Murong Fu Dongfangqing

Half a month later, Murong Fu pondered alone how to develop Murong Villa, and he had a vague frame in his mind.

Murong Fu didn't learn history very well in his previous life, and he didn't know much about politics, but he knew very well that if he wants to compete for world hegemony, the most important thing is money, followed by talent and martial arts.So the immediate priority is to develop financial resources.

Murong Fu asked his servants to invite the four great ministers to discuss matters, after a while, four people entered the living room one after another, Murong Fu looked at these four people, Deng Baichuan was still the same, dressed like a Taoist priest;

Gongyegan is tall and tall, with bushy eyebrows and a square face, with an honest look; Baodongong is thin, tall and looks a bit fierce; while Fengbo'e is dressed in a long brown gown and looks like a monkey with a sharp mouth.

The four of them bowed together and said, "My lord!"

"Sit down, we are all my brothers, don't be so polite in the future!" In fact, except for Deng Baichuan, the other three people are not so polite at ordinary times, only when Deng Baichuan is around, they seem to be quite polite.

"How can that be done? The young master belongs to the royal family of Dayan. As a courtier, if we don't do the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, it is already overstepping." Deng Baichuan retorted with a serious face.

"The Murong family has settled in the Central Plains for so many years, married a Han Chinese, and the Xianbei bloodline has probably been diluted to the point that there is not much left." Murong Fu thought to himself, but he couldn't say this, and asked: "Now Murong How much money do you have left?"

Among the four people, Bu BuTong was in charge of money and grain. After pondering for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "There are about 100 million taels of gold, 500 million taels of silver, and 100 million shi of grain."

Murong Fu was a little surprised that there were so many. Although he didn't know how much the unit of Shi was, there were tens of millions of them casually, and he was considered very rich.

But after thinking about it, the Murong family's ambition is to restore the country, and the ancestors must have saved some money for generations, and it is normal to have more money and food.

In fact, it was because Murong Fu hadn't seen much of the world, so he had saved up this little property for so many years. One must know that the rich landlords in the Song Dynasty didn't have millions of taels of gold and silver.

"Where does the Murong family's income come from?"

The four of them were a little surprised, why did the Young Master care about these issues today, but there is no doubt about him, Bao Budong continued:

"Nearly 20 mu of fertile land around Taihu Lake belongs to the Murong family, with an annual grain output of 30 shi, which is converted into 50 taels of silver, plus [-] taels of industrial income from various places in the south of the Yangtze River."

Murong Fu was puzzled, the annual income is not too small, how did he save so much for so many years, so he asked, "What are the expenses?"

Bao differently replied, "It's mainly used for disaster relief."

"Disaster relief?" Murong Fu looked puzzled, even if he wanted to win over the hearts of the people, it was too late. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to do disaster relief after raising his arms and shouting, "The princes and generals have kindness?"

Bao BuTong seemed to see through his thoughts, and continued:

"It's mainly because of Song Ting, the Murong family occupied the entire Taihu Lake, and it's unreasonable not to give an explanation, and the master of the Wang family is an official in the court, giving the Murong family a lot of convenience, and the Murong family can't do it without expressing it."

It was only then that Murong Fu remembered that the Murong family and the Wang family were related by marriage, and it seemed that there was also a grandfather who was an official in the Song court. "So that's it. Apart from the fertile land in Taihu Lake, what kind of property does the Murong family have?"

"Mainly inns, restaurants and cloth shops. Currently, there are more than 100 inns and restaurants scattered throughout the south of the Yangtze River. There is only one cloth shop, but there are about [-] shops. There are also about ten jewelry businesses, and several... ..."

Murong Fu couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this, in his heart he despised the Murong family for their lack of business acumen, what money they could make by relying on these industries, it is estimated that they would not be able to restore the country if they saved for hundreds of years.

"Then how many people does the Murong family belong to?"

Bao BuTong looked at Deng Baichuan, and Deng Baichuan said:

"As far as my confidants are concerned, those who know martial arts are basically in Zhuangzi. There are a total of three hundred people. Those who don't know martial arts are mostly operating industries in various places. There are about five hundred people in total. There are also hundreds of servants in Yanziwu, old and young. Be loyal."

