Sword of Coming

In the dusk, Dong Shuijing hung a closing sign on the wonton shop, but did not rush to close the door. After doing business for a long time, you will know that some pilgrims who made an appointment with the shop when they went up the mountain to come back down the mountain to buy a bowl of wontons would be slow. It was only an hour and a half, so Dong Shuijing would wait for about half an hour even if there was a closed wooden sign. However, Dong Shuijing would not let the two newly recruited waiters in the store wait with him. By then, customers would come to the door. Even if Dong Shuijing cooks the food himself, the two shop assistants from poor backgrounds want to share the joys and sorrows with the shopkeeper, but Dong Shuijing won't let him.

Dong Shuijing's wonton shop became more and more famous. Many wealthy people in the newly built county town of Longquan County invited Dong Shuijing to open two more shops in the county town, but Dong Shuijing declined them one by one.

In addition to this mountainside wonton shop with a mountain temple on the top of the mountain, Dong Shuijing used a large amount of money from selling one of his ancestral houses in the town to buy half a street of houses in Xinjuncheng. In addition to leaving One house and the rest are rented out.

Dong Shuijing was one of the first locals to pick up leaks everywhere. Among the neighbors of the two ancestral houses, there were many lonely elderly people born and raised in the town. They were stubborn and refused to sell their ancestral items even if outsiders paid exorbitant prices. Is it that you can live in a pile of money at night, or can you fill a coffin after death and take it to the next life? The children of the Immortal Family on the mountain were patient and arguing with the old guys who might be a pile of bones in the soil in a few years. They felt it was unreasonable, but they did not dare to force the purchase, so they had to bring a large amount of fairy money. Returned disappointed.

But after Dong Shuijing came to the door, I don't know whether the old people were nostalgic for the young man who had watched him grow up, or whether Dong Shuijing was eloquent. In short, the old people sold half and half as gifts at a price far lower than that of foreigners. After visiting Dong Shuijing, Dong Shuijing made several trips to the Niujiao Mountain Baobao Zhai, which was another immeasurable profit. In addition to some unexpected gains from his own hard work in the mountains and rivers, Dong Shuijing found Wu Taishou, who had visited the wonton shop one after another. , Magistrate Yuan and Governor Cao quietly bought a lot of land. Unknowingly, Dong Shuijing became one of the few wealthy households in Longquan New County. Indistinctly, on the mountains of Longquan County, there is Dong Bancheng made such a scary statement.

Today, Dong Shuijing finished chatting with the two young waiters about their family issues. After the two left, he had grown into a tall young shopkeeper. He stayed alone in the shop and made himself a bowl of hot wontons as a reward. As dusk fell and the autumn atmosphere grew stronger, Dong Shuijing finished eating wontons, put away his bowls and chopsticks, and came outside the shop. He looked at the incense-burning shrine leading to the mountain. He didn't see any pilgrims, so he planned to close the shop. He never thought that there were no pilgrims on the mountain. As pilgrims returning home, a young man wearing a Confucian shirt walked down the mountain. Dong Shuijing was familiar with him, so he led him in with a smile, made another bowl of wontons, and brought a pot of home-brewed rice wine. The two started from scratch. In the end, they deliberately talked in Longquan dialect. Dong Shuijing spoke slowly because he was afraid that the other party would not understand.

The guest was a strange man named Gao Xuan, who claimed to be a foreigner who came to study at Linlu Academy in Piyun Mountain. He didn't speak Dali Mandarin smoothly, but he still wanted to learn Longquan dialect from Dong Shuijing.

