'Lao Tzu just beat away the monk, and another family has come! Zhang Qian raised his eyebrows, and his face instantly turned cold, "Cui Shangshu is afraid that he has misunderstood, the Six Gods Workshop is indeed built on Zhang's Zhuangzi, but it is not owned by Zhang." The shares of Liushen Commercial Bank are also regularly raised with new shares, and the opinions of all major shareholders must be unanimous. ”

Dealing with the prying eyes of a Boling Cui clan alone, Zhang Qian must be struggling. But among the shareholders of the Six Gods Trading Bank, there are three princes and one royal family. Although these three princes and one royal family do not have much influence. But if someone wants to buy shares with "empty mouths and white teeth", they will definitely not accept it! (Note: Cui Xiang is Boling Cui's family, the last chapter was written incorrectly, and it will be changed here.) ）

"It's not that Cui misunderstood, but that Zhang Shaojian misunderstood Cui's meaning." Hit a soft nail head-on, Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was not angry, smiled, and politely corrected, "Cui did not want to take the shares of the Six Gods for the clansmen for nothing, and my Boling Cui family's family rules do not allow children and grandchildren to do such a tricky and robbing thing." Cui asked that is, the rebuilding of the Liushen Workshop, does the firm need to raise new shares? If necessary, I hope that the young eunuch can let my few unsuccessful clansmen also have a chance to contribute money and shares. ”

"It's not for nothing, then don't you make it clear!" Lao Tzu is thinking about the next round of melting! Zhang Qian muttered quietly in his stomach, and at the same time hurriedly piled a smile on his face, "Dare to teach Cui Shangshu to know that Zhang Mou just provided a few formulas for the Six Gods Workshop." The real owner of the business is a relative of Guo Nu, the younger brother of the younger brother. If Cui Shangshu's clan is interested, they might as well talk to him privately. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the Guo family's industry, no wonder it started on such a scale in a blink of an eye." Cui Xiang suddenly realized, no matter his expression and words, he felt familiar to Zhang Qian, "Can you bother to ask my junior brother to help introduce me, otherwise my clan relatives will not be able to come to the door rashly." Rest assured, everything is in business. ”

"That's nature!" Since it was not a trick, but according to the rules of the mall, Zhang Qian immediately knew how to answer. According to Guo Nu's routine of dealing with Li Fengyu at the wine table that day, he copied it, "Cui Shangshu left a name for your clan, and I asked my junior brother to arrange his relatives and take the initiative to find him." The expansion of the Liushen Workshop is in need of cash, and Cui Shangshu's clan is sending charcoal in the snow, and the Guo family will definitely not push it out. ”

"Then there will be Young Eunuch Lao Zhang and Guo Zhicheng." Cui Xiang smiled and arched his hand, and then took out a grass carp-shaped silk seal from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhang Qian with both hands, "The name, surname and address of my clan are written inside." I also asked the young eunuch to help transfer it. In addition, there is also a deed inside, which is a congratulatory gift from Cui to Young Eunuch Zhang. Although the scenery in Weinan is pleasant, the young eunuch will have to participate in the early dynasty in the future, and he will live too far away, and it will inevitably be the road. ”

"It's too precious, how can Zhang afford it! Hiss-" Zhang Qian was taken aback, quickly stood up, and waved his hand vigorously. But he accidentally pulled the wound that had healed, and he grinned in pain.

"Young Eunuch Zhang be careful!" Cui Xiang's hands were quick, and he immediately stood up and hugged one of his arms, "What can't you bear." It's just a congratulatory gift. Besides, you made a big fool of the monk this time, Cui really felt happy in his heart!"

"Thank you Shangshu for your kindness, Zhang has a heart, I really can't afford it!" Zhang Qian resolutely refused to accept it, and continued to shake his head despite the pain. "And the saint has already given Zhang a mansion, which is in Jinchengfang."

He's not just crossed over now, and he's blinded by everything. After several months of observation and understanding, he had already discovered that the housing prices in Chang'an at this time were much higher than in Xi'an, another time and space. Like the Ren family and the Guo family, those who can afford to buy real estate and Zhuangzi inside and outside the city are definitely a minority of the few.

Most of the fifth- to nineth-rank officials, if they only relied on the money issued by the imperial court, could only rent a house for the rest of their lives, or buy a house in the southern corner of the city where the poor lived. Although the official salary of the Tang Dynasty is very high, and there are many officials who still have double shares.

