Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 255 A Small Shock at Casual Stroke
Choi Shin-do's suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone.

The government monopolizes fertilizer production. No matter how well you do, if you can't be perfect in every aspect, you will attract attacks from others.

Fertilizer is absolutely crucial for agricultural production; if a village or town doesn't have access to fertilizer, it's a major problem.

The risk is too great.

If the matter is handled by a private individual, the Ministry of Public Works acts as an arbitrator, not a participant. If problems arise, the Ministry of Public Works is the one holding the person accountable, not the one being held accountable.

However, other merchants couldn't do this job either, because this business involved dealing with local bigwigs. The best way, of course, was for them to do it themselves and have their own merchants handle the goods privately.

In this way, they are both arbitrators and participants, allowing them to move in and out of the game with ease.

It might even bring in a lot of money.

After several days of discussion, the initial action plan was finally finalized.

Under the leadership of Wang Maozhong, the "King of Curiosities," these old men began to burst forth with energy and took action one after another.

Dou Xiguan and Li Lingwen arranged for their merchants to establish fertilizer workshops and search for large tracts of wasteland in various parts of Guanzhong to produce fertilizer.

Wang Maozhong was specifically in charge of the excrement in the military camp, including both human and horse manure, which were all brought under the management of the Ministry of Works.

Given his connections in the military and the fact that the horse administration is still under his control, this is not difficult.

Then, all of this excrement was sold to these workshops, which can be considered as generating revenue for the Ma administration.

Actually, it could be said that this was a private transaction, but the other party also bought it at the market price.

Choi Shin-do was responsible for sending people to negotiate with the merchants or wealthy people who were in charge of the excrement, and getting them to work with him.

However, Dou Xiguan arranged for people to sabotage their business.

In addition, they specifically sent scoundrels to various places to rob local bullies of their excrement trade.

Because Dou Xiguan was also a layabout who did not do his job properly for many years, and his men were quite a few scoundrels, he ordered these scoundrels to rob him by force.

It's like having one trick up their sleeve, one overt and one covert.

The rest of the team was responsible for building fertilizer plants and establishing a transportation network.

When Wang Xi first proposed the grand strategy of "nurturing fathers to help them succeed," it was not well-received because it was too outrageous. It's not about fathers raising children, but children raising fathers.

But to this day, his plan is being realized step by step.

The ultimate goal of this grand plan is to make himself happy and to be able to lie down and enjoy himself.

While her fathers were busy working, Wang Xi was hiding in Qingyun Temple, helping Xue Bao'er with her makeup and dressing up.

Since Xue Bao'er had already agreed to be with him, Wang Xi naturally couldn't show favoritism and specially made her a coat, but it wasn't black; it was off-white.

Xue Bao'er's face shape is somewhat similar to Liu Yifei's round face, but her eyes are larger. Therefore, Wang Xi designed her hairstyle to be a 3/7 part with a little bit of bangs, and used a heated copper rod to curl her hair.

"Now is the last step."

Wang Xi brought over a small bowl.

Xue Bao'er asked, "What is this?"

Wang Xi said, "Egg liquid."

"Egg liquid?"

Xue Bao'er asked curiously, "What's this for?"

Linghu Changge, who was accompanying him, also looked at him curiously.

"It's for fixing your hairstyle and also makes your hair shinier."

After saying that, Wang Xi scooped up a handful of egg liquid and inserted his ten fingers into Xue Bao'er's thick, beautiful hair.

Hey! What are you doing?

Xue Bao'er was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly and looked disgusted.

"do not move!"

Wang Xi said seriously.

Linghu Changge also tilted his head slightly, glancing at Wang Xi out of the corner of his eye. He saw Wang Xi gently rubbing Xue Bao'er's hair with his ten fingers.

As he rubbed, Linghu Changge couldn't help but slowly turn his head around, his narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes almost opening to the size of copper bells.

It was as if we were watching magic.

"All right!"

Wang Xi freed her hands and picked up a silk handkerchief prepared beside her to wipe them.

Xue Bao'er hurriedly looked into the bronze mirror and immediately showed a look of surprise. She lightly covered her lips with her jade hand and shook her head from side to side, as if she could not believe that the person in the mirror was herself.

To others, she has always been seen as lively, cute, and innocent.

After Wang Xi's makeover, she immediately became graceful, sexy, and charming. In particular, the egg wash gave her hair a slightly damp look, making her look like a natural beauty.

But even she herself didn't recognize it.

This isn't just makeup; it's practically disguise!

Even Linghu Changge was dumbfounded.

"Sister Changge? What do you think?"

The lively Xue Bao'er jumped up and did a nimble spin in front of Linghu Changge.

Although Linghu Changge did not utter a word of praise, his envious gaze said it all.

"Sparrow, thank you."

Xue Bao'er approached Wang Xi without any hesitation and took his arm. Wang Xi, equally unconcerned, pulled her into his arms and chuckled smugly, "Sister Bao'er, with our current relationship, saying thank you is too formal."

Xue Bao'er looked shy, which only made her more beautiful and charming.

