Section XXVI Luxury and Wealth

Cheng Biting Jin's wine barrel has never been for the purpose of refinement, his personal pursuit is rough, bold, full of strong western style, with a black oak barrel on the table, it attracted the eyes of the guests who were trying to eliminate the giant cake, Xiaoya climbed on the table, patted the wine barrel higher than her and said to Li Gang: "Grandpa Li, this is my brother went to Uncle Cheng's house yesterday to rob it, his wine was buried under the flower tree and couldn't be found, and he lost his temper at home." ”

Li Gang doted on the little girl from the table, pressed her nose and said: "Your Uncle Cheng has been a robber for most of his life, always robbing other people's things, today someone robbed him, it is rare, this wine needs to drink a few more glasses." ”

The guests in the hall burst into laughter, Qin Qiong stroked his beard and laughed so much that he leaned back and panted and said: "My brother is only good wine in his life, and his wine must not be an ordinary product, so he must not drink it." ”

Yun Ye smiled awkwardly and clapped his hands, and the four strong Yunfu family members carried over an iceberg, put it under the pergola, and the heat disappeared, one of them took out a wooden drill, and in just a few clicks, a small hole was drilled in the oak barrel, and a bamboo knot with a small mechanism was embedded in the small hole, and the whole process was like flowing water in the same way, very smooth.

The other three servants took out a small silver hammer from the basket, carefully knocked down small pieces of ice from the iceberg, and then carefully knocked them into knuckle-sized ice cubes, and the maid of Yunfu came over with a large wooden plate, the wooden plate was full of white porcelain bowls, put a piece of ice on each porcelain bowl, and then skillfully arranged the porcelain bowls into a mountain-shaped, and a porcelain jar was followed under the wooden plate.

The guests didn't know what they meant, and were about to ask a question, but they saw that the sturdy Yunfu family Ding twisted the mechanism, and the red wine syrup flowed out of the curved end of the bamboo pipe, first filling the first bowl, and then the wine overflowed, slowly flowing down the bowl wall, and then poured into the next layer of wine bowls. The red syrup gives off a subtle aroma. diluted the sweet aroma of the cake that had just wandered in the small courtyard.

Along the iceberg barrels, a total of four wine bowls appeared in a wine tower, with a slightly sour fruity aroma stimulating the guests' sense of smell, and the servants and maids bowed down.

Li Gang got up by himself and took the lead in taking the first bowl of wine from the wine tower, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Li Jing and others also took a bowl curiously. Only Wei Zheng sighed, and then also took a bowl, Lishi, Yuanzhang, Yushan, and the public did not fall behind.

Seeing that the elders had all taken the wine, the rest of the people also carefully took a bowl each. Hold it in your hand. But he did not drink, and waited for one of the guests to say a toast.

Fang Xuanling also held up the wine bowl and said to the guests in the garden: "Li Gong has a long life, and the blessing is long, this bowl of wine should be congratulated by the public, gentlemen, drink well!" ”

Suddenly, all kinds of congratulations in the courtyard were endless, and Li Gang's face was red and refreshed.

Disappeared once in the wine tower. When they had re-erected it, the servants moved up to the long tables, covered with clean linen, and on them were all kinds of delicacies, as well as all kinds of cheese. Fresh seasonal vegetables.

Xiaoya has always been tired of being in Yun Ye's arms, and when she saw the food, she immediately forgot about her brother's storage zĂ i, and was very skilled in finding some of her favorite food on the table. Sandwiched it on the plate with a bamboo clip and sent it to Li Gang, Lao Li's smile became a little thicker, just looking at the fried chicken on the plate, and the ribs were a little worried, I don't know if my teeth can withstand these.

While others didn't know how to eat these things, Runniang also picked up two large plates, one plate was full of some vegetables and tofu, as well as soft braised pork, and the other plate was full of meat, and when he left, he added a large piece of meat steak, and then brought it to Qin Qiong, gave the vegetable tofu to Lao Qin, and gave the pork ribs and meat steak to Xiao Qin, Yun Ye smiled empty-handedly, determined to rectify the door style after going back.

Yun Ye, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng held the plate side by side to pick their favorite food, and chatted while choosing.

"Fang Xiang, your spleen and stomach are weak, and you can't eat meat, so it's better to eat more tofu and vegetables.

Du Xiang, I heard that your lung disease attacks badly every winter and spring, it is better to take a period of vacation, live in Yushan and let Mr. Sun take a good look at you, winter disease, summer treatment is the best season, not to be missed.

Wei Xiang, don't frown, the Yun family's wealth is clearly understood, and it is okay to have a sumptuous banquet, Li Gong's birthday is a little luxurious, and it is also a reward for Li Gong's hard work for many years. Speaking of which, the juniors are sorry for Gong Li. ”

"Why did Yunhou come to say this, the old man is not a person who hates the rich, just lamenting, Yunhou's banquet today is unique, refreshing, I am afraid that there are more people in the world who are Dongshi Xiaofeng, I can't learn Yunhou's Tao Zhu skills, only learn Yunhou's extravagance, this is not the blessing of the people in the world, now Chang'an has become a luxury wind is growing, and this trend needs to be suppressed, diligence and thrift are the foundation of being a man."

