Chapter 136 Fighting breaks out in Kyoto again! Master Gus hint
Write poems to gain public opinion.
This shouldn't be possible.
When I wrote the nouns of the ages and the first parallel prose of the ages, there was no public opinion.
But when I wrote the famous sayings throughout the ages, there seemed to be a little bit of public opinion, but not much, and I couldn't notice it at all.
Because at that time, I didn’t understand what public opinion was. It was only after I killed Fan Shang that I gained public opinion and cultivated people’s hearts.
But yesterday, I wrote a poem about drinking wine, but it received a lot of public opinion.
Xu Qingxiao was puzzled, but just now, Xu Qingxiao finally figured it out.
The so-called public opinion refers to what the people want.
Having enough to eat and drink is what the people want.
A strong country is what the people want.
There is no need to explain when you are well fed and drunk. This country is powerful and can be roughly divided into two types, one is military power and the other is spiritual power.
The core of spiritual strength is cultural confidence. Why did the Wei Dynasty respect Confucianism and Taoism? Why do people all over the world respect scholars?
Just because scholars have IQ? But there are so many people with IQ in the world. Aren’t the princes and princes of the royal family smart?
Mainly because of the characteristics of scholars, they can cultivate righteousness, restrain demons and ghosts, and save the common people in times of crisis. Moreover, reading can achieve class transformation, and scholars can be recognized by heaven and earth.
Therefore, Confucianism and Taoism are spiritual foundations that cannot be trampled upon.
The talented men of the Ten Kingdoms wantonly humiliated the Wen Palace of the Wei Dynasty in Liyang Palace, which was also a humiliation for the common people, because the Wen Palace of the Wei Dynasty represented the Confucianism and Taoism of the Wei Dynasty.
Naturally, the people of Wei still hope that Wen Gong can win.
But so many things happened, and the great talents of the Ten Kingdoms were so arrogant and domineering, which attracted the resentment of the people. He wrote poems for thousands of years, which not only defeated the great talents of the Ten Kingdoms, but also shocked the people and won a lot of public opinion.
Therefore, if you want to gain public opinion, you don't just have to compose poems yourself, but you have to compose poems on specific events to gain public opinion.
Be more direct and make the people of Wei feel happy, and you can gain public opinion.
This explanation is easy to understand.
"If this is the case, then you will have to attend more gatherings like this in the future."
Xu Qingxiao thought to herself.
However, he understands a truth in his heart: special conditions are needed to have a clear intention, otherwise there will be no public support if you keep pretending.
It is necessary to suppress first and then promote. For example, the great talents of the Ten Kingdoms are all arrogant, and the Wei Dynasty cannot produce any works, and is humiliated by others, and then comes on its own.
You can gain public support by pretending to be awesome. How many good things can you do?
However, Xu Qingxiao also knows that this situation is generally relatively rare.
Isn’t it true that some people think that the Great Wei Wen Palace is not good?
Zhu Sheng Zhengtong, dozens of great Confucians, and great Confucians of Heaven and Earth, even Xu Qingxiao suspected that there were saints inside.
The living half-saint.
In such an environment, will the Confucian scholars born out of this environment be ordinary people?
Even if there is no semi-saint, the Great Wei Wen Palace contains the holy meaning. If you just sit there and read every day, you can be promoted. What's more, who of the Confucian scholars who can enter the Great Wei Wen Palace are ordinary people?
There must be some problems at this Taiping Poetry Festival, but this problem does not need to be solved by oneself. It is the Empress's business.
What we need to do now is how to gain more public opinion.
"I can't participate in the Taiping Poetry Contest today. I already won public opinion yesterday. The Taiping Poetry Contest is divided into two parts, one is to compose poems on topics, and the other is to select poems on topics."
"Either we wait for the Wei literary world to be suppressed and step in to save the situation, or we find another way to show off."
Xu Qingxiao was thinking in his mind. Inexplicably, he regretted what he said a few hours ago. If he had known this, he would not have said those words, and let the people of Wei Wen Palace continue to keep a low profile, and then be suppressed for two or three days.
In this case, I can appear on the stage and gain public support.
It's simply a waste of money.
Shaking her head, Xu Qingxiao didn't think so much anymore, so she should deal with her own affairs first.
At this moment, Xu Qingxiao sneaked into Wen Palace with her mind.
Inside the Wen Palace.
Chao Ge and Po Xie have been waiting for a long time.
"Brother, you are really amazing. In just a few days, you are able to gather so much public opinion."
Chao Ge opened his mouth and praised Xu Qingxiao's methods.
