Du Zhongxiao sat under the big tree in the courtyard and flipped through a booklet in his hand. The content in it is the story of entering the army on Hequ Road, Tanglong Town, winning consecutive battles all the way, defeating several strong enemies, and expanding thousands of miles.

A long time ago, Du Zhongxiao wanted to print this kind of booklet according to the villain book in his memory. In the past, there was no technology, but Suizhou solved the technical problems, and there were no qualified painters. When they arrived at Hequ Road, because of the printing of money, a group of painters were recruited, and they learned the appropriate techniques to put the idea into practice. The first booklet chose this story, because it was the most popular, and it didn't have to worry about not selling when it was printed.

Chen Xiliang, the signing judge, came over and arched his hand: "Jie Shuai, just now the official came to report, saying that Jin San, a merchant from the Western Regions, sent someone to the yamen to inquire about how to submit a petition and obtain the qualification of a local businessman. By the way, the person they sent was originally a Tibetan leader named Wang Pu, and now he has opened a restaurant in the city, saying that he knows the festival marshal. The officials did not know what was going on, and came to report me. ”

Du Zhongxiao put down the booklet in his hand and said, "Yes, this Wang Pu has several relationships with me. - But, with his temperament, how could he inquire about these things for others? Fanshang is a major event in Shengzhou, don't be sloppy, you call Wang Pulai, I will talk to him. ”

Chen Xiliang said yes and turned around. For a long time, I brought Wang Pulai.

Singing to Du Zhongxiao, Wang Pu said: "I don't know what the handsome one has to call the little one?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "You and Jin San, a merchant from the Western Regions, are just neighbors, why did you go to the yamen to inquire about things for him?" ”

Wang Pu was a little embarrassed and said: "Jin San is always with Ren Ze, another businessman, when he was in Tanglong Town, he was once hired by me at home and knew each other well. These people are not familiar with the yamen, so they are entrusted to me. I'm just doing things for them and making some money. ”

Du Zhongxiao listened, looked at Wang Pu, and said with a smile: "Then this time, how much money did you make?" ”

Wang Pu said: "Don't hide it from the father-in-law, they came to my store to drink, and when they heard that you were the first customer in the store, they immediately changed their faces." entrusted the prestige of the prime minister and gave me ten taels of silver. It's not a small amount of money, and I have to work hard for many days in the store to earn it. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Then I wish you good luck." What do they want to ask you? Tell me about it. ”

Wang Pu thought for a while and said, "The two people who want to ask clearly the most, the first is Qian Yin." In the end, whether this money is the same as cash money, you can use it in the meandering road, and you can buy whatever you want. When they do business, they are most worried that they will not be able to buy the goods they like. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's normal for businessmen to think like this. You can tell them that if there is anyone within the river meandering road who sells goods without collecting money, they can report to the official. Money is used the same as money, and you can buy whatever you want in the mall, which is opened by Chang Ping Division, and I like to ask for money the most. ”

Wang Pu nodded: "The little one is written down." - By the way, Xianggong, the little one asks a lot, is my store going to collect money in the future? If you don't collect money, will the yamen really arrest people? ”

"Of course they will arrest people! You don't accept what you open a store, and the people don't use it, so what do you do when the money is printed? ”

Wang Pu said helplessly: "After all, this is something printed on paper, and the small ones are afraid, and no one will accept them in the future, so how can it be good?" In the past, Hedong Road used iron money, and then used iron money to cast a lot of money, and I don't know how many people suffered losses. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Now that you have a savings bank, what are you doing with so much money in your hands?" If you have money in your hand, you will save it in a savings bank, and there will be some interest. The savings house can exchange money for copper coins at any time, what are you afraid of! ”

Of course, Du Zhongxiao knew what Wang Pu was afraid of. The savings bank is opened by the government, and if it can't be opened, it will suddenly be closed, what should it do? What if you have credentials, it's not difficult for you to redeem money, can you still rebel? In the final analysis, in the past, the official trust was not high, and the people did not believe it very much.

