Two days later, there were crowds of people around Qujiangchi, and the people who were free in Chang'an came to join in the fun. There was a rare group gathering in ancient times, so the enthusiasm of the people was very high.

In addition, it was just after summer and the autumn breeze was blowing, so everyone was happy to go out of the house and make a walk.

It was still the place where the poetry meeting was held last time, but this time the participants became the shopkeepers of major chambers of commerce invited by Du Shaoqing, while many boats and boats in Qujiang Pond became people watching the fun. There were specially built platforms at the merchant gathering.

Because this was a spontaneous gathering by merchants, no one in the court attended, which was also planned by Du Shaoqing.

Seeing that the time was almost over, Du Shaoqing rarely changed into a dress, transformed from a scholar, and changed into a dress of a rich businessman.

"Mr. Du, I don't know what it was about to ask us all? You said there was a business opportunity, but looking at the scene today, it was a bit different." Someone shouted impatiently.

Du Shaoqing pressed his hands, and the crowd of people below gradually calmed down. Even the vendors selling snacks and snacks in the distance stopped shouting, turned around and looked at Du Shaoqing on the platform.

Holding fists at the people around him, Du Shaoqing said aloud: "Dear business seniors, please be careful, please listen to explain the reason below.

Today, the key invitations are all the famous shopkeepers of Chang'an City. Of course, I, Du Shaoqing, are also one of them.

And what happened was that Gaochangguo seized the businessmen of our businessmen not long ago."

The shopkeeper of Cui's family in Qinghe said in confusion: "Gaochang has seized people. Do you want Gaochang to go and ask us to do what?"

Everyone turned to look at the man, but no one followed him to agree. Those who knew the inside story remember that no one in Qinghe Cui seemed to have been detained.

Cui Hao, who was sitting behind Wu Zhao, looked back at the big shopkeeper in his family and cursed in his heart, saying that he had no vision. He really didn't know why his family would ask you to run a business.

Du Shaoqing smiled faintly, and didn't care about the troublemaker. He said loudly: "Everyone of our families has basically been detained, which has something to do with us.

Of course, if this friend thinks it’s a big deal, you can go back first, just pretend it’s a waste of time.”

The man was not stupid either. He spoke up to disrupt the situation and wanted to disrupt the situation to express his position of being a vicious person with Du Shaoqing. However, when he saw that no one was with him, he knew that he had made a mistake, so his neck shrank and stopped talking, and he looked at Du Shaoqing with a gloomy face.

Zheng Da, the chief shopkeeper of the Zheng family in Xingyang, said in confusion: "We have reported this to the court, and His Majesty also sent a large army to Ping Gaochang to save people. I wonder if the prince consort is this?

Could it be that there is something wrong with the war ahead?"

When everyone heard this, they felt nervous. Whenever there was a war in the Tang Dynasty, the people were basically paying attention every day.

"That's not the case. The army has set out and probably hasn't marched to Gaochang yet.

No need to guess, let’s just talk about it.

Your Majesty sent a hundred thousand troops to fight against Gaochang, which was to protect our merchants and the people. However, in the war, there would be casualties and injuries. Not only did we work hard to fight, but we would have to save our lives.

So Du felt that as victims, we cannot sit still and watch, and I don’t know what you think?” Du Shaoqing said aloud.

this……

Everyone was stunned. What is this to do? Why can’t you sit still and watch?

The shopkeeper of one of the medium-sized merchants shouted: "This is the reason, but we are not soldiers who kill the enemy on the battlefield. Could it be that the prince consort wants to mobilize us to kill together to help the boxing?"

Du Shaoqing waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary.

Du simply said something clearly. From the rumor, he heard that the 100,000 troops on the front line went to fight, and the treasury tightened the military pay squeezed out by the belt and sent troops to fight.

After hearing this news, I felt sorry for the court. The court sympathized with us and sent troops to save our men. The 100,000 soldiers left their homes and worked hard for us. We had to do something.

So the purpose of building this platform today is to call on everyone to lend a helping hand, and to contribute money and strongly, so as to do a small part of the frontline soldiers to win Gaochang."

Wow... In an instant, the scene became chaotic. It turned out that we were here to pay for this matter? What business opportunities are we talking about? What are the ghosts?

One person shouted, "Why do you have to go around the corner? Just say that the court asked you to raise money from us as military expenses? Isn't it necessary to mobilize troops like this?"

