Wei Zheng's attitude towards Wu Xi and Chen Zhengtai was completely different.

He silently adheres to his own moral standards.

No one can break this moral standard, including himself.

After pondering for a while, after thinking about the words, Wei Zheng said seriously: "Although the students have seen many incredible places in Erpigou, they have indeed had many benefits for the people, but they have also seen some chaos."

Seeing that he was serious, Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but nod: "There are some chaos."

Seeing that Chen Zhengtai nodded in agreement with his point of view, Wei Zheng told the story.

"For example, in the exchange, many people take advantage of the opportunity. The stock price rises and falls are sometimes too powerful, and there are even many illegal merchants who join forces to create panic and make profits from it. Some merchants often have disputes when trading. In addition, many people cheat."

Wei Zheng paused for a while, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Chen Zhengtai in confusion, and continued to speak.

"Do your mentor know these things?"

Chen Zhengtai coughed: "This is something... I know more or less."

Wei Zheng said with a righteous heart.

"Mr. When a thing just appears, there will inevitably be many opportunists. But if these unfilial people are allowed to cause trouble, it will inevitably hurt trustworthiness. If the merchants and the people who are responsible for not being controlled, they will sooner or later cause trouble. Therefore, you must not let everything go. There must be a matching rule. The Chen family is the strongest in Erpigou. This matter should be advocated by the Chen family, joining all merchants to formulate a rule, so that trustworthy merchants and the people can be guaranteed, and those opportunists dare not easily cross the thunder pool."

This matter is indeed the problem with Erpigou. Erpigou has a prosperous business, so there are all kinds of people. It is precisely because there are a lot of interests inside that it really attracts people to take advantage of loopholes. Of course... Because there are the Chen family here, although there will always be some disputes, everyone dare not do anything randomly, but Wei Zheng obviously also saw these hidden dangers.

Chen Zhengtai was naturally very clear about these things. He agreed with what Wei Zheng said, but after thinking about it for a while, he looked at Wei Zheng, curled his lips and smiled faintly: "I'm afraid that there are too many rules that will discourage many people."

Wei Zheng shook his head: "My teacher is not bad. If there is no rules, it will make people deterred. People in the world desire order. This is because most people in this world cannot be born into power, rules and laws, which are their last guarantees. If there is no such thing, how can they be at ease? If even people cannot be at peace, then... I dare ask my teacher, do Erpigou and Shuofang always rely on interests to drive people to make profits? For profit, if the temptation is to be tempted, and for a long time, the temptation will eventually be the ones who take risks. The law can protect people's interests, so that those who are obedient can be willing to maintain Erpigou and Shuofang together. Wealth can allow the people to live and work in peace, but wealth can also harm each other and cause chaos."

Chen Zhengtai thought it made sense. In fact, he always wanted to solve this problem, but he had always been worried about the many rules and some people were discouraged and did not want to have so many rules and regulations. Now that Wei Zheng proposed it, he naturally felt a little shaken.

Chen Zhengtai pursed his lips and looked at Wei Zheng with anticipation.

"What should I do?"

"First look for problems and then think about ways to suppress them. In some places, students do not have a deep understanding of them, and it will take some time to make some rules. In addition, they need to work with trustworthy merchants and the people to formulate some rules. If the rules are not yet done, people need to implement them. How to protect merchants, how to regulate exchanges, how to achieve a balance between the people who work and the merchants. The solution is not without them. The fundamental solution is also to start with the Chen family. The Chen family is the strongest, and the benefits from Erpigou and Shuofang are the greatest. First regulate themselves, and others will be able to believe it. This is actually the same as governing the country. The fundamental reason for governing the country is to govern the monarch first, and you must first constrain the behavior of the monarch. You cannot make him greedy, and you cannot make him take the lead in destroying the laws and regulations. Then, then regulate the subjects in the world, and you can achieve a good effect."

Chen Zhengtai was a little confused. After all, it was important. He narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, then smiled and said to Wei Zheng: "How about this, you can continue to look at it first, and then I will draft a charter."

