Everyone celebrated for a long time. After everyone dispersed, Wu Zhi specifically asked Wu Xiu and Feng Niang about the business situation of the Zhuangyuan Series Wine in the past two months after he left. After asking, he was also shocked.
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As Wu Zhi gained successive victories on the northwest front and became famous, celebration banquets continued in the capital, and the sales volume of the No. 1 Scholar series wine also increased steadily. In just over two months, more than 9,000 bottles of wine were sold, with sales reaching 7
One hundred and eighty-nine thousand, six hundred guan, after tax, a 73% dividend. The family received 497,448 guan, plus the sales of more than a year before leading the new army to the northwest. Now the family
The total amount is nearly 2.5 million guan of money! Looking at the nearly 2.5 million guan of silver notes in his hand, Wu Zhi was a little stunned. The 500,000 guan of money rewarded by the official Zhao Xu is equivalent to 500 guan of money, even the fraction
Even less than that. Since the sales of the Zhuangyuan series of wines were very good, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang had already raised the daily sales volume to 150 bottles without authorization. Wu Zhi saw that the sales were good, so he had no choice but to follow them without objection.
The next day, at three o'clock in the morning, Wu Zhi had a rare sleep. When he got up, washed up, and was about to have breakfast, there was a noise outside the door, and then Erhu hurried over and told him that someone came to the door, looking for him.
There were many people and they came with a lot of things. After hearing this, Wu Zhi had no choice but to put down his bowls and chopsticks and follow him out to see what was going on.
As soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw Hao Suizheng standing with his hands tied, leading ten eunuchs and driving five carriages, waiting quietly in front of the courtyard gate. Yang Jian was also there, holding a roll in his hand and standing respectfully.
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"Master Hou!" Hao Sui, Yang Jian and all the eunuchs saw Wu Zhi coming out, and they quickly greeted him in a respectful tone.
"Hao Douzhi! Yang Diantou! Hello!" Wu Zhi walked down the steps, greeted Hao Sui and Yang Jian calmly and all the eunuchs, and then smiled and invited Hao Sui and Yang Jian to come in.
After entering the courtyard, Hao Suicai shouted: "The imperial edict has arrived, please ask Wuhou to receive it!"
After Wu Zhi heard this, he immediately summoned everyone in his family to come over and set up the incense burner on the desk. After burning the incense, he led everyone to stand in front of the desk and wait quietly for Hao Sui to announce the decree.
Hao Sui looked at Wu Zhi's meticulous handling, with a respectful expression and quite satisfied. He picked up an imperial edict in Yang Jian's hand and read it loudly. The content of the edict was exactly the same as the one announced yesterday.
After the reading was completed, Hao Sui picked up another imperial edict in Yang Jian's hand and read it loudly: "The emperor's edict: Wu Qing has worked hard and made great achievements. He is specially given to the former Xuanguo Duke's mansion, ten pieces of silk, and several gold and silver items.
, admire this!”
Wu Zhi was stunned for a moment, then he thanked the emperor loudly for his kindness, bowed and took the two imperial edicts from Hao Sui, smiled and said to Hao Sui: "Hao Sui, thank you for your hard work!" Then he smiled at Yang Jian next to him.
, said: "Thank you for your hard work, Yang Diantou!"
Hao Sui was secretly delighted, and Yang Jian was also flattered. At Hao Sui's signal, he hurriedly went out and directed the eunuchs outside to move the things in the car to the yard. Wu Zhi, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others saw him
I was quite surprised when I saw what Zhao Xu had given me.
The silks and silks are all tributes from the palace and are of good quality; as for the gold and silverware, they are dining utensils such as gold cups and silver bowls, used for banquets, and the manufacturing process is quite good.
After Wu Zhi had disposed of the silk and gold and silverware that Zhao Xu had rewarded, Hao Sui approached him, pulled Wu Zhi's sleeve, and whispered, "The official has ordered us to ask what the new weapons of the Red Guard Camp are."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhi asked him to wait for a moment, then returned to the warehouse, took out three bamboo grenades, handed them to Hao Sui, and said: "These are the three bamboo grenades I left behind. Give them all."
