Chapter 988 Mrs. Gu Jiang Rou, Zhao Yan and Xiao Hunian

Chapter 989 Mrs. Gu Jiang Rou, Zhao Yan and Xiao Hunian

"From the Gu family." Su Tan'er replied after taking a look.

"Gu family? Gu Jiusi's family in Yangzhou Prefecture?" Jiang Chen came to his senses.

"Yes." Su Tan'er nodded and said, "After we went to Yangzhou Mansion, we cooperated with the Gu family. This fleet should be here to trade with us."

"Really?" Jiang Chen looked at the fleet with deep eyes.

"The Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition, the Gu family was purchasing grain, grass and medicinal materials for the Northern Expeditionary Army, and we happened to have a batch of goods for sale." Su Tan'er said.

"The Gu family is an imperial merchant in the Song Dynasty, so it is normal to purchase these things. But how much food do we have in the warehouse of Yingtian Mansion now?" Jiang Chen asked.

"There are still three million stones." Su Tan'er replied.

"We can sell part of this. In addition, Tianyou has been developing well in recent years, and the grain harvest has been bumper. I plan to purchase grain from Tianyou in the second half of this year." Jiang Chen said.

"Husband, did you hear that you are planning to build a granary on Baiyu Island in Hezhong Mansion?" Su Tan'er asked.

"right."

Jiang Chen nodded: "There are more than one million people in Hezhong Prefecture, and the population is continuously increasing. Therefore, I am planning to reserve rations for one million people in Hezhong Prefecture for three years. Therefore, a large granary must be built. And Bai Yu Although the island has a small population, a lot of wasteland has been developed on Baiyu Island this year. Coupled with the high-yielding rice seeds, there must be a lot of food harvested, so we can only build granaries."

"Food is the most important thing for the people. We need to reserve more food. If we can control 30% of the world's food, we can make many countries surrender." Su Tan'er said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

That's the truth.

Although he has Bigu Pill, Bigu Pill is not easy to refine, so he can only supply it to the Jiang family first.

"Miss Su."

Just then, a voice came from the front.

Jiang Chen looked up and his eyes flashed.

Almost at the same time, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you signed in successfully and obtained a young shadow leopard. 】

"Shadow Leopard?"

According to the system introduction, the Shadow Leopard is like a black panther, with a slender body but smaller than an ordinary black panther. It is a spiritual beast known for its speed.

Of course, what you get after signing in to the system is a young shadow leopard.

"This sign-in reward is good."

Although these young spirit beasts are not of much use now, Jiang Chen feels that these young spirit beasts will be of great use in the future.

At this moment, Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Jiang Rou, the heroine in "Changfengdu".

She is Gu Jiusi's biological mother in the play. She chose her own marriage. She fell in love with Gu Langhua at first sight and insisted on marrying him. After getting married, she and Gu Langhua worked together through thick and thin, and finally moved Gu Langhua. She holds great power in the Gu family, and can also do business abroad and build a foundation, making the Gu family gradually become the richest man in the Prefecture and achieve its current status. After Liu Yuru married into the Gu family, he treated her like his own daughter and taught her how to manage the Gu family's business.

"Jiang Rou?"

"I didn't get signed in when I went to Yangzhou Prefecture last time. I didn't expect to get signed in now."

Jiang Rou in the play has a rich family background. Not only is her natal family very wealthy, she also has a younger brother who is a high-ranking official in the court, and a foster sister who is married to the King of Liang as his concubine. They can be said to be rich and powerful. And she herself is also very capable. She has shown a high talent for business since she was a child. Not only did she start doing business at the age of 19, but she also has a ruthless drive to "kill everything".

Even when she married Gu Langhua, she decided everything at a glance.

Just because of an accident, Gu Langhua saved her, and she had to marry him. However, she was not impulsive and obsessed with love, but had a vicious eye and a keen eye for knowing people. Gu Langhua rescued her from the robbers and escorted her home safely. What's even more commendable is that Gu Langhua didn't ask for credit from her family. This shows that her character is extraordinary. This kind of character instantly attracted Jiang Rou, and she dared to risk her life. Go gamble.

She and Gu Langhua are a typical example of marriage first and love later.

When she was "forcibly married", Gu Langhua, who had no intention of her, spent all day playing outside to avoid her. But Jiang Rou was not in a hurry. Not only did she not cry, make trouble, or hang herself like other women, but she worked hard to manage their marriage, making Gu Langhua fall in love with her, and she was devoted to her.

Moreover, not only did she make Gu Langhua, who didn't love her, completely fall in love with her, but her amazing business talent and ruthless tactics also conquered Mrs. Gu, allowing her to take over all the Gu family's businesses at a young age. When she first married into the Gu family, they were still running a small business. It was because of her "big gamble" that the Gu family completely turned over and became the richest man in Zhangzhou (Yangzhou Prefecture in the world of film and television integration).

She was only Liu Yuru's age at that time. She had just taken over the Gu family business and encountered new iterations of silk reeling and textiles. Other businesses were waiting and watching and did not dare to act rashly, but Jiang Rou did the opposite. She thought this was a good opportunity, so she bought ten shops and embroidery workshops in one go, spending all the Gu family's savings overnight, and even mortgaged the Gu family's old house.

