Chapter 93 – The Way of a Gentleman Taking Wealth
Heaven and earth is not as big as the king, the king is not there, then the division is big, the division is far away, then the gentleman’s son is the biggest. The so-called gentleman, not the antonym of the villain, but the son of the earth’s king, that is to say, is still a villain of the third prince, now in suzhou city biggest, so shi hanli is not worried about anything, fake distress half a long time, finally agreed to his highness’s request.
The third prince ruthlessly ordered those old grandmothers and eunuchs who had just rushed over from the palace to stay in the mansion, and grumpily took Shi Yanli and a few guards out of the mansion. Watching the little master disappeared in the doorway, those eunuchs and grandmothers trembled with fear, thinking that the Lord Tisi is not here, this will immediately turn the sky, can not help but secretly pray for the Lord Tisi to hurry back, but where is the thought that it was originally Fan Xian want to borrow the identity of the Third Prince to pressure people.
The third prince rarely have such a chance to play, of course, not in a hurry, a group of people changed their clothes, pretending to be a rich son of a rich family, Shi Hanyan Li very some fear was arranged a role of the eldest brother, the third prince is naturally the younger brother, sitting in a carriage around the city of suzhou around, look at some good scenery, and come together to look at the lake on the boat a few boats, the third prince’s interest finally weakened.
“This weather is too cold, the girls are wearing too much, where can we see the flirtation?” A small noble airy eunuch frowned, “First go and choose the place well, Fan Xian is going to make a sale, I have to take the trouble too, or else say that you are taking me around blindly, I’m afraid he will get angry.”
Shi Yanli said in his heart, “It’s long overdue ah.
The problem of site selection is easy to solve, anyway, the most lively place in Suzhou city, a group of people will desperately to the inside, looking for the most lively street in the hustle and bustle, but also before and after searching for a while, found that a lot of greenhouses, has been the development of the ripe ground, which then set the general direction.
Then in this large area, pick the face of the brightest building will look, which look at the atmosphere to see which one. This line of people is very simple to see the object, is a restaurant, occupies the best location on this street, extremely luxurious three-story building, building open, behind the hidden can look at the courtyard wall, covers an enormous area.
The third prince waved his small hand: “Do not need to look again, I see this location is the best.”
Shi Yanli’s heart felt that pain. He in Kyoto to take care of hold the moon building also do some days of business, but never thought, with the prince pick store site, will be crisp to this degree, rich and powerful, do things really clean and efficient.
But he stood at the door of that restaurant, still moved, whispered: “This place is too eye-catching, I see that there is always a background behind.”
The Third Prince was stunned and asked, “Who else under the sky has a bigger background than my family’s?”
Shi Elaboration opened his mouth wide, half a day did not say anything, forced that mouth of blood swallowed down, said with a small intention: “In case …… there is a part of the Governor’s Office, or the governor’s family, although His Highness does not care about anything, but always have to give these officials some face.”
Although the third prince is young, but not a confused guy, a thought is indeed this reason, the Governor Xue Qing is not their own can easily offend the characters, and then their pedestrians this pedestrian thousands of miles from Kyoto, when the head of the Jiangnan officials to take the face, I’m afraid that this matter is not very good.
But he looked at the location of this restaurant, the more he looked at the more itchy, the more he looked at the more wonderful, wrinkled his thin eyebrows thought for half a day, said: “also have to ask ah, to put this feng shui treasure away, Fan Xian does not heartache, I still have to heartache for many days.”
This line of people have been outside the restaurant for half a morning, light attention to see the pattern, then blocked the entrance to the restaurant. Do not eat light smell incense, suzhou city, although the three religions and nine streams mixed, but also did not have this kind of thing ah, the pedestrians in front of the building pointing, whispering, immediately caused the attention of the people on the street, just look at each other well-dressed, guards powerful, not like the characters on the rivers and lakes, so the street merchants are restrained from watching the gossip of the heart.
Only the restaurant in the shopkeeper had no choice but to come out, piled up a professional smile, asked: “Gentlemen, you can enter the building to taste the store’s signature dishes? Our store, the Bamboo Garden Pavilion, is known as Suzhou’s second floor alongside the Jiangnan Residence, and it does have some good eats.”
