After three rounds of drinking, the singing and dancing stopped.
Cheng Zhengying held up the wine bottle with a smile, greeted Zhang Tang and Xia Yi, and then nodded slightly to the many guests.
At this moment, the housekeeper of the Cheng Zheng family also took the servants and servants and bowed out respectfully.
In the huge hall, only the people attending the meeting were left.
"Chanyu..." Cheng Zhengying bowed respectfully to Xia Yi first, then bowed to Zhang Tang and said, "Zhang Ming Mansion..."
"I'm so lucky today to have two distinguished gentlemen come here without hesitation, and even more so, I'm so lucky..." Cheng Zhengying said slowly: "Today, all the gentlemen are here, and Mr. Guiping and I are...
There happens to be something that I want to discuss with all the guilds, discuss it together, and make a fortune together..."
As soon as the word "get rich" came out, everyone in the whole hall was breathing quickly, their faces were flushed, and they couldn't control themselves. They all said: "Since this is the plan of Lord Fengren and Lord Guiping, how dare you not follow it? Are you willing to listen to me?"
Ming Gong has a great plan and waits for the oxen and horses to go away..."
Seeing this situation, Zhang Tang also raised his eyebrows.
He knew that the other attendees of today's banquet probably already knew the general content in advance, but he was the only one who was kept in the dark.
oh……
Zhang Tang glanced at Shanyu Guiyi, who also looked confused.
Perhaps, this Shanyu was also kept in the dark.
So what on earth was going on? The emperor wanted to hide it from him and Xia Yi beforehand, but he was willing to tell the merchants?
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Tang's mouth, and he had already guessed something.
Today, when I leave the dormitory, I refuse to get my hands dirty.
Any dirty deeds will be done by others, while he hides himself behind the scenes. No one will even know that he has been involved in something, or even ordered it.
And these things have always been inconsistent with the morality of the world and unbenevolent and righteous.
To be honest, Zhang Tang actually quite likes today's temperament.
because……
Only in this way can the country enjoy long-term peace and stability.
But I heard Cheng Zhengying smile slightly and say in a low voice: "To be honest, I and Mr. Guiping have obtained some inside information through some channels..."
"Now that the king's division has conquered Shanggu, the puppet King Li of Yougu from the north has taken the lead. The chariot and cavalry army is heading north day and night, striving to fight with the armies of Yuyang, Yanji, Youbeiping, Liaodong, Liaoxi and Andong to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu in
Yuyang, the land of Youbeiping..." Cheng Zhengying said slowly.
This is also one of the most watched events in the world today.
Even the upcoming exams were dimmed before such a major event.
This battle will determine the fate of the Huns, whether they will survive or be completely destroyed.
Even businessmen are paying close attention to this incident.
Because, now, the merchants have tasted the benefits of the war.
The Battle of Mayi and the Battle of Gaoque both supported countless merchants and injected endless vitality into the industry and commerce of the Han Dynasty.
At least most of the wealth of the many big businessmen present was earned through war.
The war brought a large number of orders and unprecedented wealth.
Even after the war, rebuilding homes and resettling prisoners is still a big deal.
At the beginning of the promulgation of the Ping Code, merchants all over the world were filled with sorrow and complaints, and countless people jumped to their feet and cursed.
But now, no businessman hates the law that limits their responsibilities, obligations and the amount of tax they will bear.
Because people discovered that this law not only restricted and bound them, but also protected them.
Otherwise, if in the past, during the war, the state had directly expropriated the property and goods of merchants with just a few dollars, the merchants would have been able to just stare.
But now, with the existence and regulations of the law of equality, even during war, the army directly requisitions merchants' supplies.
But after the war, you still have to pay money.
Moreover, the authorities must determine the price of goods according to the laws and regulations stipulated in the Pingli Law, and provide compensation according to the determined price.
So today, businessmen in the Han Dynasty, ranging from wealthy businessmen like Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying to small businessmen setting up stalls and shouting in the market, all benefit from this law.
The world's commerce and industry have become more prosperous than ever in recent years.
As for the wealthy businessmen like Cheng Zhengying, Zhuo Wangsun and those sitting here today, the only things they need to worry about now are the number of their own workers and the efficiency of production.
As long as there are enough manpower, goods can be produced.
And the products produced, no matter what they are, will be quickly digested by the market.
Especially during a war like this, all commodities are in short supply.
For example, in the mines of Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun, there is a track at the foot of the mountain that leads directly to the workshop. After the iron ore is smelted, even if it is only pig iron, and it is pig iron with many impurities, it is immediately purchased by the Shaofu.
Almost no one worries about the sales of their products. Everyone only worries about one thing: insufficient manpower!
This problem has troubled many people's path to wealth.
But it is extremely difficult to solve it.
After all, the power of today's businessmen can't be said to change the world.
Even interfering in politics is a dream.
A mere two thousand stones is enough to make them want to die.