At that time, everyone was against it, but Mrs. Gu supported her. As a result, the conservative businesses that saw her joke went bankrupt one after another. However, because of her extraordinary courage and courage, as well as her ruthless means of removing salary from the bottom of the cauldron, she made the Gu family famous through "fighting". In the future, the Gu family gradually grew under her management and became the richest man in Zhangzhou. They say that big trees attract the wind, and Jiang Rou knows this well. Therefore, she acted in a low-key manner. Especially when Prince Liang wanted to marry the Gu family, she refused in every possible way.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is a great honor to be called as the consort, but Jiang Rou knows that this is not a blessing but a curse. The Gu family's wealth is often feared by others, and once she enters the government, she will be as deep as the sea. She didn't want to live a life of caution and walking on thin ice every day. This was a high branch that the Gu family didn't want to climb. Therefore, when she mistakenly thought that Gu Jiusi liked Liu Yuru, the legitimate daughter of the Liu family, she immediately came to propose marriage, paid the bride price, and signed documents. It only took three days to finalize the marriage and marry Liu Yuru.

It seemed like she was acting too hastily, but in fact she had already planned it clearly.

It can be said that whether in her marriage to her son or in running the Gu family's business, she has a ruthless vision and ruthless methods. It may seem like a "big gamble", but in fact she is well-planned and successful every step of the way.

"Mrs. Gu." Su Tan'er was also very surprised to see Jiang Rou.

"Miss Su, I didn't expect to meet you here." Jiang Rou walked over.

"Mrs. Gu." Su Tan'er greeted her: "I didn't expect you to come in person this time. If I had known you were coming, I would have definitely gone to find you in person."

"It's all the same." Jiang Rou said.

"Mrs. Gu." Jiang Chen walked over.

"Who is this?" Jiang Rou looked at Su Tan'er.

"Mrs. Gu, this is my husband." Su Tan'er said.

"Your husband?" Jiang Rou was stunned for a moment, but then she came to her senses.

According to the information from the caretakers, Su Tan'er is the concubine of Jiang Chen, Duke of Yongguo.

So, this person is...

"Are you Jiang Chen, Duke of Yongguo?" Jiang Rou asked.

"It's me." Jiang Chen saw Jiang Rou thinking of Lan Shan.

His old classmates Lan Shan and Jiang Rou were played by the same actor in his previous life.

"Seen..."

Before Jiang Rou could finish her words, she was interrupted by Jiang Chen: "Mrs. Gu, just call me Young Master Jiang."

"Then I've met Young Master Jiang." Jiang Rou immediately understood that Jiang Chen didn't want to reveal his identity.

"Mrs. Gu..."

Jiang Chen and Jiang Rou started chatting.

However, Jiang Chen didn't chat much with Jiang Rou. After all, Jiang Rou was a woman.

"Tan'er, you stay here to entertain Mrs. Gu, I'll go check out other places." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Su Tan'er nodded.

"Mrs. Gu, I'll take my leave first." Jiang Chen said to Jiang Rou.

"Master Jiang, walk slowly." Jiang Judao.

Jiang Chen nodded with a smile, then turned and left.

…

"Jiang Rou..."

"What a pity. If it had been twenty years ago..."

"However, if I take down Liu Yuru, I wonder what will happen to the Gu family in this integrated world of film and television."

After Jiang Chen said goodbye to Su Tan'er and Jiang Rou, he continued shopping.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen returned to Jiang Mansion.

"Husband, are you coming back alone?" Zhao Pan'er was stunned when she saw Jiang Chen coming back alone.

"Well, Tan'er met Jiang Rou, the wife of the Gu family in Yangzhou Prefecture, and is now with Jiang Rou." Jiang Chen replied.

"Is it the Gu family from Yangzhou who is cooperating with us?" Zhao Pan'er thought for a while and said.

"right."

Jiang Chen nodded.

"Mrs. Gu is very good at business." Zhao Pan'er said: "I heard from Sister Su (Su Tan'er) that at least 60% of the business in Yangzhou Prefecture belongs to the Gu family."

"This should be obvious. However, this is because the Gu family has backers in the court, and Jiang Rou's management is what makes the Gu family what it is today." Jiang Chen said.

"I heard before that Mrs. Gu is a business genius, but I didn't expect it to be true." Zhao Pan'er said.

"Although this is the first time I have met Jiang Rou today, according to all the information, although she is a woman, she is also a ruthless character. However, the shopping mall is like a battlefield, and if Jiang Rou was not ruthless, the Gu family would not be where it is today. "Jiang Chen said.

"A ruthless character?"

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded.

Shortly after Gu Jiusi and Liu Yuru got married in the play, Jiang Rou handed over all the Gu family's business to Liu Yuru. It may seem like total delegation of power, but it is not as simple as it seems. As a newcomer, she took over such a large stall as soon as she entered the door. Regardless of her qualifications and abilities, the old housekeepers and clerks of the Gu family would definitely be dissatisfied. And all this is Jiang Rou's strategy. She wants to see how Liu Yuru handles it and whether she really has the strength to be the young boss.

Sure enough, Liu Yuru did not disappoint her. Not only did she become a military supplier in Youzhou, she also successfully conquered the old people of the Gu family. Jiang Rou's wishful thinking was a success. Not only did she gain a reputation as a good mother-in-law, she also prepared for the future of the Gu family. What's even more amazing about Jiang Rou is that she can never be cruel to her only son, but she uses Liu Yuru's hand to discipline him.

