Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2934 Yujie gave birth to white dew, Zigong has a legacy

  When Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong started, the first thing they sensed was not the spies from all over the place, but the businessmen in Wancheng.

   For example, Zhang Shiping.

  The three-character name, in the current customs of the Han Dynasty, represents the origin of the untouchables.

  Different from Pang Shanmin, Huang Chengyan, etc., who can have a one-character name but don’t use it, Zhang Shiping wants to use a one-character name, but he can’t.

   It’s like when many children in later generations are born, they also want to use a word as their name, but basically they are not allowed. Although there is no law that specifically says no, it is not allowed in "principle" when registering for a household registration.

  The untouchables are the untouchables, the nobles are the nobles, and the parents are the parents.

  The hierarchy is strict and no arrogance is tolerated.

   Still thinking about fish and water?

   Want to eat peaches?

  Businessmen, in the concept of a big man, are themselves humble.

  Combined with the humble name with two characters, it is just right.

  The status of merchants in the Han Dynasty has never been very high. Businessmen, son-in-laws, and prisoners are of the same level. If cannon fodder is needed at any time, those of this level will be caught first and sent to death. Not only in the Han Dynasty, but also in the subsequent feudal dynasties that emphasized the small-scale peasant economy, the idea that everyone is equal and occupations are not distinguished is simply a dream.

  Zhang Shiping was born in an ordinary farmer's family. His elder brother inherited a few acres of Susukida from his father, so he could not inherit anything. If one piece of land is divided into two, no one will be able to survive.

  Zhang Shiping could only start his journey as a businessman with a little money his parents had accumulated for more than ten years.

  From selling needles, threads, brains, rags and tubs, to lacquer boxes of bronze mirror jewelry, to food, cloth and war horses...

   Along the way, he has seen many businessmen like him die in obscurity.

  The reason why these businessmen travel to the north and south, like Zhang Shiping, most of them are because their families are poor.

  Because of poverty, there is no foundation to inherit, and there is no way to eat in the original home, so I can only come out to fight for my life.

The children of the big family with the noble surnames have declined, and they can still hang out in the clan, receive a share of money and food, and when they grow up, they will become the dog legs of a certain master house, or follower or something, waving the flag and shouting and advocating kneeling and licking, always Can mix a bowl of rice to eat.

Ordinary families don’t have such good treatment. The eldest son is left to inherit the land, and the second son often takes the copper coins that the family has accumulated for several years or even more than ten years, kowtows in front of his parents, and then walks away. foreign land.

  Among these people, most died. I don't know if he died in the mountains and was eaten by wild animals, or he may have been caught by the government servants who couldn't catch the murderer in a certain town to take the blame. Anyway, the rank is the same, and the county magistrate doesn't care what the truth is. Just smooth it out on the surface.

  So from a certain point of view, those who can survive in the Dahan business, grow bigger and bigger, and eventually become a good businessman, have a lot of luck and means.

  Zhang Shiping thought he was lucky, at least when he came out for soup and breakfast, he smelled something ominous.

  Wancheng is almost a city outside the traditional territory of the Han Dynasty.

   It is more like a city formed by commerce and merchants, rather than a town formed by agriculture and handicrafts in the traditional sense.

   This has led to the fact that most of the people in Wancheng are businessmen.

  Cities in a region always have their own eating habits.

  For example, in the cities of Yunnan and Guizhou, I like to eat all kinds of white umbrellas, and then lay them on the plate, while in Guangdong and Guangxi, I like to eat Hu Jianren, which are crispy after being marinated...

  The current living habits of Wancheng started with a bowl of soup. Get up every morning, drink a bowl of haggis soup, and then eat a pancake, and you start your day. This is almost the pattern of life of most merchants in Wancheng, but on this day, there seems to be some different atmosphere spreading.

Every morning, after getting up early, Zhang Shiping would drink a bowl of haggis soup to warm his stomach, and then eat a piece of noodle cake. make him unable to drink...

  Because Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong locked the four gates of Wancheng, they began a large-scale hunt for "rats" in the city. Anyone who had no identity and was suspected would be arrested, and anyone who resisted would be killed on the spot.

