"Wei Gongzi, you are a real person who doesn't show your face, I didn't know until now that Weijiazhuang is so big? There are so many people? And the scale of your construction in various places is so large, do you want to make Weijiazhuang more prosperous than Jingshi? Wang Dongming said with a smile.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, for people like Wang Dongming, whether in modern times or in this era, he would not have a heart-to-heart with him.

Wang Dongming's father and Wu Xiang are of the same level, and they are also the same acquaintances of the Shanhaiguan Guard Command and Envoy.

It's not that the second generation of officials is necessarily bad, or how to drop, you can't be beaten to death with a stick, Wei Bao's impression of Wu Sanfu is excellent, Wu Sanfu is enthusiastic about his friends, kind-hearted, not very serious about anything, belongs to the Buddhist youth, this kind of person, can only be said to be rare in the second generation of officials, this kind of person can only be said to be rare in the second generation of officials, and it cannot be said that there is no at all.

It's like the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty, the officials are corrupt, and they say that Confucianism is useless, the officials are useless, and there are no good people, which is not right, there must still be, the proportion problem, nine out of ten officials are greedy, and there is still a clean and honest official.

However, with Wei Bao's understanding of people like Wang Dongming, if he didn't have a certain amount of financial resources, if he was just a classmate from a poor family, he would starve to death in front of Wang Dongming's house, he wouldn't look at himself squarely, and he would dislike the dirty land in front of their house.

"Wang Gongzi laughed, no matter how much we fiddle with a township like ours, we can't catch up with those prosperous places in Shanhaiguan and Yongping Mansion, let alone comparable to the capital, this can't be said nonsense, and it is taboo." Wei Bao looked cautious in his words and deeds.

Wang Dongming smiled and said sourly: "Wei Gongzi is so modest. ”

"Wei Gongzi, if I used to do something wrong in the academy, you must not be like me, I am stupid." Fang Anping smiled innocently.

If you don't know Fang Anping, Wei Bao can almost be deceived by this guy's appearance, this guy is the son of the grain shop owner, his father Fang Yuantong is the largest grain merchant in western Liaoning, last time he let himself buy two million stone of grain, and suddenly pulled up the grain shortage in western Liaoning, now the grain price in western Liaoning is stable, not to mention that his family is poor, but also from a first-class businessman, down several levels, now at most some connections, in the grain industry prestige is relatively high businessmen, from the point of view of strength, the third rate has been reluctant.

Otherwise, Fang Anping would not be so inferior to himself.

"Young Master Fang, you are too polite." Wei Bao smiled slightly: "There was nothing wrong with you before, you were all classmates, a little quarrel is inevitable in life, don't mind." ”

"Gongzi Wei is really generous, what I Wang Canhua admires the most is Gongzi Wei, I didn't expect to be able to save such a big family business by planting land in the township." Wang Canhua said with a smile.

Wei Bao was slightly unhappy, this guy, to this day, still dares to talk to Lao Tzu in this tone, looking high, it's really disgusting!

Wang Dongming, the second generation of officialdom, was born to see the wind and rudder, flattering the upper and lower levels, and analyzing people's strength.

Fang Anping, the second generation whose own family's strength has been weakened, will bow to more powerful people, regardless of whether he is psychologically convinced or not.

But a rich kid like Wang Canhua, who has not been weakened, will not change his attitude towards Wei Bao too much, his family is a businessman, and Wei Bao is also a businessman, after all, the fame of a small talent has nothing to do with officialdom, between businessmen and businessmen, even if the wealth of the Wei family may be slightly better than his family, he does not have to think highly of Wei Bao.

Wei Bao smiled and didn't answer Wang Canhua's words.

Many rich boys came up to make friends with Wei Baopan one by one, many people Wei Bao had never seen, but Wei Bao's warm greetings also dealt with the sweetness one by one, and those who could come to Weijiazhuang today were all people who wanted to make friends with him, otherwise there was no need to come.

Even if Wang Dongming and Wang Canhua still don't look down on Wei Bao in their hearts, being able to come shows that they have recognized the strength of his Wei family, and they always feel that there is a place to deal with him Wei Bao in the future, otherwise there is no need to come.

