The patriarch of the Lu clan of Zhuozhou Mansion was escorted to Youzhou City by the beautiful street government of Zhuozhou Prefecture, and was personally received by Zhao Xun, the lord of the Xiaoguo Army, and praised his actions to support the policy of the Xiaoguo Army. All of a sudden, rumors of this matter were spreading all over Youzhou, and some people also praised Old Man Lu's actions.

Not only that, but Lu's business name is also involved in the southern salt transportation business of the Xiaoguo Army, needless to say, everyone knows how profitable this thing is. Especially the merchants of Youzhou are even more jealous and envious. The salt in this Lingzhou Mansion, at the beginning, was all operated by the White Feather Firm. With the increase in production and the expansion of sales places, these places are definitely not enough. Many businessmen wanted to participate in a share, but in the end they couldn't get the permission of the Xiaoguo Army, but unexpectedly, the Lu family participated because they bought the bonds of the Xiaoguo Army.

These merchants regretted their deaths, not to mention the big ones, even if they bought him 100,000 silver coins earlier, maybe they could add to it. If you are in charge of the salt transportation business in one state and one place, it is really a daily golden bucket. It's a pity that it's too late for them to think about it now, everyone knows the gap between the first and the second. But in any case, some businessmen bought the bonds of the Xiaoguo Army. Who knows, will there be other businesses that will be put down by Xiaoguojun?

To be honest, Lu Xianjing didn't expect Zhao Xun to involve them in the salt transportation business in Yanzhou and other places. According to the salt price given by Xiaoguojun, not to mention Yanzhou, it is not impossible to be the land of Yongzhou and Merge Prefecture. If that's the case, 500,000 silver coins will be back in two or three years. Having said that, the Xiaoguo Army wants money, not business.

Immediately after that, news came out of nowhere, saying that because the Xiaoguo Army wanted to repair and dredge the river, the finances were exhausted, and if a certain amount of bonds could not be sold, then it was possible to raise taxes on the merchants under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army. Even, it is possible to revert to the previous one.

Now, these businessmen are in a hurry, no matter what his background is, but in the past two years, under the rule of Xiaoguo Army, the merchants are definitely safe and secure, and the business is not bad. If that's exactly what the rumors say, it's going to knock them off a cliff. No one wants to go back to the old days, when no one could get along with money. If the problem can't be solved, what should I do, then buy it! So, these businessmen also bought bonds. In addition to purchasing, it will also be registered in the directory to express the recognition of the Department of Commerce, that is, to buy, will not arbitrarily increase taxes on you. In this way, those businessmen have also taken action, and now, it is impossible not to participate.

In Yuyang Mansion, there is also a Lu clan with the same surname Lu, Lu Chenyang is the patriarch of the Lu clan, and compared with the Lu clan in Zhuozhou Mansion, their situation is much worse. In the past, the imperial court took advantage of the time when the Xiaoguo army was conquering the eastern three provinces and recovering the lost territory, and instigated a rebellion in the southern part of Youzhou to expel the Xiaoguo army. Although the Lu clan of this Yuyang Mansion was not involved, it was also stirred up. The result is naturally self-evident, and it is on the blacklist of the Xiaoguo Army. It still took a lot of effort to make the Xiaoguo Army not pursue it.

Lu Chenyang is not a stupid person, he can be the head of a family, so naturally he has seen a lot of problems in the past two years. Originally, this time I planned to take advantage of the fact that no one bought this bond, and I also preemptively bought a large number of bonds, so as to save the current situation of my Lu family, but who knew that it was taken by Lu Xianjing of Zhuozhou Mansion. After hearing that Zhao Xun, the coach of the Xiaoguo Army, met Lu Xianjing and let him participate in the salt business, he immediately scolded, not knowing whether to scold Lu Xianjing's actions again, or to scold himself for being too slow. The gap between the first, second, and third is naturally clear to Lu Chenyang. But now, in addition to cursing secretly, I also have to admire the Lu family of Zhuozhou Mansion, who is also surnamed Lu.

