Chapter 118: Ignoring the Kong family, Gu Jinnian's investment, the disdain of Emperor Yongsheng
As Wang Fugui's voice sounded outside.
Gu Jinnian's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.
Mr. Wenjing has only been talking for a day, and the Kong family is coming so soon?
Are you really impatient?
After getting up and opening the door, Gu Jinnian hid the drawings in his sleeves and then slowly spoke.
"Brother Wang, come with me."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth, ignored the Kong family's affairs, and left with Wang Fugui.
"Where to?"
"Brother Gu."
Wang Fugui was a little curious.
"Come with me first, I need to tell you something."
Gu Jinnian did not answer directly, he would leave first and talk later.
The two of them left the academy at that moment, and Wang Fugui continued to speak.
"Brother Gu, the Kong family came here and brought a lot of gifts, and many people came with them. They were all great scholars from all over the country. They gathered in the hall. We were all guessing. This Kong family must be
No good intentions."
"Probably he came here for the holy weapon."
Wang Fugui also saw clearly, and he told Gu Jinnian about the purpose of the Kong family's visit.
"knew."
Gu Jinnian replied calmly, Gu Jinnian was not worried at all about the Kong family's request for holy artifacts. Firstly, he would not give it to him, and secondly, many people did not want him to give it to him.
Just like my old uncle.
The Kong family already has three sacred artifacts. Will my uncle allow the Kong family to master the fourth one?
Not to mention my uncle, it is estimated that the emperors of the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty also firmly did not want the Kong family to dominate.
What benefits have been taken away?
Of course, there is also a possibility that the Kong family has made a condition, a condition that satisfies all the major dynasties.
Otherwise, the method of checks and balances is something that all major dynasties understand.
"Brother Gu, I think they are coming with a lot of force this time. Let's retreat. During this time, if you return to the Duke's Mansion, they won't dare to go to the Duke's Mansion to cause trouble for you."
Wang Fugui continued to speak.
And Gu Jinnian shook his head.
"Brother Wang, you don't have to worry about this matter. Brother Yu has a way to solve it."
"I asked you to come with me this time because I have something to discuss with you."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth. He had one other important thing to do with Wang Fugui. The Kong family's matter was nothing.
"What's up?"
Wang Fugui looked at Gu Jinnian a little seriously, so he asked directly without being verbose.
"I plan to start a business and need start-up capital. I have some on hand, but there is still a lot left. I plan to involve you in the account. Are you interested?"
Gu Jinnian said directly.
Doing business?
Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment, but then spoke immediately.
"Okay, but Brother Gu, if you are short of money, just tell me directly. I just need to tell my father that you want it and I can get you a sum."
Wang Fugui was indeed a little stunned. After all, Gu Jinnian was incomparable in poetry and writing, and he was also a powerful person in the Xia Dynasty. He would have nothing to say about Gu Jinnian's talent, but he still didn't agree with it in business.
Subconsciously, he thought that Gu Jinnian was short of money.
In fact, everyone knows about Gu Jinnian's good fortune.
"No, it's really business."
"You take a look first."
Gu Jinnian took out his business plan from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Fugui.
The two of them walked forward.
After walking out of the academy, what was once an empty place was now filled with residential buildings and heavily guarded.
No one knows what is going on here, not even the great scholars at Daxia Academy know what is going on.
All we know is that His Majesty isolated this land with a wave of his hand. Some time ago, more than 2,000 craftsmen came one after another, plus some common people, to build residential houses.
Now that the house has been built, the Ministry of War has also sent people to guard it. You can only enter but not leave. Even if you can leave, you must have relevant warrants, which is extremely strict.
The dignitaries in Kyoto all knew about this, but they didn't know what it was about.
Arriving here, Gu Jinnian handed the token to the guard, who immediately let him go.
Wait until you walk into it.
There was a constant flow of the sound of some blacksmithing.
Soon an official from the Ministry of Works came over. He was a foreigner from the Ministry of Works. He was in his fifties. He was wearing official uniform and trotted up to Gu Jinnian.
"I'm going to lower my official rank, Wu Zhoupu, to pay my respects to the Crown Prince."
Wu Zhoupu spoke and bowed respectfully to Gu Jinnian.
"Master Wu, you're welcome."
Gu Jinnian smiled slightly and then patrolled the area.
