Although he was furious, Mu Ge had no choice. The Spirit Thearch had spoken, and the official position was temporarily canceled. However, it was not bad to have a hundred taels of gold. He could finally exchange a hundred taels of gold for gems!
The Spirit Monarch was very satisfied with Mu Ge. While smoking happily, he chatted with Mu Ge."You are a commoner?"
"Your Majesty, Mu Ge's family is poor, but Lord Cai Yong accepted me as his last disciple.”Mu Ge corrected himself.
This title had to be hung on his body. Otherwise, how would others know about it? Just like Big Ears Liu, who kept saying 'I am a relative of the Han royal family' every day. If he said too much, the fake would become true.
"Oh? You're actually Minister Cai's last disciple?”the Spirit Monarch said in surprise.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Mu Ge replied.
"Then he must be a talent. Not bad, not bad.”The Spirit Monarch nodded approvingly at Mu Ge.
"Your Majesty, you flatter me. My talent is like the stars in the sky in front of Your Majesty. How dare I show off my skills in front of Your Majesty?”Mu Ge's flattery was really smooth, causing the Spirit Monarch to laugh out loud.
"Mu Ge, if you refine any cigarettes in the future, send them to me. I will buy them for ten times the price you sell them to others! How is it?" the Spirit Monarch said heroically.
Mu Ge's heart was about to fly. Ten times? He sold them to Yuan Shao, Liu Zhen, and the others for two taels of silver each. Ten times? Wouldn't that be twenty taels of silver each? One pack was worth four taels of gold! Mu Ge could earn a hundred gold taels by selling twenty-five packs of cigarettes! Wouldn't he be rich?
Zhang Rang knew the price of Mu Ge's cigarettes. When he heard the Spirit Monarch say that he would buy them at ten times the price, his eyelids twitched.
"Your Majesty, you're still not thanking me?”Zhang Rang suddenly said to Mu Ge.
Mu Ge was stunned, but he quickly came to a decision. He continued his words and kowtowed,"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live!"
Mu Ge was stopped by a eunuch when he came out of the palace. He was told to wait for his reward.
Mu Ge stood outside the palace and waited for a full hour. Just as Mu Ge was wondering if the Spirit Monarch was trying to steal his cigarettes without paying, a luxurious carriage drove out of the palace.
The carriage stopped beside Mu Ge and the coachman said to Mu Ge,"Lord Zhang invites you to speak inside.”
"Lord Zhang?" Mu Ge guessed that it was Zhang Rang. He must have come to play tricks with him. Otherwise, Zhang Rang would not have helped him so readily in the hall just now.
Mu Ge boarded the carriage and pulled open the curtain. As expected, the damned eunuch Zhang Rang was sitting inside.
"Congratulations to Mu Ziyu for receiving His Majesty's generous reward. This is a hundred taels of gold and fifty bolts of silk behind the carriage.”Zhang Rang said to Mu Ge with a meaningful smile.
Mu Ge, who was from Ancient Earth, knew how to play this trick. Although he knew that this guy was here to share a piece of the pie with him, Mu Ge could only accept it.
During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, anyone in the world could be provoked except for eunuchs, especially Zhang Rang, the head of eunuchs in the world. If he wanted to divide the money, let him. For the time being, he could only beg this damn eunuch not to be too black-hearted.
"Lord Zhang must be joking. How can I take this money? This is all my filial piety to Lord Chang Shi Zhang.”Mu Ge's heart ached as he pushed the box containing the hundred gold taels back to Zhang Rang. This was a forging gem!
Zhang Rang's smile became even more obvious when he saw how 'sensible' Mu Ge was. He pushed the box back to Mu Ge and said,"This is a gift from His Majesty. I can't accept it.”
Before Mu Ge could push the matter away, Zhang Rang continued,"I want to ask you, how many cigarettes can you refine?”
Mu Ge instantly understood that Zhang Rang was not interested in his small amount of money. He wanted to earn it ruthlessly.
" I'll need some time to refine them. I can make hundreds of them at once, right?" Mu Ge thought about it and reported the data of hundreds of them. He was afraid that he would be jealous if he said too much.
"Not enough. I need at least two thousand packets.”Zhang Rang pinched his fingers as he spoke, giving Mu Ge goosebumps.
" Sir, 2,000 packets are too much!" Mu Ge was shocked by the number. If he sold 2,000 packets of cigarettes to the Spirit Monarch, he would get 8,000 taels of gold! It was almost over ten thousand!
"I'm teaching you the way of doing business. The more you sell, the more you'll naturally earn. Don't you want to make a lot of money?”Zhang Rang said with a smile.
"Of course I want to, but how would Mu Ge dare to be the champion? If the refinement is successful, I will naturally present it to you.”Mu Ge thought to himself that since he was going to ask anyway, he might as well take the initiative.
"Hehe, since you're so considerate of me, I won't mistreat you. You and I will split the money we earn in half. How about it?”Zhang Rang stared into Mu Ge's eyes and asked.
"How would I dare to split it equally with Daren? 40 - 60%. Daren, you take 60%, and I only want 40%.”Mu Ge knew that if he didn't give up the child, he wouldn't be able to catch the wolf. Since he had already taken half of it, he could give him another layer. Moreover, he would sell it to the Spirit Monarch at ten times the price. Mu Ge would definitely not lose out even if he took 40%.
Although he had paid a huge price, the profits from this cigarette were too shocking. Moreover, the limelight was too great. It was impossible for no one to target him. Now that Zhang Rang had targeted him, he had to accept his fate. Otherwise, it would be easy for this damn eunuch to play him to death.
Mu Ge would use this money to build a good relationship with Zhang Rang. With his support, no one would dare to target Mu Ge's cigarette business.
Even if the uprising of the Revolutionary Army occurred, the eunuchs would still have the power to rule the court. If Zhang Rang could put in a good word for him in front of the Spirit Emperor, he would be able to save a lot of trouble.
Zhang Rang beamed with joy, his sharp voice echoing in the carriage."Mu Ge, not bad, not bad. As expected of Cai Yong's disciple. In the future, I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of His Majesty.”
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Mu Ge cupped his fists and bowed.
The two families were happy. Mu Ge had settled the biggest eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which could be considered to have paved a lot of road for him in the court.
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