My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 261 Make a lot of money

  Zheng Ci sat down in the middle hall, and taught people to invite the people from Zhangde Mansion.

The man bowed down, called Zheng Gong, and said: "Student Yang Xi, I have met Zheng Gong. My master is Zhu Wenjie from Zhangde Mansion. He has always been under the care of Zheng Gong. He is grateful and has nothing to repay. It has been cold recently. I ordered the students to **** some charcoal to offer, and I hope that Zheng Gong will not dislike it."

   Say it, goodbye.

  Zheng Ci looked at this man named Yang Xi. This man should be a down-and-out scholar and a close friend of Yang Wenjie.

  He nodded, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "These days, the capital is not peaceful..."

  His words can be clicked as soon as possible, just waiting for Yang Xi to accept the move.

  Yang Xi was sent by Zhu Wenjie to do this errand, so he is naturally very sophisticated.

   "Yeah, the capital is not peaceful now, thieves are being caught everywhere, and they have been interrogated several times. The students are thinking that the ceremony of the prefect Zhu will inevitably attract people's attention, so they pretend to be merchants."

   "Buyer?" Zheng Ci stared at Yang Xi, his heart was full of curiosity, and immediately said: "What's the trick here?"

  Yang Xi knows that at this time, when he is not playing tricks, the other party is also a good person, so if he wants to win favor, he must tell the truth.

So he said: "When the students arrived in the capital, they could hardly enter the city gate. But they were unwilling to accept the prefect's entrustment, so they searched around. At this time, someone gave them an opportunity and said... Since this road is blocked, why not find another way, It is also said that there is a kind of wine in the capital, the price is high, and the princes and ministers love it. So... the students exchanged some wine, but it was just a little bit of Zhu Zhifu's wish, only a dozen boxes."

   All of a sudden, Zheng Ci seemed to understand something.

   His mind began to calculate quickly.

  Five taels a bottle of wine, which is easy to calculate.

  A box of six bottles is thirty taels a box. If there are more than a dozen boxes, the price is between five hundred taels.

  Five hundred taels is not too much, but it is not too little either.

   After all, it’s just Bing Jing Tan Jing, just like the Song Dynasty, such as Huashi Gang, Birthday Gang, etc., are actually just one of the names of gifts.

  Moreover, the magistrate, nine out of ten, may not necessarily send it to a family.

  The gifts Zheng Ci received were not just from one family.

  Gift-giving every year, which time is it not an endless stream, full of crowds?

   It's just that Zheng Ci still has doubts in his heart.

  He continued to stare at Yang Xi, his mood couldn't be better or worse.

   You say okay, finally someone sent a charcoal toast.

   But you can’t tell, what does the old man want so much wine for?

   After pondering for a moment, Zheng Ci still smiled and said, "Thank you."

   After finishing speaking, he said to the steward at the side: "Prepare a meal for this gentleman, he has also worked hard all the way."

  After hearing this, Yang Xi was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you."

You know, in the past, when Yang Xi did these things for his prefect, they didn’t prepare meals for you. After all, you are just a servant, not to mention that even if the prefect Yang came in person, you might not be able to see Zheng Ci, the court minister, and yourself. There is a minister's appearance, how can the subordinates see it as soon as they say it?

  You gave the gift, the gift list can be sent to Zheng Ci, let Zheng Ci raise his eyelids to take a look, see your name, your hard work is not in vain, other, how dare you hope?

   As far as Yang Xi was concerned, he had overfulfilled the task. When he returned to Zhangde Mansion, the magistrate asked him about it, and when he told him about it, he knew that the mansion would be overjoyed and must rely more on him.

  Yang Xi was also very knowledgeable, so he bowed again without saying much, and walked away obediently.

   This Yang Xi left.

  Zheng Zhong came out and said: "Father, I went to the warehouse to check, it is Qixia's wine, the kind of five taels of silver a bottle, according to the market price, there are five hundred and fifty taels."

