Chapter 102 Getting bigger and bigger
The second Yang Wei asked the general. Ouyang Wei took Han Zhongwei's paper and wanted to slap in, so he decided to come to Luo Zhong. The land was easy to deal with. Even if the prince didn't say anything, as long as General Luo came forward, no matter whether it was Lin'an Mansion or Louwudian, he dared not interfere. But he was really worried about the weapons on it, and those things were enough to launch a riot!
"Deacon Ouyang, do we still use this?" Luo Zhong waved his hand and smiled slightly. Because of Zhong Wei's relationship, the two of them are now very close to each other. They have become a new combination of interests.
"Thank you, the general manager. I went to see Mr. Zhong a few days ago. He has a new deal this year." Ouyang Wei whispered. Luo Zhong could be easy-going with him, but he dared not forget his etiquette. This is also the basic rule for him to survive in the royal palace.
"Oh, I wonder what kind of business is going to make a fortune?" Luo Zhong asked intriguedly. He knew what Ouyang Wei meant. King Jia and Zhong Wei cooperated with wine business. The prince didn't pay a penny, but he could get 10,000 yuan a month. You should know that at the beginning, the royal palace even had a big deal, which greatly alleviated the financial difficulties of the royal palace. Don't think that the royal palace had mountains of gold and silver that could be taken out and used inexhaustible. Every family had a difficult sutra to recite.
Later, after Zhong Wei's new pork was launched, although he had not stated that he would cooperate with the prince before, but every month, it was delivered as a thousand guan, which was more on time than Louwu Store's monthly payment. Louwu Store had to come to collect the monthly payment! However, Zhong Wei sent someone to deliver it on his own initiative every month. Every month, he would not delay the money on the eighth day of the month. Moreover, not only did the royal family get the money, but he and Ouyang Wei never seemed to have forgotten it, and he would have a great "thank you."
"A warehouse is a place used to store inventory for other merchants." Ouyang Wei said that only rice merchants can build warehouses in Lin'an City. Generally, the shops are in front of the store backyard as warehouses, and few people will build warehouses specifically in other places.
"The warehouse? Since it is a business, it will definitely not only put its own goods, but who will store their goods? If it were replaced by you as the shopkeeper, would you put your goods to others to store them? And you have to pay for it. Luo Zhong said in surprise, merchants are more skilled than anyone else. They only want to make money from others, so how could they allow others to make money on themselves? Luo Zhong didn't think this was a clever idea.
The young man was also puzzled by this, but Mr. Zhong agreed that as long as we can provide him with 300 acres of land close to the canal to the north of the city, his warehouse would be able to provide 5,000 stagnant of the Jiawang Mansion every month after the completion of the warehouse. Ouyang Wei said that in fact, Han Zhongwei only requires 200 acres, but Ouyang Wei has always had a good impression of him. For King Jia, 200 acres and 300 acres are just a number, and there is no big difference. He helped Han Zhongwei privately fight for one hundred acres.
"Five thousand guan?!" Luo Zhong said in surprise. This is not a small amount of money. Now the finances of the Prince Jia Mansion have been greatly alleviated due to the wine business. King Jia did not do much to the spirit of wine, so King Jia and Luo Zhong are all grateful to Zhong Wei. Looking at the present day, who would give 10,000 guan a month for no reason? Now, what kind of warehouse can be built in Zhong Wei earn 5,000 guan a month? He is very worried that Han Zhongqi can get it by then?
"Yes, Mr. Zhong also said. If you can increase the land more, the benefits may be greater.
"Ouyang Wei didn't want to put too much pressure on Zhong Wei, so he not only quietly added 100 acres of land to him, but also reduced the double profit he promised to have a lot.
"It's good to have five thousand guans of money for a day. Not to mention five thousand guans, I'll be satisfied as long as I have three thousand guans. In order not to cause trouble for Mr. Zhong, when I reported to the prince, Luo Zhong felt a little guilty about Zhong Wei. It would be great to get ten thousand guans easily from him every month, not to mention that he and Ouyang Wei did not treat him badly, and now he can repay his gratitude.
"I'll thank the general manager for Zhong Wei." Ouyang chuckled, unexpectedly, Luo Zhong and himself thought of going together.
"Little bastard, are you the only one who is close to Zhong Wei? But now it is not suitable to find the prince immediately. He is annoyed by Luo Zhong and laughed and scolded.
"Why? Did something happen when I entered the palace today?" Ouyang Wei said in surprise.
"That's right, the prince was scolded by the queen when he entered the palace today, for the unfinished swimming pool in the mansion. And the prince was also forbidden to go out to play. Do you think the prince would be happy? I'd better wait a few days before talking about this. Luo Zhong said, don't say that you can earn 3,000 guan now, even if you earn 300,000 guan, the prince will not be interested. Knowing the tact is the most important character that a servant should learn as a servant.
