Chen Wenhui said: "I have made a plan, which I discussed with Chongyi. Ask my father and mother to look at it, and then report it to the emperor to see how it will be implemented. ”

Chen Yuanheng took it and took a look, the plan was very detailed, but it was roughly divided into several parts, first in the cotton business, let the Lan family cooperate and hit the Bai family. The area where cotton is now produced is no longer a place for the Bai family. Cotton can be grown everywhere in the world. The coarse cloth clothes worn by the people themselves were spun from their own cotton. The people of Dachu have now become popular. The winter is much warmer for the people.

However, none of this is the main thing. The main ones are all kinds of fine cotton fabrics, high-end cotton cloth market. This market cannot be grown by ordinary people on a little bit of cotton land, but is mainly concentrated in two places, one is the Bai family's land, and the other is the Nanyang cotton-producing area.

Therefore, it is very easy for Chen Wenhui to attack the Bai family, as long as the cotton producing areas under her control begin to reduce prices significantly, the Bai family will definitely not be able to stand it.

Seeing this, Chen Yuanheng raised his head and said, "This is a good idea. Back then, the Bai family used your bank to attack the Wang family's bank, and now, in order to avenge Concubine Xian, you hit the Bai family with cotton, which can be regarded as fair. ”

Bai Shi has been watching with Chen Yuanheng, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind and said: "The Bai family's cotton business has suffered losses, and we will definitely not get the profits we should get this year." However, I did think of a way to make amends. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled slightly, her mother was really a smart person.

Chen Yuanheng asked strangely: "What is the way to make up for it?" ”

Bai said: "I quietly asked people to come forward to buy a large amount of cotton when the price of cotton was low. After the Bai family is defeated by us, the price of cotton will inevitably rebound, and we will not be able to make a lot of money? Maybe it can be higher than the profit that the Bai family gave us this year. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Mother's method is good, but it requires a lot of money. ”

Bai Shi smiled and said, "In the past few years, your second brother doesn't need me to provide money. The Nanyang side is already self-sufficient, your eldest brother doesn't need me to give money, and the Japanese country is already self-sufficient. Now that our family has so many properties, I save all the money I earn every year, but it's a lot of money. This money. Originally, I had planned to wait until the war against southern Xinjiang began. Used to buy the population. However, now that the war has not yet begun, the first blow is to the Bai family, and I can take out this money and turn it around first. Wait until the Bai family's blow is over. My money can be withdrawn as well. It should not delay the use of war. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "This is a good way." At that time, I will work with my mother to buy the Bai family's cotton at a low price, so that the Bai family can really eat this loss. I have already taken care of all the industries in the northwest, and I have more than 10 million taels of silver. Enough to use. This was also meant to be for war. It's also good to take it around for now. And make a few more bucks. ”

Bai and Chen Wenhui both laughed.

Chen Yuanheng smiled when he looked at his wife and daughter, and he continued to watch. When the Bai family's cotton was attacked, the Bai family was bound to beg for mercy from the central court, and surrender to the Chen family and the Xiao Chen family. At that time, it was time to negotiate with the Bai family. Chen Wenhui asked to deal with Bai Guifei, and Zhao Chongyi asked to deal with the children of the Bai family's local officials who committed the most heinous crimes.

Chen Yuanheng thought for a while and said, "That's no problem. However, I would like to add that the Bai family must send a number of troops in the future war in southern Xinjiang, and we will use these troops as cannon fodder troops. In this way, we, the imperial court's troops, can save some. The strength of the Bai family can also be consumed. I think after this incident, the Bai family will not be able to recover for at least twenty years. ”

Chen Wenhui thought about it and said: "In twenty years, Da Chu, our Xiao Chen family can get good development. When the Bai family recovered, he still had no chance of winning in the face of the powerful Great Chu, the Zhao family, and the Xiao Chen family. ”

Chen Yuanheng was very happy and said, "Then I will go to the palace tomorrow to discuss with the emperor." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Cheng, by the way, father, when you enter the palace, tell the emperor by the way, our husband and wife have been working for the emperor for eight years in the northwest, and it is easy to return to the capital, can you let Chongyi take a break, and arrange so much work for Chongyi, are you embarrassed?" ”

Looking at his daughter's pouting mouth, Chen Yuanheng laughed and said, "Hui'er, you are a mother, why are you still so young." The emperor's most trusted person is not me, nor Wen Qi, the queen's mother, but Jingyuan and Chongyi. This is the partner he grew up with. He was also the most loyal to him. The emperor has a lot of important things to do at the moment, so he naturally has to rely on respect for the original and reverence. ”

Bai Shi helped his daughter and son-in-law and said: "Chongyi is very important to the emperor. However, Chongyi is also a human being, after working hard in the northwest for so many years, and finally returned to the capital, why should Chongyi rest for a while first? ”

Chen Wenhui was very happy to see her mother's support, and nodded vigorously.