Among these people, the children of the poor family account for the majority, and most of them have already worked in Weijiazhuang, and their attitude towards Wei Bao is very respectful, and they treat each other as servants, and they dare not straighten up in front of Wei Bao to speak.

Wei Bao didn't look down on the children of the poor family, and greeted a group of people one by one, the people who worked in Weijiazhuang, the teachers also belonged to the level of deputy stewards, and he could name each of them.

After that, Wei Bao sat on the upper seat uncompromisingly, because he was the proprietor, "You don't have to be polite, come here, just treat it as if you are in your own home, please sit down and drink a glass of water and wine, everyone can come to my Weijiazhuang to play, that is, I Wei Bao is a friend!" Please taste it and see what are the shortcomings of our Weijiazhuang's four special wines compared with good wines elsewhere? ”

The attendants poured wine for each of them.

After tasting it, everyone was full of praise.

"Good wine! The color is clear and transparent, and the sauce fragrance is prominent. ”

"Mellow and fragrant, elegant and delicate."

"Soft, crisp and refreshing!"

"The wine is full-bodied, with a long aftertaste and a long-lasting aroma in the empty glass."

All of you here are literate people, belonging to the elite class of this era, and the words you say are all literate.

Wei Bao smiled.

"In my opinion, even the sake is nothing more than that! I've drunk imperial sake. Wang Dongming leaned over half-bowed and patted Wei Bao on the back.

"Eh, Brother Wang, don't you dare to talk nonsense, where do you dare to compare with the imperial wine?" Wei Bao said hurriedly.

"I said that there is no wine in Liaoxi that can compare, and the wine of Wujia Distillery is the best, but even the quality of this wine can't catch up! After drinking Wei Gongzi's four special wine, and then drinking the Wu family's wine, it is almost the same as cold water. Fang Anping said with a smile.

"Wine is indeed good wine, but what Fang Gongzi said is a bit exaggerated, right? The Wu family's wine is almost half the quality of this wine. Wang Canhua said.

Although Wang Canhua's speech is not good, Wei Bao is still very useful to Wang Canhua when he says that the Wu family's wine is only half of the quality of his own four special wines, which shows that the four special wines are really successful! This praise is well deserved!

Moreover, Wang Canhua does not deal with himself, he can say that the Wu family's wine is only half as good as his own four special wines, which shows that there is actually more than half of the gap! It's no problem to top three to four times the Wu family's own wine!

Wei Bao was still bothering about the pricing of export sales, but now he has the bottom in his heart.

"Wei Gongzi, are you calling everyone here today just to get together and talk about the friendship of your classmates?" Wang Dongming took a bite of the dish and asked.

Wei Bao also took a bite of the dish and smiled slightly: "Then what's not?" Do you still think I have any heart? My Wei Bao has always been only good and not bad to friends, and I will never do anything to my classmates and friends, I just miss everyone, let everyone talk about the old together. ”

In fact, most of Wei Bao and these people met for the first time, and even if he really had been a classmate with Wei Bao in Shanhai Academy, he didn't have much deep feelings.

Because Wei Bao has studied in Shanhai Academy for more than ten days, and then it is the county government test, the college test, and then the township test is to go to Shuntianfu to take the exam, Wei Bao actually no longer has to go to Shanhai Academy, with the fame of Xiucai, he will automatically obtain the qualification of the examiner, and only need to pay the fee to register when the school administration of the house is notified.

Everyone doesn't believe Wei Bao's words, in this year of catastrophe, with the current financial resources of Wei Bao's family, it may not be a big deal to let everyone have a full meal, but if such a sumptuous banquet and invite hundreds of people at one time, this is not a small expense.

Eating people has a short mouth, and many people are anxious, and they have said that they are friends with Wei Bao, and if there is really anything, they can contribute, and they will do their best.

Although what he said was all about the scene, before the matter came out, he patted his chest, which is a routine used by ordinary people, but Wei Bao was still relatively happy, which showed that his classmate would do something meaningful!

