Text Chapter 233 Raise your eyebrows
The 100-day banquet of the two children was very grand, and the twins just showed their faces at the banquet and received countless gifts, of course, everyone knows that the banquet is not the point, the focus is on the business and trade exchanges of several countries, and this is not only a contest of national strength between several countries, but also a competition between businessmen from several countries.
When the princes of several countries made a request to establish trade with Moyun at the banquet, Qianzong immediately nodded and agreed, and ordered Bai Ziyu and Yi Dagongzi to be responsible for negotiating with the envoys of several countries. However, everyone knows that Bai Ziyu, as the prime minister of a country, has a lot of affairs, and this matter mainly falls on the eldest prince of Yi.
Yi Dagongzi is very fortunate to have a future brother-in-law of a stingy ghost in this matter. The businessmen represented by several other countries are all from solid backgrounds, and they are generous, and Moyun's original richest man has collapsed, and now there is no one who can compare with the richest man in these countries, so Moyun merchants have no leader for a while. At this time, the stingy ghost pulled Han Yijun to stand up, and Han Yijun's financial resources and connections in recent years really deserve to be the head of Moyun's wealthy businessmen, which can be regarded as a great help to him, after all, he is an official and cannot participate in businessman transactions.
Of course, in front of the princes of several countries, Mo Yun, a young official, was a little inadequate, and he embarrassed the eldest prince from time to time by relying on his identity, which made the negotiation of the eldest prince of Yi go very unsmoothly. The tangled points of the problem are nothing more than the cost of transportation, taxes, the scope and quantity of prices, and who is responsible for the safety of goods.
The talks at the top were not smooth, and the communication between the merchants below was not very good, but those small businessmen who came by themselves were good, and they didn't want to get into trouble without relying on them. The big businessmen who came with the mission were all very arrogant, and they also joined forces to lower the price of Moyun's goods. The price of Moyun's goods has never been high, but it is a large part of their profits, so naturally they can't let it go. Although Han Yijun's ability is good, after all, his prestige is not enough, and he has not been able to gain the upper hand for a while.
The stingy ghost can be said to be very concerned about this matter, and the Yi family's reply is to prepare for his and Yi Chunxia's family affair when this matter is settled, so he is in a hurry. In the past few days, seeing that things are not going well, he has not run to the ghost king's mansion, although Yun Yuhong doesn't want to be nosy, but he still has to give two instructions, and the stingy ghost left satisfied, of course, he didn't go back to his general's mansion, but recruited Yi Dagongzi to discuss things with Han Yijun and Li Ziqiao.
Suddenly, the envoys and businessmen of several countries found that the officials and businessmen of Moyun were not in a hurry, or they didn't pay much attention to them, and they all ignored them when they communicated, and they didn't seem to want to talk to them anymore, their hearts were a little panicked, Ruifeng Merchant deliberately showed off to Yi Dagongzi that he had talked about a big deal with Ze Yuguo, and this business was originally to be discussed with Moyun Merchant, Yi Dagongzi just said coldly: "Ruifeng and Zeyu do business with me Moyun, as long as you don't pass by Moyun, it's fine, China's ghost king army is not a vegetarian, and it is still very firmly guarded on the border. ”
Ruifeng merchant swallowed, if he could not go through Moyun, he would have expanded his business to Zeyu a long time ago, and he would have to wait until today? Master Yi clearly told him that if Moyun and other countries can't trade and trade, the goods can't be turnover, and it's useless for you to talk about anything. But this is the truth, and he can't refute it, it seems that they really provoked the Moyun people before.
Then Li Ziqiao's shops opened, and these shops all had a characteristic, that is, they only sold the specialties of other countries, and the shops had all kinds of strange things, as well as things brought in from the other side of the sea. In the days when Li Ziqiao's shop opened, he invited many small businessmen from several countries to buy the goods they brought at a high price, and there was even news that he and several businessmen had signed cooperation documents. Li Ziqiao said that he is the younger brother of General Qian, a subordinate of the Ghost King, no matter whether the trade of these countries can be opened or not, he doesn't have to worry about whether the goods he wants can be entered, and he Li Ziqiao specializes in the business of specialties of several countries.
The small merchants were happy, and the big businessmen who followed the envoys to negotiate were in a hurry, and if this continued, their business would be robbed by others, and they would not say anything about it in vain, and if they missed such a good opportunity, it would be difficult to say whether the business of the family would be affected in the future. The envoys were also unhappy, this Li Ziqiao said that the border trade could not be opened and could not affect him, it was really hateful, once the goods entered and exited without the permission of the state, it meant a reduction in national taxes and an outflow of wealth. Even if a few small businessmen are rich, it is not good for the whole country, so this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen.
