After Li Fuzi left, Xu Jie immediately came in.
"Dong Weng, you are so wise! In this way, the amount of money that the imperial court needs to invest will definitely increase. The amount of money needed will not be less than the amount needed to build the brick road, "Xu Jie said with admiration.
The benefits of compulsory education were obvious, but the amount of money needed was even more terrifying. If they wanted to maintain their finances, they would have to rely more on taxes. In this way, if the imperial court wanted to increase taxes, supporting the merchants would be their only choice.
Meton shook his head and said, "This is not for our own selfish reasons. If there are more scholars, not only will the imperial court benefit, but the theories of the various schools of thought will also greatly develop."
He proposed compulsory education for the sake of the public. Once education became popular, the Confucian school alone would not be able to absorb so many talents. After all, there were only so many positions for officials.
The extra talents could only be transferred to the theories of the various schools of thought. At that time, the School of Mohism, the School of Medicine, the School of Agriculture, and the School of Mathematics would definitely take advantage of the situation.
"I've learned something!" Xu Jie said in realization.
However, the more it was so, the more likely it was to be implemented, and the merchants would also benefit from it.
"These are the recent accounts of the Village Mo. Please check them, Dong Weng!" Xu Jie just remembered that he had important business to attend to, so he quickly handed over the account book.
"Oh!" Meton suddenly became interested and started to read.
The four-wheeled carriage, iron pot, salt, steel, and Xie Qianchou all had their sales doubled. The Village Mo could be said to have a great development this year.
"Boss, since the brick road in the south of the city was completed, and the imperial court was preparing to build two more brick roads, the four-wheeled carriage's sales have greatly increased. It is very popular in the Guanzhong area," Xu Jie said excitedly.
The Village Mo took advantage of the time when the Gongshu family gave up the four-wheeled carriage business and other carriage workshops had not yet become popular. They basically monopolized the four-wheeled carriage business during this period and made a lot of money.
Meton nodded with satisfaction. It was indeed the best choice that he had made to hire Xu Jie. With Xu Jie's connections and experience in the business world, he had saved the Mo's Village a lot of detours and made the Mo's Village develop from a rookie in the business world to a regular one.
"So far, all the Xie Qianchou from the ten underwriters of the Tang dynasty have been delivered. However, due to Miss Gongsun's vigorous promotion and the fact that the end of the year is approaching, the Xie Qianchou is in short supply. All the underwriters are requesting for more! I wonder what Young Master means? "Xu Jie inquired.
No one had expected that a bottle of the same Xie Qianchou could be so popular. In addition to the good quality of the wine, what shocked Xu Jie was the brand ambassador system proposed by Meton himself. Wherever Miss Gongsun went, she would cause a sensation in the whole city, which made the Xie Qianchou become famous. Even if the local distributors had prepared the goods in advance, they were still sold out. Therefore, they all requested the Village Mo's Village to increase the supply.
Meton shook his head without hesitation and said, "Xie Qianchou is indeed the best wine in the Tang dynasty. However, the reason why it can be sold at such a high price is because of the stimulation of the hungry sales. We won't increase the supply of Xie Qianchou this year. This is the effect we want. Those who can drink Xie Qianchou will feel honored and those who can't buy it will feel regretful. Only in this way can Xie Qianchou last for a long time."
Xu Jie was shocked and sincerely admired, "Dong Weng, you are so wise."
"But if we don't make money, I'm afraid those distributors will be dissatisfied!" Xu Jie changed his tone.
Meton thought for a while and said, "Then tell them that the Village Mo's Village will increase the supply by 30% next year. In the future, the amount will be determined according to their discretion. If they are dissatisfied, the Village Mo's Village can cancel the contract with them and return the deposit."
Xu Jie said confidently, "Young Master, don't worry. Xie Qianchou is so popular that every distributor will make a lot of money. Who would be willing to give up such a business?"
After working for a long time, Meton finally sent Xu Jie away.
"Young Master, this is the account book of the Mo's Gourmet City. Please check it." When Meton just took a breath, Uncle Yu immediately came in with a large account book.
"Okay!"
Moton's face was expressionless as he nodded and forced himself to flip through the pages.
When Uncle Yu finally left, Li Yi rushed in eagerly.
"Young Master, this is the account book of the Village Mo's Village."
"Young Master, this is the account book of the Mo's experimental field."
"Young Master, this is the account book of the Mo's Journal."
… … …
Meton kept flipping through the account book until he felt like vomiting. He impatiently chased Mo Da and Mochi away. Mo Wu came in with a thick account book.
Meton's eyes turned red. He stared at him fiercely and said, "If you dare to make me look at the account book of the Mo Hospital again, do you believe that I won't smash your face?"
Mo Wu shrunk his head and carefully placed the account book on the table beside him. He ran out of the living room in a sorry state like a rabbit.
Meton looked at the thick account book and wanted to cry. He never thought that his first day after graduating from the Imperial College would be so exciting.
"Ah!"
Modun roared madly.
Uncle Fu sighed and walked in. When he saw the messy account book in the living room, he couldn't help but quietly tidy it up.
"Why are you all so anxious to let me take over?" Meton sighed.
Everyone handed over their accounts books at the same time. Of course, Moton knew what they meant. After all, Moton had spent most of his time in the Imperial College before this. He had implemented the transfer of power to the Mo Family Village. Seeing that Moton had graduated from the Imperial College, everyone naturally wanted Moton to regain power.
"Young Master, since you have graduated from the Imperial College, you naturally need to understand the current situation of the Mo Family so that everyone can be at ease." Uncle Fu placed the thick account book in front of Meton.
When Meton led a group of Mo Jiazi brothers into Chang 'an City, he led the Mo Family Village to rise. It could be said that Meton was the spiritual leader of the Mo Family Village. No matter how unbelievable Meton's actions were, the Mo Family Village had always carried out his orders to the letter. They also believed that their young master would succeed.
Now that Meton had graduated from the Imperial College, he didn't have to worry about his studies. Everyone in the Mo Family Village naturally hoped that their young master could lead them to glory again.
"I have a plan for the Mo Family Village. At the end of the year, we will know the result. I have already made an appointment with Qin Huaiyu and the other two! I will check these account books another day. "Before Uncle Fu responded, Meton rushed out of the Mo Family Village.
As soon as Meton left, Xu Jie and others approached Uncle Fu stealthily.
"It's not good for us to force our young master like this!" Xu Jie said with a guilty conscience.
"We can't do that. It's a pity that the old master passed away early. What's more, the Mo Family Village was extremely poor at that time, so he didn't arrange a marriage for our young master. Otherwise, if he had a mistress, he wouldn't have to worry about it so much. "Li Yi sighed.
In fact, according to Meton's title, it was not difficult for him to get engaged. However, Meton was the younger brother of Mo Jiazi, so he was always excluded. Those who were in the same position as him didn't like the Mo Family Village. The Mo Family Village, which was a small family, didn't like the Mo Family Village.
"It's said that our young master and the Elder Princess …" Mochi said in a low voice.
"Watch your words! You can't say it! " Uncle Yu scolded at once. He often served Li Shimin in Yu Zhuangyuan's Restaurant, so he naturally knew how taboo it was to talk about the royal family.
Uncle Fu nodded seriously and said, "That's why we are beating around the bush. Otherwise, why do we have to go through so much trouble?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Looking at Meton's back, they all sighed at once.
The problem of being single in the Mo Family Village had been solved. However, their young master's marriage had become a big problem. In all the marquises' mansions in Chang 'an City, there was probably no one as old as Meton who hadn't been engaged yet!
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