Chapter 137 Invitation from three businessmen, reappearance of the country, battle of poems
Zhang Ruhui's eyes were full of honor, as if asking him questions was a great honor.
Feeling Zhang Ruhui's gaze, Xu Qingxiao paused and then spoke.
"Brother Zhang, as a businessman, Xu has a question."
"Suppose you have a batch of goods. Each of these goods is worth one hundred taels of silver, but you know that someone needs your goods."
"What was your first reaction?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
Because I am not a businessman, it is difficult to think from the perspective of a businessman.
You can figure out what a businessman is thinking, but you can't truly put yourself in their perspective. After all, a businessman's thinking is unpredictable.
“The price starts from the ground up.”
Zhang Ruhui said what a normal businessman would do.
"How much will it rise?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruhui fell silent.
How much?
"Is this cargo valuable?"
Zhang Ruhui asked Xu Qingxiao.
"It's not precious, it's always available, but it's produced annually."
Xu Qingxiao answered.
"It's not precious. If it were available every year, it would be more like a 10% or half a percent increase. It would be the best benefit."
Zhang Ruhui said without hesitation.
This answer was within Xu Qingxiao's expectations.
Things that cannot be produced can be sold at sky-high prices. For example, antique calligraphy and paintings can be worth one million taels, or they can be worthless.
Things that can be produced must have a fixed price, which depends on whether the market is good or bad. If the market is good, the price will be high. If the market is bad, the price will be lower.
Even if you know that others are in urgent need of goods, you cannot raise too much price, no matter from any aspect, whether long-term or short-term.
It is the nature of a businessman to improve by half a percent, but if the improvement is more, there will be a problem.
"What if it doubles?"
Xu Qingxiao took a sip of tea and said calmly.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruhui frowned immediately.
"Double?"
"Master Xu, are you serious?"
Zhang Ruhui doesn't know what to say. Generally speaking, an increase of half a percent is the nature of a businessman. An increase of 10% is a bit greedy. An increase of 30 to 40% means a bit of hatred, or I know that you will definitely buy my things.
Double?
This is not how normal people think when doing business.
"I hope Brother Zhang will answer." Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
Zhang Ruhui fell into deep thought.
After a while, he spoke.
"Sir Xu, Zhang asked me three things."
"First, is water transportation difficult?"
"Second, do the two sides have any grudge?"
"Third, does the other party definitely believe that you will buy it?"
Zhang Ruhui asked three questions.
Xu Qingxiao also quickly replied: "Normal water transportation has no enmity with merchants, but some people will interfere with it. I don't dare to believe it because it is unnecessary."
This was Xu Qingxiao's answer. Needless to say, water transport, transporting land from fifty counties is not a very difficult task.
As for having a grudge? Even if it was definitely Prince Huaining who was causing trouble, the grudge is not particularly big. For businessmen, they only have interests in their eyes.
Unless the other party's father is killed, or even the revenge of killing his father, it is not a big hatred in the eyes of businessmen, especially the leaders of the three major chambers of commerce.
As for whether you believe you will buy it? With such a high asking price, who is willing to buy it? Of course, if this problem cannot be solved, Xu Qingxiao will still choose to buy it.
Because this matter is indeed beneficial to the country and the people, and cannot be measured by a small amount of money.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruhui responded.
"Then there's a problem."
"Since there is no water transportation and no deep hatred, I am not sure that you will definitely buy it."
"Normal businessmen would not do this, even abnormal businessmen would not do this."
"No businessman would have trouble with Yinliang. This is very strange."
Zhang Ruhui was talking to himself.
Xu Qingxiao didn't rush, but asked him to think about it first.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Ruhui suddenly thought of something and said immediately.
"Master Xu."
"Normally, it would be impossible for any businessman to do this, but there is a possibility that they would dare to increase prices like this."
Zhang Ruhui replied.
"any solution?"
Xu Qingxiao asked directly.
"There is another group of people who have ordered goods at similar prices, but this is unlikely. After all, no one would be so stupid."
Zhang Ruhui will give the answer.
This is his answer. Looking at this matter from a businessman's perspective, it is impossible not to do business, the price will double, there is no deep hatred, and people may not buy it.
This is impossible. The only possibility is that I have no shortage of sellers and someone has already negotiated a price. This price is more than the normal price, but I am still willing to do business with you.
