Teasing Diao Chan on the deck, and with a casual glance, Zhao Zihu saw from a distance that a group of Confucian scholars led by Chun Yuyue were also shoulder to shoulder, gathered around the gauze tent where he had just instructed to boil whale oil.

Even Han Fei and Zhang Liang's master and apprentice were among them, arguing with a red-faced Yazi, who was obviously competing for something.

He didn't have to think about it, he also knew that these people had heard that they had made very good candles, and they came over looking for the "fishy smell", and wanted to get ahead of the emperor, and first begged for some to use, and even treasured them.

After all, until now, the princes and ministers have not heard the decree of Yingzheng to ask Gongzi Zihu or Ganluo to make candles first......

That's why it's on a first-come, first-served basis!

If they were like those hemp papers, after the emperor looked at them, they would not even want to have a candle wick.

This candle is not only of great significance to his emperor Lao Tzu and his wife Yue'er......

It is also important for those old scholars who like to think about the truth of life in the silence of the night!

It's not an exaggeration to want to use it as a family heirloom......

Zhao Zihu naturally expected this to happen, and he had already thought of countermeasures.

This policy will definitely satisfy you, and I am happy, and everyone is happy!

He thought about it, walked quickly, and was about to go over to meet with the masters, but saw Zhao Tuo and Ben Boer Ba Boer Ben led dozens of people under his command, coming from another direction.

Zhao Tuo and them, when Zhao Zihu landed on the island with the cold-blooded Thirteen Eagles the day before yesterday, he deliberately stayed in the camp to protect Xiang Liyue and Lao Xiangli.

Today, Xiang Liyue appeared on Zhifu Island, and Zhao Tuo and others naturally need to stay nearby.

Zhao Zihu suddenly changed his mind again, beckoned to Hu Hai, and explained a few words in the ear of his stinky brother.

Hu Hai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was a little puzzled: "Then why don't you just let me give the candle to my father?" ”

"It makes sense, and you act according to the plan." Zhao Zihu blinked, and sold Guan Zidao.

Hu Hai scratched his side face, smiled, and asked "Brother, don't start too soon", asked Rui Shi beside him for a horse, stepped on it numbly, and drove off the clippers.

Zhao Zihu took Xiang Liyue, Diao Chan and Thirteen Eagles, and slowly walked off the boat. He was not in a hurry, anyway, in the original plan, the candle was just a tool to obtain higher benefits.

The party can be dedicated directly to the father!

Moreover, it is not only whale wax that understands the system, but also beeswax that is more environmentally friendly and hygienic......

It's just that the process of collecting honeycomb spleen is more cumbersome and time-consuming!

The shoals where the whales are broken down and the whale oil is boiled is the only way to get off the clipper boat and go to the ship.

As Zhao Zihu expected, as Chun Yuyue, who dared to spray the First Emperor and give Zu Long's face, these old things had no psychological burden to stop Hu Hai halfway.

After a few words, Hu Hai patted his body very cooperatively, signaling that he did not hide the candle, and was let go in repeated apologies.

Zhao Zihu returned to the shallows, and saw Hu Hai and Zhao Tuo meeting together, and he looked at the many lords who greeted him with a smile.

"This son knows the intentions of the masters, it's easy to say, it's easy to say! It's all good to say! Take a sip of tea first, and I'll make candles for you......"

He separated the crowd and just knelt down on the thick seat when he saw Chun Yuyue standing up and waving his hands busily.

"Childe Mingjian! The old man wanted to take a look at the first batch of candles he had made. ”

"Master Chun Yu really just wants to see it?"

As soon as the words came out, Zhao Zihu saw Chun Yu Yue slightly stunned, and Han Da next to him flickered his sleeves, with a look of ridicule on his face.

He smiled and said, "It's not impossible for the masters to want this first batch of candles. While the father doesn't know yet! Just ......"

"There are only eight candles in this candle, and there are more than ten masters, how can they be divided? What's more, one has been piloted, and there are two ......"

"I'm going to save it for the big wedding with Yue'er! As the saying goes, on the night of the cave room, the red candles are shining, adding to the festivity! ”

Hearing him say this, Zhang Liang groaned slightly, and immediately felt that there was a very wonderful scene unfolding in front of him......

Immediately afterwards, Han Fei, Chun Yuyue and others also thought of it, clapped their hands one after another, and praised again and again.

"Wonderful! Childe is really wonderful! ”

"Childe is indeed an elegant man......"

There was a large group of old and young masters, imagining that kind of picture in front of them, Mo said that Xiangli Yue felt panicked, Diao Chan and Fat Qing'er also felt weird, and the three of them scolded together.

"It's so shameless! It's still a group of self-proclaimed gentlemen! ”

Zhao Zihu suddenly changed his head and said, "This pilot candle will be given to Master Han Fei." But what should be done with the remaining five? ”

"Hmm. You scoundrel still have a little conscience! After Han Fei's surprise, he stroked his short beard lightly and raised his eyebrows and smiled proudly.

