Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 307
The status of merchants in the Han Dynasty is extremely low, and there is no need for Wen Renxi to meet them in person. These merchants are not qualified to sit with the officials of the Han Dynasty to discuss important matters. Wang Sheng asked Wen Renxi to wait in the mansion, and went to call these merchants Come here and discuss with them in person. Wen Renxi is restless and unwilling to stay in the palace all day, so he went out with his entourage to inspect Hanzhong County.

Wang Sheng sent officials to order them to come. Wang Sheng is gentle, but most of these merchants are extremely jealous of these Han officials. In the past, the first thing many famous officials did when they arrived in a place was to attack the powerful and copy the merchants' homes. , Because of this, merchants respect officials very much, and they cannot afford to offend even the lowest-level Qiangfu.

After learning that Wang Sheng called them to come, the merchants changed into the most outdated clothes by coincidence. , you are a fat lamb in their eyes, of course, you can't dress too badly.

Because there was a big merchant before, when he visited the local prefect, he was angrily reprimanded by the prefect because he was dressed too shabby.
The merchants who had learned their lessons seriously dressed up. After a long time, they packed up properly and left the house. The big merchants in Hanzhong County rushed to the prefect's mansion worriedly. Recently, they have no contact with the prefect. Calling them over suddenly, I'm afraid it's not a good thing. Could it be that we want to pay for the repair of Chidao?
When they arrived at the Taishou's mansion, Wang Sheng sent his servants out to meet them and brought them into the study.

All the merchants met again one by one, and handed over their salutes one after another.

Wang Sheng exchanged pleasantries with each of them first, and then started the topic.

"What? Seven out of ten??"

The merchants’ faces were pale and their eyes widened. When they heard that Wang Sheng allowed them to go out of the Great Wall to conduct trade, they were so excited that they almost danced. They were still thinking about the flattering words of Wang Sheng. It was an extremely heavy blow to them. The cost of this trip must be huge. If [-]% of the profit is allocated to the government office, what is left for him?

They gritted their teeth and frowned tightly, but they didn't dare to refute, so they could only remain silent.

Wang Sheng said helplessly: "You still have [-]% of the profit left, and there will be no loss. Why not do it?"

These people are still silent, and they are also thinking in their hearts, how much profit will be left, and if they disagree with Wang Sheng, will they bring any trouble to themselves? They really don't want to resist Wang Sheng's order. Wang Sheng, he gave an order, none of his people can survive alone, and they are a little scared when they see them.

Wang Sheng was also a little helpless, and asked: "Since I became the prefect, have I ever harmed you and others? Have I ever committed any unrighteous actions?"

"No, Wang Gongxian also"

"It's just that I don't know why the prince suddenly wants to act like this? Before, we approached the prince to discuss foreign trade, but the prince refused. The prince said in the past that this matter is harmful to the country. If this is the case, should we think more about it? Discuss again?" A merchant said with a smile.

Seeing their uncooperativeness, Wang Sheng was also a little displeased, and said coldly, "It's not my intention, but the Grand Duke of the court came to Hanzhong himself to make me act like this, I am a kind person, but if you offend If you become the Grand Duke of the court, I'm afraid we will all be in trouble!"

Hearing what Wang Sheng said, these merchants were naturally even more fearful. They looked at each other for a while, and then asked cautiously: "Which minister is it? Behavior is so... Cruel and thoughtful."

"Could it be that Mr. Situ came personally?"

A merchant asked suspiciously.

"Hey!" The other sneered with some disdain, and said, "If Mr. Situ comes here, can we still chat with the prefect here?"

When everyone thought about it, it was indeed the case. If the first traitor of the dynasty came, I am afraid that people like myself are already in prison, and maybe there will be a prefect to accompany him. Since it is not Situ Gong, what would it be? What about the minister?The price is so high. Suddenly, one person's eyes lit up, trembling, and asked, "Could it be Wen Rengong?"

"what?!"

"Wenrengong!" Several merchants exclaimed, and for a moment, everyone stared at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng was a little creeped by these fiery eyes, he coughed and said, "It is indeed Wen Rengong."

"Mr. Wen Ren has come to Hanzhong!!!" Several merchants shouted, jumping up quickly, and asked loudly, "Where is Mr. Wen Ren!?" Wang Sheng didn't understand why these people were like this Excited, he said slowly: "Mr. Wen Ren is here for state affairs, and now he is patrolling Hanzhong."

"Haha~~" Several merchants laughed excitedly, the leader was trembling all over, and asked cautiously: "Maybe we have seen and heard about him?"

"Wen Rengong, as the Grand Duke of the court, how can he be on the same level as you?" Wang Sheng said with some displeasure.

"It's reasonable. It's just that we really want to meet Rengong. If the king can allow it, let alone take seven, it's... take. Eight, I will admit it!" The merchants said excitedly, Wang Sheng was a little confused again. He really didn't understand these things recently. What's the situation? He asked a little blankly: "You and Wen Rengong are the township party?"

"That's not the case. The king doesn't know something. Many merchants in Yizhou set up gods for Wen Rengong, worshiping him day and night. They regard him as an immortal. In remote places in Yizhou, many people call Wen Rengong God of Wealth, hearing about the way people make money is our lifelong pursuit!!" The merchants said excitedly with fiery eyes, and private sacrifices are the most frequent in Yizhou.

It is also the most troublesome problem for the emperors of all dynasties. This is also the reason why the Zhang family can develop rapidly here. It was this group of people before. Those who worship mountains and rivers, those who worship Nengchen's name and appearance, and even those who worship Xiang Yu, these things are repeatedly prohibited. Wang Sheng really did not expect that Wen Rengong has also been set up as a sacrifice!

Still a god of wealth
"Then you worship on weekdays. Are you asking for money?"

"Yes."

Wang Sheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Forget it, then I'll talk to Wen Rengong, but I don't know if he can come or not."

The merchants nodded their heads, and some even shed tears with excitement. We are so lucky to finally be able to meet Wenren Gong, and they are not worried about whether the Wenren Guild will come, because they have financial resources , How could it fail to attract the God of Wealth?

(End of this chapter)