"Brother, I'm overly praised. It's just good luck."
After saying this, Xu Qingxiao looked at Po Xie Dao, who was relatively silent.
"Brother Breaking Evil, now that I have won public opinion, how should I conceal the strange magic in my body?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
He realized that he was about to drink in and out. Although he helped the Wei Dynasty solve the problem, it was still not a good thing for the Wei Palace, even from a self-interested perspective.
Even if Wei lost someone, it would not be his turn to intervene.
Therefore, Xu Qingxiao could not guarantee whether Yan Ru would take action directly and impeach him in the court.
Regardless of whether you know it or not, you still need to know how to use public opinion to cover up the magic.
Hearing Xu Qingxiao speak, Po Xie immediately spoke up.
"My dear brother, it is not difficult to cover up the magic in your body. You only need to elicit these three evil thoughts, then suppress them under the Dantian with Haoran's righteous energy, and finally use public opinion to cover them up."
Po Xie replied and told Xu Qingxiao this method.
"So Easy?"
Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised, she didn't expect it to be so simple.
"No, this is not simple at all. First, you release the evil thoughts, and these three evil thoughts will invade your soul immediately."
"So I and Chaoge will work together to buy time for you, and you need to suppress it with great righteousness during this period of time. After completely suppressing it, you can cover it up with public opinion."
"The method used by Confucian scholars to inquire about foreign arts is nothing more than to use Confucianism and Taoist supernatural powers to look into your body. Wen Gong and others cannot see it, but foreign arts can. And every strand of public opinion is as strong as a mountain. Unless the saint of the time appears in person, otherwise
I can’t even see through the strange magic seeds in your body.”
Po Xie spoke up and told Xu Qingxiao how to hide the magic in her body.
"Understood."
"Is the public opinion in my body enough?"
Xu Qingxiao asked again.
He wasn't sure if the public opinion in his body was enough.
"It's definitely enough, but the more public opinion there is, the better the effect will be. In fact, I'm not worried about a great scholar seeing through the devil in your body."
"What I'm more worried about is whether someone will sacrifice some special treasures to cause the demons in your body to break free."
"That's the troublesome thing."
Po Xie frowned.
"Is there such a thing?"
Xu Qingxiao spoke, her eyes filled with nervousness.
"have!"
This time, Chao Ge spoke in a very determined tone.
"However, if the public opinion in your body is strong and you want to really arouse the demonic seeds in your body, you need a sacred weapon. The Great Wei Wen Palace has sacred weapons, but it will not be used to target you."
But soon, Chaoge changed the topic and told Xu Qingxiao that if he wanted to draw out the demonic species in his body, he needed a sacred weapon. This kind of thing had too great influence. It was almost impossible to use something that suppressed the luck of the Wei Dynasty against Xu Qingxiao.
"Understood."
Xu Qingxiao nodded, but she was still a little worried.
Po Xie seemed to notice Xu Qingxiao's worry and couldn't help but continue speaking.
"You really don't need to worry too much. If a holy weapon is used to deal with you, Chaoge and I still have a way to use the Heaven and Earth Wen Palace to resist it for you."
Po Xie said this to make Xu Qingxiao feel at ease, so that Xu Qingxiao would not be worried.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. I understand, stupid brother."
Xu Qingxiao nodded, he knew this kind of thing very well.
But Xu Qingxiao knew one thing.
In fact, public opinion is still not enough, and more is needed. This is the safest way.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first, stupid brother."
Xu Qingxiao said this.
"My dear brother, walk slowly."
The two nodded and watched Xu Qingxiao leave.
And at this time.
Kyoto of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Since Xu Qingxiao was about to drink, there was a drinking frenzy throughout the capital of the Wei Dynasty. Regardless of whether they were literati or not, everyone gathered together and would say "Don't stop drinking" when asked to drink.
Don't stop drinking at all, which resulted in the business of Wei Jingdu Restaurant being at least three or four times better than usual.
The literati gathered together to discuss Xu Qingxiao's poem, analyzing every word carefully. Even the four major academies specially opened a class for Xu Qingxiao's poem "Will Enter the Wine", and carefully explained what is wonderful about the poem and what is good about it.
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And the more he talked about it, the more people thought Xu Qingxiao was awesome.
Therefore, public opinion is getting stronger and stronger, although it is not as explosive as yesterday, but it is not less.
As for the literati in the Wei Dynasty, they were even more comfortable.
All the literati in the Wei Dynasty gathered together with their friends and went to the restaurant where the scholars from the Ten Kingdoms lived to discuss Xu Qingxiao's plan to drink.