He looked at the building in front of these people seem to be out of town, and the identity should not be bad, so the small intention should be, this Bamboo Garden Pavilion has its own background behind, but the business people, naturally, was born with a heart of seven clever and exquisite heart, only to say that the business, between the words there is not a trace of blame for each other blocking the building in front of the meaning of the word.
Shi Yanli froze, said with a gentle smile: “I’m really sorry, I was distracted for a moment, the shopkeeper is not to blame.”
The shopkeeper hurriedly even said that the guest is polite. The third prince is impatient so slowly, said: “Go in and sit down.” Lead a line of people will go to the building, the end also threw a sentence: “the shopkeeper, arrange a quiet room, some things to ask for advice.”
The shopkeeper was stunned, thinking that your elder brother did not speak, how can the little one speak first? Shi Elaboration coughed twice to cover up a bit, and then followed to the building.
The people in a room between the building has not been seated, the shopkeeper personally into the room to greet. The three emperors also no nonsense, very directly asked: “the shopkeeper, you sell this building is not for sale?”
The shopkeeper ate a lot of surprise this day, secretly this young gentleman talking tone is really not small, but he did not know how many difficult things to deal with in this life, humbly smiled and said: “Young gentleman, this building business is good, the proprietor does not seem to have the intention to turn the wheel.”
“Dare to ask the proprietor your name?” Shi Yanli secretly grumbled at the side that His Highness was in a hurry, and turned to ask gently.
The shopkeeper responded without being overbearing, “The proprietor’s surname is Qian.”
After the shopkeeper exited, Shi Yanli frowned and said, “This is the first time in Suzhou, simply can not feel the relationship, also do not know what is the family name of money.”
The Third Prince stood up and pushed open the window in the box, his face could not help but be stunned, as if he saw something strange.
Shi Elaborate Li was suspicious and walked behind him to look out the window, and for a moment he couldn’t help but be stunned in place as well.
Only see outside the window is the back garden of this bamboo garden pavilion, the garden actually has a flat lake, the lake is not broad, but better in the secluded, on both sides of the courtyard wall and the downtown area, the courtyard lawn is not green, but can imagine the beautiful scenery in the spring.
“Really like ……”
The two opened their mouths at the same time and sighed. Here said like, of course, refers to this building after the setup and Kyoto hold the moon building setup extremely like, especially those lawn above, if then repair some secluded small courtyard, only afraid and Kyoto hold the moon building will become twin children.
Looking at the back garden of the Bamboo Garden Pavilion, before and after the two managers of the Moon Embracing Building were moved, greatly moved – this building must be bought!
“Buy it!”
The third prince and Shi Yanli and extremely tacit understanding at the same time to open the mouth, and then laughed, the rest of the matter is simple, and so go back to find a way to inquire about the background of this Bamboo Garden Pavilion, only hope that the other party’s background is not too strong is, if involved in the too high-level officials, things will be more troublesome.
The third prince’s young age, but I do not know where to come so much exclamation: “If Fan Si Zhe in this piece, I am afraid to fight with the proprietor of this restaurant, non-pointing at each other’s noses and scolding each other for shamelessly copying their own designs.”
Shi Elaborate Li thought about it, the second young master Fan is still indeed this kind of disposition, and could not help but puff and laugh.
“What are you laughing at?” The third prince glared at him, “My second cousin can be even more shady …… than my first cousin Of course, both of their brothers are not good people, hard to play a trick of cicada, bullying me to be young, shady my shares, don’t forget, this matter you also have a part in the mix!”
Shi Elanli cowered and dared not answer.
A group of people in the box with a meal, the restaurant’s cooking is greatly appreciated, and the three emperors are moved to the original cooks will also be recruited over the idea.
After the meal, the people are ready to leave. But found the shopkeeper hurriedly walked into the box, sweaty face to re-conduct a salute. While wiping the sweat, he said in a soft voice, “These few guests, the matter of buying a building, can we discuss it again?”
