In addition, the price of glass products suddenly increased during the auction. I don’t know where so many rich people appeared. They kept driving up the price of glass, making those who really wanted to buy miserable. But once they If you choose to give up, this item will reappear on the auction stage soon. Over time, everyone will know that this is Shen Ao's deliberate mischief.
Even after understanding these principles, everyone is still at a loss to do anything. Unless you don’t want to own such a good thing, otherwise it is impossible to buy it without spending money.
When a large number of cloth and iron items suddenly appeared on the market, what was even more detestable was that Shen Ao also came up with a cloth ticket and an iron ticket. For ordinary people who build houses on construction sites and build roads, they can only pay for food and drink by working every day. In addition to receiving corresponding rewards, they can also get some cloth tickets and iron tickets equivalent to the amount of silver.
With these tickets, you can go to Guochanglong and its 36 branches and the 12 branches of Daqian Bank to exchange for the necessary cloth and ironware. In this way, no matter it is Both the Fan family's iron tools and the Baili family's cloth were greatly affected. When more and more people gave up on them and chose to purchase the cloth and iron from Yin Qu and Zhao Yuanji of the Chamber of Commerce through the ticket system, , their business has plummeted, and the situation is not much better.
Destroying a person's wealth is like killing one's parents. For this matter, Fan Shixi, the head of the Fan family, and Bai Lixiang, the head of the Baili family, found their brothers respectively, told their plight to Fan Shitong and Bailigui, and asked for money as soon as possible. Come up with a solution.
Faced with Shen Ao's commercial counterattack, King Qing, King Xiang, Zuo Pushe and others had no intention of retreating. It was precisely because they saw Shen Ao's business ability and influence that they were even more determined to destroy him. They must leave Daliang City, otherwise once their power really grows, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold as an opponent.
For a time, memorials were sent to the Yangxin Palace one after another. Prince Qing and Prince Xiang, including the fifth prince Tang Jun, went to the Jixiang Palace more often. Every day, under the pretext of paying respects to the imperial grandmother, they requested that Shen Ao be brought to the palace. He was driven out of Daliang City and sent to barbaric lands.
The pressure on the emperor and the empress dowager was even greater. Especially the latter's mentality had been shaken. Seeing that her three emperors and grandchildren were so unanimous in their opinions, she couldn't help but prepare to sacrifice Shen as before. Aolai stabilizes the overall situation.
Not everyone is against Shen Ao. For example, the eldest princess, some generals represented by Marquis Zhongcheng, and Prince Zhong's eldest son Tang Yi still support Shen Ao.
In particular, the prince Tang Yi was grateful to Shen Ao for allowing him to stand up. In addition, he did get on well with Shen Ao. When he saw that the courtiers were against Shen Ao and intended to drive him out of Daliang City, He wrote to his father and asked him to express his support for Duke Zhongguo.
As if to show his respect for the only prince, it didn't take long for King Zhong's reply to be sent back. He agreed to the prince's request and said that even if the trend of the times was irresistible, Shen Ao could not leave Daliang City. Zhong Zhong The king's capital, Ningcheng, welcomes Shen Ao's arrival at any time. He will be allowed to perform here and will receive full support.
Tang Yi was overjoyed by his father's letter, so he ordered his butler Cheng Shan to inform Shen Ao. At Prince Zhong's Mansion in Daliang City, Tang Yi delivered the letter from his father to Shen Ao, "Brother Ao, don't worry, your father has already done what you want." If we get a guarantee, the worst we can do is leave here."
Tang Yi looked at Shen Ao expectantly, which also aroused Shen Ao's excitement. "Thank you Brother Yi for your help this time. With His Highness Prince Zhong's voice, I believe there will be a lot less noise in the court." .If one day, I can no longer survive in Daliang City, I will ask Brother Yi to take him in."
"Haha, don't worry, brother will definitely not disappoint you." Tang Yi laughed happily, and the butler Cheng Shan beside him was also smiling. He knew very well that King Zhong admired Shen Ao's talents very much. Yes, I had already ordered him to befriend him and bring him to Ningcheng if possible. But now it seems that the task cannot be completed.
Shen Ao also seemed to be very happy. He and his son Tang Yi drank several glasses of wine in Prince Zhong's Mansion before leaving a little drunk. But as soon as they left Prince Zhong's Mansion and returned to the bullock cart, Shen Ao's expression became calm again. Got up.
"Didn't you drink too much?" Xuefei had a look of curiosity on her face. She had touched Shen Ao intentionally just now and felt that his heartbeat had indeed accelerated a lot, so she asked curiously.
"It was a bit much just now, but it will be better now." Shen Ao laughed, then closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Perhaps because his meridians are wider than ordinary people, Shen Ao is very good at drinking. No matter how much he drinks, he only needs to adjust his body to become sober again. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. words.