After Gao Xuan finished eating the wontons, Dong Shuijing poured two bowls of rice wine. If the rice wine is to be sweet and mellow, water and glutinous rice are the key. There is no shortage of good water in Longquan County. The glutinous rice is made by Dong Shuijing and the kiln supervisor named Cao. Officials asked for it, and it was shipped to Longquan from Dali, a land of fish and rice. The price was far lower than the market price. So a large-scale rice wine brewing house appeared in Longquan County. Now it has begun to be exported to Dali Gyeonggi, and it is still okay for the time being. It is not possible to make money every day, but the prospects and financial prospects are not bad. The public in Dali Jingji Restaurant has gradually recognized Longquan rice wine. Coupled with the existence of Lizhu Dongtian and various rumors of gods, the wine is even more fragrant. Among them, the sales of rice wine, Dong Shuijing asked Magistrate Yuan, and this small-profit-but-quick-turnover deal involved Wu Yuan's nod, Magistrate Yuan opening the gate to the capital, and the transfer of the glutinous rice made by Cao Supervisor.

Among the three governors Wu Yuan, Magistrate Yuan and Governor Cao, Wu Yuan has the highest rank. Although he has the rank of fourth-grade county governor and is not yet a veritable feudal official, he is the youngest among the current governors of Dali. Wu Yuan is a person that the Dali imperial court is not willing to underestimate. After all, Wu Yuan's tutor is Cui Yi, the Dali national master. It's a pity that now that Wu Yuan has been promoted, his reputation is much worse than before he left Beijing, because it is said that before Longquan was promoted from a county to a county, the magistrate of Wu County, who was sent here with high hopes by the imperial master, gave those places The wealthy people were so crowded that they felt like they were dying.

But Wu Yuan has a good husband that others would not envy.

However, Wu Yuan was already quite a joke in the imperial court of Li Capital.

On the contrary, the latter two, Magistrate Yuan and Governor Cao, were favored by the Dali officialdom. Not only are the two young heroes the direct descendants of the two Shangzhu surnames, but they are both prosperous in their respective fields in Longquan County. Magistrate Yuan was responsible for part of the construction of the Xianjia Cave in the west mountain. It was also his credit that the Shenxian Tomb and the Wenwu Temple in Laoci Mountain were successfully started and completed. The wealthy families who stayed in Longquan County did not recognize Wu Yuan as the prefect, but they were willing to Recognize this county magistrate with a lower official hat.

As for the Kiln Supervision and Construction Office where Cao Duzao was located, it was apparently in charge of the Qingshui Yamen, which fired the royal porcelain in Longkiln, but in fact it was responsible for the secret mission of supervising all the forces in the mountains of Longquan County.

Yuan and Cao, the two most noble surnames of the Great Li, had the same power. The Great Li cavalry went south and divided into three groups. Behind the scenes of two of the cavalry groups were two figures with the surnames of the Shangzhu Kingdom.

Dong Shuijing was able to win over three people at the same time through an inconspicuous small business, which can not but be said to be a feat of "accidental collision".

In fact, the rice wine trade was Dong Shuijing's idea, but the specific planning and interlocking steps were made by someone else.

Dong Shuijing asked the man afterwards why Yuan County Magistrate and Cao Duzao, who were descendants of such illustrious families, did not refuse this small profit. For example, at the end of last year, the three families shared dividends, Dong Shuijing earned 70,000 taels of silver, Yuan Cao 2 The total amount of money for each person can only be 140,000 taels of silver. Compared with the merchants in the market, it can be considered a huge profit, and the future dividends will indeed increase steadily. However, after Dong Shuijing knew the general family fortune of Yuan and Cao, he really couldn't figure it out.

The man then told Dong Shuijing that in addition to big and small, high and low, business in the world is also divided into dirty money business and clean business.

It is skill to make big money in some beheading businesses, and it is also skill to make a steady stream of money in clean small businesses. What's more, if many small businesses are done to the extreme, they have the opportunity to become a real money path and a century-old business that can consolidate the rich and powerful.

Finally, the man took out an ordinary copper coin, put it on the table, pushed it to Dong Shuijing, who was sitting opposite and asked sincerely for advice, and said: "Even the God of Wealth in the world, the Liu family of Aai Aizhou, all started from the first place. I started making a fortune with just one copper coin. Think about it carefully."

