Hua Xiyan didn't know when she fell asleep last night, but when she woke up, the person who had already gotten up in the past was still lying beside her.

In fact, Hua Xiyan felt that Yun Qi was very strange. He's lazy, but he doesn't stay in bed. No matter how late he slept at night, whether he slept well or badly, he could wake up early the next day.

Xu was because he went out in the middle of the night last night, Hua Xiyan thought, looked down at the person who was sleeping with his eyes closed, and got out of bed lightly.

"Miss." Xunqiu was sorting out some things in the courtyard, and when he saw Hua Xiyan coming out, he immediately stood up and saluted.

Hua Xiyan nodded: "What is this?" ”

"This is sent by the third prince in the morning, some dried fruits and flowers, for the young lady to cook tea and porridge."

"The third brother is back?" Hua Xiyan stepped forward and asked, A crisp aroma came from a few boxes on the table, and when he looked down, he saw that it was really some rare dried flowers that Taiyuan did not have, and he couldn't help laughing, "The third brother has a heart." ”

Xun Qiu thought so. It is said that the third prince was about to rush back to his house in the early hours of the morning, and as soon as he returned, he immediately sent something over.

"Take whatever you like, and put the rest away." Hua Xiyan said and walked towards the small kitchen.

Yesterday, Yun Qi was out of the air in the middle of the night, in case the cold entered her body, it was better for her to prepare some meals to ward off the cold in advance.

After saying hello to the people preparing meals in the kitchen, Hua Xiyan opened a small stove on the side and cooked quietly, without interfering with each other.

The casserole was bubbling hot, Hua Xiyan took a small fan and slowly fanned the fire, but his thoughts had already flown away.

"Hmm...... I'm hungry......" There was a soft grunt from behind, and then Hua Xiyan felt two paws reach from behind and wrap around his waist, and his neck was covered with a head at the same time.

Hua Xiyan tilted her head slightly, and saw the dark and deep eyes under this person's long and dense eyelashes, and she was also looking at her steadily.

"Alright." Hua Xiyan naturally brought the pot off the stove, as if he didn't know that this person had been out for a long time last night.

"Why do you suddenly want to cook today?" Yun Qi followed behind Hua Xiyan, looked at her slender back, and asked word by word.

Hua Xiyan's movements were not the slightest unnatural: "I just did it if I wanted to, where is why?" ”

Yun Qi chuckled, it was indeed her style.

During the meal, Hua Xiyan asked Xia to come over and ask what happened last night.

"Last night, Master Li had already counted more than 500 people killed and more than 2,000 injured. The fire at the city gate spread to a street and burned down more than a dozen storefronts. And yesterday's arrow rain on the main street also caused a lot of damage to nearby stores, and the specific number is still being counted. However, Master Li has already issued an entry for not being saved. ”

Asked Xia Yanluo, Hua Xiyan thought for a moment: "Sister-in-law, are they out?" ”

"The eldest young lady, the eldest lady and the fourth prince went out early in the morning, saying that they were outside Chengxiang's residence, and the young lady could go there to find them." After asking Xia to answer, he saw Hua Xiyan waving his hand at him, so he quit and retired.

Yun Qi drank the porridge without dissatisfaction, and then heard it was Hua Xiyan who spoke: "Li Shouzhen's play is also realistic. ”

"Xu is mostly guilty."

Hua Xiyan pouted, noncommittal.

There are not many fewer people on Main Street than yesterday, and a large part of the reason is that the Wang and Wen families are distributing relief goods here.

"Sister!" Wang Lan saw Huaxi smoke in sight, so he happily beckoned.

Hua Xiyan walked over and saw that there were oil, salt, cloth, grain, and meat on the table in front of Wang Lan and Lu Yuan, and the Wen family not far away was full of copper coins and broken silver on the table, so it seemed that the two families had a good cooperation.

"Is it something that the third brother took out?" Hua Xiyan saw that he and the people were partying in an orderly manner to get things, not fighting or grabbing, and sighed in his heart.

"Naturally, we don't have so much stock in our house." Wang Lan replied with a wink.

Every time the Wang family sends something to the people of Taiyuan every time Hu sends something to the people of Taiyuan, it will be sent once during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and if there are any natural and man-made disasters, it will be counted separately, and the Wen family will do the same. Therefore, the reputation of the two families among the people is excellent.

"By the way, the third brother is waiting inside, and the second sister seems to have something to say." Lu Yuan slowly inspected for a week, and then came over to face the Huaxi flue.

Wang Qi? Hua Xiyan nodded and smiled: "Thank you sister-in-law for informing me." ”

As soon as he entered the private room on the third floor, Hua Xiyan saw Wang Qi standing by the window, with his back to them and not seeing the look on his face.

"Yun Gongzi, second sister!" Hearing the sound, Wang Qi turned around and nodded at the two.

After a few days, Wang Qi lost some weight, and now his jaw has a very short cyan beard, and he is surrounded by dust, but he doesn't see much embarrassment, but a little more masculinity.

"Looking at the third brother's current state, it's tricky?" Hua Xiyan pulled Yun Qi to sit on the chair and asked straight to the point.

The prince was not polite either: "Our money is mainly in the southern states of Shengtian, and because of the turmoil in South Vietnam, people are panicking, so many people have already withdrawn their cash, and no matter how high the interest we give, the effect is also very small." Moreover, there are still many people in the money houses in various states and counties to feed, and there is some turnover for a while. ”

Poor turnaround? Hua Xiyan understood when he heard this, and it is estimated that by now, he should be on the verge of bankruptcy.

"So the third brother's solution is ......"

"Raise the interest rate and inject money from the north."

