Entering Lingyun Pavilion, Cao Shuo went to the private room on the top floor.

There is a beaded curtain hanging from the door of the private room.

Sitting in the private room, he looked at the auction table on the first floor.

Auction participants enter one after another.

Those who were able to enter Lingyun Pavilion to participate in the auction were all businessmen who came and went to Shouchun and the gentry who had made a fortune in the past two years.

People took their seats one after another, but there was nothing on the auction table except for a high platform covered with red silk, not even a single figure.

In Cao Shuo's room, the steward of Lingyun Pavilion stood with his hands down.

"Isn't it appropriate for you not to preside over the auction and just wait here?" Looking outside, Cao Shuo asked him.

"Everything that needs to be done has been done." The steward replied: "I don't need to take care of it below, everyone else can do it." Childe rarely comes to Lingyun Pavilion, of course I have to take care of it here. ”

"How many burial goods are you going to auction off from the tomb?" Cao Shuo asked.

"All." The steward said: "There are not many funeral goods, and if they are left for too long, they will be forgotten as this matter is gradually forgotten. It's impossible to sell at a high price. ”

"So, wouldn't anyone who bought these funeral goods suffer a big loss?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Of course not." The steward of Lingyun Pavilion said: "It is difficult for us to stay and sell them for a high price, but for those who bought these funeral goods, they can live in strange goods. Many burial goods fall into the hands of individuals and may be damaged or lost. And those who bought it will say where these funeral goods came from, and what they put in their own hands will become more and more valuable. ”

"And so many more?" Cao Shuo said: "Sure enough, the amount of effort spent on doing business, marching and fighting is not much less. ”

"Selling goods in business is nothing but buying low and selling high." The steward of Lingyun Pavilion said, "Compared to marching and fighting, it is much simpler. ”

"How is Hebei lately?" Cao Shuo asked the steward.

"The Yuan family has recruited 70,000 troops and is planning to march to Qingzhou." The steward of Lingyun Pavilion replied: "There is some money and food in Mochiyue Tower, but there are a lot of fakes in it. ”

"Adulteration?" Cao Shuo asked, "How?" ”

"The first batch of military rations is supplied normally, and the second and third batches of military rations are now soaked in the warehouse of Mochizuki Tower." The steward of Lingyun Pavilion said: "After the custodian son set out on the expedition, the soldiers and horses of the Yuan family ran out of stomachs, and they did not have any combat effectiveness. ”

"You used Croton?" Suddenly understood, Cao Shuo grinned and asked the steward.

"Childe can see through it at a glance." The steward said with a smile: "The Yuan family in Hebei is also stupid, thinking that as long as the Lingyun Pavilion in Hebei is closed, the prince's financial route there will be cut off. They even vigorously supported Mochizuki Tower, who would have thought that Mochizuki Tower was actually a business in the hands of Gongzi. With the financial resources of Mochizuki Tower against Gongzi, can they still get a good deal? ”

"Send someone to tell Mochizuki Tower, before I lead the army to fight the Yuan family, don't send them military rations soaked in croton water." Cao Shuo said: "I still have to use the hands of the Yuan family to clean up the Qingzhou side before I can send troops with confidence." ”

"I'll order someone to go to Hebei now." The steward asked Cao Shuo, "Childe is going to watch the auction here today?" ”

"Yes." Cao Shuo nodded: "I've been very tired lately, so I can relax while watching the auction." ”

"Why don't I call two beautiful girls for my son, and accompany my son to drink, and watch while I watch." The steward said, "Childe won't be bored here. ”

"Forget it, if you have nothing to do, come back and accompany me in person, I still have a lot to say to you." Cao Shuo commanded.

The steward responded, and then said, "I'll go and arrange the things that my son has explained, and I'll be back later." ”

Waiting for the steward to withdraw, Cai Ji, who was standing beside Cao Shuo, said: "The steward of Lingyun Pavilion really has some methods, let Wangyue Tower do this, and the 70,000 troops of the Yuan family in Hebei have not all become tuberculosis ghosts?" Once Childe sends troops, this battle will definitely be won. ”

"What do you think is a good thing?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Is it still a bad thing?" Cai Ji said blankly: "The enemy army has eaten the military rations mixed with croton, and the soldiers have gone to the battlefield, how can they still have the strength to fight?" As long as our army launches a charge, it will definitely be able to conquer the enemy in one fell swoop. I really don't see anything wrong. ”

"After this incident, the relationship between Mochizuki Tower and me will also be guessed by the world." Cao Shuo said: "The business of Mochizuki Towers in various places will definitely be implicated. From now on, Lingyun Pavilion and Wangyue Tower can only be limited to the places under the control of the Cao family, do you think it's a good thing? ”

Cai Ji suddenly said: "According to this, the income of the son will be greatly reduced in the future......"

"You just know." Cao Shuo said: "No matter what you do, you have to ask for money, not to mention that I don't collect taxes from the people now, how much money can I receive from merchants from all over the world?" The income of Lingyun Pavilion is the foundation that supports everything. On the surface, Moon Tower seems to be isolated from Lingyun Pavilion, but in fact, it is still the property of Lingyun Pavilion. The Moon Towers are closed in various places, and the loss is not a little bit. ”

fully understood, Cai Ji also felt a little heavy in his heart.

In this world, no matter what you do, you have to use money.

Especially Cao Shuo.

He had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and every soldier had to eat and receive money, as well as the reconstruction of various places and the construction of villages for the people.

Money is being used everywhere, but there is very little to be gained from the localities.

If Cao Shuo occupies more territory, he will spend a lot more money and grain.

At least for ten years, Cao Shuo's life will not be particularly easy until taxes are levied in various places.

"Childe, why don't you collect some taxes from all over the place?" Cai Ji said: "In this way, it can also fill some shortfalls......

"Can you take back what you promised?" Cao Shuo said: "I promised not to collect taxes for ten years, and no matter how poor I looked, I would not reach out to the people." People do not stand without faith, and of course the promised things must be done. If taxes are levied now, what will the people think of me? In the future, who will really take the decree to heart? ”

"What Childe said is that I was abrupt." Cai Ji responded.

The auction has not yet started, and the people who entered the venue have been unable to sit still, and some people are even clamoring to urge the auction to start quickly.

The scene has already started to be a little chaotic.

Lingyun Pavilion still has no one to take care of it.

"Childe, do you want to ......" Seeing that the scene was a little uncontrollable, Cai Ji asked Cao Shuo.

"No, you don't." Cao Shuo said: "Before you appeared, Lingyun Pavilion deliberately hung the appetite of these people, and if you come forward at this time, it will ruin their deployment." ”

While he was talking to Cai Ji, the steward of Lingyun Pavilion pushed the door in.

He bowed to Cao Shuo: "Son, things have been arranged, and those who go to Hebei will leave later." ”

(End of chapter)