It covers an area of nearly a thousand acres, and many houses have been built to accommodate the craftsmen.
"Your Highness, the construction here is almost completed. The stove and workshop are still to be built. The rest is basically complete."
"This furnace and workshop can be completed within fifteen days."
Wu Zhoupu spoke and followed Gu Jinnian to report the situation.
The speed is quite fast, not too slow, and this is acceptable.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wu."
Gu Jinnian spoke up, then took out a few drawings and handed them to Wu Zhou Pudao.
"Master Wu, this is a diagram made by this prince. It records the refining process, including the tempering method."
"As soon as the furnace and workshop are ready, start working on it immediately."
"As for these drawings, you send some young craftsmen to study and refine them."
"The process is also written in it."
"If there are any results, please inform me as soon as possible without any delay."
"And during this period, no one is allowed to go out, no matter who they are, unless there is something serious."
"After we go out, we must also send troops to guard us."
"Every drawing and all the processes must be refined in batches by different people, and the secrets must not be leaked."
"Of course, the monthly salary will be increased three times, and we will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds at that time."
Gu Jinnian spoke up and gave the order.
The drawings he produced were very detailed. Of course, in order to keep them confidential, Gu Jinnian hid the last step. After it was perfected, it would probably take some time. If the secret was really leaked, the other party would not be able to master the core technology.
You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others.
"I will obey the order."
"Your Highness, please rest assured."
Wu Zhoupu spoke. He hadn't looked at Gu Jinnian's drawings yet, but he felt relieved when he heard that these craftsmen would be given three times the salary.
After all, having so many people gathered here and not letting them out, to be honest, is a bit bad after all.
If the salary can be increased three times, it will be much easier to say.
In the Daxia Dynasty, the salary of craftsmen was quite high, with a monthly salary of thirty taels of silver plus two stones of fine rice.
Three times that would be ninety taels of silver, plus six stones of fine rice. This is not a small sum.
As long as the money is in place, anything can be said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wu."
Gu Jinnian nodded, said nothing, casually entered a private house, and then asked Wu Zhoupu to inform him of the matter.
Inside a house.
Gu Jinnian poured a bowl of tea, feeling extremely calm.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Wang Fugui's voice sounded.
"This business is okay."
Gu Jinnian has been waiting for Wang Fugui's reaction.
Ever since Gu Jinnian handed the things to Wang Fugui, Wang Fugui had been watching with deep concentration.
The more he looked at Gu Jinnian's plan for the city that never sleeps in the summer, the more he thought it was going to work, and the more he looked at it, the more interesting it became.
After reading it thoroughly, Wang Fugui raised his head, looked at Gu Jinnian and said.
"Brother Gu."
"How on earth is your brain so long? Why do I feel like you know everything? You can even think of so many interesting things when it comes to business."
Wang Fugui was full of excitement. After being a businessman, Wang Fugui may not be very good at reading, but he is still a bit keen on doing business.
If Gu Jinnian's plan succeeds, he will definitely make a lot of money.
"Brother Wang, please tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages of this plan."
Gu Jinnian attracted Wang Fugui not only because Wang Fugui had money in his family, but more importantly, he wanted to see that Wang Fugui had some opinions. After all, he was a businessman, so he could understand more or less under the influence of his eyes and ears.
I only look at the problem from a macro perspective, and I will inevitably take many things for granted.
But Wang Fugui is different. After all, he has been in business and must have different opinions.
"Let me think about it."
Wang Fugui thought carefully and looked at the drawings at the same time. After nearly an hour, Wang Fugui spoke.
"Brother Gu, I have some humble opinions, which may not be very good. I hope Brother Gu won't be angry."
Wang Fugui spoke.
"Just tell me straight, is Brother Yu the kind of person with a weak heart?"
Gu Jinnian looked at Wang Fugui and asked him to speak frankly.
"First."
"Brother Gu plans to gather things and goods together for the people to choose from. This is a good idea, but it has been done before in Yangzhou. The business was booming at first, but it didn't work out later."
"The reasons are nothing more than two points, the transportation problem, and too much petty theft. His Royal Highness must think clearly about these two problems. It is okay to drive in Kyoto, and the theft can be strictly controlled."
"But this cargo transportation problem is very troublesome. I don't know how Brother Gu can solve it."
Wang Fugui spoke up and mentioned the first key issue.
Transportation issues.