You take it back, but be careful with the fire candle! As for how to use it? Just find any guard from the Red Guard camp to demonstrate it!"
"Bamboo grenades?" Hao Sui looked at the three bamboo tubes in his hand, puzzled. Is this small bamboo tube a new weapon that scares the enemy? Confused, but Hao Sui still solemnly put the three bamboo tubes into his hands.
Put away the hand grenades.
Wu Zhi picked up the 500,000 guan of gold rewarded by Zhao Xu as a wedding gift, and distributed 20 guan of money to each of the ten eunuchs, 50 guan of money to Yang Jian, and 100 guan of money to Hao Sui.
At first, everyone refused to accept it, but after Wu Zhi showed the majesty of the Marquis, everyone happily accepted it. They finally saw the generosity of the Marquis Wu.
Wu Zhi casually distributed the remaining one hundred and fifty guan to the Feng family, Dahu, Erhu, Liu Yue, Suo Yanqing, Yang family, Li Wanchun, Liang family, Tianjiao and others. Everyone shared the wedding money.
He was also smiling with joy.
After the wedding money was distributed, Wu Zhi took Hao Sui and led everyone on the carriage, rushing to the Qianxuan Kingdom Palace where the emperor had rewarded him, and prepared to investigate.
The former Duke of Xuan's Mansion was located in the outer city of Bianliang, near Liangmen, just across the street from Cai Jing's Mansion, and very close. As for who had lived there before, Wu Zhi didn't want to bother with the trouble of finding out who had lived there before.
Arriving at the gate of Qianxuan Guogong's Mansion, I looked up and saw a mottled red lacquer gate standing proudly on the six steps. There were two majestic stone lions guarding the door. However, there was no plaque hanging on the door and it was empty.
The gate of the palace was closed tightly. When Hao Sui took out the key he had brought with him to open the gate, he pushed it open with all his strength. The gate opened with a squeaking sound. Hao Sui ordered ten eunuchs to wait outside, and together with Yang Jian and Wu Zhi, nine people climbed up the stairs.
, enter the mansion.
The former Duke of Xuan's Mansion occupies a large area with a high-walled courtyard. Opposite the gate is a tall screen wall. On the screen wall are pictures of mountains and rivers, and around the screen wall is a large front yard. There are some lush pines and cypresses planted around it, making it a welcoming place for guests.
The hall and tea room are located right in front of the front yard, towering. There are tree-lined avenues on both sides of the hall leading to the back. Passing through the hall, there is the middle door behind, and through the middle door, everyone enters the backyard. The backyard is the daily life.
The place where everyone lives and lives occupies a very large area. A pond of more than an acre is opened directly opposite the middle gate. The water is quiet and quiet, with lotus leaves on the water. There are rockeries and rocks piled beside the pond, willows are leaning on it, and small bridges are flowing.
The pond is surrounded by roads. Around the pond, eight courtyards are opened in the backyard. Among them, there are four courtyards in the master area, two courtyards in the servant area, one courtyard in the guest area, and the ancestral hall and sundries warehouse area are in one courtyard.
There are corridors connecting each courtyard. There are nearly fifty houses. Among them, the servant area has the largest number of houses, with nearly twenty single houses. It seems that the former owner hired quite a lot of servants. In front of the house
The back of the house is planted with pines, cypresses and golden osmanthus trees, with luxuriant branches and leaves, winding paths leading to secluded areas, pavilions and pavilions scattered all over the place.
Everyone took a tour with great interest. Wu Zhi estimated that the Duke's Mansion covers an area of about 40 acres and more than 20,000 square meters, which is more than eight times larger than the house Wu Zhi currently rents. And it is rare.
What's more, the Duke's Mansion is located on the bank of the Bian River, with a bank of nearly 80 meters long. The water in the pond is drawn from the Bian River. No wonder it is so clear and pleasant.
