Chapter 956 Chapter 956: V, I will give you 10% commission [asking for monthly votes]
Shen Tang: “…”
Gong Xiqiu was less eager to see Xun Ding than she thought.
Gong Xi Lai on the other side chuckled, his eyes flashing with joy. Gong Xi Lai glared at her: "Did I say something wrong? Xun Yong'an is just a spoiler, and a bad spoiler."
He has been feuding with Gong Xi for many years.
I was as stupid as a pig back then. Why didn't I strike harder and beat the person to death when they first met?
Gong Xilai said: "It's good that Yong'an treats me sincerely."
If it were anyone else, no matter how unhappy he was, he would not pour cold water on the bride on the eve of the wedding, and would be a bit mean to the couple, but Gong Xiqiu was not an ordinary person. If you have any dissatisfaction, you will say it on the spot without any internal friction: "Huh, there is a saying in the art of war: seek the top, and you will get the middle; seek the middle, and you will get the bottom; seek the bottom, and you will lose! Sincerity is the most basic, if you ask for the sincerity, you will be defeated. It's like marching to fight to beg your subordinates. You don't know when you will be defeated like a mountain without knowing it. You are so naive."
Gong Xi came and said, "My little sister can afford to be defeated."
"What you said makes sense. Alai must keep in mind what he said today - you can afford to lose, you can afford to lose at any time, and the one who can't afford to lose is Xun Ding!" Gong Xiqiu agreed, "Xun Yongan has gained strength over the years. He has made quite a lot of progress, but he is not as talented as my brother at his age. Unless there is some sudden enlightenment, if he dares to betray you, he must be prepared to sleep with his eyes open for the rest of his life."
Gong Xilai nodded with a smile.
Since his little friend was waiting aside, Gong Xiqiu didn't want to disturb his sister too much. He turned around and asked the maid to wait on Gong Xi to try on the wedding dress. If there was anything that didn't fit, he could change it. Pregnant women should not stay up late at night, so let her go to bed early when the work is done.
Gong Xilai agreed one by one.
Shen and Tang walked out of the door one after another.
She tutted: "Didn't you say you were not in the mood to drink?"
“It wasn’t there just now, but it is now.”
Fengluo, the capital of Wangdu, has the largest variety of wine shops with the purest taste in Kangguo. The big owners behind these wine shop chain stores have mysterious backgrounds and great eyes. The quantity of various fine wines is limited and first-come, first-served. Even high-ranking officials and families must make reservations in advance.
Shen Tang stepped forward and asked the shop owner for a few jars of wine.
The two reunited after a long separation and sat on the roof of a wine shop drinking.
Gong Xiqiu opened the mud seal and took a sip. He thought of something and turned to look at Shen Tang: "Can you drink now?"
Shen Tang was speechless: "My wine taste is very good."
In the past, I would get drunk as soon as I got drunk, and my evil thoughts would switch to me as soon as I got drunk. Now I am still drunk, but my mind is sober, and the brutal scenes that Gong Xiqiu is worried about will not happen. After receiving a positive reply, Gong Xiqiu felt relieved and took a sip: "It's very familiar."
Shen Tang raised her neck and took a few sips. Occasionally, the cold liquid had no time to swallow, and it slipped from the corner of her lips to her chin and down to her neck and clothes. She didn't care, and the hand holding the wine jar casually rested on her bent knees, and her body weight fell back. , pressing on the left hand supporting the roof. She swayed the wine jar and said with a sly smile: "Tsk, you can taste it in one bite? Alas, I am not a good leader."
Gong Xiqiu lowered his head and glanced at the wine shop below.
The sign hanging in the wine shop has a special mark.
The mark is exactly the same as the pattern on the tribal **** statue.
Shen Tang didn't pay attention to his reaction and was still complaining: "Tell me, which country's leader is as hard-pressed as I am, forcing the country's leader to sell alcohol. In those days, he sold wine on the streets of Xiaocheng Wine has just changed its position now.”
Gong Xiqiu was almost speechless: "Are you so poor?"
Shen Tang said seriously: "I'm much poorer than you think!"
