Chapter 363, Lottery
Because Xiangyang Liulichang is about to start selling colored glass, the Ningmen Prefecture City has become unprecedentedly lively in the past two days. There are merchants traveling back and forth from all directions, as well as people from official families who are closely following this matter.
In a private room on the second floor of a restaurant on the main street of the city, Daohua, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu were having tea and taking a break after shopping. They were a little surprised to see the pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Daohua: "Xiao Yeyang chose Ningmen Mansion to build Daxia's first Liuli Factory, which actually helped my father indirectly."
Apart from anything else, the influx of people from all walks of life will definitely drive the growth of the local economy.
As the economy grows, tax revenue and other things will also go up.
Neither Dong Yuanyao nor Su Shiyu responded to this.
It’s not certain who helped whom!
Their brother follows the little prince around, and even if the little prince doesn't say something, they can guess a little.
Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin both knew where the young prince got the glass recipe from, especially since they had good relations with Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao. Neither of them was the kind of person who would hide things, so they could find out something with a little investigation.
Su Shiyu glanced at the rice flowers outside the window and remembered what her grandfather said.
"People outside say that the Yan family rose to prominence thanks to the young prince, but in my opinion, this is really biased."
"Let's not talk about the life-saving grace for now. Let's talk about the incident where Governor Guo's grain seeds were lost. If it weren't for the Yan family, Governor Guo would have been demoted."
"Later, during the floods and plagues in Jiguang, the Yan family provided great assistance. Governor Guo was in charge of disaster relief. If it weren't for the plague prescriptions the Yan family provided, countless people would have died in Jiguang. Even if it wasn't his fault, he would have been charged with dereliction of duty in the end."
"Although these things seem to have little to do with the young prince, the Guo family is a very important family. They are the young prince's maternal uncle's family. If something happens to the Guo family, he will not suffer any harm. The Yan family can be said to have indirectly helped the young prince."
"As for the Liulichang this time, let alone the Liulichang, it's registered under the Ministry of Industry, which is equivalent to the young prince already working for the emperor. As long as the Liulichang is run well, there will be money and reputation in the future. Who would dare to look down on this young prince?"
"The Yan family borrowed the power of the young prince, but the young prince also benefited greatly from the Yan family."
"Although the young prince has been far away in Zhongzhou these years, people in the capital have paid close attention to him. Whether it's the emperor or Prince Ping, would they allow others to take advantage of the young prince for nothing?"
"Those who say that the Yan family has benefited from the young prince's influence are just envious and jealous."
Thinking of this, Su Shiyu narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered her head to continue sipping tea.
Judging from the fact that my grandfather supports my brother's interaction with the Yan brothers, he is optimistic about the Yan family and recognizes the Yan family.
Especially this time, he actually took the initiative to let her come with Madam Dong and Yuan Yao, obviously wanting her to make friends with Sister Yan.
Dong Yuanyao put down his teacup. "My father said that the young prince's decision to build the colored glaze factory in Ningmen Prefecture was a very good one. Although Ningmen Prefecture is not wealthy, it is located at the junction of Jiguang, Fenxi, and Zhongzhou provinces. A tributary of the Grand Canal flows through it, so water transportation is very convenient, which is very convenient for the sale of colored glaze."
Daohua nodded, "That's true." Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she pointed at the street and said, "Look, isn't that Jiang Canzheng?"
Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu looked over and saw Jiang Zhengyuan strolling on the street. Behind him were several other provincial officials in casual clothes.
Daohua was puzzled: "Isn't it just selling glass? Why would these people come all the way here?"
Dong Yuanyao shook his head and said, "Of course it's worth it." He lowered his voice and said, "My father said that Daxia can't just build two Liuli Factory. Now that so many parties are paying attention to it, they just want to see the profits of the Liuli Factory and whether it is worth it for them to strive to build a Liuli Factory elsewhere in the future."
Daohua's face suddenly understood: "So there is this connection."
