291. Pull investment
With the order of Emperor Li Shimin, the road yamen soon began to operate. Because this time they are going to make the first road, which is Changluochi Road. In ancient times, there was also the concept of highways, but in ancient times, they were not called highways, but rather gallops. Those who gallop on it are like galloping. The earliest Chi Dao was the Chi Dao of the Qin Dynasty, which was used for the central army to quickly move to the grassland, to fight against the nomads in the north and to strengthen the control of the north. And this galloping road of the Qin Dynasty has now been annihilated in history. Now this Changluochi Road, which is the highway connecting Chang'an and Luoyang, is not only for military purposes, but also for economic considerations. Moreover, the construction was made of cement, which tested these workers even more. In particular, Yan Liben, the number one leader, must not only be tested in terms of professional skills, but also in terms of organizational and coordination ability, and even test his ability to solicit sponsorship. No, he came to Jingwen to ask for sponsorship.
"Jingwen Festival Envoy, when will your money be in place! Now our road is waiting for your first capital as a start! If your funds can't be delivered, how can we start working? We are now preparing for the design, and I have already contacted the architectural families who have been communicating with our Yan family for generations, and they are all willing to join in. But we can't let them contribute in vain, so naturally we have to give money. And those people are experts, and there will definitely be no shortage of money! So, Jingwen Jie Du envoy, you hurry up and get the money! Jingwen said.
"I can give you money, but what are you going to do next? You should always go for investment! Jingwen asked.
"I don't dare! If I had to do the design, I might have no problem. But if I had to go to someone and ask for money, I wouldn't dare! Yan Liben said.
Jingwen immediately said: "Pull investment!" is just like a pickled girl, bold and thin-skinned. As long as you have the courage to pull investment, this is boldness, can people still eat you? Attentive. That is, to carefully judge the other person's thoughts, and then prescribe the right medicine. And if you are thick-skinned, that is, others refuse, and you have to go over to persuade the other party as much as possible, so that the investment is completed. You just have to follow this method, and there will be no more qiē problems. ”
"I still don't dare!" Yan Liben said.
"Your grandfather's, you have this demeanor, how did you become a painter?" Jingwen scolded secretly.
"Okay then, do you know any rich man, I'll help you pull the investment." Jingwen said.
And Yan Liben immediately said: "If you want to talk about rich people." In my Tang Dynasty, there are no more than seven sects and five surnames, that is, seven big clans. And their wealth is simply rich to rival the country, that is called a rich. And as long as they can flow oil and water, even if it is only one or two, then this first long Luochi road can be built. And as long as there are seven clans and five surnames to drive, then there will definitely be a wave of investors, and many people will definitely follow.
"Then why don't you go to the emperor for investment?" Jingwen asked.
Yan Liben said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the effect of the emperor's investment is not good. Because the emperor is sacrosanct in the hearts of ordinary people. But ordinary people don't have money! is really in the hearts of rich and bigwigs, to put it mildly, the emperor's influence is not as good as those scholars of the seven sects and five surnames. ”
Jingwen then remembered that it was the early years of the Tang Dynasty. The influence of the scholars is still very strong. Although the imperial examination system was implemented, the Hanmen were not really able to rise. The real rise of Hanmen was in the last years of the Tang Dynasty. And the scholars were really swept into the garbage heap of history, and that was until the Song Dynasty, when the emperor and the scholars ruled the world together. At that time. Only the students of the poor family can really break the monopoly of the scholars and become the most important source of officials in the officialdom. But now, the influence of the scholars in the high-end crowd still exceeds that of the emperor. This is also caused by the times.
Although the emperor was able to mobilize the people to invest, the money was too small. What's more, now that the world has just resumed production, Li Shimin can't get food from Xiaomin's mouth! What's more, if the emperor initiates investment, then I am afraid that there is a suspicion of excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, so this kind of thing cannot be done. At present, there are rich people who don't take the emperor too seriously, and those who take the emperor seriously have no money, this is the current phenomenon. Therefore, it was not so easy to raise funds from the original plan.
"That's a problem! If the funding problem cannot be solved, the road will indeed not be built. It seems that there is still a gap to be opened in the seven sects and five surnames! Jing Wen muttered.
Jingwen immediately asked: "Among the seven sects and five surnames, which one is easier to talk to?" ”
Yan Liben immediately said: "If you want to speak well, and you are in Chang'an, it is the Cui family." Cui Shi, the daughter of Cui Xin, the head of the Cui family, is now in Chang'an, and he lives in General Cheng Yanjin's house. ”
"Cheng Biting Jin? What does the Cui family have to do with Cheng Yanjin? Jingwen asked.
Yan Liben immediately said: "It's not that the Cui family has a relationship with General Cheng Yanjin, but that the Cui family has a relationship with General Cheng Yanjin's daughter." Back then, General Cheng Biting Jin's daughter, that is, Miss Cheng Lin, was separated in the troubled times. Later, Cui's adopted Miss Cheng, so he had this relationship with General Cheng Yanjin. Now Cui's family came to Cheng's house to see her adopted daughter, and now she lives in General Cheng's house. ”
"What does this have to do with the Cui family?" Jingwen asked.
"You don't know, Cui Xin is the patriarch of the Cui family, and this Cui family has been widowed in her mother's family since her husband's death. And Cui Xin, the head of the Cui family, also handed over the matter of taking care of the family's property to the Cui family, so the Cui family is now the one who manages the Cui family's property. If it can be said that the Cui family is moved, it will not be a problem for the Cui family to invest money. And next, other scholars will follow suit, and this Changluo Chi Dao will be solved. Yan Liben said.
"You mean, let me go and ask Miss Cheng?" Jingwen asked.
Yan Liben immediately said: "Jingwen Jiedu is wise, with your relationship with Miss Cheng, it shouldn't be a problem to say that Miss Cheng helps!" At that time, as long as Miss Cheng said a few words in front of his adoptive mother, it should not be a big problem. So, you see......"
"Okay!"
Anyway, Jingwen hasn't seen Cheng Lin for a while, so he wants to meet her, and by the way, deepen the emotional exchange between the two. (To be continued......)