Chapter 511 Making Money and Title
The flattery from businessmen was just the beginning. In the following days, Zheng Nandan received Dragon Boat Festival gifts from many dignitaries in the capital.
He also received many invitations from noble families, all inviting him to banquets.
The confidant Asen looked at the stacks of gilded invitations and almost cried with joy. He held up his hands and congratulated: "Congratulations to our boss for finally establishing a foothold in the capital."
I have to buy new clothes, accessories and other things for the banquet.
"No need." Zheng Nandan stopped him, glanced at the invitations, and chuckled: "I will not go to any of these banquets."
Asen was shocked: "Why? These are great opportunities to make connections."
When they first came to the capital, they spent a lot of money just to get an invitation from a noble family.
Nowadays, so many nobles and nobles from aristocratic families are sending invitations to our door, but my boss doesn’t go?
Zheng Nandan looked at the steward: "In the beginning of peace in the world, money is needed everywhere. The justice of Yan State is worried about money. How can I go to these extravagant banquets?"
After saying that, I thought of something. I paused for a while and turned the idea around in my mind for a few times. After I realized that it was feasible, I said: "Get the car ready and go to the Duke of Yan's Mansion."
ah?
Didn't you just come back? Why go again?
Asen didn't ask any questions and immediately went to prepare the car.
When Yanzhou learned that Zheng Nandan was here again, he knew something was urgent and asked someone to invite him in.
"Brother Zheng, if you have any emergency, just tell me directly."
Zheng Nandan didn't waste any time and explained his purpose of coming: "Hold the Xia Zhi Banquet to bring money to the court."
Chunqi, Xia Zhi, Qiu'an, and Dongshou are the four major banquets that have been held by noble families for more than a thousand years. Unless there is a major disaster, they will be held every year.
And those who can hold the four major banquets are either first-class families or nobles.
And those who can go to the banquet are also those with noble status.
"A white-bodied merchant like Cao Min can only eat a few snacks in the outer garden, even if he gives a large sum of money, and cannot even enter the inner garden."
No one other than the royal family, aristocratic families, families of famous ministers and officials, or children of aristocrats can enter the banquet in the inner garden.
"But even if they just have a few snacks in the outer garden, there are countless businessmen who are willing to pay for it, and there are many people who have spent money without being able to enter the outer garden."
"Mr. Yan, this is not a banquet, this is a golden mountain. The seriously injured soldiers need nourishment from this golden mountain." Zheng Nandan got excited when he got up and stood up, saluted and begged: "The common people ask the Duke of Yan to hold a Xia Zhi banquet to provide for the soldiers." Add money! ”
this?
After hearing this, Yan Zhou laughed out loud: "Originally, His Majesty thought that this was an extravagant banquet and was not allowed to be held again. But now that I heard from you, these four banquets are indeed worth hosting... I will follow up on this matter." Your Majesty mentioned it.”
After Yan Zhou agreed, Zheng Nandan didn't stay long and left very wisely.
The next day, Zheng Nandan received news from Yanzhou that Emperor Wuxing agreed to host the Xia Zhi Banquet.
Yanzhou also wanted him to supervise the banquet: with the ability of brother Zheng, he would be able to supervise a Xia Zhi banquet with ease, so don't refuse.
Zheng Nandan smiled and did not refuse. He immediately wrote a letter and replied to Yan Zhou, saying that he was willing to take over the supervision of the Xia Zhi Banquet.
In the past, it was difficult for him to enter the Four Great Banquets.
Now, he is the one hosting the four major banquets!
And this Xia Zhi Banquet is his palace examination. Once it is completed, it is only a matter of time before he can truly become Emperor Wuxing's servant and a highly respected minister.
Asen was filled with admiration. No wonder his boss didn’t bother to attend the banquet hosted by the nobles of the aristocratic family. It turned out that his boss wanted the nobles of the aristocratic family to come to the banquet hosted by him!
This time the status was completely reversed, it was the turn of the nobles from the aristocratic families to curry favor with their boss.
...The news that the Duke of Yan was hosting a banquet for Xia Zhi spread throughout the capital in just one day.