Dong Yuanyao: "Isn't it? Not to mention the Jiang family, even my grandfather wrote a letter asking my father to pay more attention to the Liulichang incident."
Daohua: "No wonder my fourth brother said before that Xiao Yeyang has been very annoyed recently. With so many people staring at him, it would be strange if he wasn't annoyed. It's also a good thing that he is a member of the royal family, otherwise, he would not be able to control Liulichang alone."
Dong Yuanyao nodded.
Su Shiyu smiled and said, "One can only grow if there is pressure. The fact that the capital has let the young prince take charge of Liulichang is probably also meant to test and hone him."
Dong Yuanyao smiled and said, "My father said the same thing. He said that when the young prince first came to Zhongzhou, everything in his heart was written all over his face, but in the past two years, he has become more and more reserved."
Daohua smiled and said, "People always have to grow up. How can they be as moody as a child?"
Su Shiyu laughed: "That's true."
Dong Yuanyao: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat quickly, then go back and have a good rest. Then, get up early tomorrow to grab the free glass tea set."
Daohua shook her head: "I'm afraid we won't be able to grab it."
"Um?"
Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu looked over at the same time.
Dong Yuanyao: "Why? The free glass tea set doesn't matter to anyone. Considering our relationship with the young prince, this shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
Daohua: "I think Xiao Yeyang will give the gift of glass tea sets to merchants who have come from far away, or to ordinary people who can't afford it. In any case, it won't fall into the hands of officials or wealthy families."
Dong Yuanyao frowned, and Su Shiyu also looked puzzled.
"That's not necessary!"
Daohua smiled and shrugged without saying anything more.
On the first day of August, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu accompanied Daohua to eat longevity noodles, and then they couldn't wait to drag her to Liulichang on the outskirts of the city. Yan Yihan and the other two also followed.
When they arrived, countless people had already gathered outside Liulichang.
However, it was not crowded.
At this moment, display cabinets have been placed on the left side of the Liulichang gate. There is a red line in front of each display cabinet, and no one is allowed to cross the red line.
On the right side of the gate, there was a long queue of people, and they were slowly walking towards the cardboard box in front.
"What are you doing?"
Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu looked confused.
Daohua pursed her lips and smiled: "It should be a lottery. If you win a certain item, you can get a free glass tea set."
Dong Yuanyao's eyes lit up: "This is fun. Let's go and line up too." As he said that, he pulled one person in each hand and ran towards the line.
Although they are not short of money, it is still nice to get a set of glass for free, especially when there are so many people participating. If they get it, doesn't it prove that their luck is better than others?
There are others who share the same idea.
Yan Wenkai, Dong Yuanxuan and others took a day off today and are now queuing.
Many people came today, including Yan Zhigao, the prefect of Ningmen Prefecture.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang allowing everyone, regardless of status, to participate in the gift drawing, Yan Zhigao nodded slightly and invisibly.
"The young prince is a little arrogant, but he still has compassion for the people." Yan Zhigao said to Master Xiao in a low voice.
Master Xiao smiled and nodded: "Sir, shall we try our luck as well?"
Yan Zhigao smiled: "Okay, that's exactly what I meant."
As they were talking, the two of them walked into the team.
Not everyone was like Yan Zhigao, willing to put aside their pride and have fun with the people. Although Jiang Zhengyuan and some other officials also found the lottery fun, they stood aside quietly without moving and only sent their servants to draw the lottery.
During this period, someone wanted to cut in line, but was thrown out by the guards who were maintaining order and ordered not to approach Liulichang again.
Seeing this, everyone lined up obediently.
There was no other reason, because they recognized the person who cut in line as a servant of the Jiang family.
The young prince didn't even give face to the Jiang family, let alone others.
The lottery box contains nothing but balls of paper with numbers written on them.
When it was almost time for the lottery for Daohua, Xiao Yeyang walked out of Liulichang.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the people gathered outside the door, nodded to Jiang Zhengyuan and others, then walked towards the lottery box and personally supervised everyone drawing paper balls.
(End of this chapter)
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