I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

When Wang Jing was in charge of Yanzhou before, he invented an iron pot to satisfy his own appetite and also invented cooking in advance, which greatly improved the food in the army and in a sense enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army.

However, Wang Jing can cook, but he doesn't know how to do carpentry, so he could only casually tell Lu Fang about the furniture.

The Lu family has been carpenters for generations, so with the correct ideas provided by Wang Jing, making furniture would be a piece of cake.

The armchair was originally made by Lu Fang's father, Lao Lu, and it is still one of the best-selling products of Qiqiao Pavilion. Even the dignitaries in the court like it very much. Basically every family has bought a lot of it to keep for use.

And this time, Lu Fang did not disappoint Wang Jing either.

After just a quick glance, Wang Jing showed a satisfied smile, patted Lu Fang on the shoulder and said, "Hahaha, Zhengliang did a great job."

Seeing Wang Jing satisfied, Lu Fang was naturally very happy: "I dare not take credit for it. This is all thanks to the master's ingenuity. Otherwise, with my stupid brain, how could I make such a convenient thing?"

Although these modern furniture may look strange at first glance, they are really comfortable when you use them.

Lu Fang quickly fell in love with it. Not only him, but also the Mohist disciples who participated in making the furniture felt that this kind of furniture was exquisitely designed and should have a market, and they could make a lot of money if it was sold.

Under Wang Jing's guidance and words, they have now become very financially savvy. Before doing anything, they will first think about whether they can make money, how much they can make, and how long they can make money.

After all, Mohism does not pursue money, but experiments cost money.

Besides, if you can make money by your own ability, why not?
As a human being, who is born to live a poor life?
Then Lu Fang took out a folding fan from his sleeve and presented it to Wang Jing as if he was presenting a treasure.

"You've made a folding fan too?"

Wang Jing showed a look of surprise. Folding fans only started to appear during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. During the Yanhan Dynasty, scholars who wanted to show off would use feather fans.

For example, Zhuge Kongming and Zhou Yu, both of them were scholars who wore silk scarves on their heads and held feather fans in their hands.

Wang Jing did not expect that Lu Fang would remember the folding fan, which he only mentioned casually during a chat, and even made one specially to present to him.

"Zhengliang, you are thoughtful."

Wang Jing gladly accepted the gift, and soon began to fiddle with it skillfully, making all kinds of tricks out of it.

There is no doubt that a folding fan is a great tool for showing off. If you paint some mountains, rivers, birds and animals on it, and write some artistic poems with a pen, and then unfold it in front of everyone, you will definitely become the focus of everyone's attention and greatly enhance your image and temperament.

The folding fan has become another flagship product of Qiqiaoge, a money-making tool for those vulgar people who like to pretend to be cultured. It's really wonderful.

Wang Jingguang was so happy just thinking about it that he almost laughed out loud.

It is so easy to make money, especially the money from the wealthy and powerful families. There is no end to the money.

The two were chatting when a servant came running to report: "Master, Minister Xun and others want to see you."

"Wen Ruo and the others are here? Where are they?"

"It's right outside the door."

"Please invite the person in quickly."

Soon, Xun Yu, Xun You and others, who were wearing wide-sleeved robes, were invited in one by one.

Wang Jing is planning to make some trouble recently, so naturally he has to invite all the influential people from the major families in Luoyang City to come and discuss things.

Seeing Xun Yu, Wang Jing closed the folding fan in his hand, then took the initiative to step forward and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo didn't even tell me before coming, so that I could be waiting for you."

Xun Yu saw the newly decorated study room and the folding fan Wang Jing was playing with, so he couldn't help but walk up to him and ask, "My lord, what is this?"

Wang Jing pulled Xun Yu to sit in front of the desk and ordered someone to bring the four treasures of the study: "Wenruo, come and take a look at this desk. What do you think of it?"

Xun Yu held the armrest of the chair with some discomfort, then wrote a few words on the bamboo slips, and asked in surprise: "My lord, was this table made by Zhengliang?"

It’s true, although the style is similar to a Hu bed and the shape is really strange, it is indeed more comfortable to sit on than the popular desks.

"Haha, I knew Wen Ruo would like it!"

