Chapter 1673: Thank you must be said
After the snow melted, Han Yi changed to a horse, and the group rushed to Laizhou with a fast horse.
After a few days, the group finally came to Laizhou.
Although Laizhou is not as prosperous as Chang'an and Luoyang, it seems to be not far behind Yangzhou, and even better in some aspects.
In ancient times, Laizhou belonged to the Qi country, and the Qi country was among the best in the Seven Kingdoms, both in culture and economy, and Confucius was born in this Qilu land, which is why the Shandong Shi clan has endured for a long time, because people have this heritage, and they have this gene in their bones.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, Laizhou also belonged to Shangzhou, and the standard of Shangzhou was 30,000 households, and the economic development of this place with many people was naturally rapid. Although Han Yi's eyes have always been on the south of the Yangtze River, in fact, his economic policies have also greatly promoted the development of Shandong, especially Laizhou, because Laizhou is the eastern bridgehead of the Yellow River Delta, the key point of the Jiaodong Peninsula, and the sea and land transportation network extends in all directions.
Talent, productivity, transportation, all three, it can be said that it has all the elements of economic development, can this place not be prosperous?
"Brother Han, look over there."
Brother Xiong, who was driving, suddenly shouted excitedly.
"See what?"
Han Yi lifted the curtain and turned his head to look, only to see dozens of cargo ships docked on the river on the left, which looked very spectacular.
Brother Xiong was very surprised: "I didn't expect that this Laizhou land is rich, and it is almost the same as Luoyang." β
Han Yi couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and said, "It's still worse than Luoyang." β
"But I think it's about the same." Brother Xiong said.
Han Yi smiled and looked at the river again, with some light flashing in his eyes.
After walking another mile, Brother Xiong, who was driving, shouted again, "Brother Han, Brother Han, come out quickly and see, it seems to be Uncle Qian and them." β
"Really?"
Han Yi lifted the curtain again, raised his eyes, and saw a tea shed under a big tree on the side of the road not far away, and there were more than a dozen people standing around the tea shed, which were Qian Dafang, Zou Fengchi, Zhao Sijia and other Chang'an businessmen.
And over there, Qian Dafang and others also saw Han Yi.
"It's coming! Here it comes! β
"It's coming!"
"Brother Han!"
Qian Dafang and when they saw Han Yi, they were really excited like a wife who had been empty for a long time saw her husband triumphantly, waved her hands, twisted her hips, and ran towards Han Yi.
Looks like I'm a little late. Seeing this scene, Han Yi wiped his sweat slightly and got off the carriage.
Qian Dafang, who was fat, burst out with amazing speed at this time, and rushed to Han Yi first, his face was not red, and he said without panting: "Brother Han, you are here, you are really waiting for us." β
Han Yi looked stunned and said, "I'm here to perform official duties, what are you waiting for me to do?" β
Qian Dafang was immediately petrified.
Zhao Sijia and the others who came from behind, hearing this, were also as stunned as Qian Dafang, with fear flashing in their eyes.
Sweat! So unintimidating. Han Yi snorted and said, "I said that you guys are really, they rushed to the gold bank to withdraw money, so that my chief manager Sangmu didn't sleep well for a few days, and complained about me, which is really unreasonable." β
Qian Dafang was stunned, and said very perfunctorily: "Brother Han, don't blame, I will apologize to Sangmu when I go back." "But he was very nervous and sweaty.
Han Yi waved his hand and said, "Just apologize, let's be practical, just ask Sang Mu to go up to the first floor and have a good meal." β
"Then you might as well apologize." Qian Dafang muttered.
"What did you say?"
"No--- nothing."
Han Yi glared at the iron rooster slightly, and suddenly looked left and right again, and said, "What about that kid Yuan Zhe?" β
Yuwen Xiumi sighed: "He has something to do temporarily, and he won't come until later." β
When he spoke, Zhao Sijia and the others made eye contact with each other, and the atmosphere was very strange.
Han Yi's heart was like a mirror, but he was curious: "Do you have something to say?" β
Qian Dafang's eyes flickered a few times, and said: "Brother Han, you must be very tired after a long journey, and this is not the place to talk, let's go to the house and sit down first, we have prepared a banquet for Brother Han." β
Han Yi smiled: "If you are so polite, then I might as well be respectful." β
So the group turned to the east.
After walking three or four miles, I came to a house, although the scale is not small, but it is not luxurious, it looks very simple, and the surrounding environment is not very good.
Han Yi was slightly surprised: "You guys live here?" β
Qian Dafang nodded, "Yes, we all live here." β
"Both?"
Han Yi was slightly stunned.
"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Han, please. These businessmen also seem to have no intention of talking to Han Yi about this topic.
Entering the mansion, there are a lot of people inside, but the decoration is very shabby, and it is completely unworthy of their identity.
Han Yi wowed, "You guys are too frugal, you live so shabby, I knew I wouldn't come." β
Qian Dafang said: "Let's just arrive, it's better to be low-key, a little shabby, you can take care of it more." β
"Really?" Han Yi asked, "Isn't it because of the relationship between the Shandong Shi clan?" β
Yuwen Xiumi said: "That's not, although Shandong is full of scholars, but they also have a tradition of trading, when this place was still Qi country, the Qi people were very good at trading, and we just came to do business with them, and not to fight with them for territory, they are not so much to exclude us, the reason why they live here is because it is close to the dock." β
Brother Xiong said: "Could it be that the cargo ships on the dock are all yours?" β
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Everyone nodded and looked at Han Yi worriedly, Han Yi's words made them very uneasy, all the money was brought, and it was almost spent, if you don't do this deal with us, it will be a big loss.