Wei Zheng nodded: "It's so good. Apart from that, what knowledge does the teacher plan to teach students?"

"Ah..." Chen Zhengtai looked at Wei Zheng, who always had a stern face, and couldn't speak for a long time: "This... I have nothing to teach you."

Wei Zheng said regretfully: "It seems that the students have to study by themselves."

Chen Zhengtai said: "Actually, we just made a bet at the beginning."

Wei Zheng shook his head: "My teacher is wrong. Betting is not just a bet, but because you and I have made an agreement that if the student loses, then you need to keep your promises. No one can stand without trust. Since you have joined the teacher, you should learn more from your teacher like all the students in the world. However, since your teacher has not thought about it and taught students knowledge, there is no rush. I will come to ask for advice in the future."

Chen Zhengtai said oh.

Wei Zheng bowed: "Then the student said goodbye."

"Let's go slowly." Chen Zhengtai always felt a little uncomfortable in front of Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng was free and easy, turned around and glanced at Wu Yu: "Remember what Brother Wei said."

Wu Qi stuck out his tongue: "I understand, I understand."

Wei Zhengxin walked away.

"What do you mean?" Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but become curious.

Wu Xi said quietly: "It's also to let me abide by the rules."

"Haha..." Chen Zhengtai laughed: "I thought I was taking a disciple, but who knew that if I invited an old man, I would take care of everything."

"I think so too." Wu Yu looked thoughtful: "But, mentor, you have to reply to this letter yourself in the future. The students dare not do it for you. The senior brother will scold you."

Chen Zhengtai sighed: "If you don't reply, then I won't reply, it's a headache."

Wu Xi's beautiful eyes turned slightly and showed a peaceful smile.

"Then I will put them aside first. When will my mentor think of it, and then reply to the letter."

There seems to be no better way.

Chen Zhengtai had no choice but to answer: "It's good."

Wu Xi then said, "There is one more thing that I think is strange."

"You said let's take a look."

"Recently, a merchant has purchased a large number of agricultural tools."

"What is rare about purchasing farmers?" Chen Zhengtai said: "Some people have larger estates and more land. It is understandable that they acquire a large amount of people."

"This is different." Wu Ju said: "I have noticed some rules. People who buy farm tools can be divided into large families and small families. Large families often plan ahead. When small families buy farm tools, the farm tools on hand can be used for one day. When spring plowing, the farm tools are broken and they have to buy them. Therefore... the price of farm tools often fluctuates, that is, when spring plowing and autumn harvest comes, the price of farm tools will increase, and when autumn or summer begins, the price will fall. Therefore, large families often buy a batch of farm tools in the summer and winter, because the price of farm tools will drop a little at that time. Their purchasing volume will be large, so they can naturally protect their own profits."

Chen Zhengtai didn't expect that there was such a name here. When he thought about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. As expected, the wealthy families would not suffer any losses, because they had enough money to stock up when the prices were low. But the small families were different. It was not because they had no vision, but because they didn't have much extra money. Before they had to, the tools broke during spring and autumn harvest. Even if the prices rose, they had to buy them obediently.

Wu Xi said again: "It's the beginning of spring, so in the past, very few people purchased a large number of agricultural tools. On the contrary, at this time, there will be more agricultural tools for retail. However, this merchant is doing the opposite and buying them at this time, which makes people feel strange."

Chen Zhengtai nodded: "What about next?"

"I checked it. The merchant's surname is Lu. He is an unknown merchant. He has never done any other transactions before. It seems to be buying for others."

Chen Zhengtai said: "You finished speaking in one go."

"As my mentor said, the manor of a wealthy family needs a large amount of farm tools, and there will definitely be special managers to take charge of this matter. Therefore, most of the sales personnel in the bulk transactions and steel workshops are familiar with them. But no one knows the origin of this person. I just heard from the salesperson that Kong Wu in this life is powerful, but he looks like a warrior."

Chen Zhengtai frowned: "If you say this, wouldn't it mean that this person has other plans to buy agricultural tools?"

