Chapter Thirty-Three: Joining Forces
Princess Sui'an stayed at Chen's house for dinner.
Chen Zhengtai made people cook good dishes, and she ate happily, as if there was nothing to be restrained in front of Chen Zhengtai.
Then, she hurriedly talked about what happened at the banquet, talked about how her mother smiled, and talked about the changes in the palace, then held her cheeks, looked at Chen Zhengtai and said: "Senior brother, I will listen to you in the future, I will do what you teach me to do, senior brother is so powerful, he understands everything." ”
Chen Zhengtai said with a straight face: "It's good that you understand these words in your heart, don't shout around, make a big fuss." ”
"Oh." Princess Sui'an nodded very dryly: "I understand, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." ”
Chen Zhengtai sighed: "I also want to be a mediocre person. ”
Princess Sui'an couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Senior brother has such a talent, it is impossible for the pearl to be dusty." ”
She blinked again, and said sincerely to Chen Zhengtai: "This time it's really thanks to Senior Brother, Senior Brother is really more powerful than that Jiang Taigong and Zhang Ziliang, it's a last resort, Senior Brother, I think about it, what you say in the future, I will do it, my things are yours......
When Chen Zhengtai heard this, he was extremely nervous, and it wasn't until she didn't continue to say that your things are also mine, and Chen Zhengtai was a little relieved.
At this time, Chen Zhengtai didn't want her to be so long-winded, but asked very directly: "What are the plans of the junior sister in the future?" ”
"Me?" After all, Princess Sui'an is young, she just wanted to change her fate at first, but now, her mother has become one of the nine concubines, and her father also favors her a little more, although she is far from Princess Changle, she is satisfied, she blinked her big eyes, stared at Chen Zhengtai, pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm not deeply involved, senior brother thinks so." ”
Chen Zhengtai sighed: "Actually, I am not deeply involved......
seemed to feel that it was meaningless to emphasize this with Princess Sui'an, Chen Zhengtai said solemnly: "Although my sister is a daughter, my daughters of the Tang Dynasty are all heroes." Nowadays, although the teacher's impression of the junior sister has changed, but to be a woman, you can't just rely on others, have you ever thought about relying on yourself? ”
"On your own?" Princess Sui'an stared at Chen Zhengtai, she was thoughtful.
Chen Zhengtai has always felt that there seems to be a restless gene in the blood of the Li royal family. Whether it is a princess or a prince, they are especially capable of fighting, this is ...... Obviously, Princess Sui'an also has it.
Princess Sui'an muttered: "How can I rely on myself? ”
Chen Zhengtai sighed: "First of all, it is necessary to be self-reliant, how can we be self-reliant? Has Your Highness ever wondered what you need most today? ”
Princess Sui'an was thoughtful, but she didn't understand, she felt that thinking was too much of a brainstorm, and finally looked at Chen Zhengtai: "What do you need most?" ”
Chen Zhengtai patted his thigh: "What you need most for the time being is two things, one is salt, the same is pig, the so-called no salt is not rich, no meat is not happy, if you get these two things, then there is hope for peace in the world." ”
"Yikes." Although Princess Sui'an has been determined to trust her senior brother completely, she still has a feeling that you are lying to me.
Chen Zhengtai sighed: "You may not believe it, it just so happens that the Chen family is now doing salt trading, my salt, good quality and low price, is really a rare treasure, and now it is increasing production day by day, the only fly in the ointment is the lack of an enterprising person like my sister to partner with, Your Highness is interested in this?" ”
"Huh?" Princess Sui'an exclaimed again.
Chen Zhengtai lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness, just rest assured, you will definitely be able to make money every day, we are senior brothers and sisters, can I still lie to you?" The only thing that worries now is ...... The yield is still a little low, and the most lacking ...... It's still money, and if you have more silver and recruit more craftsmen, it will be better. But junior sister, you also know that the Chen family has been a little strapped for money recently, and the junior sister is a princess, and the heavens are noble......"
"But didn't I give a lot of gifts..."
Chen Zhengtai suddenly felt that Princess Sui'an had insulted him.
With the gift you receive, can you still take the gift you gave out and buy shares, and deceive me Chen Jiazhong's value is relatively high?
"Senior sister, junior sister, what you give is all things in the palace, and most of them are given by the emperor, the emperor is my teacher, if I Chen Zhengtai sells these things, it is disloyal and unfilial, deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, is this still a person? Although these treasures were given to me by my junior sister, I want to carefully worship them and use them as heirlooms. ”
"But I don't have any money." Princess Sui'an said ashamedly: "In the past, I didn't have many monthly cases, and my mother ...... Once upon a time......"
