Leaving the Drunken Willow Building, Zhang Xun was in a very low mood, so he asked Gong Wanran, "Why doesn't Lord County Lieutenant recommend Xiao Ji?" ”

"I don't know."

Zhang Xun sighed, "Hey, how can we tell Xiao Ji when we go back?" He must have been particularly disappointed. ”

"I don't know what's going on behind this, I'm afraid it's not a good thing."

"Hmm......" Zhang Xun nodded thoughtfully.

Gong Wanran knew that Zhang Xun's biggest concern at the moment was Ji Zheng, and he was the same, but he didn't know the reason for Su Ming's temporary change of hexagram, so he could only change the topic.

"What do you think?"

"He's wooing us?"

"Yes."

Zhang Xun thought for a while and said: "Although I know that Bo Yao is not a good thing, his actions and words make people feel like a spring breeze. ”

"The two are not contradictory."

"But in comparison, in terms of human sophistication, Wu Xiangguo really can't compare with Bo Yao, no wonder there are so many people who follow Bo Yao." Speaking of this, Zhang Xun suddenly thought of something, he looked at Gong Wanran seriously, and asked, "Brother Xiao Ran, do we have to make a choice now?" ”

Gong Wanran was silent for a moment, then nodded, "I'm afraid so." ”

"That'...... How do we choose? ”

"The choice is not important, only your heart is important."

"Hmm."

Zhang Xun nodded, and asked again: "What did you say about buying Chen Guo?" Although I know you must have a way, it's always bad to refuse the king like that in the main hall, right? ”

"It's really bad, but if you don't say it at the time, you won't have a chance to say it again."

"Well, the use of troops is a big deal, and once it is decided, it is impossible to change it...... Brother Xiao Ran, how are you going to buy Chen Guo? What do I need to do? ”

"I haven't quite figured it out yet, but it should be achievable. Don't worry, since I said it, I have some certainty, and your help is indeed indispensable in the end. ”

"Hmm!"

The two returned to their residence, Zhang Xun heard the sound of sword dancing in the courtyard through the gate, he knew that Ji Zheng must be using this way to hide his nervousness and expectation, however, what he brought was not good news, but disappointment.

The door opened, Ji Zheng put down his sword, looked at Zhang Xun and Gong Wanran, and said with a smile: "Brother Xun, do you want to try with me." ”

Zhang Xun didn't speak, the look of loss on his face had already told Ji Zheng the result of the matter, and Ji Zheng smiled bitterly: "Didn't the king agree?" ”

Zhang Xun shook his head, "Lord County Lieutenant didn't recommend you, I don't know what the reason is." ”

Ji Zheng was stunned for a while, smiled disdainfully, and said: "It doesn't matter, this right Sima can do it or not, I didn't think too much of it." ”

"Is it Huang Yun's reason, could it be that he threatened the county lieutenant and didn't let the county lieutenant recommend you?"

"It doesn't matter if that's the case, anyway, I offended Huang Yun to death, and I won't have much chance in the future. Hehe, in the end, I don't need to be the loss of King Wu, hum! ”

"Xiao Ji, don't say that, the king originally wanted to use you! I just don't know why the county captain didn't recommend you in the end! ”

"Hmph, it's okay, I don't care."

"But I care!"

Ji Zheng looked at Zhang Xun's sincere eyes, and didn't know what to say for a while, he lowered his head and sulked silently.

Zhang Xun walked up to Ji Zheng, grabbed Ji Zheng's hand, and said, "Xiao Ji, don't give up, okay?!" There will be opportunities in the future! ”

"Huh." Ji Zheng smiled bitterly, and then said calmly, "I offended Huang Yun like that, and even the county lieutenant who has been facing me can't face me anymore, will there be a chance in the future?" ”

"We're both always looking for you! Believe me! Xiao Ji, when the time comes, I will personally recommend you to the king! Bear with me! Give me some more time! ”

Hearing these eager words, Ji Zheng looked at the nervous and anxious look on Zhang Xun's face, and laughed, he patted Zhang Xun's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't talk to me so utilitarian, I know what you're worried about, don't worry, I won't leave Wu Kingdom." ”

"Really? I know your ambitions! How can you be content with nothing? ”

Ji Zheng still smiled, "Here, there are the two of you, and Hana, even if there is no future for me here, there is my life." ”

