The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 254 Yan Zhongyuan is a good person

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was certainly happy that the Chang'an City Department had opened the market again, but Huo Qubing's words made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty blush.

Wei Ning and Huo Qubing walked out of Weiyang Palace. Huo Qubing was still unconvinced. He asked Wei Ning, "Why is uncle so angry?"

Wei Ning shrugged and said, "I don't know."

"But he was right. Either you give me all your property, and I will recognize you as your father."

Huo Qubing rolled his eyes at Weining and said, "You have no spine. You are so rich and yet you still want to recognize me as your father... No, did you say this wrong?"

"You take advantage of me?"

Wei Ning smiled heartily.

Huo Qubing sighed: "Hey, I find that my uncle is becoming more and more partial now."

"He treats you better than me."

Wei Ning said: "What's wrong? Are you jealous?"

Huo Qubing said: "A bit."

As soon as the two of them were walking on Chang'an Avenue, someone stopped Weining and said, "But the Marquis of Zhenbei?"

Wei Ning looked at the other party suspiciously and said in confusion: "Who are you?"

"I'm going to see the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"I'm your Majesty's chariot general. I would like to ask you whether the mountains south of the city are for sale?"

The merits of being grateful make many people jealous. No one in the government cares about reputation.

After staying in an official position for a long time, they will find that this kind of false reputation is more precious than the official position itself. If you can't get it, you can get some merit by spending a little money, which is worth the money.

"You can pay whatever price you want."

Weining: "..."

Huo Qubing: "He is richer than you, don't even think about it."

Not far away, Yan Zhongyuan stopped, feeling very sick and disgusted after hearing these words.

Huo Qubing continued walking with Wei Ning, and then said: "That Yan Zhongyuan is really a fool."

Wei Ning said: "Indeed."

Yan Zhongyuan's face twitched violently.

Two evildoers!

Why are you scolding me when you get an advantage?

He came up with a red face and accused Wei Ning: "Zhenbeihou and Champion Hou, you don't have to act like a villain, right?"

"Master Yan generously sold the salt mountain to you at a low price. Why do you slander others like this?"

Wei Ning looked at him in confusion. Seeing that he was dressed as a Confucian scholar, he said, "We were right."

"Yan Zhongyuan is not a fool, why did he sell the mountain at a low price?"

Huo Qubing smiled and said, "That guy is probably crying now."

"It's so miserable."

"I have never seen such a stupid person before. I am absolutely shocked."

Yan Zhongyuan said angrily: "No!"

Huo Qubing said, "Why not? I'm afraid you don't know what happened, right?"

"For such a treasure, it's really weird for that idiot to buy a piece of it and repay it with one hand."

Yan Zhongyuan breathed rapidly.

Wei Ning said in shock: "Who is your Excellency?"

Yan Zhongyuan shouted angrily: "Old man Yan Zhongyuan!"

Huo Qubing said loudly: "Are you that stupid idiot?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm so outspoken. Are you the kind person?"

Yan Zhongyuan shouted angrily: "You are a villain, your words and deeds are inconsistent with your actions!"

Huo Qubing quickly pulled Weining away.

After escaping halfway, Huo Qubing laughed loudly and asked Weining, "When did you find out it was his?"

Wei Ning said, "I'll know when he comes over. What about you?"

"I guessed it from the angry look on his face."

"Haha! It's so wicked to tease a fool!"

The two looked at each other and then laughed: "It's wicked, but it's so cool!"

……

When Wei Ning returned to the mansion, Zhao Ce said to Wei Ning with a mournful face: "The treasury is out of money." "The new year's dividend is about to be paid, what should I do?"

The post stations are now being rolled out. A large area in Guanzhong and the north is covered by the post station business. It employs many people and the labor cost is very high.

A few days ago, Wei Ning generously lent Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a million dollars, and he didn't expect to get it back anytime soon.

Now that the treasury is out of money, everyone in Zhao Ce is dumbfounded. There are so many hired workers waiting for the money at the end of the year to celebrate the New Year. What should they do if they have no money?

Wei Ning rubbed his forehead and said, "I know, I'll think of a way."

As soon as he returned to the mansion, he had to go to Weiyang Palace again to find Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Wei Ning suspiciously and said, "Why are you here again?"

Weining said with a sad face: "It costs money to build the academy, it costs money to buy land, and it also costs money to pay the monthly wages to the employees at the post station at the end of the year."

"It will cost about one hundred thousand dollars."

"Uncle, can you give me some back first?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty widened his eyes, then took a deep breath and said, "It's easy to get sleepy in this winter."

"I suddenly want to sleep."

"Come here, please entertain the Marquis of Zhenbei. I'm going to bed first."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said nothing, twisted his body and took a breath before leaving, as if he had not heard what Wei Ning said.

Wei Ning looked at him in shock.

You are the emperor!

You can't do this to me!

I borrowed the money from you and you won't pay it back to me?

Sure enough, it is the same in all eras, the ancestors are the ones who owe money, and the emperor is no exception!

Wei Ning did not dare to threaten Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He did not have the courage.

I don’t dare to go through legal procedures, because this is a feudal society, and the law cannot control the emperor.

If he really defaults on his debt, Weining really has no choice.

He regretted it.

At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty told Weining that he would not default on his debts, and Weining believed it.

He overestimated the character of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Isn't this too confusing?

Weining returned home dejectedly and sat in the study with a sad face.

Who would have thought that a marquis of Zhenbei, a powerful man, would also be short of money?

Wei Ning planned to ask Wei Qing to borrow it, but one hundred thousand dollars was not a small amount.

Otherwise, just call Huo Qubing, but he has to sell his family property to get 100,000 yuan, right?

A few days ago, he bought land and a house for Huo Zhongru in Pingyang, but he probably didn't have any money either.

How to make money in a short period of time?

Selling salt?

Salt is a huge profit.

However, the salt and iron of the Han Dynasty have been controlled by the government.

Besides, I don’t have that much salt to sell.

Suddenly, Weining seemed to have thought of something.

Can’t mineral salt be made into edible salt?

Weining's face lit up and he quickly opened the system and found the purification process for refining mineral salt and removing mineral impurities in the mall!

The general method of making salt requires high-temperature evaporation and analysis to become coarse salt.

However, in mineral salt, it is still not edible directly. It also requires a most important chemical process, which needs to be mixed with brine to evaporate to produce refined salt.

This is not a difficult task.

The whole question was whether he could sell the salt privately.

This requires Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to give permission.

When Wei Ning went to Weiyang Palace again, he stood blankly next to Emperor Wu of Han's bed, who was sleeping soundly.

Wei Ning said helplessly: "Uncle, I don't want you to pay back the money."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty slowly opened his eyes, looked at Wei Ning, and said, "Why are you here again?"

"Is there a problem?"

Weining: "..."

You are truly realistic, and it is not unreasonable for you to be the emperor.

"It's okay if you don't pay back the money. I want to get some salt to sell."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "This can't be done. Salt is controlled by the government and is an important income for the fiscal mouth. Besides, the country doesn't have much salt. How can I let you waste it?"

Wei Ning said: "I don't want anyone from the court. I'll get salt and sell it myself."

"What are you doing?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at him suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)