  Zheng Ci stroked his beard, frowned, and then said: "Well, I know, I know it's the wine, that guy Zhang Anshi..."

  I wanted to scold at first, but after thinking about it carefully, forget it.

   What's the point of scolding? The more you scold him, the more excited this guy might be!

  People like to see you jumping.

   After pondering for a moment, Zheng Ci suddenly said: "There is so much wine, there is no point in keeping it. Keep one box, and the rest... find a way to deal with it."

  Zheng Zhong said in astonishment: "What to do? This... this... son... has never done business!"

   Zheng Ci stared at his son with hatred, and then said: "You can sell it cheaply, find a way to find someone, of course, we must avoid people's eyes and ears, and don't let people know that our Zheng family is going to sell it."

  Zheng Zhong had no choice but to say: "Then... son these few days, find a way to find it."

   "Hey..." Zheng Ci shook his head and said, "What kind of thing is this? A good minister, but now he also wants to do business."

  He was angry and helpless.

   It's just the next day.

   I heard from the manager again that some people brought wine.

   Zheng Ci was even more displeased when he heard this, and said angrily: "Our Zheng family is not a wine shop... Humph, are we going to open a restaurant? Where is Zheng Zhong? Call me that guy Zheng Zhong."

   Not long after, Zheng Zhong came happily. He was drunk and his legs were shaking.

   "Dad, dad..." Zheng Zhong grinned drunkenly and smiled at Zheng Ci.

   Zheng Ci was furious, stepped forward, raised his hand, and slapped him crisply.

Snapped…

  Zheng Zhong was woken up abruptly, covered his mouth, and was so wronged that he wanted to cry.

Zheng Ci said angrily: "You bastard, you don't do any good. You are told to sell wine. What are you doing? You drink all day long? You have never been motivated, so that's all. It's good now. Do you want to get into bad habits? brute!"

  Zheng Zhong wailed: "Father... this wine... this wine, you can't sell it, you can't sell it."

   "Can't sell it?" Zheng Ci was taken aback, looked at Zheng Zhong, and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

  Zheng Zhongdao: "Father, my son was thinking about Father's order, so I went out early in the morning to find out who would like to buy wine. But who knew... that Qixia's wine was sold out overnight."

   "Sold out..." Zheng Ci was taken aback again, and couldn't help feeling jealous of Zhang Anshi again.

  The bastard...he...he earned it again.

   Thinking of Zhang Anshi earning money, Zheng Ci felt worse than killing him, and he shouted angrily, "So what?"

"Father..." Zheng Zhong said: "Although it is sold out, now everyone in the world knows that there is a kind of wine called Palace Royal Wine, and people everywhere are asking for it. When my son went there early in the morning, I heard... I heard that it has already begun to be sold. The merchant directly put up a signboard, saying that it was bought for a bottle of six taels of silver."

   "Six...six two..." Zheng Ci, who was still in the fog just now, shivered suddenly.

  He looked at Zheng Zhong in disbelief.

  Overnight, the price has increased by one tael. Before five taels of silver a bottle, it was already a sky-high price. How could it go up?

   "This must be Zhang Anshi... It's a trick they played. The old man knows a trick, which is to deliberately make people buy at a high price..."

"No." Zheng Zhong shook his head firmly and said, "This is not a trick. My son didn't believe it at first, but didn't someone come to our house to give gifts early in the morning? I asked them where the wine came from, and they said … Qixia doesn’t have any goods, they bought them with six taels of silver in the market.”

   "Father, if Zhang Anshi instigated these people, would the instigated people come to give this wine to our family for nothing?"

  Zheng Ci's body shook, and he was greatly shocked, but he couldn't understand it in his heart.

   I saw Zheng Zhong said again at this time: "If Dad wants to sell, then sell it. Now as long as you sell it, you will not be afraid that you will not be able to sell it. My son will go..."

   "Come back!" Zheng Ci's face suddenly became more gloomy, and because he was anxious, he shouted: "It's not for sale."

