The Western Regions are indeed very poor.
It's just that ordinary people are poor.
The Western Regions are also very rich.
Similarly, wealthy things have nothing to do with ordinary people.
There are gold and cattle and sheep in the Western Regions, but what is similar to the Han area is that these assets have no close relationship with ordinary people. They all belong to a certain noble person or a certain family. The herdsmen are ragged in clothes and the heads are dressed in wealth. Therefore, to a certain extent, the Western Regions and the snowy areas have extremely serious polarization in the long run, with poor people very poor and rich. The worries of the poor are generally how to live tomorrow, while the worries of the rich are mostly money.
In order to protect their money, the rich tried every means, either relying on authority or trying to get involved in authority. Therefore, when Wei Xu released the so-called "empty title", the rich people near the West Sea almost immediately became excited, and they were like hungry wolves seeing fat meat.
『This is fake! Fake title!』 A strong and generous person pointed to the list he had just obtained, shouting in a very dissatisfied and almost contemptuous tone, 『Look at what they are all?! Fake township chief, fake pavilion chief, fake county magistrate, these big strings are all "fake"! What can these do? Apart from being nice, there is no benefit, and it is so expensive! Damn, this fake township chief actually costs ten thousand gold coins, oh, I really want to kick someone's ass hard, is this fake township chief made of gold?"
"It's not locked!" said another person with a greasy face.
"It's not that it's not locked, it's right!"
"No lock? It's no lock!" The man with a greasy face still insisted on his accent.
『…』The first person was silent for a while, 『Anyway, I think this thing is not very good? Isn’t this treating us as fools? We are not fools! We don’t buy these useless things!』
『Yes, yes!』
The other few people agreed, then dispersed and went to the other side, saying almost the same words.
Ergouzi, who was listening with his ears raised not far away, suddenly became a little worried. It seemed that these guys didn't accept this made by General Wei Xu!
He recognized the Seme man who had spoken before, called Ballard or De. Anyway, the name was long, so that others called him Lao De. The other fat man with a greasy face was the Absman, and the long name of Gulu Gulu. No one knew what he was called, but he just called him Fatty An. After all, was he a Absman?
Lao De and Fatty An, both rich Hu merchants in the Western Regions, were also the most concerned about the changes in the government orders of Lu Bu, so they came in person as soon as the notice was posted.
Lao De is relatively proficient in Chinese, and there is no problem with listening, speaking, reading and writing. Fatty An is half an illiterate Chinese. The problem of listening and speaking is not too big, but reading and writing is a bit difficult, so Fatty An usually has to find someone to read for him.
The rest are some small Hu merchants.
Ergouzi originally thought that once this notice was posted, a large group of people would flock to him, and he would even squeeze into the threshold of officials. Even if this official position was just a false title, it was still an "official"!
Who doesn't want to be an official?
Ergouzi's desire for an official position even exceeded his life. He dreamed more than once that if he could become a high-ranking official one day, it would definitely happen. Of course, in his dream, there would be a bright gold, silver and white women...
For Ergouzi, in his opinion, being an official means being rich and having women, and having everything!
Looking at the surrounding situation, especially General Wei Xu's daily life, Ergouzi firmly believed in this, so Ergouzi believed that even if he had a false title, someone would want it. What's more, Wei Xu also said that if his personal ability is outstanding, he could consider it. Has no one robbed him yet?
But what Ergouzi didn't expect was that after the notice was posted, everyone seemed to be in a bad mood, and some even disliked these official positions?
dislike?
How is this possible?
Looking at the guys who were tugging their necks and saying that they were not very good at the announcement, especially the old de. Ergouzi really wanted someone to drag him out and twenty, but the problem was that Ergouzi didn't dare. He was just Wei Xu's subordinate. He could use Wei Xu's reputation to show off his power in the army, but outside, he was not as good as a minor official in charge of the market!
At least that little official in charge of the market would get filial piety from the shop from time to time, and even buy things at a very low price or don’t have any money at all, but he had no choice. He couldn’t buy a pot of wine and put it in General Wei Xu’s account?
It is one thing for others to take the initiative to respect others, but it is another thing for them to cheat and not take money. If you want to know, General Wei Xu's subordinates even have to buy a pot of wine. The one who lost it was not Ergouzi's face, but General Wei Xu. When General Wei Xu knew about it, he might not say anything, but this favor that he had accumulated over the past week would be gone...
If Ergouzi goes to the market to find vendors to get a ticket, isn’t he going to grab the share of the market lieutenant? Even if the shop has no objection, those market lieutenant will have no objection? In other words, if the market lieutenant runs into the army and gets the one belonging to Ergouzi, Ergouzi will be willing?
Isn't this a mess?
There are also rules when making money.
Simply put, it means collecting money to do things, and if you can't do it, you won't charge money.
Chickens do not pee and go their own way.
