What the old housekeeper said was not about sending troops to capture people as Wang Jing and others thought, but about something else.
Li Er's construction of a telephone has only just begun, but he has actually recruited a group of businessmen!
As for the purpose of recruiting businessmen, no one knows this, but one thing that is clear from inquiry is that these businessmen have sold a large amount of their family assets and exchanged them all for copper coins and cloth.
Needless to say, copper coins are the official currency. And cloth and silk are indispensable to everyone in the world. They are items that can be cashed out at any time and have extremely constant value.
If this were not the case, the textile industry would not be the first choice for almost all countries at the beginning of their industrialization.
In short, it is a very liquid asset.
These businessmen sold their property very quickly, and some of them even sold their property at a discount of more than 30%, which was very fast.
in this situation……
It seemed very unusual. This was why the old housekeeper felt that it was a very important matter. After all, the master of the family was also a wealthy man.
There were several dead men, precisely because the old housekeeper confirmed the news several times, and it was absolutely true.
And this news really attracted the attention of Wang Jing and others.
If this incident is just one of the many tricks of the foolish emperor Li Er, then everyone does not need to be nervous and just do whatever they want.
It's nothing more than an ordinary trade secret.
but……
If this ordinary so-called trade secret actually caused such a big stir...
To ordinary people, this news seems to be nothing. After all, the rich are in the minority and are far away from them, and the businessmen among the rich are even further away. This news does not cause any waves and is of little significance.
But to Wang Jing and others, this movement was very shocking.
Amazing, so amazing!
A large group of businessmen sold their belongings overnight and turned them into copper coins and cloth, which were all fine.
What is going on when you pack your belongings and consolidate your belongings overnight?
Of course, there may be various scenarios for this.
But Wang Jing and Pei Ji knew it just by thinking about it...
Li Er is determined to make a big move this time!
"What's going on with Li Er...in the end..."
Everyone panicked immediately, Lu Changgeng, Zheng Taishan, Li Tiancheng...
Several old men looked pale and muttered to themselves.
It should be noted that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still alive, he issued an order to expropriate the property of the rich in the world.
Is this...
Oh my god, something seems wrong...
"...This Li Er is a fan of Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Could it be that he also plans to... repeat his old tricks???"
Wang Jing and others murmured to themselves, their faces getting paler!
Thinking about it this way, this thing is simply too terrifying.
But at this time, Pei Ji took a deep breath and shook his head.
"wrong……"
"If a ruthless and brutal person like Li Er really wants to do something like this, how can we not resist? This is no different from sending troops to raid a house. Although Li Er wants to raid a house, it should...should not be like this!"
After all, Pei Ji still lacks the heroic temperament compared to Wang Jing, and his voice sounds hollow when he talks about conclusions.
But when he said this, everyone else was startled.
All of a sudden they fell into deep thought...
Then everyone opened their eyes wide!
After exchanging glances, they were no longer frightened.
And, they all nodded!
Thinking about it, it seems to be the same.
Since there are not so many opportunities, then... this matter is easy to talk about, at least it is not that dangerous!
However, everyone thought for a while, and Wang Jing took the lead in shaking his head.
"No. This matter is too weird after all. We still need to be careful. This Li Er is cruel and cruel, and Li Sheng is full of tricks. We must not fall into their tricks!"
Wang Jing directly set the tone for this matter, and when he said this, others naturally nodded. This cannot be said to be a conclusion, but only a judgment.
Of course, judgment cannot be compared with conclusion. After all, conclusion is a kind of information. But since there is no information now, it is good to have a backbone.
But what exactly does "be careful" mean?
Faced with this problem, Wang Jing quickly came up with a plan.
"Since Li Er may be making big moves, the current situation is unknown. If we want to protect ourselves, we must..."
Wang Jing pondered for a moment, and then quickly explained the plan.
First of all, it’s the land. You have to be careful about this. If Li Er makes any big move and finally...
There is a good chance that war will still break out, and land prices will definitely fall.
And since we want to reduce our holdings of land, we must also increase our holdings of something.
Although……
Well, those businessmen have bought a lot of fines. It seems that everyone should buy more fines.
However, Wang Jing also understands that there are too many people from the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and so many delicates must be exchanged...
After all, Xinruan is mainly used for running away, while Qiwang of the Five Surnames can run away. The monk cannot run away from the temple, so he has to think of another idea.
So Wang Jing decided to hoard some valuable calligraphy and paintings!
"Calligraphy and painting? Is this..."
Wang Jing's decision made Li Tiancheng, Cui Baihe and others frown, and even Pei Ji looked confused.
However, Wang Jing did explain it, indicating that he was not making a blind decision, and smiled and said,
"Everyone...well, I think what Brother Pei said is very reasonable!"
When Wang Jing said this, Pei Ji was stunned, Li Tiancheng, Cui Baihe and others were also stunned...
Why did you go back to the previous point?
However, they still agreed on this point, and what Pei Ji said did make sense.
Then Wang Jing said again,
"Although I have to stock up on some soft goods, just in case...but after all, we have to deal with serious things after our death, so we have to be careful about this matter. I think I will stock up on some calligraphy and paintings. First of all, these things are easy to carry and are similar to gold and silver cloth."
"At the same time, calligraphy and painting are easy to exchange for money and are of infinite value. After all, the works of famous artists will always be admired by people! And if you are worried that in case of troubled times, the calligraphy and painting may not be valuable. But you..."
"As Brother Pei said! Since... this Li Er will probably not cause chaos in the world, then if the world is not in chaos... the longer the time goes by, the more valuable the calligraphy and painting will be! We will never lose money if we wait!"
As soon as Wang Jing said this, everyone nodded immediately.
Makes sense!
After the plan was finalized, everyone finally felt relieved.
Since there will be no losses in this wave, and maybe even a small profit, that is indeed a happy event.
At this time, the other side of Chang'an...
Within the small building in the west of the city!
"Antiques in prosperous times are gold in troubled times. Of course it is antiques that increase in price."
Li Sheng smiled and said calmly, but after a pause he continued, "But we must also pay attention to the fact that there may be deflation due to the recent development projects... So overall, the value of gold does not change much.
The main changes are in calligraphy and painting."
At this time, the beauty standing next to Li Sheng was none other than Yinger, the shopkeeper of Zichengzhai, whom he had not seen for a while.
