Rebirth of Tang Dynasty as a dad

Hou Junji was dispatched to the barren land in Northeast China to deal with the Hu people. This was everyone's opinion. From then on, there was no such person as Hou Shangshu and General Hou in the court.

At the same time, according to the agreement, the leaders of the three tribes in the Northeast set off at the beginning of spring to return to Chang'an City.

Li Er made people receive the other party grandly, but he didn't expect that something went wrong with the leaders of the three clans. After the meeting, they didn't bow down and surrender, but complained.

They filed a complaint in front of the Tang Emperor, and asked to see Du Shaoqing and Du He brothers by name.

After some questioning, Li Er knew why. It turned out that the Du Family Chamber of Commerce made an agreement to hire the three tribes to fight with military expenses and food, and later paid compensation for the war damage. According to the number of people killed in battle, the corresponding ones would be given to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Pension treatment.

But it's a good thing now, because of the surrender of the three clans, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce actually went back on its word, and was unwilling to pay the pensions for the soldiers who died in battle.

If the three clans had soldiers and generals in the past, they would definitely not complain here and just raise troops to take revenge, but now it is no longer possible. The three clans lost almost all their combat power and became toothless tigers. Nothing was damaged, they could only swallow their anger and ran to Chang'an as courtiers to file a complaint.

Li Er, who was originally high-spirited and overjoyed, felt as if someone had poured cold water on him, and his mood fell to the extreme in an instant.

What a bastard, since when did I, Tang Dynasty, be reprimanded by a group of barbarians by pointing their noses like this?But this time, even he, the emperor, felt wronged and shameless.

Let people appease the leaders of the three clans and suppress the matter of accepting the surrender and reward. Li Er sent someone to call Du Shaoqing urgently.

"Are you, Du Shaoqing, the one who is short of money? You don't even want your reputation because of a small amount of money. Everyone in the world is watching. It's a pension for the martyrs who died in battle. You can earn this kind of money?"

Li Er scolded Du Shaoqing, and Du Shaoqing was immediately stunned.

"Where does this start? When did I make money? I've been losing money everywhere. Your Majesty, what can you tell me!" Du Shaoqing said injustice.

Li Er flicked his sleeves and signaled to the servant Gao, "I am ashamed to deal with this profiteer, you come and tell him."

The servant Lao Gao walked up to Du Shaoqing and whispered the matter, Du Shaoqing exclaimed: "Impossible, I have specifically explained that regardless of whether the matter of taking over the three northern tribes is successful or not, the compensation and compensation agreed before the war will be one Not a centimeter less."

"You mean that the three chiefs wanted to be capricious and deliberately made excuses. They didn't come to surrender, but to ask for trouble?" Li Er asked.

This will not.

Du Shaoqing murmured: "Did they recuperate and swell just after the winter?

If it weren't for our Datang to support them with clothes and food, they would probably die a lot of people this winter, they are fools

Could it be that someone from the Chamber of Commerce played tricks? "

Speaking of this, Du Shaoqing was in shock.

"The shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce is your wife, go back and ask her." Li Erbai said with a glance at his son-in-law.

"No, no, Xiao Wu is pregnant and has been raising babies at home for a long time. The daily business of the chamber of commerce has been handed over to the Erhu who came back from the northeast to take care of it, and the Erhu from the Northeast has been handed over to the scalpers who have made contributions in Goguryeo. Could it be that

Your Majesty, let me find out the truth and give you an explanation. "

Li Er pointed in the direction of Honglu Temple, "It's not to give me an explanation. The leaders of the three clans called you and wanted to see you, Du Shaoqing. I'm afraid you have to give them an explanation. Go, your subordinates can't be too lenient. Although you It is to let go of the shopkeeper, but it is also necessary to strictly restrain the unconscious behavior of the subordinates.

This is not just your personal face, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce is now Datang's golden signboard, and it is also Datang's face that has been hit in the event of an accident. "

After being severely criticized, Du Shaoqing came out of the palace and came to Du's Chamber of Commerce, and Erhu was called over.

"How much do you know about the distribution of pensions for soldiers killed in the Northeast?"

From the tone of his voice, Erhu could tell that the shopkeeper was in a bad mood, "It was arranged by the second lady after the war. Before I came back, I explained it to the scalper who stayed in Fuyu City in the northeast. After that, I didn't bother with it. The scalper I have been working in the Northeast for more than three years, I am very familiar with the situation, and I am capable enough, so I should be able to handle it well.

What's wrong with the shopkeeper?Is something wrong in the Northeast? "

"Go and find out the account books of the Chamber of Commerce going to the Northeast in the past six months, I want to check it.

