Shen Nishang was thinking deeply about catching that touch of aura, but when Ling Fei interrupted her, her thinking was cut off, but there was no way, she raised her eyes and was slightly surprised: "Second branch?"

Ling Fei bowed: "Although Licheng is far away, it is also next to the Zhongjiang River, adjacent to Xiuhu Lake and Xiushan Mountain, Poshan Lake, not only the port trade is prosperous, the local land is fertile, the output is extremely high, and it is a famous land of fish and rice." The pen, fun and pavilion www.biquge.info the entire Dali field, and the surrounding area under the jurisdiction of Licheng accounts for one-third. ”

Shen Nishang had never been to Licheng, and she didn't pay much attention to the map of the Mi family at that time, but the more she listened to it, the more familiar she felt: "Is there a map?"

Ling Fei was stunned, where did he have that thing, the map was an official resource, even if he had it, he couldn't always take it with him.

Shen Nishang also reacted, and didn't say much, she pushed away the tabletop, dipped her fingers in the tea, and simply drew a topographic map on the tabletop, and finally pointed to the middle place: "The Licheng you are talking about, is this the location? Is Xiushan in this location? Is there also Xiuhu Boshan Lake here?"

The city she was referring to was the city next to the very famous tourist attraction in her previous life, next to a vast lake water.

And there is a great writer in that tourist attraction who once wrote a well-known poem, which wrote, "The flying stream goes straight down 3,000 feet, and it is suspected that the Milky Way falls for nine days." It is to describe a famous scene on this ancient mountain.

If it's this place, then it's understandable.

After all, in her original world, there was once a "Taihu Lake is ripe, and the world is full" in history. ".

Xiuhu ...... Taihu Lake, Poshan is Poyang!

Even because of the introduction of Vietnamese Champa rice at that time, the fertile land and good natural conditions in this area must have been a prerequisite.

Ling Fei was stunned.

Not only him, but Zhang Shaohan and Shang Zilu also put away the smiles on their faces and looked at Shen Nishang in some surprise.

"Isn't it?" Shen Nishang was slightly impatient.

Ling Fei nodded: "It's here." ”

Shen Nishang glanced at Ling Fei and muttered without speaking.

There was silence in the room.

Shang Zilu was a little inexplicable, looking at this and that, and finally looked at Shen Nishang: "Nishang, isn't Licheng suitable?"

Shen Nishang was still silent.

Licheng is naturally suitable.

After Ling Fei finished speaking, before she drew the drawing, she also thought that this place was very suitable.

It is also in the main traffic artery, and the waterway is smooth, the local people's livelihood is rich, and the purchasing power is definitely not weak.

But when she began to draw a map, she found that the straight-line distance between this Licheng and Maoguo was less than two hundred miles, and the straight-line distance from the royal capital of Maoguo was not more than five hundred miles. To the east of Licheng, the straight-line distance is no more than 500 miles is the boundary of the Eastern Capital. The Eastern Capital Kingdom is one of the four small states, with an area less than one-eighth of the size of Dali State, and its kings are not far from the mouth of the sea. Although it seems far away, if you go down the Zhongjiang River from Licheng, you can reach it in one day at most.

In the same way, the waters around Licheng are all over the place, and if you sail from Licheng to reach the capital of King Mao, it will only take a few hours.

In the flash of light, many thoughts flashed in her mind, and she took the "good" back and was silent.

For Ling Fei, she felt that there was a friendship between them, but she couldn't trust him enough.

It has only been half a month since the opening of the Qicheng branch here, and even the address of the second branch has been chosen, and it seems that Zhang Shaohan and Shangzilu have already known and passed.

Shen Nishang glanced at Ling Fei.

She is not a person who likes to be in power, and she does not feel that she is the largest shareholder, so she asks everyone to listen to her. She prefers that everyone has their own duties, and she will not try to interfere with the scope of others' expertise or confidence.

However, we must not be unguarded.

She just wants to make money, and she believes that Zhang Shaohan may not be willing to mix into some complicated things under unclear circumstances.

For those scholars, people like her and Zhang Shaohan are like two ants.

"I'll think about it. Shen Nishang replied.

Ling Fei glanced at her deeply, and his tone was light: "Okay." It's inconvenient to exchange letters, so if you think about it, let's meet. ”

Shang Zilu said with a smile: "By the way, when the time comes, let's find a place to relax, everyone has a good day, and we should practice it for me." ”

"When are you going to enter the barracks?"