"If the prince feels bored, I have a novel thing here." Ouyang Wei suddenly thought of the thing Han Zhongwei gave him. For him, a quasi-gambler, this is really the best gift, which makes him happier than giving him a thousand guan. However, the mansion has been busy these days, and he, a deacon who has just been promoted to a few months, cannot be lazy.
"What are some things? If you can't make the prince happy, be careful of your butt blooming!" Luo Zhong snorted. For them, being able to please the master is their most important job, but if you slapped the horse on the horse's hooves, it would definitely not be worth the loss.
"Please try it first. If you are satisfied, it will not be too late to give it to the prince." Ouyang Wei smiled and took out a deck of playing cards from his arms. Although he had never had the chance to play, he carried this thing with him.
"What is this? It's just a pile of paper." Luo Zhong glanced at the playing cards and said disregardlessly.
"Although it's just a pile of paper, it's fun to play, making people forget to eat and sleep, Ouyang Wei laughed.
Ouyang Wei brought Sun Ding, the accountant of the royal palace, to form a table with Luo Zhong. The rules of Doudizhu are simple and clear, but he needs to explain the strange symbols above. Fortunately, there are corresponding words next to it. Even if it is, they have written eleven, twelve, thirteen, and thirteen respectively, which is very understandable.
But for those who have never seen Arabic numerals and English letters, seeing the characters on it is no different from seeing the books of heaven. When Ouyang Wei finished explaining the rules and explaining the characters on each card clearly, Luo Zhong was already eager to try it.
After a few games, Luo Zhong became very interested in playing cards. The ancients said that there was a golden house in the book, and there was a beautiful woman in the book.... I don't believe it. Now the piles of paper have changed this view.
"Mr. Zhong is really a genius. I don't know how he came up with such a wonderful thing?" Luo Zhongwang fell in love with poker after playing a few games, even if it was something he had never seen before. Just like the love between lovers at first sight, he is the same with poker now.
"Who said that it was not possible? Otherwise, the long-lost wine would not have been invented by him." Ouyang Wei sighed. When he came into contact with poker on the Internet, he was even more unbearable than Luo Zhong. He almost regarded Zhong Wei as a god. If Zhong Wei was not a god, he would have thought of such good things. Not only did they not see these things before, they had never heard of them.
"Play cards, Sun Accountant, what do you think so much? Do you still don't recognize the symbols?" Luo Zhong was stunned when he saw Sun Ding holding the card in his hand, and kept urging.
"Master, deacon, I'm thinking, since these symbols correspond to our numbers, can these symbols be used in the account book?" Sun Ding is in his fifties this year. He has been dealing with the account book all his life. He has been an apprentice since he was a child. Later, he has been in the accounting office after he became a teacher. It has been almost forty years now. Luo Zhong, Ouyang Wei and others only know that Arabic numerals are symbols, but he thought of the various numbers he had to deal with every day.
"You can think about these things slowly when you go back tonight. If you can't figure it out, won't you know everything when you visit Mr. Zhong? Play cards now." Luo Zhong has no idea what to think about the account book now. Even if the sky is ruined, he may not turn around and take a look.
"Master, you have to have a lottery to play this. Otherwise, the accountant will inevitably be distracted." Ouyang said with a smile.
"Lottery? Yes. Ouyang Wei, at least how is it consistent in each game?" Luo Zhong said. Ouyang Wei also introduced the rules just now, but he did not explain the amount of winning or losing.
"No problem." Ouyang Wei had actually wanted to mention it for a long time, but he felt that Luo Zhong and Sun Ding were playing for the first time, and after all, he had played with Zhong Wei in the Zhong Mansion, so he was worried that he would make them feel that it was ulterior motives.
"Yi Guan? Manager, isn't it too much?" Sun Ding was a little surprised. His monthly rate was only fifteen Guans. Although this was a very good and high salary, he could not guarantee that his family could eat meat every meal. Moreover, Yi Guan was just starting out. If he met a landlord with a few good cards, he would not be able to play a few games in a month's monthly money.
"Why might you be more taller, how could you be so energetic? From the beginning, you should follow this number." Luo Zhong said unhappily.
Seeing that the chief manager was annoyed, Sun Ding didn't dare to say anything else. Even if he lost all his money, he wouldn't dare to offend Luo Zhong.
Once Sun Ding, who was afraid to be distracted, his account-keeping skills were immediately utilized. First of all, he knew that there were fifty-four cards in this deck, because he had calculated that there were seventeen cards in his hand, and the three people would be fifty-one together, plus the three extra cards the landlord took. There were fifty-four cards in total.