Or he explained what happened yesterday in detail, and many people were fascinated by it.
Some literati who did not participate were also extremely emotional.
But such a result made the talents of the Ten Kingdoms very uncomfortable.
Yesterday, I thought I gave Da Wei a slap, but I didn't expect that the slap hit him on the face. The most shocking thing was that Li En actually fainted from anger.
This is simply a shame.
But thinking about it, there is nothing to say. Anyone else would probably be angry. After all, to be honest, I had just left the country, so it should be my turn to pretend.
As a result, Xu Qingxiao's eternally famous poem directly crushed his national poem. Not only did he not become the final winner, but he became the biggest loser.
Are you angry? Who wouldn't feel dizzy if I changed it?
But what makes me even more angry now is that these Wei literati described yesterday's events vividly, and also added fuel and jealousy to stir up emotions. Just like those folk novels, they became villains.
Xu Qingxiao has become a decent person and is slapped in the face. Can you not be angry?
Although everyone knows that the poetry competition is coming soon, they are already prepared to regain their place in the poetry competition.
But I couldn't stand all the weird ridicule from the literati of the Wei Dynasty.
Literary people are inherently arrogant. You are unhappy with me, and I am unhappy with you, not to mention the literati of the Wei Dynasty and the literati of foreign countries.
As a result, conflicts inevitably occurred.
"It's ridiculous! On the first day of the Taiping Poetry Festival, the great scholar favored you and other great literati from the Wei Dynasty and took away the first place. That's all."
"On the second day of the Taiping Poetry Meeting, the great Confucian still favored you and took away the number one talent from the Ten Kingdoms. If Brother Hua Xingyun Hua hadn't personally come to beg us, do you think we would have gone on the third day?"
In a restaurant, there was a buzz of people, more than a dozen literati gathered together, and most of the common people of the Wei Dynasty listened attentively.
But suddenly, dozens of people came down from upstairs. They were all talented people from the ten countries. When they heard the talented people from the Wei Dynasty talking about yesterday's events, they couldn't help but speak like this.
The voice sounded, and the literati of the Wei Dynasty were no longer convinced.
"Laughed."
"Partiality? Then let me ask. This is the Taiping Poetry Competition. The quality of the two is indeed comparable. The judges are also great Wei Confucians. Do you want to say partiality? Then let me ask you a question."
"Suppose a rock from the sky is about to fall and hit the Wei Dynasty, killing and injuring hundreds of people. If it hits your country, killing and injuring hundreds of people, what would you choose?"
The literati of the Wei Dynasty were really tricky. They did not answer or explain directly, but gave the other party a choice and let the other party make their own judgment.
You say that I, the Confucian scholar of the Great Wei Dynasty, is partial? Is this considered favoritism? The quality of both parties is comparable, so why not choose the Confucian scholar of the Great Wei Dynasty? Why should I choose you?
"you!"
"Strong words, these are two different things, why should they be confused?"
The scholar from the Ten Kingdoms spoke coldly, thinking that these were two different things, so he did not give an answer.
"You dare not tell a joke because you already have the answer in your heart."
"If this Taiping Poetry Festival is held among the ten of you, I'm afraid that even if the quality drops significantly, you will still favor your own people."
"So, don't say the word favoritism. Just find a reason for yourself. If it doesn't work, it won't work."
"As for whether you will come on the third day or not? You will just leave the show on the second day without giving me the dignity of Wei. If you say something unpleasant, you will leave if you don't come. Could it be that this Taiping Poetry Club can't function without you talented people from ten countries?"
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"Of course, if you can write poetry today and go on to prosper, then I have nothing to say."
This great scholar from the Wei Dynasty really had a bright tongue. What he said not only countered favoritism but also ridiculed the other party, which attracted a burst of applause.
"Okay! That's good."
"That's right. You didn't give me the face of the Great Wei, but now you are being taught a lesson by me, the great talent of the Great Wei. How happy is it?"
"We witnessed what happened that day with our own eyes. Before the scholar could explain anything, you left directly without giving any dignity. If this was not the case at the Taiping Poetry Society, where there is no dignity or inferiority, at any time, you would have
If you have humiliated our literary world in the Wei Dynasty in this way, I will definitely ask for the Holy Will to punish you."
As soon as this was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but recall the scene where the great talents from the Ten Kingdoms left the scene angrily. These people were happy. Who was the embarrassment? Isn't it the Great Wei?
