Be a master through ancient times

Chapter 218 Negotiations



"Crackling..."

The bright red firecrackers shook the sky, dispelling all the cold air of early autumn.The southern suburbs are no longer deserted as they used to be, now they are full of people and very lively.

After the firecrackers rang, two lion dance teams came. The big lions chased the colored balls and ran back and forth shaking their heads, pushing the atmosphere to the climax.

"Good! Good!" The young and old onlookers applauded vigorously. This applause stimulated the two lions and made them praise even harder.Jumping around in the square in front of the archway, his lively and agile appearance is very pleasing.

"Plaque, please!" Someone yelled in the distance, and the two lions scrambled to run over there, and then circled around the plaque.

When the plaque was carried in front of Mrs. Wen, the two lions began to roll and play cute, with their big heads moving closer to Mrs. Wen.

Mrs. Wen had never been in close contact with this thing, so she didn't know what they were going to do for a while, so she just nodded with a smile, which made the two lions even more anxious, jumping up and down, causing constant applause from the surrounding people.

Chu Ci sniggered in his heart, then patted the servants who were holding the trays and told them to go over to make a rescue.The plate contained a bag of silver, and Taifu Wen stuffed the silver bag into the big mouth of a lion under their hints.The lion bit the silver bag and threw it at the other, and then the two made a quick bow, and then left in the direction they came from.

Mrs. Wen suddenly realized, nodded with a smile, then turned to Yang Tixue and said, "It's quite interesting that these young people do things."

Yang Tixue echoed: "Yes, the momentum is also huge."

After the lion left the stage, Chu Ci took a step forward and acted as the host.He gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Today is the day when the Nanjiao Cultural Park is put on a plaque. The completion of such a large project depends entirely on the Chamber of Commerce in the capital, and it is the head of the Chamber of Commerce Chen Haiping and other businessmen who have contributed money and efforts to make the Cultural Park what it is today. Let us give warm applause and thank you all."

The merchants smiled and nodded at the common people around them. Chu Siye's words gave them enough face, and their money would not be in vain.

"Of course, what we should be most grateful to is our sage. If it hadn't been approved by today, this garden would not have been built. The original intention of building this garden was because he wanted the common people to enjoy the beauty of the world. Now , This plaque written by the Holy Majesty himself is in front of everyone, and the old man has something to do and can't attend in person, so he entrusts the most respected and respected Taifu Wen of the Wei Dynasty to cut the ribbon on his behalf. Now, please take a step forward."

Amid the cheers of everyone, Mrs. Wen took a step forward, took the scissors tied with red silk from the official of the Ministry of Rites, and carefully cut a knife in the middle of the plaque.The red silk covering the plaque fell to the ground, revealing the four gleaming golden characters—Cultural Park.

In an instant, there was thunderous applause in the arena, and everyone looked at the plaque with admiration. It was written by the current Holy Majesty for them.

The master of ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites shouted: "The auspicious time has come, burn incense."

A lot of incense was lit, and the officials and wealthy businessmen on the steps got three sticks each.

"Worship the emperors of the four directions to pray for peace and harmony. One is to worship the Eastern Qinghua Emperor, the second is to the Southern Changsheng Emperor, the third is to worship the Western Taiji Emperor, and the fourth is to worship the Northern Emperor Ziwei." A very ancient charm, people can not help but feel respect.

Officials held incense and worshiped along with his voice, and the common people also looked serious, clasped their hands together, and followed suit.

"Set up the plaque!" The master of ceremonies gave an order, and people began to pull the plaque onto the concave part in the middle of the archway, and then the craftsmen went up to fix the plaque.

"Li Cheng!" said the master of ceremonies, and as soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot involuntarily.

"Today's plaque hanging ceremony is a complete success, which symbolizes that the construction of our cultural park has come to an end. This cultural park is mainly based on Confucian culture, and at the same time includes other schools. As we all know, August [-] is the birthday of Confucius. Your Majesty An edict has been issued to the people all over the world to celebrate this Christmas together. Therefore, our cultural park will not be officially opened until August [-]th. At that time, please come to enjoy the garden together. After being disappointed, everyone can move to the east side of the square, where there are thumbnails of all the scenery in the cultural park that Chu has drawn in the past few days, everyone can go and have a look first."

Originally, everyone had some criticisms about the opening of the garden on August [-], but Chu Ci said so, and they would not be unreasonable.The crowd moved towards the east side of the square. There was no garden to visit, so it would be fine to take a look at these thumbnails first.

There are several large wooden boards on the east side of the square, and many paintings are pasted on the largest one. These paintings are put together to form the real scene of this cultural park.Chu Ci is drawn in proportion. This painting looks very realistic. Although it is a little different from the current popular style, it is enough for ordinary people.

After the ceremony, the wealthy businessman headed by Chen Haiping invited the officials who came here today, saying that they had booked a restaurant in the city and invited them to have a light meal together.

