Hearing that Yu's plan was compromised, Zong Zheng didn't say anything. What about talents? Those who stand in the way of becoming an emperor must be eliminated. "Well, even if Qian'er has made a decision, Uncle He will naturally Support you. But according to someone’s knowledge, although this man is young, he is highly appreciated by the emperor. Moreover, he has the support of Concubine Zhao in the palace and the support of Marquis Zhongcheng among the generals. It is not easy to capture him. Simple things.”
"It doesn't matter, Qian'er has already made a plan for this matter. Uncle He will wait and see the result." The former Princess Di had a confident smile on her face. This time she not only wanted to win over Duke Zhongguo and remove obstacles, but also It was a way to express one's abilities to Zong Zheng, and there was absolutely no chance of any accidents. As for this young loyal Duke, no matter what his abilities were, she didn't believe that he could still stand despite her calculations and unintentional intentions. Once she made it impossible for Emperor Qianwen to even open his mouth to protect her.
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Qian's army defeated the Jin army and regained the land of Henan and Shaanxi. When the news came out, other vassal kings became much more cautious, and some friends and neighbors also suppressed their original restlessness. Come down.
The powerful Daqian directly attracted more people to like each other. Especially when they learned that Daliang City was building roads and houses and needed a lot of labor, many people came here after hearing the news, so that every day they came from outside. Thousands of people came to Daliang City.
This number has no intention of stopping and is still continuing, making the population of Daliang City continue to increase and making the emperor and courtiers very happy.
In ancient times, when there were no thermal weapons and technology was not developed, the increase in population represented the increase in national power. Seeing this, Emperor Qianwen was overjoyed and issued another commendation order. The loyal Duke Shen Aoyou The former head of the Jin Department of the Household Department was promoted to the left minister of the Household Department.
As for Qiu Xu, the original left servant, he was left idle. Because he was the one who shot Bailigui on his right servant, he had to be taken down without explanation. Emperor Qianwen was unable to take good care of the treasury, so some people reached out to the treasury during the war. For this reason, it was left vacant.
This made Qiu Xu very aggrieved. The one who reached out was the third prince, Prince Xiang. Especially at that time, there were rumors that he would become the future prince of Da Qian. With such power, he, the left minister, had How dare you go ahead and do it. Now that such a crime is placed on him, it is really hard to convince people.
Only his backer Bailigui knew that this was the emperor's expression of dissatisfaction. When he went to the front line of Dingzhou Prefecture, he was one of the five supervising ministers, but he could not effectively check and balance King Xiang. This move was Here comes the back tent.
Bailigui, who was informed, naturally couldn't say anything else, so he had to comfort Qiu Xu and ensure that he would be arranged in a suitable position. This could be considered as stabilizing the hearts of his subordinates.
As a beneficiary, Shen Ao was promoted from the head of the Finance Department to the Zuo Shilang. Not to mention that he rose to the top in one step. In addition, the Hu Department was originally responsible for managing money, which can be said to hold great power. Therefore, since he became the Zuo Shilang, The gate of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion was quickly broken down by the courtiers and dignitaries.
In his heart, Shen Ao didn't like these welcomes and send-offs very much, especially knowing that these people just came here with the intention of fawning over them, and not many of them sincerely congratulated him, so he left the reception to Zeng. Tong and Han Ce will handle it. With their status as the former crown prince and the chief staff of King Xiang, they can do such a thing easily without any difficulty.
Shen Ao's trust made Zeng Tong and Han Ce very busy. The two of them were busy hitting the back of the head every day, but they couldn't enjoy it. They didn't know when it started, but they started a kind of competition invisibly. That is to see who can get more benefits for the young master.
In ancient times, the most direct way to communicate among powerful people was to give money, houses and women. Especially the latter, it was regarded as an elegant thing. It seemed that anyone who did not have some romantic past would be looked down upon and would be treated badly. Seen as a sign of lack of charm and ability.
In this way, there are quite a lot of powerful people giving women to Duke Zhong these days. In order to achieve the purpose of wooing or showing goodwill, they don't care what Shen Ao will do with the woman they send. As long as the other party accepts the gift, they will It is equivalent to taking over one's own thoughts and one is one's own.
On this day, another gift-giver came to the mansion, a businessman, and Han Ce came to greet him.
The face of the visitor was very strange, and Han Ce did not recognize him. According to the introduction, he came from the land of the King of Western Shu. He heard that Daliang City was developing very well, so he came to see if there were any opportunities. Come here The purpose of visiting Duke Zhongguo is to join the Chamber of Commerce.
Today's Chamber of Commerce is no longer the time when everyone resisted it when it was first established. At that time, there were only four members out of the full number, and one of them was a trustee arranged by Shen Ao in advance. He was afraid that no one would attend and the scene would be too embarrassing.