It also shows that the friendship between classmates in ancient times is indeed far better than in modern times!

Wei Bao in modern times, six years of elementary school, three years of original intention, three years of high school, four years of college, how many classmates? But after the precipitation of time, it has only been a few years since graduation, and there are only a few people left in the group who pretend to be forced, and there are very few people who can really help if they have something to find.

These people are willing to talk about the scene, Wei Bao is already very satisfied, especially a group of poor people who have already eaten under him, they are even more heart-to-heart, eager to swear by blood, that is, Wei Bao wants them to go to the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire immediately, and they will not hesitate!

Being able to be a teacher in Weijiazhuang not only made them feel that they had status, but also solved the family's life problems.

You must know that most of these people are children, and children are not qualified to teach private schools, even if they run private schools, the land in western Liaoning is vast and sparsely populated, there are not many rich people, and the fees of a big academy like Shanhai Academy are not high, who will let their children study in a small academy run by children?

And these people, after reading the book, must not be willing to engage in the heavy physical labor of ordinary villagers, even if they are engaged in heavy physical labor, they can't rely on that little strength to support the family, so although Wei Bao did not engage in slavery, these are indeed Wei Bao as masters.

Where can you not be grateful?

Wu Sanfu didn't talk much, just whispered a few words to the classmate who asked him what Wei Bao called them to do, in fact, Wu Sanfu himself didn't know what Wei Bao's purpose was for this classmate party?

Wu Sanfu also waited curiously for Wei Bao to say.

Wei Bao saw that the time was almost ripe, so he said, "It's really just for everyone to get together." Also, didn't I win a lot of silver before? ”

Among the rich children of this group of classmates, each of them had lost a lot of silver in the last time Wei Bao and Wu Sangui competed, and they originally wanted to be classmates with Wei Bao to see if they could get close to Wei Bao, so as to find an opportunity to get the lost silver back?

This was originally very embarrassing, because where is the reason for the silver to be returned? However, at this time, listening to Wei Bao, he took the initiative to mention it, and everyone's ears were pricked up at once.

The people who were drinking and eating food also stopped their movements and looked at Wei Bao with wide eyes one by one.

A group of poor students who have nothing to do with silver naturally know about the last time Wei Bao and Wu Sangui competed to make bets, although it is none of their business, they are also very concerned, and they are all waiting for Wei Bao to speak.

Wei Bao smiled: "I think, if there are friends who are willing to make good friends with my Wei Jiazhuang, whether they are my classmates or not, I am willing to return some of the silver!" ”

Wow!

And such a good thing? Whether it is Wei Bao's classmate or not, as long as he is willing to make friends with Wei Jiazhuang, he is willing to return the silver? Then they are all from the same academy as Wei Bao, and they can all be regarded as classmates, isn't there no problem?

Thinking of this, a group of rich children who had lost silver were all excited all of a sudden, and they all expressed their feelings, patted their chests and called Wei Bao brothers, and they couldn't wait to hug Wei Bao and kiss each other.

"Wei Gongzi, we have known each other for a long time, right? The best relationship I have in the academy is you, Mr. Wei! ”

"Wei Gongzi, although we have only known each other, I have a great relationship with Liao Fuzi, and when I see Wei Gongzi today, I feel that fate is so wonderful, I just hate to see each other late!"

"Master Wei, my family is from Funingwei, and it is very close to Weijiazhuang! We are not only classmates of the same academy, but also a local person, what kind of fate is this? ”

"Wei Gongzi, I won't say anything else, you ask my servant, when did I not say that you Wei Gongzi was good outside? Wei Gongzi Wen Tao is martial, can be literary and martial, handsome and chic, graceful, Yushu Linfeng, brave and mighty, invincible in the world, and the first in the world! ”

"What are you? Not only did I praise Wei Gongzi everywhere, but last time I heard someone say that Wei Gongzi was not, I didn't say a word, I rolled up my sleeves and fought with that old boy! A brother said and exposed a scar on his arm to Wei Bao: "Wei Gongzi, look at it, look at it, for you, brother, I have hung up the color when I fight with others!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at it, only to see a scar the size of a fingernail on the man's arm, which did not look like it had been left in the last three or four months, where would they believe his words? Still fighting for Wei Gongzi? Who knows if you were dug by a woman when you slept with a woman?

