Chapter 2721 Nothing Is Equal

The Western Regions are indeed very poor.

It’s just ordinary people who are poor.

The Western Regions are also very rich.

Likewise, wealth has nothing to do with ordinary people.

There is gold, cattle and sheep in the Western Region, but just like in the Han Dynasty, these assets have little to do with ordinary people. They all belong to a noble person or a certain family. The herdsmen are in rags, but the leaders are well-dressed and well-fed. Therefore, to a certain extent, there has been an extremely serious polarization in the Western Region and the Snowy Region for a long time, with the poor becoming extremely poor and the rich becoming extremely rich. The worries of the poor are generally about how to live tomorrow, while the worries of the rich are mostly about money.

In order to protect their money, rich people try every means, either relying on authority, or trying to get their hands on authority. Therefore, when Wei Xu released the news about the so-called "virtual title", the rich people near the West Sea almost immediately became excited, like hungry wolves seeing fat meat.

"This is false! Fake title! ” A man with a strong body and generous body pointed at the list he had just received and shouted in a very dissatisfied and almost contemptuous tone, “Look, what are they?” ! Fake township chief, fake pavilion chief, fake county captain, the list is all "fake"! What can these do? It has no benefits except that it sounds better, and it’s so expensive! Damn it, this fake mayor actually wants 10,000 gold coins. Oh, I really want to kick someone’s ass. Is this fake mayor made of gold? 』

"It's not locked!" " Another person with a shiny face said.

"It's not that it's not locked, that's right!" 』

"No lock?" It’s just not locked! 』The man with a shiny face still insisted on his accent.

"..." The man was silent for a while at first, "Anyway, I don't think this thing is good?" Doesn’t this make us look like fools? We are not fools! We don't buy these useless things! 』

"Yeah! 』

The other people echoed, then dispersed, and went to the other side, saying similar words.

Ergouzi, who was listening not far away, suddenly became a little worried. It seems that these guys don't seem to accept what General Wei Xu did!

He recognized the lustful man who spoke before, his name was Balad or some kind of De. Anyway, his name was so long that others called him Lao De. The other fat man with a shiny face was a Parthian and also Gulu. Gulu has a long name, but no one knows what it is specifically. They just call him Fatty An. After all, he is a Parthian.

Lao De and Fatty An were both relatively wealthy Hu businessmen from the Western Regions, and they were also most concerned about changes in government orders in Lu Bu's area, so they came in person as soon as the notice was posted.

Lao De is relatively proficient in Chinese and has no problem with listening, speaking, reading and writing, while Fatty An is half-illiterate in Chinese. Listening and speaking are not a big problem, but reading and writing are a bit difficult, so Fatty An usually He needs to find someone to read to him.

The rest are small businessmen.

Ergouzi originally thought that as soon as this notice was posted, a huge group of people would swarm in, fighting for their heads to squeeze into the official threshold. Even this official position was just a false title. , but he is also an "official"!

Who doesn’t want to be an official?

Ergouzi's desire for official position even exceeded his own life. He dreamed more than once about what would happen if he could become a high official one day. Of course, in his dream, shining gold and silver were also indispensable. , a white-flowered woman...

For Ergouzi, in his opinion, being an official means having money, a woman, and everything!

Looking at the surrounding situation, especially the daily life of General Wei Xu, Er Gouzi firmly believed in this, so Er Gouzi believed that even if it was a false title, there would still be people who wanted it, not to mention that Wei Xu also said that if Those with outstanding personal abilities may also be considered for practical teaching. Isn't there anyone who has already taken over this position?

But what Ergouzi didn't expect was that after the notice was posted, no one seemed to be very interested. Some people even disliked these official positions?

dislike?

How can this be?

Looking at the guys at the notice area who were pulling their necks to show their disapproval, especially the old German, Ergouzi really wanted to have someone drag him out and slap him twenty times, but the problem was that Ergouzi didn't dare. He is just Wei Xu's subordinate. In the army, he can use Wei Xu's name to show his prestige, but outside, he is worse than a small official in charge of the market!

At least the little official in charge of the market would get the courtesy of the shops from time to time. He could even buy things at super low prices, or for no money at all, but he had no choice. He couldn't buy a bottle of wine by himself and put it under the banner of General Wei Xu. The account?

It's one thing for others to take the initiative to show filial piety, but it's another thing for you to cheat and not get paid. If people know that General Wei Xu's men even buy a bottle of wine on credit, it will not be Ergouzi's face, but General Wei Xu's face. When General Wei Xu finds out, he may not say anything. But the favor that I have worked so hard to accumulate is suddenly gone...

If Ergouzi went to the market to find vendors to eat and get cards, wouldn't it mean that he was going to grab the market clerk's share? Even if the shops don't have any objections, will the market officials have no objections? In other words, if the market clerk went to the army to get Er Gouzi's share, would Er Gouzi be willing?

Isn't this a mess?

When making money, you must have rules.

To put it simply, you charge money to do things, and if you can't do it, you don't charge money.

The chickens don't pee and go their own way.