In a luxurious mansion in the east of Jizhou City, Li Wenjie, a wealthy businessman in Jizhou City, was ready to rest, and today he had a gathering with his business partners, drank a few more glasses, and was a little dizzy, just drank the sobering soup, and was lying in the arms of the concubine, let him massage himself and relieve the feeling of dizziness. And Li Wenjie also began to move on his concubine.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and it was very urgent, Li Wenjie frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" I'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

"Sir, it's me! There is an important matter, and I am about to return to the master," came the voice of the chief steward of the Li Mansion outside the door. Li Wenjie couldn't help but be stunned, the big housekeeper was his cronies, and he was a very calm person, listening to his voice, he was actually a little anxious, but he was afraid that this matter would be trivial.

stood up and tidied up his clothes a little, opened the door, and saw the chief steward of the inner government with a panicked look, which couldn't help but make Li Wenjie's heart sink.

The two walked into the study room one after the other, and after sitting down, Li Wenjie asked, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong with our business? "As a businessman, what else can you do with yourself besides business? Surprise yourself?

The chief steward swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Master, there is something to do...... There are big things. As I remember, I had a neighbor from the same village, whose son was an errand boy in the Shadow Division. ”

"Yes, you said, you said, you helped them, but what does that have to do with me?" Li Wenjie frowned and said. But his brow did furrow quietly, if not for anything else, just for the name of the Shadow Division. For the officials and gentry of the family under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army, this Shadow Division is definitely a knife hanging over their heads. Now, seeing the panicked eyes of the chief steward and the name of the Shadow Division, Li Wenjie had a bad feeling.

The chief steward said in a deep voice: "Because I helped them when they were poor, so, after this boy made his fortune, he did not forget his kindness in the past, and he also came to visit me many times, and gave me some gifts during the New Year's holidays." Today he went to my house and talked to me, and he actually told me to quit the steward of the house immediately and go to the other place to play for a while......"

Li Wenjie suddenly couldn't settle down, his face slowly turned pale and blue, and he said in a trembling voice: "What does he mean by this......"

The big steward said: "I was also quite strange at the time, so I talked about the past while slowly paraphrasing his words. Because I was kind to him in the past, I couldn't force it, and told me vaguely, because the merchants under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army were very dissatisfied with the matter of bonds, so the above decided to replace the merchants under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army with the benefits of the Xiaoguo Army, but were unwilling to contribute to the Xiaoguo Army. Therefore, the Shadow Division began to investigate the foundations of wealthy merchants in various places. And the Shadow Division already has evidence that our government bought and sold forbidden things with the Evil Tatars a few years ago, as well as other evidence. I asked him to go into more detail, but he didn't say anything, and after telling me not to spread the word, he left in a hurry, and repeatedly told me to quit my job immediately before leaving. ”

Li Wenjie's face faded with blood, and the rich businessmen under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army were all saved by the Xiaoguo Army before. Before the Xiaoguo Army ruled Youzhou, they were clean? It's just that after Xiaoguo Jun took power, he unified commercial taxes and made many decisions that were beneficial to merchants. The merchants also obeyed the law, but this previous thing could not be touched. Besides, who hasn't done anything unruly in the process of doing business? According to the news obtained by the chief steward, the other party's meaning is that the shadow is going to attack him, as soon as he thinks of the many big families who fell in the Xiaoguo Army in the past from the Youbei Prefectures, and the wealthy gentry of the three clans in the south of Youzhou who were razed because of the rebellion, Li Wenjie couldn't help but feel cold, the background of those people didn't know how many times stronger than himself, and they were all killed by the Xiaoguo Army like slaughtering chickens, what kind of thing are they?

"How so? How so? Didn't the former Xiaoguo Army make a clear announcement and not pursue it? Besides, what we do for business is just a few small things, how can it be ...... What to do? Li Wenjie walked around the room, and his first reaction was to run, but as soon as this idea came out, he was rejected, run, run there, not to mention that he was a big family, but he was afraid that he would not even be able to get out of the city, and he would be robbed and killed.

"Lehi, you say, you say, why did the Xiaoguo army attack me?"

