Chapter 290 (1/2)

Du Wei's sad face made him feel confused.

If there is nothing to pay attention to, it's either cheating or stealing! Prince Chen had already paid back his credit in Northwest China. He was in charge of the negotiation with the grassland people, and he got a lot of benefits. There are also 20000 cavalry, and they get 6000 elite. These have already been regarded as the credit to myself.

But today, as soon as I returned to the imperial capital, I came here... His Highness Prince Chen, he

Well, yes!

Duvier's eyebrows!

The Regent has given himself such a big face. Well, when he asked for something, he was embarrassed to refute his face! This guy... I'm engaged. He doesn't want to marry me, does he?

If it wasn't for marriage, what would he ask for?

Du Wei thought for a long time, but he couldn't get to the point. He didn't think about it at all. Anyway, he had already returned to the imperial capital. The next step was to go step by step. The soldiers came to block it, and the water came and the soil flooded it.

All night long. Last night, Duwei figured out what the prince Chen had in mind. Of course, the carrot was eaten, and then it was time to drop the stick. Duwei didn't have the habit of looking for guilt himself. Since he knew that the other party was going to drop the stick, Duwei certainly wouldn't take the initiative to send it to the door, so he just waited for the regent to summon him.

Originally, Dewey's real estate industry was on the most prosperous street in the imperial capital. The imperial capital is the most prosperous city in the mainland. Its commerce is extremely developed. In particular, the five or six intersecting streets in the center of the city form a business circle similar to Duwei's previous world. Various businesses, shops, hotels and hotels gather here. There are also more than a dozen business groups from the south to the north, which is the most prosperous.

Duwei's original business was on one of the streets here. After two years of operation by little Zach, the scale of Duwei's business has more than tripled. Duwei's business has taken down the left and right sides of the original shop, and even bought two local hotels on this street. The scale of Duwei's business has become one.

Duwei went out light, and without any ostentation, he rode on horseback, with several bodyguards around. Strolling all the way to the most prosperous area of the imperial capital, it's quite leisurely. The place is prosperous, so there are many people on the street. However, from a long distance, everyone saw that Du Wei and his party were dressed in gorgeous clothes with extraordinary momentum, followed by those powerful bodyguards, and ordinary people did not dare to get close to Du Wei. So Dewey came all the way. There was no crowding.

When he finally got to the tulip Industry Street, Duwei found that he had done a good job in the past year and a half since he left the imperial capital. Almost half of such a long street had become the tulip industry.

From a long distance, I saw the shop where I started. The size of the gate was three times larger, and the gate was very magnificent. Even the car parking area nearby has been expanded a lot. Although it was early in the morning, I saw a few gorgeous carriages parked there from a long distance. It was obvious that there was business in the early morning.

Duwei came to the door and dismounted. Someone who had known Duwei quickly met him. There are many new people in this shop, but who can't guess Du Wei's identity after seeing Du Wei's dress and posture? One by one, they all quickly saluted each other. Dewey went in by himself. It seemed that all the way. The layout here is very different from that when I left. The waiters' clothes and manners are obviously strictly trained. Although their arrival caused some shock, they were not surprised. Most of them were polite to themselves. They were all busy, and they didn't mess up their duties.

After seeing the little Zach, Dewey almost didn't laugh. I haven't seen you for more than a year. This guy, who looked like a macaque, was picked up by himself. He was wearing a white fur robe, which was obviously from the northern frozen forest. Although he was a little ugly, he was also very energetic after dressing up, and his behavior was less frivolous and more stable.

I think of the scene when I met this guy and he secretly recommended the ”golden service package” to me. Dewey couldn't help laughing.

”My boss, I haven't seen you for more than a year. You look very energetic!” Little Zach looked worried, not as free and easy as he used to be. Dewey glanced at him, walked inside, looked at the room, and said with a smile, ”Dear Zach. You look great, too. For more than a year. You've done a good job. I'm satisfied. ”

Zach was originally a man that Dewey had picked up from the grassroots. Although these days I have been living in the circles of the powerful and the dignitaries with more standard manners, I still show my true colors in private. Today, however, this guy looks miserable. His brows are full of worry and his behavior is more respectful. He says with a sad face: ”my boss, don't laugh... After a while, maybe you will slap the table and curse people. Let's talk first. After a while, you are not allowed to hit me on the board! Don't cut me with a knife

With that, he seemed to subconsciously look around. Du Wei swept the room and found that there wasn't even a knife here. He even put away the knife which was used to cut fruit on the table.

