I Built a Territory in Ancient Times - Chapter 158

It’s chaotic, he’s overthinking it.

Seeing that he couldn’t let it go, the emperor smiled and said, “Since Wen Qing can’t rest assured, you can go there yourself.”

“Actually, it has nothing to do with me.” Wen Qing pretended not to care.

The emperor smiled meaningfully. After decades, Wen Qing’s duplicitous temperament has not changed. If you didn’t know him, you would have been deceived by him.

“Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with Wen Qing, but I heard that this kid has hollowed out the prime minister’s house.” The emperor said with a slightly teasing tone.

Mentioning this matter, Wen Qing got a little unnatural, picked up the tea brewed early next to him and took a sip in disguise. Seeing the emperor’s half-smile but not smiling, a fire arose in his heart.

He casually placed another chess piece, and after clearing his throat, he said, “Don’t just talk about your ministers. I don’t know how much Prince Duan has left for His Majesty’s private treasury?”

“Cough cough!” The emperor didn’t expect that he was laughing at others, but was exposed at once, and gave the first army to the general, coughing awkwardly.

The emperor shook his head, “You! Your temper is still the same as before, and you never admit defeat. Okay, okay, I won’t talk about you anymore. You have to save me some face, right?”

Wen Qing blurted out on impulse, but at this moment he regretted it, stood up and saluted: “Wei Chen is frightened…”

Before he could finish speaking, the emperor had already helped him up, and before he could speak, Wen Qing stepped back a few steps, his face slightly pale.

Seeing Wen Qing’s performance, the emperor smiled bitterly, knowing that he had scared him, and then sat back in his seat, “I’m just joking, you don’t need to panic.”

Wen Qing calmed down his panic, still standing far away, “Yes.”

For a while, the needle fell silently in the hall. The emperor picked up a chess piece, put it on the chessboard with a slap, and said lonely: “In the past, we played chess together, and we fought to the death in every game, but now there is no competition. Because of the stinking chess basket of Old Fourteen, I have destroyed all the chess in the palace, and the only thing I can’t bear is the one in front of me.”

Wen Qing raised his eyes and looked over, slightly moved, but in the end he calmly covered everything in his heart.

“I’m a little tired, you go down.” The emperor waved his hand.

“Yes, Wei Chen retire.” Wen Qing said softly and left.

There was a faint sigh in the hall. The emperor picked up a Wenqing chess piece and put it down according to Wenqing’s path, and then picked up a black piece to continue playing.

The old days will never go back, and the atmosphere that the two used to play chess will never come back. In the cold hall, only the emperor was left alone, and the originally straight back was also hunched a lot, and the heights were extremely cold!

Ming Yu widely distributed invitation letters, and almost all businessmen in the business district received one, whether it was from the capital or the businessmen who came over after hearing the news.

This kind of circle in the capital is common, and everyone is actively preparing. In any case, go to this tender meeting to see what is going on. Anyway, the money is in their own pockets, and they really don’t believe that Duan Wang can easily fool the money out of their pockets.

There are no profiteers and no businessmen. Whoever does business is not a smart person. They can judge the situation and always get the greatest benefit at the least cost.

Soon, the day that Ming Yu set came, and the location was also set in the garden that was lent to the eldest princess before the Ma family. The place is big enough to hold a tender.

Ma Siyong, the Patriarch of the Ma Family, was ready early in the morning. The elders in their family have discussed this matter countless times, and they have also discussed a number of ways and plans. Today, as long as the Patriarch goes, it depends on the situation.

Ma Jinyu, as the next heir to the Ma family, is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to experience this time. Therefore, he will also go with his father.

The other businessmen, big and small, who received the invitation, also rejoiced. In terms of their social status, it is impossible to meet such a person as the prince, let alone receive an invitation post.

That is the king! In any case, this is a matter of face for Bei’er. In the future, even King Duan of the Dayan Dynasty invited them to attend the meeting. This is the capital they boast.

On the day of the bidding meeting, Ming Yu received a person who should not have come – Prime Minister Wen.

“How come Wen Xiang?” Ming Yu was very surprised and asked directly. At that time, he received a report from his servants that Prime Minister Wen was coming, and he was surprised.

“I took the liberty to disturb me, just because I heard what the lord said about the bidding would be very novel, so I thought of coming over to see it for myself.”

In fact, he was really worried. After he raised it in the palace that day, he had this idea, so he came here rashly today.

It turned out to be so, Ming Yu smiled and welcomed the people into the garden, “If Wen Xiang can come to the meeting, Yu can’t ask for it.”

Wen Qing followed behind Ming Yu, “It is an honor for me to be able to participate in this grand event hosted by Duan Wang. If this event is successful, there may be opportunities for reference.”

