Chapter 221: Another first time in the history of the summers
The Jin State once strongly supported the Wu State, but that was at least thirty years ago.
Because Jin and Wu are too far apart, and Jin is proud of itself as a long-established powerful country, many powerful people may only know the names of people in Wu, but it is definitely not possible to say how well they know them.
What is the origin of this Bo Pi? His ancestors were actually from the Jin State, and they were still the famous Que family. Later, civil strife in the Que family caused some members of their clan to flee to the Chu State, and they were changed to the Bo family.
The Que family! One of the families that used to hold the title of minister in the Jin Dynasty. At one time, there were three ministers in one family.
In the long history of the Jin State, there were only two families with three "Qings" in one family, namely the Zhao family and the Que family.
The fate of these two families is very similar. The difference is that the Zhao family was destroyed when they were three "Qings" in the family, but was able to be re-established later; the Que family was repeatedly plotted by the Luan family, and was subsequently besieged by many families. After the demise, except for the Bo family who fled to Chu State early during the civil strife, all the male clansmen in the fifth service of the Que family were exterminated.
So, how did Bo Pi become a native of Wu when he was clearly in Chu State? This also brings up some mysterious operations of Bo family in Chu State, which offended many people. A certain Chu State Commander Yin even personally Later, he attacked Bo's family, and Bo Pi fled to the state of Wu.
Bo Pei became an official in the Wu Kingdom during the era of Helu, but it was during the era of Fucha that he really gained attention.
"Sure enough, Wu State is not completely unaware that Chu and Yue are engaging in smuggling. This guy may play a very important role in it, and is most likely one of the protective umbrellas for smuggling?" Zhiyao faced Bo Pu's suggestion. , I understood a lot of things at once.
By the way, how could Bo Pi have the courage to ask for protection money from Zhiyao?
No matter how strong the Jin State was, or the Zhi family was powerful, the Jin State was still too far away from Wu and Yue. This was one of the reasons why Bo Pu had the courage to raise the protection fee.
Then there are other factors. Bo Pu may have become accustomed to being overbearing in that corner, and formed a fixed mindset. He firmly believed that he had the final say in that corner, and even the Zhi family of Jin was not exempt.
Faced with blackmail..., in Zhiyao's view, it is blackmail, in Bopu's view, it is a necessary procedure. Anyway, everything has two sides.
Anyway, that was the situation. Zhiyao would not draw out his sword and kill Bo Pu, nor would he yell at Bo Pu. He would just stare at Bo Pu with a smile, which made Bo Pu feel terrified.
No, not really.
How can powerful people be like ruffians or gangsters? If they really want to kill someone, the people under their command will not be raised in vain, right?
"Are Jin people awesome? That seems right, Jin people are awesome. But... Wu people are not bad now? Besides, everyone has to pay a fee, and I didn't raise the price." Bo Pu I felt very aggrieved.
There is one thing. Even if the Bo family fled to Chu State, they were still proud of the power of Jin State. Perhaps it was because of this mentality that they were a little out of tune with other nobles in Chu State?
When it comes to Bo Pu's generation, he knows that his ancestors are from Jin, so he probably has no sense of belonging.
Bo Pu was a little timid, smiled sarcastically, and left on his own without even saying goodbye before leaving.
He is powerful and even whispers will make others listen carefully.
Of course, Zhiyao is not an unruly person, but Bo Chu is obviously out of his mind. For similar matters, he first sends someone to negotiate with the middle management of Zhishi. There will always be a buffer whether the success is successful or not. It is just uncomfortable to go to Zhiyao directly. .
"Doesn't he understand? He must understand. It's probably because we met him today and he couldn't control his greed." The information in Zhiyao's hands showed that Bo Chu was greedy and extremely lustful.
No one asked Zhiyao what he and Bo Pu were talking about just now.
Everyone is very busy now, so we take the rare opportunity to meet and talk about our own affairs.
Furthermore, who was talking to whom about what, it was either a private matter or a family matter, even the king was not qualified to ask.
Everything about Wei Chi's funeral was in line with the treatment he deserved. The entire funeral took nearly two months. If nothing else, Wei Ju would be in "Wei" for at least three months.
After the funeral, the non-Wei people dispersed.
Zhiyao and Zhishen set out on the road to the "Zhi" land together. The main reason is that the "Zhi" land is not far from the "Wei" land. When Laidu comes, it is not easy to return to "Xintian" directly and go to "Wei" land.
Visit the elders in the clan wisely, care for the younger ones in the clan, and show the humanity and sophistication that a large family should have.
Later, the father and son went to the "Xun" land, and the people visiting became a group of people from the Xun family and the Zhonghang family.
The Zhi family had their own ancestral land after Zhi Feng's generation. For example, Zhi Feng was buried in the "Zhi" place.
Zhi Feng's fathers and above were buried in the "Xun" land.
Therefore, after the Zhi family merged with the Zhongxing family, they actually had two "dus", namely "Zhi" and "Xun".
It is precisely because Zhi Feng was not buried in the "Xun" land that the Zhi family separated from the Xun family. It was not just a matter of saying that the family was separated, and then the family was separated.
Zhiyao took Zhongxing Qi with him in "Xun" and returned to "Xintian".
