Both of them are people who have been in the business world and have a deep understanding of the world and people's hearts. They knew that if the trade with Tubo was completed, it would be a huge business. By then, there would be many people coveting it. These people were either rich or powerful. They were determined to get the imperial edict, and they would not give it to anyone. Whoever you give it to is very knowledgeable. If you are not careful, you will cause a huge disaster. Even those who get the imperial edict will not give up and will fight openly and secretly for the benefit of trade. The most important thing for him right now is to hold on to the signboard of Little Wang Langjun. As long as he holds on to this signboard, there will be the giant Buddha of Governor Wang behind him. Who dares not to give up on himself? Even if I do something wrong in the future, the board will still be raised high and lowered gently. Since ancient times, how can the elbows turn outward?
"Then I'll take this letter to Xiao Langjun and ask for advice!" Cai Dingshan asked.
"How about tomorrow! It's getting late now!" Zhuge Wen said.
"It's not too late. We just want to let the young man know that we will go ask him for advice as soon as we receive the letter. It is best not to change our clothes or wash them, but to go see him with this dirty look on our face!"
"Wonderful!" Zhuge Wen raised his palm and praised: "What Mr. Cai said is that in this way, the young man will think that we will be the first to go to him after learning about this matter, and he will naturally look at you and me differently!"
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The house where Cai Dingshan placed Wang Ence was located next to Huanhua Creek. The front door faced Munchun Street, and behind it was a long, clean stone street, with Huanhua Creek next to it. There are several small shops along the street. These shops are different from the outside world. They sell nothing else. They specialize in those exquisite, fragrant and romantic things - famous wines and teas, candies and snacks, flutes, musical instruments and harps, as well as gold and jade jewelry, sachets and embroidered socks, etc. It's all women's business. Cai Dingshan's house was originally used to house an outer room of his own. The layout was elegant and quiet. Cai Dingshan would stay there for two days every few months. In the past two years, the outer room was suffering from typhoid fever. Although he invited the people in the hall The doctor prescribed a prescription, but it didn't save him, so the house became empty. Two old servants were sent to clean it every few days.
After Wang Ence moved in, Cai Dingshan selected maids and servants from his family to serve him. Every few days, either he or his eldest son would come to greet Wang Ence with gifts, lest Wang Ence would be disappointed in the slightest. Wang Ence was considered a first-class family in the village at the beginning, but his food and clothing expenses were still far behind those of wealthy merchants like Cai Dingshan. He was a little frightened at first, but after a few days, he felt relieved and enjoyed himself as much as he wanted. The maids and servants of the Cai family showed their ability to serve people, and Wang Ence was soon confused. He didn't know what year it was today.
Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen arrived at their house out of breath. The servants accompanying them had already opened the door. Cai Dingshan asked directly: "Where is the young man? Are you at home?"
"Young Master?" The old servant who looked after the door didn't expect his master to arrive at this hour, so he hurriedly responded: "Here, there, he is playing with Cuihong and the others in the backyard!"
"Shut up!" Cai Dingshan shouted: "Hurry, go and pass the message for me, tell me that there is something important, and please see me!"
"Yes, yes!" the old servant responded and hurried to pass the message. Cai Dingshan took a few breaths, took advantage of the waiting time, turned around, and looked around. After not being here for more than a year, he found that the old plum tree with gnarled branches and the two tall sycamore trees in front of the pavilion were still the same. Only the dozen or so green bamboo poles seemed to be getting thicker and thicker. He remembered that the outer room cherished these green bamboos and sycamore trees very much. Every morning and every night, he would personally direct the maids to fetch well water and wash them carefully twice. Although it is dark now, through the light from the paper windows lined up in a row, you can still see the dim reflection on the smooth tree trunks... "Wait a moment, wait for me a moment, hahaha, watch me catch it" How can I deal with this little girl like you..."
Hearing the laughter coming from the room in front of him, Cai Dingshan's face turned a little ugly. Although he originally had the intention to please Wang Ence by placing him here, he still felt a little uncomfortable with the fact that Wang Ence was acting like a prodigal in his hometown. Zhuge Wen, who was standing next to him, saw this and whispered: "Mr. Cai, Xiaolangjun is still young after all. The young man's temperament has suddenly seen wealth. It's not surprising to be a little different. But this is good, it is better than those in other cities who are deeper and unpredictable. Okay?"