So Ergouzi cannot do anything directly to these Hu merchants, unless he goes to find the people from the Han Chamber of Commerce who manages these Hu merchants, but Wei Xu just wants him to come and listen, and does not give him any authority to find things. When he hears these people whispering and picky, Ergouzi is anxious again. What should he do?
If these Hu merchants were unwilling to take out their money readily, there would be little money to do the ceremony celebration. If they couldn't do it well, wouldn't it be a big deal? As for the things that were mixed in the process of doing things, it was all small matters and nothing to mention.
Everyone knows that in the feudal dynasty, how can officials do things for the people if they are not full?
If you can’t eat some small pastries made of eggs that can only be used for three days to satisfy your hunger, how can you have the strength to serve the people? After all, it’s such a sad and heroic sacrifice that you can’t attend the children’s crown! It’s a little exaggerated to pass the house three times but don’t enter the house, at least there is still a house! After all, the suffering of ordinary people is temporary after all, and the happiness of their own children is for a lifetime!
Therefore, Ergouzi also hopes that Wei Xu's false titles can be sold well, and of course he can also gain certain benefits from them. Even if he has done a hand, he can still get some luster in his hands, right?
When he saw these guys, he seemed to be not interested in the sex shop. After loudly saying that he would not buy them, Ergouzi hurriedly found Wei Xu and told him the situation, "Master, this seems to be a little bad. If these guys don't buy them, others will have no money to buy them, right? Do you want to... this, reduce the price?"
『Price reduction?』 Wei Xu's eyes widened, 『Price reduction cannot be reduced! What do you think is this? What kind of goods is this? This is an "official"!"
Although Wei Xu said this, he was still worried when Ergouzi said that no one wanted to buy it. After thinking for a while, he said: "You go to the Nei Cang and get a set of official uniforms and seals of the pavilion chief. Tell the people in the Nei Cang that you should get the best... and then give it to me. Let's go!"
The place where the official body is distributed and the official uniform and seal is received is the Neikuangsi.
Although Ergouzi was not sure about it, he still ran over happily. When the people from the Inukura Department heard that General Wei Xu wanted it, they took out the best and brightest pavilion chief robe and seal without saying a word. They even put it in a lacquer box and asked Ergouzi to bring it back.
Wei Xu saw the lacquer box and immediately looked a little tall and tall official robe and seal. He nodded with satisfaction and asked Ergouzi to take the announcement to exhibit, "Why sell goods, please let someone see the goods..."
Ergouzi received the order, took the seal of the government and went out again.
Wei Xu thought for a while in the hall, and then ordered: "Come on, go and pass the message, close the main door, open the corner door, and send a few people to the street corner. Those who want to give official positions will let them go to the corner door!"
There was a lot of discussion throughout the day, but no one did anything. But when it was approaching evening and when the sky was a little dark, there was some movement.
Before some people came to Wei Xu's mansion one after another, they seemed to be reluctant to recognize them. They were all wearing ordinary clothes, and then covered most of their faces with facial scarves, carefully stretched their heads and looked left and right.
Ergouzi stood at the corner gate, first surprised, and then after a while, he suddenly realized. He immediately sneered on his face and said to the people outside, "It's getting late. If you still hesitate, you might as well go back first! It's too late to disturb the general's rest! Besides, there are only a few good positions, first come first served, late... Hehe... Young! Isn't this Laode?"
Lao De's semen characteristics are too obvious. Even if it is covered with a veil, it finally reveals its eyes and half-pull nose. The bulge in the middle of the huge hooked nose made Ergouzi recognize it at a glance.
"Lao De, don't you think... isn't it?" Ergouzi laughed.
Seeing that he had been recognized, Lao De took off the veil in a bad mood and said with a smile: "What... Although that's the case, since General Wei's list has been announced, he has to support it anyway... Well, support it!"
"Don't!" Ergouzi said with a smile, "This is all voluntary. Don't make it as if you are forcibly asking you to buy it. If you don't want to, you can go back. It's okay, no need to say anything to support it!"
Lao De knew that Ergouzi had heard what he said during the day, but he was a businessman. How could he be so angry that Ergouzi was squeezed out by these few words, and then turned around and left? Not only did he not move, he also put his hand on Ergouzi's sleeve. Without knowing that, he stuffed a heavy bag of money into Ergouzi's hand. "Hey, the daytime is just a joke, and the general doesn't have to take it seriously."
Ergouzi moved his eyebrows, pinched his hands, and then weighed him, and he was a little satisfied. But then he thought that the number was only more than the doors inside. However, the current situation was that there was no such store after passing through this village, so how could it be compared with usual?
So Ergouzi grabbed the wallet and pushed it out, glaring at him, "What do you mean? Use the money to buy me? Am I like this?"
Lao De was not in a hurry, so he took out another purse from somewhere, stuffed it into Ergouzi's hand, "I don't pay attention to my words during the day, I apologize, and apologize twice..."
