A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 45 Dragon Gate Tent

Lei Qi grew up in a merchant family, so it was natural for him to be calculating.

Unfortunately, he read too many books and had no business experience. He only had theory but no practice, so what he said sounded like nonsense to Song Xuan.

People like him who go to northern Myanmar to commit fraud need to be beaten up first to wake them up.

"Hahaha."

Song Xuan waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Brother Lei. If I pass the exam, it would be fine if I knew a few of them. But if I fail, knowing them would be useless and would only make me laugh."

Lei Qi certainly knew that Song Xuan had money.

A local rich man from the countryside.

Don't underestimate him because he is the most promising son of the Lei family.

But now there is really no "money prospects" in my hands.

Students.

Of course, we need to feel the words of the saints in the books of saints about “hardening their hearts and minds”. How many of them require money?

You can eat and stay in the college, and your family will buy you pens, ink, paper, and inkstone.

There are also many books in the college for you to borrow.

Where is the need for money?

Unless you want to go to a place with fireworks, but is that something you, a hard-working student, should do?

When Lei Qi heard that Song Xuan was unwilling to spend money, he wanted to persuade him again.

After all, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to cheat the local rich man who just came from the countryside.

"Twelfth brother, even if you can't get into the academy, it would be great to make more friends."

Listening to Fourth Brother's words, Miss Lei couldn't help but laugh out loud.

No matter how sweet his words, Brother Twelve will not be bewitched by him.

Listening to Lei Qi's clumsy words, Song Xuan couldn't help but pick up his teacup and watch his performance attentively.

"To be honest, even though I can't get the Master's favor, there are always students who are valued by the Master. If he is, then the time will come."

"Hey." Song Xuan quickly stopped Lei Qi from speaking:

"I heard that all the students in the academy were admitted through exams. If this rumor were to spread, what would those students who didn't get in think?"

"What will the classmates who got in based on their own ability think?"

"Brother Lei Si studied in the academy, and this is all he learned?"

Lei Qi's face turned red in an instant. He could no longer sit still, so he stood up, covered his face and ran away.

Song Xuan's words were just a mild one. If he had spoken more seriously, Yingtianfu College would have had to expel such a bad apple as him.

"a ha ha ha."

Miss Lei looked at her fourth brother's appearance and laughed while covering her chest.

"Twelfth brother, before you even said anything unpleasant, my fourth brother ran away."

"He still has some dignity."

Song Xuan didn't say anything else. He really felt like he was being taken advantage of.

If he really did that, he would be called a big idiot by these people after they had a good meal with him.

Mr. Lei was decisive in his work and did not keep Song Xuan waiting for long.

Tao Hong reported some house conditions to Song Xuan, and today the landlord moved out all the things that needed to be taken away.

Tomorrow he would take people to inspect the property, and if everything went well, he would go to the government to transfer the ownership and pay taxes.

In short, there is such a process.

Everyone ate together at the table.

During the meal, Mr. Lei couldn't help but talk about his fourth son, Lei Qi, and asked Lei Qi to get closer to Song Xuan.

After all, we have the opportunity to study in the same college, and we have known each other for quite some time.

Lei Qi, on the other hand, looked extremely unnatural.

Song Xuan agreed and at the same time signaled Tao Hong to eat more vegetables and there was no need to be so tense.

When they went to the restroom after dinner, Tao Hong took the opportunity to express his doubts:

"Master, Mr. Lei seems to have something to ask for. I think he was too enthusiastic when buying the house and lost a lot of face." "Well, help him check the accounts later. He was ripped off."

"Of course."

With Song Xuan's words, Tao Hong felt relieved.

Song Xuan sat in the pavilion of the Lei family garden, enjoying the breeze and reading a copy of the Analects of Confucius in his hand.

In the study room.

Tao Hong held the account book in one hand and the brush in the other, and checked the accounts for Mr. Lei.

Mr. Lei was full of anticipation and fanned Tao Hong from time to time.

Mr. Lei was unwilling to let more people know the details of such a confidential matter.

He and Song Xuan have been "good friends" for many years, and it was Song Xuan who took the initiative to come to him and ask for money.

To be honest, Mr. Lei felt that the chances of a young boy achieving anything were slim, but he also thought the matter was somewhat interesting.

Following his businessman's instinct, he invested some money first to see how it went.

For this purpose, he even opened a market and asked a few friends to buy together.

The worst-case scenario is that if I have to pay compensation, I will have to go to the Song family to ask for it back.

The best outcome is that Song Xuan succeeded.

I, Lei, have also had cases of bragging to the outside world, which naturally stirred up some people to invest money in me.

As a result, Song Xuan proved that he had the ability to make money, and after a win-win situation, everyone started to cooperate with each other.

"Mr. Lei, please look."

Tao Hong put down an account book and pointed to the new account book he had made.

Mr. Lei did not reminisce about the past. He dragged his fat body and started to move forward. He picked up the account book and checked it carefully.

"You bastard! I knew the profit margin from tea wasn't that low. He actually had the audacity to swallow up a full fifty-six strings of cash and seventy-six coins from me in one month."

Tao Hong sat aside, drinking tea with dragon cakes and phoenix cakes, without saying a word.

Mr. Lei quickly realized that the recording method of this new account book was different.

"Excuse me, Brother Tao, this method is very different from what I have seen before."

"This is the Longmen Account recording method."

"Oh?" Mr. Lei had never heard of it. "But it came from Bianjing City?"

After all, the most prosperous commercial place in the entire Song Dynasty was the city of Bianjing, where merchants came and went constantly, and the accounts became even more complicated.

Tao Hong put down the teacup in his hand and smiled calmly:
"Let Mr. Lei know that this method uses a dual-track approach to calculate profits and losses. This method of calculating profits and losses can more comprehensively reflect the financial status of the shop."

"Oh, it's so convenient, I've never heard of it."

Mr. Lei's eyes lit up and he immediately thought of poaching people.

Song Xuan doesn’t have a shop now.

What a waste of talent!

Not as good as.

"This method was created by my young master."

Hearing this, Mr. Lei's thoughts were immediately extinguished.

He knew what Tao Hong meant by saying this, and it was also to avoid embarrassment for both parties and to give him a way out.

"I've known for a long time that Song Twelve is a prodigy. He came to me when he was only eight years old. My cousins ​​and friends all advised me not to pay attention to a child, but I refused to believe it."

"The facts prove that I was right about Song Twelve!"

Because of this incident, Mr. Lei was indeed proud for several years.

Mr. Lei immediately started praising Song Xuan.

No matter what, we are all close partners.

Tao Hong also repeatedly praised Mr. Lei for his keen eye for talent, saying that he would definitely make further progress in business in the future.

"Brother Tao, could you teach me this method?"

After all the praise, the conversation finally got to the point. Tao Hong smiled reservedly.
"Mr. Lei, I can't make the decision on this matter. You're asking the wrong person!"

(End of this chapter)