It's just that the price you offer must be a little higher than the other party, or the price you offer must be the same. In this case, I can consider doing business with you.
Zhang Ruhui's answer made Xu Qingxiao fall into deep thought for a moment.
This sentence simply woke Xu Qingxiao up.
yes.
Why do the three major chambers of commerce dare to offer such a price?
Aren't they afraid of the Wei Dynasty?
Furthermore, businessmen are pursuing profits. Although they know that Wei Dynasty needs this thing and are a little anxious, they are not going to ask for an exorbitant price?
Unless you can eat Dawei.
But is this possible?
Although the Wei Dynasty declined, it does not mean that the Wei Dynasty is no longer viable.
Not to the point of being bullied by businessmen.
So they didn't dare to really offend Wei, but why did they dare to double it?
What Zhang Ruhui said made Xu Qingxiao enlightened. Someone had already reserved these materials and even asked them to harvest them in advance. The price given was not low.
It is precisely because of this that the three major chambers of commerce dare to offer this price, and the three major chambers of commerce still want to cooperate with Dawei. After all, they still want to do business in Dawei.
So who has such terrifying financial resources to buy these waterwheel materials?
Foreign race? Foreign country?
Xu Qingxiao shook his head directly. Seventy million taels of silver, plus labor costs, etc., might cost 80,000,000 taels of silver, or even 90,000 taels of silver.
Unless the foreign countries join together to buy it, otherwise they can't afford it, and why are they buying it? Aren't they afraid that they will trick them?
If the waterwheel has been successfully promoted in Dawei and has received huge response and harvest, there will definitely be no problem for them to increase the price to purchase it.
But the problem is that the waterwheel project has not been started at all. It is just a setting and framework. Why do they think this thing can make them rich?
At first, the officials in the court didn't approve of it, let alone this group of people.
Therefore, foreign countries did not dare to buy it, at least until the Wei Dynasty failed, they did not dare to buy it and could not afford to gamble.
Who else but a foreigner from another country would have such great ability? Personal power is impossible, so there are only two possibilities.
Tuxie Dynasty.
Early Yuan Dynasty.
These two dynasties formed a three-legged prosperous era with the Wei Dynasty, but it was the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chu Yuan Dynasty that could compete head-on with the Wei Dynasty.
However, now, among the three dynasties, the Tuxie Dynasty is the strongest, but the Chu Yuan Dynasty has the best economic capabilities. The Wei Dynasty is still not bad in terms of military strength, but it cannot compare with them economically.
The humiliation of Jingcheng and the seven Northern Expeditions really brought down the Wei Dynasty.
"If it were either of these two dynasties, the cost would be one hundred thousand taels of silver."
"You are really rich."
Xu Qingxiao completely understood that only these two dynasties could make the three major chambers of commerce so crazy by daring to offer this price.
next moment.
There was a chill in Xu Qingxiao's eyes, an extremely terrifying chill. He stood up and turned his back to Zhang Ruhui. The chill was extremely terrifying.
Xu Qingxiao did not hate the Tuxie Dynasty, nor did he hate the Chu Yuan Dynasty.
Because there is nothing wrong with what they did. We just have different positions. We are the people of the Wei Dynasty, so we must be helping the Wei Dynasty. It is right for them to target the Wei Dynasty, but they are not targeting the Wei Dynasty. That is why they are evil.
Perhaps what Xu Qingxiao hates is what the three major chambers of commerce have done.
Such things that benefit the country and the people not only do not help our own people, but instead help other countries and harm our own country.
There is nothing wrong with businessmen pursuing profits!
But this is already betraying the country.
This kind of person is really heinous. Is he still a human being?
Relying on the Wei Dynasty, they became bigger and stronger, and made a fortune, but now they are betraying their country and seeking glory, and they are no better than animals.
"If this is really the case, Xu will not have any mercy with this second knife."
Xu Qingxiao murmured to herself.
His first sword was Fan Shang.
The second sword is a merchant from the Wei Dynasty, but considering many things, this second sword must not be dropped directly. The time must be ripe.
It's just that the three major chambers of commerce betrayed their country and sought glory, so Xu Qingxiao had to make arrangements in advance. And once dropped, this second knife would definitely flow into a river of blood and cause huge trouble.
Therefore, you must plan the situation well and make no mistakes at all. If you make any mistakes, you will be the unlucky one.
After all, since ancient times, how many people who can become big businessmen are not ruthless?