   "Not for sale anymore?" Zheng Zhong felt that his father was more difficult to take care of than his own mother-in-law.

  Zheng Ci said: "All the wine is well sealed and stored in the cellar. If someone comes to deliver it in the future, it will be the same."

  Zheng Zhong frowned and said, "Father, hide it all? Isn't our family going to expand the property next year and build a house?"

   "Build a fart." Zheng Ci sneered: "The house is so spacious, why do you want to live in such a big place? You bastard, you only know how to enjoy, you prodigal thing!"

   Zheng Zhong looked aggrieved.

  Zheng Ci took a deep breath, and then said: "Prepare the court clothes for the old man. Today, the old man is going to be on duty, so he can't stay at home all the time. If you stay at home, your eyes and ears will not be clear."

   After finishing speaking, he ignored Zheng Zhong and hurriedly prepared to go out.

   Inside and outside the capital, it can be said that everyone is looking forward to it.

  It's not just the shops that sell wine, even those that sell paper fans, or even pork dealers, put up signs one after another, all of which are for liquor.

   At Qixia's place, there have been many vendors, and they have surrounded the foreign contact shop of Qixia Wine Industry.

   "You guys are selling the goods."

"I want I want…"

   "Shopkeeper Liu, I'm the neighbor of Shopkeeper Zhu's third uncle's uncle's cousin... you have to be accommodating..."

"It's really out of stock. If you don't believe me, you can go to the warehouse at the back. It's gone. It's not just here, even the workshop is out of stock. Ladies, gentlemen... don't make trouble. If there is stock, go to It will definitely be advertised from time to time, everyone, don't crowd... ah... help, help, go and call the captain, people are here to make trouble, why are you still beating people, do you know where this is?"

  There has been a mess here, the scene is noisy, and many people are impatient.

  Whoever can get the goods can make money immediately after changing hands.

  But there is nothing the Shanghang can do. This wine...is not conjured out of thin air.

  Who would have thought that all the shops of the agents were almost sold out overnight.

  Zhu Jin had been hiding a long time ago. Seeing this scene, he was really shocked.

   What's even more frightening is... all of a sudden, his three aunts and eight aunts seem to have jumped out of the cracks in the rocks.

  All kinds of relatives have already surrounded his house.

  Zhu Jin dared not go home, nor did he dare to go to the wine shop.

   Even the bank didn’t dare to go, so they simply hid in the coal yard, and waited until it was getting dark, and then asked a guy to go out to check around to make sure no one was there, and then came out.

  He stooped, got into an ordinary carriage that couldn't be more ordinary, put down the curtain, and said anxiously: "I want to see Duke Wei, I want to see Duke Wei."

  …

   "Duke Wei... the days are hard to come by, my own nephew is going to turn against me, and there is a quarrel in the liquor business, and a few guys were injured. These people are crazy, they are all crazy."

  Zhu Jin wiped his tears with a look of grievance.

  He is just a seller. Of course he is happy to earn money, but it is too dangerous. This is trading his life for money.

Zhang Anshi was obviously in a good mood, looked at him with a smile and said, "What are you afraid of? Have you ever been afraid when you saw me arresting the rebellious party outside? Manly man, he has long put his own life and death aside in pursuit of fame and achievements. ,do not be afraid!"

  Zhu Jin said with a bitter face: "But this is not a long-term solution. The output is too limited. There are only a few thousand bottles a day. Can you find a way to increase the output?"

But Zhang Anshi said: "Three thousand bottles a day, one hundred thousand bottles a month, isn't that enough? Do you think this wine is so easy to make? Our wine...is not crudely made, it is ninety-nine and eighty-one crafts, all wine making They are all handmade by beautiful young girls in their twenties! In our wine shop, there are so many rules in order to provide everyone with good wine. Women who make wine are not allowed to work when they are menstruating. Why, if you are pregnant, you have to be transferred, and you have to make sure you stay in the boudoir."

