Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 245 I Don't Want to Get Involved!!!
It's rolled up!

In the end, they could not escape the arrangements of fate.

Although Wang Xi initially agreed to Wang Maozhong's request, he privately thought that there would be a long process involved, just like the Anye Bureau, which involved many operations. They were also taking things one step at a time. At the time, they even resented Wang Shouyi for being too passive. If they hadn't forced him into this situation, Wang Shouyi probably would have been bedridden for another three months.

Wang Maozhong was the exact opposite. As soon as Pei Zhou came out, he immediately took action without even saying hello, tacitly acknowledging that Mr. Wuming was ready. But this matter was indeed quite absurd. You have to do the foreplay and let it slowly become wet before it will naturally come to fruition.

Even if the cartilage doesn't break, it will still peel off a layer of skin.

He's too impatient.

The result was that Wang Xi and his team prepared desperately.

The night is deep.

However, the four senior brothers were still sitting in Lao Tao's bedroom discussing countermeasures. Fortunately, Lao Tao also had a lot of homework, so they wouldn't disturb the old man's rest.

“I still feel it’s not quite there yet.” Huangfu Sengnian shook his head and said, “It’s probably difficult to completely convince them. What we need is not to be correct, but to be able to convince them.”

Wang Xi was so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyelids open. He yawned and asked, "So what do you want?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "It would be better if we could present some truly compelling evidence."

Wang Xi rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Do you have one?"

Huangfu Sengnian shook his head. "This is not my responsibility."

Wang Xi said, "It's because you're used to making me take responsibility."

Wang Shuang and Li Jieman nodded at the same time.

"no!"

Wang Xi said, "I'm not a god, I can't change! Let's leave it at that for now and see what happens. Plans can never keep up with changes, and we can't possibly take everything into account."

Huangfu Sengnian remained silent, lost in thought.

Ever since Lady Zixia signed the contract with Wang Xi, she had been waiting for further implementation, but Wang Xi seemed to have forgotten about it and completely ignored it.

Having no other choice, Lady Zixia had to come to this nameless winery in person.

However, the winery seemed to have been waiting for a long time, opening its doors to Madam Zixia and even revealing its winemaking techniques, which aroused Madam Zixia's curiosity.

How often do sparrows usually come?

Lady Zixia asked Wang Facai, the manager here.

Wang Facai replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "My young master is destined for great things, so he doesn't usually come here. I usually keep an eye on him."

His words were truly barbed and sarcastic.

It is clear that Wang Facai considers himself to be Wang Xi's person.

"As expected of Que'er's servant, he is truly extraordinary."

Lady Zixia smiled and said, "If Sparrow wants to do great things, will he just spend all his time playing in the Wei River?"

“My young master was researching buoyancy to improve ships for the imperial court, not just playing in the water.”

Wang Facai added, "If Madam has anything to discuss, she can consult with me."

Lady Zixia asked, "Can you make that decision?"

"can."

Wang Facai said with absolute certainty.

Lady Zixia was taken aback, and couldn't help but look Wang Facai over again before asking, "Can you make decisions about everything?"

Wang Facai said, "I am fully authorized to make any decisions regarding the winery."

Lady Zixia nodded, then suddenly asked, "Does Que'er have any instructions regarding this brewing technique?"

Wang Facai said, "Young Master gave instructions that we must not hide anything from Madam."

Lady Zixia laughed and said, "If I were to learn this brewing technique, what reason would I have to cooperate with you?"

Although Wang Facai was usually quiet and had a shifty look, he was very clear-headed. After all, he had suffered a great loss in the palace and had later trained with Sister Hua for many years. He asked, "What does Madam mean?"

Lady Zixia said, "I need you to keep this brewing technique a secret from us."

Wang Facai nodded and said, "Yes."

Madam Zixia added, "You will still be in charge of brewing the wine, but I will decide the quantity to be produced, the supply of grapes and other fruits, and where to sell it."

Wang Facai nodded almost without hesitation and said, "Yes."

Lady Zixia asked with a smile, "You don't seem like someone who can make decisions."

Wang Facai said, "Young Master's instructions are that everything is up to Madam."

Lady Zixia nodded slightly, "That's fine, it saves me a lot of time."

Since Wang Xi was so generous, Madam Zixia accepted it all and gave a series of instructions regarding the winery's supply and sales.

This includes expanding the winery, hiring staff, and especially establishing a large winery in Luoyang as soon as possible, etc.

Ultimately, Luoyang was her stronghold, and it was also the commercial hub of the Central Plains. Chang'an was closed off and had a strong political atmosphere with strict control, while Luoyang was more free and better suited to the business environment.

Back at the manor, Madam Zixia couldn't help but sigh softly, "It seems I really overestimated Que'er before. He is indeed as my sister said, still needing to grow."

