Chapter 290 [What a heavy stick]
Du Wei frowned and couldn't help but feel a little doubtful in his heart.
Showing courtesy for nothing is a traitor or a thief! Prince Chen has already repaid himself for his contribution in the northwest. He was responsible for the negotiations with the grassland people, and he received a lot of benefits. He also got 20,000 cavalry withdrew, and he received six
Thousand elites. These can be regarded as rewards for your own achievements.
But today, as soon as I returned to the imperial capital, this happened...His Royal Highness Prince Chen, he...
Well, yes!
Du Wei raised his eyebrows!
This regent has given me such a huge face. Then, when he makes any request, I will be embarrassed to refute his face! This guy... I am already engaged, he will not still think about it
Do you want to marry me?
If it wasn't marriage, what would he ask for?
Du Wei thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he had returned to the imperial capital, and the next step was to take one step at a time, and the soldiers would stop him, and the water would flood him.
There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, a servant came to report that it was Little Zac, the manager of the Imperial City Shop, who had sent someone to invite Du Wei.
The servant who came to report said that he was still a little scared. Although everyone knew that this little Zach was a person Du Wei trusted very much and was responsible for the Duke's business in the Imperial Capital. But this time the Duke returned to the Imperial Capital, this Zach
Instead of coming to see me immediately, the manager just sent someone to let Du Wei pass. This was really rude.
But Du Wei didn't mind at all. He knew that this little Zach was a business wizard and had always done things like this. There must be a reason why he didn't come to see him, and Du Wei was not the kind of person who demanded etiquette.
I immediately went to my store in the morning.
Little Zach, the guy Du Wei picked up, has been very successful in the imperial capital in the past two years. He is born with an all-round personality, and he has been among the many dignitaries in the imperial capital. Everyone knows that he is backed by Tulip.
The Duke naturally respects him. Moreover, Zac has a lot of clever ideas, and he often comes up with some tricks to make money. Du Wei's business in the imperial capital is extremely prosperous. Although it can't be said that he makes a lot of money every day, he still makes a lot of money.
Even the Delan Mountain monster was envious of his wealth. If it weren't for Du Wei's face, this Delan Mountain monster would have come to poach him secretly.
Before going out, someone else from his subordinates came to report that there was a proportion of requests for stewards from the Count's family. The stewards from the Warcraft family in Delan Mountain, Camisillo, the commander of the Imperial City's Public Security Bureau, Baron Sac from the Financial Department, and several members of the military
General, etc., etc., there are about a dozen families. They all sent people to send invitations early in the morning, hoping to invite Duke Tulip to the banquet.
Du Wei frowned as soon as he heard this. It would be fine if Count Villa or the Demonic Beast of Delan Mountain came to invite him. After all, these two guys are relatively close to him and he came back to the imperial capital. It was also expected that the other party would invite him.
Among them, Camisillo is considered a good friend, so it’s not surprising... But why did the other people, such as Baron Sac, and those from the military invite him?
And he was still in such a hurry that he only came back one night and sent all the invitations early the next morning. He seemed to be impatient.
What made Du Wei even more suspicious was that less than half of the dozen or so invitations he received were not directly affiliated with Prince Chen at all. Instead, they were the leaders of the neutral faction among the dignitaries of the former imperial capital, as well as himself.
There isn't much friendship.
Du Wei pondered for a while, and felt that it was not good enough to refuse rashly. After all, in this powerful circle, if he refused straight away, he would offend people. After thinking about it, he asked someone to reply to the managers of the dozen or so companies and tell them
They said that Duke Tulip thanked you for your kindness and decided to entertain all distinguished guests at the Tulip Family's property in the imperial capital tonight.
Since we can't attend the banquet one by one, we might as well invite all these people here. Anyway, Du Wei's business in the imperial capital is getting bigger and bigger now. In addition to the size of the original shop that has doubled several times, there are also hotels and other real estate properties.
A lot. After all, little Zach started his business by opening a hotel, and he is also in the catering industry, and his business is very prosperous.
After getting a reply, Du Wei took a few guards and rode to see little Zach.
Of course, when you return to the imperial capital, you will naturally have to meet the regent, Prince Chen. However, his status is no longer what it used to be. He is the regent of the empire. Although Du Wei is popular, it is not easy to go directly to the palace.
According to the imperial decree, any dignitary who is recalled to the imperial capital must first send someone to submit the formalities to the palace in accordance with the regulations, and then wait for the emperor's summons.
Du Wei figured out last night what Prince Chen's intentions were. Of course, he had eaten the carrot, and now it was time to throw the stick. Du Wei didn't have the habit of finding fault on his own. Since he knew that the other party was going to throw the stick, Du Wei
Of course, Wei would not take the initiative to send it to his door. He would simply wait for the regent to summon him.
Originally, Du Wei's real estate business was located on the most prosperous street in the imperial capital. The imperial capital was the largest city in the mainland and its commerce was extremely developed, especially the five or six intersecting streets in the center of the city, forming a complex similar to Du Wei's.
The kind of business circle that existed in the previous world of Wei, all kinds of businesses, shops, hotels, etc. are gathered here. There are also more than a dozen business guild headquarters of the King from the South to the North set up here, which is the most prosperous.
Du Wei's original business was located on one of the streets here. After little Zach's two years of operation, the scale has more than tripled, and the space around the original shop has been taken over, and he has also spent money to acquire it.
There were originally two hotels on this street, and they were connected into one.
