Chapter 90 Give the money first and then talk about it [6000,
Seeing Wang Lin still hesitating, Ning Chen could only use his ultimate move.
Ning Chen gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said to Wang Lin: "Prime Minister, for the sake of us being officials in the same dynasty.
If you give us an additional 100,000 acres of military land, the right to name the new wine will be given to the Ministry of War."
What the hell?
Five hundred thousand acres, I'm still hesitant here.
You want another hundred thousand acres.
How did your head grow?
But naming rights, how useful can this be?
Seeing that Wang Lin didn't understand the naming right, Ning Chen explained to Wang Lin: "You don't know something, Mr. Wang.
【Hummy Room】This is named after my teacher, Kong Jijiu.
Then the Marquis of Dingguo named their wine [Red Flame].
In the future, when everyone drinks this wine, as soon as you say this name, the first thing everyone thinks of is my teacher and Ding Guojun.
If the Fu Guards also have a wine of their own, then I think their morale will definitely be higher."
Ning Chen's proposal made Wang Lin very tempted.
If the Fuwei army really has a wine of their own, their morale will definitely be higher.
At the same time, it will definitely play a very important role in gathering military morale.
But there are 100,000 acres of military land, which is a bit too much.
"Prime Minister, we don't have much more than 100,000. Listen to me and let me calculate for you. One acre of land will produce three hundred catties of grain, and five catties of grain will produce one catty of wine..."
Ning Chen listed a lot of numbers for Wang Lin, and finally said: "Wang Xiang, you are a sensible person. Look at it, I didn't earn a penny from you in the end, and I only earned a penny."
Wang Lin is a scholar, so Ning Chen listed a lot of numbers.
He was not confused at all, on the contrary, he felt it was much clearer this way.
This can only be said that Wang Lin is a scholar, but he is not a businessman.
Wang Lin still doesn't understand what's going on here.
But what Ning Chen likes is Wang Lin's lack of understanding.
If he wants to know everything, why don’t he just accompany him!
"It's true that you haven't made any real money, but just to name it requires 100,000 acres of military land. Isn't it a bit too much?"
When Ning Chen heard this, he knew that Wang Lin planned to take over the 500,000 acres of military land in front of him.
I just want to keep grinding with myself on this ‘naming fee’.
But Ning Chen can still let him grind it out, but he will not bargain on the 'naming fee'.
This is what I hope to make money from now on.
"It's not that I don't want to give you face, Mr. Wang.
It’s just that I paid the same price as Master Kong and Marquis Dingguo before.
If I give you a little less, I really won't be able to explain to Master Kong and Marquis Dingguo." Ning Chen said with a troubled face.
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Wang Xiang looked unbelieving.
"Don't believe it, Mr. Wang. I really took the money from Master Kong and Marquis Dingguo."
“Let’s decide on the prince’s side first, in order to name it [Red Flame].
For their first purchase, they directly added 100,000 buckets.
The high-end [Red Flame] costs 50,000 dou.
Fifty thousand dou is almost one hundred thousand taels of silver.
You said that someone offered this price, but I was embarrassed not to name it.
This account will definitely be available at the accounts department when it arrives.
If you don’t believe it, Prime Minister Wang, you can go and see it.”
This Wang Lin can't compare to Ding Guohou, who is rich.
If there is even a little bit of seam on your finger, it will cost you one hundred thousand taels.
How can you compare yourself with others?
If I were so rich, I wouldn't need to negotiate with Ning Chen like this.
Just wave your hand and get one hundred thousand taels, wouldn't it be a pleasure?
Wang Lin believes that Marquis Dingguo can come up with one hundred thousand taels.
Kong Jijiu can't get these one hundred thousand taels.
Kong Jijiu is not short of money, nor does he need it very much.
But if you want to talk about Kong Jijiu, you can give him one hundred thousand taels just by raising your hand. Even Wang Lin would not believe it even if he killed him.
"It is true that I, Master Kong, did not give any money, but I, Master Kong, personally endorsed [The Humble Room]."
"Endorsement?" Wang Lin didn't understand this term.
