Taiji Palace, Taixue Academy

"Huh? What the? Old man Huo...... Invite me to Huo Mansion as a guest? ”

Zhao Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Hawking in confusion, but he didn't know what this meant?

After all, there was nothing to do with him and Old Lady Huo before.

"Yes, Your Highness, grandfather, he went to the capital overnight yesterday, just to invite His Highness to go to the mansion to repay his great kindness!"

Hawking's respectful formal salute is complete, but it is a little more thoughtful than in the past.

Since the Jinyang salt and iron franchise, Hawking suddenly realized that His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, who usually call him a brother and a brother, and have an equal relationship, is a real child of the royal family, and a person who stands at the top of the great cadres!

With an understatement, it easily solved the big problem that the entire Huo family was powerless!

Even with him, a meritorious person who made a connection, his status in the entire Huo family has risen rapidly, and even the Huo family is the only person to talk to, and the Huo clan patriarch Huo Old Lady Huo Mi also personally summoned him and valued him very deeply.

Therefore, when he met his best friend from childhood to adulthood, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, he didn't want to be more respectful and respectful.

Even if His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes still treats him as before, in his heart, it is completely different.

When he realized for the first time how terrible the help he could bring to himself by befriending the Nine Emperor Princes, his heart was truly panicked and grateful!

His Royal Highness has such an identity, but he still regards himself as a brother and has never looked down on himself.

But he must be self-aware, and he must know that there is a difference in identity between the two, especially after His Royal Highness is crowned king in the future, it is even more like the difference between monarchs and ministers!

Therefore, His Royal Highness treats himself like this, and he can only swear to follow him to the death, and his liver and brain are ruined!

"Repay me for a great favor? This ......"

Zhao Zheng listened inexplicably, what is this?

What did you do, it is worth it for Old Man Huo to come forward in person, and he wants to repay his great kindness??

"If it weren't for His Royal Highness to help introduce His Royal Highness King Jin, I, the Huo family, would have lost the right to the salt and iron monopoly in Jinyang County! Thanks to this great grace, I can get this great benefit, and I Huo is up and down...... I am very grateful to His Highness! ”

Hawking said emotionally, and his words and expressions seemed to be extremely moved.

Unexpectedly, when he said casually, His Royal Highness actually remembered it, and even took the initiative to help mediate and invited himself to accompany His Royal Highness King Jin to the banquet!

Only then did he find a way, but he almost lost the right to monopolize salt and iron, and he was lucky to get it back!

Such a great kindness makes Hawking grateful, and he can't repay it!!

"Oh? Oooooooooo......oo So that's it! ”

Zhao Zhengluo was stunned for a moment, and when he heard the 'matter of the salt and iron franchise in Jinyang County', he suddenly came back to his senses!

But then he felt at a loss, he just called Hawking over to the banquet that night, and then he left the matter behind and completely forgot about it.

But how can you listen to Hawking's words, this matter ...... I didn't know how to do it??

And what kind of salt and iron monopoly is this, listening to what Hawking means is quite important to their Huo family, otherwise they would not be grateful for this kind of share!

Even their old man of the Huo family specially rushed back to the capital from his hometown Quyang County, just to hold a banquet to thank him?

Although Zhao Zheng didn't understand what the right to monopolize salt and iron in a county meant, it didn't prevent him from knowing it in his own heart.

That's what sounds like an important thing...... I didn't do anything at all!!

"Uh...... It's just a casual matter! There is no need to set up a banquet to repay the favor, as long as the matter is properly handled. ”

Zhao Zheng thought about it for a while, but decided that it would be better not to go into this matter himself, and go to Huo Mansion for a banquet or something, so forget it......

Otherwise, if you don't know about it in the past, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

"Your Highness! Grandfather, he specially told me to invite you over! ”

Hawking couldn't help but be anxious when he heard this, but his heart was even more moved.

I knew that His Highness's help was not for half of the benefit of the salt and iron franchise!

It's ridiculous that Uncle still has the heart of a villain and spends the belly of a gentleman!

Dare to assert that the reason why His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes would work so hard to mediate this matter must be that he had already saved the intention of cutting half of the profits!

As everyone knows, in the face of the huge profits of salt and iron in a county, His Royal Highness was unmoved, and he didn't take it to heart at all!

even thanked him politely, only regarded such a great favor as a convenient act!

