Chapter 673: Princely Alliance (3)
Back at Yiran Tower, Fu Jin told the prince that he had instructed the cook to prepare the feast. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The prince and several half-brothers, Prince Jian, exchanged pleasantries for a while and said, "Brothers, you must have something, right?" ”
Prince Jian said in a big voice: "We were sent by the emperor to do business with you. ”
"The king thinks you're quitting. How did you remember it again? ”
"We are fools to look next door for the New Year, Prince An is an old fox who quietly got rich and doesn't tell us, Prince Xian is not a thing, and he doesn't invite us to drink any wine. Our noses are so good. Prince An's red bricks are booming, and what trail bricks are coming out, and large families are queuing up to buy them, and the order list is scheduled for next year. ”
"It's an exaggeration when something comes to your mouth."
"You still don't believe me? I saw it all in the old man's garden, it was square, and it was so beautiful with flowers. ”
"You mean you want to burn bricks too?"
"Don't pay the price, don't I burn bricks and give the fourth brother a top? You can find a suitable dry for your brother. You can arrange a suitable one for our house, don't be too difficult, medium. ”
The prince smiled and patted Prince Jane's head lightly with a fan: "You guy is so difficult, and you have to be medium, how can I have a medium here?" ”
"That's pretty much it, hey, you can't lose money. If I lose money, the emperor won't pay it back to me. These people also have the same idea as me, so you can arrange it. ”
"Guard Gelong, you go to the chief steward, he is in charge of those projects, and I don't know exactly what they are. You let him come and say that Prince Jian and the grandfathers of the country are waiting for him. ”
Gelong agreed, turned around and went out, and Tian Liang came when he was young. After greeting the princes and grandfathers, he said to the princes: "My subordinates have taken a look, and the production projects suitable for the princes and grandfathers of the country include Buddha incense, fans, oil extraction, milling, making noodles, straw crushing, making high-end furniture, beekeeping, etc., all of which have corresponding machinery. I don't worry too much, and I don't have too difficult skills. ”
General Ye Bushu said: "Can Mr. Tian say it again, we don't have a full record." ”
Tian Liang said again, there are a total of eleven projects, all of which are small and very good. Four grandfathers of the country and one prince can choose their favorite projects selectively. But if you can choose Prince Jane, people are of high grade, so they naturally give priority. Prince Jian felt that the scale of making Buddha incense and fans was too small, he was the first to choose, and he must get a decent one, he was the only prince among these people, and he couldn't make a fuss, and he took a fancy to high-end furniture. But I didn't understand what high-end furniture was, so I asked Tian Liang for advice, Tian Liang looked at the prince, and the prince nodded and said: "Then let the younger brothers go to Fujin's room to have a look, Chen Fujin bought a ready-made one for Fujin."
"Good-looking, good-looking, that's all, quasi-money!" At first glance, I took a fancy to it, as if I was afraid that someone else would grab it, and as soon as Prince Jane slapped the table, the project of making furniture was decided. The processing equipment and tools are ready-made, and the wood is of course prepared by himself.
Doing business with the alliance of princes and princes is what Master mentioned. The master said that when Ao Bai was at its most arrogant, the prince still needed to be maintained by the royal family. At that time, the queen mother deliberately favored the prince, and she was too busy to take care of herself. Anyway, those princes and princes don't have much power, so let them do some business and make some contributions to the Qing Dynasty, or you will be too isolated. ”
When the master came to the mansion recently, the prince told the master what he was worried about: "Is the matter of Xuan'er becoming the king arranged by the master?" ”
"Everything about you is under the control of the Master."
"What the disciple doesn't understand is that no matter how great Emperor Kangxi is, he is also a secular person, why should Buddhist disciples come to help him?"
"Emperor Kangxi was also a Buddhist, and many emperors were Buddhists in their previous lives. Buddhism cultivation will accumulate good and virtuous virtues, so it is likely to be a big official or an emperor in this life. You also have a great relationship with Emperor Kangxi, so you can help him. You just do what you're supposed to do. Another disadvantage is that you always have concerns in business, and you always feel sorry for others when you make money. You deserve what you give, what's not to be happy about? It's not that you have taken advantage of it, deceived and abducted, didn't you earn it openly? ”
"What the master said is that the disciple really always feels sorry to buy the goods, and that thing is worth one tael of silver and asks for two taels from others."
The master laughed: "The things worth one or two are the material cost or the cost, is there anyone in it who sews stitches one by one?" Isn't that manpower worthless? ”
The prince smiled embarrassedly: "There are really a lot of psychological obstacles for disciples to do business. ”
"It's an obstacle for you to move on your own. If you don't make money in business, then you might as well do something else, what's the point of losing everything? When it comes to business, your mentality is not very stable, and you always put the precepts in the temple on it. ”
Since Master said so, let's officially begin. First, we get to the prefectures to see their processing progress, and then set the output. The equipment has been given to them, I don't know if they are proficient in use.
