All the women in the hall were a little surprised when they saw Song Nan leading a graceful woman and a strange-looking teenager in, and they all stood up and looked at the woman.

The woman glanced at the wives and concubines of the Song family, and her face showed a look of surprise, as if she was surprised that the wives and concubines of the Song family were all as beautiful as flowers and had outstanding temperaments.

"This is the Ping'an County Lord of Ningxia Qingwangfu, and the little brother next to him is King Qingding." Song Nan introduced.

The daughters of the Song family suddenly realized, the inexplicable trace of hostility also faded cleanly, and the little county lord stepped forward and said: "It turns out that this sister is the county lord of Ping'an, and the husband often mentions you at home, thank you for the county lord's care of my husband in Ningxia Town, and our sisters also said that if there is an opportunity, we should go to Ningxia Town to thank you in person." ”

The daughters of the Song family also came up to salute one after another. The lord of Ping'an County returned the salute one by one: "Don't dare, don't dare, but don't call the slave county master, the slave family is now a civilian woman, and I rashly visited your mansion today, and asked the county lord Shuyi and several ladies to forgive the slave family's abruptness." ”

Song Nan sighed: "I couldn't convince the emperor, I'm sorry about this matter." ”

The county lord of Ping'an smiled: "There is nothing to regret, the slave family is already very grateful to Lord Song for his intercession, originally our sister and brother were even more implicated, this is already the best result." Now we are all ordinary people, and the Qingwang Mansion no longer exists, which is very good, and the lives of ordinary people are also stable and comfortable. ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "It's also said, as long as people are okay, they are better than anything else." ”

At the moment, I was polite, served tea, and sat down in the hall; Song Nan asked, "County Lord...... Not...... When did Miss Fengtong come to the capital? ”

Zhu Fengtong gently brushed his hair and said: "I came here in April, after the Qingwang Mansion was sealed, I originally planned to take my younger brother to settle in Chengdu Mansion, but then my younger brother said that he wanted to come to the capital to have a fun, so the slave family brought him here." ”

Song Nan was surprised: "You came here in April, why didn't you come to look for me?" ”

Zhu Fengtong glanced at the daughters of the Song family, his face was a little embarrassed, and he said in his heart: You are a person with a family and a room, what am I looking for you for? But he said: "Feng Tong doesn't want to trouble Lord Song, this is not the past, it is already a great favor for my sister and brother to survive, after all, they are guilty people, and they don't want Lord Song to be spoken." ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "That's nothing, since the emperor has pardoned your sister and brother, you are innocent people; But you finally came, and I Song Nan was a friend. ”

The little county lord asked, "Where does Sister Zhu live in the capital?" Are you still used to living in the capital? ”

Zhu Fengtong bowed his head and said: "Lord Xie is concerned, I bought a mansion in Ming Shifang in Chongwen Gate, and lived there with my younger brother and a few servants and maids who followed. The weather in the capital is warm, and the weather in Ningxia Town is much better, and the food is also exquisite and delicious, but I am still used to it. I don't know anyone, and I rarely go out. ”

Ye Fanggu said with a smile: "Mingshifang is a good place, the most elegant place in the inner city, where all the big and wealthy merchants in the capital live, and the houses are not cheap." ”

Zhu Fengtong smiled: "It's not much, the three-in-four mansion costs more than eight thousand taels of silver inside and out; The slave family didn't understand the market, so they invited a broker to help them agree. ”

The daughters of the Song family smacked their lips secretly, Zhu Fengtong breathed a big sigh, eight thousand taels of silver seemed to her to be indifferent, you must know that although the land in the capital is expensive, the price of an ordinary house is only a few hundred taels, even in Mingshifang, the three-in-four mansion can be obtained for about five or six thousand taels, it is obvious that Zhu Fengtong has been deceived by the broker.

Song Nan was inconvenient to say clearly, and said with a smile: "Then speaking, we can come and go often, if you feel bored and panicked, you can often come to my house to sit and sit, and I am close to my ladies." ”

Lu Qingli clapped her hands and smiled: "Okay, okay, Sister Zhu often comes to play, it's not bad to tell us some interesting things about Ningxia Town, I can also be Sister Zhu's guide, take you to play all over Beijing City, I know all the fun places in Beijing City." ”

Zhu Fengtong smiled and said: "Thank you sister, my sister must be a Qingli girl." ”

Lu Qingli tilted her head and said, "How do you know?" ”

Zhu Fengtong glanced at Song Nan and said with a smile: "Your husband, Lord Song, mentioned you and said that you are ingenious and a female master." ”

Lu Qingli's eyes smiled like a crescent moon, looked at Song Nan and said, "Really?" ”

Seeing Zhu Fengtong's easy-going speech and smile, the women had a very good impression of her, although they had some speculation about the relationship between Song Nan and her, it was inconvenient to show it. Zhu Fengtong came to visit the Song Mansion for the first time in three months, presumably there was something to say, and it was difficult to say it in front of the women, so when the unnutritious politeness ended and the atmosphere was a little quiet, the women of the Song family chose to avoid it.

Zhu Taixun couldn't sit still, clamoring to go out, Song Nan asked Uncle Zhong to take him to the courtyard for a walk, and after retiring from everyone, only Song Nan and Zhu Fengtong were left in the hall.