Han Yi's eyes swept away, and he suddenly said: "I know your situation, and I also know your purpose, you took the money from the gold bank and went to this Shandong land to buy grain, just hoping to be able to do business for the imperial court, right?" β
Everyone nodded, but they all looked very apprehensive.
Han Yi took a sip of tea and said, "This is what Yuan Zhe told you." β
Yuwen Xiumi immediately said: "Yuan Zhe didn't explain to me, we just saw the Yuan family doing this, so we followed." β
"Really?" Han Yi snorted and said, "If that's the case, why doesn't that kid dare to come to see me?" β
Yuwen Xiumi blinked and said, "What does Han Shangshu mean, Yuan Zhe is deliberately avoiding you?" β
"Or what do you think?"
Han Yi said angrily: "At the beginning, that kid came to me, saying that their Yuan family was very short of people, if the imperial court wanted to send troops to Goguryeo, hoping to buy some prisoners to go back as laborers, this is also a common thing, and as long as there is a war, there will definitely be these prisoners, how much can his family want, I kindly agreed to him at the time, but I didn't expect things to develop like this." When you came to me about this, I was really speechless in my heart, and I couldn't live without it, but I couldn't say that there was such a thing. It's not a difficult thing because of his family, but if you all have to do it, it's not the same nature. β
Speaking of this, he sighed again and said, "I thought you didn't have such courage, where did you think that you would take the money and come here, I can't stop it if I want to." β
Qian Dafang shuddered when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "--- means that we came for nothing?" β
"Now I know I'm afraid, hmph, it's too late."
Qian Dafang's body shook violently when he heard this, and he almost didn't faint.
"Brother Han, we don't have many people together, and we all exchange the money for food, if you don't accept this food, then we will lose a lot." Dou Heng said with a sad face.
Han Yi said: "You knew today, why did you bother in the first place? I didn't understand anything, so I hurried over, can I be blamed for this? β
Zou Fengchi said excitedly: "Brother Han, you can't blame us for this!" The imperial court's policy of restricting slaves and maids has done a lot of harm to our Wanli Group. According to your transportation plan, we have to build shipyards everywhere, which is already tight, if everyone is paid according to the labor law, then our Wanli Group can't afford it at all, I originally planned to rent some slaves from those landlords and gentry, but the court suddenly wants to levy a slave tax, I don't know how to carry out this transaction. β
The rest of the merchants are not far behind, a handful of tears, a handful of snot, that is really a bitterness!
Now they have no choice but to cry, make trouble and hang themselves, we have bought the grain and grass, if you don't do this deal with us, then we will jump off the building collectively, you can watch it.
In fact, if Li Zhi didn't appoint Han Yi as an ambassador to appease at that time, they wouldn't dare to be so aggressive, because they all knew that Han Yi was the leader of their businessmen, and the Yuan family must have something to do with Han Yi when they went north, but Han Yi couldn't say much, so they could only understand, so they all did it.
"Okay, okay, if you don't have anything to eat, go to my Fengfeilou to act in a drama, you don't need training for your acting skills, I'll directly call you the leading actor." Han Yi glared at them and said.
Qian Dafang and they looked embarrassed again.
Han Yi sighed again and said, "Do you know why I'm here now?" β
"Why?"
"It's not just for you." Han Yi was very annoyed and said: "Do you know, just for your sake, I will go to the Liangyi Hall to lay the floor, and it took a lot of effort to persuade Your Majesty to agree." β
Yuwen Xiumi couldn't help but look happy, and said, "Really? "As long as you can make this deal, whether you can do it or not, it has something to do with them.
Han Yi snorted: "I don't want to work this god, but I can't bear to watch you die." β
"Oops!" Qian Dafang jumped forward excitedly and held Han Yi's hand, "Brother Han, you really saved my life." β
"Go, go!"
Han Yi hurriedly pulled out his hand and said secretly, you are not a beauty, really.
Dou Heng, Zou Fengchi and others also got up and thanked Han Yi, almost crying with joy, the ups and downs of life are too exciting.
There was no way, there was an old man sitting in front of them.
"Thank you is not necessary." Han Yi waved his hand and said, "If I can successfully complete the task, I can say anything, if I can't complete it, I will live in your house for most of the rest of my life." β
Yuwen Xiumi immediately said: "Han Shangshu, whenever you come to live in my house, I am willing, but whatever my family has, there is no problem with what you want, as long as you are willing to come." β
If you can get a talent like Han Yi, what's the matter if you go bankrupt, you will be able to earn it back soon.
"You really know how to do business."
Han Yi glanced at him angrily and funny, and said, "You all sit down, Your Majesty has entrusted me with carte blanche on this matter, and besides, Your Majesty can't look down on the poor mountains and bad waters of Goguryeo." β
"Poor mountains and bad waters?"
Dou Heng stood up abruptly and said nervously: "Brother Han, what do you mean by this?" Is that mountain also sold? β
The response is really fast, it seems that you can get rich, there is a reason. Han Yi nodded and said, "I can't say that you just buy prisoners, then wouldn't Your Majesty think, why are you buying so many prisoners?" I mean, you want to buy some land or something, and by the way, buy some prisoners and go back to work as laborers. β
Dou Heng covered his forehead with one hand, "Oops! I knew that this was the case, so I brought some extra money with me. β
Han Yi frowned and said, "Wait!" Didn't you just say that you brought all your family money? β
"Uh....!"
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