Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 188 The Third Prince's Efficiency Is Still Reliable

Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's subjects on the shore of the land? This nation has always been a nation that respects teachers and respects morals and puts filial piety first. The project has never been forgotten, and the same is certainly true of Qingguo today.

At this time, Suzhou City was, of course, the territory of the Qing Kingdom, and this matter was correct.

So his three princes are currently in the boundary of Suzhou, and there are no more than two people above his head, one is his own father, the current emperor of the Qing Kingdom, and the second is his own master, the current vice president of the Overwatch Council , Fan Xian.

Both of them are not in Suzhou.

Fan Xian had already left Suzhou City last night, and because of taking over the internal treasury, the two had to part for a while.

This also means that His Royal Highness the Third Prince is now the biggest person in Suzhou City of Qing Kingdom, who can control him?Simply, on the morning of the second day after Fan Xian left, he directly ordered his mother, concubine Yigui, and several nuns and maids who had placed him from the palace forcefully to retreat into the room. On the contrary, he himself It was directly swaggering out of the courtyard.

Deng Ziyue followed him timidly, not daring to say a word, but in the words of the third prince, the master has always done things concisely and to the point, and the people around him are capable people who can be used Well, if I brought a bunch of miscellaneous soldiers, it would be very inconvenient to handle things, not only would I lose face with Fan Xian, but also with my father, His Majesty.

These words have been said, how dare Deng Ziyue stop him?

It is rare for the third prince to have such a chance to play, so of course he is not in a hurry. The group of people changed their clothes and pretended to be the sons of the rich family traveling. Deng Ziyue was assigned the role of the eldest brother in a state of extreme panic. , sitting in a carriage around Suzhou City, saw some beautiful scenery, and looked at a few flower houses on the lake, the third prince's interest finally weakened.

In the end, the third prince was bored, so he took Deng Ziyue into the most prosperous street in Suzhou City on the grounds of choosing the Baoyue Building. After walking around a few times, His Highness the Third Prince set his eyes on a building above.

I saw that the three floors inside and outside the three floors of the building seemed to be plated with gold. Not only was it glamorous, but also there was an endless stream of guests. In addition, the geographical location was not close or far away. It was in the downtown area of ​​Suzhou, where Kumho The land boundary around the riverside, the so-called being surrounded by mountains and rivers, is very happy.

"This is a good place!" The third prince happily looked at the building in front of him, and patted his elder brother Deng Ziyue when he was happy, but Deng Ziyue was worried, and he lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, why don't you think about it again?" a bit?"

"What do you think about buying a building?" The third prince was puzzled.

Deng Ziyue immediately explained, "At first we didn't know the details of this building, I'm afraid there is a background behind this building."

"Background? Is there someone with a greater background than me in this world?" The third prince was stunned, of course he didn't understand what Deng Ziyue meant, who is his father?Who dares to compete with his father?Is it too long?

"That's not what it means. It's just that the Jiangnan area is full of mixed people. You know, if there is such an admiral, a governor, and a prefect who may have some shares in it, they will naturally dare not provoke them. But after all, Your Highness Third..." Deng Ziyue paused, and continued, "It's okay to give these officials a little face, don't you think so?"

"Yes..." The third prince pondered for a while with a sad face, and immediately said, "Yes and no! Who owns this building, we have to find out."

"In addition, Your Highness, if something happens, I'm afraid it won't end well. Basically, a large number of guards have been transferred away by Mr. Fan. I'm afraid there won't be enough people around." The more Deng Zi understood the movement of the Overwatch Council, After all, Fan Xian only left a few spies in charge of communication. In fact, he didn't know that the fifty imperial guards and three of the six tiger guards stayed beside the third prince, plus one hiding Yu Zhenzi, who likes to read in the dark, with this lineup, even if the grand master wants to kill the third prince, he won't be able to succeed for a while.

The third prince rolled his eyes a few times, and then he said to Deng Ziyue, "What you said is not unreasonable, how about it, let's follow your Overwatch Council's method first... what is that called?"

"Spy!" The third prince clapped his hands, and strode directly into the building, without waiting for Deng Ziyue to continue his mother-in-law's reminder, without turning his head, the shopkeeper on the opposite side had already greeted him, Deng Ziyue was taken aback for a moment, and did not turn his head. He dared to hesitate, and hurriedly followed, even so, his face was still very ugly.