Du Shaoqing waved his hand and pressed the noise of everyone, and the voices of the big merchants nearby came.

The shopkeeper of Cui's family in Qinghe spoke again: "What a gimmick, who knows if your Du Shaoqing collects money for military expenses?

And no matter whether the Gaochang Kingdom seized our people or not, as long as they seized the people of our Tang Dynasty, the court has the responsibility to send troops to rescue them and protect the people of the Tang Dynasty. This is the obligation of the court and the army. Otherwise, what will I do to raise soldiers and pay for the Tang Dynasty?”

This... many people were asked by this person's words. Not to mention it, many people really think this is the reason.

So everyone looked at Du Shaoqing quietly. A large number of people were waiting to see Du Shaoqing make jokes, hoping that he would not be able to accomplish this time.

Du Shaoqing turned around and invited the two of them, pointed at each other and introduced: "This is the head of the seventh rank of the Ministry of Revenue - Liu Xian, and this is the head of the seventh rank of the Ministry of War - Luo Ming.

Today, Du specially invited the two leaders to come over and asked them to testify.

The money you paid was only one cent or one penny by me, Du Shaoqing, and it was directly recorded and collected by the two officials, and then sent it to the court, and finally sent it to the front line soldiers according to the human hair."

Liu Xian said loudly: "After Du reported this matter, his superiors believed that you should not force everyone to contribute money and efforts. As this gentleman said, it is a duty for soldiers to defend the country and the people, so the superiors did not agree.

And the two of us were privately invited by Du Fu to come to testify and help because we were at home today.

This official Liu Xian swears with his official position. No matter how much money is spent today, whether it is ten thousand taels or a penny, he will never hide his own private parts and will definitely be given to the frontline soldiers as much as possible."

At the same time, the head of the Ministry of War also made a poisonous oath.

At this time, it was finally proved that Du Shaoqing was not selfish, because the people around him began to applaud.

Du Shaoqing bowed to everyone, straightened his body and said seriously: "As Master Liu said, it depends entirely on voluntary action, and never force it.

Today, Du Shaoqing put his words here. Although the soldiers shed blood and sacrificed for us, what's the point of death?

Du is willing to do his best to provide meager resources to provide pension to the families of the soldiers who died in this battle.”

"Okay, Prince Du is righteous!" The people around shouted, just because they didn't know if they were arranged to entrust them.

At this time, an inappropriate voice said disdainfully: "To put it nicely, I wonder how much money you are willing to pay?"

Yes, how much are you going to pay?

Du Shaoqing didn't care who was shattering the stage. At this time, he turned to look at Wu Zhao sitting in the audience, and asked with a smile: "You are the shopkeeper, and I have all the business and wealth in my Du Family Chamber of Commerce are left to you to take care of. How much money do you think we will get this time?"

Wu Zhao stood up with a smile and stood up, bowed to Yingying, the shopkeepers, and said aloud without any fright: "The little woman Wu Zhao is Du Shaoqing's fiancée. Now she is the shopkeeper of the Du Family Chamber of Commerce. My Du Family Chamber of Commerce will throw bricks and attract jade, paying 10,000 yuan to support the soldiers on the front line to fight."

What???

Ten thousand coins?

The people in the audience were sensational. Who is this woman? So bold?

The two chiefs on the stage were already sitting in front of the prepared book case, preparing to record it. When they heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and stood up together, "Shopkeeper Wu, ten thousand coins? This is a huge sum of money. Do you want to think twice?

You should know that fighting a war of 100,000 people, the total military expenditure is about 200,000 jin. We are fundraising, not to let you take on the main force of military expenditure."

Wu Zhao waved his hand and said generously: "No need, it's only 10,000 yuan. If we hadn't undertaken the reconstruction plan of Chang'an City, there were too many places to spend money, and the little woman thought this little money was too much of a drop in the bucket.

A total of 18 merchants in the Du Family Chamber of Commerce were detained, but the imperial court sent 100,000 troops to rescue them. Everyone in our Chamber of Commerce was moved to tears.

How much is the average of 10,000 guan to 100,000 troops? One person only has a hundred guan. How much is it enough for them to go to the war for at least half a year? It can't be paid for a single guan, so this little money is far from enough.

