After Song Gang left, Pei Xin pouted and asked incomprehensibly, "Miss, do you know that person?" ”

"His name is Qiao Fengqi." Mu Yunge smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "In the future, this name will be famous all over the world!" ”

Pei Xin's little face was wrinkled: "I seem to have heard this name somewhere, but I can't remember it." ”

Pei Ying also nodded, and suddenly slapped her palm: "Miss, this Qiao Fengqi, is it the Qiao Fengqi who is called the reincarnation Zhuge ?" ”

Mu Yunge bowed slightly, and she said, "I didn't expect him to be in Jinling!" ”

"You know? Tell me, tell me! When Pei Xin heard that Pei Ying knew, she hurriedly grabbed her and asked.

Peiying glanced at Mu Yunge, pursed her lips and chuckled: "Let Miss tell you, Miss must know more than me!" ”

Mu Yunge told the two girls everything she knew about Qiao Fengqi.

Qiao Fengqi is a legendary figure in the Great Wei, known as a prodigy at the age of three, and became famous in the Jiangbei area at a young age. Everyone has always said that he has poetry and books in his belly, and he has astronomy and geography, and can even connect yin and yang, ask ghosts and gods, and it is difficult to find like many masters.

There are also some Mu Yunge who didn't say it, for example, Qiao Fengqi has been living in Great Wei with his mother for many years, and the real reason for his erratic whereabouts is to avoid vendettas.

In her previous life, it was because of this person that her life changed dramatically!

Wei Shanzhi found him from Jinling, and on the condition of protecting his mother, Qiao Feng died for him. At that time, she was "hostage" in Chu State, Shen Jingyu found a good doctor for Qiao Fengqi's mother, and cured Qiao's mother of many years of stubborn illness, Qiao Fengqi was grateful to Shen Jingyu and recognized Shen Jingyu as his godsister. After that, Wei Shanzhi rose step by step, and after reaching the peak of power, he crowned Qiao Fengqi as a national teacher. Shen Jingyu was also very proud for a while, relying on the support of the national teacher and the favor of Wei Shanzhi, and sat on the throne of the queen.

Mu Yunge clenched her fists, she would definitely not repeat the mistakes of the past in this life.

Without Qiao Fengqi, Wei Shanzhi and Shen Jingyu are like eagles with their wings cut off, no matter how ambitious they are, they can't fly!

"So Miss already knew that he would come to Jinling, and she had prepared a yard to wait for him?" Pei Xin suddenly realized, and was respectful and blessed to Mu Yunge: "It's still Miss who is amazing, this time he owes our Miss a big favor, maybe he will become the Mu family in the future, right?" With him helping Miss, then what kind of cousin, Miss Lu and the like, don't want to harm our Miss! ”

Pei Ying said worriedly: "People like him, if they want to keep him in the Mu family, I'm afraid it's unlikely." Even if you stay, I'm afraid that there will be more trouble than good. ”

This sentence made Mu Yunge look at Pei Ying with admiration, she raised her head and smiled lightly, encouraging her to continue: "Huh? Tell us what you think. ”

Pei Ying said: "Since Qiao Fengqi has such a talent, everyone in the world will definitely want to get him, and if the Mu family gets him, it will definitely attract the jealousy of others." Miss, forgive the slave maid for saying something disrespectful, the Mu family is just a merchant, how can they fight those who are officials? ”

Mu Yunge was silent.

It's easy to get Qiao Fengqi.

In his previous life, Wei Shanzhi said a lot of Qiao Fengqi's temperament to her in order to please her, this person is the most unpleasant to be greatly favored, and when she saves Qiao Fengqi's mother, Qiao Fengqi, who is very filial, must obey her orders.

Peiying's words really spoke to her heart, in this Great Wei, where there is a clear distinction between dignity and inferiority, the status of merchants is too low and too low, and any petty official can strangle them. Even if she gets Qiao Fengqi, if she doesn't have a life, everything she wants can't be realized!

Power! The power that is enough for the Mu family to protect themselves is what she Mu Yunge wants most now!

Wei Shi's face flashed in his mind, Mu Yunge was stunned for a moment, remembered Wei Shi's uninhibited smile, and shook his head slightly.

Pei Xin and Pei Ying both looked at her in front of her, their eyes were full of uncertainty about the future, and Mu Yunge's originally fluctuating heart was suddenly firm. Isn't it power? She had won back the blood feud in her previous life, how could she suddenly be afraid of these? No matter how difficult it is, as long as she can protect the Mu family, she Mu Yunge will do whatever it takes!

Mu Yunge looked out the window, the sun in winter was not warm, and the sun was also cool, she stretched out her hand to catch this beautiful light, and for a moment she was a little blessed, and suddenly turned around and asked: "Peiying, the triennial Chamber of Commerce leader selection is just after the year, right?" ”

Pei Ying nodded: "It starts on the twentieth day of the first month, lasts for two months, and is scheduled to be reported to the imperial court in early March." ”

Pei Ying is calm, since she followed Mu Yunge, she learned to read under Mu Yunge's instructions, and paid attention to current political affairs. She is also concerned, and she pays attention to the slightest disturbance, if Mu Yunge asks Pei Xin, she will definitely not get an accurate answer, and it will be difficult for her to ask Pei Ying.

"Whether you can keep the Mu family depends on the selection of the leaders of the Chamber of Commerce this time!" Mu Yunge had an idea.

decided to do it, as soon as Mu Yunge returned to Mu's house, he first went to Mu Zhizhao to discuss this matter.

