Just like Cai Xi, the "big" secretariat of Cai State, he guessed that he would have some flower work the next day.
At the entrance of the Jiangyin Guild Hall in Huaizhong City, a group of women were lining up chatting and laughing. They were all family members of the Crocodile Man, and they all held a special piece of glass in their hands.
Someone was curious and went to look around, only to realize that these women were all here to exchange gold.
After the nobles from various countries heard about it, they also sent people to watch it secretly.
Among the guests yesterday, no one who was of high value had any intention of exchanging this "treasure" for gold.
Are they like people who are short of that pound of gold?
With this piece of glass, it means that they have participated in President Li's "thousand gold banquet".
The significance is very great, and it shows that my status with President Li is extraordinary.
Seeing the crocodile people's families running to exchange gold, the nobles from all over the world were confused. Are these crocodile people mentally retarded?
"Can it really be exchanged for gold?"
"Why not?!"
Those who were bolder went forward and asked the crocodile family members. The women who wanted to show off finally took the opportunity to show off their wealth and pointed to a woman coming out of the door, "Look!"
I looked over and saw a family member of a crocodile man walking out with a smile from ear to ear. This woman probably had not been able to vent for a long time, so she waved her gold in a swaggering manner, "Gold, real gold!"
After saying that, he was surrounded by his family and got on the cart pulled by the draft horses, and went back to the Crocodile Man's compound.
I saw a lot of people in the market. Among the wine shops, there was a newcomer who looked confused: "A woman carrying gold through the market is not afraid of the rangers robbing her?"
"ha?!"
The shop owner of the restaurant smiled while wiping the table and serving food, "Although you know that there are many big bandits in Jianghuai, who are these women? Regular customers need to look carefully. The husbands of these women are all crocodile men. Jie Yifu
It's easy for people, but if they just get gold and silver, where will they go for fun? There are useless sentries inside and outside Huaizhong City, and even a winged flower insect cannot escape."
This "flower insect" refers to tiger, which is the dialect of Yihu and Jingman.
After hearing the store's description, the diners who were drinking wine secretly smacked their lips, thinking that this statement was also correct.
Crocodile people are rich, who doesn't know?
But if you really want to ask any ranger to blackmail the family of a crocodile man, it would be really bold.
But soon the bustling market was attracted by the large amount of gold.
Hundreds of crocodile people's family members were carrying gold through the market in a swaggering way, using bullock carts, horse-drawn carriages, and donkey carts. They laughed when they saw the vulgar women on the carts. Those who lived with scholar-bureaucrats nearby might show contempt, but the streets
The eyes of the common people on both sides showed envy and yearning.
It didn't even take half a day. Everyone in and around Huaizhong City knew that with just a small item, they could exchange it for gold at the Jiangyin Guild Hall, and it was a whole pound.
Businessmen from all over the world were envious and thought that if they only had two yuan, they could exchange it.
There are also those who are evil-minded and want to make a fake one. But when they look at it from a distance, they see it is a piece of transparent glass. They immediately feel that Uncle Huaishui is really stingy. After giving away the treasures, he only uses a mere kilogram.
, took it back again.
I complained in my heart, but I also gave up the idea of cheating.
They couldn't make paper; they couldn't make transparent glass; they couldn't make it even more by stuffing a piece of paper into the glass.
Furthermore, they didn't know what kind of seal was stamped on the paper. They just heard from the nobleman attending the banquet that it had the seal of Uncle Huaishui and Li Jie's private seal. As for whether there was anything
I don't know the official seal of the Yamen, and I don't even know where it is stamped.
How can this be faked?
Among the merchants, there are actually quite powerful jade craftsmen. It is not difficult to forge some items, but now this thing is extremely difficult.
"Is this Wu Jie really so stingy?"
"how you said that?"
"Yesterday's banquet was a 'Thousand Gold Banquet'. Wu Jieyan's eldest daughter was a 'Thousand Gold Banquet'. All the guests present had a piece of 'East China Sea Glaze'. How could anyone exchange such a treasure for a piece of gold? However, today, the crocodile man's family members all
I came here to exchange for gold. Is this... could it be that the Crocodile Man's House is short of gold?"
"The crocodile man is a die-hard loyalist to Wu Jie, and he can 'spill his head and blood' for him. Without Wu Jie's instructions, he would not have done such an unwise thing. It is normal for a family to occasionally be short of gold and silver. This family
How could it be possible if our home is like this?"
Spreading his hands, he looked at a scholar in the Jiangyin Guild Hall from a distance in a pavilion, his face full of confusion.
To say that Li Jie was stingy was just a casual statement, and he didn't believe it at all.
But how to explain the current situation? There cannot be any other profound meaning.
Diagonally across the street is the Qi National Congress Hall, where people from the Gao family in Qiancheng County are also discussing what happened yesterday and today.