The third prince of this pedestrian is strange, this building is obviously excellent business, and asked in front of the time, the other party obviously have the intention of defense, how this time the attitude but suddenly changed so much?
Shi Yanli asked tentatively, “Boss, what does this mean?”
The shopkeeper dryly laughed twice, said: “Earlier the proprietor heard about this, a thought that the recent business is not as good as in previous years, both your guests bid, simply put out, only hope that your guests can give a suitable price, in addition is …… also hope that after the transfer, your guests can be this building well cared for. .”
Shi Hanyan Li more and more strange, was about to ask what, the third prince but preempted the smiling said: “This is natural, we are also people doing business, of course, will be this building good, just you said earlier that the right price, I do not know what price is more appropriate?”
The box was quiet all of a sudden.
The shopkeeper’s eyes were dumbfounded, thinking that he dared to ask this young master to let himself make a bid? But the proprietor did not have a command, how can this price? Look at the meaning of the master, certainly intends to hands for nothing, but the other party does not seem to realize …… to bid on their own?
The sweat on his forehead seeped more and more quickly, his face red and swollen, it seems that this early spring weather, has been transformed into a season of three volts, held half a day, the shopkeeper finally summoned the courage to stretch out four fingers!
Shi Yanli froze, the guards in the room froze again, thinking 40,000 taels? Even if this place is famous for its lion’s head, there is no such a lion’s mouth!
The shopkeeper looked at the other side did not answer, the heart is even more afraid, hurriedly retracted the three fingers, leaving an index finger pitifully erect.
Shi Elaboration nearly spit blood again, this price kill really called odd, they do not need to speak, in the twinkling of an eye from 40,000 taels into 10,000 taels, after thinking about it, think that this price is actually already good, nodded his head and said, “10,000 taels of silver although not much …… but… …”
The shopkeeper’s legs went limp and he nearly cried out, saying, “This gentleman, wrong, wrong.”
Shi Yanli was surprised and said, “How is it wrong?”
“It’s …… one thousand taels.” The shopkeeper barely squeezed out an innocent smile, “Not ten thousand taels.”
Shi Yanli swallowed back today’s third mouth of blood, before he could say anything, the third prince already said, “Take the contract.” Look at his expression, seems to have a plan in mind.
The shopkeeper seems to have been prepared, immediately went out and invited a government-recognized man inside, then began to write the deed, and so write to the number of sales, the three emperors said with a sweet smile, “sixteen thousand two, I do not take advantage of you, I give you more than two percent of the silver, because I think your home proprietor is not quite willing to sell, this two percent of the silver is counted as buying medicine for his injuries. ”
Although the Third Prince is wearing civilian clothing today, but naturally exudes a sense of nobility. Although the shopkeeper was surprised, but did not dare to say much, write a good deed, both sides pressed the fingerprints, about the silver building tomorrow.
Carefully send this line of people out of the restaurant, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, some fear of wiping the cold sweat on the forehead, after calming down their minds, they went to the third floor, into a quiet room, will be in the arms of the deed handed to a young man.
This young man’s face was clean and upright, his eyes gentle and godly, it was the young master of the Ming family, Ming Lan Shi, who had appeared at the West Lake in Hangzhou, by the upper floor of the building.
He took the deed and scanned it, a hint of hatred and disappointment flashed in his eyes, and with his backhand, he slapped him across the face! With a loud slap, the shopkeeper covered his cheeks and looked at the young master timidly, not knowing where he had done wrong.
“Useless thing!” Ming Lan Shi was angry in his heart, but his face remained gentle, but his words were filled with a cold wind, “You can’t even send silver if you want to!”
Today he is also the right time, after the family meeting, Ming Lan Shi has been staying in Suzhou, suddenly heard the shopkeeper said someone wants to buy the building, a listen to the other side of the description of the dress, the successor of the Ming family will vaguely guessed a little, to be later on the second overheard the name Fan Si Zhe that name, he immediately confirmed the other party’s identity, the reaction was very fast to be ready to send this Bamboo Garden Pavilion with both hands … …
I didn’t realize that the other side was not taking advantage of it at all, sixteen thousand taels of silver, which is not a small amount!
