But today, not only did he step out of a luxurious carriage that no one had ever seen, he also had the official status of Jizhou Zhizhou, and he was considered a high-ranking official. With his current status, he saluted everyone, and all the courtiers no matter what they felt in their hearts.
Thinking about it, some people still gave him a gift with complicated expressions, while others had cold expressions and snorted and ignored him.
For example, Prince Qing, Prince Xiang and others in the crowd just snorted and turned around without even saying hello.
"Mr. Zeng, this car..." Rui Bu Tong, Mingshan and others were also familiar with Zeng Tong before, so they came over and asked.
Zhengchou didn't know how to introduce this car. Now that the two people came forward, there was no reason not to make good use of it. At that moment, Zeng Tong gave the two people a fist and then glanced at the remaining ministers.
He said loudly, "That big car was given to Your Majesty by King Ji as a filial piety. Although King Ji was far away in Jizhou, as a son of a man, he worried about Your Majesty's body every day, so he devoted himself to building such a huge and luxurious car."
The carriage was presented to His Majesty out of filial piety. As for this carriage? It was given to Marquis Zhongcheng by King Ji. Everyone must know that King Ji had been taken care of by Marquis Zhongcheng a lot before. This is tantamount to repaying a favor.
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The ministers were naturally aware of the relationship between Prince Ji and Marquis Zhongcheng, and it was completely understandable for them to say such a thing. But when they saw that such a luxurious carriage was actually owned by Marquis Zhongcheng, they still couldn't help but wonder.
Feeling jealous.
Just when the courtiers kept nodding to indicate their understanding, or having other dirty thoughts in their minds, Zeng Tong spoke again, "Of course, His Highness King Ji has also received help from many ministers during his years in Daliang City.
Thanks to his kindness, King Ji not only got these carriages, but also fifty other carriages. Oh! Now there are only forty-eight carriages left, to thank the ministers for their help. Of course, these four carriages
Carriages cost a lot of money, so they cannot be given away free of charge, but sold. As for the price, the old rules are that the one with the highest price will get it."
When Zeng Tong said that King Ji wanted to thank the ministers and specially prepared forty-eight four-wheeled carriages, the crowd of courtiers immediately exploded. They did not expect that they could get such a good carriage. As for
Talking about spending money, this is what should be done. Doesn't it cost money to build a carriage? How can it be reasonable to give it away for free? Besides, how Tang Ao had to leave Daliang, they have a share of credit in this.
Do you still point to others to give you things? What are you thinking about?
Under the excitement, few people would care about what Zeng Tong said: The one with the highest price will get it. Such good things should be owned by the rich. Otherwise, how can it show its nobility? On the contrary, if the price
If it's cheap, they won't be happy.
Looking at the performance of the ministers and their flushed faces, Zeng Tong knew that there would be no problem with selling the carriage. Not only that, it might even bring him a surprise.
Taking this opportunity, Zeng Tong explained the high-quality performance of these carriages to the courtiers in detail. The hollow-carved windows with pictures of blooming peonies, the gilt-copper reliefs of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, and the decorated red corals.
Tortoiseshell, pearl...
Even the leather on the seats is finely sewn with varnished lambskin and filled with fine cotton. It is extremely comfortable to sit on! Not to mention that there is also a set of Huanghuali folding bags installed in the trunk of the car.
Tables and chairs, when you go out for a spring outing, put these things up and it will be a scene!
After listening to Zeng Tong's introduction, all the courtiers were very satisfied. What a great car! I must have one here, and maybe I can get two or three more...
This time Zeng Tong brought fifty luxury carriages, and in Jizhou, not only luxury carriages, but also daily-use carriages have begun to be used. The rear seats of such carriages can be disassembled to transport goods, and the seats are installed
Five or six people can sit there comfortably.
If it is a carriage specially used to transport passengers, it can seat at least twelve or three people, and can seat at most twenty people.
Of course, there are also carriages specially used for transporting goods, which can carry 30 dan, 50 dan, etc. They have become a must-have item for local businessmen.
In Daliang City, there are only luxury carriages now. Zeng Tong believes that after today's wonderful appearance, he will be able to sell it at a price that will surprise him. Speaking of these courtiers, they more or less have some family assets, and they are almost
Tens of thousands of taels, hundreds of thousands of taels, or even millions of taels of silver can be obtained with gritted teeth.
The main reason is that my colleagues have replaced me but I haven't. Isn't this a loss of status? Based on this, I don't worry that the price will not be high. I am afraid that the final result will not be the highest, but higher.
The high-profile appearance of the four-wheeled carriage was destined to trigger a wave of panic buying. Su Zhen, who was in charge of this matter, followed what her teacher Tang Ao had told her when she arrived and waited patiently for everyone to bid. Forty-eight carriages were parked where they were.
In the palace of Duke Zhongguo, it is a definite fact that they can be exchanged for a huge amount of silver.
At this time, Zeng Tong had already put this matter aside. What he wanted to do was to continue to win over talents during the period before the Empress Dowager was buried. At this point, Tang Ao, Zeng Tong, and Han Ce reached a conclusion.
