With a family background like the Chen family, it is extremely difficult to run a family and do it well.

Of course, although the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, the princess has the advantage of a princess, after all, she has a noble status, once she wants to do it herself, of course, the people below will never dare to be disobedient.

On the other hand, there are many eunuchs and palace maids who marry in the princess's mansion, and when they are managed, with the help of them, there will be nothing unsmooth.

Princess Sui'an knew that Chen Zhengtai was busy, and he might not be able to take care of the affairs of the family, the family business was getting bigger and bigger, and it was an instant expansion, and the original strength of the Chen family was no longer able to run the family, so she had to recruit some new distant relatives and newly joined servants to manage it.

It's just that these good and bad are uneven, when the Chen family is thriving, naturally there will be some mistakes occasionally, but it's nothing, under this general trend, no one will pay attention to these small details.

At this time, Princess Sui'an felt that since she had become the head of the family, she naturally couldn't ignore the affairs of the family, and she didn't allow anything to go wrong.

She first cleaned up the accounts and punished some evil servants who did something from it, thus giving the Chen family a deterrent, and then began to clean up the personnel, some who were not suitable for their duties, transferred to other places to supplement new personnel, and some who did not behave in a proper manner were directly rectified, these things do not need to be brought forward by Princess Sui'an, only the female official needs to deal with them.

Seeing Chen Zhengtai come back, Princess Sui'an hurriedly greeted her, she is a person with a peaceful personality, although there were some accidents when she got married, but she never mentioned it, saw Chen Zhengtai, looked at Chen Zhengtai mildly and smiled: "Lang Jun is back, it's very hard." ”

Chen Zhengtai shook his head and said: "I can't talk about hard work, just take a look at it, I went to see my father in the morning, and went to the laborer's camp at noon and in the afternoon." ”

"Father, there is nothing to blame Lang Jun." Princess Sui'an, like an ordinary woman, first gave Chen Zhengtai a wide coat, and the female official on the side served Chen Zhengtai tea!

Chen Zhengtai stripped off his clothes and sat down, the whole person felt more relaxed, then hugged the tea cup, took a sip of warm tea, and then said: "There is nothing to blame, it's just that I am quite worried about the Turks in my heart, but the temperament of my father, you know, although he also has a premonition that the Turks are going to rebel, but he doesn't take it too seriously." ”

Princess Sui'an bowed her head: "When my father arrives, he is ten thousand enemies, and he may have troubles about other things, but if it is a matter of marching and arranging, he knows it well and is full of confidence." ”

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but sigh: "Good swimmers drown ......"

Princess Sui'an couldn't help but sigh: "You can't talk nonsense. ”

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said calmly: "Don't be nervous, I'll only tell you." ”

Princess Sui'an was a first-time wife, and after all, she was still a little shy, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said: "There is one more thing, that is, the other accounts have been sorted out recently, but there is only one thing, that is, the labor camp built by wooden rails, the expenses are a little abnormal, not only the daily cost of money and food is very large, but the daily cost of chicken, duck, fish and meat for more than 3,000 people is actually more than the cost of tens of thousands of people." In addition, there is also a gunpowder money, as well as maintenance fees, but I don't know what the name is, and the expenses are not small. The wooden track is not a small project, it is very expensive, and if it is in this regard, it is also unrestrained, I am only worried about ......"

Chen Zhengtai naturally knew that she couldn't understand this group of laborers, and was directly pulled by Chen Zhengye to train like a recruit, and the drill was extremely harsh, even if it was a forbidden army, it was not like them!

Although Chen Zhengtai feels that it is a bit excessive, there is nothing wrong with maintaining such a state, anyway, it has not started work yet, so it is regarded as pre-employment training.

At this time, a female official sent ginseng soup, and Princess Sui'an took it, and said with concern: "Lang Jun is working very hard outside, let's eat some ginseng soup to nourish your body first." ”

Chen Zhengtai is full of interest, he should make up for it, and now countless Chen family members are looking forward to it, just waiting for the birth of the Chen family's grandson!

Chen Zhengtai said softly: "This ginseng soup smells good, where is the ginseng?" ”

It was a casual question, Princess Sui'an said: "Actually, my father gave some ginseng, but the ginseng given by my father always felt unpleasant, I thought to myself that Lang Jun is not a person who likes to endure hardships, I heard the third uncle say that there are Fuyu ginseng on the market, which is both nourishing and tasteful, so I let people buy some, and sure enough, the color and condition are excellent......

