Mingzhou City is a small seaport. Rather than saying it is a seaport, it is more accurate to describe it as a fishing port. The fleet cannot enter the port, and only a few small boats have docked, preparing to take the captured pirate loot in Mingzhou. Sold here.
As early as when he was in Lingnan, Yun Ye sent the steward of the Yun family to notify the major merchants gathered outside Wuling by land, and asked them to gather in Mingzhou. He had some goods to sell, and told them not to worry about not having enough goods, just need I worry about whether my money can satisfy the Marquis.
In order to make a fortune, businessmen acted quickly. When those hopeful businessmen stood on the coast, they saw clouds of sails and thunderous cheers. This was such a spectacular fleet.
Obviously, the pirates' stolen goods could not satisfy the appetite of these merchants. In just an hour, the stolen goods turned into copper coins and silver. Yun Ye did not accept these small things in gold. What the soldiers needed was solid copper coins, and silver was also acceptable. But gold is too far away from them.
After buying the stolen goods, the scene fell into silence. Dozens of big merchants simultaneously fixed their eyes on Ding Qiao, the steward of the Yun family. He had a bad habit with other shopkeepers of the Yun family, which was that he liked to drink tea from a small teapot. After taking a sip of hot tea, he put down the teapot and said to the big merchants with a smile: "Masters, what I just did was just a small benefit for the soldiers. It was captured by the soldiers after they defeated the pirates, so the scene was a little smaller. , I'm sorry, I, Ding Qiao, didn't make it clear, so I'll apologize to you all." After saying that, he stood up and bowed in all directions.
"Shopkeeper Ding, we have come all the way to this small town just to see the Yun family's reputation. You must not say that Marquis Yun dares to sell the tribute to His Majesty. Even if your family has the guts to sell it, we don't. Be brave and buy. Money is good, but I am not ready to risk the lives of my whole family for money."
Suddenly the whole hall became abuzz with people, all demanding the Yun family to explain to everyone that they would never have the guts to touch the tribute.
Ding Qiao suddenly burst into laughter, pointed at the shopkeepers in the hall and said, "You are all well-informed people who have traveled extensively. Why have you become so stupid today?"
The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone stretched their necks to wait for Ding Qiao to say something.
"Everyone, let's not say that His Majesty gave my prince an expedient order. Let's talk about what the country needs. To be honest with you, my prince's boat is the Mulan boat you saw. .The cabin is full of rare treasures. I am not afraid of your jokes. I, Old Ding, have seen some scenes. But when I saw those treasures, I peed my pants and couldn’t even move my feet. They were still taken by my family. If you have seen the treasure house, you can imagine how amazing the treasures there are.
What exactly does the country need? Those treasures that are valuable but cannot bring any benefit to the court? What the country needs are copper coins, silver, gold, grain, iron ingots, copper ingots, silk, linen, salt, these things , Officials need silver and gold salaries, soldiers need copper coins and silver to reward them, and the army needs ordnance, food and grass for expeditions. You can't let your majesty give the officials a salary, this one a coral, that one a pearl. Soldiers If a battle is won, each person will be given a gem? How can this be considered appropriate?
Our Majesty is not a king who likes wealth. If my Marquis brings a boatload of treasures back to Chang'an, think about it. If you sell all these treasures at once, are they still treasures? Damn it.
A pile of stones.
So, my Marquis first thought of our merchants. Only we can exchange treasures for His Majesty into money, weapons, grain, cloth, silk and satin. These are real things that His Majesty really needs.
Everyone, you just said that if you sell the tributes at will, your whole family will be killed. You have the whole family, don’t I have the Marquis? I don’t have the old Ding?
You have also seen this matter. It was carried out openly and without hiding it from the government. The governor is now on the boat drinking tea and talking to my Marquis. His Majesty's personal eunuchs are also there, and eight thousand soldiers of the navy are also there. They are hiding it from the government.
Who can you win? Even if my Marquis bribes all these people, do you think His Majesty will not know about it?
So everyone, put your heart back in your stomach, take out your money and supplies, and prepare to make a fortune. This is definitely a good business. There are too many treasures now, and the price will not be too expensive. Whether you leave it to your descendants or put it on the market
For sale online, either one is a good choice."
After Old Ding finished speaking, the scene became chaotic. The worry just now was just because these things were in the name of tribute. I subconsciously thought that these things could not be touched, and whoever touched them would die. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case. The royal family wanted
What kind of treasures are there for His Majesty to play with alone? Is it possible? Your Majesty raised a bird, but Wei Zheng kept it alive and choked it to death. If all these things entered the palace, the courtiers would be annoyed to death.
, what Lao Ding said makes sense.
The brave ones were already preparing money, calculating whether it would be more economical to use silk or iron ingots, while the timid ones were waiting and watching. The sales place was right on the seaside. When the smiling Mingzhou governor got off the boat, he was immediately surrounded by merchants.
I went up and was ready to hear what the local officials had to say.