This amount not only did not take advantage of the Ming family, but rather than the market price is also much higher, but the Ming family how will be poor this money? Ming Lan Shi is full of want to take advantage of the third prince does not know who is the owner of the Bamboo Garden Pavilion, preemptively will be sent out of the building, even if it is sold cheaply.
His main purpose, of course, is to please the other side, and if the other side in the future simply do not recognize this small favor …… this paper deed sent to Kyoto, is Fan Xian and the third prince of the evidence of the power to buy civil property, the future so that the Princess side of the Imperial Court lawsuit or to find a reason!
I did not expect that the young third prince, actually refused to take advantage of this cheap …… Is the rumors of Kyoto are false, this prince is not as greedy and vicious as the legend?
Ming Lan Shi fell into contemplation, once again found that this time the family to face these people, is really a little elusive. He closed his eyes and contemplated for a long time before softly commanding, “Lord Fan’s mind is simple, this is to open a brothel …… Passing down the order, any one of the buildings, are not allowed to sell girls to them, even if they open even a higher price!”
The shopkeeper answered, and then said with a bitter smile, “Young master, but just our own girls are not for sale …… There are many people doing this business in this Suzhou city, and those people are definitely not willing to offend Lord Fan.”
“Do they have good girls on hand?” Ming Lan Shi smiled and said, “The good girls are all in the hands of our Yuan family …… Let them go and buy them, some leftovers, where can they attract guests.”
A carriage left the Bamboo Garden Pavilion, the surrounding merchants do not know that the hall of the Ming family ate a boring loss, this Suzhou’s most famous restaurant will change hands tomorrow. Although Shi Yanli had rarely experienced obscenities, at this time, he also finally woke up and said with a frown, “Your Highness, it seems that your identity, has been known by the other party.”
The Third Prince’s childish face flashed with a hint of boredom, “It’s also counted that those people are smart.”
Shi Elaboration Li thought about it and couldn’t help but open his mouth and ask: “Your Highness, the price opened earlier was one thousand taels, why ……”
“Why do I have to raise the price myself?” The Third Prince sneered, “To be solicitous for nothing is to be either a traitor or a thief, and guessing my identity, I can’t wait to offer this building with both hands …… What about later? What they ask for, I’m afraid it’s not this one building this simple, people come up with a smile, of course we are not good to backhand on the slap, but there is no need to put their own face to go up and make out with them …… How many people in the world are qualified to set up a friendship with me?”
Shi Yanli shook his head and said, “I don’t know who the proprietor behind that building is, and it’s really fast to see the opportunity.”
The Third Prince said, “Who cares who the other party is, if he wants me to take advantage of him, he must be the one who wants to take advantage of me, you have to remember this, and in the future when you go out to walk, don’t take advantage of other people indiscriminately, and beware of causing trouble for Fan Xian.”
Shi Yanli heart to this little prince in front of him was really admiring, exclaimed, “Your Highness this is simple, but the reasoning is extremely deep.”
The third prince scolded in a clear, childish voice, “Don’t pat me on the back. It was so hard to pretend to be a commoner for once, and I was looked at, so I’m really upset in my heart.”
Shi Yanli thought to himself, “You want to buy a building as soon as you enter the building at a young age, this kind of tone, where is it that you want to cover up your identity? He also thought, in front of this prince is young, in the face of tens of thousands of taels of silver cheap, actually can hold back not to take advantage of, seems to be with the first time to do hold the moon building when the vicious temperament is too far away, eyes can not help but flashed a trace of doubt.
Also do not know the third prince saw him look no, continued: “Fan Xian said a sentence, but where I go to take advantage of the people of this world, in the end will always be the people of the world to take advantage of the court, and I …… if I let the court to be taken advantage of, then it is willing to pull out their own silver for people to spend the big stupid. ”
Shi Elaborate Li silently, secretly worry for the door division, as a prince, but set up such a thought, that is naturally telling this prince, the interests of the court …… in the future is your own interests, so what does this mean?
Nowadays, the crown prince is still on the throne ah!
Did not notice Shi Yanli inner panic, the third prince said with a smile: “Teacher said, the gentleman loves wealth, take the way, and the king’s wealth, it is hidden in the world, why do you need to go to take?”
