"Wheels! …… Wheel! …… Stop it! ”

The jade rabbit is slanting to the west, the golden crow has not risen, the stars are dim, and the sky is hazy...... When the east was just white, an ox cart appeared on Baihu Street, a hundred zhang away from the Wuchou Mansion, and the ox cart stopped, obviously full of awe of the mansion of the 'killing god'!

Pulling the cart is a Guanzhong ox, tall and majestic, shiny fur, full of tendon meat, ox cart is also unusual, fragrant mahogany for the wheel, hard sandalwood for the shaft, covered with black canopy, sheepskin soft couch inside, even the rope for traction, is also woven of high-quality green linen, only this ox cart, at least worth hundreds of gold!

Although the price of the ox cart is high, there is no blue umbrella cover, no gold and silver jewelry, and no symbol of the scholar clan, so it can be seen that the owner of this ox cart is very wealthy, but the social status is not high!

After a while, dozens of ox carts converged one after another, pulling the carts from Qinchuan cattle, Nanyang green cattle, Bohai black cattle, and grassland red cattle...... Colorful, quite spectacular, the world's famous cattle, seems to have gathered here!

In the same way, the form of these ox carts is no different from the first one, they are all vehicles with exquisite materials, shabby grades, and belong to the common people, which shows that the identity of their owners is also roughly the same - rich but not expensive!

"Brother Zhang has always been good, I heard that you are in Fuguifang, and you have opened eight more shops, which can be described as making money every day!"

"It's just a small industry, how dare you compare it with Brother Liu, take a trip to the grassland, and the income will be more than one million!"

"Oops! …… Brother Huangfu is also here, this year's wind and rain are smooth, the five grains are abundant, and your hundreds of grain and rice stores are going to make a lot of money again! ”

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The car owners came out one after another, they are old and young, ugly and handsome, all of them are full of red faces, talk well, but they are shabby in clothing, and they do not wear gold and jade things, because they have the same identity - businessmen!

There were forty-three people in total, all of whom were first-class merchants, dealing in grain, winemaking, livestock, fishing and salt, transportation, mining, construction, timber, textiles, and ...... All walks of life, including those with abundant assets and huge strength, are all rich in the existence of the first party!

Someone has privately commented that forty-three families working together to make Xuchang City - the market is depressed, there is a shortage of materials, within a month - prices are soaring, livelihoods are poor, half a year - food is cut off, refugees are flooding, and at that time, the Han Dynasty has no choice but to move the capital!

Of course, that's just talking, they really dare to do this, within three days, the tiger and leopard rider will inevitably come to the door, confiscate the family property, and exterminate the nine clans, Prime Minister Cao's thunderbolt method is quite powerful!

The merchants lived in scattered places, although they had business dealings, but they rarely gathered in one place, and today forty-three people are together, which is unique, as for the reason...... They received an invitation from Da Sima Xiao Yat!

Xiao Yi is the world's number one general, and is also the son-in-law of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, how noble his status is, and those who are qualified to associate with him are all civil and military ministers, dignitaries, and dignitaries.

Happily, it is a great honor to be invited by Da Sima, the value of this invitation, but it is not exchanged, if you take this opportunity to win the favor of Da Sima, it will be a step to the sky!

Shockingly, the words 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang' make people shudder, this southern and northern war, killing people like hemp, known as the "killing god", they make a little mistake, I'm afraid the head is not guaranteed, Da Sima wants to kill a few businessmen, it is no different from pinching a few ants to death!

Therefore, after receiving the invitation, the businessmen bathed and changed their clothes, selected clothes, participated in the soup to replenish their energy, and then came to the door of the Hou Mansion early with various heavy gifts, so as to meet the great Sima Xiao Yi in the best condition!

As for the purpose of inviting them, the invitation card did not state, but everyone could guess a few points, since ancient times, officials are like knives, businessmen are like sheep, and when the two sides meet, it must be related to money, and they are also ready, this time I am afraid that there will be a lot of bloodletting!

"Squeak! …… You came so early, all of you are trustworthy people, Da Sima is waiting in the lobby, please come in! ”

After the sky was bright, with a sound, the door of the Hou Mansion opened, and a fat man with a smile on his face walked out, it was the chief manager-Song Zhong!

"There is a general manager of the labor university to greet you, the villains dare not be ashamed, a small gift, not a respect!"

The seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, the head of the Hou Mansion without worries, and his identity is equally noble, at least in the eyes of many businessmen, Song Zhong is a big man!

The businessmen rushed in, and when they passed by Song Zhong's side, they stuffed their purses one after another, and they either had gold beads or beautiful jade, all of which were expensive.

Next, Song Zhong led the way, led everyone into the mansion, and went straight to the lobby of the Hou Mansion, Xiao Yi had already freshened up, waiting for the fat sheep to come to the door!

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"The little ones pay homage to the big Sima-Gonghou Wandai, rich and auspicious!"

After entering the lobby, the businessmen knelt down and bowed down, and no one dared to look up!

"Huh! - Distinguished guests come to the door, Peng Shen is shining, you don't have to be polite, all sit down and use tea! ”

Above the lobby, Xiao Yi wore a purple and gold crown and a hundred flower robes, and his attitude was extremely easy-going.

