Selling official positions and titles is actually not the original creation of Emperor Ling of Han.
Overall, as long as the emperor does not involve important positions, he will receive unanimous recognition from the courtiers. It is just a name, just like the titles of peace fighters, freedom guards, goodwillers, etc. in later generations. As long as he does not take up specific practices, some can be awarded every year.
Fei Qian was preparing to grant these Hu merchants the titles similar to those of "good-friendly persons". Of course, some privileges should be given, such as having the right to trade, settle down, buy houses and shops with the Chinese people, which can be used as their own identity certificates to replace the certificates that originally needed to be replaced once a year, etc.
Simply put, it is to provide some convenience and reduce some restrictions. It has listed eight major items in a row, so that people who don’t understand the mystery seem to look a lot and are so powerful. Is it really useless to say it, but it is really hard to say how much it is useful.
Hu merchants gathered together and looked at the text on the announcement. Some people who could not quite understand the meaning of Chinese characters were to find familiar companions to translate.
"The man is grateful to all sides... Well, these are not particularly interesting, let me take a look..." A Hu translator frowned and looked at, "Here, here... well, what? It's a selection every three years?"
"What does it mean?" The Hu people who didn't know much about Chinese characters seemed to feel something wrong and asked urgently.
『Is it possible that we donate so much that we can only last for three years?』
"Three years?! Only three years? What will happen after three years? It will be gone?"
『…』
A group of Hu people suddenly rattled, like hundreds of ducks on the scene.
『It's not three years, it's six years... Now, it's written here. If there is no rating in three years, then mark it as a secondary. If there is no rating in the next three years, it will be cancelled...』 A Hu man pointed to the text on the notice and said, "But what does this rating mean?"
"Wait, what do you mean?" Another Hu man was so anxious that he jumped, "Do you accept this? Whether it's three or six years, why does the Han people have the final say?"
"...What do you mean? Could it be that what the Han people say doesn't have the final say, but what you say does?"
"No, I mean why do you have to follow the standards of the Han people?"
"Oh? Then what do you have any comments?"
"I mean our own standards, our own!"
"hehe……"
"Ha ha……"
『…』
A group of Hu people laughed, then dispersed a little, leaving the one who shouted to set the standard on his own.
Is it wrong to fight for your own benefit?
That's right.
The one who is wrong is weakness.
When you are weak, you will be wrong in everything you do.
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Dahan Chamber of Commerce.
A group of businessmen, including Hu and Han, stood in the courtyard, looking up at the three newly hung signs of institutions, a little confused.
On the left is the "Dahan Shangshang Qualification Certification Office".
A sign in the middle says "Dahan Commercial Business Scope Licensing Guild".
The one on the far right is written...
『Everyone, what does this mean?』 A businessman pointed to the sign on the right and said, 『What is the "Dahan Commodity Rating Association"?"
『What is "commodity"? Could it be the level of you and me?" Another businessman said timidly, 『What are the cavalry going to do?』
"It's not the time to talk about this. Now we need to understand what these three signs mean?" An older businessman squinted his eyes and touched his beard. "I have a premonition, this...this matter is very important..."
『The door, the door is open!』
The door of the hall with three new signs hanging was opened and the group walked out.
The leader was Cui Hou. Her red and black official robe was brand new, and she walked out in a chubby round manner. She smiled habitually on her face and bowed to the surroundings. "I am not talented, and I am the head of the first Dahan Commercial Certification Association... I have seen you all, this is polite!"
The merchants in the courtyard suddenly started to chirp, like hundreds of chickens and dogs thrown into the scene.
After a storm, some order was restored.
Cui Hou smiled, satisfied.
No matter how rich he was before, he was a businessman, but he was just a rich man. Now he has become the "General Manager of the Dahan Commercial Certification Association". Although he is no longer responsible for trade affairs, his caravans will gradually be replaced by others, but it is undoubtedly the first step from wealth to high value, which is worth it!
"I Have a Volume of Ghosts and Gods"
Zhen Mi donated property, obtained specific positions, and set an example for other people in the Dahan Chamber of Commerce.
With the booming development of trade, not only Fei Qian himself benefits, but merchants like Cui Hou also hoarded a lot of wealth in their hands. However, these merchants have no political guarantee and may attract others' covetment at any time because of the wealth in their hands. For example, a guy like Zhang Shi is already wandering around the Hedong area, like a greedy hunting dog, looking for the wounds exposed by his prey...
This psychological pressure makes businessmen like Cui Hou, regardless of Hu Han, the same.
Especially before Cui Hou was punished by the cavalry, he felt that he might be executed for various reasons at any time. If there was any slightest disturbance, he would be afraid of whether he would come to trouble him. In addition, Wen Si began to take over the original caravan spy, which made Cui Hou feel that his importance had been further reduced, so he became more and more afraid of hiding the bow and cooking the dog.
Now I feel much more at ease. I feel that although I have reduced some of the caravans' wealth, I have begun to gain power and feel at ease in Chang'an. There are also fixed incomes in stores and stores, which are enough to provide for it. The most important thing is that he has become the head of the newly established agency of the Cavalry. He is no longer a soft egg that anyone can knead, but a soft egg that can knead others... Well, Cui Hou feels that he has taken this step very well.
