Chapter 893 There are so many chariots in the book
"Disciple Wang Xu, I have met the teacher."
After not seeing each other for a few months, Xue Mushan had lost some of his appearance. He was wearing a scholar's crown and a white scholar's robe, and he looked very virtuous and respectable.
"Have you ever missed any homework during my absence?"
The first thing Xue Mushan did when he came back was to ask about Wang Xu's homework.
Wang Xu lowered his head and replied respectfully: "I read diligently every day and don't dare to be lazy in any way."
"It's actually like this. Why did I hear your little trick from thousands of miles away? Tell me, what's going on with the Wang family's crystal beads? One bead actually costs a thousand taels. Your Wang family is really rich. You should have it soon.
Transformed into a wealthy family in Jiangnan, right?"
Xue Mushan's tone was low. Wang Xu looked up and saw that the teacher's expression was unpredictable and he didn't know what his attitude was.
As for the crystal beads that cost one thousand taels each, he had heard about it. The purchase price of the crystal beads was 500 taels, and the recommended retail price was 800 taels.
Merchants in many counties and counties were not satisfied with the selling price of 800 taels. They believed that the value of crystal beads was more than that, and they raised the prices one after another. In a few places, a crystal bead was sold for a sky-high price of 1,500 taels.
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Unable to figure out the teacher's attitude, Wang Xu could only be cautious and silent.
Seeing this, Xue Mushan snorted coldly and said: "These days, your business is booming. Do you know that I have received hundreds of letters from Flying Eagle alone?
Some of these people are magistrates from various places, some are imperial censors, some are relatives of the emperor, and some are heads of families in the south of the Yangtze River. They all asked me for news about you.
Among them, the King of Huaiyang was even more straightforward and asked me if I could share in the crystal bead business with him. The Wan family from which Concubine Wan Guifei was born also told me by name that I would like to share in your crystal bead business.
To buy shares, tell me, how should I respond?"
When Wang Xu heard these words, he knew why his teacher was angry.
The Wang family is just a small family and cannot be on the stage.
These days, the crystal bead business is going smoothly. Wang Xu thought that no one noticed him, but he didn't expect that it wasn't that no one noticed, but that these people felt that his level was too shallow, so they directly approached his teacher Xue Mushan and disdained him.
Dealing with a little grasshopper like him.
Wang Xu remained silent, not knowing whether he should be thankful or not.
There is a teacher above him who is about to enter the pavilion. He does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face, and he will only give him a few points when others give in.
If it hadn't been for this relationship, I'm afraid the Huaiyang King and Uncle Wan Guo mentioned earlier would have pounced on him like a hungry wolf and tore him apart.
If these people don't take action, they probably don't know what role Xue Mushan plays in it, or they simply think that the Wang family is a white glove pushed out by Xue Mushan.
Based on the thinking of these people, how could the Wang family, who was born in a remote rural area, come up with such a treasure as a crystal bead.
"Teacher, please take the trouble. The Wang family was able to find the crystal mine only because of the teacher's blessing. The disciple is willing to hand over 30%, no, 40% of the profits from the crystal mine to the teacher, and also asks the teacher to take good care of it."
Wang Xu knew how annoying the crystal business was, and he also knew that with the power of the Wang family, it would be impossible to hold on to this property. If he wanted to overcome the difficulties, he could only pull Xue Mushan onto the chariot to ensure that everything would go smoothly regardless of the weather.
Wang Xu was not disgusted with this kind of bribery, so he just used it to protect himself.
A protective umbrella is still necessary. In modern times, many polluting factories, large entertainment companies, and construction companies are all closely related to officials.
In the 1990s and early 21st century, before the government's control was less stringent, there were many second-generation heavyweights who held high-level positions such as public relations ministers, vice presidents, and legal persons in large companies.
That is to say, the control behind the scenes was strict, and there was literally no trace of these people.
In fact, just moving from the front to the backstage, there are still a lot of things that you should have, otherwise who will escort you.
"Why, you think I'm here to catch the autumn wind?"
Hearing Wang Xu's answer, Xue Mushan was not happy, but scolded: "Don't think too much. You have to remember that studying is the most important thing for scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Money is nothing but an external possession. As long as you study well,
All these things are available.”
At this point, Xue Mushan paused slightly and added: "Do you know why people in the scholarly community are engaged in farming, studying and running a household, but few officials encourage their disciples to do business?"
