Chapter 26 Mei Niang is in business

After a group of maids and maids watched and admired Qin Mubai for a while, they also retreated with a smile.

"The idle people are gone. Tell me, what do you want to do?" Qin Mubai sat down in the chair and asked while drinking tea.

"Yo, is it so blunt to talk between husband and wife?" Wu Mei Niang smiled deperately and slowly paced around Qin Mubai with the ball, but she didn't say anything.

Little girl, did you still fight with me?

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing in his heart, but his face was still serious. He said, "I'm in charge. I'm busy. I don't have time to fool with you. Say, why did you send a brainless maid to make up a brainless lie and deceive me?

"Well, it's so boring! You are not good at all. It's not as fun as Wu Yuanqing and others!" Wu Mei Niang seemed to be a little annoyed. She threw the ball, stamped her feet and sat down beside Qin Mubai, but turned her face away and didn't look at him.

"It's really boring to admit defeat so soon." Qin Mubai laughed while drinking tea.

"You! ...Humph, you guy!" Wu Mei Niang's little trick was exposed, and she felt very faceless, and she puffed up angrily.

"I knew that how could your two stupid brothers have the courage to bully your mother and daughter?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "The result was not what I expected. Instead of not daring to bully you anymore, they became your slaves, obediently listening to you and being bullied by you. Tell me, what kind of magic did you little witch do to them?

"Well, your idea is called strategy. Is mine a demon?" Wu Mei Niang curled her lips disdainfully, but there was a trace of pride on her face. She said mysteriously, "Isn't it because I have a majestic backstage and grabbed their handle again?"

"What handle?"

"Do you want to know?" Wu Mei Niang smiled and drank a cup of tea slowly. After waiting for a long time, she said, "I won't tell you!"

"It's okay if you don't tell me, and I don't care. This is your own family's business." Qin Mubai said, "I just think it's interesting that your family is always fighting in the inside. They don't provoke you, but you take the initiative to bully them. It must be reported. Is it fun?"

"Qin Mubai!!!" Wu Mei Niang suddenly shouted loudly, jumped up and pointed at him, and scolded angrily, "Don't pretend to be a moral king in front of this girl!" Speaking of which, isn't it because of you?"

Qin Mubai was not angry, but a little stunned and surprised: "What does it have to do with me?"

"Didn't you let me pretend to be a villain, pretend to be a witch, and do evil to make the emperor annoying? I'm doing it now. You teach me the other way around. You're really not a man!" Wu Mei Niang scolded angrily, "The emperor likes women like Empress Changsun. She is filial, and I specially bullied my brother; she is virtuous, and I am domineering and unreasonable; she is reserved, I **, and I also bought a pile of Meiji to accompany me to sing songs at night; more than that, I also let them accompany me in bed. What about the Spring Festival!"

"Uh! ..." The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth ** a few times, and his eyes were a little straight - the same bed spring night? Grinding glass?

It doesn't matter if you don't want to do it. It's not too much to bully people like Wu Yuanqing. With a group of beautiful girls... in the same bed **, I'm afraid it's really a little exaggerated.

** Just **, if it's a man, it's bad conduct at most; if it's a woman... Well, my daughter-in-law's sexual orientation is not right, it's really annoying!

After a while, Qin Mubai's heart flashed by, and he couldn't help laughing secretly: She is still an unconscious little girl, which should be impossible. This little woman was deliberately angry with me and almost got her way!

"Why don't you talk? Everything runs counter to Queen Changsun, which makes me notorious. Isn't this all the result you want? Wu Mei Niang said indignantly, "You should be very satisfied. You should praise me a lot, right?"

"Mei Niang, even so, you also need to be measured, right? You haven't passed the door yet. You are actually with a bunch of women... Where do you put my face?" Qin Mubai teased her to speak according to her meaning, but he wanted to laugh in his heart.

"Well, stinky man, do you also know to take into account reputation? I dare to be shameless, don't care about reputation!" Wu Mei Niang really scolded tit-for-tat.

"Well, I know you are a smart person and won't do anything particularly out of the world. It's just that he is angry with me and deliberately angry with me. Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

"Can't you be excited, angry, or even yell at me? It's not funny! There is no sense of accomplishment at all!" Wu Mei Niang sat down anly.

