The main door of the Yun family, which had been closed for many days, opened the small doors on both sides today.
The merchants who had been waiting at the gate for a long time bowed respectfully to the four golden letters of "Wenxinhou Mansion" on the gate, and then walked into the Yun family through the side door.
Nowadays, there are not many people from Shu who can open the door of the Yun family to welcome them. Apart from a few elders, the only one left is Liu Yucheng, the bachelor of Fuwen Pavilion. Liu Yucheng became very ill after the spring of this year. The doctor said
It’s hard to say whether we can survive this year.
Lao Liao stood inside the gate to greet the guests. The most familiar person in the Hou Mansion to these merchants was Lao Liao, so as soon as they saw Lao Liao, they hurriedly inquired about the news. Wu Sheng's army defeated Jiaozhi Shenglong City and returned in triumph. This matter has spread throughout the world.
Shuzhong.
The merchants in Sichuan celebrated for three days in ecstasy. Yunzheng was promoted to an official position by the angels, which made the merchants in Sichuan even more ecstatic. What kind of merit would lead to a title of marquis in one battle?
The titles of the Song Dynasty are very precious. It is easy to ask the emperor to promote oneself, but there is basically no hope for the title. Many famous ministers and brave generals will only be rewarded with the title of marquis after they die. This is just a kind of honor and not real.
The title of nobility and the title of first-generation benevolence are the last bit of honor awarded by the emperor to those veterans who have made outstanding contributions.
This was the first time in the Song Dynasty that a person like Yun Zheng was knighted at the age of 21. Except for those who inherited the title, Yun Zheng, the Marquis of Wenxin, almost caused a quarrel in the Song Dynasty court.
They think that Yun Zheng's achievements are a bit tricky. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, only when a country is destroyed can one be granted the title of duke. This is how their titles came from the Wang family and the Cao family. It is understandable that Di Qing was made the Duke of Wucheng this time.
And why did Yun Zheng get such a prestigious title as Marquis Wenxin? Didn't he break Shenglong Mansion?
A strange scene appeared. The emperor did not listen to the dissuasion of the officials and veterans, and still issued the decree. Zhongshu's disciple Ping Zhangshi Pang Ji did not object at all. After receiving the decree, he stamped it without stopping for a moment.
The imperial edict of the Song Dynasty needs the jade seal and the signature of Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi to be considered a true imperial edict. An edict without Zhongshu's big seal can only be called a Zhongshu edict.
There are huge differences between them.
It was not only Pang Ji who remained silent, but also ministers such as Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and Zeng Gongliang. Seeing that the censors with loud voices could not persuade these people, they could only hold back their anger and wait until Yun Zheng returned to Beijing.
Let’s settle the score with him again.
There are also merchants in Shu who have great eyes and hands. They are also very aware of what is going on in the court. They don’t have any objections when they see the real bigwigs of the Song Dynasty. They only call some censors, so they don’t care. The censors of the Song Dynasty are born.
With such a big mouth, it would be strange if one day you don't hear about someone being impeached by these censors.
The merchants who came to Yun's house were all big merchants in Sichuan. They consciously formed groups and sat in groups according to their strength, from the living room to the small garden. Each of them held a bowl of fragrant tea in their hands but had no intention of drinking it.
, looking at the living room with eager eyes, pricking up his ears not wanting to miss every word that came out from behind the bead curtain.
"On April 16th, the Marquis returned triumphantly from Jiaozhi. Now he is stationed in Wuchao City, and the folks who went with him will also come. There are many of them, and there is no shortage of them. But according to the Marquis' letter, the treasures
A big man in the pavilion was swallowed by a python. The Marquis caught the python and cut open its belly and found him. Unfortunately, he was not saved. The guards also suffered some losses, but it was not serious. The Marquis said that they would be considered battle losses afterwards.
, the guards killed one hundred and seventeen people in the battle."
Lu Qingqing deliberately stopped when he said this. The head of the Huang family, who was sitting in the living room, raised his hands and asked, "May I ask, Madam, did the Marquis mention the harvest of my Zhenbao Pavilion in his letter?"
