Zhuge Yuanlang did not go home to rest, but returned to the political hall, his office.
There are the entourage he brought there, and now he can go outside the palace to buy acacia wine.
"Afu, here are one hundred taels of silver. Go and buy me two jars of acacia wine."
Zhuge Yuanlang gave his attendant Ah Fu one hundred taels of silver.
Ah Fu left in a hurry.
It's just two jars of wine. How can I ask for a hundred taels of silver and still earn some errand fees?
Just as he reached the door, he was stopped.
"Afu, what are you going to do?"
Su Wencheng, the cabinet scholar, grabbed Ah Fu's collar and asked, "Are you going to buy acacia wine?"
"I have a thousand taels of silver notes here. Please bring some back for me."
"And mine."
The minister ordered Xu Chun to take out two hundred taels of silver.
He is not good at drinking, so he can buy several jars for two hundred taels and give them to his servants to drink, which can win people's hearts.
Zhuge Yuanlang heard this and hurried out. Seeing how much they wanted to buy, he took back the one hundred taels of silver and exchanged it for a thousand taels of silver notes.
Scenes like this were staged one after another in the offices within the palace.
The most powerful one was Liu Dingbei, the general of Zhenbei.
He spent five thousand taels and asked his entourage to wrap up the acacia wine. He could not share it with others. If it was not enough, he would give it on credit first.
Not long after, dozens of followers left the palace with the money.
However, it didn't take long for those followers to come back again.
"Afu, where is the wine you bought?"
Looking at Ah Fu with empty hands, Zhuge Yuanlang frowned.
"Didn't find it?"
"found it."
Ah Fu said: "That's right, that's right..."
"Just what?"
Zhuge Yuanlang said sternly: "If you have anything to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to hesitate."
"The wine is too expensive, I can't afford it."
Ah Fu then told the truth.
"What?"
Zhuge Yuanlang widened his eyes.
"I gave you a thousand taels of silver notes. Can't you still buy two jars of wine?"
"Don't talk about two jars, I can't even afford one jar."
Ah Fu said: "The acacia wine is worth ten thousand taels per jar."
"How many?"
Ah Fu repeated it again.
Zhuge Yuanlang was stunned.
Who the hell can afford to drink ten thousand taels of wine from a jar?
The tribute wine is not that expensive.
Moreover, the average amount of wine is only one liang per jar, and the slightly better wine is only 12 or 8 liang.
The most expensive tribute wine is only fifty taels.
He actually wanted ten thousand taels.
Where did you get the courage?
"This is deliberately raising prices. Bachelor Su and Minister Xu, we should jointly report to His Majesty and let His Majesty confiscate their homes."
"Master, you can't do that."
Ah Fu said hurriedly: "When I went to buy acacia wine, I saw the servant of the Minister of Household Affairs being beaten."
"What does it have to do with us if he gets beaten?"
Zhuge Yuanlang said disdainfully.
"That slave also disliked the high price of the acacia wine. He wanted to destroy the acacia wine shop because his master was the minister of household affairs, and then rushed over with a group of imperial guards. If the people from the acacia wine shop hadn't stopped him, I’m afraid I’ll beat that slave to death.”
"How dare the Imperial City Guards beat the servant of the Minister of Household Affairs?"
Zhuge Yuanlang was quite surprised.
But he is a smart man and can quickly figure out the key.
The Imperial City Guards are just guards who maintain the security of the Imperial City. They are the lowest officials in the Imperial City. When encountering problems, they usually focus on comforting them and never dare to hit anyone.
Once you do it, there must be someone behind it.
Who can deploy imperial city guards?
Only the emperor.
From this point of view, the high price of acacia wine is the emperor's tacit approval.
Who the hell dares to make trouble?
"Forget it, it's just a jar of wine, don't drink it."
After Zhuge Yuanlang figured it out, he waved his hand and said it didn't matter.
"Without the acacia wine, we would still be drunk for thousands of miles."
"Ah Fu, bring me a jar of Qianli Zui. I'm treating you today. Let's drink Qianli Zui."
Drunken for thousands of miles, it is tribute wine.
A jar costs fifty taels, which is currently the most expensive wine in the entire imperial city.
These ministers would not dare to drink it normally. Zhuge Yuanlang was only willing to take it out because he was stimulated.
Su Wencheng and Xu Chun naturally had no objections.
Qianli Zui, which originally tasted very good, now doesn't taste that good anymore.
If you don't talk about it indifferently, you will still suffer.
And it's not strong, just like drinking water, without any feeling.
But at this moment, someone outside said loudly: "Your Majesty is here."
Several people came out to greet him.
Chen Xuan nodded and entered the political hall first.
Several people hurriedly returned to the political hall.
Chen Xuan smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, you should do whatever you want."
"Grandmaster Zhuge said he was too drunk. I came over to take a look and asked the imperial chef to make him a bowl of hangover soup."
As he said that, he saw Qianli Zui placed on Zhuge Yuanlang's desk.
He raised his eyebrows and his face became gloomy.
"Zhuge Yuanlang, what's going on?"
