At this time, these princes all gave Li Daozong and Lu Chen their names.
"Ducheng Yaojin is a swindler. Now it seems that not only this guy is a swindler, but you, the prince, are also a swindler!" It was Chai Shao who spoke, and Chai Shao looked at Li Daozong with a wry smile.
Others may not dare to tease Li Daozong, but Chai Shao doesn't care about that. Chai Shao is not only Huo Guogong, but also Li Xiuning's consort. According to common people, Chai Shao is Li Daozong's third brother-in-law, so Chai Shao teases Li Daozong. A few words, but there is no psychological burden.
Li Daozong glanced at Chai Shao, then looked at Lu Chen. The obvious meaning was that the biggest scammer was the one sitting there drinking tea. What do you mean?
"No, Chai Prince Consort, I don't want to hear what you are saying. What do you mean that we, Old Cheng, are a scammer?" Upon hearing Chai Shao's words, Cheng Yaojin immediately became unhappy and started shouting directly at Chai Shao.
"What? You still don't admit that you cheated?" Chai Shao glared at Cheng Yaojin, and then glanced at the old god Lu Chen who was drinking tea there. Cheng Yaojin suddenly fell silent.
"Okay! Let's get down to business!" Li Daozong said directly. After all, Li Daozong is also the current prince. He has spoken, and everyone still has to give face.
"Brother Lu, you have to let me explain this matter in front of His Majesty! The main reason is that the thing you created is a bit too shocking! There are still many people in Chang'an City burning incense and praying in Lujiazhuang. Here!" Li Daozong said with a wry smile. On the way to Lujiazhuang, there were many people on the streets of Chang'an City rushing in the direction of Lujiazhuang, burning incense and praying. Their pious look made Li Daozong feel helpless.
"Those things are called fireworks, and they are used to add to the festive atmosphere. On the first day of the year, I am going to bring some into the palace to show to His Majesty!" Lu Chen said very calmly.
"Oh! If that's the case, I'm relieved. Can I convey the exact words to Your Majesty?" Li Daozong looked at Lu Chen and asked.
"Just reply to Your Majesty like this!" Lu Chen nodded, "By the way, since you are here, I really have something I want to talk to you about!" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong and several state ministers.
"Brother, if you have something to say, you might as well just say it!" Upon hearing that Lu Chen had something to ask him and others, Chai Shao looked directly at Lu Chen and said.
"The prince must have communicated with you all the matters that I discussed with the prince on the way here, right?" Lu Chen nodded, then looked at Li Daozong and asked, he didn't believe it. On the way to Lujiazhuang, Li Daozong Will he tell these people his plans?
When everyone heard Lu Chen's words, they all nodded. On the way to Lujiazhuang, Li Daozong had indeed discussed Lu Chen's plan with them. In fact, Lu Chen had also talked with them about preparing the store before, and the people in the store were all They were ready, but Lu Chen never made any move, and they didn't dare to ask, so those things have been on hold until now.
Now that they heard Lu Chen take the initiative to mention this matter, everyone immediately cheered up and looked at Lu Chen.
"That's a bad thing to say. In fact, I started doing these businesses during the Chinese New Year. After all, I have a lot of things to arrange, but now I've discovered a very serious problem!" At this point, Lu Chen stopped talking. , picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
When Lu Chen paused like this, several other people suddenly looked at Lu Chen nervously. Your group of people have never been nervous when they fight on the battlefield and lead troops to fight. Whether it is to capture a city or a confrontation between two armies, this group of people has never been nervous. But in this situation, When they heard Lu Chen's words pause, a trace of nervousness appeared in their hearts, and even their hands holding the tea cups unconsciously tightened their strength.
"What's the problem?" Li Daozong was the first to speak, looking at Lu Chen and asking.
"I have no money!" Lu Chen said with a serious expression. As soon as Lu Chen said these words, he heard "puff" and "puff" several times in succession, followed by Cheng Yaojin and others hurriedly put down the tea cups, and started He took out a silk handkerchief from his armhole and hurriedly began to wipe his clothes.
"No, dear brother, what do you mean you have no money?" Chai Shao, who was wiping his chest and clothes, looked at Lu Chen with a wry smile and asked. Lu Chen's words were really too unwary. A county official suddenly Even though he had no money, he still had a serious expression on his face, which really surprised these people.
"I just have no money! My accountant told me yesterday that the money I have can barely support the operation of Lujiazhuang for another month!" Lu Chen looked at Chai Shao and others with a very serious expression.
"How much is missing?!" Li Daozong was not stimulated by Lu Chen, but looked at Lu Chen seriously and asked.
Lu Chen thought for a moment and slowly raised a finger.