After the Empress Dowager is buried, the situation in Daqian will inevitably usher in new changes, and war may even occur at any time. Taking advantage of this quiet time before the upcoming chaos, can we find one more talent to arrive?
In Jizhou, King Ji's strength will become even stronger.
The carriage presented to the emperor had already been delivered to the palace. Emperor Qianwen not only saw it, but also went to sit on it in person. He was very satisfied and sighed that the fourth son was really capable and could even make such a good thing.
came out. But soon his attention began to shift. The loyal king Tang Qingchuan entered Daliang City. Facing the arrival of his biological brother, he had a feeling that trouble would arise.
Compared with the past, this time when King Zhong appeared in Daliang City, it was very high-profile. The three thousand cavalry did not stop outside the city and build their own military camps as before, but followed King Zhong into Daliang City and entered Prince Zhong's Mansion.
Inside.
Three thousand cavalry lined up in order, which panicked the people in the city who had rarely seen so many cavalry. It also attracted the Silver Armored General Shi Hongyun, who was responsible for public security in the city, to come forward in person, intending to stop King Zhong from leading his army into the city.
Said this was disrespectful to the emperor.
Unfortunately, he didn't even see any of King Zhong's people. King Zhong didn't even show his face in the carriage guarded by three thousand cavalry. He only said that he was feeling cold and unwell. Without King Zhong's intervention, the three thousand cavalry took their own lives.
Not being able to obey Shi Hongyun's orders, he just walked past the other party and entered Prince Zhong's palace.
Although Prince Zhong's Mansion occupies a large area, it is far from feasible to place three thousand cavalry. In the end, these cavalry had to be placed around Prince Zhong's Mansion. Suddenly, the dignitaries here were shocked and were ruthlessly blasted out.
When I went to the house, the house was robbed and occupied.
The cavalry's actions almost immediately fell into the ears of Emperor Qianwen, and he couldn't help but curse. Just after the death of his mother, his younger brother showed his fangs. Is it possible that he wants to rebel?
Although he was angry, Emperor Qianwen had to suppress his anger. At this time, representatives of other vassal kings and friendly countries also came to Daliang City. If he punished King Zhong at this time, not only would it be seen by outsiders, It would make these friendly countries see the opportunity to take action. Once Daqian starts an open and honest internal fight, these friendly countries will soon turn into enemies. At that time, there is no telling how big the war will be.
Emperor Qianwen really wanted to solve the problem of the vassal kings, and even wanted to unify the world, but now is definitely not the best time, and his first target is not King Zhong. In other words, whether it is Liaozhou or Jizhou in his In his eyes, everything is synonymous with poverty. Even if he occupies such a place, there won't be much benefit. If he doesn't do it well, he will lose his own strength, which will form a great resistance to his future conquests in the world.
On the contrary, the four wealthy states in the hands of King Qi were Emperor Qianwen's first goal. As long as he occupied this place and gave him a few years, he could completely swallow this fruit to strengthen himself. At that time, Da Qianwen The strength will be much higher than it is now, and when that time comes, even if you want to take down anyone, you will have a lot more confidence.
"That's all, let him do whatever he wants. As long as I don't give him a chance, I want to see what he can do? I don't believe it. He still dares to be my enemy openly?" For the sake of his grand plan, Emperor Qianwen suppressed the thoughts in his heart. Angry, he said to Shi Hongyun, the general of the Silver Armored Guards who came to report. "Don't worry about what King Zhong wants to do. He doesn't dare to go to war without a legitimate reason, and he only has three thousand cavalry." There will be no overturning of the sky in Daliang City."
Emperor Qianwen was going to be patient, so Shi Hongyun promised. He knew what to do next. Since even the emperor acquiesced to King Zhong's arrogance, then the other party had caused something in Daliang City. , he, the silver-armored general who is responsible for public security in the city, will not be responsible for anything. Even so, why bother to offend others.
After Shi Hongyun left the palace, he found his five captains of ten thousand men and conveyed His Majesty's will to them in a vague way. Soon, the silver-armored guards who were still staring at the three thousand cavalry retreated one after another. This also The first punch thrown by King Zhong fell into the air.
The reason why King Zhong led troops into the city was because he wanted to anger his brother, the emperor. Once there was a conflict between the two sides, or Emperor Qianwen reprimanded him, he could complain as a weakling and say that his mother was gone now. , the imperial brother no longer cares about brotherly feelings. Now he is scolding him, fearing that he may even take his own life in the future.
As long as this kind of statement appears, the loyal king will take the initiative. In ancient times, the more famous and powerful people were, the more they paid attention to maintaining their reputation. Emperor Qianwen belonged to this kind of person, even if it was for his own holy king Because of his reputation, he had to stand up to refute the rumors, saying that they were brothers in harmony, and even needed King Zhong to stand up and cooperate with him. At that time, he could put forward his own conditions and take the proton Tang Yi back to Liaozhou.