If the Ministry of Works really suffered a loss, would the great craftsman in front of him smile like a blooming chrysanthemum?
Han Du also knows something about engineering. With artificial materials so cheap now, Xue Xiang has to earn at least 15,000 guan from the construction cost of 30,000 guan.
If it weren't for the fact that he urgently needed this opera house, and no one except the Ministry of Industry could build such a large building, wouldn't Han Du have been blackmailed by Xue Xiang?
But when he thought about how much money he would make after establishing his opera house, Han Du didn't care. It’s only 30,000 yuan, it’s drizzling!
The construction of the Opera House was approved by Han Du.
Xue Xiangke was not polite to Han Du at all. He sent someone to inform Han Du the next day and he came to visit three days later.
Someone is coming to visit. This is simply Xue Xiang telling Han Du, 'I'll come to collect the money in three days. You'd better be prepared in advance, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences! '
Although Han Du felt in his heart that he was about to be cut out a piece of flesh, no matter how courageous he was, he did not dare to wait in the Jiaofang Division and let Xue Xiang come to visit him.
Anyway, this money cannot be ignored and will be given sooner or later. I might as well give it more simply to leave a good impression on others.
Therefore, Han Du took three people and three beautifully carved wooden boxes to the Ministry of Industry the next day.
"Han Du, the lower official, has come to pay homage to Lord Shangshu. I don't know if Lord Shangshu is here. Could you please let me know?" Han Du politely bowed his hands to the guard outside the gate of the Ministry of Industry.
"Hey, is it Mr. Han Du, right? Mr. Han came at the right time. Mr. Shangshu has just returned and is in the ministry." When the guard heard that it was Han Du, he immediately said to him pleasantly. It can be seen from the guard's attitude that the Ministry of Industry's attitude towards Han Du has changed.
You must know that when Han Du came to see Xue Xiang because he had offended the Ministry of Industry, these guards never gave him a good look. Now there was such a big change all of a sudden, which made Han Du feel a little uncomfortable.
Sure enough, money can make all the difference.
Han Du is now a big benefactor of the Ministry of Industry. How can this guard not be kind to Han Du?
"Then please let me know." Han Du agreed with the guard and smiled.
A small doorman suddenly became extremely grand. With a wave of his hand, he said: "Master Shangshu said that if Master Han comes, there is no need to pass the message, just go in directly."
This is Xue Xiang’s miraculous plan. He knew he was coming?
After thinking about it casually, Han Du did not hesitate. After thanking the guard, he led the people in to find Xue Xiang.
He came to Xue Xiang's door and knocked a few times.
"Come in."
Han Du straightened his clothes and walked in first. When he saw Xue Xiang sitting in the upper seat, engrossed in writing something, he quickly bowed down and said, "Han Du, please pay my respects to the Master."
"Oh? Han Du, you're here." Xue Xiang raised his head, looked at Han Du with a smile, and casually put the brush in his hand on the pen holder.
"I was planning to find you in two days, but I didn't expect you to come first. Take a seat." After saying that, he waved his hand for Han Du to take a seat.
Han Du did not take his seat, but he echoed with a smile: "How can Xianguan have the courage to trouble Lord Shangshu with all the hard work? No, after the opera house was built, Xianguan came to the Ministry of Works to express his gratitude, and by the way, he would like to thank the Minister of Works for his work. Bring me the agreed upon payment.”
Xue Xiang was very satisfied with Han Du's attitude. He glanced at Han Du and saw Han Du looking at him, so he looked at each other and smiled.
After laughing, Xue Xiang signaled again: "Sit down and talk."
This time Han Du did not refuse.
Xue Xiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, savored it carefully, and then said: "Actually, you don't have to be in such a hurry. It doesn't matter if you delay it for a few days. Can I still rush you?"
You didn’t rush me now. You had already urged me, okay?
Although he thought so in his heart, Han Du agreed and said with a smile: "It's because the official is impatient. Why not, Lord Shangshu take a look first?"
Xue Xiang nodded with an imperceptible smile.
Han Du understood and waved his hand to indicate to those who were following him to take out the treasure notes he had brought.
The three of them placed a wooden box on the ground, opened it, turned around, and faced Xue Xiang.
Han Du quickly explained with a smile: "A box of 10,000 guan of treasure banknotes, sir, please check it."
Xue Xiang was even more satisfied when he saw that what Han Du brought was new treasure banknotes. The value of the new treasure banknotes is higher than that of the previous ones, although under the special instructions of the treasure banknote promotion department, it is not as scary as when the new banknotes could be exchanged for five or eight banknotes. But even if the price of new banknotes has dropped a lot, you can still get 30% to 40% more for new banknotes.
A regular treasure banknote is just a few hundred more coins, but if you put it on 30,000 guan treasure banknotes, you can get more than 10,000 guan banknotes out of thin air.
This is equivalent to picking up ten thousand coins for nothing. Who can be dissatisfied when encountering such a good thing?
"Come here!" Xue Xiang shouted towards the door.
Immediately, an official from the Ministry of Works came in, "What are your orders, sir?"
"Handu has brought the money for the construction of the opera house. You go down and hand it over."
"Yes, sir." After saying that, he gestured to the three people brought by Han Du: "You three, please come this way."
Han Du nodded, and the three of them followed the officials from the Ministry of Industry out.
When Xue Xiang saw everyone leaving, he chuckled again and said: "What I admire most about you is that you have made such a miraculous treasure banknote. Whether it is exquisite production or various miraculous features, it is better than the original treasure banknote." The banknotes have to be forced out too much. Now it is spreading wildly among the people. Many businessmen and people like to use the new banknotes, and there is a strong trend that they will completely replace the previous banknotes."
"Master Shangshu is so complimentary." Han Du nodded and replied politely. Knowing that this was Xue Xiang chatting with him, he wanted to increase the relationship between them.
"I'm just talking about the matter." Xue Xiang waved his hand and retorted to Han Du, "What's more important is that this treasure banknote is very convenient to use. It is not afraid of water, and it is also very compact. Thirty thousand banknotes, if this were replaced by the previous , even if it were all in silver, it would still need to be packed in more than a dozen large wooden boxes, and it would take several carriages to transport it. But it is so convenient now, you can just ask a few people to carry it. "
Han Du nodded and agreed with a smile, but he was still a little dissatisfied with this. In Xue Xiang's eyes, it was very convenient, but in Han Du's eyes, it was still not enough.
Today's treasure banknotes have the highest denomination. Thirty thousand guan of treasure money must be packed in three wooden boxes. If the denomination can be increased to one hundred guan, the 30,000 guan handu can be grasped with one hand.
