The next day, Lü Buwei sent his retainers to Xianyang City in search of business opportunities. He quietly wandered outside the gate of the prince's mansion and observed for a whole day.

At dawn the next day, Lü Buwei used oxen to pull a cart, on which were placed all kinds of cosmetics, jewelry and other things, and he was wearing women's clothes, wearing women's makeup, combing his hair into a women's style, inserting hairpins, and sagging charms, and walking through the streets and alleys in Xianyang City, selling "rouge ~ hairpin hairpin~", the strangeness of male voices and women's clothes attracted a group of children to giggle and laugh around him. Occasionally, someone came out to ask, and Lü Buwei also enthusiastically recommended his own products. Going around and around, I came to the back street of the Prince's Mansion, and when I passed by a house, an old woman came out and said, "Duh, that businessman, is there a good hairpin?" ”

Lü Buwei stopped the car, lifted two wooden boxes from the car, and opened them in front of the old woman, saying: "All kinds of hairpins from all over the place, rouge from the north, what is the use of the mother?" ”

The old woman pointed to one of the boxes and said, "This hairpin is all bamboo fungus!" ”

Lu Buwei lifted it up, took out one and said: "Handan style, charming and pretty." ”

The old woman took it and said, "Cheng Xinye!" ”

Lu Buwei took out another one and said, "Out of Yan Ying, the light can be seen." ”

The old woman put the previous one back, took this one again, watched for a moment and said, "There is the wind of the Chu people!" ”

Lü Buwei took it out one by one, and each one carefully introduced its origin and appreciation; The old woman took them one by one, then pointed to the other box and asked, "What is the rouge?" ”

Lü Buwei put down this box, opened the box, took out a small dish from it, and opened it: "This is for the purpose of applying faces!" ”

The old woman said: "Danzhu is used for dressing, what is rouge?" ”

Lu Buwei said: "Those who use Danzhu have a strong color and wrinkled face for a long time; Rouge is not, the shade is arbitrary, slightly floral, and not harmful to the face. The mother looks at my face, slightly bright, and has no Danzhu color. ”

The old woman looked at Lu Buwei's face carefully, and said with a smile: "If you don't look closely, you won't notice anything different, but you can see the spirit!" ”

Lu Buwei said: "Mother Gaojian! This rouge comes out of the bitter cold land of the northwest, and China has not yet seen it. Mother's use! ”

The old woman said, "Let me tell Madame!" ”

Lu Buwei said: "Weishu is waiting here!" ”

When she was young, the old woman came out and asked, "How much is it, Madame is willing to use it!" ”

Lu Buwei said: "It's a thousand dollars!" ”

The old woman said, "Why so much? ”

Lu Buwei said: "This thing comes out of Yanzhi Mountain, a bitter cold place, there are flowers, the color is delicate, and it is a Yanzhi flower." Take the juice as the end, and mix it with fat and honey. It's a long way to go. The work is fine. This price is the mother's first taste, and I am willing to tie the knot and sell it in the market, a gold also. ”

The old woman said: "One gold and a little bit of fine, but not two." Its preciousness is better than gold! ”

Lu Buwei said: "It's true! ”

The old woman said: "If the price is so high, why should I return to Mrs. Fu?" ”

Lu Buwei said: "The mother is a thousand words, only with a thousand thousands, what is it?" ”

The old woman thought for a moment, turned and went in. Lu Buwei sneered in his heart. When she was young, the old woman came out, and sure enough, she gave Lu Buwei a thousand dollars, and whispered: "Just say a thousand things." Lu Buwei nodded knowingly, took out two hairpins from the box, handed them over, and said, "One for his wife, and one for his mother's own use!" ”

The old woman said, "You are a good one." Where thou shalt live, how can thou find thee! ”

Lu Buwei said: "The merchant of Weishu Handan has not yet shopped!" ”

The old woman asked him to wait, took out a slip from it, and said, "You and write your name, Danzhifu, I and you!" ”

Lü Buwei said: "Respectfully! He wrote his name "Lu Shi Buwei" on the slip, handed it to the old woman, and after the old woman entered, she continued to drive the car through the streets and alleys.