Such a mind...... How many people in the world can compare with it?!

"Harm~ won't go......"

Zhao Zheng scratched his head, waved his hand in a bit of trouble, and still politely declined.

He felt a headache when he mentioned this kind of banquet with strict rules and a lot of etiquette, and he couldn't hide from it, so how could he take the initiative to make it up?

"This ...... Well, Your Highness is high-spirited, and Kim admires it to the fullest! However, my Huo clan is not a rat who knows how to repay the favor, no matter whether His Royal Highness is invited today or not, the benefits of the Jinyang salt and iron franchise, the Huo family should also be divided into two with His Royal Highness to share this benefit! ”

Hawking sighed and deeply felt that His Royal Highness's words and deeds were one, and he did not weaken the style of an ancient gentleman!

But the more this is the case, the more Huo's can't learn from the ignorant rats, who are ungrateful and greedy for selfish gain!

Therefore, before today's visit, Hawking had already discussed with his grandfather that no matter whether His Royal Highness values this half of the benefits or not, the Huo family needs to offer it with both hands, and must not touch one or two!

This is the Huo clan, the foundation of the world!!

"Uh...... What the? Share this benefit with me?? ”

Zhao Zheng was shocked when he heard this, but he never thought that this Huo family would act so boldly!

At the moment, I was happy in my heart, there was such a good thing as pie in the sky?!

If you knew this, you should have asked clearly, and then agreed!

Everyone was in a hurry to give them money, but they didn't even bother to go to the banquet......

That's a bit out of place!

"Your Highness! There is no falsehood in this statement! ”

Hawking is right, showing Huo's sincerity, heaven and earth can be learned!

"Ahem...... By the way, Brother Jin, what did you just say? ”

Zhao Zhengdeng was overjoyed, covered his mouth and coughed lightly twice to hide the excitement in his heart, and then hurriedly asked as if he had not heard clearly.

"Uh...... I said that the Huo family is willing to share the benefits of Jinyang salt and iron with His Royal Highness! ”

Hawking was stunned for a moment, but hurriedly repeated.

"No, no, one more sentence!"

Zhao Zheng waved his hand again and again, indicating that he didn't care about this bullshit at all!

"Well, my grandfather specially instructed me to invite His Highness to the banquet......"

Hawking was even more puzzled, but could only continue to repeat.

"Hey~ yes! The old man worked tirelessly and rushed from Quyang to the capital to set up a banquet to entertain me...... How do you think I can bear to refuse? ”

Zhao Zheng shook his head again and again, and couldn't help but sigh, full of socialist five good young people who follow the core values of socialism!

"Respect the old and love the young...... But the traditional virtues of my great work! ”

Zhao Zheng said that he threw off his robe, but he left uninvited, and took the lead first, just wanting to finalize the matter with Old Man Huo as soon as possible, and from then on he could lie down at home and count the money!

He was really afraid that he would go late, in case the old man was confused...... What should I do if I change my fortune temporarily?

No, no, this matter is sooner rather than later, hurry up!

Thinking like this, Zhao Zheng's footsteps became more and more hurried.

Only Hawking was left in isolation, looking at the back of His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes hurrying away, but he sighed heartily at the moment!

"Your Highness's style of conduct...... He is really a gentleman of the world! ”

……

"In the tenth year of the Book of Heaven, Zhao Shengchu, the king of Jin, was crowned king and fiefdomed Jinyang County.

coincides with the great profits of the Huo family in Quyang, and they are all in the power of Jinyang salt and iron franchise!

Huo's eldest son, Huo Jin, and the ninth prince Zhao Zheng have the same smell and are each other's confidants, so they want to mediate the Jinyang salt and iron franchise.

The government was greatly moved, knowing that Jinyang is a big county of the country, and the benefits of salt and iron in one county are far better than the combination of ordinary two counties!

Therefore, he devoted himself to design, and met left and right with Quyang Huo's family and Zhao Sheng, the king of Jin, and sat on the fisherman!

Half of the profits of the salt and iron franchise of a county, and the effect of the famous Huo family for a hundred years, can be described as killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone!

It's a pity that the king of Jin has lost the great profits of salt and iron in a county, and he has never won the famous family and command of the Huo family, how ridiculous?

Woof! The scheming of politics is really rare through the ages! ”

——"Lishu" Fan Jian (formerly Taishi Ling of the Dali Dynasty)