Du Wei went out lightly, without any ostentation, so he rode on horseback, followed by a few guards. He wandered all the way to the most prosperous area of ​​the imperial capital, walking around and watching the flowers, which was quite leisurely. This place was prosperous, and the streets were naturally crowded.
There are many. However, everyone can see Du Wei and his entourage dressed in rich clothes from a distance. They are very impressive and followed by those mighty guards. Ordinary people do not dare to approach Du Wei. So Du Wei walks all the way. There is nothing wrong with him.
Crowded.
When he finally reached the street where the Tulip Family's property was located, Du Wei discovered that in the past year and a half since he left the Imperial Capital, little Zach had done an outstanding job. Almost half of such a long street had turned into tulips.
The family's property.
From a distance, I could see the shop where I started. The size of the door was three times larger, and the gate was extremely magnificent. Even the area where carriages were parked next to it had been enlarged a lot. Although it was early in the morning, I could see it from a distance.
Several gorgeous carriages were parked there, and it was obvious that business had come to the door early in the morning.
Du Wei came to the door and dismounted, and someone who had recognized Du Wei for a long time hurriedly greeted him. There were many newcomers in this shop, but seeing Du Wei's dress and attitude, who couldn't guess Du Wei's identity? One
Everyone hurriedly greeted them with salutes, and Du Wei walked in by himself. Looking along the way, the layout here was very different from when he left. The dress and behavior of the waiters who came and went had obviously been strictly trained. Although his own
The arrival caused some shock, but there was no panic. Most of them bowed respectfully to themselves and then went about their business without disturbing their responsibilities.
Du Wei almost stopped laughing when he saw little Zach. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and this guy who looked like a giant monkey that he had picked up was actually wearing a white suit.
The leather robe is obviously a high-quality white bear skin brought from the frozen forests of the north. Although it looks a bit ugly, after being dressed up, it looks very energetic, and the behavior is a little less frivolous than before, and more
A bit more stable.
Du Wei couldn't help but want to laugh when he recalled the scene when he met this guy and he secretly recommended some kind of "golden service package" to him.
"My boss, I haven't seen you for more than a year, but you look very energetic!" Little Zach looked worried. He didn't have the free and easy attitude in the past, and he bowed down to salute in a neat manner. Du
Wei glanced at him, walked carelessly inside, looked at the house, and said with a smile: "Dear Zach, you look good too. You have done a good job in the past year or so, I
Very satisfied.”
Zach was originally someone Du Wei picked out from the grassroots. Although these days he has been mixing in the circles of the powerful and his behavior is more standardized, but in private, his true colors are still revealed. But today this guy has a grimace on his face, and his eyebrows are furrowed.
The room was full of worries, and his behavior was much more respectful. He said with a sullen face: "My boss, please stop joking...after a while, you might slap the table and curse. We have agreed first. You are not allowed to hit me in a while."
!Don’t even hit me with a knife!”
After saying that, he seemed to look around subconsciously. Du Wei scanned the room and found that there was not even a knife here. Even the small knife specially placed on the table for cutting fruits was put away.
Du Wei frowned: "Tell me, what's going on? You're so arrogant right now. You want me, the boss, to come see you."
"I can't leave." Zach blinked: "Look, there is a big event at noon today. I wanted to go see you last night...but...oh, I can't explain this in a sentence or two.
, please sit down and listen to me slowly, I just ask you to stay calm and don't get angry at me for a while."
After finishing joking, his face darkened, and then he came over and said in a low voice: "My Duke... It's a really good time for you to come back. In the past two days, there has been a lot of noise in the imperial capital. No, I just happened to do something recently.
Several rare items were being prepared for auction here, and the news was sent out. As a result, the admission tickets to our auction house have been sold for one hundred gold coins each! Especially a few VIP tickets were snapped up.
Come on. If you don’t have this number on the market outside, you won’t even be able to get one.” As he said that, little Zach held out a slap with five fingers.
"Five hundred gold coins?"
"Five thousand!" Little Zach rolled his eyes.
Du Wei was surprised.
It was Du Wei who briefly mentioned some rules for auctioning something like this, and then little Zach started it in the imperial capital with his cleverness and talent. Every time some rare goods were released, the rich and powerful in the imperial capital would also buy them.
I want to buy that one too, everyone has a good background, but after all, there are only one or two items available, so it would be bad for anyone to refuse. Let’s just use the auction rules, the one with the highest price will get it. In this way, we won’t offend anyone.
, and often when these wealthy dignitaries compete for prices at auctions, they will raise the price several times for the sake of face. This makes little Zach smile happily.
Auctions, a rare thing, are also extremely popular in the imperial capital. Often, when news spreads about a rare item, the tickets to Tulip's auction house will fetch high prices.
But……
"What kind of strange treasure did you get this time? How come the admission price is so high?" Du Wei frowned.
Little Zach shook his head: "The items in this auction are relatively expensive, but it is absolutely impossible to create such a momentum. Just because, among the things we auctioned this time, there is one thing that is not our own.
, but were sent here for auction by others. Business is business. Starting from this year, I have ordered the auction house to accept the items stored here. According to the rules, we can take 15% of the final auction proceeds. This business makes a lot of money.
Very good. However, this time it caused trouble."
"What on earth was photographed?"
After hearing Du Wei's question, little Zach's expression became strange, with a wry smile on his face, and he whispered: "What's being auctioned...is not something, but a promise!"
To be continued...