You have to be cautious, extremely cautious.
After withdrawing all thoughts, Xu Qingxiao looked calm, then turned around and poured Zhang Ruhui a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for clearing up the confusion."
Xu Qingxiao poured tea for him personally. The latter was flattered. He held the tea cup and took it carefully. Then he drank it in small sips. It was obviously ordinary tea, but in Zhang Ruhui's heart, it tasted infinitely better than the most precious tea in the world.
times.
"Sir Xu, your words are really too polite. This is not a solution to my doubts. It is just a matter of experience."
"Sir Xu, Zhang really admires you. Whether you are serving the people or your talent, Zhang admires you very much. It would be a great honor for Zhang to get to know Mr. Xu."
Zhang Ruhui spoke, he truly admired Xu Qingxiao and admired Xu Qingxiao.
You can see Zhang Ruhui's heart when he founded Taohua Temple. He is also a scholar, but he is not a good scholar. He loves reading. He also has a lot of money at home, so he has many businesses and industries, and he has made many friends. As long as he is a scholar, he will
Respect.
Especially someone like Xu Qingxiao, who is both talented and caring for the people.
"Brother Zhang is really overrated. In terms of age, Brother Zhang is much older than me. Xu needs to call me brother."
Xu Qingxiao said politely.
Face comes from the heart, Zhang Ruhui has a very good face, and is elegant in conversation. Xu Qingxiao has Confucianism and Taoism, and he also has great righteousness. He can not directly tell whether a person is good or bad, but he has an intuition.
This Zhang Ruhui does not have any selfish motives for himself, he indeed respects himself, worships himself, and admires himself with extremely strong admiration.
There is a classic saying that is right.
You will never hate someone who admires you.
After all, he appreciates you.
If he were rich, he would be the top brother on the list.
Xu Qingxiao didn't know yet whether Zhang Ruhui was his top brother, but there were all kinds of gifts, which at least proved that Zhang Ruhui was serious.
"I can't afford it, I can't afford it. Mr. Xu is the Minister of Household Affairs and an eternal talent. How can this brother take it on?"
Zhang Ruhui was a little scared, feeling that he was not worthy. This fear was not disguised, Xu Qingxiao could see it.
"Brother Zhang, in any case, you are twenty years older than me. Besides, I am the Minister of Household Affairs in the court, but in Shouren Academy, I am just an ordinary scholar."
"Public is public, private is private. If Brother Zhang enters the court and says "Sir", I will not dare to recognize you. But my brother does not hold an official position. If I say "Sir", I will not dare to recognize you."
"If this spreads out, wouldn't it make me look arrogant and disrespectful?"
Xu Qingxiao said this with a very sincere attitude.
To be honest, someone is in their forties and I am only twenty, so calling me brother will definitely not hurt me.
Besides, he is still a loyal fan of himself, Big Brother.
"This this!"
Zhang Ruhui was indeed very scared. He came here today and wanted to get to know Xu Qingxiao, so he used Wang Ru, Xu Qingxiao's friend, to build a bridge.
To be honest, he was actually very panicked, afraid that Xu Qingxiao would disappear, because some literati were very arrogant and especially hated businessmen like him. Even if he was also a scholar, they would still be unhappy with him even if they should be unhappy with him.
Of course, if you use money, you can invest in feelings, but the question is, what is the use of this kind of feelings? As long as you have no money one day, will others still care about you?
But what he didn't expect was that Xu Qingxiao not only saw him, but also called him brother repeatedly. No matter what Xu Qingxiao's purpose was, he felt happy, happy and moved.
What is a literati? This is what we call a literati.
But he was still a little panicked when he really agreed. After all, he was the youngest Minister of Household Affairs in the Wei Dynasty, plus Xu Qingxiao's prestige and so on.
Calling him brother really made him a little embarrassed.
However, at this moment, Wang Ru spoke.
He had been sitting nearby listening because he couldn't get a word in, but now he was finally able to.
"Shopkeeper Zhang, Brother Xu is a humble man. What he dislikes the most is pretentiousness and looking down on fame and fortune. Otherwise, with Brother Xu's status and identity at this time, I wouldn't be able to reach him."
Wang Ru said something and praised Xu Qingxiao.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruhui stopped being pretentious. He was a businessman who knew the world best. Regardless of whether Xu Qingxiao was true or false, at least he was shouting "brother".