In fact, she is also teaching Liu Yuru how to tame her husband in disguise. She knows that her son's nature is not bad, but he is just playful. With a little guidance, he will definitely change his ways. At the same time, she is also creating opportunities for the two of them to get along. If they can develop a relationship, Liu Yuru will stay in the Gu family even more wholeheartedly. Sure enough, Gu Jiusi became very different under Liu Yuru's training. Not only did she take the initiative to learn, but she also began to be considerate of her parents. And Liu Yuru also began to become her right-hand man.

Jiang Rou kills three birds with one stone. She doesn't hit, scold or force her. Not only does she make Liu Yuru be grateful to her, but she also makes Liu Yuru devote herself wholeheartedly to the Gu family. It must be said that she played a good game.

Later, due to changes in the court situation, Prince Liang, to whom her brother had taken refuge, was about to lose power, and their Gu family would inevitably be implicated. In order to avoid being confiscated, she decided to move her family. At this time, one of her actions was a textbook example.

Jiang Rou first found Liu Yuru, informed her of the current crisis in the Gu family, and proposed the idea of ​​letting her leave. "You have been married to my family for more than half a year, and I have regarded you as my daughter. But the more I dote on you, the more I have to let you think carefully and think clearly." Without a word of coercion, he seduced with affection and retreated to advance. , I have to say that Jiang Rou’s move is indeed superior.

She obviously wanted to keep Liu Yuru, but she empathized with her like a mother, which made Liu Yuru even more devoted to her. Jiang Rou's strategy of "hiding a knife in a smile" was so perfect that Liu Yuru followed the Gu family to death without any second thoughts.

Jiang Rou had just retained Liu Yuru, and before she was so excited, she never thought that an accident would happen. The situation in the court changed in advance. Wang Shanquan, the governor of Zhangzhou, who had coveted the Gu family's property for a long time, led his men to kill the Gu family after receiving the news.

In order to hold Wang Shanquan down, Gu Langhua took his servants to confront Wang Shanquan and asked Jiang Rou to take everyone to the dock first. However, after receiving the news, Gu Jiusi did not rush to the dock. Instead, he looked back at his father. Seeing that the pursuers were about to arrive, facing a boatload of people, Jiang Rou was in a dilemma. If she continued to wait, she would put everyone in danger, but if she left now, her husband and son would be in danger.

At this critical moment, for the sake of the overall situation, Jiang Rou had to leave the two people she loved the most and leave first.

After arriving in Youzhou, due to the turbulent situation, merchants from many places fled to Youzhou. Youzhou, which was already lacking in resources, became increasingly short of supplies. It won't be long before their Gu family's huge property will surely become the envy of others. Therefore, when Liu Yuru and Gu Jiusi proposed to donate all the Gu family's property, she agreed without hesitation. Although she was reluctant to give up, in order to save her life and the safety of the Gu family, she resolutely gave up the property she had worked hard to build for many years.

Therefore, Jiang Rou, who looks gentle and kind on the outside, looks weak, but in fact, she not only has the courage and fierceness to match the heroes, but also has the integrity of a hero, as well as extraordinary wisdom, a typical soft exterior and strong interior.

"Then be careful when cooperating with the Gu family." Zhao Pan'er said.

"There is no need to worry about this matter. The Gu family will never plot against us now." Jiang Chen put his arm around Zhao Pan'er's waist and said, "Pan'er, I heard that you are in charge of going to Changle Mansion to purchase tea?"

"Yes, next month is when new tea will be launched. The tea business is one of the best businesses in the second world. Sister Su and the others are busy now, so I am responsible for this matter." Zhao Pan'er replied.

"There are a lot of famous teas in Changle Mansion, especially the mother tree Dahongpao. Try to buy more." Jiang Chen has signed in to get the Lingcha tree. However, the Lingcha tree will be consumed by himself in the future, while the mother tree Dahongpao can be used in other places.

However, this second world is a world of film and television integration, so there are many continents with mother trees called Dahongpao.

"Okay." Zhao Pan'er nodded.

"Pan'er, how have you been practicing during this time?" Jiang Chen said.

"It's okay." Zhao Pan'er replied.

"How good is it? Let me see." Jiang Chen picked up Zhao Pan'er and walked towards the room inside.

"It's daytime." Zhao Pan'er said.

"During the day, you can see more clearly." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Zhao Paner rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen.

…

Baiyu Island.

"Going to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo?" Xiao Hunian heard this and looked at Jiang Chen: "Sir, when are you going?"

"Today or tomorrow." Jiang Chen said, "I know you have lived in Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo before, so I will let you lead the way."

"Okay, let me get ready." Xiao Hunian said.

"Um."

Jiang Chen nodded and said: "At that time, we will set off from Hezhong Prefecture and go to Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, Liao Kingdom."

"Okay." Xiao Hunian nodded.

After Xiao Hunian went to prepare, Jiang Chen found Zhao Yan.

"Sister Yan, are you learning embroidery?" Jiang Chen was very surprised.

"Yes, embroidery can cultivate your body and mind. Now I feel good to calm down and embroider." Zhao Yan said.

"Are these two ugly ducklings?" Jiang Chen said.

"This is a parrot." Zhao Yan's face darkened.

"Is it a parrot? Okay." Jiang Chen hugged Zhao Yan's waist.

