Chapter 419: Song Taihao gambles
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"Zhonglian!" Luo Xin called.
"Master Hou!" Lu Zhonglian immediately appeared in front of Luo Xin.
"Zhong Lian, you immediately go to the Zhuangyuan Bookstore and tell Song Tai that I will go to him at midnight tonight. Be careful not to be followed, this matter should be kept secret. β
"Yes!"
Lu Zhonglian hurried away, first went to the East Market, and after making sure that no one was following him, he immediately turned around and walked towards the Champion Bookstore.
And Luo Xin had already arrived in Jinyang School at this time, he came quietly, without alarming anyone, came to his study in Jinyang School, and took out a hand-copied book from a cabinet. That is the basis of "Confucius and Mencius". Naturally, he would have left one and handed over the other to Sun Jixian.
With this "Confucius and Mencius Combination" in his arms, he quietly left Jinyang Academy, returned to Lu Daqing, where they lived, and called after entering the study:
"Daqing, pen and ink waiting!"
In the study, Luo Xin instructed, Lu Daqing hurriedly prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and after some preparations were ready, Luo Xin began to copy the book. It was not until nearly midnight that Luo Xin finished copying this "Confucius and Mencius". Then he put the manuscript away, put the copied "Confucius and Mencius" in his arms, pushed the door and walked out.
"Master Hou!" Lu Zhonglian, Lu Daqing and Liang Dazhu stood in front of the door. Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "You stay at home." β
After the words fell, Luo Xin came to the ground of the wall, his body was vertical, his hands were holding the wall, and he looked outside. Jinyang Mansion is curfew at night, Luo Xin looked around, and when he saw that there was no one at this time, he turned his hands out of the wall. Walking quickly in the shadows, sneaking towards the Champion Bookstore.
In the courtyard, Lu Daqing and the three of them looked at the empty wall, their faces full of worry. But the three of them couldn't do anything but stand there and wait for Luo Xin to come back.
At the back door of the Champion Bookstore, Luo Xin appeared there, curling his fingers and tapping gently. The door opened quickly, and Song Tai's face appeared inside, and Luo Xin flashed in. The two men walked into the room in silence, a dim glow from a little oil lamp. Song Tai looked at Luo Xin and said:
"What's wrong?"
Luo Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Song, junior brother is looking for your help." β
"Please!" Song Tai straightened his chest, but there was still a nervous look on his face, Luo Xin came to visit at midnight, this matter must be not small.
"It's also a big risk for you. Maybe it will be in exchange for revenge, and your family will be ruined. Are you sure you want to help me? β
Song Tai's expression was stagnant, and he said softly: "Master Hou, you ...... It's not going to be a rebellion, is it? β
Luo Xin was angry, glared at him angrily and said, "I don't want to die yet!" β
"That's good! That's it! Song Tai patted his heart, and said with a relaxed expression: "As long as it's not a rebellion." I will definitely help Master Hou. β
Luo Xin shook his head and said, "You wait for me to finish the matter, and then decide whether to help me or not." If you help me, I Luo Xin swear that I will never forget Brother Song's kindness today. If you don't help me. Please also ask Brother Song to keep his mouth shut, just because I didn't come tonight. β
Luo Xin didn't want to hide this from Song Tai at this time, because if he concealed this matter, there would be countless doubts for Song Tai to suspect. This will instead make Song Tae refuse. It's better to say the risk, it depends on whether Song Tai dares to bet on Luo Xin's future prosperity. Tie himself to Luo Xin.
Everything in the world is that the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. As a businessman, Song Tae should be understood by everyone. Therefore, Luo Xin told Song Tai the matter as it was.
"Despicable!" After listening to Luo Xin's narration, Song Tai gritted his teeth and said, "What is the difference between Xu Jie's doing this and Yan Song?" β
"My plan ......"
Luo Xin told Song Tai again about his plan. Then he looked at Song Tai and stopped talking, Song Tai also fell into deep thought, and his expression was a little hesitant. Luo Xin looked at Song Tai and sighed lightly:
"Brother Song, I want to remind you. Even if we forced Xu Jie's efforts as we wished this time, we finally moved to Yan Song. But my enmity with Xu Jie. In the future, Xu Jie will not only try his best to suppress me, but I am afraid that he will also retaliate against you. And will you be able to sell "Confucius and Mencius" throughout the country? β
"There's no problem with this!" Song Tai said with a smile on his face: "Thanks to the Hou Ye, now I am the second treasurer of the Zhuangyuan Bookstore, and the big shopkeeper has delegated power to me, so that he can coordinate the affairs of the bookstore, and he also specially informed me that I will try my best to meet all the requirements of the Hou Ye." β
"What about Brother Song's decision?"
"It's done!" Song Tai slapped the table and said, "I've thought about it, if I can't defeat Yan Song this time, I will die with you, Master Hou." If I moved to Yan Song, then the book "Confucius and Mencius" would definitely be famous, and I was the biggest contributor to the publication of "Confucius and Mencius", Xu Jie did not dare to risk the world's condemnation and persecute me. Even if he hates me in his heart, he won't target me right away, he will always look for opportunities, and he will wait for this matter to calm down, which will take years.
It's a big deal, after this incident, I'll hide in the Hou Ye's mansion, and the Hou Ye won't take me in, right? And I think that once Yan Song is defeated this time, it will be a battle between Hou Ye and Xu Jie, and I am optimistic about Hou Ye. β
Needless to say, Song Tai's words have already shown that he will be attached to Luo Xin in the future, and the higher Luo Xin's official position, the more he will benefit, otherwise he will be unlucky with Luo Xin.
Since LΓΌ Buwei made that kind of gamble, businessmen all over the world are dreaming of being able to learn from LΓΌ Buwei one day, just like Shen Wansan at the beginning.
Although Luo Xin is not able to take the position of king now, he Song Tai is not Lu Buwei. This is a kind of gambling, he is betting that Luo Xin has a bright future, so he will rise to the top.
Luo Xin immediately stood up, bowed to Song Tai and said, "Thank you Brother Song for your help." β
"Master Hou, don't be polite, it's not difficult for me to do this!"
"It's not difficult!" Luo Xin nodded: "But the risk is not small. β
"But the benefits can be huge!"
"Hahaha......"
Both of them burst out laughing.
"Whoosh......"
A figure climbed through the wall.
"Master Hou!" Lu Zhonglian, Liang Dazhu and Lu Daqing hurriedly stepped forward.
"Zhonglian, Dazhu, you come with me."
Luo Xin walked into the study, Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu followed, and Lu Daqing was busy making tea for Luo Xin. Luo Xin looked at Liang Dazhu and said:
"Dazhu, you will be in Yanglin County tomorrow, and there are two boxes of gold in my study. You send the box of gold above to the Champion Book Office, and Song Tai will receive it. This matter must be kept secret, this is the cost of printing "Confucius and Mencius", don't let people see it, and then go through the back door of the Zhuangyuan Bookstore. β
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*(To be continued.) )