Liang Kai, the governor of Mingzhou, pressed his hands to signal everyone to be quiet. When the scene calmed down, he said: "I can guess what you want to ask. Isn't it a question of whether His Majesty's tribute can be sold? I will answer it now."
, Absolutely, this is also the conclusion I came to after reviewing His Majesty’s will. As long as you pay taxes in our Mingzhou, there will be no problem. Haha, to be honest, I will buy two of them in a while.
The treasure of the family, when the time comes, don’t fight with me, a poor official, please, please.” After saying that, he loudly called his housekeeper to go home and prepare money.
This dispelled the last doubts of all the merchants. Once the money is ready, they must show off their skills...
The boat was very lively today, and there was only one person who was qualified to board Yun Ye's boat, and that was the bank's big shopkeeper in Jiangnan.
"Old Zhou, this is too much. The Yun family has also invested some money in the bank. Why haven't they seen a penny of profit yet? Just listen to Huang Zhien bragging about how the bank makes money, opening one in the east and one in the west.
Why is there no income at home? Could it be that it was swallowed up by you? "
The big shopkeeper's face was as bitter as Huanglian: "Okay, my Lord Marquis, who dares to swallow your money? The empress has sent a message, saying that the bank is very important to Datang, and now it needs to be carried out in an all-round way, and no dividends are allowed to shareholders.
Let’s talk about it later. Who do you think would dare to pay dividends?”
"I remember that in addition to the major shareholder, the empress, there are three smaller shareholders, the prince, the King of Wei, and me. I have no problem with the empress cheating her two sons, so why do you want to cheat me too?"
"Since your Majesty is willing to kill her own son, Lord Marquis, it won't be a big deal for you to be plotted against. Why don't you go and ask your Majesty yourself after you return to Beijing?"
"Damn it, Old Zhou, what kind of bullshit idea did you come up with? I'm afraid of meeting the Empress and Your Majesty every day, and I can't even hide away. Why do you want me to send them to your door?"
Lao Zhou, the big shopkeeper in Jiangnan, is also an old acquaintance. He was an old man when the bank opened. He was promoted to the big shopkeeper this year. He is a very capable person and has made the business prosperous in less than a year. Huang Zhien can be regarded as
You saw the right person.
"Master Marquis, you are the guarantor. Do you want to use this transaction to pay off the bank's debt? I have calculated it. It is not much, only 400,000 yuan. Do you think you should use treasures to offset the debt or use copper coins?
Pay off the debt?"
Yun Ye, who was drinking tea, immediately sprayed the tea out of his mouth and nostrils, and asked Lao Zhou with trembling fingers: "You said that not only do you not get any dividends, but I also owe a debt of 400,000 yuan?"
"That's right, Mr. Marquis, it's written in black and white. Isn't your signature right on it?"
"Why don't I remember that I signed my signature? I remember that the bank's accounting discipline is very strict. Even my wife is not qualified to sign for me, and my son needs to be an adult before his signature will be valid.
"Yes, Lord Marquis, it is indeed the case, so your signature was signed by the empress herself. By the way, the empress also signed the prince's and the King of Wei's, and took a low-interest loan of 380,000 yuan from the bank. The principal and interest are
A total of more than 400,000 yuan, how do you think it is appropriate?"
Stars flashed in front of Yun Ye's eyes. This was a scam. This was a big scam. No wonder the eldest grandson would be so generous in giving Yun Ye 10% of his share. This was planned long ago. It can be used at the critical moment.
She deserves the same treatment as her two biological sons. This woman deserves to be struck by lightning. She looks like Guanyin and specializes in doing Pandora's work.
Even the most stringent terms in this world have no binding force on her. No wonder when she made the terms herself, she smiled and clapped her hands in praise, saying that the formulation was good. Now it seems that this is a huge treaty for her alone.
The back door, so that she can empty the bank like a mouse.
"How many such debts are there in total?" Yun Ye was worried that she would take other people's money from the bank without restraint. This would cause the bank's reputation to collapse, and the reputation of the royal family would also collapse. This is a terrible thing, a joke.
No.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, this is a loan figure that has been calculated by the bank many times. Four hundred thousand guan will not affect the operation of the bank. Shopkeeper Huang originally wanted the queen to borrow 700,000 guan, but the empress finally weighed it again and again.
After making the decision to borrow 380,000 yuan, the empress said that the money in the bank was the people's money, and she could not borrow without restraint, just to meet the urgent needs. She also said that she would never violate the bank's regulations in the future.
Good empress, we are so lucky to have such a queen in our country."
Yun Ye breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that self-discipline is good, otherwise, she would wait for the people to rebel!
"Since it's the money I borrowed from my queen, why didn't you go to my queen and come to me instead?"
"Hey, we don't dare to look for your Majesty. Your Highness went to the grassland to fight and you can't find him. It's hard to find him. King Wei has already thrown the three shopkeepers out of the house. Didn't he hear that you are back and he is hurrying up?
After looking for it, I finally got the money. "Lao Zhou changed into a comfortable position on the chair and seemed very happy. (To be continued)