However, Cui Xiang insisted on refusing to take back the silk seal, and while helping him to sit down again, he said with a smile: "Young Eunuch Zhang really doesn't have to be polite, it's just a small courtyard in Chongrenfang, and it's really not worth a few dollars." Cui is also sincere and wants to have a relationship with the young eunuch. The mansion that the Holy God has given you is much larger than this, and it may not be comfortable to live in unless you reclean it. And this courtyard has always been taken care of, and you can live in it at any time, young eunuch! ”

Lest Zhang Qian continue to excuse himself, he blinked, and he continued to smile and said: "And opposite Chongrenfang, it is Pingkangfang. The secretary and young eunuch is a noble official, and he is either a celebrity or a Confucian. No matter how late it is, you can go to the courtyard opposite Chongrenfang to sleep, and then go back to the main house of Jinchengfang at dawn the next day and after the curfew ends! ”

"Zhang is alone, where can I use the other courtyard?!" Zhang Qian's face was hot when he heard this, and he hurriedly blushed and shook his head.

Pingkangfang is the place with the richest amateur life in Datang, and it is very lively every day from noon until curfew. Beauties from Persia, Japan, Silla, Toyuhun and even Furak (the Eastern Roman Empire) wandered through the process, presenting exotic music, dance, and body to guests.

Even after curfew, some Qinglou with deep backgrounds will not close. Guests can drink wine and enjoy the flowers until the second half of the night, and then sleep in the green building, and wait for the next day to wash up and go home.

Chongrenfang and Pingkangfang are separated by a street, and although Zhang Qian has no real power now, his level is also from the fourth grade. After playing enough in the middle of the night from Pingkangfang to Chongrenfang across the street, the guards and the soldiers who guarded the night would naturally not treat him the same as ordinary people. Therefore, with his current age and the current habits of the corporal doctors, it is really the most convenient to have an annex located in Chongrenfang.

It's just that, as a traverser, Zhang Qian's living habits have not been completely assimilated by Datang. Therefore, when I heard Cui Xiang introduce the convenience of Chongrenfang like this, I inevitably felt a little shy.

And Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw his embarrassed appearance with a crimson face, and suddenly felt so funny in his heart, and couldn't help but laugh and joke again: "I won't need it now, and I may not need it in the future." People's needs are constantly changing, and there's nothing wrong with planning ahead. What's more, the young eunuch was knighted in his early twenties, and his talent was even better than Song Yu. When the illness is cured and goes to the court, I don't know how many women will be provoked to throw melons in the middle of the road. Prepare the next annex early, and you will avoid a lot of trouble in the future. (Note: Song Yu, a famous beautiful man in ancient times.) Throwing melons, when the ancient woman saw the man she liked, she threw the melon and fruit into his carriage. ）

When Zhang Qian heard this, his face became more and more red, and his words of resignation were even more unfavorable. And that Cui Xiang seized the weakness of his young and thin-skinned skin, and continued to ridicule non-stop. forced him to be powerless to parry, so he had to put away the "fish seal" first.

"Although Yongzhao is famous, your teacher is too far away from Chang'an after all." Cui Xiang got his wish, so he stopped joking, thought about it, changed his serious face, and said heartily, "In Chang'an City in the future, no matter what trouble you encounter and need help, you might as well send someone to say hello to Cui." Although my Boling Cui clan is not as good as before, I am not afraid of a group of monks. ”

This has vaguely carried the meaning of wanting to form an alliance, where does Zhang Qian dare to agree casually? hurriedly arched his hand and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you Shangshu for your support, and the lower officials are grateful." However, Chang'an City is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the first good, and presumably there will not always be that kind of big trouble. ”

"Anyway, the promise has been made by the old man and will not be taken back. When you need it, just send someone to spread the word! Cui Yu deliberately pretended not to understand Zhang Qian's refusal, and emphasized with a straight face.