"The disciples don't know"
"That's because in the eyes of officials, especially officials above the fifth rank, businessmen are just fat pigs. When the pigs are fat, they will naturally be slaughtered. Back then, the miners in Datong Prefecture were so majestic, and they were not brought in to take office.
The fourth-grade inspector killed every inch of grass!
When you reach the level of the prefect, you know that money is something external to the body. If you have an official position, are you afraid that you will have no money to use it? Just leave your crystal beads to the servants to take care of them. Your main task now is to study, otherwise
Later you will know what "Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in Water" means."
Wang Xu responded repeatedly, but he didn't expect that a business worth tens of millions of taels a year was nothing more than that in Xue Mushan's eyes.
After thinking about it again, this is really true.
Wang Xu heard from Xue Mushan that the miners in Datong Prefecture were stronger than the current salt merchants, tea merchants, rice merchants, and ship merchants, and they even raised private soldiers.
When the house was ransacked, 500 billion taels of silver alone were confiscated, which was equivalent to the national tax of the Kyushu region and the imperial court for ten years.
Such a wealthy and powerful business alliance was overthrown and many people were killed, which shows that rich people are nothing in the eyes of the imperial court.
"I helped you stop the matter of the crystal bead. The King of Huaiyang is nothing. A small vassal king cannot cause trouble. On the other hand, Uncle Wan Guo may have some troubles. Concubine Wan Gui has been
If he is favored, Uncle Wan Guo will be better off, and even I will have to give him three points."
Xue Mushan's tone was relaxed at first, but when he mentioned Uncle Wan Guo, his brows furrowed slightly.
Wang Xu looked at it and knew that Uncle Wan Guo was probably not a simple person, at least he was a troublemaker.
On the other hand, an imperial uncle could make a contemporary scholar like Xue Mushan, a second-rank official who was about to join the cabinet, fear him, and Wang Xu was quite interested in him.
"Teacher, I see you are looking good when you come back this time. Are you going to join the cabinet?"
Wang Xu took the initiative to speak. Compared with Uncle Wan Guo's matter, Xue Mushan's entry into the cabinet was the major event at the moment.
"What do you want to ask?"
Xue Mushan glared at him and said coldly: "You should focus on your studies and don't think about useless things. Let me ask you, what do you think after I told you so much?"
Wang Xu knew it was not good as soon as he heard it. I'm afraid he was overjoyed about joining the cabinet.
Just looking at Xue Mushan's expression, he should be more happy, but I don't know what happened except for the unexpected change.
"Listen with the left ear, but feel the pain with the right ear. I have told you so much, but you don't have any understanding at all?" Seeing Wang Xu didn't speak, Xue Mushan thought he didn't listen carefully, so he touched the ruler at hand.
Wang Xu quickly retracted his thoughts, knowing that he would be beaten if he didn't answer, so he hurriedly said: "I heard the teacher talk about agriculture, industry and commerce, and studying is the right path. As long as you read well, everything else will be available. I really feel something."
"explain!!"
Xue Mushan held the ruler and looked at him eagerly.
To be honest, Xue Mushan was already dissatisfied when he heard that the Wang family was doing business and Wang Xu was always showing off.
He knew that his apprentice had precocious wisdom and could not be compared with a child. He had been worried that Wang Xu would abandon his talents and pursue inferiority, so he rushed back early.
At this time, I saw Wang Xu wandering around for nine days, and I didn't know what he was thinking. He had secretly decided that if he didn't answer well this time, he would need to be taught with a stick to lead the disciples on the right track.
"Teacher, I have combined your teachings with my own thoughts and summarized it into a poem."
Wang Xu didn't want to be beaten, and he knew what Xue Mushan wanted to hear, so he immediately said: "A rich family doesn't need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of millet in the book. There is no need to build a high hall to live in peace, there is a golden house in the book. Don't hate having no one to follow you when you go out.
"There are so many chariots and horses in the book. Don't hate unscrupulous matchmakers when marrying a wife. There are beautiful faces in the book like jade."
The moment the words were spoken, the literary spirit surged and the vision became apparent.
With a neighing sound, a carriage rushed out of Wen Qi, landed outside the window, and turned into two shining golden horses, pulling a golden carriage.
"The supreme treasure of literature and art is manifested!"
When Xue Mushan saw it, his face lit up. He turned to look at Wang Xu and couldn't help but smile: "You can teach me, boy!"