The old patriarch yelled at Yunzheng angrily: "Prodigal son!" Then he grabbed the white linen cloth and covered his head again, still lying there upright without saying a word.
Yun Zheng smiled sarcastically, pulled a chair over and sat next to the big bed, and continued to persuade the old patriarch to eat as earnestly as he would a child.
Cui Da felt that he should find something to sit down first, and then slowly go over what happened today. It was obvious that Yun Zheng was not dead, and it was the old patriarch of Dousha Village who was going to perform the funeral, and the old patriarch seemed to have
Not dead, just vomiting, and seemed to be vomiting with Yun Zheng.
Lu Qingqing walked in with two generals carrying several huge boxes. He changed his cold attitude towards Cui Da just now and showed a smile as bright as a flower, which made people really like him.
Following the instructions of the mistress, the generals poured out all the contents of the box. The silver coins were spread all over the floor. Lu Qingqing held two silver coins in his hand and said with a smile: "Ancestor, take a look.
How much money can we give you in exchange for our few shabby shops? With these things, even if you and the people in the village do nothing, you can just lie down and eat for two lifetimes. Why go out there in the wind and rain?
What kind of store do you run?
From now on, all you have to do is supervise the children in the village to study hard. Our Dousha Village has long ceased to be the same thing as those useless merchants. From now on, there will be no more officials in the village and we will supervise these unscrupulous people.
Merchants must not ruin the good atmosphere of Douchuan."
Lu Qingqing's words seemed to be of no use to the old patriarch, but they greatly stimulated the profiteer Cui Da. What is the bad custom of businessmen? It is obviously the bad custom of arrogance, extravagance and lust, and the money of businessmen is not blown by strong winds. It is easy for Shuzhong Commercial Bank to make some money.
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I have only been eating brown rice for a month at Wenxinju in Baiyun Mountain. How can I be considered arrogant and extravagant?
The eldest lady of the Yun family came in. Cui Da couldn't help but get angry in front of the child. He saw the child holding twelve taels of silver coins piled on the big bed one by one. He called her "grandfather" sweetly in his little mouth and said he planned to
Use the money to take the grandpa to Tokyo to eat Granny Cao's meat pie.
The old patriarch's favorite child was Yun Luoluo. In front of the child, the old man couldn't lie down no matter how angry he was. He sat up and held the child in his arms without talking to Yun Zheng and his wife. He just wanted to guard Cang Er in front of the memorial shed.
The dog prepared a grave for him. The grave was dug in his yard. He did not bother anyone else and was prepared to die after feeling sorry for the child.
Yun Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his daughter feeding the old patriarch chicken wings in a sensible manner. For a person in his eighties, it is really worrying to go without eating for a whole day and night.
Cui Da poked Yun Zheng with his arm and said, "What on earth did you do?"
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "What else could it be? The old man couldn't bear to part with those shops in Dousha Pass, and said that selling the shops was a prodigal act. This made me angry.
Originally, the old man's biggest hobby now was to hang out in Dousha Village. No matter who saw him, he would call him Taigong. Now that he has no shop, he has no confidence to let people call him Taigong, which is a loss of face for him.
After all, the old man doesn't care about the little shop space. Seeing that we are selling the property in Doushaguan, he feels that we are preparing to leave and worry that I will never come back once I leave."
Cui Da nodded and said, "I'm worried too. Seriously, are you really not planning to return to Shu?"
Yun Zheng glanced at Cui Da with disdain and said: "Do you think I can come back? Your Majesty has sealed Jianmen Pass and Shu Road. To draw you over again is to force me to give up on Shu. I won't
Will it be done?"
Cui Da laughed twice and said: "Didn't you open the way to the west? If you can conquer Dali, I will fully support you unconditionally."
Lu Qingqing came over and looked at Cui Da and said: "This is not something that His Majesty's confidants can say. What are you doing to conquer Dali? If there is another person like Cao Rong, my husband will not be able to defend it even if he conquers the whole world."
Cui Da has developed an invulnerable face in the business world over the years. After listening to Lu Qingqing's words of holding a knife and a gun, his face was not red, and he frowned and said: "Now Liang Ji is burning, killing and looting in Dali."
, from now on the Dali Emperor Duan Silian will still hate us Song people to death.
Although I have not seen with my own eyes how Liang Ji robbed, I have personally participated in it in Jiaozhi. After experiencing this war, not to mention the Emperor of Dali, even the people of Dali probably looked at us with evil eyes.
Almost like a wolf, right?”
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Liang Ji is not the only one who is doing evil. Zhao Yan, you have heard about what Zhao Yannian did in Jianchang Mansion, right? I heard that almost every family in Jianchang Mansion wears filial piety.
After the war, the population of Jianchang Prefecture dropped by more than 40%.
Tsk tsk, your Sichuan Commercial Bank has got a big bargain this time, and the huge blank market is enough for you to struggle for several years."
Lu Qingqing said with a bad smile: "After this battle, half of the ancient Tang-Tibet Road was destroyed. There was no way to rely on Dali Huaimizhou. The road to Tianzhu in the west was half far away. The Ancient Tea-Horse Road was completely destroyed.
