The seven-day period of marriage passed in a blink of an eye, and finally the day came for Sun to get married. Originally, according to Sun's plan, a carriage from the Tang family was sent to pick her up at dusk, and the family had a meal to get to know each other.
Yes, there is no need to be too grand. In the Tang Dynasty, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism had not yet flourished. The concept of marriage was still very open. Marriage, divorce, remarriage, and remarriage were all very normal things. But Sun still felt embarrassed. After all,
This is my second marriage, my son is already so old, and I don’t want to make anything big happen.
But after all, this is a marriage granted by the emperor, and it is impossible to keep a low profile. Moreover, Tang Jian attaches great importance to this marriage and has no intention of keeping a low profile. Tang Jian knew that many people criticized him for marrying a commoner woman.
But he just wanted to show those people how much he valued this Mrs. Xu Xian. For so many years, Tang Jian had always been gentle and refrained from quarreling with others, so much so that it gave people the illusion that he was a good old man who could discuss things casually.
Tang Jian also wanted to use this incident to give a reminder to those who dare to criticize, and let the world see what extent Tang Jian's power was in this court.
Li Mu struggled in his heart for several days, and finally did not go to the wedding. Although this was a normal thing in the Tang Dynasty, he could not get over the hurdle in his heart. For a person who had thoughts about future generations,
It was too embarrassing for his mother to get married. Although Li Mu did not go, he asked Li Chongyi to drive a bullock cart to deliver a hundred jars of wine brewed by the winery. He also specifically asked Li Chongyi to tell Tang Jian not to do anything to Tang Jian.
Anyone who told the origin of the wine knew that Li Shimin would come to the banquet and had already made up his mind. Although Tang Jian could also make a name for the wine, it was never as effective as Li Shimin's mouth.
Tang Jian opened hundreds of banquet tables, and all the flowing banquets were placed on the street. All the noble families in Chang'an City came to congratulate him. The three cups became an instant hit, and even people who didn't like to drink strong liquor were surprised by its clarity.
They all inquired about the source of the wine, and all the slaves in the Tang family were given a silence order, so no one leaked it out. But unfortunately, the news did not come from Li Shimin. Li Mu had never thought about it, but he had forgotten the evil star Cheng Yaojin. According to reports,
Li Bi recounted that when Yuchi Jingde asked about the origin of the wine, Li Shimin was about to speak, but Cheng Yaojin poured beans out of a bamboo tube, causing all Li Mu's plans to fail.
However, the effect was not bad. All the distinguished nobles who attended the wedding knew that the wine business was a partnership between Zhulu Hou Li Mu and Li Ji's second son Li Siwen. After further inquiries, they found out about the Bashang Winery. There were people there that night
Hearing the news, he went to the door to buy. When Li Mu and Li Bi arrived the next day, the long queue at the door of the winery had already stretched for three miles, and hundreds of cattle, horses and vehicles blocked the door. It took a long time to get in.
The high price of three bottles and one jar could not stop the enthusiasm for buying. The inventory of a few days was sold out before noon. This was the result of the restriction that each customer could only buy ten jars. Even so, there were still many people who did not buy the wine.
People blocked the door and refused to leave. Li Mu was forced to do nothing. He suddenly remembered the scene when he bought a mobile phone in his previous life, and proposed a "full payment pre-sale" method to solve the problem. After all the buyers were sent away,
The pre-sale has been scheduled for two months. These are basically orders from within Chang'an City. The merchants outside Chang'an City are not so well-informed and haven't arrived for a while.
Since it was a full-price pre-sale, with the signature of Cao Guogong's Mansion as a guarantee, there was no need to worry about being cheated, and all the money was given in cash. There were copper coins and silver, which were hurriedly piled on the ground. There were several cars there, and it looked like a castle from a distance.
Xiaoshan is similar. Huang Qi spent three hours calculating all the accounts. He was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth and said: "The spot sold today plus the pre-sale orders totaled 31,700 coins."
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"Oh my god!" Li Bi screamed, Bai Nao'er was completely stunned. Only Li Mu was normal, because he had expected it in his heart, but even so, this was the first time he had made so much money. Such violence
The feeling of wealth made his fingers tremble.
Li Mu took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and said to Li Bi: "Second uncle, I have something to say, but I'm a little embarrassed."
"Say!" Li Bi was completely convinced by Li Mu now. Whatever he said sounded comfortable.
Li Mu said: "Second uncle, you also know that I don't have much money, and the expenses in the house are quite big at the moment, and I also plan to do some other business, so I want to withdraw 10,000 yuan first. It should be regarded as dividends in advance, so
I don’t know…”
"Oh! What did I think?" Li Bi said: "You earned this money, take it if you want to use it! Besides, why didn't you tell your second uncle that you were short of money? Isn't that right?"
Li Mu chuckled, he was not someone who liked to borrow money.
Li Bi immediately asked someone to count the money, and according to Li Mu's request, he picked up the silver and counted it for him. Bai Nao'er looked at it with envy and whispered: "Xian son-in-law, my half..."
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Does your father-in-law have no money?"
"Yes, there is still a little bit..."
"Then let's settle the matter in Niangen according to the rules."
Bai Naoer's open mouth closed immediately. He didn't dare to offend Li Mu in the first place. Now that he had made so much money in one day, he didn't dare to offend him anymore. He was afraid that Li Mu would replace him with someone else.
By that time, half of his gains would be gone.
After a while, the calculation was completed, and Li Mu asked Li Chongyi to move all the money to the carriage. Before leaving, he said to Li Bi: "Second uncle, I have to be busy with some things today. There will definitely be fewer people coming to this wine shop, so I'll bother you more."
Uncle. I have two things to tell you. First, you must not relax on the quality. Before shipping, you must check it again and again, and you must not ruin the sign. Furthermore, no matter how many people are buying or what their status is, they must come in order.
Prices cannot be increased, no matter how good the business is, the rules cannot be changed."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I'll be living here these days."
Li Mu nodded, thought for a moment that there was nothing more he needed to say, and took his entourage home. He wanted to go to the Ministry of Industry before the gate closed, because he had something to do tomorrow.
After several days of careful research, Li Yuan has chosen the location for the business, and has decided on Chongrenfang, east of the Imperial City, next to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. From the east gate of the Imperial City, Jingfengmen, less than 100 meters away, is
The place chosen by Li Yuan was originally a villa gifted by Li Shimin to Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County. After Li Yuan took a fancy to it, the entire place was demolished. As a doctor in the Ministry of Works, Li Mu was naturally duty-bound. Tomorrow he would summon craftsmen to demolish the place.
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Li Mu had not been to the Ministry of Industry once on the day of the report. Li Daliang did not expect Li Mu, the airborne prince, to do any work, so he did not send anyone to summon him. Everything was left to him.
Deputy manual department member Wai Lang Yu Wengui does the work.
When Yu Wengui and Gongsun Kang saw Li Mu leaving in anger that day, they thought something would happen, but Li Mu didn't move for several days. They thought he was afraid of Changsun Wuji's majesty and left it alone.
No one expected that Li Muhui would suddenly appear at sunset and give an inexplicable order to gather all the officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry before midnight tomorrow. He had something big to announce.