"Take the official road and build the main road."
Gu Jinnian took a sip of tea and said very calmly.
He also knew in his heart that transportation was a big problem, but if he could go through the official route, it would be several times faster than normal transportation.
Transporting via official roads is something that no other merchant can do.
Of course, even official transportation is actually very troublesome, but Gu Jinnian has no intention of turning it into a department store. The Great Xia Dynasty has everything.
Just select items based on standards such as cargo transportation and output. As long as there are more items than all the stores currently on the market, it won't be a big problem.
"Official transport? Your Highness, I'm afraid your Majesty won't agree, right?"
Wang Fugui couldn't help but smile bitterly, feeling that Gu Jinnian was a little whimsical.
Apart from being used for military expediting and food transportation, the official road is basically unusable. Ordinary people can only walk along both sides of the official road and are not allowed to step on it.
"You don't need to worry about this. Since I said it, it will be done."
Gu Jinnian spoke up, looking very confident.
"Then if the goods can be transported via official roads, it won't be a big problem."
Wang Fugui nodded, with a look of wonder in his eyes.
"second."
"His Royal Highness should be trying to attract people through this kind of department store. There is no problem with that. If it opens, it will be crowded with people. But this can only last for a while. After the curiosity is over, the business will gradually bleak."
"So His Highness the Crown Prince has set up the next few industries, including restaurants and inns, as well as other high-end entertainment venues."
"It's just that there is no specific content written on it, so it's hard for me to judge."
When Wang Fugui spoke, he still had some reservations. He didn't dare to point out the problem directly, but it was still a reminder.
Gu Jinnian could understand that what Wang Fugui was worried about was that there was no problem in using the concept of a supermarket to attract customers, but whether it was a consumer center or a restaurant behind it, if it was done well and a closed loop was formed, it would be perfect.
If restaurants, inns, and high-end consumer centers are not done well, they will basically be in ruins, and they may not lose much.
But don't think about making money, just hanging on for a while.
"This prince already has an idea, but he can't express it for the moment."
"Brother Wang, as of now, can you get into this business?"
"Honestly, don't do it because of your status as Brother Yu. If you think you can make money, just join. If you think you can't make money, then don't do it, otherwise it will hurt your harmony."
Gu Jinnian asked.
"enter."
Wang Fugui went straight into it without saying any nonsense.
Although this business seems to have many problems, it can actually make money.
Whether you can make money from a small business depends on the quality of the goods.
Whether big business can make money depends on whether the relationship is strong or not.
You will never lose money when doing business with Gu Jinnian. To put it bluntly, who dares to cause trouble to Gu Jinnian?
This business may not make much money, but it will definitely be a lot.
After receiving Wang Fugui's answer, Gu Jinnian stopped being verbose.
"Okay, I've calculated this business, and it's worth about six hundred thousand taels of gold."
"I invested 200,000 taels of gold, accounting for 50% of the profit. The decision-making power is in my hands. The remaining 400,000 taels of gold are divided into fifty chips. Ten thousand taels of gold count as one chip. The maximum number of single people is two chips. If there are ten chips that cannot be moved, the points will be divided.
To some special people."
Gu Jinnian spoke up, took a sip of tea, and said this.
Ten thousand taels of gold were a chip, so Gu Jinnian directly allocated fifty chips, which meant that twenty-five to fifty people could participate. Of course, Gu Jinnian hoped that the number of people would increase. The more people who participated, the larger the beneficiary team would be.
Even if you encounter an enemy then, you won't have to bear the burden alone.
"I'm a winner."
"But Brother Yu wants to repair a letter and send it back. Can Brother Gu wait for three days?"
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and put in two chips without hesitation.
Twenty thousand taels of gold is not a huge amount of money for his family. He can just write a letter and go back. And if this business succeeds, it doesn't matter even if he loses money. He can use Gu Jinnian to make more friends.
I'm afraid there are many partners that Gu Jinnian has brought in. With these two thousand taels of gold, they can only make a profit without losing money.
"OK."
"Just give it to me within seven days. There is no shortage now."
"But on this matter, I plan to start construction next month. Brother Wang, you have to do me a favor during this time."
"Recruit a group of workers and start training. I have prepared all the training methods. You can watch them."
"Training lasts from three months to half a year. It is better to be short-term than to waste too much. During the training period, the wages are calculated according to market wages. After the official start of work, the salary is twice that of ordinary workers."
