Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 424
On the dark day of the first lunar month, the Shenyuan Zhaixing Building, which had been silent for a long time, opened again. The news that the son-in-law captain Shen Zhezi was going to have a banquet at the Zhaixing Building quickly spread throughout the capital.

Sooner or later when they got the news, various families in the capital rushed over one after another, and soon the gate of Shen Yuan was full of cars.It's just that there are already hundreds of guards guarding the gate of the manor, and no one is allowed to enter.

"This one is the son of Dai Pushe's mansion in Guangling. He has always been a guest at the concubine's seat. How dare you soldiers block the way? Hurry up and pass it on!"

Right in front of the gate of the manor, a noble slave who arrived earlier held a name card in his hand, and stepped forward proudly and shouted at the guard guarding the gate.

Those old guards were lined up, but they just stood where they were, and didn't step forward to answer, as if they didn't hear them.This made the Hao Nu a little embarrassed, he shouted again and still couldn't respond, he stepped forward to push him in a moment of anxiety.But just as he charged two steps forward, the statue-like guards suddenly drew out their weapons, and pointed their shining blades straight ahead, immediately frightening the slave on the spot!

"return!"

A young man on the bullock cart walked slowly down, shouted back his own servant who was in a dilemma, and was turned away in full view, the young man's bad mood can be imagined.He took a few steps forward and stood in front of the gate of the manor. He looked past a group of soldiers and landed behind the gate, and said in a concentrated voice: "Guangling Dai Mingcho, Gu Li came to see the son-in-law, but he didn't know how difficult it was to get in. It turned out that I was the one who was rude. .”

When the people around heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and then they began to discuss in low voices with their acquaintances.

Two brothers, Dai Yuan and Dai Miao in Guangling, were both well-known scholars of the time, successively served as ministers and servants, and this young man was Dai Miao's youngest son, Dai Shen, and Dai Mingze, who was also a well-known noble son in the capital. They were all turned away!
All of a sudden, the moods of these visitors became complicated. Most of their family backgrounds were not as good as those of Dai Shen. They couldn't help but feel shame, anger, loss, and at the same time, they were a little curious. Who to invite and what to discuss.

It took a while for Dai Ming to become a monk, before there was a response from the garden. A middle-aged man walked out of the manor, and it was Ren Qiu, the eldest princess' house magistrate.

Because of this ministry, Ren Qiu's popularity and popularity in the capital are even higher than that of his son-in-law Shen Zhezi.As soon as he appeared behind the door, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.

"A certain time ago, I was listening and entertaining guests at the side of my lord's master. I didn't know your lord was coming. It was really impolite. Please forgive me."

After Ren Qiu went out, he went straight to Dai Shen who was standing in front of the door, and bowed his hands in salute.

Seeing that he had already announced his name, but the other party still did not greet him personally, but sent a retainer to receive him, Dai Shen couldn't help feeling even worse.If he changed to another family, he was afraid that he would leave immediately.

But right now, even if he felt dissatisfied in his heart, he could only suppress it, nodded his head in return, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't invite myself, and Mr. Ren doesn't need to be too polite. It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that my son-in-law is returning to the capital. Come here, but I don’t know there are guests in the house.”

At this point in the story, it doesn't matter if you invite someone or not, and welcoming people into the door can be regarded as full courtesy.However, Ren Qiu then gave an apologetic smile: "It's best for you to be considerate. I will tell my landlord later on, and I will prepare a family banquet in the next day, and I will invite you to come to the house to express my apology. "

Hearing this, the onlookers were even louder.And that Dai Shen's expression suddenly became gloomy, it is true that there are so many guests in the house, so could it be that he has nothing to do all day long, waiting for others to invite again?He has already spoken out his name, and he even has a lot of patience. Although the other party's words are nice, but in the end, he still wants to shut him out!
Dai Shen's face was gloomy, and he was still thinking about how to ridicule the other party's high level of entry, but suddenly there was a commotion from behind, and when he turned his head to follow the prestige, he saw a beautiful and luxurious car driving towards him surrounded by several squadrons of swords .

"It's the King of the Eastern Sea..."

Seeing this recognizable car driver, some people have already recognized the identity of the person who came, and they did not dare to block the road. They asked their family members to move the car away, and they themselves avoided the side of the road.

Soon, the car drove unimpeded to the front of the manor, and the King of the East China Sea, who was wearing plain white clothes, got out of the car with the help of two maids. His eyes swept across the field, and then landed on Ren Qiu, and said with a smile : "Shen Yuan opened the door, and Wei Zhou had a banquet. I thought I got the news first, but I didn't expect to be late."

Although Dai Shen was not in a good mood, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of the King of the East Sea, he stepped forward and saluted, "Young man Dai Mingcho, see the King."

Ren Qiu also came forward to pay respects, the King of the East China Sea nodded with a smile, pointed at Dai Shen and said, "I often listen to servants boasting that Xiao Lang is handsome, but I have never had time to see him. I don't want to meet you in front of Wei Zhou's house today, but your father didn't." Xu Yan is indeed an outstanding gentleman. If so, let's go together."

When Dai Shen heard this, he glanced at Ren Qiu next to him, and his tone was somewhat resentful: "Thank you for your praise, but Xiaomin deserves it. A mere blunt talent is unbearable to enter the house, and has no luck to be with the king." .”