Gao Wan played with the glass product in his hand and frowned slightly: "Do you think there is something wrong with this 'East China Sea Glaze'?"
"Master, earlier I went to Cai Guo Si Kou's place and found a few classmates. I have found out clearly that Mr. Weili has not exchanged the 'East China Sea Glaze' for gold."
"Cai Xi never exchanged gold?"
"Never."
After hearing this affirmative reply, Gao Wan looked a little solemn. He vaguely felt that there must be some deep meaning in it. Logically speaking, if the crocodile man exchanged treasures for gold, then Cai Xi, Li Jie's dog, would definitely do the same.
Do.
Because this can show loyalty. Even if you don't show loyalty, you should obey orders. There is no reason for Cai Xi to accept the treasure so arrogantly.
However, Gao Wan immediately rejected this idea. Li Jie was not that kind of person.
If he really valued this kind of wealth, there would be no allusion to "a promise of a thousand gold". When Li Jie was "down and out", he could still spend all his money.
How could the princes who are now considered to be at the forefront of the world become stingy?
"There must be a deep meaning here!"
After Gao Wan brushed his beard, he looked at several people solemnly, "Prepare a few more generous gifts, and place them respectively for the Qin Zuoqu horse Ying Baihui, 'Xia Liu Jun' Lu Ba, Shu Longling Ying Jian..."
After an individual's name was announced, the Gao family members were busy writing it down.
After a while, Gao Wan's second son came forward and said, "Master, do you have any guesses?"
"It's not confirmed yet, but..." Gao Wan was about to say something, then waved his hand again, "Let's go visit everyone first."
"Hi!"
After everyone dispersed, Gao Wan sat alone in the hall.
The chairs in the hall are very comfortable, with backrests and armrests. After adding soft cushions, it is extremely enjoyable to sit on them.
There is also a large table set up next to it. There are pastries, preserves and the like on the table, which can be reached by reaching out.
There is a cup of tea on the table, which is still warm.
Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Gao Wan savored the aroma of the tea and murmured to himself: "This is Lixin."
When his nephews were here before, there were so many people talking, it was not convenient for him to express his thoughts.
In fact, Gao Wan boldly guessed that Li Jie didn't care whether it was worth a thousand pieces of gold or ten thousand pieces of gold. As long as Li Jie wanted these things, he could just send out a team of brave men to plunder them.
There are so many barbarians in Huainan that even one tribe can't bring them together, but a hundred tribes can always come together.
In the entire south of the Huai River, there are not only copper mines, iron mines, coal mines, and gold mines.
Having conquered a huge territory, why worry about so much money?
In Gao Wan's view, what can impress Li Jie must be a reward that far exceeds thousands of gold, ten times, twenty times, or even a hundred times, a thousand times.
"'The crocodile man changes gold' is to establish trust; the crocodile man is invincible, which is to establish prestige. With these two, 'East China Sea Glaze' is valued when it is rare. If there are many 'East China Sea Glaze', it is also valuable when there are many of them."
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After saying this, Gao Wan took another sip of tea. He suddenly felt that Li Jie could not be so superficial and purely plundering, and it was unnecessary.
If you are a barbarian, you don't need to play this trick at all. Direct robbery is the most efficient.
Robbery all over the world, it is also worth dozens of times, thousands of times, and thousands of times the value of a thousand pieces of gold.
As long as his eyes are not blind, Gao Wan can see the order and stability hidden in Huaizhong City. What several generations of officials in Qiancheng City have not been able to do, he can do in Huaizhong City in half a year.
This kind of miraculousness allowed Gao Wan to dare to assert that Li Jie was not heading for chaos.
Ruling the world is Li Jie's destiny.
"There must be a profound meaning in this. After thinking about it, I think it's a little superficial."
With a self-deprecating smile, Gao Wan held the tea cup and began to reorganize the division of labor under Li Jie's rule, as well as the scope of Li Jie's territory in his impression, and at the same time, there were any particularly strange government orders on these territories.
He closed his eyes and meditated for a long time. After the tea in his hand had cooled down, Gao Wan suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I remember that in the city of Biyang, only round-hole coins are used for transactions?"
Thinking of this, Gao Wan stood up suddenly, and the tea suddenly spilled out of the teacup, not only wet Gao Wan's hem, but also splashed on the ground.
"Oh!"
Gao Wan slammed the tea cup in his hand on the table, "Ah!"
Gao Wan let out two consecutive exclamations, pacing back and forth. He was thinking about many things, and even thought of using the power of Qi to untie Li, but he suppressed the idea as soon as it came up.
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The crocodile man's silent intimidation prevented him from raising any energy to challenge.
Li Jie, a wild man, dared to take risks and go crazy.