"Didn't you tell me that you were too drunk and wanted to take a nap?"
"Why are you drinking in the political hall?"
"My……"
Zhuge Yuanlang couldn't explain it, so he had to kneel down and admit his mistake, "Your Majesty, I was really drunk just now, but I have recovered now."
"The acacia wine aroused my greed again, so I couldn't hold it back and planned to drink a bowl of Qianli Drunk."
"Oh, that's it."
Chen Xuan suddenly realized and waved to Li Yan.
Li Yan understood and hurriedly poured him a glass of acacia wine.
Chen Xuan took a sip, closed his eyes and said, "I have drunk so much wine, but acacia wine is the strongest, most fragrant, and most delicious."
"It's a pity that Wine Officer Xu sent too little. There are only dozens of jars, so I only gave two jars."
"They say that Acacia wine is a fairy wine, brewed with Yaochi jade liquid. The cost is too expensive and cannot be given away for free."
"If I want to drink again, I have to spend money to buy it."
"It's a pity that my internal funds are empty, otherwise I would have bought back all those dozens of altars."
"Even if I can't finish the drink, I can still reward you ministers."
"Hey, I'm so poor!"
"I won't disturb your work anymore, I'm going to go somewhere else."
When Chen Xuan walked to the door, he turned around and said, "By the way, there is another reason why Xu Jiuguan didn't dedicate all the acacia wine to me."
"He told me that seeing how busy you are all day long and how successful you are with your hard work, he planned to let you try it, so he built a wine shop outside the palace."
"If you want to drink, go there and buy it."
"Don't cause trouble, you will blaspheme the gods."
"yes."
Zhuge Yuanlang and others nodded in response while holding their breath.
When Chen Xuan left, they were all so angry that Qianli Zui fell to the ground.
"Xu Tianhua, this bitch, is trying to kill us. Whoever buys it is a fool."
Zhuge Yuanlang roared angrily.
"Yes, even if I don't drink it, I will never buy acacia wine."
Xu Chun cooperated.
Su Wencheng also echoed, "Yes, let's not buy acacia wine. Let's see how Xu Tianhua sells it."
"If you can't sell it by then, you won't have to donate it to us."
"good."
"Hahaha."
Several people made up their minds and laughed one after another.
Chen Xuan was completely unfazed and left with a smile.
Not buying?
That's not the time.
You will also have to buy fifteen thousand taels by then.
Chen Xuan started driving and went to other offices.
Liu Dingbei also received the report from his entourage and was so angry that he smashed all the cases.
"Xu Tianhua, that son of a bitch, a jar of wine costs ten thousand taels of silver. Has he never seen any silver?"
"I won't drink anymore."
"It's so expensive, who can afford it?"
"General Zhenbei, why are you making such a big fire?"
At this time, Chen Xuan wandered into his office and asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, you came just in time."
Liu Dingbei's eyes lit up when he saw Chen Xuan, "Our soldiers have been fighting in the field all year round, especially in Yuguan, where it is bitingly cold."
"If you can drink a glass of acacia wine, it will not only warm the body, but also stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers."
"I would like to ask your Majesty to issue a decree to give the acacia wine to our Zhenbei Army."
After saying that, Liu Dingbei knelt down.
"General Zhenbei, please get up quickly."
Chen Xuan hurriedly helped him up and sighed: "I also know that acacia wine is very beneficial to soldiers, but the rules of the mall are set by me. I can't rob them by force, right?"
"Isn't that a slap in the face?"
"If you really think about the soldiers, go buy it quickly."
"A total of fifty jars of acacia wine have been shipped back. If it's any later, we won't be able to buy it."
"this……"
Liu Dingbei was choked.
Chen Xuan added: "I heard that the Acacia wine is brewed from Yaochi jade liquid, which is very rare."
"After these fifty jars are sold out, I don't know if there will be any left."
"Ten thousand taels can buy wine from the Immortal Family, which is a very good deal."
"Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Remember, don't be so angry. You are the general of Zhenbei, so you should be more steady."
While talking, Chen Xuan poured himself a glass of acacia wine.
He smacked his lips and savored it carefully.
He murmured: "Acacia wine is indeed a fairy wine, it has a long aftertaste."
"This wine should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to taste it on earth."
After sighing a few words, Chen Xuan turned around and left.
Watching his leaving figure, Liu Dingbei slapped the table angrily.
purchase?
He is just a military commander, and all his savings are used to support his troops. How can he have any extra money to buy a jar of acacia wine worth ten thousand taels of silver?
The five thousand taels of silver notes just now were military pay allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
He originally thought that by wrapping the acacia wine in a round shape and storing it for a period of time, he would be able to sell it at a good price.
Now it seems that the wishful thinking has failed.
He couldn't even afford the capital.
At this time, Chen Xuan returned to his imperial study room, drinking acacia wine and whispering.
"This second step has been completed. The next step is up to Xu Jiuguan."
“We’ll find out tomorrow whether we can make a lot of money.”
"If you don't fill up my internal funds, I will chop off his dog's head."
