Zhao Wang Baiqi's life was very chic, he had nothing to drink, listen to songs, and watch songs and dances. When Wu Lao Er found King Zhao, he was lying on a recliner watching a group of singing and dancing shows, eating the best fruits that could be bought locally, and drinking the best wine that could be bought locally.

When he saw Wu Lao Er appear, King Zhao half-squinted his eyes and said without the slightest emotional fluctuation: "Yo, Mr. Wu is done with his work?" Is it a family affair? Look at what you still have shortcomings, as long as there are some in this house, you can take it, it's fine. ”

No matter how thick-skinned Wu Lao Er was, he felt a little dry, so he hurriedly stepped forward to pour wine for King Zhao, and said cheaply: "Thanks to His Royal Highness Hongfu, the little mother-in-law is in hand, just wait for August 8 next year to enter the door, and then His Royal Highness will have to appreciate the light." ”

King Zhao squinted at Wu Lao Er and said, "What?" Your old man is still satisfied with the things in our palace? ”

"Hehe, Your Highness, you are too humble, in addition to the palace, there are such good things in our mansion in the whole world. Don't say it's my father-in-law, even the Dragon King of the East China Sea has to be satisfied! ”

"Hmm." King Zhao stretched his waist lazily, pointed to the fruit on the small table and said, "Mr. Wu has seen the world, how about tasting the grapes from the Western Regions?" There is also the fruit from the hot place in the south, see if it is to your taste. ”

Wu Lao Er looked at the table, hey, it's really shabby. The grapes are quite large, but they don't look like a good quality, they are dark in color and a little shriveled. And the so-called fruit from the south in King Zhao's mouth is really only from the south. There is Taoyuan County in the south of Daye City, which is rich in hairy peaches, which are big and full, juicy and fleshy, and are first-class varieties. The problem is that the peaches on the table are all different of their kind, the size of a baby's fist, and the color is pale, which at first glance is a specialty of Almond Town, which is further south of Taoyuan County, south of Daye City. There are also some other fruits, which look average.

Wu Lao Er said cautiously: "Your Highness, maybe it's not the right season, it's cold and midwinter now, how can there be better fruits, it is said that Your Majesty's fruits in the palace have changed from apples to red dates before going to bed." ”

"Fart!" King Zhao sat up angrily, pointed to Wu Laoer's nose and said: "I think this king doesn't know, now the anti-season fruit is popular, and the father's bedtime fruit changes from apples to apples and pears every night, you see what this king eats!" How can you, the chief manager, let this king live this life? The sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds fly? Just eat this thing, how can I fly? Don't fall yet! ”

Wu Lao Er gently knocked on King Zhao's back and comforted: "Your Highness is angry, and when I turn around, I will talk about Xiao Zhongzi, this kid is too stingy, and he actually bluffs His Highness with these defective products." How can we say that we are dignified in the palace, and we can't just take these out and embarrass people. ”

Opening Wu Laoer's hand, King Zhao said hatefully: "You dare to blame Xiao Zhongzi?" Do you know how much money you have in the house now? There are only more than 100 gold coins, which are still kept for the New Year. The things in the treasure house can only be taken and seen, can it be said that the dignified Zhao Wangfu has reached the point where he needs to sell the jewels and treasures to live? Look at the wine that this king drank, a few days ago it was the 'fat jade' transported from the capital, and now it is the 'and fat' produced in the city of Daye City. Xiao Guizi, haven't you tossed a lot of industries, why don't you see money? ”

Co-authored this King Zhao is also in the eyes of money, and he complains about poverty all day long. But what he said also makes sense, and the palace is indeed cold enough to live this kind of life.

Wu Lao Er thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, people often say that contentment is always happy, I think life in our house is still okay." A few days ago, I heard in the capital that His Royal Highness King Qi can only eat one meal of meat in three days now, and that's it, I can't eat more. You can also have wine to drink, it is said that the wine of the Qi Palace's palace is mixed with water. ”

King Qi is the second son of the current Emperor of the White Jade Kingdom, and after being crowned, he went to Shudu, the country of abundance, but unfortunately the head of the mansion and the housekeepers under him are not bad at doing anything else, but they are not at all capable of doing business, and the Qi Wangfu is in deficit in less than half a year. In desperation, he had to ask his biological mother for help, and the queen sent a few people, and it took more than half a year to pay off the debts of the palace. Since the people sent by the queen mother were not under the command of King Qi, they were purely helping, and they returned to the capital after helping. King Qi was afraid that he would not live long in Shudu, so he had no choice but to return to the capital to retire.

The rules of Baiyuguo, it's not impossible for you to leave the fiefdom and return to the capital, but after you go back, you will no longer have the privilege of fiefdom, even if you do business, you can only do business at a glance and be the same as ordinary businessmen, and even inferior to some big families. King Qi was also forced to be helpless, he had no business genius under him, so he could only rely on the monthly money allocated by the royal family to live a small life, on the one hand, let his subordinates do some business to survive. Fortunately, after he returned to the capital, he didn't need to open the labor money in the house, and it was all allocated by the inner treasury.