"Master, have you forgotten, what is the reason for the action above? At that time, because the wealthy businessmen did not buy the so-called bonds, the Xiaoguo Army had to change a group of merchants under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army. The chief steward whispered.

Li Wenjie was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood. This is because businessmen like themselves are afraid that their money will be swallowed up by the Xiaoguo Army, so they don't buy it, and even if they do, it's just a few hundred silver coins, which really doesn't match their identity. Now, Xiao Guojun is angry and about to get angry, and this time he is really a little desperate.

If Xiao Guojun really wants to have this kind of thought, then he will have no way to survive anyway.

"Master, you have to find a way, otherwise it will be too late for the Shadow Division to make a move......"

"Method, what is the way...... By the way, bonds, I see, I see! Li Wenjie said in a loud voice. The Xiaoguo Army is not really targeting us, but is dissatisfied with our attitude. Think about Lu Xianjing, this guy is really smart. Even if the 500,000 silver coins were given away for free, the trade routes he got would be enough for him to earn. ”

In fact, on this day, not only him, but also the wealthy merchants in the entire Youzhou region got these news through various methods, and the Shadow Division in various places also had frequent activities. Even the local county soldiers began to actively mobilize. Although the prefectural magistrate said that this is just the normal operation of the county, it is enough to make these merchants tremble.

In all prefectures and counties, there are Shadow Division, Finance Division, Huitong Money Village and local officials jointly form a responsible unit in charge of bonds, Yuyang City, Yuyang Prefecture, and Yin Qian Yiqing, Yuyang Prefecture Governor, is the general person in charge of this bond affairs. I found bonds and half a month, but the money in hand is still very little. Qian Yiqing's hair was about to turn white. He knew what Xiao Guojun was going to do now, and he also knew the usefulness of this bond, so he naturally hoped that the more bonds in his hand were sold, the better. Compared with him, the people in the finance department are even more anxious. It's just that the officials of the Finance Department are all assisting from the side, presiding over normal records and explanations, and the people who are making decisions are still Qian Yiqing and Yifu Yin.

"What about the wealthy gentry? What about the wealthy merchants? Did our people explain it to them? Qian Yiqing frowned and said.

"Lord Fu Yin, how dare we hide it from you, this is naturally explained clearly, but they just ignore it, if they don't see it, what can we do? Besides, it was ordered from above that they should not be forced to buy, but only voluntarily. These people, for fear that we will be greedy for their money, think that this bond is an excuse to cheat money. The attached official said with a wry smile.

Qian Yiqing's face was very long, and his gloomy face seemed to be dripping, how could he not know the thoughts of these people. Not to mention those wealthy gentry, he was originally dissatisfied with the Xiaoguo Army, but those emerging large families who relied on the rise of the Xiaoguo Army, as well as wealthy businessmen, made Qian Yiqing very dissatisfied, if it were not for the strict order from the above to the local government, these people should not be forced to buy bonds, I am afraid that the money will be rough in the morning.

Although the above is very annoyed now because of the difference in local bond affairs, and is ready to make a small move by the Shadow Division and the government, Qian Yiqing is still extremely dissatisfied with these wealthy businessmen who have made a fortune by relying on the new policy of the Xiaoguo Army. If it weren't for Xiaoguojun's new business tax policy, would these people be where they are today? But when it was time for them to serve, they all shrunk into a ball, and no one came out. It's not as good as those ordinary people, at least they know how to be grateful, and they have paid to buy people's bonds.

Shi Youhai, the governor of Yuyang Mansion, stood with his hands tied to his head, and said bitterly: "Lord Yin, we have done our best to nearly 100 people, running all over the city, coming to persuade them to buy, everyone has lost a lot of weight, but the effect is really not good, except for some businessmen who really can't stand the face, a little bit of purchase, and other people ......"

Qian Yiqing sneered: "It's okay, they do this, the command makes the lord angry, and when the time comes, ......" Qian Yiqing didn't say much, he knew that the actions of the Shadow Division were from Zhao Xun's intentions, otherwise, except for cooperating with his own Shadow Division officials, there would be no other big moves. This shows that the lord is already dissatisfied with these people.

