Xu Wenchang was just about to speak, but the princess had already said first: "Why not, how good is this, I know Meizhen's skills, not worse than you, I think she is in charge of the dockyard, it must be much better than you." ”

Ma Mingsong also nodded and said: "I didn't believe in women's skills before, and I felt that these major events were not managed by women, but later I saw that the four mansions were still in order, and I was already very impressed. Later, Wen Hui came, a little girl's family, reached out and took over the matter of my account room, which made me more relaxed at once, I still didn't let it go, but you look at people, manage it well, and don't panic, when I am in charge, I am busy every day like a headless fly, Wen Hui is in charge, I can still drink tea every day, go shopping, and help Wen Lin manage the construction site, it is really more popular than people. In the future, I will never dare to underestimate women again. ”

Everyone laughed out loud when they said this. The princess said, "Brother Ma, are you saying these words to pat me and Sister Wen Hui's ass?" ”

Ma Mingsong smiled and said, "My old brother can't be guilty of patting the ass of your two little sisters, right?" I'm telling the truth. ”

Everyone laughed again.

After they dispersed, everyone was busy with their own affairs, Xu Wenchang and Ma Mingsong, and the princess left Wenjun behind. Wen Jun knew that there was something important to discuss, so he asked Wen Hui and Wen Lin to take Meizhen to the residence to settle down first, and he would go back in a while.

When they were all gone, Xu Wenchang said: "The emperor has come to the secret decree and praised us very much. In addition, we were given new tasks. ”

Wen Jun hurriedly asked, "What task?" ”

Xu Wenchang said sternly: "Recently, Tiebi Pass has been restless again, and the emperor wants to use troops on a large scale over there to fight a ruthless battle. This grain and grass is extremely important. To know. During last year's drought, a lot of grain and grass in the treasury were used, so where could it be used to fight the war? Therefore, the emperor wants us to buy grain from overseas. Also, I would like to discuss something with you. Can we return the emperor's shares first, originally, we will probably not get the money together until August, and the money earned is enough for 10 million, so that several families will share it together, but now the emperor wants to use the money and fight, this is a big deal, is it not the emperor's share to be returned first? ”

Wen Jun looked at Ma Mingsong. I know, Ma Mingsong's share is the emperor's share, and the Ma family must have no opinion, but the princess's money is also paid by the emperor in advance, what should I do? So he asked, "Is that still three million taels, or five million taels?" ”

Xu Wenchang looked at the princess and said, "It's best to be five million taels." Now we don't have enough in our account, only more than three million taels, can we give three million taels first, and after a period of fundraising, we can pay back five million taels, but in this way, the Chen family is at a loss, and the fourth brother is good to say. ”

Wen Jun scolded in his heart, your fourth brother is easy to say, but there are still a million taels of my sister in it. The co-authors are all from the Chen family. I thought it in my heart, but I couldn't say it with my mouth. Because this is related to the Iron Wall Pass, if it weren't for the Iron Wall Pass, he wouldn't care, what happened to the emperor? The emperor can't treat the Chen family badly. However, the iron wall pass is a major concern. Because if you can hit the barbarians hard, it will be much easier to deal with the barbarians in your own land, so that you won't suffer a loss, that is, your sister will suffer a loss, but your sister won't wait for money for a girl's family, so be it. He opened his mouth and said: "That's okay, I still have to talk to the clan, you can take the money first, think about it, the clan doesn't have any opinions, I'm just reporting." As for the purchase of grain, it is very easy to do, I am going to stop for a few days and go to the Japanese country, first, to make more money, second, the Japanese country has a lot of grain, but they do not have a drought, and third, I want to make further arrangements for the Japanese country, this is a critical time. The struggle for power in Japan is extremely large and complicated, and I am just fishing in troubled waters. ”

Xu Wenchang listened to Daxi and said: "I know that Brother Jun is a person who understands righteousness. So be it. Brother Ma, you have to do three things, one is to send the silver to the capital, and the other is to announce in Shanghai that you are ready to sail to the Japanese kingdom, and ask the merchants to buy positions. Third, to the merchants who bought the Goguryeo route, we bought a lot of grain. ”

Ma Mingsong hurriedly agreed and asked Wen Jun: "Wen Jun, how many ships are you going to take out this time?" ”

Wen Jun said: "This time the route has been understood, I am going to bring more ships, preliminarily set at three Daifuku ships and twelve clippers." The rest also have a number of patrol boats, etc. ”

Xu Wenchang hurriedly asked: "What, has the Dafu ship been built?" ”

Wen Jun said with a smile: "I built it before I went back, I want to take three of them to the Wa Kingdom for sea trials first, and if it is good in the future, I will go to the far land of the South Seas." ”

Xu Wenchang was overjoyed: "Then our sea trade is really launched." ”

Ma Mingsong said: "The purchasing power of the Japanese country is very great, there is more silver, and there are more ships, so I can sell more positions and make more money." It's also good for us to attract merchants to Shanghai. ”

Xu Wenchang said with a smile: "We are really getting more and more prosperous. ”

In the next few days, Wen Jun explained how to manage the dockyard, Wan Meizhen learned very quickly, and soon got started, Wen Jun was very happy, it seems that his sister is really discerning and talented.