The so-called Buyeo ginseng is actually Goguryeo ginseng, but Buyeo has been destroyed by Goguryeo, so to a certain extent, this Buyeo ginseng should be called Goguryeo ginseng.

Chen Zhengtai was surprised: "Goguryeo and my Tang Dynasty have cut off trade, I'm afraid this ginseng is fake." ”

As he spoke, he took the silver spoon and took a few bites.

He had a rough mouth, but he didn't really feel the difference.

Princess Sui'an said: "I have tasted it, this is indeed Goguryeo ginseng, I have eaten these since I was a child, how can I not taste it?" ”

Chen Zhengtai sighed in his heart, he has eaten ginseng since he was a child, no wonder he has grown so big.

It's just that...... A new suspicion arises: "If this is the case, then this Goguryeo ginseng, I am afraid that the price is expensive, it is a good thing, I need to be careful to eat it." Now that we have a family and a business, it is time to think about being thrifty, our Chen family is diligent and thrifty. ”

Princess Sui'an pursed her lips and chuckled: "This is not, speaking of which, this Goguryeo ...... No, the price of Buyeyu ginseng is not expensive, but it is slightly higher than the price of ordinary ginseng, and there are many on the market. ”

As soon as she said this, the suspicion in Chen Zhengtai's heart became even heavier.

In fact, starting from the Sui Dynasty, because of the military hostile relationship with Goguryeo, the trade with Goguryeo was cut off, which continued until the early Tang Dynasty.

The entire Goguryeo, and even the Baekje and Silla countries of the Liaodong Peninsula, were cut off from transportation, resulting in no trade and trade.

If there is occasionally some ginseng flowing in, it is also said in the past.

But the question is, why does it sound like there is a large influx of ginseng?

Chen Zhengtai ate the ginseng soup, accompanied Princess Sui'an and talked for a while, and when the third uncle returned to the house, he asked Princess Sui'an to wait for a while, and he went to the hall and asked the third uncle to come.

The third uncle is still in shock, and he is still worried that His Majesty will settle accounts with the Chen family, so he is very attentive to Princess Sui'an!

So when he saw Chen Zhengtai, he criticized with a straight face: "At this hour, it's not good for you to accompany Your Highness, what are you doing here?" It really makes sense, what kind of person is Your Highness, she married our Chen family, it is the blessing of our Chen family, you should treat Your Highness well...... Humph......"

He deliberately raised his voice and looked hysterical, for fear that the wall would not have ears, after all, this Chen family has now come to marry a lot of female officials.

Chen Zhengtai smiled bitterly, now that the third uncle does something, he knows what the third uncle is doing!

It's just that the third uncle made him feel a little embarrassed, so he said in a low voice: "Uncle, don't be like this, Your Highness is not as stingy as you think, you don't have to deliberately want people to hear anything, she has a good ...... temperament."

The third uncle's face turned red, as if his mind had been guessed, and he hurriedly covered it up: "Where is it, don't guess the old man's mind indiscriminately, you ...... You are the heart of a villain, and the belly of a gentleman. ”

Then he thought about saying that Chen Zhengtai was a villain, and felt that it was not appropriate, so he searched his stomach and wanted to use another word to describe it, but he was in a hurry and couldn't think of it, so he had to pinch his beard as if he was angry.

Chen Zhengtai looked at his strange appearance, couldn't help crying and laughing, and didn't bother to bother with him, thinking that he still had something to say, so he got straight to the point: "I heard that there are many Goguryeo ginseng on the market? ”

This topic changed a little quickly, and the third uncle frowned and thought about it: "Goguryeo ginseng is common, what's wrong?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said with annoyance: "This is strange, the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo have banned the mutual market, how did such a large amount of ginseng come in?" ”

"This?" The third uncle couldn't help but say, "What are you doing so much?" Hey, our Chen family, it's really all a blind life, just like the old man......" He raised his voice again, and said blindly: "Isn't the old man like this?" Her Royal Highness the princess married into our Chen family, I am worried that Her Royal Highness is cold, and I am worried that she is hot, and I am even more afraid that Zhengtai You are busy on weekdays and can't accompany the princess day and night, hey...... Our Chen family are all real people, I don't know how to coax women......"

