Ergou can be said to be very proud of himself now. Since he joined the thick leg of Zhuluhou Mansion, he has not only made money, but his status has also changed.
He used to be a dentist in the West City, and everyone who saw him would call him Ergou. As a human being, who would want to be called a dog? Ergou didn't want to either. He had his own name, Zhao Shuangxi. But there was no way.
He talks softly and listens to everything he calls. Over time, his real name will be forgotten. Whoever calls the word "dog" will turn around reflexively.
It's different now. With the Zhuluhou Mansion as a backer, who dares to bark at two dogs? Whether it's a fellow traveler or a merchant in the West Market, who dares not to call the dog Lord when they meet? Although they are still dogs, but
Adding 'ye' makes it completely different. What is this called? Identity!
Identity is very important! At least Ergou thinks so.
Ergou also worked hard. In less than three days, Ergou bought twelve carts of grain according to the average market price without spending a penny more. This is not something ordinary people can do.
The grain and rice in Chang'an City are controlled by a few large grain merchants. In Chang'an City, the supply of grain and rice is regulated. Princes and nobles do not need to come to the market to buy grain. They can just say hello and there will be someone there.
The rice is delivered to the house on time. Farmers from the suburbs will not come to Chang'an City to buy grain. Only people living in the various districts of Chang'an City will go to the West Market to buy rice. Ordinary people can buy a few buckets of rice at a time to eat for several days.
Hell, if you buy too much, you have to worry about being bitten by insects and rats. Therefore, the rice shops in Chang'an West City usually don't do bulk purchases.
If there is, this business cannot be done casually. Who knows who the food is bought for? Just like a few years before the Turks were eliminated, not even a grain of rice in the Tang Dynasty was allowed to be sold to the Turks. Once discovered, they would be arrested immediately
Beheading. But even so, it can't stop smuggling. There are still a lot of people selling grain privately in border cities. People die for money and birds die for food. This has been true in ancient and modern times.
But in Chang'an, no one dared to do this kind of thing. Therefore, Ergou bought twelve carts of grain in three days, which is still a sign of ability. In addition to the agency fee, Li Mu also rewarded him with two Guan Guan.
Give him money, promise him a monthly salary, and let him help with things when needed.
Ergou was naturally overjoyed. From then on, he became a servant in the Zhuluhou Mansion. The job of being a native of Xishi became his part-time job.
After seeing off the still angry Zhang Tianai on Baqiao, Li Mu sighed and drove his horse back to the city. He repeatedly asked to stay, but Zhang Tianai insisted on leaving. The food was gathered last night, and they set off early this morning.
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Li Mu was a little confused. He felt that he had not offended Zhang Tianai, and he tried hard to explain the misunderstanding. Even Bai Qiaoqiao said it in person, but it was no use. Zhang Tianai said that there was no misunderstanding, but his attitude was still very cold. When he left in the morning
, she just said goodbye to Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien. Li Mu kept sending her ten miles out of the city. She didn't even say a word, which made Li Mu feel a little uncomfortable.
But he was not a troubled person. When he returned to the city, he forgot all about this worry.
He was rushing to the Ministry of Works, because today was the day when the Ministry of Works moved into a new house. Although Li Mu had not been to the Ministry of Works in the past few days, his progress was not delayed at all. Yu Wengui, who was in the period of inspection for promotion, wanted to burn himself to death
, it is said that he did not even return home, but stayed at the Ministry of Industry for food and accommodation, just to complete Li Mu's arrangements as soon as possible.
Hard work paid off, and Yu Wengui pushed Li Mu's planned construction deadline two days ahead of schedule. Yesterday evening, when he came to the house to report the completion of the project, Li Mu decided to move in today. He also took the money and asked Yu Wengui to buy a banquet for the Ministry of Works.
Shang Xia. He also asked Li Zhien to publish a small flaunt in the Tang Dynasty Daily, informing the people of Chang'an that the official office of the Ministry of Industry would be relocated tomorrow.
Li Mu felt at ease when Yu Wengui was doing things. Although the old boy was not convinced by him at first, he is now the most trusted person in the Ministry of Works who looks after Li Mu. The entire Ministry of Works also regards Yuwen Gui as Li Mu's confidant.
, even Lu Wenfeng and others who were on equal terms with him, when they saw him, they had already lowered their official status.
But Yu Wengui didn't get confused. He knew what Li Mu didn't like, so whenever someone praised him, he would put down his face and give all the credit to Li Mu.
The gate of Gongbufang is very high and can be seen from a long distance. Li Mu saw that the gate of Gongbufang that had been completed was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. It was quite impressive and he felt very happy. He thought of what happened at this gate.
The situation is also very sad. Cui Yuyan was exiled two thousand miles away. I don’t know what is going on now. But I think that with the power of the Boling Cui family, he should have been rescued long ago. I don’t know if we will see him again in the future.
Chance.
As he got closer, Li Mu saw someone working under the square gate. Someone saw Li Mu's shadow and ran away. Just when Li Mu was confused, he saw a group of people pouring out of the house closest to the square gate, all dressed in beautiful clothes.