"The Sixteenth Route Army is under my uncle, but because it is a new army, it is trained tightly and the discipline is also strict, and I am afraid it will not be easy to see each other in these months. Shang Zi said, "The date is also set, the new army will enter the camp on the last day of the month, and it will be convenient to get the whole month's salary next month." My uncle asked me to go a day early, and I passed on the twenty-eighth. ”

"Is the Sixteenth Route Army okay?" Shen Nishang didn't know much about these.

It was only when Shang Zilu said that this army was under his eldest uncle, and she was a little puzzled. Mu Dongheng is the general, and she seems to have heard rumors that the regular army in Yunzhou belongs to Mu Dongheng. If it is true, then the troops under the command of General Shang are likely to be reserves or logistics, which obviously does not match Shang Zilu's ambitions.

"It's good, anyway, there is no fight now, it's almost the same anywhere. Shang Zilu grinned.

Shen Nishang couldn't say anything.

Ling Fei said goodbye to Shangzilu and left.

Shen Nishang returned to the table and sat down, a touch of contemplation between her eyebrows.

Zhang Shaohan closed the door, and Shen Nishang asked, "Do you mean the idea of opening a second branch?"

Zhang Shaohan poured tea for Shen Nishang: "I did mention it in Qicheng, but I didn't think it would be so fast." When I came back to Yunzhou yesterday, Young Master Ling and Young Master Shang made an appointment to go out for a drink, so I mentioned it carefully. What's wrong? Miss Shen thinks Licheng is not suitable, or is the timing not right?"

Shen Nishang didn't answer, but suddenly asked a question: "Did Zhang Shaodong's family have ideals?"

"Ideal?" Zhang Shaohan was stunned.

"That is to say, have you ever thought about what kind of life you want to live in the future? For example, career, you used to be a teahouse, and now you are an incense shop, but I know that Zhang Shaodong's family has martial arts and literature, you see this, you can be regarded as an all-rounder, in addition to doing business, have you ever thought of other ambitions?" Shen Nishang looked at him after speaking.

Zhang Shaohan was silent for a moment: "Miss Shen wants to ask me, have you ever thought about seeking development in your career?"

Shen Nishang meant this, and since Zhang Shaohan asked it bluntly, she also bowed her head.

"When I was nineteen years old, I also thought about entering the public service, and I also went to the official examination. Zhang Shaohan spoke slowly.

Shen Nishang was slightly stunned.

She knew that the world was different from the ancient times she had known to.

In this era, there was no imperial examination, and scholars would also take exams, but this kind of examination existed more as a system of recognition for completion. When you get this kind of paperwork similar to a certificate of completion, you can go to the government to find a job.

No matter what kind of position, you will participate in the corresponding assessment, and you can take up the post if you are admitted.

Of course, these are some basic positions, and then through the performance in the process of service, by the peak of the evaluation, and finally the court through the recommendation of the peak or after a certain number of years, combined with the evaluation, to promote the position.

She didn't expect that Zhang Shaohan really wanted to take a career in office.

Seeing Shen Nisheng's surprised expression, Zhang Shaohan smiled lightly: "I did go to the test, and I passed the test." However, he resigned after less than three months in office. ”

"What's wrong? You're going up to the top to embarrass you?" Shen Nishang asked.

"It's not too difficult. Zhang Shaohan shook his head and smiled lightly, "They just want to kiss me." ”

"They?" Shen Nishang keenly grasped the words,

"Well, one asked me to marry his eldest brother's concubine, and the other asked me to marry his concubine. Zhang Shaohan smiled helplessly, "I don't want to marry anyone, so I can only resign." After this time, I thought about it. There is a fixed number of people who take what path, and if you want to get what you don't deserve, you have to pay what you don't want to pay. I don't want to force myself, and I don't want to be at the mercy of others in everything in the future, so it's better to go back to my own realm honestly. ”

"Since it's a concubine, it should be good, right?" Shen Nishang was puzzled.

She roughly guessed why his upper peak wanted to kiss him, it was nothing more than trying to pull people into her camp. Officialdom is a big pyramid, and there are countless small gold towers in it, like Zhang Shaohan, a good son with no qualifications and no background, is the best object to woo, and of course, it is also the easiest object to trample on.

"It's a concubine, this daughter had a close relationship with her cousin's childhood sweetheart earlier. I inquired later, and told me that she had only returned from her hometown in the countryside a month ago. said that he had been sick in the countryside earlier and had been recuperating for a full year. Zhang Shaohan raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his lips was indifferent.

