"I was born and raised in Bianliang. I love my faith, but this does not hinder my identity as a citizen of the Song Dynasty."
People have been in exile for thousands of years. Whether in Persia or Tianzhu, they have never been like now, bathing in the air of freedom and enjoying prosperity. Is there any place in the world that can compare with the Song Dynasty or Bianjing?
"As he spoke, he looked at Chen Ke and said: "Now, we are living very well in Bianjing. This is our paradise. We don't want to go back to our hometown. Do you understand this? Please don't disturb our good life. More
Don’t lead us down a path of no return.”
Chen Ke was not surprised to see Li Wei rejecting him. In fact, he had always had doubts about whether his magical words could bewitch people in the industry. However, Li Wei was so pretentious and tactful, and he also went behind Lan's back.
Yes, it is obvious that there are differences of opinion within the Yishi Leye people, and Li Wei's faction does not have the upper hand. After making up his mind, Chen Ke said lightly: "I don't know what Rabbi means?"
"This..." Through previous contacts, Li Wei had already known that Chen Ke was a difficult character to deal with, so he simply didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly: "Lan Bi was so drunk by you that he only thought about the church, the scriptures, and his hometown.
I plan to make a contract with you. But I might as well tell you that if I don’t agree, there’s no point in signing the contract!”
"When you give Leye people, don't you regard the contract as life?" Chen Ke sneered: "It turns out that the legends are exaggerated, and a clan leader can override the contract!"
"You..." Seeing Chen Ke's words expose his disguise, Li Wei blushed and said: "Of course we will abide by the contract." After a pause, he raised his voice and said: "But the prerequisite is that we sign it voluntarily!"
There is a saying that 'the louder the voice, the weaker the heart'. Chen Ke was even more certain that this old man was actually acting as a doctor on a dead horse... He probably couldn't stop Lan Bi and turned around to try to make him give up the contract. He also
Don't worry, he nodded with a smile and said: "I already understand the old gentleman's attitude. When the rabbi comes, we will discuss it and see how we can satisfy everyone."
"You..." Seeing that the other party always used Lan Bi as a shield, Levi couldn't help but get angry. No matter how shrewd he was, he had no use for this piece of meat. The old man was a little angry, raised his head, and said with all his hair.
: "Come on with something practical, otherwise I will stand up and stop you even if I am denounced as an apostate! Let's see how many people are willing to follow Rabbi Hu even though they are living a good life!"
This is the truth. Chen Ke could hear his determination, so he put away his two-skinned face and said solemnly: "Old sir, you misunderstood me. What I, Chen Ke, talk about is win-win and will never harm anyone."
You give benefits to those who are happy."
"I would like to hear how you come up with a win-win solution," Li Wei said in a deep voice.
"Let's go back to those three plans to make the country rich and powerful," Chen Ke said with a slight smile on his lips: "Lan Bi was not interested at the time, so we only talked about the first one."
"That alone is enough to shock the world." Li Wei was obviously more interested in this topic: "To actually want to monopolize the finance of the Song Dynasty, what a...pardon me...what a wishful thinking!"
"Ambition is the first step to success. If you don't even dare to think about it, how can you talk about great success?" Chen Ke said word by word: "As long as I control the currency issuance rights of this country, no matter who becomes the emperor,
It doesn’t matter!”
This famous saying of later generations of Jews was obviously enough to shock their ancestors. Levi suddenly felt his heart beat faster. He looked deeply at Chen Ke and said, "So this is your intention."
"My intention is big, and this is part of it." Chen Ke stood up, opened the window, and let the sunlight shine in: "I also want to build an ocean-going fleet to dominate the seven seas and monopolize the maritime Silk Road.
!I also want to establish territories overseas and become my own king!"
"What a madman..." Li Wei muttered. He felt that all the spring and autumn dreams of everyone in Bianjing City, combined, were not as crazy as this person. But why was his heartbeat still racing?
That's because the fanaticism for money, like the religious fanaticism, has been immersed in the bones of Yishi Leye people. If they had to be ranked in order, I am afraid that except for the most devout believers like rabbis, most Yishi Leye people would
More keen on the former.
In fact, Li Wei opposed signing a contract with Chen Ke because the price was too high and there was no actual benefit. Nihilistic religious satisfaction did not gain his approval, but Chen Ke's three dreams could really inspire him.
The blood comes.
Monopolizing the currency issuance rights of the Song Dynasty, owning a powerful ocean-going fleet, or establishing his own kingdom overseas. Any of these goals would be enough for Li Weigan to take huge risks - for a thousand years of wandering, it would be a serious risk.