After following in, the third prince looked around, only to realize that this building is not only the things that can be seen from the outside, but also has a hidden hole inside. Just talking about the floors, the outside can see the height of a three-story building, but inside The height of the four-story staircase was abruptly dug out. Even if you look at the entire Suzhou city, this height is the most magnificent.

At this time, the shopkeeper came over and said, "My lord, sir!"

Accompanied by the shopkeeper, the third prince went up the stairs. The stairs did not make harsh and unpleasant sounds like those old floors, but they were very smooth. The two stood at the entrance of the third floor, and two people appeared, no matter in their clothes. It was still a girl with a top-grade figure. Under the two of them leading the way, the shopkeeper did not leave. Instead, she followed the third prince all the way to a very secluded private seat.

The third prince walked into the private seat and did not sit down in a hurry. Instead, he opened the gauze curtain. It didn't matter that he opened it, he just stayed where he was.

Deng Zi looked at the third prince with more puzzlement, and immediately walked over, opened the gauze curtain as well, and also stood there dumbfounded.

This cannot be said to be similar to the Baoyue Building in Kyoto City, it can be said to be exactly the same. The types of buildings in the backyard courtyard are all Jiangnan style, which is not to say, but the symmetrical but asymmetrical design, but It can't be a coincidence, after all, most people wouldn't easily discover the idle characters formed in the forest garden.

The third prince looked around, and found that the pavilions in the courtyard were all in the style of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but the technique of Luomu was Danzhou's tricks. The combination was very beautiful without losing the sense of beauty, which shocked the third prince. Fighting and scolding in my heart, if Master's second brother was here, he would definitely scold this place for plagiarism!

but……

The third prince couldn't reveal it, so he turned his head and said to the shopkeeper, "Thank you shopkeeper for leading the way."

"Small things, since the young master likes this place, I will rest here for a while. What are the important things you mentioned?" The shopkeeper bent down and asked.

"I want to buy this building of yours." The third prince actually said it directly at this time, the shopkeeper was stunned by this sentence, and he looked at the third prince again, and then asked, "Young master said... Our building?"

"Could it be that the treasurer's wealth is all over the world in Suzhou City, and he actually said that the building is such a big deal?" The third prince encouraged him.

"Don't dare to dare." The shopkeeper said a little bit embarrassed, "Well, my lord, wait for a while, the villain can't make up his mind about this matter, and it happens that my family's benefactor is here today, so I'll ask if I can ?”

"Yes." After the third prince finished speaking, he turned around and continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery outside without looking at him.

Deng Zi was shocked when the girl and the shopkeeper withdrew.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, this place was definitely opened by a high-ranking official in the capital city. With such an identical display, it can basically be concluded that they are regular customers of Baoyue Tower. From this point of view, it must be someone in the capital city. You can act rashly..."

Deng Ziyue is someone who has experienced the Baoyuelou tragedy in the capital city. Such a monstrous killing can be carried out blatantly at the feet of the emperor, and now it can still be carried out on the head of the prince. This is a big deal, and Deng Ziyue is responsible for it alone. Sorry, thinking of this, Deng Zi became even more frightened.

"It's okay." His Royal Highness the third prince smiled, "If you know that there are tigers in the mountains, you have to go to the tiger mountain, and you can see the light when you clear the clouds and mists. Don't worry, let's wait and see, who is the person behind this building? .” The third prince said with a smile.

Deng Ziyue looked at His Highness the Third Prince, he hesitated for a while, and didn't know what to say.

The third prince, who was sitting firmly in the private seat, finally comforted his one-day elder brother Deng Ziyue a lot. At this time, he was sitting peacefully on the chair, shaking the tea in his hand, his legs couldn't even reach it. It is underground, so I can only use the table on the side to push hard to keep myself shaking.

"Your Highness, if the bid is too high, we don't have that much spare money." Deng Ziyue said, he was in charge of Fan Xian's account, and Qu Han was also in charge of Fan Xian's account, but the difference between the two is that, Deng Ziyue cares more about the property that others can see. To put it bluntly, it is serious money. Most of it comes from Fan Xian's salary income and official salary, as well as His Majesty's rewards and the monthly income of Fan House. The ratio given by Master Fan Jian is [-]%.Seventy percent of Danbo Bookstore's income also went to Deng Ziyue's name.

In addition, about [-]% of Baoyuelou's profits have basically gone into Fan Xian's pocket, and there are also Fan Xian's investments. Most of these investments are in Danzhou and Jingdu City, and they are all made with his father Fan Jian. Some ostensible business.