The little woman didn't understand any national plan, but she just wanted to make this little money add an extra piece of meat to their bowls and a piece of protective armor on their clothes and armor, so that they could sacrifice one less person, so that we would pay the money."

"Okay, the little lady of the Wu family is righteous," someone couldn't help but shout.

"I am really a man, and I admire him."

Wu Zhao's actions showed horror in the eyes of a group of shopkeepers next to him. Many people cursed in their hearts, "This little girl is too cruel, she pays 10,000 yuan at once? Are you rich to burn it?"

At this time, Du Shaoqing had retreated to the side and sat next to the two officials to help.

The head of the Ministry of Revenue Liu Xian stood up and said loudly: "The young lady of the Wu family, Gao Yi, I admire him.

Of course, don’t be burdened by the Du Family Chamber of Commerce’s ten thousand yuan. This is free fundraising. Don’t donate, donate as much as you donate. You donate ten thousand yuan or a penny. The key is this intention.”

"I wonder which one other party except the Du Family Chamber of Commerce has any intention?" Luo Ming, head of the Ministry of War, said with a bright voice. This is a martial arts practitioner, and his voice spread throughout the audience.

I don’t know if it was because Wu Zhao’s ten thousand yuan was fooled, or if many people were watching, and for a moment, none of them got up and stood up.

Just when everyone thought the situation was cold, a short and fat middle-aged businessman stood up and shouted: "My Shu-zhong Wu family Silk is willing to pay 500 stagnant of money to support frontline soldiers."

Oh? The Wu family in Shu? Du Shaoqing's eyes lit up. He thought he had to arrange it himself and asked him to come out, but he didn't expect that he was a bloody person.

Du Shaoqing bowed and said, "Dare you ask Manager Wu, is someone in your Wu family silk detained by Gaochang's thief?"

"Yes, there are five people in a group, and the leader is my younger brother. It was our first time to go to the Western Regions to go to the business, but we were detained." The man said honestly.

“Oh, I hope they all come back safely.

But it will be fine in the future. As long as my Tang Dynasty soldiers take Gaochang and shock the Western Regions, no one dares to touch me and one merchant in the future. Such a shame will not come again." Du Shaoqing said aloud, and this made the people below excited.

But the shopkeeper Wu blushed and argued: "The prince-consort misunderstood. The family paid the money not purely for the relatives who were detained in my family.

Even if no one of my Wu Family Chamber of Commerce was detained, I am willing to pay the money, not for anything else, just to support me in the Tang Dynasty to win this battle.”

"Yes, that's exactly what's going on!" The people around shouted again.

Du Shaoqing was slightly stunned and smiled awkwardly: "It's Du who is short-sighted and admires Manager Wu Gao Yi."

With this person taking the lead, the atmosphere below became much more lively. One after another, the shopkeepers came out to donate money. Every time one person came out, there were people around him cheering. From this incident, it can be seen that the people's hearts of the people in Chang'an City are sufficiently united.

The two officials invited were recorded one by one. More than half of the merchants with seats in the audience were quickly entered. The chambers of commerce of these people were of different sizes, with no more or less, and they all tried their best. After all, not everyone has Du Shaoqing as rich as a man.

But gradually, problems arose. No one appeared in the chambers of commerce of famous families. Du Shaoqing cursed secretly, are these people still waiting and watching? Is this the legendary richer, the more iron the rooster?

At this time, Zheng Da from the Zheng family of Xingyang gritted his teeth and stood up, "The Zheng family chamber of Zheng family of Xingyang is willing to take out a thousand guan of money and contribute his meager strength to the Western Expedition Army."

Du Shaoqing stood up and bowed and asked, "Mr. Zheng Gaoyi, I wonder how many people were detained by your Zheng Chamber of Commerce?"

Zheng Da did not doubt that he was, and said hatefully: "The hateful Gaochang boy, I detained nearly a hundred officers and staff from the chamber of commerce and my chamber of commerce. I just hope that the imperial army would destroy Gaochang quickly. They were stuck in the important roads of the Western Regions for many years and exploited the hateful ones."

"Mr. Zheng said it is right. With all of us, I believe that the day to open up the Western Regions trade route is not far away." Du Shaoqing comforted.

Just as Zheng Da was about to sit down, an interesting voice rang out in the audience, which was a cute childish voice, "Sister Xiao Wu, this uncle is so pitiful. More than a hundred people in the family have been arrested."
To be continued...