So Ergouzi couldn't do anything directly against these Hu merchants, unless he went to the people from the Dahan Chamber of Commerce who managed these Hu merchants, but Wei Xu just wanted him to listen, and did not give him any authority to find things. , and now he was listening to these people chattering and being picky, Ergouzi was worried again, what should he do?

If these rogue businessmen and lustful men refuse to readily spend their money, there won’t be much money left for the Dharma assembly celebrations. If they don’t do it well, wouldn’t they miss important events? As for getting a little bit dirty in the process of doing things, those are trivial matters and nothing to mention.

Everyone knows that in the feudal dynasty, how can officials serve the people if they don't have enough to eat?

If you can't satisfy your hunger with some pastries made from eggs that are only good for three days, how can you have the energy to serve the people? After all, not being able to attend the crowning ceremony of your child is already such a sad and tearful sacrifice! It's a bit exaggerated to say that he didn't come in after three times of passing through the door, but at least he still got it once he passed through the door! After all, the suffering of ordinary people is temporary, but the happiness of your own children lasts a lifetime!

Therefore, Er Gouzi certainly hopes that Wei Xu's false titles will sell well, and of course he can also get certain benefits from them. Even if he passes the hand, his hands will be stained with some shine, right?

Seeing that none of these lecherous merchants seemed to be interested and loudly expressed their refusal to buy, Ergouzi hurriedly found Wei Xu and explained the situation, "My lord, this seems to be something bad. If these guys don't If you buy it, no one else has the money to buy it, right? Do you want... this, lower the price? 』

"Price reduction?" ” Wei Xu’s eyes widened, “You can’t lower the price! What do you think this is? What kind of cargo is this? This is "official"! 』

Although Wei Xu said so, he was still a little worried when he heard Er Gouzi said that no one wanted to buy it. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Go to the inner warehouse, get a set of official uniforms, seals and ribbons of the pavilion chief, and come out with me." The people in the warehouse said to get the best... and then bring it to me. Go! 』

The place where official status is issued and official uniforms, seals and ribbons are issued is Neicangsi.

Although Ergouzi didn't know what was going on, he still ran over. When the people from Neicangsi heard that it was General Wei Xu who wanted it, they took out the best and brightest official robes of the pavilion chief without saying a word. The seal was specially packed in a lacquer box and asked Ergouzi to bring it back.

When Wei Xu saw the lacquer box, he immediately looked a little dignified with official robes and ribbons. He nodded with satisfaction and asked Er Gouzi to take it to the announcement place for display. "If you are selling something, let people take a look." goods……"

Ergouzi accepted the order, took the official seal and ribbon and went out again.

Wei Xu thought for a while in the hall, and then ordered: "Come here, go and send a message, close the main door, open the corner door, send a few people to the street, and let them use the corner door if they want to confer official positions!" 』

There were a lot of discussions throughout the day, but no one took any action. But as the evening approached and the sky became a little dark, there were some different kinds of movements.

Some people arrived at Wei Xu's mansion one after another. They all seemed reluctant to be recognized by others. They were all wearing ordinary clothes, covering most of their faces with scarves, and carefully stretched out their heads. Look left and right.

Ergouzi stood at the corner door. He was surprised at first, and then soon after, he suddenly realized. Then he put a sneer on his face, and said loudly to the people outside, "It's already getting late, if you guys If you still hesitate, you might as well go back first! It's too late and it will inevitably disturb the general's rest! Besides, there are only a few good positions, first come, first served, latecomers...hehe...young! Isn't this an old virtue? 』

Lao De's lustful features were so obvious that even though he was covered with a veil, his eyes and half-drawn nose were still exposed. The bulge in the middle of the huge aquiline nose made Ergouzi recognize it at a glance.

"Lao De, don't you think...it's not good?" ” Ergouzi laughed.

Seeing that he had been recognized, Lao De took off his veil with some dismay and said with a smile: "What... Even though I said that, since General Wei has announced the list, I must support it no matter what..." ...Well, support me! 』

"Don't!" Ergouzi said with a smile, "This is all voluntary. Don't make it look like I'm forcing you to buy it. If you don't want to, don't use it. You can go back. It's okay. You don't need to say anything to support me!" 』

Lao De knew that what he said during the day was heard by Er Gouzi, but he was a businessman. How could he be so embarrassed by Er Gouzi's words and then turn around and leave? Not only did he not move, but he also moved closer, stretched out his hand to pull Er Gouzi's sleeve, and unknowingly stuffed a heavy money bag into Er Gouzi's hand, "Hey, it was just a joke during the day. , the general doesn’t need to take it seriously. 』

Ergouzi's eyebrows moved, he pinched it with his hands, and then weighed it. He was immediately satisfied. But then he thought about it, the number was just more than the number of men in the house on weekdays, and the current matter, but there is no such thing in this village. In the store, how can it be compared to ordinary days?

So Ergouzi grabbed the money bag and pushed it out, his eyes widened, "What do you mean?" Use money to bribe me? Am I such a person? 』

Lao De was not in a hurry, but with the hand that was blocking Er Gouzi, he took out another money bag from somewhere and stuffed it into Er Gouzi's hand, "I didn't pay attention to what I said during the day. I apologize, double my apology..."

