Xu Sheng really felt that he was almost Tang Monk.

Here, the girls in Yanyun Tower covet his body!

Outside, the vested interests in the art world are eyeing the huge profits from his sketches!

Here, after Xu Sheng politely rejected these girls, they would not rush up and forcefully knock him down.

Outside, when Xu Sheng politely refused the vested interests in the painting world, they would rush up and forcibly tear him to pieces.

So, Xu Sheng, the Tang Monk, has been painting these days.

I am still observing and collecting information about my potential cooperation targets based on the lists given by Mother Chun.

In a blink of an eye, Xu Sheng had been in Yanyun Tower for half a month.

He finally finished the big order in the building.

In total, he earned 200,000 copper coins.

That is two hundred taels of silver.

Five thousand copper coins are equivalent to ten thousand RMB.

That is equivalent to an income of RMB 400,000.

In two weeks, he earned $400,000!

Adding the dozens of taels he had previously, Xu Sheng’s assets now total more than two hundred taels.

The reason why the income from this order is a little bit more is that it is not just the income from painting.

Some of the money was from Xu Sheng, who talked to the girls in the brothel in order to collect information about potential cooperation targets, but was treated as a friend and thus received rewards.

Xu Sheng didn't do anything special.

He just wasn't horny, and was willing to listen to them chattering on about all kinds of gossip, and then they treated him as their confidant.

Not only did Xu Sheng obtain all the intelligence information he wanted, he also received a lot of rewards!

Of course Xu Sheng understood that what he output was emotional value.

Just like the girls used their bodies to soothe the male guests and get money.

He unconsciously used his pure heart to soothe the girls' hearts and gain money.

Although he is not actually pure, on the contrary, he is more greedy than many men!

He wanted nothing more than to have lots of women and lots of children!

But he, who believed that sex that was not for the purpose of reproduction was meaningless, became extremely pure in front of these girls.

Possessing an aura as pure as an angel.

He deserves this money!

Of course before leaving, Xu Sheng, under the guidance of Chun's mother, came to a room in Yanyun Building.

"Captain Liang, my name is Xu Sheng, and I'm a painter! I have something I want to discuss with you. Can you give me some time for a cup of tea?"

Xu Sheng said with a bow.

The person being talked to was the captain of the Qingyang City Yamen Constables.

His name is Liang Yikun.

"Painter? I've heard that a painter with extraordinary painting skills has recently appeared in Qingyang City. But what do you want from me?"

Liang Yikun is tall and has a full beard. He is hugging a girl.

He showed no embarrassment when he saw Xu Sheng coming in.

After all, this is not Earth, there is no such thing as online exposure.

Even with his status, he could still go whoring without any worries about any negative impact. Besides, brothels were legal here.

"These fifty taels represent my sincerity. This is what happened..."

Xu Sheng came to explain his intention.

The main thing, of course, is to seek protection.

He only asks for a fair market competition environment!

For this he directly gave out fifty taels!

Afterwards, he also expressed his willingness to contribute 30% of the profits from the subsequent painting business.

Liang Yikun is the head of the city!

So many years in Qingyang City!

It's easy to protect a painter!

Although Xu Sheng cut off 30% of the profits in one go!

But if Liang Yikun could protect him, Xu Sheng’s safety could be ensured!

Money has to be earned!

But you must ensure that you have enough time to spend it!

I haven’t found a wife yet!

The child was not born!

The Book of Eternal Life is of no use yet!

Xu Sheng must be careful!

Relatively safe!

Compared to gaining eternal life.

Temporarily giving up a little money!

No need to worry about it.

With background and backing!

This painting business can last long.

With this source of income being stable, even if it's only 70% of the profit!

It is also enough for Xu Sheng to gain a real foothold in Qingyang City!

In such an ancient-like world, it is absolutely impossible to succeed without a background.

The status of businessmen is indeed lower than that of officials!

But in this life, Xu Sheng could not take the imperial examination and follow the official career.

He doesn't have the knowledge and strength of the Four Books and Five Classics!

