Ye An had a brief and in-depth conversation with Cao Yi. The result was completely beyond Cao Yi's expectation. Originally, he was sure of winning the stake in Puhui Company, but he did not expect that the biggest resistance came from his own family.
Mother-in-law, and the Wang family.
At this time, he was on the verge of tears. Originally, this matter was not complicated. With his relationship with Ye An in Huanzhou, and the foundation with the Li family, the Cao family should be able to easily enter Puhui Company.
, make money together, but in fact it is just the opposite.
The interests of Puhui Company are too huge. Starting from the end of the year, Puhui Company has been opening and selling shops in Tokyo, and the Cao family has already sensed business opportunities.
The only thing Cao Yi wants to do now is to go home and beat up his stupid wife! But Zhao Yingji is now among the royal wives invited by the saint.
Fortunately, before she came here, she had promised herself that she must be on good terms with the Lord of Yangcheng County and let the Lord of Yangcheng help mediate. If not, she should apologize to the eldest princess in person.
Cao Yi had already prepared for the worst. He knew that if the Cao family wanted to board the big ship of Puhui Company, they would have to make some sacrifices. Money was a small matter, and the Cao family had a huge savings.
But Cao Yi still remembered the words of her second uncle. If someone is unwilling to let the Cao family invest, it also represents the attitude of the Wang family or the Li family in a certain way.
As for the attitude of the Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion, it is quite clear. Ye An has promised to help the Cao family lobby the other two families. It depends on what kind of price they will offer.
The interests in the city of Tokyo have been constantly entangled, and it is very confusing. However, no matter how chaotic it is, Cao Yi never expected that Puhui Company would actually gather relatives, civil servants, and a lonely minister like Ye An. If the Cao family also joined in,
That is to say, there is even a general, and what will happen to this seemingly unrelated company in the future?
Cao Yi suddenly understood why her second uncle wanted her to join this company. Perhaps this company was not as simple as her uncle said.
Based on Cao Yi's understanding of Ye An, he would not open such a huge business just to make money for no reason.
Many people could not see clearly the future of Puhui Company, but Cao Wei, a member of the Cao family, saw many things that were not known to the public. He urged Cao Yi to find ways to connect with Puhui Company against all opinions. In the end, he could not do it.
He made enemies and warned Cao Yi, asking him to restrain his mother-in-law and never interact with Zhao Zongshuo and his two brothers again.
In Cao Wei's words, "Jiangmen can do business with the shop of the civil servant's family, they can do business with their relatives, and they can even do business with their lone ministers, but they must not get involved with the clan! This is a taboo!"
Even Cao Yi knew what this meant. If he was involved with the clan, it would be fine if nothing happened. But if something happened, the Tian family would not punish the clan, but would turn the Cao family into a scapegoat.
Thinking of his own mother-in-law, Cao Yi felt resentful. Originally, his marriage to Zhao Yingji had been decided long ago, and it was just a means by the Tian family to win over the Cao family, but now it seemed that it was a trap.
As the drums and drums played in unison, everyone was silent. Zhao Zhen appeared in Xuande Tower in regular clothes, and the officials crossed their hands and saluted.
"On a prosperous occasion, when peace and harmony prevail in all directions, I and all of you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dengshan Mountain!"
Zhao Zhen's words meant the beginning of the Lantern Festival on the 15th night of the first lunar month. In Ye An's view, this was also a grand event. On the corridors on both sides of the Royal Street, acrobatics were performed, and songs, dances, and operas suddenly became one.
The sound of music and the noisy voices of people were mixed together, and various performances were carried out vividly. For a time, the city of Tokyo ushered in a "prosperity".
At this time, Ye An realized how rich the amateur cultural life of this era was, even beyond his imagination. In comparison, the large-scale art performances of later generations also seemed a bit monotonous.
There were various performances including ball-hammering Cuju, walking on ropes and poles, eating cold pottery upside down, swallowing swords, puppets made of medicine and so on. Many of these acrobatics have never been heard of or seen in later generations.
Spitting out five-color water, spinning clay balls, Da Te Luo is a kind of acrobatics that suddenly falls to the ground from a high place and is suspended in mid-air. It is thrilling and jaw-dropping. The bouncing pipa and the fairy dance dancing like the wind are even more exciting.
Amazing, the applause kept coming.
Ye An, who is used to watching acrobatic performances in later generations, was amazed by the strange tricks such as monkey tricks, fish jumping through knife doors, attracting bees and butterflies, calling ants, etc.
Zhao Zhen asked Chen Tong to call Ye An forward and ask him questions that he didn't understand and asked him to answer the wonders of these skills. After observing for a while, Ye An could mostly give reasonable explanations, but without exception, he was amazed.
An artist's technique and years of hard work.
"Officials should not underestimate these skills. They may seem simple, but without exception they require years of contact. Do officials know why?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Mr. Ye came to test me again, naturally because these skills are the means for them to make a living!"
Ye An nodded and said: "The official body is a saint!"
Then he glanced at the limping Chen Tongdao and sighed slightly: "This is also the rule of the world. If an official wants to leave the palace in the future to observe the people's sentiments, he should first inform the saints and ministers before leaving the palace, and the ministers can deal with it.
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Zhao Zhen was a little embarrassed, but then said: "If I inform the saint and my husband, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the palace!"
The little emperor was still a little resentful, and Ye An chuckled: "Maybe there will be a turn for the better. After all, the world belongs to the officials and the Zhao and Song Dynasties. When the officials govern the country, they must understand this world, right?"
Seeing that Ye An had already paved the "road", Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up: "Mr. Ye has told the saint about this?! Very good! Very good!"
"Exactly? What is that? How come you have people watching like this?"
Zhao Zhen looked at a place with the most people on Imperial Street in surprise. The courtiers also noticed that place. Many people were talking about it. Ye An looked over and found that the onlookers were getting closer and closer to Xuande Gate.
, and finally saw the performance amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Ye An almost laughed out loud.
But unlike Ye An, both the ministers and Zhao Zhen exclaimed in surprise. A Tibetan monk was suspended in the air, and the only thing supporting his thin body was a staff.
Even so, he can still perform all kinds of incredible movements and performances on this stick. For example, five-color sand flows continuously from the cuffs of his sleeves and gathers on the ground like a waterfall. His legs are coiled in the air at a weird angle.
, and there are words in his mouth.
Many people have been amazed by this unique skill. Some even claim that he is a living Bodhisattva in the world, and they worship him when they turn their heads. However, the prayers in the air are either for great wealth or for the birth of a child.
Living Bodhisattva Ye An doesn't believe it, and Qin Mumu doesn't believe it either. In their opinion, this is just a little more performative and ornamental acrobatics than the aerial levitation in later generations, but to people of this era, it is a "