Guang Sheng, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "Madam, it's possible that Young Master Wang really doesn't have time to deal with this matter lately."

Lady Zixia asked, "What did you find out?" Guang Sheng replied, "I learned today that the newly appointed Minister of Works has invited the Wuming Academy to the Ministry of Works to give a lecture on Qi mechanics."

Lady Zixia asked in surprise, "Really?"

Guang Sheng nodded.

Madam Zixia nodded and then asked, "You went to visit all the major families, what did they say?"

Guang Sheng said, "They are of course very happy about this, and they praised Madam for never letting them down. As for the grapes and other winemaking ingredients, as well as the large winery in Luoyang, I have already made all the arrangements."

Although in Madam Zixia's view, this cooperation could not be called a great victory, and it was more difficult than she had imagined.

However, the other families were very satisfied, considering that Wang Xi's previous refusal to sell their grapes and "Beauty Wine" in their restaurants had caused them some panic.

Now that all these problems have been solved, and the beauty wine can bring them considerable political benefits, this is definitely a great success.

Lady Zixia's status among them naturally rose accordingly.

Meanwhile, Wang Xi was indeed extremely busy. He was on guard against internal strife day and night, but it was difficult to guard against it. His original intention was to let his elders take the lead while they could relax, but in the end, he was forced to take the lead himself.

But this doesn't mean he really ignored the winery; rather, he was deliberately showing an attitude that the "Beauty Wine" was nothing to him.

In reality, he was still closely monitoring the matter.

After meeting Madam Zixia, Wang Facai immediately ran to report to Wang Xi.

"Oh?"

Wang Xi asked with slight surprise, "Does Auntie not want our brewing techniques?"

Wang Facai nodded and said, "Yes, not only do they not want it, but they also told us to keep it from him."

Li Jieman scratched his head and asked, "Why is that?"

Wang Xi pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Wang Facai and said, "Do everything as my aunt asked."

"Yes."

"You go out first."

After Wang Facai left, Huangfu Sengnian suddenly said, "Your aunt did this probably for herself."

Wang Xi looked at Huangfu Sengnian.

Huangfu Sengnian said, "If your aunt obtains our brewing technology, I believe other families will soon find out as well, but this will actually be detrimental to your aunt's situation."

"If we continue to control the situation, and we only have a cooperative relationship with your aunt, then other families will naturally be more cautious when dealing with her."

"It must be so."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "It seems that our chosen strategy is very correct. Simply trying to break through my aunt's network of connections is not an easy task. We can only slowly devour or replace it."

"Ouch!"

Wang Shuang, standing nearby, said anxiously, "These are minor matters; we can discuss them later. Let's take care of my father's affairs first. You're going to teach at the Ministry of Works the day after tomorrow, and my father has made a solemn pledge. We can't afford to make any mistakes!"

Wang Xi said with a headache, "Brother Shuang, I've been preparing so hard. I swear to God, I've never worked this hard in my life."

Li Jieman raised his hand and said, "I can testify."

Wang Shuang asked dejectedly, "Then what are you doing now?"

"Good good!"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Let's continue. We can deal with that later. Sigh, your father is really something. He doesn't torment his own son, but he comes to torment us."

Wang Shuang exclaimed excitedly, "Who spread this rumor? Have you forgotten how I was almost tortured to death a few days ago? You were playing in the river with Bao'er and the others every day, and now you call it torture just for flipping through a few books?"

Li Jieman immediately pointed at Wang Xi, "He was playing in the water with Bao'er, we weren't."

Huangfu Sengnian nodded solemnly.

Wang Xi said, "So what? Aren't I the one memorizing the most texts now? Damn it!"

Lady Zixia belonged to a powerful group, not a very united one, but rather a group with shared ideals, which, simply put, were the mercantilist tendencies of the Xianbei people.

There is no absolute distinction between large and small.

In that case, someone is needed to unite these families, or rather, to allocate their interests.

Lady Zixia is not a leader like Guan Zhong, but more like Su Qin.

She was mostly representing her own interests.

So how can she make her words carry more weight? That requires action. If the winemaking technology is in her hands, it means she controls all the profits, which is not in line with her position.

Other families would definitely be unhappy, and many of the people around her come from these families.

We only asked you to be like Su Qin, but you want to be like Guan Zhong or Shang Yang. How can that be acceptable?

This is why Madam Zixia emphasizes cooperation more; she says from beginning to end that she doesn't need technology, she just wants control.

She almost always collaborates with everyone on a one-on-one basis.

In this way, all the relationships involved in transactions are concentrated on her alone, which naturally makes her position more secure, and this is her core interest.

That's why the appearance of Qingyun Temple had a great impact on her, and she was genuinely afraid.

Compared to the "Beauty Wine," the "Beauty Club" is a behavior that touches upon her core interests more.

(End of this chapter)