Hearing the young man's resentful words, the King of Donghai couldn't help being slightly taken aback, then looked at Ren Qiu and asked, "What's going on?"

Ren Qiu smiled awkwardly, bowed his head and said: "My master has been busy with his work recently, and today he took the time to get together with his colleagues. I don't know if all the old friends came to visit, and the answer was a bit negligent..."

After hearing the words, the King of the East China Sea pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly and said: "So that's the case. I also know that Wei Zhou has been tired recently, and I came here to get together after learning that he returned to the garden. Alas, like me, I am an idler. The most, but not necessarily today. That's all, if that's the case, then I won't bother you anymore."

As he said that, the King of the East China Sea had already turned around, and when he looked at Dai Shen again, his tone became a little more serious: "The so-called guest follows the owner's convenience. It has nothing to do with virtuousness and foolishness. It’s just that now that you’ve already done something, it’s somewhat inconvenient. Slandering the present because of a person’s old name is not the way to be a guest!”

These words were already serious, and Dai Shen couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. He knew that if it was spread, no one would dare to invite him as a guest in the future. Don't forget..."

When he raised his head again, the king of the East China Sea had already boarded the car and returned on the same road, and no longer responded to him.Hearing the whispered discussions around his ears, Dai Shen couldn't help feeling more bitter, turned his gaze to Ren Qiu and whispered: "Brother Ren..."

Ren Qiu sighed inwardly, took a step forward and took Dai Shen's hand and said with a smile: "Although the Lord and I have a bond of love, we are used to jokes. It is a pity that I cannot entertain the Lord today. Even if the Lord has angry words , then I can only accept it with shame! In the future, I would like to be a pioneer and get drunk on the Qinhuai River."

When everyone around heard this, they all laughed, and Dai Shen didn't dare to talk anymore, he just saluted Ren Qiu, turned around and boarded the car.

The scene at the gate of the manor had already fallen into the eyes of everyone on the third floor of the Zhaixing Building.They couldn't hear exactly what each person was talking about, but they saw the King of the East China Sea staying in front of the door for a while and then turned away, failing to enter the door, which shocked everyone's hearts.

The dozen or so people upstairs at this time were the first batch of people who joined the Wuzhong Business Alliance. They gathered here today because Shen Zhezi came forward to invite them to discuss the construction of the palace garden.

Most of these people are from Wu Xing Township, but they know very well that the Shen family is powerful, but they don't have a specific idea of ​​how powerful it is.After seeing this scene, apart from being astonished, my mood also became hot.

"I know that the son-in-law's name is very important today. What I saw today, when the door opened, there were a lot of guests! In the future, Jiangdong, who dares to say that there is no one in Wu!"

A middle-aged man clapped his hands and laughed and said, this person is called Lu Chong, he is from Yuanxiang in Wuxing County, he has always been close to the Shen family, and he is also the representative of the Yuanxiang Lu family in the business alliance.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing heartily.Wu Xing has always seldom paid attention to other people's families. Although these villagers have rich family resources, once they leave their hometown, they will be looked down upon more or less.Today they sit high in the building, but they see those so-called celebrities in the capital are blocked from the door. The joy brought by the change of encounter is really not for outsiders, but it can be remembered for a long time.

But after talking and laughing, another old man, Wu Chengqiu Cheng, frowned and said, "We are all villagers, and we can choose a day to discuss everything. Today, there are so many distinguished guests, and we really shouldn't bother, we should invite the son-in-law..."

Shen Zhezi smiled and waved his hands, signaling everyone to return to the table: "When the villagers come home, they should be treated generously. Besides, what we are discussing today is a matter of national importance. Those useless idlers spend a lot of idle time. It doesn't matter if they see you or not. Please sit down, everyone, we will continue our previous discussion."

When everyone heard what Shen Zhezi said, they all sat down one after another, but they couldn't help but feel elated when they thought of what happened before.After this incident, the mystery of those so-called celebrities in their minds has disappeared.

It turns out that those high-profile celebrities who are above the top are no different from them. Once they visit a family with a higher reputation, they will still be turned away.

After everyone calmed down, Shen Zhezi spread out a picture scroll and continued: "Yesterday was too common and I will work out a specific project for the construction of the palace. I will send it to you later. It has been divided into more than ten parts, and you should choose according to your ability. The Yucang Department will discuss this with you in detail later."

Renovating the palace garden is the opening project for building a new capital. Of course, Shen Zhezi must hand it over to the closest township party.Although the imperial court has no money, it has people, land, and policies.As for the mode of cooperation, the people of Wuzhong paid for the construction of workshops in places designated by the imperial court, and then rented servants from all middle-aged refugees to work and provide materials for the project.

In this process, the commission of refugees, the supply of raw materials, and the tax money of workshops can all bring income to the court.Then the imperial court used this part of the income to pay for materials and goods.

For the Wuzhong family, they have to provide sufficient money and food costs, and the materials are sold to the court at market prices to make profits from it.

Of course, it is difficult to achieve a balance between this part of the interactive goods, and that part of the court's income is not enough to fully cover the material payment.So there are many other options besides paying money directly.

(End of this chapter)