Not to mention anything else, Confucianism has no etiquette and leaves the scene angrily. It just doesn't give the great Wei face. Is there something that can't be said clearly? The great Confucian hasn't spoken yet.
If you think it's not good, you can negotiate slowly and leave directly in front of all the people and foreigners? Isn't this a slap in the face of the Wei Dynasty and Wei Wen Palace?
Everyone keeps this revenge in their hearts. Xu Qingxiao wanted to avenge yesterday, but they have not forgotten this revenge.
"snort!"
The scholar from the Ten Kingdoms snorted coldly, and he couldn't help but speak again.
"Don't distort the facts here. You know what is going on. To say the least, if there was no Xu Qingxiao yesterday, how could you dare to boast here."
The other party was unconvinced.
"It's ridiculous. Xu Qingxiao is a literati in our Wei Dynasty. Why can't he come? He represents our literary world in the Wei Dynasty. According to you, if Li En didn't come yesterday, Hua Xingyun would be the first to come."
"Yes or no?"
This person was so angry that he laughed. He didn't understand why the other party could say such a thing? Is this really a joke?
"Yes, that's right."
"Yeah, you're right."
Everyone booed and said, Xu Qingxiao is naturally a scholar of the Wei Dynasty, why can't he represent the literary world of the Wei Dynasty?
The talented people from the Ten Kingdoms were a little speechless. They didn't know what to say, but someone spoke and looked at this group of people and sneered.
"Isn't the representative of the literary world of the Great Wei Dynasty the Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty? I heard that Xu Qingxiao founded his own school, and it is not popular in the literary world of the Great Wei Dynasty."
"He is from the Wei Dynasty, but he is not from the lineage of the Five Saints, let alone the lineage of the Zhu Sages. The Wei Dynasty claims to be the orthodox Zhu Sage, so in the end he is not an orthodox scholar of the Wei Dynasty, but our ten countries respect the Five Saints."
"On the contrary, this Xu Qingxiao should belong to his own school. He is indeed talented, but it is not his turn to take advantage of him."
This person opened his mouth, found an angle, and attacked.
As soon as he said this, the talented people from the ten countries became excited and used this point to attack one after another.
"Yes, no matter what, there is no one decent in the Great Wei Wen Palace this time, and we have to rely on Xu Qingxiao."
"But this Xu Qingxiao doesn't seem to be from your Great Wei Palace. Tsk, tsk, I heard that you are targeting Xu Qingxiao, but now you want to take Xu Qingxiao's spotlight."
"It's really not embarrassing."
"The great Wei Wen Palace, a disciple of Zhu Sheng, has no talent at all. In the end, he relies on Xu Qingxiao to support the scene. This is really a big joke."
The Great Master of Ten Kingdoms spoke, and his words were indeed lethal.
At this time, the literati of the Wei Dynasty really had nothing to say.
Yes, I used to ridicule Xu Qingxiao for this and that, but now Xu Qingxiao’s poems have been published for thousands of years, and she is proudly taking advantage of them. It’s really a bit bad.
"Stop talking? Are you mute?"
"Let me tell you something more unpleasant. Xu Qingxiao entered the venue yesterday and dared to call himself Qiangu before he even composed a poem!"
"You know very well whether there is anything fishy here."
The man spoke indifferently.
But as soon as he said this, the Wei literati frowned.
"What do you mean by that?"
They frowned a little.
"What do you mean? A famous poem through the ages, can you just compose it if you want? And there happens to be a national-preserving poem first?"
"If there is no trace of Wei Wen Gong in it, we don't believe it. Maybe this poem was written by a certain great scholar of heaven and earth, but he only wrote half of it and then gave it to Xu Qingxiao."
"Let him suppress the talents of my ten kingdoms. Otherwise, why did it happen at the last moment and why did Brother Li take it out when he wrote the poem to subjugate the country? Why didn't he Xu Qingxiao come on the first day?"
"Why did you come on the third day? How do you explain it?"
The talented men from the Ten Kingdoms finally couldn't bear it anymore. In fact, they had wanted to say this for a long time, but they felt that they couldn't afford to lose, so they didn't say it.
But what I didn't expect was that the talented people in the Wei Dynasty praised Xu Qingxiao everywhere, and used Xu Qingxiao to trample on them.
"I thought how talented the Great Talent of the Ten Kingdoms was? I didn't expect him to be such a villain. When would I, the Great Wei, need to use such despicable methods?"
"If you can't afford to lose, you can't afford to lose. Why bother barking here?"
After hearing what the other party meant, the literati in the Wei Dynasty collectively went crazy.
