New Story of Lv Bu

"Taiwei, our chance for revenge is here!" The four big grain merchants who survived the last time gathered in the huge house of the former Taiwei Zhao Qian, and they walked into the quiet room familiarly. Zhao Qian was reading a book. The name of the book was "Tai Shi Gong Shu". Upon hearing this, he hurriedly placed the bundle of books in the rattan box on the couch, which seemed to be very cherished.

"Taiwei, don't be unharmed? I haven't seen you in a few days, how did you start reading? Huh? "Taishi Gongshu"? What kind of bird thing is this, but it is still a wooden version?" A Su Rili and Zhao Qianji The cooked big grain merchant asked in astonishment. "That's why you are not learning and skillless. This "Tai Shi Gong Shu" is a 130-volume version, which is different from the 120-volume version that is popular outside. I spent a lot of time on this book. It is said that it was passed down from Tai Shi Gong’s grandson Yang Yun."

"Well, you don’t understand when you say it, just say it straight. What opportunity is there for revenge? You speak slowly, and I will listen slowly! Come on, fix a table of things and let me share it with you. Drink!" Zhao Qianqian smiled gently, and while giving up his seat, he instructed the chef to rectify the noodles. Zhao Taiwei is a gourmet. The noodles in the Fuzhong are exquisitely prepared and taste good, with all-in-one color, fragrance, and flavor, making it the number one private dish in Chang'an. Upon hearing this, the four major grain merchants all grinned.

"It's better to be respectful! I also brought three altars of fine Western wines, which happened to be drunk with the monarchs." A tall old man smiled. "It's a coincidence! I also brought a pair of bear paws that have been issued, which is just to be used for wine. The rare one is fresh bear paws." said a short fat man. "I brought the roast geese and chicken from the south of the Yangtze River in Beijing." said a big man with a scar on his face.

"Oh! It turns out that you all planned to come to Taiwei Zhao's house for a swig! Fortunately, I was prepared, I brought four fan carts!" said the last food merchant with a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek. With a wave of his hand, he took out four small instruments from the people and placed them around the quiet room. The four instruments were connected with water pipes. Put a large piece of ice in front of the instrument. Everything was ready, the sharp-mouthed monkey cheek presenting treasure seemed to have to move the mechanism, only to hear the sound of water and the slow breeze, the whole room immediately became cool.

"What a Qiqiaoer object! Where did you get it?" Seeing the effect of this object, the sharp-mouthed monkey cheek couldn't help but be overjoyed. "The name of this thing is a fan, which is driven by water conservancy to generate wind. The wind blows on the ice, and the house will be cool in a while! This thing is only available at the Lingchao Mirror Store in the East City. It is not expensive, and it is worth a gold , I bought five of them, everyone has one."

At this time, the commander of Zhao Qian's mansion brought the family chef to bring up the wine and dishes, all exquisite wine and dishes. The crowd couldn't help but the chopsticks rained like rain and started to eat. Zhao Qian stopped eating chopsticks when he had three rounds of wine and five flavors of food. "Mr. Jun, what do you mean by the phrase "opportunity for revenge"? I'm so confused, can I talk about it in detail?"

"Oh! This is a long story." The thin and tall man drank a full glass of Western Region wine and wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand. "Today, the Chang Dynasty has set one thing, that is, to implement the new currency system. On top of the five baht money for meat and the five baht for the state, three currencies, gold, silver, and copper, will be set up, and one copper coin will be exchanged for one hundred. The meat is worth five baht, one silver coin is exchanged for ten copper coins, and one gold coin is exchanged for ten silver coins. The three currencies are one or two in weight, nine in color, and ten percent alloy."

"Oh! You were talking about this. I heard about it before I was dismissed. This is a trick played out by Kang Manti and Wang Wei. The establishment of a gold standard system means that all currencies are linked to gold. Son. Later Zhao Qi also mixed in. The original ratio was gold to silver to one hundred, and silver coin to five baht was one to one thousand. Comparing the two, it was better in the end."

Zhao Qian loves money, and he has been with wealthy merchants all his life. He has worked hard with the currency system, and now he understands it immediately. "Taiwei, why is the next method good?" The short fat man was a little confused. "That's the same thing, two methods, silver coins are always the same money, that is, one thousand coins. There are copper coins that can be used as hundred coins under the silver coins, which is a great convenience."

Zhao Qian stretched out his hands and made a back pocket movement. "For example, for consistent money, the first method requires you to memorize nine hundred and ninety-nine essays, and the latter method is one hundred and five baht and nine copper coins. I don't need to talk about who is heavier."

"This is a great remark! I don't have to bring so much money when I wait for the merchants to go into business in the future. A cart of ten thousand coins is now only 10,000 gold coins, which is more than ten times less, and it really reduces a lot of burden. That's it. One line, nine out of ten merchants will raise their hands in favor!" The scarred man repeatedly praised, his face is full of excitement, it can be seen that he is really happy.