Ying Yao beat his chest, shouted "pity", muttered that Han Fei was a "deceit", and then argued with me again.

"This candle should be based on the virtuous!"

"If so! I should give it to Mr. Dongyuan Gong, Qi Li Ji, Xia Huang Gong, Mr. Lu Li, and Mr. Ying Yao. ”

Only those who are pure and look forward to the horse are not happy.

"It should be counted as an official, and Mr. Chunyu and Mr. Ying Yao each get one."

"There are only three left, who should come?"

Listening to these rotten Confucians arguing with each other, Han Fei really couldn't stand it, and raised his head and suggested loudly: "When will there be an end to such an argument." It's better to do the method of 'selling the official beard'! ”

"That's right. The masters came to bid, and the bidding object was these candles, and the one with the highest price would win! Looking at the surroundings, there was a sudden silence, Zhao Zihu smiled and agreed loudly.

"Bid, bid?" Chun Yuyue's face trembled, this proposal was not good, and he lost before he started. Among the Confucians, he was the poorest.

Ying Yao's face is also quite ugly, he has lived in the poor mountains and remote places all the year round, and he was specially recruited by the first emperor to enter the courtiers.

Could it be that he really can't even afford a lamp......

Some people are sad and some people are happy.

There is no shortage of Confucian scholars who have rich families.

Among them, there are a few little fans who originally belonged to Chun Yuyue and Ying Yao, and while they raised their hands in favor, they did not have the idea of "bidding for candles and offering them to the elderly".

There was no way to stop the bidding, that is, Chun Yuyue, who had no money and lost his authority, could only hold back and grit his teeth at Han Fei and Zhao Zihu.

Zhao Zihu didn't care, showing two rows of neat white teeth, and raised his arms and shouted: "Okay!" Bidding begins. A whale oil red candle, the starting price is 100 yuan, and the minimum price increase is 50 yuan! There is no upper limit, and the one with the highest price gets ......"

"Come on! Sister Diao Chan, you are here to be this auctioneer. "This bidding game, they have often played it in cold-blooded thirteen eagles, and Diao Chan understands it very well.

It's just that without waiting for this girl to react, Hu Hai's excited voice sounded behind the crowd: "Come on! Let the amount come ...... Brother! Didn't you say, don't start so quickly? ”

On this side, Zhao Tuo walked quickly into the emperor's palace on the boat and reported what Hu Hai said.

"Oh! The candle has been made, and it works well. Then why didn't you bring it to me as soon as possible......"

"Obstruction by the ministers? It's the cowardly baby who deliberately delays and does some kind of experiment. Or is it that he expects things like a god and intercepts them in advance? ”

Ying Zheng sneered and strode out of the palace: "Zhao Gao! Follow me to take a look, the cowardly baby is playing tricks again. ”

A group of several people got off the boat, rode horses, and galloped towards the shallows under the dock at the head of the east mountain.

At this time, Zhou Qingchen had won the first place at the price of one gold.

This is 500 times the price of an ordinary oil lamp.

From the perspective of later generations, it is simply crazy, unreasonable, and unworthy.

Zhou Qingchen was willing, and the rest of the Confucian students were even more envious.

But immediately after, he shouted "regret", and those who were hesitant before thought that this good show had just been staged.

"A couple? A couple? Childe is confused! How can a candle shoot like this......"

Zhao Zihu smiled lazily and said, "I have already spoken first!" This candle is originally festive when it comes in pairs. ”

Reacting, this clan stubborn tiger did say before that he would leave a pair of candles for the wedding......

The corners of Zhou Qingchen's mouth twitched, and he said unwillingly: "Then dare to ask Gongzi, what do you say about this candle?" ”

"You want to know."

Zhao Zihu looked at it, really worried that this old Confucian would have a cerebral hemorrhage in anger, and he would be angry on the spot.

But he still kindly said, "Is this singular candle?" Whether red or white, according to some legends, it seems to be used to keep spirits. ”

Zhou Qingchen immediately felt a "buzz", his head exploded, his eyes widened in disbelief, and what was even more excessive was that there were still people around him at the moment, muttering as if sneering.

"Shhh Zhou Servant shot a candle at a high price, which was originally used to keep his own spirit......"

He swayed all over his body, and as soon as he rolled his eyes, he was about to turn his back on his breath.

Fortunately, at this critical juncture, a deafening cry suddenly sounded behind him.

"Nonsense! The cowardly baby doesn't know anything. This candle was originally created by you, why did some legends come from that a single candle is used for funeral and spiritual keep? ”

It was the voice of the First Emperor Yingzheng that shook Zhou Qingchen's mind.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo held him up all of a sudden, and his thumb clasped tightly around his Zhongshui ditch point, which made people stand firm again.

When the emperor came, the ministers were busy turning around and waving their hands, and the mountain shouted "I have seen Your Majesty", and also secretly shouted "dangerous" in unison.