The word "poor" is far from Gongxi Qiuman. He can't quite understand the pain of having no money: "Don't the owners of the country have income?"
Shen Tang chuckled: "How can I take care of that?"
Under normal circumstances, it is enough. As the head of the country, Shen Tang is considered to be the largest landowner in Kang State. The income from the royal court is her private income. She has income from the royal village, tribute from officials and envoys, and income from certain exclusive items, but these It was far from enough to cover the huge debt owed by Xun Zhen. To make matters worse, the salt and iron profits that could still be shared during the Caotai Team period were gone.
Hunted by an old boy like Xun Zhen, he was handed over to the treasury!
Shen Tang was not angry at Xun Zhen's move. After all, unclear separation of public and private treasury could easily lead to financial imbalances. If salaries could not be provided to officials, it would be easy for the officials at the lower levels to exploit the people at the lower levels, ruining the good situation. once.
In the first two or three years after the founding of the Kangguo State, people asked for money from the Ministry of Household Affairs every day. Xun Zhen's face was visibly haggard, and she lost none of her heroic spirit of "coming back after all the money was spent".
He is quite interesting. In order to compensate for Shen Tang's losses, Shen Tang can receive a monthly salary from the treasury.
Yes, the owner of the country is also a wage earner.
In order to turn the private treasury income into positive, Shen Tang had to use other ideas. Although Wangzhuang's income was stable, the money came in too slowly, so Shen Tang had to discuss with Xu Jie how to get rid of poverty and become rich. Finally, Xu Jie had an idea and remembered the spiritual wine from back then.
Because the Caotai Group rose up in the later period, Shen Tang made a lot of money from silk, salt, iron and other products, and was financially wealthy. At that time, the situation was chaotic, luxury consumption was in decline, and not many people could afford spiritual wine. A piece of tasteless chicken ribs.
After Xu Jie’s inventory of spirit wine was sold out, he did not replenish it. However, as the situation stabilized, wealthy people came to inquire about spirit wine. Xu Jie felt that there was much to be done!
Shen Tang rubbed his chin: [That’s okay. 】
The so-called spiritual wine is also easy to make.
Now she is not the silly newbie that she was when she first arrived. She can do things like brewing wine if she is left to the incarnation of Wenqi. She can make dozens or hundreds of jars with a wave of her hand, and she only needs half a day every month to replenish the supplies. In order not to affect the wine market, this kind of spiritual wine is priced at a high price. It does not prey on ordinary people, but only on wealthy people, such as brave warriors, literary scholars, and wealthy families with profound backgrounds.
Of course, Shen Tang still sympathizes with officials.
Specially use spiritual wine, which is sold at a high price from the outside world, as additional monthly salary for officials. To put it bluntly, it is official welfare. The old ministers were not surprised by this, but the new arrivals were shocked when they saw the spiritual wine in the salary list, and secretly marveled at the wealth of the royal family.
Officials of different ranks can receive a fixed amount of spiritual wine each month. Those with more can drink it to their heart's content, while those with less can occasionally drink and taste it. The wine shop business not only has a market in Wangdu, but also has a large share in other places, and the income is considerable.
Gong Xiqiu listened to Shen Tang's confession and said, "Mama, this country's leader is really meaningless. Do you want to come back to the Gongxi clan's land with me? I guarantee that you will have nothing to worry about!"
As soon as Shen Tang heard this, she showed contempt for him: "Haha, you still haven't given up on throwing me into the coffin?"
Gong Xiqiu does not deny this.
Shen Tang rubbed his red cheeks.
“It’s not easy to talk to you, I’m also dizzy.”
What useful suggestions can Qi Pai give?
Gong Xiqiu was not very happy when he heard this. He still cared about Mama very much, but he was specialized in martial arts. His specialty was fighting generals and killing people, leading troops to charge, and making money was not his specialty. He silently settled the accounts for Shen Tang.
“No, you are making so much money, why are you still short of money?”
“Isn’t this going to be a war again? War is a waste of money.”
Hearing this, Gong Xiqiu looked at her with pity and sighed: "Okay, seeing how worried you are about money, I can't bear it anymore. Give me 30% of the commission and I'll help you fight this battle!"