Because the government has benefited from them this time, and this garden is a government-business joint venture project, they should be given a little bit of sympathy based on emotion and reason.Mrs. Wen, the biggest official present, thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

While intentionally appreciating the face, while flattering, the banquet was full of laughter and laughter, which was a scene of joy and harmony.

After the banquet was over, the adults were going back, and Chu Ci was the youngest official, so they went to the door to see them off. After sending all these adults home, Chu Ci was also about to leave, but was stopped unexpectedly.

The person who stopped him was the manager of the Chen family, and he said to Chu Ci: "Chu Siye wait a minute, my master has something to discuss with you, I wonder if Chu Siye can show his face to have a talk."

Chu Ci smiled and said: "Since Mr. Chen has something to discuss with Mr. Chu, how can I refute his face? Please Mr. Chen lead the way."

"Please follow me." Manager Chen led Chu Ci around the restaurant, and finally came to a very hidden room.

The room didn't look very bright, and there was still burning incense in it. Chen Haiping sat behind the table, and the rising green smoke made his face look a bit dark.

"Chen Huishou, why did you invite Chu to come here?"

"Chu Siye, please sit down first. Chen An, close the door when you go out, don't let anyone come over and disturb me chatting with Chu Siye."

"Yes."

After he left, Chen Haiping said with a smile: "Chu Siye, the old man asked you to stay today because there is something unclear, and I want to ask Chu Siye to clarify my doubts."

"Chen Huishou, but it's okay. If you hadn't organized a chamber of commerce to allow Chu to successfully raise funds to build the park, I'm afraid Chu is still in distress." Through this period of getting along, Chuci discovered that Chen Haiping was a scheming man, but There is still a bit of righteousness in his heart, which is probably the reason why the court can accommodate him.

"The old man just said it straight. This land has a total of more than 3000 mu. The joint construction of me and other people is about 2000 mu. I don't know what Chu Siye's plan is for the remaining 1000 mu of land. "

Looking at his shining eyes, Chu Ci couldn't help admiring secretly. He really deserves to be the head of the chamber of commerce, the richest man in the capital, and his vision is farther-sighted than others.

"Chen Huishou's thoughts are really delicate, and this land does have other uses. It's just that the Confucian sacrifice ceremony is just around the corner. It's not easy to create these 22 scenes. I really don't have the energy to do other things. Already." Chu Ci smiled meaningfully.

"Chu Siye, Mr. Chen is not the kind of short-sighted person. Although the garden has been driven out, the layout and other things are still rough. In the future, it needs to be revised one or two times to make the garden perfect. Chen is not talented, and only this yellow and white thing is by his side, if Chu Siye does not dislike it, Chen can pay for the renovation of the cultural park in the future."

When Chen Haiping saw Chu Ci's betrayal, he knew in his heart that he was reluctant to let the child not be caught by the wolf, so he promised him to do the aftermath.

"Haha, Huishou Chen's righteousness really admires Chu. To tell you the truth, Chu is going to use that piece of land as a large amusement park. Besides this, there are other places like inns and restaurants. The cultural park is only for viewing, which obviously cannot meet the needs of the people, so there are still other places to attract the attention of the people here. The specific plan is still slowly being considered by Chu.”

One day you will get tired of watching just admiring. Since this project was promoted by Chu Ci, its follow-up development is naturally also something that Chu Ci must consider.What he wants is not a short-lived landscape. What he wants is to make this Southern Suburb Cultural Park a landmark building in the capital, so that people have to think of it when they mention the capital.In this way, the purpose of cultural communication can be achieved!

Chu Ci dare to assert that in the next five years, there will be no bigger project than this cultural park.There are many reasons, and the most important one is that there is no larger piece of land near the capital.

After hearing Chu Ci's words, Chen Haiping felt complacent.He knew that Chu Ci would have plans for such a large piece of land if he didn't plan it. It seemed that this person's ambition was no less than his.

"Chu Siye, do you think Chen is qualified to participate?"

Chu Ci pretended to be stunned: "This...Chu is only responsible for making ideas, and the specific matters need to be finalized by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Chen Haiping smiled slightly: "Ming people don't say dark words, if the Ministry of Household Affairs can provide this money, I'm afraid you, Chu Siye, won't be able to ask us for alms."

"However, today is different from the past. Once the Cultural Park opens, the land price near the southern suburbs will rise. At that time, with various taxes and tickets for some scenic spots, I believe that the national treasury will be more abundant than before. And after For this matter, I believe those adults in the household department will change their minds and actively raise money for the construction." Chu Ci said that Chen Haiping's current bargaining chip is not enough to obtain the contract right.As long as this southern suburb develops, within a year or two, these businessmen will be able to recoup their capital.

Chen Haiping was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't think about this.Looking at Chu Siye who was smiling calmly in front of him, he felt a little frustrated in his heart, how could this person look like a young man in front of him!It is clearly an old fox with profound morals.


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