Chapter 54 The story of the dyer and the barber-11

The fee method adopted by Aipi Sui made the courtiers agree.Everyone said to the king with one voice: "Your Majesty, what he said is true. Does your Majesty think that the common people are as rich as you?" "Although this is true, but this foreigner is very poor, we should respect him, because he built a bathhouse for our city and added luster to our city. For this reason, I propose to raise the fee to respect his performance .isn't that too much?" "Your Majesty must respect him, please reward him! Your Majesty is virtuous and respectful to all living beings. He doesn't care about bathing fees. As for the fee of one thousand gold coins, we are not willing to pay even as dignitaries, let alone those who are poor. public."

"Couriers, this time you will each pay him a hundred gold coins and give him a male and female servant, okay?" "Of course we obey. But from now on we shall bathe, and we shall pay as we wish." "Yes." The king agreed with their suggestion. So the courtiers gave out one after another, and each paid Aipi Sui one hundred gold coins, one male and one female servant.There were 400 nobles who went to take a bath with the king that day, Aipi Sui got 40,000 gold coins, and 400 male and female servants each.In addition, the king gave him another hundred gold coins, and ten slaves and maidservants each.Aipi Sui was flattered, thanked Dade, knelt down before the king, kissed the ground, and said:

"Sage king! I don't have such a spacious place to accommodate these servants." "I told all the ministers this way, I just hope to raise a large sum of money for you. You are a stranger, maybe one day you miss your hometown, miss your relatives, and want to go back to your hometown. At that time, you can bring a huge sum of money back. , enjoy the blessing of a lifetime." "Your Majesty, may Allah bless you! There are only princes and ministers who can use so many slaves. Your Majesty has ordered the officials to reward me in cash. I have already received benefits. And there are as many servants as these troops. They need food and clothing. I But I can’t afford them.”

"By Allah, you are right." The king smiled. "These servants are indeed enough to form a team. Will you resell them to me for a hundred gold coins each?" "I would." The king sent people to the treasury to fetch gold coins, gave them to Aipi Sui, and returned the slaves to their masters, saying to the officials: "This is a gift I gave you, come and take back your own servants." The civil and military officials obeyed.Only then did Aipi Sui relax, and he said gratefully: "Praise be to Allah, it is His Majesty who rescued me from this large group of slaves who asked me to beg for food and drink."

After listening to Aipi Sui's words, the king couldn't help laughing, and then led the crowd back.