Your uncle, if we create a famous poem that will last forever, we should be sure to win. I know you are dissatisfied, but under the famous poem that will last forever, you will have to swallow it no matter how dissatisfied you are.
What they didn't expect was that they would use this conspiracy theory to belittle Xu Qingxiao, and even belittle the Wen Palace of Wei and the Wei Dynasty. How could they tolerate this?
Many people, including many people, couldn't bear it anymore and started shouting and cursing one after another.
"You guys know nothing about Mr. Xu's talent."
"In those days, Mr. Xu angrily denounced the great Confucian, made a big fuss in the Ministry of Justice, and asked for the Holy Will to kill the king of the county. What was not a great event? Why did you say that Mr. Xu was such a villain?"
"If you can't afford to lose, get out of Dawei. The dogs are barking here. Boss, drive them away. Let these people sleep on the street."
"Yes, drive them away."
If the literati of the Wei Dynasty only talked a few words, and the people of the Wei Dynasty just started scolding, what a piece of shit, if you lose, you lose. Is it so difficult to admit that you are inferior?
Besides, aren’t the ten countries all small countries? Aren’t they all vassal countries?
Bark? Bark and bark.
This is the benefit of cultural heritage and national heritage. People will never be afraid when something happens.
"Vulgar! Are the people of the Wei Dynasty so vulgar? We have traveled thousands of miles to arrive in the Wei Dynasty, and you open your mouth and tell me to go away, but you shut your mouth and tell me to wait and leave? If this is the case, what kind of Taiping Poetry Festival will be held? Why not announce it directly to the world?
Are you the number one scholar in the Wei Dynasty?"
"It's okay if I don't say this. Once I say this, I'll ask a few more questions. Xu Qingxiao, a commoner, dared to rebuke a great scholar, but later in Kyoto, a small official dared to cause trouble in the Ministry of Justice? A seventh-level clear intention can invite the will of a saint.
?Isn’t there something fishy in this? The more so, the more I believe that behind Xu Qingxiao, there is a great scholar from heaven and earth, giving him guidance."
"At this poetry meeting, there are also people giving guidance from behind."
When the talented people from the ten countries heard what the people said, they became even more confident.
As soon as he said this, everyone in Dawei became even more furious. Two days ago, these idiots left the show and slapped Dawei in the face. Unexpectedly, Xu Qingxiao, who had already written famous poems throughout the ages, was still here to quibble about this poem.
Poems were not written by Xu Qingxiao.
If it's so confusing, how can we explain it? How can we explain it clearly?
At this time, one of the talented men from the Ten Kingdoms could not hold back his anger and looked at the crowd and cursed.
"Speaking of this, you are so excited that you feel like you have been stabbed in the foot. Also, if I wait for the dog to bark, aren't you going to bark again at this time?"
As soon as he said this, the restaurant became quiet.
At the moment, the talented people from the Ten Kingdoms were a little silent, feeling something was wrong for no reason.
"Good guy, how dare you call the people of the Wei Dynasty dogs? Forget it, you call me dogs. You actually call me the people of the Wei Dynasty are dogs. Dear brothers, Brother Xu was a common man and killed the king in anger. He is a scholar of our generation.
He is a role model. Today we, the scholars, dare not say that he will be killed in anger, but we must not spare him lightly."
"Get started!"
"Do it!"
"Yes, brothers, get started."
The literati of the Wei Dynasty seized the opportunity and put a hat on him. Then the person who took the lead in speaking swooped down and knocked the talented scholar from the Ten Kingdoms to the ground, followed by a flurry of punches.
When the talented men from the Ten Kingdoms saw this posture, they were stunned for a moment, and then started fighting in a group.
The fight between the two sides was very fierce, but most of them were just punches and kicks. After all, neither of them had practiced martial arts. It was just you punch me and I slap you.
The group of scholars struggled together, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
When some people stepped forward, they were immediately pulled back.
"Don't get involved. Beating a scholar is a serious crime."
Someone reminded them to stay calm. It's okay for literati to fight, but if they get involved, it's not a trivial matter.
"I didn't participate. I came to start a fight. You have to bear witness to me."
The latter spoke with a loud voice, and then hugged a great talent from the Ten Kingdoms. He was a blacksmith and naturally very strong. He hugged the great talent directly, making him unable to move at all.
"Sir, don't do anything, don't fight. The punishment department will come later, but it won't be good."
He shouted loudly, and it seemed that the posture was indeed a fight, but he looked at the great Wei scholar, his eyes widened, and he almost said, "Quickly fight, what are you still doing?"
