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The most luxurious mansion in Liangzhou City is not the Mansion of Admiral Tiance - Zhang Mai does not have that private money, and he has not embezzled public funds, of course, he cannot build such a luxurious residence for himself. Leaf ^ Zi ~ Yo ~ Yo

It is not the Zheng family, the richest man in the Tang Dynasty of Tiance - whether it is Zheng Wanda or Zheng Ji, they all know how to exercise restraint - they are used to holding their tails when they were in Saman, and although the family's political status has also jumped to the front line after coming to Hexi, they are still cautious.

However, if you are a discerning person, as soon as you step into the Zheng family's mansion, you will feel that when it comes to the internal style, the Zheng Mansion can be called the first in Hexi! The Zheng family's mansion is connected by the mansions of Zheng Wei and Zheng Ji, and the courtyard is shared at the back, which is connected to each other, and the area is smaller than the Tiance General's Mansion, but the internal layout is very compact, the Zheng family is not a nouveau riche, the older generation or the younger generation, they all have a real aristocratic vision, and the furnishings in the house do not deliberately show off gold, silver and antiques, but almost every inch of the place is thoughtful, so that the owner has a sense of comfort at home, and the guests do not look luxurious but can meet the taste of the Zheng family.

However, Zheng Wei doesn't go home often, although he is in the rear, he is only afraid that he is still above Yang Yi, and he is at least 20 days out of 30 days a month in the Tiance Mansion Governor's Shi Fang, making an ear room near the office place, sleeping there at night, even if he goes home, he is in a hurry, and he is often absent from the family banquets during the New Year's holidays. The people of the Zheng family did not dare to complain about this, because although the third master did not directly generate income for the family, it was actually a guarantee for the family's government.

But that night, it was neither the New Year's Day nor the birthday of my father and brother, and the affairs of Tiance Mansion were also very busy, but Zheng Wei instructed his family: "I want to go home for dinner tonight." Let the second brother and the fourth brother not go out, and push any banquets, I haven't gotten together for a long time. ”

After the family sent the news back, the housekeeper of the Zheng Mansion was busy, the kitchen was tighter than during the New Year, but there was no big fish and meat, Mrs. Zheng ordered all the ingredients to be waited, and sent a few small servants to wait in the Tiance Mansion, as soon as they saw Zheng Wei change clothes and go home, they ran back to report the news, and the kitchen immediately cleaned up the dishes, and waited until Zheng Wei entered the house, and then changed into homely clothes and entered the table, and the light and thoughtful meals were served one after another.

The meal was very warm, and after the meal, Zheng Wei did not go to the study again as before, but stayed in the back garden, chatted with his father and brother, and asked about the recent business in the family by the way.

In order to avoid suspicion, Zheng Wei never took the initiative to talk to his father and brother about business at home in the past two years, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Zheng Wanda and the others knew that they were going to get to the point, Mrs. Zheng had already led a group of daughters-in-law and grandchildren to leave, and only four of them were left in the back garden.

Zheng Ji said: "The family's business is good. In this Beiting War, we lost a lot of money to make cotton clothes, boots and socks to the front line, but after the big victory, all kinds of good news followed. Compared to these, the losses in armaments are nothing. ”

A big deal like this kind of official package is the best time to make money, as long as the quality is a little secondary, a lot of money will fall into the pocket. What's more, this Beiting War consumed a lot, in addition to the previous inventory, the three large workshops of Shule, Qiuzi, and Gaochang all started working overnight to make cotton clothes, and at this time they can best find a reason for shoddy - there is not enough time.

But Zheng Wei repeatedly told his family this time not to make money in this business, and even asked him to do a good job in this military supply even if he lost money. Before the war, the treasury of the Tiance Army was already in an emergency, so Zheng Wei deliberately pressed the market price to eighty percent of the market price for this batch of business for the Zheng family, and Zheng Ji really made a heavy investment, and he put in enough materials for every set of military uniforms ordered by the Tiance Tang Army, not only that, but also paid for the cost of transporting the goods for free - a qiē cargo was directly transported to Longquan Pass and delivered to the logistics officials of the Tiance Army.

The Beiting War, the autumn and winter seasons accounted for most of the time, especially the final decisive victory is the winter battle, fighting in the cold, the sergeant's warmth is extremely important, if the warmth is not in place, when the hands and feet are stiff outdoors, the combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened, on the contrary, if the enemy's combat effectiveness declines while the opponent can keep the flexibility of the limbs, this is equivalent to a relative improvement of the combat effectiveness of their own army.

