Su Shi actually cried. Is it such an exaggeration? If others don't know, they think I, Lu Yao, have done something to you.
After sobbing for a while, Su Shi finally stopped crying and pulled Lu Yao back to the study.
"Brother Lu Xian, actually I have one more thing to tell you?" Su Shi said.
Lu Yao was shocked? What happened? Could it be that someone knew that he went to a place where he was performing arts and selling himself?
Su Shi said: "It's still about the scientific examination. Uncle Ouyang hates Taixue style the most. If you are going to do the scientific examination this time, you must not write those obscure words with gorgeous meanings when writing policy papers. Maybe Uncle Ouyang will only take a look at it.
Your article will be put down, and then you won’t be able to be on the list, remember this.”
Lu Yao wanted to write more rare words to prove his talent, but he couldn't. He couldn't even recognize all the words, and he still had to waste time learning them.
Lu Yao nodded and said: "Brother Su reminds me, I will definitely remember it."
"There's one more thing." Su Shi said again.
Lu Yao is really annoyed. Why can't we talk about things together? Why do we keep talking about them one after another?
Su Shi glanced outside the house a few times to make sure that there were only three of them around, and then whispered in Lu Yao's ear: "I heard that the Empress Dowager Wu Zang of Xixia died. She seemed to have been assassinated. Now Wu Zang is in power.
, and married his daughter to Li Liangzuo."
"This news is great! Where did you know about it?" Lu Yao and Su Shi whispered to each other. This is big news. Before, Lu Yao only knew that the Song Dynasty did not understand Xixia, but he did not expect Xixia to be so chaotic, and he was going through a historic crisis.
event.
"I went to Fanlou last night and secretly listened to what other people said." Su Shi whispered.
Let's just say, this guy went to a brothel again yesterday.
"Then do you know when it happened?" Lu Yao asked.
"From what they said, it seemed like it happened last month."
Lu Yao touched his white and tender chin, "The empress dowager of Wu Zang is Wu Zang's sister, and Wu Zang's Pang is Li Liangzuo's uncle. Doesn't it mean that Li Liangzuo married his cousin? This is a great operation.
!Do you think it’s possible that Pang sent someone to kill his sister to seize power?”
Su Shi nodded, "It's very possible. This is what everyone says. There is also a theory that the Empress Dowager Wu Zang was killed by her concubine Li Shougui. The reason is that the Empress Dowager Wu Zang found another concubine named
If you eat more of yourself, you will kill both of them."
Lu Yao clicked his tongue and marveled. The world is so chaotic that even a modern person like me feels that this melon is too big and a bit full.
"Brother Su, why are you talking to me about this?" Lu Yao asked curiously. This matter had nothing to do with them. Unexpectedly, Su Shi came to tell him specifically.
"It will definitely be useful to tell you. We literati should pay more attention to current affairs and think more. If we become officials in the future, these will be closely related to us. Besides, the scientific examination is approaching now, maybe the policy decisions will be related to this."
Lu Yao didn't expect that he would be engaged in current affairs politics now. He seemed to see Su Shi constantly pointing his finger at the blackboard, and then shouted to him, "Have you remembered? This may be a test."
"Thank you, Brother Su, for reminding me." Lu Yao thanked him.
"Now that I've finished talking about the matter, I won't disturb brother Lu Xian while he's reading. Ziyou and I will leave now, and we'll have a drink together on the day of the ranking." Su Shi originally wanted to take Lu Yao to Chunxiang Tower with him.
The situation in Lu Mansion seems to be no longer possible.
Before leaving, Su Shi also took away the strategy written by Lu Yao, which he wanted to keep.
Lu Yao thought about how he could give up such a good opportunity to go out. After saying goodbye to Lu Hao, he left the Lu Mansion with the Su brothers.
Lu Hao thought that as long as Lu Yao didn't go out with an unlearned person like Pan Wen, he would feel at ease with a famous student like Su Shi.