The latter reacted immediately and rushed forward with a punch, which made the Ten Kingdoms Dafa feel dizzy.
"You're so fucking biased."
The leader of the Ten Kingdoms screamed in pain, his face flushed with anger, and he tried to fight for the opponent's restraint, but he couldn't break free.
At this moment, the people in the restaurant were stunned when they saw this scene.
Can you still play like this?
But after the people reacted, they rushed forward one by one and started hugging people.
"Don't fight, don't fight."
"Don't fight, don't break other people's things."
"You are all scholars. Why are you playing so hard? Your eyes are turning purple."
"Don't fight anymore. If you continue to fight, you will be beaten to death."
Some powerful people came up and easily controlled the scholars from the Ten Kingdoms. Then it was time for the Wei scholars to perform.
And such things appeared in many places in Kyoto during the Great Wei Dynasty at the same time.
However, in some places, the people were still smart and knew how to act in a biased manner. In other places, they did not act in a biased manner, because there were more literati in the Wei Dynasty, so it didn't matter whether they acted in a biased manner or not.
The fight between scholars from the Ten Kingdoms instantly attracted the attention of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War.
Suddenly, a large number of officials from the Ministry of Justice ran out, and many people from the Ministry of War were dispatched. Although they felt resentful in their hearts, they still did not want such a thing to happen.
It was at this time.
Inside Shouren Academy.
Gu Yan's figure appeared here.
"I've met Mr. Gu."
Xu Qingxiao saw Gu Yan from a distance. He knew that Gu Yan's sudden appearance must have something important, otherwise he would not come to the door in person.
"Shouren, the Chamber of Commerce has replied."
Gu Yan looked calm and handed a letter to Xu Qingxiao.
Xu Qingxiao didn't say much and took the letter. With just one glance, Xu Qingxiao's expression changed.
"These people are really greedy."
Xu Qingxiao's face suddenly turned ugly.
There is a lot of content in the letter, and most of the first part is just a cry, but the real content is just one sentence, that they can make concessions and sacrifices, and reap the harvest in advance.
They also said that it didn't matter if their profits were gone. They were willing to serve the country, but the interests of the people could not be violated. After all, if they harvested early this year, they would definitely not be able to do it next year.
At that time, only people's income can be deducted, which will cause public resentment.
The last thing I said is to raise the price by 30%. This is based on the increase of 10,000 taels per box. That is to say, if you want all the materials, 13,000 taels per box, and the silver taels will be compensated to the people, so that you can
Allocating funds from the Ministry of Household Affairs will be acceptable.
"They want to force us to submit on the grounds of the common people, and I have already asked people to inquire about the news. The three major chambers of commerce have indeed asked people below to notify the common people and promise to pay them compensation money once the court is willing to harvest early.
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Gu Yan said in a calm voice.
"I see."
"This method is very clever."
Xu Qingxiao nodded, he understood what this meant.
According to his original idea, the three major chambers of commerce estimated that a price increase of five hundred taels would be the limit. He would be crazy to dare to ask for a thousand taels.
But they know that no matter how much the price is raised, they will be labeled as a country that will suffer hardship.
At that time, once the waterwheel project is successful, the tax revenue of the Wei Dynasty is increased, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, these people will undoubtedly die.
So they also learned from themselves and used public opinion as a shield. They raised the price and made money for themselves. At the same time, they also asked the people to ask for the price. In this way, they not only drained the Wei family's wealth.
Moreover, they can also win the hearts and minds of the people. Even if Wei wanted to move them, he would not be able to find a suitable reason.
After all, is it also a sin to make a living for the common people?
Unless the Empress covers the sky with one hand, doesn't give you any explanation, and kills you when you ask, otherwise, the Empress will not even think about touching these people as long as there is any obstacle.
"Master Gu, what do you mean?"
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and asked Gu Yan.
After all, this is an old man, and you still have to ask his thoughts on some things.
"They are holding public opinion hostage and asking for high prices. They have an ugly face."
"It's impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to agree, and it's impossible for me to agree. Even if the waterwheel project is not completed, it's impossible to agree."
When Gu Yan spoke, his attitude was very firm.
Raising the price by 50%? What is the concept? It is equivalent to saying that if 50,000 waterwheels are reduced by half, or if 750 million taels of silver are spent to make 50,000 waterwheels, the Wei treasury will be reduced to 80%.
Ten thousand taels.
Wouldn’t that mean that even the old capital is gone?
If he agrees to this, then his role as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue will come to an end.
"Well, I can't accept this price either."
