The sun is hot in the middle of summer, and there is not a shaded area on the open streets. The majestic and majestic Huiji City is gilded with a layer of gold by the scorching summer sun, which is even more magnificent!

Regarding the short-sightedness of his younger brother Mi Fang, Mi Zhu hates iron and steel. Even if you are born in a family of businessmen, you should be ambitious and more far-sighted, rather than sticking to petty profits and being looked down upon.

The person he admired the most in his life was Lü Buwei. With a businessman, he supported the Qin State Proton Inhumans to enter the political core of the Qin State. After Yiren succeeded to the throne, he was rewarded as the Marquis of Wenxin, with 100,000 households, 3,000 diners and 10,000 servants. Later, he was worshiped by Ying Zheng as Xiangbang, known as the "middle father", and his power was all over the world. The "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period", which presided over the compilation, is known as a thousand words and is famous in history.

Only such a businessman can be regarded as a real businessman, and political investment is the most successful business practice in the world. Such a simple truth, my brother still doesn't understand! Ay......

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When Mi Zhu sighed for a long time, other businessmen of the Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce also heard about the fundraiser and came to visit him impatiently, and Mi Zhu simply called the rest of the Chamber of Commerce to a meeting to discuss the matter. Everyone was very dissatisfied with the fundraising, and complained again and again:

"Bad luck! It's only been a few days since we had a peaceful birthday, why did the government come to force donations again? ”

"Who said no, I heard that Zhang Renfu gave preferential treatment to businessmen, and he came here to meet the treasure, who knew that he had just come to encounter this thing, this is not a reputation for fame!"

"Hey, we people, it's hard to have a good time anywhere. I heard that the Yuan brothers in the north were inseparable, and many merchants in Yanzhou and Yuzhou suffered losses, and their family property was used for military expenses! ”

"Hey, tell me about this fight, kill, kill...... When is it a head? Now there are many bandits in various places, and only in the Jiangdong territory can you do business with peace of mind. If the champion can't accommodate us, then I really don't know where else to go-"

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Mi Zhu saw that everyone's complaints were almost gone, and he coughed a few times and said:

"Everyone, please listen to me, you might as well ask yourself, we are all from Xuzhou, but why did we leave our hometown and travel thousands of miles to Huiji to do business?"

The momentum of the crowd weakened a lot all of a sudden, and Mi Zhu continued:

"Is it because Xuzhou is not rich enough? Can't you do business in Xuzhou? No, of course not. But we all know that although Xuzhou is rich, it is located in a key area, not only 'the county boundary is far-reaching, the old is more light', but also a place where soldiers must fight, and living in Xuzhou for a long time will inevitably be implicated in military disasters. Right? ”

In fact, Xuzhou, which borders Yangzhou in the south, has developed quite well in recent years. When Tao Qian served as the assassin of Xuzhou, after the war in Xuzhou, "the world was famine and the people were hungry", Tao Qian recommended Chen Deng, a native of Pi, as the captain of the agricultural school, and implemented Tuntian in Xuzhou. With the efforts of Tao Qian and Chen Deng, Xuzhou's agricultural production has been restored and developed, and "japonica rice has been harvested".

Although the yellow scarves of Qingzhou and Yanzhou in the north have risen and fallen, Xuzhou is relatively peaceful, the people are rich, the grain is full of granaries, and the displaced people from Qingzhou, Yuzhou and other places (such as Zheng Xuan, Xu Shao, etc.) have also flocked to Xuzhou.

It can be seen that Tao Qian is also a capable person, why are these businessmen not very optimistic about him? Do you have to move from Xuzhou to Yangzhou from your family?

The main reason is that Tao Qian is mediocre, and after holding the power, he alienates the sages and appoints the villains. History records that he "betrayed his feelings, Guangling was too guarded by Zhao Yu, Xu Fang was also a celebrity, he was loyal and straightforward, Cao Hong and other slanderers and villains were also hidden, and he was humble and profound, and the criminal and political affairs were discordant, and the goodness was victimized by it, and it was gradually chaotic and ......"

Therefore, it is not necessarily a good thing to say that Xuzhou is rich. It was precisely because they saw the hidden crisis that this group of people rushed to flee Xuzhou and turn their property to Yangzhou......

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Mi Zhu took in everyone's expressions and continued to analyze: "First of all, in this troubled era, everyone should also understand that merchants must rely on the princes to survive better. ”

"We are all businessmen, and there is one of the most basic rules of business - equivalent exchange. Whatever you want to get, you have to come up with something of equivalent value to trade. Zhang Renfu and we are not related, since we want to get his protection, shouldn't we donate some property to support him? ”

Everyone suddenly died down, and then someone interjected:

"Hey, I'm afraid he's insatiable!"

Mi Zhu smiled and said firmly: "You are too worried!" The champion Hou worries about the danger and defeat of the country, the bitterness of the people, and leads the volunteers to punish the thieves for the world. ”

No one came out to refute it anymore, it seems that Zhang Fan's reputation is still running well-

Then Mi Zhu changed his words: "I don't know if you have carefully considered it, this matter of running a school actually benefits us the most, so this is an appropriate donation...... And rightfully so. You have also heard about the prince's initiation of the 'imperial examination', and you all know that after this imperial examination, officials will be conferred......"

"This is an opportunity to be an official! Who would have thought before? Although it is fair competition, but think about it, with the level of our people, can we compare to those children of the scholar clan? Since we can't compare, the school is our only way out. So this is not a donation, this is paving the way for future generations! Do you want to give up the opportunity to let your children and grandchildren become officials for a little money? So that you won't be poked in the back in the future? ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm:

"That's right! If my son can become an official, how much money will be spent, even if the family is bankrupt, I will be happy! ”

"Well, this school has to be done, and the sooner the better. I don't think I will have a chance to take the imperial examination in my life, but a few grandchildren will train me well, and maybe there will be a great transformation——"

"If my son becomes an official, then who will dare to make things difficult for us in the future? It's a lot easier! ”

"I heard that those who don't donate this time will not be able to participate in the imperial examination in the future, and even if they do, they will not be admitted......

"Really? If that's the case, the family still can't hate me to death? Then I don't want to live in peace in this life......"

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In the end, under the instigation of Mi Zhu, the merchants of the Xuzhou Guild Hall donated generously, not only overfulfilled the donation task, but also many even donated more than half of the family wealth, so that the officials of the statistics could not close their mouths happily, which was too easy to complete the target.

Of course, the most donated is Mi Zhu, he donated nearly half of the family property in one go, and even alarmed Zhang Fan, so Zhang Fan personally instructed to build a university hall named after him in Huiji - Mi Zhu University Hall. Hearing this, the enthusiasm of the merchants to donate was even higher......

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