Chapter 364: Busy and Busy, No Leisure

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Gao Lishi was the first to react, and hurriedly beckoned the palace maid and eunuch to come over to serve the marquis, and he himself went to arrange breakfast.

Concubine Wu Hui was also alarmed, and just as she was about to see the ceremony, she was stopped by Li Longji, "Concubine Ai was also tired last night, so it's better to take a nap first." ”

Concubine Wu Hui actually sat next to the couch and already took a nap, but she didn't sleep well, and the people in the palace seemed to have practiced the ability to sleep anytime and anywhere, and wake up anytime and anywhere, which was also difficult for people to notice.

Seeing that the emperor woke up, Concubine Wu Hui was ready to inquire about what happened yesterday, what kind of things could make the minister and the emperor happy.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is not sleepy, Your Majesty's complexion is so good today, but what kind of good dreams did you have?" It is impossible for Concubine Wu Hui to ask the emperor directly, what did you say to them yesterday, so you can only go around in circles.

Li Longji really didn't think much about it, and took advantage of the busy time of others, took Concubine Wu Hui into his arms, and said happily: "I didn't have any good dreams last night, but I was like a dream during the day yesterday." ”

"Ahh Didn't Your Majesty rest well the day before yesterday? It's all to blame on the concubines. Concubine Wu Hui said in surprise.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with the concubine, it's okay to rest the day before yesterday." Li Longji laughed twice.

Concubine Wu Hui snuggled in Li Longji's arms, patted her chest, and asked curiously, "Then did Your Majesty see the immortals during the day yesterday?" ”

"Well, although I am not in the middle and not far away, I have not seen the gods in the sky, but I have seen the little immortals in the mortal world, which are Xiaobao and Juan Juan." Li Longji was even happier when he heard Concubine Wu Hui ask, and he waited to occupy someone else's territory in the future.

Concubine Wu Hui glanced at Li Longji helplessly, and said: "How can Your Majesty say that Xiaobao and Juan Juan are immortals, even if they have great ability, it is also Your Majesty's kindness to take care of each other, what new ways have the two of them come up with?" ”

"Well, yes, it's my kindness, not only for them, but also for the people of the Tang Dynasty, the two of them mentioned a big matter yesterday."

Li Longji deliberately didn't say anything when he said this, looked at Concubine Wu Hui, and waited for the other party to ask.

"Your Majesty, what is the big deal, talk to the concubines quickly, so that the concubines can also be happy with Your Majesty." How could Concubine Wu Hui not know what to do, and immediately became coquettish.

Li Longji also enjoyed Concubine Wu Hui's like this, and continued: "The two of them want to open a money bank, it's like this......"

Without the slightest reservation, Li Longji told Concubine Wu Hui what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan said yesterday, and after finishing speaking, he looked proud.

Concubine Wu Hui was frightened, even if she had the ability, no matter how big the scene she had seen, she couldn't imagine that a money village could do so many things, and even destroy the country.

Before, I just thought that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were going to open a money village and prepare to make money, but now I know that there are so many things behind the scenes, this is not ordinary, you can know from the emperor's mouth that the emperor is very concerned about this matter, and if you want to find two people directly, the emperor must be unhappy.

Concubine Wu Hui was still thinking about how to take this opportunity to attack Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan before, such as mentioning Zhang Xiaobao and the two of them to their own homes from the side with the emperor, and their minds were a little uneasy.

Now it seems that this strategy will not work, because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan themselves have said the pros and cons, and they are not prepared to collect much money for their family, otherwise it would be better.

"Your Majesty, Xiaobao and Juan Juan are really different, they can think of such a vicious idea, oh no, it's such a useful idea, but I don't know if it can be done."

Concubine Wu Hui's evaluation of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan in her heart is indeed vicious, how could such a strategy be used if they are not vicious, the surrounding countries may not have imagined that someone in Datang is going to do something to them.

Li Longji also admitted that Zhang Xiaobao's strategy was more poisonous, but that was for outsiders, and it was good for the people of Datang.

Hearing Concubine Wu Hui's words, she smiled again and said: "There may be a little trouble, but I have already given them two *** powers, as long as it is related to the opening of the money bank and the printing of money, the two of them can do it themselves, and when the time comes, just talk to me, and whoever stops will clean up whoever stops." ”

"Your Majesty is really a good emperor, I think Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan will definitely do their best to do this thing well, but Your Majesty, if there are many people who oppose it or want to take advantage of it, will Your Majesty really let them clean it up?"