He agreed and came down.
"In that case, Zhang will be shameless and say brother, Brother Xu Xian, Brother Yu respects scholars, especially you."
"How many officials are there in the world? How many officials have Zhang seen? But Zhang has never seen anyone like Brother Xu, and now my dear brother values Zhang so much."
"Please rest assured, dear brother, Brother Yu still has some wealth. If there is any need for help in the future, Brother Yu will do his best."
Zhang Ruhui spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Qingxiao gave him face like this, and he also gave Xu Qingxiao face.
"Brother, you're welcome."
Xu Qingxiao smiled slightly. It was a good thing for him to meet a wealthy person. It was not about making money, but it was a source of his own strength.
Of course, he will also benefit Zhang Ruhui and will not let Zhang Ruhui suffer.
"Thanks to my dear brother, I have not prepared any generous gifts today. This jade pendant is my brother's personal jade pendant. It is called Lingyang Baoyu. It can regulate my qi and blood and prevent all diseases."
While Zhang Ruhui was talking, he took out his jade pendant and handed it to Xu Qingxiao.
The jade is carved with a dragon, which is crystal clear. Just looking at the jade surface, you can tell that this object is of great value.
"Brother, you're welcome. How dare I accept such a precious thing?"
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and declined again and again.
"No, no, no. Brother Xian will accept it. If he doesn't accept it, Brother Fool really can't bear the title of elder brother."
However, Zhang Ruhui was determined to give this piece of jade to Xu Qingxiao, even by force.
Xu Qingxiao was a little helpless, but she still accepted it. After all, it wouldn't work if she didn't accept anything at all. As for some people saying that she had given or accepted bribes, Xu Qingxiao was not afraid.
You said you gave and accepted bribes. Where did you go to report the crime? The Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Civil Affairs? I'm afraid if you go to the Ministry of War out of your mind, you will probably be beaten to a bloody head.
However, when the precious jade falls in the hand, the blood energy indeed begins to surge, and the effect is obvious.
This thing is a treasure. Please give it back if you have the chance in the future.
Xu Qingxiao thought in her heart.
After Xu Qingxiao accepted the item, Zhang Ruhui smiled widely.
Afterwards, Zhang Ruhui continued to speak.
"Xian brother, this is my command arrow. From now on, whenever you spend money at Zhang's shop, everything will be considered Brother Fool's. Don't pay for it."
"If you leave the capital, as long as there is Zhang's bank, I can withdraw the amount within one hundred thousand taels of silver at will on the same day. If you need more, just have someone send me a message."
Zhang Ruhui said this and gave his command arrow to Xu Qingxiao.
His command arrows are worth a lot of money, and all purchases in Zhang's shops are free of charge. You can also go to Zhang's major banks to withdraw 100,000 taels of silver for emergencies.
However, Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised.
"Brother Zhang, I didn't expect your business to be so extensive? Do you also run a bank?"
Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised now. Although Xu Qingxiao knew that Zhang Ruhui had money, he didn't expect that he would even open a bank and ask for one hundred thousand taels of silver.
What a huge fortune this is.
"Slightly one or two, slightly one or two."
Zhang Ruhui smiled. As a businessman, the most taboo thing is to say how much money you have. This is not to tell others that I have money, come and kill me.
Smart businessmen all know how to pretend to be poor, but in front of Xu Qingxiao, he couldn't help but show off a little, but he also remained rational.
"sure."
"Brother, I might have a big business deal for you in the future."
When Xu Qingxiao heard the word "Qianzhuang", he couldn't help but think of his An Guo Ce. He thought An Guo Ce could be implemented quickly, but later he realized that he was too young.
I didn't know what the situation was in the country. Only after I found out did I understand why An Guoce had been suppressed.
Because it is not suitable at all, at least for now, it is not suitable.
"Big business? How big?"
Zhang Ruhui was slightly curious.
"First of all, let me ask you how much Brother Xian's assets are now and how much he earns. You don't need to be too specific, just roughly."
Xu Qingxiao asked calmly.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruhui thought for a moment, and Xu Qingxiao continued to speak: "Of course, if it's not convenient for Brother Xian to say it, that's okay."
Xu Qingxiao took a sip of tea. For businessmen, exposing one's family background was a relatively private matter. Asking Zhang Ruhui was actually a way of finding out.