"Why did you come to Baiyu Island?" Zhao Yan asked.

"Of course I miss my Sister Yan." Jiang Chen said.

"Miss me? Do you think I will believe it?" Zhao Yan rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen.

"Why don't you believe it? I really miss you." Jiang Chen said.

"You have so many ladies, can you think of it?" Zhao Yan said.

"Why can't you think of it?" Jiang Chen decorated the materials.

"What do you think?" Zhao Yan asked.

"I don't know, I only know that Sister Yan is beautiful..." Jiang Chen said sweetly.

He and Zhao Yan won it after meeting each other a few times. The two of them had no feelings at all, but after being together for such a long time, they began to have feelings for each other.

"I want to embroider." Zhao Yan held Jiang Chen's hand.

"We'll talk about embroidery later, now..." Jiang Chen said in Zhao Yan's ear.

"You hate it." Zhao Yan never expected that Jiang Chen would think of such indescribable things.

After the two played around for a while, Jiang Chen asked, "Sister Yan, why don't you go look elsewhere?"

"I think it's good to be on Baiyu Island. The climate here is good and the scenery is beautiful..." Zhao Yan replied.

"Okay, as long as you are satisfied, that's all. But don't forget to practice." Jiang Chen said.

"No, I also want to extend my lifespan and be with you..." Now Zhao Yan has almost forgotten her ex-husband.

"Me too." Jiang Chen said.

"Jiang Chen..." Zhao Yan raised her head and looked at Jiang Chen, then closed her eyes.

Jiang Chen lowered his head and kissed her.

The next moment, Zhao Yan was picked up.

…

Liao Kingdom, Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo.

"This is Tokyo Liaoyang Mansion." Jiang Chen looked at the city gate.

Decades ago, after Liao Taizu destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, he established Dongping County in Liaoyang. In the third year of Tianxian's reign, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty was promoted to Dongping as Nanjing, and his mansion was named Liaoyang. In the first year of Huitong, it was renamed Tokyo.

Liaoyang City is three feet high and covers an area of ​​thirty miles. There are eight gates in total: Yingyang Gate in the east, Shaoyang Gate in the southeast, Longyuan Gate in the south, Xiande Gate in the southwest, Dashun Gate in the west, Daliao Gate in the northwest, Huaiyuan Gate in the north, and Anyuan Gate in the northeast. . The palace city is in the northeast, three feet high, with watchtowers and turrets at four corners.

"Well, I used to come to Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo once a year." Xiao Hunian said.

"Let's go in." After Jiang Chen practiced Xiaoyao Tianjue with Zhao Yan and others on Baiyu Island, he brought Xiao Hunian to Hezhong Mansion, and then flew an OH-6A modified helicopter with Guan Yuqing and Bi Nan. Arrived in Liao Kingdom.

Of course, because there was no navigation, Jiang Chen and the others landed south of Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, and it took almost a day to reach Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo.

"Okay." Xiao Hunian nodded.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves came from behind.

Jiang Chen turned around and saw a team of horses.

The leader was none other than Yelu Sage.

The character in "Yanyuntai".

In the play, he is the second son of Liao Taizong, the second emperor of the Liao Dynasty, the half-brother of Yelujing, the cousin of Yeluxian, and the husband of Xiao Hunian. Yan Sage rebelled. For Xiao Hunian's safety, he locked Xiao Hunian in a room before the rebellion and asked Xiao Hunian to wait for his return. Xiao Yanyan, Han Derang, and Yelvxian set a trap, causing Guisage to lose completely. Ruisage wanted to escape, but was shot in the vital part by Xiao Yanyan with an arrow. Xiao Hunian waited in the room and finally saw Yu Sage who was vomiting blood.

"I didn't expect that when I came to Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, the first person I met would be Yelu Sage."

"Yelu Sage, I don't know what the specific situation is now."

As the Taiping King, one of the direct descendants of Taizu Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Sage in the play has royal attributes as soon as he appears. He has the domineering aristocratic status and the majesty of a child of the grassland. He has dark skin, a burly build, a stern face, and a resolute profile, which indeed fits the image of a fierce general fighting on the battlefield.

"It's him?"

Xiao Hunian also recognized Yelu Sage, but she immediately turned her head.

"Yelu Sage, I didn't expect him to be in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo." Jiang Chen said.

"Husband, he..."

"Hu Nian, don't you have confidence in me?" Jiang Chen sent a message into the secret passage.

Xiao Hunian didn't even think about it.

Compared with Jiang Chen, although Yelu Sage was a member of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, he was also an ordinary person.

"Let's go into the city." Jiang Chen said.

Yelu Kuan Sage was a rebel in "Yanyuntai".

In the play, when Yelu Sage rebelled, he not only controlled the state's chariot, Oruduo, but also united with Nvli and Gao Xun. Both of them were important ministers in the court and held real power. underestimate. Not only that, Yelu Sage also took advantage of the concubine in the palace and Yelu Jimo's princess An Zhi to join forces inside and outside the palace, which shows Yelu Ruisage's resourcefulness and scheming.

"Okay." Xiao Hunian nodded: "Sir, the courtyard I'm talking about is in the east of the city."

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen and others arrived in front of a courtyard.

"My mother bought this place." Xiao Hunian led Jiang Chen and others in and said as they walked: "However, this place has been abandoned for several years, and I haven't been here for a long time."