Now Xu Sheng is studying the Four Books and Five Classics to prepare for the imperial examination, which is equivalent to an ancient person coming to the modern world and competing with modern people in learning English, physics, chemistry and other subjects.

How can you win?

Do you think ancient people were stupid?

Many people look stupid because they put all their intelligence and energy into one thing.

For example, scientific researchers.

The same was true of nerds in ancient times.

Many people have read the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood!

Among them are some extremely smart people!

They may be a little stupid and ignorant in their daily life!

But when it comes to the Four Books and Five Classics, modern people cannot catch up.

How does Xu Sheng compare with these people?

There is no way!

If I can get the eternal life in the future!

Under the reincarnation of eternity!

That's something you can consider.

It takes one or two lifetimes to study and prepare for the imperial examinations from a young age.

After high school, become an official and follow the official career path!

But in this life, Xu Sheng doesn't have the energy.

His strategy is to directly take out things from the Earth, and use the natural advantages of a time traveler to attack the business of this world at a dimensionality reduction level!

It became a business giant in one fell swoop.

Then use his wealth to make many women give birth to children for him!

First, make sure you get eternal life.

"Your paintings are indeed famous in Qingyang City."

Liang Yikun looked at Xu Sheng for a while. He did not agree directly, but said: "Even though a painting costs 500 copper coins, there are still so many people who buy it. But your painting skills are unique, and a person's energy is ultimately..."

"As long as you give me a fair competitive environment, I will swallow up the entire Qingyang City market!"

Xu Sheng smiled faintly and said, "In the future, it will even develop to other cities. The profit of Qingyang City may not be that great, but how many Qingyang Cities are there in the whole world? In the future, I will teach the sketching technique to trustworthy people and send them to various cities to grab wealth! It is impossible for me to do everything myself..."

"really?"

Liang Yikun was shocked by Xu Sheng's confidence: "Aren't you afraid that your sketching skills will be leaked?"

"It's no big deal."

Xu Sheng chuckled: "This is just one of the small ways I can make money. After this is done, I will have capital in my hands, and I will have other ways to make more money."

"You are quite arrogant, young man."

Liang Yikun looked at Xu Sheng, pondered for a moment and asked, "How long will it take you to take over the painting business in Qingyang City?"

"As long as half a year."

Xu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Maybe as short as three months."

“Young people are confident enough.”

Liang Yikun shook his head and said, "Okay, I'll play with you! But apart from giving you protection and a fair environment, I won't help you with anything else!"

"That's enough!"

Xu Sheng smiled and said, "Nothing else is needed."

Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

This day.

Xu Sheng left Yanyun Tower.

Soon he was invited to a banquet by old-school painters.

Xu Sheng became famous in Yanyun Tower, and they can no longer sit still.

Xu Sheng sat at a drinking table.

The one who entertained him was the owner of the largest pleasure boat in Qingyang City, 'Pan's Painting Boat'.

A slightly hunched old man with a mustache named Pan Jiang.

"So you want to invite me to join your painting house, and want to buy out my sketching skills for one thousand taels?" Xu Sheng was a little surprised.

He knew that the emergence of his new painting technique, coupled with the spread of Yanyun Tower, would definitely conflict with the financial resources of some old painters.

But he never expected Pan Jiang to be so excessive.

If Xu Sheng had not yet contacted Liang Yikun, he might have been patient and just sold his sketching skills.

But now of course he refused.

"Young man, the painting business in Qingyang City is too complicated, you can't grasp it!"

Pan Jiang stroked his mustache and said, "This price is not low! Think about it carefully!"

"So I can't control it, should I let you, Uncle Pan, control it?"

Xu Sheng smiled and said, "What a pity, I'm not a Gazi."

"In Qingyang City, I have the final say on painting matters!"

Pan Jiang obviously didn't understand Xu Sheng's joke. He just said coldly again: "Don't wait until one day you suddenly can't draw anymore. For example, if something suddenly happens to your hands, causing your 'sketch' skills to be lost, that would be bad!"