On the other hand, Wen Hui and Mei Zhen's Bao Jing Fang also opened a shop in Shanghai, and first loaded the first batch of goods into the ship bound for the Wa Kingdom, and this time, Wen Hui bought a larger position. Of course, the wine from home has also arrived, and there is also a larger warehouse. At the same time, there are also home-grown vermicelli and candied fruits, which are all things that are very popular in the Japanese country.

Wen Hui finished the accounts on her side, and also took out three million taels of silver and handed it to Ma Mingsong, before that, Wen Jun had already told her. She also scolded the emperor in her heart for not being authentic, just knowing the Chen family. However, there is no way, Ma Mingsong is the emperor's person, the princess is the emperor's daughter and son-in-law, and the fourth prince is the emperor's son, and their Chen family can only pinch their noses and admit it. Wen Hui is the worst, this percent of the shares is a private agreement between her and the fourth prince, so she doesn't even have a chance to give her opinions.

In any case, the silver was transported away for the emperor, and Wen Hui relaxed and began to help Wen Lin manage the project, which greatly accelerated the progress. By the time Wen Jun was ready to sail with the fleet, the third phase of the project on Wen Lin's side was already ready to be handed over.

Meizhen and Wenhui watched the fleet leave the port, and their hearts were infinitely concerned, after all, sailing on the sea is still a big risk. Fortunately, they are all women who do things, and they all quickly came out of their sorrows, and they were busy going their separate ways.

Meizhen is in charge of the dock, first the division of labor is clear, and then the development of the reward and punishment system, greatly improve the enthusiasm of the craftsmen, in terms of selling ships, Meizhen is also very well managed, those big businessmen, in order to go through the formalities earlier, buy the favorite ship, are scrambling to tie up Meizhen, Meizhen has been doing business for so many years, has not held such a big power, at this time I think of the dispute between the two silver buildings in Wanjia for that silver building, I feel ridiculous. If the Wan family saw Meizhen's current scenery, I don't know what they would think.

Meizhen's maids are also rising, on the one hand, they are trained by Biwen, and they have made great progress in receiving people and things, on the other hand, they help their masters manage affairs, and they have a lot of power in their hands, which makes them broaden their horizons and stop staring at the trivial things in the house. At this time, they understood why before, there was always a gap between the maid who watched Wen Hui and them. Now that I think about it, it's right, because Wen Hui's maids followed Wen Hui to the north and south, and the silver in her hands can reach millions a day, isn't this a long insight, can this still be the same as these maids who care about things in the house?

In the imperial palace in the capital, the emperor received this batch of silver, as well as a large amount of grain that had been stored in Shanghai before, and Longyan Dayue stayed in the concubine's Zhongcui Palace that night.

The emperor said to the concubine: "Ai concubine, our daughter is becoming more and more capable, you see, it has only been a long time, and the three million taels of silver I invested in it have already been recovered." And brought me so much food. That's a big credit. ”

The concubine smiled implicitly: "Your Majesty, you bought this grain with real money, how can it be regarded as their credit?" ”

The emperor smiled and said: "It is natural to sell grain for money, but this is not our Great Chu's grain, this is taken from the mouths of Goguryeo and the Japanese people." We encountered a disaster last year, and there was a food shortage in the whole of Dachu, and of course there was a food shortage among the barbarians, so the barbarians came to attack again, and I had the heart to beat them, but there was no money in my hand, and there was no food in my hand. Now it's good, and all the problems will be solved in one Shanghai city. Not only money, but also food. In a few months, they will be able to bring in another two million taels, and more grain. Isn't that an achievement? Isn't that a solution for me? ”

The concubine smiled and said: "That's not the credit of Lichuan, if you want me to say, the emperor is too partial, the city lord is obviously a concubine, it should be the credit of the concubine, the emperor is biased towards his daughter, and the credit of his son-in-law is given to his daughter." ”

The emperor laughed when the concubine said: "I am partial to my daughter, but your mother-in-law has always favored her son-in-law." ”

This sentence seems to be an ordinary old couple from a small family, especially when the emperor did not say me, but me, really like an old father who loves his daughter. For a while, the concubine was also infected by this atmosphere.

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