He wanted to see what Zhang Ruhui's attitude towards him was, and it was okay not to tell him. This was understandable, and telling him would prove that Zhang Ruhui was sincerely sincere about him, or at least willing to be sincere.
"No no no."
"Brother Xian misunderstood, Brother Yu was just thinking."
Zhang Ruhui explained something, and after a while, he gave the answer.
"The annual income is fifteen million taels of silver, and the fluctuation will not exceed 30%."
Zhang Ruhui will give an explanation.
This answer did not surprise Xu Qingxiao, but Wang Ru on the side was confused.
What is the concept of fifteen million taels of silver?
He couldn't calculate it at all, it was simply an astronomical figure.
The reason why Xu Qingxiao was not shocked was simple. Ever since he slashed the merchants of the Great Wei, Xu Qingxiao understood one thing. The Great Wei was poor, but the merchants of the Great Wei were not.
So with an annual income of 15 million, Xu Qingxiao is not surprised.
Of course, one tael of silver is equal to one thousand yuan in the previous life, which means Zhang Ruhui's annual income is 15 billion.
So according to the previous description, the valuation is at least 300 billion.
They are quite good, the top group of people in the Wei Dynasty.
"If this business succeeds, Brother Xian's wealth will be more than ten times greater."
Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
But as soon as these words were said, Zhang Ruhui and Wang Ru were stunned on the spot.
In Wang Ru's eyes, fifteen million taels of silver was already an astronomical figure. He would not be able to earn it even in a hundred lifetimes, let alone his lifetime.
Now Xu Qingxiao said that it can be doubled tenfold. What is the concept? Fifteen million taels of silver? How much does this cost?
Zhang Ruhui was also stunned. Now that he has reached this level, he understands more and more that the more property he has, the harder it is to make money.
Money can beget money, that's no problem, but if you have more money, you will meet more people. Everyone wants to suck a bite of your blood, and everyone wants to bite off a piece of your flesh.
Everyone wants to lie to you, and at this time, no matter what you want to do, everyone below has their own interests and ideas, and they want to develop unless they encounter unparalleled opportunities.
To be honest, let alone ten times, even if it is doubled, it is of infinite value to him.
ten times?
What is this concept? The national tax of Wei Dynasty does not have so much silver in a year, right?
Wouldn’t he become the richest man in the Wei Dynasty in the future?
Even if there are three major chambers of commerce in the future, he will be the fourth largest chamber of commerce, and he will also be the leader.
Is this not allowed to take off?
But soon, Zhang Ruhui calmed down, for no other reason.
Because ten times is too exaggerated.
It's not that he doesn't believe in Xu Qingxiao, it's that he doesn't believe in himself.
Maybe Qingxiao dares to say ten times the profit, even if it is a bit exaggerated, at least double it, right?
If it can be doubled, it will be enough. I am basically infinitely close to the three major chambers of commerce. Maybe my children and grandchildren can raise my Sun Chamber of Commerce to the level of the four major chambers of commerce.
So he still has some expectations.
"May I ask my dear brother, what kind of business is this?"
Zhang Ruhui asked.
"We'll talk about it later, there's no rush now."
Xu Qingxiao smiled slightly. The imperial court alone would not be able to handle the affairs of Dawei Bank. More businessmen must be attracted in. These businessmen are very smart. There is no problem in leaving professional matters to professional people.
The worst case scenario is for His Majesty to specially create a system, such as the "Red Top Merchant", so that these businessmen can also have official positions. It is estimated that by this time, countless businessmen will be excited and cry, crying and shouting to join.
After all, the status of a businessman is not high and is relatively abnormal, but it is not too low. It can only be said that in front of scholars, he is as humble as dust.
So Xu Qingxiao did have an idea. Of course, this plan could not be revealed for the time being. It would have to wait until the second knife fell.
Hearing Xu Qingxiao speak like this, Zhang Ruhui did not continue to ask. Xu Qingxiao didn't say anything. He believed that Xu Qingxiao didn't say anything.
At this moment, a voice sounded.
"Sir Xu, Gu Shangshu invites you to go to the Ministry of Finance."
This is a brief history of Hubu. Please ask Xu Qingxiao to go to Hubu.
At that moment, Zhang Ruhui saw this scene and immediately stood up and said.
"Brother Xian, it's getting late, Brother Yu, I won't delay. After all, you still have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Zhang Ruhui spoke like this.