Concubine Wu Hui suddenly had an idea in her heart, so she said to the emperor again.

"That's nature, everything that is in the way will be cleaned up, well, I'm hungry, and my concubine eats with me." Li Longji made up his mind, his stomach suddenly gurgled, and he walked towards the place where he was eating.

Concubine Wu Hui was thinking as she walked.

If the benefits of making money are released, there will be many people who want to take a share of it, even if Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are powerful, there are many people who have offended, can the emperor still protect them? What's more, the person who wants to take advantage can be the prince or the family.

Well, and this matter actually bypassed other places, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are directly responsible for the emperor, so what should Zhang Shuo think? What about the officials of other relevant departments, such as the household department? Let's see if they can join forces to deal with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

Needless to say, what happened to the two of them immediately, as long as they were dragged and they couldn't open the money bank, and they couldn't print the money, then they wouldn't wait for three or five years, as long as they didn't make any achievements this year, the emperor would inevitably be angry.

Concubine Wu Hui thought about this, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she had come to an opportunity, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, so that Li Longji, who saw it, thought that Concubine Wu Hui was happy with her.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't know that Concubine Wu Hui was trying to calculate herself, in fact, the two of them already knew that the war with Concubine Wu Hui would not be extinguished easily, one was to defeat Concubine Wu Hui, and it was best to let Li Longji put her in the cold palace, this idea is estimated to be difficult to achieve.

Needless to say, Li Longji attaches more importance to Concubine Wu Hui, otherwise he would not always think about abolishing the queen and letting Concubine Wu Hui ascend the throne, since this can't work, then it can only be a big distance, so that Concubine Wu Hui feels that she can't do it anyway, so it will be easy to do.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have always paid attention to Concubine Wu Hui recently, and the unknown danger is the most difficult to prevent.

Otherwise, the morning class is for two people to teach Xiaobei and them, and today is too busy.

One letter after another was written under the consultation of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and sent to various places, even a letter was sent to the front line of Jinchuan in Tibet.

This is a big deal, and if you move, you have to follow all the moves, and you may almost be taken advantage of.

Luzhou is the top priority, so there are more things to explain, and Xinyuan Island can do it, and it is necessary to pull merchants from other places to continue to explore the sea route.

"Oh, it's almost noon, let's go, Li Longji estimates it's time to set off." Wang Juan ****** the sour wrist of the letter writer and said to Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao's head was also buzzing with tiredness, there were too many things to consider, even if he and Wang Juan were busy in the morning, they didn't do everything well, they still needed to wait for the evening to continue pondering, listening to what Wang Juan said, he also put down the pen in his hand and said:

"Hold on, it's good to hold on for a few days, there hasn't been a letter from Luzhou for half a month, I don't know how things are going in the arsenal? Last time, I was able to make a bullet that was fired later, but the guns were still a little worse, not allowed, I hope they can hurry.

Even if it is said that copper coins are not used, gold and silver are used as equivalent exchanges, and they have to prepare more, the United States has broken away from the gold standard, isn't it still the same as a lot of gold, not to mention that there is no harm in preparing this thing, and one day it can be used in electronic circuits.

Countries that do not have gold and silver want to make good electronic circuits, can only buy from other countries, take advantage of the current good time, our country will not mine first, from other countries to ship, there is good coal and oil, the sea can not be mined, as our industrial revolution slowly matures, first other countries on land mining.

When did oil become a big part of it? When our refining technology gradually matures, don't let people from other countries get the technology, when we first developed, the technology of other countries *** we *** for so long. ”

Wang Juan very much agreed, if you can keep it secret for a while, it is best to occupy a little more space in your lifetime, and when the time comes, you will pick up all the good ores and everything, and mine them uncontrollably, and take out the spirit of ants moving, even if it is coal, although coal is not worth much now.

"Xiaobao, you said that if someone really wants to take a share of the affairs of the money bank, will they give it or not? It's easy to clean up one or two, if it's too much, can we really clean them all up? It is estimated that when the various forces will unite, even Li Longji will have to compromise, right? ”

Wang Juan suddenly thought of the question that Concubine Wu Hui also thought of.

Zhang Xiaobao blinked and said to Wang Juan: "Clean up, you must clean up, don't worry about a lot of people working against us, after we clean up a few people, we will join forces with other people who want to occupy a share, Qianzhuang is not a restaurant, you can open it with a little money, you need to have a part of the money first."