No feudal prince was willing to give up the interests of the fief and return to the capital to live a life of grievance, and the king of Qi was also forced to be helpless. He was not the emperor's brother, but his son. Bai Yuguo's supervision and requirements for the prince are too strict, and he resolutely puts an end to the possibility of the prince and the prince acting as a prestige in the local area. After returning to the capital, he will definitely not starve to death, but he will not be so comfortable.

King Zhao didn't want to go back, his second brother was now about to become the laughing stock of the Seven Kingdoms. If you want to talk about ability, you are not better than King Qi, the only advantage is that Xiao Guizi has more ghost ideas, and he is not overstretched at the moment.

King Zhao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go down. When there were just the two of them in the house, King Zhao sighed and said, "Gui'er, you tell me the truth, how long can we stay in Daye City?" Is there any point to pay back this money? ”

Wu Lao Er looked at King Zhao and said with a smile: "Your Highness, although rest assured, how can there be a gold coin of three or four thousand in a few days, and it will only be better next year." When we first arrived this year, everything was started from scratch. But next year, everything will be on track, and the dividends of the Four Seas Restaurant will not be counted until the end of the year, but the business of the medicine store is our own, although the profit may not be much, but it is enough for expenses. Rest assured, Your Highness, since you regard me as a friend, then I am the best friend in the world. Since you don't want to go back to the capital, then we must take root in Daye City, properly. ”

Hearing this, King Zhao said excitedly: "Little Guizi, tell me how much money we can get in a year?" ”

Wu Lao Er calculated a little and said: "On the side of the restaurant, at present, it is not a problem to see about 10,000 gold coins a year, and it will only increase in the future." As for the medicine store" Wu Lao Er paused, and continued in King Zhao's expectant gaze: "The medicine store is a long-term business, but we have won the share of the front-line army, and this is a big deal." If you can do it slowly, the small one thinks it should be more profitable than the restaurant. ”

King Zhao said suspiciously: "How is it possible?" As long as people are not sick, you can't sell this kind of business, right? ”

Wu Lao Er shook his head and said affirmatively: "Your Highness thinks badly, the most profitable thing is always monopoly trading." In Daye City, the business of our medicine store is monopolistic, and we can't make black money, so don't move the price. However, we can suppress the price of the pharmacist and give us a slightly cheaper price. ”

King Zhao hesitated and said, "Can it work?" What if those out-of-town pharmacists don't send medicine to Daye City? ”

"No, businessmen are all looking for profit. All the pharmacies in Daye City belong to us, and we have choked the road to the north, and they don't look for anyone we are looking for. Besides, when the medicinal food is sold, plus the share given to the army, we will need more crude drugs. There are always pharmacists who want to make our money, so I think the medicine store will make more money than the restaurant in the future, because the restaurant only has three floors, and the medicine store is our own! ”

King Zhao nodded as if he didn't understand, "Since you say so, even if the medicine store business can make a profit of 20,000 yuan a year, our government will have 30,000 yuan in the previous year." After the expenses, it is about 20,000 yuan, and there are 10,000 gold coins left every year. Haha, in a few years, we will also be rich! Hahaha, come on, Xiao Guizi, this king is optimistic about you! ”

Wu Lao Er pouted and said, "After the princess enters the mansion, the expenses will be a little bigger, because there will be more people." The princess's maiden family will not be short of maids and the like. ”

King Zhao blinked when he heard this, and whispered to Wu Laoer: "The princess's dowry will not be less by then, right?" ”

"It's nothing more than treasures and playthings, and we don't have anything in our house? Besides, even if the princess brings a large amount of money, is the princess embarrassed to spend a woman's money? ”

King Zhao clicked his lips and said, "That's a pity, I heard that the Violet Country is very rich!" ”

"Huh?" Wu Lao Er asked suspiciously, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"Yes, yes, my mother later wrote that my father was going to send an envoy to the Violet Kingdom to propose to the king, alas, why did I go so far to find a princess."

When Wu Lao Er heard this, he said: "Well, it must be that His Majesty wants to marry Violet." In recent years, the ties between Heiyu and Huangshi have become closer and closer, and the two countries have frequently married, which has led to the unrest of China's border. There is a fierce battle with the Black Jade Country every day, and the Yellow Stone Country has to send a large number of troops to the border. If His Royal Highness can successfully marry the princess of the Violet Country, then our side will really start a war with the Yellowstone Kingdom, and the Violet side can also help contain it, so that the Yellowstone Kingdom will not be able to fight with us wholeheartedly. Alas, although our Baiyu country is rich and strong, with many soldiers and generals, it has no choice but to be in the land of four wars, and it has never been able to gather the strength of the whole country to destroy a country. If you want to restore the old frontier of my Great Jade Dynasty, there is a long way to go."