"Ha ha, it's rare to see you. I don't want to quarrel with you. If I really beat you and scold you and bully you, won't I really let you down?

After a long time of sulking, Wu Mei Niang curled her lips and hummed, "Don't worry, I, Wu Zhao, am not a weirdo. It's just that the winter in Guannei is much colder than that in Jingzhou. I squeezed a few sisters to sleep warmly together. It's not as sloose and unbearable as you think!

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Okay, don't play with your character. Come on, what's the matter?"

"I want to do business!" Wu Mei Niang finally got to business.

"Doing business? Why do you talk about this for no reason?" Qin Mubai asked doubtfully, "Now your martial arts family is at least Yipin Guogongfu. What kind of businessman are you, a dignified second wife?"

Originally, in Qin Mubai's consciousness, doing business is a good thing. With his talent to do business in this era, it must be a great profit. But the present environment has put a big shackle on him to do business.

In the consciousness of the Tang Dynasty, businessmen are very lowly. In the four major classes of agriculture, industry and commerce, merchants are at the bottom. Tang Lv even clearly stipulated that the son of Shang was not allowed to participate in the scientific examination or join the army as an officer. In the eyes of the world, merchants are also cunning, profit-oriented and lowly villains. Even if you are extremely rich, you will also be looked down upon. It is not as good as a farming farmer with social status.

The martial arts family actually started as a businessman. Wu Mei Niang's father, the warrior, was a timber merchant at the end of the Sui Dynasty. At the beginning, he invested all his family property in Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, who rose up in Taiyuan. Later, Li Yuan won the world, and the Wu family had the merit of the dragon. From then on, the sparrow turned into a phoenix.

However, in spite of this, in the court of the Tang Dynasty and in the eyes of officials, the martial arts family can't wash away the shadow of the businessman's origin - no matter how many officials the warrior has been, his colleagues still look down on him. In fact, this is also a reason why the Wu family is declining.

Although the emperor took care of the face of the previous emperor and chased a three-pin Shangshu of the samurai, he also retained the title of the Duke of Yipin. According to reason, he should also replace the position of "Capitator of Jingzhou" in front of the samurai Yi, and let his eldest son Wu Yuanqing replace him, and at least he should be transferred to an official at an equal level. However, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, the two sons of the Wu family, didn't even get a nine-grade official position, so they could only wait for death. A big reason is that they are not from a good background - the children of businessmen are not allowed to be officials.

"What's wrong with being a businessman? My father used to be a businessman. Wu Mei Niang had a broken temper and hummed, "Anyway, our Wu family is like this now. Even if we don't do business, they also regard us as the children of businessmen. Besides, because of such trouble with you, the emperor hates our martial arts even more. It is absolutely impossible to make achievements in the officialdom of official career. Then why don't I accept my fate? The daughter inherits her father's business obediently and earn some affordable money to make herself live a better life? I just love money. What's wrong? Can't you give it to me and not let me earn it myself?"

Qin Mubai was speechless for a moment. Although this Wu Mei Niang is a little strong and extreme, she is an enterprising person who dares to break through the old customs, revealing the characteristics of businessmen who are willing to work hard. But think about it, if she hadn't had such a spirit since she was a child, how could she have directed a feminist movement in history, overturned all the stereotypes in the world of masculinity, and become a female emperor for the first time?

"You're talking!" Wu Mei Niang was a little anxious and stamped her feet to ask.

"If you want to do business, then do business. In fact, I don't think it's a big deal. If it weren't for my father's words, I would have wanted to do business myself. However, you are in business. What do you want me to do? Is there anything I can do for you? Qin Mubai said.

"Oh, you're not talking nonsense to make me happy. Do you really want to do business? Humph, will the third son of the Qin family want to become a businessman? It will be a lie! But forget it, I don't care about you!" Wu Mei Niang slapped her face and smiled mysteriously, "I called you, of course, because you have a place to help me. Otherwise, do you think I will still miss you? I only say three words, and you will understand.

"say."

"Qin Xianjiu!"

"Hmm?" Qin Mubai's heart lit up, "How do you know?"

"Of course I didn't know it, because no one in our martial arts family can participate in the grand banquet of the imperial court." Wu Mei Niang smiled a little strangely and said, "However, the merchant is the most diligent and well-informed person in the world. What they want to know, they can always get the news as soon as possible. The palace is often the place where the biggest business opportunities emerge. But one day, what the emperor likes and praises, the world must be popular. You should always understand this?"

