The next day, Lu Buwei asked his retainers to disperse to Xianyang City to look for business opportunities. I quietly wandered outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion and observed for the whole day.
At dawn the next day, Lu Buwei pulled an ox-drawn carriage with all kinds of cosmetics, jewelry and other items on it. He wore women's clothes and makeup, combed his hair into a women's style, inserted hairpins, and hung strings. He walked through the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, selling "rouge~hairpin hairpins~". The strange voice of a man dressed as a woman attracted a group of children to giggle around him. Occasionally, people come out to inquire, and Lu Buwei also enthusiastically recommends his products. After walking around in circles, I came to the back street of Prince's Mansion. When passing by a house, an old woman came out and said, "Hey, does that merchant have a good hairpin comb?"
Lu Buwei stopped the car, took two wooden boxes from the car, placed them in front of the old woman, and said: "There are various hairpins from all over the country, and the rouge in the north, what is the use of the mother?"
The old woman pointed to one of the boxes and said, "These hairpins are all made of bamboo and fungus!"
Lu Buwei brought it up, took out one and said: "Handan style, charming and pretty."
The old woman took it and said, "It's a new type of thing sincerely!"
Lu Buwei took out another one and said: "From Yan Ying, the light can identify people."
The old woman put the previous one back, took this one, looked at it for a moment and said, "It's like the Chu people!"
Lu Buwei took out each one, and carefully introduced its origin and appreciation points for each one. The old woman took them one by one and looked at them, then pointed to another box and asked: "What is the rouge?"
Lu Buwei put down this box, opened the other box, took out a small plate, opened it and said: "This is for facial dressing!"
The old woman said: "I use alchemy to apply it on the face, why use rouge?"
Lu Buwei said: "Those who use alchemy will have a strong color and wrinkle the face over time. This is not the case with rouge. It can be as thick or light as you like, and has a slight floral fragrance, but it will not harm the face. Mother, look at my face, there is a slight radiance, but no elixir." color."
The old woman looked at Lu Buwei's face carefully and said with a smile: "If you don't look carefully, you won't notice any difference, but you will see the spirit!"
Lu Buwei said: "My dear! This rouge came out of the bitter cold land of the northwest and has not yet been seen in China. Please use it!"
The old woman said: "Let me sue Madam!"
Lu Buwei said: "Wei Shu are waiting here!"
When I was young, the old woman came out and asked, "How much is it worth? Madam is willing to use it!"
Lu Buwei said: "The price is a thousand dollars!"
The old woman said: "Why are there so many?"
Lu Buwei said: "This thing comes out of Yanzhi Mountain, a bitter and cold land. There is a flower with a delicate color. It is called Yanzhi flower. Take its juice as powder, mix it with oil and honey, and mix it carefully. The journey is not less than ten thousand miles. Its work It's also fine. This price is just one gold for my mother who has tasted it for the first time and hopes to have a good relationship with her.
The old woman said: "I got a few fine powders for one gold, but I didn't get two full pieces. It's more precious than gold!"
Lu Buwei said: "It's true!"
The old woman said: "If the price is as high as this, how can I get my wife back?"
Lu Buwei said: "My mother only said a thousand words, but she only gave a thousand to the common people. What's the point?"
The old woman thought for a while, turned around and went in. Lu Buwei sneered in his heart. When the young woman came out, she gave Lu Buwei a thousand dollars and whispered, "Just a thousand dollars." Lu Buwei nodded knowingly, took out two hairpins from the box, handed them over and said, "One for my wife, one for my mother!" "
The old woman said: "You are such a good person. Wherever you live, how can I find you!"
Lu Buwei said: "We are a small businessman in Handan, but we don't have a shop yet!"
The old woman asked him to wait, then she took out a slip of paper and said, "Please write down your name. I will talk to you when I get to your house the next day!"