"This yard is nice." Jiang Chen said as he looked at the yard.

"This courtyard is composed of seven or eight courtyards..." Xiao Hunian continued to introduce.

"Let's find a place to place the family teleportation talisman first," Jiang Chen said.

"Master, come with me, I know a secret room." Xiao Hunian said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Chen successfully placed the family teleportation talisman.

"Hu Nian, do you have any good suggestions for the next development in Liao Kingdom?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I want to see my father." Xiao Hunian said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded and said, "You can ask Fu Hui and An Xi to go with you. Also, pay attention to safety."

"Sir, I want to write a letter to my father and ask him to come to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo." Xiao Hunian said.

"Can my father-in-law come to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yes." Xiao Hunian nodded.

"Okay, you decide for yourself." Jiang Chen had no objection.

"Master, do you want to get an identity in Liao Kingdom?" Xiao Hunian asked.

"identity?"

"The Liao State was different from the Song State. It was very passive without military power." Xiao Hunian said.

The army of the Liao Kingdom was roughly divided into the palace army, the tribal army, the Jingzhou army and the national army. The palace army is composed of strong men from accounts directly under the emperor. It is a close army of the Khitan people and is used for guarding and fighting. The tribal army is mainly composed of strong men from tribes other than Khitan and is used to guard the four sides. These two types of troops are the main force of the Liao army. The Jingzhou Army, also known as the Wuzhou Township Army, was composed of strong men from the Han and Bohai ethnic groups in the five states and counties in the Jingzhou Province. The vassal army is composed of strong men from the vassal country. The latter two types of troops are auxiliary forces.

"It's okay. At worst, we can secretly control Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo." Jiang Chen did not object, because without military power, the Jiang family's industry would not be protected.

What's more, the Liao Kingdom also had the Khitan, Bohai, Jurchen, Baidada, Shiwei, Xiren, Orylat, Balhun, Wursote, Cali-Penuli-Olimi—— The most elite 300,000 Saibei nomadic cavalry composed of Yue Li Du, Yue Li Ji and other northern nomads!

"It's not necessary. As long as you are a noble, you can have private soldiers." Xiao Hunian said.

"You decide this matter. If you need my cooperation, please tell me. In addition, I am going to let Yu Qingqing, Chen Yifan, An Qinghuan, and Shu Wanting come to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. In addition, you can leave the matter of Baiyu Island to Xue first. Chunyu, you are always responsible for everything here." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Xiao Hunian had no objection: "Master, help me disguise myself, and I'll buy some servants."

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

…

Qing Dynasty Mainland, Eighth Prince's Mansion.

"Bago, are you looking for me?" Jiang Chen asked after walking into the living room.

"Ninth brother, you are here, sit down." After saying this, Yinhu asked someone to serve tea.

After drinking a cup of tea and chatting with Yinhu for a while, Jiang Chen asked: "Bago, what do you want from me?"

"Ninth brother, do you want to carry the flag for Nian Gengyao?" Yinhu asked.

"right."

Jiang Chen told the story of the deficit and said: "There is too much deficit, and extraordinary means must be used to make up for it, and Nian Gengyao is the person I need. Brother, is Nian Gengyao having trouble raising the flag?" ?If I really run into trouble, I can sell the houses in my hands in advance."

"No, I've already taken care of this matter." Yinhu handed Jiang Chen a coupon.

"Very good."

Jiang Chen said: "You can start your own plan next. Don't worry, Bage, I will definitely help you solve those shortfalls."

It is only the 45th year of Kangxi's reign. Relatively speaking, although there is a deficit, it is not a lot.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Ninth Brother." Yinhu said.

"This is what I should do." Jiang Chen said.

"Ninth brother, do you know the news about Huang Ama going to Wulian County?" Yinhu asked.

"Huang Ama went to Wulian County? Why did Huang Ama go to Wulian County?" Jiang Chen looked at Yinhu in shock, with a look on his face that he just knew.

"I don't know the specifics, but something happened to Emperor Ama in Wulian County." Yinhu said.

"Something happened? What happened?" Jiang Chen stood up and asked anxiously.

"I heard that Huang Ama was assassinated...The situation is unknown now." Yinhu replied.

"Assassinated?"

Jiang Chen frowned: "Bago, if Huang Ama goes to Wulian County, he must be protected by Ouchi guards. How could he be assassinated?"

"This...I don't know, but Ninth Brother, what do you think we should do next?" Yinhu asked.

"Bago, the prince will definitely take action. Let's stay calm." Jiang Chen said.

"Use stillness to stop?" Yinhu narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, stop with stillness."

Jiang Chen nodded and said: "I don't believe that anything will happen to Huang Ama. If the prince does something wrong at this time, then we can ask Huang Ama to depose the prince. If Bage really wants to do something, he can secretly Help the prince."

Now Prince Yinzheng and Yinzhen both belong to the princelings.

Attacking Prince Yinzhen is, to a certain extent, attacking Yinzhen.

In the play, Yinzhen only obtained the resources of the princelings after Yinzhen was deposed twice.

"What do Ninth Brother think we should do?" Yinhu asked.

"I think..." Jiang Chen whispered.

After a while.

"Ninth brother has such a good plan." Yinhu said.

"Bago, there is no perfect strategy in this world, so during the execution process, Bago, you can make appropriate changes." Jiang Chen said.

