In the inn next to Daxiangguo Temple, Su Song looked at Du Zhongxiao and smiled and said, "I didn't expect that your wonderful ideas about Zhang Yuan would come true. This time, he won the Dangxiang spy, which is a great achievement, and the court will definitely reward him heavily."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The reward is just money. Yesterday, when official Li asked, I told him bluntly that if the court really wanted to reward my family, it would be better to divide the states and two states near Xuzhou. Xu's family specializes in steaming wine. Unlike Brother Su, I have been suffering since childhood. What I fear most is hungry. Only when my family has some industry can I feel at ease. If there are places in two or three states, I will be able to sell wine without worries in my life."

Su Song laughed: "At this time, if you make such a condition, the court will definitely agree. The method of steaming wine is originally offered by your family. What I never expected most is that you can meet Wu Kejiu and forget your grudges and don't take the opportunity to cause trouble for him."

Du Zhongxiao was silent for a while before looking at Su Song and said seriously: "Brother Su, do you want to listen to the truth or to listen to the lies?"

Su Song was stunned and said, "Of course it's the truth."

"I was not letting Wu Kejiu go, but I was thinking about it over and over again. It was just that he had no benefit to get involved with him. In the capital, he had a cousin of the official and a grandson Di from Zhengzhou to protect him. In the end, it was nothing more than a big thing to turn into small things and small things to turn into this. If it weren't for this, how could I let him go so lightly? When I was in the county, I almost destroyed my family and demolished my platform everywhere in the capital. People were angry, and I was not a mud, so how could he allow him to cause trouble for me again and again? Humph, one time and another, after this setback, he returned to the countryside and would inevitably lose his former arrogance. What happened in the end depends on his luck."

In the capital, Du Zhongxiao could not do anything to Wu Kejiu, so what if he lost his face? He couldn't lose any of it. Du Zhongxiao was not idle to do meaningless things, and now his mind was in the imperial examination a year later. However, Wu Kejiu's return to Linying was another matter. Now the pattern of selling wine there has been decided, and the business of "Qixiangju" is getting worse day by day, and the Wu family will still suffer from the future. With this incident, the local government will also look at Wu Kejiu differently. In the past, he was sorry for the Du family and the Han family, and he will always find it back slowly.

Running a restaurant is a double-edged sword. The wine class is fixed there. Once the business is not good, you have to get in. A vicious cycle, your restaurant business is not good, and no one takes over if you want to transfer it. You have to keep paying the wine class. The more you lose, the less funds you have to improve. You can't get out, unless you lose all your property. If you have a bad relationship with the government, you can't get out, and in the end you can't leave it.

Du Zhongxiao asked Wu Kejiu to return home quickly, which was the meaning of this. What will happen in the future? Let's go to that small county town to make trouble. The people in the county town are better than themselves, and now the Wu family is in decline.

Su Song smiled and shook his head, not saying anything else. He was from a big family and could not explain these things clearly, so he didn't think about them much.

The two of them drank tea for a while, and Su Song said, "After this matter, are you going to study in Yingtian Mansion? Unfortunately, the one we made together a few days ago is called a steam engine. It just turned out to be able to carry a fan, so I had to put it down for the time being."

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "Mr. Di is praised, why don't I go? No matter what, it is also the best academy in the world. However, I told Guanren Li that if you have the opportunity, it would be best to stay in the capital. The Imperial College is also strong, just like somewhere else."

Su Song nodded repeatedly. If he said that he should go to Yingtian Prefecture if he was studying, he should naturally go to Yingtian Prefecture, but if it is about the benefits of the imperial examination, the Imperial College is better than other places. At this time, the Imperial College did not have complete rules and regulations, and was more of a management organization. The students in the Imperial College were basically free-range and there was no teaching from famous teachers. Those who studied in the Imperial College were mostly children of officials or recommended by court officials. The proportion of students who passed the Imperial College and the proportion of Jinshi were basically the same as that of Kaifeng Prefecture, and it was the easiest place in the world to get the Jinshi exam. Studying in the Imperial College is equivalent to moving to Kaifeng Prefecture in disguise.

Su Song is also a famous Imperial College. It would be good if Du Zhongxiao could study together. Su Song was not deeply touched by what kind of person he was, and the two were far from being close friends. However, Su Song was a technical maniac and was very interested in Du Zhongxiao's ideas that often flashed a flash of inspiration. They could make some interesting things together.

At this moment, Yang Zhu and Monk Daoxin came over and said from afar: "I never expected that the little official would be as keen as a wise man. From a small way, it could be seen that Dang Xiang Xizhu wanted to rob Zhang Yuan's family. This is a very human being! If we had listened to what the little official had said, wouldn't a single contribution be made!"

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It's just a lucky person. I'm stubborn about this. In the end, I'll be fine to hold on to the spy. If it's empty, I'm afraid it's ridiculed. The two of you came just right, so we went out to drink two glasses of wine. These days, we've been running around with the public, and I'm afraid I'll be in vain, so I'll be so tired."

The four of them talked and laughed. When they arrived at the shop selling wine outside, they leaned on the Bian River to find a seat.

Daoxin said to the servant: "This little official Du is the one who offered steaming wine to the court. I know that as soon as the booklet was presented, a courtier would report that Kaifeng Prefecture could sell steamed spirits. If there is no one in your store, go to the shop next to you to make two corners, and we will have some drinks today."

The servant saluted: "The guest official is at ease. The shop is open in this place, which is the most prosperous place in the world. How can it not be left?"

Nowadays, many of the city's large households have a lot of liquor at home. Baba is waiting for the court to lift the ban. As soon as Du Zhongxiao's booklet was presented, the Zhongshu asked Kaifeng Prefecture to purchase it uniformly and then sell it to restaurants. However, Du Zhongxiao was careful and through Li Dui's memorial, it would be best to let the Privy Council purchase a batch and transport it to the northwest. The weather in the northwest is cold, and there is a wider market for liquor.

Lu Kai was the military advisor of Fangzhou and had already taken office. Yang Zhuo was short of the military advisor of Weizhou and would take office soon. Daoxin was a rank of three squads and commander. He didn't know whether to go to the northwest or enter the imperial guards near the capital. For them, this time they came to the capital was a wish, and it was a time to be happy. When the wine came, the two of them drank happily.

After drinking two glasses, Daoxin sighed: "This wine is still strong! If I had joined the Northwest Imperial Guard this time and had two glasses of wine before I went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, I could have made more military achievements."

While a few people were drunk, the Li Dui family's magistrate's courtyard rushed over and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Little official, please stop drinking. The official wants you to go to the family and discuss something."

Du Zhongxiao thought it was about the rewards from the court to him, and asked, "What did the officials say?"

"A small official arrested Dangxiang and made great contributions. Kaifeng Prefecture will give rewards according to the reward rules. In addition, you offered the method of steaming wine to the court. Li Guanren said good things with all his strength, and the court rewarded them. Except for Xuzhou, the surrounding Ruzhou is like Chenzhou, and your family is allowed to sell steamed wine. However, except for these three states, your family cannot steam wine in other places, otherwise it will be considered as ban. The rest of the state army in the world, including the Four Beijings, were designated by the imperial court to steam wine, and they would also receive wine classes. Also, my official said good things to you, and you are allowed to study in the Imperial College, and you will be issued an explanation in the Imperial College next year, and you will not need to go back to your hometown."

Du Zhongxiao was overjoyed when he heard this: "This matter is serious? Those who are studying in the Imperial College are either rich or noble, so this matter is not easy."
Chapter completed!