The officials of the first government were silent, thinking of what to do, when there was a sudden commotion outside the yamen, Qian Yiqing was busy with the affairs of the incumbent bonds, and there was a good mood there. At that moment, Qian Yiqing couldn't help but be angry, Huo Di stood up, and just took a few eyes to vent his sulk.

Just walked to the middle of the lobby, a servant outside was already running like flying, but the surprise on his face couldn't be hidden, seeing Qian Yiqing, he said in a loud voice: "My lord, Lord Fu Yin......"

"What's going on? The dignified yamen, how rotten! Sue the people outside, if you dare to make noise outside the Yin Yamen of our mansion again, you will be held responsible! Qian Yiqing asked angrily with a clear face.

Seeing that Qian Yiqing's face was not good, the official who rushed in looked inexplicable, and it took a while to reflect it, and he stammered: "Outside...... Outside are the patriarchs of the big families in Yuyang City...... And those rich businessmen ......"

"The patriarch of the big family? Wealthy businessman? What are they coming to do? Qian Yiqing frowned suddenly, he didn't have a good impression of these people.

The official hurriedly said, "My lord, they naturally came here to buy that ...... That bond. ”

"What? To buy bonds? Qian was stunned and immediately walked out quickly. I saw that in the lobby, more than ten wealthy businessmen who were second to none in Yuyang City gathered together and were arguing about something.

"Lord Qian, my lords!" Seeing that the big and small officials in the mansion rushed over, more than ten people bowed in unison and said respectfully.

"What are you?" Qian Yiqing asked.

Li Wenjie said with a smile: "Lord Qian, we are all old people who buy bonds. The Metropolitan Governor protects the territory and the people, implements a new policy, and unifies commercial taxes, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and let us build our families. Now, the Metropolitan Governor wants to repair and dredge the river, isn't this for the people of the north? How can we watch from the sidelines? To be able to exert a small and insignificant effort for the governor is something we have been looking forward to for a long time! ”

Qian Yiqing sneered in his heart, he has been looking forward to it for a long time? Then why have you been indifferent for half a month? But a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "Outside of Master Li, you are the richest man in Yuyang City. So, how many bonds are you prepared to buy? ”

Li Wenjie said with a smile: "I heard that Lu Xianjing, the patriarch of the Lu clan in Zhuozhou Mansion, invested in the purchase of a bond of 500,000 silver coins, although I, Li Wenjie, am not as rich as his Lu family, but I am not inferior, the same, 500,000!" ”

"What?" Qian Yiqing was stunned, this Li Wenjie is too generous, he is a little too generous, and he is not afraid that his business will go bankrupt? Qian Yiqing was completely shocked, 500,000 yuan, this is a big deal, although Li Wenjie's family has a lot of money, but that also counts his business name, the officials standing behind Qian Yiqing looked at Li Wenjie with some disbelief.

"This is also my contribution to the dredging of the river for my metropolitan governor!. In addition, Li also invited a lot of business partners to buy together, well, the total amount should not be less than two million. ”

Qian Yiqing greatly exclaimed in his heart, two million silver coins, that's a lot. Hurriedly smiled: "Li Yuanwai really understands the righteousness, this government admires it, please, please, I will go through the formalities with you." ”

While walking towards the back hall, he shouted loudly: "Come on, watch the seat, serve tea, serve good tea!" ”

Li Wenjie and the others secretly thought: In this way, the Xiaoguo Army will not come to trouble us again.

Not only Yuyang City, but also in Youzhou and Jizhou, the bonds became popular all of a sudden, and they seemed to have become sought-after goods, and they were bought on a large scale. In just two days, the harvest in various places is the same as half a month, and in this way, there are more and more people. It seems that this bond has succeeded.

Seeing this, Zhao Xun decided to reward those merchants who were extremely "superior", so he summoned more than 100 people with the largest capital to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for a banquet, and handed over the salt selling business under the command of Xiaoguo Army to them. After all, selling this low-priced salt to other state capitals and counties is not something that can be done by one or two families.