It's not just the families of Mr. Wang, Duke Cheng and the young cabinet minister.

Countless families in Beijing were so excited about the sudden opportunity to get rich that they couldn't sleep all night.

Early the next morning, those families who thought they had a chance to get a piece of the pie went out in full force and tried to find ways to raise funds.

Everyone has already made up their mind to give it a try. In the Ming Dynasty, which was extremely lacking in investment opportunities, a cash cow like Xishan Coal Industry was rare to come by in a century.

Even if you can only buy one or two hundred taels of silver for one share, it's a great victory as long as you can get it!

It's time to wake up the silver coins sleeping in the cellar...

Of course, the Ming Dynasty has its own national conditions. Anyone with a little connection would not wait patiently for the eighth day of the first lunar month.

The high-ranking officials all used their talents to find connections and see if there was any chance to get the stocks through the back door.

So for the next few days, Chunsong Hutong was blocked by horse-drawn carriages coming to visit.

The number of visiting cards received by the Zhao family in one day was more than the number of cards received on the day Zhao Shouzheng won the top spot in the imperial examination.

After all, the top scholar cannot be eaten, at least it cannot be used as food for others.

But the stocks of Xishan Coal Industry can allow everyone to live a stable life for the rest of their lives!

Looking at the pile of business cards and visiting cards, Mr. Zhao was worried. There were so many guests, each one more important than the other. Who should he meet and who should he not meet?

"So what if you saw them?" Zhao Liben sat in the courtyard, and while he was seriously placing a black dot on the table, he casually said, "Do you have any stocks left for them?"

"Hey, how can I have the final say on this?" Mr. Zhao smiled awkwardly and said, "But my son can tell my son a message."

As he said this, he looked towards Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao, sitting on the other side of the chess scale, also put down a white piece with a stern face and said, "It's no use bringing a message. No one can hope to win until the eighth day of the first lunar month."

"Then I'd better disappear." Zhao Shouzheng gave up his plan with a wry smile.

Mr. Zhao has friends all over the capital, and countless people have come to him for help. If Zhao Hao hadn't stabbed himself to death, he could have promised to give away 200,000 shares...

In fact, Mr. Zhao still has some mobile shares in his hands, but he will wait until the last minute to do his father a favor.

After Zhao Shouzheng left, Zhao Liben twisted a chess piece and pretended to think for a while, then he leaned forward and said with a smile: "My dear grandson, you don't have to give face to others, but your Grandma Ye...is not someone else, right?"

"Of course. In my heart, she is like my own grandmother." Zhao Hao nodded.

"What a good kid! Your grandma Ye must be very happy to hear this." Zhao Liben smiled and praised her, then said casually, "Then why not just give her 10,000 or 8,000 shares?"

"Ahem..." Zhao Hao coughed twice, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Grandpa, do you know how much 18,000 shares are worth now? At least more than one million taels!"

"Ah?" Zhao Liben couldn't help but asked in surprise, "It's so valuable?"

"Of course." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "The coal mines are all on the mountain. You can easily count them."

He smiled confidently and said, "I believe that within two years, the stock price will double again."

"Oh, you really can't just give it to someone." The old man felt pained, but he still said in a low voice: "Your grandma Ye pestered me all night last night, and grandpa couldn't stand it anymore, so he agreed to discuss it with you."

After a pause, the old man smiled and said, "My dear grandson, please give me some face and show some appreciation..."

"Grandpa, if it was anyone else, I would give it to you, but it's useless even if I agree to it for you and Grandma Ye." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and told the truth, "I can't get past my godmother."

"It's that vicious woman again!" Zhao Liben couldn't help but stand with his hair and beard standing on end.

"Xishan Coal Industry is under the royal banner, and it's all thanks to my godmother. How dare I make her angry?" Zhao Hao sighed and said, "Grandpa didn't expect that so much money would be lost with that one blow, right?"