Wang Jing said, and then looked at Xun You and Guo Jia and the others: "I have recently made a total of fifty desks. You can each have one. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please do not refuse."

When everyone heard this, they felt relieved and happy expressions appeared on their faces.

Among them, Guo Jia, who was of an eccentric personality, was even more eager to try it out. He wanted to pull Xun Yu aside and sit on it himself to experience it, mainly for the sake of novelty.

Unexpectedly, Cui Lie snorted coldly, not giving Wang Jing much face. Instead, he had a gloomy expression and a rather stiff tone: "I appreciate Marquis Qi's kindness, but I don't want to receive gifts without merit. I'm afraid I can't enjoy these strange and new things. Please take them back."

After Cui Lie's reminder, many people from the noble families summoned by Wang Jing suddenly realized that it is not so easy to take Marquis Qi's things.
The originally relaxed and harmonious atmosphere was instantly destroyed.

This old immortal!

Wang Jing glanced at Cui Lie and sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm: "Master Cui, you are joking. This is a new product launched by Qiqiao Pavilion. It has not yet been officially put into production, so it is given to you as a gift. It does not count as a gift."

"Gift?"

Everyone was stunned; this sounded new.

Wang Jing clapped his hands and ordered, "Bring them all up."

Upon hearing this, the guards in the mansion immediately took action. They lined up in two rows and left a path in the middle.

Then a group of burly, muscular men came over carrying some strange furniture that no one had ever seen before. There were many varieties of these furniture, and one kind of furniture with a peculiar shape was particularly eye-catching. It looked similar to a Huchuang, but was covered with leather and was very soft and elastic.

That’s right, these strange “Hu beds” are actually sofas. It has to be said that no chair is as comfortable to sit on as a sofa.

What's more, there were not even any chairs in the empire at that time. Even among the aristocratic families, they were used to kneeling when entertaining guests. This seemed too uncomfortable to Wang Jing.

In the past, he was only the second son in the family and could only abide by the rules of the Wang family of Taiyuan.

But now that he has power over the government and dominates the world, he is naturally qualified to make rules.

Wang Jing ordered Lu Fang to make the sofa. He wanted to change the imperial dynasty's way of entertaining guests. From now on, everyone should sit on the sofa when discussing matters!
Today, Wang Jing invited everyone to promote the new product produced by Qiqiao Pavilion, which can be regarded as a product launch. That's why Wang Jing didn't make the atmosphere too serious, and wanted to promote the sofa in a relaxed and happy way, but Cui Lie, the psychopath, messed it up.

But Wang Jing was too lazy to deal with Cui Lie at this time, as he would have plenty of ways to deal with him later.

The most important thing now is to promote sofas. In addition to being comfortable, it is also a way to open up a new source of income.

After all, the Northern Army is now huge and powerful, and there are many places where money is needed.

The sofas placed in front of everyone include sets and single ones.

In addition to sofas, Qiqiao Pavilion also plans to sell beds, such as Luohan beds, canopy beds, step-out beds from the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as bookshelves, antique shelves, bookcases, wardrobes, etc. The courtyard of General Wei's mansion is almost like a large furniture exhibition. At this moment, Wang Jing no longer regards himself as General Wei, but rather like a furniture sales specialist, directly turning into a hardworking little bee, shuttling among the many pieces of furniture, introducing them one by one, and not forgetting to pull Yang Biao, Yuan Kui, Xun Yu and others up to experience them.

After a few times, everyone gradually relaxed and began to appreciate the quality of the furniture.

Wang Jing opened his folding fan with a rustling sound and introduced in a very coquettish way: "The double sofa with coffee table is now on sale for a big opening, with a discount price of 10,000 coins. The single sofa with coffee table is also very affordable, only 5,000 coins. As for the Luohan bed, it's 8,000 coins. The canopy bed, the step-out bed, the armchair... Buy the whole set and get a desk for free. The prices are clearly marked, so hurry up if you want to buy."

After hearing the offer, everyone was stunned.

How could the great Marquis Qi, the general of the Yanhan Dynasty, be shouting and soliciting business like a street vendor?
It's totally disgraceful!
There are many people in the aristocratic families who do business. After all, making money is not shameful. The more famous and prestigious the family is, the larger the family is to support, and the little food they dig from the land is indeed not enough.