Well, one and a half of the two commercial roads in Douchuan Pass were destroyed at one time. Why does my family still keep those shops that are destined to lose money?
If you don't take advantage of the fact that it's still worth some money, why don't you just wait until it ends up in your own hands?
Besides, without my husband's prestige to control Western Xinjiang, who knows what the Dali people and the Tubo people would do. My family sold the shop and used the money to build the walls of Dousha Village high. From now on I
My husband's flag is only allowed to be flown in Dousha Village. If you dare to fly it elsewhere, try it. That is a violation of military orders. If my husband cuts off his head, even Your Majesty will have nothing to say."
Cui Da couldn't stand being squeezed by Yunzheng and his wife. He turned back to the old patriarch who was coaxing the children to eat chicken wings and said: "Old patriarch, look at what this said..."
The old patriarch knew that his shop was bought by this man. When he saw Cui Da, he became angry. He snorted and turned away and continued to discuss with Yun Luoluo what delicious food there was in Tokyo. The old man had listened to what Yun Zheng and his wife just said.
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It turned out that Douchuan was going to be in trouble. If this was the case, selling the shop would be a wise move. He was making money instead of becoming a prodigal. A large part of the gloom in his heart disappeared, and he and Yun Luoluo began to talk and laugh.
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Lu Qingqing saw that the old patriarch's mood had improved, so he helped the old man to rest in the house. Lying in the tomb for a day and being blown by the wind was not considered a good thing. He winked again, and the charming housekeeper Zhao immediately led the servants to take care of this bad luck.
The mourning shed was demolished. After just a cup of tea, Dousha Village returned to its former peace.
Yun Zheng and Cui Da also left Yun's house and strolled by the small river. The water in the small river in winter was clear and clear, like rushing jade liquid. The mulberry trees were bare, but the pine trees on the river bank looked lush and green.
Cui Da sighed and said, "I broke my promise. Do you still plan to stick to your vow to regain the Sixteenth State of Yanyun?"
Yun Zheng glanced at Cui Da strangely and said, "Why not?"
"The Zhao Song Royal Family treats you like this, and I happen to know that you are not a person who wants to be humiliated. Besides, Yun Yue is now exploring overseas. No matter from which aspect, you will no longer work hard for the Zhao Song Royal Family."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "It seems you still don't understand me well enough. When I decide something, it's because I want to do it. What does that have to do with others? Others can only make it more difficult for me to do it, but they can't decide what I do.
Don't do this.
In addition, who told you that I regained the sixteen states of Yanyun in order to be loyal to the Zhao and Song royal families? Is it possible to do this for the people of the Song Dynasty who have supported me all these years?
As long as this thing is done, I will no longer owe the people of this land anything, and will leave the Song Dynasty and go to my Peach Blossom Island to be a happy pirate."
"If the mountain doesn't come, I will go. If I go, I will go to the mountain. It is an extremely open-minded attitude to say, but unfortunately it is too difficult to do. This is not something ordinary people do."
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Do you think I'm an ordinary person?"
Cui Da said with difficulty: "No! You are a monster!"
Yun Zheng smiled and found a big stone to sit down on. He motioned Cui Da to sit across from him and asked solemnly: "What are you going to do in the future? As a brother, I can only remind you that no one from the imperial merchants has ever had a good ending.
Especially on the cusp of today's storm, it is even easier to capsize."
Cui Da smiled bitterly and said: "I have also read the books you read. Why don't I understand the truth you understand? Now that His Majesty's power can still keep my business in Shuzhong intact, as long as I sincerely help His Majesty."
Yun Zheng pointed to the undulating green hills in the distance and said: "Power is like the mountains in the distance. If it is high, it will be low. Although His Majesty is paralyzed in bed at this time, his ambition is the strongest.
At that time, it was precisely because of his illness that the original hesitation in his heart was completely driven away. His body did not allow him to think too much, so now he can only do things simply and roughly.
to describe.”
Cui Da looked in the direction pointed by Yun Zheng and shook his head: "Sichuan Trading Company has become a tiger driven into a back alley by His Majesty. From now on, everything can be decided by itself.
I naturally know how fierce the dispute between the emperor and the merchants is. Over the years, Gong Xungui's relatives have been controlling the imperial merchants. We are on His Majesty's side, and we have already created countless powerful enemies for ourselves before we do anything.
You and I both know that only by being friendly can you make money. Since I can't be friendly, I'm already prepared to lose money for ten years."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Now that you have made up your mind, let's do it. Don't do it half-heartedly. This is a big taboo in the officialdom of the imperial court. You Cui Da has really detracted from your talents by being a small businessman all these years. I
Waiting in Tokyo to watch you kill three parties!"
Cui Da nodded and finally said in a low voice: "My wife Zhang gave birth to a son for me last month. After Yun Yue consolidates its overseas territory, she plans to send the child to the island. Please help me take care of it. Even if
If he cannot become a talent, at least let him become an adult." (To be continued)