Lu Buwei said: "I would like to teach you!" He wrote his name "Lu Shi Buwei" on the slip and handed it to the old woman. After the old woman entered, he continued to drive through the streets and alleys.
The next day, Lu Buwei came to the back door of the house again as promised and met with the old woman. The old woman gave Lu Buwei a talisman and asked him to open a shop in Xianyang City. Lu Buwei took it and looked at it. On it were written the words "Yangquan Jun" in Qin Shu. Lu Buwei didn't expect such a good thing to happen, so he immediately gave the old woman a plate of rouge, stopped and returned to the hotel. When I told the retainers, they were so happy that they almost jumped up: Xianyang City is notoriously hard to find a shop. Although the identity of this old woman is unknown, she is obviously a retainer with a say in a wealthy family because she can bring out the "Yangquan Lord" talisman. It's just that no one knows who this "Yangquan Jun" is.
Lu Buwei immediately asked his ministers to go out and inquire about the procedures, documents, and conditions needed to open a shop in Xianyang City. These are not secrets. You can find out if you ask about them, but for a while, they all reported back.
Lu Buwei immediately set off for Xianyang Palace. Lu Buwei was not from Qin. If he wanted to set up a shop in Xianyang City to sell goods, he had to go through Dianke Mansion first. The Dianke Mansion already knew that he was actually the envoy sent by Young Master Yiren. When they heard that he was going to set up shop in Xianyang City, they naturally thought it was the alien's instructions and issued the ultimatum without further questioning.
Lu Buwei came to Neishi Mansion to hold the Hakka ultimatum. The scribe of the Neishi Mansion took the ultimatum from his hand and asked: "We are setting up a market in Xianyang. I hope someone can recommend me!"
Lu Buwei took out Lord Yangquan's talisman from his arms and said: "I am respectfully following Lord Yangquan's order to establish a city in Xianyang. I dare not interfere with Qin's laws!"
When the clerk saw Yangquan Jun's talisman, he was surprised: he had never heard of this title, and the talisman only had a title and no family name. However, judging from the situation, it was obviously from the royal family. He didn't dare to make a decision, so he could only say: "Guests, wait a moment." He immediately got up and went into the courtyard and submitted the problem to the superior secretary. The secretary had seen the world, and when he saw Yangquan Jun's talisman, his expression changed and he spoke to the clerk anxiously. Said: "Don't be negligent, go and offer wine and fruits, I will repay you to the internal history." "Go in a hurry.
After a while, the secretary came out and invited Lu Buwei to come to the hall to talk. Lu Buwei quickly adjusted his uniform, followed him into the courtyard, went to the hall and entered the room. The internal history asked very kindly: "Have you met Mr. Yangquan?"
Lu Buwei answered honestly: "I haven't seen it before. We were doing business, and when we passed by the courtyard, an old mother called me to say something. After the work was done, I paid this tribute to Weishu and ordered Weishu to go to Xianyang to set up a market. I know that he is a noble man. Also, if you don’t dare to violate the law, you dare to retaliate according to the law!”
The internal historian nodded and said, "Where is its courtyard?"
Lu Buwei said: "It's only two or three rooms away from the back door of the Prince's Mansion."
The internal historian asked again: "What can the old woman say?"
Lu Buwei said: "My mother ordered the common people to set up a market, saying that I can find the things."
The internal historian said: "What do you want?"
Lu Buwei said: "But the head and face are decorated with ears!"
The internal historian said: "Since Mr. Yangquan introduced me, I didn't dare to delay." Then he said to Shu Cao: "You can tell Xianyang City to find a good place for him!" After thinking about it, he said: "If you go to the city personally, you must not do anything." Wrong, the crime is not light!"
Shu Cao understood this and immediately stood up and led Lu Buwei down to the hall. Let the scribe write an ultimatum and order Lu Buwei to be released. Then he said to Lu Buwei: "Sir, please go as soon as possible. I am going to go as soon as I invite you!" Lu Buwei was secretly surprised that an old woman could be so arrogant. If the master came out in person... then he repeatedly asked Lu Buwei. Shu Cao was very grateful!
