Chapter Seventy-Six: Invitation (Tumbling for Subscription)
"What's the matter? Lao Wang next door invited me to come over as a guest?" said Daoist Li incredulously.
Wei Ge'er rolled her eyes: "Nonsense, otherwise how can you meet Miss, do you think I set up a ladder on the wall in the middle of the night, you just turn it over?"
"Isn't this also very good," Daoist Li muttered, to be honest, he was still a little stunned by the old king next door, not only because of this nickname, but also through the eyes of the law to see the intensity of the officialdom, you know how respected the status of this old official in the imperial court, the humerus of the first emperor, the current minister, the town of Tusi, the envoy of the vassal state, and the iron-fisted ruler...... His highlights can't be counted on ten fingers.
To put it in layman's terms, this is equivalent to the poor version of Zhuge Wuhou, of course, the appearance is not so high, the knowledge is not so deep, the power is not so great, but fortunately, the ending is not so tragic.
"To give a word, to go or not to go?"
"Well...... this" Daoist Li was entangled, he was busy buying grain and soy sauce these days, and he almost forgot about the little fairy, no! How could the little fairy forget, I can't forget it all my life, she will always be in my heart!!
Thinking of that elf-like shadow, the Taoist priest suddenly made up his mind, "Go, you can go, but in what name does the Taoist master go?"
"I told the master, let you show him feng shui, you can point fingers at the house at will, bragging, when there are few people, I will quietly take you over, how about this idea?"
"That's a good idea, but you told the master, Brother Wei, you're going against the sky!"
In his impression, this palace originally seemed to be a prince's courtyard, pavilions, water pavilions, and decorations were all excellent, but he didn't expect this old king to let it out as soon as he came; with this person's reputation, he didn't look like a corrupt official, that is, it was sold at a discount? Even the emperor's relatives and relatives had to have a good relationship, this old king was so hanging, how could we have a feeling of fear.
Of course, this feels very understandable, if Daoist Li crosses back and is led to Zhongnanhai, it is estimated that he will also be in this mood;
However, there are really a lot of maids in this old Wang's family, and their appearance is also good, why haven't they found it before? There are so many pretty maids, this old Wang should not fight the idea of the Taoist family! But the Taoist priest turned to think about it, whose idea can he fight? The ugly girl is still Sister Pomegranate, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, the old Wang next door also has an aesthetic pursuit.
"Don't be stupid, there is the study in front," Wei Ge'er said impatiently, and when he arrived at the door, he called again: "Master, I brought this Taoist priest." β
"Hehe, then please let him in. β
Dare to love this Wei Ge'er is really not Lord Wang's daughter, Daoist Li originally had some thoughts in his heart, Wang Taifu's daughter is a good buddy with us, and she has a lot of face and substance, but now she can only become - the maid of Wang Taifu's family has a good relationship with us, to be honest, I feel a little low.
The Taoist priest got rid of distracting thoughts, took a deep breath, pushed the door in, and saw an old man with gray hair and a long face sitting at the desk reading a book.
"Poor Dao has seen Wang Taifu, "Although there are a lot of official positions and titles of the old king in front of him, the name of the emperor has always been the most stylish.
"You are Li Daoren, this official heard about your reputation as soon as he entered the city, and it is said that you have great magical powers," Lao Wang said with a smile, looking quite kind.
"Don't dare to be it, it's just some rumors of fools and fools," Daoist Li really didn't dare to be, his mother is still a Taoist black household, and it would be a shame if he exposed it.
Fortunately, Lao Wang didn't pay attention to these, and only said: "You are here to see Feng Shui, then tell the official, it just so happens that I am free now." β
"Well, this, that poor road is ugly," Daoist Li took out a few copper coins, pretended to throw them a few times, pinched his fingers, and said: "Kun is the earth, the mine is restored, the earth is solid, the earth is Tiantai, and the thunder is strong...... Wood was born in the north, the son entered the mother's palace, but the fire was prosperous and the wood was wasted, and the family was in danger of returning to Lu; the wood is less and the water is more, and the people are the misfortune of the Xuanming, according to the solution of this innate gossip, that is, although the feng shui of this house is good, but the five elements are not complete, the water does not nourish the wood, and there is a big pillar that supports the sky, and it is not complete in this house alone, and it has to be calculated everywhere......"
"No, what you said is not right, Lei Tian Dazhuang is the gossip of the Kun Palace, which belongs to the hexagram of the sixty-four hexagrams, not the congenital gossip; and this hexagram belongs to the earth, but you use wood to interpret the image, which is not appropriate; Lao Wang pinched his beard, a leisurely expression.
"......" Daoist Li felt that his face was about to be swollen, Lao Wang, you are so, you count it yourself! What are you doing with Daoye? Do you know that you are so arrogant and easy to have no friends, if it weren't for the fact that you are our future father-in-law, we would have turned around and left, believe it or not!? But for the sake of our little fairy, let's bear with it!!
"Ahem, maybe it's a mistake to pinch your fingers, and let me calculate it again-"
The Taoist priest knows that this guy is an expert and doesn't dare to brag anymore, but the problem is that for fortune telling, his level is also at the level of graduating from primary school and junior high school, and the other party fully shows what it means to be a scholar, and the seven hexagrams that he finally held back were pointed out by the other party with six mistakes, and one was calculated by the other party!
"Ahem, since the adults are extraordinary, the poor road will not be ugly, that, goodbye to fate, goodbye to fate-" Daoist Li's old face was flushed, he has always prided himself as an elite in the industry, and now this face has been smoked and I don't know where it has gone, you wait, turn around and pull your daughter to elope!