"Food and accommodation are all included, and a group of old ladies will be recruited to help them with laundry and cooking. They just need to study wholeheartedly."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
The plan for the city that never sleeps in the summer must be worked out quickly, the day before it can be worked on, and the day before it can make money.
If construction starts next month, the infrastructure construction alone will take about half a year, and this half year can be used for training. Otherwise, even after opening, we will be in a hurry to recruit people temporarily.
Taking the drawing, Wang Fugui looked at it carefully. After a while, he couldn't help but frown.
"Brother Gu."
"I can understand everything else, but what does this essential oil back massage mean?"
Wang Fugui was a little curious.
"When you go back and follow the instructions above and ask a woman to help you, you will understand."
"Also, tell the people at Qilin Pavilion that their entire wealth combined can only make it into the first half. Ask them if they want it. If not, Qilin Pavilion will get the second half. If they make money in the future, they will receive dividends every year.
"
"Okay, I still have something to do. You go back to the academy first. If you have anything else, wait until I come back to talk about it."
Gu Jinnian stood up, Wang Fugui had taken care of it, everything else was easy to talk about.
He has something else to do and needs to leave first.
"good."
Wang Fugui did not hesitate and left directly with Gu Jinnian.
As Wang Fugui left, Gu Jinnian had not taken a few steps when a figure appeared behind him.
It is the figure of Su Huaiyu.
He appeared beside me without anyone noticing.
"Your Highness, the Confucian family, together with the great scholars from all over the world, are waiting for you in the lobby of the academy. Mr. Wenjing asked me to let you know that if there is nothing important, it would be better to meet you."
Su Huaiyu's voice sounded, explaining his intention.
"Let them wait first, I have other important things to take care of."
Gu Jinnian ignored it.
The Kong family is here, do you want to go there?
Why?
What do you think of yourself? Call it and wave it away.
"oh."
Su Huaiyu nodded, didn't say anything, and just followed Gu Jinnian quietly.
soon.
Entered Kyoto.
Gu Jinnian went straight to Prince Qin's Mansion.
There is no need to announce when you come to Prince Qin's Mansion. When the people below saw it was Gu Jinnian, they immediately greeted him respectfully.
However, the King of Qin is not here for the time being. Daxia is about to send troops. Mr. Gu will set off tomorrow. Li Sui has been helping the old man in the barracks these days.
Knowing that King Qin was not here, Gu Jinnian did not stay to drink tea.
Turn around and walk straight into the palace.
But instead of looking for His Majesty, I went to the Prince's Mansion.
Just arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
Then I heard Li Ji's shout.
"Dad, I've been at home for half a month, can't you let me out?"
Accompanied by Li Ji's cry.
Gu Jinnian was a little surprised.
He really hasn't seen Li Ji since Bailu Mansion sent him back.
"After the grandson came back to report the news, he was confined to the prince's residence."
"That's what the prince meant."
Su Huaiyu told the reason.
"oh."
Gu Jinnian nodded. It was obvious that the prince did not want Li Ji to be involved. This was normal. After all, the prince had been removed from the power of supervising the country and it was indeed difficult for him to come forward in many matters.
No matter what is involved, it will cause controversy.
Not moving is the best option.
I ignored Li Ji's cries of ghosts and wolves.
Gu Jinnian entered the prince's mansion and asked the eunuch in the mansion to report.
Not long after, the prince walked over quickly with a smile on his face, looking extremely honest and kind.
"Brother Jinnian."
"long time no see."
"What wind brought you here?"
The prince was very happy, and at the same time his eyes fell on Gu Jinnian's hands. He seemed a little disappointed when he found that he didn't bring a gift.
"Foolish brother has met the Crown Prince."
Gu Jinnian spoke with a smile on his face.
"You're welcome, just call me brother. Prince doesn't sound nice, it doesn't sound nice."
"Brother Jinnian, are you here today for something?"
Prince Li Gao looked at Gu Jinnian with a smile, and at the same time guessed that Gu Jinnian must have something to do with him.
"Brother is smart."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just have a business that I want to discuss with my brother to see if he has any ideas."
Gu Jinnian didn't hesitate and spoke directly.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
The prince didn't waste any time and led Gu Jinnian into the inner hall.