Of course, not everyone can do it like Zhen Mi and Cui Hou.
Money is charming and can be abandoned altogether, either like Zhen Mi, trapped in a whirlpool, the pressure around her is getting bigger and bigger, and it is difficult to gain freedom without reducing her burden. Or it is like Cui Hou, because the past is already somewhat psychologically shady, and she is worried every day, so she might as well lose money and avoid disasters and seek peace. As for ordinary businessmen, they don’t necessarily have the courage to take this step.
『Everyone!』 Cui Hou smiled and extended his hand to invite him,『If you have any questions about the Dahan Commercial Certification Association, you might as well go inside, and this supervisor will give you a detailed answer... Come, come, please, please!"
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Backyard of Zuixianlou.
Zhang Sheng nodded to the middle-aged man in the middle, "Hello, Brother Third..."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, are you fine?"
"Thank you for the third brother's blessing..." Zhang Sheng bowed and said, "I heard that I have recently come out of the new storybook?"
The middle-aged man laughed and said, "You are well-informed... Not bad, there is a new outline, Brother Zhang wants to try it?"
Zhang Sheng nodded.
The middle-aged man didn't say much, but took the outline of the new storybook from the table next to him and handed it to Zhang Sheng.
The outline of the new story book tells the story of a farmer's son. The farmer's family worked diligently and finally planted raw fields into mature fields. They opened new fields again. Seeing that good days were coming, they were pitted by the abused merchant with seeds mixed with good and bad, and they happened to be in the disaster year. They used hoarding methods to bully the farmers, causing the farmers to owed the loan. At the end of the year, the farmer could not pay the debt. As a result, the farmer could only pay the children to the local profiteer. The profiteer sold the farmer's son to another merchant. Then the farmer's son followed the other merchant and went all the way to the Western Regions, and went through various hardships along the way. The farmer's son was the farmer's son.
Honesty and kindness were also recognized by many people. Later, he inherited the legacy of a merchant and became a merchant who traveled between Chang'an and the Western Regions, and had his own caravan. Twenty-five years later, the farmer's son returned to his hometown and found that his father had long died and his family had disappeared. The land of his family was occupied by the local businessman. Then, the farmer's son did not reveal his identity, but used the name of his businessman to use the greed of the local businessman to make a trap, uncover the hypocritical face of the local businessman, and determined the numerous crimes of the businessman over the years. In the end, the businessman was sentenced to confiscate the house and the farmer's son was able to take revenge.
The outline of the whole story is not long, but Zhang Sheng feels that there seems to be a lot of meaning in it.
The word "Shang" does not distinguish between good and bad, but only people are bad.
Interestingly, does the Cavalry want to explain this?
『Hmm…』 Zhang Sheng pondered for a while, 『Dare you asking the third brother, what other requirements did you have for this?』
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "There is a point of request, that is, to be fast... How about this, Brother Zhang, would you accept this book?"
Zhang Sheng thought for a moment and nodded.
The middle-aged man took a contract, "It's all the same rules... Brother Zhang still lives in the room where you live? He just cleaned it a few days ago, and the bedding was turned on and everything..."
Zhang Sheng signed the autograph, collected one by himself, and stayed at the beginning of the middle-aged man. Then he received the license plate and room key, and counted the advance payment in advance, and went upstairs to collect paper and pen.
The middle-aged man watched Zhang Sheng go upstairs, then tsk and sighed slightly, "What a pity..."
"Third Master, why is it a pity?" asked the little servant who was trying to make a move beside the middle-aged man.
"This man just now is really a good writer... fast and good," the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It's a pity that he will probably not come next time..."
"Why?" asked the little servant, "Didn't the third master talk just now? Why didn't we owe him any more money?"
"Hey! He heard that he had already taken the imperial examination a few days ago, and said he did a pretty good job..." The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said with some emotion, "But most of the people who are on the list in these periods have been assigned to Longyou and Longxi... I guess he came this time just to make more money... By the way, tomorrow you are going to Qinglong Temple to post a notice to see if you can recruit a few more good people... This person is always going to a high place, and our yard is small, so there is no master to keep..."
The servant nodded and replied, "I understand, Third Master!"
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Some people understand, some people don’t understand, some people pretend to understand, and some people know but pretend to not understand.
Wei Kang thought he understood, but he didn't expect that he actually didn't understand.
『What?!』 Wei Kang opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it for a moment, 『What did you say?!"
"Young, Young Master..." Wei Kang's follower looked at Wei Kang's face and kicked him a little. After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he still said, "Young Master, Young Master, Young Master, Young Master, Young Master, Young Master, have all found out clearly... This is the true scripture for those who have obtained the scriptures, but it is just the "Tao Te Ching"... All of them have been passed on in Chang'an, saying that it is a Taoist scripture, and it must be "reasonable and correct" and not falsely...
Wei Kang's hand was tightly grasping the table, and said with some gritted teeth: "Are you sure? There are no heavenly books? There are no other scriptures?"
