Chapter 244 Let me tell you in a low voice, I have more than five thousand stones!
Inside Gongzijia's mansion.
As the night progressed, the main hall of the mansion was filled with wine, meat, beauty, and laughter.
Under dozens of candle lights, seventeen or eighteen men were drinking and talking happily while hugging the beauty beside them.
The youngest of these men is only over ten years old, and the oldest is over thirty, but without exception, they all reveal their true nature here.
The world talks about saints, but how many saints can there be in the world who truly have no desires or pursuits?
Talented scholars all long for fame, wealth, and status, and other ordinary scholars have even more desires. Who doesn't like beauty and money in life?
In the main hall.
Mr. Jia hugged his beautiful concubine. After drinking for three times, he was already a little tipsy at the age of thirty.
The men in the main hall were all guests at his banquet. Among them were the nobles who presented food today, as well as the nobles and officials from Handan City, and even some famous scholars from Han and Wei.
For those nobles who donated food, the elders were respected by the young master, and for the young tribesmen brought by the old men, the young master would not neglect them.
After all, one day, these young nobles will take over the clan behind them.
"Well, Wu Cheng is back!"
Gongzijia suddenly saw Wu Cheng coming back and laughed quickly.
"Sit down quickly, we'll be back in time!"
Young Master Jia let out a wine burp and was about to turn around and tell the maid to quickly arrange another banquet.
However, I heard Wu Cheng speak.
"Sir, Wu Cheng has something to say!"
When Gongzijia heard Wu Cheng's words, he noticed Wu Cheng's serious expression.
I was a little confused. Didn't Wu Cheng go to see the boy named Xu? Why did he come back like this? But Gongzi Jia still waved his hand and motioned for Wu Cheng to come forward and speak.
"Wu Cheng, come on, come on, have a drink!"
Liang Jin was already drunk and staggered up to Wu Cheng with a glass of wine.
However, at this time, Wu Cheng still had the heart to pay attention to Liang Jin. After raising his hand to Liang Jin, he walked around Liang Jin and walked towards Gongzi Jia.
The guards on both sides of the main hall saw the behavior of Young Master Jia just now, so they did not stop Wu Cheng.
Liang Jin's face was red. He stood there holding a glass of wine and turned to look at Wu Cheng who was leaving. Before Liang Jin could turn around, he saw the woman he had just hugged come forward to help him.
Liang Jin immediately put a smile on his face and completely forgot about Wu Cheng.
In the main hall.
Wu Cheng came to Gongzi Jia, and after a maid gave way, Wu Cheng knelt down and whispered in Gongzi Jia's ear what happened in the Red Pavilion.
As he listened, Gongzijia's eyes widened visibly, and his drunkenness disappeared completely.
Five thousand stones!
Today he gathered together so many famous families in Korea and Wei that he had gathered more than 8,000 stones. Xu Zixiao alone had 5,000 stones.
After Wu Cheng finished his report, he looked at Gongzi Jia.
Wu Cheng didn't expect that Xu Zixiao had so much food and grass, but the more food and grass Xu Zixiao had, the more it was a good thing for him.
Because no one else suggested contacting Xu Zixiao at the beginning, he was the only one to go, and it was he who wrote a letter asking Princess Zhao Qiu to go with her.
If not.
Then Xu Zixiao would definitely not say that he had food in his hands.
"Young Master. Princess Zhao Qiu ordered Wu Cheng to come over and asked you to pay the two hundred and fifty gold."
Wu Cheng said.
Regarding this amount of money, even Wu Chengdu couldn't help but take a breath. Xu Zixiao had really made a fortune this time. Normally five thousand stones of food and grass only cost eighteen gold, but now he got two hundred and fifty gold when he sent it to Zhao State.
This time, the extra two hundred and thirty gold came out of thin air. It was completely obtained for nothing, just like picking it up.
"Take me to him!"
When Gongzijia heard Wu Cheng's words, he hesitated for a moment and finally decided to get up and look for Xu Zixiao.
Two hundred and fifty gold, this price was too high and he couldn't afford it.
Even if he can come up with this amount of gold, he will still need entertainment, expenses, and even food in the future. How can he afford it?
"promise!"
When Wu Cheng heard Gongzi Jia's words, he nodded quickly.
After Wu Cheng got up, he saw that Gongzi Jia had already gotten up.