The other party came to visit the patient, and he also gave an expensive congratulatory gift, Zhang Qian couldn't turn his face and drive people away because of a few words. Therefore, I had to sit up straight, smile and thank you: "In this way, Shangshu's kindness will be remembered in my heart." I don't know if Shang Shu has noticed that this winter, many families in Chang'an City have used water stoves? ”

"Of course! The old man's family now has a water stove in almost every house! I don't know why Zhang Qian suddenly pulled the words to the water stove, Cui Xiang thought about it and responded with a smile, "This thing is also from the master of Yongzhao, it is more convenient than a charcoal basin and a ground kang." There is no need to worry about carbon poisoning at night. It's just that the price is too high, and ordinary people may not be able to afford it. ”

"Ordinary people can use a stove and build a mud brick wall directly as a chimney. There is no need to burn charcoal, and even if it is peat, the smoke can be discharged from the house. Zhang Qian smiled and explained seriously.

"Peat? The old man didn't notice! Cui Xiang still didn't quite understand what Zhang Qian's purpose was in pulling these things, so he replied smoothly.

"For water stoves and stoves, peat is actually better than charcoal for heating." Zhang Qian finally grasped the initiative to talk, and explained in a low voice with a smile, "Actually, the reason why I mentioned this in Xia is because I heard Shang Shu just say that the clansmen want to open up new sources of wealth, so they will remember." The peat is said to be found in the Weibei Mountains. Although it is cheap, it does not cost much when it can be dug. And the consumption is huge, with the water stove and stove in Datang more and more use......"

"Is there in Weibei Mountain?" Cui Xiang was finally shocked, sat up straight, and solemnly interrupted.

"Yes!" When Zhang Qianqian discussed with Ren Cong and Guo Nu some time ago about transporting coal from Shuofang to Gyeonggi, he learned the location of some coal mines near Chang'an, so he changed hands to "peddle" to Cui Xiang, and it was not difficult at all, "And not only in Weibei, but also in Boling, Guixiang, there should also be." Ordinary people are unable to organize people to excavate, and they can only sigh when they sit back and watch Baoshan. But for the five surnames and seven hopes, it must be just a gesture! ”

"Young Eunuch Zhang is really Fan Shaobo alive!" Cui Xiang listened to it and admired it again and again, "Just click it, and Cui will benefit a lot." Cui remembered this friendship in his heart. He has something to do with Young Eunuch Zhang, although he greets, as long as Cui does his best, he will never push back! (Note: Fan Shaobo, Fan Li's honorific title.) After Fan Li retired to the rivers and lakes, he was rich in business, so he was respected as a business saint. ）

"Zhang just said it casually, whether it really succeeds or not, it depends on the ability of the Ling clan!" Zhang Qian turned sideways and returned the salute with a smile, feeling a little relaxed in his heart.

Chongrenfang is next to Taiji Palace, and Daming Palace is also much closer than Jinchengfang. Cui Xiang, on behalf of Boling Cui's family, sent him a courtyard for no reason, which made him feel a lot of pressure. And pointing out a way to make a fortune to Cui Xiang is equivalent to returning the other party's favor. Even if he rejected the other party's request for an alliance today, it would not be regarded as offending the other party too much.

Sure enough, Cui Xiang's attitude towards him became no longer as aggressive as before. But he really started to talk to him like a very compatible colleague, tasting the past and the present. Every time it comes to the lively place, it is like a pearl of witty words, showing the heritage of a child of an old family to the fullest.

As a former liberal arts research dog, Zhang Qian has a very average depth of knowledge in all knowledge, but in terms of breadth, he has thrown off the eighth century scholars who don't know how many streets. Therefore, no matter where Cui Xiang turns the topic, he can answer the conversation, and occasionally send a comment based on the main points of the exam, which can also make the other party's eyes shine.

As a result, the more the two sides talked, the more speculative they became, and it took more than an hour for them to finally have their own fun. That Cui Xiang was afraid that Zhang Qian was injured, and he didn't want to bother more. After repeatedly declining Zhang Qian's invitation to leave for food, he left with a smile.

He is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also the descendant of the Boling Cui clan, and the pomp and circumstance of his travel are by no means comparable to Zhang Qian's fluke and rapid rise of the "turtle". There were as many as sixteen of the cronies and guards who opened the way in front of the head. The appearance of the carriage is also sprayed with silver and gold, and the luxury is not inferior to that of the imperial relatives.

Inside the carriage, however, the furnishings are extremely simple. There is only one horizontal case, two soft stools fixed in the carriage, and a yaoqin.

Because the windows are hung with thick curtains, the light in the carriage is very dim, and candles need to be lit to illuminate the strings of the yaoqin. However, the eyes of the Fuqin woman were very bright, like two cold stars in the night sky.

