As a concubine who is satisfied with the status quo and has no higher requirements, how can Tang Xin tell her his thoughts or ambitions?
Although Tang Jia has ambitions, he is successful because he can see the situation clearly. He is still young and has little strength, so he cannot realize his ideas. All he has to do is to suppress this ambition deeply in his heart.
During this period, he only needs to continuously accumulate strength. During this period, he only needs to show off from time to time to attract his father's attention.
Tang Jia didn't like things like the Nine Chains in his heart. He thought it was a strange thing and would not be of any help in governing the country. However, he looked very interested in it, just in the hope that he could make a contribution.
, which attracted the approval of his father.
Today, his goal was achieved, which made him feel very excited and happy. Especially since his mother did not blame him for this matter, she let him know that his thoughts were not discovered, and neither did his brothers.
He thought that he could threaten them by doing meritorious service, so he would not be on guard against him.
The first time he made a move, he got a big win, which made Tang Xin, who had tasted the benefits, have more ambitions. Even when he went to bed at night, he couldn't sleep.
"Accumulate strength, perform at the right time, have the right time, and be a blockbuster." After closing his eyes and setting a goal for himself, Tang Jia slowly fell into sleep. In the dream, he became the emperor, and after enduring for more than ten years, he overthrew the prince in one fell swoop.
With King Xiang, success is a great cause for an emperor.
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Guangde Building.
One of the most famous restaurants in Daliang City, it is also one of the properties of His Highness Prince Xiang.
The boss behind the scenes, Lou Bucheng, is currently the Minister of Food and Beverage of the Ministry of Etiquette (in charge of the palace's catering).
At noon, he and Shi Zitong, one of King Xiang's staff members who was once a famous prodigy in Daliang City, stood outside the building and bowed, as if waiting for guests.
The appearance of the two people also attracted the attention of curious people. They were all wondering what kind of guests would be welcomed by a fourth-rank official in the court, a staff member of King Xiang and a talented person?
Could it be a powerful person from some party or a high-ranking member of the DPRK?
The answer was soon revealed. A bullock cart came slowly and stopped in front of the Guangde Building. A very handsome young man wearing a green robe and a dressed monkey stood on his shoulders.
After getting off the ox cart, I met Lou Bucheng and Shi Zitong one by one.
It was Shen Ao, Duke of Zhongguo, who came.
Shen Ao's name can be said to be resounding throughout Daliang City after yesterday's dynasty. His exquisite palindrome poems and his talent in composing pairs made people unable to stop commenting, followed by sighs.
, in the eyes of many people, this is a very talented and learned young man, and he is also a very smart young man.
He became the director of Guochanglong, launched goat milk soap, soap, perfume, iodized salt and other products, and also launched a membership card system. Now he is shining brightly in the court. Now Shen Ao, in the eyes of others, is not
The former bastard little prince became the smartest little prince.
Shen Ao was naturally happy that his impression had been changed. After leaving the palace and returning to the Zhongguo Palace yesterday, he had a peaceful sleep. Before going to bed, he also thought about whether his performance was a little too much. What will happen next?
Will someone come to contact me specifically?
Soon, Shen Ao put all this behind him. As the saying goes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Shen Ao knew his own abilities. Even if he did not perform well in court today, he would still be able to do all the things he would do in the future.
To be taken seriously by others, you also need to be won over by those who are interested. Even if you have to face it sooner or later, it is better to come earlier and see where the monsters and monsters will jump out.
The result was that in the morning, His Highness Prince Xiang's name tag was sent over, saying that he admired his talents and was very optimistic about the future development of Guochanglong, and wanted to join as a supreme member to support his work and so on.
To put it bluntly, I just want to share the benefits, but the prince always wants to save face, so he made another fig leaf. After all, don't you want to get the most benefits at the minimum cost?
Shen Ao was not disgusted with this. On the contrary, he believed that the addition of King Xiang would be beneficial to the development of Guochanglong. Especially now that Guochanglong has shown a strong momentum of development after this period of development and is no longer there. I am satisfied with Daliang City and am ready to go out.
If you want to go out, you need the cooperation of more people. Otherwise, if you go out and be challenged by everyone, it will be detrimental to development, which is what businessmen least want to see. According to Shen Ao's investigation, King Xiang's uncle is the vassal. His Royal Highness the King of Qi is an extremely powerful king. He is in charge of the four states of Lu, Su, Hui, and Zhejiang. They are all very wealthy places. If Guo Changlong wants to develop and grow there, it will be best to get the help of King Xiang. matter.
In the spirit of the idea that everyone can make money and have many friends and many paths, in the morning at the Guochanglong General Store, Shen Ao met the eldest princess who came to congratulate her on her brilliant performance in the court. She talked about the gifts given to Prince Xiang. He also talked about his personal views on the matter.