For people who lack a sense of security, these three goals have something in common, which is that they will bring them the most insecure sense of security!
In fact, Li Wei and his tribe tried these three directions successively over hundreds of years. However, the reality was cruel and ruthless - when they were in India and later in Guangzhou, they wanted to build an ocean-going fleet to sail from the sea.
The Silk Road has a share of the pie, but the arrogant Arabs monopolize the maritime trade routes. When they encounter a ship that dares to share the huge profits with them, they will turn into pirates without mercy, rob the goods, and even the crew members will not be spared.
.
After trying several times and losing all their money, Yiji Leye had no choice but to give up this path.
As for territory, over the course of thousands of years, they have found several uninhabited islands and pieces of terra nullius. But after they worked hard to develop it and turned it into a livable place, it was like a gift from heaven.
It's like a curse. It won't be long before a powerful enemy comes to invade. Once the Leye people are unable to defend their homeland and don't want to become slaves again, they have no choice but to continue migrating eastward... The reason why they arrived in India from the Middle East is that
When we arrived in the Far East, we were driven all the way here like a lost dog.
Finally, there is Jiaozi. The first thing to point out is that it was invented by Sichuan businessmen, but no one realized its importance at the time. It was just used as a token. It is a gift of happiness for people with economic minds.
People discovered the terrifying energy contained in it, so they tried every means to influence Zhang Yong, the third envoy at the time, and made him write to the court to nationalize the distribution rights of Jiaozi.
Later, Zhang Yong was appointed as Yizhou's transfer envoy, responsible for establishing the official Jiaozi system. Yici Leye was regarded by him as a think tank, and he participated in the issuance of Jiaozi in the Song Dynasty. Later, because of their outstanding performance, the government
I was also happy to use Yizi Leye, and then they gradually took control of Jiaozi Distribution in Sichuan.
But that's the limit, because the Song people summed up a truth from the lessons of the fall of the Tang Dynasty, that is, 'people who are not from my race must have different minds', so when they wanted to go further, they used Jiaozi
When the scope expanded beyond Sichuan, they encountered strong resistance. Almost instinctively, Song officials rejected their requests time and time again.
Moreover, those officials of the Song Dynasty who were well-read in poetry and books could not understand the significance and function of Jiaozi. In their view, it was just an expedient measure in Sichuan, which was seriously short of metal currency. Therefore, the imperial court strictly limited Jiaozi to only
Xu is used in Shu, but metal currency is still used in other places.
Yiji Leye people spent more than ten years constantly uniting Sichuan businessmen and persuading court officials, but they only established a Dongdu Jiaozi shop in Bianjing and never made any progress, let alone their national Jiaozi shop.
Dream...
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Although for the people of the Song Dynasty, these three dreams were nothing more than idle dreams. But the people of the Song Dynasty who could propose them were absolutely extraordinary. What's more, Chen Ke had already passed the Jieyuan exam... Even though he was taking the other exams,
But it is certain that the middle Jinshi will enter the officialdom.
In addition, through this period of observation, Li Wei also found that Chen Ke was by no means a thing in the pool and was worthy of risky investment. So he patiently listened to Chen Ke's plan. After an hour, Li Wei made a bold decision
Said: "How about we make another three-level secret agreement?"
"Three layers of secret agreement?" Chen Ke said, his mouth was dry, he picked up a cup of tea and drank a cup of beef and said: "What's the content?"
"It means dividing the agreement into three parts. After the first part is completed, the second part will be executed; and then after the second part is completed, the final part will be executed."
"Okay." Chen Ke nodded. Now he was asked to do the three things he promised, but he couldn't do any of them. It was his wish to go from simple to difficult. After nodding, Chen Ke suddenly realized: "It turns out that I
As soon as I come, I will catch you!"
"Haha..." Levi said with a smile: "I didn't deceive the officials. Our rabbis are indeed praying."
"I'm afraid no matter when I come, he will be praying." Chen Ke sneered.
"This..." If Mingren didn't say secret words in front of him, it would be pointless for Li Wei to deny it.
"Forget it, before signing the contract, it is understandable to use various methods to obtain the most favorable conditions." Chen Ke waved his hand and said: "But after the contract is signed, if you continue to play tricks..."
"Don't worry, this official." Li Wei patted his chest and said, "The agreement made in front of God is a hundred times more important than our lives!"
"Invite your rabbi out!" Chen Ke nodded, still looking forward. Although this nation has many bad qualities, there is no doubt about trustworthiness.
"Okay." Li Wei nodded, stood up, opened the door, and ordered someone to invite Lan Bi.
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