Zhao Qian had chopsticks with a chopstick and leek, drank a sip of wine, and put down his chopsticks. "The biggest difference between the two methods is the value of the gold coin. The first one, one gold coin is worth ten gold, and the second one, one gold. If you have gold in your house, do you want to go to the official house to exchange it? How about the exchange? Let's calculate an account."

"Today's one catty of gold, if it is changed to meat for five baht, it can be exchanged for eight thousand to sixteen thousand. It depends on where to change it, we can just calculate ten thousand. According to the first method, one A gold coin can be exchanged for one hundred silver coins, that is, one hundred thousand, that is one hundred thousand dollars. If it is a catty of gold? Isn't it 1.6 million dollars? Doesn't it increase its value overnight?"

"That's right!" "That's it!" Who is a big grain merchant who can make a fortune and is not extremely smart? You can understand it at a glance. "This method is definitely not feasible! If it is implemented, everything on the market will be robbed!" said the sharp-mouthed monkey with his cheeks waving his arms. "That's right! For example, you suddenly made a fortune, and your heart is not at ease. You have to change to farm houses, cows and horses, servants, etc., before you can rest assured. That's the truth." Zhao Qian smiled. Suddenly.

"Let’s look at the second method again. A gold coin is equivalent to 10,000 yuan, a catty of 16 taels, and a catty of gold is 160,000 yuan. At first glance, everyone has benefited. But think about it carefully. But this is not the case at all. Ordinary people, very few people have gold in their homes, they are middle-class families, and ten golds are rich people. Those who have gold in their homes are people like you and me, or wealthy businessmen, Or the nobles of generations. The wealth in your family has suddenly increased by sixteen times. Is there such a good thing in the world?"

"Extremely extreme! What Taiwei Zhao said is so true!" The thin tall man took a piece of paper from his arms, looked at it carefully, and then read it one by one. "First, there is no water transfer to exchange five baht for gold and silver coins, and it can be redeemed at any time. If gold and silver are exchanged for gold coins and silver coins, there will be water transfers. The more exchanges, the higher the water transfers. ."

"Roughly, within ten gold, no remittance is collected, and from ten gold to ten thousand gold, it is five to thirty every hundred. This is gold and silver coins. The amount is huge. It cannot be exchanged immediately. It takes two days for the official to exchange it. I understand what he meant, that is, one person can only exchange ten golds at a time, that is, one hundred and sixty gold coins. No more than ten golds. It's a good deal, because there are too many sinks, merchants are definitely not willing."

"There is one more thing here, leaving a back door for the wealthy merchants. As long as the wealthy merchants sign a paper stating that they are used for normal commercial purposes, they can exchange 10,000 catties of gold in one day. , That is, 160,000 gold coins. If the government finds out that they have not been used for normal commercial purposes, all property will be confiscated, and the whole family will be punished for a thousand li. There are 16 items here, all of which are used to explain what normal commercial purposes are. , What is it not. Probably it is buying and selling things, not making money with money."

"Also, it is to remove the merchants from the low-level businesses. You can list the merchants as gifted merchants, the scholars, farmers, and industry in no particular order. The children of the merchants can also take the exams for talents, enter the imprisonment for education, or be recruited as officials, or even Fenghou! If you have made a major contribution to the country, then Wanhuhou will also be named! The former Captain Shuiheng and the current Protector of the Western Regions are the role models. He opened up the business route from Dahan to Daqin. , Was immediately sealed by the imperial court by the chief executive."

Having said this, the thin and tall man flushed with excitement, waving his hands, spitting stars almost splashing Zhao Qian's face. "Hahahaha! Since there are so many benefits, you might as well donate some gold and do it in a different pavilion. Why do you want to think about revenge? It's a little bit inconsistent." Zhao Qian's face is full. Smiling, Yun Danfeng said lightly.

"Hey! Let's not lie to Mrs. Zhao, the four of us are businessmen, and we lost a lot of money last time. Don't you want to make it back?" The thin tall man said with a smile. "No! Feng Hou is Feng Hou, making money is making money, two different things!" Scarface also said loudly. "If you donate the money you earned to the government, that would be the best! Hahahahaha!" The monkey cheeks laughed.

A bunch of idiots! You still want to fight with Lu Bu? What a stubborn donkey! Zhao Qian cursed secretly in his heart. But it’s okay. Let them fight with Lu Bu in front of the battle. I'll stand on the head of the city and watch the scenery. In this way, they have done it, and I will take care of it, but if it fails, I will be a substitute for the dead! I thought of this, he laughed loudly and said slowly.

"What you can think of, how can Lu Fengxian not think of it? The following should be re-implementing the calculation order and the report order! There is even a specific algorithm? Isn't it right? Lords, am I right?" "Exactly! I want to ask Taiwei Zhao for advice!" The four of them were shocked. "Well, I'll explain to you in detail the decree and the decree." Zhao Qian smiled.

Since the fish bit the hook, they must not be allowed to run away.