After entering the inner hall, Gu Jinnian directly informed the prince of the plan and talked about it for about half an hour.
Wait until you finish talking.
After Li Gao thought about it carefully, his eyes showed a hint of shock, but he quickly calmed down.
Then he said with a smile on his face.
"This business is good."
"Brother, I have an idea."
"It's just that 10,000 taels of gold a chip is a bit expensive, so I can let my brother do some things. Ten thousand taels of gold are 2 chips, plus your sister-in-law and your nephew each get 2 chips, how about a total of 30,000 taels of gold?"
The prince is worthy of being a prince. He is very good at calculating accounts. He immediately knew that this business could make money.
Not only that, but you also know that if you invest in technology, you can get two chips for ten thousand taels of gold.
By the way, the Crown Princess and Li Ji are also included.
It's really awesome.
"Since my brother has spoken, my foolish brother will naturally agree."
Gu Jinnian didn't care. It didn't matter if the silver was less, because he had to calculate the maximum amount of 600,000 taels of gold.
To be honest, it may not cost so much. If you can get the support of the prince, it doesn't matter if you make a little profit.
"We are indeed a family."
"Okay, after this matter is finalized, I will send the banknote to you, brother."
The prince spoke out.
"Little things."
Gu Jinnian nodded. Since the business was over, Gu Jinnian didn't want to be verbose.
Resign directly.
As for Li Ji's howling, Gu Jinnian simply ignored it. The prince's family affairs had nothing to do with him.
I can't help even if I want to.
But before leaving, the prince immediately spoke up.
"Brother Jinnian, you'd better ask the Queen and the Queen Mother about this matter. They may also be interested."
The prince spoke quickly, reminding Gu Jinnian that he could find someone else.
As soon as he said this, Gu Jinnian nodded, don't say it, it would be good to bring these two down.
After Gu Jinnian left.
The prince also quickly returned to the room, and regardless of the princess dressing up in the room, he took out his abacus and started calculating crazily.
After half a ring.
The prince swallowed.
"What’s wrong with you?"
The princess on the side was even more curious and didn't understand what the prince was doing.
"I'm going to get rich. I'm going to get rich this time."
The prince's hands were shaking when he spoke.
"How to make a fortune?"
"What are you going to say?"
The Crown Princess looked at him strangely.
"Jinnian came to me just now and asked me to do business."
"The principal is 10,000 taels of gold. Count me for two chips. I include you and Ji'er, so you can get six chips."
"I just calculated it. If nothing happens, if this business is done well, the return will be one million taels of gold in one year."
"Based on the six-year plan, the net profit for one year is sixty thousand taels of gold. After including the costs in the first year, the silver can be divided in the second year."
"Do you mean to make a fortune or not?"
The prince said with great excitement.
He had roughly calculated Gu Jinnian's business, because he listened carefully and calculated it carefully just now. One million taels of gold a year was really not that difficult.
If you take six chips yourself, your principal will only be 30,000 taels, and you will be divided into 60,000 taels every year.
In the first year, he is responsible for his own profits and losses, leaving some profits to continue to maintain or expand, and he will definitely make money in the second year.
"Sixty thousand taels of gold a year?"
The princess was also shocked and stood up immediately.
Regardless of the fact that she is a princess and her husband is a prince, in fact, she has no effect at all until she ascends the throne.
The treasury in the palace only supports three thousand taels of silver each month. For ordinary people, three thousand taels of silver is a lot, but for people like them, it is not enough.
The place to live is fine, but the food is not good. I always have to run a small stove, add jewelry, some clothes and satin, plus take care of the people below, and occasionally go out, which costs money.
Three thousand taels is totally not enough.
If my mother-in-law hadn't come back to give me some gifts, I could barely get by. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to go out if I had nothing to do.
All in all, the old man was too cruel, and his family members were very strict, especially the prince, who had countless eyes staring at him, even if he wanted to take any benefits.
In addition, Prince Li Gao did not want to get involved in this kind of trouble. Someone gave money and he immediately sent it back and gave it a severe beating. It can be said that life was not hard, but it was definitely not as good as people outside said.
.
The only hope is to ascend the throne.
But ascending to the throne is not something you can do just because you want to.
If you now have a gold income of 60,000 taels per year, your quality of life will be drastically changed.
Sixty thousand taels of gold, converted into six hundred thousand taels of silver, is an income of 50,000 taels of silver per month, which is still an upright income.