"Wei Gongzi, I also fought with people for you, look at me here, this is a knife wound!"

"What is that stab wound of yours? Wei Gongzi, look at my sword wound! ”

"What is a sword wound? Wei Gongzi, you come to see me here! I've been shot for you! ”

"What is an arrow? Wei Gongzi, do you see my burns? Last time, someone said that you weren't, don't look at that guy as a cook, I'm not afraid, I still rush over and beat me, who knew that guy took a burning stick and stabbed me! ”

Everyone gathered around, so that Wu Sanfu, who was sitting next to Wei Bao, who was originally a man with a male tendency, couldn't stand it, and said loudly: "Hey, I said brothers, just talk, don't squeeze over." ”

Wei Bao also didn't anticipate everyone's enthusiasm in advance, so he had to say loudly: "I know, I know, brothers, please go back to your seat first, I know that everyone is good to Wei Bao, and Wei Bao is grateful." Hehehe. ”

"I said earlier that Wei Gongzi is a Wenqu star in the sky, a jade-faced Langjun in the mortal world, an invincible benevolent, a brave man without fear, a wise and martial artist, an extraordinary chivalrous man, a thin cloud of righteousness, ancient and modern, incomparable, modest and studious! It's like never seeing the ancients before and not seeing the comers after that! Wei Gongzi, last time, I lost a total of 12,000 taels of silver to the Heaven and Earth Firm twice, how much can I return? Wang Dongming looked at Wei Bao with blank eyes, the arrogance he had just said was gone, and he couldn't wait to lie down and lick Wei Bao's soles.

Wei Bao smiled and was about to speak.

Wang Canhua hurriedly said: "Wei Gongzi is a jade tree in the wind, with a graceful demeanor, and a pear tree presses begonias!" My family also lost some silver to the Heaven and Earth firm last two times, a total of 18,500 taels of silver, Wei Gongzi, how much can I get back? ”

"Wei Gongzi is very lofty, admired by ten thousand people, no one can match, Yushu is in the wind, humble inside and outside, talented, noble sentiment, Wei Gongzi, my family lost a total of 4,000 taels of silver to the heaven and earth firm."

"Wei Gongzi's skills are perfect, reaching the peak, people in the world love, and the trees are blooming! My family lost a total of 3,250 taels of silver to the Heaven and Earth firm. ”

"Wei Gongzi shines the world with candles, sees thousands of miles, rain and dew, Ze is in all directions, and the dragon walks and walks tigers, which is better than Song Yu! My family lost a total of 7,500 taels of silver to the Heaven and Earth Firm. ”

"Master Wei, you are the dragon among people, the phoenix among beasts, standing out from the crowd! My family lost a total of 6660 taels of silver to the Heaven and Earth firm. ”

Before Wei Bao could speak, everyone started a new round of talk-grabbing mode, and everyone was very enthusiastic, making it like a variety show rushing to answer questions.

Wei Bao Great Khan, where is the opportunity to speak?

Wu Sanfu pulled La Weibao's sleeve and increased the volume to cover everyone's voices: "This won't work!" I have to go to my father's place first, it's already past dinner, and I'm going late, I'm afraid my father will be unhappy! ”

Wei Bao nodded, stood up, waved his hand vigorously, and motioned for everyone to stop first.

Fortunately, Wei Bao's current 'prestige soaring' right to speak at this moment seems to be more effective than that of Emperor Lao Tzu, and everyone gradually stopped flattering loudly and stopped reporting how much silver their family had lost to the Heaven and Earth Firm.