At this time, the merchants raised their heads slightly, peeking at Xiao Yi above, this big Sima - with a smile on his face, his eyes shot golden light, and he didn't have any killing aura at all, but felt a familiar smell, which was the greedy aura of merchants!

"The world is in turmoil, the society is uneasy, all the people of the Han Dynasty should be the strength of the country, and I invite you to come here today, because there is a matter to discuss......"

Xiao Yi waved outward, and the soldiers carried a sand table, on which the houses were exquisite, with carved beams and paintings, which was the model of the 'Zhengming Academy'!

"Serving the country, it is a matter of course, although the merchant is humble, he also has a fierce loyalty, as long as the great Sima orders it, we will do our best!"

Those who can become big businessmen are all exquisite, and in a few words, they understand what Xiao Yi means, this is to make them donate gold!

The world is in turmoil, the conquest is continuous, and the money is like flowing water, but the people are ten rooms and nine empty, the fields are largely barren, and the money and grain handed over are very small.

Knowing that they were blackmailed, the businessmen could only pinch their noses and admit it, who called others powerful, swords and soldiers, and they only had money, just like a wolf eating sheep, rightfully so!

Fortunately, the true character of the big Sima man, arrogant but not humiliated, strong but not bullying, only with heroes and heroes as enemies, never bullying the poor people, this time to their businessmen, it will not be too cruel, thinking of this, the businessmen handed each other glances, discussing the amount of donations, I am afraid there is no number of gold, can not get out of the gate of the Hou Mansion, right?

"Businessmen run around, work day and night, in order to earn a little hard-earned money, you have the heart to serve the country, this big Sima also has three return gifts, one of them: all of you donate gold, all inscribed on the stone tablet, placed in the Zhengming Academy, for thousands of years, in order to honor future generations!"

Xiao Yat asked the businessmen to donate money, one is to prepare for the Contention Conference, and the other is to expand the Contention Academy, as an education investor, they should be given an honor!

"Inscribe the stele, place the school, the infancier, the reverence...... It's not a loss! ”

Businessmen are also heavy on profits, spend some money, in exchange for a good reputation, they are still willing, many people after calculating the gains and losses, the amount of planned donations, doubled!

"Second, anyone who participates in the donation can become a guest of the Hou Mansion, and if you encounter trouble in the future, this big Sima will support you!"

Merchants are the last of the four peoples and are deeply discriminated against by the world, but Xiao Yat knows very well how powerful these people are, and how many big countries in the world after two thousand years are controlled by businessmen!

Even in the Qin and Han dynasties, merchants were very useful, but the rulers of the past dynasties failed to use this power, in this case, then use it for me, don't forget - money can serve ghosts and gods!

"Subordinates visit Da Sima - do your best, swear allegiance!"

Hearing the second return salute, the merchant suddenly couldn't sit still, and made a big bow again, last time it was to worship the big Sima, this time it was to meet the lord!

Become a guest of the Hou Mansion without worries, the benefits to the businessmen are very many, not to mention a big tree, the face is also extremely glorious, there is no need to take the ox cart in the future, all replaced by a beautiful carriage, and then inlaid with the Hou Mansion's 'wolf logo', the absolute cowhide coaxing...... As for the amount of donations, double it again!

"The third gift in return, among your sons and nephews, if there are outstanding heroes, this great Sima can be the master and send them to Zhengming Academy for further study!"

Xiao Yat pointed to the school model, just like later generations, parents spend money to send their children to good schools, which can be regarded as an educational investment!

"Da Sima-Da En Dade, is our biological parents, re-created father!"

"The villain is willing to donate 10,000 yuan to support the construction of the university...... The villain donated 15,000 yuan, just to send a few more children to study! ”

"It's worth the ruin! …… The villain donated 20,000 gold, and then donated 5,000 gold every year in the future, just asking for his children and grandchildren to be reborn and embark on a career in office! ”

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The merchants did not kneel down, but prostrate on the ground, performing the five-body salute of throwing themselves to the ground, and in their minds, they had already worshiped Xiao Yi as a god!

Merchants are not allowed to be officials, this is the rule of the Han family for hundreds of years, even if it is the mediocre Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he does not sell his official position to merchants, so although they have millions of family wealth, their social status is very low, and they can only be slaughtered fat sheep!

Now it's different, where is Zhengming Academy, hundreds of schools of thought teach, students from all over the world gather, people who come out of there will inevitably have a smooth career and enter the prime minister, and their children will go to further their studies, and they can get rid of their businessman status and become officials of the imperial court!

Taking a step back, even if the children can't become officials, their classmates together will be court officials in the future, and with each other's help, they will be able to be prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime...... As for the donation, quadruple it!

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Accepting so many donations, Xiao Yi also smiled, and immediately set up a banquet in the lobby to entertain a group of businessmen, and only after he was full of wine and food, he served tea to the guests, and asked the housekeeper Song Zhong to send everyone out of the door......

After the merchants left, Xiao Yi took out a stack of 'donation documents', carefully calculated them, and finally came up with an astonishing number...... 643,000 gold, enough to hold ten competitions, and support the expenses of the university for several years!

(End of chapter)