In the main hall, everyone who had been drinking and chatting happily was puzzled when they saw this scene.
Gongzijia made an excuse and said that after leaving for a while, the others resumed their laughter.
Under candlelight.
Bai Yan is writing bamboo slips.
Every time when he led his troops on the road, he rarely had time to write bamboo slips and look for opportunities for Lu to send them to Qi.
Now that he is here in Handan, he is idle and wants to write more to make up for Tian Feiyan.
"Gentleman, Young Master Jia is outside the house asking for an audience!"
Outside the study, Ye's voice suddenly came.
After hearing what Ye said, Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the door, somewhat unresponsive.
Gongzijia?
Bai Yan even wondered if he had heard wrongly. He must know that the purpose of his coming to Handan was for Gongzi Jia.
He turned around and looked out the window at the bright moon in the sky.
This is all late at night.
Why did Gongzijia appear here? And he even came to his own mansion.
Along with doubts, the next moment, a person appeared in Bai Yan's mind.
Princess Zhao, Zhao Qiu!
Without writing any more bamboo slips, Bai Yan stood up, walked to the door and opened it.
"Walk!"
Bai Yan looked at Ye and said, gesturing to lead the way.
Ye nodded, took the candle, turned around and walked towards the outside of the house with Bai Yan.
After Bai Yan came to Handan, he bought this mansion from an official at a low price. He even bought one and got one free along with the maids and servants in the mansion.
The reason was that the Zhao State was suffering from drought, food prices were rising, and there was no surplus to store grain. Seeing that the money was constantly being squandered by wives, children, and children, the officials felt distressed and sent all their wives, children, and children away from Handan, so that they could reduce expenses and have more money.
Enjoy your time in Handan City.
Outside the mansion.
When Bai Yan came outside the mansion, he saw a carriage parked at the door under the moonlight.
Several figures were waiting where they were.
Seeing the two black figures approaching, Bai Yan frowned slightly. Why didn't Mr. Zijia bring a few maids to hold the lamp?
"Junzi Xu, this is Young Master Zhao Jia."
Under the dim candlelight of Ye, Wu Cheng stepped forward, raised his hands to Bai Yan, and then introduced the person behind him to Bai Yan.
At this moment.
Bai Yan also saw a thirty-year-old man appear in front of him under the candlelight.
"Jia, I have met Mr. Xu!"
Young Master Jia didn't wait for Bai Yan to speak, and took the lead in saluting with a very polite tone.
When Gongzi Jia held up his hands to salute, Wu Cheng, who was standing beside him, was also telling Bai Yan that Gongzi Jia was at the banquet and learned about Bai Yan's affairs, so he rushed here immediately, without even bothering to put on his shoes.
Bai Yan followed his gaze and saw that Gongzijia's feet were all wearing cloth and no shoes.
"Xu Zixiao, meet the young master!"
Bai Yan quickly raised his hands to salute. After the ceremony, he quickly looked at Gongzi Jia excitedly: "Young Master, why do you need to be like this? How virtuous and capable is Xu Zixiao to let Young Master do this?"
Bai Yan said, took off his shoes and quickly placed them at Gongzi Jia's feet.
Gongzijia wanted to act and gain fame, and wanted to use this kind of behavior to make him obedient and convinced.
Bai Yan sees through it without saying anything.
Gongzijia now longs for fame, and so does he.
"No!"
Gongzijia quickly declined.
In the end, Bai Yan and Gongzi Jia argued for a while, and with Wu Cheng's push, Gongzi Jia had to put on his shoes and enter the mansion with Bai Yan.
Inside the mansion.
The maid has prepared tea and lit several candles.
Bai Yan, Gongzi Jia, and Wu Cheng sat on their knees in the main hall, looking at each other.
Only then did Bai Yan realize that the person behind Wu Cheng was not Princess Zhao Zhao Qiu, but Gongzi Jia!
Although he didn't understand why it was Zhao Qiu who went to the Red Pavilion at night, Bai Yan felt relieved when he saw Gongzi Jia.
Bai Yan was very worried before. After all, he did not follow the route arranged by Ying Zheng. After arriving in Handan, he did not have detailed contact with the Qin State, nor did he go to the Zhao State officials.
In order to lower Gongzi Jia's vigilance, he did not even allow Gui and Ye to inquire about Gongzi Jia's information.
So all this time, he was not sure how long it would take to see Gongzi Jia.