After analyzing the situation, Shen Ao made a concession. As long as King Xiang is willing to spend five million taels of silver, he can be given some supreme memberships and enjoy the benefits of Guochanglong's business in Qidi. After all, he is using his name. Heads and brands always have to give away profits.
The eldest princess only hesitated before agreeing to Shen Ao's decision. King Qi's power was so strong that even the name of the emperor's brother was not completely effective in the four states. Furthermore, he could not turn to the emperor's brother for everything. Please help. It would be great if King Qi can help.
With the eldest princess's consent and support, Shen Ao went to the appointment safely and was even ready to give in. At the door of Guangde Building, he saw Lou Bucheng and Shi Zitong coming out to greet him from a distance, and he was still very happy. , at least this attitude is gratifying. He is already thinking that maybe this cooperation will be very smooth.
In the Tianzihao elegant room, eight dishes and one soup had been laid out. Shi Zitong, as King Xiang's staff and specifically responsible for this matter, naturally sat down at the main table.
Lou Chengbu is a fourth-rank official in the imperial court and the boss behind Guangde Building. This is his territory, so he naturally sits next to him, which is to the left of Shi Zitong. But Shen Ao, because he is still young. , they were arranged to face each other, which was no different from the police interrogating prisoners today.
This seating arrangement was also decided by Shi Zitong. The way they treated guests in front of outsiders before was to let everyone know their sincerity. Now that there are no others around, it's time to suppress Shen Ao.
Regardless of whether it was public or private, Shi Zitong believed that Shen Ao should be given a warning first, which would be more conducive to his subsequent negotiations.
After Shen Ao was assigned to the next seat, he was very surprised. The negotiation ultimately depends on the strength of both parties, and not just one seating arrangement can decide everything. Such small means are really useless.
Anyway, he was ready to make concessions. He had to face King Xiang, not the two minions in front of him. As long as the matter could be negotiated and everyone benefited, it didn't matter where he sat.
Shen Ao looked unconcerned, sitting there minding his own food and wine. The monkey on his shoulder was also very busy. Whenever he saw something he could eat and liked, he would never be polite. , and it didn’t know how to use chopsticks, so it immediately started making a mess on the table.
The monkey was given to Shen Ao by the current emperor. It was a gift from the emperor and had a certain status. Whether it was Lou Bucheng or Shi Zitong, it was hard to blame them. They could only watch the monkey wandering around, and they The two of them couldn't even move their chopsticks and just watched the performance of one person and one monkey.
After a while, Shen Ao burped. Although the dish in front of him lacked many necessary condiments compared to later generations, Shen Ao, who had been here for more than a day or two, had already become accustomed to it. Under the circumstances, the delicacies we usually eat are not as good as Guangde Restaurant. I have to say that it is indeed a famous restaurant in the capital of the country. It is indeed very difficult to make such a taste at the current level.
Shen Ao finally finished eating, and Linghou was also seventy full. He also imitated Shen Ao and sat on the chair and took a sip of wine. Then he laughed, obviously because he was spicy. Then he made another drink. Tea, imitate people and sip it slowly.
Shi Zitong, who had been watching, finally waited until Shen Aoxiang stopped, then he coughed softly and said: "Dong Zhongguo, this time a certain person has been ordered by King Xiang to come here to talk about joining Guochanglong and becoming a supreme member."
"Well, I'd like to thank King Xiang for his love. Even if King Xiang is interested, Guo Changlong will naturally welcome him." Shen Ao was not surprised. As King Xiang, of course he had to do the best to become a member. On the contrary, He would be surprised if the other party wants to become an ordinary member.
Seeing that Shen Ao's attitude was still very low, Shi Zitong was very satisfied and said again: "This time King Xiang is very sincere. We also know the rules of Guochanglong and have prepared one million taels of silver. When Duke Zhongguo leaves, you can load the car and leave. From now on, I have to trouble Duke Zhongguo to do his best to bring more money to Prince Xiang, haha."
Shi Zitong, who was angry when he saw Shen Ao, was really not in the mood to talk to him anymore, so he simply told Prince Xiang's decision straight to the point.
"How much?" Shen Ao thought he hadn't heard clearly, so he put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Shi Zitong and asked.
"The one million taels of silver are downstairs and can be taken away at any time." When Shi Zitong said these words, he waved his hands angrily, as if it was not one million taels, but ten thousand taels, one thousand taels. A hundred taels are not taken seriously by him.
"Hehe, hehe." At this moment, Shen Ao smiled.
Originally, Shen Ao was ready to give in. He needed 10 million taels of supreme cards, so he decided to buy one for King Xiang at half the price. This was not only because of the other party's identity, but also because of the other party's influence in King Qi's territory.
