bad, i'm a fool

Chapter 159 The Way of Chigu
"If it weren't for what you said about how His Highness argued with the Grand Duke of West Asia and achieved such results, I really can't believe that I can wait until this day."

Wen Yongxing looked at the various imperial edicts on the table with half embarrassment and half emotion, then turned his head to look at Zhong Lilin and sighed: "It's not disrespectful to His Highness, but I want to remind you as a teacher, don't expect too much because of this. In ancient times, the prodigal son came back step by step, if you are eager to bet on your highness and want to find out the justice of your father, you must be careful not to act too hastily."

"Students understand."

Zhong Lilin nodded solemnly: "To be honest, the students don't know what His Highness is so interested in about Yihonglou. At first, I only thought that His Highness built buildings according to his own temperament for the sake of spending money. At least it is much more beneficial than statues. , but right now it seems that His Highness really wants to run this Yihonglou."

Wen Yongxing listened, looked up at the sky outside the window, and said in a low voice: "Good fortune... Your Highness was so indulged in the harem before, compared to doing ridiculous things seriously, which one is better? Even the teacher himself doesn't know."

"Teacher, how do you see this?"

Zhong Lilin looked at the abolishment of the edict on the table, and came up with an idea: "Since poaching is inappropriate, we might as well do the opposite. If the girl doesn't come to Yihonglou, Yihonglou will go to the girl."

"how to get to?"

"After the student mentioned this suggestion to His Highness, His Highness thought about it a little bit, and there was this method, but His Highness seemed to have something important to do, and he was quite eager, so he said a few words and ordered to go to Taishu tomorrow. Discuss in detail in the cabinet."

Zhong Lilin dipped the brush into the ink, and gently moved the pen on the paper to write two words——

池古
"Chi Gu?"

Wen Yongxing stroked his beard: "What does this mean? Did His Highness say it?"

Zhong Lilin nodded: "Exactly, the student mentioned the idea of ​​poaching people, and His Highness immediately thought that it might not be easy to introduce people into Yihong Tower without any obstacles, so he said this word, and its meaning is-"

He paused for a moment, thought carefully in his mind, and said: "The implication is that the revenue of Yihonglou will be divided into multiple shares, and the treasury will hold a part, while the rest will be handed over to the people like a project contractor. The profits gained from the entrusted management of the Fengyue place, which has become popular among the people, will naturally be divided as usual."

This is not difficult to understand, Wen Yongxing thought about it, raised his hand and tapped the table: "That is to say, where the folks can't set foot, His Highness's Yihonglou can, so the folk romantic places can enter the Yihonglou to operate?"

"Exactly."

Zhong Lilin nodded. Although this matter is relatively new, it is by no means Han Dongwen's first initiative. Yang Kai's Han Yingzong was able to use the minerals and medicinal materials of Bailan Mountain after receiving the entrustment of the Tianying City Law Department. Many sects in the inland area even There are farmland and pastures, highlighting a production structure in which the three divisions eat the sect, and the sect eats the common people.

Of course, what Han Dongwen was talking about wasn't about Chi Gu, but simply the state's shareholding.

"However, this method also has an obstacle."

Zhong Lilin groped his chin: "This Yihong Building has a problem since it was built, and you have also said it, teacher."

Wen Yongxing nodded and fell into deep thought.

The question is self-evident, of course—

This Yihonglou, it doesn't make money!
It is not in the center of the city with a lot of people, the area there has already been occupied by major shops, but it is built on the outskirts of Simeng like a sentry tower. How can anyone go there?
No one, where does the money come from?

It's obvious that you can't make money, so who can't figure out how to run this Yihonglou?
The two of them were thinking deeply when suddenly a servant knocked gently on the door and reported:

"My lord, my lord, my lord, and my lord, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, are here."

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"Take it."

A cloth bag was thrown into Han Dongwen's arms by Yang Kai, and the two were on the carriage back to Han Yingzong in Skyhawk City.

Naturally, it wasn't fighting spirit turning into a horse. Although Yang Kai could fly freely, Han Dongwen couldn't.

Obviously Yang Kai wanted to save face and didn't want to fly back with him.

"Ah, this disciple thanked the suzerain!"

Han Dongwen recognized that in his arms was the money bag given by the Justice Department just now, and he was overjoyed in surprise. Having such a large sum of money when the ammunition and food were running out, it can be said to be a timely help.

He weighed the cloth bag in his hand, only to feel that it seemed to be much lighter than when the captain hit him. He opened it with some doubts and his face collapsed—there were only twenty gold dollars left in the cloth bag. About one, half of life is gone!
"Sect Master, for this money I..."

"What me!" Yang Kai glared at him angrily, "You think you can just walk out casually like this?"

Han Dongwen blinked, put away the money bag, and asked, "You mean, this money paid off the captain? No way, he looks quite serious..."

Yang Kai moved his gaze to the side, lifted the small curtain to look at the scenery on the side of the road, and sighed: "That captain... If it is normal, let alone your fifty gold, even if it is five hundred gold, I am afraid he will not Will be watching."

"That is……?"

"The monster appeared a few days ago, and many people died under his command. His brothers all have families, wives and sons-in-law, and he himself has no salary. It's time to spend money."

"You really know." Han Dongwen sighed.

"He is from Han Yingzong, so he is your senior brother!"

Yang Kai turned his head and looked at Han Dongwen: "Okay, don't give me a sloppy eye, I'm afraid you have never seriously regarded me as the suzerain, and you entered my Han Yingzong just to detect those traitors who took over Yihonglou. ? Honestly, what are you from?"

No matter whether it was Mr. Wen's personal name-calling and promotion, or the report beforehand, Gu Hanyang obviously had his own purpose in Han Yingzong, and he definitely didn't come to this civil servant cram school to teach seriously. This is something anyone with a discerning eye can see come out.

Originally, Jiang Keyin had agreed to do a little packaging for Han Dongwen, but obviously it would take some time for the process from the upper level to the lower level to practice.

The carriage bumped, Yang Kai frowned and looked at Gu Hanyang in front of him, wondering if the other party could really help him.

"My background..."

Han Dongwen decided to wait for Jiang Keyin's operation to take effect, and he just shook his head: "Sect Master, this disciple can't say anything."

Yang Kai stared at him for a long time, sighed: "Forget it, it doesn't matter who you are, I have been looking for you for a long time these days, and I still have a question to ask you."

"You say."

"After the incident happened the day before yesterday in Skyhawk City, the vitality of the Zongli was greatly injured, and the Haoshan League in the neighboring city was eyeing, and wanted to take my Zong and replace it. Can you, or the forces behind you, help the Hanying Zong? This deal?"

Han Dongwen narrowed his eyes slightly, and leaned back: "Oh? Deal?"

"Exactly."

Yang Kai gritted his teeth: "I'm afraid that Sizhou has already defected. If that's the case, I'm afraid, as the thieves in the dungeon said, my Han Yingzong's time is numbered. This sect is just asking what is the power behind you?" The name is very different, but I still hope to be able to control this situation, this is a competition between the upper class like the various suzerains and captains, if you have a chance, go back and ask."

He never expected that the power behind Han Dongwen would be so great that it would affect Sizhou's decision. After all, Sizhou could be an ancestor and uncle in every sect, but he also counted on being able to reach the level of the captain of Skyhawk City, otherwise Sizhou Under the pressure put on Skyhawk City by the state, even if this sentimental captain is a member of the Han Yingzong, he might not be able to withstand the pressure.

Han Dongwen, a lower-class man, rubbed his chin and felt happy.

(End of this chapter)