Chapter 469: The Beginning of Civil and Commercial Rise (7)
At the beginning of November, Wen Shaobo, Jie Ziu, and their ten slaves drove a total of six carriages to Daliang, the capital of Wei.
After all, the place where the imperial household department purchased sheepskins according to the notice was the household department in Daliang.
On the same day, Wen Shaobo and Jie Zigui found the department responsible for purchasing sheepskins, namely the warehouse under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and exchanged all the sheepskins from the six carriages for copper coins, a total of four large boxes of large copper coins.
Jie Ziyu calculated carefully and found that the purchase price given to them by the Ministry of Revenue was exactly twice the selling price in Luocheng. Including the profits they made from transporting goods from Shangshui County and selling them to Luocheng, this business trip actually cost them
Earned a profit of nearly eight times the principal.
What a crazy number!
As it was getting close to dusk, Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu decided to stay overnight in Daliang today, so they found an inn in the west of the city and parked six carriages in the open space behind the inn. However, the four large boxes of large copper coins were
Uncle Wen asked the ten slaves to move him into the room.
Then, he asked the store owner to bring some jars of wine and asked the ten slaves to drink while guarding the wealth.
But you are not allowed to get drunk.
After making these arrangements, Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu left the inn, intending to take advantage of the little time they had to appreciate the prosperity of the royal capital.
They were not worried that the ten slaves would escape with their money. After all, when the Lun people sold them these slaves, they had already stamped Wen Shaobo's mark on their chests with a hot iron, and told Wen Shaobo,
If the slaves dare to betray their masters, the Lun family will compensate them for their losses, and send out the most heroic cavalry of the Lun family to chase them to the ends of the earth. They will catch the slaves who betrayed their masters and subject them to the cruelest punishment.
Believe it or not, those slaves also knew it.
However, the Lun man also said that so far, they have not heard of any slave rebellion.
However, for the sake of caution, Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu still kept an eye on it. Not only did they inform the innkeeper, but they also waited in front of the inn for half an hour.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for half an hour, Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu sneaked back to the room, and they found speechlessly that almost all the ten slaves were drunk, except for the one who was now called "Wen Yi".
” The slave was still trying hard to open his eyes which were red from being drunk.
"Master, we can't resist the temptation of Wei's strong wine... It's more terrifying than the Jie people, and it made us surrender all of a sudden..." Wen Yi said with a face of shame and fear.
"..."
Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu looked at each other.
The loyalty of these slaves can be guaranteed, but the determination of these people in front of the wine...
"Okay, okay, you should also take a nap."
Wen Shaobo waved his hand and said, anyway, they are currently in Daliang, the royal capital, which has the best security in the Kingdom of Wei, so they are not worried about any theft.
After hearing what Mr. Wen said, Wen Yi probably couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep, snoring loudly.
"It's best not to let them drink alcohol when they are out in the future."
Listening to the loud snoring in the house, Jie Ziyu said with a wry smile.
"But this also shows that our wine in Dawei is really good!" Wen Shaobo replied with a smile.
Jie Ziyu shook his head. After all, his friend was such a cheerful, straightforward, optimistic and unconcerned person.
"Let's go for a walk on the streets. It's not easy to come to the royal capital."
"Hmm."
Leaving behind the ten slaves who were sleeping soundly in the house, Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu left the inn and strolled through the bustling streets of Daliang.
It has to be said that as the royal capital of the Wei Kingdom, the prosperity of Daliang exceeded the predictions of Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu.
What surprised Jie Ziyu the most was the civilians living here. Their faces were generally kind and smiling, and they were not as lifeless as the civilians of Chu.
Of course, Wei also had a very serious class concept.
For example, when a luxurious carriage came from the front, the nearby Wei people subconsciously gave way to the road.
However, they would not kneel down to see the carriage off. At most, they would just make way for the former.
Moreover, Wei's laws did not explicitly stipulate that civilians were not allowed to walk in the middle of the road.
Just this alone made Jie Zizi clearly realize that Wei was a very enlightened country.
In particular, the lives of civilians were protected by the laws of Wei.