But they were all people of status, and even if they did business, they would leave it to trusted servants or concubines' sons. No one was willing to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves like Wang Jing did.

The reason is simple: it's a loss of face!
But Wang Jing did it anyway, and he sold the things at very high prices, often thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, and they were all ordinary things, not rare treasures.

How dare you quote such a price?

Are they going to slaughter us like pigs?

This is too much!
After coming to his senses, Xun Yu pulled Wang Jing aside and whispered, "My Lord, just leave this matter to your servants. Going into battle yourself will damage your reputation!"

Wang Jing knew that Xun Yu was advising him with good intentions, but he also had his own difficulties.

After a long sigh, Wang Jing also explained helplessly: "Wen Ruo is right, but I know these principles. But now we are in a chaotic world. If we want to stabilize the four directions, we have to go to war. War is nothing more than money and food. It's impossible to fight on the front line while the rear is short of food and money every other day, right? Since I have such an important responsibility, how can I feel at ease if I don't find a way to solve the financial problem?"

Xun Yu was stunned for a long time before he bowed to Wang Jing sincerely: "My lord, you are so righteous. I admire you."

Although Wang Jing's move was inconsistent with the mainstream values ​​of the current aristocratic families and wealthy clans, he took so much pains to raise military funds instead of plundering and oppressing the people. He could truly be called an unparalleled benevolent and righteous man. He was much better than other princes who relied on extortion to maintain their armies.

For the sake of world peace, Wang Jing was willing to throw away his reputation and be condemned by thousands of people. Xun Yu asked himself if he could do such a thing, so what else could he say?
"Since my lord has such a heart, I will follow suit. Please give us three sets of each of these furnitures. How much is the total? I will send someone to deliver them later."

Among the officials present, not only Xun Yu, but all the other ones came from prominent families, with large families, wealth and people. Who wouldn't need more than a dozen houses?
They were not like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other princes who needed their family property for military expenses. After several generations, they had already become wealthy.

They originally thought the price was a bit high and wanted to bargain, but Xun Yu bought it directly, so they were too embarrassed to ask for more.

Yuan Wei, as the only remaining pillar of the old party, although he disagreed with Wang Jing's political views, was also willing to spend some money to ease the relationship with Wang Jing: "Give me twenty sets, I wonder when you can send them to the Taifu Mansion?"

Such generosity is worthy of the Ru'nan Yuan family, which has three generations of officials. They are really a big customer!
Although Wang Jing disliked the old man Yuan Wei and they were not on the same page, he still greeted him with a smile for the sake of money: "Grandmaster Yuan is very generous. He gave me twenty sets at once. I will definitely ask the craftsmen to work overtime to make them. By the way, does Grandmaster Yuan have any requirements on the details, such as the style or the materials?"

Yuan Wei was surprised: "Why, can it be changed?"

Wang Jing laughed: "Look at what you said, Master. These are all I have at the moment. I haven't had time to make the other furniture yet. So if you are not satisfied with anything, just let me know. I will order someone to modify it immediately. I will definitely send it to your house within three days at the latest. But you have to pay a 30% deposit in advance."

What, out of stock?

You're selling it before it's even made. Are you trying to get something for nothing?
Yuan Wei's face became very exciting, and so did the others. They stared at Wang Jing as if they were looking at a greedy monster called Pixiu that only took in and never gave out.

When they buy things, they pay first and then receive the goods. When have they ever done a transaction where they have to pay a deposit first and then receive the goods?
Everyone stared at each other in bewilderment for a long time. Cui Lie was the first to step forward and said, "Give me twenty sets. How much is the total price and how much is the deposit? Tell me the exact amount."

Although he didn't know what Cui Lie was doing all of a sudden, Wang Jing didn't bother to think too much about it. He finished the calculation in his mind in an instant: "Sofa, coffee table, bed, bookcase, wardrobe, antique flower stand, one set is 80,000 coins, 20 sets are 1.5 million coins, I've included a discount for you, remember to pay the 30% deposit, does Lord Cui have any questions?"