The military uniforms of the Tang Army are of uniform quality, requiring generals and sergeants to share the joys and sorrows, unlike the Hui and Khitan generals, but the lower-level soldiers are in rags and old, and they cannot be generally guaranteed in terms of warmth. The warmth of the cotton clothes made by the Zheng family clothing workshop has played a small bonus on every soldier, and the accumulation is a great effect. It can be said that although no one from the Zheng family went to the battlefield, the role played by them is immeasurable.

Zheng Wei, who was in charge of government affairs, knew these things in his heart, and Zhang Mai also understood them in his heart, so after the end of the war, he allocated some commercial resources with great potential to the Zheng family, and these resources could not produce immediate benefits in a short period of time, but the people in the trading circle saw that the Zheng family's position was becoming more and more consolidated, and it would be easy for Zheng Ji to raise money and silver.

Zheng Wei asked some of the family's traditional businesses, such as horses and clothes, and some of the family's emerging businesses, such as the money village jointly opened by twelve families such as the Nai family, and then asked about the grain, and said, "Over there in Gaochang, what price is set for our rice store grain shop now?" ”

As soon as Zheng Wanda and Zheng Ji heard this, they knew the purpose of this son (younger brother) coming today, and Zheng Ji said: "For now, it is with the big market. ”

"Today, the country is strong on the outside, but on the inside it is facing the emptiest predicament it has ever been. * You" Zheng Wei said: "This predicament, others don't know, but you should know about the second brother." In terms of money and silver, the state treasury is now in debt, and it will take at least two years to pay off the money owed -- and this can only be done under the condition of ensuring the smooth flow of the Silk Road and the stability of tax revenue. In terms of grain, we have a surplus of grain and grass in the east, and there is an urgent shortage of grain and grass in the central part, if we can survive until the autumn harvest, things may be stable, but now the grain prices in Gaochang and Qiuci are constantly rising, so high that ordinary people can hardly bear it, but this grain price has affected the stability of the country. ”

Zheng Ji was silent for a long time before he said: "Third child, you are also from a business background, you should know that although our Zheng family is known as the richest man, we have been closely following the marshal's military and political strategy in the past two years, and we have been doing upside down business for the military every year. It can be said that the home I am in is the same as the home you are in. ”

Zheng Ji's "home in charge" is the business of the Zheng family, and Zheng Weidang's home refers to the finances of the Tiance regime.

"What's more," Zheng Ji continued, "no matter how powerful a family is, it can't resist the entire trading circle. If you Tiance Mansion has money and grain to enter the market to level the price of grain, then our family can follow the tail, but it is a dream to rely on the Zheng family's own strength to level the price of grain. ”

Zheng Wei said: "What if you add a few close big families? ”

Zheng Ji said: "Now it is not only the original grain merchants who are doing this business, before the war everywhere tightened, many traders have lost a lot, although the Silk Road has opened more Tianzhu line, but it can not offset the impact of the Saman turmoil, the Central Plains is worried about the war caused by the cutting of the domain, most of the trading in the market is sluggish, the prices of all kinds of goods are falling, and now the grain prices in the central part of the country are suddenly on fire, so businessmen have poured in, participating in this piece to buy and sell, there are not only big businessmen, but also small businessmen, There were not only merchants in the territory, but also stranded caravans in transit. I think there are tens of thousands of large and small traders involved, and everyone will pile up sand and become a mountain, this force has become a trend, and it is no longer something that can be saved by a few big families hinting at their statements. Now that the price has reached such a high level, you think it is very high, but in fact, it is just the beginning. The current price point, in my opinion, will be the peak one month before the autumn harvest. As for how high it will be by then, I can't say for sure. ”

"It's not too high?" Zheng Wei said: "If it climbs like this again, sooner or later it will be difficult for the middle-class family to buy rice, and the price is so high that what else can we do with this transaction?" ”

Zheng Ji smiled: "Other things, such as gold and jade antiques, the price is too high, I don't want to buy it, but I can't stop eating it." ”

Zheng Wei said: "You guys are bloodsucking!" ”

Zheng Jidao: "In the business field, what people seek is nothing more than a good word. Morality is also required. But businessmen don't act according to ethical principles, everyone has to make money. Not everyone makes huge profits, don't look at the price pushed so high, spread to tens of millions of people, the price of the sale is only such a price difference compared to the purchase price, and so many people have already entered the market, if the price of food suddenly drops, I don't know how many people will be ruined! ”