"However, it is simply impossible to send a letter to them to see what their low price is and raise the price by 50%."
Xu Qingxiao thought the same way.
But he was willing to keep talking.
"Still sending a letter? Dare to ask for 50%, and the calculation is based on 10,000 taels per unit, which means that no matter how they make concessions, it will be at least 10,000 taels or more."
Gu Yan frowned. The other party's asking price was too high. So what if he regressed? Eleven thousand taels? Twelve thousand taels?
He wouldn't agree to more than 7,500 taels, let alone so much.
"Master Gu, if you believe me, send another one and believe me."
However, Xu Qingxiao spoke calmly. His words immediately surprised Gu Yan.
"Shouren, do you have a solution?"
Seeing Xu Qingxiao's expression, Gu Yan couldn't help but ask.
"about there."
Xu Qingxiao gave a vague answer.
Gu Yan was silent for a while, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but speak.
"Okay, I believe in you. You can handle this matter. If the price comes down, everything will continue as before. But if the price cannot come down, the water tanker issue must be put on hold."
Gu Yan nodded and said so.
"Well, thank you, sir." Xu Qingxiao thanked her.
After hearing this, Gu Yan felt a little unhappy.
"Why are you thanking me? I think highly of you, and you are the Minister of Household Affairs. You are one of our own, so why should you thank me?"
"Shouren, you are a humble and hospitable person, don't be like this in the future, and..."
"You can't write me into poems, you know?"
Gu Yan opened his mouth and spoke righteously.
As soon as he said this, Xu Qingxiao was slightly stunned.
Ah, this!
"Okay, I'm gone, Shouren, remember, don't write me in, we are all one family, one of our own."
Gu Yan came here to discuss the three major chambers of commerce with Xu Qingxiao. He was originally going to discuss it in detail, but Xu Qingxiao seemed to have a solution, so he didn't say more. As for the second matter, it was more important.
Among the six departments, Chen Zhengru is okay. After all, he is a great Confucian and has good reputation, as usual. But Zhang Jing is different. He sings a song when meeting people and will drink it, and then requires everyone in the punishment department to memorize this song.
poetry.
It was said that he was praising Xu Qingxiao, but in reality? He was just showing off that he was a celebrity through the ages.
What's even more amazing is that Zhang Jing even asked someone to paint a scene from the Taiping Poetry Meeting on the exterior wall of his home. He specifically painted a scene of Xu Qingxiao composing a poem, and then wrote about going into the wine.
Just don't be too arrogant.
Gu Yan was very angry. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and had also read books. He was a Confucian scholar and a seventh-grade Confucian scholar. He became enlightened a few years earlier than Zhang Jing.
But I didn't expect that Zhang Jing could become famous throughout the ages. It's impossible for him not to be sour.
But I was too embarrassed to tell Xu Qingxiaoming, it was impossible to say, remember to add my name next time you write a poem, isn't that embarrassing?
Gu Yan left.
Xu Qingxiao looked at Gu Yan's back, feeling a little silent. It seemed that no one in the world didn't like fame.
However, it doesn't matter, just add Mr. Gu's name next time.
At the moment, Xu Qingxiao looked at the letter in her hand and fell into deep thought.
It is not uncommon for the three major chambers of commerce to join forces to raise prices. Merchants are seeking profits and will raise prices if prices rise.
To be honest, Xu Qingxiao felt strange that the price was not increased, and she was worried that they would use bad products as good ones.
But the price demanded was so brutal. Da Wei's psychological price was 7,500 taels, but these merchants asked for 15,000 taels, which was equivalent to doubling the price.
Of course Xu Qingxiao understands that this is a negotiation technique, first offer a high price, then make concessions to each other, and finally choose a price that everyone can accept.
It’s just that this price is no longer high.
But a sky-high price.
"Why do they dare to offer this price? Aren't they afraid that Wei will fall out directly?"
"If we don't take their goods, won't they lose blood?"
"Businessmen pursue profit. Even if there is a vassal king behind them to stop the transaction, for the merchant, if he cannot make money, then the real gain outweighs the loss, and he will also offend the great Wei Dynasty."
"Why do they dare to charge this price?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned, who is the smartest person in the world?
Every one of the court officials is top-notch.
Businessmen in the world, this is the top of the people.
Let me ask you, if someone can take your money out of your pocket, is this kind of person not smart?
Especially if they can achieve this level, which one of the three major chambers of commerce in the Wei Dynasty is not as smart as a demon?
It's very common to start from the ground up.
But the asking price is too harsh and definitely goes against common sense.