Seeing that Wu Lao Er was compassionate, worried about the country and the people, King Zhao said impatiently: "If you have time to think about those useless ones, you might as well send someone to Violet to help me inquire which princess is more beautiful, this king doesn't want to marry a saltless princess and come back to be a princess." ”

Wu Lao Er looked at King Zhao's face and said dumbly: "How can it be saltless, it is said that the Violet Country is rich in beautiful women, and the current Emperor of the Violet Country has seven princesses, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers, known as the 'Seven Purple Gold Flowers', Your Highness, you should put your heart in your stomach." And now that the first three princesses of the Violet Kingdom have been married, His Royal Highness may be the fourth concubine of Violet. ”

"Isn't it so rare? The third prince of the white jade kingdom, His Royal Highness King Zhao, the richest man in the Seven Kingdoms in the future, is she still a little princess? ”

In the past, Wu Lao Er always thought that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was a more cultivated person with perfect royal cultivation. But since coming to Daye City, especially after the assassination, King Zhao has become more and more frivolous. It may be that the depressing place away from the capital and away from the palace makes King Zhao feel more relaxed and wants to find innocence and childlike fun again. This kind of thing is harmless, for King Zhao, whose chances of taking over the throne are infinitely small, maybe the current life is really what he wants.

And Wu Lao Er also knew that King Zhao had already tasted the taste of men and women, after all, as a prince, and he was not young, he had a lot of temptations. He didn't have to wait until he married the princess to do anything. Wu Lao Er is more hard, in fact, he can not be so hard, there are people in the world who stay overnight in the Qinglou at the age of thirteen or fourteen. And the sons of some big families understand the love of men and women a little earlier, and there are always some maids who want to fly on the branches and become phoenixes, and they will try their best to get the favor of the young master. Let's just say that King Zhao is Baiqi, just as far as Wu Lao Er knows, there are at least two or three palace maids in the former palace who have skin to skin relationship with King Zhao. It's just that there is no princess now, and King Zhao can't give them any title, otherwise the prince of a country canonized the side concubine before officially accepting the concubine, and it won't sound good to say it.

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Lao Er talked about the matter with Zhou Ji, hoping that King Zhao could help deal with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Officials in the capital.

"So, another lucrative deal?"

King Zhao can't hear the word money now, and when he hears that he makes money, he can't wait to sell himself.

Wu Lao Er smiled bitterly: "Making money will definitely be earned, after all, it was my idea, if you don't make money, there will be no reason." But Your Highness, this is the way out for Zhou Ji and the others in the future, so it's not good for you to interfere. ”

King Zhao said with pity on his face: "Little Guizi, you still have to think of some ideas, the standard of living in our house depends on you." Okay, after the New Year, the king will say hello to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Officials. Originally, it was not easy for the king to contact these officials, but for the sake of his guards, no one had anything to say, and presumably my father would not be too harsh on me. ”

Bai Yuguo strictly forbade the princes to make too many friends with the ministers, and those who were sealed out like King Zhao were stricter. After all, there is no king with a different surname in Baiyu Kingdom, and all the people who can be princes are relatives of the emperor and princes, and their status is respectable enough, and it is even more privileged to be enshrined outside. If there is a rebellion, and there are enough ministers in the court to support it, the country will be unstable!

"The little one in this ancestor Zhou Ji thanks His Royal Highness, His Highness's benevolence will be admired by the world!"

"Don't be a sycophant, and return you to King Zhou Ji Xie Ben on your behalf, don't you have a part in the dart business?"

Wu Lao Er smiled embarrassedly: "There is a little bit of the small one, and there is only a little layer, which is really not much, so I say thank you on behalf of Zhou Ji." ”

Speaking of this, King Zhao seemed to suddenly remember something, "By the way, Xiao Guizi, how did you get that liquor?" A few days ago, I wrote to the royal sister, and the royal sister replied that she wanted to come here to play, and she must taste the wine you brewed! ”

Speaking of this, Wu Lao Er was even more embarrassed, thought about it and changed the topic: "Wait a little later, the little one will go to the Four Seas Gang to talk about it, let them prepare the dividends to the palace this year, and let Xiao Anzi reconcile the accounts when the time comes, and our house should send the red envelopes of the subordinates as soon as possible." In the first year of the palace, we must make everyone happy. ”

King Zhao had already seen through his conspiracy, and said with a wicked smile: "Industry, if it can be heirlooms, it will surely be popular in the Seven Kingdoms, the immortal brew that has never been seen in the world will change the creation of the world's dietary life, and it will be remembered by future generations after thousands of years Hahahaha, what a big breath, Mr. Wu!" ”

Wu Lao Er sighed and said: "Great inventions are always not favored by people, Your Highness, do you want to supply the wine of the palace for free?" ”

"Let's wait until you brew it."

"I think Her Royal Highness the Princess, only she understands me best."

King Zhao nodded approvingly: "Yes, the imperial sister has always said that you are the best in the world, and sooner or later you will toss yourself one day." ”

Wu Lao Er cried and said, "Can you still play well, how can Her Royal Highness the Princess say so?" ”

King Zhao: "There are even more ugly things I am afraid you can't stand it, such as 'That kid is also ordinary in other things besides bragging', do you want to listen to it?" ”

Wu Lao Er: "Thank you Your Highness for your mercy, I'll leave first if I still have something to do."