It was night, and there was silence in Zhao's house, only the secret room hidden deep in the ground, with a faint yellow light, but nothing was revealed.

"Counting the south, we now have 50,000 soldiers and horses in our hands." A Ce reported to Zhao Mingxu with a serious face, "Although it is far inferior to the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, according to the arrangement of the prince, coupled with the planning of these years, there are our soldiers and horses guarding the important checkpoints leading to Shangjing, if you don't count the garrisons in various places, there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses guarding Shangjing." ”

"How's the Northwest?" Zhao Mingxu asked again.

Shen Jilan, the commander of the northwest, was once the old commander of Xiao Da, the father of Ace, this person is a good hand at marching and fighting, and at the same time he is the most loyal and patriotic, he is not loyal to a certain person, only loyal to the emperor.

After Emperor Zhengxuan succeeded to the throne, he knew that he was the old department of Xiao Da's commander, and he didn't plan to use it anymore, but it was when the imperial master Jia Yuan wrote a letter to admonish him, so he was able to appoint him to lead the northwest.

Facts have proved that the appointment of Shen Jilan over the years has indeed been a correct choice, not only did Northwest Qiu not commit any crimes, but also collected a lot of old troops of the Xiao family's army, and he was very brave and good at fighting.

Looking at the armaments of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only the Northwest Army was terrifying, so Zhao Mingxu had this question.

"Although the Northwest Army is brave, it is also far away, if His Royal Highness can justifiably obtain the throne, Shen Jilan will not rebel."

Zhao Mingxu nodded, now that the armament is sufficient, it is the day in his heart to do it.

And how to do it, Zhao Mingxu has also discussed a specific plan with Su Run and others, what he wants is not to usurp the throne, but to get what should belong to him in the name of righteousness.

"Let's get ready." Zhao Mingxu finally ordered lightly.

A bloody storm is slowly beginning to brew in the dark......

In the Rouge Pavilion, Wei Zi has been busy these days, in addition to the usual greeting guests, there is also a recruitment supervisor.

Soap and glycerin are two things, which require a lot of manpower to do, Wei Zi consulted Liuli's opinion, and most of the people recruited were from Dawan Village, and mainly women and women, such as Liuli's neighbor Aunt Liu, who is now helping in the small courtyard of Rouge Pavilion.

In addition, there are many out-of-town merchants who come and go to Rouge Court, and they simply use this place as a wholesale market, and they buy soap, soap and glycerin in large quantities at a price slightly lower than the retail price, of course, lipsticks are also available, but compared to the former, the price of lipsticks is really expensive, so they buy less.

Then these things are transported to their respective destinations, and the price is doubled to sell to the local people, and they are still in a state of looting.

When Liuli came today, she saw a merchant come out of the Rouge Pavilion and get into the carriage with a large bag of things.

"Where did this come from?" Liuli smiled and asked Wei Zi, who had just made a business.

"Going to Beijing." Wei Zi replied, with a little helplessness in his voice, "But I'm really good at doing business, and I will grind down with me for a penny." ”

"This is treating us as a wholesale market", Liuli also said helplessly.

"It's not, don't look at how pitiful he is to us, but I've heard that the fairy jade dew water will be sold for two taels of silver a bottle in Upper Kyoto." Wei Zidao.

"So expensive?" Ruri was a little surprised.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, a plaque fell down and five people wished that three of them were officials, and if they had money, they could naturally afford it", Wei Zi teased, and leaned closer to Liuli's ear and whispered, "And I heard that our family's things are very favored by the ladies in the palace." ”

Seeing that Liuli showed an expression of disbelief, Wei Zi immediately said: "That's what the merchant said just now, saying that there are many people who are suspected of being eunuchs, and they go to him to buy fairy jade dew, isn't it just for the ladies?" ”

"How can he be sure that someone is a eunuch?" Liuli is funny, happy for the popularity of her products, but also a hint of worry.

"Who knows if he's bragging", Wei Zi stopped joking, and said with a slight straight face: "Speaking of which, has Erniang ever thought about opening a branch in Shangjing again?" ”

"Huh?" Liuli was stunned, she didn't expect Wei Zi to talk about this.

"Even if the person just now bragged about the ingredients, it is also a fact that the things of our Rouge Pavilion are popular in Shangjing, in the past, when there was only lipstick, the branch in Shangjing was opened quite well, and now there is this fairy jade dew and soap, if the branch in Shangjing is opened again, it will definitely be very popular."

"This ......" Ruri hesitated a little, all previous experiences had told him that it was best to keep a low profile until he didn't have enough strength.

In today's Xingping, Liuli can be regarded as having a firm foothold, because of the flower banquet, Liuli has a friendship with the rich families of all sizes in the city; Later, because of the free distribution of soap, he was regarded as having a favorability with the county master; In addition, Amber won the show, although it is not a big achievement, but in this small Xingping County, it is still quite weighty.

Therefore, in Xingping, she can show her strengths, and she doesn't have to worry too much, such as Shunfang Zhai and other merchants in the past, but now they don't dare to fight the idea of Liuli.

But if you drive to Shangjing, you are not familiar with the place, everything is unknown, what if you attract the attention of the black-hearted villain again?

And the most important point, Liuli thought that Zhao Qinghe's home was in Shangjing, if those people knew about their relationship with Zhao Qinghe, would it be bad for the store? Will it put further pressure on Zhao Qinghe and bring a bad impact on men?

All kinds of considerations made Liuli dare not easily open the Rouge Pavilion in Shangjing.

"It's good to open a store in Shangjing, but if you don't say anything else, manpower alone is insufficient", Liuli thought about it for a long time, and finally said, "Now these people we hire are mostly knowledgeable, but when they arrive in Beijing, their eyes are black, and they have to grope for everything, and there are too many uncertainties." ”

"How can it be smooth sailing? Not to mention that our things are good, that is, I have opened a Rouge Pavilion in Shangjing in the past, I have some experience, as for the manpower, it is necessary to pick and choose, but after all, the harvest is greater. Wei Zi talked eloquently, and said that he was a little eager to try.

In the end, he volunteered: "If Erniang is relieved, this matter will be handed over to me, and I will ensure that a month later, the store in Beijing will be opened for it." ”

"I ......," Ruri hesitated.

Wei Zi came back to his senses and asked tentatively, "Isn't it that you have any other concerns?" ”

"Yes", Liuli generously admitted, "There are some side situations that Sister Wei doesn't know......" After a pause, Liuli finally said, "Let me think about this matter again." ”

"It's okay, if Erniang has concerns, it doesn't matter if the store in Shangjing is not opened, it is to guard the Rouge Pavilion today, we can also make a lot of money, who told Erniang to make things that are easy to use, and other families don't have them?"