Thinking of this, he frowned and pondered for a moment before saying,"Ten thousand taels…"
Zhu Cian's heart skipped a beat. Did he ask for more?
"Little Duke, we can discuss the money for buying poems again…"
Halfway through his sentence, Xu Zengshou interrupted him and said with a pained expression,""Old Zhu, oh Old Zhu, it's not that I want to criticize you, but this ten thousand taels of silver is too little!”
"Such good goods, no matter what, it would cost at least thirty to forty thousand taels!”
"This is just doing business with us. In the future, when you do business with others, you must not be so practical. It's easy to suffer losses!”
Good stuff…
It was obvious that Xu Zengshou, this shameless person, had completely treated the poem as a commodity.
It's good that you have no moral bottom line. I like it!
"Since that's the case, I'll sell this poem to the Duke for a few thousand taels each!”Xu Zengshou shook his head and said," No, no. We just received a gift of tens of thousands of taels of silver from you. If we use this money to buy poems now, wouldn't we be taking advantage of you, Old Zhu?"”
"How about this, in addition to these tens of thousands of taels, we'll throw in another shop that costs five thousand taels.”
"We'll get someone to send you the title deed later, how about it?”
Zhu Ci 'an smiled even more happily and nodded.""Then it's settled!"
In addition, he had earned a store for nothing. This transaction was worth it!
After giving Zhu Cian the notes and writing a receipt, Xu Zengshou seemed to have found a treasure. He put the Xuan paper into the box and laughed heartily."Those civil officials laughed at me for being a boor. This time, I must use this poem to stun their dog eyes!”
At this point, his eyes gradually became moist." Our ancestors are blessed, our family is blessed. We're about to become great poets…"
Zhu Ci 'an couldn't help but admire this guy's shamelessness. He had just finished the transaction, and he immediately claimed that the poem was written by him…
How shameless was this?
Xu Zengshou left, satisfied.
He didn't even drink tea and hurriedly brought the Embroidered Uniform Guards back to the Ying Tian Prefecture.
Butler Dahai stared at his back as he left.
It was just a piece of paper, but the young master had actually cheated the Xu family of more than ten thousand taels of silver…
As expected of the young master, he really had a way of scamming people!
But soon, he realized a serious problem. He quickly went up to Zhu Ci 'an and looked at the young master suspiciously.
"Young Master, when did you learn how to compose poetry?”
"Could it be that his brain disease is acting up again?"
As soon as he said this, the smile on Zhu Cian's face froze.
Oh no!
He was so focused on earning money that he forgot that this prodigal had never studied since he was young!
He probably couldn't even recognize a single word, so how could he compose a poem?
He gritted his teeth and kicked Dahai's butt. He looked like he had suffered a great humiliation and cursed,""You old thing, don't taint my innocence!”
"Poetry? What poem?"
"Young Master, I don't even study. I get a headache just from reading those harmful things, so why would I write poems?!”
Dahai bared his teeth in pain and rubbed his butt.""Then where did Young Master's poem come from…"
Zhu Cian raised his head and said matter-of-factly,""Naturally, I bought it from a scholar.”
Dahai's suspicions were gone. He immediately knelt on the ground and cried emotionally.
Zhu Ci 'an was stunned. Why was he kneeling?
Could it be that he had scolded him silly?
"What's wrong with you now?"
"Young Master, you've even done such a humiliating thing. It seems like your brain disease has completely recovered!" Dahai said with tears in his eyes. This old servant is truly happy!"
Zhu Cian's face froze, and he couldn't help but kick him again.""Crazy!"
While the master and servant were talking, a carriage arrived outside the manor.
A fair-faced middle-aged man jumped off the shaft of the carriage and looked around the door. When he saw Zhu Ci 'an, his face was full of smiles. He quickly cupped his hands and smiled.”
"Who are you?" Zhu Cian frowned.”
"Haha, I heard that Young Master Zhu is a dragon among men. Seeing you today, you really live up to your name!“
"This one is the butler of Hanlin Huang Shi's residence, Xi Hua. Greetings to Young Master Zhu!”
After saying that, Xi Hua bowed deeply.
The news that the governor of Yingtian Prefecture, Zheng Wentao, had been thrown into Zhao Prison had spread throughout the capital.
The matter caused an uproar, and countless people were indignant.
To Huang Shi, a lowly merchant was not important. However, once the matter was blown up and Zhu Yuanzhang was alerted, the next person to be sent to Zhao Prison might be himself.
It was precisely because of this that the butler, Xi Hua, came.
When he heard that the other party was Huang Shi's butler, Zhu Ci 'an sneered in his heart.
This old fogey really didn't give up!
Then, he put on a fake smile and asked,""Sir, why are you here?”
"Young Master Zhu, Wu Sanqian's case is a misunderstanding. Everything is a misunderstanding!”
"To tell you the truth, my master really wants the method to make salt to solve the problem of the people.”
"But Wu Sanqian caused a ruckus in your residence, and the Wu family couldn't distinguish right from wrong, causing you to be sued. My old master didn't expect this and felt so ashamed.”
"That's why I'm here today to bury the hatchet and turn hostility into friendship.”
Xi Hua's explanation was very sincere, but his face was full of grievances, as if his master, Huang Shi, was the biggest victim in the whole matter.
After Zhu Cian heard this, he curled his lips in disdain.
Bah!
Want to use salt production method to solve the problem of the people hanging upside down?
To put it nicely, wasn't it just him, this lackey, who wanted to use this to lick Zhu Yunwen's boots and help him fight for the position of the emperor's grandson?
This Young Master almost thought that Huang Shi had transformed into a Great Saint!
In an instant, he had the idea of teasing Xi Hua.""Since we've cleared the air, why didn't Huang Shi come personally?”
Xi Hua's eyes went blank, and the smile on his face froze.""Zhu gongzi, my master is busy with the state affairs and is focused on His Highness Pope Sun's studies. He really can't spare any time, please forgive him.”He said with a smile on his face, but in his heart, he despised Zhu Ci 'an.
What kind of status did Old Master Huang Shi have?
He was the Imperial Scholar of the current dynasty, the teacher of the imperial grandson!
It was already a great honor for a lowly merchant like him to come over. He actually had no shame and wanted the old master to come over and apologize?
Are you dreaming?
However, he despised it in his heart, but he still smiled brightly and said,"The salt-making method created by Young Master Zhu is a good thing that benefits the country and the people!”
"Last time, I gave you tens of thousands of taels of silver, but my master felt that it was unfair. If you are interested, I am willing to pay 110,000 taels of silver to buy the salt-making method!”
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