From a freeloader to a world leader

Yang Kexin sat quietly on the side, listening to her father and the scholar discussing how to make the charity dinner more appropriate and perfect.

Also, when he talked about the future development of Datong Chamber of Commerce and his understanding of the Datong world, his eyes were so bright.

His eyes, which were originally very bright, seemed to be burning.

Yang Kexin felt that his passion and his feelings could burn everything in this world.

My originally calm heart slowly began to heat up with his words, his eyes and his every move.

Although, she didn't quite understand all of this.

However, just think about what the scholar said, it can help thousands of people in Hengzhou City, and in the future, it can also help thousands of people in the world.

He said that he was willing to persevere in the future and contribute 10% of his business income every year to do what he called charity work in the long term.

This made Yang Keyin feel that this young scholar, who seemed unruly on the outside, actually had a compassionate and loving heart.

Now, with the intensification of the war between the Sui Empire and the Mongols and the Great Wilderness, coupled with the bad climate in the past two years, the lives of ordinary people are becoming increasingly difficult.

As a daughter of the royal family, she has been trained by her father since childhood. After she gets married in the future, she will be in charge of the property of her own family.

Therefore, Yang Kexin is not like an ordinary girl from an ordinary family. She regards being without talent as a virtue of women.

She learned everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, housekeeping and management.

After the princesses and princesses of the Sui Empire got married, if they did not have certain power and assets, even sleeping with their prince consort would not be allowed to pass the test of the matron in charge.

She had heard from her sisters in the royal family privately that her cousin Yang Keyu, who was also a second-class prince from the Gui family, had not seen her prince consort for a year because she had no money or power.

In the end, the prince consort was forced to find two women outside and have children with them.

As she thought about it, somehow, she suddenly fantasized about what it would be like if this scholar was her husband.

He should be very brave. He wouldn't stay away from me for a year, right?

However, as soon as this thought came to my mind, I interrupted it myself.

It feels impossible.

Although it is hard to find a prince consort nowadays, we can't just find a scholar, right?

At the very least, he has to be a successful candidate.

Yang Yuanqing listened calmly to Sun Shan's flattery and description of the great background and significance of charity.

However, for those who were born into the royal family and had never suffered any pain, they could just treat it as a piece of fun.

You can participate and win people's hearts appropriately.

But there has to be a limit.

Because there is something deeply thought-provoking and terrifying about this.

What if the person above thinks he is buying people's hearts and minds and has ulterior motives?

For the royal family, the only sense of accomplishment is to gain more wealth when power cannot be expanded.

Another thing is the intoxicating feeling that art brings to people.

He looked at his daughter Yang Keyin absentmindedly and saw her eyes sometimes drifting over the scholar's body and sometimes blushing.

Could it be that my daughter is attracted to this scholar?

After listening to Sun Shan's great vision, Yang Yuanqing coughed and asked a question: "Scholar, do you have a way to clean up Qingyun Road?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Li Ziqiang and Shen Youxin certainly understood what the prince meant by saying this.

This is because a considerable number of shops in the palace are concentrated on that street.

However, it was controlled by the largest gang in Hengzhou City - the Big Knife Gang.

The Big Knife Gang has as many as five or six hundred members, and the most important thing is that they have the support of the Wang family.

This royal family is not a family of yamen runners like Wang Dashan, but the most powerful family in the Sui Empire.

Its family origins have a history of nearly a thousand years.

It is one of the four most powerful families in the empire today.

The family not only has high-ranking officials of the first and second ranks, but also many senior generals in the military.

It can be said that the Wang family has become a behemoth in the empire, spanning both the military and political circles.

Even Yang Yuanqing, the most honorable hereditary prince of the second rank below the prince, had to give in.

Sun Shan, who has been in Hengzhou for two months and is determined to compete for the underground power, of course has a general understanding of the various forces in Hengzhou City.

Hearing Yang Yuanqing say this, I was immediately delighted.

However, he still pretended to be embarrassed: "Your Majesty, are you talking about the Big Knife Gang?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded calmly.

The Big Knife Gang has begun to expand in recent years since the last leader sent his beautiful daughter to marry Wang as a concubine.

Then, this year, it seemed that a member of the Wang family's side branch had taken over everything.

This put Yang Yuanqing in a difficult position.

Originally, he was the only one in Hengzhou City, but now the Big Knife Gang was like a big knife hidden in a scabbard, pressing down on his head.

Although he was a prince, he had money and power, but no authority or soldiers.

This is like a scholar meeting a soldier and he can't explain his reason clearly.

But this little dirty thing, which cannot be put on the table, makes people feel disgusted.

Of course, there are also power struggles behind the scenes. As the chaos in the empire deepens, behemoths like the Wang family become more and more ambitious and gradually begin to test the depth of the royal family.

"Ha ha-----"

Sun Shan laughed heartily and said firmly, "As long as Your Majesty is willing, I can definitely help You to do it."

Without waiting for Yang Yuanqing to speak, Sun Shan continued to express his thoughts: "Some things may not be convenient for the prince to say, but I don't care. Whether it's poetry, songs, martial arts, or group exchanges, I will not be inferior."

"You are so arrogant, kid!"

Li Ziqiang nodded with both anger and amusement. Sun Shan was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the hair on his face was still quite young.

"Uncle, you can't just look at me as a little kid, you have to look at what I did."

Sun Shan pretended to be a little bit shocked, but also a little bit complacent and arrogant: "I was penniless two months ago when I came to the city. Now I can be considered to have a successful career."

As he said this, he glanced at Yang Keyin slyly: "Besides, I'm not young anymore. Tiedan in my village is younger than me and already has a child."

These words made the people in the room happy, laughing, annoyed, or shy.

The shy one is of course Yang Keyin.

This bad guy said the last sentence after looking at me.

"speak nicely!"

Yang Yuanqing slapped the table in anger and said, "You are a scholar who didn't even pass the imperial examination. How can you think of getting married? If you have the ability and pass the imperial examination next year, I think you can be considered a talent!"

There is something else behind these words.

It seemed like he said something, but it also seemed like he said nothing.

If you are a princess of the Sui Empire, it would be most appropriate to find a juren, which would give you both face and substance.

If you want to move up to the Jinshi level, it will be very difficult.

People have studied hard for more than ten or twenty years and finally passed the imperial examination and are about to become an official. Who would be willing to give up their future to become a princess consort?

Everyone knows that the prince consort is a donkey who looks impressive on the outside but tastes bad.

"Your Highness, don't worry, I promise I will pass the imperial examination next year!"

Sun Shan felt that there was a chance, and he immediately responded and patted his chest vigorously: "I promise not only to pass the imperial examination, but also to carry forward the Datong Chamber of Commerce in the next two years. At the very least, I will become one of the richest people in Xiangnan Prefecture!"

I rely on!

Are you afraid that you are exaggerating too much?

Just because you are a mere scholar, with your hair not even fully grown, how can you guarantee that you will pass the imperial examination and become one of the richest people in the prefecture?

Do you know what the concept of rich people is?

"You are really exaggerating!" Yang Yuanqing shivered after hearing this and was speechless because it was so funny: "Do you think you can be called a rich man just because of your little money?"

"Hehe, of course my point is nothing, multiply it by 100 times and it's about the same."

Sun Shan replied with a smile, and then said ambitiously: "But I am young, I have plenty of opportunities and ideas."

As he spoke, Sun Shan raised his head and coolly imitated Ma's words: "Of course you have to have dreams in life. If you don't even have dreams, then what's the difference between you and a salted fish!"

“You should always have dreams. What if they come true?”