Some time ago, Prince An and Prince Xian took the lead in helping the prince, but the other princes didn't care whether they could make money or not, and they also came to ask the prince for projects. Including Prince Jian, Prince Zhuang, Prince Kang and several grandfathers, they also took their respective projects back. Tian Liang and Nalan also went from house to house to train the people who operated the equipment. Except for Prince An and Prince Xian's brick kilns and wine shops, which were in full swing, the others did not move.
The prince regretted it very much, where are these people in business? It's so irresponsible to do one thing alone. Just as he was thinking about how to get his equipment back, Master came, and it seemed that he had to let them continue to do it. But it's not good to be so tired all the time.
Master left quickly. The prince went to see the situation in the palaces of Hetian Liang, the first one was Prince Jane's mansion, which was also the regent palace of Jilharang. The momentum is magnificent, the overall area is larger than the Ruiwang Mansion, the rockery fish pond, the Loutaixuan Pavilion is better than the exotic park, it is a first-class ancient garden representative.
"Hey, my blessed second brother, what kind of gust of wind blew your great god to the cold house? Hurry up and please come in. Such sparse guests make the humble house shine. Prince Jane said with fuss and infinite exaggeration.
"You're a poor boy." Wang Ye An, who came with the prince, said unceremoniously: "The two of us came to see how your furniture was made." ”
"Come on, serve tea! Drink tea first to moisten your throat. ”
Not only refreshments, but also fruits.
"I said Second Brother Jidu, you have a very moist life this day, what kind of fruit is this? Why doesn't this king seem to have seen it? ”
"Kidding, isn't it? This is a fruit from the south called durian. Come on, come on, taste. ”
"What a smell? Didn't you wash it? ”
"No, no, I accidentally fell into the toilet." Prince Jane dared to joke with anyone.
"See I don't hit you, your head is full of bags? That's how we were entertained? ”
Prince Jian avoided Prince An's fan and said sparingly: "After taking it, you are relying on the old and selling the old." This is durian, it tastes like this, and it tastes very sweet. You two to try it? ”
The prince said: "This king doesn't like sweets, your tea is not bad, just drink this tea." ”
"Brother knows that you have been out of the house, I heard that the monk family is not imported, and I don't force you, the fourth brother has to taste it."
"Stop! Don't be sloppy, let's see how your furniture goes. ”
"Furniture, since my brother I got the drawings of the furniture from the second brother Fuyou, I have been preparing the materials. The carpenter's craftsmanship in the house is also not bad, two sets were typed, one was occupied by Fujin, and one set was in that wing, do you want to see it? ”
"Of course we have to see, don't you see what we're doing?"
followed Prince Jian to the wing, and his eyes immediately lit up: Not to mention, this regent's mansion is really a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, and this big wardrobe is really level. It's that the paint is not as good as the exotic matte paint. But if the prince supplies him with matte paint, he may be reluctant to use it when the time comes, and besides, everyone has a problem, that is, it is not a matter of white things. Paint with nozzles won't be used for them. Forget it, anyway, the people of the Qing Dynasty are already used to this kind of paint, so use it. It seems that this Prince Jane is not a person who thunders and rains, and he is really capable of doing some practical things. So he encouraged him well, and then looked at the other brothers' business with Prince An. The other princes and grandfathers are all small projects and also make money. For example, making Buddha incense, making fans, crushing straw, etc., you can do it with a few eunuchs.
After checking the processing of Grandpa Guo, and was about to return home, Prince Jian came: "Come to me and drink a few cups." Second brother Fuyou doesn't drink alcohol, and I have juice bought from Yulong Cold Drink. ”
The prince smiled and said, "Don't you suffer a loss if you spend money to entertain me for nothing?" ”
Prince Jian laughed: "Brother, I have a peony card in my hand, which is discounted." ”
"What card? Why haven't I heard? Prince Ann's eyes stood up.
"I said, Fourth Brother, are you occluded or not? Every Saturday, Baihua cards are sold in Yulong Cold Drink, and it is with this card that you can enjoy a 20% discount on hot and cold drinks and snacks. This peony card is used by our royal family, decent! Six, two, six, one. ”
"I'll give you ten taels and sell me this." Prince Ann said.
"What are you doing? Buy it yourself! This card can also be lent to friends and family. ”
"Second Brother Fuyou, why is everything stuck in that place you go to? A car is called a truck, and a picture is called a card? What does a card mean? ”
"That's what people call it, how do I know what it means?"