“To win the award, to win the award, Yu is just crossing the river by feeling the stones. If there is anything wrong, I have to ask Wen Xiang for advice.” Anyone would say polite words, and Ming Yu of course came with his mouth open.

Entering the garden, I came to an open space, where tables, chairs and benches were already placed. There are waiters in twos and threes who are walking through the crowd with trays in their hands. If someone is beckoning, they will go forward and deliver the melons, fruits, snacks, drinks, etc. that the person needs. They are very considerate and thoughtful.

Some merchants who come early are in groups of three or five, sitting or standing in a group, exchanging greetings with each other.

“This banquet prepared by King Duan is also different. It is also similar to those literati gatherings. Even the rough people like me have become more elegant.” Someone joked.

“Who says it’s not, I’ll go back and learn this trick in the future, so that everyone won’t be too vulgar to drink and eat meat. In this way, everyone can chat freely together.”

“Yes, yes, yes! We ordinary people can also learn this kind of elegance. It also prevents everyone from looking down on me.”

“Hey! Even if we learn it, people will look at us more. In my opinion, it’s better to be more pragmatic. By the way, the rice grains rose again last month. I’m still thinking about what kind of regulations, everyone. Do you have any ideas?”

“When rice grains rise, we will follow suit. What other regulations can we have? If you don’t raise prices, you will lose money?”

They are inseparable from the bank for three words. They have business managers, and some want to inquire more about other people’s situation.

Someone saw the person that Ming Yu led in. This person was dressed in a small blue robe and dressed as a scholar. Everyone is very strange, who is this person, and he doesn’t look like a businessman? Rather like a literati who took the imperial examinations.

What is this person’s identity? It is worthwhile for King Duan to meet him in person, but it would not be ordinary people who come to Duan Wang’s attention.

It’s just that today’s occasion wasn’t the merchant invited by Duanwang to hold a bidding meeting. Why are literati also interested? Haven’t they always looked down on these copper-stinking people the most?

Ming Yu clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to listen to him quietly. Everyone came over, and the originally noisy scene instantly quieted down.

Ming Yu raised his voice and briefly introduced for them: “This is Prime Minister Wen, and I came here to see it today.”

“What? Who? Did I hear it right?” Someone lost his voice. Who is Prime Minister Wen? The first person in the court of Dayan, who was admired and trusted by the emperor, how could he come here?

Someone next to him patted him, and he pleaded guilty again and again, so he didn’t make him rude and embarrassed.

Wen Qingqing smiled and said aloud, “You heard right, it is Wen.”

Everyone hurriedly visited the worship with trembling and trembling, Wen Qing waved his hand, and politely said a few words, and was led by Ming Yu to the main seat to sit.

The man who had just lost his voice was still in a dream, thinking that he was dreaming, so he pinched himself hard, and then he came back to his senses. There are also many people who react the same way as him, and I am really surprised and surprised in my heart.

Unexpectedly, even Prime Minister Wen was here, and it was worth what they said this time.

When Ming Yu and the others walked away, they were sure they could not be noticed, and someone asked in a low voice, “What is Prime Minister Wen doing here? Haven’t heard that this is related to Prime Minister Wen?”

How do other people know, they all pondered in their hearts, what is the purpose of Prime Minister Wen here? Why did you come with a price drop? If Duan Wang invited him to build momentum, it would not be necessary, after all, businessmen and literati were not on the same line. Moreover, looking at Duan Wang’s appearance when he heard the announcement earlier, it is obvious that he did not know that Prime Minister Wen was coming.

Although they did not know the specific process of the bidding meeting that Duanwang came up with, they also knew that this was a grand meeting for their merchants. Many people also came to see it with the mentality of watching the excitement.

Now that Prime Minister Wen has come, it also shows that this matter is very unusual, and many people have to start to re-evaluate.

The head of the Zhu family, Mrs. Zhu, had gray beard. He frowned, and his doubts were the same as everyone else. Of course, as one of the four major merchants in the capital, he must have learned a lot more than the average person.

To put it bluntly, this bidding meeting held by Duanwang is to ask everyone to pay, and it is for the Xiqi Corridor. This matter was also discussed at the court, but because the court could not come up with the money, the proposal was not approved. However, Ming Yu took this matter by himself, and only later did the bidding meeting happen.

In his view, this is a great risk. How could it be possible to accomplish something that even the imperial court is unwilling to come forward with only one person? It is also because of this that no matter what Duan Wang does, he just takes a wait-and-see attitude.

It’s not that they don’t know about the big moves of the Ma family, they just don’t know what news the Ma family has got.