The charity party was held in a large shop on the third floor of the shopping mall. The host was Du He.
Li Er and Empress Changsun sat at the front, followed by the big shots in the court, and the bigwigs in Chang'an sat at the back.
For this sale, Empress Changsun actually brought not many things. There were only twenty items in total. They were all available in the palace, but they were unusual.
So Du He temporarily changed the sale to an auction.
The first item was a Buddhist lantern, worth about 100 guan, and the final transaction price was 1,000 guan.
Everyone also knows that it is not important whether they can buy something worthwhile in this auction. The key is to buy something so that they can show their faces in front of His Majesty and the Queen. Such an opportunity is rare, so buying it at ten times the price is very important.
It's common, and it's not new to buy it for twenty times the price.
Soon, all twenty items were auctioned, and Empress Changsun received a total of 20,000 yuan.
Empress Changsun announced in public that she would donate 5,000 guan to the prefectures and counties affected by the snowstorm in Gyeonggi County to appease the people. The sales shop in the harem will open from tomorrow, and an auction will be held every ten days from now on. Everyone quickly praised and expressed their gratitude.
Be sure to be there to support.
Empress Changsun got the money, and those who photographed the items got the opportunity to show their faces, and everyone was happy.
However, the happiest person was Du He.
He said slowly: "Everyone, our shopping mall will open tomorrow. If you want to open a shop in the shopping mall, you must seize today's opportunity. Those who sign the contract today will get a 20% discount. Tomorrow
The original price will be restored! In the future, our Chang'an International Shopping Center will open to the entire Tang Dynasty and the entire world. Now, many foreign envoys have approached me and want to open a store here..."
Before Du He finished speaking, he saw several famous businessmen from Chang'an standing up and saying: "Marquis of Huyi County, please leave me a shop. I want to open a shop here..."
"And I!"
"Me too!"
Everyone present is not a fool. They refused Du He's invitation before because they were worried that instead of making money, they would lose money by opening a store here. But now they have seen with their own eyes that this shopping mall is as luxurious as a palace. Ordinary people can't even buy it.
It's a pleasure just to walk around.
Therefore, many knowledgeable people know that Du He is definitely not bragging.
Even though the rent here is much higher, there are still many transfers.
The key point is that there is also a palace shop here, which was opened by the queen herself. Maybe one day the queen will be happy and go to the shop next to it to buy something. That will definitely be a good thing to honor the ancestors.
Therefore, everyone was very enthusiastic.
On the other hand, Changsun Wuji, Chen Shuda and others seemed calm.
Changsun Wuji said: "Let's take a look again!"
That night, Changsun Wuji returned to Sikong Mansion and suddenly received news from Wang Fu that there were only two shops left in the shopping mall. If he didn't take action, it would probably be too late.
Changsun Wuji was stunned, and early the next morning he sent Wang Fu to the shopping mall to negotiate, and won the remaining two shops at the original price.
Later, Chen Shuda went to Sikong Mansion to complain, and he had agreed to wait and see. However, Changsun Wuji did not keep his promise and actually acquired the remaining two shops at once. Changsun Wuji persuaded Chen Shuda to express his feelings.
calm.
It was on this day that Chang'an International Shopping Center opened without any ceremony and was very low-key.
However, business is extremely booming.
At first, the people who came here to buy things were for the pandas and alpacas. Later, everyone discovered that besides the alpacas and pandas, this shopping mall was very beautifully built, and the items sold were all the best in Chang'an City.
The quality is guaranteed, much better than in Dongxi and Xishi.
As a result, more and more people come to shopping malls to buy things, and the entire shopping mall is overcrowded every day.
Those who did not rent a store because of hesitation will regret it.
The twelfth lunar month has passed like this, and the new year has come.
…
The eighth year of Zhenguan has arrived.
Du He gave all the workers of Dream Group a ten-day holiday. Those who wanted to go home could go home. Those who did not want to go home or did not have a home would spend the New Year at Dream Group. But for the workers, the most practical
Still, all workers received a New Year reward of 100 yuan each. When many people received the money, they were so excited that tears filled their eyes.
Du He took Du Ruhui to the Dream Group and celebrated the New Year with everyone.
On New Year's Eve, Li Yuanshu, Li Lizhi, and Li Ke returned to the palace.
Du He took everyone to Dream Group, while Yuan Tiangang and others were at Beast King Mountain, while Yuchi Baolin and Mu Zongsi went to Lantian Coal Mine.
After the Chinese New Year and before the Lantern Festival arrives, Dream Group resumes production.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
During the Lantern Festival, the imperial court held a grand lantern party in Chang'an City. In the past, the lantern party was held in the Qujiang Pool area, but this year it was changed to People's Avenue.
That night, Li Er hosted a banquet for the important ministers of the court, all of whom were princes, nobles and other big shots. One of them in particular was Du He.
After the dinner was over and everyone dispersed, Li Er called Du He to the imperial study alone.
Li Er's face glowed brightly and he said: "Du He, do you know why I summoned you alone?"
Du He shook his head.
Li Er said: "Don't forget your identity. You are not only the Marquis of Huyi County, but you are also a Tongzhou Biejia. I named you Tongzhou Biejia, not just on a whim... Respect for virtue is an upright person, and in Tongzhou
For many years, the Dou family has not been solved. Instead, a murder case occurred in Tongzhou. Now I am asking you to go to Tongzhou for this matter. I have already discussed it with Jingde. You don’t have to stand in Tongzhou when you go to Tongzhou.
Come out, you just need to stand behind Jingde. If you have anything to do, let him do it. Anyway, he was known as the Butcher of Yuchi back then. You are different. You have a long road ahead. I don’t want your hands to be stained.
…Do you understand my painstaking efforts?”
Du He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, you want me to hide behind your back and leave the blame on Uncle Yuchi!"
Li Er nodded.
"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit unethical?" Du He asked.
Li Er was speechless for a while: "Do you want the whole world to know that you are a big devil who kills people without blinking an eye? In fact, it was Jingde who took the initiative to talk to me about this matter. Yuchi Baolin is a simple and honest person. Even if he succeeds Wu Guogong in the future,
I am afraid that I have more than enough to defend my position but not enough to develop, so Jingde wants you to take care of Yuchi Baolin in the future!"
Poor parents in the world!
Du He nodded: "I understand, Your Majesty."
"Let's set off in a few days. I will hold a celebration banquet for you and Jingde." Li Er said.
"yes!"
When Li Er asked about Du He's plan, Du He was very honest. He had never considered this matter before.
The soldiers came to cover up the water and earth, that's all.
Du He did not leave the palace until late at night.
When he walked to the gate of the imperial city, he looked up and saw Yuchi Gong looking at him with a smile.
Yuchi Gong stepped forward through the snow and patted Du He on the shoulder: "You brat, I will set off back to Tongzhou tonight. Please settle down the Dream Group before coming back. I have made it clear to His Majesty that he