His Majesty the Emperor is here, and no matter how much money this candle makes, it will not have anything to do with them.

Chun Yuyue and Ying Yao were relieved, and their hearts finally didn't have to fight between heaven and man.

Ying Zheng had a smile on his face, glanced at all the lords and ministers, and finally his eyes fell on the head of the cowardly baby under the gauze tent.

He pretended to be puzzled: "Wu'er, Zhuqing! What are you doing when you gather here......"

Zhao Zihu smiled, got up obediently, and gave way to his own Lao Tzu, but he didn't say a word.

"I heard Zhu Qing shouting from afar, a few more money once, a few more money twice, it was a very cheerful feeling!"

Ying Zheng sat down, and asked in a leisurely tone: "Aren't you all doing the businessman's business?" ”

This remark was as straight as Mount Tai pressing down, even Han Fei, who had always been calm and calm, his face collapsed on the spot.

Only then did they realize that they attached too much importance to the interest of "candles", so that they fell into the trap set up by the stubborn tiger of the clan.

His Majesty the Emperor was very disgusted with the business of merchants, not only because of Shang Jun's national policy of "ploughing and warfare", but also because there were rumors in the world that the first emperor was not the orthodox Qin State, but the illegitimate son of the great merchant Jia Lu Buwei.

The punishment for business is severe......

All the lords and ministers immediately sweated like rain, and they all shook their hearts deeply, and said to forgiveness: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, we are confused!" ”

Ying Zheng ignored it for the time being, and continued to stare at Zhao Zihu with a smile: "The cowardly baby is too deceitful, why don't you hand over the evidence quickly?" ”

This time, Zhao Zihu happily took out four candles and offered them, but he glanced at Hu Hai again, asking his stinky brother to hide a piece of gold quickly.

Zhou Qingchen didn't wait for the emperor to ask, and put the whole candle on with trembling hands, this baby, he hadn't covered it yet.

took a candle and held it in the palm of his hand to play with, looking at its rather festive color, Ying Zheng was quite satisfied, but then held responsible.

"That's all. Didn't Xiao Eighteen say that a total of eight were made? ”

"Just five!" Zhao Zihu played haha and insisted on holding the last position.

"Ganro! You come ......"

Gan Luo did not dare to deceive Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng plays with the taste: "Cowardly! How do you explain that? ”

"Just five! For the rest, it is of great use to keep the sons. Half of it is for Master Han Fei! Zhao Zihu insisted.

"Hmm. Ahem......"

Han Fei coughed lightly and gave Zhao Zihu a look of "don't be a teacher if you die".

Then, he was ashamed to say to the emperor: "I haven't gotten my hands on this candle yet!" ”

Is there anyone like you who sells your teammates?

Zhao Zihu glared back at Han Da flickering, he knew that even if Han Fei didn't give it to him, his own Lao Tzu would not have to ask for it.

Because Emperor Lao Tzu still needs to go through Han Da's fool to really understand my mind......

Zhao Zihu was thinking about it, but when he heard Ying Zheng coldly asked, "Then what's the use of you keeping a gold?" Are you short of money? ”

"Not really. Father! You took all the gold. "Zhao Zihu is unhappy.

"Zhao Gao! You tell the baby about the Great Qin Law......"

"Yui~"

Zhao Gao waved his hand: "Go back to Gongzi!" The Great Qin Law clearly states that if it is found that he has engaged in business without permission, he will be fined and confiscated with money and goods, and he will be sentenced to prison ......"

"Stop, stop!" Zhao Zihu recognized it, stretched out his hand to ask for Hu Hai's gold, and hated Zhao Gao's hand.

Zhao Gao still shook his head: "Zihu Gongzi!" Don't make it difficult for your subordinates. When I say 'Yiying', that's all it means! ”

Zhao Zihu glanced at Diao Chan, and smiled angrily: "Old Zhao! You're not kind. Haven't you thought about it......"

While handing over the last two candles plus ninety out of nine, he said to Zhao Gao with great pity.

"When I say 'useful', do you plan to give these two candles to Diao Chan, and then paint them with lacquer to make them your family heirlooms?"

Zhao Gao was surprised, glanced at his daughter in disbelief, and found that Diao Chan nodded affirmatively, and he was dumbfounded......

Should this be confiscated? Or "confiscation"?

Suddenly, Xiang Liyue spoke out and revealed: "Zhao Fu Order! Don't listen to your son's tricks. He obviously said a moment ago that he wanted to leave a pair of red candles to add joy on the night of our wedding! ”

It's so hanging that I was entangled in this stubborn tiger......

Zhao Gao understood, took the candle, spread it in front of the emperor, and seeing that Yingzheng nodded affirmatively, he immediately offered one of the pairs to Xiang Liyue's hands.

"Mrs. Ci Gongzi, a pair of red candles for the wedding!!"

Zhao Zihu couldn't help but call "good guy" in his heart.

These two old foxes......

This hand is generous to others......

It's really slippery!!

(End of chapter)