"One hundred guan? That's it. I'll ask Fan Lin to bring it to you later!" Li Daozong said nonchalantly when he saw Lu Chen's raised finger.
"It's a thousand strings!" Lu Chen slowly shook his head and said to Li Daozong.
"Pfft!" Li Daozong didn't run away at this time. He looked at Lu Chen in surprise, "How much?!" Obviously, the prince couldn't accept the number Lu Chen came out. Therefore, Li Daozong's voice was somewhat high-pitched. , while looking at Lu Chen with disbelief.
"No, Brother Lu Xian, do you want money?" Several other people looked at Lu Chen in surprise when they heard the numbers Lu Chen came out. Even Cheng Yaojin looked at Lu Chen with surprise and confusion and asked. .
"Hey! I can't help it! Every material in this workshop area is used like running water. The whole village is fed by horses, but now I'm all putting money in it!" Lu Chen sighed. He said, and Lu Chende was telling the truth. Of course, there was an element of exaggeration in it. Only Lu Chen himself knew how much it cost. But since Lu Chen had come up with such a novel thing, these people didn't think Lu Chende was exaggerating. , not to mention that these people also have shops in Chang'an, and they are deeply rooted. As time goes by, Lu Chen can be regarded as a new rich at best, so it is normal that his family wealth is not as good as theirs.
After hearing what Lu Chen said, everyone nodded and agreed with Lu Chen.
"It's just, Brother Lu, these thousand strings are not a number!" Li Daozong stroked his beard and said helplessly, "If you are short of one or two hundred strings, I can think of a way, but these thousand strings, I'm afraid only those aristocratic families can take it out at once!" Li Daozong looked at the other people, and the others nodded in agreement.
Although they are not short of money and have big families and businesses, many of them have fixed assets and do not have that much liquidity.
"Your Majesty, you are right. Even if a few of us work together, we may not be able to come up with such a huge amount in a short time!" Chai Shao looked at Lu Chen, then at the other people, and then frowned slightly. road.
"Actually, I don't need so much money all at once. If I have half of it, it should be enough to cope with the current situation. Moreover, I am fine. This is my own business. As long as you prepare the shop, what kind of business should we do? Doing business!" Lu Chen explained with a smile.
"If it's five hundred guan, it's easy to solve. I can give you a hundred guan. What about you?" Li Daozong and others were relieved when they heard that Lu Chen didn't need so many at once. Li Daozong said directly and unambiguously road.
"Then Brother Yu can pay two hundred!" Chai Shao directly stretched out two fingers and said, "Of course, this is paid by Brother Yu and Her Royal Highness the Princess! Moreover, Brother Yu has to ask the Princess for instructions on this matter. Of course, this money It's definitely no problem!" Chai Shao explained again. After all, there is a prince sitting here. If Chai Shao pays two hundred strings himself, wouldn't it mean that he is directly overpowering Li Daozong?
Although Chai Shao is Li Daozong's brother-in-law, if Chai Shao puts pressure on Li Daozong like this, Li Daozong will inevitably feel uncomfortable, so Chai Shao directly explained, what's more, based on the relationship between Li Xiuning and Lu Chen, if Li Xiuning knew that Lu Chen had met If you are in trouble, you will definitely help.
"The remaining two hundred can only be divided between you and me!" Cheng Yaojin looked at Zhang Shigui sitting next to him and said, but his face was somewhat unnatural.
"It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Since everyone wants to do this crowdfunding, how about dragging those people in?" Lu Chen reminded Li Daozong and others after taking a sip from the tea cup.
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Shigui's eyes lit up. There are two hundred strings left. Can they take them out? The answer is of course yes, but they can't each have a hundred guan. As for the unnatural look on their faces, it's naturally not because they have to pay for the pain, but because they have a hundred guan each, and Li Daozong also has a hundred guan. That's not the Ming Dynasty. Can the Duke be on an equal footing with the Prince? This is what makes these two princes feel unnatural.
Lu Chen's words obviously relieved the two of them.
"Yes! Second brother Qin is still recuperating at home! How could he be left behind in this matter!" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
"That's right! Don't let that guy Liu Hongji go!" Zhang Shigui said, slapping his thigh.
In fact, after hearing about Lu Chen's fundraising, these few people secretly thought about it. On the surface, Lu Chen asked everyone to raise money, but would Lu Chen really be short of money?
The answer is obviously no. If nothing else, just the colored glaze in Lu Chen's hand. If he takes out a bead at random, it will be sold for hundreds of dollars outside. It is really priceless and has no market. But now Lu Chen Chen actually asked a few people to raise money, which obviously had a deeper meaning.
As for the deeper meaning of this, several people have not yet figured it out, but what is certain is that the money raised this time will definitely have a causal connection with the future relationship with the county official.
