Semi-retired people can't really retire, after all, some partners of the winery still need his old face to support themselves. For example, the chamberlain in the palace, if his son comes forward to receive him, it is a little inappropriate.

The gazebo in the backyard of the winery is the perfect choice for hospitality.

Zhao Yongsheng prepared exquisite pastries, tea, and wine, for fear that the hospitality would not be good.

In the entire Chang'an, only the characters in the palace can let him be treated like this.

Standing at the gate of the garden, Zhao Yongsheng bowed from a distance, and apologized to Fang Sheng again and again: "Let the waiter laugh, the little old man has inconvenient legs and feet in recent years, and he usually doesn't leave the backyard, so he can't greet the waiter in person, I hope you forgive me!" ”

Fang Sheng didn't care about Zhao Yongsheng's gift, and when he saw that this guy invited him to sit in the pavilion, he didn't agree.

Brushing the dust, Fang Sheng said to Zhao Yongsheng: "Old Zhao, during the Wude period, we were old acquaintances, but the new emperor ascended the throne, and great changes have taken place in the palace. Now our family is no longer in the position of procurement. ”

Zhao Yongsheng was puzzled: "Then the father-in-law came here?" ”

Fang Sheng said proudly: "Our family is now on an errand in the East Palace, responsible for the procurement of the East Palace. ”

"Father-in-law is on an errand under His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who faced the enemy alone and frightened back 200,000 barbarians?"

Fang Sheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that what happened yesterday would even be heard of Zhao Yongsheng's "house".

"Exactly!"

Seeing Fang Sheng's affirmation, Zhao Yongsheng suddenly became envious. Although the procurement of the East Palace is definitely not as good as that of the Imperial Palace, it is also an honor to be an errand under His Royal Highness the Prince! The people of Guanzhong have respected warriors since ancient times, and a young hero like the prince, even if he is an errand under him, is an honor.

Zhao Yongsheng smiled and arched his hand: "My father-in-law is here, but he is here to procure drinks for the East Palace?" You can rest assured that the wine supplied by Yongsheng Distillery to Donggong in the first year will be given at cost price! After that, there is a 20% discount every year, what do you think? ”

Zhao Yongsheng, who was staying at home, could hardly imagine what it was like to face a 200,000 Turkic army alone, and the more he imagined it, the more he admired the mysterious Royal Highness the Prince.

Fang Sheng shook his head: "No, no, the prince is young and can't drink yet, what do you want your wine to do?" Our family came this time because the acting prince invited you to the East Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have some business to talk to you about. ”

"Have a business to discuss?"

Zhao Yongsheng was in a dilemma.

There is a business to talk about, and it is easy to think that the prince may be the shareholder behind Yongsheng Distillery. It's not easy to be a businessman. In terms of public opinion, doing business is a matter of insulting ancestors. In normal times, a wealthy businessman with a lot of money in his pockets is not even comparable to a meritorious government soldier. Moreover, if you want to make money by opening a store in Chang'an safely, word of mouth is on the one hand, and on the other hand, you need to be a passable backer.

Scholars are ashamed to do business, but as wealthy families, their expenses are by no means affordable for those little food and fortune. Therefore, the family generally collects "protection fees" from merchants and provides shelter to merchants. Those who can really pull the child to let the family side people do business, are a minority.

And Yongsheng Liquor Fang, the shareholder behind it is Fang Xuanling.

Li Shimin ascended the throne, Fang Xuanling jumped to become the Zhongshu Order, and his status can be said to be rising, and Yongsheng Distillery also benefited. Although it is not enough to walk sideways in Chang'an, there is no one who dares to come to the door to find faults.

The current situation, Zhao Yongsheng can be said to be very satisfied. But the prince sent an invitation, and he couldn't save the prince's face. On one side is Liang Guogong, and on the other side is the crown prince, he is caught in the middle, and it is uncomfortable to offend either side.

Fang Sheng, as an old man in the palace, had already lived as a human spirit. Seeing Zhao Yongsheng's embarrassed face, he knew that he wanted to be crooked.

Knocking Zhao Yongsheng's head with the handle of the dust, Fang Sheng said hatefully: "What do you think!" What kind of person is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Our family came to call you into the East Palace, there is a great thing waiting for you! You were personally recommended to the prince by our family, don't be ashamed! ”

was beaten, but Zhao Yongsheng was not angry, but said with a smile: "Let my father-in-law laugh, it's really a businessman who has been doing it for a long time, and his courage is getting smaller and smaller." Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince announced that the small one will go to the East Palace, the small one will definitely pack up and go immediately! ”

Seeing that Zhao Yongsheng agreed, Fang Sheng nodded and said goodbye: "Then our family won't wait for you, you enter the palace by yourself, and someone will pick you up at the palace gate." We still have to see a few shopkeepers, so we won't stay long. ”

After instructing his son to send Fang Sheng away, Zhao Yongsheng immediately shouted: "Hurry up, Lao Tzu wants to change clothes, cut off the threshold first, drive the carriage to the backyard, Lao Tzu wants to enter the palace immediately!" ”

It can be said that it is a great honor for a businessman to be summoned by the prince, and when he brags to his peers, he has capital.

With Fang Sheng's actions, the big shopkeepers of big merchants anxiously rushed to the East Palace, looking forward to the prince's summons. Although they didn't know what the prince was going to discuss with them, the summons itself made them extremely excited.

In the garden of the East Palace, Li Chengqian ordered people to lay out a large layer of mats, and more than a dozen small cases were listed, and the soldiers of the forbidden army with knives were lined up on both sides of the table, eyeing each other. When outsiders enter the palace, they are generally treated like this.

Every time a businessman arrives, he will respectfully salute Li Chengqian, and then calmly find a place to sit down. They are all big shopkeepers, what kind of world have they never seen, not to mention the forbidden army guarding both sides, even if the steel knife is on the neck, they can also understand.

When they really met the prince himself, they realized that there was a big difference between imagination and reality.

The crown prince, who was in charge of the gate and shocked the 200,000 Turkic troops, should be as strong as a general. But when I saw myself, I found that the prince was actually a white and tender seven-year-old child, who didn't look fierce, how to say it, and a little sunny. It's no different from someone else's seven or eight-year-old child!

It didn't take long for Fang Sheng to walk into the garden with the last merchant.

After the last businessman saluted and took his seat, Li Chengqian spoke: "First of all, I want to thank you for coming, since you trust Gu, Gu will definitely not let you down." ”

After speaking, Li Chengqian picked up the teacup with one hand and gestured from afar.

The merchants immediately picked up the teacups with their hands and took a sip respectfully.

After everyone put down the teacups, Li Chengqian leaned over slightly and said with a smile: "Lone called you here today, and it is indeed to cooperate." Moreover, this cooperation is definitely a win-win. In other words, only the more you earn, the more Gu can earn. ”

Lin Qi, the shopkeeper of the wood shop below, arched his hand and said, "The matter of cooperating with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be the supervisor, and the grass people have already heard about it. Whatever His Royal Highness the Crown Prince commands, the grass people will definitely follow. ”