Knowing that he had seventeen cards in his hand, he began to remember the cards played by the landlord and the remaining cards. Others may be a bit distracted by these numbers, but he has been immersed in the account book for nearly forty years. For him, both-mindedness is just a piece of cake. As he became more and more proficient in playing, his advantage in the account office became more and more obvious. Not only can he clearly know how many cards the landlord has at any time, but also how many cards the other one has. In the end, he remembers clearly what cards they have appeared on the table and what cards they have not been sent out.
Sun Ding now seems to have a card recorder. As long as the opponent makes even a slight mistake, he can accurately seize the opportunity and take advantage of the situation to counterattack. After Sun Ding was able to control the overall situation, Luo Zhong and Ouyang Wei began to feel sad. Luo Zhong was better. Sun Ding was worried about his identity and sometimes had to let him lose too much, but Ouyang Wei had no such concern.
"Master, should you stop and stop first? The prince will have to go to bed later." Ouyang Wei didn't expect that Sun Ding was so powerful. He really doubted whether he was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger at the beginning.
"Since the prince is going to bed, then wait until tomorrow to offer him again, it's not bad for this moment." Although Luo Zhong lost, he didn't lose much, and this playing card was a novel thing he had never heard of and had never seen before. How could he stop easily?
"Yes, Deacon Ouyang, I won't go home tonight, I'll sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman here." Sun Ding also said with a smile. He never gambled before, but after being driven on the shelves, he found out that the playing cards were just tailor-made for himself. Now he is the one who controls the situation at the poker table. He dare not say that he wins every game, but it's okay to win ten times and eight times. He likes this feeling so much at this moment.
Of course you have sacrificed your life. I'm almost losing 200 yuan, Ouyang Wei said in his heart with a clear hatred.
Fortunately, in the second half of the night, Sun Ding was old and weak, and had no energy to keep up, and made frequent mistakes in card calculations. Ouyang Wei was young and strong, and his spirit became more and more energetic. In addition, he also found some skills. The hand wind also came up, and by dawn he won 70% or 80% back. Unfortunately, no one dared to leave his post after dawn, otherwise he believed that as long as he gave him a period of time difference, he would not only win back all those who lost. It would also make Sun Ding lose his pants and also get rid of his pants!
"Ouyang Wei, bring your playing cards and follow me to see your master." Luo Zhong yawned. Although he played for a night, he was in a good spirit. He didn't care about winning or losing, but only cared about whether he was happy. The pleasure brought to him by those dozens of pieces of paper last night was incomparable to no amount of money.
"Affect the order."
King Zhao Kuo of Jia had just gotten up at this time and was sitting alone in the pavilion in the back garden. Although the scenery of the palace is beautiful, I always get tired of it after seeing it for more than ten years. Moreover, it is the cold winter season. Except for a few green trees, the snow is white everywhere. And the most important thing is the mood. If you feel bored, no matter how good the scenery is, it will be difficult to see.
"I've seen the prince!" Luo Zhong didn't look like he had been staying up all night, smiling and energetic. The pleasure of last night had not faded.
"No gift, Luo Yang, when will the dug swimming pool be knocked out to the point of being Beng Ding Zhao Kuo? After Tian returned from the palace, the mansion was divided into people to fill the soil. He felt really distressed and missed the moment he was having fun with the princess in Zhong Mansion.
"I have asked someone to do it. The construction will be completed within three days. Prince, it's very windy outside, so it's better to go back to the house." Luo Zhong knew that Zhao Kuo was in a bad mood, so he was also accused by the queen of building a private pool. He was also considerate of being heartbroken.
"What's the point of going back to the house? I would rather have a breath here than go back!" Zhao Kuo said annoyed.
"The prince got a novel object yesterday and wanted to ask the prince to take a look." Luo Zhongmei said with a smile.
"Okay, let's lead the way." Zhao Kuo was easy-going, otherwise he would not have been obediently dared to stay in the mansion by the queen's words.
"Prince, please see, this is a very popular playing card in Lin'an recently." Luo Zhong took out the poker and said. Although the playing card was brought into the mansion by Ouyang Wei, he could only offer it to Zhao Kuo.
"Playing cards? Why is the name so weird? I don't think it's special, it's just a pile of paper." Zhao Kuo turned it in his hand, and apart from the strange symbols on it, he didn't think there was anything new. He looked at the novelty with full interest, but unexpectedly it was a pile of paper!
"Although the name is a bit weird, the playing cards are not for viewing, but for playing." Luo Zhong said with a smile.
"Take it for fun? Is it like Ye Zi Opera?" Zhao Kuo was not very interested in Ye Zi Opera. It was too simple and suitable for killing time.
