The so-called scholars, peasants, industry and merchants, no matter what dynasty they were in, no matter how wealthy the merchants were, their social status was not high. Often a wealthy businessman with a net worth was not as good as a landowner who owned thousands of acres of land in the countryside.

Although this is true, Gao Yeyun does not think so. After all, "There is no stability without farmers, and there is no wealth without business." The importance of businessmen cannot be underestimated.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone wanted to attend the banquet this time, Gao Yeyun secretly thought: In this case, he would take advantage of this opportunity to make the celebration banquet bigger.

Now, this is not only a simple celebration banquet, but also an excellent opportunity for Gao Yeyun to regain the influence of the border towns.

This banquet has been prepared for ten days. The wealthy families in the border town have been waiting for it for a long time, and it has finally begun.

That afternoon, there was an endless stream of guests coming from all the towns and counties in the border towns. The large and small cars behind them were all loaded with things and parked outside the hotel door.

The banquet was held in the hotel, but there were too many guests. Before the banquet started, Gao Yeyun had already screened the guest list several times. Despite this, more than 500 guests were sent out in the end.

Post.

Although there were a lot of people, Gao Yeyun didn't have to worry about such trivial matters because his subordinates had full authority to take care of them.

The people who came to the banquet were all famous aristocratic families, gentry and landowners, and even many officials. They were either rich or noble. Therefore, this banquet was a reflection of my status and identity in the border town.

Among these guests, officials have the most distinguished status, so the official posts are made of gold, the family members get silver posts, and the gentry and landowners get bronze posts.

Although there are remaining merchants who are also among the invited ranks, the posts they receive are only the most ordinary ones.

Even so, the merchants were still very excited to participate in such a banquet.

However, the people who came to the banquet naturally did not come empty-handed. Almost everyone came with heavy gifts, the value of which was basically more than a hundred guan.

Especially those from aristocratic families, the gifts presented are not only priceless, but also very rare.

"Executive member Li from Liuhua County, I would like to present you with a hundred coins!"

"In addition to Liu Yuan from Ruan Township, Wuning County, I would like to present you with a hundred coins!"

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Today, Gao Yeyun specially arranged for a few clerks to receive gifts at the door and keep accounts, and also arranged for a few soldiers with loud voices to shout greetings at the door. Whenever they received a gift, they would shout out a message.

Li Yuanwai from Youxiang and Liu Yuanwai from Ruanxiang are both the richest men in the two townships. Originally, Li Yuanwai and Liu Yuanwai were just merchants. Although they started their business by selling grain, rice, cloth and silk, they were still considered rich in their own townships.

Some fame.

This time I came to attend the banquet with heavy gifts.

One hundred guan of silver was a huge amount of money for them at this time of year, but they didn't feel bad because he thought the money was well spent.

When the soldiers at the door loudly shouted "One Hundred Guan", the guests who were giving gifts outside the hotel couldn't help but talk about it and asked the people around them who Li Yuanwai and Liu Yuanwai were.

At this time, the soldiers outside the door continued to shout: "Chen family of Lan County, five hundred guan in money and two hundred shi in food!"

"Zhang from Qing County, five hundred gu in money and two hundred dan in food!"

"Liu of Qian County, five hundred guan in money and two hundred dan in grain!"

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Three loud sounds rang out in succession, like thunder. The people who had just been surprised by the gift of tens of thousands of dollars to Yuan Wai Li and Yuan Wai Liu were now even more shocked and did not know what to say.

Such a generous gift shocked everyone present.

Not only that, because the Chen family in Lan County, the Zhang family in Qing County, and the Liu family in Qian County are famous aristocratic families in the border towns. Especially the Zhang family and the Liu family, even if they are placed in the country, are the best among the aristocratic families. who.

It's really amazing that such a wealthy family brought such heavy gifts to the banquet.

We are in the midst of a famine for several years now, so food prices are naturally rising. To be able to donate two hundred dan of food is simply a huge amount.

Coupled with the five hundred pounds of cash, this expenditure is really extraordinary. Even from such a wealthy family, it is still surprising to give such a gift.

Before everyone could close their mouths in surprise, they saw another gorgeously dressed butler delivering a post and a gift list to the scribe who received the gift.

Then the voice of shouting out the gift list was heard again.

"The congratulatory gift from Tan County has arrived, ten sheep and one hundred dan of grain!"

"The congratulatory gift from Dong County has arrived, twenty pieces of cloth and ten war horses!"

"The congratulatory gift from Shi County has arrived, fifty dan of grain and fifty guan of money!"

"The congratulatory gifts from Haizhen have arrived, five oxen, thirty war horses, and fifty coins!"

The generous gift list was constantly read out loud. Such gifts shocked the guests present and everyone was stunned.

