Zhao Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at the purple-robed youth, and said in a thief-like arrogant tone: "In my eyes, Zhao Hao, there is no such thing as an unknown person. Tell me your name first."
Upon hearing this, the purple-robed young man immediately showed a hint of pride: "Then listen to me carefully, I am the head of the imperial academy, the grandson of the great scholar Qiu Rui, Qiu Qianren!"
"Now he is the director of the Imperial Academy of Great Shu!"
"Can a man of my status be worthy of your attention?"
Zhao Hao said noncommittally: "I see, it's okay."
"Qiu Qianren..."
Zhao Hao's expression suddenly became strange: "Well, stretch out your hand for me to see."
Qiu Qianren didn't expect that Zhao Hao didn't seem to notice his status, and he immediately said angrily: "Zhao Hao, don't be so presumptuous!"
Zhao Hao urged, "Stop talking nonsense and stretch out your hand for me to see."
Qiu Qianren was confused: "What exactly do you want to do?"
Zhao Hao said angrily: "Forget it, so you are the leader of this group of people?"
Qiu Qianren snorted: "You can say that!"
With his status, he was indeed superior to everyone present, both in terms of status and talent.
Zhao Hao nodded slightly: "Then tell me, what exactly do you want to do by coming to me again and again?"
"Want to fight me?"
Qiu Qianren immediately said: "Yes, you defeated the envoys from Shu and Wu by yourself before."
"We just don't believe you have any talent!"
"Therefore, we, the sons of the literati, are going to engage you in a literary duel!"
"Zhao Hao, if you really have real talent and knowledge, then agree to fight us."
"If you feel that you are no match for your opponent, then that's easy. Just admit defeat and acknowledge that you have no talent or even knowledge, not as good as the children of Shu."
"how?"
Zhao Hao couldn't help but grin when he heard this and said, "I, Zhao Hao, am not a real scholar."
“Actually, it’s more accurate to say I’m a businessman.”
"Since I'm a businessman, I must be business-like."
"If you want to challenge me, you will have to pay the price."
“If there’s no benefit, then why should I do it?”
When everyone heard this, they were once again filled with righteous indignation and began to criticize and accuse Zhao Hao.
Qiu Qianren laughed sarcastically and said, "Zhao Hao, you really are not afraid of losing face for us scholars."
"It's totally lacking in the spirit of a scholar!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand and said, "Cars and other things are useless. Just say whether you agree or not."
"If you agree, let's have some fun. If you don't agree, get out of my sight!"
"Don't be like a fly, buzzing around in front of my eyes."
Qiu Qianren was furious, his face turned purple from anger. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to talk to him like this.
After glaring at Zhao Hao fiercely, he turned his head to look at the people behind him, wanting to ask what they thought.
But before he could open his mouth, everyone said one after another: "Brother Qiu agreed to him!"
"This guy is simply too arrogant. We must put a stop to his arrogance today!"
"That's right, we must not let this person run wild in our Shu Kingdom!"
"The people of Gan are no different from the barbarians in the north. They actually look down on the scholars of Shu. This is simply unreasonable!"
"Brother Qiu, promise him!"
Qiu Qianren nodded, turned around and looked at Zhao Hao again.
"Zhao Hao, we've agreed. Tell us what kind of prize you want."
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and immediately became interested: "No problem, I know your Shu Kingdom borders the grassland to the north."
"So, some of your Shu Kingdom's BMWs are the same as the wild ones, and they are the best horses in the world."
"I am a person who likes BMW very much."
"How about this, if you lose, you have to give me three hundred of Shu's most famous steeds!"
"how?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but change color.
Qiu Qianren was furious and said, "Zhao Hao, you really dare to speak, you are simply..."
Three hundred of the best horses in Shu Kingdom, this would require an astronomical figure.
At least 150,000 to 200,000 strings of cash.
It will never be less than 150,000 strings of cash.
There are just too many!
Zhao Hao said with a smile: "Look at you guys, you have about 200 yuan, right? And you are all sons of wealthy families."
"Don't tell me you can't even raise the money for three hundred horses?"
"If it doesn't work, then forget it. I have no interest in fighting with you in any literary contest."
Just when Qiu Qianren's face looked extremely ugly and hesitant.
A young man in a brown robe next to him gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Qiu promised him!"
Qiu Zheng looked at the other party: "Brother Liang..."
The young man in the brown robe called Brother Liang glared at Zhao Hao and said, "He is just bluffing. He actually wants to raise the stakes and force us to give up the literary duel with him."
"Doesn't this further prove that he is just strong on the outside but weak on the inside?"
Hearing this, several people beside him nodded and said, "Brother Qiu, Brother Liang is right. We can't be scared by this person's explosion!"
"He is just strong on the outside but weak on the inside!"
"Promise him!"
"And he's right. With so many of us, it should be no problem if each of us can gather a horse or half a horse and come forward!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianren took a deep breath and turned to look at Zhao Hao again.
"Okay, we agree to your condition."
"However, this is only the price we paid for losing. You haven't told me the price you paid for losing yet!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao immediately said nonchalantly: "Haha, how could I lose?"
"I won't lose, so I don't have to think about what happens after I lose."
Qiu Qianren was furious: "Zhao Hao, you are too arrogant. Do you want to earn 300 BMWs from us for nothing?"
"You are the envoy of the Dagan Kingdom, and even more so the Dagan Wushuang Marquis. Are you going to act like a rogue?"
Zhao Hao said, "Okay, if that's the case, then you guys come and decide the rules."
When Qiu Qianren heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you serious?"
Zhao Hao shrugged and said, "Of course it's true."
Qiu Qianren immediately said excitedly: "We heard that you invented a kind of white hemp paper in Gan Country, which is of extremely high quality. Is it true?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "Of course it's true."
Zhao Hao was not surprised that Qiu Qianren knew about the existence of white hemp paper.
After all, your status and position are here.
I know it's normal.
It would be strange if you didn’t know.
Qiu Qianren said quickly: "Okay, if you lose, we want your method of making white hemp paper!"
Zhao Hao laughed foolishly when he heard this: "I think you are also crazy about this."
"Your three hundred horses will not be worth more than two hundred thousand strings of cash at most."
"And my method of making white hemp paper can be used by you to make money for dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of years."
"Its value is more than ten million taels of silver."
"You're not stupid."
Qiu Qianren's eyes flickered, and he knew that his request was indeed a bit excessive.
He immediately asked, "Then tell me, how can we agree?"
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