"Okay! I'll accompany Your Highness, but let me tell you, you can sell this melon yourself when the time comes, and I won't help you." Fang Zheng gritted his teeth one by one.
go! If he didn't go, the boy went to the princess's fan and lit a will-o'-the-wisp.
What a bad study! Maybe the princess is making up some lies, so I have to be careful!
Li Yuanzhao burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Don't worry! I'll sell it, but do you think our melons can be sold for ten liang?"
Fang Zheng turned around and walked to the door, calling Liu Jin to come in with a melon in his arms.
He put it down on the stone table in the yard, and then called his servants to take knives to divide the melons.
When the watermelon opened, Fang Zhengyi kept shaking his head.
It’s still the same egg-shaped, hollow watermelon, mostly white flesh, which doesn’t look sweet!
"Your Highness, do you like to eat this cold melon?"
Li Yuanzhao looked at the watermelon: "I don't like it very much. It tastes average, but it's big!"
Very good, the reason is very strong!
Big is better!
"That's it, the cold melon is still an ordinary cold melon. This thing just looks big and is relatively durable. It doesn't stand out compared to ordinary fruits."
"The only advantage is that it appears in the wrong season. Is this worth ten taels of silver alone? It's obviously not worth it!"
"And His Highness openly appeared in the palace to set up a stall. According to Chen's experience, those ministers will not buy it. It's okay if you don't memorize it! So it is very difficult to sell it for ten taels! "
"Then if you want it to be worth the money, you have to create a gimmick to make it worth the price of ten taels!"
"For example, if it's not sweet, you have to find a way to make it sweet!"
Li Yuanzhao was confused: "It's already like this. I've already picked it off. How can it still become sweeter?"
"I don't know, Your Highness, it's you who sells melons, not me."
"Also, the most important thing is, you can't deceive people when selling something. If you can't make it sweet, then don't say it's sweet. The buyer is not a fool. If you do, you won't be able to do business in the future." Fang Zheng said seriously. .
A strange smile appeared on Li Yuanzhao's face: "Old Fang, stop pretending! Are you lying?"
Fang Zhengyi also smiled disdainfully: "Although I use some language skills to do business, both parties can often benefit from it. This provides a basis for continued cooperation."
"Secondly, if you are so deceived, it must be a one-time deal. We will never cooperate in the future!"
"Third, if you want to lie, then lie for the rest of your life, or you can pull off the lie. Otherwise, don't do it if you're not sure!"
"Your Highness is the crown prince, and you cannot stand without trust! Business always benefits both parties. False propaganda is just a technique, and honest management is the way! And it is a long-term way! Your Highness, do you understand?"
Li Yuanzhao said thoughtfully: "Well... I'll think about it again."
.........
The next day.
Liu Jin led people to pull two carts of watermelons to the square in front of Taihe Hall early.
When the court meeting was over, the officials filed out of the hall and saw the two dazzling watermelons at a glance.
Then I saw Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao running all the way to the car.
Li Yuanzhao picked up the sign on the car and stood there, facing the officials!
As soon as Fang Zheng sat on the melon cart, he couldn't help but cover his face.
Sure enough... the land is so empty, selling melons seems particularly weird!
The ministers who had not yet walked down the steps saw the prince setting up a sign and rushed over.
Although many ministers were wearing glasses at this time, it was still difficult to see what was written on the sign from a distance.
When I got closer, I saw that the sign Li Yuanzhao was holding clearly said "Hangua, not sweet, no money required"
Li Yuanzhao saw people coming one after another and shouted loudly: "Sell melons! Sell melons!"
Fang Zhengyi quickly turned sideways and expressed that he didn't recognize him.
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanzhao stretched out his hand and stabbed him twice: "Old Fang! Shout for me!"
"You don't need my help!"
"That's not helping!"
Fang Zheng had no choice but to turn his body back and weakly shouted: "Sell melons! Sell melons!"
At this time, more and more people gathered, and finally the melon stall was surrounded.
"Come on, come on, everyone, come and see the melons I sell! It's not sweet and it doesn't cost money!" Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but get excited when he saw that there were so many people.
A group of ministers looked at Fang Zhengyi with cold faces.
Suddenly Li Yansong emerged from the crowd, looked at the melon stall and then at Fang Zhengyi, and shouted angrily: "Fang Zhengyi! You are so brave! How dare you encourage His Highness the Crown Prince to sell melons in the palace? How unbecoming! "
The crowd immediately echoed: "This Fang Zhengyi started acting like a monster again."
"Yeah, why don't you stop all day long?"
"Mr. Li is really selfless..."
Just as Fang Zheng was about to explain, Li Yuanzhao spoke first: "It has nothing to do with him! This is what I want to sell!"
"Since everyone is here, come and taste the taste of my melon. If you think it tastes good, buy one back!"
After saying that, he picked up the knife beside his hand and cut a melon into ten pieces.
A large pool of juice suddenly burst from the melon and flowed to the ground.
Li Yansong was immediately shocked: "Your Highness, why is there so much water in your melon? This must be a rotten melon!"
Li Yuanzhao was unhappy: "What water? What water? That's juice!"
"Master Li, how do you like it? This is called honey melon!"
A piece of watermelon was handed to Li Yansong, but he did not take it. He looked at Li Yuanzhao with a cold expression: "Your Highness, stop fooling around."
"This is the palace. Since Your Highness is the crown prince, how can you sell melons here?"
"I sold the glasses last time! Didn't you buy them too? Why can't I sell melons today?" Li Yuanzhao asked innocently.
"That...that's different!" Li Yansong blushed.
There's really no way to say it logically. You can't say that I can sell the glasses I use, right?
As expected, the prince followed Fang Zhengyi's example and became a bad example!
"Hey! Where can I get melons at this time? It's already out of season!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd made a comment, and everyone's attention was instantly diverted.
yes! Are there any melons in the world now?
Li Yansong finally realized that something was wrong, and his eyes couldn't help but wander to the melon.
Li Yuanzhao handed the melon forward again at the right time.
Fang Zhengyi's voice came slowly: "You can taste it with confidence and buy it with confidence. Your Highness naturally does not sell melons for profit."
"This is a charity sale, and the money from selling melons will be donated to the poor people..."
Since he wants to sell, he can only say this, otherwise, depending on the attitude of the ministers, the melon will not be sold today!
Sure enough, when the charity sale was mentioned, the opposition became much quieter.
Seeing that the prince's hand was still raised, Li Yansong couldn't help but take the watermelon.
"Master Li, please try it. How does it taste?"
Li Yansong smiled bitterly and took a small bite. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Sweet! So sweet! I have never tasted such a sweet melon. It deserves to be called honey melon. There is really a fragrance of nectar in it. , it’s really extraordinary!”
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