Spring and Autumn I Am King

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After listening to Zhao Wuxi, he pretended to ponder: "Zigong is from the Wei, but why did he want to redeem the people from Lu?"

"The gentleman didn't know something, so he worshipped a master in Qufu as his teacher, so he traveled to and from Jin, Wei, and Lu all year round. "

"Don't hide the gentleman, this time I came to Jin, and I gave two people from Qufu Lu who had already redeemed two concubines on the road, and let them return to the country. If it is not for lack of financial resources, I am willing to redeem the servants of the world, regardless of their origin. It's free!"

Zhao Wuxi sighed and sighed: "I heard that the sages of ancient times treat the people the same regardless of their origin, place of origin, men, women and children.

Zigong thought he had agreed, and was immediately happy.

However, Zhao Wuxi's tone changed: "But, I can't promise you about this!"

When Duanmu Ci refused to see Zhao Wuxi, he knew that things would not be so easy today, so he bowed again: "Gentleman, Ci is willing to redeem it at twice the price!"

Zhao Wuxie took a sip of the syrup and smiled, "Did Duanmuzi take me as a Fan's little official, or an ordinary businessman? This is too small for me, Zhao Wuxie."

"Ci dare not..."

"Let me ask Duanmuzi, do you know where these Lu potters came from?"

"I have already asked that Zheng Shang, he actually ate from a doctor in the state of Qi. These Lu people came from Yundi and Yangguan, which were destroyed by the Qi army last year."

Zhao Wuxi knew that the state of Lu has always been famous for its exquisite craftsmanship. There is a reason for this.

In the past, when King Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou also ruled the world, and the feudal lords were enthroned. The core of each prince is naturally the people from Zongzhou, who are good at agriculture and belong to the first-class citizens. The Yin people lost their original aristocratic status and were often relocated by their clans to become second-class commoners, who had to engage in other occupations.

When Duke Zhou was in the kingdom of his son Boqin, in the name of King Cheng of Zhou, he bestowed the seven tribes of the Yin people in the state of Lu. Among them were the Tao clan, who were engaged in pottery management, and the Zhu clan, who engaged in smelting and casting. Therefore, the handicraft industry in Lu was relatively developed.

Thinking of it this way, in the past few decades, it is not surprising that the state-defying artisan Gongshuban, such as Gongshuban, will appear in the state of Lu. In the future, the influence of the Mo family will also be concentrated in Lu Songwei and other Yin hometowns.

And although the state of Lu claimed to have a thousand chariots, its fighting power was not bad, but unfortunately it responded to Cao Lie's words, "the meat-eaters are contemptible", and the ruler was cowardly and incompetent, so he was reduced to a small fish belly on Si Shang. The Qi people attacked today, the Chu State ran over tomorrow, and the Lu State was repeatedly forced to forge alliances under the city and was extorted.

And the first people in various countries are naturally Ludi craftsmen.

For example, in the second year of Duke Chenggong of Lu, when the State of Chu invaded Lu and reached Yangqiao, Mengsun asked for peace and bribed the people of Chu to cut, hold needles, and weave a hundred people. The Qi State attacked Lu this time, and it also looted the craftsmen of Lu.

Zhao Wuxi also pays attention to major international events, so he naturally knows what the two situations are.

He said: "Good, that Zigong should also know that the state of Qi and the Yanghu of Lu are still in Yundi and Yangguan, and the war is raging. You let those craftsmen return home at this time, isn't that driving people through fire? ? Zi is not saving people, but hurting people!"

Duanmu Ci was slightly startled: "Here, Ci can place them in the Duanmu family's manor in the Wei Kingdom..."

"What's the difference between that and leaving home? How do they make a living?"

Duanmu Ci was dumb. After all, he was only about 20 years old. He didn't think so thoroughly. His usual tongue-tied words were of no use in front of Zhao Wuxi.

But he saw Zhao Wuxi squinting his eyes and holding out three fingers.