"Whatever, I'll buy one every Saturday, and then take the whole family to eat and drink, and I can save a lot of money by 20% off."
"If you don't say that you are an old fox with a white tail tip, and you can calculate, even if you save two pennies, you can save a few taels."
"Hey, there are only a few dozen people in our house, one or two is a thousand Wen, okay?"
"Aren't there so many subordinates? You just have a few more cards, and the capital will be returned to the card. ”
The prince and Prince An were amused by him.
After laughing for a while, the prince said: "Jidu, you sell this furniture in advance, and if you don't make money, you will close the stall, and you also have a large family, so you can't let you lose it, don't be embarrassed to say it." ”
"Thank you two brothers, although we don't get together often, but I know that you two have good hearts and never cheat brothers."
"Although we are not born and raised by the same parents, we are all descendants of Aixin Jueluo, and we are all ranked down by the same ancestor. It is not a human thing to do to kill a brother. But the second brother wants to tell you a word, pay attention to the occasion when you speak in the future, and don't cause trouble for yourself. ”
"I also know that my mouth stinks, and I speak regardless of the occasion, but sometimes I can't hold it back."
Prince An said: "If you can't hold it, you have to hold it." Not for yourself, but for your family, your wife and children, your relatives. As the saying goes, illness comes from the mouth, but in fact, illness comes from the mouth. Just because one or two sentences are pleasant, you ruined your future? Is it worth it? ”
The prince said: "I suggest you read the Buddhist scriptures, the words of the Buddha can dissolve anger. Peace of mind is the way to longevity. When I was in a foreign land, I saw that people didn't have such things as our Qing Dynasty, but they had more troubles. People's psychological pressure is very high, let's at least eat and drink without worry, right? In a year, 10,000 taels of princes were secured. The days are very rich. What higher goals do we have? ”
"The two brothers are both right, but I sometimes feel ...... in my heart."
"I understand what you're saying. Just the three of us here, I'll say a few words from the bottom of my heart. You don't approve of the emperor's approach, don't you? Then again, who doesn't have a problem? If it's perfect, it's not a human being, it's a god! Immortals don't make mistakes. Why bother? You are young and have a lot to learn. If you want me to say, you learn a few skills, as the saying goes, art is not pressing, one more skill has more jobs. The rough envoys and maids in our house are all learning, who knows if tomorrow will be an earthquake or a locust plague? Wouldn't it be a shame if a big living person starved to death? ”
What the prince said was really heart-wrenching, but he didn't say that anyone was bad, that is, the emperor would have problems, and he dared to say so in front of the emperor. Didn't the emperor also say that he was not the emperor's material?
Prince Jian was very moved, except for the two big brothers, Prince Rui and Prince An, no one comforted him, and no one pointed out anything wrong with him. The Prince Jian that the prince saw from the "History of the Qing Dynasty" died on the first day of July in the seventeenth year of Shunzhi, which was only a year ago. Looking at it now, Prince Jane's health is very good and strong, and he will not die of chronic diseases unless he is violently ill in a year. It is not exempt from the possibility of being harmed. If you are calm every day and don't talk about those lung-rushing tubes that people can't get down, maybe you won't offend more people. Lao Tzu's merits have left you with the shadow of a hereditary prince, and you have to work hard for the rest.
Coming out of King Jian's mansion, the two of them went to Prince Zhuang's mansion. Look at how his business projects are doing, the result is not as good as Jidu, and he didn't move at all. The prince knew that this kind of thing was reluctant, and he didn't say anything, so he said to Prince Zhuang: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to do it, none of us are materials for doing business, don't be embarrassed." ”
"I'm really sorry, my nephew is afraid that he will embarrass your old man by doing something bad. Why don't you try again? ”
"If you want to try, you can try, and it doesn't matter if you don't. There was no requirement for a prince to do business in the Qing Dynasty. You really don't want to do it, I told the emperor to return your silver to you. ”
"Don't pay the price, but a few dozen taels of silver, it should be a birthday for the emperor. We don't have to miss these dozens of taels of silver. ”
"Second Uncle knows that you are the same as Prince Kang, and you are the same person who leads the troops, and your mind is not on this. You will have the opportunity to make a difference in the future. ”
"Why did the second uncle say that?"
"This is the second uncle's analysis, not necessarily right. Zheng Jing in the south has not been honest, the border in the west is also bulging, and the Rakshasa country in the north has been ready to move. No matter where you have to calm down, can the emperor not let you go out to practice? ”
"Thank you Second Uncle for your enlightenment."
"Don't tell people that I'm going to fight?"
"Don't worry." (To be continued.) )