Chapter Ninety-Nine: A Deal Worse Than Money
"Pull us into the water?"
This sounds strange and cautious, Liu Xinmou looked at Guo Dan with fear, "You... Where do you start? β
As an official N generation, he naturally knows this way of being an official, once he is involved in this kind of thing, it will be nine deaths and one life!
Guo smiled lightly: "Otherwise, what do you think I am doing here?" I'm here to work with you Three Musketeers. β
Liu Xinmou immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with a smile: "We can refuse to cooperate with you, and we will definitely refuse." β
Guo sighed lightly: "This is really sorry, I have promised Your Majesty that the Three Musketeers are willing to donate five thousand taels to help Your Majesty reduce the financial pressure." β
Zhu Lizhi frowned slightly and said, "But you are not the proprietor of the Three Musketeers. β
Guo smiled lightly: "But you three musketeers have already hired us to take care of all your business. β
Liu Xinmou immediately said: "It's just taking care of the business, this is not a business." β
Guo smiled lightly: "Of course this is a deal, and it is a big deal, you donated five thousand taels, in exchange for His Majesty will allow you three musketeers to enter the palace to record this grand ceremony with paintings, you think about it, if these paintings are made into a picture album, hehe, this is not a problem." β
A lot of money? Liu Xinmou immediately took a breath of cold air.
Zhu Lizhi was surprised: "How is this possible? β
Liu Xinmou, who came back to his senses, also asked: "Yes!" How is this possible? β
Take these five thousand taels to trade with the emperor, what do you think of the emperor, you can only say that they don't know Wanli yet.
Guo Dan said: "Otherwise, who is willing to donate this money?" Your Majesty is very reasonable, no, reasonable, and it is only natural to record this prosperous era with paintings, which kills two birds with one stone. β
"That's true, but ......." Liu Xinmou asked again: "Guo Dan, do you know the seriousness of this matter?" β
Guo Dan shook his head and said, "I don't know." β
Liu Xinmou was taken aback, "I don't know if you still agreed?" β
"Why do you say that I seem to have the right to refuse?" Guo Dan wondered.
Liu Xinmou was speechless.
Guo Dan asked again: "But how serious is this matter?" Tell me about it. β
"It's not that simple." Liu Xinmou sighed, and then briefly told Guo Dan about the relationship between Concubine Zheng and Concubine Wang Gong.
It turns out that it is a bloody drama of competing for favor and inheritance, can't you change the routine? Moreover, this is inevitably a little early, the emperor is still so young. Guo Dan secretly felt funny, and shook his head again: "I think you think too much, I don't believe that those Yanguan Yushi will be so boring and come to me to make a living." What do you say is the difference between us and the eunuchs and palace maids who served tea and water at the canonization ceremony? β
He really wasn't afraid, if he could refuse, then he would have refused a long time ago, the problem is that he can't refuse, he can only go all the way to the dark.
Liu Xinmou felt that what Guo Dan said was not unreasonable, who was appointed as a concubine had nothing to do with them, they were so humble, but if they succeeded, how much money would they have to make, and his gambler mentality began to make trouble again, which was worth a gamble.
Guo Dan continued: "And the only thing we have to worry about is whether we can do it well, there can be no mistakes in this matter, and unlike in the past, this is not standing and letting you draw, it is much more difficult than before." β
Zhu Lizhi was a little moved when he heard this, this was really a challenge for him, the hand holding the pen was a little impatient, he groaned a little, and suddenly looked at Liu Xinmou and said: "This may require the help of Xinmou." β
Guo Dan's face was shocked, and Zhu Lizhi actually opened his mouth to ask Liu Xinmou for help.
Liu Xinmou immediately looked arrogant.
But after waiting for a while, but before Zhu Lizhi could speak, his face immediately darkened: "Lizhi, if you praise me a few words, is it so difficult?" β
Zhu Lizhi glanced at Liu Xinmou in astonishment, and then said to Guo Dan: "Xunmou has the ability to never forget, and with his help, there will be no problem." β
"Unforgettable?"
Guo Dan looked at Liu Xinmou in shock.
Liu Xinmou said unhappily: "What kind of expression do you have, do you look down on me?" β
Guo Dan was slightly stunned and said, "No, I just don't understand, since you have the ability to remember, why do you keep losing money." β
Liu Xinmou suddenly said excitedly: "Isn't it? I thought I could kill all sides in the casino, but it turned out to... As a result, I often lose a penny without winning, how willing do you say this? β
Speaking of the back, his eyes were red.
"Don't worry."
Guo Dan patted him on the shoulder and said, "The money you make in the future can make you numb to lose, and you can't finish losing." β
Liu Xinmou's face was happy at first, and then he said suspiciously: "How is this possible?" β
"Anything is possible."
Guo smiled lightly and said, "But the first thing you have to do is to release this news." β
Liu Xinmou subconsciously asked, "What's the news?" β
"It was you who donated 5,000 taels in exchange for His Majesty's grace to allow you to participate in the canonization ceremony."
"What else can you say?" Liu Xinmou was taken aback again.
Guo Danfeng said lightly: "We are not doing any shady things, what can't we say." β
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Kou's tooth shop.
"Husband, what are you doing?"
Kou Liansha looked at Guo Dan, who was lying on the table, holding a charcoal and scribbling on a piece of white cloth, she couldn't help the curiosity in her heart, and asked.
In the past two days, Guo Dan seems to have returned to the original son-in-law who had nothing to do and was so idle that he couldn't understand every day, lying on the table every day and drawing some things that he couldn't understand at all.
Guo Dan replied casually: "Oh, I'm practicing painting." β
Kou Liansha suddenly became depressed, and reminded him: "Husband, have you forgotten that you still have a task with you?" β
"What task?"
