Chapter 0291 spending money is also a difficult thing
"Murong...Mr. Mu of your residence, doesn't seem to like me very much?"
When Kou Zhong sent someone to bring tea and snacks, Kou Ji held the teacup and said with a smile.
The smile on Qian Yuan's face froze and he sighed secretly.
He wanted to remind Murong Yier, but because Kou Ji was there, he couldn't speak.
The reason why Murong had a bad attitude towards Kou Ji was related to what Kou Ji did in Sichuan Mansion.
Although Kou Ji was in Bianjing City, Sichuan Mansion was turned upside down by him.
After problems arose at Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop in Sichuan Mansion, the Mu family members have been running around.
In order to solve this problem without spending any money.
After running around for a long time, there was no result.
Just when they were exhausted.
Someone appeared in Sichuan Mansion and began to buy Jiaozi from the people.
At first, they thought that the people who came forward to acquire Jiaozi were fools, spending money to waste money and wiping their butts.
However, after the people from the Kou Mansion scattered nearly one million copper coins, they finally realized something was wrong.
After sending people to investigate carefully, they learned that it was people from the Kou government who were buying Jiaozi, and they were a little panicked.
They knew exactly what the Kou government's purpose was in acquiring Jiaozi and what their calculations were.
Some merchants want to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.
As soon as Ke Ren left Sichuan Mansion, he was taken into prison.
They can bribe officials from Sichuan Prefecture to help them deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, but they cannot bribe officials outside Sichuan Prefecture to let them escape.
It's not that officials outside the Sichuan government are not corrupt, but because Kou Ji's orders are in front of them, even if merchants give money to those officials, those officials dare not accept it.
All the businesses were blocked in Sichuan Mansion.
If you can't escape, you can only admit defeat.
After discussing with each other, several major merchants decided to take full action to recover Jiaozi, thereby reducing the losses of each merchant.
By the time they took action, the people from the Kou Mansion had already bought up every Jiaozi on the market.
They only found some leftovers.
And it’s still recycled at the original price.
Because the people would rather trust the outsider in Kou Mansion than the local merchants in Sichuan Mansion.
Merchants want to snatch Jiaozi back from the people, so they can only buy it at the original price.
For this reason, people from several major merchants often scolded the Kou government behind their backs.
As a member of the Mu family, Murong naturally heard the elders in the family scolding the Kou family behind their backs.
He had a preconceived notion that Kou Ji was a treacherous and cunning person.
Therefore, when facing Kou Ji, he naturally didn't look good.
Murong heard Kou Ji's words and said in a stiff tone: "Shilang Kou is too worried..."
Kou Ji glanced at him with a smile and stopped asking the question.
He could more or less guess why Murong didn't have a good look on him.
Kou Ji said leisurely: "What do you mean when you two came to my Kou Mansion?"
Qian Yuan walked a few steps away and walked to Murong's side. With a grimace on his face, he bowed and said, "Please show your respect, Master Kou, and let my Mu family go."
Kou Ji said with a surprised look on his face: "What do you mean? I have never felt sorry for your Mu family, so how can I let the Mu family go?"
Qian Yuan said sadly: "Now that things have come to this, will Minister Kou still want to be beaten to death?"
Kou Ji looked at Murong and asked with a smile, "Can you be the head of the Mu family?"
Qian Yuan was stunned and quickly looked at Murong.
Murong gritted his teeth, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Please also ask Mr. Kou to let my Mu family go."
Kou Ji nodded and said with a smile: "The Mu family can be considered a famous family. They have made great contributions to the court and have received awards from our three emperors, Taizu, Taizong and the late emperor.
As a court official, even if I don't give face to others, I can't help but give face to the three emperors.
How do you want me to let the Mu family go?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Yuan hurriedly said: "My Mu family, together with several major merchants, are willing to take back the Jiaozi in your hands at a price of 30%."
"Thirty percent?"
Kou Ji smiled softly and asked Kou Zhong who was standing at the door, "Kou Zhong, how much money did our Kou government spend on acquiring Jiaozi from Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop?"
Kou Zhong bowed and said, "To tell you my answer to the young master, I spent a total of 10 million yuan."
When Qian Yuan and Murong heard this, their expressions changed.
Kou Ji stared at the two of them and sighed: "My Kou family spent 10 million yuan to buy Jiaozi from Jiaozi shop in Shuzhong, but your Mu family wants to take it away for 30% of the price.
Our government will lose 7 million yuan at once.
The loss is so great, even if I agree.
My grandfather may not agree."
Qian Yuan forced a smile on his face and said with a dry laugh: "Shilang Kou, as far as I know, the money your family spent on acquiring Jiaozi is probably less than three million yuan."