Shen Nishang didn't react at first, and then looked at his strange smile, and then understood, and was suddenly surprised: "It shouldn't be what I thought it meant, right?"

Zhang Shaohan chuckled, if it was a woman next to him, he would definitely not tell her, no matter what else, even if he said it, others might not be able to understand.

Sympathy and ridicule, he didn't want.

"My Shangfeng has always been reluctant to marry his wife's maiden nephew, just because his wife's maiden family has fallen. Then, his daughter insisted on going her own way, and his wife secretly helped, and finally became pregnant and had to get married. But there was no banquet, only the mother-in-law's side invited guests in the countryside, and no one in Yunzhou knew about it. Later, his daughter couldn't stand the hardships of the countryside, and ran away with her after giving birth. Zhang Shaohan smiled, "It's not that I dislike her and have had children, she has a good family background, she looks good, and she is an only daughter, she is valued by her parents, although I am innocent, but my family background is far inferior to her." If you go on a career path, you will definitely be able to get a lot of help from her family. Even if you count it, you don't owe both. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Nishang, and didn't see the look of disdain on Shen Nishang's face, so he continued: "It's just that I think that if I look for a wife's room, not to mention it, my character must still be passable." She grew up with her cousin's childhood sweetheart, and her friendship is so deep, she can still abandon her husband and children because of her hardship, such a woman is really not something I can afford. ”

Zhang Shaohan's counterwords made Shen Nishang laugh too: "Decent character?

"Of course she wasn't, I didn't agree earlier, if it weren't for later-" Zhang Shaohan instinctively retorted, but as soon as he said this, he suddenly stopped, and it was not good to continue.

Shen Nishang didn't expect this layer before he joked about him, and when she heard him, she naturally guessed what he said later, but she was not embarrassed, she only smiled generously: "Don't talk about the past, we don't know each other." Speaking of which, I still have to thank my eldest sister, if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet a talented helper like Zhang Shaodong's family. ”

A smile flashed in Zhang Shaohan's eyes: "Miss Shen just asked me the question, but what is the reason?"

Everyone works together, and the contact is not much, but it is by no means small.

With his sensitivity and ability to see people, he also has a certain understanding of Shen Nishang.

Shen Nishang is definitely not a person who will take the initiative to care about his ambitions and ideals, not that she is indifferent, but that she seems to have drawn many invisible lines around her.

When, where, who, what to say, she has complete proportion.

He thought that his position in front of her was not close to this point.

Shen Nishang lowered her eyes and didn't answer him positively: "I'm just thinking about the future development and positioning, I haven't thought about it clearly yet, and I'll tell you when it's clear." ”

Zhang Shaohan nodded.

Shen Nishang said goodbye and left.

Looking at the back of Shen Nisheng leaving, Zhang Shaohan's eyes flashed with deep thought.

Although he was not sure, he felt that Shen Nishang should have thought of something, and the content of this thought might have something to do with him.

He thought about the process of today's meeting for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason.

That night, Shen Nishang had dinner at Mrs. Si's and came back into the study.

Xiaocui and Erya practiced pounding incense in the workshop, pounding incense is a meticulous job, Yuchun was not patient enough, and saw that Shen Nishang had stayed in the study for half an hour and hadn't come out, so he simply went to the study to see what Shen Nishang was doing.

Shen Nishang likes to read, but she doesn't spend much time in the study.

She doesn't like to learn calligraphy and can't draw, and she likes to read in the bedroom, so there are really not many times when this study can be used except for when she wants to use pen and ink.

Yuchun pushed open the study and went in, only to see Shen Nishang sitting on the rose chair, with a large plain paper on the bookcase in front of him, on which many lines were drawn with deep and shallow thick and thin ink.

Yuchun stood beside Shen Nisheng: "Miss, what is this?"

Shen Nishang did not answer.

Yuchun tried hard to see the reason: "Miss?"

Shen Nishang took a clean pen from his hand and clicked on a position on it: "This is Licheng, Ling Fei wants to open a second branch here." ”

Yuchun said "oh", she had no concept of these at all, but it was always a good thing to be able to open a branch, she asked curiously: "Where is Yunzhou?"

Shen Nishang pointed to the location of another black dot on the map.

Yuchun understood, and looked at the other black dots on the map: "Miss, are all these black dots a city?

Shen Nishang first pointed to the three largest black dots: "This is the royal capital of Dali, Maoguo, and Dongdu," and then moved to Zhongjiang, pointing down in turn, "This line is Zhongjiang, from west to east, respectively, Yunzhou, Qicheng, and Licheng." (To be continued.) )