Chapter 16: The Insatiable King of Shunyang
"My father didn't have any brothers, and I had a sister who is now married." Lu Yun bravely looked at Zheng Sheng as he spoke.
It was Zheng Sheng who was defeated first, he admired the beautiful woman in front of him very much, and few daughters could be so dignified and generous when talking about their marriage.
Zheng Sheng touched his nose, Lu Yun's plan was very good, Shi Chong was afraid of Lu Xian, and he was afraid of Lu Xian's Lu clan of Wu County. Shi Chong was afraid of Zheng Sheng, mainly because of Zheng Sheng's literary name.
Zheng Sheng and Lu Yun got married, and the Lu family of Wu County was extremely welcome. The brothers Lu Ji and Lu Yun, who pursue their literary names, will naturally not miss the opportunity to accept a rising star like Zheng Sheng as their own family.
Marriage is a good plan, but this is marriage!
As a human being in two lives, Zheng Sheng has never been married once, and even when he falls in love, Zheng Sheng is groping.
It would be too hasty to decide on your own life events like this.
Zheng Sheng hesitated, his eyes touched Liu Wei'er on the side, and he was even more reluctant to accept this matter.
"Miss Lu, you shouldn't have discussed this matter with Uncle Lu yet, right? This is a major event in life, and the so-called parents' orders and matchmakers' words are the normal way of marriage. What's more, maybe you and I can find a better way. ”
Lu Yun looked at Liu Wei'er, and she always understood something in her heart. However, she didn't care: "Of course, doing things similar to Zhuo Wenjun and Sima will not help things at all." I'll talk to my father and mother. As for the other options, if so, how did I get here? ”
Zheng Sheng is very sensitive to the word "help" in her words, which shows Lu Yunming's unassuming attitude: this marriage is just to solve her family's predicament.
Although it is a matter of cooperation and mutual benefit, Zheng Sheng always feels very uncomfortable.
Zheng Sheng's affirmative words did not come out, which made Lu Yun a little anxious: "If Zheng Shizi is unwilling, just wait for the crisis between you and me to be resolved, and the marriage contract between you and me will be dissolved." ”
Speaking of which, Zheng Sheng no longer has any reason to disagree: "I also have parents alive, and I always have to talk to them about marriage matters." ”
Lu Yun's face was even more relaxed: "Naturally." ”
Zheng Sheng got up silently and asked, "Is there anything else the girl has to do?" ”
Lu Yun shook her head.
Zheng Sheng arched his hand: "Then we will have a period later, and the matters related to each other will be left to my Zheng family's firm." ”
Lu Yun nodded yes, she suddenly remembered something, and said with some hesitation and embarrassment: "Zheng Shizi, my father is suffering from a serious disease, and my family has been poor for generations, it is really ......"
"It's the little things. I'll ask someone to heal my uncle. Zheng Sheng opened his mouth without thinking.
With that, he turned and left.
Lu Yun said behind him: "Zheng Shizi, the agreement to dissolve the marriage contract, why don't we just make a note here?" ”
Zheng Sheng stopped, he didn't know why Lu Yun wanted to bring up this stubble again, even so, this was also a very good suggestion, Zheng Sheng turned around and said, "Okay." ”
Leaving Wangyuan Pavilion, Zheng Sheng went west, and Lu Yun embarked on the way home.
Without saying anything all the way, Zheng Sheng and his entourage soon arrived at Shunyang City.
Compared with two or three years ago, Shunyang City has not changed much. But the palatial palace in the city was indeed newly expanded and new. Zheng Sheng heard that Sima Chang spent most of the money he received from Zheng Sheng on this palace.
Sima Chang was extravagant and arrogant, but he never dared to do things beyond the specifications of the palace, such as the size of the palace and the regulations of the palace and pavilions, etc., he followed the corresponding rules. Sima Chang just collected quite a lot of various luxury goods and collected them in his palace.
For another example, he had an expense like this: early last year, at the auction in Luoyang, he bought the finale diamond at the highest price.
On that occasion, he did not hesitate to spend a lot more money than the dividends distributed to him at that auction.
When he arrived in Shunyang, Zheng Sheng lived in a house in Dongyang.
That night, Zheng Qing went down and talked to Zheng Sheng in detail about what happened in Shunyang.
Zheng Sheng summed it up, that is, Sima Dingyun was replaced, and many stewards and subordinates were replaced in the palace at the same time. Officials in the kingdom were also worried that the turmoil would endanger them.
"What's going on in the palace?" Zheng Sheng asked.
"It should be someone from Xiangyang." Zheng Qing said vaguely.
Zheng Sheng shook his head, he said with some sadness and mockery: "In the past few years, the dividends distributed to the king have never been less, in order to maintain the auction house, the money we got in our hands was not as much as he got, but in the end, he still said that he would turn his face!" ”
This is the disadvantage of maintaining a relationship purely with money, Sima Chang is willing, their relationship will be harmonious, and if he is unwilling, he will face a complete collapse!
Early the next morning, Zheng Sheng waited for the guests from the palace.
This is a new supervisor, named Liu Shanchan, a middle-aged man who does not smile. Zheng Sheng also knows him, Liu Shanchan is Sima Dingyun's deputy, and it seems that Sima Chang is not led by the nose by outsiders.
Liu Shanchan talked about Sima Chang's request with a glance.
"Zheng Shizi, the king of my family is very dissatisfied with the deception of the prince. Our royal palace opened up a way for the prince, so that the prince earned a lot of money. And the king received very little. ”
"Here's a new agreement, ask the prince to sign it." Liu Shanchan handed Zheng Sheng a piece of paper.
Zheng Sheng finished reading: "If it is such a condition, please forgive me for not being able to agree." ”
Liu Shanchan had expected it, and he asked again, "Does Zheng Shizi have any other ideas?" ”
"I want to see the king and discuss this matter with him." Zheng Shengdao.
Liu Shanchan nodded: "I will report to the king, I believe that the king will be willing to meet the prince." ”
Liu Shanchan is gone.
Zheng Sheng held the piece of paper in a daze and was speechless for a long time.
Sima Chang is so insatiable! Sima Chang's request was only two sentences, one was that the palace should get eighty percent of the profits from the annual auction, and the other was that Zheng Sheng wanted to supply ten first-class diamonds to the Shunyang palace every year.
Not to mention the eighty percent profit for the time being, it is the request of this kind of diamond, and Zheng Sheng will never agree.
The first-class grade, that is, the "four-point stone" that Zheng Sheng said before, this is the largest diamond in the Jin Kingdom now.
Zheng Sheng has always been strictly stuck in the number of first-class products, and he is only willing to regard the first-class products as the finale at the two largest auctions in the winter and summer of the year at the Luoyang Auction House.
The price of a first-class product, which is only two pieces a year, naturally rises.
Sima Chang wants ten at once?
Zheng Sheng can only say that he is too greedy, how much are these ten first-class products worth? According to the current market value, it naturally exceeds 100 million dollars.
However, once these things are circulated, the value of first-class products will definitely be greatly reduced.
Scarcity is expensive, and if there are more things, they will depreciate.
Zheng Sheng understands such simple economic principles very well.
Moreover, Sima Chang's greedy mouth that can never be filled, this time he took out ten, and next time Sima Chang will only ask for more!
He would never agree to such a thing!