"Okay, brother Xian, walk slowly. In a few days, when the Taiping Poetry Club is over, brother Yu will go to Taohua Temple to find his brother."
Xu Qingxiao could see that Zhang Ruhui was very sincere to him and was a force that he could use. Of course, the other party could also use him to make profits.
Everyone is like this, you help me, I help you. If you just rely on your goodwill, how can such a good thing happen?
In the adult world, interests are more important.
"Okay, okay, okay, I will definitely hold a grand banquet then."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruhui immediately spoke and planned to hold a grand banquet.
"see you then."
"Brother Wang Ru, let's go first."
Xu Qingxiao didn't stay, stood up immediately, and said goodbye to Wang Ru at the same time.
Wang Ru nodded and followed Zhang Ruhui.
And Xu Qingxiao also left with the household clerk.
soon.
Household Department.
When Xu Qingxiao saw Gu Yan, before Xu Qingxiao could speak, Gu Yan's voice sounded.
"Shouren, they have sent someone to Kyoto and asked me to meet tomorrow."
Gu Yan got straight to the point.
"Let's meet tomorrow? When?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned.
Why did these three major chambers of commerce suddenly come to Beijing? And they made an appointment to meet tomorrow?
"Around 12:00, normally, we have to go there half an hour in advance. After all, we have a discussion, and we asked you to go by name, otherwise we won't talk."
Gu Yan replied.
As soon as he said this, Xu Qingxiao understood a little bit.
"Are they trying to stop me from competing for poems?"
Xu Qingxiao spoke, somewhat curiously.
Gu Yan nodded.
"What they mean is to prevent you from competing for poetry."
"What I mean is that I will take people there, so you don't have to go. Tomorrow we will fight for poetry, and you can't miss it."
Gu Yan replied that the Taiping Poetry Club is still important. There is no need for Xu Qingxiao to go to discuss things like price. What will happen if he does? Will the price be lowered because of Xu Qingxiao?
But Gu Yan was a little curious, why did they insist on stopping Xu Qingxiao from participating in the poetry competition?
Is this just such hatred? This has already been put on the table.
"No." Xu Qingxiao shook her head and looked at Gu Yandao.
"Gu Shangshu, I'm going."
"They wanted to see me and made it impossible for me to attend the Taiping Poetry Festival, although I don't know why they did it."
"But the more this happens, the more I want to go over and meet these people. I also want to meet these people for a while. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we be victorious in every battle."
This is Xu Qingxiao’s answer.
It is a good thing that the other party wants to see me. Although there is obviously a problem with the time chosen, it does not hinder me.
"No, the Taiping Poetry Festival is very important. Do you know what happened in Kyoto?"
"The talented men of the Ten Kingdoms are fighting with the literati of the Wei Dynasty. The two sides are very angry. Now the conflict is getting more and more intense. If you don't participate, if you lose, I, the Wei Dynasty, will lose face."
"Although you taught the Confucian scholars of the Great Wei Wen Palace yesterday, I am still worried. His Majesty has already started investigating this matter, but no matter how the investigation is conducted, the Taiping Poetry Society should be more cautious."
Gu Yan rejected Xu Qingxiao's proposal.
The capital of the Wei Dynasty has become noisy. The great talents of the Ten Kingdoms are at loggerheads with the literati of the Wei Dynasty. It can be said that they are incompatible with each other.
Xu Qingxiao's drinking gave the people a sigh of relief.
But it was shameless for the Ten Kingdoms University to insist on saying that Xu Qingxiao got the test questions in advance, and even firmly believed that Xu Qingxiao's eternally famous poem was not written by Xu Qingxiao himself.
Instead, he invited a great scholar from heaven and earth to take action. Otherwise, why did Xu Qingxiao think that he would be able to write a famous poem throughout the ages?
And why must it appear after the Zhenguo poem appeared?
So they are dissatisfied!
Not convinced at all.
This made the people of the Wei Dynasty so angry that their teeth hurt. The other party was shameless. What could be done? I couldn't beat him again and again, and I couldn't scold him again and again. His Majesty had already decreed that such a fight would not be allowed to happen again. Once it happened, he would be deprived of his honors.
Therefore, neither the literati of the Wei Dynasty nor the scholars of the Ten Kingdoms dared to continue shouting. Both sides just reserved all their anger for tomorrow's battle of poems.
