Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Now who in the capital doesn't know the Wang family's grain shop, and who doesn't know that the owner of the grain shop is Dashan.The Fifth Prince had heard about Wang Xiujin's name for a long time, and he wanted to meet him for a long time, but he never had the chance due to various reasons. When he saw him today, he suddenly didn't know how to behave. Wanting to be friends with Wang Xiujin, of course, is not for the sake of power, he is not interested in superiors, he just wants to know why Wang Xiujin has so many strange ideas from time to time, and they are all very practical.

Wang Xiujin didn't know the fifth prince well, and he wouldn't be upset with his reaction. He was brought by the fourth prince. If he wasn't good, the fourth prince wouldn't get close to him. Don't look at Wang Xiujin who always felt that the fourth prince was special. Simple, in fact, Wang Xiujin felt that the fourth prince had his own way of dealing with the world, and ordinary people would not get close to him.Since the fourth prince can bring people, it means that the fifth prince is not bad.Of course, even if it was not good, Wang Xiujin would not show any expression. After all, the other party was also a prince, so how could he, a commoner, offend him.

Li Sushan will not have any changes in expression, and Song Hongyi doesn't know the fifth prince well, but how could someone who comes from a big family be seen by others at will, even if he is dissatisfied, he will greet him with a smile, making people feel nothing. uneasy.When all the people arrived, they started to grill the meat. The meat was marinated, just put it on the rack and grilled. Wang Xiujin and Li Sushan had done it in front of the shop, and with experience, they grilled it. Song Hongyi hurriedly set the table.After the two princes cleaned their hands, they also started to do it. The two who had never done any work felt that it was very novel and interesting.After the table was set, the fourth prince saw that Wang Xiujin's action of grilling skewers was quite simple, so he wanted to try it. Wang Xiujin gave the fourth prince the sleeves and asked the fourth prince to do it outside, for the fun of doing it himself.

Oiling, sprinkling, and turning the meat, the fourth prince had a great time, and the fifth prince stood aside and reminded the fourth brother from time to time that it was going to be turned over, the fire was too hot, and the sprinkling of the ingredients, why did it all go outside... The fifth prince kept talking, and Wang Xiujin raised his eyebrows. The fifth prince probably felt that he was not familiar with them before, so he didn't let go.The fourth prince raised his head and glared at the fifth brother, "Why don't you come to roast?" The fifth prince immediately shook his head after hearing this, not because he couldn't let go of his status, but because he was a little afraid of fire.

The stove prepared by Wang Xiujin was not small, so he marked a piece for the fourth prince and asked him to cook it slowly. He and Li Su quickly roasted a lot of meat. Besides the meat, there were also a lot of vegetables and bean products. With the unique smell of barbecue, the hands are a little faster, eating while grilling, the table is almost like a decoration.Song Hongyi, who was always on the sidelines, ate a lot. Every time something was cooked, he would go forward very quickly, holding a plate in one hand and chopsticks in the other. Going forward again, he ate without showing the mountain or dew, and Song Hongyi would not feel embarrassed when someone found out, but his brother-in-law said that this thing will get stinky when it is cold.

There is no beer, no carbonated drinks, and the white wine and freshly squeezed juice brought from home are also very refreshing. They are almost roasted, so they sit at the table and chat. The fourth prince mentioned the rice at the border. The crab fields at the border gates were reserved for the royal family.Wang Xiujin raised his eyebrows, and asked how much money the royal family would give each year to compensate him for his losses.The fourth prince was overjoyed, "Father said that you must have reacted like this, it's not fake at all."

If the border is drawn out, his loss will be great!How can there be no compensation. "Don't say that starting this year, then I won't just lose money."

"Start next year." Father originally planned to start this year, but he persuaded him to give Li Sushan time to deal with this time no matter what. "Is there anything you like? Please ask Father to write a letter."

Wang Xiujin shook his head and said that he still needs to look at it again, and there is no rush now.He didn't plan to expand the planting area. The land at the border gate was lost too suddenly, but he would not be allowed to expand the land. The food at the border gate was basically sent to the palace before, but he could give him some left over.After careful calculation, even if it is broken here, the loss will not be great, but he must be given time to operate.

After talking about the matter of grain, the fourth prince brought up the matter of salt again, and then became angry. The people who hurt Li Sushan before were not only the officials who made mistakes, but also some salt merchants who led the way and contributed money and effort. These people saw the official confession After picking up the salt, he doubted this and that, and then he did it. "When we first talked about unifying the salt price, these sub-salt merchants have been choking each other for a while. They only have interests in their eyes."

