Meton walked out of the Teaching Square. The carriage was running on the streets of Chang 'an. The streets of Chang' an were bustling as usual, with endless streams of people. What Meton heard along the way was all about the smooth Silk Road. They were all excited and eager to try.
"The restless Chang 'an!" Meton could not help sighing. Even through the carriage, he could feel the fanatical business atmosphere of the Tang dynasty and the pursuit of wealth. No one, from the officials and nobles to the common people, was spared.
Chai Lingwu was not the only one who coveted the Silk Road. How could ordinary people not envy the Silk Road's overnight wealth?
"The news of the smooth Silk Road has excited everyone in the world. Everyone wants to get a piece of this fat meat." Tie An sighed outside the carriage.
Meton nodded. This was just Chang 'an. If the news spread out in a few days, the whole Tang dynasty would be stirred. Who wouldn't be tempted by the legend of getting rich overnight? With the Great Tang's imperial envoys in the kingdoms of the Western Regions, the safety of the Great Tang's merchants was greatly guaranteed. Anyone who craved wealth would definitely be tempted. Moreover, the Great Tang had never lacked such adventurers, which was why Chai Lingwu's call had garnered so much support.
Therefore, Meton was very optimistic about the future of the Chamber of Commerce in the Western Regions. But the Mo Family's village was the foundation of the Mo family. If the Mo family wanted to make a profit through the Silk Road, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Besides, the most important thing for the Mo Family's village now was to reverse the current situation and stand out in the fierce competition. Meton was thinking hard about countermeasures when he suddenly heard the voice of a Confucian newsboy outside the window.
"Newsboy! The Mo Family's village is in debt and is about to go bankrupt! "
"The first village in the world is just an undeserved reputation!"
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With the newsboy's peddling, the whole city of Chang 'an was in an uproar. Countless people gathered around and asked in disbelief, "Little newsboy, did you read it wrong? The Mo Family Village is the first village in the world granted by His Majesty. You will be sued for spreading rumors like this."
The newsboy raised his head and said, "How could I read it wrong? It's written in the newspaper."
"Let me see!" A businessman couldn't wait. He handed over a coin in his hand.
"Give me one, too!"
For a moment. Everyone stepped forward to buy the goods. The Mo Family Village was personally crowned as the number one village in the world by the Mo Family Village. Mo Jiazi was also at the peak of his power. He single-handedly created the silk system of the Tang dynasty and shocked the world. However, at this critical moment, the news that the Mo Family Village was heavily in debt was exposed. How could everyone not be curious?
"Impossible! The Mo Family Village is the number one village in the world. How can it go bankrupt? "
"That's right. Everyone knows that the Mo Family is the richest in the world. How could they be so heavily in debt in such a short time?"
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Everyone picked up the Confucian periodical and read it. As expected, it reported that the Mo's Village was heavily in debt. They couldn't help talking about it.
However, the words of the Confucian journal were conclusive, and detailed data were listed one by one, which made the crowd go into an uproar. Although the Confucian journal might be exaggerating, people with discerning eyes could see that the current Village Mo was indeed in serious trouble.
"The Mo Family Village is still too weak!" An old man couldn't help frowning.
"In my opinion, this is nothing. As long as Mo Jiazi is here, the Mo Family Village will be fine!" Meton's fans said firmly.
"Humph! In my opinion, even Mo Jiazi can't protect himself now. I heard that Meton promised to marry Princess Changle with a thousand fine horses and ten thousand taels of gold as a matchmaker. Seeing that Princess Changle is about to turn sixteen, I think Mo Jiazi has no chance. "A Confucian scholar couldn't help but snort.
There were many people in the world who liked Meton, but there were many who looked down on Mo Jiazi. Especially the Confucian scholars, most of them were prejudiced against Meton. When they heard that Meton and the Mo Family Village were in trouble, they immediately added insult to injury.
The whole Chang 'an City was in an uproar, and people started to inquire about the current situation of the Mo Family Village.
The leaking of the Mo Family's skills, the conflict between the Xiangli and Xiangfu families, and the predicament of the Mo Family Village. Soon, the predicament of the Mo Family Village was dug out by people.
Especially the news of the internal strife between the two branches of the Mo Family, it was vivid and vivid.
"Young master!" Tie An quickly stopped the carriage and whispered.
Meton frowned and said, "Tie An, go buy a Confucian journal!"
Tie An obeyed and quickly came back with a Confucian journal. Meton took a look at it and couldn't help but frown when he saw the eye-catching titles. He forced himself to read all the contents of the Confucian journal. After reading it, his face became gloomy.
"Young master, most of the Confucian journals are just groundless accusations. Young master, please don't mind them." Tie An comforted.
"Although the Confucian journals are just groundless accusations, their guesses are not far from the truth. They have exposed the predicament of the Mo Family Village one by one. The Mo Family Village is not going to get through this!" Meton sighed.
"With young master's help, the Mo Family Village will not fall." Tie An said confidently.
Meton shook his head and said, "The Mo Family Village needs to get through this predicament by themselves. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I won't help them. What's more, the Mo Family Village is in such a big deficit that even I can't take out so much money in such a short time. "
The Mo Family Village was a new thing. It developed too fast, but its foundation was not solid. Under the command of Meton, it didn't go through any hardships. This time, it could be regarded as a trial for the Mo Family Village. Besides, Meton believed that the Mo Family Village would not be so vulnerable.
"Let's go! Let's go back to the Mo Mansion first! "Meton waved his hand and the carriage immediately rushed to the Mo Mansion.
When Meton arrived at the Mo Mansion, Uncle Fu, Mochi, Mr. Li and Xu Jie had already been waiting anxiously at the door with the Confucian journals in their hands.
"Young master!" Seeing Meton get off the carriage, the five people hurried to greet him.
Meton waved his hand and said, "I already know about the Confucian journals. Let's go back and talk about it!"
In the living room of the Mo Mansion. The five people were silent.
"I failed to live up to Marquis's expectation. Please punish me, Marquis!"
Xu Jie gritted his teeth and suddenly stepped forward. He was the manager of the foreign affairs of the Mo Family Village. Now the Mo Family Village was in a difficult situation, so he couldn't shirk his responsibility.
Meton knocked on the table and shook his head, "At this time, I don't want to listen to any shirk of responsibility. What I want is the way for the Mo Family Village to get through this difficulty."
Xu Jie glanced at Uncle Fu and suddenly nodded, "Marquis, in fact, the Mo Family Village has been doing better since the young master was going to assess the industries at the end of the year. At this moment, the most important thing is to restore the reputation of the Mo Family Village. First of all, the Mo Family Village has made public the current situation of the Mo Family Village. Many industries have turned from losses to profits. Even though the Mo Family Village has a lot of debts now, it still has the ability to repay. "
"I'll deal with it later!" Mochi immediately said.
Meton nodded. As long as the Mo Family Village was given time, he believed that the situation could be reversed. However, at this moment, the Mo Family Village didn't have much time left.
"This is only the first step. However, if the Mo Family Village wants to get out of the predicament, the most important thing is to increase income and reduce expenditure besides turning losses into profits!" Xu Jie said word by word.
"Increase income and reduce expenditure!"
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Xu Jie.
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