   "And..." Zhang Anshi said: "During the production process, there are special Confucianists who read "Book of Songs" and "Spring and Autumn" to them. They are finally brewed by listening to the sound of reading!"

After Zhang Anshi finished speaking, he said heartbrokenly: "Chaste girl, as well as the culture of our ancestors, the four books and five classics of the saints, how did they come to you? They are so worthless? Not to mention, every bottle of wine is worthless before it leaves the workshop. There is a consecration ceremony by the monks of Jiming Temple. If this wine is not consecrated, how can it bring good luck to the drinkers? If you sell wine that can’t make people spirited and family happy, are you unvirtuous or not?”

  Zhu Jin was dumbfounded when he heard it.

  The manufacture of the winery is an absolute secret, even Zhu Jin doesn't know about it.

   Now that I hear it, I just feel that this thing is too mysterious.

He couldn't help muttering: "A few days ago, my lord, you asked me to call some old girls who couldn't get married, some scholars who had failed, and wild monks who couldn't find a place to stay in the temple. This?"

  Seeing that Zhang Anshi's face suddenly darkened, Zhu Jin seemed to wake up suddenly and shivered suddenly.

He immediately apologized and said with a smile: "No, no, grandpa, you... are so merciful, I understand now, that's right, a little bit is right, we sell wine, we must have a conscience, and we can't get our eyes into the eyes of money. This Wine...cannot be crudely made. If it is not made by a chaste woman, who has never heard the sound of reading aloud, and has never been consecrated, can this kind of wine be drunk by others? My father-in-law is an honest man, and my young heart can only admire."

  Zhang Anshi's face finally calmed down, and then he said triumphantly: "What's more, the water we use to make wine is a special spring water, the clear spring of my Qixia..."

  Zhu Jin immediately thought of the well that was dug when he built the wine workshop.

Zhang Anshi continued: "This clear spring only produces so much water every day. We've tried our best. Three thousand bottles, that's five hundred boxes. It's a little less, but it doesn't matter. The second batch of goods is on the market. We can raise the price. That’s good, a bottle of ten taels of silver can be done in one step, so that everyone won’t scramble for it.”

"I saw many people scrambling for this wine, and I felt very uncomfortable. There are too many disputes in the world, can't peace be the most important thing? Now that the price is set at ten taels of silver, at least there will be fewer people scrambling for it. Many, the world is much more peaceful, for the sake of world peace, this is the only way to go."

  Zhu Jin frowned, and asked with concern: "Will it not be sold at the Twelfth National Congress?"

  Zhang Anshi was calm, and said: "It depends on the situation, you can secretly release the news first."

  Zhu Jin was taken aback: "Release the news first?"

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Just let it go, try it and you'll know."

  Zhu Jin didn't have a better idea, so he didn't say much, and nodded.

  …

   "Daddy, daddy..."

   Zheng gave the value.

  When I was in the Ministry of Rites today, no one talked about wine, as if that wine had never appeared in the capital.

  Everyone in the Ministry of Rites enjoyed themselves happily. When they heard that Zheng Ci had recovered from his illness, they all came to express their congratulations. When they saw Zheng Ci, they only worried about the country and the people, or talked about poetry or love affairs.

  Only... For this wine, almost everyone avoided it tacitly.

   Zheng Ci didn't mention it either, it seemed that everyone had reached some kind of agreement in advance.

  Zheng Ci returned home with his hands behind his back. He had just arrived at the nave of the house when he heard his son yelling hysterically again.

  He frowned unhappily, feeling that the son was hopeless and unsteady.

  Look at those young people in the Ministry of Rites, which one is not as immovable as a mountain? Even if the house is on fire, you can still talk and laugh happily, and behave like a ritual.

   Could this not be his son?

  A thought popped up, which made Zheng Ci linger.

"what happened again?"

  Zheng Zhong also just came back, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face at this time, excitedly said: "It's gone up, it's gone up, and now it's collected in eight taels of silver."