"It's possible." Wu Qi said: "The farm tools are made of steel. As long as you buy them and re-furnish them, they will be a good sword. But this is the case with the steel transaction. If you don't do this, it's impossible to thoroughly investigate the other party's intention to buy the farm tools. Otherwise, the transaction will not be done. The salesperson estimated that although he found it strange, he didn't care. When the student checked the accounts of the steel workshop, he noticed the clues."

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but look at Wu Yu with appreciation. Wu Yu was so careful in doing things: "What do you mean, you need to check the background of this merchant named Lu."

Wu Qi shook his head: "You can't check it. If you check it, you will be alerted."

Chen Zhengtai laughed: "It's not possible to investigate, can't you ignore it?"

"It must be a big deal for families who can spend more than 4,000 guan at one time and buy a large number of agricultural tools one after another. How many people are there in Chang'an? In fact, there is no need to check it, just a little analysis will tell you the clues."

"It means, you already know it?"

Wu Qing smiled: "It's not that there are numbers, but... although the account books are all numbers, they can actually find many clues with many numbers. For example... we can roughly know their income and expenditure through the main purchasing records of such wealthy families in Chang'an. Then we can check them one by one to know some clues."

Chen Zhengtai was very interested. The numbers... When he reached Wu Xi's hands, he was so playful?

"So, what's the clue?"

Wu Qi said seriously: "It's better to have so many agricultural tools... If... I mean... if... if you need to make armor or weapons, then... you can supply about 1,000 people, and these 1,000 people... Since you make weapons and armor, it means that someone has raised a large number of private soldiers. Although many big families have their own troops, the troops are often both farmers and soldiers, and they will not be willing to wear such armor and weapons for them. Unless... these people are out of production and are only responsible for training in secret, and do not ask about anything else."

"So... can support a thousand people and completely out of production, how many people need to support them? I think... such a family needs at least hundreds of thousands of acres of land... In this way, 99% of the people in Chang'an can be eliminated. If we continue to check and look at some other purchasing records, such as... such a family can store a thousand private soldiers who are completely out of production, in his manor, the consumption of salt and charcoal for resmelting of steel will definitely be amazing, especially charcoal. Although the steel workshop uses coking coal to smelter iron, they have to return the farm tools to make weapons. They must not have the skills of coking coal iron making such as the Chen family, so they can only seek help from charcoal."

"So as long as you check, whoever purchases charcoal on the market will be solved. So... I... I checked it out on my own initiative, and found that... there was really someone who was purchasing charcoal, and the purchase volume was huge. This person was named Zhang Shenji."

Chen Zhengtai was stunned and frowned: "This person... has never heard of it."

"This person is the son of Duke Xunguo Zhang Liang. Oh, he can't be considered his son... This matter is a long story. Duke Xunguo Zhang Liang fell in love with a woman surnamed Li, so he abandoned his first wife and married Li. After that, Li had an affair with others and gave birth to Zhang Shenji. Zhang Liang loved and feared Li. Although he knew that Zhang Shenji was not his son, he still adopted him as his adopted son. So... Zhang Shenji is both Zhang Liang's son and Zhang Liang's son."

Chen Zhengtai was drinking tea, and he couldn't help it. He sprayed out a mouthful of tea, damn... This Xunguo Duke didn't expect that there would be such a legend. Is this... the legendary ancestor of the dog licking world?

"Zhang Liang swallowed this tone? Who did Li have an affair with?"

Wu Qi blushed: "The key to the problem is not here. Mentor, we are talking about the important matter, why are you thinking about this?"

"Oh, oh, yes, it's so scary, what are you trying to say just now?"

"I want to say that this large amount of charcoal was bought by the Zhang family. Purchasing charcoal would not arouse others' suspicion, so Zhang Shenji, the adopted son of the Duke of Xunguo, could come forward to buy it directly. The large amount of farm tools was avoided, so naturally, he entrusted others to buy it. If I guessed it well, this merchant named Lu would definitely buy it by the Zhang family."
Chapter completed!