"Are you serious? Not to comfort me? ”

"Comforting you? I need to be comforted! Don't think that if I say so, you don't have to work hard, hurry up and promote me to make a fortune, and when it's time to recommend me, you have to recommend me! Otherwise, how would I feed Hana. ”

"Haha! Good! I will definitely help you achieve your ambitions! ”

At this time, Hana came from the house, pinched Ji Zheng's ear and said, "Feed me? Don't be funny, in the past two years, food, clothing, and housing have been spent on my aunt and grandmother's money, hum, you have to work hard, otherwise I don't want you anymore! ”

"Yes, yes, wife! Yes, sir! Yes, sir! ”

"Haha, Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji, I really didn't expect that you, the number one person in the world in martial arts, would be afraid of your wife, haha!"

Three days later, in the drunken willow building, the public convened the Gusu City Wealthy Merchants Council.

Last year, benefiting from the production and sales of snake thorn incense, these businessmen have made a lot of money, and they originally loved Gongwan very much, and now they are even more respectful. Because in their eyes, Gong Hui Ran is not only an adult who encourages businessmen, but also a god of wealth.

The merchants waited in the drunken willow building early, and as soon as the public arrived, the merchants got up and saluted. Gong Hui sat down on the throne and motioned for everyone to be excused.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered you here today, in addition to discussing the business plan for the whole year, I will also discuss with you the spice business."

Yu Xianyao got up and said to Gong Wanran: "Lord Gong Hui, last year's spice business benefited everyone here a lot, and we are also convinced and grateful to the adults. ”

As soon as Yu Xianyao's words fell, all the businessmen nodded and began to discuss.

"Yes, yes, Lord Gonghui is our God of Wealth!"

"It's really a blessing for us to meet Gonghui!"

"It can't be wrong to follow Lord Gonghui!"

"Hmmm! What adults tell us to do, let's do it! ”

Yu Xianyao waved his hand, signaled the merchants to be quiet, and then said, "My lord, I heard that you promised the king to buy Chen Guo?" ”

Gong Wanran nodded.

At this time, the crowd boiled again.

"Buy Chen Guo?!"

"Huh? Can this country also buy? ”

"Lord Gonghui said yes, yes!"

"Yes, I can make a lot of money by buying and selling spices last year, and this business of buying and selling countries, tsk, how much money does that have to be?!"

"Yes, yes! Let's follow the adults! ”

Yu Xianyao once again motioned to everyone to be quiet, "My lord, the old family has been in business for generations, and I have also been in business all my life, so I know a little bit about business. From sesame needles to houses and fields, everything can be bought and sold, but it's just ...... The national system is related to the society, how can it be a commodity for sale? I really don't understand, so I ask for advice. ”

Gong Wanran smiled and said to the merchants: "Buying and selling is a transaction, and everything with value can be traded. ”

"But my lord, I heard that the loyalty of the ministers is priceless, the courage of the good generals is priceless, the righteousness of the chivalrous is priceless, and the Jiangshan Sheji is even more priceless.

"The so-called priceless, is the price of no money, if you exchange the sage of the king for the loyalty of the ministers, exchange the life of the soldier for the courage of the good general, and exchange the heart of the pure child for the righteousness of the chivalrous, why can't it?"

"My lord's words are reasonable, and I admire the old decay! Admire! ”

Gong Wanran waved his hand and said, "I'm just discussing with you below, and now the matter of buying a country is not so complicated." ”

"So what should be done? What do you need me to do? ”

"Although there is no price of money in the country, if you want to buy it, you can't do it without money, so you still have to go back to the industry - make money."

"Oh? Please tell us more. ”

"Okay, everyone should have made a profit in the spice business last year."

Everyone nodded.

"Of course, while everyone is making money, the country's commercial tax revenue has also increased significantly, and this year I also ask you to continue to run the spice business, the price, time, batch, etc., everything is the same as last year."

"Okay, okay, we can do this, and we are willing to do it!"

"Last year was the first year of operation of the incense factory, and the production capacity was not ideal, but after a year of operation, the production capacity of the incense factory is no longer the same, although the production capacity is a good thing, but the supply of raw materials is stretched."

"Don't you have enough money to purchase raw materials?"