And the powerful local party groups and clan forces restricted and clamped their power, making them dare not act rashly or act arbitrarily. God knows if any relative of an inconspicuous craftsman is like Ju Meng and Ji Xin.
The Ranger giant? What if he is killed or oppressed too hard, leading to revenge?
No one wants to be beaten by heroes, Bai Hongguanri...
Even if the rangers don't interfere, no one dares to bet whether any of these people's nephews will give in to Yu Rang?
What's more, the iron fists of Tingwei and Zhijinwu are like the sword of Damocles hanging above their heads.
Tingwei and Zhijinwu even dared to kill the princes who had broken the law, and even dared to send their relatives to prison. They were really not afraid of these little losers.
Therefore, most of the workers in their mines and workshops of the wealthy businessmen who are engaged in the most dangerous, arduous and intensive work are almost all slave labor bought by the barbarians.
Han workers in mines and workshops were either supervisors or craftsmen with certain skills.
Their treatment is generous and their salary is generous.
Nowadays, as long as a blacksmith with moderate skills is willing to work for merchants, his annual salary will not be lower than that of a local official of 200 shi.
Carpenters and masons earn slightly lower wages, but they can still support a family.
Even so, it is quite difficult to find these people.
Usually, it requires painstaking efforts, and even some people with high technical level are difficult to recruit even if they visit the thatched cottage.
In such a situation, the wealthy businessmen, while watching countless wealth flying before their eyes, felt heartbroken and looked for useful workers everywhere.
Whether it is the barbarians in the mountains of the southwestern Yi, the monkeys in the Jiaozhi jungle, the Japanese slaves on the Yang or Japanese slave islands, or the Dinling slaves or Fuyu slaves in the ice fields of Northeast An, as long as they are human beings, they can work.
Even because of the shortage of manpower, these cold-blooded guys, for the sake of five baht and gold, began to provide their slave workers with some safety guarantees, basic living supplies, and even medical services.
There is no way, since last year, the amount of both monkeys and barbarians has begun to decrease.
The South Vietnamese slave-catching team even began to penetrate deep into the jungle of Ninan County.
Thinking of this, Cheng Zhengying felt extremely sad and felt like a knife was twisting in his heart.
These days, his mines and iron smelting workshops are losing countless five bahts every day.
Whenever he thought of those yellow and orange cuties, one by one, their hearts beating out of his hands, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
"If the chariot and riding is successful, it can be foreseen that at least there will be no royal court in the south of the curtain..." After saying this, Cheng Zhengying looked at Xia Yi and said with a smile: "Here, I would like to congratulate Shanyu, I am afraid that he will be here soon.
You can return to Dragon City and exercise your authority..."
Hearing this, Xia Yi was also beaming with joy, and kept saying: "This is your majesty's holy virtue. I can only work for your majesty. I am really lucky..."
For Xia Yi, this was pie in the sky.
With this defeat of the military ministers, they will at least lose Mu Nan.
And he will be supported by the Han army and become a Chanyu in the true sense. Power and wealth are beckoning to him.
How unhappy does this make him?
However, Xia Yi also understood that if he wanted to get these, he would have to pay some price.
Therefore, he patted his chest and promised: "If I am lucky enough to be able to take over Dragon City tomorrow, if you go to and fro the grassland and do business, the safety of your caravan will be on me!"
"Shan Yu Dadu..." Cheng Zhengying smiled slightly and nodded before proceeding!
However, he needs Xia Yi to do more than that!
"I have heard from the palace that your majesty has decided to promulgate the "Homestead Act" to open all newly developed lands in the past and future, including Andong and Donghai, to the people of the world, such as Emperor Gao Chi Shanze
The story of the salt pond..." Zhuo Wangsun dropped this important news at the right time: "As far as I know, one of the decrees says: All Xinjiang in Han Dynasty is the land of the people of the world, and the people of the world are allowed to follow the order.
The title limit is twice the limit of the land granted by Emperor Gao. Each person will occupy his own land and cultivate it for more than five years. Since he has his own land, no officials can interfere with it!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked, and even Zhang Tang looked sideways.
Because obviously, Zhang Tang knew that this decree was specially prepared for aristocratic landowners and scholar-bureaucrats.
As for ordinary Guizhou leaders and common people?
Even if they are willing to go to the frontier, do they have the travel expenses? Can they afford the expenses?
For these people, the only solution that suits them is the settlement regiment system, which is organized and arranged by the state to immigrate to distant places for settlement.
In other words, only nobles, landowners and powerful men had the capital and manpower to travel thousands of miles away to occupy territory and foundations.
Moreover, the higher the status, the larger the land and territory occupied.
"This is the enlarged version of the grace order..." Zhang Tang sighed in his heart. Back then, when the Anton Protectorate was first established, the emperor used a grace order to win over the hearts of all the princes and ministers.
Now, the emperor has expanded this policy and made it clear that he wants to bribe the nobility, landlords and powerful people in the world!
However, I am afraid that these people will be happy and grateful even if they know that they are being bribed!
