Before there was a letter in the capital, the Liu family didn't even dare to do it at home, for fear that the royal family would not agree to the family affairs, and they would add to the crime because of their publicity.

For a dignified and beautiful daughter-in-law like Princess Yayang, one hundred and twenty members of the Liu family agree to marry home, but they can't help but face up to the gap in identity.

For a while, the people in Nanshan Village found that the Bai family and the Liu family were a little weird, as if they had encountered trouble.

However, no one will think that things are so complicated, just that they are reluctant to let the two descendants just come back, and they are going to go far away, and they don't know the return date.

When Bai Ling got the information, he was already on the boundary of the Western Han Kingdom.

promised to go to the wedding of Princess Ning Xin and the Ninth Prince, so naturally he couldn't break his word.

And to cooperate with the Nine Princes, it is also necessary to show sincerity, in addition to material support, the alliance letter written by the new emperor must also be signed by the Nine Princes himself.

"My second cousin, I'm really capable." After Bai Ling finished reading the family letter, he handed it directly to Shangguan Yu, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

This is ancient times, even if Liu Xudong and Princess Yayang were victims, they were still inevitably spurned by the eyes of the world.

"Does the process matter? The result is very happy. Although Shangguan Yu was a little strange for Liu Xudong's approach, but the matter had come to this point, he didn't want to say anything that would make Bai Ling unhappy, so he comforted: "Don't think so much, the mother concubine will settle the capital, maybe when we go back, they will already be married." ”

"Hmm." Nestled in Shangguan Yu's arms, Bai Ling said softly: "Shangguan, I have a hunch that this time I will go to the Western Han Kingdom, it must not be peaceful." ”

Shangguan Yu frowned, Bai Ling's premonition had never failed.

It's not peaceful, he will also protect the safety of the person in his arms, and other things will come later.

The only younger brother of the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty was finally willing to get married, and the concubine was still the princess of Beichen Kingdom, so this wedding was naturally grand.

However, the Nine Princes Mansion is very poor, and all the expenses are arranged by the Ministry of Rites, and the Nine Princes Mansion is only responsible for marrying the new princess and receiving gifts.

It is the ninth prince, the prospective groom, who is very idle every day, and he doesn't have to worry about anything.

After Shangguan Yu came to Kyoto, he directly lived in a small courtyard arranged by the Nine Princes, but he rented a mansion for a month, and the Nine Princes could still afford to pay the silver.

Although the Ninth Prince did not use his power to oppress people, he wanted to rent a short-term house, who would dare to say no?

It's just that there is no suitable position, and it is normal to vacate a set now.

"I know you're coming, I deliberately asked people to trim this yard, but there was no major repair, but you still like it?" The words of the Nine Princes are half-true and half-false.

When the ninth prince rented the house, he did explain to the housekeeper that the house should be neater and look at the additions.

The matter of repairing the house, where is the need to worry about the Nine Kings Mansion?

"Okay." Shangguan Yu has been trained in the military camp and is not picky about where he lives.

Although the Han Palace's mansion is well built, it is enough to cover the head with tiles outside.

I was reluctant to let Bai Ling be wronged, but Bai Ling had space, and the couple rested in the space at night, safe and comfortable, and they could have more time to arrange other things, in one fell swoop.

"Let the servant send a congratulatory gift to the Nine Princes first, and the Nine Princes are satisfied?" After Bai Ling poured tea for the two, he sat on the lower side of Shangguan Yu with a smile.

After Jian Qiu and Nian Xia left Beichen Kingdom, they first sent congratulatory gifts to Beichen Kingdom, also for their safety, afraid that Prince Beichen would chase the two again.

And Shangguan Yu and Bai Ling came alone, which can save a lot of time and give them more opportunities to be alone.

"Satisfied, Princess Han is not a rich woman, if those congratulatory gifts are sold, they will be enough to raise an army for a year!" The Nine Princes usually don't like to go around the bend, so they directly said their thoughts.

Bai Ling, who was drinking tea, was almost choked.