Shi Yanli swallowed back the fourth mouthful of blood from today’s secret injury, his eyes staring out the car window at the green streamers that kept fluttering by, forcibly suppressing the hidden fear in his heart, treating himself as if he hadn’t heard these words at all.
“Doing business can be taken as a hobby.” The Third Prince laughed cheekily, “Old Shi, your guts are too small compared to my two cousins to be business material.”
Shi Elaborate moved his body a bit to let the slightly wet clothes on his back breathe, and responded with a bitter smile, “Your Highness’ lesson is correct.”
The Third Prince called out to stop the carriage and said, “The money bank has arrived, you go and do your business, I will return to the residence first.”
A sinister smile floated across the little child’s face, not knowing what he was pleased with.
Looking at the far away carriage, Shi Yanli secretly huffed a breath, shouted to follow his two guards to wait outside, slightly organized his clothes, and then walked towards the Taiping money bank’s branch number.
Not far behind him, that newly opened a few months of investment money shop, although the court is cold, but through a new noble atmosphere, that streamer brand new green cloth like in the mockery of Shi Hanyan Li’s pedantry and ignorance.
Chickens are born double yellow, first eat half. And do not mention Shi Hanyan Li in the bank and will encounter what fresh surprises, alone from Suzhou City is very far away from the Treasury Transit Division outside the jurisdiction of that a huge caravan carrying more than a hundred people, this time is the cold early spring rainy day in the difficult to move forward.
The inner treasury transit division and salt division tea division are different, first of all is more business, more profit, and he is the only possession of the field in the three division of the transit division. Within the library production should be a workshop workshop, need a great land, playing from many years ago the court set aside a piece of land in northern Fujian, gradually became a special area, the area is even larger than a small state, the status is very special.
Because of the fear of the inner library of the manufacturing process flow to foreign countries, so in the library of the defense work, the Qing dynasty is really under the blood of the court, for the inner library jurisdiction, the Qing dynasty for the management of the full closure, a total of five blockade line set up, the most peripheral is the Jiangnan local state army and navy, inside the four lines by the Qing dynasty military and Supervisory Yuan set up two, each supervising each other, like a multi-layer cake of juice generally clamped.
And outward transportation line, in addition to the harsh regulation on the surface, more I do not know how many dark nails into it, countless pairs of bright or dark eyes are staring at the Cui family Ming family or what other agents giant business.
Rao Qing has spent so much power, but still can not stop the greedy eyes of the other countries, in these decades, I do not know how many times the internal treasury incident, and the Qing Dynasty has paid a very heavy price for it, first of all, is that the garrison and defense need to spend a lot of silver every year, and secondly is that in the past few decades, in order to celebrate the prosperity of the country’s loss of thousands of lives…. The struggle between intelligence theft and anti-commercial espionage is particularly bloody in this world!
This war, it seems to never end that day, and the Supervisory Yuan is the organization that has paid the most price in this war, the black night undercover agents do not know how many deaths, but the good thing is to ensure that the inner treasury until today, is still safe.
The former four organizers of the Yan Ruohai and today’s Kyoto guard Qin Heng’s elder brother Qin Shan, was the direct principal of the original layout of the defense work, the two once boasted, within the inner treasury of the defense force, in addition to still can not help the great master, even if it is only stained with the perfume smell of mosquitoes can not fly out.
The caravan was undergoing the last inspection, Fan Xian lifted the curtains and looked at the water-powered armature by the river not far away, his eyes narrowed slightly, although it was just some initial and rough industry, but the need for power was already inseparable from water.
The coldness in his narrowed eyes appeared slightly, and without turning around, he said gently, ”I only brought you in for my own safety, I don’t want you to go inside the various workshops to see what’s going on, if you’re discovered, you should know how serious the consequences will be. Even if you are a super strong person on the ninth grade, you may not be able to escape the pursuit of the power here …… and I will personally take action even though I am only half injured.”
Behind him, Haitang, who was disguised as a maidservant, smiled and glanced at the Si Si girl beside her without saying anything.