Among the Zheng family, Zheng Han is younger, less knowledgeable, and there is also a kind of young man's uprightness, he was not in charge of grain trading, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Second brother, this business can't do this!" If the price of food is pushed higher and higher, it will collapse sooner or later! ”

"Yes, every businessman knows that." Zheng Ji said: "Wait until the autumn harvest - no, you don't have to wait until the autumn harvest, then the price will definitely come down, but isn't there still a few months of business to do?" It's like beating a drum to pass a flower, depending on whose hand the flower ends up falling to. But don't worry, it will definitely not be our Zheng family. ”

Zheng Han was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "It's definitely not our Zheng family-I'm afraid that every businessman who is speculating in grain now thinks so." ”

Zheng Ji smiled and nodded, Zheng Wei said: "Food prices fluctuate with demand, which is the proper meaning, but if it falls from a peak of several times or even more than ten times, it will affect not only the central region, but our entire country can't stand it!" ”

Zheng Ji said: "Everyone knows this, but who told you not to take precautions." In the autumn and winter of last year, when the victory and defeat were not decided, in order to lure the people to transport all kinds of materials to Gaochang, you managed to raise the price there, and at the same time relaxed the control of this channel, and even turned a blind eye to some things that were not very legal. That's why all the money is pouring over there. By the end of the war, the price of grain over there has been high, and the demand has not decreased, countless traders have run there, and they can't come back at a loss, so the money and grain are gathered there, and everyone has to take a handful and leave, at this time, it is useless to rely on a paper ban, and you can't use the flat position to enter the market in time to adjust, and pull the grain price back, and now the grain price in the central part is high, you also have a great merit. ”

Zheng Wei sighed, if it was in normal times, Zheng Wei would have suppressed it long before the speculation of food prices rose, but this time he was not taking precautions, but he was beyond his strength. In this Beiting War, the Hui Dynasty was almost broken, and the Khitan was also a great consumption of national strength. Zheng Wei tried his best to be in front of this family, but he really hollowed out all the family funds, and even used some measures that would definitely cause trouble in the future to support the continuation of the Beiting War before the victory was decided. And after the war is over, victory is victory, but just as a person is prone to illness after excessive overdraft, the body is full of flaws, and the heart and lungs cannot manage the spleen and kidneys, and the spleen and kidneys cannot manage the muscles and bones, and the disease is either born from here or from there, and it is always difficult to take care of all aspects as when the body is healthy and the spirit is complete.

Zheng Wanda also sighed and said: "After the so-called soldiers, there will be a disaster year, and this disaster year is not only about the time of day, but also involves personnel. Now that the chaos has been completed, there is no point in pursuing it, so let's think about how to deal with the aftermath. ”

Zheng Han said: "Yes, second brother, if there is a big turmoil in the country, those who fry grain now will have to pay for it!" ”

Zheng Ji laughed and said, "Everyone is not stupid, but now the people who speculate in this business are not one person or two, not just several families, but I don't know how many big and small traders are doing it." The so-called crime is not to blame, everyone is sure that the official family will not let the whole market collapse, so they are all waiting. ”

"Waiting for what?" Zheng Han asked.

Zheng Ji glanced at Zheng Wei and said, "Wait for the official family to come to the bottom!" ”

Zheng Han also noticed the eyes of the second brother when he looked at the third brother, and said, "Bottom line? If the third brother has the ability to do this, there is no need to worry here! ”

Zheng Ji said leisurely: "Now this shape, although it is not something that a few families can control at will, but if the largest twenty or so big families go against the market together, it is still possible to slowly stabilize the shape, but in that case, we will all have to pay a big price." In business, even if there are two or three families who can harm themselves for the country, you can't ask all families to have such righteousness. If you want everyone to act together, the third child, I'm afraid that you have to give them a little reliable collateral so that people can rest assured. ”

Zheng Wei said: "The national debt ......"

"That's not going to work." Zheng Ji said: "Cangsi owes too much money, if you add this amount, the amount will be too big, plus interest, I'm afraid you won't be able to pay it off in ten years." It's troubled times, and who knows what will happen in more than ten years. ”

Zheng Wei's ingenuity was not under Zheng Ji, but his position was different, so he had to ask Zheng Ji, and then he understood when he heard it, and he said hey, "Then, it is probably for the benefit of mountains, forests, pastures, and minerals." ”

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