"Yes!" Cai Dingshan nodded, and his face looked much better. At this time, the voice of the old servant came from the house: "Little Master, the master and Mr. Zhuge have arrived, so they are waiting outside the door!"
The laughter in Changxuan stopped, and then there were the sound of thin footsteps. Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen hurriedly adjusted their clothes, the curtain was lifted, and Wang Ence walked out, his cheeks were flushed, his face smelled of wine, and he smiled and said : "It turns out to be you two, why are you here so late?"
"There is indeed something important!" Zhuge Wen bowed and said: "Mr. Cai and I just returned to Chengdu when we got some important news, so we came directly to see Xiao Langjun!"
"Is it important?" Wang Ence looked at Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen, and then noticed their aloof looks, and the smile on his face disappeared: "Then come in and talk!"
Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen entered the door. It was a rectangular open pavilion with windows on all sides and plum blossom curtains hanging down. There is a nanmu bed with several chairs on both sides and bonsais on display. On two tall floor-standing candlesticks, four bright candles complement each other. He pretended not to notice the kettles and ruts placed randomly on the floor, the half-eaten wine and food on the small table, and the blush that had not faded from the faces of the maids on both sides. He just winked at the steward next to him. , the steward nodded knowingly, and soon he cleaned up the room, served hot tea, and then left. Only Wang Ence, Zhuge Wen, and Cai Dingshan were left in the room.
"Young gentleman!" Cai Dingshan took out the letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "This is your brother's letter, sent by Mr. Yiji Lianbode!"
Hearing the word "Brother Ling" uttered from Cai Dingshan's mouth, a trace of embarrassment flashed on Wang Ence's face, but he still reached out to take the letter and read it carefully. After a while, he finished reading the letter, put it aside, and slowly Said: "Well, judging from what you said in the letter, your business is going to be prosperous? Why are you so anxious to see me again?"
"Young Master is joking!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "We owe this little business to Governor Wang. Governor Wang is not in Chengdu, so Young Master is our benefactor, so naturally we have to come and thank you! "
"Am I your benefactor?" When Wang Ence heard this, a strange smile appeared on his face, like sarcasm or a bitter smile. He waved his hand: "Well, since you want to thank me, it's not difficult. Usually You can repay my brother's kindness by sending me some good wine, delicious food, and lovely people to play with me!"
Hearing Wang Ence's answer, Cai Dingshan was stunned. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer. Zhuge Wen, who was standing next to him, hurriedly said: "It's common for people to have dinner and wine, so why bother, young man, to speak? This is indeed what I've been waiting for." , I am waiting for you to come tonight, but there is another matter that I want to use your status to be dignified with!"
"My status is dignified?" Wang Ence couldn't help laughing. He saw the two businessmen in front of him looking at him with fear. Although he didn't know much about their situation, it was not difficult to see that these two people were wealthy and good at dancing. However, now it seems that everything is in his own hands. The only reason is that he is Wang Wenzuo's "brother". When he thought of this, he had a strange impulse. If he revealed Wang Wenzuo's life experience and told them that he was not Wang Wenzuo's biological brother at all, and even Wang Wenzuo was not named Wang, he was just sent to Baekje to replace Wang Wenzuo. He is just a domestic slave who joins the army. What will these people look like?
"Not bad!" Although he thought Wang Ence's attitude was a bit strange, Zhuge Wen didn't care so much at this time: "You also read the letter just now. Governor Wang asked a few of us to handle and distribute the fifty copies of the imperial edict, but How can I and a few others do such a big thing? Without you, Mr. Xiaolang, we would not be able to accomplish this edict!"
"Why don't you guys divide the imperial edict among yourselves?" Wang Ence asked curiously: "I think it says in this letter that trade with the Tubo people requires an imperial edict. It should be very profitable, right?"
"Young man is joking!" Cai Dingshan said with a wry smile: "Yes, this edict is indeed like a money tree, but you have to see if you can afford it! With the blessing of our ancestors, we gathered the two coins together. It would be great if each of the thousands of people can take one portion. If you are greedy and want to eat the rest, you are really crazy!"