They have confidence, and this confidence is that even if Dawei does not cooperate with them, they will not feel uncomfortable.
But what is this confidence?
Xu Qingxiao couldn't think of it for the time being.
But at this moment, suddenly, a voice sounded.
It was Wang Ru's voice.
"Brother Xu! Brother Xu!"
Wang Ru quickly walked into Shouren Academy and trotted all the way.
"Brother Wang Ru? What's wrong?"
Xu Qingxiao looked at Wang Ru and said curiously.
"Brother Xu, the chief shopkeeper of Taohua Temple is here and wants to see you. I wonder if Brother Xu would like to meet you?"
Wang Ru spoke.
Say what you mean.
The big shopkeeper of Taohua Temple?
Xu Qingxiao looked around and saw a middle-aged man standing outside Shouren Academy. He had an elegant temperament and a handsome face. Even though he was middle-aged, he still couldn't hide his handsomeness from the inside out.
And there were some maids standing on the left and right of the man, all carrying some plates, presumably some gifts.
"please."
On normal days, Xu Qingxiao might not have met each other. After all, the other party was a businessman and he was an official of the Wei Dynasty. It would be best not to meet him.
But at this time, Xu Qingxiao was willing to meet because he happened to have a question that he needed a businessman to answer.
The big shopkeeper of Taohua An is not only a businessman, but having been to Taohua An once, Xu Qingxiao felt that this big shopkeeper is not only a businessman, but also a person who is very good at doing business.
"good."
Hearing that Xu Qingxiao was willing to meet, Wang Ru immediately ran outside happily, obviously receiving some benefits, but it didn't matter, after all, brother Wang Ru was not a bad person, and he knew how to do things appropriately, so he would not cause any trouble to himself.
.
Not long after, the shopkeeper of Taohua Temple learned that Xu Qingxiao was willing to meet him. He couldn't help but smile and walked in with great honor. The maids behind him came one after another.
"Zhang Ruhui, a common man, has met Xu Shouren, Master Xu, and Xu Wangu!"
As soon as Zhang Ruhui walked in, he was respectful, bowed deeply to Xu Qingxiao, and said so.
"I have met Brother Zhang. Xu is not wearing official uniform, so there is no need to address him as an adult. Brother Zhang, come here, come here, sit down and drink tea."
Xu Qingxiao invited Zhang Ruhui to sit down and drink tea.
The latter didn't show any pretense, he sat down directly and said.
"Master Xu, I came to Beijing yesterday and learned that Master Xu had been to Taohua Temple. For a moment, I felt extremely regretful. Why didn't I come back earlier and missed meeting Master Xu?"
"Therefore, I haven't slept all night. I am waiting today to bring you a small gift as a greeting. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhang Ruhui is worthy of being a businessman. He gives gifts as soon as he comes up and shows great respect. His words make people very comfortable.
"Brother Zhang, you are too polite. You are too polite. Forget about the greeting gifts. I am an official of the Wei Dynasty and I am not allowed to accept gifts."
Xu Qingxiao waved her hand, Zhang Ruhui was a nice person, he just accepted the gift, he was an honest official.
"Master Xu, Zhang has already considered this. These gifts are some precious rice, some miraculous medicines, and jade that warms blood and nourishes qi."
"It helps Mr. Xu nourish his energy and blood. It's not gold or silver jewelry."
Zhang Ruhui was very considerate and prepared all the things that can be used, and of course the prices are not cheap.
"Brother Zhang, what do you mean by your visit today?"
Xu Qingxiao did not bring up the topic of meeting gifts, but asked the other party what they wanted from her.
"Nothing else, I just came here to see Mr. Xu. He is an eternal talent. Mr. Zhang has admired Mr. Xu for a long time. Mr. Xu, please rest assured. Mr. Zhang simply admires Mr. Xu."
Zhang Ruhui's face was full of sincerity, and there seemed to be no falsehood at all.
And Xu Qingxiao is not stupid, but she doesn't think that everyone is a bad person. Everyone is a friend. If there are interests involved, the relationship will be better. If not, it is normal to just have casual acquaintances.
After all, some poets and literati do have some fanatical fans, and there are many wealthy people among them.
For example, Wang Lun.
Spending money will make you famous throughout the ages, and you will be the best in the world.
But Zhang Ruhui will find nothing to do with him.
Xu Qingxiao had something wrong.
"Brother Zhang, I have something I want to ask. I wonder if I can help Xu clear up his doubts."
Xu Qingxiao spoke, and Zhang Ruhui looked a little excited at the moment.