Ning Chen briefly explained the matter of endorsement to Wang Lin.
After understanding what endorsement was about, Wang Lin's eyes couldn't help but light up, because he felt that he could do this.
Isn't it just to praise the wine and show your face?
He can do this.
Showing your face can save 100,000 acres of military land, which is worth it.
Wang Xiang thought about it for a while, and then slowly said: "Although I am the new military minister, I should cherish my feathers.
But in order to revitalize the imperial guards, I am willing to show my face for once."
After hearing Wang Lin's words, Ning Chen was stunned.
Originally, Ning Chen thought that Wang Lin's previous remarks were intended to give him another 100,000 acres of military land for the sake of the imperial guards.
But then the conversation changed and Wang Lin actually planned to come out... no, appear on camera.
Who gave you Wang Lin the courage to actually plan to speak for yourself?
"I may not have made it clear, Mr. Wang, but for endorsements, you need to first look at your target customers and then choose a spokesperson.
For example, if I ask Master Kong to speak for me, I am targeting the world’s scholars.
For example, they gave money to Marquis Dingguo because Marquis Dingguo felt that he could not represent the world in the military."
Ning Chen didn't say the next words, but Wang Lin understood.
Confucius' wine can represent the world's scholars, but the Marquis of Dingguo felt that he could not represent the world's armies.
You Wang Lin are nothing but a bird.
Wang Lin's expression became awkward after hearing Ning Chen's words.
“I don’t know the real truth, and there is such a statement about the endorsement, but the real truth is abrupt.
Since the Marquis of Dingguo has already given the money, I will give you 100,000 acres of military land."
Ning Chen secretly threw a shadow stone into the life stone.
This thing is used to appease Kong and offer wine.
If Kong Jijiu was not satisfied with the secret recording, Ning Chen would leak this part to Kong Jijiu.
When the time comes, Kong Jijiu will see that this spokesperson must be well-known and must be famous all over the world.
That must have made my whole body feel comfortable instantly. As for the matter of secretly recording, I naturally let it go.
Which method should be used for each person.
The matter of 600,000 acres of military land has been finalized.
However, the name of Fu Weijun's wine has not been decided yet.
Ning Chen thought for a moment, "How about the Prime Minister not be called [Huwei]?"
After saying this, Ning Chen didn’t forget to add in his mind: I’ll give you a bad homophonic joke!
"Fuwei, the power of the tiger."
Wang Lin muttered these two words, and then his eyes lit up:
"It sounds like the pronunciation is a bit like, the army of the palace guards should have the power of tigers, well, let's call it [Tiger Power]."
It can be seen from Wang Lin's expression that the homophone will never die!
The 600,000 acres of military land was determined and the name was determined. All that was left was to sign the contract.
What is said verbally will eventually end up on paper, which is safer.
Watching Ning Chen take out the contract that he had prepared long ago.
Wang Lin glanced sideways at Ning Chen: "Master Ning is really a prophet of things."
Ning Chen chuckled: "The Prime Minister should know that everything will be done if it is not done beforehand.
I am just worried that our cooperation will not be successful, so I drafted a charter in advance, which is a good sign."
Things are already like this, what else can Wang Lin do?
"Three years? Why three years?" Wang Lin looked at the number of years on the contract and said with a frown.
It is true that Ning Chen did not discuss this with Wang Lin.
This time was calculated by Wan Hong.
Wan Hong felt that those fields had been barren for a year, and the harvest might not be very good in the first year.
It will take at least three years to get your money back.
"Prime Minister, this is just a period of time. If it feels short, we can extend it in the future.
What's more, when I did this, I also felt that the imperial court had to pay attention to the imperial guards in the past three years.
When we have money, won’t we be able to spend it?”
Although it was something I didn't say, I had to show that I was thinking about Wang Lin.
However, Wang Lin obviously felt that Ning Chen was too inconsiderate for him.
"How can it be three years? We are cooperating for a long time, so we must think about the long term."
After thinking for a while, Wang Lin said: "I think it's thirty..."
