After the discussion between the prince and the courtiers, they all thought that there was no harm in asking Zhao Chongli to go to the Wa Kingdom to lead the troops to fight. So the prince happily agreed.

The next day, the crown prince Liu Yan discussed this matter with the emperor, and the emperor pondered and agreed.

The imperial court issued a decree to Zhao Chongli, the loyal and righteous duke, to be a general of conquest, the official title is big, but only to the general and not to the soldiers, anyway, the soldiers are from the Xiao Chen family. In this way, in the future, a clipper ship sent Zhao Chongli and several of his subordinates and his entourage to the Wa Kingdom.

Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi didn't care about this, anyway, these were Zhao Chongli and Chen Wenjun's affairs. The two of them are also very busy right now, and they have to prepare to go to Gangnam. Because he was going to go to Guangzhou City secretly, he also had to prepare to go to Guangzhou City as a caravan.

First of all, this manpower is a big matter. Chen Wenhui not only selected his own guards, but also brought ten of them with strong martial arts, and even four maids also brought them. The two grandmothers stayed at the mansion of the county lord of the capital. Wan Shuhui also bought a three-entry house in the capital, which was specially located in the capital to handle the bank's business. Now that the Wangjia Bank has been suppressed, Wan Shuhui has the means, and it is expected that by the spring of next year, the Wangjia Bank may be able to be taken down.

Chen Wenhui's opinion is that Wan Shuhui will return to Qingchun City after the end of the Wang Family Bank in the spring of next year, after all, the affairs of the four cities are a big matter. Without Wan Shuhui in charge, Chen Wenhui is really not at ease.

In addition to the banking business, Wan Shuhui also began to publicize the benefits of investing in Nanyang among the nobles of the capital, and many officials and nobles were ready to move. Now it is only waiting for the emperor's will to arrive, and as long as the emperor agrees to build a fourth city, he will soon be able to absorb a large amount of silver in the capital.

Chen Wenhui is preparing here, Zhao Chongyi is even busier, he walks outside all the year round, has rich experience, and instructs people to prepare luggage and items, select personnel, and are very busy.

She was a little worried about the snow, and she endured it for two days. Finally, I couldn't resist the panic in my heart. Find Chen Wenhui, who is dealing with things in Yiranju.

Chen Wenhui saw that the snow had arrived, and said with a smile on her face: "My sister is here, you came just in time." Steward Xiang is telling me about buying you a shop in Shanghai. ”

Lang Xue hurriedly sat down and looked at the steward. Steward Xiang is about 30 years old. It looks shrewd and capable. He knew that the errand he was doing was for Langxue. Therefore, he was respectful and said with a smile: "Say hello to the girl." ”

Snowfall nodded.

Xiang said to the steward: "We will sell the second master's small mansion and farm in the capital. These yields are not much, which is one or two thousand taels of silver a year, but once they are sold, they get a lot of silver. Because we were not in a hurry to sell at once, we got a good price, and sold for a total of 135,000 taels of silver. ”

Lang Xue knew that her brother was going to sell some of the properties that Zhongyi Gong had bought for him before, and use the money to buy a shop for her in Shanghai, so that she would have more income every year, and second, she could be her future dowry.

She thanked her brother and sister-in-law for being thoughtful, but she didn't expect it to be so valuable, and there were more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "The houses and fields in the capital are many times more expensive than those outside. ”

He said to the steward: "The price is expensive, but unfortunately the income is not very good. Especially in the fields, the price per mu is above 20 taels of silver, but because it is located in the north, there is only one harvest a year, so the income is not good. However, those small houses are still not profitable to rent out every year. However, these are far from the shops we bought in Shanghai with this money. With our money, I bought two shops in Shanghai, both of which are three stories high, with a small warehouse and yard at the back. They are also rented out, and these two shops alone can bring in an annual income of 3,000 taels. ”

Lang Xue was stunned for a while, so that his annual income was six thousand taels, which was enough to support a big family.

Chen Wenhui frowned and said, "Two shops, the annual rent is only three thousand taels?" How is it so little? ”

Xiang said to the steward: "We don't have enough silver, and now it's hard to find a shop in Shanghai City, and the central area is no longer available, both of which are on the edge of the city, so we can buy two shops and yards with these money." If this is in the central area, one will cost more than 300,000 taels. Now the shops in Shanghai are much more expensive than those in Beijing. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said: "It seems that the shop I bought for myself was sold too early, if it were put now, I could earn millions of taels of silver on this alone." ”

Xiang Xiang smiled at the steward.