  Zheng Ci frowned and looked at Zheng Zhong and said, "It's so expensive? If that's the case... it's... it's... you can sell some, you go out and find some buyers..."

  Zheng Zhong shook his head like a rattle drum, and said anxiously: "Father, you are confused. Although the price outside is eight taels, but... in fact, no one sells it at all, only fools sell it!"

   Zheng Ci asked suspiciously, "Why?"

   Zheng Zhong murmured in a low voice, and said: "I heard the gossip, it is absolutely accurate, it is said that this wine... Qixia's price is going to increase, from now on... ten taels of silver a bottle."

   After hearing this, Zheng Ci felt a little dizzy.

  Ten taels... This is a bit shameless.

  Wine at such a price must be at least a good wine that has been stored for decades.

  Zheng Ci couldn't help cursing: "That Zhang An Shi, he is crazy about money."

"They don't have to worry about selling." Zheng Zhong said: "I heard that because of the spring water and other factors, the output is very low, and almost one bottle can be sold quickly. Those **** profiteers outside are only eight Two charges. Dad, just wait and see, in a few days, you will get ten taels. I heard from the youngest son of Zhao Shilang’s family at the end of the street that the supply is still in short supply. His father is from the Ministry of Industry. I am most familiar with it, this is good water, but it is very little."

   Zheng Ci listened, but said: "Hey, it sounds reasonable... But I always feel that something is wrong..."

   Zheng Zhong happily said: "Father, don't care if he is right or wrong, anyway...you can make money. I also heard..."

Having said that, he lowered his voice: "The Censor of Liudu, someone found a way to buy a batch of silk. As a charcoal respect, guess what the Censor of Liudu will do? Just return the gift. .”

   "Sent back?"

"Father, you don't understand this. As long as you have silver, where can you not buy this silk? But this wine, you go out and buy it. Rare things are more expensive! I also heard that many sell The merchants of the wine are reluctant to sell it, and in the future when new products are released, they can only find Qixia Commercial Bank's own distributors, otherwise...you can't even think about buying a bottle of wine."

   Zheng Ci became more and more mysterious the more he listened, this is not wine, it is simply... an elixir.

  Although he felt that there seemed to be something wrong.

   But it seems that everyone around me is happy with it.

  My own son is also like a baby. He no longer mentions the expansion of the house. He starts to talk vividly about the consecration, about the concoction of the big girl, about "Spring and Autumn" and "Book of Songs".

   "Listen to this, this wine can also increase knowledge?"

Zheng Zhong said very seriously: "Everyone is saying this, saying that the great Confucian was invited to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and he still used elegant accents, every word and sentence, and he couldn't make a mistake. The great Confucian who studied, every morning, had to Bathing three times, not eating meat every day, and focusing on light food, such a great Confucianist...is very exhausting, and basically...will have a short life of ten years."

  The more Zheng Ci thinks about it, the more he is not interested.

  But in his mind, he seemed to think of another voice.

   It could be true, it is true... after all... no one can disprove it.

  So, he began to tell himself over and over again.

  Zheng Ci himself didn't know what was wrong with him. He felt that he was a very smart person, but the voice in his heart became stronger and stronger.

  He doesn't seem to realize that even a guy like him is constantly hypnotizing himself, probably not because he's not smart enough, but because...he really has a lot of these drinks.

   Sure enough, what Zheng Zhong said was not wrong at all.

  In the early morning of the next day, people began to buy for nine taels of silver.

   All kinds of rumors are spreading.

  Whether it is applauding or scolding, it seems that they are proud of owning this wine.

   And the price is more and more like Qixia's price increase.

  …

   "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yi Shiha hurried into Zhu Di's bedroom.

  Early in the morning, Zhu Di, who was combing his hair, couldn't help showing disgust at this Yishiha.

  He raised his head, glanced at Yi Shiha, and said: "Why are you in a hurry, don't disturb your mother..."'

  Yi Shiha woke up, so he crept to Zhu Di's side quietly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is news outside the palace...the wine...all sold out."

