It was a pleasure chatting with Chen Tie. One tried to flatter him, and the other temporarily put aside his previous unhappiness for the sake of one hundred thousand dollars. Su Ren even invited Chen Tie to stay and have dinner with him, but Chen Tie didn't show any pretense at all.
Chen Tie readily agreed. The new dishes and delicious taste made Chen Tie full of praise. The two of them kept talking until the sun went down, and then Tie Chen left drunkenly.
He personally put Chen Tie into the carriage, and Su Ren and Sima Xiangru stood in the cold wind. Sima Xiangru smiled slightly: "This Chen Tie is really interesting. He is so dignified and so polite. I have never seen him like this in Chang'an for so long.
Marquis."
"Haha! This is a smart person!"
Su Ma Xiangru nodded: "It is indeed smart. One hundred thousand dollars is not much for them, but this intention can make His Majesty happy!"
Su Ren shivered, quickly wrapped his clothes tightly, turned around and walked back: "Tomorrow I will enter the palace and tell His Majesty the matter. In addition, you prepare a notice and post it at the gate of Taixue, writing that the Marquis of Tangyi and Long
Marquis Lu donated 100,000 yuan to build the Imperial Academy!"
"Isn't it 80,000? Why did it become 100,000? Do you want to give them a house for free?"
Su Ren glanced at Sima Xiangru and put his arm around Sima Xiangru's shoulders: "I said this morning that you were stupid for studying. You also said that I scolded you. I asked you, has Longlihou ever cared about houses? Have you ever asked for a house?
Pay our room ticket?"
Sima Xiangru pushed Su Ren away: "Humph! You are the only one smart!"
Seeing Sima Xiangru walking away angrily, Su Ren chuckled.
The next day, Su Ren went to the palace to report to Liu Che on the progress of the construction of Taixue. He talked about his plan, the current extent of the construction, and estimated the length of the construction period. Finally, he talked about Chen Tu's donation.
Liu Che smiled slightly when he heard this: "Oh? This is a smart man!"
Su Ren nodded: "You are indeed smart. Since you are so knowledgeable, would your Majesty consider temporarily leaving the palace to wait for a horse?"
Liu Che nodded: "Yes, they have to be let go! But remember, this time I am doing it for your sake. If they commit crimes again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Su Ren smiled and said: "That is His Majesty's business. You don't need to involve me. I can build the Imperial Academy even if they don't donate money!"
"Aren't you talking too much? Then give me my money back!"
Su Ren rolled his eyes at Liu Che: "Can we keep our word? It's not good for the mighty Emperor of Han to go back on his word."
"Hahaha..." Liu Che laughed: "You accept money, but I still want to thank you. How do you deal with this? Next time, just ask them to send the money to me, which will save me from feeling aggrieved."
"Okay! I'll tell Chen Tie to go!"
"Get out! Get out quickly!"
But Su Ren didn't move: "I haven't eaten yet!"
"Go back and eat. Isn't my food expensive?"
Su Ren suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I can't afford it, I'll leave right away!"
The notice at the gate of the new Imperial College soon spread in Chang'an City. Marquis Longlu donated 100,000 yuan to build the Imperial College. On the surface, there is no problem with this matter. But if you think about it deeper, you can connect it to the recent past.
After a period of time, the emperor used it to clean up the powerful and attack the powerful, and things changed.
Before Su Ren returned to the construction site, Sima Xiangru was surrounded by a group of people. Sima Xiangru felt like vomiting when he called Mr. Sima every time. When he was working as a cavalryman next to Emperor Jing, he was not as popular as he is now. Now he is not at all
Even though he was an official, the powerful people were so polite to him that it was unbearable.
The rich and powerful didn't come one by one, but came in waves, in groups. Everyone came under the pretext of buying a house, and put out tens of thousands of dollars. The least amount was one hundred thousand, and the most was fifty thousand.
Wan. Sima Xiangru did not get Su Ren's promise and did not dare to agree easily, so he had to persuade him again and again. However, these dignitaries were reluctant and worried that they could not give away the money.
Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang were also surrounded. Compared with Sima Xiangru, these two people spoke more effectively. One was Su Ren's teacher, and the other was Su Ren's future father-in-law. Even if the two old men looked at each other coldly, those powerful people could only
When I didn't see it, flattery and flattery came one after another. It seemed that if I didn't buy a house and get closer to Taixue, I wouldn't be able to feel the fairy spirit of the two old men.
Huo Jin and Shi Bao tried hard to separate the dignitaries surrounding the three people, but the number was too small and it was useless. They had to do the next best thing and protect Dong Zhongshu, Wen Dang, and Sima Xiangru.
, dived into the house and never came out again.
When Su Ren's carriage arrived at Zhuque Street, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. The entire Zhuque Street had been blocked. There were carriages and servants of dignitaries, and there were huge crowds of people. It had never been so lively.
Huang Shisan stopped the carriage, stretched his head in and asked Su Ren: "Sir, are you still going?"
"No, go home!"
The carriage turned around, but it was too late. The sharp-eyed servants recognized Su Ren's carriage and surrounded him with a shout. Some of them rushed to notify their master, while another group of people blocked Su Ren at the street corner and never stopped.
Don't even think about leaving.