"It's normal, isn't there a saying that 'there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests'? This is the case in shopping malls, in officialdom, and between countries." Wang Xiujin didn't care at all. I was also suppressed by several other grain stores, but I was given the opportunity to gather all the merchants who collect grain under the door, and those people would come to beg for mercy, and seeing each other now is closer than seeing relatives."

The fourth prince slapped his tongue when he heard this, and then immediately thought that what Wang Xiujin said was the same between countries, so if they did some small tricks with neighboring countries, so that they lost their common interests, would they pinch each other.This idea turned around in my mind, and I immediately suppressed it, and I had to discuss it with my father before doing it.Wang Xiujin would never have imagined that with just a few words, the border would be stable for decades, and the neighboring small countries would enjoy fighting with each other.

After more than an hour of barbecue, everyone put down their chopsticks. Wang Xiujin put the lamb leg prepared earlier on the rack and roasted it slowly over a low fire. Mahjong is poured on the table. "Come, come, let's draw cards."

"What is this?" The fourth prince had never seen it before, so he picked up a card and touched it. It was made of wood. After looking at a few cards, he found the pattern very interesting.

"Mahjong." Wang Xiujin said directly, "When I didn't go back to Wangcun, I saw it in my father's book collection. After I went back to Wangcun, I couldn't find that book anymore. Maybe it was lost on the road. .”

Speaking of Prime Minister Wang’s return home, the fourth prince immediately changed the topic and asked how to play. Wang Xiujin gave the seat to Li Sushan, and then explained how to play to a few people. They were not stupid, and they learned it in a short time. After a few touches, Immediately started, Wang Xiujin sat next to Li Sushan to watch the excitement, and reminded Li Sushan from time to time to touch, eat, and mess.Every time Li Su was good at playing tricks, the fourth prince would not like it, and said that watching chess should be silent.Wang Xiujin was very happy, "You guys are not playing chess, so how can you watch chess? I call it Changyan."

"You are bullying us together." The fourth prince stared, although he was not winning, but he was still aroused to win.

The four of them are playing to win the grass. The grass on the ground is very lush, and there is a lot of it when they grab it. If you stay behind closed doors, you will double the amount, it's as simple as that.

After playing a few rounds, except for the fourth prince, the other three won. The fourth prince stared, "Tell me, are you playing gangsters?" Several people laughed, and the fifth prince said that the fourth brother drank too much to lose. of.The fourth prince nodded and said yes, it was for drinking, and he kept thinking that drinking was a mistake, so he would not drink in the future.As for the fourth prince looking for reasons for himself, everyone was just happy and continued to draw cards.

Enough playing, the leg of lamb roasted slowly over a low fire is also ready, cut into several pieces, and those who were quite full fell down in the tent to rest. When the sun went down to the west, they got up and prepared to leave. In the future, he will often come out for gatherings, and the fifth prince will immediately follow him. In the future, if he has something to eat and play, he will be brought with him.Song Hongyi expressed that he would participate as long as he had time, and Wang Xiujin hurriedly said that as long as he could spare time, he would come out to have fun.The party ended happily.

It didn't take long for mahjong to become popular in the capital, first in the palace, then in the backyards of various mansions, then spread all over the streets and alleys, and then it was carried forward in casinos, the rules were changed and changed, this one and that one, did it There are so many subdivisions, what you win in the casino is naturally not money, but money.

The popularity of mahjong was expected by Wang Xiujin a long time ago, but when Li Sushan sent him a large sum of money, he felt very puzzled. "The emperor rewarded it. It is said that mahjong is very popular in the harem. We gather together to play a few times all day long, and there is no time for messy things. The emperor's ears are much quieter."

Naturally, the money rewarded by the emperor had to be collected, but the reason for the reward made Wang Xiujin a little speechless.After the barbecue, when Wang Xiujin was teaching, there was another person who followed him. That person was the fourth prince, and he was kicked here by the emperor. Of course, he didn't listen all day, he would go to other things after listening for half a day However, they only left after finishing their lunch here. When they left, they did not forget to take Wang Xiujin's textbooks with them.

At first everyone was not used to having a prince sitting next to him, but after getting used to it gradually, they dared not underestimate the host.The emperor asked the fourth prince to come and learn, and the host is the teacher of the fourth prince.The fourth prince is now very valued by the emperor, and he has not moved out of the palace since he grew up. Those who are younger or older have all built mansions outside the palace as long as they are adults. You can basically guess what this means.There will be a day in the future, the fourth prince will be different, just because his master has been his teacher, his status will be different.

Wang Xiujin didn't think too much about it, he was so angry with the fourth prince about his teaching materials, so he could only write questions for those who were studying, and they tried to keep accounts.Wang Xiujin told Li Sushan many times that if the fourth prince dares to snatch it again next time, let him snatch it back.Li Sushan nodded, but before the matter could happen, news spread that the fourth prince was injured.