Lu Qingqing saw that these people were indifferent to the guards and clerks who died in the battle, so he sighed and said: "The Marquis said in the letter that Zhenbao Pavilion has made a fortune this time, and gold, jewelry, and shells do not count.
The pearls packed in sacks and the more than 30 large sandalwood pillars that were rarely seen in thousands of years dragged back by elephants are enough to make the Zhenbao Pavilion famous all over the world."
The person in charge of the Huang family stood up and said with a smile: "Is that true?" As soon as the words came out, he immediately felt that he was not only rude but also very unreasonable. He quickly apologized and sat down calmly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the tea inside.
Suck it dry and feel that today's fragrant tea is particularly sweet.
Lu Qingqing chuckled and said: "The Marquis said that he is the one who will lose the most when going to Jiaozhi this time, and you are the fattest ones. He also said that he is too lazy to calculate how many good things you got back from Jiaozhi, and the palace treasures he collected.
and the official treasury, all have been recorded in the account books, and not a penny can be touched. As for how much you have made, you can calculate it yourself. More than 10,000 packhorses were loaded with goods, and they walked on the road for a full fifty miles. The shopkeeper you sent
Those who are like me must not be short-sighted people, and those who can be transported out of the forest by them must not be cheap. If it is something that cannot even be earned back in travel expenses, then it is a big joke."
Listening to Lu Qingqing's relaxed words, the merchants in the hall also laughed together. After a few leading merchants discussed in low voices, Mr. Liang stood up and clasped his fists and said: "We can achieve a big harvest this time, thanks to the troops of the Marquis."
Like God, the arrangements are well made. We have discussed it just now. This time, the merchant's business will have a share of the Hou Mansion."
Lu Qingqing smiled and said: "It sounds like the Houfu is coveting your money. Without a clear regulation, the Houfu would not dare to collect this money. Think about it, one point is a huge sum of money."
Mr. Liang laughed dryly and said: "It's natural. If the Marquis hadn't gone to Jiaozhi in person, I would have lived a good life there. This dividend was naturally due to the money invested by the Marquis. I will send someone to draw up a document and send it to him."
Come to the house."
Lu Qingqing said again: "Forget it, seeing that you can't bear it, I won't entertain you. The big shopkeeper you sent sent you a letter. He traveled 800 miles through the channel of the Marquis to rush it. The letters are all in Liao
I'll pick it up from the housekeeper later.
The Marquis finally said that the merchants in Shuzhong spent a total of more than 246,000 yuan this time. If there is a scandal that cannot be paid, he will never let you go.
Go and see how much money your shopkeeper has made for you."
The merchants anxiously sent away Lu Qingqing who was behind the bead curtain, and quickly surrounded Lao Liao who was carrying a plate of letters. Whether they were wealthy businessmen with a fortune of tens of millions, or wealthy families who usually pay for poems and gifts to pass down their families, this time
The graceful and open-minded temperament of the past was gone. After finding the letter from my shopkeeper, I couldn't wait to tear it open and read it up and down.
Merchants outside the living room also poured into the hall, and the sound of inhaling like toothache could be heard from time to time in the hall. The Lu family, Huang family, Zheng family, Liang family, Hu family, and Sun family all contributed a lot of money to Wu Shengjun's expedition.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Lu Qingqing's eldest uncle, Lu Ji, gritted his teeth and said, "It's crazy!"
Mr. Liang also echoed: "It's made!"
"Sent"
"Sent"
The two very vulgar words "Fa" were constantly heard in the living room. Normally, these educated and well-established big families would disdain to say these two vulgar words. At this time, they found that they could understand the most intuitive words in their hearts.
, the words that best express my mood at the moment eclipse in front of these two vulgar words, otherwise they are not enough to express my ecstasy at the moment!
The language Lu Qingqing spoke about Ten Thousand Pack Horses was comparable to the miracles his shopkeeper told in his letters, including tortoise shells, precious stones, pearls, luminous pearls, opals, various precious sandalwood and gold and stone antiques, natural
Sand gold and silver ingots all appeared in front of their eyes, and the excited people's eyes turned red.