"Some are similar, but the gameplay is very different. Let the villain explain it in detail to the prince." Luo Zhong has now entered the door and is very familiar with playing cards, as familiar as his own relatives.
"It's okay to be old, there are text descriptions next to it, but what is this? It's winding, it's not a Taoist talisman, right? Just write it directly on the eleventh to 14th?" Zhao Kuo was not very interested in this pile of cards.
"Prince, this is definitely not a Taoist talisman. I heard it is a text." Luo Zhong was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. This was not a joke. He took the piece of paper from the Taoist talisman and gave it to the prince, and he didn't know when it would fall.
"Subtitle? Am I awesome?" Zhao Kuo asked with a frown. Although Song Dynasty is now a little bit unfamiliar, he definitely thinks it is the best in the world.
"Prince, one day I will ask Mr. Zhong and ask him why he used the text on this." Luo Zhong said with a wry smile.
"Mr. Zhong? Is it Zhong Wei?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Yes, this is the new thing that Mr. Zhong has created." Luo Zhong felt relieved. Even if there is really a Taoist talisman, it would not involve him.
"That's definitely not a Taoist talisman." Zhao Kuo's words almost made Luo Zhong choke to death.
Because it was invented by Zhong Wei, Zhao Kuo did not ask any questions anymore. After all, the swimming pool invented by Zhong Wei made him feel very good, and he believed that the playing cards would not disappoint him.
As Luo Zhong finished introducing the gameplay and rules, Zhao Kuo was slowly attracted. Seeing that he was eager to try, Luo Zhong quickly called Ouyang Wei in, and the three of them officially started the war.
Although Zhao Kuo did not show any fanaticism, he no longer felt that time was difficult, and Landlord needed some skills and wisdom, which made Zhao Kuo more and more devoted. Before he knew it, it was noon, and the three of them stopped.
"This Zhong Wei really wants to make a name for himself. He suddenly has a Pu Xun wine, a swimming pool, and a new pork. He left Lin'an for a few months and came back to play cards. I don't know what he is going to do next." After playing for a whole morning, Zhao Kuo felt much more relaxed, and the shadow brought to him by the palace yesterday was basically gone.
"Prince, Zhong Wei really wants to get something new." Luo Zhong said with a smile.
"What?" Zhao Kuo laughed.
"Warehouse." Luo Zhong stared at Zhao Kuo as he spoke to see if he was angry.
"Warehouse, does he want to be a grain merchant?" Zhao Kuo said. He knew that warehouses are generally used to store food, and are divided into official warehouses and charity warehouses.
"His warehouse is not used to store grain, but to store goods." Luo Zhong explained.
"Storing goods?" Zhao Kuo didn't understand what Zhong Wei wanted to do. He didn't open a store himself. Could it be for Pugou wine and pork?
Zhong Wei is actually a sympathetic business in Lin'an City. Fires occur every year in Lin'an City. The most heavy losses are often those merchants who store goods in their stores. So he wants to build a warehouse next to the canal to help other merchants stock up to ensure that the merchants' goods will not be lost anymore." Ouyang Wei explained on the side that this may be the most reasonable reason to be put on the table.
"This is a great good deed. If it can be built, the merchants in the city don't have to worry about too much loss even if there is a fire." Zhao Kuo pondered. He didn't expect Zhong Wei to actually make the business on the heads of other merchants, but he was worried, what is the difference between this and taking the sucking chestnut from the fire?
"Prince, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Even if the court provides him with land for free, it is understandable." Luo Zhong also added fuel to the fire.
"How much land does he need?" Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
"Three hundred acres." Luo Zhong said quickly.
"Three hundred acres? Luo Zhong, you are ready for a carriage and horse, I want to enter the palace." Zhao Kuo said that the Three hundred acres cannot be solved by his current identity, and he also wanted to use this matter to prove to his father that he is considerate of the sufferings of the people.
"Entering the palace? Didn't the queen prohibit the prince from leaving the palace?" Luo Zhong didn't know why Zhao Kuo was about to enter the palace as he said.
"How can I confuse myself with ordinary people leaving the palace when I walk into the palace? Yesterday, my father was still worried about the people who suffered in the fire in the north of the city before the New Year. As a son, I should share my worries for the emperor." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
Luo Zhong suddenly felt that this matter was a little out of control. At first, his idea was just to make the prince nod. He got the order and then went to the store office to find the store office. He just asked them to come forward to split a piece of land for Zhong Wei. Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo was going to enter the palace now, and he really didn't know what would happen next.
Luo Zhong’s guess is correct. The royal family has no trivial matters. No matter what happens, as long as the emperor is involved, it will generally not be trivial matters.
Chapter completed!