Wei Zheng is like this, everything is thought from the worst side, never considering its positive side, thinking that luxury must be wrong, this is a big misunderstanding.

"Wei Xiang, if you think so, then you are wrong, you are as diligent and thrifty as you, my Datang will never get rich, it will only become a pool of stagnant water, if you want to get rich, diligence and thrift are one thing, and open source is the foundation of prosperity."

"Oh? What is Yunhou's opinion? The three of them all stopped, looking at Yun Ye puzzled, the first time they heard someone say that it was wrong to be diligent and thrifty, if it was someone else, Wei Zheng would slap him, and when these words came out of Yun Ye's mouth, the meaning was very different.

"Come on, Yunhou, it's a shady place, how about the four of us eat and talk there?" Fang Xuanling likes to listen to Yun Ye's strange theories, and the conversations between the two of them have inspired him several times, and now he can hear the wonderful theories, how can he let it go.

Yun Ye waved his hand to call the maid, put the dinner plate of the four people in the wooden plate, motioned for her to bring it over, and instructed her to bring a few bowls of wine, and then said to Wei Zheng: "Wei Xiang doesn't know, the secret of wealth is flow, the so-called flowing water is not rotten, and the household hub is not mole is this truth, diligence and thrift are certainly virtues, but he hinders the development of commerce, all of them are content with their own self-sufficient small circle, and if they can't get out, wealth will never increase rapidly, just like a basin of water, no matter how you save, there will only be such a basin of water, Not less. ”

"Since ancient times, there has been a fixed amount of wealth, if you earn more money, others will earn less money, the coins minted by the imperial court every year are counted, why does Yunhou say that wealth can be increased, or there is no limit."

Du Ruhui seemed to have discovered the loophole in Yun Ye's words, so he opened his mouth to ask.

"Let's start with today's feast, the meat and vegetables on our plate are all grown by the farmers, so the goods are formed, and the farmers need to be paid for their hard work, so the Yun family paid to buy chickens, ducks, and vegetables from them, and the farmers had money and found that they needed to make a dress for the child, so he went to buy a piece of cloth for the people who bought the cloth, and he was very satisfied, and the people who sold the cloth were also very satisfied, so that the same amount of money had already done three things."

"Yes, it is used to buy chickens and ducks, it is used to buy cloth, and those who sell cloth must also have a demand, and the money will continue to flow, which is true, but the money is still the money, and there is no supplement."

Wei Zheng made additions, but found a problem again.

"Money has not increased, but things have increased, and these are wealth, and in general, it is labor that creates wealth. And, of course, innovation. , Wei Xiang can imagine, if the wealth does not grow, we get the money of the Shang and Zhou eras to the present, what do you think my Datang will be? Therefore, the basin of wealth is always growing, not static. The Yun family has innovated perfume, cement, and some other messy things, but now they are supporting a lot of people, and Chang'an City has not become poor because of some new trades, but has become richer, which is proof.

In a few days, the house in Xinghuafang will start to be auctioned, Wei Xiang, Fang Xiang, Du Xiang, please come and take a look at it when the time comes, to see how amazing the wealth of my Tang folk is, how terrifying the potential is, and when the time comes, a huge amount of money will be recovered, and Wei Xiang can see if the imperial court will lose some of its taxes because of this. ”

The three of them don't know if they understand it, maybe they are even more confused? The four of them didn't speak, and they ate silently, which is a good interpretation of the good habit of not saying anything when eating and not saying anything when sleeping.

A noise suddenly sounded at the door, and Yun Ye looked back and saw Yu Chi Baolin. Duan Meng walked in with a colorful tiger, and the two of them put the tiger on the ground, respectfully kowtowed to Li Gang, and congratulated Mr. in unison on his longevity and longevity.

Li Gang walked over and touched the tiger's colorful fur, and then looked at the two bloodstained students, old tears, helped the two of them up, and after checking them one by one, he found that he was not too seriously injured, so he said deliciously: "Baolin, Duan Meng, you are all good children who respect the teacher, and having a disciple like you is also a blessing for the teacher, but it can't be like this next time, it's too dangerous, it's enough, there's no need to take risks, it's not worth it." ”

The two of them bowed down to be taught, and promised in their mouths that they would never do this kind of behavior again.

The old lieutenant's dark face had long been drunk and he couldn't distinguish his eyebrows and eyes, he only knew how to laugh with his mouth open, and finally said loudly: "Just a tiger, what a way, if Master Li likes it, wait for the old man to be free, go to the forest in person, and catch all the tigers to reward Mr. for his great kindness." ”

His Lao Tzu bragged there, but Yu Chi Baolin was pulling the corners of Yun Ye's clothes, and followed him to the door, but saw two officials standing outside, with a stern face, one of them arched his hand and said: "Xia Guan is the steward of the Nanshan Hunting Ground, and now there is Wei Chi Baolin, Duan Meng and the two led a group of villains to forcibly enter the hunting area, not only injured many guards, but also wantonly hunted a tiger, Xia Guan came, is to find Yun Hou to ask clearly, whether to hand over the villains to Xia Guan to take away." ”

Yun Ye was a little dizzy, looking at the appearance of the two officials with blue noses and swollen faces, they must have been beaten along the way, but why did they look for me? Their sons are at the feast today.