The next day, Lü Buwei came to the back door of the house again as promised and met with the old woman. The old woman gave Lü Buwei a festival charm and asked him to go to Xianyang City to set up a shop. Lu Buwei took it and looked at it, and the words "Yangquanjun" in the Qin book were written on it. Lu Buwei didn't expect such a good thing, so he immediately gave the old woman a plate of rouge, took it, and returned to the pavilion. When I talked to the retainers, the retainers were so happy that they almost jumped: the famous shop in Xianyang City was hard to find. Although this old woman doesn't know who it is, she can ask for the "Yangquan Jun" symbol, and she is obviously a retainer who has the right to speak in a large family. It's just that everyone doesn't know who this "Yangquan Jun" is.

Lü Buwei immediately asked the ministers to go out immediately to inquire about the procedures, documents, and conditions needed to handle a shop in Xianyang City. These are not secrets, you can know as soon as you ask, but for a while, they have returned.

Lü Buwei immediately set off for Xianyang Palace. Lü Buwei was not from Qin, and if he wanted to set up a shop in Xianyang City to sell goods, he had to go through the Dianke Mansion first. The Pawn Mansion already knew that he was actually a messenger sent by Gongzi Yiren, and when he heard that he was going to set up a shop in Xianyang City, he naturally thought it was an instruction from Yiren, so he didn't interrogate him more, and happily issued a letter.

Lü Buwei executed the Hakka Mansion and came to the Inner History Mansion. The scribe of the Inner History Mansion took the inscription in his hand and asked: "The guest has set up a city in Xianyang, and I hope that there will be a noble person to recommend it!" ”

Lu Buwei took out Yangquan Jun's festival talisman from his arms and said: "Wei Shu is hereby ordered by Yangquan Jun to set up a city in Xianyang, and he doesn't dare to have a Qin law!" ”

When the scribe saw Yangquan Jun's festival symbol, he was strange: he had not heard of this title, and there was only a knight name on the festival symbol, not a clan name; But looking at the situation, it is clear that it is from the royal family. He didn't dare to decide, so he had to say: "Wait a minute, get up and enter the courtyard immediately, and submit the question to the superior Shucao." Shucao has seen the world, and when he saw Yangquan Jun's festival charm, he changed color, and hurriedly said to the scribe: "Don't be lazy, and go to serve wine and fruit, I should report it to the internal history." "Hurried away.

When he was young, Shucao came out and invited Lü Buwei to the hall to speak. Lu Buwei hurriedly straightened his crown clothes, followed into the courtyard, and went to the hall and into the room. Neishi asked very kindly, "Do you see Yangquan Junhu?" “

Lü Buwei replied honestly: "I haven't seen it. Wei Shu business, through its courtyard, there is an old mother to call me to say things, after the matter, pay this section and Wei Shu, and order Wei Shu to Xianyang to set up a city. The minister knows that his nobles do not dare to disobey, but dare to repay according to the law! “

Neshi nodded and said, "Where is its courtyard?" “

Lu Buwei said: "There are only two or three rooms at the back door of the prince's mansion. “

Neishi said: "What did the old woman say? “

Lu Buwei said: "The mother's life is a small city, and words can find it." “

Neishi said: "What do you have? “

Lu Buwei said: "But the head is decorated with ears!" “

Neishi said: "Since Yangquanjun has recommended him, he didn't dare to be late." Then he said to Shucao: "But Xianyang City can deal with it with kindness!" After thinking about it, he said: "If you go to the city, you must not make a mistake, and its sin is not light!" “

Shu Cao understood and immediately got up and led Lü Buwei down the hall. Let the scribe write a book and order Lü Buwei to put it. Then he said to Lu Buwei: "Mr. is going, and he will go before he goes." Inviting the ministers is the past! Lu Buwei was secretly surprised in his heart, but an old woman was so arrogant, if the master came out in person...... Then he thanked Shucao again and again!