In the State of Chu, it was common for nobles to beat a commoner to death, but in the State of Wei, if a nobleman did such a thing, he would be prosecuted by the Wei court's criminal department.
Of course, the nobles could settle this matter with a generous sum of money. As long as they were willing to spend the money, they could still escape the death penalty unless it caused public dissatisfaction.
But it is undeniable that the laws of Wei State have a certain degree of binding force on the nobles. Unlike in Chu State, the national law is simply an accomplice of the nobles' strife and oppression of the common people.
However, what surprised Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziyu was that there were so many patrolling guards in the capital, and a group of patrolling guards could be seen almost every other way.
"Is it possible that the security in the royal capital is so strict? But why don't the nearby Wei people show any strange behavior?"
Because it stands to reason that when martial law occurs in a city, the people are the first to feel the pressure.
They came to a restaurant, and after sitting down, when the waiter in the restaurant came to ask what they needed, Mr. Wen asked about it.
The shop clerk smiled and explained: "Oh, the customer said this, it has nothing to do with us ordinary people. The customer doesn't know that these days, many big shots from all over the country have flocked to our Daliang, and it is said that they want to jointly impeach His Highness King Su...
…”
"Why is this?" Jie Ziyu asked in surprise.
"It's not because of things in Sanchuan." The shop assistant explained while wiping the table with a rag: "A while ago, the Ministry of Household Affairs issued a notice to all counties in the country, telling us ordinary people to go to Sanchuan to do business.
Many people went there and made a lot of money... Those scholars are saying that this is Prince Su giving free money to us common people."
"It seems that there are quite a few people who have noticed this..."
Jie Ziwei nodded secretly, and then he asked: "Those big shots you mentioned, have they also organized a caravan to go to Sanchuan?"
"Isn't that right?" At this point, the store clerk lowered his voice and whispered: "But that group of people was blocked at Chenggao Pass and could not move forward. It is said that a large caravan was even forced to reveal the identity of the financial backers behind it.
The name, Guaiguai, is actually a prince...but the soldiers at Chenggao Pass didn't buy it at all."
In fact, Jie Ziu also witnessed similar things with his own eyes. Hearing this, he asked curiously: "The soldiers of Chenggao Pass, even the prince didn't buy it?"
"Little brother, who are you?" The store clerk looked at Jie Zizi in a funny way, and then whispered: "General Zhu Hai of Chenggao Pass, who was the Zongwei of today, was highly regarded, and this time he was again
With the instruction of His Highness Prince Su, the soldiers of Chenggao Pass are not afraid of those royal families at all..."
As he spoke, he licked his lips and revealed in a lower voice: "It is said that some people were killed."
Wen Shaobo was the most enthusiastic about this kind of gossip. Hearing this, he asked curiously: "What's going on?"
"What else could happen?" The store clerk sneered in a low voice: "It's not like those people who tried to force their way out of Chenggao Pass, but were shot to death by Chenggao's army in the name of rebellion... Do you know Lian Nu?
?The war weapon used by King Su to conquer Sanchuan!"
"Isn't it said that you can take the road from Yangzhai to Yishan?" Wen Shaobo asked in confusion.
Before the waiter could explain, a customer at the table over there lowered his voice and said: "It's useless. King Su sent 10,000 "Northern Sichuan Cavalry" who surrendered to the Wei Dynasty to be stationed there. You have horses and can run fast.
?Those idiots actually tried to resist, but many people were shot to death by the northern Sichuan cavalry."
Looking at the sneer on the guest's face, Jie Ziyu was shocked and couldn't help but ask: "The foreigners killed my people from the Wei Dynasty, and I don't seem to be angry at all?"
"This time, that time." The guest whispered: "King Su obviously wants to make the people rich, but those nobles still want to come and snatch food... They deserve to die! It's better to shoot those nobles to death.
several!"
"This customer." The store clerk quickly reminded the guest who made a mistake. The latter seemed to realize that he made a mistake and stopped talking while drinking.
Seeing this, Jie Zizi asked curiously: "What about King Su? Has he ever returned to Daliang?"
