On the afternoon of the first day of the bank's opening, after the initial period of suspicion, the whole bank was also crowded with people who came to handle business, although the people who came to the bank were of different shapes, but in general, most of them were businessmen, whether they were Han merchants or Hu merchants, they had a great demand for the bank, and some acquaintances who met by chance simply talked about business in the hall.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw a burly man walk in, his temperament was obviously completely different from the surrounding group of friendly businessmen, like a tiger suddenly breaking in from a group of sheep, which immediately attracted the attention of many people, and even the people around automatically avoided a few points.

Seeing this burly man who walked in, Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned, because he not only knew this person, but also was very familiar with it, it was Su Dingfang who Li Xiu rescued from prison, and later recommended him to go to the military academy.

"Isn't this person General Su Dingfang Su, why did he come to the bank?" Xu Jingzong also saw Su Dingfang at this time, and glanced at Li Xiu in some surprise at the moment, because he knew the relationship between Su Dingfang and Li Xiu, so his first thought was that the other party might have come to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu was also very strange at this time, because as far as he knew, the last time Cheng Biting Jin and Qin Qiong attacked Goguryeo, Su Dingfang also went together as their deputy, it seems that the other party should have just come back, after all, the war on the party side has ended, and Qin Qiong has also led a part of the army back, it is estimated that Su Dingfang also came back with Qin Qiong, but what did he suddenly come to the bank for?

With the question in his heart, Li Xiu also immediately asked Su Dingfang to come over, but when the other party saw him, he immediately showed a happy expression, strode up to the second floor at the moment, and then respectfully saluted Li Xiu and said, "The last general will see the horse!" ”

"Dingfang, you don't have to be polite, last time I heard that General Qin had already led the army back, did you come back with him?" Li Xiu also asked with a smile at this time, Su Dingfang has also worked very hard over the years, fought bravely in the army, and is also very strategic, Li Shimin has also praised him several times, which makes Li Xiu, who recommended him, also feel that his face is bright.

"The horse guessed well, I did come back with General Qin, but because the army carried more materials, I fell behind, and I didn't return to Chang'an until three days ago, and I have been stationed outside the city for the past few days, after all, without His Majesty's order, our troops cannot enter Beijing." Su Dingfang immediately replied that the experience in the army in the past few years has made him look more mature and stable than at the beginning, and the whole person stands there with the air of a general, which makes people dare not underestimate it.

"I see, but why did you come to the bank today, is there something wrong?" Li Xiu nodded when he heard this, and then asked directly, although the army is not allowed to enter the city, Su Dingfang is a general, and he has just returned from a victory, so as long as he is not on duty in the army, he can also enter and exit Chang'an City freely.

"Qi Yu Concubine, the last general has come to you on a special trip, to be exact, to ask the bank for help!" I saw Su Dingfang salute again at this time, he also encountered a difficult thing this time, but he didn't expect to hear about the bank, and he heard that the bank was presided over by Li Xiu, so he came to ask for help.

"Oh? What do you need to come to the bank for help? Li Xiu couldn't help but be even more surprised when he heard this, Su Dingfang is a military general, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the bank?

"This ......" Su Dingfang showed a slightly embarrassed expression at this time, and deliberately glanced at Xu Jingzong next to him, as if he wanted to talk to Li Xiu alone.

"It doesn't matter, this is Xu Jingzong Xu Shaojian, when he attacked the Turks, he was his deputy, and this time he also helped me to preside over the financial supervision together, and the bank was in charge of him." Li Xiu smiled at this time and introduced, Xu Jingzong knows Su Dingfang, but Su Dingfang may not know the other party, after all, Xu Jingzong is not very conspicuous among the hundred officials.

"It turned out to be Xu Shaojian, the last general was rude just now!" Su Dingfang just felt that Xu Jingzong was familiar, but he couldn't call his name, and now he knew the identity of the other party when he heard Li Xiu's introduction, and he also stood up and saluted at the moment.

"General Su is polite, the demeanor of your horse stepping on the king's tent at the beginning, the lower officials still remember it vividly!" Xu Jingzong also smiled and complimented Su Dingfang at this time, and the horse stepping on the Jieli King Tent was also Su Dingfang's most proud battle, so he was also extremely happy to hear this, and he couldn't help but say a few words to Xu Jingzong at the moment.

"Don Ma, Xu Shaojian, since everyone is not an outsider, then I will say it directly, this time I came to ask the bank for help for my brothers in the army!" After the greetings, Su Dingfang said to Li Xiu and the others with a solemn face at this time.