Shen Tang's slightly drunken red face split instantly, he sighed, and wiped his mouth: "...You are my general, help me fight and you want a commission from me? Gong Xiqiu, are you greedy for money?"
Gong Xiqiu couldn't remember when he was made a general by Shen Tang, but that's not important, what's important is something else: "Isn't Alai pregnant? Look at her belly, it won't be long before things are ready. Momma doesn't Do you know that raising children costs money?”
Shen Tang said angrily: "The child has a father."
Gong Xiqiu shook his head: "This is not the custom of the Gongxi clan. Alai's child is mine, and it is my uncle who pays to raise the child."
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows: "So?"
Gong Xiqiu raised two fingers: "20% commission!"
Shen Tang wanted to pry off his fingers.
However, Gong Xiqiu's **** were as hard as iron and could not move at all. Shen Tang secretly struggled with him. I worked so hard that sweat broke out on my forehead, and I successfully cut off 10% of the commission. Gong Xiqiu said helplessly: "Oh, okay, 10% commission is 10% commission..."
The obsession with commissions is more like a miser than Xun Zhen!
Gong Xiqiu had been on guard for a long time. He ducked out of the way to avoid the pain, and did not forget to retort: "What's wrong if you don't lack money? People who don't lack money don't need to be paid for their work? How can there be such a reason in the world!"
Character! Shen Tang missed his kick, drank a little too much, and almost fell off the roof due to his unsteady center of gravity. Once you regain your balance, roll up your sleeves and go for the chase. Gong Xiqiu's body skills have improved greatly over the years, and he is like a snake turning into a spirit. Shen Tang can't catch him for a while.
No one could do anything, but a lot of wine was spilled.
Shen Tang put his hands on his hips and panted slightly: "Has the breath dissipated?"
Gong Xiqiu was a few feet away from her, holding on to the flagpole, with a look on his face wary of Shen Tang's attack. He was stunned when he heard these words, and the relief on his face disappeared, replaced by some indescribable dullness.
Seeing his expression, Shen Tang wanted to kick him, and said: "Gong Xiqiu, Xun Yongan is my Yaoguangwei general after all. You dislike him so much, it seems that I have a bad taste."
Gong Xiqiu chose a rooftop that he liked and sat down: "I won't be like this just because I have a new head. I worry about other things."
Shen Tang had a gossipy look on his face: "What? Let's talk about it."
If she is unhappy, share it to make her happy.
Gong Xiqiu took a deep breath: "About Shaobai..."
Shen Tang was stunned for a moment, and then his mind turned around. The figure he had seen during the day appeared in his mind, and he guessed and tested: "Your nephew?"
"He's not a nephew anymore. He might, maybe, probably... is actually the eldest brother, my eldest brother Jimo Qiu." When he heard the word "nephew", Gong Xiqiu's face twitched unnaturally and he covered his face, "I called him that Nephew Jiuda, teach me how to face it?"
Shen Tang: “…”
This time it was her turn to listen to Gong Xi's bitter confession.
After listening to the whole story, Shen Tang lovingly patted Gong Xiqiu on the head and comforted him: "Hey, what did I think it was? What is there to be sad about? Snakes don't have big brains, so they can't react. It's not your fault that the hardware limit is too low. Although you lost your nephew, you gained a big brother!"
Gong Xiqiu almost had his cerebellum shrink, and it took him a moment to realize that Shen Tang meant that his brain was too small.
“Ma! Ma!”
Gong Xiqiu still has an advantage in pursuing Shen Tang.
The snake halberd in his hand is much longer than Shen Tang's Mother Sword.
"Gong Xiqiu, if you do this again, I will sue your elder brother! Look at you, what do you look like! You are not friendly to sacred objects at all, you are treasonous!" Shen Tang was chased until the golden rooster stood alone on the flagpole. , looking down at Gong Xiqiu.
Gong Xiqiu: "Come down!"
The threat of complaining was still very effective. Gong Xiqiu did not have the courage to cut down the flagpole: "If you have the ability, you can come up!"
"get down!"
"you come up!"
“Get down!”
“Come up!”
"Down!"