With the support of the emperor, mainly the team of building houses and roads continued to grow, and all the things they needed were provided by members of the chamber of commerce. Gradually, other businessmen saw that the benefits were about to be taken away by others, but they were When they couldn't get anything, everyone became anxious and took the initiative to join the chamber of commerce.
It is the nature of businessmen to be greedy for profit. As long as there are enough benefits, how can businessmen become monolithic?
As more and more businessmen join the Chamber of Commerce and make money, more businessmen are attracted to join the Chamber of Commerce. Now if they want to join the Chamber of Commerce, the conditions are becoming more and more stringent.
Especially a few days ago, after the cement road from Daliang City to Liaozhou was completed, members of the chamber of commerce only need to pay half of the toll when passing by. I don’t know how much money can be saved by this alone. As a result, there are almost no businessmen who don't want to join the Chamber of Commerce. Even the grain king He family, who was always the proud head of the wealthy family, submitted an application, and the door of the Chamber of Commerce was immediately crowded with merchants.
At this time, it is reasonable and reasonable for foreign businessmen to take a shortcut and come to visit Duke Zhongguo. Naturally, Han Ce will not have too many thoughts.
Facing the businessman who called himself Wu Xian, Han Ce said, "Do you know the rules of the Chamber of Commerce?"
"Of course Xiao Xiao knows that. You can rest assured that everything will be done according to the rules of the Chamber of Commerce. The villain will not destroy it, but will only abide by it. This time, I just hope that I can get a chance to compete fairly. After all, Xiao Xiao is a foreign businessman. When you come to your place, you will usually be ostracized." Wu Xian said in a flattering manner.
"It doesn't matter. Our young master said that as long as they abide by the rules, local businessmen from other places will treat them equally. In this way, you can hand in the application materials. After reading them later, if there is no problem, they will personally hand them over to the Chamber of Commerce for you." Han Ce thought. It was just a little effort. When talking about the expansion of the Chamber of Commerce, Shen Ao always valued it, so it was considered a credit for him to help, so he nodded and agreed.
"Thank you very much. By the way, this is a new three-in house that I bought in Daliang City. There are also beauties brought from Shu. They are all filial to the loyal Duke. Please accept it, sir."
"Wu Xian said as he took out a house deed from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
"This...it's not necessary." As the population of Daliang City increases day by day, the value of real estate is also soaring. The price of a house with three entrances is quite high. This is all without doing anything.
Han Ce was also a little embarrassed about the many benefits.
"How can it be unnecessary? Duke Zhongguo worked hard for our merchants and created such a chamber of commerce that can benefit merchants. Businessmen all over the world are grateful to him. This is just part of the villain's role as a member.
It's just your kindness. Please accept it, otherwise, I really don't have the confidence to do business in Daliang."
What Wu Xian said was sincere and reasonable. After all, as an outsider, if there is no backer, many things will not be easy to handle. But if you can get the care of the Zhongguo Duke, everything will be different.
Han Ce has received a lot of gifts like this recently. It's just that relatively speaking, Wu Xian's handiwork is more generous.
He thought that if he didn't accept the gift, Wu Xian wouldn't be able to do things with confidence. In addition, entering the courtyard three times was of great value in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of the Duke of Zhongguo, it really was nothing. Han Ce finally decided
He nodded and agreed. "Okay, I accepted the gift. Merchant merchants, please rest assured that as long as you do business reasonably and legally, no one will make things difficult for you. If anything happens, you can always come to the house to see me."
"Thank you very much." After Wu Xian got Han Ce's promise, he left with a happy face. There was no one else around, so Han Ce opened the house deed and saw that it was indeed the third courtyard. The only flaw was the distance.
The Duke Zhong's Mansion is still a bit far away. But it doesn't matter, they are all in Daliang City, and it won't take long to get there with a carriage.
Thinking that since the yard was closed, he would always go over and take a look. Han Ce got up and called a car. He wanted to go there in person to see how the house was and whether there was anything that needed repairs.
Han Ce was a man of action. He quickly took two servants on the carriage of the Duke of Zhongguo and arrived in front of the third courtyard. As soon as he got off the carriage, he kept nodding. Just from the gate of the courtyard, everything was...
It's a new one. It seems that this witch sage is good at being a good person and will give away things well. This can save some money and trouble.
The servant called the door, and soon a porter came out. When he found out that the person who came was the manager of the Zhongguo Palace, his attitude became very respectful. It was obvious that he already knew that this place would be under the supervision of the Zhongguo Palace.
While welcoming Han Ce and others into the courtyard, he ran inside and welcomed the beauty out.
The so-called beauty is a gift from Wu Xian to Duke Zhongguo. Before it was taken over by Duke Zhongguo, as usual, everything here was decided by the beauty.