It's one million and five hundred thousand, why don't you just go and grab it!
Cui Lie originally planned to spend some money to see if he could ease the relationship with Wang Jing so as to raise his official rank. He now knows that he has no chance of becoming one of the Three Dukes, but he should at least have one of the Nine Ministers, right?
That's why he followed Yuan Wei's example and asked for twenty sets.

But when Wang Jing finished calculating the bill in front of him, he found out that twenty sets of furniture cost 1.5 million yuan!
It’s not that the Cui family of Boling can’t afford the money. Back then, Cui Lie could even buy the three highest officials.

But that was then, and this is now. When Emperor Lingdi was in power, Cui Lie could only buy an official position with money.

Emperor Ling is finally dead, but Cui Lie has to spend money to become an official. Isn't Emperor Ling's death in vain?

One million and five hundred thousand dollars!

This is a full 40,000 shi of grain!

Although the Cui family is also a prominent family with considerable assets, they don't care much about it. But why do they feel so unwilling to just give it to Wang Jing?
Cui Lie felt a pang of pain in his heart, but in order to get promoted, he still gritted his teeth and paid the money.

Of course, he would not suffer this loss in vain, and he had already made up his mind that after getting the furniture from Wang Jing, he would go back and find a way to make back the lost money including the principal and interest!

Cui Lie just didn't believe it. If you, Wang Jing, can do this kind of profitable business, why can't my Cui family do it?

"Thank you for your patronage, Master Cui."

Guests are welcome, and as long as they are willing to pay, Wang Jing is willing to give them a smile.

But after Cui Lie left, Xun Yu secretly came over and reminded Wang Jing, "My lord, I see Cui Lie's behavior is unusual. I'm afraid he has other intentions in buying these furniture."

Xun Yu's ability to read people's expressions was truly amazing, and he could tell at a glance that Cui Lie was abnormal.

After all, it was he who had secretly gathered his followers to find trouble with Wang Jing. How could he just take out 1.5 million yuan to buy Wang Jing's furniture without saying a word today?

But Wang Jing didn't care much. Instead, he looked at Xun Yu with a smile and said, "Wen Ruo, what do you think he wants to do?"

Xun Yu was stunned by the question, but he still answered truthfully: "In my opinion, Cui Lie's move is not only to please the lord in order to get a promotion, but also to imitate it. After all, the furniture improved by the lord is really comfortable to use."

Many living habits during the Yan and Han dynasties were completely different from those in later generations.

Take tables and chairs as an example. It was not until the Northern and Southern Dynasties when the "Huchuang" seating was introduced to China that people's daily life and eating gradually changed to sitting on chairs and tables.

These modern-style furniture designed by Wang Jing are not only beautiful but also very practical. They are extremely comfortable, and the noble families and wealthy clans simply cannot resist their charm.

After all, it is human nature to like comfort, so the new style of furniture is bound to become popular quickly, and many people have noticed the business opportunities it contains.

Yang Biao and Yuan Wei also noticed it, but they did not dare to challenge Wang Jing's authority. However, Cui Lie relied on the past glory of the Cui family and obviously did not take Wang Jing seriously.

After Xun Yu saw this, he could only give a few reminders first. However, after seeing Wang Jing's translation, he understood that selling furniture was not only to make money to raise military funds, but also had the meaning of stinging law enforcement.

After leaving General Wei's Mansion, Xun Yu returned to Guanglu Xun's Mansion and met his uncle Xun Shuang.

Because Dong Zhuo was executed in advance and there was no chaos in Luoyang, Xun Shuang did not die of illness a few years ago as the original history said, but is still alive and well, and is still the Xun family's pillar of support.

When Xun Shuang saw Xun Yu coming back, he called him to the study and asked him, "Wen Ruo, what did Wang Yuanxu say to you when you went to General Wei's mansion today?"

Wang Jing's sudden summons made many people sense an uneasy message, as if a storm was about to come.

Although Xun Shuang did not go there in person, he sent Xun Yu to show up, making it clear that he supported Wang Jing in implementing the patent protection law and the establishment of the Imperial Academy of Technology.

In Xun Shuang's opinion, Wang Jing must have made many arrangements when he summoned so many ministers, most of whom were his former political allies. (End of this chapter)