"superior!"
Gong Xiqiu: “…”
Shen Tang: “…”
Two adults who consider themselves mature squatted side by side on the ridge of the roof, reflecting on why they were so childish at their age. Specifically, only Gong Xiqiu was introspecting, while Shen Tang was making fun of the scene: "The way we are, it's like squatting on someone's roof to defecate."
Gong Xiqiu: “…”
Shen Tang quickly changed the topic from **** to his brother: "Your brother's surname is Jimo. Isn't he the high priest?"
Gong Xiqiu knew as soon as he heard this that her stomach was not full.
：“So what?”
"Looking at your brother's face, I know that he is not a tadpole in the will-o'-the-wisp like you. He has the face of a compassionate and gentle Bodhisattva. How could he see trouble for sacred objects and see the suffering of the people? So -" Shen Tang raised his eyebrows Put your hands on his shoulders.
Gong Xiqiu’s eyes dimly said: “So?”
Shen Tang rubbed his hands: "Is your eldest brother worth a lot?"
She has a certain understanding of the high priest's ability, and it is a T0 support that is better than any literary scribe!
Gong Xiqiu: “…”
"The price is too high, you can't afford it." He sneered. He only wanted 30% of the commission, but she had to bargain down to 10%, which was enough. Moreover, "It is not appropriate for a high priest to get involved in secular struggles, Jimo Can, Jimo Yu Liang is a typical example. When the Wu Kingdom suffered a disaster, the five high priests who came out of the mountain died at the same time. Since then, the Gongxi tribe's vitality has been greatly damaged, and their talents have withered. Mama, I can do whatever I want, but the high priest must not make any mistakes. .”
Gong Xiqiu restrained his laughter and became serious and solemn.
Shen Tang: “What if he is willing?”
The high priest of the Gongxi clan is rich in rebels.
Gong Xiqiu stopped holding the wine jar: "If he agrees, it's okay to charge money. If he doesn't charge commission, then he-"
Shen Tang: "...What about him?"
The three things that make me complain about Gong Xiqiu are the commission.
Gong Xiqiu hummed and shattered the empty wine jar.
…I can tell at a glance that you have never been beaten by your own brother.”
"Don't talk about my brother, my father has never been beaten." Jimo Can was already dead when he beat him. Rounding it off, he had never been beaten. As for his mother, that was an impression from a long time ago. "Mama, you said you were beaten by your elder brother. What does that feel like?"
Shen Tang: “It hurts.”
Gong Xiqiu held the wine jar and rested his chin on it.
Humbled: "Shouldn't it be sweet?"
Shen Tang: "The snake's brain is indeed very small."
Gong Xiqiu did not use his martial energy to dissolve the wine in his body, one jar after another. No matter how good the drinker was, he would still get drunk, but Shen Tang was different, she would cheat. Drinking and dissolving it, an hour passed, and she sat with her cheeks flushed, while Gong Xiqiu lay holding the wine jar.
“The king?”
After finishing Gong Xiqiu, Shen Tang was enjoying himself and drinking.
A breeze blew past my eyes and ears, taking away some of the heat.
Shen Tang squinted his eyes slightly to relieve the dryness of his eyes, but saw the bright moonlight shining on him and transforming into a human being. There was a slight surprise on the man's face.
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Regarding weight loss, I gained a lot of weight during confinement at the beginning of the year, and the base was very large, so the decline was relatively fast. Check in for personal training classes at the gym every afternoon, with one day off on Sunday, five days of strength and aerobics, one day of pure aerobics, a light meal takeaway at noon, and in the evening I order boiled shrimp sliders + boiled beef + cucumber + oatmeal porridge. I am generally not hungry, and I have enough sleep to avoid staying up late.
The coach seems to be more anxious than Shiitake, but Shiitake feels that as long as he is Buddhist, he will lose weight. Don’t the green train and high-speed rail both arrive at the same station? whee.
PS: However, when the annual meeting came out, Shiitake became a little anxious. I still hope to lower the price a little more and attend the annual meeting in a better condition. According to estimates, it will not be close to slim at the annual meeting, but at least it will be much better than now.
(End of this chapter)