Wei Bao saw that everyone finally stopped talking, so he smiled and said to everyone: "I have a letter of promotion here, which is to let the famous families in Liaoxi, the gentry, and the meritorious people to the imperial court to promote the four li of my Weijiazhuang to merge into a big village in Weijiazhuang, which will be governed by my Wei Bao, so as to facilitate the livelihood of the local villagers." If you really have such a good relationship with my Wei Bao, please sign it! The person who signed the bet, I Wei Bao promised, to return half of the bet after three years! We have a record of the business name of heaven and earth, please rest assured! ”

After listening to Wei Bao's words, everyone was disappointed for a while, and it would take three years to return the silver? And, only half of it back?

Just now they thought it was going to be all returned at once, which is a great thing!

However, it is better to return some than not to return the silver.

These rich people originally thought that they would bet with the Wu family's ancestors, ensure that they were correct, and it was impossible to lose money, and the gambling plate that Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu gambled on the last time could be so violent, in addition to the gold of the Wu family and the ancestral family, they could still gather tens of millions of taels of silver!

But many days have passed, and seeing that the Wu family's ancestral family still hasn't gotten the silver back, who isn't in a hurry? I feel that since Wei Bao won the silver, there is no reason to return it for no reason, and I heard that Wei Bao has a lot to do with the capital, and last time, even the big eunuchs such as Father-in-law Tu, who was in charge of the military aircraft, led a group of big eunuchs who were in charge of the military plane, and let Wei Bao get it back, it is conceivable that Wei Bao's strength is not small, and he has no hope of letting Wei Bao return the silver.

Therefore, although the children of the rich families are a little lost, they are still very moved, but they are all hesitating, waiting and watching, knowing that this matter is very important, the gentry and rich families in Liaoxi and Liaodong have formed an alliance, and they want to get Wei Bao together, if they sign this word, this alliance will be broken, which is equivalent to offending the Wu family! Offended the ancestral family!

On the ground in Liaodong and Liaoxi, what are the consequences of offending the Wu family and the ancestral family? Not to mention people like them, even the Huangkou children in western and eastern Liaodong understand it.

The children of the poor sect present had no doubts at all, and more than a hundred people stood up and said in unison: "Master Wei, let's sign and draw a pledge!" ”

"Yes, we signed and drew a pledge, and the four li were merged into Weijiazhuang, which is a great thing, you see, under the rule of Wei Gongzi, how many people can survive this year of catastrophe? Just rush this article, the court should reward Wei Gongzi for his merits! ”

"Life is a lifetime of grass and trees! How many rich people can think of the suffering of the poor? Just for Wei Gongzi's kindness, I have followed Wei Gongzi all my life, I will do whatever Wei Gongzi asks me to do, my son and daughter are the same, our whole family swears to serve Wei Gongzi to the death! ”

"Wei Gongzi, you say, how to write? Is it enough to sign and press the handprint? ”

Seeing the poor students praising themselves so excitedly, Wei Bao was very happy.

"First write down the place of origin and address on the yellow book, and then sign and press the fingerprint, although you will all live in our Weijiazhuang in the future, but do not write the name and address registered in the yellow book, I am afraid that the court will not be able to verify, this letter of promotion, I want to send it to the court! to be presented to His Majesty. Wei Bao said loudly.

A group of poor students agreed, where are they worried about who Wei Bao will present? Not to mention the emperor, Wei Bao gave them jobs, gave them food and clothing, gave them dignity, gave them social status and land, and let them live like people! Wei Bao was presented to the Jade Emperor, and they would not hesitate to sign and draw their handprints.

Watching the classmates of the poor students start to write their hometowns, sign and print, they are very busy.

A group of wealthy children became even more anxious.

At this time, Wu Sanfu pulled the sleeve of Laweibao, and looked nervous to the side.

Wei Bao looked in the direction of Wu Sanfu's mouth, and saw Wu Xiang standing at the door of this elegant box with a gloomy face, looking at him hatefully.

Wu Sanfu was shocked and frightened, he never expected Wei Bao to find a group of classmates to party, it turned out that it was for this matter, among the conditions that Wei Bao put forward to his father last time, the most important thing was to let his father take the lead, help Wei Jiazhuang to promote, want to get an official name, and want the emperor to give a plaque.

Wu Sanfu didn't expect Wei Bao to bring it up directly to his classmates now.