It can be seen that the former owner is also a very elegant person, but it may be that no one has lived in it for a long time. The weeds in the courtyard are a bit overgrown, the house is a bit dilapidated, the doors and windows are a bit mottled, and the interior is empty. The previous owner moved a little bit before leaving.
Thoroughly!
This Duke's Mansion will be the Marquis's Mansion from now on! It is estimated that before moving here, this Duke's Mansion will have to be renovated, and necessary custom-made furniture and other daily necessities will need to be purchased, which will cost at least a lot of money.
After a short period of time, Wu Zhi discussed with everyone and decided not to move here yet, but to wait until the decoration was completed before moving here.
Taking the key from Hao Sui's hand, Wu Zhi and others said goodbye to Hao Sui, Yang Jian and other eunuchs and returned home.
In the small study, Wu Zhi drew a rough outline of the Duke's Mansion based on his tour just now. After thinking about it, he drew some more buildings on some open spaces near the river. He needed to build some workshops and possibly some more.
He wants to use the utility room as a workshop. At the same time, he also needs to make some renovations. First, he will renovate the public toilets. Secondly, he will build a new toilet and renovate the bathroom and washroom in the yard where they live.
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After drawing the drawings, Wu Zhi ordered Dahu to find dozens of skilled craftsmen, and personally took everyone to the Duke's Mansion for an on-site inspection. Wu Zhi handed the drawings to their contractor, and then gave the decoration requirements and expansion and reconstruction requirements.
The plans for the workshop and renovation were clearly explained to them. After setting the price and construction period, they gave a partial deposit to the contractor, and they were responsible for the decoration and construction of the contractor and materials. He also told them to come to Dahu for discussion and coordination if they had any problems or matters in the future.
.Everyone was very curious about his design plan to renovate and add toilets and renovate bath rooms and washrooms. They happily accepted the order amid doubts and prepared to purchase materials and find labor to make preliminary preparations.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Zhi came to Tan Ji's Woodworking Workshop in Tan Si and gave him the task of making the plaque.
After returning home and staying until the afternoon, when the sun was setting, Qian Mu came to visit with gifts, so Wu Zhi had to put aside other things and focus on receiving Qian Mu.
Qian Mu specializes in medicine, Qian Mu is very business-minded, and he is honest and honest, which makes him worthy of Wu Zhi's friendship. Moreover, the two of them have a cooperative relationship and will continue to cooperate in the future. Wu Zhi cannot ignore him.
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The two chatted and discussed the ways of doing business in depth. However, when Qian Muhou shouted, Wu Zhi was still a little helpless, shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that he had learned his cunning side.
Wu Zhi left Qian Mu to attend his family's dinner. Wu Zhi's status was now very different. He was extremely honorable. Qian Mu was very flattered by the invitation. Especially when Qian Mu saw that Wu Zhi's family still ignored their dignity, the master and
When the servants gathered around to eat, they couldn't help but be surprised. They also experienced Wu Zhi's easy-going and friendly nature, and they were even more impressed with Wu Zhi.
At noon on the second day, Wu Zhi took Dahu with him, carried two bottles of "Zhuangyuanlang" wine, got on the carriage, and went straight to the Yuquan Hall.
Respecting his master and respecting his teachings are Wu Zhi's good qualities. Although he is no longer what he used to be, he can't wait for his master to visit him. It is unreasonable and unreasonable, so today he will go to the Yuquan Gym in person.
Visit Master Zhou Tong.
When Wu Zhi and Dahu arrived at the Yuquan Hall, they found that Lin Chong and Wang Jin were also there. They also came to visit the master, so the four masters and disciples got together happily. Zhou Tong looked at Wu Zhi
, Lin Chong and Wang Jin looked so heroic, they couldn't help but be a little distracted. The official positions of the three apprentices were already higher than his master, and much higher. They all held real power, especially Wu Zhi, who was even more impressive.
Juechen, he was happy that his three apprentices had bright futures, but also lamented that his ambition was difficult to achieve.
Wu Zhi saw Zhou Tong's expression of joy and melancholy, and understood clearly. He decided to give Zhao Xu a memorial to plead for credit for his master and help him find a future in the army.