Chen Zhengtai looked at the third uncle jumping up and down again, and suddenly couldn't feel him, where is this, he is looking for the third uncle to talk about serious things, so he hurriedly pressed his hand and said: "Third uncle, don't make trouble, I saw it when I came, and there was no one outside." ”

The third uncle was stunned for a moment, then glared at him, and said in a low voice: "How do you know that there is no one outside?" What if this darkness hides people? If the king is not secret, he will lose his ministers, and if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, what is the loss? ”

Chen Zhengtai felt that if he continued to talk about this topic, it was estimated that he had been saying that these were not nutritious, so he deliberately pulled up his face: "Continue to get down to business, what channel are you going to go through when you say so much ginseng?" Who is capable of this? They procured a lot of ginseng, so ...... What will they use to trade with Goguryeo? The Goguryeo people took out so many specialties and sent ginseng into the Tang Dynasty in an endless stream, are they only willing to collect copper coins? ”

Chen Zhengtai said a series of questions, and the third uncle frowned: "Then what do you think is the exchange?" ”

"If you want to exchange, it must be what the Goguryeo people lack the most, for example, for them now, the Tang Dynasty is eyeing them, and they naturally need a lot of armor, as well as a large number of bows and arrows, and other iron weapons."

The third uncle nodded thoughtfully: "You mean, someone is in Goguryeo?" ”

Chen Zhengtai sighed, finally ...... The third uncle made it clear.

Chen Zhengtai said: "Think about it, someone can fornicate Goguryeo and exchange a large amount of goods, such a person will definitely not have a small net worth, and may even ...... Otherwise, how could it be possible to open up so many joints and sell the goods of the enemy country under the noses of so many people? How did you take so many iron tools and exchange them with the Goguryeo people? This is not something that ordinary people can do. ”

Chen Zhengtai paused and continued: "Of course, the matter of Goguryeo has nothing to do with our Chen family, but have you ever thought that since people can send a large number of things that are not allowed to trade out of the customs, they can secretly communicate with the Goguryeo people, is it ...... Won't they collude with the Baekje people? Even, colluding with the Turks...... In this desert, there are so many Hu people, and their smuggling trade must also be involved. And this ...... That's what my nephew is most worried about, uncle...... Now our Chen family has started to operate outside the gates, but we don't know anything about these people, and what about these people...... and they hid in the shadows, and they ...... Who is it, how much energy there is, how many Hu people are colluding with, and the Chen family is outside the gate, once they gain a foothold, will it hinder their interests, and will they secretly hurt people...... All of these things need to be carefully guarded against. ”

Richton Foreign ......

This kind of thing is not new at all.

The more you cut off trade, the more profitable it is to some extent, because you can do a house that no one else can do, and then you can naturally sell it for a high price.

It is not surprising that they would take risks because of this huge profit.

Chen Zhengtai didn't think of this possibility at first, he simply thought that the Chen family only needed to gain a foothold outside the Guan, and at this time, because he drank ginseng soup, he realized it...... Some things may not be as simple as you think.

Chen Zhengtai thought about it, and then said: "If you take another 10,000 steps back, will these people have anything to do with the Turki Khan?" This Tuli Khan is outside the gate, and he should know nothing about the news of Datang, but I see that he frequently harasses, but he controls the situation within a controllable range, is there any guidance from a master behind him? The enemy is the best to guard against, but the most difficult to guard against is 'your own people'. They may be in the middle of the court, talking and laughing with you, but behind the scenes, maybe the knives are all sharpened. ”

After hearing this, the third uncle became cautious, and his expression unconsciously became a little solemn: "So...... Chint means ......"

"We can't look at this matter in a foolish way, so we must investigate it thoroughly, find out the person, no matter how much money is spent, we must also find out the details of the other party, and you need to hand over this matter to someone you can trust."

"Trustworthy people...... the third uncle thought for a while and said, "In the Chen family, there are a few people who are cautious, but ...... The old man has to think again......"

Chen Zhengtai said seriously: "As soon as possible." ”

The third uncle bowed his head: "Don't worry, oh, yes, you go and accompany Your Highness, what are you talking about here in the middle of the night, and I, the person who entered the coffin with half a foot?" If there is news, I will come to tell you, Zhengtai, I think about it, our Chen family ...... You have to hug Her Royal Highness the Princess's legs, otherwise, I don't feel at ease. ”