Yonegaki tried his best to instigate it, but the prince disagreed:

"Okay, the Marquis of Yongxing has made great achievements, and he has a great favor in my Xianguo, as long as there is no other heart, how the father uses him, the prince will use it in the future. The top priority is how to convince the silk merchants to reduce their bids. Do you have any suggestions, Celestial Gentleman? ”

"There are good strategies for today's plan, it depends on how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chooses."

The prince frowned and thought for a moment, then asked:

"What's the best policy, and what's the next policy?"

"Back to the prince, the silk merchants are divided into distant relatives and sizes, but where the Feng Chan Xun Gui is the big head of the silk, and the merchant Hao is the small head, but the merchant Hao Hu is attached to the noble. Therefore, the best policy is to only let the nobles participate in the transaction, so that the nobles can share the maximum benefits. On the contrary, he left the nobles and only distributed his share to the wealthy merchants. ”

"Then why can't we share it with all the silk merchants, and if we have to take care of one and lose the other, we can't have the best of both worlds."

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know how much fine silk the barbarians want to buy, if it is too little, what is the use of dozens or hundreds of horses to earn a few pieces of gold and silver, if it is sold, it can be regarded as a great joy, if it cannot be sold, how willing each person is to have two dates.

In the case of an unclear amount, you should plan for the worst, and if you can't plan for the best, once you miscalculate, it will affect the reputation of His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Then according to Qing Xijun's intentions, it is better to make a better policy, or a better policy."

"The best policy is better than the lower policy, and the minister recommends the best policy. There are many nobles in the four counties of Beihai, Jiangdong, Mobilization, and Suidang, and there are many people who have dealings with salt merchants and sugar merchants. As for the wealthy merchants, although they did not trade, they did not lose anything, and they were not complaining. If you want to complain, you only complain that Bailiyan has done too much. ”

"In this case, he divided his share among the nobles to tie up their hearts."

"Your Highness."

Mi Yuan is treacherous by nature, but whenever there is a chance to drill into a crack, he is smart and wise but does not need to be on the right path, and the bad idea he gave to the prince Jiang is not much better.

At the same time, Bai Liyan went to the department store after leaving the palace, and because the share was halved, the previous plan to fight for the largest share fell through. Lord Qiao and Princess Lan Yuan were busy with the large number of high-grade silks organized in January, and most of them had to return as they were. Upon hearing this news, Lord Qiao was surprisingly calm.

"Isn't Fu'er surprised?"

"What's the surprise, my uncle told my mother a long time ago, this transaction is difficult, you can make as much money as you can, it is a windfall that fell from the sky, it is good to have it, what to do if you have too much."

"yes...... Fu'er and all the women have such knowledge, and the court's ministers are not as good as my wife......"

Bai Liyan sighed with emotion, and Lord Qiao said:

"Look at what you said, I've been busy lately, I really miss Sister Rong, why did Master Hou call my sister back."

"My father-in-law is old, I plan to let Rong'er stay in Guangxin for the time being, and if the department store is too busy, I will call Chunyu, Chunrou, and Chunfang together to help out."

"Sister Chunyu never asks about money, Chunrou and Chunfang want to take the babies, Mrs. Eight, she often has to go to the barracks to practice, she doesn't know anything about money, and she really can't find anyone. Now the business is bigger than before, and I have to ask about everything, so I can't be busy. ”

"Now I know how good Rong'er is, I see you all alive on weekdays, and I can't wait to climb Rong'er's head and dance to show me."

Bai Liyan stretched out his hand to touch the county lord of Qiao, and said with a coquettish voice:

"I don't, it's not Tang Tao who dances the most, she still wants to have another one."

Hearing another one, Baili Yan's eyes straightened:

"I think it's better to forget it, Ben Hou has no life in this life, if I have another girl, I will simply die headlong. But to be serious, Fang'er is the oldest, do you think Fang'er can be in charge of the department store? Bai Li Yan cautiously probed while observing Lord Qiao's reaction.

"She can't, Sister Rong also said that Fang'er is not good at money, but Xiang'er is smart and has aura, and Sister Rong often teaches her."

"That's right, Fang'er and I took it late, and I didn't teach her well since she was a child, which caused her to be wild. Xiang'er, you also bring a lot, and you also have a share of the credit. ”

"Look at what you said, they are all their own sisters' babies, what is inside and out."

"Huh...... It's still empathetic. ”

"Compared to Sister Rong, I'm far behind."

"You're just too humble, there's a good hand hidden in the golden house, why don't you show the person, and you plan to hide the ashes."

"Who's talking about it, who's hiding a good hand in the golden house."

Lord Qiao squirmed, wanting to speak and stopped. Baili Yan put her into her arms and said:

"Although Caiyun is a few months younger than Xiang'er, her means are extraordinary, you still plan to be a treasure when you hide her."

"It's not that I'm still young, I often go into the store and show my face, how can I find a good in-law in the future."

"Oh...... When you didn't pass the door, the family counted the money every day to find happiness, and when you saw how virtuous and pure you were when you were a husband, you found out that it wasn't the case after passing the door in a blink of an eye, right? ”

"Look at what you said, am I so bad, now that people's bodies have given you a taste, and their hearts have also been transformed for you, everything has been given to you, what else do you want."