Suddenly, the princess was dumbfounded.
"Is this reliable?"
The princess couldn't believe it.
"Did I miss anything in my calculations?"
Li Gao was a little disdainful.
"That's true."
"You make so much money, why do you only get six chips? Take more. You are the prince. If you get more, Jinnian won't say anything, right?"
Seeing Li Gao's expression, the princess felt reassured, but immediately felt that it was less.
"Six chips is enough."
"Jinnian can't handle this business alone, and we can't handle it either. We need a group of people to make it big."
"The more you ask for, the more things will happen. If thirty or forty people join in together, as long as it's not a big deal, it won't cause trouble."
"Stop dressing up and quickly take a shortcut to find the queen mother. Tell her about this and ask her to join in."
"If the queen mother doesn't want it, let's eat it and whoever gets it will get it. Hurry, go quickly."
The prince was really anxious.
There's no way he wouldn't do such a profitable business.
"OK."
"Then I'll go over now."
"But how can we get this principal out?"
The Crown Princess immediately stood up and asked curiously.
Make money, make money, but the principal is a bit too much.
"You go to your mother's house and bring 20,000 taels of gold. I'll borrow some more. We also have a lot of good things at home. If we pawn them off, we can almost get 20,000 taels of gold."
"If it doesn't work, I'll go find my second brother and get some."
"Anyway, I agree first and then I say it. I can't miss it."
Li Gao shouted, having already thought of a solution.
"That's okay."
Soon, the Crown Princess stopped talking nonsense, stood up in a hurry, and took a small road to find the Queen.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Gu Jinnian came out of Fengluan Hall.
The queen was very happy and directly entered two chips.
Went to the Queen Mother again.
The Queen Mother was more cheerful than the Queen and agreed directly. However, Gu Jinnian could see that the Queen Mother was purely to support him and did not even listen to him finish his business plan.
He also took me to have a meal.
After having a full meal, Gu Jinnian left the palace.
As soon as they walked out of the palace, King Qin's people came over and informed Gu Jinnian that King Qin immediately returned to the mansion after hearing his arrival and was now waiting for Gu Jinnian in the mansion.
Without any nonsense, Gu Jinnian went directly to his brother, the King of Qin.
After seeing him, King Qin was as enthusiastic as ever and insisted on staying with Gu Jinnian to drink.
In order to win over King Qin, Gu Jinnian stayed for a dinner.
At the same time, he also told King Qin about the business.
King Qin's financial management ability was not as good as that of the prince. He listened for a long time and couldn't understand, but he was still very heroic and made two chips with a wave of his hand.
As long as Gu Jinnian spoke, King Qin could gain more points. However, Gu Jinnian did not continue to speak. Capital is not the core, but people are the core.
night.
King Qin and Gu Jinnian drank and talked happily, and called some singers to dance.
Talked about the Northern Expedition.
Gu Jinnian did not make any remarks, but simply said a few words.
"What a pity. Brother, it would be great if I could go with the old man in person. But now I can't go to the prison country."
"Otherwise, we must kill all these Hun dogs at the border."
King Qin took a sip of wine and said in high spirits.
It can be heard that King Qin is showing off and showing off that he oversees the country.
Gu Jinnian's entire answer was roughly one sentence.
Brother Niubi.
It’s not too perfunctory, anyway, King Qin was very happy to hear it.
Until late at night, King Qin kept talking more and more excitedly, wanting to keep Gu Jinnian here for a day, but Su Huaiyu's voice couldn't help but sound.
"Your Highness, it's too late. It's better to go back. The Kong family has been waiting for a long time. If they wait any longer, they will probably complain and it will not be easy to stay overnight."
Su Huaiyu spoke calmly.
Before Gu Jinnian could speak, King Qin's voice sounded.
"Make them wait."
"What a bunch of things."
"Jinnian, just wait here. If you have the ability, let the Kong family come to me."
"Damn it, did you give them face? What kind of thing are they? Jinnian, drink, we brothers finally got together, no one can disturb our fun."
"When we get back, brother, I will arrange a beautiful concubine for each of you to serve you."
"But Jinnian, don't tell your family, or the old man will make trouble for me."
King Qin was already drunk and cursed the Kong family and wanted to find a singer for Gu Jinnian.
But he wasn't drunk yet, otherwise he wouldn't have said the last words.