Bai smiled and said: "Don't say anything else, Wen Hui's birthday will be in two months, shouldn't the emperor give Chongyi a vacation and let Chongyi take a good rest with Wen Hui?" ”

Chen Wenhui clapped her hands happily. 、

Chen Yuanheng said helplessly: "Okay, I'll talk to the emperor." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Before this, you have to tell the emperor that Chongyi will be off for three days, so it's not too much." When we returned to the capital, many friends had no contact with each other, and I planned to hold a banquet at my mansion in five days, and then invite friends and relatives in the capital to come over and be happy. Why do you want Chongyi to help me? ”

Bai Shi hurriedly asked, "Are you going to have a banquet?" Also, it's been five or six days since you've been back, and it's long overdue for a banquet. What are you going to do? Now that the snow is gone, can you handle it alone? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Why can't you cope with it? I'm going to split it into two groups. The outer courtyard and the rockery are left for Chongyi, surrounded by a brocade barrier in the middle, and the courtyard on the lake side and the right side is used as a place to entertain female guests. In this way, the outside is left for Chongyi to entertain, and when the time comes, the Uncle Zhongyi Guild will come to Chongyi to help entertain guests. The inner courtyard is me and my daughters, and my mother will also come to help me. Those ladies handed over to me and my sister-in-law to entertain, and the ladies handed over to Zhenzhen. Does Mother look good? ”

Bai Shi thought about it and said, "That's it, I think it's very good." Zhenzhen has also experienced it. The loyal and righteous husband and wife are very popular and capable in the capital, plus there are many subordinates, there should be no problem. ”

"I'm sure I'll be there to help you sooner. It's just that your posts are all down? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "The post has been written, and the government has already begun to prepare. Mother knows. When our family was in the northwest, we often held banquets, so these subordinates, the stewards were all familiar with it, and in addition, Shuilian and Shuihong came back with me, and the two of them don't have to deal with those government affairs now, so they are naturally very idle, and it is not trivial to do these things. ”

Bai said, "That's right." In fact, the housekeeper of your capital mansion is already very capable. By the way, Shui Han and the two of them still stayed in the northwest to deal with the industry for you, right? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Yes, I am going to let them all be dealt with before coming back." By the way, Mother, I was going to hold a banquet, so I sent Shui Hong to Shanhai City to manage my property there, as well as some affairs of the Great Chu Bank. Shuilian will go to Qingyang City to see the affairs of my Treasure Mirror Workshop. If there is anything that my mother needs to bring, I will ask her to bring it back. ”

Bai smiled and said, "There are people on my side who go to Jiangnan every day, and they have to bring something." It's just that the water lotus around you is not there, what about your children, who will take care of the affairs in the capital? ”

Chen Wenhui said: "The children are all older, there are wet nurses, just take the grandmother, the water lotus and they only went for a few months and came back, do not delay things, compared with the northwest, but there are a lot fewer things." ”

As soon as Bai thought about it, he was silent.

Chen Yuanheng suddenly asked, "Hasn't your Zhao family's caravan been doing business with Southern Xinjiang, what's going on?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Business is doing very well. Didn't the emperor secretly send a task to the Zhao family caravan, responsible for connecting with the Xue couple? The geographical situation of southern Xinjiang was also investigated. Therefore, our Zhao family caravan not only makes money, but also receives a subsidy from the emperor. However, we didn't ask for this subsidy, and gave it to Chongyi's clan uncle, after all, it was not easy for him to take a caravan on adventure all year round. ”

Chen Yuanheng nodded and said, "This is as it should be." What do you think of that clan uncle in Chongyi? How? Can it be edified? ”

Chen Wenhui frowned and said: "That clan uncle is already old, if he enters the official career, it is estimated that there will be no development." However, the two sons of that clan uncle are very capable, they are in the prime of life, and they are very capable of following the clan uncle to the north and south, and they have also made a lot of contributions in recent years. ”

Chen Yuanheng nodded and said: "A few days ago, the cabinet said that if the war in southern Xinjiang broke out, these personnel who prepared for the war in southern Xinjiang would be rewarded for their merits in the future, and some official positions might be given. Just taking advantage of this opportunity, I want to call some of the children of the Chen clan to come over, so that they can get an official position in the war in southern Xinjiang in the future. You also go back and discuss with Chongyi, and see which ones in the Zhao clan are worthy of cultivation and have a good heart, and are willing to be used by your husband and wife, and send them to receive this meritorious service. ”

Chen Wenhui understands that this is a good opportunity and a good time to expand his power. If you want to become a family, you need a large number of children to occupy the official positions and power of the court. Chen Wenhui felt that this was a good opportunity, and she went back to discuss it with Chongyi. (To be continued......)