Chen Wenhui said: "Okay, make snow, if you don't have any opinions, just put the contract away." This Xiang steward, I think he is still shrewd, it is better to let him be a housekeeper for you, and you will hand over the shops in the capital and the shops in Shanghai to him in the future. ”

Xiang handed a small clip to the steward and said, "Girl, this is a contract, and there are 13,000 taels of silver tickets in it, this 10,000 taels of silver tickets is a deposit, and 3,000 taels is the rent for the next year." ”

Lang Xue hurriedly asked Yuqin beside her to put it away and said, "To the steward, my sister-in-law said that please be a housekeeper for me, are you willing?" ”

Xiang Steward, when he first bought and sold the fields and properties for Langxue, he knew that this errand was done well, and he might be the steward of this Zhao girl in the future. He was originally the little housekeeper in charge of Zhao Chongyi's capital house. As soon as Zhao Chongyi sold the house in the capital, he became unemployed, so he was very anxious and begged for someone, so he got this errand to buy an industry for Langxue. Do your best to do a good job, I just hope that this errand is good and can continue to stay, although it is not for the Zhongyi Mansion, but it is not bad to be able to follow the county lord's mansion and follow this new Zhao girl. In the future, Miss Zhao's identity must be married to a wealthy family, at that time, he will be the housekeeper of the house, and he may be able to become the housekeeper of the mansion.

Therefore, he didn't think about it, and quickly saluted again and said, "Willing to serve the eldest girl." ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said, "Then that's it." ”

Lang Xue asked him to get up and said: "This is Yuqin by my side, you hand over it to her, and she will take care of these accounts and other things in the future." ”

Yuqin and Xiang Steward saluted each other.

Chen Wenhui said: "My sister came here and thought she had something to tell me. Go down first, all of you. ”

These subordinates have all retreated.

Chen Wenhui asked, "Let me guess what you are doing here?" But when you hear we're going out, you don't know what to do? ”

Lang Xue smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is really the smartest in the world." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "This time we have been out for a long time, and we may not be able to come back until the Chinese New Year. Originally, Jiangnan was warmer, and we wanted to take you there. However, we have some other things, and there may be some dangers, thinking of you as a weak female streamer, inconvenient, unsafe. It's better for you to stay in the capital. Anyway, now you are able to manage the affairs of the house, not to mention that there are Mama Su and Mama Zheng in it, and Mama Qian to help. There is also my mother outside, and Sister Mingzhu can entrust her. During your time in the capital, you also met a lot of sisters. I don't feel lonely. After we left, you still went to the capital to compose poems and play with those sisters. If you have a party and you don't want to go alone, ask the housekeeper to send a gift, but if you want to go, ask my mother or Sister Mingzhu if you can go, and let them take you. ”

Chen Wenhui thought very thoughtfully. Rongxue is not an ordinary eunuch girl's house, she has experienced vicissitudes of life, so she can understand people very well, she hurriedly said: "My sister-in-law has arranged it for me, so let's do it." You don't have to worry about me, just like my sister-in-law said, with the help of the grandmothers inside, and Mrs. Chen and Sister Mingzhu outside, I won't have anything to do. The county lord's mansion is so big and so beautiful, you can play in the mansion for months just by doing so. Not to mention, I also have some playmates, such as the girls of the Han family, the girls of the Zuo family, and the girls of the Hu family. It won't be lonely. However, my brother and sister-in-law should pay attention when they go out. ”

Chen Wenhui is very relieved of such an independent girl. I couldn't help but think in my heart, if it wasn't Xue who lived here, but Zhao Yufei, I'm afraid that today, Zhao Yufei would have to make a mess, and she would have to follow. Where can it be so reasonable as making snow. Also, because Lang Xue looks delicate, in fact, she has been bitter from the snack, upside down, and very independent, and belongs to the kind of person who is actually the vitality of a dog's tail grass, but has a Guerlain face.

Chen Wenhui couldn't help but be glad, fortunately, the sister-in-law around her was so strong and independent, and she was grateful to Mrs. Zhao for living such a turbulent life for Rong Xue.

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "I got a common warehouse in the house. The things in it are all on the file, so that after I leave, there are weddings and funerals, birthdays, children and other things in the homes where the eunuchs come and go, and you can ask the grandmothers according to our custom, and take the things to give gifts. Also, I kept 20,000 taels of silver in my account to cover the expenses of the government. This has old accounts, you can look through them, ask Mama, and there is also an account office responsible for distributing monthly silver and the like. I'm sure you can handle it. ”

Rong Xue hurriedly said: "There should be no problem with the help of grandmothers." Please rest assured, sister-in-law. If I have any problems, I will ask Mrs. Chen and Sister Mingzhu."

Chen Wenhui nodded and asked, "Do you often enjoy flowers and poetry with these little girls, do you have enough money around you?" If you don't spend enough, you can withdraw it from the book, you can't be laughed at, and you can't be stingy. ”

Lang Xue hurriedly smiled and said, "Why is it not enough to spend, what I eat, use, wear, and wear is all given by my sister-in-law." This pocket money is still six thousand taels a year, how is it enough, I see that the girls of the eunuch family I know only have two taels of silver per month, and the better ones only have twenty taels of silver, I don't know how to live? I'm so much better than them. Therefore, when it comes to spending money, I take the initiative to come out, and I have a reputation for generosity in this circle. ”

Chen Wenhui thought about it and couldn't help laughing. (To be continued......)

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