"Forget it."
"I can stay overnight, but I'm just too lazy to go back."
Gu Jinnian smiled. It was already getting late, so it didn't matter if he stayed here.
It doesn't matter whether she is a beautiful concubine or not, the main thing is that she likes to listen to King Qin's chat.
In this way, until the time of ugliness.
When King Qin got drunk, he really drank freely and did not resist the smell of alcohol, so he fell asleep.
Gu Jinnian and Su Huaiyu were arranged to rest in the guest room.
Both of them were in a good mood.
After arriving at the residence, Su Huaiyu looked at the housekeeper and said.
"Please arrange a place farther away for me."
Su Huaiyu spoke up, making the housekeeper a little curious.
"I make a lot of noise when I sleep, so I'm afraid I'll disturb the prince."
Su Huaiyu spoke calmly, the housekeeper nodded, but Gu Jinnian was a little helpless.
This guy.
They are really like-minded people.
The two entered the guest room.
And at the same time.
Bactrian Palace.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
The voice of Emperor Yongsheng sounded slowly.
"Have the Kong family arrived at Daxia Academy?"
He opened his mouth and asked the people below.
"Back to Your Majesty, I arrived at Yinshi yesterday, but I didn't see His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness came to the palace."
Wei Xian gave the answer.
"snort."
"I'm really anxious."
"Do you want to possess Jinnian's sacred weapon?"
"wishful thinking."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke coldly, and then spoke.
"Send two thousand more elite soldiers to Daxia Academy. If anyone asks, just say it is to protect the safety of the Kong family."
"Tell Jinnian again that as long as no one is killed, he can do whatever he wants."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and issued his decree.
"This slave obeys your order."
Wei Xian nodded.
"Jinnian came to the palace today, why did he come to the palace? Where are you now?"
Emperor Yongsheng continued to ask.
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince came to the palace today, it seems, to discuss a business matter."
Wei Xian replied.
"Business talk? What business talk?"
Emperor Yongsheng was a little curious.
"It's what I told your Majesty before. It seems to be some kind of restaurant business."
"Invite the prince, the queen, the queen mother, and the King of Qin to participate."
Wei Xian gave the answer.
"Tavern business?"
"Invite so many people to participate?"
"And drag the queen mother with you?"
"How much money does it cost?"
Emperor Yongsheng said curiously.
"Go back to your majesty. I heard from the news that it's ten thousand taels of gold a piece."
Wei Xian thought for a while and told him the number.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't help but frown slightly.
"My nephew just likes to mess around and does whatever he wants just because he is favored."
"The prince, the queen, and the queen mother only agreed because they saw him favored. They were afraid that they wouldn't be able to get the money back later."
Emperor Yongsheng was indeed a little depressed.
Ten thousand taels of gold in one go?
This price is too expensive.
A bit random.
"Your Majesty, I don't think so. I heard that the prince is very happy today, and so is the queen. The queen mother seems to be in a good mood as well, but maybe it's because she met His Royal Highness."
Wei Xian thought for a while and answered truthfully.
"Very happy?"
"Alas, all of these people have been deceived by Jinnian."
"I estimate that I will lose all my money in compensation."
"But it's okay, so you don't have to ask me for money."
"Wei Xian, pay attention to the news. If the business suffers a loss, tell me immediately. Asking someone like the prince to come up with 10,000 taels of gold. If you really lose money, I'm afraid it will be more uncomfortable than cutting his flesh."
"I will comfort them when the time comes."
"One by one, wait until you regret it."
"Especially the prince, if he is even remotely like me, he will not be deceived by Jinnian."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
It's not that I'm dissatisfied, I just feel that these people take it for granted.
Just Gu Jinnian, you lead them to do business to make money?
It's obviously a scam.
However, he would not say that everything Gu Jinnian did was to construct intelligence.
Secondly, it’s not like I’m losing money anyway.
Thirdly, it also teaches them a painful lesson to keep their eyes open.
A small loss will increase your memory.
"Your Majesty, do you want to tell the prince and give him a reminder? I heard that the prince hasn't paid the money yet."
Wei Xian raised his head and looked at Emperor Yongsheng and asked.
"No."
"Let him suffer a little loss."
Emperor Yongsheng shook his head.
The latter fell silent for a moment and said nothing.
Mainly.