Duanmuci was shocked. Could it be that he said so much in order to get him to buy it at three times the price? The little gentleman without shirt is not such a person!

But I heard Zhao Wuxi say slowly: "Three years, I am not the Fan's craftsman's workshop, and I will not bind those Lu people for life, I only want them to work on my territory for three years. I am not regarded as a servant and concubine, It is a free craftsman whose family members can eat and live in peace, and if their relatives in the state of Lu want to avoid the war, they can also pick them up.”

Like a lawyer who seeks wages for migrant workers in later generations, Duanmuci asked eagerly, "What about three years later?"

"Three years later, I will allow them to regain their freedom! If they are willing to stay, it is natural. If they want to return to their hometown, they can leave, and they will be given the money they need on the road and the money and silk they need to settle down after returning home. I am currently in Jin. A piece of tranquility saves them the pain of running around and working hard."

Duanmuci secretly thought in his heart, didn't you almost get into a fight during the winter solstice last year?

However, he could only say good things. Zhao's gentleman did this, although it was not in line with the result he wanted most, but it was considered thoughtful and acceptable. Moreover, as a noble family, it is extremely rare to be able to negotiate with one of his merchants in a negotiable tone.

So, the fate of those Lu people was decided in this way. Although Duanmuci asked for their orders, they did not have the right to choose.

Since he finally got on the line of Zigong, Zhao Wuxi would not let it go easily.

He pretended to be curious again and asked about Zigong's "Master" in Lu. As the most supportive disciple of Confucius in history, Zigong was naturally full of praise.

Zhao Wuxi was someone who had read the Analects, and he was able to recite a lot. He also knew a little about Confucius's ideology and scholarship, so he was able to chat with Zigong very well. People of the same way.

After getting closer to Zigong, Zhao Wuxi said meaningfully: "Zigong has a dispute with Fan's craftsman this time, and it may be difficult to do business in Jin in the future..."

Duanmuci nodded with a wry smile: "I didn't expect Fan to be so arrogant, but the world is huge, with dozens of states, enough for me to walk, and Ci will not lose my livelihood."

Does this mean that you will go around the state of Jin in the future? This can't be done, you still get my bowl.

So Zhao Wuxi leaned forward and suggested to Zigong: "Why do this, Wuxi admires Zigong as a person, and I heard that you are good at commodity farming, and guessed that the market conditions are often hit, if you don't dislike it, you can be willing to be sheltered by Zhao. ?"

But Duanmu Ci's expression was very firm: "The gentleman has good intentions, he has given his heart to lead, and then he has been given freedom to travel around the countries~www.wuxiahere.com~ I am used to freedom, and the business is only a sideline, and my main focus is on studying with the Master in the State of Lu. Eat in Gongqing, let the descendants be bound by this..."

Duanmuci was unwilling for the son of Shang to be a businessman once he was served in the government office and became a "commercial and industrial food official" again.

Zhao Wuxi waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, it's not that Zigong will become a merchant of the Zhao family, but a solemn oath with me. In the future, I will be the owner, provide the goods, and protect you from the Fan family. Make things difficult. You will sell all countries for me. From now on, the checkpoints will be unblocked, and there will be no need to pay taxes. It is a win-win cooperation, not a master-slave relationship that binds you!"

After Duanmuci heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was a lot to do.

In today's world, although all countries swear in their oaths that "there will be no obstacles in the way of communication" and "no taxation if the city is closed."

But in fact, the greedy aristocrats even increased the land tax from the eleventh tax to the twenty-one tax, and they said "two, especially not enough", how can they not pluck the hair of the rich and weak merchants?

As a result, not only the state and state officials set up cards, but also the ministers under them also set up cards in the road sections of their respective territories.

But if you have Zhao's protection and hold the commander's talisman, at least in Jin State, all this can be avoided!

The Confucian master and apprentice of the Zhao family highly appreciate the kindness of the gentleman of the Zhao family. With such favorable and harmless conditions, how could he not be moved?

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