Datang Longya

Chapter 690 The Two Extremes
The current Datang, if you want to compete with it, a simple country may no longer be able to do it.

Now, no matter whether it is a prairie person or a plateau person, they can no longer make the Central Plains people tremble.

They need to re-examine the mode of getting along with the Central Plains people!
The train experiment was very successful, and businessmen with a keen sense of smell rushed to Tianxialou on the same day, demanding to sign a contract for train freight.

Even if the line has not yet been laid to their area.

This contract, in the form of an auction, allows merchants to bid.

After all, merchants in the region are competitive, and there is only one railway line, which definitely cannot satisfy all merchants.

The Tianxialou Auction House, which had been silent for a while, became active again.

"Don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality. The railway transportation contract, hehe, can make money, but also offend many people!"

After the eldest grandson's housekeeper finished speaking, he held up the sign again: "[-] silver coins per year, plus [-]% of the price of the goods shipped!"

The merchants didn't expect the housekeeper of the eldest grandson's family to be so ruthless, even asking for a commission.It seems that in Liaodong, the contract must fall to their family!
There was silence, not many people could afford the price of [-] silver coins, and no one dared to grab Zhao Guogong's job.

In the booth of the auction, Leng Feng watched the competition outside while enjoying Di Renjie and Wu Mei's massage.

Wu Mei said while pressing: "Master, if we are like this, we may get support from one family in one area, but offend everyone else!"

Di Renjie let go, went to pour tea for Leng Feng, and said while pouring tea: "Master, what Senior Sister said is not unreasonable, what is your purpose for doing this?"

Di Renjie is different from Wu Mei, Wu Mei only believes in what she deduces, while Di Renjie almost worships and believes in everything the master says.In his opinion, Master would never do such a stupid thing.

Leng Feng took the teacup Di Renjie handed over, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have another purpose in doing this, which is to force small businesses to merge.

Now Datang's commercial alternative to agriculture has become the main taxpayer, and scattered businesses compete with each other, resulting in the fact that none of them are profitable.They can't make a profit, and taxes can't be raised.

How good it is now, those who cooperate with the railway can stand out.Those who have obtained the cooperation qualification will definitely attract small merchants to cooperate together in order to exert the effect of transportation, and small merchants will also actively ask for mergers for this ride.

In this way, the integration of the same industry in the region can further promote the income of business tax, isn't this beneficial! "

After hearing Leng Feng's words, Di Renjie smiled at Wu Mei: "Did you hear that, I knew that Master would not do things casually."

Wu Mei just snorted coldly, and ignored Di Renjie, but hugged Leng Feng's arm: "Master, after the steam engine is finished, I don't have much fun anymore, can you let me study in the Academy of Arts?"

"Huh? No, no! Why are you going there as a girl! If you want to learn something, Master can teach you!"

Leng Feng was taken aback, the Wenyuan is a place where women can enter?In this era, it is believed that "a woman without talent is a virtue". The greatness of a family of women is that they can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can write and read letters, which is already a unique existence.

When personnel in key departments such as the Jinglei Division marry wives, the first choice is a peasant woman who cannot read at all.

As for studying knowledge, tsk tsk tsk, don't even think about it, this is something against the rules.

Wu Mei immediately pouted: "I asked my wife before, and my wife had the same reaction as you. I don't understand why women can't learn and become officials? They have to stay at home honestly and raise children , embroidery or something?"

Leng Feng and Di Renjie looked at each other, and the master and apprentice shrugged together.This is a fixed idea in society, and it cannot be changed by one or two people, even if it is an emperor.

"Meiniang, Master has the final say on this, it's useless if you tell Master."

Seeing Wu Mei lower her head, a little disappointed, Leng Feng said: "Since there is nothing interesting in Chang'an, you can go to the grassland. You haven't gone to the grassland to see your mother and sister for a while."

Wu Mei pouted: "There is nothing interesting in the grassland, how about...Master, why don't you send someone to take me to the prince's senior brother, I will travel around the Tang Dynasty with the senior brother."

"this."

Leng Feng looked at Di Renjie, saw Di Renjie nodding wildly, and said, "It's not impossible, but you can't cause trouble for your senior prince!"

Wu Mei nodded frantically.

After asking Lao Yuan to arrange someone for her, Wu Mei followed Lao Yuan out of the private room.

It wasn't until Wu Mei left that Di Renjie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, you should have asked the prince to take her away long ago."

Seeing Di Renjie gaining a soul in an instant, Leng Feng couldn't help laughing and said: "Tsk tsk tsk, what's going on with you two? Why do I think it's a bit like falling in love and killing each other?"

Di Renjie shook his head crazily: "Master, don't run on me, me and her? How is it possible? I just don't like her character, and she also thinks I'm awkward.

Every time we meet, we argue about something.Sometimes she doesn't take it seriously, and she uses her identity as a senior sister to pressure me.Master, what were you thinking in the first place to accept a female apprentice? "

Leng Feng scratched his chin and accepted Wu Mei as his apprentice, to tell the truth, it was just to diverge the timeline.Anyway, no matter what Li Shimin said, it is impossible to choose a concubine for his apprentice.As for Li Zhi, I'm afraid he can't even be the emperor!

Seeing that Leng Feng just scratched his chin and didn't speak, Di Renjie could only sigh.

During the study of the steam engine, he did not know how many times he argued with Wu Mei.Many times he did not quarrel with her more fiercely because he adhered to the idea of ​​"good men don't fight women".

Leng Feng didn't know what he thought of, suddenly slapped his thigh, and said to Di Renjie: "Why don't you go and play with your brother Prince, the master will give you a year off."

"what?"

Di Renjie almost fell off the chair.

"Master, I, I won't go! Well, by the way, Brother Wei Wang still wants to study iron-clad ships! He needs help!"

At the same time, Di Renjie shouted in his heart: "After finally getting rid of this woman, how can we get together?"

Leng Feng smiled: "Actually, Wu Mei and you two are quite complementary. Renjie likes to make decisions before you act, while Wu Mei acts vigorously and resolutely. In terms of doing things, you two are both extreme. You won’t miss an opportunity or do something wrong directly!”

Di Renjie raised his head suddenly: "Well, Master, I suspect, are you trying to hold a red thread for us?"

Leng Feng quickly shook his head: "How is it possible, you think too much, I just hope you two can learn from each other, don't think so much."

(End of this chapter)