However, Li Mu looked around and found few people he recognized. In the front row, he only recognized Yu Wengui. Behind him, he saw Cheng Qian from the racecourse and Huang Qi from the wine shop, but he didn't recognize the rest.
When they came to the square gate, Li Mu dismounted, and Yu Wengui hurried up and whispered a few words to Li Mu. Only then did Li Mu realize that these people actually came from various wealthy families, even though they were just agents like Cheng Qian.
But Li Mu didn't expect that such a bunch of people suddenly gathered together.
In particular, the Bolingcui family also came, which somewhat surprised Li Mu. He thought he had offended the Bolingcui family miserably, but now it seems that in the face of interests, the previous small things did not seem to affect the overall situation.
Among these people, Cheng Qian is familiar with Li Mu. Moreover, he is from the Cheng family and has a special status. Cheng Yaojin is a relatively unconventional person in the court today. His wife is from the Cui family of Qinghe. He
He is considered to be half a member of the family, and he is an upstart himself, with the ability to serve as a dragon. In addition, he is one of the few generals in charge of soldiers in the current court, and his military power is also very deep. If he must be returned to the
It's hard to say which faction it belongs to.
But what is certain is that no one dares to take the initiative to offend him. As the representative of the Cheng Mansion, Cheng Qian is relatively special. These people seemed to have discussed it and recommended Cheng Qian as the representative. He stood out from the crowd and came to
In front of Li Mu.
Cheng Qian held a big red post in his hand, bowed and saluted, and said: "Master Hou, the merchants of Chang'an were overjoyed when they heard that Gongbufang was relocating today. They spontaneously came to congratulate you. This is the gift list. Please accept it."
Li Mu looked at Yu Wengui, who nodded, and Li Mu knew that this gift was not light. He glanced at it, but did not accept it. Instead, he said: "Today the Ministry of Industry is relocating, what does it have to do with you and other merchants? Let's talk about it.
, Today’s matter is a matter of the Ministry of Works. What do you mean by giving me a gift? Do you want to bribe me so that you can report me in the future? "
"The Marquis misunderstood!" Cheng Qian quickly explained with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, although you have only been in office for a short time, you have done so much for our Tang Dynasty. Apart from other things, just the Zhenguan plow.
I don’t know how many lives will be saved. What’s even more rare is that the Marquis is not greedy for money. The Gongbufang is now so well-renovated and the Gongbu official office is so grand. Who knows that this is all funded by the Marquis personally. I will collect the money.
For the Marquis, it is naturally a drop in the bucket. It is just to express my admiration for the Marquis." After saying that, Cheng Qian smiled slightly sheepishly and said flatteringly: "Of course, you can't say that.
There is no selfishness at all. Everyone knows that the Marquis has a good way of making money. He has a wine shop in front of him and a horse farm in the back. They are all making money every day. They also want to build a good relationship with the Marquis. If he can get some advice from the Marquis in the future, the Hou
I eat meat, and everyone wants to take a sip of soup too."
"You say this, I feel a little soft-hearted." Li Mu took the gift list, opened it and glanced at it. The first one was the Boling Cui family, one thousand taels of silver. The gift list is listed from top to bottom according to the amount of the gift.
In the lower row, the Bolingcui family paid a thousand guan of money. It can be seen that they spent a lot of money.
Li Mu didn't read it carefully, and handed the gift list to Yu Wengui, and said to the agents: "I am committed to reforming the Ministry of Industry. What is reform? To put it simply, it means streamlining expenditures, appointing talents, and improving efficiency. I have already
I promise to Your Majesty that the government allocation for the Ministry of Industry next year will only be half of this year's. We will strive to achieve self-sufficiency within three years. How will this money come from? Of course we have to make money! How to make it!" Li Mu glanced at the people present.
Said: "Of course I make money from you!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to respond to these words. They secretly thought to themselves, Mr. Marquis, this is too explicit. Even if you have an idea for us, do you need to say it so bluntly?
Li Mu took everyone's expressions into consideration and said: "Of course, I am not a bandit, and I will not rob you. We can win-win. I have seen your intentions today, and I will have a good opportunity in the future.
I will take care of it and won't let you suffer. From now on, all the past things have been revealed. Some of the things that happened between me and the Boling Cui family and a few untalented children of the Taiyuan Wang family
I will not mention it again in the future. Everyone who comes today is my guest. Don’t leave in a hurry. After the ceremony, there will be a banquet. I have prepared thirty jars of new wine. Please drink it together.
Appreciate and appreciate.”
Everyone was naturally overjoyed when they heard that Li Mu had pulled back his words. Especially the representatives of the Boling Cui family were ready to be humiliated today, but they didn't expect that Li Mu would be so generous and let them have a meal regardless of their previous grudges.
, I was so happy that my teeth were grinning.
Li Mu called Yu Wengui over and asked him to fill two more banquet tables and accommodate these people. Then he took Li Chongyi to the new official office of the Ministry of Industry.
In fact, the move was said to be today, but in fact, the move had basically been completed from yesterday evening to this morning. Li Daliang wanted to move later because of his face, but he couldn't resist his mother-in-law, so he hired a car and moved here early in the morning.
Leaving his mother-in-law at home, Li Daliang had been waiting for Li Mu at the entrance of the government office for a long time.