"I'm afraid not yet." The store clerk shrugged and said with a smile: "A scholar who came to the store for a drink yesterday said that King Su is probably in Sanchuan to make amends and will not come back until the end of the year..."
"I see."
Meson owl understood it as soon as he heard it.
Obviously, Su Wang Hongrun guessed that there would be many voices from the aristocracy against him in Daliang, so he deliberately did not return to Daliang and let this matter drag on.
But unfortunately, King Su must return to the capital before the end of the year to celebrate Yuan Day.
"In other words, after Yuan Day next year, King Su will face the pressure from the nobles... I don't know how long King Su can delay it."
After much deliberation, Jie Ziyu predicted a more realistic date: half a year.
In other words, the time King Su gave these people was about nine months.
In these nine months, if he cannot quickly create wealth and establish a caravan of a certain scale, then in June or July next year, when King Su has no choice but to compromise with those nobles, a large number of noble caravans with strong financial resources will
They flocked to Sanchuan and suppressed civilian merchants like them.
This will be a dangerous war!
On the way back to the inn, just when Jie Ziguo was worried, he suddenly saw Uncle Wen gritting his teeth and said fiercely: "Even if the old man breaks his legs, I will admit it. Jie Zi, let's not go back this year. We will buy a batch in Daliang."
Cargo, go to Sanchuan again!"
"Aren't you going back to Anling to celebrate the First Day with your father-in-law?" Jie Zigui asked in surprise.
"Ah, I won't go back! I will definitely become a wealthy businessman with tens of millions of dollars. This is my lifelong ambition!" Wen Shaobo swore with his fists clenched.
"Ambition..." Jie Ziyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and joked: "You will definitely be able to do it if you have the courage to do so, even at the risk of having your legs broken by your father."
"You guy..." Mr. Wen blushed slightly, and then he asked curiously: "By the way, Jie Zi, your ambition is to have an official career, right?"
Jie Ziyu took a few steps and then said in a deep voice: "I want to serve that King Su."
Uncle Wen took a breath of surprise and said in astonishment: "Your ambition... is greater than my ambition to become a wealthy businessman. But I believe you can do it. My brother is a talented person like Wang Zuo! But...
"At this point, he said hesitantly: "If you keep helping me and neglect your studies, then..."
As if he had seen through Wen Shaobo's thoughts, Jie Ziyu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter... Although the current King Su is admirable, I don't want to assist him... I will wait until one day King Su is no longer just
During the reign of King Su..."
A strange color flashed in his eyes.
"What? When King Su is no longer just King Su?" Wen Shaobo asked in shock and confusion.
"It means that my current knowledge is not enough to assist King Su." Jie Ziyu explained with a smile.
"Is that so?"
"That's it... By the way, if you really decide not to go back to Anling this year, then we have to hurry up. The road will be blocked by ice and snow in the next few days, and the trip to Sanchuan will not be easy."
"Well, you are right, tomorrow we will go to the market to buy some goods, and then we will set off immediately to Sanchuan!"
It has to be said that Jie Ziyu's judgment was very accurate. Waiting for next year, the aristocrats of all parties in Wei State unanimously put pressure on the imperial court for the interests of Sanchuan. As a result, Su Wang Hongrun gradually could not resist the pressure from the aristocratic class within Wei State and could only acquiesce.
When Luocheng was opened to the aristocratic merchants of Wei State, those Wei people who had taken the advantage with the support of Su Wang Hongrun were immediately suppressed by the aristocratic merchants.
By that time, those Wei folk merchants who were happy with the temporary wealth and indulged in luxury would be squeezed out in an instant and had almost no living space.
Only civilian merchants like Wen Shaobo and Tao Hong who seize this rare opportunity and spare no effort to make profits can withstand the pressure of aristocratic merchants and survive tenaciously in this war between civilian merchants and aristocratic merchants.
Gradually grow.
But no matter what, even if nine out of ten are eliminated and only one remains, Zhao Hongrun's goal has been achieved.
The seeds have sprouted and sprouts have sprouted. As long as they are given more opportunities, they will grow into towering trees.