"Please reply to the princess of Zhenguo Taiping, the bait has been sent!" Changing his calm and relaxed appearance in front of Zhang Qian, he raised his hand to wipe a few handfuls of sweat that did not exist on his face, and Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, gasped and threw his hand to the Fuqin woman. (Note: Princess Taiping of Zhenguo is the number given to Princess Taiping by Li Xian.) ）

"Why, with Cui Shangshu's ability, dealing with a mere young man will be exhausted?" The woman slowly moved her fingers with long armor covers, and asked as she let the strings make a mountain sound like flowing water.

"He is not an ordinary young man, Cui almost didn't even give away the house. And now, huh-" let out a long gasp, Cui Qian added with a wry smile, "The house forced him to accept it, but it's hard to say who owes whom's favor." ”

"What? Thousands of hanging mansions, can't touch his heart? The fingers of the piano stopped, and the sound of the piano immediately changed its tune, like a gentle autumn rain.

"He's not a man who lacks thousands of copper coins!" Cui Xiang slowly moved his arm to drive away the rising exhaustion, "His Six Gods Trading House is not an exaggeration to say that he is a chicken that can lay golden eggs. And although Cui gave him a house worth more than 2,000 hangs today, the idea he gave back to Cui on the spot is probably worth more! ”

"Huh?" The sound of the piano gradually turned rapid, like rain hitting plantains, and the beautiful face of the woman stroking the qin slowly swelled a little solemn, "Really? This person is a smart man, and he knows how to repay the favor! What idea did he give you in return that made you so heartbroken? ”

"It's not that my heart is broken, but, but I didn't expect that someone can really turn stones into gold!" Cui Xiang was half-paralyzed on the carriage, gasping and adding.

was about to tell the truth about the prospect of peat development, and suddenly, he remembered the huge appetite of the person behind the other party, the princess of Zhenguo Taiping, and the real situation of the Boling Cui clan now, and swallowed the words that had reached his mouth decisively!

After the repeated squeeze of the Wu Zetian era, the Boling Cui clan, who was rich and powerful in the past, has long been like the carriage he was riding, and it is in vain. The descendants of the clan, with their official positions and wealth, can barely maintain the superficial scenery. The side branches of the clan, relying only on tenant rents and family-controlled businesses, inevitably have more monks and less porridge.

If the idea that Zhang Qian gave him today is fully reported to Princess Taiping, even if the peat business still falls back into the hands of the Boling Cui clan in the end, most of the proceeds will have to be handed over to the princess's mansion. And if the Bolingcui clan does it himself, with the huge manpower of the family and his current influence in the officialdom, it may not take ten years for the family to regain its glory.

"Bang!" The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, but the strings were broken, and a thin bloody hole was drawn out of the wrist of the person who stroked the piano.

And the woman who stroked the qin didn't care at all. Tilting his head to look at Cui Xiang, he asked softly: "Say, why don't you say it, how do you turn stones into gold?" ”

"Aunt Tanuki, listen to me, the water stoves and stoves that are popular in Chang'an at the moment are all from this person." Cui Xiang was stunned and quickly gave an answer that was completely different from what he thought in his heart.

"Of course I know this, and the eldest princess has long known about it, and I have praised him for his flexibility!" The woman who stroked the qin glared at Cui Yu dissatisfiedly, sneering and pursing her lips.

"Right now, in Chang'an City, all the people with heads and faces are installing water stoves. And small households can't afford to use a water stove, but they will also install an iron stove! He told me not to just keep my eyes on Chang'an, but to send my family to build water stoves and stoves as soon as possible and sell them to other places. And my Cui family happens to have several iron smelting furnaces under his name, and it is extremely convenient to do this, and it only costs a small amount of money to buy a complete water stove and stove from the Ordnance Supervisor. ”

"That's it? Also called turning stones into gold? The eyes of the Fuqin woman were erected, and her gaze was as bright as a blade. As a confidant of the eldest princess of Zhenguo, she usually has a lot of money, and she can't see it, the cost is very high, and it is quite troublesome to build a water stove and stove, how much money can be made!