Whoever wins, the loser shuts up.
But many people know that even if the Wei Dynasty wins, the great talents of the Ten Kingdoms will probably not accept it. They have already established themselves as invincible, so everyone hopes that Xu Qingxiao will write three famous poems in the next three days.
If this is the case, the great talents of the Ten Nations probably have nothing to say.
But three days in a row, three famous poems throughout the ages?
Not to mention the literati of the Wei Dynasty, even the common people did not dare to think about this. They knew that Xu Qingxiao was an eternal talent, but they were not so confident that they could write an eternal poem a day?
If this really happens, Liyang Palace will collapse and be shaken by Cai Qi.
But no matter what, if Xu Qingxiao competes, she will definitely get a good ranking, because Xu Qingxiao can create miracles.
Overwhelming talents from ten countries.
Therefore, Gu Yan disagreed with Xu Qingxiao's meeting. The reason why he called Xu Qingxiao was to tell Xu Qingxiao about the matter and ask him what he thought.
"Master Gu, don't worry, I will go to the banquet tomorrow, but Qingxiao can also guarantee that I will not lose in the poetry contest tomorrow."
Xu Qingxiao said with a serious expression.
As soon as he said these words, Gu Yan frowned a little.
"Why are you so sure?"
Gu Yan frowned and couldn't help but ask.
"Don't ask Mr. Gu, when did Qingxiao lie to you?"
Xu Qingxiao had her own plan, but if she said this method, she was afraid that Gu Yan would not agree to it.
"How can you win if you don't go there in person?"
Gu Yan was really confused, but after thinking about it carefully, Xu Qingxiao had indeed never lied.
"Master Gu, don't you believe me?"
"Also, since the three major businessmen asked me to go there by name, Qingxiao can guess that as long as Qingxiao doesn't go, they will definitely use this as an excuse to say that the Wei household department looks down on them."
"It's a shame to just turn around and leave. People will take charge of you when the time comes."
Xu Qingxiao continued to speak. At the same time, he concluded that these people would definitely use this as an excuse to criticize the Ministry of Revenue and spread the word everywhere that he had come all the way to Kyoto and was willing to negotiate the price with Da Wei.
What I didn't expect was that Xu Qingxiao, the household secretary of the Great Wei Dynasty, actually looked down on them, wanted them to sell at a low price, and was unwilling to see them. Although they were businessmen, they also had integrity.
Xu Qingxiao had already made up these words for them.
Indeed, as Xu Qingxiao spoke like this, Gu Yan's face darkened.
Because what Xu Qingxiao said was absolutely correct, the three major merchants especially warned Xu Qingxiao to come over, otherwise she would disappear.
Thinking of this, Gu Yan stopped talking.
And Xu Qingxiao's voice sounded.
"Master Gu, there is something I want to say to Qingxiao."
"The three major merchants are so emboldened that they dare to ask for high prices. It is very likely that they have already negotiated the price with another group of people behind their backs."
Xu Qingxiao lowered her voice and told the matter.
"kindness."
However, Gu Yan was not surprised at all, but nodded, and then spoke.
"I have already guessed it, Shouren. You are really smart. You can guess this. You have a great talent in the Ministry of Revenue. But you should not get involved in this matter. It involves a lot."
Gu Yan already knew it. In fact, he guessed it when the other party's letter came.
It's just that he didn't tell Xu Qingxiao. It wasn't that he didn't regard Xu Qingxiao as one of his own. On the contrary, he regarded Xu Qingxiao as one of his own, so he didn't tell Xu Qingxiao.
After all, according to Xu Qingxiao's character, something might happen if she learns about this matter.
He hoped that Xu Qingxiao could successfully become the Minister of Household Affairs and sit in his position, and then he would solve these matters.
"Well, Qingxiao understands."
Seeing that Gu Yan had known about it for a long time, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.
Xu Qingxiao understood in an instant that Gu Yan didn't want him to get into trouble, so he didn't want to tell him and pretended that he didn't understand.
Unexpectedly, he guessed it, but Xu Qingxiao would not touch this matter for the time being, as long as he knew about it.
"As long as you understand, okay, I won't say much about the rest. Since you are confident of winning the first place in the Taiping Poetry Contest, you can go with me tomorrow."
"But one thing is that you must not lose in the poem fight, otherwise I would rather be insulted by them than let them hold you back."