The guy with the horizontal sword still behind him walked away, saying that he was going to the capital of Sui Dynasty. If he was lucky, he might be able to meet the founder of the merchant, the tender-looking old gentleman who had landed there before. The great magical power of a tree reaching the sky won the trust of the world and was finally recognized by the sage.

Dong Shuijing thought for a long time before he remembered that the man had eaten two large bowls of wontons, drank a pot of rice wine, and finally left the shop with a copper coin.

However, Dong Shuijing, who was accustomed to spending every penny when doing business, not only did not feel that he was losing money, but actually made a profit.

Gao Xuan saw Dong Shuijing drinking and being a little distracted, so he asked with a smile: "You have something on your mind? You might as well say it. I can't help. It's okay to listen to shopkeeper Dong complain a few times."

Dong Shuijing shook his head and said jokingly: "I have been thinking about things in the future, but I have no complaints. Every day when I go back to the county house, I am half exhausted. After counting the money, I fall asleep and it is a new day as soon as I open my eyes. I am so busy." Very fulfilling."

Gao Xuan sighed: "I really envy you."

Dong Shuijing was speechless. He didn't think that Gao Xuan was complaining about nothing. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. It had little to do with how much money you have. Dong Shuijing didn't answer the conversation and took a sip of his own. When brewing rice wine, Dongjiafang's red paper has been torn off from the wine bottles in the wonton shop. Otherwise, it will easily cause trouble. A simple shop used to cultivate one's character will soon become a mess. Now we know how many Dongshuijings there are. There are still very few people in the family in Longquan County, where all kinds of gods and gods are mixed.

After paying the bill, Gao Xuan said he would continue up the mountain, stay overnight at the mountain temple, and watch the sunrise at the top of the mountain tomorrow. Dong Shuijing handed the shop key to Gao Xuan and said that if he regretted it, he could live in the shop, which would be a shelter from the wind. Where it rains. Gao Xuan refused the offer and went up the mountain alone.

Dong Shuijing went down the mountain, and met Xu Ruo, who must have just returned from the capital city of the Great Sui Dynasty. He said he wanted to have a bowl of wontons to cushion his stomach, and then went to Niujiao Mountain Ferry to continue on his way to the capital city of Great Li Dynasty. Dong Shuijing had no choice but to return and open the shop. At the gate, he directly made two large bowls for the Mohist hero without taking the rice wine. He was too lazy to be polite to this person. Dong Shuijing sat across from him and watched Xu Ruo devour it.

Xu Ruo said vaguely: "Guess who the young man was just now."

Dong Shuijing didn't think much about it at first. There were not too many interests involved in getting along with Gao Xuan. Dong Shuijing also liked this kind of interaction. He was born to like doing business, but business is not everything in life. But since Xu Ruo would be like this Asked, Dong Shuijing was not stupid, so the answer came to light naturally, "The Sui prince of Geyang Gao family? Is he coming to our Da Li to serve as a hostage?"

Xu weakly nodded.

Dong Shuijing hesitated and asked, "Can you please stop doing business with Gao Xuan?"

Xu Ruo smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with this. The reason why I say this is that I hope you understand the truth."

Dong Shuijing said seriously: "Sir, please speak."

Only at this time, Dong Shuijing is willing to address Xu Ruo as sir.

Xu Ruo glanced at the counter of the shop. Dong Shuijing immediately went to get a pot of rice wine and placed it in front of Xu Ruo's table. Xu Ruo took a sip of the rice wine with a lingering aftertaste. Of course there is more, but the word 'message' will become more and more important. You have to be good at digging out the details that no one cares about, and the 'message' hidden behind the details. One day you will be able to use it, and you will be able to use it. There is no need to hold a grudge against this, the world is vast, and knowing the news does not require you to engage in harmful business. Good business is always mutually beneficial."

Dong Shuijing nodded.

Xu Ruo asked again: "What do you think of the temperament shown to you by Wu Yuan, Magistrate Yuan, Governor Cao, and Gao Xuan?"