"Alas...... I really can't talk about you, as if I owe you for my husband. Let's talk about Caiyun, if there is no problem with her studies, next year I will send her to Yongxing University Hall to study for a year. ”

"I don't care what you do, but you can't hurt the child. Yongxing City is full of machines, what if she is injured. ”

"Don't worry about this, I will arrange for someone to watch and not let her go to the workshop. If necessary, let her go to Yicaotang to see the work injury, so that she can have a longer memory, so that she will not wander around and cause trouble. In another ten or twenty years, there will be major changes in the economy, and it is not enough to ignore machines and advanced knowledge, and it is not enough to just guard the current industry. ”

"So, are you planning a bigger way to make money?" Lord Qiao asked carefully, already thinking about it in his heart.

"It's not that easy, there's too much to do, and too few people. Now that my father is in his early forties, the stall is getting bigger and bigger, and I can't do a lot of things. By the way, what do you think, Xuan'er, you are always bored at home, why don't you bring it out to see the market. ”

"She, like Sister Chunyu, likes to fiddle with the piano and drums, chanting the wind and playing the moon, etc., and she doesn't like anything else, and the school test is also mediocre, not as good as Fang'er, Xiang'er and Caiyun."

"This husband knows that bad grades don't mean everything, and it's also good to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Yo, don't say it, Xuan'er, this girl is really like Sister Chunyu, a full beauty, she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she is so slim that she is about to fascinate the little rich man in other houses.

Also, you didn't notice that my cousin Jiang Can was not ordinarily good to Xuan'er. ”

"Shhh...... That's what you say, that's true. Mr. Xuan has had a good relationship with Xuan'er since he was a child, and now Jiang Can is throbbing in his youth, isn't this kid taking a fancy to our Xuan'er. ”

"I think I'm sure you have to be careful about this. The prince is looking at it now, in case Jiang Can and Xuan'er get along, the prince still doesn't doubt you! Lord Qiao said worriedly, and then said: "And I see that Jiang Can looks heartless, and he is very ghostly, in case the prince is jealous, Fengyangjun is a lesson from the past." ”

"The young man knows a little bit about his husband, although he is smart but has no great ambitions. But when you say that, you have to guard against it. Now the prince's position is becoming more and more stable, there are no variables, and it is the prince who will ascend the throne in the future. If Jiang Can and Xuan'er get along, they will be in trouble in the future. ”

"yes, you'd have to take precautions. I see that Na Xihuan is ruthless, if he sees the signs, when my uncle drives the crane to the west, this poisonous woman may want to attack you. ”

"Well, Fu'er is right, you really have to be careful about this. are all young boys and girls, and it is difficult to ensure long-term love. ”

Bai Liyan has always adhered to an open-minded attitude in the affairs of men and women, but getting involved in politics is related to the life of the family, and it cannot be messed with by children and women.

That night, in the Liang State Legation's Mansion, Ji Feng had just intercepted the internal reference news of today's discussion between King Xian and Guangyuan Palace, and he was very unhappy:

"I said, how can Bailiyan easily agree to Benjun's conditions, it turns out that he is still guarding against it, it's really hateful!"

"Third uncle, do you want to send someone to contact the workers to get all the secrets?" Ji Kang suggested.

"It's useless, today's Ligong faction is not the Ligong faction of the past, it has a secret agreement with Bailiyan, without Bailiyan's approval, the Ligong faction will never reveal secrets. Moreover, the Gonggong faction is already a snob, and steel is so profitable, how can they easily give it to others.

Judging from the news, there is more than one kind of steel that can be made in Yongxing City, and Baili Yan will not give it all up, it seems that he will have to go to Yongxing Mansion tomorrow to ask about the matter. ”

"But when I went to the Yongxing Hou Mansion, Bailiyan may not tell the truth. The nephew suggested that he should go to Yongxing City to take a look, maybe he could gain something else. ”

"Yongxing City is heavily guarded, as far as the third uncle knows, ordinary people can't enter Yongxing City at all, how can Bailiyan agree."

"Bailiyan hopes that the third uncle will come out to ask the eldest grandson for raw silk, and the third uncle may as well pretend to promise Bailiyan, and the nephew will go to see the eldest grandson's envoy tomorrow, and make a trap at both ends, so that he has nothing to say."

"Hmm......" Ji Feng snorted, thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "It makes sense, for so many years, outsiders have never known any secrets in Yongxing City, and the Ligong faction has also kept silent and refused to explain, all the secrets of Bailiyan are in it, if you can find out one or two, it may be more beneficial in the future, then it is so decided." ”

The next day was still early in the morning, Bailiyan and Zhou Kong were fighting, and Wei Qi came to report:

"Master Hou, that Boyuanjun is here again."

"Yes, please go to the front hall of the atrium and sit down first."

"No!"

After Wei Qi left, Zhou Kong reined in his power and stepped forward to say:

"Damn fat, I guess there's nothing good about him."

"Mrs. said well, it has been a problem for many years, a door-to-door is to test the truth, the second door-to-door is intended to find out the bottom line, the third door-to-door has to eat people, he must have come to the house this time to find out the bottom line for the husband. You go and rest first, and I'll meet him later. ”

Bai Liyan didn't think that Ji Feng's second consecutive visit would be a good thing, just like the brewing method of taking away liquor and soy sauce from him back then, Ji Feng also came with malice, but fortunately, Bai Liyan saw through it and made a compromise early, so that he didn't have a chance to make trouble.