The capital was once again in an uproar, and the nobles of the aristocratic family were even more delighted.
Since the death of Jin's first assistant family, His Majesty has not allowed any more big banquets, saying that he would eradicate extravagance, but now he has allowed it... Does it mean that Your Majesty intends to relax the restrictions on their powerful family, so that they can gradually recover? The extravagant days of the past?
Yes, yes, this time, Emperor Wuxing especially hopes that you will be extravagant. If each family doesn't pay a thousand taels of gold and thirty carts of supplies, it won't be complete!
However, the officials of the aristocratic family were very critical of Zheng Nandan's supervision of the Xia Zhi Banquet... What qualifications did a lowly southern barbarian merchant have to host the four major banquets?
If Duke Yan is short of manpower, their children will be willing to help!
Officials from aristocratic families looked down upon Zheng Nandan, but businessmen flattered Zheng Nandan to the extreme. The day the news spread, businessmen came to see Zheng Nandan, just to buy a place at the Xia Zhi Banquet.
Zheng Nandan did not pretend to be pretentious and directly stated the base price: "Five hundred taels of gold, or twenty carts of supplies... But the quota is limited, so the highest bidder may get it in the end. But don't worry, if you can't attend the banquet, the Duke of Yan's government will Return the money to you.”
Hey, not only is it half the price of the four major banquets held by the Jin family, but you will get a refund if you can't go.
Now is the time when the imperial court selects new dye operators in major prefectures. This period is so critical that merchants who have some financial resources will spend all their money to buy quotas.
In just one day, Zheng Nandan got thirty thousand taels of gold.
The next day, Zheng Nandan immediately transported the gold to the Duke of Yan's Mansion and said, "There are still hundreds of carts of supplies, which can arrive as early as today."
After saying that, hand over the roster.
Yan Zhou looked at the amount of money and materials in the book, laughed out loud, and praised Zheng Nandan: "Brother Zheng is really capable."
Zheng Nandan felt ashamed: "The ordinary people are just selling their strength, how can they have any ability."
He changed the topic again: "My lord, there are too many supplies. You have to find a place to store them."
Duke Yan called the old steward.
The old steward took the property book, rummaged through it for a while, and found four places that could be used to store supplies.
After Zhang Songyu learned about this, he secretly scolded Emperor Wuxing for making money and being shameless.
However, she discussed with Xie Jing and used the name of Xie Zhang's family to buy a place: "Sir, we have invitations to the inner garden, so it is necessary to spare some money to support them."
Xie Jing said: "Madam can decide these matters on her own, there is no need to ask me."
Zhang Songyu smiled: "My husband is the king of the family. Naturally, I have to ask my husband about taking money out of the house."
Xie Jing smiled, put his arms around her slim waist, and said, "Madam can coax me."
The next day, Xie Zhang's family sent people to find Zheng Nandan and spent one thousand taels of gold and fifty carts of supplies, saying they wanted to buy two places.
After Xie Zhang's family took the lead, many nobles from aristocratic families who had invitations to the inner garden also spent an extra sum of money to buy places.
For a time, the Duke of Yan's government was making tens of thousands of gold every day.
Emperor Wuxing was very happy and had a slight change in his view of Zheng Nandan. He became more and more disgusted with the officials and nobles of the aristocratic family. He made it clear to Yan Zhou: "Let Zheng Nandan think of other ways. It is best to scrape out all the wealth and wealth that the powerful people of the aristocratic family have looted."< br>
Yan Zhou responded with a smile and advised again: "Don't shave too hard."
Emperor Wuxing snorted coldly: "Don't worry, as long as you can still scrape it off, it won't hurt their lifeblood."
Because of the selection of new dye operators and the holding of the Xia Zhi Banquet, the capital was very lively.
As soon as the excitement of these two events subsided, Emperor Wuxing rewarded a group of meritorious officials based on their merits.
Among them, Lieutenant General Liang from Long Zhigong received the most generous reward. Not only did he become a second-rank general, he also received the title of Zhenyuan Bo.
The deputy general suddenly became an uncle, making everyone envious.