Gu Yan said no more and promised to go with Xu Qingxiao tomorrow.
After all, Xu Qingxiao was absolutely right.
If they really want Xu Qingxiao not to go, these businessmen must have used this as an excuse to criticize Xu Qingxiao in various ways and stand on the moral high ground.
This is what Xu Qingxiao is best at, so naturally it is impossible to leave anything to say to others.
"Okay, then Qingxiao will prepare for the poetry contest."
Xu Qingxiao nodded, then resigned and left.
Xu Qingxiao came very quickly and left very quickly.
He wants to go back and solve the matter of tomorrow's fight against poetry.
The three major chambers of commerce obviously want to hold them back and let the Ten Kingdoms suppress the literati of the Wei Dynasty. If they don't go, they will use this as an excuse to attack and spread rumors.
If you go by yourself, you will basically lose half of the Taiping Poetry Club.
Wishful thinking is good.
Unfortunately, the person they were facing was a time traveler who had experienced nine years of compulsory education since childhood.
Let Xu Qingxiao write articles, Xu Qingxiao will be able to see that every article is a peerless article.
But allowing yourself to write poetry?
Brother Li, Brother Du, and Brother Bai, if you take them out at random, you will be able to defeat the existence of the Ten Kingdoms.
So Xu Qingxiao didn't care at all, this was a mere talent from ten countries.
Shouren School.
Xu Qingxiao’s pace was not slow.
"Brother!"
"Brother!"
Xu Qingxiao shouted several times.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Xinghe walked out of the dining room, holding bowls and chopsticks, a little curious.
"I want to ask you something. Think carefully before answering."
"Isn't there going to be a poetry contest at the Taiping Poetry Competition tomorrow? Can you guess the title?"
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and asked directly.
"Guess the question?"
After hearing this, Chen Xinghe immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks, and then said seriously.
"Junior brother, you are the right person to ask this question. Although senior brother is good at composing poems, his real talent is guessing questions."
"I'm not afraid to tell you that I told the teacher about the questions in the government examination. Later, the teacher insisted on saying that he guessed it himself, but I couldn't help it. You know it's impossible for a student to argue with a teacher."
Chen Xinghe said this with full confidence.
"Okay, senior brother, help me guess the questions for the next three days. You can guess a few more and write them down on a piece of paper."
Xu Qingxiao said this.
"Okay, junior brother, wait a moment, I'll be right away."
Chen Xinghe was full of expectations and then walked into his study room.
He was very happy, extremely happy.
My junior brother finally has something to ask for.
At the moment, Xu Qingxiao returned to the study, began to meditate, and then wrote down the topics one by one.
Xu Qingxiao waited quietly outside.
About half an hour later.
Chen Xinghe walked out.
Holding a piece of rice paper and saying.
"Junior brother, during the three-day poetry competition, there will also be questions, one question per day. I conservatively estimate that it should be these five questions."
"After all, that's all the back and forth."
Chen Xinghe handed the rice paper to Xu Qingxiao.
"Five questions? No addition?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned slightly.
"Not a single question."
Chen Xinghe said with great confidence.
Seeing how confident Chen Xinghe was, Xu Qingxiao didn't think much and turned around and returned to the room.
Looking at Xu Qingxiao who was going back to 'review', Chen Xinghe was very proud.
Chen Xinghe felt even happier when he thought about Xu Qingxiao winning the first place in the poetry competition tomorrow and thanking himself again.
And that's it.
Until the evening.
The Taiping Poetry Competition started again, but on this day, Xu Qingxiao did not participate. If she said she would not participate, she would not participate.
Today is not a poetry contest, it is still about composing poems.
However, just an hour after the Taiping Poetry Festival started.
Talents poured into the Taiping Poetry Society.
Above the sky, there are still golden fonts.
It is a national poem.
But this poem was written by Hua Xingyun. The poem went out of the country and surpassed the talents of the ten countries.
It's just that today the great talents of the ten countries basically do not write poetry.
Obviously, they don't plan to take action today at all. Tomorrow's poetry battle is their key.
Therefore, on this day, everything was peaceful and uneventful.
But everyone knows that tomorrow's poem battle is the real link.
Everyone is very nervous and looking forward to it.
That's it.
Until the next day, no time.
Xu Qingxiao walked out of the room.
Holding a few envelopes in his hand, he pushed open the door of Chen Xinghe's room.