At first, Deng Ziyue felt very much. After all, he had never seen so much money in his life, but when he chatted with Qu Han once, he realized that all the worth in his hands was equal to the gray income that Qu Han managed. For example, one is underground and the other is above the clouds. Qu Hanguang's monthly income is Deng Ziyue's entire net worth.

This made Deng Ziyue start to be surprised by Fan Xian's income, but after thinking about it later, it made sense, if His Majesty didn't feed this man well, wouldn't he be poor for underwear if he manages the internal treasury?He simply didn't explore too much himself, after all, he couldn't get involved above this level.

When he heard that there was not much money, the third prince was startled. He looked at Deng Ziyue, "Isn't it? The teacher asked me to do the surgery, didn't you leave me any money?"

Deng Zi touched his head in embarrassment, "It's not that I didn't keep it..."

"I remembered, aren't you just the teacher's pocketbook? Then I'm afraid I don't have any money? That's Fan Xian, my dear, the one who is richer than him in Qingguo's younger generation may be the son of the Ming family." Huh?" The third prince glanced at his eyebrows and said, "I tell you, kid, don't try to deceive me, although I am young, I am also a ruthless character!"

After all, in order to intimidate Deng Ziyue, the third prince directly inserted the small knife used for cutting fruit on the table, and the handle of the knife shook slightly.

Deng Ziyue swallowed his saliva.

He was not afraid that the third prince would give him a knife, but he was worried that Fan Xian would come back and give him a knife after he had squandered it for the third prince. This knife and that knife are two completely different things, so he has already begun to think about how to deal with Fan Xian at that time. Free to explain this matter.

"How many taels of silver are left?" The third prince turned his head and asked.

Deng Zi looked at the third prince in embarrassment and said, "It's less than 6 taels of silver."

"Oh..." The third prince just nodded. After all, he didn't have any idea about this tael. He didn't even know how much a catty of steamed buns cost. No one knew how to negotiate the price with him.Therefore, the third prince did not issue any conceptual summary quotations on the 5 taels of silver, but he just had a bottom line in his heart and knew how to negotiate.

After waiting for a long time, the shopkeeper hurried upstairs with a fine Kanto Liaowei in his hand, and behind him came a woman dressed in an unsophisticated dress. The woman's dress dragged the floor, dignified and graceful, He still held a stack of rice paper in his hand.

The two walked in front of the third prince, and the woman was not polite, and sat directly in front of His Highness the third prince. The woman smiled eagerly, played with her hair and said, "My lord, you are the one who wants to buy my house?"

The third prince looked ascetic, with a surprised expression, and even looked at the woman in front of him with some disgust, he retracted his arms that were lazily hanging on the table, and glanced at the woman, "Yes. "

The woman glanced lightly at the third prince quickly, and concluded that she had a head, but she didn't show anything. After all, she seemed to have a corresponding method for this matter, so she waved back directly, and the shopkeeper Walking over, he handed the Kanto Liaowei to the woman, and put the inkstone in his hand on the table and began to grind it by himself.

The woman spread out the rice paper in front of her. Many regulations and treaties had already been written on the paper. It seemed that she had come prepared. She held the Guandong Liaowei in her hand, and handed both hands to the third prince in front of her. He said humbly, "My lord, what is the price in your heart?"

The third prince glanced at the handwriting on the rice paper. It was obviously written just now. The ink was not dry yet, and because of the delivery problem, it seemed a little smudged. However, the quality of the paper is indeed very good. One-handed paper, which is comparable to the paper exclusively for the royal family and palace at Danbo Bookstore in Kyoto City, so it can be seen that the strength here is still very strong.

Looking at the woman's appearance, the third prince trembled a little, but his face remained calm. He sat up slightly, and then asked, "I didn't take a look at the building as a whole, and I don't know what's inside. It’s just a few cursory glances. As for how much it is, it’s up to you to set the price. If the price is right, we’ll discuss it later. If the price is not right, we’ll leave. No one will be hurt. I’ll pay for the tea. yes."

The words and deeds of the third prince started to look more and more like Fan Xian, but he didn't notice it.

The woman smiled, "My lord, do you think this number is okay?" The woman stretched out a hand and gestured out one by one.

The hearts of Deng Ziyue and the third prince sank. This is at least 10 taels of silver, right?And the third prince blurted out, "One... 1 taels?"

Deng Ziyue frowned. Just when he was about to tell the third prince that 1 taels would not be enough to buy even one floor, the woman smiled sweetly, "1000 taels."

The faces of the two tightened, and they were stunned.

