After everyone had left, Yang Xiao pulled Yang Xuan and said, "Brother, is this too much?"
Yang Xuan patted his elder brother's arm: "Brother, this is not an exaggeration at all. Now the Zhou family owes me more than two thousand taels of silver. From now on, I will not let you knead it. You can make it round if you want, or flatten it if you want."
Just pinch it, if you are in a good mood, you can reduce it a little, and if you are in a bad mood, you have to make them pay interest."
Seeing that the eldest brother still couldn't bear it, Yang Xuan advised again: "Originally, eldest brother, I can't interfere in your family affairs, but my sister-in-law has gone too far today. If the eldest brother can't bear it, I will wait until my sister-in-law sends Xuanxuan over tomorrow.
Just divorce her and write off the debt."
"this……"
When Yang Xiao heard Yang Xuan's suggestion, he immediately hesitated. After all, he was a good man and could not be so cruel.
"Brother, I know you are kind-hearted, but good people can be bullied by others. We don't have any intention of harming others, but we can't be on guard against others. Think about it carefully."
Sighing, Yang Xuan left. In fact, what he just said was beyond his style of dealing with things. It was better not to interfere too much and let the elder brother make his own decision.
As soon as he arrived at the main store, Yang Xuan saw His Royal Highness Prince Chun coming in a hurry.
"Hey, Brother Lu, why are you so happy?"
"Hey, don't you know, the northern wolf clan has retreated."
His Royal Highness King Chun pulled Yang Xuan into the office and said: "It seems that we can have a stable year this year."
"Retired the troops?" Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows: "How much money did the court pay?"
"Uh..." His Royal Highness Prince Chun suddenly choked up: "The imperial court paid compensation of three million taels of silver, 30,000 pieces of silk, and some livestock..."
"This is not a retreat. This is because they have plundered enough." Yang Xuan shook his head and sighed: "Just watch, if the weather gets worse next year, the northern wolves will come again."
"Who says otherwise?" His Royal Highness King Chun also sighed and said: "But above the court, the military commanders who are in charge of the battle cannot defeat those civilian officials. If His Majesty didn't pursue it, he might have to punish a few military commanders.
The crime of disrespecting the emperor."
Yang Xuan touched his chin and said, "Speaking of which, brother Lu, aren't you also a civil servant?"
"Uh... I... I'm different from them." His Highness King Chun changed the subject and said: "The wolf tribe in the north is getting bigger and bigger now, and its ambitions have been revealed. Sooner or later, it will be detrimental to our prosperity, and we can't defeat it.
We can only defend passively, and how many lives are lost every year. It would be great if there was some way to end it once and for all."
"There is no way to solve it once and for all."
"ah?"
His Royal Highness Prince Chun was just complaining. After all, the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty could not solve the problems. Although Yang Xuan often had unexpected ideas, these were military and national affairs, which he, a businessman, could not solve.
"You...what did you say?"
"I said there is a way to solve it once and for all, but it is more troublesome to implement."
His Royal Highness Prince Chun immediately became excited and held Yang Xuan's hand: "It's not troublesome. The court is not afraid of trouble. If this can be done, it will be a long-term success. No matter how troublesome it is, we will not be afraid of it."
Yang Xuan rolled his eyes, why did this guy grab someone's hand when he got excited? He twitched his hand, but he couldn't pull it out.
"Well, Brother Lu, I don't have the habit of cutting off my sleeves. If you have this hobby, you should find someone else."
Prince Chun was shocked and retracted his hand as if he was being electrocuted. Then he bowed and said, "Sir, if you can solve the threat of the wolf clan in the north once and for all, thousands of people in Dasheng Dynasty will be grateful..."
Yang Xuan waved his hand: "Brother Lu, don't talk about these nonsense. I am a businessman and I will not do anything without profit."
"Sir, if you can succeed, the court will certainly reward you."
"Can I get a knighthood? I don't ask for much, just a baron is enough."
Yang Xuan's eyes gleamed a little. After all, there are too many princes, nobles and so on in Yingtian Mansion, especially at the early adopter shop. Nine out of ten people who come here are of high status and status. When he sees them, he
Yang Xuan already took the trouble to salute, so he usually didn't go there at all when he had nothing to do.
Yang Xuan, a scholar, peasant, industrialist and merchant, as a merchant, belongs to the lowest status. As long as he is an official, even if he is only a seventh-grade sesame official, he must salute, otherwise it will be disrespectful.
But if he has a title, he doesn't need to salute anyone except those with a higher title than him. No matter how high his rank is, it will be useless.
Of course, generally speaking, when an official's rank reaches a certain level, 99% of them will have a title, but that kind of people are rare after all.
"If we can really solve the problem of the wolf clan's aggression once and for all, it would be enough to make a prince a prince."
Although His Royal Highness Prince Chun looked serious, Yang Xuan still discounted his words. After all, this thing involved a lot of interests. If everyone was happy, it would naturally be possible to make him a Duke.
But how can everyone be happy with this kind of thing? After all, Yang Xuan is not very sure about this matter.
"Okay, then I'll say it."
"I'm all ears."
His Royal Highness Prince Chun is now calling himself the emperor, which shows his character. Yang Xuan thinks that he can make this kind of friend.
"Excuse me, Brother Lu, why do the northern wolf clan want to knock on the border?"
"Because the environment in the north is harsh and the wolves do not engage in production. Apart from grazing, they are very brave and fierce. Once disaster strikes, they will go south to plunder."
Yang Xuan nodded: "You are right. In short, if they can't survive, they will come to rob. But if we have a way to prevent them from being in danger of living, they won't rob."
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Upon hearing Yang Xuan's words, His Royal Highness Prince Chun showed a disappointed look. It turned out that he was just a businessman and had not enough experience to come up with a suitable countermeasure.
"What you don't know, sir, is that even in our prosperous dynasty, if there was a natural disaster and the harvest in the fields was not good, the people would not be able to survive, let alone the wolf tribe in the north.
The Dasheng Dynasty was a farming nation, and they relied on the weather for food. If the harvest was not good, they would indeed be unable to survive, but this was completely different from what he wanted to say.
"Ignoring the common people in our Dasheng Dynasty, let's talk about the wolf tribe in the north first." Yang Xuan said: "The wolves tend to graze cattle and sheep. We in Dasheng Dynasty also have merchants to trade with them, but this kind of
After all, the scale of the transaction is still too small. Once a natural disaster occurs, they will still be unable to sustain it. But if the scale of the transaction is increased so that the people of the wolf tribe have no worries about food and clothing, will they still come to rob?"
"Sir, this is easy to say, but difficult to do. What ability do we have to make the northern wolf tribe have enough food and clothing?"
"There are so many methods. What is the specialty of the northern wolf tribe?"
"Cattle? Sheep? Horses?"
"That's right, they are cattle and sheep. Cows can produce milk and eat meat. The same goes for sheep, and they can also produce wool."
"Gathering wool?" His Royal Highness Prince Chun scratched his head.