After a series of walks, they returned to "Xintian" and it was already the beginning of spring.
The fact is as people know, the people who came to Wei Chi's funeral gathered in "Xintian", Maodong and other things are secondary, taking advantage of the opportunity to quickly socialize is the more serious thing.
Don't think that nobles will talk about such high-end things. Most nobles usually socialize and do most of the bartering, and there is very little in the political field.
Why don't nobles do business? If the nobles don't do business now, who will produce supplies?
Gulu
"Surge in cloth purchases?" Zhiyao returned to 'Xintian' and was a little surprised to receive the report.
It’s not that Qi, as a big textile country, buys cloth from Zhi, it’s strange. The fact is that Qi has always purchased cloth from Zhi. The more powerful Jin is, the more Qi buys, and vice versa.
Qi Guo was very good at playing. They bought cloth from Zhishi, but they didn't know how to use it themselves, and they didn't sell it in the market. Instead, they piled it up in the warehouse and only used it as a last resort.
Does this method sound familiar? In fact, it is a wealth of knowledge that Guan Zhong once played and left to Qi State. Similar gameplay is still an extremely high-end business method even in modern times.
To put it bluntly, it is impossible for the State of Qi not to purchase cloth from Zhishi. It simply spends money to eliminate the disaster and seals the cloth purchased from Zhishi in the warehouse. Of course, the loss has occurred, but it is better than letting Zhishi's cloth squeeze Qi's cloth.
The market share of other cloth merchants in the country is likely to open up more channels for Zhishi in the cloth market.
The modern business model was really understood by Qi Guowan, and he understood that once customers become accustomed to using something from a certain merchant, a kind of brand dependence will be formed.
What surprised Zhiyao was not that Qi Guo suddenly increased its purchasing share, but that Qi Guo was in a bit of trouble and wanted to spend money to buy peace.
"Who handled it?" Zhiyao asked.
Taihu replied: "He is the Prime Minister of Qi."
Tian Qi? That means a lot to express.
Zhiyao frowned and said, "It is an ancient practice for the Tian family to enrich their private lives with the public. How can others do what they want?"
No kidding, Tian Qi is probably the first person who knows how to use state-owned property to win people's hearts. He was stopped by Yan Ying before, but now he has started to return to his old business.
Taihu simply replied: "My family still has a 'teacher' in 'Cui'."
Therefore, Tian Qi handles things clearly, even if it is for personal use, and can show kindness to Zhishi, others can't say anything wrong.
Later, Zhiyao looked at the "Family Log" and saw one of the expenditures in Wu State, and raised her eyebrows.
The matter was handled by Expo Road, and it was approved by Zhishen's seal, and the expenditure items were used to bribe Bo Pu.
In fact, it's really not a big deal, it's just part of the rules.
If other families want to pass through the Zhi family's sphere of influence, they also need to leave "travel money", the difference is just in what name.
Only by doing this in person can a unique scenery be created.
"Bo Pi is of great use value, especially if I want to influence the outcome of Wu and Yue." Zhiyao knew very well that Bo Pi played an important role in the contest between Wu and Yue.
It was purely within the scope of the rules. Zhiyao would not have the idea of killing Bo Pi because of the benefits given by Zhishi. Making full use of it is what an adult should have.
How many people would want to kill Jishen if he really wanted to be killed for collecting protection money?
After all, the protection fee collected by the Zhi family is much higher than that by the Bo family.
Who made the Wu Kingdom really tremble? Now Bo Pi is also eligible to receive protection fees, it just depends on how long he can receive them.
Of course, the Bo family's way of collecting protection money is different from the Zhi family's. Bo Pi still has to hide it from Fu Chai or other people. The Zhi family's collection of protection money is fair and upright.
For example, Zhiyao just approved the Qi State's purchase of more fabrics. This was actually a form of Zhi's collection of protection money from the Qi State. She was not afraid of being known by anyone. The matter was done clearly, and she did not have to ship the goods at all.
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It was Tian Qi's idea to not have to ship the goods, and he had more fun with it than before.
Zhiyao didn't know until spring when he received the information that Wu State had created another first in the history of Zhuxia.
What happened was that Fu Chai sent his navy out from the river and invaded Qi State by taking a route close to the sea. What they fought was a landing battle.
Zhiyao was stunned when she saw this piece of information!
real!
You can't be stupid!
The navy of the state of Wu was very powerful. In the past, they repeatedly taught the navy of the state of Chu how to behave in the river, but they did not have large ships, right?
According to Zhiyao's understanding, the largest ship in the Wu Kingdom was only ten meters long and was a flat-bottomed boat.
Although the waves approaching the sea are not as big as those in the open sea, the key point is that Wu's ships are flat-bottomed boats, and the ships are actually smaller, so it is not safe to encounter small waves.
The intelligence sent did not mention how much Wu's navy had lost, nor did it mention how many cities Qi had lost. It only said that Qi was frightened by Wu's navy's attempt to land by sea.
Not to mention the monarchs and ministers of Qi State, Zhiyao, who had nothing to do with him, was shocked.
"Fu Chai has really played all kinds of games!" Zhiyao began to admire Fu Chai a little, really!