Shangguan Yu hurriedly got up and came to Bai Ling's side, patting her back gently to relieve her.

"Is the Nine Princes so short of silver?" Bai Ling asked amusedly.

The congratulatory gifts sent by Bai Ling included limited fashionable fabrics from the Eastern Han Dynasty, as well as jewelry that she cooperated with the Xiao family, and naturally medicinal wine and pearls were indispensable.

However, these are all sent on the surface, and secretly give the Nine Princes an address, in an inconspicuous county town that is not in the center of the Western Han Kingdom, there is a farm where a lot of rice grain and medicinal materials are placed, and this is the main event.

But what the Nine Princes said was obviously a congratulatory gift from the front, not to resell the emergency supplies in the farm.

"Missing!" The Ninth Prince nodded sincerely, "The cost of the army is large, and the King of Han knows this very well, the military salary given by the imperial court is not enough at all." This king occasionally takes people to suppress bandits, but he can only hold on for a while. I also have to take care of those disabled soldiers, as well as subsidizing the families of the fallen soldiers, which is a big expense and terrifying. ”

"It's okay when there is no war, as long as there is a war, the silver is not enough at all, the king is worried about this matter and wants to sell the palace back, and the officials of the household department will run around when they see the king."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yu nodded lightly.

The Zixiao Army does not need to be supported by the imperial court, only when it is fighting, the imperial court symbolically subsidizes some military supplies, but it is only a drop in the bucket.

In addition, the grain production in the north was not high before, and even in a good harvest year, the soldiers could barely eat enough.

If it weren't for the Duan family supporting them all the time, the Zixiao Army might have been disbanded hungry a long time ago, and the border pass would not have been able to be defended at all.

"The Nine Princes are short of silver, and my business is short of people, why don't we cooperate?" Bai Ling had already made this idea, but he hadn't had a chance to talk about it before.

"How to cooperate?" The Ninth Prince was interested, but he didn't forget to put forward the condition: "Princess Han knows where the bottom line of this king is, and if the bottom line is touched, this king will not agree." ”

"At this point, the Nine Princes just have to rest assured, I do business to make money to support my family, and I don't participate in national affairs, which is what you men should worry about." Bai Ling stretched out two fingers and said: "You don't have to bother with the prince, as long as people know that the Duan family is covered by you, in the future, the Duan family's business in the Western Han Kingdom will give you two percent of the gross profit." ”

"The name of this king is only worth 20% of gross profit?" The Nine Princes were obviously dissatisfied with such a division.

"If it's pure profit, it doesn't hurt to give fifty percent to the Nine Princes. But this gross profit does not count the cost and all expenses. The Eastern Han Kingdom and the Western Han Kingdom are far away, and the expenses on this road are not mentioned for the time being, and the wear and tear is also a large expense. If the Ninth Prince thinks I'm not sincere enough, then this deal ......"

Before Bai Ling's words were finished, the Nine Princes immediately clapped their hands and said, "Cheng, just do as you say." ”

In fact, what Bai Ling wants to say is that the profit can be conceded at most by one percent, and no matter how much it is, there is no point in continuing to do it.

But the Nine Princes thought that Bai Ling's biggest bottom line was 20%, and the 9 Princes, who had never done business, felt that they only had a name for themselves, and they would take 20% of the gross profit, which was already a lot.

To put it bluntly, the Nine Princes felt that they had taken a big advantage, anyway, he didn't need to pay anything, just sit back and wait for the cashier.

"Shangguan, draw up a contract with the Nine Princes. Although we are gentlemen's friends, when it comes to interests, it is better to write clearly in black and white. In particular, the way of checkout must be clearly written, and it will be settled every quarter in the future. ”

Bai Ling winked at Shangguan Yu, happy that he had saved a percent gross profit, and even more so happy that he was expanding a trade route.

And in the future, Shangguan Yu wants to inquire about the news of the Western Han Kingdom, and there is also one more channel, which is still the above board.

Before, because of the black pearl, there was a verbal agreement with the Nine Princes, but that bit of favor can't be used for a lifetime, and it's more reassuring to be tied up with interests.