Yinsu nodded and clapped his hands.

The next moment, a woman walked in with a box.

Jiang Chen turned around and looked, and the system beep sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you signed in successfully and received the Tianzhu Buddha Finger. 】

"Tianzhu Buddha Finger?"

According to the system introduction, this Tianzhu Buddha Finger is a martial art from "The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon". It is one of the seventy-two stunts of Shaolin. It is also one of Bodhidharma's stunts passed down from Tianzhu to the Central Plains. It is the Shaolin School's acupuncture stunt. There will be a very slight chi chi sound. In the play, during the battle at Juxian Village, Xuanji used this fingering method to rescue Xuannan who was attacked by Xiao Feng.

"Tianzhu Buddha Finger? This sign-in reward is average."

Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Xiang Hong, a character in "Tiger".

In the play, Xianghong, who has a weak and gentle personality, is taken into the backyard concubine by Babeile. She is not favored at first, but later she is given to Nian Gengyao by Babeile, who actually wants her to act as an undercover agent. Xianghong couldn't accept it at first, but then she found out that Nian Gengyao was a gentleman, and she had always treated her with courtesy. Under the forced situation, she and Nian Gengyao cooked rice together, secretly forming a baby, and even found out that she fell in love with Nian Gengyao. Yao was eventually hunted down by Ba Beile in order to protect Nian Gengyao. He eventually died in childbirth, leaving a posthumous son who was adopted by Nian Gengyao's wife Xiulan.

"Xiang Hong in "Tiger"?"

"Now that I meet Xiang Hong, I don't know if she has been taken in by Yinhu."

"However, Yinhu was willing to give his woman to Nian Gengyao."

Jiang Chen felt that this was the difference between him and Yinhu. He would never do such a thing.

Because he only knows how to put hats on others.

Yinhu took the box from Xianghong's hand and handed it to Jiang Chen.

"This is it?" Jiang Chen asked.

"This is Millennium Ganoderma lucidum. I know that Ninth Brother is practicing. I think this will be helpful to Ninth Brother." Yinhu said.

"Thank you, Bage. I like this Millennium Ganoderma lucidum very much." Jiang Chen was very happy. In the second world, Millennium Ganoderma lucidum is one of the most precious medicinal materials.

"As long as Ninth Brother likes it," Yinhu said.

"Bago, if you have the connections, you can help me acquire it," Jiang Chen said.

"Ninth brother needs it?" Yinhu asked.

"Yes." Jiang Chen was actually just talking. After all, in the mainland of the Qing Dynasty, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was a life-saving thing for ordinary people. However, through the trade routes left by Yinzhen, he was able to purchase a lot of Changbai Mountain ginseng.

"I will pay attention." Yinhu said.

…

Ninth Brother's Mansion.

"Sir, this is the relevant information about Hailancha." Yao Ji handed the information about Hailancha to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened it and started reading.

Hailancha is a character in "Story of Yanxi Palace".

After a while.

"This Hailancha can be roped in." According to the information, Hailancha has just developed and is a small role.

"Young master, are you planning to win over him directly?" Yao Ji asked.

"Um."

Jiang Chen nodded and said: "It's better to win over him directly. By the way, Prince Yinreng should have left the clan mansion now, right?"

"Already left." Yao Ji nodded: "The time for Kangxi to imprison him has come, and he is now in the Zongren Mansion."

"When Yinreng was in the Zongren Mansion, he was still a little constrained in doing things, but after leaving the Zongren Mansion..." A smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth, and he said meaningfully: "I'm really looking forward to his performance. Yaoji, you We can bring Qiu Yanzhi back."

Now that Luo Jinhong's father's matter has been settled by Yinhu, and Kangxi's matter does not require too much interference, there is no use for Qiu Yanzhi to stay in Wulian County.

"Okay." Yaoji responded.

…

Ruolan courtyard.

"Ruolan, are you looking for me?" Jiang Chen walked into the living room and asked.

"Master Jiu, my family has 30,000 salt quotations every year. Now the salt merchants who cooperate with our family have begun to come to our door. Should we continue to cooperate with them?" Ruolan asked.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen asked.

Thirty thousand pieces of salt are the largest industry in Jiu Age Mansion.

It brings an income of more than 100,000 taels of silver to the Ninth Prince's Mansion every year.

"I, I have no experience in this area, so I want to maintain the previous cooperation." Ruolan said.

"Okay, you can just take responsibility for this matter." Jiang Chen said.

"Master Jiu, I..."

"Ruolan, you are my Fujin. It is normal to manage the property in the house. I believe you will be able to manage it well." Jiang Chen held Ruolan's hand and said, "I also believe you will not be able to manage it well." It disappoints me.”

"I'll try my best," Ruolan said.

"Try your best? Okay, but if you don't understand anything, you can ask me or discuss it with Ruoxi and the others." Jiang Chen said.

"Ruoxi?" Ruolan's face changed slightly.

"I believe there are some things you won't tell Ruoxi." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Even if Ruo Lan told Ruo Xi that he wanted to take Ruo Xi as his concubine, Jiang Chen did not regret it.

Because Ruoxi is a time traveler.

The body is young, but the actual age is not young anymore.