"Don't be in a hurry to leave, let's talk for a while, please take a seat," Lao Wang said with a smile, as if he didn't care about the other party's 'unprofessionalism' at all.
Although the Taoist priest was quite reluctant, but the face of the Taifu Lord still had to be given, so he sat on the opposite side slowly; who knew that the old man was unusual, no longer discussing the issue of feng shui, but talking about the snacks, gossip, scenic spots, folk customs, housing prices, and what is popular to talk about, just like a tourist who comes to travel, or a porter who has nothing to do, but he is not like a high-powered Wang.
In other words, what is this guy doing when he was sent to Jiangnan? Daoist Li couldn't help muttering in his heart, it seems that since the establishment of the Jiangning Political Division, Lao Wang has not made any vigorous and resolute moves, which is not quite in line with this previous style.
"According to you, what is the most profitable business in this Luodu?" said the other party coldly.
"Then it doesn't need to be said, it must be us-cough-cough-cough!" Daoist Li just wanted to sell himself and boast, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, this old man can be regarded as the leader of civil affairs, Daoist has earned so much silver in the past half a year, it seems that he has not paid a dime in taxes, what should I do if I go back and trouble us.
"Well, money is something outside the body, how can the poor know it. β
"This is not something outside the body," Lao Wang sighed unusually.
Is this old guy short of money to spend? Daoist Li wondered, money is something outside the body, and it is not suitable for himself, but it is appropriate for this master, so what does he mean by this? He is not short of money, so who is short of money?
The Taoist priest's heart suddenly moved, "That, Lord Wang, you won't come to Jiangnan this time to collect cash, right?"
Lao Wang's expression changed as soon as he said it, and his face instantly darkened, "Who told you that!"
"No, no, no, this is a casual guess!" "Daoist Li was frightened on the surface, but he was happy in his heart, Lao Wang, you also have today!
In connection with the cause and effect, in fact, it is easy to conclude that the emperor Lao'er worships Buddhism and believes in Taoism, but raising such a large number of people, whether it is a monk or a Taoist priest, eats and drinks Lazar and costs money, and alchemy and medicine also cost a lot of money; obviously, the inner government has no money.
As soon as the emperor has no money, it is clear that he wants to collect taxes and make money, sixty percent of the world's taxes are in Jiangnan, according to the general process, at this time, there will be a dog-legged eunuch appearing, all kinds of forcible robbery, extortion, helping the emperor make money while also filling his own pockets, and finally making trouble The people are not happy, and they may not necessarily pull the flag to make a \' opposite, but the name of His Majesty today may be rotten on the street.
Seeing that the emperor has a tendency to develop towards the faint monarch, he immediately came over to fill the pit and automatically asked for an order to be transferred to Jiangnan, the trouble of the eunuchs is temporarily gone, but the emperor's money bag has to be filled in the same way.
And let us be an upright minister like Lao Wang to increase taxes and taxes and harm the people, this is like letting my sister sell her art and not sell her body, and Li Daoshi is being a man, which is against human nature and almost impossible;
For this situation, Daoist Li expressed his deep affection, and the old king next door is really thinking about the common people in the world, Daoist, I thank you so much!
Looking at the other party's smiling expression, for some reason, Lord Wang was extremely unhappy, and snorted coldly: "Since you know, then help the official come up with an idea, it's good, your deception is just like that, otherwise the two crimes will be punished together!"
Daoist Li almost peed in fright, doesn't this old king seem to have a good temper, how can he say that he will change, how can this important minister of the court be more faceless than himself, but!!Can this little thing stump Daoye? Daoist I know three thousand years before, and two thousand years later.
In my memory, well, it seems that the commercial tax of the Song Dynasty was the heaviest, the Ming Dynasty collected taxes shyly, and the Han Dynasty's taxes were the most bizarre.
Otherwise, it's okay to make a fuss on the books, financial leverage, as long as you have the credit of the imperial court, you can ensure that you can play leverage, and if you are simple, you can get the set of Qianzhuang, Hu Xueyan can play so slippery back then, and Dao Ye can do the same.
However, Lao Wang probably didn't want to do this, he knew too well the corruption of the bureaucratic system, otherwise, with his decades of experience in the old rivers and lakes, there was really no way for people to make money, people just wanted to stand and earn money, and by the way, they could also brush up their reputation, but how could there be such a good thing in the world.
But people don't have it, it doesn't mean that Dao Ye doesn't! Just kidding, what kind of character is Dao Ye?!
"I don't know if you've ever heard of sea tradeβ"
This dynasty is a bit similar to the Ming Dynasty, but the difference is that it is not as exaggerated as the early development of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not as conservative as the later period of closing the country;
Then it's easy to say, what kind of customs and taxation, set up a commercial organization similar to the Thirteen Lines in Guangzhou, government-funded and private, or organize a fleet to go to the South Seas, sell silk, porcelain, tea and other high-end goods, and open up emerging markets, if the navigation technology can be reached; or simply issue a privateer license to pirates, and earn a vote, uh, this seems to be a little violent; or simply take down the island country opposite, I heard that there are a lot of silver mountains there, no? It doesn't matter, Daoye, I still have a lot of ideas in my head......
Anyway, Daoist Li was finally sent out by Lao Wang himself, holding his little hand and telling him that if he didn't want to do this profession in the future, he could go to his account to do things.
What is a talent, this is a talent! A talent who can shine no matter what industry he goes to! What is lacking in this dynasty? Isn't it a talent like Dao Ye? Why Shu Han was finally wiped out, it was mainly because Dao Ye was not there! If Dao Ye wants to, how can there be Sima Yi's business!!
Daoist Li was stunned for a long time, and then he remembered that his mother's Taoist master was going to see the little fairy, how could he blow the bull with an old man for a long time! )