"Young Master came here in such a hurry, is it because of the five thousand stones of rice and grain?"
Bai Yan asked softly after seeing the maid pouring tea for Gongzi Jia.
See Wu Cheng.
Bai Yan could roughly guess that Master Jia came here for the five thousand stones of food and grass.
"With all due respect to Mr. Xu, Jia was overjoyed when he heard that Mr. Xu had five thousand dan of grain in his hands. Our country of Zhao is experiencing disaster, the fields have failed to harvest, and the people have been displaced. If you get your 5,000 dan of grain, it will be like the same to the Zhao country.
A timely help."
Gongzijia raised his hands and said to Bai Yan.
Under candlelight.
Gongzijia spoke slowly, Bai Yan listened quietly,
After seeing Young Master Jia Rao for a long time, Bai Yan was not surprised when he finally came to the matter of the two hundred and fifty gold.
If it weren't for the two hundred and fifty gold, perhaps Young Master Jia wouldn't be here now. After all, he had agreed to trade with Zhao Qiu before, and Zhao Qiu and Wu Cheng didn't know that he still had tens of thousands of stones and grain in his hands.
,even more.
"I hope you, gentleman, can be more accommodating and sell your grain at double the price."
Gongzijia saluted him with his raised hands, his words were sincere and his face was frank.
Bai Yan took the tea and took a sip.
It has to be said that when he first came into contact with Mr. Jia, his face was beyond his expectation. First, he showed up scheming to show up without shoes, and then he negotiated a price that was doubled.
"Master!"
Bai Yan sighed, cupped his hands to Gongzi Jia, and then shook his head pretending to be helpless: "Young Master Xiaozhi uses reason to move him to emotion, and Zixiao sheds tears, but Zixiao also has difficulties."
Next to wooden table.
When Wu Cheng heard Bai Yan's words, he looked at Bai Yan in surprise.
He didn't expect that Xu Zixiao would not let go when he saw Gongzi Jia coming in person, without even wearing shoes.
Young Master Jia was also stunned.
Obviously Gongzi Jia didn't expect Xu Zixiao to be so young.
Under the watchful eyes of Gongzi Jia and Wu Cheng.
Bai Yan seemed to be in a dilemma, but finally seemed to make up his mind.
"Young Master is like this. If Zi Xiao takes money from the Young Master again, Zi Xiao will be an unjust person. Now Zi Xiao has decided to leave the Kingdom of Zhao first and discuss it with his elders. What do you think, Young Master?"
Bai Yan thought for a while and said to Gongzi Jia: "Don't worry, Gongzi, if it doesn't work out, Zixiao will definitely give Gongzi two hundred stones of food and grass, and he will never charge half money or half gold!"
The voice fell.
Young Master Jia opened his eyes and waved his hands quickly.
Gongzijia knew clearly that he was here to persuade Xu Zixiao to ask for less money, not to drive Xu Zixiao away.
Although two hundred stones is a lot, Gongzijia still understands the importance compared to five thousand stones.
However, the two hundred and fifty gold from Xu Zixiao was too much.
Think of this.
Gongzijia looked at Wu Cheng beside him. He really didn't expect this situation. As Xu Zixiao talked about it, he would leave Handan and go back to discuss the price. How could he continue?
"Junzi Xu, please tell me frankly, how much less can you get this time?"
Wu Cheng saw Gongzi Jia's gaze and knew that this was his chance to show off, so he looked at Bai Yan and spoke first.
Bai Yan heard Wu Cheng's words, thought for a moment, and shook his head at Wu Cheng.
Wu Cheng frowned. Just when he was about to speak, Bai Yan looked at Gongzi Jia.
"When the young master treats me this time, Zi Xiao will tell me what he has to say."
After Bai Yan cupped his hand, he raised another hand to signal that Gongzi Jia was coming to him with bare feet. He saw it clearly and remembered it in his heart.
Seeing Bai Yan like this, Gongzi Jia immediately sat up straight and listened to what Bai Yan had to say.
"On this trip, Zixiao actually wants to sell the number of words for food and grass, not five thousand!"
Bai Yan looked at Gongzi Jia, turned around and looked around to see if there was anyone hiding under the candlelight, and then whispered to Gongzi Jia.
"But thirty thousand!"
Bai Yan said.
One sentence.
In an instant, Gongzijia stood up.
"What?"