  Of course, not many people had the courage to resist, so the smell of blood was not too strong at the beginning, but I don’t know whether Zhang Shiping’s nose is too easy to use, or a gust of wind just hit Zhang Shiping.

  He smelled blood.

  The taste of human blood.

  Wancheng can be said to be an exception in a big Han town.

  Because of Wancheng's unique geographical location and the background of its creation, Wancheng has become the most tolerant place for businessmen among all the cities of the Han Dynasty.

  But such tolerance did not gain the "loyalty" of the merchants.

  Although merchants themselves have no concept of loyalty, only the relationship of interests, but for most merchants, being able to enjoy the same treatment as ordinary people in Wancheng is enough to make these people praise.

  That's right, it's just a "flattering compliment".

   After all, in the concept of many businessmen, Wancheng is a good person, while other places are evil people, so the attitude towards good people and evil people is of course different. Isn't it the most appropriate way to survive to give false praise to good people and practical benefits to wicked people? And sometimes, selling news or some special commodities can make a lot of profits, which makes these merchants not follow the rules of Wancheng so much on the surface.

   Now these merchants who feel that there is no need to obey the rules are starting to be unlucky...

  The breath of death pervading everywhere made many people feel uneasy. Especially for the low-status businessmen of the big man himself, once a war breaks out, these businessmen, who are equivalent to the son-in-law and the prisoner, may have their property confiscated at any time even if they have not made any mistakes, and then put a piece of money in their hands. Take a knife, or a stick, and go to the front row to die.

   Not to mention that there are businessmen who are doing something secretly, basically being caught is equivalent to the end of the game.

   Zhang Shiping was silent for a long time after he knew that Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong had started to attack.

   It is not that Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong have cleaned up "rats" before, but there is no such a big battle as they are now. In other words, before, it was like a mouse ran out into the street blindly, and of course it was killed, but now it's like lifting the cover of the gutter, and then cleaning it one by one.

   These are two completely different concepts.

  Zhang Shiping wandered around a few times, before Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong found him, he first arrived at the Wancheng government office, and knelt down in front of Pang Shanmin with a thud, "Xiaomin is willing to follow the lead of the king, and only asks for a way to survive!" 』

  Pang Shanmin was noncommittal.

  Zhang Shiping kowtowed again and again, and continued: "Xiaomin is also willing to advise the envoy to determine the business regulations of Wancheng, so as to prevent the current disadvantages from happening again in the future!" 』

  Pang Shanmin became slightly interested, and focused his eyes on Zhang Shiping, pondered a little, and ordered people to watch.

  『What did you commit? ’Pang Shanmin asked.

  Zhang Shiping lowered his head, respectfully, "The grassroots did not do anything illegal. 』

"Um? 』Pang Shanmin frowned slightly.

  Zhang Shiping took out a slightly old silk cloth from his bosom, then handed it to the guard, and passed it on to Pang Shanmin.

  Pang Shanmin's eyes froze slightly, and his waist straightened a little. He knew the thing that Zhang Shiping took out.

In order to commend those who have done good deeds, Hussars specially issued silk cloth similar to the awards of later generations. Multicolored silk threads were woven into the cloth, and then lacquer was used as pen and ink, red and black, to describe the people who were commended. And examples, named "Zi Lu Bu".

"this is yours? 』Pang Shanmin glanced at Zhang Shiping.

  Although "Zilubu" is not officially recognized, nor has it been specially publicized, but for the common people who can produce such a certificate, they can get certain preferential treatment under the hussars, but they can only be used once. Just like the military merits of ordinary soldiers and generals, they can be exchanged for money, acres of land, or accumulated for greater benefits, but after the exchange, the merits will be counted from scratch.

  So some people joked that this is the people's death-proof cloth...

  Therefore, Pang Shanmin asked solemnly.

  『This is not owned by the grassroots... 』Zhang Shiping’s voice was a little low, “It was left by a friend of the grassroots, the name of the Su family...”

  『Su Shuang...』Pang Shanmin unfolded the Zilu cloth and saw the names on the silk cloth.