In a border town, a big merchant looked at the gift list in his hand, which was only thirty pieces of money and a few pieces of cloth. When he heard that other people's gift lists were so rich, he gritted his teeth and tore up the gift list in his hand.

He turned around and said to the housekeeper behind him: "You should rush back to the mansion right now. Ask my wife to come up with another twenty guan of money immediately, and in addition, get 50 dan of grain from the grain we have stored in the granary in the city!"

"Sir, do you want so many things?" the housekeeper asked uncertainly.

"Yes, just do as I say, there are so many people, I can't lose this little face!"

The housekeeper made some calculations and realized that fifty dan of grain was not a small amount. His master had been hoarding grain since last year. According to the current season, the price of grain would only continue to rise. Even if the price would not rise, grain would be valuable in any season. .

Fifty shi of food plus fifty guan of money, this gift is really not light. I wanted to persuade my master, but in the end I nodded and hurried back to the mansion.

At this celebration banquet, people came not only from the wealthy families who had received the post, but also from those who had not. Because they wanted to curry favor with Gao Yeyun, they all came with generous gifts.

Because there was no post, I couldn't attend the banquet. I just brought the gift and left my name on the account book where the gift was received.

Although the gifts he brought cannot be compared with those of the distinguished guests at the banquet, and he only brought some food, there were many people giving gifts, so he still accumulated a lot.

Since it was a gift, no matter how much it was, Gao Yeyun would not refuse it.

Among the many guests who gave gifts, the most shocking ones were the generous gifts given by those three families.

People from the three families not only gave away 500 guan of money, but also 200 dan of grain. Now is the season of food shortage, and this grain is more precious than hundreds of guan of money.

From then on, we can see Gao Yeyun’s current status in the border town. Source

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A steady stream of people sent congratulatory gifts, making everyone feel something unusual.

The banquet hasn't started yet, but the guests have already entered the hotel one after another.

The banquet was divided into about ten halls, large and small, and the seats were arranged according to status.

Several acquaintances were sitting together, drinking tea and talking to each other in low voices.

"Tsk, tsk... Five hundred guan of money and two hundred shi of grain. What a generous deal!" A guest said, "What a wealthy family!"

"No, not everyone has such financial resources. They are a wealthy family, and we can't compare to them."

After hearing this, several people nearby nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we don't dare to compare with such aristocratic families!"

People outside the hotel are still queuing up to give gifts. Since the three aristocratic families gave heavy gifts, the guests who came later all intentionally or unintentionally increased their gifts.

Some wealthy families in the border towns saw that the gift-givers had sent a lot of food, and also added food to the gift list. After all, it was a famine now, and the importance of food was self-evident, so there was nothing wrong with sending food.

Not only do these aristocratic families have a lot of fertile land under their names, but they also have plenty of money on hand. Even in such a famine season, they can still hoard a lot of food.

Especially in various merchants, many people are hoarding all the grain without selling a single grain of rice, just waiting for a good opportunity to make money.

It stands to reason that when a prince holds a banquet, he should not only present some money and food, but also some rare items. But for some reason, these guests instead bring money and food.

In fact, it is not surprising. It is said that the deputy general once accidentally revealed that Gao Yeyun was not interested in luxury and rare things. On the contrary, he was more interested in money and food.

Everyone also understood what was going on. After all, there was a disaster now, and both the people and the soldiers needed food.

Therefore, in this gift list, the gift of grain is basically indispensable. It can be as large as the two hundred shi of grain given by the three aristocratic families, or as little as one or two shi of grain to express their meager feelings.

From time to time, the lieutenant would look at the account book where he received the gifts. As long as he saw the number of grains in the account book increasing, a faint smile would appear on his usually rigorous face.

"King Yun, we harvested quite a lot of food today." The deputy general said to Gao Yeyun with a smile on his face.

Gao Yeyun is opening Su Tao's letter. Su Tao is still dealing with business matters in Hezhou and will not be back for a while.

Thinking of Su Tao, Gao Yeyun couldn't stop smiling. Hearing the deputy general say this, he felt even happier.

"Well, I understand." Although Gao Yeyun's tone was light, the smile on his face was still there.

At this time, the butler came in and reported: "King Yun, the banquet is about to begin!"

Gao Yeyun put away Su Tao's letter and said, "Okay, you go down first, and I will arrive soon."

Following the deputy general, we came to the hall. After saying a few polite words to start the banquet, the banquet officially began.

There were many guests at the banquet, so the banquet was naturally lively, and the palace's wine and food were naturally abundant.

Moreover, Gao Yeyun had previously specifically asked the deputy general to invite a famous singer to play the piano at the banquet.

Gao Yeyun took Gao Yejing and the deputy general to each hall to get a glass of wine, and then returned to the main hall.
Chapter completed!