The light rain in Suzhou City did not know when it started to fall again. In the beginning of winter and spring, Jiangnan Road was already a little bit cold, and now it is a bit colder.

The third prince shivered, Deng Ziyue behind him picked up the sable fleece and put it on the third prince's body.

"If you think it's okay, just sign here, and then it will be considered a deal. Do you think this price is suitable?" With the third prince.

The third prince's heartbeat has already accelerated at this time. After all, he is a child. He still doesn't have a clear concept of such things, but he can still keep in mind the loss he suffered in Baoyuelou last time, but now Fan Xian's desire to prove himself in front of him had already begun to intensify. Looking at the woman in front of him, he said without hesitation, "Then let's sign."

As he spoke, he picked up the Guandong Liaowei stick, pointed at the rice paper, and signed his name.

Throwing the pen aside, the third prince heaved a sigh of relief, and lay down on the back as if relieved, and the woman said with a laugh, "In that case, I will discuss it with a few families, and in a while, I can directly The building has been transferred to your name, and when the time comes, wait for the people from the government to come here, and we will hand it over."

Of course, this kind of business needs to be filed with the government. The third prince knows about it, but after signing, the third prince's heart is beating.

After the two turned around and left, the third prince asked Deng Ziyue, "Although I don't quite understand this concept, I also know that after staying in Baoyue Tower for a long time, this building costs 1000 taels. Maybe it's a joke?"

"Of course I'm joking." Deng Ziyue said, "But I don't know what kind of medicine they sell in their gourds."

The third prince leaned on the back of the chair at this time, thinking about something.

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"Agreed?" The voice came from a room not far from the third prince, but the third prince didn't hear it, and the sound insulation of the room was very good.

There was only one person who heard this sentence, and that was the woman who was negotiating with the third prince. The woman knelt on the ground at this time, looked at the man in front of her, lowered her head and smiled and said, "Yes, the letter has also been signed. , I asked the shopkeeper to contact the people in the government, and this matter will be completed after the filing and storage."

The man who spoke was none other than the head of the Ming family, Ming Shilan.

He leaned back in the chair, looked at the woman in front of him, and asked with a frown, "He actually accepted such a blatant gift? But all the gifts on the banks of the great rivers and lakes were withdrawn? What's the reason? "

The woman lowered her head and said, "Maybe they were too obvious, and the imperial envoy wanted to make a clean and honest statement? And the concealment we gave you just accepted it?"

"It's not right," Ming Shilan said, "There is no imperial envoy outside now, but if the third prince can accept our things, he probably has a deal with us. Sitting blatantly beside him was a person from the Overwatch Council, presumably the Third Prince would not want to hide this matter from Fan Xian, but..."

Thinking of this, the room suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Ming Shilan opened his eyes suddenly, and he said to the woman in front of him, "Bring me the paper, let me have a look."

"Yes, master." The woman immediately stood up, walked in front of Ming Shilan, and handed the paper in her hand to Ming Shilan. She never dreamed that Ming Shilan would throw the rice paper out after looking through the paper for a few times. , hit her on the face, and slapped her again. The woman staggered and fell to the ground, spitting out blood from her mouth. It was a tiger tooth that pierced her lips.

"Young...Master..." The woman was puzzled.

"Look at what you signed!" Ming Shilan pointed to the words on the ground.

The woman immediately picked up the scattered papers on the ground, and finally saw the signature on the last page. Although the handwriting was not good-looking, three characters could still be seen clearly.

Ming Shilan.

"This..." The woman was startled.

"What is this?" Ming Shilan glared, "If you ask you to do something, you can't do it right, even if you can't give it as a gift, and let a nine-year-old child see it!"

The woman was speechless.

"Get out! See if anyone is still there!" Ming Shilan scolded.

Where is there anyone else? The third prince has already taken Deng Ziyue to the street of Suzhou City on Jiangnan Road. The third prince is lying in the carriage, eating grapes leisurely.

"Your Highness is wise. If His Highness hadn't mentioned something, I would have thought that someone was making trouble, but I didn't expect it to be a naked bribery." Deng Ziyue said.

The third prince shook his head, "It's not just as simple as bribery, if we get caught, the Ming family may open a gap in this teacher's trip to the south of the Yangtze River. What is certain is that opening Baoyuelou will not help the teacher much, but if something goes wrong, I am fine, you are fine, and the teacher may have a big accident!"

Deng Ziyue looked at the nine-year-old child with admiration in his heart.

(End of this chapter)