The "double" in Lao De's dialect focuses on the tone.
Ergouzi also felt his heavy sincerity, so he smiled with satisfaction, and opened the passage of the corner gate. "Since you are so sincere, please come in! Don't let the general wait for a long time!"
"Yes, yes, of course." Lao De smiled, and then followed the servant who led the way in.
Lao De went in, Ergouzi held the wallet in his arms, and then secretly opened it and took a look. Although the sky was a little dark, Ergouzi's eyes were still illuminated by the golden coins.
One bag is ten gold coins, two bags are twenty!
This business is a big deal!
Ergouzi suddenly straightened his waist, his legs were no longer sore, and his spirit became more energetic. Are they all making money? Who is more lonely than who?
Lao De was still very experienced, and he gave it all, but the people behind him were not so experienced, maybe they were stingy, or maybe they felt that the previous standards of Men Jing were already very high, so some people did not give it double like Lao De, so Ergouzi would not say anything in person, and he was also smiling, but the words were slightly different when they were introduced. In addition to asking, they changed from "General Jiuhou" to "waiting in the living room"...
The servant naturally understood what Ergouzi meant, so he would send those guys who had just paid the ordinary door to the living room to wait. Just like VIP customers from vulnerable groups in later generations, they naturally didn't have to queue up to enter the single room. As for ordinary customers, they would go to the hall to wait and call the number.
Everything has levels.
Just like the township chief and pavilion chief can the same price?
Some people came in one after another. Although it was not as lively as in the market, Ergouzi regretted that he had received it. He regretted not wearing a stronger belt, and his heavy money bag almost broke the belt!
But for such a long time, Ergouzi has not been able to experience such heavy happiness in such a night...
Over the years, Ergouzi has accumulated some wealth after being under Wei Xu, but this is the first time he is as fat as tonight. This is always memorable and intoxicated. Therefore, Ergouzi feels that even if he is crushed to death by his wallet, he may be so smiling that he can't close his legs.
Persist and strive!
What does such a little difficulty count?
Ergouzi asked the servant to quickly get a thickened and widened belt and tied it to his waist to show his tenacious and unyielding spirit of fighting. He would never retreat to the second line because of a belt!
Of course, at this moment, Ergouzi is not fighting alone!
Almost everyone in Wei Xu's mansion was busy and worked tirelessly.
Because the Hu Shang’s gold coins are not very unified, there are rest gold coins, Kushan gold coins, and people also use Western gold coins, or the latest version of the Husky gold coins. The purity and weight of each gold coins are different, so measurement and testing must be carried out. Many people must immediately send gold and silver after determining what position they want, and who will arrive first to count. So those who meet Wei Xu hurried away again...
For example, Lao De and Fatty An were well-capitalized on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were prepared for it. So when they determined their official positions on Wei Xu, they sent the coins that night.
Why gold coins?
Isn’t flying money lighter and simpler?
There is a saying in later generations that cash is king!
There is no name written on the cash, and whoever gets it belongs to it. It doesn’t look like a account of Zuofei Qian. If you are investigated that day, will there be no room for denied?
Without an account, or not being able to find out the account is the most important reason why these people would rather work so hard and take cash transactions.
It doesn’t matter if the accounts are unclear or not, the lake and lake tu are all right. The key is to make the gold coins clear and the real price is enough.
If all the accounts were clear and clear, how could these officials from feudal dynasties live a small life?
So, I received cash.
gold.
All kinds of gold coins are fine.
Kushan, resting in peace, or even from some small countries in the Western Regions.
As long as it is gold, it is not very particular.
Regarding this matter, Wei Xu said that he is very tolerant and easy to talk to.
Those who originally needed a curfew can now take a special pass and keep it open.
Originally, the two parties with different identities can stand together now, smiling like friends they have known each other for many years.
Ordinary people have already fallen asleep, and the excitement of Wei Xu and others has just begun.
The cow and horses were dragging the heavy vehicle with great effort, and the wheels and car plates made tragic moans under the pressure of gold and silver.
Under the torch, he unloaded the money boxes one by one from the car, and then carried them into the side courtyard after inspection by both parties.
Then the cash boxes were quickly lifted from the open space and sent into a specially cleaned house not far away.
In the house, there were more than a dozen naked servants, disheveled and opened the seal, and then counted the number of gold coins in a box. The counted number will be confirmed by personnel from both sides and conducted random inspections. Finally, the number of gold coins converted into cavalry will be calculated according to the ratio.
Torch, candle.
Starlight, golden light.
In this night, everyone's rank seemed to disappear. Although there were some differences in treatment or work, in the face of gold, they were rare equal, and they were all circling around gold, working hard, sweating profusely, tired but excited.
This is a golden and shiny night.
This is a night where there were originally levels, but now there are no levels.
Chapter completed!