"Lu Buwei said that selling silk and linen would make twice as much profit, selling cattle and horses would make ten times as much, selling salt and iron would make a hundred times as much, and selling emperors would make countless times as much profit. Today, we don't dare to traffic in emperors, but trafficking in war can also make us
Make a fortune!
Everyone, I suggest that since I have made a huge business this time, why not let us continue this way of doing business and put aside our past grudges to do real big business. Once our strength increases to a certain level,
To such an extent, I believe that sooner or later we will become the leader of the four peoples!"
Lu Qingqing sat in the small flower hall, frowning as he listened to his uncle's lofty words. The status of the four peoples, the peasants, farmers, industry and merchants, had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he made any changes at this time, wouldn't he not take the gentry like the Yun family seriously?
Don't you just have a lot of money to make such a big fuss?
But this has nothing to do with the Yun family. The Yun family is about to go to Beijing and go to the city that my husband said is the largest in the world to eat delicious food and drink spicy food. Marquis Wenxin, my husband finally got over it. They all said that their daughter is so lonely. She regrets teaching her husband.
The son-in-law is looking for a title of marquis. If their husbands can be granted the title of marquis within two years, they will not be able to say such meaningless things.
Thinking of this, Lu Qingqing couldn't help but laugh out loud. There was no news from her husband a few days ago. She was still thinking that it would be a good life if her husband did not become a general, but returned to his hometown in Dousha Village to farm with her. Now it seems that people's
My heart is never satisfied.
Ge Qiuyan walked in with her daughter in her arms and said, "Madam, we are almost ready. The cages, carriages, and guards are all ready. When will we go to the capital?"
As soon as he heard Ge Qiuyan talk about this issue, Lu Qingqing frowned and said to Xiaochong: "Go and call that damn Bacon girl over. We are going to the capital to enjoy the blessings, not to escape. She spends all day in the capital.
What do you look like crying?"
Xiao Chong took the order and immediately ran to find bacon. He ran very fast and did not have the temperament of a maid from a wealthy family. Lu Qingqing was so angry that he gritted his teeth and pointed at Xiao Chong's back and cursed.
"What evil have I done? Every maid in the house is more deadly than the last."
Ge Qiuyan said with a smile: "Don't tell me, it's really your fault. The Marquis pampers the bacon like a girl, and the second master also treats the bacon like eyeballs. Although this has nothing to do with you,
But after you entered the house, didn't you pamper that girl?
As for Xiao Chong, you have spoiled him since childhood, who do you complain to?"
Lu Qingqing rolled his eyes and said: "Go and see whose concubines in other families dare to talk to the mistress like this? Our family is like this. The master doesn't look like a master at all, and the servants don't look like a servant at all.
, what if I enter the capital and get laughed at? Will they say that I, the mistress, don’t know how to run a household?"
Ge Qiuyan twisted her waist and sat next to Lu Qingqing. She put her daughter into her mother's arms and said with a smile: "Go to your mother, who is always lying in my arms looking for milk to drink. I am still a daughter. How can I do that?"
Milk.”
Lu Qingqing looked at Ge Qiuyan's growing chest and said strangely: "We are all on the same diet, how come your fat has grown to where it should be? My fat only grows on my waist? What a harm.
I have to walk a long way every day to lose weight?"
Ge Qiuyan pulled her daughter's little feet and played with them while saying: "You are already the most beautiful woman among the ladies. I believe you will be the same even in the capital.
You said that our family does not have the appearance of a nobleman's mansion. Who stipulates that a nobleman's mansion should look like theirs, which is lifeless? Magistrate Liu is now in bed, and the family is already in turmoil. Everyone is fighting for the family property with red eyes. That's a big deal.
The noble family of the daimyo.
I have accompanied you to several gatherings, and after listening to the gossips of those concubines, I realized that compared with their family, our family has a simple population, and it is simply a paradise.
I don’t want any changes in my life. I have a graceful lady, a martial arts servant, an eccentric maid, and an old madam who likes to live in the Hou Mansion when she has nothing to do. It’s quite nice to live with Meimei.