, I got such a big lottery!

One by one, they can't wait to show it immediately, and get back a name of loyalty for their respective merchants.

It's a pity that Jia Cong has already given up his high number and returned to the inner hall, where he was taken over by a young man with a fox-like smile.

The young man smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Qiu San, the deputy head of the Lower Internal Affairs Office, is holding an auction of crystal snow recipes for everyone today, and I hope you will have more support." You are all the most savvy merchants in the world, and the value of crystal snow is geometric, so there is no need to say more. This is too big, and it is not a good thing to give it to only one family. Therefore, this recipe is divided into eighteen parts, each of which represents the management right of a province or a place, and if you get the recipe, within ten years of this land, there will be only one that can sell this snowflake sugar, and there is a brocade guard as a guarantee. Next, let's auction the crystal snow distribution rights in the capital first. The auction starts at 300,000 taels, and the price increases by 5,000 taels at a time......"

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"Qingchen, your fight and coaxing, it's a good means. But how do I think there's something else going on here? Are you that good at talking? ”

In the inner hall, after Ye Qing saw Jia Cong coming in, he looked at him with suspicion and asked.

Jia Cong snorted, didn't reply to her, and asked Daiyu, "Where did you rest yesterday?" ”

Daiyu smiled: "Together with Sister Bao, there is also Yun Yatou." ”

On the side, Ye Qing glanced at Jia Cong with a smile and smiled.

Jia Cong didn't bother to pay attention to her, and asked Daiyu: "The Queen Mother said that the harem will be handed over to us to manage, do you like it?" ”

Daiyu blinked, shook her head, and said strangely: "Isn't it going to be handed over to Sister Bao and Sister Ping'er?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Sister Bao can't hold up now...... That's it, I'll ask the third sister when I go back, she is a powerful person, she should be able to hold it. ”

He said: "Don't be in a hurry to go back to the palace for a while, take you to see your uncle." I'm going to send you back to Jia's house in two days, so I'm going to go shopping today. ”

When Daiyu heard this, she glanced at Jia Cong with her dew-like eyes, then blushed again and lowered her head.

On the side, Ye Qing couldn't help pinching her face, as if she was eating: "It hurts you the most!" ”

"How can there be ......?"

Daiyu denied it.

At this moment, I heard an angry roar from the front: "One million taels!" Which one will fight again?! ”

After a period of silence, the voice of the old man who had a conversation with Jia Cong before sounded: "We Chaozhou businessmen have been fighting for their lives in the sea since we were children, begging for food, what kind of formation have we never seen?" Today, no matter how big the number you shout, we will add another 100,000 taels. The old man promised His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he would do everything he could to help His Royal Highness help the victims of the Qilu disaster. ”

In the inner hall, Daiyu's small mouth was round, but Ye Qing opened a pair of beautiful eyes and stared at Jia Cong tightly!

She suddenly thought of a word she had seen last night:

Childcare!

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