Gongzijia opened his mouth wide and looked at the young man named Xu Zixiao in disbelief.
Thirty thousand shi of rice!!!
this.
Young Master Jia was stunned and completely confused. He couldn't believe that this Xu Zixiao actually had so much food and grass.
Wu Cheng on the side also looked at Bai Yan with a dull look on his face, even wondering if his ears just heard it wrong.
In the main hall.
Bai Yan looked at the appearance of Gongzi Jia and Wu Cheng, and did not speak in a hurry, but patiently waited for the two of them to calm down.
After a few breaths, Gongzijia, who looked dazed, gradually calmed down.
"Is what Zixiao said true?"
Gongzijia asked seriously.
Wu Cheng was on the side, breathing a little quickly. Looking at Bai Yan, he didn't expect that Xu Zixiao didn't tell the truth to Princess Zhao Qiu when they were in the Red Pavilion.
It's not five thousand stones at all.
Instead, there are thirty thousand shi of food and grass.
If Gongzijia hadn't come barefoot tonight and moved Xu Zixiao, I'm afraid Xu Zixiao would have turned around and sold the rest of the food and grass to others.
"If this were not the case, how could Zi Xiao say that he wanted to go back to the clan to discuss with his father."
Bai Yan sighed.
When Gongzijia heard Bai Yan's words, his face changed and his expressions changed for a while.
"I dare to ask Zixiao's family, where can they provide 30,000 grains and grass, and if Zixiao leaves, will he come again?"
Gongzijia looked at Bai Yan, full of nervousness.
He has already raised a lot of food and grass. If he gets these 30,000 more food and grass, it will be enough for him to do many, many things, and even operate well. Not only his status in the court, but also in the hearts of the people will increase several times.
"When Qin attacks Zhao, it can send grain to Zhao. No matter whether this can be done or not, why should the young master care about where the Xu family is? As for whether Zi Xiao will come back after leaving Handan, the scholar Zi Xiao just said that even if he doesn't come back,
I will also send two hundred stones to the young master’s residence.”
Facing Gongzi Jia's inquiry, Bai Yan said with a smile.
"this"
Gongzi Jia frowned slightly, and it was only then that Gongzi Jia also realized that his question just now was very abrupt.
If the Xu family's 30,000 stones of grain and millet were really sent to the State of Zhao, it would undoubtedly offend the State of Qin. If you ask where the Xu family is at this time, you will think that others are fools.
Think of this.
Young Master Jia sighed, luckily he had wanted to send someone to go back with Xu Zixiao before.
In the main hall.
After Gongzijia calmed down, he continued to sit on the straw mat, under the dim light, with his hands clasped on his thighs.
He must take these 30,000 shi of food and grass.
But if it were based on the previous price, he would have to pay one thousand five hundred gold. This number was too huge, and he couldn't afford it now.
"Rongjia has been thinking about it for two days, and Zixiao is going to play in Handan. To show his appreciation, Jia will send two beauties over tomorrow for Zixiao's entertainment!"
Gongzijia raised his hands to Bai Yan and said, first comfort Xu Zixiao, he will go to Zhao Qiu to discuss how to eat these 30,000 stone grains.
Bai Yan stood up and raised his hands to Gongzi Jia.
Outside the mansion.
Bai Yan put Gongzi Jia on the carriage and stood there, watching the carriage leave.
As expected, Young Master Jia did what he thought. When he knew that there was more food and grass, he did not dare to talk about the price.
Gongzi Jia will definitely not let go of these 30,000 stones of grain and millet, and Gongzi Jia, who cannot afford the money, will have to give things at a low price sooner or later.
"Zhao Qiu, Zhao Jia, Wu Yun!"
Bai Yan murmured softly.
He turned around and walked back into the mansion.
Gongzijia has already entered the urn, he just needs to take it step by step.
What really made Bai Yan curious was that Wu Yun was from the Wu family in Xingyang, and Wu Yun knew Zhao Qiu, and Zhao Qiu called Gongzi Jia.
Thinking of his previous speculation about Wu Yunru Handan's purpose.
Bai Yan had a hunch that there must be an anti-Qin organization behind Gongzi Jia and Zhao Qiu, and all the anti-Qin forces in the world were connected with them.
Perhaps it is the nobles like them who will secretly disrupt the situation in the world in the future.
“It’s interesting, but I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to get in touch with them!”