It's just that Du Zhongxiao knows this, and Wang Pu naturally knows it, but Wang Pu doesn't dare to say it, and Du Zhongxiao is not easy to say it.

Seeing Wang Puwei speak, Du Zhongxiao said: "What else do they want to know?" ”

Wang Pu thought for a while and said, "Then there is a free zone set up in the yamen, in which merchants trade and do not collect taxes." They wanted to know if there were any merchants from other places besides the merchants from the Western Regions? If they are all from the Western Regions, and the goods they sell are similar, it will not be interesting. If there are other merchants, it's different. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course, there are businessmen from other places. Closely, there are party businessmen who can enter and trade. Because the Khitan did not negotiate peace, it is not easy to say what will happen in the future. You can tell them that here in Shengzhou, it is to make it as convenient as possible for merchants from all over the world to do business, regardless of where they come from. As long as you follow the rules, you will say everything and make it convenient for them. ”

Wang Pu said: "They still want to know, as long as they can buy it in Shengzhou City, can any goods be trafficked?" ”

"Of course not! There are forbidden items in the imperial court and are not allowed to leave the country! Gold, silver, and copper coins are only allowed in, not out. There are also flame nitrate, sulfur, and so on, which are not allowed to be trafficked abroad. They don't need to bother too much about this, and soon the yamen will issue a list of prohibited items that are not allowed to leave the country. ”

Wang Pu whispered: "Yes, those are Fanhu after all, how can you buy whatever you want." ”

This is actually not true, not to mention Wang Pu's own identity, Fanshang can buy whatever he wants in Shengzhou, but he is not allowed to leave the country.

After thinking about it, Wang Pu said: "Other things are all trivial, and there is nothing left." They just want to know how to submit a petition and how to get qualified to do business. The list only says to submit a pleading, but these people don't know how to write a pleading. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Opposite your store, next to the shopping mall is the bookstore. If you don't know how to write a book, just go to the bookstore and find someone to write it. ”

"Also, how did the little one forget the bookstore!" Wang Pu actually hasn't been to the bookstore himself, so how do you know what the bookstore can do.

The bookstore is a semi-official institution, and its operation must be approved by the yamen and supervised by the yamen, but it is not a place to write letters or the like. There's a lot of functionality in one. If you make a contract, you have to go to the bookstore, not just write a piece of paper and press a handprint. At this time, the bookstore has the function of notarization, and the contract made there is recognized by the government and has full legal effect. Of course, the deed paper used is bought from the government, which is equivalent to stamp duty. Contracts that are not notarized by bookstores are not recognized by many types of government offices, and are similar to notary offices in later generations.

Other functions, such as writing pleadings for lawsuits, are also handled by bookstores. All kinds of official documents can be written by the bookstore. As long as it involves private official documents, there is no format that the bookstore does not know. Without this place, the people don't know which door to go through when they deal with the government.

Asked clearly, Du Zhongxiao said: "You are adjacent to Jin San, and I will remind you of something." It's okay to run errands for them and earn some money, and you must not get too close to avoid violating the official ban. These people are foreign businessmen, and there are many things that cannot be done, so you should be vigilant. ”

Wang Pu said: "The little one understands. These Hu businessmen, who knows what other identities they have besides doing business. One is not good, is the fine work here, the small ones move around with them frequently, doesn't it violate the laws of the court? ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It's good that you understand it in your heart." This kind of money is not earned in vain, but it must be well measured. Okay, you go back. ”

Wang Pu bowed and saluted: "Little farewell." I hired a new supervisor, who was originally cooking in the barracks, and was very good at cooking. Recently, I ate a taste of the drunken shrimp he made, saying that it is common in Xiangyang, and it is extremely delicious. ”

Shengzhou is near the Yellow River, often flooded, there are many lakes and ponds, which produce fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs, and there are many aquatic products. In the past, the people here didn't know how to eat these things, but the Yingtianxiang army came and brought the practices of the Xiangyang area, which were all the rage.

Wang Pu is a local who has never eaten fish a few times before, so he is very curious about these new flavors. I have eaten almost all of them recently, and I am particularly fond of drunken shrimp, so I recommend it when I see someone.