Lu Yao first went to his restaurant and looked around, and found that Pan Wen was indeed here. Sure enough, he was a good brother. He was studying at home and he was helping to look after the store. This friend was not acquainted with each other.
After taking a closer look at the production and accounts of wine in the past few days, he found that wine is a thing that earns money every day. He has an income of at least a hundred guan every day. Isn't that 3,000 guan a month? Making money like this, he thinks.
It's like stealing money.
It was also because Lu Yao's high-quality liquor was the only one in the Song Dynasty. There was no competition and it was too easy to make money.
He felt that it was time to expand production, as there was not enough to sell every day, so he would close shortly after noon, making Lu's Restaurant the earliest restaurant to close every day in Bianliang.
Lu Yao took a look. This can't work. The wages given in change are just one day's wages. Besides, if you don't earn money even if you have money, you'd be a fool.
He also learned from Pan Wen that a eunuch came to Jiuzhongxian the day before yesterday and asked what price the palace could give for purchasing this kind of wine. Pan Wen felt bad and told the eunuch to wait until Lu Yao returned to the restaurant to discuss the matter.
.
This eunuch obviously also knew that Lu Yao was taken away by his father to study all day, but without saying anything else, he took twenty jars of wine from the Wine Fairy back to the palace.
This is the rhythm of becoming a tribute in the palace. It must be sold and the price must be low. This is a living sign. They are all tributes, so why don’t you think so?
He suddenly remembered something and ordered someone to carve another signboard for "Qiongyu Brewing". This time it must be made of pure gold to give the emperor face.
It is imperative to expand production and expansion, and by the way, find a place for papermaking and printing, and print newspapers after the new year. This is also a profitable industry, and what is more exciting than making money.
He strives to sell wine to the entire Song Dynasty, and it is best to do some foreign trade. Whoever makes money does not make money, regardless of whether he is Xixia or Liao.
If you want to find land, you need to bring Pan Wen, a local expert.
The two of them rode the carriage out of the outer city again in a daze.
This time they did not leave Bianliang through Nanxunmen, but through Dongshuimen.
The Bianhe River flows out from Dongshuimen. Luyao has to walk along the Bianhe River. It will be very convenient for the factory to be built in the Bianhe River. Both wine making and papermaking require a lot of water. Besides, there is water transportation next to the Bianhe River, and the transportation cost is also huge.
fall to the ground.
After walking less than ten miles, Lu Yao suddenly found a good place. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the river was very wide. It was suitable for a dock. It was the most suitable place to build a factory.
Lu Yao pointed to that place and asked, "This can't be Cao's land, right?"
Seeing Pan Wen's troubled face, he knew that he had guessed correctly.
"Why is it that his land is everywhere, and you just say that it is not his land?"
Pan Wen sighed: "This piece of land in Bianliang has become the Cao family's, and you have taken a fancy to it. You and the Cao family are really destined."
Lu Yao was stunned. It was really an injustice. He pointed to the Cao family's land in such a big place. There was no such small chance of winning the lottery. It was true that heroes saw the same thing. He had to admire the Cao family's business.
The vision is a little too amazing.
What can be done? There is no better place than this place outside Bianliang City. Building a factory further away will increase the cost of daily transportation to Bianliang, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Speaking of winning the lottery, Lu Yao also had an idea. During the Song Dynasty, gambling was everywhere and the gambling industry was booming. He was going to win the lottery, but he had to build the paper mill.
After writing down the name of the land, the two drove the carriage back to Bianliang.
It was still early, so Lu Yao carried two jars of wine to visit the Cao family. No matter what, he wanted to win this land.
Lu Yao knocked on the door of Cao's house with an uneasy feeling. He had never met Cao Guojiu before, and he didn't know if it was easy to talk to him. He let him go once, and he didn't know if he would be beaten today.
The Cao family is very big, at least twice as big as the Lu family.