He met the prince today. He didn't know whether the prince had business acumen, but he was definitely not stupid. He knew whether he could make money or not.
If he couldn't make money, could the prince be so happy?
But it was impossible for him to disobey the emperor, nor could he challenge the emperor.
It has nothing to do with him anyway, so it’s better to say less.
at the same time.
Daxia Academy.
In the lobby.
The faces of the forty or fifty people in the lobby became gloomier than the others.
Among these forty or fifty people, some were from the Confucian family, and the rest were great Confucians from various places.
They had waited since yesterday, but they had not waited for Gu Jinnian to show up.
It's just that these great scholars all have some cultivation, so they don't say anything.
But a few younger people couldn't help but murmur.
"I've been waiting for almost a day, and His Royal Highness hasn't shown up yet."
"Even if you look down on me, it won't be like this, right?"
The sound rang out, causing some people to look over.
The latter immediately shut up and lowered his head in silence.
"Everyone, it seems that His Royal Highness is busy with something."
"I'd better wait patiently."
The Confucian scholar spoke with a kind face, not the slightest bit displeased.
As soon as he spoke, everyone nodded and said nothing more.
Until Mao hour.
Some scholars couldn't hold it any longer and went directly to the guest room to rest.
But the Kong family has been waiting here.
At the same time, he also asked someone to help, and then informed Gu Jinnian.
Until this time.
Inside the palace of King Qin.
Gu Jinnian and Su Huaiyu walked out of the palace.
The two of them were not in a good mood.
They waited all night but didn't see Mei Ji.
But I was too embarrassed to speak, so I could only leave angrily.
Especially Gu Jinnian, he had already thought about how to say his opening remarks, but he sat there all night and was stunned that nothing happened.
Whoever says this kind of thing in the future, Gu Jinnian will blow their heads off.
Wait until you leave Prince Qin’s Mansion.
Gu Jinnian still didn't go to the academy and went directly to find King Wei. Anyway, it was to attract investment and he didn't care whether he was familiar with him or not.
Compared with the enthusiasm of King Qin, King Wei was okay. After hearing about the business, King Wei thought for a while and finally refused.
There is no other reason.
I don’t think it’s worth it.
King Wei refused, and Gu Jinnian left without further ado.
I don't feel anything either.
Isn't that what business is, and you don't dare to say that you can make money 100% of the time.
After Gu Jinnian left, he went to Gu's house again and talked with his father. His father's idea was very simple. He would support whatever business Gu Jinnian did.
But the money is not in my hands, so go to your mother.
Then, after staying at Gu's house for more than an hour, mother Li agreed, and the money would have to wait for a while before being given.
Then he went to the home of a military general who had a good relationship with the old man, and after talking for a while, four or five more people were recruited.
Late at night, I found a restaurant and checked in casually.
The next day, Gu Jinnian ran through the six departments and visited some of his uncles.
Uncle Wu's meaning is very simple, he is not interested.
Uncle Liu was more direct and was very interested, but he had no money, so he was the only one who could do it for free.
As for Part 6, it's more straightforward.
The Minister of Civil Affairs did not see him.
The Minister of Hubu met him, and he just started to say a few words, but He Yan, the Minister of Hubu, declined on the grounds of official business.
The Minister of Justice was not seen.
The Minister of War was busy with war matters, so he sent a Yuanwailang to deal with it and then left.
The Minister of Industry and Industry warmly entertained Gu Jinnian, but after sitting there for a while, Gu Jinnian left.
There is no other reason for this. The Ministry of Industry is a poor group, and several departments can provide good tea.
The Ministry of Industry directly brewed the tea leaves that cost a few taels of silver or ten kilograms in boiling water and drank them.
Under these conditions, there is no business to talk about.
What I have to say is that Daxia's finances are really poor, and these powerful people are also poor.
Of course, it is also possible that this group of people is hiding it.
No matter what, I still gained a lot from this trip.
This way.
Three days have passed.
At this moment, Daxia Academy looked very gloomy.
Gu Jinnian just walked out of the inn.
Jiang Yezhou walked over quickly.
"Brother Gu."
"There's already a commotion in the academy."
Jiang Yezhou looked a little anxious. After seeing Gu Jinnian from the inn, he stepped forward and spoke out.
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Update is late.
Excuse me.
Organize outline details.
Because the next climax plot must be sorted out in July.