Hua Xiyan dusted his chin with his right hand, blinked, thought for a moment and asked, "How many places have this situation in Qianzhuang?" ”

"There are a total of 34 cities in 8 states in the south, and now 15 cities in 3 states have been identified." Wang Qi said, and glanced at Yun Qi quietly, "Thanks to the early news, the loss is not very serious now." ”

That morning, the shopkeeper of the money bank came to him, saying that someone had given the news that there was a problem with the money bank in the south. However, the specific information was not delivered, so Wang Qi hurriedly sent someone out to answer it, and got the news earlier than expected.

Thinking like this, he didn't hold a grudge against Yunqi's design that day.

Hua Xiyan's faint voice sounded in the house: "So in the past few days, the third brother has gone to transfer money?" ”

Wang Qi bowed: "The headquarters of the money bank is in Bingzhou, and every year the money banks from all over the country come and go, and the profit report is also sent to the state, so I went there to see it in person." ”

"How?" Hua Xiyan took a sip of the big red robe in the cup, and there was a great tendency to listen to it.

"In fact, compared to doing business, the gap between us and the Wen family is not small, no matter what industry it is, it is basically the situation that the Wen family is dominant."

This Huaxi Yan naturally knows, otherwise the Wen family would not have won the title of "Imperial Merchant", right?

"The Wen family's industry is all over Shengtian, and in some respects, although the Wang family cannot be compared with the Wen family, it can be regarded as a strong opponent. Especially as soon as this incident happened, the Wen family immediately raised the interest extremely high, and played the banner of 'one less to ten'. ”

Hua Xiyan's fingertips gently turned the porcelain cup: "So the money flowed out of the Wang family, not back to the people, but into the Wen family's money village?" ”

Wang Qi nodded: "So in just a few days, most of the silver money in the south has flowed into the Wen family's money, and the Wen family has almost mastered sixty percent of the economic lifeline in the south." ”

"The Wen family's approach is completely lifeless." Hua Xiyan hooked his lips and smiled, "Since the people were promised to compensate for the loss of one tael and ten taels, the people naturally chose them." ”

Moreover, the Wen family has a strong background, and it is not an exaggeration to be rich enough to rival the country. It would not have any effect if a large amount of silver was transported to the south to support it, and the Wang family was much worse in comparison. Therefore, in this matter, the Wen family does not necessarily really want to seek any welfare for the people, but to protect their own property and save the face of their imperial merchants.

"Do we have any advantageous industries in the south?" Hua Xiyan thought for a while and asked, could it be that the Wen family is a monopoly in all industries?

"Cao Yun is slightly stronger."

Huaxi smoke instantly understood. The transportation industry such as Caoyun is different from ordinary trading, but in the process of coming and going, it has to deal with the inspection officials of each city. To put it bluntly, it is also a matter of connections, and in this regard, the Wen family, which started in business, is naturally not comparable to the Wang family, which has a protégé all over the world.

"Cao Yun, that's enough." Hua Xiyan hooked her lips and chuckled, and then asked, "Last time, due to the death of Mrs. Wen and Wen Hai, I asked the third brother to take the opportunity to collect the horse, how did the third brother go?" ”

"It's almost there, the horses on the Taiyuan Ma clan have been purchased by me in batches, and the number is huge, and now they are all raised in Luliang Mountain."

Hua Xiyan nodded and changed the topic again, "The third brother knows anything about South Vietnam?" ”

"I don't know what the second sister refers to......"

"The two armies are at war."

A look of surprise flashed on Wang Qi's face, and then he shook his head: "South Vietnam is really far away, I don't know much about it, let alone the two armies fighting. Moreover, those things in the army can be regarded as secrets, operational policies and the like, how can they be passed on? ”

Hua Xi was stunned and lowered his head in thought.

Yun Qi turned his head to look at her, his eyes were gentle, and he didn't bother, he also knew that this matter was a big matter, and he was also looking forward to what kind of perfect countermeasures she could come up with.

Wang Qi was really anxious about this matter, and discussed it with other leaders of the Qian Zhuang many times, but in addition to constantly transporting silver to fill the vacancy, he couldn't think of any other feasible countermeasures after all.

"Fifteen cities in three states......" Hua Xiyan repeated these words in a low voice, and suddenly asked, "What is the current value of these money banks?" ”

"Twenty million taels." Wang Qi replied without hesitation, obviously he had already counted.

Luckily, it's less than she expected.

"Gold." Wang Qi added two words, and Hua Xiyan's hand holding the porcelain cup trembled slightly.

This is definitely not a small amount, not only for the Wang family, but even for the entire Shengtian, it should not be underestimated.

"It seems that the Wen family has really made a bloody investment this time." Hua Xiyan suddenly hooked his lips and smiled.

Isn't his Wen family a good face? Then let him hold his face and go to hell.

Thinking of the scene last night when Wen Chun and the second prince of Beirong discussed their lives, as well as the innocent people who died tragically in Taiyuan, Huaxi's cold and piercing voice suddenly sounded in this room: "This battle is very important, we might as well take advantage of the situation to build momentum and hit the Wen family hard." ”

She wanted to say that she had destroyed the Wen family, but before she knew how thick the Wen family's family was, she still didn't say anything.

"How to take advantage of the situation?"

"Then it depends on whether the third brother is ruthless or not." Hua Xiyan said, with an unprecedented brilliance in his bright eyes.

"How?" Wang Qi's heart tightened, and he had a hunch that what Hua Xiyan wanted to say would definitely challenge the limit of what he could bear.

"Fifteen cities in Sanzhou, that is, the 20 million taels of gold, let's abandon it!"