As the state capital with the most prosperous literary style in the Great Zhou, the majority of each scientific expedition of the Great Zhou will be picked by Yuzhou, which is the only accident of the year, after the champion fell into the hands of Yao Lian, a native of other provinces, and then several were also obtained by Yuzhou scribes.

When talking about Yuzhou, we have to talk about the Nanyang Xue family, compared with the Yuzhou Xue family that is rumored outside, the Xue family who lives in Nanyang City prefers to be called the Nanyang Xue family.

There are many bookstores in Nanyang City, most of which are the Xue family's shops, and they don't seem to be cheap merchants because of their own poetry and book heirlooms, after all, this huge family relies on these bookstores to "pay" expenses. The head of the Xue family has not come forward for more than a month, if it weren't for the sound of chimes that could be heard from the courtyard every day, the people in the house would have thought that they would have passed away a long time ago.

The housekeeper waited quietly at the door of the small courtyard, standing there quietly, as if he wanted to integrate himself into the surrounding environment. There was a sound of footsteps, and the butler glanced up to see a young man with a long sword approaching. Stretched out his hand to stop him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The young swordsman saluted with his hands together and said, "A letter from the west." As he spoke, he handed over a letter.

The butler took the letter and pinched it with his hand, as if he sensed something inside, his face changed instantly, he looked at the swordsman and said, "You go down first." ”

Seeing the swordsman leave the small courtyard, the housekeeper hurriedly turned around and walked into the small courtyard, knelt on the stone ground outside the house and said, "The master of the house, there is a letter from the west, there is something inside." ”

After a while, a servant came out, took the letter held high above the butler's head, and returned to the house. And the butler still knelt there motionless, as if waiting for some command.

The old man was dressed in green clothes, and the color of his skin was not like that of ordinary old people, and the color was a little weird. took the letter in the little guy's hand and pinched it, and a different brilliance suddenly bloomed in the originally cloudy eyes. He opened the letter, pulled out the letter inside, and brought out a bronze arrowhead.

After reading the letter with patience in his excitement, the old man suddenly spoke: "Tell them, do it, and bring things back at all costs." ”

"Yes, Master." The butler saluted, bowed and walked out.

Playing with the non-bronze arrow in his hand, the old man squinted his eyes and looked at the blurred small seal on the arrow, which was a 'Han' character.

A smile escaped from the corners of his mouth, and gradually the laughter grew louder and louder, until it was a little harsh. After taking a few breaths, the old man suddenly lay on his back and looked at the roof in a daze.

The shopkeeper is directing a plaque to be carefully hung on the lintel, and the pedestrians on the street are gradually attracted by this newly opened shop, after all, the shops on Wenchang Street are more or less related to books, and the competition is fierce, and it is difficult to gain a foothold in this place without two brushes.

"Weekly? What's the name of the store? Some people in the crowd were a little puzzled when they saw this plaque, and they looked at the furnishings in the store and it should be a bookstore, but the name was not quite like it.

Seeing that Xiao Er was about to go back with a chair, someone in the crowd stopped him and said, "Xiao Er, what is this store for?" ”

Looking at the crowd of onlookers with some confusion, the shopkeeper touched his head and said, "It should be a bookstore." ”

"What should be a bookstore. Don't you know what store you opened? ”

"It's just that I don't know what to sell when I open a store, and I'm not afraid of losing all my money if I'm so confused."

"Don't play with us, right?"

Seeing that everyone was talking more and more outrageous, Xiao Er was also a little anxious, and said: "I really don't know, the shopkeeper said that it was related to books, and this is why I opened here, I don't know what it is, you will find out for yourself in a few days." ”

"I can't do the bookstore and still bloom a flower, everyone, let's come back in a few days, if there is nothing new, trick us into playing, this store should not be opened."

"yes, don't open it."

"Didn't the shopkeeper say that Nanyang's literary style was at its peak, everyone was a scholar, how could they tear down the store at every turn." The shopkeeper thought with some fear.

The crowd dispersed, thinking of coming back in a few days, but the store had not yet opened, but it had gained some fame first. This was something that the shopkeeper did not expect.

Looking at the moss-covered city wall, Wang Ming had been looking at it for a while. Nanyang City, a city that everyone in the world is looking up to, is it prosperous because of the Xue family, will it still decline because of the Xue family? Wang Ming thought so. It's not that Wang Ming hasn't been to Nanyang City before, but now that he comes to this place with a different purpose, he has some mixed feelings in his heart.

On both sides of the street are shops selling pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, and even those walking on the street are mostly dressed in scribe clothes. In the crowd, a middle-aged man who set up a stall to sell inkstones was shouting hard, but his eyes glanced at Wang Ming's motorcade passing by from time to time. I saw the convoy walk over and stopped at the door of the weekly newspaper not far away.