Dong Shuijing said slowly: "Prefect Wu is gentle, Magistrate Yuan is rigorous, and Governor Cao creates a romantic atmosphere. Gao Xuan is gentle."

Xu Ruo asked again: "Why is that so?"

Dong Shuijing had already prepared the draft and said without hesitation: "Prefect Wu's husband, the national teacher Cui Chan is now showing his talents. Prefect Wu must be humble and not get carried away. It is easy to attract unnecessary jealousy and criticism. The Yuan family has always had a good tradition. Be cautious. If I remember correctly, the Yuan family's family motto contains the four words "Hide the wind and gather water". The Cao family has many children of the border soldiers and has a noble family background. As the prince of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Xuan lived here, and it was inevitable that he would be a little disheartened. Even though Even if you are angry inside, you should at least appear calm and calm on the outside."

Xu Ruo said: "These are correct, but in fact they are still superficial. If you can think of these, many people can think of them, so this is not 'news' that can make money. You have to go deeper and higher." Think about everything and think more about the more profound temple structure and dynasty trends. It may not be useful for your current business, but once you develop good habits, it can benefit you for life."

Dong Shuijing nodded and said, "I understand."

Xu Ruo smiled and said: "I'm not a real swordsman. What I can teach you is actually very basic. But you have talent and can go from basic to advanced. I will see you less and less in the future. And then I am also your Dong Shuijing's 'news'. I am not boasting. This unique news is not small, so if you encounter difficulties in the future, you can naturally do business with me without losing face."

Dong Shuijing hummed.

Xu Ruo took out a Taiping Wuji card and said, "With your current family fortune, you are actually not qualified to own this Great Li Wuji card, but the few Wuji cards I have earned over the years remain in my hand. It's a total waste, so I gave it all away. Just think that I have a unique eye for you, and I will take a good look at you early on, and I will ask you for dividends in the future. You go to the county governor's house tomorrow, and then it will be recorded in the local government and the court's etiquette department. .”

Dong Shuijing did not refuse, he put away the "nothing card" on the spot and carefully put it into his arms.

This peace and quiet card can now be described as extremely valuable.

Throughout the vast northern territory of Aquarius Continent, countless emperors, generals, genealogy masters, mountain cultivators, and landscape gods all hope to own a piece of it.

Xu Ruo joked: "I heard that your future father-in-law went to Tongyezhou and appeared in this hometown town on his way back to Beiju Luzhou. You didn't take the opportunity to visit?"

Dong Shuijing was a little dumbfounded and said helplessly: "By the time I knew the news, Uncle Li had already left the town."

Xu Ruoxiao asked, "Do you want to know how your great rival Lin Shouyi is doing at Cliff Academy now?"

Dong Shuijing nodded and said, "I want to know."

Xu Ruo smiled and said nothing.

Dong Shuijing asked directly: "How much?"

Xu Ruo reached out and took a pot of rice wine behind the counter into his hand, and said: "You haven't reached the fifth level yet, but you have become famous in the capital of Sui Dynasty. If you don't work hard and become a god in the fifth level for Lin Shouyi, you will There are a lot of opportunities coming to him, and he may be able to earn hundreds of thousands of taels of real gold and silver with just a few clicks of his fingers, which will easily put him ahead of those who come after him.”

Dong Shuijing hesitated, "Of course I don't want to lose to Lin Shouyi, but some things are not a matter of earning more or less."

Xu Ruo smiled, stood up with the wine flask, and said, "Something is better than nothing, and more is better than less. Many things that seem to be insurmountable with money, in the final analysis, are still not enough."

Dong Shuijing stood up and asked, "Sir, why haven't you told me the true meaning of being a knife dealer yet? You just taught me the skills of a merchant?"

Xu Ruo laughed and asked, "Just?"

Dong Shuijing was confused and confused.

Xu Ruo said nothing more and left the store.

Dong Shuijing cleaned up the mess on the table, closed the shop door, and went down the mountain to Xincheng, Longquan County.

A young man who thinks he smells like copper is covered with stars and moon in the night.

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