I estimate that as soon as the loan of the money bank appears, there will be a lot of people who are worried about not having money but have a way to make a fortune to come to take out a loan, there is no foundation, how to make a loan, not only we have to pull others in, but also to pull the court together, but the businessmen who cooperated with us first cannot be pulled into the matter of the money bank.

If that's the case, it will make people wonder if there are any actions by those of us who are familiar with us, and it is easy for people to use this as an excuse to attack, but after our money bank is opened, we can give certain discounts to the people we have been working with, so that they can deposit their money in the bank. ”

"So that's the case, so do you keep letting others take a point? With our family's financial resources, it seems impossible to directly open the money bank all over Datang, at most, it can account for one percent of it, which still has to be constantly drawn, and there is a time lag between opening each bank. ”

Wang Juan also felt that his family's money bank accounted for less shares, if Li Longji was not so anxious, he could come little by little, but Li Longji wanted to achieve results in a short period of time, and three or five years was indeed short.

Zhang Xiaobao was not in a hurry about this matter at all, he smiled, and said to Wang Juan: "What problem did Li Yu encounter at the beginning? Isn't it just financing and increasing shares, we can also do this, even if we account for 10% of the shares, it is more than other people, who has more money from us.

We don't care if the court pays for it, but if someone else dares to pay, they may occupy more shares in the early stage, for example, in a region, dozens of people will pay, then we may not even be able to occupy 10%.

But we are still doing other transactions, and there will be more money in the future, even if each of our money banks only accounts for half of the shares, it will not take long to accumulate a lot of money, and then we will concentrate the money one by one to invest money in it, and dilute other people's shares. ”

"Yes, yes, just do it, first open the money bank, let Li Longji see hope, and then squeeze other people's shares little by little, is there any good way?"

Wang Juan said happily and asked again.

"Yes, there is another way, when you lend money, you have to have a rule, will they make this rule? If they were to do it, it would be easy for the bank to lose money, after all, it was different from the previous loans.

We can take advantage of this loophole, for example, if we send someone to find a project, and then borrow, when estimating, using the rules, we can only borrow up to 1,000 yuan, we can borrow 5,000 yuan, and then take out the excess money and use it for financing.

When the time comes, we declare bankruptcy and let the money bank take back the project, so that the project can be made or lost, or we can open a separate bank, strictly require lending at the local level, increase the reserve ratio, use the new bank to borrow from the old bank, ask for loans, and then raise the interest a little, which is to use the money of the old bank to make money for our new bank. ”

Zhang Xiaobao said another one.

"No, why did you use such a tactic again?" Wang Juan immediately vetoed it.

"Yes, just say it by the way, you can't go too far by borrowing chickens to lay eggs, then try it in other countries when the time comes, there are still many means, I haven't used it for many years, and my heart is itching."

Zhang Xiaobao reacted that he had an agreement with Wang Juan, and he couldn't use too drastic means against his country.

The two of them were talking, and it was time for lunch, and the team was almost ready, ready to go on the road after eating.

Li Longji called Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan over again, and asked the two of them if they had done it, and after receiving an affirmative answer, they had a peaceful meal.

Just when the team set off and walked halfway, many people from the Zhang and Wang families came from Luoyang and found Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

Steward Zhang arrived in person, pulled Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan into a carriage, asked people to bring over a large box, and opened the lock with a snap for the two of them to see.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan became nervous at a glance, there were a lot of parts in the box between them, the two of them were too familiar with the role of these parts, and the drawings made were still drawn by two people, purely handmade, snapped, and quickly assembled.

The parts in front of him were gone, and two short guns, two long guns, and all that was left were bullets and throughbars.

Wiping the oil on his hands, Zhang Xiaobao excitedly touched the gun and muttered: "It's finally made, I didn't give the craftsman so much money in vain, such a good treatment, although they don't have a personal *** for the time being, with this thing, who would dare to use force when they saw the boat exchange outside." ”

"What are you doing so early, I don't know what the range and accuracy are, the effective distance of the pistol can be thirty meters? I don't think so, the same is true for rifles, which can shoot a thousand meters? Take the time to find a place to try, but unfortunately there is no muffler, so don't let Li Longji know? ”

Wang Juan poured a large basin of cold water on Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao pursed his lips, he also knew that such weapons were not easy to make, not to mention the good steel used, they could only be built by hand, and it was estimated that they could not make a few pieces a day.