The silk cloth roughly tells about Su Shuang’s turbulent times in Heluo and Chang’an at that time. When many rich and powerful families in those areas fled, or were shrinking their heads, Su Shuang stood up as a businessman and took in refugees. , organized production to save themselves, distributed money to these refugees, until they met Ma Chao...

   Then his friend, Su Shuang died.

   died in the hands of Ma Chao.

  Because Ma Chao heard that there were refugees from Su Shuang at that time, and more importantly, Su Shuang still had some horses.

  Ma Chao was about to start a big business at that time, whether it was a refugee or a horse, it was fine. So he found Su Shuang and asked Su Shuang to be an angel investor.

  In history, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang met the three brothers Liu Bei. It is hard to say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. But at least one thing is certain, the angel investors in Dahan must have the consciousness to really go to the "heaven".

In troubled times, there are many people who have no rice to cook, and they gather together, and there are a few leaders with high martial arts skills leading them, and there are people who have rice to cook right next to them, so it can be regarded as nothing, no problem Wouldn't it happen? Only by obediently sending out all the rice to show that I have nothing to lose, will I get a sentence of "Mr. Gaoyi, so I can leave without giving away", and barely survive.

   Moreover, it is still necessary to take the initiative to send money first without the other party doing anything. This is the angel investor who can do it safely. Otherwise, it is not an angel investor, but a gift from a thousand miles away.

  Su Shuang is almost equivalent to giving away a head from a thousand miles away. Ma Chao accepted Su Shuang's war horse with a smile, and took Su Shuang's head by the way.

  Later, Fei Qian defeated Ma Chao and comforted the people in the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an, not only to comfort the soldiers who died in the battle, but also to commend ordinary people.

   Although Fei Qian said that this move is also useful for buying people's hearts, but after all, Fei Qian gave these strangers a commendation and memorial service. Including Su Shuang, those who built a stable place in the Heluo area of ​​Chang'an at that time to accommodate the refugees all had such a piece of Zilu cloth, and Su Shuang obviously did not leave any family behind when he died, but it was only because of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. Shuang was a business partner, and Zhang Shiping also had a share in the war horse, so Su Shuang often talked about sending it to Zhang Shiping, so Su Shuang's son Lu Bu also came into Zhang Shiping's hands.

   After hearing the news of Su Shuang's death, Zhang Shiping sat alone for a long time in silence. He was very sad. He thought he would cry bitterly, but found that he couldn't shed a single tear. It seemed that he had long realized that people like him and Su Shuang would end up dying in an inexplicable chaos, so after he heard the news, there was only sadness but no tears.

   Su Shuang was a better man than Zhang Shiping, so he died earlier than Zhang Shiping.

In history, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang became the angel investors of Liu Bei's three brothers, and they are more or less recorded in history, but in the current historical torrent, because of Fei Qian, a big rock that suddenly appeared in the river , causing many subsequent water flows to quietly change.

"Your Majesty, the grassroots dare to ask for an opinion with this proposal, not for other reasons, but just want to speak like your Majesty," Zhang Shiping bowed his head and said, "There are good and bad people in this world, this is common sense, and businessmen are also people in the world , so there are good and bad... However, it is the same as in the world, good people often die first, because good people seldom guard against bad people...It is a good thing for you to lock the four doors and investigate spies, but... a little inappropriate...』

  Pang Shanmin frowned, looked at Zhang Shiping, was silent for a while and said, "What's wrong? 』

  『There are rewards and punishments, that’s the rule. "Zhang Shiping still lowered his head and said, "Little people are walking in the wilderness, walking through the grass, knowing that most of the people in this world are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages... It is understandable to make you use thunderbolt methods, but... It's better to imitate the method of hussars, and also use some methods of spring wind and rain, rewards and punishments are the rules. 』

  『Hey...』Pang Shanmin couldn't help thinking.

  In feudal dynasties, the superiors seldom rewarded the lower-class people, because in the opinion of many superiors, the authority given is already the greatest reward, but the question is how many people can the authority give? And is authority really given by the superior? If a city doesn't have any low-class people, can it be possible to change the left pocket to the right pocket out of thin air with just one authority, and then there will be a lot of supplies that can't be used up inexplicably?