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He really forgot. Kou Zhuansha was completely speechless, and said helplessly: "It's the task assigned to you by His Majesty." β
"Oh... This thing! Guo Dan finally raised his head and said with a smile: "Of course I haven't forgotten this, but this task is too simple, and I don't need to do anything at all, just sit here." β
Kou Zhuisa was dumbfounded when she heard this, such a big thing, you have been sitting here?
At this moment, Kou Yi reported outside the door: "Uncle, eldest lady, the Zhou member of Jinyulou asks to see him." β
Guo Dan said weakly: "Look, this person who sent the money is here." β
Kou Zhuansha looked at Guo Dan with a little puzzlement, and then said, "Please." Seeing Guo Dan stand up and walk to her side, she hurriedly got up and said, "Husband, sit down." β
Guo smiled lightly: "No need, I like to stand by your side." With that, he reclined on the bookcase behind Kou Shusha.
While talking, I saw Zhou Feng enter the house, and said with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, virtuous niece, I took the liberty to visit, and I didn't disturb you, right?" β
"It's too much." Kou Liansha stretched out her hand and said, "Please take a seat." β
After Zhou Feng sat down, he saw Guo Danwu standing by himself, and suddenly felt a little restless, did he welcome me? He asked, "Won't the virtuous nephew sit?" β
Guo smiled lightly: "I've been sitting for too long in the past two days, I want to stand for a while, just sit outside, don't worry about me." β
Where do I dare to ignore you, I will throw away five thousand taels at every turn. Zhou Feng smiled, whether he was sitting or standing.
Kou Liansha was used to Guo Dan's upside down, sat down, and asked, "I don't know what the staff came to the door today, what did they order?" β
Zhou Feng saw Kou Liansha sit down, then he settled down, glanced at Guo Dan again, and said, "I heard that your tooth shop has recently received a big deal, and it is still related to today's saints. β
He didn't get very accurate information, so he said it very vaguely.
"The news outside the staff is really well-informed!" Guo smiled lightly, nodded again, and said: "Yes, because the Holy Lord plans to canonize Zheng Guifei as the imperial concubine, but he doesn't want to increase the pressure on the country's finances, so he hired us to find a way to reduce the cost of this canonization ceremony." β
He must make this clear and clear.
"I see." Zhou Feng nodded, and said tentatively: "It seems that the rumors about the Three Musketeers outside are true. β
Guo Dan was surprised: "What rumors?" β
Zhou Feng immediately informed Guo Dan of the rumors outside.
Guo Dan smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect it to spread so quickly." β
Kou Zhuansha secretly glanced at Guo Dan, thinking to himself, this so-called rumor must have been spread by him, hmph, he can still pretend to know nothing.
"This is a big deal, how can I cover it." Zhou Feng laughed a few times, and said: "Virtuous nephew, virtuous niece, we have always had a cooperative relationship, you can't favor one over the other, I wonder if my Jinyulou has a chance to participate?" β
Kou Liansha didn't want to say anything at all, just watch Guo Dan's performance.
"What the hell is this......."
Guo Dan wanted to speak and stopped.
"Money is not an issue." Zhou Feng said busily.
Guo Dan immediately said: "There is an opportunity." β
Kou Zhuisa pursed her lips.
Zhou Fengxi said: "Really? β
Guo Dan nodded and said, "As I just said, the reason why the Holy Lord hired us is mainly to reduce the cost, so the banquet on that day will naturally cost it, so the Holy Lord will contract part of the banquet to our Yaxing today, if the staff wants to contract these banquets, they have to donate at least two thousand taels." β
Kou Liansha was shocked when she heard this.
I'll contract the banquet, and I'll give you 2,000 taels, which is really worse than robbing money!
Zhou Feng couldn't help frowning slightly.
He thought it would be different, but he knew that the way he cooperated with the Three Musketeers was similar.
Because Jin Yulou and the Three Musketeers are not the same thing, although the Three Musketeers donated a full five thousand taels, they were able to use this canonization ceremony to produce a lot of exquisite albums, and they could sell them for more money immediately, and they would never lose money. But he is a contracted banquet, and most of those officials are his old customers of Jinyulou, if he participates, at most it will be a reputation, and it will not be of much help to his business, is the reputation of two thousand taels worth it?
This is debatable.
Guo smiled lightly: "I don't know that the three musketeers will record every dish at the banquet contracted by our tooth shop with paintings, and then make a special album and sell it to Jiangnan." β
"Two thousand taels is two thousand taels." Zhou Feng immediately agreed, and in the name of the saint, he went to Jiangnan to advertise, and only received two thousand taels, which can only be said that Guo Dan is really kind.
"Don't worry."
Guo Dan went to his desk, picked up a piece of paper, and sent it to Zhou Feng.
"It's ......."
Zhou Feng's eyes opened, only to see a wooden box painted on the paper, although the painting was very rough, and it was painted with black charcoal, it was simply unbearable, but Zhou Feng seemed to feel that the golden light was dazzling, and he covered it with his hand, because the "wooden box" was still written in the middle of the two big characters "Imperial Gift".
Guo Dan explained: "All the guests who participate in the canonization ceremony will get a gift box like this, and in the gift box, I also plan to put some pastries, if the staff is interested in putting the pastries in their own store into it, they can donate five hundred taels in exchange for this qualification, of course, this gift box is also painted in the album of the Three Musketeers." β
Imperial ...... Pastry.
Zhou Feng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "I'm very interested in this." Ha ha! β
"Good, good!"
Guo Dan nodded, his expression was quite calm, and he asked, "I wonder if you are interested in participating in this canonization ceremony as a guest?" β
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