Dewey frowned: ”come on, what's the matter? You have such a big shelf now. I'm the boss who came to see you

”I can't leave.” Zach blinked: ”you see, there's a big event at noon today. I'd like to see you last night... But... Alas, I can't say one or two words clearly. Please sit down and listen to me slowly. Just please calm down and don't be angry with me later. ”

When he finished talking and laughing, his face sank, then he came over and said in a low voice: ”my Duke... It's a good time for you to come back. These two days, there's a lot of noise in the imperial capital. No, I just got some rare goods recently, and I'm going to auction them here. The news has been sent out. As a result, the admission tickets of our auction house have already been sold to 100 gold coins! In particular, a few VIP tickets are even more smashed. I'm afraid there's no such number on the market outside. You can't even get one. ” With that, Zach held out a slap and five fingers.

”Five hundred gold coins?”

”Five thousand!” Little Zach rolled his eyes.

Dewey was taken aback.

Duwei made some rules for the auction of this kind of thing. Then little Zach, with his intelligence, started to sell some rare goods in the imperial capital. If they were released, the dignitaries in the imperial capital would buy this and that. Everyone has a bright future, but after all, there are only one or two limited items. It's not good to refuse them. Simply use the auction rules. The one with the highest price will get it. In this way, it will not offend people. Moreover, these rich and powerful people will often pay several times the price for face when they compete for the price at the auction. Make little Zach laugh.

And the auction of this strange thing is also very popular in the imperial capital. Often a rare goods, news spread, tulip home auction tickets will be high price.

But

”What strange treasure did you make this time? Why did the admission price get so high?” Dewey frowned.

Little Zach shook his head: ”the items at this auction are valuable, but it's absolutely impossible to make such a noise. Just because, this time, we're in the auction. One thing is not our own, but someone else sent it here for auction. The business belongs to business. Since this year, I have ordered the auction house to accept the auction products deposited here. According to the rules, we can draw 1.5% from the final auction income, and the business is very profitable. It's just that this time there's trouble. ”

”What on earth is it?”

Listen to Dewey's question. Little Zach's face became strange, with a wry smile on his face, and he whispered, ”what's on sale... Is not something, but a promise!”

”Commitment?” Dewey frowned.

Little Zach sighed: ”this matter has been spread out suddenly in recent days. I wanted to inform you as soon as I got the news. But you are already on the way. Although I sent someone to look for you on the way, I think I missed it on the way. I wanted to see you last night, but when you came back last night. More than a dozen big people went to meet you, and then accompanied you back together. So many outsiders were present, and it was not easy for me to talk to you about it. We have to wait until this morning... ”

Dewey shook his head: ”no need to explain, you quickly say, in the end what happened?”

Small Zach wry smile: ”things, but also from ten days ago...”

Then, Dewey listened to Zach's story. The more you listen, the more you frown.

It turned out that ten days ago, little Zach had already released the news, ready to hold a January auction.

At that time, something happened.

It turned out that this winter, a province in the south of the Empire was suddenly hit by snow. The climate of the mainland was cold in the north and hot in the south, and there was little snow in the south. It's snowy in winter in the south. Of course, it is abnormal, but it is not without precedent. It was snowstorm. This matter is not big or small. Naturally, the imperial government had a finance department in charge of disaster relief.

However, it happens that once a year, the bishop of the eight major dioceses of the temple of light returns to the temple of the emperor to report his duties. It is said that his holiness, who has been living in seclusion for many years, heard that the southern province suffered from the snow disaster and the believers in the diocese were living in hardship. His holiness, who is compassionate, immediately issued a decree, exempting the diocese from the religious tax and contribution tax for one year.

This matter is not big or small. However, his Majesty the Pope made such a good move. Many powerful and powerful religious families also came to make fun of it, and many nobles donated their belongings one after another.

After several days in the imperial capital, there was an embarrassing situation: in the temple, at the call of the Pope, millions of gold coins were raised. First, the appeal of the Pope is strong, and the efforts of the following rich believers... Second, I'm afraid there are still some people behind it.

At this time, a malicious rumor suddenly appeared in the imperial capital, saying that it was the Regent who ordered the financial secretary to raise more than 30 gold coins for disaster relief. At the Pope's command, he got three million. It can be seen that the prestige of the Pope is much higher than that of his Royal Highness The Regent.

In this, there is a sense that the divine power and the imperial power compare with each other in terms of appeal and prestige.

Such rumors naturally have ulterior motives. But the reality in front of us is that theocracy seems to have surpassed imperial power.

For a moment, the prestige of the temple was naturally high, and the Regent seemed to be a little shameless.

There has been a long-standing struggle between the imperial family and the temple. This time, the Pope's high-profile behavior is not in line with the mysterious old man's low-key style of living in seclusion over the years.

After all, everyone in the imperial circle is old-fashioned, and many people smell it.

However, in this competition, the Regent seems to be very low-key, did not compete with the temple for anything, outside the uproar, the royal family also kept silent.

Originally. According to the normal track, there are such rumors in the market. If those powerful people are smart, they will not continue to pay for the temple. Otherwise, the more money the temple raises, isn't it a blow to the Regent's face?