Shen Ao closed his eyes and thought about what was written in King Zhong's letter. Shen Ao could understand that King Zhong was willing to speak for himself. After all, he made Prince Zhong stand up. What a kindness it was, but it was just verbal support. For a moment, it’s nothing.
But the letter not only verbally supported him, but also stated that if he could no longer survive in Daliang City, he could go to Ningcheng and King Zhong's territory at any time, which Shen Ao couldn't understand.
Even after Shen Ao read the letter, he had a vague feeling that King Zhong wanted him to work for him and wanted to hold her in his hands for his use.
Ningcheng is no different from other places. It is completely an independent kingdom of King Zhong. Even if Emperor Qianwen's decree is sent there, the effect it can have is very limited. If he goes to such a place, wouldn't he become a If you take the fish off the chopping board, do you let anyone do whatever you want?
In comparison, there is Marquis Zhongcheng and Concubine Zhao here. It is safer for Shen Ao to stay in Daliang City. Even if one day he has to leave Daliang City, he will go to a place where no one will control him. Instead of going to King Zhong and becoming a money-making machine for others.
Prince Zhong has his own thoughts, which Shen Ao has already felt. But Tang Yi is sincere to him, which Shen Ao can also feel. Because of this, he pretends to be very happy on the surface, but There was no direct rejection.
Firstly, he didn't want to make Tang Yi look bad. Secondly, Shen Ao didn't want to offend King Zhong now. There was such a "reinforcement" outside and he didn't know when he could use it. How could he commit suicide? ?
Not refusing does not mean that he agrees with King Zhong's idea. This is clearly an attempt to recruit him. Maybe the other party wants him to be in trouble, so that he can better control himself, right?
It is a pity that everyone is destined to be disappointed. Whether they are not optimistic about themselves, wait for themselves to be in trouble to take them in, or want to be grateful and virtuous, they will be disappointed in the end. Because Shen Ao has already made a decision and acted for it. Making various preparations.
The barbarians repeatedly made issues about themselves and the fifth princess, and to be honest, they had angered Shen Ao. He was not a person who would not fight back or scold him. Since someone definitely wanted to deal with him, he was the only one who could do it. If you can fight back, you have to see who will deal with whom in the end.
Shen Ao also wants others to know what kind of price they will pay for offending him. Not only is he good at business and writing poetry, but he is also good at other aspects.
"Brother Qi, go to another courtyard." Shen Ao, who was driving the bullock cart, opened his eyes and said to Ao Qi, who was driving the cart.
"No." Ao Qi's voice came from outside the car, and then the ox cart turned in the direction and headed towards the villa that Shen Ao had just bought not long ago.
The so-called other courtyard was also called the pigeon courtyard by the domestic slaves of the Chunguo Palace.
The reason why it is called a pigeon yard is precisely because there are nearly ten thousand pigeons raised here. Because of Shen Ao's order, almost all the pigeons in Daliang City were bought. Some people saw this as a business opportunity and took the initiative. I made a small profit by going out to the city to catch pigeons and sell them to Shen Ao.
Shen Ao's move to acquire so many pigeons made many people very puzzled. This may be because he is rich and willful. For Shen Ao, who is now rich and powerful, the money for ten thousand pigeons is really trivial, and he has not let him go. in the eyes.
Some people thought that with so many pigeons, they were afraid that Duke Zhongguo wanted to make pigeons for everyone to eat. After all, they heard that pigeon meat is also very fragrant. But what happened was completely beyond everyone's expectation. There were more than ten thousand pigeons in this courtyard. The pigeons were kept in a cage ordered by Zhong Xin and were fed and drank. Even if a pigeon flew out, Shen Ao would not take care of it.
Some of the pigeons that flew out will come back, but some really leave and never come back. For this reason, I don’t know how many pigeons will be lost in a day. Sometimes it is normal to lose hundreds of pigeons in a day. But when it comes to Shen Ao There was still no sign of urgency in his eyes, as if these things had not happened. He would still come and sit for a while when he had time, and would even make a cooing sound, very much like a pigeon. the sound made.
Shen Ao himself did not expect that this time when he was reborn in the Daqian Dynasty, the beast language technique, which he had never paid attention to, could play such an important role, allowing him to communicate with pigeons without any obstacles.
I'm afraid some smart onlookers may have noticed that Shen Ao's actions were training pigeons.
After the domestication of ordinary pigeons, their superior performance is extracted and cultivated. People use homing pigeons because pigeons have a natural instinct to return home. No matter they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers or high mountains and mountains, they always want to return to their familiar and familiar places. Where they live, they were discovered by people because of their love of home and homing, and were cultivated, developed, and used to convey important information.
Carrier pigeons are a relatively reliable method of communication, and are still used today in some areas where communication means are relatively backward.