"Hmm..." Zhao Liben was silent for a long time, then he dropped a black piece and said in a muffled voice: "Four, you lose!"

"Uh..." Zhao Hao realized that he was so busy blocking the old man's continuous "live three" that he didn't notice that the old man was secretly attacking Chencang.

"Oh. I lost again." Zhao Hao had no choice but to resign and admit defeat.

"Twenty to zero!" Zhao Liben picked up the small teapot, took a sip and said, "Sun thief, you are no match for me in Go, chess, and Gobang."

"When the checkers I customized from Liuli Bureau arrive, I will definitely be able to achieve a breakthrough." Zhao Hao curled his lips, looking indignant.

Wang Wuyang, who was serving at the side, quickly offered his master a cup of goat milk and flattered him with a smile, "Master, you have won fifty battles in a row, and your performance has always been consistent. You are truly capable of doing what no one else can do. I admire you very much."

"Puff..." Zhao Liben took a sip of tea, which sprayed out a rainbow effect.

Wang Wuyang quickly handed the old man a handkerchief. Zhao Liben wiped his mouth and sighed, "Wuyang, it's a pity that you didn't enter the palace."

"Grandmaster, I, as your great-grandson, still have to serve you." Wang Wuyang said calmly.

"Okay, for your filial piety," Zhao Liben put down his handkerchief and said as if he had made a great decision, "I will let your master win."

"Don't eat food given out of pity." Young Master Zhao was a man of integrity, and then he comforted the old man and said, "Grandpa told Grandma Ye that when I return to Jiangnan, I will open a bigger company, and I will definitely make it up to her then."

"Are you serious? This is not a delaying tactic?" Zhao Liben glanced at him.

"How dare your grandson play tricks on you?" Zhao Hao spread his hands.

"Hahaha, that's pretty good." Zhao Liben laughed with satisfaction and said, "Come on, play two more games. I guarantee that grandpa will lose without leaving a trace."

"No need..." Mr. Zhao, whose self-esteem was severely hit, refused reluctantly.

~~

The Princess's Mansion was also troubled.

Moreover, the eldest princess and those noble ladies usually have a good relationship, so it is not easy to avoid them.

She had no choice but to be patient and receive one meeting after another, which made her very annoyed.

At noon, the princess had just sent away the crying Lady of the Duke of England and was about to have a bite of food when she heard the eunuch rooster report, "The young lady of the cabinet is here."

"She still has the nerve to come?" Liu Shanggong snorted. These days, she has been surrounded by a group of people and flattered in every way. She even ignores the prime minister's daughter-in-law.

"Let her wait first." The eldest princess gave the order expressionlessly. After leisurely finishing her lunch and taking a short rest, she asked Ji Sizheng to call Ji over.

"Your Highness, I'm so sorry about what happened last time." Ji said awkwardly, "It's all my fault for being so soft-hearted. I changed my mind after hearing Yuanchun's father's words."

"It doesn't matter. There are so many people who want to buy it anyway." The princess smiled and said, "The stocks you returned have helped me a lot."

"No, Your Highness. What I mean is, can I buy back those 800 shares...?" Ji said with a stiff face.

Eunuch Ji and Lady Liu rolled their eyes at the same time. What the hell is this woman thinking...

"I know this is unreasonable, but I can increase the price to buy it back, even one hundred taels of silver per share is fine." Ji said, offering a proposal that he thought the other party could not refuse: "The extra silver will be considered as an apology to His Highness."

"I sold it for ten taels and bought it back for a hundred taels. Why did you do this?" The princess smiled noncommittally and said, "Does your Xu family's land grow silver?"

"Well, firstly, I wanted to make amends, and secondly, I didn't want anyone to know that I returned the 800 shares to Your Highness." Ji said helplessly, "It would be too embarrassing if it got out..."

"When you withdrew your shares, didn't you think that I also wanted to save face?!" The eldest princess raised her eyebrows, glared at him and said, "Send you out!"

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