Triumphant, joyful, relieved...... Zhao Jiaren is in a variety of eyes. His gaze swept over the clan members, and he actually saw sympathy on the faces of a few people. This surprised Zhao Jiaren.

After looking carefully, Zhao Jiaren noticed one thing, he was the youngest of all the people, and he was the one with the highest official position among all the people in the house. Knowing this fact, Zhao Jiaren's heart instantly regained his calm. In the Great Song Dynasty, officials held such high status that they simply ignored the clan. That is, the clan is not binding on officials at all.

The clan elder was originally smiling, but when he saw Zhao Jiaren sitting calmly in his position, he showed an official's expression. The expression of the so-called official was 'waiting for you to speak', and then the elder's smile disappeared from his face. The real patriarch of the Zhao clan is the official family in Lin'an, and the elders are only responsible for the actual operation. If Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but say something, it would be convenient for the clan elder to say it, if Zhao Jiaren didn't say anything, the clan elder really had nothing to say.

Obviously, there are people who don't think so. A certain Zhao Jiaren felt that he should have seen it, but he didn't know what the origin of this elder was, "This time, the official family wants the Zhao family to pay tribute, and Jiaren needs to come forward!" ”

Hearing this, several other elders followed. Zhao Jiaren still had the expression of an official, calm and calm. The elders who didn't know the candles and incense pancreas at all spoke for a while, and then asked Zhao Jiaren, "Jiaren, why don't you speak?" ”

"Everyone here is from the Zhao clan, and I'm just one of them. Why am I talking? Zhao Jiaren asked calmly.

When these clan elders were talking nonsense, Zhao Jiaren took care of the reality he was facing. At least Zhao Jiaren didn't find any reason why he had to bear it alone. If the edict asked Zhao Jiaren to send tribute to the official family, there would be no need to alarm the clan at all. Since it has alarmed the clan, unless the official family who issued the edict has a special idea, this matter has a huge relationship with the clan. If this matter is only related to the clan, it is very unwise for Zhao Jiaren to jump out.

However, there were obviously people who had different opinions from Zhao Jiaren, and the elder who was obviously troubled replied: "Jiaren, since you made the high-grade candles and incense pancreas, the official family wants tribute, so naturally you have to contribute." There's no room for us to help. ”

Zhao Jiaren really didn't bother to entangle with this one anymore, he said bluntly: "It is impossible for the official family to treat our clan with a difficult heart. If he only wants tribute and gives me an edict, of course I can only pay tribute obediently. It can be seen that the official family is thinking about the clan, not me, Zhao Jiaren. If you can't even figure this out, you might as well not be an elder. ”

After saying this, Zhao Jiaren was a little excited. Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard someone speak, "Jiaren is right. This matter is a matter for my Zhao clan, and there is no reason why Jia Ren has to bear it. With the cleverness of the official family, it is impossible for him not to know this. ”

Some people took the lead in supporting Zhao Jiaren, and other supporters also expressed their positions. Zhao Jiaren was surprised to find that at least thirty percent of the Zhao clan elders agreed with him.

The elder who spoke at the beginning didn't expect so many opponents to pop up suddenly, his initial idea was just to ask Zhao Jiaren to take out the tribute and end the matter as soon as possible. At this time, there were opponents, and the elder asked puzzledly, "Then what do you think you should do?" ”

"There will be a reward for paying tribute. Two ways, let's talk about how to divide the rewards first, or figure out what the official wants to do. The one who supported Zhao Jiaren put forward his own opinion, and after speaking, he asked Zhao Jiaren, "Jiaren, what do you think?" ”

At this time, Zhao Jiaren felt that this person was even more unpopular than the one who tried to solve the problem simply and rudely. The first one was quite easy to solve, and the one who put forward a more reasonable opinion was easier to get support from. Zhao Jiaren can ignore the advice of fools, but he can't really offend so many people because of a little money.

"Don't say so much, what do you think should be done?" The elder who had spoken initially asked impatiently.

"It always costs money to buy tribute. Who will pay for this? The elder who supported Zhao Jiaren asked rhetorically.

"Those who can work harder, naturally it is Jiaren." The first one replied.

"If the official family gives a reward, how will the Zhao clan divide it?" The elder who supported Zhao Jiaren continued to ask.

Faced with uninterrupted questioning, the first one said stupidly: "Whether there is a reward or not is a matter of two things. ”

The elders who supported Zhao Jiaren did not relax in the slightest, and he continued to ask, "What if there is a reward?" What if the reward is abundant? ”

At the mention of possible rewards, the clan elders fell silent. Zhao Jiaren was also silent, he didn't think that the rewards would be so much that the Zhao clan would be satisfied. In order to cope with the Mongol invasion of the south, the Lin'an court spent a huge amount of money and issued a large number of new banknotes. The official family will not suck blood from the Zhao family, but they will not try to satisfy the bottomless pit of the Zhao family's desires. If you want to understand the thoughts of the official family, you have to inquire about the news from Lin'an.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiaren has already considered asking his father to help. In addition, find a step like smoke and let her help to find out. After many officials got on the painting boat, they drank too much and began to talk nonsense, talking all kinds of nonsense. Although what they say is not credible, it is not a bad idea to listen to it.

Zhao Jiaren calmly considered a solution, while the Zhao clan argued over the distribution of the tribute. After discussion, we came up with a plan based on the sales price in Hangzhou, with Zhao Jiaren contributing 60% and the other 50% being shared equally by each family. This plan is taken out by connoisseurs, and the profit of luxury goods such as fine candles and incense pancreas is more than 100%. Zhao Jiaren took sixty percent, but he asked him not to make sixty percent of the money. Other families take forty percent, which means that Zhao Jiaren can't be allowed to lose money.

This result was satisfied by most of the Zhao clan's relatives, and Zhao Jiaren did not refuse. After the meeting, Cho Jiaren immediately sent someone to summon the production of candles and incense pancreas on Jeju Island.

Stearic acid candles require animal fat, and pancreatic seeds are saponified by soybean oil and sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium higher fatty acids. That is to say, animal fat is needed to make candles, and soda ash is needed to make pancreatic seeds, and the supply is subject to various restrictions. Both the Great Song Dynasty officials and the Wa Shogunate had such a great demand for these luxury goods, and Zhao Jiaren did not dare to slack off.

After writing the letter to Liu Meng, it was the turn of the letter to Bu Ruyan, and Zhao Jiaren brushed and wrote quickly. He talked about the official family's request for Zhao's tribute, hoping that Bu Ruyan could provide her with information. In the letter, Zhao Jiaren made it clear that what he heard was unreliable, and he just wanted more information. Even if he heard that it was all fake, Zhao Jiaren would only thank Bu Ruyan for his help.

After writing this, Zhao Jiaren suddenly felt that he needed to build an intelligence network to gather intelligence. Or just create a prostitute yourself? Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but have such a thought.