"If there is an army, the 5000 peasant households in Taihu Lake can draw [-] strong men. These peasant households are all descendants of Dayan, and loyalty is no problem. Some small sects in Jiangnan, Shandong and other places also listen to the Murong family's orders, and they can gather tens of thousands of people."

Murong Fu was a little surprised, he thought that the Murong family didn't have a single soldier, but he didn't expect that there were five thousand soldiers around, but it was still too few.After thinking about it, he said, "There are a few things you need to do now."

The four said in unison: "Sir, please speak!"

"First, Brother Deng, you take your confidants to Jiangnan, Huainan and other areas where Song and Jin were at war, and gather refugees and disaster victims aged 30 to [-]. Take them to..."

Murong Fu choked suddenly, he was not familiar with the surrounding terrain at all, he hadn't even been to Swallow Pier yet, but after thinking about it, he continued: "Bring me to Swallow Pier, is there a problem?"

"no problem!"

"Second thing, Third Brother Bao and Fourth Brother Feng, you two will go to various parts of the Song Dynasty to search for orphans under the age of 14. As long as they are healthy, regardless of gender, bring them to Yanziwu! It takes a long time to go back and forth.”

Murong Fu pondered for a while and said: "So, send them in batches, every three months, one of you will search for them, and the other will escort them. Is there any problem?"

Feng Bo'e asked suspiciously: "Master, Brother Deng can find young and middle-aged men to form an army. What's the use of us looking for those orphans? It will take at least ten years to raise them?"

Bao BuTong was flexible in mind, he laughed and said, "No, sir, this is to cultivate a good general in the future."

Murong Fu nodded with a smile, and continued: "Second Brother Gongye, go and secretly summon all the craftsmen from around Taihu Lake and Suzhou to Yanziwu."

Gongye took a deep breath and said, "My lord, do you want to start construction?"

"That's right, when Bao Sange and the others send people over, the current house will definitely not be enough to live in. Besides, Yanziwu is our base camp, so it must be rebuilt."

Gong Yegan seemed a little excited: "Okay, son!"

"The fourth thing is to recall the principals of various industries and arrange trusted confidantes to secretly buy brothels and gambling houses. At least one brothel or gambling house must be guaranteed in each town. Well, let's implement it in various places in the south of the Yangtze River for now. "

Deng Baichuan was taken aback, "Young master, our Murong family belongs to the Dayan royal family, a famous family, how can we do this kind of business!"

Murong Fu didn't expect Deng Baichuan to be so pedantic, so he said: "Nowadays is a chaotic world, and the storm is about to rise. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, Dayan, so don't stick to these small details."

"But..." Deng Baichuan wanted to say something more.

Bao BuTong said with a smile: "Don't worry about it, just listen to the young master."

Turning to Murong Fu, he said: "My lord, we have never done this job, we don't have the right manpower."

Murong Fu thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter, whether it can make a profit is second, and the most important thing is to keep it secret."

Bao BuTong nodded and said, "Okay."

Murong Fu looked at Deng Baichuan and the others, and said solemnly: "You must keep your composure in the matter of finding people, don't invite disciples from the Beggar Sect, especially don't draw the court's attention!"

He couldn't help but be careless, it was not a big deal to invite disciples from the Beggar Clan, Taihu Lake was too close to Lin'an Mansion, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was under the foot of the Son of Heaven, if any news was leaked and caught the attention of the court, Murong's family would be wiped out in an instant.

The four said in unison: "Obey!"

Murong Fu nodded and said: "If you have money, you can withdraw it yourself. By the way, from this year onwards, all the food produced in the fertile fields of Taihu Lake will be stored, which is no longer equivalent to cash." 0

Deng Baichuan was surprised: "But there is no place to put so much food!"

"Let's put it in the hands of the farmers for now, well, let's go!"

When the four of them left, they were still somewhat puzzled, they certainly did not understand that this was Murong Fu's plan to accumulate food and slowly become king.

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