"You can borrow it."
"Borrow? So why didn't the Chen family borrow it? ”
Chen Zhengtai showed an embarrassed expression, and after a long time: "You may not believe it, there are many people in Chang'an City who misunderstand our Chen family, junior sister, others can't believe senior brother, can you believe it?" ”
Princess Sui'an's mind moved, and she gritted her teeth: "Listen to my senior brother." ”
It's easy to borrow money, Princess Sui'an is thin-skinned, but she can't stand her noble status, as long as she is willing to be cheeky, it's easy to do.
According to the three generations of household registration that Chen Zhengtai had checked for the Li royal family, Chen Zhengtai drew up a list of possible borrowed money.
Immediately sent Princess Tai'an to the mansions of each family, and Chen Zhengtai and Chen Fu squatted sneakily on the street corner.
Princess Sui'an entered the mansion, and this was the first one to enter the mansion of the famous Luzhou Governor Cheng Yanjin.
Cheng Yanjin is now the governor of Luzhou, and returned to Chang'an from Luzhou at the beginning of the year, and only left to return to Luzhou at the end of the year.
However, Cheng Yanjin was not in the house today, and when he heard that the princess was coming, Cheng Yanjin's son Cheng Chumo came out in a hurry, and he was very happy.
After a while, Princess Sui'an came out of Cheng's house with a big money bag.
Cheng Chu sent it to the middle gate with a smile, and muttered: "Your Highness should come often, the money is not in a hurry to be returned, and the things that Your Highness explained will be wrapped up in me......"
Behind...... Following the Cheng family's account room, the account room looked at Cheng Chumo with a resentful look, and waited for Princess Sui'an's carriage and horse to go away, and then he said: "The young general has taken a fancy to Her Royal Highness Princess Sui'an?" ”
Cheng Chumo heard this, his body shook, and the smiling flesh on his face also tightened, his eyes were confused and sluggish at first, and then he looked at the void very wisely, and said after a long time: "My second brother can still marry a princess, I think I can too, it doesn't matter who the princess is, what matters is that he is a princess." I don't marry a woman, I want a face. ”
Accounts: "......"
After a moment of silence, the bookkeeper said: "Young General, will Your Highness pay back the 100 yuan lent out?" And also...... His Royal Highness hopes that Luzhou will give some convenience...... This ......"
"Don't worry, I'll just explain it to the general, it's all a trivial matter."
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I have to say that the princess's face is still bigger than that of the Chen family.
Although Chen Zhengtai doubted it, it seemed that everyone in Chang'an City had a bigger face than the Chen family.
Of course, this is not the point, at least 2,500 yuan is enough.
The Chen family is indeed short of money, and after a group of wastes, the family's cash has been empty.
Although the shop is now selling salt, it is ...... The production is limited, and the daily profit has to be put into reproduction.
Chen Zhengtai's purpose...... It is to continue to expand production, to produce this white salt, like sand on the ground, and the most important thing at the moment is to defeat all competitors.
So...... They had to spend a lot of money to expand production and recruit people.
"Your Highness, I don't think the name of this Chen's salt industry is good, since His Royal Highness has a stake in ......"
"What is a stake?"
"Don't interrupt." Chen Zhengtai stiffened his face.
"Oh, oh......"
"Now that I've bought a stake, I think I have to change my name, such as ...... It is better to call Erpigou Salt Industry in the name of the land than to take the surname as the name, after all...... From now on, His Highness will be the honorary proprietor of our business. ”
"Honorary proprietor?"
"The meaning of the honorary proprietor is that externally, this transaction belongs to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and if anyone is not convinced in the future, they can come to Her Royal Highness for theory."
Princess Sui'an frowned: "But...... I don't quarrel with anyone. ”
"There's no need to argue, you just have to smile at them, that's all, it's all the details, heck, we're people who do big things, so don't worry about it. Come, Your Highness...... There's a contract here, you draw a pledge, and we'll eat and drink spicy food together. ”
Princess Sui'an felt that there were still many things that she didn't understand.
But...... Thinking seems like a laborious task.
Now that Senior Brother has already helped himself think about it, then ......
She draws very neatly.
Chen Zhengtai breathed a sigh of relief: "Is Your Highness interested, go out of the city to see, we are now planning to recruit manpower and expand production, it won't be long before this Chang'an City will use the salt of our Erpigou." ”
Princess Sui'an felt as if after she drew the charge, the senior brother was more enthusiastic about herself.
I don't know if it's my own delusion.
She nodded heavily.