"In addition, food is the most important thing for the people. Pay close attention to the spring plowing in our villages outside Shuntian Mansion. At the same time, the grain stores in Shuntian Mansion will be able to increase food prices starting from next month." Jiang Chen said .

"Raise food prices?" Ruolan hesitated and said, "Master Jiu, isn't this bad?"

"How much food is left in the grain store?" Jiang Chen asked.

"We still have 300,000 shi of grain stored in several grain stores in Shuntian Mansion." After Ruolan took charge of the accounts, she figured out the assets of Jiu Age Mansion.

"There is too little food. I want to reserve more." Jiang Chen said.

"I know." Ruolan said.

"Don't you ask me why?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Master Jiu, of course you have your reasons for making this decision." Ruolan said.

"Ruolan, you are so kind." Jiang Chen likes women like Ruolan who follow the three obediences and four virtues.

"..." Ruolan.

"We will go hunting next month." Jiang Chen said.

"Master Jiu, please make arrangements." Ruolan thought about refusing before, but Jiang Chen insisted that she couldn't refuse.

"Okay." Jiang Chen smiled.

…

Mainland of the Qing Dynasty, Jiangning Mansion.

"Are you Master Hu San?" Jiang Chen asked, looking at the person in front of him.

"I am Hu Shaoying." Hu Shaoying replied.

"Hello, Mr. Hu." Jiang Chen recognized Hu Shaoying.

Hu Shaoying is the male protagonist in "Chrysanthemum Drunk".

In the play, he is an Anhua tea merchant and the third son of the Hu family. During his escape, he adopted the pseudonym Gu Shengxiong. Although Shaoying was very smart since she was a child, she had no intention of pursuing an official career. At the same time, she developed a strong interest in growing and making tea, and was even more obsessed with black tea. His character also changed with his life encounters. After a series of major changes and several years of being on the run, an originally arrogant and unruly young man turned into an easy-going, humble, deep and reserved person. The road of revenge with blood and fire made him realize To the true meaning of life.

"Are you Mr. Jiang?" Hu Shaoying asked.

"I am Jiang Chen. This time our Jiang family wants to buy tea from your Hu family."

The reason why Jiang Chen met Hu Shaoying here was because the Jiang family's tea business in Jiangning Mansion had already started, and the Hu family was a tea merchant for a century, so Wang Hui got in touch with the Hu family through an informant, and that's how we got it now The scene where Jiang Chen meets Hu Shaoying.

"Mr. Jiang, how much tea do you want to buy?" Hu Shaoying asked.

"Five thousand Dan." Jiang Chen said.

"Five thousand dan? Mr. Jiang, are you kidding me?" Hu Shaoying was surprised.

"Are you kidding? No, I'm not kidding."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said: "As long as the Hu family has it, then we can trade."

The total tea output of the Qing mainland was 2.8 million dan.

So, a deal of five thousand dan. In a way, not much.

"Our Hu family doesn't have five thousand dan, but we still have two thousand dan," Hu Shaoying said.

"When will the delivery be delivered?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Three months later." Hu Shaoying replied.

"What about the price?" Jiang Chen continued to ask.

"Black tea costs 16 taels per load, and green tea costs 14 taels." The price Hu Shaoying mentioned was the price of silver.

"Mr. Hu, your price is a bit high." Jiang Chen frowned.

"The price is high? Mr. Jiang, my price is not high. However, this is a third-class price." Hu Shaoying replied.

"Where's the first class?" Jiang Chen asked.

There are many grades of tea.

In the mainland of the Qing Dynasty, the average price of first-class, raw buds was 70 to 80 taels of silver per load. Second-grade, ripe buds, the average price per load is 45 to 50 taels of silver. Third grade, top quality, the average price per load is 20 to 30 taels of silver. Fourth grade, with threaded edges, the average price per load is 15 to 16 taels of silver. Fifth grade, bottom tea, the average price per load is 12 to 13 taels of silver. Sixth grade, high quality, with an average price of 6 to 7 taels of silver per load.

"First class 60 taels of silver." Hu Shaoying said.

"Mr. Hu, how many first-class tea leaves do you have?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Five hundred Dan." Hu Shaoying said.

"Five hundred loads? One load is 55 taels of silver. I want it all." Jiang Chen said.

"Mr. Jiang, don't worry about buying first-class tea." Hu Shaoying said.

Tea in the mainland of the Qing Dynasty was divided into official tea and commercial tea. Official tea is popular in Shaanxi and Gansu, and is stored in Yi Ma. The imperial court set up inspection censors in the northwest, stationed in Xining, Taozhou, Hezhou, Zhuanglang, and Ganzhou Tea and Horse Divisions, in charge of official tea and tea and horse trade. Later, the tea horse censor was abolished, and some ministers were assigned, or the governor of Gansu was ordered to take charge of it. Finally, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was in charge of the official tea affairs. In the early years of Shunzhi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, it was stipulated that one horse weighed one hundred and twenty pounds of tea, one horse weighed ninety pounds, and one horse dismounted weighed seventy pounds. The required official tea still imitates the tea method of Zhao Shang in the Ming Dynasty. Businessmen who were affiliated with Shanxi and Shaanxi were called Dongshang, and Hui businessmen were called Xishang.

