"This court examination is really lively!”
A beautiful woman in the guest seat looked at the noisy court and shook her head with a bitter smile.
"Your Majesty is really kind. The Ninth Prince is so mischievous, but he actually allowed it!”
Beside the beautiful woman, a fat man wearing a black felt hat said with a smile.
"With all the ministers supporting it, how can His Majesty not agree…?”
The beautiful woman looked at Ying Ziye, and her voice carried a hint of ridicule," This time, this Ninth Prince is making a ruckus. I'm afraid he will have to stop for a while!”
"Why?"
"If you lose everything, how can you go out and cause trouble without money?”
"Haha, that's true…!"
The man with the black felt hat laughed softly as if he had come to a realization.
The two of them were none other than the two richest men in the State of Qin.
The beautiful woman was called Ba Qing, and she had businesses all over Sichuan and the entire Xianyang City.
The fat man's name was Wu Shiluo, and his main business was animal husbandry.
It was said that he had so many cows and sheep that he could measure them in the valley!
Both of them were rich!
Great Qin's warhorses were all bought from the Wu family.
Half of the grain for the southern expedition to the Bai Yue was purchased from the Ba Qing Merchant House.
Due to their importance, the First Emperor made them guest ministers and allowed them to walk around the court.
They would participate in every Prince Palace Examination.
Firstly, they were businessmen who wanted to pave the way for their future generations.
Who could become the Crown Prince and inherit Great Qin was very important to them.
Because befriending the next Qin Emperor in advance meant that their families would continue to prosper.
The Palace Examination was the best opportunity to observe each prince's performance.
In addition, they were invited by the First Emperor to be the examiners.
Therefore, the two of them were indispensable in every prince's examination!
"Since Ninth Brother is in such a good mood, I'll join in the fun!”
"How about this, I'll also bet a mansion!”
" Of course, I bet on you losing, Ninth Brother!"
After all the officials had placed their bets, Huhai also came over.
"Good! Ninth Brother, I'll take it all. Come on, write it down!”
Ying Ziye naturally couldn't ask for more.
He ordered the eunuch to write it down on the table, then left Huhai behind and walked toward the guest seats.
"Did Nine Hall His Highness come to the wrong place?”
"The two of us never bet with others!”
Seeing him walk over, Wu Shiluo smiled and quickly said.
As the richest person in Great Qin and a successful merchant, he was naturally very well-connected.
No matter which prince he hated, he would always smile and be polite.
This was also the reason why he could do so well in Xianyang City.
"That's right! The two of us never bet with others. The Ninth Prince has found the wrong person.”
Ba Qing was also a smart woman. Before Ying Ziye could speak, she had already blocked his mouth.
If they waited for this kid to open his mouth to invite them, it would be a little embarrassing for them to reject him!
They were not short of money at all, so they were not interested in betting.
More importantly, they didn't want to get involved in this kind of court struggle!
It wasn't that he didn't want to!
He didn't dare!
The reason why they had been able to live so well in Xianyang City until now was because of the word "cautious"!
"The two of you have misunderstood. This young master has come here to ask for your help!”
However, to their surprise, this kid was not here to bet.
He was here to ask for their help!
This made the two of them both surprised and curious.
Curious about what he needed his help with?
"Young Master, please speak?"
"I heard that the two of you are good at doing business and are very good at trading appraisals.”
Ying Ziye pinched his chin and looked at the two of them with interest.
"Of course!"
"Bartering and value evaluation are our basic skills!”
The two of them looked at each other. They did not understand what he was up to, but they still nodded with certainty.
"Alright then, please help me estimate how much these houses are worth.”
"How much food can we buy?"
"How many cows and sheep can we buy?"
As Ying Ziye spoke, he ordered the eunuch to place the bamboo slips in front of them.
On it were all the bets made by the ministers!
"This…?"
Looking at the bamboo slips in front of them, Ba Qing and Wu Shiluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
They hadn't even won it yet, and they were already evaluating its value? Just thinking about how much food and cattle he could exchange for?
Wasn't he too confident?
One had to know that if he wanted to win the bet, he had to solve the Hundred Yue dilemma.
Even the ministers in the court were helpless about this kind of difficult problem. What good ideas could this kid have?
"Please help my Ninth Brother evaluate it. If you lose later, it'll be convenient for Ninth Brother to compensate everyone!”
Just as the two of them were looking at Ying Ziye as if he was a fool, Huhai also followed them, gloating.
"This…?"
This was the first time Ba Qing had encountered such a strange thing. As a successful businessman, she weighed the pros and cons in her heart.
"Why don't the two of you help Nine Hall His Highness estimate it? When we win later, we will know how much we won!”
Li Si and the other ministers thought that she had some concerns, so they also advised her.
"Alright, since no one has any objections, then the two of us will help estimate!”
Seeing that everyone had agreed to the estimation, it seemed that they would not offend anyone.
Ba Qing finally agreed.
"Prime Minister Li's mansion is located in a prosperous area, and it is well-built. The courtyard is deep, and it is valued at twenty thousand gold!”
" Eighteenth Prince's mansion…"
The two of them picked up the bamboo slips and began to calculate carefully.
In front of the First Emperor and the ministers, they didn't dare to overestimate or underestimate him.
They were afraid of offending any of them.
"These properties are valued at 350,000 gold taels!”
Soon, the two of them came to a conclusion.
"Then how much food can this money buy?”
"How many cows and sheep can we buy?"
Ying Ziye asked with a smile on his face.
"Young Master wants to…?"
Ba Qing did not know what he was up to, so he asked tentatively.
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