The word "double" in Lao De's words emphasizes the tone.

Ergouzi also felt the heavy sincerity, and smiled with satisfaction, making way for the corner door, "Since you are so sincere, please come in!" Don't keep the general waiting for too long! 』

"Yes, yes, of course, of course. ” Lao De smiled, and then followed the servant who led the way inside.

Lao De went in, and Er Gouzi held the money bag in his arms, then secretly opened it and took a look. Although the sky was a little dark, Er Gouzi's eyes were still illuminated by the golden coins.

One bag is worth ten gold coins, two bags is worth twenty gold coins!

This business is going somewhere!

Ergouzi immediately straightened his waist, his legs were no longer sore, and he felt more energetic. Are they all making money? Who is worse than the other?

Lao De is still very experienced, and he gives enough directly, but the people behind him are not so experienced. Maybe they are stingy, or maybe they feel that the previous standard of respect for the door is already very high, so some people He didn't give double the amount like Lao De did, so Ergouzi wouldn't say anything to his face and smiled. However, his words were slightly different when he was introduced. In addition to asking, he started from "General" "Jiuhou" became "Waiting in the living room"...

The servants naturally understood what Ergouzi meant, so they would send those guys who had just paid the ordinary tribute to the living room to wait. Just like VIP customers from disadvantaged groups in future generations, they naturally don't have to queue up to enter a single room. As for ordinary customers, they can just go to the lobby and wait for their number to be called.

Everything has a hierarchy.

Just like, can the township chief and the pavilion chief have the same price?

People came in one after another. Although it was not as lively as the market, the money they received also made Ergouzi regretful. He regretted not wearing a stronger belt. The heavy money bag was almost worn out. The belt is broken!

But for such a long time, Ergouzi has never experienced such a heavy happiness on such a night...

Over the years, Ergouzi has been working under Wei Xu, and of course he has accumulated some wealth, but this is the first time that he is as plump as tonight. This first time is always memorable and intoxicating, so Ergouzi felt that even if he was crushed to death by the money bag, he would probably be laughing so hard.

Persistence and struggle!

What does this little difficulty mean?

Ergouzi asked his servant to quickly get a thickened and widened belt, and tied it around his waist to show his tenacity and continuous fighting spirit. He would never take a back seat just because of a belt!

Of course, at this moment, Ergouzi is not fighting alone!

Almost everyone in Wei Xu's mansion was busy and working tirelessly.

Because the gold coins of Hu Shang are not very unified. There are Anxi gold coins, Kushan gold coins, and some people also use Zhengxi gold coins, or the latest version of Qiushan gold coins. The purity and weight of each gold coin are different, so it must be It needs to be measured and tested, and many people must send gold and silver immediately after deciding what position they want. The final calculation will be based on whose money arrives first, so those who saw Wei Xu were in a hurry again. And go...

For example, Lao De and Fatty An, on the one hand, had strong capital, and on the other hand, they were well prepared, so after they confirmed their official positions with Wei Xu, they delivered the coins that night.

Why gold coins?

Isn’t it easier to fly money?

There is a saying in later generations that cash is king!

There is no name written on the cash. It belongs to whoever gets it. It's not like an account for flying money. If it is checked that day, won't there be no room for denial?

Not having an account, or not being able to check the account, is the most important reason why these people would rather work so hard and do cash transactions.

It doesn't matter whether the accounts are unclear or confusing. The key is that the gold coins must be clear and genuine.

If all the accounts are clean, how can these officials in the feudal dynasty live their small lives?

So, just take cash.

gold.

All kinds of gold coins will do.

Those from Kushan, Anxi, and even some small countries in the Western Regions are all fine.

As long as it's gold, it's not very particular.

Regarding this matter, Wei Xu said that he was very tolerant and easy to talk to.

Those who were previously subject to a curfew can now travel unimpeded with a special pass.

The two parties, who were originally with different identities, can now stand together, smiling like friends who have known each other for many years.

The ordinary people have already gone to bed, and the excitement of Wei Xu and others has just begun.

The oxen and horses struggled to drag the heavy vehicle, and the wheels and carriage plates made miserable groaning sounds under the pressure of gold and silver.

Under the torch, Li Pu unloaded the money boxes one by one from the car, and then carried them into the side courtyard under inspection by both parties.

Then these cash boxes were quickly lifted from the open space and sent into a specially cleared room not far away.

In the house, there are more than a dozen naked servants, disheveled, breaking the seal, and then counting the number of gold coins in the boxes. The number will be confirmed by personnel from both parties, and random inspections will be carried out. Finally, they will be converted into hussars according to the ratio. The number of gold coins.

Torches, candles.

Starlight, golden light.

In this night, everyone's rank seems to have disappeared. Although there are some differences in treatment or work, in front of gold, they are rare equals, and they are all circling around gold, working hard. , sweating like rain, tired but excited.

It was a golden and sparkling night.

This is a night that originally had levels, but now has no levels.

Order is collapsing and chaos is being rebuilt.