Su Ren did not expect that these dignitaries would come so quickly. In this era of underdeveloped information, the only way to spread something is by word of mouth. The notice was only posted at the gate of Taixue, and in less than two hours, there were
Such an effect caught Su Ren off guard.
When the crowd came up, Su Ren knew he couldn't leave. With a wry smile, he had to get out of the carriage and waved for everyone to be quiet: "Everyone, I just want to go in. How can I go out if you are blocking the road?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the servants hurriedly shouted at their coachman. In less than half a quarter of an hour, the crowded Zhuque Street magically gave way. Su Ren couldn't help but think of the life channel promoted on TV in later generations. Today's own
The carriage became an ambulance and a fire truck, and the benefits were greatly improved.
The people inside had already left, but before they reached the construction site, Su Ren's carriage was blocked again. People with fat faces came up to them, holding up the silk with the amount of money written on it in their hands, shouting that they wanted to donate to the construction project.
Xue. Su Ren took a look and saw that there were quite a few people, maybe eighty if not a hundred. Today's Chang'an is just like the capital city of later generations, with more everything, more people, more cars, and naturally more dignitaries.
After finally squeezing into the courtyard of the headquarters, Sima Xiangru felt like he was being pardoned: "Quickly, come up with an idea, or the house will be demolished!"
"What else do you need to think about at this time? Just accept the money. If someone gives you money and you don't accept it, wouldn't I be like you!"
"What's wrong with me?"
“You’re going to be stupid if you read!”
Sima Xiangru was choked and could no longer speak.
A long desk was placed in the lobby, Sima Xiangru prepared pens and ink and bamboo slips, Su Ren stood outside the house, Huo Jin and Shi Bao each led a team, one team outside and one team inside, holding hands and forming a human wall side by side.
Only a narrow passage is left for people to enter and exit.
Su Ren bowed in all directions and said to everyone with a smile on his face: "You are all my great man, you have contributed to your majesty's construction of the Imperial College. I am deeply grateful. Today is really rude, so I'll take it easy. I will come to thank you one by one in the future."
, now I invite you all to enter one by one, and someone will take notes carefully. I hope you will forgive me for Su Ren's rudeness!"
"Marquis Yunyang, donate two hundred thousand!"
"Marquis Yangwu, donate two hundred thousand!"
"Marquis Changping, donate two hundred thousand!"
…
Every time a person came in, he would sing loudly. Su Ren stood at the door like a concierge, thanking those people. He said some words of gratitude, and said that he would report to His Majesty, and at the same time promised to go to the house to thank these powerful people.
He was also very polite and treated Su Ren with courtesy. Not only was he not angry but also happy about the result that he didn't even get a cup of tea.
For the whole afternoon, Su Ren was a lucky cat. When the last person left, Su Ren's face became stiff. While rubbing his cheeks, he limped toward the house. This is probably one of the lucky cats in future generations.
As the common saying goes, collecting money makes your face cramp, and counting money makes you feel like your fingers are broken.
Sitting down on the chair, Huang Shisan served hot tea and drank it in one breath. He felt extremely comfortable. Hawking and Shi Bao, one on each side, helped Su Ren rub his legs and squeeze his shoulders, both of them had expressions on their faces.
Smile, although they don't know why these powerful people suddenly send money, they are very happy as long as they receive money. After listening to it all afternoon, they feel that the total number must be a huge number.
Sima Xiangru came over with a few bamboo slips in his arms, threw them on the table in front of Su Ren, and took a deep breath: "The powerful are still rich. Counting the 100,000 sent by Chen Tie yesterday, I can pay back what I got this afternoon.
Your Majesty is in debt!"
"How much is it? Don't lie!"
"Five million eighty-nine thousand five hundred dollars!"
"How much? Say it again?" Wen Dang also became more energetic and quickly grabbed the bamboo slips dropped by Sima Xiangru and looked carefully.
"Five million eighty-nine thousand five hundred yuan!" Sima Xiangru said with a smile: "Today it's just the Marquis, and tomorrow there will be concubines, Shangzao and so on. Although there may not be as many people as today, at least there will be more people per person.
Twenty thousand, if this continues, we can recover the cost without building a house!"
"That's not possible!" Su Ren interjected while drinking tea: "I'm buying a house and donating to build an imperial college. The priority should be clear. Even if I don't buy it, after giving so much money, I still have to give one as a gift.
I'll make a copy overnight to see if the marquises haven't come, and prepare for a bigger battle tomorrow. Hey! I'm a miserable person, and I don't know when I won't have to be such a useless concierge!"
Just as several people expected, for four or five days in a row, the Taixue construction site headquarters was bustling with people, and it became a scene in Chang'an. Almost all the dignitaries and officials in Chang'an City crowded their heads to give money to Su Ren. Those who gave money
They were happy and smiling, and walked much more easily. Those who didn't squeeze in had a sad face, and those who came out looked envious, wishing they could grow wings and fly in.
Su Ren was doing his Lucky Cat as always. Regardless of his official position or status, he always smiled and was polite. Whether he knew him or not, he could still chat. According to Su Ren, they had already changed careers.
In the service industry, we are not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and meet the inner needs of those who give money as the highest service standard.
When Liu Che took the account book handed over by Su Ren, he was shocked by the numbers on it. He opened his mouth wide and said nothing for a long time: "No, I can't be free of charge, I must divide the spoils!" (To be continued)
