Chapter 321: Can a good Marquis tame beasts?
"How much is this jade?"
Ji Song looked at the purple jade that was a foot square on the table with great interest, and asked Zheng Li who was standing aside.
Zheng Li chuckled and said: "Fifteen thousand guan, the price is not bad, not too expensive!"
Ji Song was a little surprised when he heard the price. He didn't expect that if he bought jade in such a big way, there would be someone who could resist being dissatisfied with asking for the price? As if he knew his prince's doubts, Zheng Li smiled and said, "This jade belongs to the Zheng family. When I heard the price, to be honest, I was quite surprised."
"I originally thought there would be massive bleeding, but I didn't expect it."
"The Zheng family?"
Ji Song was a little surprised. This Zheng family was of course not an ordinary family. It was the Zheng family of Xingyang, one of the most popular among the five surnames and seven favorites. This was a true thousand-year-old family.
The ancestors of the Zheng family in Xingyang can be traced back to the Zheng State, which was entrusted by King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. After Han Aihou destroyed Zheng, his descendants successively took the country as their surname.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a great minister, Zheng Zheng, who settled in Kaifeng County, Henan County. During the Western Jin Dynasty, Xingyang County was established and Kaifeng County belonged to it.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, starting with Zheng Hun, Zheng Tai and others of Zheng's lineage, they gradually developed into high-profile families. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were called the four surnames together with the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Wang family of Taiyuan.
Speaking of which, the Ji family and the Zheng family can be regarded as having the same ancestors, and they are both descendants of the princes who were entrusted by the Zhou Wang family.
But after all, it has been a long time, and there is no affection anymore.
Besides, as long as there is a name and surname in the land of China, whose ancestors have not been prominent?So, this doesn't mean anything.
"As expected of a member of an aristocratic family, a little steward can have such exquisite thoughts. Forget it, let's give the Zheng family more perfume shares in the future."
Since others have given you face, it is only natural that you reciprocate the favor. Otherwise, who would play with you?
If it was just this matter, it wouldn't be enough for Ji Song to give such a big benefit to the Zheng family.
The real reason is that during the period when he was growing up, among the five surnames and seven wishes, only the Zheng family had not targeted him, and this favor continued on his own.
"Okay, tell them to stop!" Ji Song said casually.
Zheng Li was stunned and asked in surprise: "You won't accept jade anymore?"
"What the heck, I just want a jade, how dare you think this is a bet? And you said that if anyone can find something that satisfies me, we will invite everyone to feast at Fulou for three days?" Ji Song was not angry. road.
"This"
Zheng Li felt a little embarrassed when the Marquis revealed his thoughts. He didn't expect that the servants would dare to be so bold? You must know that as long as you are a steward in the Ji family, those in charge will have some people who are responsible for their respective areas. Although there are not many, it is enough to make them not short of money.
Now that it is difficult to do things for the Marquis, how can there be no reason not to do your best?
So, in order to determine the winner, this game was created.
Ji's stewardship can be regarded as the most enviable thing for the stewards of the wealthy families in Chang'an.
In other people's homes, they can only be regarded as high-level servants at home. How much they earn or how little they earn has nothing to do with them.
But it's different in Hao Jiehou's Mansion. They have some money. Although it's only [-]% of the net profit that year, they can't stand to make a lot! Which of these people is not worth thousands of dollars now?They are almost extremely rich.
However, it is not an easy task to enter the Hou Mansion as a steward. Not only does one have to be clean, but one also has to undergo various tests.
No matter it's character, morality, ability, or loyalty, as long as you fail to meet the requirements in any one of them, you will be completely eliminated from the matter and there will be no second chance.
Ji Song actually trained them according to the professional managers of later generations, but the constraints were much people have roles in their respective fields, so they can naturally do their best and do not need Ji Song's urging at all.
Because they know that the more they earn for the Hou Mansion, the more they can get. This is a win-win situation.
As for eating inside and outside?Don't even think about it. They can achieve both fame and fortune only by the intimidation of the Marquis Mansion. Without Ji Song, they are nothing.
Therefore, both the emperor Li Shimin and Ping Yang were very jealous of these people, but there was nothing they could do.
"How did you find the person you asked to find?" Ji Song patted the jade stone with satisfaction and asked.
Zheng Li quickly replied: "I found him. He is a master jade carver from the former palace. His craftsmanship is beyond praise."
"After the collapse of the previous dynasty, he opened a shop specializing in carving in Chang'an. His son usually does the work. He hasn't used the knife himself for a long time."
"This time I heard that the Marquis wanted to use it, so I came here without even thinking about it."
When Ji Song heard that the person had been found, he said: "Well, I can rest assured that you can do the work. You can ask him to make the things above according to this drawing."
After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Zheng Li, asking him to take a good look.
"This is."
Zheng Li was a little confused when he saw what was on it. It was criss-crossed and looked like a Go board, but it was much smaller than Go.
There is a round thing on each intersection point, with the characters engraved on it: chariot, horse, elephant, scholar, are chariots, horses, prime ministers, scholars, and handsome men.
There were cannons and pawns in the middle. He looked around but couldn't figure out what they were? "Don't look at it either. This matter will be kept secret for the time being. The chessboard is made of fine rosewood, and the chess pieces on it are carved from quick purple jade."
Although Zheng Li didn't understand, he didn't ask any more questions. He just had to do what the Marquis ordered.
Seeing Zheng Li about to go out, Ji Song felt a little distressed and said, "Sparse use of this piece of jade. Alas, if it weren't for this piece of jade, I would really be reluctant to use it."
Zheng Li suddenly wanted to laugh when he saw his prince's distressed look.
When did the Marquis ever care about these objects, and now he starts to feel sorry for this jade?
I thought to myself, it seems that the Marquis really likes jade! Thinking of this, he made up his mind that when he went out, he would tell his subordinates to keep an eye out for fine jade. Since Lord Marquis liked it, he would just look for it. There would always be something better.
In the next few days, Ji Song took Dahuang around for a walk when he had nothing to do. He saw Xiao Nizi teasing and teasing her again, and there were two handsome giant eagles hovering above her head.
He finally experienced the joy of flying an eagle to chase dogs. There were rhubarbs on the ground catching chickens and chasing away dogs, and there were large eagles on the ground eating prey.
As he wandered around the streets of Chang'an, Chang'an City didn't know when it began to spread that Hao Jiehou had the ability to tame wild beasts.
He also said that the reason why he was able to win on the grassland was entirely because he controlled a large number of wild beasts and used them to attack the camp, thus achieving a great victory.
The news spread like wildfire, and some people even claimed to have seen the good king control a large number of wild animals. When he whistled, the wild animals obeyed his command, and when he waved his hand, the wild animals moved with him.
If he hadn't known how much he weighed, Ji Song would have almost believed it.
There were actually people who believed such a rumor that was full of loopholes, and went to Hao Ruihou's house saying that they wanted to ask Hao Ruihou how to tame beasts.
But before he could finish speaking, Ji Song asked someone to throw him out.
(End of this chapter)