Mu Zhizhao looked at his daughter's radiant little face and laughed: "I won't tell you, my father also means this." ”

"Really?" Mu Yunge is also ready to make a tirade to convince Mu Zhizhao!

Mu Zhizhao nodded, motioned for Mu Yunge to follow him, and the two walked to the Mu family's warehouse, Mu Zhizhao opened the innermost door and entered the rare fabric storage room. Mu Zhizhao shook off one of them, the silver-white fabric was nothing special at first glance, and the candlelight turned, but it flowed out of blue, purple, and gold in turn, which was really beautiful!

"It's beautiful!" Mu Yunge couldn't help but admire.

Mu Zhizhao said with a smile: "This cloth is called 'Mountains and Mountains', which is taken from the poem 'The water is clear and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy'. This time he is running for the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce, and the offerings must be amazing, and my father plans to use this cloth to compete. Even if he can't get the leader of the Chamber of Commerce in the end and becomes the 'king of business', he will have an official name, and he will have more business in the future. ”

According to the laws of the Great Wei, at the beginning of each year, merchants from all over the country had to pay tribute for the approval of the imperial court. These tributes will be divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the top three will be finally selected and awarded the title of "King of Shang" by the imperial court. With this title, the imperial court will issue an exclusive will to reward the top three merchant officials, although they are minor officials from the ninth grade, they have also gotten rid of the status of merchants, and have risen more than one level in status. If you want to participate in the selection of the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, you must have the title of "Business King", otherwise you will not be qualified.

The ancestors of the Mu family have instructed that the Mu family is not allowed to serve as officials for generations, so they have never participated in this selection.

This time, it was also after Mu Yunge was dismissed from the marriage that Mu Zhizhao changed his mind. The rules of the ancestors are dead, but if people want to live, they must find a new way out!

Mu Yunge thought for a while before saying, "Dad, how is the output of this cloth?" ”

She had a hunch that this cloth would definitely cause a sensation when it was offered to Kyoto, and maybe even the people in the palace. If it can't be mass-produced, it will inevitably offend people at that time.

Speaking of this, Mu Zhizhao sighed: "This is also a flaw in this cloth, dyeing such a horse, it took half a year for the three dyeing workshops of the Mu family to dye it, and the dyed cloth can be piled up into a mountain." ”

Mu Yunge told Mu Zhizhao his thoughts.

Mu Zhizhao also had such worries, but he didn't expect his daughter to be so sensible and be able to think about these issues so far-reaching, which impressed him.

Both father and daughter looked at the "empty mountain" and fell into deep thought for a while.

After a long time, Mu Yunge said: "Dad, think of a way to increase the output of this fabric, and it is best to produce three to four horses a year." ”

"Why three or four?" Mu Zhizhao didn't understand.

Mu Yunge chuckled: "Although this kind of fabric looks beautiful, the color is provocative. The daughter pondered and sent it to the capital, the emperor kept one for himself, the queen would definitely keep one, and Concubine De was in a high position, so she naturally had to have one; Xiao Guifei is the most favored by the emperor, there is one of the best, and no emperor will reward her with one; As for Concubine Li, because she has the prince Wei Shanzhi, she can't hide the identity of the palace maid's birth, and she has always been unfavored, and she will not steal the limelight and pull hatred with this kind of fabric; The Queen Mother definitely doesn't like this kind of material when she is old, and it is also a reward if she gets it, so four horses are enough. Rare things are expensive, and no matter how much they are, they are not so rare. ”

The careful analysis made Mu Zhizhao surprised and delighted, and the matter was settled.

"Dad, what did you do with the cloth that was dyed with this cloth before?" Mu Yunge asked again.

Mu Zhizhao said: "The finished product of this kind of fabric is four-colored, the three-color ones are kept, the two-colored ones are left part, and the others are either re-put into the dye vat to dye into ordinary fabrics, or they are directly crushed to make other fabrics." Why do you ask this? ”

Mu Yunge said with a smile: "The base material of this kind of fabric is the best silk product, no matter how it is handled, the Mu family will lose money." According to her daughter's idea, if it is dyed in the future, don't toss it so much, and save it all. Wait for the "empty mountains" to become famous all over the world, and then launch these dyed and damaged, the price is low, I believe that there are many people who come here, and they will always make more money than now. ”

It was a good idea, and Mu Zhizhao readily agreed.

The big event was agreed, and the father and daughter were both settled in their hearts, and they were both smiling.

Mu Zhizhao accompanied his daughter to see his wife, and Mu Jinran had just finished a day's homework, and came out of Tang Linyi's courtyard, and the family of four had dinner with a smile.

After dinner, Mu Zhizhao took the school to test Mu Jinran's homework, Mu Jinran memorized "The Legend of the Ram" backwards, Mu Zhizhao asked some other books, and Mu Jinran answered them one by one. The daughter is smart, the son is hardworking, and a pair of children make him feel at ease, and he laughs and praises Xiao's teaching.

Xiao looked at her husband and children with a happy face, and occasionally said a few words, and the family was happy.

When it was time to hold the lamp, Mu Zhizhao looked outside and glanced at Xiao. Xiao Shi knew her husband's thoughts, and she also looked forward to Mu Zhizhao resting in the house, but because her children were by her side, she lowered her head shyly and was embarrassed to speak.

Mu Yunge pursed his lips and smiled, under the pretext of taking Mu Jinran to see the new things he bought today, and brought Mu Jinran back to his room.

finally coaxed Mu Jinran to sleep, and Mu Yunge finally became idle. According to the usual practice, she had to read a book for a while before going to sleep, and when she pulled out a copy of "The Book of Materia Medica", Mu Yunge was stunned.

There was an unsigned letter inside.