Kou Ji said calmly: "How much money has been spent by the Kou Mansion? Is it possible that the steward of the Kou Mansion is not as clear as you, an outsider?"
Qian Yuan said sadly: "Shilang Kou, even if several of our major merchants go bankrupt, we still can't get out ten million dollars."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "If you can't come up with 10 million guan, how dare you give me 10 million guan?"
Qian Yuan was so stunned that he was speechless.
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said: "When Jiaozi was first established, it was supposed to be convenient for others. It was you, the big businessmen, who saw that Jiaozi could make a profit, so you distributed Jiaozi indiscriminately.
If you take this opportunity to make some small profits, that's all.
But you are greedy and keep getting more and more.
In the end, it became difficult to return and caused people to run against Jiaozi.
If you were willing to use the money you have swallowed up to deal with the run on the people, you might not have caused this turmoil.
But you are greedy and smart. Not only did you not use your money to deal with the crowds, but you also tricked more people into joining Sichuan Jiaozi Pu.
In the end, it led to the complete collapse of Sichuan Jiaozipu and there was no way to end it."
"Nonsense! My Mu family is also a victim. In the final analysis, it is the Zhou family's fault that they took away the money saved by Jiaozipu.
The fault lies with the Zhou family and has nothing to do with my Mu family."
Murong suddenly spoke up and defended the Mu family.
When Kou Ji heard this, he was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "This young master of your Mu family has never interfered in your Mu family's business before, has he?"
Qian Yuan nodded stiffly.
Kou Ji glanced at Murong and snorted: "No wonder you are so childish and stupid."
"you……"
Murong glared at Kou Ji angrily.
Kou Ji scolded: "Your Mu family is the largest owner of Jiaozi Shop in Shuzhong. Without the approval of your Mu family, who can take away the money saved in Jiaozi Shop in Shuzhong?"
The reason why the Zhou family was able to escape Sichuan Mansion was not because they took away the money saved in Jiaozi's shop in Shuzhong.
It's because several major merchants, led by your Mu family, have already divided up the savings in Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop before this.
The so-called Zhou Jiajuan ran away with the savings from Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop, which is simply a joke."
When Murong heard this, he looked at Qian Yuan in disbelief.
Qian Yuan lowered his head helplessly.
When Kou Ji saw this, he was slightly stunned.
He couldn't understand why the Mu family would send such a simple and lovely person to talk to him.
Murong stared at Qian Yuan and asked, "Is this really true?"
Qian Yuan sighed.
Murong's face darkened, and he sat down slowly without saying a word.
Qian Yuan cupped his hands to Kou Ji and said, "Since Minister Kou has spoken clearly, there is no need for me to be secretive.
My Mu family is at fault in this matter, and I, the Mu family, are willing to accept the punishment.
It's just that the Mu family really can't get the ten million guan that Minister Kou mentioned.
Four million dollars is all the money my Mu family can afford."
When Kou Ji heard this, he stopped being secretive. He said frankly: "If I can only earn one million yuan for the Jiaozi I have tried so hard to recover, then why should I bother with it?"
Qian Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Then please ask Mr. Kou to tell you a number."
"Ten million strings!"
"It's too much. Even if our Mu family goes bankrupt, we won't be able to afford so much money."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Don't pretend to be pitiful for me here. In my eyes, you are not pitiful at all.
Those people who have been tricked by you are the real poor people.
You have no compassion for them, so why should you let me feel compassion for you?
Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop does not belong to your Mu family.
There are several other major businesses.
Ten million guan, if divided equally among each of your families, will only amount to less than 2 million guan.
For other families, it would be a hamstring injury, but for your Mu family, it is not enough to hamstring your muscles and bones."
Qian Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Is Mr. Kou planning to force us Shu merchants to death?"
"Ten million guans are not enough to force Shu merchants to death."
"..."
Qian Yuan said in a deep voice: "Isn't Mr. Kou afraid that I, the Shu merchant, will default on his debt?"
Kou Ji was happy when he heard this, "You can try it.
If others see your Mu family's royal brush, they may be afraid.
But I can’t.”
Kou Ji stared at Qian Yuan and said: "I not only want 10 million yuan, but I also have three conditions.
First, our bandit government wants to occupy a portion of Jiaozipu in Shuzhong, a real portion of the territory.
Secondly, the number of owners of Jiaozipu in Shuzhong shall not exceed four.
Thirdly, the copper coins exchanged from the Jiaozi Shop in the middle of Shu must be the copper coins minted by our Kou Mansion Mint."
When Qian Yuan heard this, he thought Kou Ji was crazy.
Kou Ji asked them for 10 million yuan, which was beyond what they could accept.
Kou Ji actually dared to raise conditions again?