A member of the Cao family walked out of a side door. When he saw a young man coming, he asked, "This gentleman doesn't know who you are looking for?"
Lu Yao said truthfully: "I'm looking for Uncle Cao Guo."
The servant asked again: "There are two uncles in the mansion. Which uncle are you looking for?"
Two uncles? Lu Yao almost forgot that Cao Yi also had a younger brother. This younger brother was not a good person. He made trouble all day long, and Cao Yi had a headache every day.
Lu Yao replied: "I'm looking for you, sir. When you inform me, just say it's Lu Yao who's here to see me."
The servant closed the side door and hurried to report.
Soon I heard hearty laughter coming from Cao's Mansion, and the main door of Cao's Mansion opened.
The person who came was a middle-aged man with a thick beard on his forehead. He was not as rough and arrogant as a martial artist, but rather looked like a scholar.
Cao Yi was very happy when he heard that Lu Yao was coming. His two sons were not at home today, so he had to come to greet him in person.
"My dear nephew, you are finally here. I have been waiting in the mansion for a long time." Cao Yan looked at the two jars of wine in Lu Yao's hands and licked his lips unconsciously. After tasting the wine from Jiu Zhongxian,
He must drink 30% liquor every day, but he drinks slightly cheaper 30% liquor. Mainly because the 50% liquor is too expensive. He is a little reluctant to part with it. He secretly curses Lu Yao in his heart that this guy is not good at all. The Cao family sells liquor.
It's really unreasonable to ask for money.
"Good nephew, come as soon as you come, bring any gifts." Then he said in Lu Yao's ear: "It's Fifty Degrees."
Lu Yao nodded, and he must bring the most expensive wine when he comes to ask for something.
Cao Yi slapped Lu Yao hard on the shoulder, laughed and said, "Good nephew, come into the house with me quickly."
Lu Yao followed Cao Yi around three or four times before arriving at the main hall.
After the servants served tea, they took away the wine Lu Yao brought.
This was the first time Lu Yao saw someone snatch a gift from his hand.
Cao Yi sat high on the table and asked, "I don't know why my nephew came to Cao's house."
Lu Yao didn't hesitate and directly explained his purpose of coming. He wanted the area in Su County.
"Su County?" Cao Yi was thinking, maybe there were too many places in his home, and he didn't remember where Su County was for a while.
Lu Yao couldn't bear to show off his wealth like this and reminded him: "Ten miles outside the city, by the Bianshui River."
Cao Yan suddenly realized: "Oh oh oh... I remembered that my nephew wanted to use that piece of land directly. Why did he negotiate with me for money? It's just that the land was very remote! I didn't know that my nephew wanted to use it.
What are you here for?"
Lu Yao cupped his hands and said, "How can I use Uncle Cao's land for no reason? I still have to pay him, but my uncle gave it to my nephew for the sake of the Cao and Lu families. As for what to use it for? Wait for me.
Uncle Cao will know after it's done."
It was so mysterious that Cao Yi looked at Lu Yao strangely. Didn't he understand what he wanted to do? Lu Yao's only industry now is brewing. These days, he has also investigated the Lu family's income, which is already quite a lot.
The only drawback is that the output is too low and the supply exceeds demand. He definitely acquired the land this time for the purpose of making wine.
"I guess my nephew is a brewer, right?" Cao Yan asked.
Lu Yao nodded, there was nothing to hide.
Cao Yan said: "This land is not small. How about I sell it to you cheaper and get 50,000 yuan?"
A county occupies a large area, and the price of 50,000 guan is indeed not expensive. However, Lu Yao's savings plus the money earned in the past few days are almost 10,000 guan. It is definitely not enough for a one-time payment.
Moreover, he was anxious to get the land so that he could start building the factory after the Lantern Festival.
Lu Yao said: "Uncle Cao, can I pay in installments?"
"Instalment payment?" Cao Yan asked. He had never heard of this term before.