"Don't look down on this idea!" Cui Xiang grinned, and his answer became more and more weak. "Water stoves and stoves are much cleaner than charcoal pots. It also avoids the danger of carbon poisoning. Even if a set only earns ten or twenty yuan, it is a huge number when it is pushed up all over the world. ”

"After all, it's slow, and I won't see results in three or five years!" , The woman named Tanuki listened to it, but shook her head and smiled, she looked down on Cui Xiang for this little profit, so she lost her soul, "But as a family business, it is a long-term business, but you need to start it as soon as possible." ”

"yes!" The stone in Cui Xiang's heart fell to the ground with a bang, and he immediately nodded with a smile, "So I'm going to let the clansmen start doing it this year." The further north you go, the longer the winter. Boling, Zhuozhou, Jizhou area, the furnace is promising. Even Goguryeo and Silla can give it a try. ”

"Then you can go ahead and give it a try!" The tanuki girl wiped the blood beads from her wrist with her hand, and while lowering her head to change the strings, she continued to ask, "He can promise you to take a stake in the Six Gods Trading Company." ”

"This promise is very happy, after all, it is a business business!" Cui Xiang tried to sit up straight and responded with a smile.

"How can there be so many businessmen in the world?" The tanuki pursed her lips, and her voice suddenly became a little cold, "Since he agreed, he will buy as much as he can, at any cost." ”

"Of course I will buy as much as I can!" Cui Yu sat up straighter, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely solemn, "But I suggest that it is best to just treat it as an ordinary business, in business." And don't try to rebel against the customer, the magpie's nest dove occupies. Otherwise, I suspect he will fight hard. ”

"Just him?" The tanuki girl smiled and pouted, flicked her fingers, and the finger sleeve flew out like a knife, and inserted it into the carriage board next to Cui Xiang's ear with a "doo", deep into Yingcun. "And those shareholders he pulled?! Does the Duan family dare to really stand up for him? Do the other two so-called Guogongs have the ability to support him? And the king of Linzi, do you have such a deep friendship with him? ”

"That's right!" Cui Yu quickly turned his head sideways to dodge, and then nodded with a wry smile. Obviously, he was no stranger to the Tanuki's behavior. "However, the last time the monk blocked the door of his house, he also felt that he was determined, and as a result, Hui Fan still hasn't figured out how the fire meteor fell!"

"Bang!" The strings that had just been changed were broken again, and the tanuki girl raised her head and looked at Cui Xiang's gaze with a cold gaze, "Then can you find out, what kind of demon method did he use?" When he was proud, didn't he reveal any tone? ”

"Nope!" Cui Yan didn't think about it, and shook his head vigorously, "It's the first time I've been in contact with him, and he can't tell me everything." He is a disciple of Qin Mo, and he must have used some secret techniques of the master, which was not known to the world at all before. Just like gunpowder, people in the world drink wine every day, and no one can think of steaming wine a few more times to refine a militaristic weapon! ”

"That's right!" The tanuki frowned and pondered it repeatedly. Eventually, he lowered his head and put on the third string again.

"Cui thinks that it is not appropriate to make a feud with him until he finds out what secret technique he used." Lest the other party not know the severity and ruin Princess Taiping's major event, Cui Xiang hesitated, lowered his voice and emphasized, "It's not worth it to make a feud with him for the sake of a trading house." What's more, the Holy One has always valued him very much. ”

"It's up to you!" The tanuki tried a few times, and finally changed the strings. continued to play, and in the blink of an eye, the sound of the "ding ding dong" piano suppressed the voice between the two, "Do you cherish your talent?" It's the first time I've seen you value someone so much. ”

"It's not just a matter of cherishing talents. If possible, Cui even wanted to personally recommend him to the eldest princess! Cui Xiang sighed, and there was a lot of regret in his eyes.

"He's so capable? How are you better than yourself? Deliberately trying to test Cui Xiang's true thoughts, the tanuki pursed her red lips, and there was a hint of charm in her eyes.

"You'll find out for yourself when you go and see for yourself!" Cui Xiang didn't answer his words directly, and continued to shake his head and sigh, "That is, a blind person like Princess Anle, after seeing him, she will still have a grudge with him for Wu Yanxiu!" ”

"Princess Anle, that idiot, doesn't even know where her power comes from, how can she not be blind?!" The tanuki girl rolled her eyelids and agreed deeply with Cui Xiang's words.

Immediately, he drew on the strings with his fingers, and his voice was like a crack, "If you say you can't move his Six Gods Firm, you won't move!" The fact that he took over the house is enough to make a fuss! Sooner or later, he would personally walk up to the princess of the town and beg the princess to take the firm! ”