He felt that Kou Ji was a little delusional.
Qian Yuan almost didn't think about it, he cupped his hands and prepared to leave with Murong.
Kou Ji stared at their backs and said calmly: "Jiaozipu is not like this. The real Jiaozipu needs to connect the world."
When Qian Yuan heard this, he trembled all over and walked out.
After Qian Yuan left, Kou Zhong went into the side hall and stared at Kou Ji with a strange expression.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "You think I'm a little crazy?"
Kou Zhong nodded without hesitation.
He and Qian Yuan have the same thoughts.
He felt that it was already remarkable that the Mu family and other major merchants could redeem the Kou family's jiaozi.
Not to mention the original price of Jiaozi, even if it was based on what Qian Yuan just said, the price of four million yuan, the Kou Mansion would still make a lot of money.
After all, the money spent by the Kou government to buy Jiaozi contained high iron content.
The copper coins delivered to the Kou Mansion by the Mu family and other major merchants were definitely those with a high copper content.
Between the time he left and entered, the real amount of copper earned by the Kou Mansion was far more than one million coins.
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry. They will agree."
Kou Zhong felt that Kou Ji was talking in his sleep.
However, he did not refute Kou Ji's words.
Anyway, now the Jiaozi of Shuzhong Jiaozipu is in the hands of the Kou Mansion. As long as Kou Zhun does not fall, no one dares to rely on the Kou Mansion.
The initiative is in the hands of the Kou government, and Kou Ji can do whatever he wants.
Kou Ji clicked his lips and sighed: "I'll make a new set of sample coins later, and you can send them to the coin mint.
Tell them to make money strictly according to the method I told them to make money.
If you dare to make your own decisions and add more iron to it, it will all be chopped off."
Hearing this, Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "Young master, don't worry, my servant will send someone to keep a close eye on you. If anyone does anything wrong, I will not spare him."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
He sat in the side hall and pondered for a long time, then suddenly said again: "Kou Zhong! Our Kou Mansion will soon have a large sum of money in its account.
It seems that the warehouse of the Kou Mansion is no longer stocked."
Kou Zhong pondered for a moment and suggested: "How about digging a secret cellar and hiding it?"
Kou Ji shook his head decisively, "If you hide the money, it's not called money, it's called dirt!
Money that circulates is called money.
Money that cannot be circulated is not money at all."
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhong and said, "We have to find a way to spend money."
Hearing this, Kou Zhong pondered: "Purchase some land and a house?"
Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhong for a long time and sighed: "I shouldn't have discussed with you how to spend money."
Kou Ji thought for a moment and said in deep thought: "The way I can think of spending money at the moment is to help Baozhou's new army purchase ordnance."
Kou Zhong was stunned and said anxiously: "Young Master, those are the emperor's own soldiers and they have their own funds from the treasury. Please don't mess with it."
Kou Ji said regretfully: "I'm afraid that the weapons they have are not good enough, and they will lose my face if they take them out later."
Kou Zhong hesitated and said: "Didn't you personally instruct the craftsmen in your house to cast the styles of the weapons?
Did he also send his craftsmen to Baozhou to forge weapons for the emperor’s army?
With the imperial court paying for it and our craftsmen forging it, why are you still afraid that the emperor's own army will not have good weapons?"
Hearing this, Kou Ji glanced left and right and saw that no one was paying attention, so he reminded Kou Zhong in a low voice: "This matter must be kept secret and must not be told to outsiders.
From now on, those who are responsible for carrying messages between Baozhou and Bianjing should find me some who have never read and are illiterate."
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: "The young master is guarding against scholars?"
"Scholars cannot keep secrets..."
"That's true..."
"..."
In Kou's mansion, Kou Ji was worried because he had too much money to spend.
In a courtyard in Bianjing City.
Some people are worried about having to pay a lot of money.
"Kou Ji...hey..."
A middle-aged man in his forties, round and chubby, sat on the stone bench, with a sad face and a Sichuan brocade gown that was so crowded that it was about to burst.
He wanted to comment on Kou Jiyier, but he couldn't say half of what he said.
In front of him, Qian Yuan stood hunched over with a humble attitude.
"This time it was my Mu family who was in trouble..."
The middle-aged man held his belly and sighed.
Qian Yuan sighed and said: "The second master is not to blame for this matter, who would have expected that Kou Ji would suddenly intervene.
If Kou Ji hadn't suddenly intervened, our Mu family wouldn't have suffered such a big setback."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "Kou Ji is certainly powerful, but in the final analysis, it is still due to my greed.
If I were not greedy, if I had asked someone to report this matter to the imperial court after the Zhou family fled, the imperial court would come forward to settle the matter.