The merchants of Luoyang were very anxious, and before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the representative came to Liangzhou and asked to see Li Rupei.

The concept of attracting investment did not exist at the end of the Tang Dynasty, although the commerce and trade of the Tang Dynasty were extremely developed, and many huge riches were born, but the status of the merchants was still not high, once in the era of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the merchants entered the court as officials with huge wealth, so that the combination of officials and businessmen could earn more silver, but later the eunuchs controlled the government and made the festivals of various places to become feudal towns, and the court became more and more weak, and the merchants became the fat valued by all parties, and everyone wanted to take a bite.

The most shocking thing was that after Huang Chao occupied Guangzhou Mansion, he killed nearly 100,000 merchants from Arabs, Khitans and other places, embezzled a large amount of money, and instructed the Tang Dynasty to almost completely suspend overseas trade.

Many businessmen, all the time to live a frightened life, especially the southern businessmen, because of the Huangchao's wanton, on the one hand, they have to prevent being targeted by the Huangchao, on the other hand, to deal with such and such requirements put forward by the government, it can be described as miserable, even Luoyang, which has always been regarded as the center of commerce and trade, the burden of businessmen is also very heavy, they have no political status, when the catastrophe comes, the first to suffer.

Whether it is the imperial court, or the government in various places, including many festival envoys, do not pay attention to the merchant at all, everyone generally values the army and strength, some far-sighted festival envoys, can attach importance to agricultural production, as for the business, is regarded as a sideline, there and no is almost the same, and many officials want to do the thing of killing chickens and eggs, and the businessmen are eager to let the family take out all the wealth, absolutely no idea of supporting the merchants.

When Li Rupei was in Luoyang Wangchengpo, the conversation with the representatives of Luoyang merchants quickly spread among Luoyang merchants, but many businessmen did not have much confidence, they thought that there was not much difference between going to Liangzhou and staying in Luoyang, after all, Li Rupei had an iron-blooded army under his command, and Li Rupei's focus was still on the iron-blooded army, and he would not necessarily attach importance to businessmen.

But the strength of the Predator still makes many businessmen hold hope, at least the Predator can protect them and let them live a slightly more stable life.

Under such circumstances, the representatives of merchants in Luoyang came to Liangzhou before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

When entering the wing room of the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, the two representatives of the merchants, their bodies have begun to tremble slightly, they don't know whether this trip is a blessing or a curse, you must know that they can enter the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, it is very good, as for going directly to the wing, it is a little strange, this is the place where the Jiedu envoy and many officials and generals discuss matters, and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter.

Li Rupei sat at the top with a smile on his face, and Ma Haoxuan, Qian Shiqu and Gao Chibang sat at the bottom.

Qin Erhei, who entered the wing room with the two of them, began to introduce fluently.

The two businessmen listened very carefully, and they learned that the people sitting under the prince were Ma Haoxuan, the commander of the royal palace, Qian Shiqu, the prefect of the Xingyuan Mansion in Liangzhou, and Gao Chibang, the general of the iron-blooded army, their faces turned a little pale.

"Meet the prince, meet Ma Dianjun, General Gao, Qian Tingshi, the little one is Luoyang businessman Zou Shiming, and this is the little colleague He Yugui."

"The two of you don't have to be restrained, when you come to Liangzhou, you are the guests of the Yamen, I don't know what kind of relationship Zou Fengchi and He Mingyuan have with the two."

"That's the ancestor of Xiao and He Yugui."

"Oh, it seems that you are a family of merchants, Zou Fengzhi and He Mingyuan are among the richest in the Tang Dynasty, although more than 100 years have passed, but their way of doing business has still received a lot of praise."

Zou Shiming and He Yugui didn't expect that the prince would have so much information, and even their ancestors knew that compared with many officials, Shangjia's reputation was nothing at all.

"On behalf of the businessmen of Luoyang, you came to Liangzhou, thinking about seeing the situation in Liangzhou, hoping to do business in Liangzhou, a certain welcome, I remember last year in Wangchengpo, a certain also made it clear, what requirements do you have, you can directly say it, what requirements do you have, the same is also placed in the clear, if you feel that there is no basis for speaking, the government can set up a document, and the two sides will jointly abide by these rules......"

Zou Shiming and He Yugui were a little confused, they would never have imagined that Li Rupei would say those words, Li Rupei said these words in Wangchengpo at the beginning, many businessmen in Luoyang did not believe it, they had seen too much, and many places hoped that businessmen could go, but going to those places was nothing more than taking out a lot of wealth, not doing business at all.

Zou Shiming, who was a little cautious, spoke first.

"Lord Wang, the little one just wants to take a look in Liangzhou, if he can do business, the little one must move to Liangzhou."

Li Rupei smiled and shook his head.