Wang Ming got out of the car with the help of the servant, looked at the plaque on the lintel and nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself: "Everything is ready, it depends on the market reaction later." ”

The shopkeeper who came to Nanyang early was the old shopkeeper of the Wang family, because he had been doing business in Liangzhou, and he was only transferred back today, and seeing that Wang Ming had come to Nanyang, he waited at the door of the store early. He is not very clear about the things sold in the store, all the arrangements are arranged in advance by the young owner, to be honest, he has been buying and selling for so many years, and when the store is about to open, he is still so confused It is the first time he has encountered it.

After Wang Ming sat down, the shopkeeper spoke: "Young owner, this side has been completed, when do you think we will open?" ”

"Don't worry, Liu Wenxu and Liu Da Shopkeeper, you must know that I am not up to me in this matter." Wang Ming put down the teacup and said.

Liu Wenxu was a little puzzled, isn't this store from the Wang family? Why don't you say it again, the old club has already said it before you came, and you have to listen to Wang Ming's dispatch whenever you make arrangements.

Wang Ming didn't deal with Liu Wenxu, he just said that he was looking for a shopkeeper who was familiar with officialdom and was stable to help, and his father found such a person, to be honest, Wang Ming didn't fully trust him, because he needed enough loyalty to do what he was going to do, and even his ability to let go of it.

Wang Ming took out a letter from his body, the content of which he had read before, it was sent by the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division when he left the capital, Wang Ming didn't believe it, and felt that it was better for him to be tempted.

Liu Wenxu naturally noticed the letter in Wang Ming's hand, thinking that it was just an ordinary letter, but a flash of a sign on it still made Liu Wenxu frown slightly.

It was a plum blossom, maybe it was not so conspicuous in other places, but the plum blossom pattern of half red and half white was not a good thing in Liangzhou, he had been in Liangzhou for many years, and naturally heard of the reputation of Meilou.

Seeing Liu Wenxu's face change, Wang Ming said: "Shopkeeper Liu has been in Liangzhou for many years, to be honest, my father just fell at random, and I didn't think that Liangzhou's business could be successful, but you gave me a surprise to the Wang family, not only based in Liangzhou, but also has some surplus in recent years, which we never expected." ”

Liangzhou is not under the rule of the Great Zhou, and the locals are hostile to the Great Zhou, so the merchants of the Great Zhou rarely do business in Liangzhou, and even if they go, they will lose a lot of money and come back.

Before contacting the words, and the letter pressed in his hand at the moment, Liu Wenxu probably guessed what Wang Ming meant, he didn't trust himself, that is to say, this transaction was a little different.

In the blink of an eye, the possibility that came to mind went through it, and Liu Wenxu said: "It's just to conform to local customs, if you want to stand firm in that place, you can't think of yourself as a Zhou person." ”

Wang Ming said with a smile: "According to the meaning of Shopkeeper Liu, do you also want to open a store as a Xue family when doing business in Nanyang City?" ”

Liu Wenxu was stunned, what do you mean by this? A thought that had never appeared in his head, looking at Wang Ming with a smile in shock, Liu Wenxu felt that the Shaodong family was crazy?

"I don't quite understand what the young owner means." Liu Wenxu didn't dare to answer.

Wang Ming smiled and asked, "Shopkeeper Liu is afraid?" ”

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's the old club that won't agree to you doing this, the Xue family of Nanyang City."

"Even you say that, no wonder grandpa is in such a hurry to do this." Wang Ming muttered.

"Grandpa?" Liu Wenxu looked at Wang Ming with some doubts, not knowing who the grandfather Wang Ming was referring to. I saw Wang Ming take out a small sign from his arms again and asked, "Do you know?" ”

Liu Wenxu carefully identified it, and asked with some uncertainty: "This is the brand of the Yasukuni Mansion?" ”

"That's right, but unfortunately there are no rewards." Put the sign away.

Liu Wenxu asked: "Are we doing things for the Yasukuni Princess?" ”

"Don't spread the word about this, if you want to live, it's better to forget about it." Wang Ming looked at Liu Wenxu and said. He wants to see what Liu Wenxu decides, if he retreats, then no one can save him at this point.

Liu Wenxu is still thinking about the risks of this matter, obviously what the Yasukuni Mansion wants to do is very dangerous, otherwise it is obviously going to target someone by not doing it in the name of another country's mansion. The only thing in Yuzhou or Nanyang Mansion that needs to be dealt with so carefully by the Yasukuni Mansion is the Xue family.

His face changed a few times, and Liu Wenxu realized that he couldn't get out of it, if he proposed to quit now, then there was only a dead end to meet him, even if they didn't do it, they couldn't escape.

"I will try my best to help the young owner to do business in Nanyang." Liu Wenxu made his own decision, Wang Ming nodded with satisfaction, in his opinion, Liu Wenxu made an extremely correct decision.

Liu Wenxu breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he realize that his back was already soaked. Walking around on the edge of life and death, this feeling he never wants to experience again.

On the street, the man who set up a stall selling inkstones kept staring at the door of the weekly newspaper, looking up from time to time, but after waiting for a long time, no one came out.

The shopkeeper came out of the store and stood at the door, flicked a feather duster on the door frame, and then returned to the store, and after a while, several vendors on the street began to clean up their stalls and leave. With a little relief, the man began to shout again, it hasn't opened today.