After this experience, Lu Buwei became curious about the powerful Yangquan Lord: What is the background and origin of this person who has no reputation among the princes, and why is he so prominent. He asked the post official indirectly, but the post official didn't know. He also asked several businessmen who had business dealings with him, but the merchants didn't know either. Lu Buwei remembered that the scribe also looked confused when he saw the talisman. He went in to consult the scribe before he changed his appearance and showed respect. He was even more surprised: It seems that this Yangquan Lord has a special value, and people below a certain level don't know about it. Lu Buwei deduced that he must be the vest of a certain big shot. When the big shot couldn't show his true face, he would appear in the name of Yangquan Jun. Now having a relationship with such a big shot makes Lu Buwei very satisfied.
According to Shu Cao's instructions, he rested in the post house for two days and restrained his subordinates not to cause trouble. Two days later, Shu Cao sent someone to the post house and said to Lu Buwei: "That's okay!" Lu Buwei immediately took all the documents and set off for Xianyang City. At the city gate, Lu Buwei presented the ultimatum, which was handed over to the officials and prime ministers in turn. When the Xianyang City Prime Minister saw it, he immediately ordered people to come in and reported it to Xianyang City's stingy husband. Chefu immediately came to greet him personally. After the ceremony and questioning, Shi Fu led Lu Buwei around to inspect the layout of Xianyang City. Since Xianyang City opens very early, those good positions have long been occupied by experienced merchants. After walking around in a big circle, Lu Buwei finally designated an open space backed by the Xianyang city wall. This place was too remote and no one wanted it, so it was left vacant.
The market stingy man did not expect that Lu Buwei would want such an empty space that was ignored. He felt a little sorry for the secretary's request, so he said: "There are idle bunks near the market gate. I hope you will put them down. This place is deserted and I don't dare to serve you." also."
Lu Buwei said: "The goods I give you are for the nobles. Today, I set up a market under the guidance of Yangquan Jun. I don't dare to compete with the people for profit, but to mix with each other. Although this place is remote, it is very convenient for you. I would like to have a small gate. , thought it was coming in and out."
The stingy man in the market said: "Everyone who enters the market comes from the market gate and does not dare to ask for help from others."
Lu Buwei knew that Qin's laws were strict and it was easy to handle within the scope of the laws. He dared not force anything that was prohibited by Qin's laws. He said: "I think about it, our city will be built late, and it will be built sooner or later. It is better not to make a fuss!"
The stingy husband said: "Sir, don't worry. When it comes to construction, I should do the same. Don't dare to misuse the labor fees!"
Lu Buwei asked: "What's the shape of the shop?"
The stingy man said: "Each shop has the same shape, and there is no difference between them. After hearing what Mr. Wang said, do you dare to ask for something else?"
Lu Buwei said: "I don't dare to have him. The goods of a humble concubine are all small things. They should be stored in boxes to protect them from wind, rain, cold and heat. Therefore, they should be stored in multiple compartments."
The stingy man said: "Is it enough to ram half a foot of earth?"
Lu Buwei said: "You are a stingy man!"
During the construction, Lu Buwei sent his retainers to the site to supervise the work. When they came back, they said that the Qin people were rigorous in doing things, and the soil they compacted was sieved one by one, without any effort being spared. Since the residence here is vast, Chefu, for the sake of internal history, approved five shops for Lu Buwei within the scope of his authority. This also increased the amount of work, and it was not completed for more than ten days.
When Lu Buwei's shop was being built in Xianyang City, the city's mistress took a man to the post house where Lu Buwei and others lived. The stingy man said to Lu Buwei: "Mr. Yangquan sent an envoy to look for Mr., but found that Mr.'s shop was not ready, so he ordered me to bring him to the post house to meet him!"