The three tribes in the Northeast came to Chang'an to surrender today, and it can be seen that His Majesty's first sentence was to ask the teacher for the crime, saying that our Du Family Chamber of Commerce withheld the pensions of their fallen soldiers, and His Majesty was furious. "

Erhu exclaimed: "Really? It's impossible!

Since our Chamber of Commerce was established, it has always been credit first. The second lady specifically told us that no matter how many people died in the Northeast War, the money and food we promised to go out must be delivered clearly.

Is it possible that the scalpers secretly kept it secret?He doesn't have the guts. "

"If you have the guts, you have to check to find out. The second lady can't get away and let you act as an agent for a while. It's good for you to let go of it relying on your trust in the scalper. At least you have to check the accounts, right?" Du Shaoqing reprimanded.

Erhu said awkwardly: "It's not that you don't know the shopkeeper. Nuo Da's chamber of commerce, from the extreme south to the extreme north, from the extreme east to the extreme west, our chamber of commerce's business routes have traveled almost all over the world. Erhu's ability It is really limited, and it is impossible to control the overall situation with ease like the second lady.

In desperation, I can only take care of some important business. "

Du Shaoqing put down the account book and sighed: "Yes, the Chamber of Commerce is developing too fast, and our manpower is extremely insufficient. Madam has told me about these things many times, and I planned to let her support it for another two or three years.

This time it happened that Madam was pregnant, otherwise she would definitely have noticed the clues. "

"Shopkeeper, Madam said that the top priority of the chamber of commerce is loyalty, and among those who can be trusted, there are even fewer who are suitable for doing business. Would you consider it if someone under your staff chose you?" Erhu suggested.

"Oh? Well, let's hear it. Among you brothers, only your second child is smarter. None of them are suitable for business.

The third and fourth take care of the pharmacy, and the eldest and fifth take care of the family. The foundation of our Du family is still too shallow. "

Erhu said: "The subordinate is not talking about our brothers, but our second son. He is an old man you brought out from Luoxia Town, and he is young. After a few years of training, he will be able to take charge of himself."

who?You mean Shaoming?

Du Shaoqing waved his hands again and again and said: "No, no, I'm afraid you don't know that kid. I let him study at ease and he won't do it. Every day, I force him to do foreign work in the study. I let him learn to count and he won't do it. If he could like counting, I would have already intended to train him.

It's a pity that that kid only loves to practice martial arts. He used to like to fight in the mountains, but now in the city, he is fascinated by dancing spears and sticks. I passed on his Du family's family martial arts and promised to send him to follow my third brother Du in the future. He joined the army, that boy Shaoming was very happy. "

Erhu disappointed and said, "Oh, that's really a pity."

"Forget it, let's look for it slowly. Talents who can run a large chamber of commerce in Nuoda are almost hard to come by. It is a blessing for the Du family to have a wife. In the future, I will often come to help take care of it. Today, let's find out the cause of the incident in the Northeast."

The two chatted and looked at the accounts and information of the Northeast. From the accounts, there seemed to be no problem. To be cautious, Du Shao checked it a second time.

After all, the Northeast is too far away. In this era, there are no telegraphs and telephones. Chang'an is urgent. No one can wait for [-] miles to rush back and forth for as long as a month.

"Shopkeeper, look here is a piece of news, there seems to be something wrong." Erhu handed over a piece of information.

It said that the steward of the Feng family of the Southern Grain Fleet had reported a piece of news, saying that since the end of last year, the demand for grain in the Northeast had been gradually reduced, which was inconsistent with the original agreement between the upper echelons of the two parties.

This was a message of inquiry, but at that time Wu Zhao had just handed over the affairs to Erhu, and was ignored by the newly appointed Erhu.

"Food? Come, bring the price list of the Northeast for the past six months." Du Shaoqing had a keen sense that something was wrong.

Sure enough, after a while, Du Shaoqing yelled at the case: "Damn scalper, tell me this kind of cleverness?"

"Shopkeeper, did you find something?" Erhu was puzzled.

"Look, the Northeast prices show that because it is more difficult to transport goods in winter, the cost of goods generally increases, including food and clothing." Du Shaoqing pointed to the price list and said.

Erhu still didn't see it, "That's right. Everyone stays at home in winter, so the demand for food and clothing is huge. If the supply is not enough, it will be fatal. However, it is very difficult to transport everywhere in the snow and ice, and the price increase is normal. Everyone knows this."

Du Shaoqing reminded: "If it is transported from Datang, it is indeed a common thing, and it has been like this for so many years.