"Zou Shiming, I know your worries, if you go to Liangzhou, suffer from the exploitation of the government, and even the difficulties of the scoundrels, today you are cut off a piece of meat, and tomorrow you are forced to donate money and grain, it is absolutely difficult to do a good business, as the saying goes, the world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for profit, you can't make money in business, then what kind of business, lose your belongings, fools won't do it, a certain in Wangchengpo said such words, Liangzhou welcomes many businessmen to come, but also to let businessmen make money here, Being able to do business in a stable manner, today Ma Haoxuan's army, General Gao Chibang and Qian Shiqu's assassination history are all here, the affairs of Liangzhou can be said to be under their control, and they are invited to come, which is to show their attitude, if the businessmen come to Liangzhou, except for the taxes that must be paid, the rest of the parties must not be harassed in any way......"

After Li Rupei finished speaking, He Yugui immediately spoke.

"The prince favors the businessman so much, the little one is willing to come to Liangzhou to do business, and after the little one returns to Luoyang, he will arrange it immediately, and he can move to Liangzhou in a month at the latest."

Li Rupei looked at He Yugui, worthy of being from a merchant family, and he would soon be able to grasp the most critical place, He Yugui's statement left a good impression on everyone, and he will definitely be able to receive a lot of care in the future.

After He Yugui finished speaking, Zou Shiming immediately understood and spoke.

"The little one also thinks the same, and after I go back, I will arrange it and move to Liangzhou."

"You don't have to worry, you are all businessmen, want to move to a certain place, it is not so easy, there are many aspects to consider and prepare, how can it be decided casually, it is also clear that the terrain of Liangzhou is not very good, and the external transactions are limited by geographical location, far from being able to compare with Luoyang, Guangzhou and other places, doing business in those places, your cost investment will be much less, and you can earn more silver, so you decide to move to Liangzhou, that is likely to face a part of the loss......"

Li Rupei's words made Zou Shiming and He Yugui feel more and more surprised, if it weren't for the Yamen in Jiedu, they even doubted whether Li Rupei in front of them was a prince, whether he was a Jiedu envoy, why was he so clear about the affairs of businessmen, you must know that most of the officials in the imperial court, including the local magistrates, did not know about commerce and trade, let alone the cost.

"You all started from the silk business, the silk from the south is transported to the north, the price is very different, if it is shipped overseas, it is even more profitable, in addition to silk, there are tea, porcelain, wood, cane sugar, etc., can be transported overseas, that is a lot of profits, even if it is transported from the origin to the south or north, and the transaction is out, it is a great profit, but unfortunately these years the Tang Dynasty is unstable, you are difficult to really do a good business, and the wealth of the family can not be compared with before, A certain thinks that this is a very abnormal situation, no matter when, can not be without businessmen, a certain thinks that the government and businessmen, in fact, are interdependent, the government supports businessmen to do business, businessmen pay enough taxes, so that they can develop benignly, any killing of chickens and eggs, is harmful to both parties......"

Li Rupei's words not only surprised Zou Shiming and He Yugui, but even Ma Haoxuan, Gao Chibang, Qian Shiqu and others were dumbfounded, they couldn't believe that the prince had such a high level of understanding of businessmen.

At this time, Zou Shiming and He Yugui will not hesitate, hearing Li Rupei say so much, almost all of them are worried about things, it can be said that they have got accurate answers, and there is no need to worry about anything.

"Lord Wang, the little one and He Yugui are sincere and willing to relocate to Liangzhou to do business."

"Very good, you really make a commitment, a certain also have to make a statement, just said so, you moved to Liangzhou to do business, if there are any requirements, even if you put forward, the government's requirements for you must also be put forward, the two sides discussed together, worked out specific rules, in the future everyone will do according to this rule, give you five days, three days to think, two days to discuss, come up with specific methods, and then the government in the form of a notice, to be announced, who violates the rules and requirements here, A certain must be severely punished. ”

Ma Haoxuan was in charge of the specific matters to be discussed, and Li Rupei did not need to participate, but he put forward the request.

"Ma Dianjun, there are two requirements of the government, the first is related to taxes, regardless of the size of the business, the taxes are one out of ten, for example, the transaction of one hundred taels of silver, the tax is ten taels of silver, the second is the responsibility of the government, to ensure that the businessmen have a good business environment, when necessary, the government and the iron-blooded army can come forward, any dare to extort businessmen, must be severely cracked down, if there are people in the government who dare to use their power to extort businessmen, then don't think about continuing to do things in the government."

"A certain requires you to be responsible for this negotiation, you must attach great importance to it, this is not a small matter, not a year, you can understand the importance of businessmen, it can be said that the government at all levels of Shannan West Road and the iron-blooded army, must rely on businessmen, your understanding of businessmen, must change, abandon the previous views, in the future you will also be responsible for publicity, so that many officials change their views, and truly support businessmen to do business in Liangzhou."