Linghu Changge rolled her eyes. She didn't understand why her best friend was acting like she was poisoned. Knowing that he already had a little princess by his side, she still wanted to be with him no matter what.

Wang Xi suddenly winked at Linghu Changge and raised an arm, "Sister Changge, I have another arm, do you want to use it?"

Linghu Changge's narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes shot out two icy glares, "Do you want to die?"

Wang Xi was shaking his head and acting like a scoundrel who's afraid of anyone, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his waist. "Ouch!"

Xue Bao'er pinched his waist lightly and scolded, "You're really insatiable."

But she didn't actually get angry with Wang Xi, because that's just how cunning people are; if you want to be with him, you have to accept all of this. Little did she know that Wang Xi was taking advantage of this mentality and was openly flirting with everyone.

With such a good foundation, it's natural to cherish it.

Xue Bao'er suddenly broke free from his embrace, stepped forward, took Linghu Changge's hand, and walked towards the door. "Sister Changge, let's ignore him and go find our aunts. They should have finished their beauty treatments by now."

Linghu Changge snorted, "You're not much better. You clearly just want to show off your makeup and clothes in front of your aunt."

Even so, she still went out with Xue Bao'er.

When Xue Bao'er appeared, she immediately became the focus of all the ladies present. They all surrounded her, looking her over and asking her questions.

Xue Bao'er was also quite carefree, and she bluntly told them that Wang Xi had dressed her up.

Fortunately, she and Wang Xi were young, and in the eyes of adults, they were just childhood sweethearts, so they didn't think too much about it.

Moreover, they had heard about Wang Xi's makeup skills beforehand, since Wang Xi had done Empress Wang's makeup that day, and the news spread quickly.

Everyone was itching to get their hands on Wang Xilai's makeup, but they couldn't possibly get it done themselves, so they could only admire her.

Wang Xi stood on the stone railing on the steps, looking down at the beautiful women below, his mind filled with those unbearable images.

Anyway, his dream is to follow his uncle's example in everything.

Suddenly a clear voice rang out, "Sparrow, it's been so difficult to see you lately."

Wang Xi turned his head and saw Madam Zixia swaying her graceful figure as she walked slowly towards him. His expression immediately changed. He first gave a polite bow, then asked weakly, "What does Auntie want with Que'er?"

Madam Zixia glanced at Xue Bao'er below and asked curiously, "Where did you learn your makeup skills?"

"I taught myself this."

Wang Xi's eyes darted around, and she chuckled, "If Auntie wants, Que'er can design something special for her. With Auntie's looks, I guarantee she'll charm every man in the world."

A flicker of excitement crossed Madam Zixia's eyes, but she immediately glared at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. This is only suitable for a young lady like Bao'er. If I, your aunt, dressed up like that, people would just laugh at me."

Wang Xi didn't press the matter, saying, "Then forget it."

Madam Zixia added, "Que'er never seems to care about the winery."

Wang Xi's expression changed slightly, and he hummed softly, "With Auntie here, why do I need to interfere? Auntie can make the decisions."

After saying that, he seemed to remember something else, "Oh right, there have been some changes on my father-in-law's side."

Lady Zixia asked, "What changes?"

Wang Xi asked, "Does Aunt know the newly appointed Governor of Beiting?"

Madam Zixia nodded, "Pei Zhouxian."

"Correct!"

Wang Xi said, "His wife is Mi'er's aunt, so I plan to set up the winery in Beiting to sell wine to my father-in-law. After all, they are siblings, so it will be more convenient for them to do business together."

Lady Zixia pondered for a moment, then said, "Que'er, many times feelings are overshadowed by interests!"

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Xi said, "I don't care about the benefits. We agreed that you have to listen to me on this matter."

Madam Zixia frowned slightly, but still nodded and said, "Alright. Regarding the winery's business in Guanzhong, I..."

Wang Xi quickly added, "Auntie can handle this as she sees fit."

Lady Zixia couldn't help but smile, thinking to herself, "It seems I really overestimated him back then."

Little did Wang Xi know that he was thinking, "That's right! I've been so busy lately that I've forgotten about my beautiful aunt. It's my style to take revenge. But before I can come up with a plan, I have to feign weakness."

Just then, a gong and drum sounded.

The sound of this gong signals the start of the opera performance.

The "100,000 Whys" program has been running continuously without interruption.

The ladies then remembered that they had brought their children with them, and hurriedly called their sons and nephews to the front yard.

At the beginning of the opera, a man with a face full of pustules appeared on the stage, but collapsed after taking only two steps.

The ladies were so frightened that they screamed.

When did "100,000 Whys" become a horror movie?

"Someone has fainted over there."

Several children ran onto the stage, and the one leading them was none other than "Wuweizi." A woman hurriedly stopped them, saying, "Don't go over there, it's smallpox!"

Upon hearing the word "smallpox," the noblewomen in the audience were so frightened that they stood up and tried to run away, but their children held their hands and said, "Mother, don't be afraid. This is just a play, not real."

Then a child exclaimed excitedly, "It's just smallpox, how could it possibly be a problem for the genius Wuweizi?"

The ladies were utterly shocked upon hearing this.

This can be solved?
(End of this chapter)