"Dingfang, you have something to say, as long as it is something that the bank can do, Xu Shaojian and I will definitely not refuse!" Li Xiu immediately assured that he understood Su Dingfang's character, and even if he had something to ask for, he would definitely not embarrass himself.

"Hehe, this thing is actually like this, didn't we follow the two generals Qin and Cheng to ask for party items before, the brothers got some loot on the battlefield, some of them are quite valuable, it just so happened that I came to Xishi to play, I heard that the bank can mortgage things for copper coins, so I want to hand over these loot to the bank for copper coins, after all, the army is all rough men, and nothing is as affordable as copper coins." Su Dingfang smiled embarrassedly again at this time.

Li Xiu and Su Dingfang also immediately understood when they heard this, the Tang army allowed soldiers to seize the spoils of war, the so-called spoils of war originally referred to the weapons, armor, etc. captured on the battlefield, but when it really started, there was no battlefield at all, it can be said that as long as there is resistance, then this is the battlefield, even civilians are enemies, and what is snatched from the enemy is naturally the spoils of war, and to put it bluntly, it is the legal robbery of the army.

Although the party members are relatively poor, after all, they have a population of 300,000, and this time it is Cheng Yanjin who leads the team, and there is Li Shimin's support behind them, so the Tang army is also ruthless to the party members, and Su Dingfang, the generals and soldiers below, must have also robbed a lot of things, anyway, everyone was killed by them, these are also ownerless things, and naturally they can't be wasted.

"This ...... How much loot do you have? Li Xiu asked with some embarrassment when he heard this, the bank has just opened, and it is also the busiest time, and now all the people who can move the bank are moving, and Su Dingfang They must have snatched a lot of things from the party, and many people will definitely need to count them, so he is worried that the bank will not be able to draw people.

"Hehe, this ......" Su Dingfang smiled embarrassedly again when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "Don Ma, I'll tell you clearly, when attacking the party this time, my brothers and I were the vanguard, and the richest Tuoba Department was destroyed by us, and my brothers and I were also the first batch of troops to rush into the Tuoba Department's nest, so ...... Hey, you should be able to guess! ”

Hearing Su Dingfang's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile helplessly, it seems that Su Dingfang and they must have brought back a lot of good things this time, after all, the nest of the Tuoba Department has been copied by them, even if the party members are poor, there are always some valuables in the nest, not to mention that the party members also do business with the Han people, and the horses they raise are also very famous in Guanzhong.

"General Su, it's not once or twice that the army has brought back the spoils of war, how did the army deal with it before?" At this moment, I saw Xu Jingzong suddenly ask, he also knew that the bank couldn't draw people now, and Su Dingfang's loot was so large and miscellaneous that it might not be easy to count it.

"Don't mention it, I want to scold those profiteers when I talk about it!" What people didn't expect was that Su Dingfang said with an annoyed face when he heard this, and then he explained the original method of dealing with the loot.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were many foreign wars, and after each victory, the army would carry a large amount of booty, and some merchants also saw business opportunities from it, so after the war, they immediately surrounded the army like sharks that smelled fishy.

However, the loot is not only varied, but also numerous, and the soldiers in the army are eager to make a move, after all, it is not convenient to bring so many things around, as a result, this gives the businessmen the opportunity to lower the price, especially some profiteers also unite to reduce the price, such as the value of the same thing, they can even press up to a hundred Wen, what is even more hateful is that some profiteers also use some soldiers who have no knowledge and do not know the value of the booty, so as to buy it at a very low price, which also leads to many soldiers desperately bring back the booty, But they all cheapened those profiteers, and they didn't benefit much.

"In fact, on the way back this time, we met some profiteers who planned to buy the loot in our hands, but the price they gave was too low, and the brothers were unwilling to sell it, so we brought it back to Chang'an, after all, Chang'an should be able to sell a little higher, although the high is limited, but it can earn a little more." Su Dingfang finally said helplessly, they are not afraid of the fierce enemy on the battlefield, but there is no way to take the ** merchant behind them.

"I see, this ** merchant is really hateful!" Li Xiu couldn't help but be annoyed when he heard this, although he knew about the loot before, he didn't know too much, after all, most of these loot came from the wrong way, but he didn't expect that there was such a thing behind it.

"Horse, it's not early today, and we really can't draw manpower!" Xu Jingzong saw that Li Xiu's attitude was loose, and he seemed to want to agree, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed at the moment.