"Uh...this...that..."
Lu Zai seemed to be suffering from a stutter and couldn't speak for a long time.
A street vendor next to him heard Liu Bang ask this and couldn't help but turn around and roll his eyes at him.
Only this time, the emperor saw clearly.
Grabbing his collar, Liu Bang asked:
"Is there something wrong with your eyes? Why are you looking down on me like this?!"
He wasn't really angry, he just wanted to express his masculinity strangely in the company of a beautiful woman.
Moreover, Su Fu refused to tell and Lu Zai was hesitant. It would be better to ask these people who came to sell things.
The man flicked his neck. There were so many police officers watching here. He was not afraid of this inexperienced person... Of course he had never seen the world to ask such a question!
"You only have a few coins in your pocket, so you have the nerve to pretend to be an elephant here!"
The vendor ignored the warning in Lu Zai's eyes and continued:
"Take a look at it for yourself. Are there any of the famous shops in Lin'an City that haven't been here?"
"Look there, look there..." The man pointed at the old man not far away and said, "Do you know that one? Wu Yuanwai, the richest man in Mingzhou! Even he is here!"
"In a place like this, you have the nerve to say you are generous. If you are generous, how much money can you have to be generous?"
Looking where he pointed, it turned out that the old man was the richest man in Mingzhou... Liu Bang also felt a little strange. The old man persuaded him not to fight the night before yesterday, but today he came to offer treasures to the golden man.
But even if the dealers from Lin'an City came, why did they even come from Mingzhou?
Patting the man's shoulder, Liu Bang changed his smile and said:
"That's right, brother! I was the one who was abrupt. It's just the first time I've seen such a scene, so it's hard to avoid feeling a little strange."
"Brother, tell me, why do everyone come here to do business? Is the Jin man really that rich?"
As the saying goes, "You can't reach out to hit someone with a smiling face." Seeing him like this, the dealer didn't have much to say. He just said angrily:
"You're not in business, are you?"
Liu Bang gave a thumbs up: "Brother, I have good vision. I am plowing the fields."
"Plow the fields, just plow the fields. What are you doing here to get involved... These things today are all for those..."
He shook his chin towards the golden man above: "It's prepared for them, you know?"
"There are so many businesses in the north and south of the Yangtze River, and even people from places like Shuzhong and Lingnan, they all point to this day! I'm not going to lie to you, I came here from Xingyuan Mansion too!"
"Ever since the news came that the Jin envoys were going south, we merchants in the Song Dynasty have been preparing for it. Why, but for this huge business opportunity!"
Liu Bang lowered his head and thought for a while: "But I still don't understand, how can they create such a big battle in that bitter cold land?"
Seeing another person coming in in front, the vendor moved forward and then replied in a low voice:
"What you said is right, but it's also wrong!"
"The damn Jin Kingdom only has a few dollars. Who the hell is willing to do their business just by relying on him!"
"But he has no money. What we, the Song Dynasty, don't have is money!"
"What you mean..."
Liu Bang had some bad thoughts.
"That's it! Ever since the Jin people came in the ninth year of Shaoxing, all the money we spent on hosting them was our court's money!"
"Last time, many people failed to catch up, and many people also made a fortune. This time, hum..."
"Next!"
It was the hawker's turn. He stopped talking to Liu Bang and walked in holding his two boxes.
When I opened it, it turned out to be two vases.
Liu Bang was furious. I was hesitant to spend some money here because I was worried about losing face in front of my own woman.
It's a good thing now, the people of the Jin Kingdom are so lavish that they actually spend their own money!
He glared at Lu Zai: "Is what that man said true?"
The living room attendant smiled awkwardly: "The official family... this..."
Seeing his expression, Liu Bang was already convinced.
"Let me know if there are any explicit regulations."
Lu Zai swallowed his throat and then whispered:
"Whenever the envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty came to the post to look for people, the envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty made silver, gold, and jade articles at the post... All were handled by Guoxin, and all the necessary fees were paid by the national treasury."
"Whenever the envoy from the north comes to the embassy, he immediately takes out 50,000 yuan from the inner treasury and pays it to the capital post. When the envoy comes to market, he immediately collects the compensation. This is an example."
“All officials who receive envoys must be personally responsible for their work, and must be arranged in a clean and orderly manner. They must not reduce the material and regulations. The officer in charge of the National Information Institute is still ordered to conduct inspections in accordance with the regulations. If there is any neglect, the presiding officials and other officials shall be severely punished by law. .”
"Since I came to the palace to meet with you, during the banquet, speeches, and gifts of gold, the envoys received a thousand and four hundred taels of gold, the deputy envoys eight hundred and eighty taels, three robes each, and three gold belts. All the envoys above were given 40 taels of silver. , thirty taels each in the middle and lower sections, one piece of clothing and one gold-painted belt."
"besides……"
Liu Bang quickly stopped Lu Zai: "Okay, okay, okay..."
He said 'Okay' three times in a row... Having heard about the humiliation history of the Song Dynasty in the past, he just felt a little distressed.
But today, he was really heartbroken, but his body hurt even more.
During the Jingkang period, the usual amount of money was one tael of silver.
Now, the value of the money is only 60 to 70% of its original value, but even so, the amount allocated to Dutingyi to spend on the Jinren still amounts to thirty to forty thousand taels of silver!
And obviously, if it's not enough...
Hehe, the court has plenty of them.
Damn it, no wonder they didn’t even pay back the price. It turned out that I was the one who took advantage of them!
He looked at Lu Zai: "Who the hell made these rules?"
The old boy didn't say it clearly, but his expression said everything.
No wonder, no wonder neither Su Fu nor he wanted to talk about it. It turned out to be because they were afraid of offending themselves.
The vendor had already received his voucher and ran out happily.
When he goes to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow and settles the money with Guoxin, the deal will be considered completed and he has earned enough profits for ten years.
Liu Bang grabbed him again: "How much did you sell for those two bottles?"
The man was happy in his heart and didn't care too much. He raised a finger towards him.
"One hundred taels!"
Liu Bang was shocked: "That damn bottle of yours is made of gold! Can it be worth so much?"
The man laughed and said, "Don't you know this? Those bottles are from the Tang Dynasty, a complete pair!"
"Besides, who the hell sells it for just a hundred taels? I came all the way from Xingyuan Mansion and traveled for several months, and it's only worth a hundred taels?"
"That's one thousand taels! One thousand taels of silver! Hehe, I really can't underestimate these bastards from the Kingdom of Jin. They really know their stuff!"
The pair of bottles traveled three thousand miles with him, and their value increased more than ten times.
To be able to do such a business, I don’t know how many people are looking forward to Jin Guoren’s visit once a year.
Ignoring this man's joy, Liu Bang now only felt that his whole body was in terrible pain.
"The official family..."
Chen Miaochang's worried voice reached his ears, and he realized that he had squeezed her hands tighter, which must have hurt her.
Looking up, the golden man was selecting from a high position, and below were all the Song people holding up their treasures.
This scene made him, the Emperor of Song Dynasty, not know what to think for a while.
(End of chapter)