It's just that Yi Dagongzi recently said that he was busy with his sister's personal affairs, and Shenlong couldn't see the end of the matter, how can he talk about it? Several princes were worried, looked at each other, and several of them sighed almost at the same time, it is not okay if they don't bow their heads, their father gave a death order, they must be negotiated, and it is just a waste of time to drag it on.
After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms had the sincerity to negotiate, it was much easier for Yi Dagongzi to talk about things, and a group of people took the terms to revise and revise, and talked in the house for three days, and finally finalized everything.
With the charter of the officials above, the merchants below have a number of business talks. The merchants of several countries were much friendlier to the Moyun merchants, and the Moyun merchants had a feeling of raising their eyebrows. In the past, these big businessmen from other countries didn't look at them squarely, and often said: If you have any good things in your small country of Moyun, they will look up to you for doing business. Now, these people have also put down their shelves, and they all admit that you have raised the price, which is really cool.
In the private room on the second floor of the Fenghua Building, the stingy ghost turned the wine glass in his hand and smiled contentedly. The crybaby complained on the side: "You didn't come up with the idea, what a smugness!" ”
The stingy ghost smiled and said, "My wedding is coming, so of course I'm happy." "As for your wife, brother, it's still far away, so you can envy it.
Master Yi raised his eyebrows, "I haven't said when you will get married, you are a little too happy!" ”
The stingy ghost's face became bitter, but he immediately smiled and said, "Big brother, didn't you say that you will get married when this thing is done, you see, I have helped you so much, and you think about it too!" ”
Yi Dagongzi said: "The idea came from the eldest princess, and the person is also the eldest princess's person, so you just ran errands, which is not a big help." ”
The stingy ghost was short of breath and looked at Li Ziqiao who was sitting on the side. Li Ziqiao hurriedly said: "My brother still contributed, without my brother to beg the eldest princess, the eldest princess would not care about such a trivial matter." But really speaking, the eldest princess is still powerful, just an idea, let those people be honest all of a sudden, you know, those old guys are all fine, it's really difficult to deal with. ”
Bai Ziyu smiled and said: "Actually, it can't be said that it is all the credit of the eldest princess, the focus is still on the strength of our country." In the past two years, our army has become stronger, officials have paid more attention to the people's livelihood, there has been a surplus of property, and the people's lives have improved. As long as we straighten our waists and guard our bottom line, others will not dare to bully us anymore. ”
The third prince slapped the table and said: "Brother-in-law, you are so right, you see, how good Nangong Qingri used to be, and he didn't even bother to say hello when he saw a few of our princes, but now he doesn't dare." It seems that our ink cloud is getting stronger. ”
Bai Ziyu nodded and said: "Yes, Moyun has become stronger, but this is not enough, there are still many people in Moyun who lack food and clothing, and there are still many places where natural disasters and man-made disasters continue." The other three countries are not standing still, they are also changing, and this time they took the initiative to talk about opening border trade. Mo Yun was originally the weakest of the several countries, coupled with a few years of war, the foundation is very thin, but it is not as good as their three kingdoms, they are willing to give in now because Mo Yun's geographical location is the only way for them to trade, and because there is a heavy protection of the Ghost King Army. If we want to reach the level of the other three countries, it will take at least five years, and at least five years if the wind and rain are smooth and everything goes smoothly without major changes. ”
The young men in the room were all lost in thought, they had just had a feeling of raising their eyebrows, but now it became clear that the burden on them was still so heavy. Mo Yun, who has always been plagued by many disasters, wants to get through five years smoothly, and the other countries are not given in vain, they only temporarily bow their heads for the sake of interests, and it is unknown who will really die in the future.
The eldest prince said to Bai Ziyu: "Brother-in-law, we don't want to stay in Beijing now, we have grown up and want to do something practical for the country, so you can persuade the imperial sister to let us go out and break through." "In Beijing, there is a royal sister covering, there is a large group of people watching, they are tightly protected, but they also feel that it is difficult to grow, so they want to go out to see the outside world, want to do something meaningful, but Yun Yuhong has been blocking, in her eyes, these are still children, it is still difficult to let people relax.
Bai Ziyu lowered his head and thought about it, then looked at Bai Ziren, Bai Ziren hurriedly said: "Brother, I also want to go out and wander." ”
The third son of the Yi family also said: "Actually, not only do they want to go out for a walk, even I want to, it's good to be in Beijing, but I always feel that I can't show it, besides, we are just in Beijing, how can we know the real needs of the people in the world and understand what kind of life they live, such an official is boring." ”
Li Ziqiao said: "It is true that when you become an official, you should experience more people's livelihood, and there are still many people in some remote places who are hungry, but these officials may not know." Although Beijing is prosperous, it is also easy to wear down people's will. ”
Bai Ziyu nodded, looked at a few expectant faces and said, "I understand your thoughts, I'll go back and discuss it with the princess." ”