Taking a look at Ning Chen's expression, Wang Lin quickly changed his words: "How about thirteen years."
Ning Chen looked at Wang Lin with a strange expression. Ning Chen really didn't know how bad the guards were, which made Wang Lin have so little confidence in the guards.
For thirteen years, Wang Lin felt that the imperial guards could not stand up.
Isn't this a bit too bad?
The key is that the number of years Wang Lin is talking about now makes Ning Chen a little panicked.
Ning Chen felt that he had been tricked by Wang Lin.
But after thinking about it, I felt a little better since I had 600,000 acres of military land in my hands anyway.
Wang Lin personally added a cross in front of the number three.
As a result, the three-year contract directly turned into thirteen years.
After signing the contract, Wang Lin relaxed completely.
"Ning Chen, our Ministry of War still has a bright future.
Didn't you see that all the princes of Dingguo handed over their military symbols to His Highness?
Your Highness will not leave this military talisman behind. When the time comes, this military talisman will naturally be in the hands of our military department.
So you should do your best, and sooner or later all the soldiers and horses in the world will be under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of War."
After hearing Wang Lin's words, Ning Chen asked, "Sir, do you still remember how many years I have been in the court?"
Wang Lin didn't know why Ning Chen asked this, but he still replied: "More than two years ago."
Ning Chen nodded: "Your Excellency also knows that I have been in the imperial court for more than two years.
If I had just entered the court, I might have believed what you said.
It's been two years, even if you want to push me.
Do you need to find a more reliable reason?
Let's not talk about this military talisman, whether His Highness will return it to the Marquis of Ding.
Even if he doesn't return it, Wang Xiang thinks that if the Marquis of Dingguo wants to command the Dingguo army, does he still need the military talisman?
And you should have seen, Prime Minister Wang, that His Highness wants Xu Muzhi to take the military talisman back.
Xu Muzhidu said that he would have to ask Marquis Dingguo before he could decide.
So do you think it makes any difference to the Marquis of Dingguo whether he has this military talisman or not?"
It was exposed again. Fortunately, Wang Lin is a veteran in officialdom.
I still have the ability to do things on my own terms.
"What I'm talking about is the future. In the future, the military power of the world will return to the Ministry of War. That is something that will happen soon.
As long as we find the person who started the military strategist, are we still worried that the military power of the world will not be returned to the Ministry of War?"
Ning Chen felt that Wang Lin had expanded enough.
I am the one who started the military path, and I don't dare to say anything about taking back military power.
As a result, I, the military master, did not expand, but you floated.
"I hope you, sir, can find the person who launched the army as soon as possible." Ning Chen said perfunctorily.
Wang Lin was very confident about this: "Don't worry, I will definitely find that person.
Since he is willing to leave a military peak among the mountains of literature and the sea of books.
This shows that he does not reject Confucianism or the imperial court.
As long as he searches carefully and offers some rewards, I believe he will be willing to come out."
Hearing that there was a reward, this made Ning Chen a little interested: "What kind of reward does Wang Xiang plan to offer?"
Wang Lin said proudly: "Isn't the position of Minister of War enough?"
Yes, Ning Chen knows, this is a poor man.
Bullshit military appearance.
"Then I wish you, sir, to find the military master as soon as possible."
After a pause, Ning Chen said: "Sir, I have to place an order for you now and try to deliver [Huwei] to you as soon as possible."
"So good."
After leaving Wang Lin, Ning Chen went directly to Wan Hong.
Now the entire Yanzuofang has been mobilized by Wan Hong.
Those who make wine make wine, those who transport the wine transport the wine, and those who sell the wine second-hand and become middlemen earn the difference in price.
There is only a double distillation, and that is the secret among secrets.
Only some of Wanhong's most trustworthy people were allowed by Wanhong to participate in the secondary distillation.
This is what Wanhong relies on for survival in a short period of time.
It is also a money tree for Wanhong, so Wanhong must protect it well.
Even Wan Hong himself would not leave this hollowed-out basement unless necessary.
When Ning Chen came over, there was still a traffic jam at Yanzuofang.
And the blockage is worse than before.