  All wealth is created by the lower class people, and the upper class officials are all tax eaters. But because the upper-level officials have vested interests, they will naturally use various means to protect their status and interests.

  Many punishments and few rewards are the characteristics of feudal dynasties. It seems that giving more rewards to the lower-level people is like digging out a piece of meat from the upper-level officials. In the mouths of these officials, the lower class people seem to be untouchables forever, and the most common principle of human nature, no matter what class there is, there are good and bad, it seems that these officials can turn a blind eye.

  Pang Shanmin looked at Zhang Shiping, then looked down at Zhang Zilubu, pondered for a long time, Fang nodded and said: "You are right, but...there are many people in this world who are just trying to gain fame..."

  Zhang Shiping cupped his hands and said: "Even if you are trying to gain fame, you have at least done a good deed on the surface and got a good result... just like the cattle in Zilu... If more cattle are sent, won't farming be labor-saving?" 』

  Pang Shanmin pondered for a long time without speaking. It's not that he doesn't understand the truth, but as the prefect of Wancheng, his **** is naturally in a different position from Zhang Shiping's. Although Pang Shanmin also farmed at the foot of Lushan Mountain before, but at that time he farmed more for entertainment, just like a hermit on Zhongnan Mountain, he didn't really make a living by farming, so Pang Shanmin can't be regarded as a real grassroots people.

  Zhang Shiping looked at Pang Shanmin, and then continued: "Your Majesty, this Wancheng... is located in the middle of the Han Dynasty, the north, the south, the east, and the west. It is born with all kinds of conveniences. The merchants... the merchants' business is the most profitable..."

  『Hmm…』Pang Shanmin's eyes fell on the Zilu cloth on the table case, he pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said, 『It makes sense. Since you offer this policy, you must think about it, it is better to speak out. 』

Zhang Shiping bowed again, and then said: "We can follow the example of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and form the Wancheng Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce will rule the merchants and formulate industry rules so that the good will be rewarded and the evil will be punished. Naturally, it will be better than doing things in their own way and not knowing the rules. better...'

   Chamber of Commerce, there are those who do real things with their real names, and there are also those who sell dog meat under false pretenses. Wancheng Chamber of Commerce, it’s hard to say that it’s the latter, but it doesn’t do much.

  Pang Shanmin stared at Zhang Shiping, and suddenly smiled, "Do you have spies under your command?" 』

  Zhang Shiping left the table and fell to his knees, "I dare not hide it from the envoy...it is true. The grass-roots status is humble, and they are powerless to refuse... Most of the merchants in the city are like this, so the grass-roots people know the importance of this rule. If the envoy can establish this Wancheng business regulation, it will naturally be able to win over the merchants who are now wandering everywhere...』

Zhang Shiping bowed his head deeply, "The grassroots are scattered all over the world, and they know that merchants are not as good as a dog when they walk in the wild... If there is a loss in Wancheng, the one who suffers is definitely not the envoy, but also the grassroots. I hope to be in Wancheng The Chengan family is no longer a wandering merchant...』

   There is no shortage of big men.

  In other words, under the small-scale peasant economic system, the population will always be overpopulated. After all, there are so many acres in the family, how many people can it support?

   Therefore, the feudal society of China will inevitably maintain a certain amount of unemployed, and use this to form an invisible involution, forcing the lower-class workers to accept lower rewards, and there is no extra energy and time to look up.

Merchants are the unstable factors in the small peasant economy, so they are not recognized by the traditional gentry in Shandong. In the eyes of these Shandong gentry, merchants are the dogs they raise. Just another dog.

   Therefore, Zhang Shiping's words can be described as blood and tears.

When government officials only take money and do not work, do not formulate regulations that should have been formulated by the government, or even do not abide by the rules themselves, naturally there are other underground parties to supplement the rules, and such supplements are often Chaotic, disordered, and even hindered normal development.

  Pang Shanmin pondered for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement. He may just feel that Zhang Shiping's suggestion can better manage the merchants in Wancheng, but what he doesn't know is that Wancheng is also moving from an agricultural city at this moment, which seems to be a matter of course for many years, to a business-oriented urban route...

  (end of this chapter)