Yang Shuo smiled. Among his six brothers, he disliked the eldest King Yang Baicheng and the second Qianwang Yang Ye.
The two are much older than Yang Shu, and their ideas and habits are far from him, even incompatible. When I was a child, I was often scolded and ignored by these two people. After I grew up and opened my house, I was called "the shame of the royal family" by these two people.
Yang Shu doesn't think he can talk about how much hatred he has. He is not a vengeful and careful person. On the contrary, he thinks he is more open-minded. It's just that I don't like my eldest brother and second brother Yang Shu at all.
The other brothers are not kind in Yang Shu's eyes. They will "ignore people" at most, and they don't always target him like the eldest brother and the second. This is mainly because Yang Shu has always looked weak.
When Yang Shu was a child, he was weak because of his thin physique and soft personality. When bullied, he always kept silent and didn't know how to resist. Moreover, he often went alone and was isolated, so he was called weak.
Later, because of his young age, when Yang Shu opened his house, his six brothers had already started first, dividing up some key contacts, leaving Yang Shu almost a lonely mansion with nothing else. At that time, it seemed that Yang Shu, the seven princes, could be called weak.
Therefore, the word "weak" basically accompanied Yang Shu all the way from childhood to the present.
Yang Shu's character has changed a lot since he was a child. This happened after he opened his house. The reason is that his biological mother, that is, the emperor's side imperial concubine and Ling imperial concubine, said something to him when he was dying.
"When everyone thinks you are weak, you are the strongest."
Since then, Yang Shu opened his eyes and no longer felt inferior. Instead, he took his "weakness" as a matter of course and his disguise. And avoid the mainstream noble family, take the initiative to contact the merchants and emerging dignitaries regarded as "out of the stream" by his brothers, and even take the initiative to distance themselves from various officials. This was once regarded as Yang Shu's self abandonment.
Until Yang Shu learned "how to do business" and "reach out without smiling face" and "thick skinned" from these "non-profit" investors, Yang Shu saw something that he naturally ignored: money!
As the prince, he is one of the most distinguished people in the vast land of the old Jing Dynasty. Money, which is inseparable to ordinary people, has little concept for him.
The emperor's control over the prince was very strict at the beginning, but it was limited to rules and cardinal rights and wrongs, and he always managed enough expenses. Even after the opening of the government, Yang Shu had a vote of high-quality industries, which were all selected from the emperor's internal Treasury and distributed to him. Therefore, having no worries about food and clothing and even living extravagantly are small things that can be done as long as you want for the prince.
Later, after contacting many merchants and emerging dignitaries, Yang Shucai found that the original "money" was so useful. At the same time, he slowly discovered his natural ability to make money.
Yang Shu was once described by the sigh of a merchant, that is: the king of spirit can be the leader of merchants in the world!
Although this statement contains a lot of exaggeration, it also shows Yang Shu's excellence in business to a certain extent. And a series of facts also proved that Yang Shu's really didn't deserve this evaluation.
Let's say that Yang Shu's ability to erode the "tea" of one of the five emperors and merchants bit by bit and master it in his own hands is enough to be called "powerful"?
When Yang Shu's brothers were busy competing for a few contacts and resources, Yang Shu quietly built his own "territory". And still maintain a consistent "weakness" in the process of external.
It is also this weakness that makes Yang Shu very likely to receive balanced subsidies from before the "big test". That is, the power of the "money and grain tightening strategy" to be implemented this time.
Although Jianchuan has just won a war, everyone knows that this victory is only a good beginning. It will take a long time to win the war or end the war against Nanman. How long will it take? A year or two? No one can tell. Therefore, the national strategy of tightening money and grain is inevitable. Otherwise, how can the huge consumption on the front line continue?
This is a great power! Moreover, according to the following guest Qing, this is the first time to encounter the Royal "big test" when money and food are tight.
How good can it be to get this power?
Yang Shu didn't know, but he knew that he would enter the local officialdom in a very short time by relying on the power of money and food austerity and snatch food from his brothers who had been operating in the local area for many years.
Therefore, in addition to the advantages, there are relative disadvantages, that is, Yang Shu is likely to become the priority opponent of the other princes in the near future.
"Have you finished the plan you said to prepare?"
"It's almost done, but it hasn't been written, so..."
Yang Shu waved his hand and interrupted, "it's best not to get this thing on paper or in copper bars. It's best to dictate. Now tell me. I'll listen to what you've been thinking about these days."
"Lord, after repeated deliberation, we think the key figure this time is Bai Changqing, the Minister of household."
Yang Shu paused with a teacup in his hand. It was a bit unexpected. He asked, "the strategy of tightening money and grain is mainly aimed at all localities, which has a direct interest in the honor and honor of local officials. But Bai Changqing is the Minister of the Ministry of household. Is the follow-up directly related to him? How did he become a key figure?"
Keqing explained, "Lord, the tightening of money and grain is indeed closely related to the local government, but it is also closely related to the Ministry of household. Neither mobilization nor distribution can bypass the assistance of the account opening department, and even the Ministry of household is the main real executor."
Yang Shu nodded to acknowledge Keqing's statement and signaled the other party to continue.
"So, Lord, you can take this opportunity to approach and recruit Bai Changqing, a heavyweight, under your command."
"Gee, it doesn't hurt your back to stand and talk, does it? Bai Changqing is Ye Lansheng's iron core, and ye Lansheng is an old fox. Will he easily stand on my side? Besides, they always don't like me." Yang Shu was a little disapproval, and felt that this guest Qing thought a little simple.
"My Lord. Bai Changqing may have been the iron core of Ye Lansheng before, but now he is not necessarily."
Yang Shu gave a sound, slightly surprised, and hurriedly asked, "what's going on? Tell me more!"
"My Lord, it is confirmed that Bai Changqing married a pair of sisters as old as his granddaughter against the opposition of his family's children. Later, he seemed to be so spoiled that he fell into the name of" taking care of the family ". He seldom had a private party with his colleagues. He often went home to accompany the sisters after work. Even ye Lansheng's repeated banquets were rejected by him.
Now someone secretly says that ye Lansheng's dissatisfaction with Bai Changqing has been spread. "
"Seriously? But Bai Changqing will not give ye Lansheng face for two women? I don't believe it."