Wan Hong adopted Ning Chen’s hunger marketing method.
The price is still the retail price in the future, Wanhong will not increase the price at all.
In addition, there are indeed some people who really buy low-priced wine every day.
Naturally, there will be more people lining up.
Looking at Wan Hong, who was tired from work and smelled of alcohol, but full of energy, Ning Chen also said to Wan Hong: "If you need to expand your area, expand it. You don't have to act like a rat every day."
Wan Hong nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I have already asked someone to build the new brewery.
It's just that more defense measures are needed, so the construction process is a little slower.
But it will be officially available for use by the end of October at the latest.
By then we will be able to produce at least 50,000 buckets of wine every day."
Ning Chen nodded: "You can take charge of this matter.
This is an agreement from the Ministry of War, which has been slightly modified. Three years has become thirteen years."
Wan Hong took the agreement, glanced at the modifications, and said excitedly: "Your Excellency is really a man of God.
The longer this book is written, the better it is for us."
“But I think the Ministry of War is probably a trap.
I'm worried that those brave soldiers have become lazy.
If we let them go to work now, I'm afraid it will delay things."
On the way here, Ning Chen was thinking about this issue.
After hearing Ning Chen's worries, Wan Hong also said to Ning Chen: "Sir, I have also thought about this issue.
So this can only rely on the combination of grace and power.
On the one hand, we give a sufficient price, and on the other hand, we have to rely on your official position to hold it down.
Finally, when necessary, we must kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Let them understand who is the master and who is the loser."
After saying this, Wan Hong felt that he had gone too far, and quickly made up for it: "Sir, this is a metaphor."
Ning Chen shook his head indifferently: "It doesn't matter. If there are really people who can't even do a little farm work.
You don't have to count on him to be able to protect your safety.
Such a lazy person would probably have to live by bullying his neighbors.
If we just get rid of it, we will be at peace."
Wan Hong hurriedly flattered him and said, "Your Majesty, it's great to see you."
Ning Chen took out the photographic stone of his meeting with Wang Lin today, handed it to Wan Hong and said: "Find an opportunity to send this photographic stone to my Master Kong.
Then, in Master Kong’s section, the photographic stone that praises the [humble room] can be released.”
Wan Hong took the photo stone and said yes.
After leaving Wanhong, as soon as Ning Chen arrived home, he met Xu Muzhi coming out of his home.
Looking at Xu Muzhi who was in a hurry, Ning Chen got out of the car and asked doubtfully: "Where is General Xu going? Why did he leave right after he came?"
Xu Muzhi saw Ning Chen and said to Ning Chen: "You came just in time, I was going to find you. [Red Flame] How are you preparing?"
When Ning Chen heard this, his heart skipped a beat: "We are 80% ready. General Xu wants to return the goods, right? The deposit for return is non-refundable."
Xu Muzhi shook his head directly: "Instead of returning the goods, can you prepare everything for me if I give you two more days?"
Ning Chen frowned, but after thinking about Wanhong's output, he nodded: "No problem. But didn't General Xu say that we can stay for a month? This is only twenty days."
Xu Muzhi glanced around and said to Ning Chen: "Go to your house and talk."
Ning Chen invited Xu Muzhi into the house. After Dongmei had two cups of tea and left, Xu Muzhi said to Ning Chen: "Prince Jing was defeated in the south. Ten thousand fine infantry and three thousand knights of Prince Jing were completely wiped out.
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This was something that had never happened in the six hundred years of the Wu Dynasty.
Even in Taizu's most difficult moment, none of King Jing's lineage had ever suffered such a heavy loss.
Therefore, I must lead my troops and set off in advance to return to the Great Wall of Righteousness to prevent any changes there."
Ning Chen didn't know about Prince Jing's defeat.
After all, Ning Chen has only been an official for two years, so he doesn't have any intelligence network.
But because Marquis Dingguo stabbed him in the back, Ning Chen got to know a lot more about Prince Jing.
King Jing's entire army was wiped out this time, which was indeed a big deal.
Ning Chen still knows something about the war in the south.