With this experience, Lü Buwei became curious about the powerful Yangquan Jun: what is the background and origin of this person who has no reputation among the princes, and why is he so impressive. He asked the postman on the side, but the postman did not know; I asked a few businessmen with whom he had business dealings, but the businessmen did not know. Lü Buwei remembered that the scribe was also ignorant when he saw the festival symbol, and went in to ask the scholar Cao before changing his appearance and respect. He was even more strange: it seemed that this Yangquan Jun was worth a special amount, and he didn't know it if he didn't reach a certain level. Lü Buwei deduced that he must be the vest of a certain big man, and when this big man was not good at showing his true face, he appeared in the name of Yang Quanjun. Now getting in touch with such a big man makes Lü Buwei very satisfied.

According to Shucao's instructions, he rested in the post house for two days, and also restrained his subordinates not to cause trouble. Two days later, Shucao sent someone to the post house and said to Lü Buwei: "It's okay! Lü Buwei immediately took all the inscriptions and set off for Xianyang City. At the gate of the city, Lü Buwei presented the document and transferred it to the officials and the Cheng in turn. The husband immediately came to greet him personally. After the ceremony, the husband led Lü Buwei around to inspect the layout of Xianyang City. Due to the early opening of Xianyang City, those good positions have long been occupied by senior merchants. After a big turn, Lü Buwei finally designated one of the vacant lots with his back against the Xianyang city wall. It's too remote for anyone to want, so it's empty.

The city clerk didn't expect Lu Buwei to ask for such an empty space that no one paid attention to, and he felt a little sorry for Shucao's entrustment, so he said: "There is an idle shop near the city gate, I hope Mr. will put it away." This place is deserted, and I dare not serve the nobles. ”

Lü Buwei said: "Those who are the goods of the ministers are also those who serve the nobles." Today, Fengyang Quanjun has set up a city, and he does not dare to compete with the people for profit, and he is also mixed. Although this place is secluded, it is even more convenient. I wish to have a small door, thinking that I can enter and exit. ”

The city clerk said: "Whoever enters the market is from the city gate, and he doesn't dare to ask for it." ”

Lü Buwei knew that the Qin law was strict, and it was easy to do within the scope of the law, and what the Qin law prohibited, he dared not to force it, and said: "Chen Sizhi, our city is set up late, and it will be built sooner or later, rather than make a fuss!" ”

Sifu said: "Don't worry, sir. The matter of construction, the minister should follow suit. Don't dare to take the wages indiscriminately! ”

Lu Buwei said: "What is the shape of its shop? ”

Sifu said: "Each shop has the same shape, and there is no difference." Mr. Wen's meaning, dare to ask for him? ”

Lu Buwei said: "I didn't dare to have him." The goods of the micro house are all fine things, and they should be stored in a box to avoid the wind and rain. Therefore, it should be flourished with many grids. ”

The husband said: "Half a foot of rammed earth, can you?" ”

Lü Buwei said: "Very hard-working! ”

During the construction period, Lü Buwei sent his retainers to the site to supervise the work, and when they came back, they all said that the Qin people were rigorous, and the rammed soil was sifted one by one, and it was not a little labor-saving. Due to the vastness of the residence here, Sifu looked at the face of the internal history, and granted five shops to Lü Buwei within the scope of his power, which also increased the amount of work, and it was not completed for more than ten days.

Just when Xianyang City was building Lü Buwei's shop, the city man took a person to the post house where Lü Buwei and others lived. Sifu said to Lu Buwei: "Yangquanjun sent an envoy to find Mr., but he knew that Mr.'s shop was not ready, so he ordered the minister to invite him to the post house to meet!" ”