However, as the pastureland of the Qing Dynasty became more extensive than that of previous generations, the military significance of buying horses gradually disappeared. The tea-horse trade after Kangxi was nothing more than a story about the previous dynasty. The number of Yima is not large, and it is often stopped, causing the Tea Horse Company's tea inventory to increase day by day. In order to solve the problem of accumulated tea in the inventory, the imperial court sometimes converted the tea collected into military pay and distributed it to soldiers for resale; sometimes it converted 30%, 20%, or even 10% of the original official tea from tea merchants to officials.

Commercial tea is sold in tea-producing provinces in the south. The Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court issued tea introductions and distributed tea production to counties for sale. There are also places where tea production is small and there is no introduction, and tea garden households are responsible for marketing locally. Guangdong and Guangxi produce very little tea, and the northern provinces do not produce tea, so they are not licensed. Only tea merchants pay taxes or collect a small amount of landing fee when passing through the border. There are general tea merchants and individual tea merchants, and the method of making tea is similar to the salt method. The individual merchants were under the name of the general merchant, who was responsible for supervising the collection of tea, and the individual merchants bought and sold the tea. All tea practices have their own territory.

This is why Hu Shaoying said that there is no need to worry about selling first-class tea.

"Mr. Hu, why don't we each give in? How about 58 taels of silver for a load of first-class tea? In addition, I want a thousand loads of second-rate tea. Black tea, green tea, and black tea are all fine. I want two thousand loads of third-rate tea." Jiang Jiang Chen said.

"Mr. Jiang, are you sure you want so much?" Hu Shaoying was a little surprised.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded.

"Mr. Jiang, I need to think about it." Hu Shaoying said.

"Okay, Mr. Hu will go to Jiang Mansion to find me after you think about it. If I'm not here, you can also sign a contract with my wife." Jiang Chen said.

"Mr. Jiang's wife?" Hu Shaoying was a little surprised.

"Yes, I am away from home, and some properties can only be managed by my wife." Jiang Chen nodded and said, "We are a merchant family, I guess this is not surprising, right?"

"It's not surprising." Hu Shaoying is not one of those scholars, so she understands this.

After a while, Hu Shaoying left.

"Hu Shaoying..."

"Tea merchant..."

"By the way, the annual tea production in mainland Qing Dynasty is not low."

Jiang Chen remembered that in the mainland of the Qing Dynasty, in the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, the total number of tea introductions issued nationwide was 160,000 citations (each quotation was 100 kilograms, which was actually far more than this number). After Kangxi's 40th year, the number increased to 240,000 citations.

According to Jiang Chen's estimate, the current annual output of the Qing mainland should be about 50 million kilograms.

Even if these tea leaves are obtained from the Liao Kingdom using space rings, they can still make a lot of money.

Even the humblest tea leaves can become as soft as gold.

This can be known from the sales of tea obtained in the first world. Therefore, when the second world begins to receive new tea, he starts to purchase it in various countries.

"Husband."

Zhu Yunqiao walked in.

"Yunqiao, are you back?" Jiang Chen went out with Zhu Yunqiao today, but he came to see Hu Shaoying, so Zhu Yunqiao took Zhui'er to the fabric store next door.

"Um."

Zhu Yunqiao asked: "Husband, have you finished handling your matters?"

"It's been dealt with." Jiang Chen nodded, stood up, and said, "Let's go shopping elsewhere."

"Okay." Zhu Yunqiao nodded happily.

At that moment, Jiang Chen left the restaurant with Zhu Yunqiao and his two daughters.

"Yun Qiao, where do you want to go?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Let's go take a look at the front first. I heard that the street in front is very lively." Zhu Yunqiao said.

"good."

Jiang Chen had no objection and chatted with Zhu Yunqiao while walking.

After arriving at Jiangning Mansion, Zhu Yunqiao came out for the first time and looked very happy.

"Yunqiao, you can come out more often in the future." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Yes. I will come out when I have time, but for me, the most important thing is practice." Zhu Yunqiao said.

"You like practicing?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yeah." Zhu Yunqiao nodded.

"Then do you want to manage the business?" Jiang Chen has always felt that his woman can avoid most palace fights if she has something to do.

"I can't do it." Zhu Yunqiao shook his head.

"It's okay." Jiang Chen was not surprised. It was possible for Zhu Yunqiao to become a chivalrous woman, but in business... she was still not as good as Shen Cuixi. But speaking of it, she has already made an engagement with Shen Cuixi, so she should find a way to take over Shen Cuixi.

"I just want you to be happy and do what you like." Jiang Chen said.

"Yes." Zhu Yunqiao nodded and said, "Husband, you are so kind."

Just then, there was a noise from the front.

"Husband, there seems to be someone performing in the front, shall we go and take a look?" Zhu Yunqiao said to Jiang Chen after hearing the voice in front.

"good."

Jiang Chen nodded and walked forward with Zhu Yunqiao and Zhui'er.

Soon, Jiang Chen and others found the place where the performers were performing, and saw a circle of people surrounding the performers.

"There are so many people, how can we get there?" If she were in Suzhou Mansion, Zhu Yunqiao would definitely show her identity and pass by, but this is Jiangning Mansion, and with the change of identity, she can't be like before.

"I have a way." Jiang Chen said.

"What can be done?" Zhu Yunqiao asked.

"I……"

Just as Jiang Chen was about to say something ahead, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in front of him, and then, a group of people appeared in Jiang Chen's sight.

Seeing the people coming, Jiang Chen's pupils shrank: "It's them..."

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