Gong Wanran shook his head and said: "Thank you for your trust in Zaixia, since last year, since the change to prepayment of raw materials, the incense factory has never worried about the problem of funds." ”

"What do you mean by the supply of raw materials?"

"Raw material supply channels."

"Oh? Is the original supply channel no longer working? ”

"Yes, neither the supply nor the quality of the raw materials is ideal, so I have to find a way to source the raw materials myself."

"Good! Adults, it's a good thing that you can also reduce costs by doing this! ”

"Well, that's where everyone's support comes in."

"Your Excellency, just command."

"Well, as you all know, the main raw materials for the production of snake thorn incense are southern snake vine and jade thorn, jade thorn is expensive, but the amount is not large, and herb shops have a stable supply. Although the southern snake rattan is not valuable, but the most materials, the impact on the quality of the finished product is great, the southern snake rattan is tidal, mainly grows near the river bank, the southern snake rattan purchased last year is generally fresh rattan, but the incense must be made with dry rattan, so the production must be dried before production, this drying step not only restricts the production capacity of the incense factory, but also affects the quality of the finished product. Later, after some investigation, I found that the southern snake vine produced by Chen Guo is of high quality, especially suitable for the production of snake thorn incense. Therefore, I would like to ask you to go to Chen Guo to buy the southern snake vine, but it must be a dried vine that has been dried and dried. ”

"Oh, I see. My lord, as far as I know, two catties of fresh rattan are about worth more than one copper coin, if it is dried rattan, about one catty is worth one copper coin, I don't know what is the production capacity of the incense factory now, how much do I need to purchase every month to match? ”

"The more the merrier, the southern snake vine used to make incense is best the young vine before the flowering period. The earlier the harvest of the southern snake vine during the year, the better the quality of the snake thorn incense. In addition, this time I asked for dried rattan, which is easier to store. So, I hope you can buy as much as you can in these two months, but you must remember that I only want Chen Guo to produce it. ”

"I'll remember, it's just ...... My lord, this southern snake vine is not worth anything at all, but it is extremely expensive to transport, I wonder why adults don't dig near our Gusu? There is a river in the north of the city, which used to flood often, and later a dam was built on the river, called Tanguan. After the Tanguan embankment was repaired, the upstream water level rose, and there were all these southern snake vines everywhere, if the adults dug them back, it would be enough for half a year. The key is that we can hire our own farmers, and the fertilizer and water will not flow into the fields of outsiders. ”

"No, I have checked the southern snake vines in Tanguan, and the quality is extremely low, if I find that someone is digging the southern snake vines in Tanguan for me, I will immediately stop all his business."

"Oh, oh, I'll see."

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the southern snake vine is not valuable, it is very important to the incense factory, I hope you will go to Chen Guo to harvest the rattan at the price of three copper coins per catty, as long as you bring the dried rattan, the incense factory will buy it at ten times the price!"

When they heard this, the crowd was in an uproar.

"Ten times as much! It's so rewarding! But Chen Guo is too far away. ”

"Don't you believe in Lord Gonghui? I can't care about that much anyway! That's ten times that! ”

"Lord Gonghui is always unexpected, although I don't understand why, but we must follow the adult, hey! Last year, because I didn't believe in adults at first, this business was late, so I made less money! This year, I have to get ahead of you to Chen! ”

"Don't, let's go together, this business can be done! Well done! ”

Yu Xianyao coughed, got up and saluted: "My lord, there are many government-run businesses in Wu State, except for the adult's incense factory, they are all trying their best to exploit merchants and farmers. Only adults, almost all the profits, enriched the merchants and farmers, stabilized the displaced people, activated the economy of the Wu State, and created a large amount of taxes. Admire! ”

With that, Yu Xianyao took a step sideways, walked out of his seat, and bowed to Gong Wanran on the aisle.

Other merchants followed suit, and everyone bowed respectfully, and their reverence was palpable.

Gong Wanran hurriedly stepped down from his seat and helped Yu Xianyao up, "Old Yu, please get up quickly!" Everyone, please get up! ”

Yu Xianyao got up slowly, the corners of his eyes were a little moist, and he said word by word: "My lord, I will do my best!" ”

Everyone said in unison: "We will do our best!" ”

"Thank you! Thank you! Gong Hui bowed deeply to everyone.