Chapter 723 Gold
Gold, to be precise, is golden sand or golden beans. As the box breaks, it is everywhere. Under the sunlight, these golden sands emit a dazzling golden light. Everyone on the street stares at the scene in front of them in a daze, and even wonders whether they are dreaming, because only in dreams can they see so much gold.
However, in the face of this sudden change, all the men escorting the convoy were shocked. The leader was so angry that he cursed, and then someone surrounded Jinzi. The guards at the Corner Gate were afraid that something would happen. After all, the eyes of the people around him were green when they looked at Jinzi, which made him immediately order a team of guards to separate the convoy from the onlookers to avoid looting and causing a stampede accident.
Fortunately, the guard of the city gate responded in time, and the words of gold and silk were touching are not just a joke. When they saw so much gold falling in front of them all at once, many people instinctively wanted to step forward. After all, just grab one or two handfuls would be enough for them to buy land and buy land, and they would no longer have to work as hard as they are now.
However, seeing the bright waist knife in the guard's hand, I finally poured a basin of cold water on these people's impulse, which made them calm down for the time being. After all, although gold is tempting, life is even more precious. Moreover, these gold is the property of the Dingbei Hou. Even if they can snatch it away, I may not be able to stay in the Song Dynasty in the future.
The men were very fast and cleaned up the golden sand on the ground in a short while and then left immediately. However, as soon as the convoy left, someone immediately ran over to search on the ground. After all, there were so many golds that had just dropped, and maybe there would be omissions.
It’s true that someone actually found it. After all, the golden sand dropped was too small, and the people just now were too hasty to clean up, so someone soon found a golden bean, which made the others even more crazy and blocked the city gate. In the end, it was the guard of the corner gate that drove the crowd away to end the farce.
At the same time, in a restaurant dozens of steps away from the Jiaomen, Li Zhang and Zhou Liang's father Zhou Ning were smiling at the Jiaomen. They saw everything that happened just now. To be precise, this was originally planned by Li Zhang on purpose.
"Marquis Dingbei, isn't this a bit too ostentatious?" Zhou Ning asked Li Zhang with some trepidation at this time. Although the Zhou family is usually very ostentatious and likes to show off their wealth. The food and consumption at home are even more luxurious than in the palace, but there is still no such thing as Li Zhang.
"General Zhou, don't worry, I not only want everyone in the capital to know that we have brought more than a dozen carts of gold, but also put this matter in the newspaper so that the whole world can know about it!" Li Zhang smiled proudly.
"You still have to go to the newspaper?" Zhou Ning was shocked when he heard Li Zhang's words.
After this period of development, newspapers have not only gained a firm foothold in the capital, but have also begun to be distributed in other cities, such as Luoyang, Chang'an and other places. However, due to distance, the news in the newspapers may be a little lagging behind.
"We don't return to our hometown without returning to our hometown, like walking in bright clothes at night, who knows it! We have made so much money in Nanyang, so we naturally have to let everyone in the world know!" Li Zhang smiled again.
"This...this..." Zhou Ning showed a embarrassed look when he heard this, and didn't know what to say?
Some time ago, Li Zhang joined forces with several nobles including the Zhou family to buy a fleet in Quanzhou to travel to Nanyang. Li Zhang had killed so many Hu merchants before and also had many priceless routes. In order to attract these nobles, the more you earn in your first business, the better, so Li Zhang chose the route with the most valuable.
There are several islands rich in gold and spices on this route, and natives are willing to trade with the outside world. Li Zhang and his fleet were filled with cotton, porcelain and other goods, and followed this route to Nanyang. As a result, the wealth of this route was beyond Li Zhang's expectations. Ordinary cotton, porcelain and other goods were exchanged for more than a dozen ships of spices, as well as a large amount of gold, gems, and the net profit was more than ten times.
Li Zhang also decided to make a big public about this successful trade. After all, if you want Song to turn his attention from land to ocean, the only way is to let them see huge profits. People in any era have the nature of seeking profits, so Li Zhang designed the scene of Jiaomen. I believe that after today, the entire capital will know the large amount of gold he transported from other places.
Of course, this is far from enough. Li Zhang also planned to hold a dividend meeting to send the gold publicly to the homes of several nobles participating in the trade, and also to publish it in newspapers to tell the world. At that time, he would not believe others and would not be moved.
Zhou Ning was actually a little confused about Li Zhang's plan. After all, he just treated Haimao as a business. Now that this business is making money, all they have to do is to make a fortune. But Li Zhang is good, and he actually wants to promote this business all over the world. Others will definitely follow suit. So how can they do business?
Zhou Ning's idea was actually very normal. In fact, in the later Ming and Qing dynasties, merchants in the south had this idea. They monopolized trade on the ocean, and then instigated the court to ban the sea, and even colluded with Japanese pirates to force the court to ban the sea, so that they could enjoy the huge profits brought by ban on the sea, but they did not think that it was precisely because of their greed that a civilization that had almost destroyed thousands of years.
Of course, Li Zhang knew that Zhou Ning was unwilling to make it public, but the initiative in this matter was in his hands, so Zhou Ning had no choice but to agree.
The matter was just as Li Zhang guessed. That afternoon, there were rumors in the entire capital that Li Zhang had transported a large number of gold from other places. Wealth was always one of the most popular topics for human beings, so there were more and more speculations about these gold. Li Zhang also took the initiative to release news to make people know that these gold was transported from the southern coast. Recalling that Li Zhang had killed so many Hu merchants on the southern coast before, many people actually said that the gold was obtained by Li Zhang's collection of Hu merchants' property.
As a result, some people believed it. Even in the morning court the next day, a censor impeached Li Zhang to embezzle the prisoner's property. In normal times, Li Zhang would be angry no matter how generous Li Zhang was. However, now he thought the matter was too small. After such a quarrel between the censors, the matter would become more and more serious.
It was precisely because of the above idea that Li Zhang did not rush to explain. After several days of preparation, the storm of this matter became increasingly serious. At the same time, more people doubted whether Li Zhang had really embezzled Hu Shang's property?
Chapter completed!