Touching the pistol, and touching the spear, he said after a few strokes: "As long as the trajectory of each shot is not the same, it's a big deal, after getting used to it, find the deviation back when aiming, I don't know how much the good steel pipe has been broken by the rifle, and it can only be remanufactured." ”

"And what about bullets, the purification of gunpowder is not so easy, it is estimated that there will be one unqualified one out of ten, Steward Zhang, did you have a letter to follow me, saying how many people were injured when making bullets over there?"

Wang Juan wiped the oil off the short gun, covered the holster with his clothes, inserted the pistol, and put the spear back down, and asked Steward Zhang.

Steward Zhang took out the letter and said while handing it to Wang Juan: "It was written on the letter, because of unproficiency in the early stage, all a few people were injured, but no one died, little lady, can you let me see the power of this weapon?" ”

"Then you follow the team, and when we get to Jinyang, Xiaobao and I will find an excuse to go to a place where there is no one to try." Wang Juan took out the pistol again, stuffed the bullets into the magazine one by one, checked the safety, and saw that the firing pin could be jammed, so he reassured himself to insert it back.

As for whether the bullet itself can go off, this does not need to be considered, it is usually impossible, unless it is impacted, or it is too hot, otherwise the firecracker does not need to be sold.

Steward Zhang thought about it, and finally felt that Luoyang still needed him, so he didn't follow Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came back, Li Longji also asked with concern if there was something going on at home, and Zhang Xiaobao casually found an excuse to prevaricate.

How did Li Longji know that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who came back, had another weapon on their bodies, and there was also something in their backpacks that could hit farther than ordinary bows and arrows.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan couldn't help it now, they always wanted to find a chance to try the gun, if they really want to talk about the range of the pistol, it is not as good as a bow and crossbow, the person who shoots accurately, about 100 meters, can directly shoot people, and the person who is accurate at 50 meters is basically an arrow.

The only advantage of the pistol is that it can be fired in bursts and is easy to carry.

Everyone returned to the boat, and the team continued to move forward, and it was not far from Jinyang at this time, and it was estimated that there would be another ten days to definitely be able to get to the place, which was the reason why the speed of the boat was not so fast.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can't spare much time to accompany Li Longji to enjoy the scenery, and the two of them will improve the affairs of Qianzhuang as long as they have time.

There must be an evaluation standard when lending money, of course, two people do not expect this evaluation standard to come out, and the bank will not have any losses, after all, it is not human power that can decide when business behavior is very large.

And the most important thing is management, which is the most difficult, and it is impossible to prevent others from doing tricks in it, after all, when the two of them were constantly improving the system, they were worried that things could still appear.

In fact, the two people were most worried about the management of the bank, after accepting bribes, lending money to people who were not qualified to borrow, and it was useless to kill people when the time came, and the money lost would not be returned at all.

Li Longji also knew that the two of them were busy and had no time, so they spent more time with Concubine Wu Hui, looking at the scenery of their own country, and being accompanied by beautiful women, which was very comfortable.

Concubine Wu Hui is also waiting for an opportunity, and now she can't let people send letters out, let alone ask Zhang to say anything to provoke, so she can only do it when she arrives in Jinyang.

Time flies quickly, in the busyness of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, in the enjoyment of Li Longji, eight days have passed, and the team has not used ten days, and today at noon, you can see Jinyang City from afar, according to the speed of the ship, you can really enter the city after an hour.

At this time, Jinyang was already under martial law, and there were not many people coming and going, and occasionally there was one, it was estimated that it was either plainclothes or a relative of an official, after all, not a single person could not let the emperor see it, it would be too fake, see a few, if you have the opportunity to talk again, it would be better.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also came from the cabin, and when they looked at the situation in front of them with binoculars, they knew that the local officials did not listen to their orders and made such arrangements in private.

This is not the time to be held accountable, the two of them only hope that the officials here will not be careless to make hundreds of dishes, and then Li Longji should think that the two of them arranged it.

"Let's go and say hello to Li Longji first, so that he can understand that this is a matter for local officials and has nothing to do with us." When Zhang Xiaobao was about to go back to the cabin, he saw that countless people had gathered outside Jinyang City, and there were still people hanging things there and placing things in the place.

In addition to the flag that needs to be raised, the only thing that can be done is to set off firecrackers, which has to be told to Li Longji in advance, as soon as the firecrackers go off, don't scare Li Longji.

Wang Juan nodded, returned to the cabin and took out a few cotton balls, pulled Zhang Xiaobao and walked towards the place where Li Longji was, and said: "Plug your ears first, they must fix the fireworks, otherwise they will fly to the ship for a few ......."