"You should have come to see me a long time ago, I ordered the Jinyi Wei Yamen in Ningxia Town to inquire about your news, saying that after the Qingwang Mansion was raided, you left Ningxia Town with the little prince, and I don't know where you went, I'm very worried."

Zhu Fengtong's face was slightly red and said: "Thank you for your concern, the slave family knows that you must have worked hard in front of the emperor to save my brother's life; King Qing's family is now the only brother left. I'm afraid that someone won't let him go, so I don't dare to show up lightly. Now that Liu Jin is dead, and Chaozhong has calmed down, I have some relief. ”

Song Nan sighed: "You took good care of the little prince, and it was also a blessing in the previous life for the little prince to have you as a sister." ”

Zhu Fengtong said softly: "My younger brother is disabled and difficult to become an adult, he will always be a child, if I don't take care of him, he won't be able to live." I don't resent anything, I just hope that after something I have done, I can take him to live a peaceful life, just like ordinary people. ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "That's also good." ”

Zhu Fengtong raised his eyes and looked at Song Nan and said, "I didn't plan to come to see you, in fact, I have seen you several times, but I didn't bother you, I just watched you from afar." ”

Song Nan smiled and said, "Why are you avoiding me?" I don't eat people. ”

Zhu Fengtong glanced at Song Nan and said: "You have a happy life, and the ladies in the family are beautiful and courteous, why should I come out to disturb your life." ”

Song Nan said: "Then why did you come to see me today?" ”

Zhu Fengtong said: "You have a problem, right? ”

Song Nan was stunned and said, "What kind of problem?" ”

Zhu Fengtong chuckled: "There is a joke in the city of Beijing, an important minister of the dynasty is ambitious to govern the white paper workshop, but he runs into walls everywhere, the money village does not lend him silver, and the father-in-law's mansion does not approve, and the anxious group turns around but has nothing to do, who is it talking about?" ”

Song Nan laughed and said, "You also know about this?" ”

Zhu Fengtong pursed his lips and smiled: "Marquis Song is a celebrity in Beijing City, and his words and deeds are a big talk in the tavern and tea shop in Beijing on weekdays, let alone such a big thing." ”

Song Nan sighed and said: "Yes, it is difficult for a hero to have no money, there is indeed such a thing, but I will do it, I don't take this matter as a joke." ”

Zhu Fengtong tilted his head and asked, "Can you sue me, why did you do this thing that no one is optimistic about?" What's in stake in this? ”

Song Nan touched his nose and said, "Do you think I'm a fool too?" ”

"The slave family doesn't understand, can you talk about it?"

Song Nan also met people who were interested in taking the initiative to ask about the big plan in their hearts, including the people in the Song Mansion, who also disapproved of their plans, so they had nothing to say about the plan in their hearts. But the blueprint in his heart is holding in his chest and he can't talk about things that are always unhappy, and there is a sincere listener, Song Nan is naturally willing to talk about it.

Song Nan described his ideas endlessly, Zhu Fengtong listened quietly with his cheeks on his cheeks, and occasionally asked some questions, and Song Nan answered them one by one.

"You mean to put the white paper mill into a comprehensive plan, build houses and shops for sale?"

"Yes, the land in the capital is expensive, I investigated, and all the squares and cities are overcrowded. The capital has a population of one million and huge potential for business and commerce, and most of the foreign businessmen want to take root in the capital to do business, but they have no place to stand at all. If the white paper mill can be completely cleaned up and developed, more than 4,000 shops will be built on both sides of the four main streets for sale, and merchants will gather here. ”

"If it's so beneficial, why can't the noble merchants in Beijing think of this?"

"I think it's probably because of the problem of vision, they may not have thought of this at all, I don't want to open a shop to do business, but a developer to shop and sell the house; In addition, even if some of them see business opportunities, the difficulty and capital of the development of this white paper mill are enough to discourage them. And if it weren't for the emperor's permission I begged, the court would not have let me personally buy so much land at once, and I am unique in this regard, and it will be difficult for anyone else to get the emperor to agree to this. ”

"However, how to settle the people in the white paper workshop? How to resettle those paper mills and deserted woodlands? How to buy private land? ”

"None of these are problems, the main problem is not how it works, but how it is funded." Song Nan said in his heart, I don't know how much of these experiences I have accumulated in later generations, and I can't figure it out.

The two talked about it for nearly an hour, Song Nan put out all the blueprints in his mind, and Zhu Fengtong also listened to it with relish, and the questions he asked were all on the point, which made Song Nan wonder why this county lord from the palace was so shrewd in business matters, as if he was a seasoned businessman.

As everyone knows, Zhu Fengtong's husband's family is a giant businessman in Chengdu, although he only stayed in his husband's house for a year and his husband died of illness, but his father-in-law is the president of the Chengdu Chamber of Commerce.

"Speaking of which, it's still a blueprint, and the heroes who have no money to hold back have now become a talking point that others make fun of. I'm afraid it's not easy to do this. Song Nan sighed.

"Sue me, how much silver do you lack?" Zhu Fengtong suddenly asked.

Song Nan frowned and said, "If I have another three million taels of silver, I can start it, I already have one and a half million taels on hand, and half of them are still missing." I'm thinking of selling the manor outside the city and the shop in the capital to make up hundreds of thousands of taels; It's not enough, but it's barely enough. ”

"You don't have to sell it, I'll make up for you how much is missing?" Zhu Fengtong said quietly.