Seeing that Wang Ence still looked confused, Zhuge Wen on the side quickly explained: "Young Master, I don't know. Not only is this land of Tubo adjacent to the Tang Dynasty, but you can also go to Shendu, Liuzhao and other places through Tubo. If If you can trade with Tubo, you can naturally trade with these far away countries. Moreover, Tubo is a powerful country. If you can get its permission, you can trade in many places that were inaccessible in the past. It is not easy to make money like this. You know how many people are jealous, and even though we have some wealth, if we try to monopolize such a huge benefit, we will immediately become the target of public criticism, and there will be no way to survive!"
"So that's what happened!" Wang Ence nodded: "I didn't expect that, since that's the case, then just take one imperial edict each of you, and you can make a lot of money, right?"
"Xiao Langjun, things are not that simple!" Zhuge Wen said: "There were nine people who gave money at the beginning. Each of us only took one piece. If Mr. Cai paid more money, he would take another piece. The total is Ten edicts. Then who will give the remaining edicts? Those who get them may not thank you, and those who cannot get them will definitely hate you. After getting the edict, everyone will be together, and those who are in the same group are enemies. This is very troublesome!"
"So there are still so many troubles!" Wang Ence suddenly realized: "So you merchants are not having a hard time! I thought you were enjoying such a rich life, even my brothers are not as good as you, and I was a little envious!"
When Zhuge Wen and Cai Dingshan heard this, their expressions changed greatly, and they hurriedly waved their hands: "Young Master, why did you say this? I'm so frightened. The Governor Wang is a general and important minister beside the emperor. In fact, even the merchants like us can compare with the little family wealth of the young man." As long as Lang Jun gives the order to your foreign palace, how can we not contribute wholeheartedly?"
Wang Ence saw that Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen didn't look like he was faking it, so he couldn't help but become a little interested: "Well, you two will send me five hundred strings tomorrow for me to use!"
Hearing Wang Ence's request for money, Cai Dingshan was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "This is easy to say, I will have someone send the money tomorrow morning. It's just about the edict -"
"You two can figure it out on your own! Just let me know when the time comes!" Wang Ence waved his hand: "Is there anything else?"
"No more, no more!" Cai Dingshan didn't expect that the matter could be solved so easily, and couldn't help but feel a little confused. Zhuge Wen saw Wang Ence's eyes looking out the window from time to time, and he understood five or six things in his heart, and hurriedly grabbed Cai Dingshan. He pulled up his sleeves and bowed to Wang Ence: "It's getting late, so I won't disturb the young man's rest. I'll greet you again in two days!" After that, he said goodbye to Cai Dingshan.
After leaving the door, Cai Dingshan let out a sigh of relief: "This is how it happened. I still don't believe it!"
"Of course it's done!" Zhuge Wen said with a smile: "You and I don't need to rest tonight. We will come up with a charter overnight and send it to you tomorrow morning together with five hundred guan of money. Let the young man take a look at it. As long as you drop a Proof, this big thing has come to fruition!”
"Yes!" Cai Dingshan nodded: "Brother Xian said, then we will work harder tonight!"
"Haha, to be honest, I wish I could have this kind of hard work every day!"
When the two of them said this, they couldn't help laughing. With the way they handle things, how could they not be able to come up with regulations for distributing the edict? It's just that their identities and strength are not enough to resist the consequences of the incident. And with Wang Ence's endorsement, they naturally don't have to worry. They can start working hard and get this kind of endorsement with only 500 guan. The price is simply too cheap.
In the early morning of the next day, Cai Dingshan and Zhuge Wen, who were looking tired, came to Wang Ence's residence with 500 coins and the articles of association they had made overnight. They waited outside the door for half an hour before waiting for Wang Ence, who was yawning. After reading the articles of association, I casually drew the pledge, and then used the waist card as a seal to seal it. The two of them put it away as if they had found a treasure, said goodbye and went out. Zhuge Wen suddenly laughed and said: "Mr. Cai, I have heard of the reputation of Governor Wang. He is an extremely shrewd and capable person, but his younger brother is much worse!"
"A dragon gives birth to nine sons. The sons are different. What's weird about that!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "It would be weird if all of them were as capable as Governor Wang!"
"That's true, but Mr. Cai, when do you plan to announce this charter?" Zhuge Wen asked.
"Brother Zhuge, you are still fine after one night in your prime, but your old bones can't hold on anymore!" Cai Dingshan said with a bitter smile: "You'd better go back and get enough sleep first. Let's meet at my shop tomorrow and have a cup of tea. How about a table announcement?”
(End of chapter)