"The small ones are sure, and they all say this, only Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching"..." The follower lowered his head and said, "I didn't hear that I was going to give it to any heavenly books... As for other scriptures, I didn't hear it, and the small ones think that if this is really following the "right explanation", isn't this Taoist scripture the only one "Tao Te Ching"..."
Wei Kang held his breath, and after a moment, he laughed angrily, "Haha, haha, it's really good, good!"
Wei Kang waved his hand and asked the entourage who was going to Chang'an to find out to rest, but he put his hands behind his back and turned around in the hall.
Longxi, although it is the focus of General Cavalry and is also a test field for promoting the new county governance system, it is indeed able to make some achievements. But the question is, who is Wei Kang? He is the heir of the Wei family in Guanzhong!
Well, of course, this so-called "glory" is what Wei Kang said in his heart, as for others...
Just like Qiao Bing, he actually didn't like Wei Kang.
Actually, this is a very normal thing.
As Wei Duan settled firmly in the Senate and Law Court and had not fallen through many ups and downs, Wei Duan became more and more famous.
The Chief of the Senate and Law Institute, if this was placed in the old Shandong, it would be one of the Nine Ministers?
Then Wei Kang is of course...
The son of the Nine Ministers.
Of course, there is no title of "Yanie".
Others will respect Wei Duan, but it does not mean that these people will respect Wei Kang. Similarly, others will give Wei Kang some smiles and benefits, not because Wei Kang has any ability, but still looking at Wei Duan's face.
It is not true that Wei Kang doesn't understand this matter, but he subconsciously ignores this issue.
In other words, he understood this at first, but later he gradually became accustomed to it and became numb.
So Wei Kang encountered a nail in Qiaobing.
Qiao Geng's route is different from Wei Duan and Wei Kang and others. In addition, the original Pope of the God Cult in the five directions was worshipped by a bunch of ordinary people. This mentality is naturally different from the minor officials in the yamen government office every day. Wei Kang also regarded Qiao Geng as an ordinary official, and wanted to use Wei Duan and Wei's identity, and wanted some benefits and gain some fuel...
The bald head of a temple in later generations would basically not be respectful to a village head who was not a local town, let alone Qiao Bing's identity, which can be said to be the Pope of the Five Directions, so naturally there is no reason to bow to Wei Kang.
On Wei Kang's side, he felt that Qiao was not just a Taoist pretending to be a god. He had no long family background or inheritance of scriptures. He just relied on deceive the ordinary people and the ignorant Qianshou to make a living. What else should I respect? Looking for Qiao Bing is to give Qiao Bing face...
If it is so urgent, is it because both parties have misaligned their perceptions?
Cognitive misalignment is sometimes very simple.
Explain it in one or two sentences, or communicate with each other, and it will be over.
However, Wei Kang felt that he was insulted, a great insult!
So this matter is not simple.
Wei Kang was walking around the hall and suddenly stopped.
"Tao Te Ching", OK, "Tao Te Ching"!" Wei Kang seemed to think of something and suddenly laughed, "The lord is really a good choice! It's so good! Hahahaha..."
Wei Kang laughed loudly and shouted loudly: "Twelve!"
The entourage on duty outside the hall hurriedly came up, "I have met the young man. What are the instructions for the young man?"
Wei Kang looked at his confidant entourage, "Wei Shier, this time, there is something important to explain to you..."
Wei Shier, you can see this name clearly. This is a slave raised by the Wei family.
Who said that slavery was not popular in the Han Dynasty? However, slaves actually existed in that dynasty, but they were slightly different in form.
People like Wei Shier have been in the Wei clan since their ancestors, and they are considered half of the Wei clan. They have even higher recognition of the Wei clan than ordinary Wei clans.
After hearing what Wei Kang said, Wei Shier quickly bowed, "Young man, don't worry, no matter how hard it is, the small ones will do it!"
'That won't be...' Wei Kang smiled, helped Wei Shier up, approached a little, and whispered, 'It's just that this matter needs to be more secret... 'Twelve, do you know that there is a guy named Qiao and his name in the five God Cults, right?"
Wei Shier nodded.
『Okay,』 Wei Kang nodded,『This time, I want you to quietly return to Chang'an...I need to collect some things about this guy...so, this way...』
Wei Shier nodded while listening. After hearing Wei Kang's words, he thought for a moment, "Young Lord, why don't you look for the head of the family for this matter..."
"Don't bother my father with such a small matter..." Wei Kang waved his hand, as if he was thinking about Wei. "My father has complicated affairs. As a son, how can I disturb him with such a thing? Or do you think you can't do this? Just say, I'll just change to someone else!"
Don’t listen to Wei Kang’s good-sounding words. In fact, Wei Kang was worried that Wei Duan would find out the matter and then stopped him. After all, Wei Duan said before that Wei Kang wanted Wei Kang to do something practical in Longxi, rather than looking for opportunities to take shortcuts...
Wei Shier quickly lowered his head and bowed, "The youngest must have followed the instructions of the husband, and he will definitely be able to do it well!"
Wei Kang laughed, as if he was his father, kindly helped Wei Shier up again, and then patted Wei Shier on the shoulder...