  Zhu Di was taken aback. Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, with a little more Huafa, Zhu Di felt a bit of self-pity, as if he was beginning to show signs of aging, and the hero was a little short of breath.

  But all of a sudden, his eyes were like torches, and he was as fierce as a dragon.

   Those eyes, looking at the bronze mirror, seemed to shoot out two beams of light.

  Zhu Di said: "What's going on? So much wine, how could it be possible to sell out overnight?"

  He shouted very loudly.

  On the couch in the distance, there was a slight noise, and Zhu Di realized that he had woken up Empress Xu.

  So, ignoring combing her hair, she dragged Yi Shiha out of the bedroom with disheveled hair, and walked down the corridor with her hands behind her back: "Say."

   "Slave... I don't understand, if I understand, I..." Yi Shiha glanced at his crotch in shame.

  Zhu Di frowned: "Is it so fast? The day before yesterday, that guy Zhang Anshi only sold 7,000 bottles. How could it be in a blink of an eye... Forget it, it's useless to ask you, you know nothing."

Yi Shiha said aggrievedly: "The servant girl actually asks people to inquire, but people talk about Qingquan, Lao Shizi's eldest daughter, and what kind of Confucianism...The servant listened carefully, but the more I listened...the...the more confused I became. what."

  Zhu Di said: "Call Zhang Anshi, call Zhang Anshi immediately, you bastard... go."

  Yi Shiha didn't dare to neglect, and went in a hurry.

  When Zhang Anshi heard the summons, he seemed to be ready. With a planning book and account book in between, he immediately entered the palace to have an audience.

  When I arrived at Wenlou, I saw Zhu Di looking at him with a smile.

  In Zhu Di's eyes, he showed the intimacy of the old father looking at his son.

  There is a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, which is a smile that Zhu Di rarely shows. Most of Zhu Di's smiles are rough and wild, without such subtlety.

"Come on, Zhang Qing's family, look at you, I just called you here, why are you in such a hurry, look, you are covered in sweat, young man, you must cherish yourself, when I was young, It’s just that you don’t cherish your own body, look at it now…”

  Zhang An Shidao: "Your Majesty is as powerful as a dragon and a tiger, and he is still very strong. He can kill a minister with one punch."

   "What kind of words are these?" Zhu Di said slightly angrily: "You are my humerus, how could I be willing to kill you, I can't say these words again in the future, it's too late for me to cherish you."

   Zhang Anshi didn't know how to answer for a while.

  If the brother-in-law said this, Zhang Anshi would not feel any sense of disobedience.

  But His Majesty, he...

"Come on, give me a seat. Oh, serve a cup of tea to Zhang Qing's family. He must be thirsty. You slaves, why are you so incapable of doing things? Do you have to explain everything one by one? How did I say, Zhang Qing's family is not only the emperor's relatives, but also my right-hand man, I know his monarch and ministers well, and the relationship is extraordinary."

  The eunuchs were so frightened that their faces turned ashen. Some served tea and some passed water.

  Zhang Anshi sat down, his heart was a little hairy, and he said cautiously: "Chen...Chen..."

"Take a break, take a rest, don't rush to answer first, I had a dream last night, I dreamed of you, I think back then, Zhang Qing's family was still young at that time, although it was only a few years ago, but the calendar can tell you In the eyes, the so-called thinking day by day and dreaming at night, if I don't see Zhang Qing's house for a day, it will be like three autumns."

  Zhang Anshi shivered: "I have an unfeeling request."

   "Zhang Qing said, Zhang Qing knows, I will never reject Zhang Qing's family."

  Zhang An Shidao; "Can... can you speak well?"

  After hearing this, Zhu Di pulled his face down: "Fuck you, you have to be scolded by me to be comfortable, right?"

  Zhang Anshi lowered his head in shame.

  Although the reality seems to be a little bit cheap, to some extent...for Zhang Anshi, this is indeed the case.

  (end of this chapter)