[The second thousand and seventy-three chapters offer treasures]
The next day was the day of the announcement.
Song Yan did not show any anxiety or unease, but waited patiently.
around eleven o’clock.
The Annunciation finally came. He won, not the first place, but the second place.
And now, he can’t be called a jinshi, thinking that only after passing the palace examination can he have the status of a jinshi.
Although only in second place.
But it is still a very remarkable thing, so many people came to congratulate Song Yan, and even in the evening, the sacrifice and wine summoned him to work hard.
The temple trial will be in seven days.
Don’t give up the blank paper, you can get a status as a jinshi.
The first-class Jinshi will be selected by the invigilating ministers and handed over to the emperor to delineate.
Marquis Wenchang of Puyang was an acute person. After receiving Song Yan’s advice, on the day the list was released, he invited the other three idle marquises to the mansion for a banquet.
And they were served with glasses.
These three marquis, all of whom have a lot of wealth, were very fond of seeing such exquisite wine glasses, and they all asked where Puyang Hou’s wine glasses came from.
The Marquis of Puyang didn’t tell the truth, but bragged that it was bought from overseas at a huge cost, and there were only ten sets in total.
I heard that there are actually ten sets of glasses in the residence of the Marquis of Puyang.
The three princes all had the cheek to buy a set.
This cup is so beautiful, if it is used to entertain guests, it will definitely save face.
In the end, under Hou Wenchang’s reluctance, the three Hou Ye took away a set of cups at the price of 30,000 taels each.
After seeing off the three Hou Ye, Hou Wenchang couldn’t help but shut himself into the room and laughed.
The three sets of cups brought him a profit of 66,000 taels. If he sold all ten sets of cups, wouldn’t he have made a profit of more than 200,000 yuan, which already exceeded the income of all the industries in his Houfu in one year. .
You must know that the annual property of the Marquis Mansion is only 123,000 to 30,000 taels of silver.
No wonder that the bookstore that Song Yan mentioned was only a small profit. If he could sell more than 100 sets a year, wouldn’t that be a huge profit of millions of taels of silver?
The three Marquis who bought the wine glasses are also people who love to show off. On the second day after they bought the wine glasses back to the mansion, they invited a group of lords to come to the mansion for a banquet.
When these lords saw such exquisite and high-end wine glasses, they could not be moved. When they found out that the glasses came from the Puyang Marquis Mansion, these lords rushed to the Puyang Marquis Mansion and took the remaining seven sets. The wine glass was emptied.
This made Hou Wenchang, the Marquis of Puyang, make a huge profit of 220,000 taels, which almost didn’t make him crazy.
And those lords who didn’t buy wine glasses actually stayed on.
After Hou Wenchang repeatedly promised to wait for the new wine glasses to arrive, he would deliver them to their house in person, and the group of lords were unwilling to leave.
After sending off the group of lords, Hou Wenchang immediately ordered someone to contact Song Yan secretly, and also brought 80,000 taels of silver.
Butler Hou waited until nine o’clock in the evening before Song Yan returned.
But it was Song Yan who visited Cai Zixiao and informed him that he had won the second place.
In fact, Cai Zixiao knew it before him, but it was an attitude.
As soon as he saw Song Yan, Butler Hou couldn’t help but lowered his voice and said, “Young Master Song, the wine glasses you provided are really selling well. Now all ten sets of wine glasses have been sold. What Hou Ye means is to let the old slave come back and get five. Ten sets!”
“By the way, Song Gongzi is the first ten sets of silver coins!” Butler Hou stuffed a stack of silver bills into Song Yan.
“Butler Hou come in and talk!”
Half an hour later, Butler Hou rode away in the carriage with a face full of joy. He also took away fifty sets of wine glasses. He was even more impressed by Song Yan’s explanation.
Hou Wenchang, who got the wine glass, immediately wanted to send the wine glass to the palaces of those lords, but the housekeeper stopped him and repeated Song Yan’s statement that it was too much.
Although Hou Wenchang was in a hurry, he did feel that Song Yan was right, so he didn’t send someone in a hurry to deliver the wine glass.
at this time.
The housekeeper opened a wooden box, and there were eight wine glasses lying in it, but a lifelike dragon was wrapped around the eight wine glasses.
“Oh my God, this wine glass is simply a big baby!”
“Master Hou, Song Gongzi’s intention is to let you send this set of wine glasses to the palace to present to the emperor!” Hou Guanjia said.
Hearing this, Hou Wenchang showed a very reluctant expression. Even if the price of this wine glass is 100,000 taels, some people will want it.
“Master Hou, you are just idle now. If you have meritorious deeds, the emperor will give you an official position, which is more cost-effective than anything else!” Butler Hou reminded again.
Hou Wenchang patted his forehead and said happily, “Housekeeper, your head is so smart!”
The housekeeper said: “Master Hou, this is what Song Gongzi ordered the old slave to say. Once Master Hou has an official position, will those civil servants dare to look down on you?”
“It makes sense! Go get ready, and this Marquis will enter the palace to present the treasure right away!” Hou Wenchang immediately said excitedly.
Today’s Emperor Wei is in his early thirties. It stands to reason that he is in his prime, but unfortunately, he has long been hollowed out because he is addicted to alcohol.
Hearing that Hou Wenchang asked to see him, Emperor Wei ordered someone to invite him in.
“Marquis of Puyang, why did you come to see me?” Emperor Wei said casually.
“Your Majesty, this minister is here to present a treasure!”
Hearing this, Emperor Wei’s eyes fell on the brocade box in Hou Wenchang’s arms, and he said solemnly, “Bring it up!”
Hou Wenchang quickly handed over the brocade box with both hands, Emperor Wei opened the brocade box, and immediately eight exquisite wine glasses wrapped in dragon patterns appeared in front of him.
Emperor Wei stretched out his hand to pick up a wine glass and admired it, then laughed loudly: “Okay, this crystal wine glass is really ingenious, well, it’s really good!” After speaking, Emperor Wei looked at Hou Wenchang and said with a smile: ” Marquis of Puyang, I am very happy with your gift, tell me, what reward do you want!”
Hou Wenchang said: “Your Majesty, I don’t want anything. This wine glass is surrounded by dragons, and it is a living thing. I wonder who in the world is qualified to enjoy it except Your Majesty. Therefore, this minister is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. achievement!”
Hou Wenchang’s remarks made Emperor Wei Longyan happy, and smiled: “You are talking, but I am not a stingy person, come here, take a thousand taels of gold from the inner treasury and give it to the Marquis of Puyang!”
It was just a reward of gold and silver, and Puyang Marquis couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, but he still didn’t show it.
But on the second day.
Some eunuchs came to the mansion to announce the decree, and the Hou Wenchang was named the right capital of the capital.
Jingying is the most elite army of Weiguo, with a total army of 30,000 people, and You Dutong is second only to Zuo Dutong in Jingying.
To this end, Hou Wenchang held a banquet and invited a number of lords to the banquet. He also invited Song Yan, but he did not go, but he also sent a congratulatory gift. The generals have too many contacts.
As for why he wanted to be an official, it was very simple. He wanted to help Cao Kui overthrow the Wei Kingdom, and how could he get luck if he didn’t personally participate in the usurping of the country.
And people like Hou Wenchang are the kind of arrogant people. The bigger the official he is, the greater the harm to Wei.