"It's true." Qin Mubai said, "I made Qin Xian wine. I'm afraid that I'm the only one in the whole Tang Dynasty. The emperor came to our Qin family in person and gave him the name of 'Qin Xianjiu'. At that time, I also had a strong impulse to sell wine. However, my father is a stubborn and obedient person. He is not in good health. I don't want to make him angry, so I keep hiding it.

"Well, now the opportunity is coming!" Wu Mei Niang slapped her and giggled, "Yesterday, a big businessman came to our Wu family and came to me by name, saying that he wanted to cooperate with me and sell this kind of 'Qin Xianjiu'."

"Which businessman?"

"The richest businessman in Chang'an - Zheng Fengchi!" Wu Meiniang said, "That's the big businessman who once brags to Emperor Gaozu. He once said that no matter how many trees there are in Zhongnan Mountain, even if each tree is wrapped with a silk, the silk at home will not be used up. Although it's a little exaggerated, this person is indeed very rich and has more money than the treasury. In the first year of Zhenguan, when the emperor used troops against the Turks, he asked him for money and grain. Zheng Fengchi alone subsidized all the expenses of 100,000 troops, so the emperor personally named him a 'righteous merchant of the Tang Dynasty' and handed over the salt and iron monopoly of the Tang Dynasty to him.

"Zheng Fengchi, famous, I have indeed heard of it." Qin Mubai said, "This man is different from an ordinary businessman. Not only is he not discriminated against, but he also has made friends with some powerful people. Most of his business is related to the court, which is a metaphor for the salt and iron monopoly you just mentioned, so this person should have some status in the emperor's mind.

"That's right." Wu Mei Niang stood up, cut her hands like an adult elder, paced, and said, "This Zheng Feng is indeed open-eyed! As soon as the emperor invited the meritorious officials with Qin Xian's wine banquet, he knew the news. Not only that, he also obtained the emperor's consent and asked the emperor to allow him to sell this tribute 'Qin Xianjiu'. The only thing missing now is the brewing method of your Qin Mubai. He knows that the Qin family is very strict, and he is likely to be kicked out by your father when he comes to you directly. So, he actually found me in a roundabout way. First, he moved me, and then asked me to come forward to you - hey, do you think this person is extremely smart and destined to be the richest man in the world and the number one businessman?"

"It's really a smart businessman." Qin Mubai said, "Did he tell you how to cooperate?"

"I said it." Wu Mei Niang said, "He said that he doesn't involve you, but only cooperates with me, which will not disgrace your reputation of the Qin family, right? Moreover, I just need to provide a way to make wine and promise not to tell it to anyone else. In this way, I can get 40% of the profit from selling wine. I don't have to worry about the rest."

"Oh, this Zheng Fengchi is indeed good at business." Qin Mubai couldn't help shaking his head and smiling, thinking: Wu Mei Niang grew up in the businessman's family environment. Deep down is the idea of "interest first" and has a business mind. The method she proposed seems to be feasible. Anyway, I didn't lose anything. It's just a very simple distillation method. Let her do it!

When she was about to agree, Wu Mei Niang said, "I'm in business. The most obvious benefit is that I can make a lot of money. Businessmen are not ashamed of others, but few people really hate money. Money is a good thing. Moreover, when the emperor knew that my Wu Mei Niang was in business, he must have looked down on me, the daughter of a businessman, from the bottom of his heart. Isn't that a good thing? However, if your father, Lord Qin Shubao, knows it, he will look down on me and order you to divorce your wife. Hey hey, then you can't blame me!"

"Don't worry, although my father is stubborn, he is not very old-fashioned. He is still more open-minded, especially trusting me as a son." Qin Mubai smiled carelessly and said, "I'll explain it to him clearly. I'm sure it's all right." If you want to do business, I will give you permission. When you are free, you can teach you how to steam wine. As for how to cooperate with Zheng Fengchi, I don't care at all.

"Yes, yes, you are the eunuch of a famous family. How can you take care of business? Just leave it to the humble martial arts to do it!" Wu Mei Niang gave Qin Mubai a white look and muttered in a low voice, "Well, I hope your old man will hate me and order you to divorce me!"

"Are you really willing?"

"...eat, eat!"