Although the overall strength of the human race is slightly inferior to that of the barbarians.
But because it is the sanctification place of the nine saints of the human race, it matches the power of the sanctification place.
In addition, King Jing's lineage is strict in running the army, so the outcome has always been deceitful.
A balance is always maintained.
This war has definitely broken the balance.
This is truly a matter of national importance.
However, this matter was too far away from Ning Chen, so it did not trigger the event selection.
"Don't worry, General Xu. I'll send someone to the wine shop right away.
Within two days, prepare all the drinks for the general so that he can set off on time."
Ning Chen assured Xu Muzhi.
Xu Muzhi nodded, and then reminded Ning Chen: "Master Ning, this time when the vassal king and the king of Qin come to the capital, they will definitely not be too quiet.
So Lord Ning, try not to choose anyone to take sides.
In the fight for the crown prince, the royal clan may not be a problem.
But those who make the choice will be shattered into pieces at that moment.
Mr. Ning, you have established hundreds of families, and now you are starting a military path.
In the future, they are destined to follow the holy path, these are the court's fools.
When Master Ning takes the holy path, looking back, it will be really boring."
Xu Muzhi had good intentions, but it was a pity.
Xu Muzhi didn't know Ning Chen's situation.
Taking the holy path can indeed solve Ning Chen's problems, but without the choice of events inspired by the court, Ning Chen's holy path will not last long.
And even if the problem of life is solved in the future, if there are plug-ins and they are not used, it will be struck by lightning.
"Thank you, General Xu, for reminding me, but I don't think it matters whether you follow the holy path or not.
This is all about keeping the world in your heart.
Look at the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors and Confucian Sages, if they don’t have the world and all the people in their hearts.
How could you choose to become a saint in a world of barbarians?"
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Xu Muzhi was slightly shocked.
As soon as Ning Chen finished speaking, Xiao Chunhua came in.
"My lord, there are three people coming outside. They say that they are the envoys of the eldest prince, the third prince and the seventh prince, and they are here to visit your lord."
What was supposed to come finally came.
In the past two decades, Ning Chen has done a lot of treacherous things.
Finally, all the hard work was not in vain, and I managed to attract these flies with my cracked egg.
"Let them give me the gifts and money outside first. After giving the money and gifts, ask them to wait for me in the teahouse." Ning Chen told Chunhua.
If you can't collect money, how can you be considered a qualified sycophant?
However, due to the limitations of this system that was pinched by the river crab master, cashiering during the incident was a foul.
So Ning Chen came up with a good idea, that is, don't talk to him first in the future, but give him the money first.
This is not considered a foul.
Because this is money outside the event.
Xu Muzhi, who had just developed a little respect for Ning Chen, felt bad after listening to Ning Chen's instructions to Chunhua.
Ning Chen glanced at Xu Muzhi, who was squinting at him, and said with a compassionate expression: "General Xu, I want this money because I want to do good deeds.
General Xu may have never been to Yanzuofang.
That is the poorest market in Fengjing.
The streets were filthy and the people inside were half-clothed.
I don't want to use this ill-gotten wealth to do good things.
It can be regarded as doing something good for the people and accumulating virtue for them.
And after all, whether I want the money or not, they have to give it to me.
I'll accept it first so that they can be more honest with me.
I can also try my best to know what bad intentions they have."
Xu Muzhi nodded after listening to Ning Chen's words: "You said they would give away the money no matter what, I believe it.
But when you say Yanzuofang is poor, do you think I'm blind, or do you think Dingguo Jun doesn't have his own informants in Fengjing.
Besides, I took Wanhong to find you that day. Do you think I don’t know who Wanhong belongs to?"
"Ah, yes, I forgot about this. I haven't thanked General Xu enough for saving my life that day?"
Xu Muzhi:(°ー°〃)
Xu Muzhi discovered that Ning Chen's temperament was similar to that of Kong Jijiu.
And this inner temperament is something he can never learn.
"General Xu, I have other guests here, so I won't keep you here. Tomorrow I will go to the Imperial College to treat you to a drink, and by the way, I will practice it for you!"