A private room in a restaurant.
The shopkeeper pushed the door open and walked in.
"Master! Quick! Get out! Someone's coming from the palace!"
What?
Someone is coming from the palace?
All the merchants in the box stood up in shock.
Jiang Xiang stood up and asked as he walked out quickly.
"How many people came? Where are they now?"
The shopkeeper quickly followed and replied.
"We're almost at our gate."
"I have specially sent a servant to watch over the palace gate."
"As soon as I saw someone from the palace coming towards us, I ran back to inform them."
"Oh, that fellow also found out that the palace has already issued an imperial edict and posted it at the palace gate."
"The three of you, Master, will be named Imperial Merchants. The plaque will be ready soon and someone will deliver it to you."
"The people who came to the palace now are probably here to issue an imperial edict to you."
After hearing this, Jiang Xiang and other merchants quickened their pace and walked out.
As soon as he walked out of the restaurant's gate, he ran into the palace servants sent by Ying Zheng.
The palace maid held an imperial edict written by Ying Zheng himself.
As soon as the palace servant saw Jiang Xiang and other merchants were there, he said.
"Since you're all here, we don't have to make two extra trips home."
Jiang Xiang and other merchants all bowed.
After the palace maid finished reading the contents of the imperial edict, Jiang Xiang took it with both hands.
Jiang Xiang and other merchants were all so excited that their eyes were red and their bodies were trembling slightly.
At this moment, their hearts finally calmed down.
It is true that His Majesty said he would confer the title of imperial merchants on them.
They really became royal merchants.
From now on, they will have a foothold in Xianyang.
Jiang Xiang and other merchants had tears in their eyes.
But in front of the palace maids and so many onlookers, they forced themselves to hold back the tears in their eyes.
Jiang Xiang took out a purse from his pocket.
The bag is heavy.
Without anyone noticing, he quietly covered it up and stuffed it into the hands of a palace maid.
"Sir, please come in and have a cup of tea."
The palace maid put the purse in her hand into her sleeve without leaving any trace.
"There's no need for tea. We have to hurry back to the palace to report to His Majesty."
Jiang Xiang did not try to keep him and bowed with other merchants.
After watching the palace maid leave, he lowered his head to look at the imperial edict in his hand.
This is an edict written by His Majesty himself.
And there was an imperial edict appointing them as imperial merchants.
Such honor and grace are extremely rare.
Jiang Xiang spoke loudly to the people who were watching.
"Today, anyone who eats at my Jiang Family Restaurant will receive a free serving of our signature dish and a pot of wine!"
Other merchants also shouted.
"Anyone who buys grain at my Gao family shop gets half a pound free when they buy one pound! Today only!"
"...Buy ready-made cloth and get a foot of cloth for free!"
“........Buy.........Get.........Free!”
The people who originally came to watch the fun suddenly became excited when they heard what Jiang Xiang and the merchants said.
“Is this true?!”
"A free signature dish, plus free drinks? No limit on the number of people eating? No limit on the dishes ordered?"
"Buy one pound of grain and get half a pound for free. Does that mean I get half a pound of the same grain as the one I bought?"
“And this guy who’s buying cloth…”
Jiang Xiang shouted back.
"Yes! Free one of our signature dishes and a pitcher of wine!"
"No limit on the number of people eating, no limit on the dishes ordered!"
"Even if you come to my restaurant and order the cheapest dish, I will still give you a signature dish and a pot of wine!"
"But it's only for today! If you miss it today, there won't be one tomorrow!"
Other merchants also shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Yes! As long as you buy food from my shop, no matter what kind of food you buy, I will give you half a pound for free."
"Send half a pound of the same food!"
"Buy one pound, get half a pound free! Buy two pounds, get one pound free!"
Upon hearing this, the people went crazy and rushed into the nearest grain store.
They all shouted, "Give me five pounds! Give me ten pounds!"
The shopkeepers all shouted, "Stop pushing, stop pushing!"
“All of them!”
Jiang Xiang and other merchants arranged managers to handle matters in their shops.
Although the silver they donated this time was almost enough to drain their savings.
But there is no problem in maintaining the turnover of the shop.
Jiang Xiang and other merchants returned to their rooms.
The noble and powerful people among the crowd also dispersed and went back to report the news.
As expected, Song An and other aristocratic families' faces turned black again.
Song An also smashed the tea set at hand.
His chest heaved violently with anger.
Song Yuliang, who had just returned from outside, saw his father so angry and asked in confusion.
"Dad, why are you so angry? Who offended you?"
"By the way, have you donated the silver I asked you to donate?"
Song Yuliang hasn't paid much attention to this matter these two days.
After talking to his father last time, he went to find other colleagues.
He had just come out of his colleague's house today.
Song An said, "Who provoked me? It was you who provoked me!"
"I get angry just seeing you!"
Song Yuliang immediately cried out in injustice: "It's unfair, Dad, when did I ever make you angry?"
"I haven't been home all day today. I just got back."
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